UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2022
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from to
001-34809
Commission File Number
GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
85-2619578
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
112 S. French Street, Suite 105
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Address of principal executive office including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 691-6276
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 300
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit such files.). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:
Large accelerated filer
☐;
Accelerated filer
☒;
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Shares
GBLI
New York Stock Exchange
As of November 1, 2022, the registrant had outstanding 10,668,423 Class A Common Shares and 3,947,206 Class B Common Shares.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements:
3
Consolidated Balance Sheets As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
8
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
41
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
62
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
64
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
65
Signature
66
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,337,014 and $1,193,746; net of allowance for expected credit losses of $0 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021)
$
1,281,074
1,201,866
Equity securities, at fair value
18,006
99,978
Other invested assets
38,222
152,651
Total investments
1,337,302
1,454,495
Cash and cash equivalents
18,891
78,278
Premium receivables, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $2,851 at September 30, 2022 and $2,996 at December 31, 2021
160,714
128,444
Reinsurance receivables, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $8,992 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
108,541
99,864
Funds held by ceding insurers
21,780
27,958
Deferred federal income taxes
46,540
37,329
Deferred acquisition costs
70,164
60,331
Intangible assets
14,898
20,261
Goodwill
4,820
5,398
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
56,205
53,494
Lease right of use assets
13,461
16,051
Other assets
25,821
30,906
Total assets
1,879,137
2,012,809
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
825,594
759,904
Unearned premiums
330,536
316,566
Ceded balances payable
16,607
35,340
Payable for securities purchased
98
794
Contingent commissions
8,357
7,903
Debt
—
126,430
Lease liabilities
16,734
19,079
Other liabilities
37,617
40,172
Total liabilities
1,235,543
1,306,188
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity:
Series A cumulative fixed rate preferred shares, $1,000 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding: 4,000 and 4,000 shares, respectively, liquidation preference: $1,000 per share and $1,000 per share, respectively
4,000
Common shares: no par value; 900,000,000 common shares authorized; class A common shares issued: 10,701,873 and 10,574,589 respectively; class A common shares outstanding: 10,668,423 and 10,557,093, respectively; class B common shares issued and outstanding: 3,947,206 and 3,947,206, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
451,142
447,406
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(45,337
)
6,404
Retained earnings
234,693
249,301
Class A common shares in treasury, at cost: 33,450 and 17,496 shares, respectively
(904
(490
Total shareholders’ equity
643,594
706,621
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
(Unaudited)Quarters Ended September 30,
(Unaudited)Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
Revenues:
Gross written premiums
175,827
174,303
563,633
513,097
Ceded written premiums
(32,992
(12,004
(94,158
(42,462
Net written premiums
142,835
162,299
469,475
470,635
Change in net unearned premiums
10,809
(4,734
(11,259
(19,962
Net earned premiums
153,644
157,565
458,216
450,673
Net investment income
8,389
9,344
16,911
29,813
Net realized investment gains (losses)
2,234
(310
(33,067
7,342
Other income
30,316
389
30,839
1,287
Total revenues
194,583
166,988
472,899
489,115
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses
88,459
109,195
265,772
290,916
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses
60,876
59,282
178,666
171,259
Corporate and other operating expenses
14,064
5,387
21,718
15,992
Interest expense
2,596
3,004
7,887
Loss on extinguishment of debt
3,529
Income (loss) before income taxes
31,184
(9,472
210
3,061
Income tax expense (benefit)
7,438
(1,759
3,399
(1,118
Net income (loss)
23,746
(7,713
(3,189
4,179
Less: preferred stock distributions
110
330
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
23,636
(7,823
(3,519
3,849
Per share data:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders (1)
Basic
1.62
(0.54
(0.24
0.27
Diluted
1.60
0.26
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
14,589,797
14,445,434
14,549,601
14,413,006
14,795,962
14,650,599
Cash distributions declared per common share
0.25
0.75
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses
(18,777
(2,636
(82,653
(18,337
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (loss)
194
(1,132
31,156
(611
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses
(129
(164
(244
(324
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(18,712
(3,932
(51,741
(19,272
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
5,034
(11,645
(54,930
(15,093
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
Number of Series A Cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Shares
Number at beginning and end of period
Number of class A common shares issued:
Number at beginning of period
10,675,757
10,532,270
10,574,589
10,263,722
Common shares issued under share incentive plans, net of forfeitures
(2,404
50,598
40,240
Common shares issued to directors
26,116
21,472
76,686
61,216
Share conversion
186,160
Number at end of period
10,701,873
10,551,338
Number of class B common shares issued:
3,947,206
4,133,366
(186,160
Par value of Series A Cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Shares
Balance at beginning and end of period
Additional paid-in capital:
Balance at beginning of period
450,052
447,804
445,051
Share compensation plans
1,090
972
3,736
3,725
Balance at end of period
448,776
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax:
(26,625
18,968
34,308
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized holding losses
(18,583
(3,768
(51,497
(18,948
Other comprehensive income (loss)
15,036
Retained earnings:
214,757
239,272
234,965
Preferred share distributions
(110
(330
Distributions to shareholders ($0.25 per share per quarter in 2022 and 2021)
(3,700
(3,596
(11,089
(10,961
227,853
Number of treasury shares:
33,450
17,093
17,496
Class A common shares purchased
15,954
16,915
Forfeited shares
178
Treasury shares, at cost:
(479
Class A common shares purchased, at cost
(414
695,186
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation
6,436
6,080
Amortization of debt issuance costs
106
Gross proceeds from sale of renewal rights related to Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines
(30,000
Impairment loss on right of use lease assets
488
Impairment loss on software
508
Impairment loss on goodwill and intangible assets
5,657
Restricted stock and stock option expense
3,737
3,418
(1,129
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net
1,335
4,734
Net realized investment (gains) losses
33,067
(7,342
(Income) loss from equity method investments, net of distributions
6,362
(2,512
Changes in:
Premium receivables, net
(32,270
(16,739
Reinsurance receivables, net
(8,677
(4,190
5,868
13,736
65,690
68,954
13,970
21,512
(18,733
468
Other assets and liabilities
(3,398
(16,278
454
(2,626
(9,833
(5,074
(2,711
(1,550
Net cash provided by operating activities
41,749
66,054
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities
866,458
889,080
Proceeds from sale of equity securities
88,726
48,661
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities
54,228
71,137
Proceeds from maturity of preferred stock
666
Proceeds from other invested assets
108,066
14,183
Amounts received in connection with derivatives
4,390
685
Purchases of fixed maturities
(1,104,326
(1,001,066
Purchases of equity securities
(10,573
(34,530
Purchases of other invested assets
(70,000
30,000
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
36,969
(81,184
Cash flows from financing activities:
Distributions paid to common shareholders
(7,361
(10,842
Distributions paid to preferred shareholders
Purchases of class A common shares
Redemption of subordinated notes
(130,000
Net cash used for financing activities
(138,105
(11,651
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(59,387
(26,781
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
67,359
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
40,578
Global Indemnity Group, LLC (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”), a Delaware limited liability company formed on June 23, 2020, replaced Global Indemnity Limited, incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability, as the ultimate parent company of the Global Indemnity group of companies as a result of a redomestication transaction completed on August 28, 2020. Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s class A common shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GBLI. Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s predecessors have been publicly traded since 2003. See Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the redomestication.
On August 8, 2022, the Company sold the renewal rights related to all business lines within its Farm, Ranch & Stable segment for business written on or after August 8, 2022 to Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company. During the 2nd quarter of 2022, the Company decided that Farm, Ranch & Stable would not be a core business and a decision was made to not allocate additional resources to this segment. Previously, on October 26, 2021, the Company sold the renewal rights related to its manufactured and dwelling homes products which were part of the Specialty Property segment. In 2021, the Company decided to cease writing certain Property Brokerage business which was part of the Commercial Specialty segment, as well as exit certain property and catastrophe lines within the Reinsurance Operations segment. Based on the decisions to exit these lines of business, the Company changed the way it manages and analyzes its operating results. The chief operating decision makers decided they will be reviewing the specific results of the Exited Lines in a separate segment. The chief operating decision makers also determined that the small amount of specialty property business that remained from the Specialty Property segment would be included as programs in the Commercial Specialty segment for purpose of reviewing results and allocating resources. The Reinsurance Operations segment continues to write casualty and professional treaties as well as individual excess policies. Accordingly, the Company has three reportable segments: Commercial Specialty, Reinsurance Operations, and Exited Lines. Management believes these segments allow users of the Company’s financial statements to better understand the Company's performance, better assess prospects for future net cash flows, and make more informed judgments about the Company as a whole. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 have been revised to reflect these changes. See Note 17 for additional information regarding segments.
Global Indemnity Group, LLC is a holding company that is classified as a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and meets the qualifying income exception to maintain partnership status.
Global Indemnity Group, LLC owns all shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including those of its insurance companies: United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and American Reliable Insurance Company.
The insurance companies’ primary activity is providing insurance products across a distribution network that includes binding authority, program, brokerage, and reinsurance. The insurance companies manage the distribution of these products through two ongoing business segments: Commercial Specialty and Reinsurance Operations. Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as small business binding authority, professional lines, excess casualty, environmental, InsurTech business, and specialized programs. These product lines are offered primarily in the excess and surplus lines marketplace. Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance and insurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies. The company also has an Exited Lines segment that contains lines of business that are no longer being written or are in runoff, including specialty personal lines and property and casualty products such as manufactured home, dwelling, motorcycle, watercraft, and certain homeowners business, certain business lines within property brokerage, property and catastrophe reinsurance treaties, and the farm, ranch and equine business. Collectively, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Commercial Specialty segment comprises the Company’s Insurance Operations (“Insurance Operations”).
The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which differs in certain respects from those principles followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Indemnity Group, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On August 8, 2022, the Company sold the renewal rights related to all business lines within its Farm, Ranch & Stable segment for business written on or after August 8, 2022 to Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company for $30.0 million. The Company will retain the unearned premium reserves for business written prior to August 8, 2022. Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company is also acquiring the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, American Reliable Insurance Company, for book value which is expected to be $10.0 million at the time of closing. The transaction is subject to receiving regulatory approval which is expected to be received during the 4th quarter of 2022. Under the agreements, total consideration to be paid by Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company is $40.0 million.
The gross proceeds from this sale of $30.0 million are included in other income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. In addition, the Company also recorded an impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, software, and lease costs in the amount of $0.6 million, $5.1 million, $0.5 million, and $0.5 million, respectively. Legal expenses and merger and acquisition fees related to the sale were $2.5 million. The impairments, legal expenses, and merger and acquisition fees are included in corporate and other operating expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. See Note 6 for additional information on the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and Note 11 for additional information on impairment of leases.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities securities were as follows as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
GrossUnrealizedGains
GrossUnrealizedLosses
Estimated Fair Value
As of September 30, 2022
U.S. treasuries
407,592
9
(9,266
398,335
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
34,879
(1,845
33,034
Mortgage-backed securities
69,971
371
(4,561
65,781
Asset-backed securities
160,425
(8,561
151,873
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
107,748
26
(5,755
102,019
Corporate bonds
349,487
(16,701
332,795
Foreign corporate bonds
206,912
(9,682
197,237
Total fixed maturities
1,337,014
431
(56,371
As of December 31, 2021
149,934
603
(419
150,118
Agency obligations
5,697
1
(68
5,630
53,637
1,385
(301
54,721
250,007
2,618
(2,284
250,341
172,916
700
(974
172,642
135,017
2,503
(627
136,893
288,866
5,571
(2,054
292,383
137,672
2,370
139,138
1,193,746
15,751
(7,631
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s investments in equity securities consist of the following:
September 30, 2022
Common stock
1,070
75,987
Preferred stock
16,936
23,991
Total
Excluding U.S. treasuries, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships, the Company did not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer in excess of 2.0% of shareholders' equity at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2022, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Due in one year or less
82,727
81,807
Due in one year through five years
868,488
838,908
Due in five years through ten years
33,402
29,112
Due in ten years through fifteen years
203
196
Due after fifteen years
14,050
11,378
10
The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses that are not deemed to have credit losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2022. The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 5.
Less than 12 months
12 months or longer
Fair Value
391,828
(8,690
4,676
(576
396,504
29,830
(1,360
3,205
(485
33,035
50,421
(3,996
3,926
(565
54,347
106,690
(5,007
43,973
(3,554
150,663
81,892
(4,657
17,245
(1,098
99,137
303,246
(12,855
27,912
(3,846
331,158
170,675
(7,964
20,892
(1,718
191,567
1,134,582
(44,529
121,829
(11,842
1,256,411
The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses that are not deemed to have credit losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2021. The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 5.
114,894
(390
970
(29
115,864
5,380
13,346
143,674
(2,222
3,009
(62
146,683
102,309
(703
10,662
(271
112,971
50,448
(466
1,286
(161
51,734
129,146
(1,954
2,633
(100
131,779
67,915
(893
412
(11
68,327
627,112
(6,997
18,972
(634
646,084
The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including reviewing each available for sale debt security in an unrealized loss position to assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost basis has resulted from a credit loss or other factors. In assessing whether a credit loss exists, the Company compares the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the security to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security, a credit loss exists and an allowance for expected credit losses is recorded. Subsequent changes in the allowances are recorded in the period of change as either credit loss expense or reversal of credit loss expense. Any impairments related to factors other than credit losses and the intent to sell are recorded through other comprehensive income, net of taxes.
11
For fixed maturities, the factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a credit loss exists include, among others, whether:
According to accounting guidance for debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company is required to assess whether it has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before the anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met, any allowance for expected credit losses is written off and the amortized cost basis is written down to the fair value of the fixed maturity security with any incremental impairment reported in earnings. That new amortized cost basis shall not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value.
The Company elected the practical expedient to exclude accrued interest from both the fair value and the amortized cost basis of the available for sale debt securities for the purposes of identifying and measuring an impairment and to not measure an allowance for expected credit losses for accrued interest receivables. Accrued interest receivable is written off through net realized investment gains (losses) at the time the issuer of the bond defaults or is expected to default on payment. The Company made an accounting policy election to present the accrued interest receivable balance with other assets on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position. Accrued interest receivable related to fixed maturities was $6.9 million and $5.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
The following is a description, by asset type, of the methodology and significant inputs that the Company used to measure the amount of credit loss recognized in earnings, if any:
U.S. treasuries – As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasuries were $9.266 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, macroeconomic and market analysis is conducted in evaluating these securities. Consideration is given to the interest rate environment, duration and yield curve management of the portfolio, sector allocation and security selection. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on U.S. treasuries during the period.
Obligations of states and political subdivisions – As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to obligations of states and political subdivisions were $1.845 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, elements that may influence the performance of the municipal bond market are considered in evaluating these securities such as investor expectations, supply and demand patterns, and current versus historical yield and spread relationships. The analysis relies on the output of fixed income credit analysts, as well as dedicated municipal bond analysts who perform extensive in-house fundamental analysis on each issuer, regardless of their rating by the major agencies. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on obligations of states and political subdivisions during the period.
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Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $4.561 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, mortgage-backed securities are modeled to project principal losses under downside, base, and upside scenarios for the economy and home prices. The primary assumption that drives the security and loan level modeling is the Home Price Index (“HPI”) projection. These forecasts incorporate not just national macro-economic trends, but also regional impacts to arrive at the most granular and accurate projections. These assumptions are incorporated into the model as a basis to generate delinquency probabilities, default curves, loss severity curves, and voluntary prepayment curves at the loan level within each deal. The model utilizes HPI-adjusted current loan to value, payment history, loan terms, loan modification history, and borrower characteristics as inputs to generate expected cash flows and principal loss for each bond under various scenarios. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on mortgage-backed securities during the period.
Asset backed securities (“ABS”) - As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to asset backed securities were $8.561 million. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset backed portfolio is 32.5. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset backed security will incur its first dollar of principal losses. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, every ABS transaction is analyzed on a stand-alone basis. This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction. Additionally, the analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral. The analysis projects an expected loss for a deal given a set of assumptions specific to the asset type. These assumptions are used to calculate at what level of losses the deal will incur its first dollar of principal loss. The major assumptions used to calculate this ratio are loss severities, recovery lags, and no advances on principal and interest. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on asset backed securities during the period.
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) - As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to the CMBS portfolio were $5.755 million. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 47.0. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a commercial mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principal loss. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on a set of assumptions reflecting expectations for the future path of the economy. Each loan is analyzed over time using a series of tests to determine if a credit event will occur during the life of the loan. Inherent in this process are several economic scenarios and their corresponding rent/vacancy and capital market states. The five primary credit events that frame the analysis include loan modifications, term default, balloon default, extension, and ability to pay off at balloon. The resulting output is the expected loss adjusted cash flows for each bond under the base case and distressed scenarios. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on commercial mortgage-backed securities during the period.
Corporate bonds - As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds were $16.701 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, analysis for this asset class includes maintaining detailed financial models that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance, including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral. The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection. Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on corporate bonds during the period.
Foreign bonds – As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized losses related to foreign bonds were $9.682 million. To assess whether the decline in fair value below amortized cost has resulted from a credit loss or other factors, detailed financial models are maintained that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance, including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral. The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection. Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not recognize a credit loss on foreign bonds during the period.
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The Company has evaluated its investment portfolio and has determined that an allowance for expected credit losses on its investments is not required.
The Company recorded the following impairments on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and are related to securities in an unrealized loss position where the Company had an intent to sell the securities:
Quarters Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Impairment related to intent to sell
(26,205
In response to a rising interest rate environment, the Company took action early in April 2022 to shorten the duration of its fixed maturities portfolio. The Company identified fixed maturities securities with a weighted average life of five years or greater as having an intent to sell. Most of the proceeds from the sale of these securities were reinvested into fixed income investments with maturities of two years and less.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities
(55,940
8,120
Foreign currency fluctuations
(454
(145
Deferred taxes
11,057
(1,571
The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by components, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Quarter Ended September 30, 2022(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities
Foreign Currency Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance, net of tax
(26,395
(230
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax
(23,133
(163
(23,296
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax
259
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax
(22,874
(23,037
Income tax benefit
4,291
34
4,325
Ending balance, net of tax
(44,978
(359
Quarter Ended September 30, 2021(Dollars in thousands)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
19,001
(33
(3,190
(208
(1,447
(4,637
(4,845
869
44
913
15,233
(197
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022(Dollars in thousands)
6,519
(115
(102,400
(309
(102,709
38,340
(64,060
(64,369
12,563
12,628
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021(Dollars in thousands)
34,181
127
(22,579
(410
(22,989
(741
(23,320
(23,730
4,372
86
4,458
The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Amounts Reclassified fromAccumulated OtherComprehensive Income
Details about Accumulated OtherComprehensive Income Components
Affected Line Item in the ConsolidatedStatements of Operations
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities
Other net realized investment (gains) losses
(65
315
Total reclassifications, net of tax
(7,184
130
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Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Gross realized gains
226
3,364
512
9,042
Gross realized losses
(1,917
(38,852
(8,301
Net realized gains (losses)
(259
1,447
(38,340
741
Equity securities:
159
1,629
1,803
8,577
(219
(3,291
(5,623
(2,476
(60
(1,662
(3,820
6,101
Derivatives:
2,906
1,267
11,867
4,985
(353
(1,362
(2,774
(4,485
Net realized gains (losses) (1)
2,553
(95
9,093
500
Total net realized investment gains (losses)
The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities
Less: net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period
1,005
10,616
3,810
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities
(2,667
(14,436
2,291
The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Equity securities
Net Investment Income
The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
9,595
6,197
23,466
19,672
233
699
842
1,992
89
220
328
(1,061
3,050
(5,935
9,835
Total investment income
8,856
10,010
18,593
31,827
Investment expense
(467
(666
(1,682
(2,014
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The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)
Net realized and unrealized investment returns
(20,803
(5,155
(97,436
(16,388
Total investment return
(12,414
4,189
(80,525
13,425
Total investment return % (1)
(0.9
%)
0.3
%
(5.6
0.9
Average investment portfolio (2)
1,341,285
1,481,220
1,444,037
1,468,080
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not own any fixed maturity securities that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months.
Insurance Enhanced Asset-Backed and Credit Securities
As of September 30, 2022, the Company held insurance enhanced bonds with a market value of approximately $19.0 million which represented 1.4% of the Company’s total cash and invested assets, net of payable/ receivable for securities purchased and sold.
The insurance enhanced bonds are comprised of $6.8 million of municipal bonds, $4.4 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities, and 7.8 million of collateralized mortgage obligations. The financial guarantors of the Company’s $19.0 million of insurance enhanced commercial-mortgage-backed, municipal securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations include Assured Guaranty Corporation ($5.4 million), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ($12.1 million), and Ambac Financial Group ($1.5 million).
The Company had no direct investments in the entities that have provided financial guarantees or other credit support to any security held by the Company at September 30, 2022.
Bonds Held on Deposit
Certain cash balances, cash equivalents, and bonds available for sale were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements, were held as collateral, or were held in trust. The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
On deposit with governmental authorities
23,954
26,093
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements
105,640
119,513
Letter of credit held for third party requirements
2,512
129,594
148,118
Variable Interest Entities
A Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) refers to an investment in which an investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights. Under the VIE model, the party that has the power to exercise significant management influence and maintain a controlling financial interest in the entity’s economics is said to be the primary beneficiary, and is
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required to consolidate the entity within their results. Other entities that participate in a VIE, for which their financial interests fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the investment entity’s net assets but do not have significant management influence and the ability to direct the VIE’s significant economic activities are said to have a variable interest in the VIE but do not consolidate the VIE in their financial results.
The Company has variable interests in three VIE’s for which it is not the primary beneficiary. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as their ownership interest exceeds 3% of their respective investments.
The carrying value of one of the Company’s VIE’s, which invests in distressed securities and assets, was $4.8 million and $8.6 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $19.0 million and $22.8 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The carrying value of a second VIE that also invests in distressed securities and assets was less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $17.0 million and $17.3 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The carrying value and maximum exposure to loss of a third VIE that invests in Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) qualifying assets was $9.6 million and $11.7 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company’s investment in VIEs is included in other invested assets on the consolidated balance sheets with changes in carrying value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
Derivatives are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates and limit exposure to severe equity market changes. The Company has interest rate swaps with terms to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed rate and floating rate interest amounts as calculated by reference to an agreed notional amount. The Company has also used exchange-traded futures contracts, which give the holder the right and obligation to participate in market movements at a future date, to allow the Company to react faster to market conditions. When using derivatives, the Company posts collateral and settles variation margin in cash on a daily basis equal to the amount of the derivatives’ change in value.
The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps and futures as non-hedge instruments and recognizes the fair value of the interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recognized as net realized investment gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company is ultimately responsible for the valuation of the interest rate swaps. To aid in determining the estimated fair value of the interest rate swaps, the Company relies on the forward interest rate curve and information obtained from a third party financial institution.
The following table summarizes information on the location and the gross amount of the derivatives on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815
Balance Sheet Location
Notional Amount
Interest rate swap agreements
Other assets/liabilities
213,022
3,472
(8,395
Total (1)
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The following table summarizes the net gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations for changes in the fair value of the derivatives and the periodic net interest settlements under the derivatives for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Consolidated Statements of Operations Line
819
Futures contracts on bonds
(319
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company is due $1.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively, for funds it needed to post to execute the swap transaction and $2.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively, for margin calls made in connection with the interest rate swaps. These amounts are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
The accounting standards related to fair value measurements define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, outline a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. These standards do not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. The Company has determined that its fair value measurements are in accordance with the requirements of these accounting standards.
The Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments are carried at their fair value and are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.
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The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.
Fair Value Measurements
As of September 30, 2022 (Dollars in thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
64,820
961
151,521
352
330,931
1,864
879,562
3,177
Derivative instruments
Total assets measured at fair value
899,970
4,247
1,302,552
As of December 31, 2021 (Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
171,686
956
290,807
1,576
1,049,216
2,532
75,750
237
225,868
1,073,207
2,769
1,301,844
8,395
Total liabilities measured at fair value
The securities classified as Level 1 in the above table consist of U.S. treasuries and equity securities actively traded on an exchange.
The securities classified as Level 2 in the above table consist of fixed maturities, equity securities, and derivative instruments. Based on the typical trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, security prices are derived through recent reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information. If there are no recent reported trades, matrix or model processes are used to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at an estimated market rate. Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral. The estimated fair value of the derivative instruments, consisting of interest rate swaps, is obtained from a third party financial institution that utilizes observable inputs such as the forward interest rate curve.
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The investments classified as Level 3 in the above table consist of fixed maturities and equity securities with unobservable inputs.
The following table presents changes in Level 3 investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Quarters EndedSeptember 30,
Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
Beginning balance
4,350
1,235
Total gains (realized / unrealized):
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income
(45
Included in earnings attributable to realized
(4
(175
Transfers into level 3
96
857
798
Transfers out of level 3
(1,720
2
Purchases
596
201
2,075
2,486
Sales
(652
(61
(1,254
Ending balance
1,538
Gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets still held at end of reporting period
(19
For the Company’s material debt arrangements, the current fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Carrying Value
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (1)
129,238
The subordinated notes due 2047 were publicly traded instruments which were classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
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Fair Value of Alternative Investments
Other invested assets consist of limited liability companies and limited partnerships whose carrying value approximates fair value. The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Future FundingCommitment
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP (1)
4,776
14,214
8,636
Distressed Debt Fund, LP (2)
17,000
349
Mortgage Debt Fund, LP (3)
9,614
11,707
Credit Fund, LLC (4)
106,162
Global Debt Fund, LP (5)
23,811
25,797
31,214
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships with ownership interest exceeding 3%
The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships where its ownership interest exceeds 3%. The equity method of accounting for an investment in limited liability companies and limited partnerships requires that its cost basis be updated to account for the income or loss earned on the investment. In the Fair Value of Alternative Investments table above, all of the investments, except for the Credit Fund, LLC, are booked on a one quarter lag due to non-availability of data at the time the financial statements are prepared. Information for the Credit Fund, LLC is received on a timely basis and is included in current results. The investment income (loss) associated with the limited liability companies and limited partnerships whose ownership interest exceeds 3% is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the amounts of $0.1 million and $2.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and ($5.2) million and $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Pricing
The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Two primary vendors are utilized to provide prices for equity and fixed maturity securities.
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company’s pricing vendors for investment securities carried at fair value:
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The Company performs certain procedures to validate whether the pricing information received from the pricing vendors is reasonable, to ensure that the fair value determination is consistent with accounting guidance, and to ensure that its assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s procedures include, but are not limited to:
During the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.
As a result of an acquisition in 2010, the Company has goodwill of $4.8 million within the Commercial Specialty segment. The goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the Company’s best estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired.
As a result of an acquisition in 2015, the Company had goodwill of $0.6 million allocated to its Farm, Ranch & Stable business. This goodwill, which is part of the Exited Lines segment, was impaired due to the sale of the renewal rights related to all business lines within Farm, Ranch & Stable. An impairment loss of $0.6 million was included in corporate and other operating expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Please see Note 2 for additional information on the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines.
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are as follows:
Commercial Specialty
Exited Lines
Balance as of January 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022
578
Impairment
(578
Balance as of September 30, 2022
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The following table presents details of the Company’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2022:
(Dollars in thousands) Description
Weighted Average Amortization Period
Cost
AccumulatedAmortization
Net Value
Trademarks
Indefinite
4,800
Tradenames
4,200
State insurance licenses
10,000
5,000
Customer relationships
15 years
5,300
4,402
898
Agent relationships
10 years
900
649
251
7 years
600
25,800
5,651
5,251
The following table presents details of the Company’s intangible assets as of December 31, 2021:
4,137
1,163
630
172
5,367
Amortization related to the Company’s definite lived intangible assets was $0.1 million for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The weighted average amortization period for total definite lived intangible assets was 13.6 years.
The Company expects that amortization expense for the next five years will be as follows:
2022 (1)
88
2023
353
2024
2025
104
Intangible assets with indefinite lives
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, indefinite lived intangible assets, which are comprised of tradenames, trademarks, and state insurance licenses, was $14.0 million and $19.0 million, respectively.
State licenses with a net value of $5.0 million, within the Company’s Exited Lines segment, were impaired due to the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines. This impairment loss of $5.0 million was included in corporate and other operating expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Please see Note 2 for additional information on the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines.
Intangible assets with definite lives
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, definite lived intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, were $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and were comprised of customer relationships, agent relationships, and tradenames.
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Agent relationships with a net value of $0.1 million, within the Company’s Exited Lines segment, were impaired due to the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines. This impairment loss of $0.1 million was included in corporate and other operating expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Cumulative impairments of agent relationships, which include impairments from prior periods, were $0.3 million as of September 30, 2022. Please see Note 2 for additional information on the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines.
For premium receivables, the allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of key aspects of amounts outstanding, including but not limited to, length of collection periods, direct placement with collection agencies, solvency of insured or agent, terminated agents, and other relevant factors.
The following table is an analysis of the allowance for expected credit losses related to the Company's premium receivables for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
2,919
2,822
2,996
2,900
Current period provision for expected credit losses
393
217
1,012
477
Write-offs
(461
51
(1,157
(287
2,851
3,090
For reinsurance receivables, the allowance is based upon the Company’s ongoing review of key aspects of amounts outstanding, including but not limited to, length of collection periods, disputes, applicable coverage defenses, insolvent reinsurers, financial strength of solvent reinsurers based on AM Best Ratings and other relevant factors.
The following table is an analysis of the allowance for expected credit losses related to the Company's reinsurance receivables for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
8,992
Recoveries of amounts previously written off
Global Indemnity Group, LLC is a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and meets the qualifying income exception to maintain partnership status. As a publicly traded partnership, Global Indemnity Group, LLC is generally not subject to federal income tax and most state income taxes. However, income earned by the subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Group, LLC is subject to corporate tax in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions.
As of September 30, 2022, the statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company conducts or conducted business are 21% in the United States, 0% in Bermuda, and 25% on non-trading income, 33% on capital gains and 12.5% on trading income in the Republic of Ireland. The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense.
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The Company’s income (loss) before income taxes is derived from its U.S. subsidiaries for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit):
Current income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal
Total current income tax expense (benefit)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
7,457
(1,770
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Total income tax expense (benefit)
The weighted average expected tax provision has been calculated using income (loss) before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.
The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provision for financial statement purposes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:
Amount
% of Pre-Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate
6,549
21.0
(1,989
Adjustments:
Dividend exclusion
(20
(0.1
0.2
Change in tax status
2.4
Parent income treated as partnership for tax
101
(0.4
Other
108
209
(2.2
Effective income tax expense (benefit)
23.9
18.6
The effective income tax expense rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was 23.9% compared to an effective income tax benefit rate of 18.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The difference between 2022 and 2021 is primarily due to a change in income or loss at the parent company which is treated as a partnership for tax.
643
(66
(31.4
(56
(1.8
333.3
Parent (income) loss treated as partnership for tax
2,171
1,033.8
(2,145
(70.1
550
261.9
440
14.4
1,618.6
(36.5
The effective income expense benefit rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was 1,618.6% compared to an effective income tax benefit rate of 36.50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The difference between 2022 and 2021 is primarily due to a change in income or loss at the parent company which is treated as a partnership for tax.
The Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward of $24.7 million as of September 30, 2022, which begins to expire in 2036 based on when the original NOL was generated. The Company’s NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2021 was $28.6 million.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company has a Section 163(j) (“163(j)”) carryforward of $0.7 million which can be carried forward indefinitely. The 163(j) carryforward relates to the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense paid or accrued.
Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:
804,661
697,618
662,811
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables
94,185
87,151
94,443
82,158
Net balance at beginning of period
710,476
610,467
665,461
580,653
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year
91,451
110,644
275,398
290,247
Prior years
(2,992
(1,449
(9,626
669
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
33,972
46,501
76,366
106,778
35,282
30,128
125,186
121,758
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses
69,254
76,629
201,552
228,536
Net balance at end of period
729,681
643,033
Plus: Ceded reinsurance receivables
95,913
88,732
731,765
When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company decreased its prior accident year loss reserves by $3.0 million, which consisted of a $0.3 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $1.2 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations, and a $1.5 million decrease related to Exited Lines.
The $0.3 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
The $1.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:
The $1.5 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Exited Lines consisted of the following:
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During the third quarter of 2021, the Company decreased its prior accident year loss reserves by $1.4 million, which primarily consisted of a $2.1 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty and a $0.6 million increase related to Exited Lines.
The $2.1 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
The $0.6 million increase of prior accident year loss reserves related to Exited Lines primarily consisted of the following:
During the first nine months of 2022, the Company decreased its prior accident year loss reserves by $9.6 million, which consisted of a $0.2 million increase related to Commercial Specialty, a $2.4 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations, and a $7.4 million decrease related to Exited Lines.
The $0.2 million increase of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
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The $2.4 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:
The $7.4 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Exited Lines primarily consisted of the following:
During the first nine months of 2021, the Company increased its prior accident year loss reserves by $0.7 million, which consisted of a $5.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty and a $5.9 million increase related to Exited Lines.
The $5.2 million decrease in prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:
The $5.9 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Exited Lines primarily consisted of the following:
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The Company’s outstanding debt consisted of the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Margin Borrowing Facility
The Company has available a margin borrowing facility. The borrowing rate for this facility is tied to the Fed Funds Effective rate and was approximately 3.8% and 0.8% at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. This facility is due on demand. The borrowings are subject to maintenance margin, which is a minimum account balance that must be maintained. A decline in market conditions could require an additional deposit of collateral. The Company did not have any securities that were deposited as collateral at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. The amount borrowed against the margin account may fluctuate as routine investment transactions, such as dividends received, investment income received, maturities and pay-downs, impact cash balances. The margin facility contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, insolvency, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with any representations or warranties, failure to adequately assure future performance, and failure of a guarantor to perform under its guarantee. The Company did not have any amounts outstanding on the margin borrowing facility as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
The Company did not incur any interest expense related to the Margin Borrowing Facility for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (the “2047 Notes”)
On April 15, 2022, the Company redeemed the entire $130.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2047 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2047 Notes redeemed to, but not including the Redemption Date of April 15, 2022. In connection with the redemption, the Company wrote off deferred issuance costs of $3.5 million which was recognized as a loss on extinguishment of debt in its consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. There was no loss on extinguishment of debt recognized during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred issuance costs through the date of redemption, recognized on the 2047 Notes was $2.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and $3.0 million and $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There was no interest expense recognized on the 2047 Notes during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
In connection with the redemption of the 2047 Notes, the Supplemental Indenture and the co-obligor transaction are no longer effective. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Supplemental Indenture and the co-obligor transaction.
The Company leases office space and equipment under various operating lease arrangements. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 11 months to 8 years. Some building leases have options to extend, terminate, or retract the leased area. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company exercised the contraction clause of one of its leases. The Company incurred a $0.3 million contraction fee in conjunction with exercising the contraction clause. The related lease ROU asset and lease liability were revalued when the Company exercised the contraction clause. The Company did not factor in any other term extension, terminations, or space retractions into the lease terms used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities since it was uncertain as to whether these options would be executed.
In conjunction with the sale of the renewal rights related to the Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines, lease ROU assets related to building space, parking, and equipment at the Company’s Omaha Nebraska location were evaluated for impairment. An impairment loss of $0.5 million was recognized and included in corporate and other operating expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The lease
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ROU assets and lease liabilities related to the Omaha Nebraska building and parking lease were also re-measured due to the Company’s intention to exercise the early termination clause which allows the Company to reduce the length of the lease term from 125 months to 65 months.
Please see Note 2 for additional information on the sale of renewal rights.
Lease expenses for minimum lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The components of lease expenses were as follows:
Operating lease expenses
599
667
1,820
2,118
Short-term lease expenses
Sublease income
(90
(256
Total lease expenses
515
1,575
2,125
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases
1,574
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
635
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.
Classification on the consolidated balance sheets
Operating lease assets
Operating lease liabilities
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
6.9 years
7.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases (1)
0.8
(1) Represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at the time the leases were contracted.
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At September 30, 2022, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:
Operating Leases
Expected Sublease Income
723
72
2,995
291
2,799
297
2,866
388
2026
2,720
342
Thereafter
5,077
Total future minimum lease payments
17,180
1,390
Less: amount representing interest
446
Present value of minimum lease payments
There were no A common shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The following table provides information with respect to the class A common shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2022:
Period (1)
Total Numberof SharesPurchased
AveragePrice PaidPer Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2022
4,781
(2)
25.13
June 1-30, 2022
11,173
26.28
25.94
The following table provides information with respect to the class A common shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
January 1-31, 2021
6,720
28.59
March 1-31, 2021
3,095
29.40
June 1-30, 2021
7,100
27.64
28.34
On April 5, 2021, Global Indemnity Group, LLC converted 186,160 of class B common shares to class A common shares. There were no other class B common shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 or 2021.
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As of September 30, 2022, Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s class A common shares were held by approximately 155 shareholders of record. There were three holders of record of Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s class B common shares, all of whom are affiliated investment funds of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, as of September 30, 2022. Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s preferred shares were held by 1 holder of record, an affiliate of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, as of September 30, 2022.
Please see Note 15 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.
Distributions
Distribution payments of $0.25 per common share were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as follows:
Approval Date
Record Date
Payment Date
Total Distributions Declared (Dollars in thousands)
March 3, 2022
March 21, 2022
March 31, 2022
3,597
June 2, 2022
June 20, 2022
June 30, 2022
3,602
September 23, 2022
October 4, 2022
October 11, 2022
3,616
Various (1)
Various
274
11,089
Distribution payments of $0.25 per common share were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as follows:
February 14, 2021
March 22, 2021
March 31, 2021
3,570
June 5, 2021
June 21, 2021
June 30, 2021
3,579
September 11, 2021
September 23, 2021
September 30, 2021
3,583
229
10,961
In addition, distributions paid to Global Indemnity Group, LLC's preferred shareholder were $0.1 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.3 million in each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Accrued distributions on unvested shares, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $1.0 million and $0.9 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. In addition, distributions of $3.6 million, which were declared on September 23, 2022 but not paid until October 11, 2022, were also included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022. Accrued preferred distributions were less than $0.1 million as of both September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Please see Note 15 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s distribution program.
Fox Paine Entities
Pursuant to Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement (“LLCA”), Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (the “Fox Paine Funds”), together with Fox Mercury Investments, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (the “FM Entities”), and Fox Paine & Company LLC (collectively, the “Fox Paine Entities”) currently
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constitute a Class B Majority Shareholder (as defined in the LLCA) and, as such, have the right to appoint a number of Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s directors equal in aggregate to the pro rata percentage of the voting power in Global Indemnity Group, LLC beneficially held by the Fox Paine Entities, rounded up to the nearest whole number of directors. The Fox Paine Entities beneficially own shares representing approximately 82.8% of the voting power of Global Indemnity Group, LLC as of September 30, 2022. The Fox Paine Entities control the appointment or election of all of Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Directors due to the LLCA and their controlling share ownership. Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Chairman is the chief executive and founder of Fox Paine & Company, LLC.
On August 27, 2020, Global Indemnity Group, LLC issued and sold to Wyncote LLC, an affiliate of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, 4,000 Series A Cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Interests at a price of $1,000 per Series A Preferred Interest, for the aggregate purchase price of $4,000,000. While these preferred interests are non-voting, the preferred shareholders are entitled to appoint two additional members to Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Board of Directors whenever the “Unpaid Targeted Priority Return” with respect to the preferred interests exceed zero immediately following six or more “Distribution Dates”, whether or not such Distribution Dates occur consecutively. Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Board of Directors is obligated to take, and cause Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s officers to take, any necessary actions to effectuate such appointments, including expanding the size of the Board of Directors, in connection with any exercise of the foregoing provisions.
Management fee expense of $0.7 million was incurred during each of the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and management fee expense of $2.1 million and $2.0 million was incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, accrued management fees, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $0.2 million. Prepaid management fees, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, were $1.9 million as of December 31, 2021.
In addition, Fox Paine & Company, LLC may also propose and negotiate transaction fees with the Company subject to the provisions of the Company’s related party transaction and conflict matter policies, including approval of Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors, for those services from time to time. Each of the Company’s transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC are reviewed and approved by Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Conflicts Committee, which is composed of independent directors, and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Global Indemnity Group, LLC and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Conflicts Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations related to fees paid to Fox Paine & Company, LLC or its affiliates).
The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for such risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.
There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff. Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
Commitments
In 2014, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of European non-performing loans. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has funded $35.8 million of this commitment leaving $14.2 million as unfunded. Since the investment period has concluded, the Company expects minimal capital calls will be made prospectively.
In 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle comprised of stressed and distressed securities and structured products. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has funded $33.0 million of this commitment leaving $17.0 million as unfunded. Since the investment period has concluded, the Company expects minimal capital calls will be made prospectively.
In 2021, the Company entered into a $25 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle comprised of performing, stressed or distressed securities and loans across the global fixed income markets. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has fully funded this commitment.
Other Commitments
The Company is party to a Management Agreement, as amended, with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, whereby in connection with certain management services provided to it by Fox Paine & Company, LLC, the Company agreed to pay an annual management fee to Fox Paine & Company, LLC. See Note 13 above for additional information pertaining to this management agreement.
COVID-19
There is risk that legislation could be passed or there could be a court ruling which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Commercial Specialty and Exited Lines policies, or other conditions included in policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.
Options
During the first quarter of 2021, the Company granted 140,000 Performance-Based Options under the Plan. The Performance-Based Options vest in 33% increments over a three-year period subject to the achievement of certain underwriting results and expire ten years after the grant date or the occurrence of certain events specified in the agreement, whichever is earlier. Of these options, 46,667 options, which were due to vest on April 1, 2022, were recorded as forfeitures in the year ended December 31, 2021 as a result of not meeting performance requirements related to 2021. No stock options were awarded during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 or the quarter ended September 30, 2021. No unvested stock options were forfeited during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 or the quarter ended September 30, 2021. 300,000 unvested stock options were forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Restricted Shares / Restricted Stock Units
There were no restricted class A common shares or restricted stock units granted to key employees during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
There were no restricted stock units that vested during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and 61,522 and 42,977 restricted stock units that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Upon vesting, the restricted stock units converted to restricted class A common shares.
During the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted 26,116 and 21,472 class A common shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $25.13 and $26.39 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. Of the shares granted during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the vesting of 9,120 and 5,263 shares, respectively, is deferred until January 1, 2024 or a change of control, whichever is earlier. The remaining shares granted to non-employee directors of the Company in 2022 and 2021 were fully vested but are subject to certain restrictions.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted 76,686 and 61,216 class A common shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $25.57 and $27.77 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. Of the shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the vesting of 25,260 shares and 15,004 shares, respectively, is deferred until January 1, 2024 or a change of control,
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whichever is earlier. The remaining shares granted to non-employee directors of the Company in 2022 and 2021 were fully vested but are subject to certain restrictions.
Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding during the period.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Numerator:
Denominator:
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share
Non-vested restricted stock
10,339
Non-vested restricted stock units
119,469
117,750
86,696
109,504
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share (1)
Earnings per share - Basic
Earnings per share - Diluted
If the Company had not incurred a loss in the quarter ended September 30, 2021, 14,708,389 weighted average shares would have been used to compute the diluted loss per share calculation. In addition to the basic shares, weighted average shares for the diluted calculation would have included 11,974 shares of non-vested restricted stock, 151,538 shares of non-vested restricted stock units, and 99,442 share equivalents for options.
If the Company had not incurred a loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, 14,748,967 weighted average shares would have been used to compute the diluted loss per share calculation. In addition to the basic shares, weighted average shares for the diluted calculation would have included 107,005 shares of non-vested restricted stock units and 92,360 share equivalents for options.
The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share does not include 393,333 shares for both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 540,000 shares for both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.
On August 8, 2022, the Company sold the renewal rights related to all business lines within its Farm, Ranch & Stable segment for business written on or after August 8, 2022 to Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company. During the 2nd quarter of 2022, the Company decided that Farm, Ranch & Stable would not be a core business and a decision was made to not allocate additional resources to this segment. Previously, on October 26, 2021, the Company sold the renewal rights related to its manufactured and dwelling homes products which were part of the Specialty Property segment. In 2021, the Company decided to cease writing certain Property Brokerage business which was part of the Commercial Specialty segment, as well as exit certain property and catastrophe lines within the Reinsurance Operations segment. Based on the decisions to exit these lines of business, the Company changed the way it manages and analyzes its operating results. The chief operating decision makers decided they will be reviewing the specific results of the Exited Lines in a separate segment. The chief operating
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decision makers also determined that the small amount of specialty property business that remained from the Specialty Property segment would be included as programs in the Commercial Specialty segment for purpose of reviewing results and allocating resources. The Reinsurance Operations segment continues to write casualty and professional treaties as well as individual excess policies. Accordingly, the Company has three reportable segments: Commercial Specialty, Reinsurance Operations, and Exited Lines. Management believes these segments allow users of the Company’s financial statements to better understand the Company's performance, better assess prospects for future net cash flows, and make more informed judgments about the Company as a whole. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 have been revised to reflect these changes.
The Company manages its business through two ongoing business segments. Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as small business binding authority, professional lines, excess casualty, environmental, InsurTech business, and specialized programs. Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance and insurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies. The company also has an Exited Lines segment that contains lines of business that are no longer being written or are in runoff.
The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
CommercialSpecialty
ReinsuranceOperations
(1)
100,598
43,717
31,512
95,917
3,201
100,822
35,148
17,674
Other income (loss)
272
(38
145
379
101,094
35,110
17,819
154,023
58,919
20,393
9,147
39,463
13,050
8,363
Income from segments
2,712
1,667
309
4,688
Unallocated Items:
Net realized investment gains
29,937
(14,064
Income before income taxes
Income tax expense
(7,438
Net income
Segment assets
996,336
372,036
336,668
1,705,040
Corporate assets
174,097
37
97,950
29,748
46,605
92,822
39,729
88,807
24,235
44,523
227
(58
245
414
89,034
24,177
44,768
157,979
58,125
15,288
35,782
32,025
8,510
18,747
Income (loss) from segments
(1,116
(9,761
(10,498
Net realized investment losses
Other loss
(25
(5,387
(2,596
Loss before income taxes
1,759
Net loss
904,051
305,107
336,443
1,545,601
405,020
1,950,621
314,661
131,556
117,416
295,401
42,518
287,757
108,707
61,752
791
(119
320
992
288,548
108,588
62,072
459,208
167,014
64,331
34,427
109,374
39,596
29,696
12,160
4,661
(2,051
14,770
29,847
(21,718
(3,004
(3,529
(3,399
38
286,690
76,186
150,221
266,641
127,808
249,464
59,094
142,115
679
755
1,334
250,143
58,994
142,870
452,007
150,584
37,763
102,569
91,624
20,487
59,148
7,935
744
(18,847
(10,168
(47
(15,992
(7,887
1,118
The Company did not adopt any new accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Please see Note 24 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted.
Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer
Effective October 21, 2022, David S. Charlton, Chief Executive Officer, and Reiner R. Mauer, Chief Operations Officer, are no longer officers or directors of Global Indemnity Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries). In conjunction with the departure of Mr. Charlton and Mr. Mauer, the Company estimates that approximately $4.0 million of accrued compensation expense will be reversed in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Global Indemnity Group, LLC's Board of Directors appointed Joseph W. Brown as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Brown has served as a Global Indemnity Group, LLC director since December 2015 and will remain on Global Indemnity Group, LLC's Board of Directors. Mr. Brown has close to 50 years of insurance industry experience, including prior tenures as a Director, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of MBIA, Inc. (NYSE: MBI), Chairman of the Board of Safeco, Chairman of the Board of Talegen Holdings, Inc., Chairman of Noblr, Inc., and President and Chief Executive Officer of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
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Board of Directors
Global Indemnity Group, LLC also announced that Jason B. Hurwitz rejoined Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hurwitz had previously served on Global Indemnity Group, LLC's Board from September 2017 to January 2022. Mr. Hurwitz is a partner with Osier Capital LLC, an investment firm focused on insurance and other long-term investments. As a principal and advisor during his career, Mr. Hurwitz completed 28 corporate acquisitions or divestitures totaling over $5 billion and served on the Boards of Directors of eight of these companies. Mr. Hurwitz will join Global Indemnity Group, LLC's Audit Committee.
Effective November 1, 2022, Gary Tolman joined the Board of Directors of Global Indemnity Group, LLC pursuant to the Class B Majority Shareholder’s rights under Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement. Mr. Tolman has over 45 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry. He was the chief executive officer and co-founder of Noblr, Inc. and previously served as the chief executive officer and president of Esurance Holdings, Inc. He also served as the chairman of Answer Financial, Inc. and president and treasurer of Talegen Holdings, Inc. Mr. Tolman spent 15 years at the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, ultimately serving as senior vice president. He previously served on the board of directors of the White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM). Mr. Tolman will serve as a member of the Audit Committee.
On November 1, 2022, James R. Holt, Jr. resigned from Global Indemnity Group, LLC's Board of Directors by providing notice to Global Indemnity Group, LLC. Mr. Holt’s decision to resign was due to the time demands presented by his primary commercial activities.
Stock Repurchase
GBLI also announced that it will commence a stock repurchase program beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022. Repurchases of up to $32 million of Global Indemnity Group LLC’s currently outstanding Class A Common Shares have been authorized by Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Board of Directors. The authorization to repurchase will expire on December 31, 2027. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased, if any, will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities.
Under the repurchase program, repurchases may be made from time to time using a variety of methods, including open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, all in compliance with Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Insider Trading Policy, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and other applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program does not obligate Global Indemnity Group, LLC to acquire any particular amount of Class A Common Shares, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s discretion.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company included elsewhere in this report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy, constitutes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" at the end of this Item 2 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. For more information regarding the Company’s business and operations, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Recent Developments
Sale of Renewal Rights related to Farm, Ranch & Stable and Sale of American Reliable Insurance Company.
Effective October 21, 2022, David S. Charlton, Chief Executive Officer, and Reiner R. Mauer, Chief Operations Officer, are no longer officers or directors of Global Indemnity Group, LLC (including its subsidiaries).
The Board of Directors approved a distribution payment of $0.25 per common share to all shareholders of record on the close of business on March 21, 2022, June 20, 2022, and October 4, 2022. Distributions paid to common shareholders were $7.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In addition, distributions of $0.3 million were paid to Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s preferred shareholder during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
AM Best Rating
AM Best has seven Rating Categories in the AM Best Financial Strength Rating Scale. The categories ranging from best to worst are Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair, Marginal, Weak and Poor. Within each rating category, there are rating notches of plus or minus to show additional gradation of the ratings. On May 19, 2022, AM Best affirmed the financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) for the U.S. operating subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Group, LLC.
Redemption of Debt
On April 15, 2022, the Company redeemed the entire $130 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2047 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2047 Notes redeemed to, but not including the Redemption Date of April 15, 2022.
Overview
The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment sells its property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 205 professional general agencies that have limited quoting and binding authority, as well as a number of wholesale insurance brokers who in turn sell the Company’s insurance products to insureds through retail insurance brokers. Commercial Specialty operates predominantly in the excess and surplus lines marketplace. Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as small business binding authority, professional lines, excess casualty, environmental, InsurTech business, and specialized programs.
The Company’s Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance and insurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies. It uses its capital capacity to write niche and casualty-focused treaties and business which meet the Company’s risk tolerance and return thresholds.
The Company’s Exited Lines segment represents lines of business that are no longer being written or are in runoff. Exited Lines includes specialty personal lines and property and casualty products such as manufactured home, dwelling, motorcycle, watercraft, and certain homeowners business, certain business lines within property brokerage, property and catastrophe
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reinsurance treaties, and the farm, ranch and equine business. These insurance products were distributed through wholesale general agents, wholesale insurance brokers, program administrators, and retail agents.
The Company derives its revenues primarily from premiums paid on insurance policies that it writes and from income generated by its investment portfolio, net of fees paid for investment management services. The amount of insurance premiums that the Company receives is a function of the amount and type of policies it writes, as well as prevailing market prices.
The Company’s expenses include losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, corporate and other operating expenses, interest, investment expenses, and income taxes. Losses and loss adjustment expenses are estimated by management and reflect the Company’s best estimate of ultimate losses and costs arising during the reporting period and revisions of prior period estimates. The Company records its best estimate of losses and loss adjustment expenses considering both internal and external actuarial analyses of the estimated losses the Company expects to incur on the insurance policies it writes. The ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses will depend on the actual costs to resolve claims. Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions and premium taxes that are typically a percentage of the premiums on the insurance policies the Company writes, net of ceding commissions earned from reinsurers. Other underwriting expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and general operating expenses related to underwriting activities. Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal fees, other professional and accounting fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory fees, and salaries and benefits for company personnel whose services relate to the support of corporate activities. Interest expense is primarily comprised of amounts due on outstanding debt.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which require it to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
The most critical accounting policies involve significant estimates and include those used in determining the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, recoverability of reinsurance receivables, investments, fair value measurements, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred acquisition costs, and taxation. For a detailed discussion on each of these policies, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no significant changes to any of these policies or underlying methodologies during the current year.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the Company’s results for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Change
9.8
(12.0
(0.2
(2.5
1.7
(8.5
(25.6
1.6
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses (4)
(19.0
(8.6
2.7
4.3
Underwriting income (loss)
(144.7
NM
(10.2
(43.3
161.1
35.8
(100.0
(61.9
(93.1
(176.3
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio (1):
57.6
69.3
58.0
64.5
Expense ratio (2)
39.6
37.6
39.0
38.0
Combined ratio (3)
97.2
106.9
97.0
102.5
NM – not meaningful
Premiums
The following table summarizes the change in premium volume by business segment:
% Change
Gross written premiums (1)
Reinsurance Operations (3)
47.0
72.7
Continuing Lines
144,315
127,698
13.0
446,217
362,876
23.0
(32.4
(21.8
Total gross written premiums
4,681
5,128
(8.7
19,260
20,049
(3.9
28,311
6,876
74,898
22,413
Total ceded written premiums
32,992
12,004
174.8
94,158
42,462
121.7
Net written premiums (2)
3.3
10.8
139,634
122,570
13.9
426,957
342,827
24.5
(91.9
(66.7
Total net written premiums
13.5
15.4
45.0
84.0
135,970
113,042
20.3
396,464
308,558
28.5
(60.3
(56.5
Total net earned premiums
Gross written premiums increased by 0.9% and 9.8% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to same periods in 2021. The increase in gross written premiums is mainly due to the continued growth of existing programs, increased pricing, and several new programs within Commercial Specialty and the organic growth of existing casualty treaties within Reinsurance Operations. This increase was partially offset by actions taken within Commercial Specialty to improve underwriting results by not renewing underperforming business as well as a reduction in premiums within Exited Lines.
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Underwriting Ratios
Point
Loss ratio
58.4
65.4
(7.0
60.4
(2.4
Reinsurance Operations
63.1
(5.1
59.2
63.9
(4.7
58.3
64.9
(6.6
61.0
(2.6
51.8
80.4
(28.6
55.8
72.2
(16.4
Total loss ratio
(11.7
(6.5
Expense ratio
39.1
36.1
3.0
36.7
1.3
37.1
35.1
2.0
36.4
34.7
38.6
35.9
36.3
47.3
42.1
5.2
48.1
41.6
6.5
Total expense ratio
1.0
Combined ratio
97.5
101.5
(4.0
96.0
97.1
(1.1
95.1
98.2
(3.1
95.6
98.6
(3.0
96.9
100.8
97.3
(1.3
99.1
122.5
(23.4
103.9
113.8
(9.9
Total combined ratio
(9.7
(5.5
Net Retention
The ratio of net written premiums to gross written premiums is referred to as the Company’s net premium retention. The Company’s net premium retention is summarized by segments as follows:
95.3
94.8
0.5
93.9
93.0
100.0
96.8
95.7
94.5
1.2
10.2
85.2
(75.0
36.2
(63.8
81.2
93.1
(11.9
83.3
91.7
(8.4
The net premium retention for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased by 11.9 points and 8.4 points, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2021. The reduction in retention is primarily driven by the Company entering into an agreement effective November 30, 2021 where American Family Mutual Insurance Company agreed to reinsure 100% of the Company’s unearned premium reserves of the same types as the policies included in the sale of the renewal rights of the Company’s manufactured and dwelling homes products that were in force as of November 30, 2021. In addition, in conjunction with the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company's Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines on August 8, 2022, Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company is reinsuring 100% of the unearned premium reserves related to the policies included in this sale of renewal rights. See Note 3 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on this reinsurance agreement as well as the sale of renewal rights related to the Company’s manufactured and dwelling home products. Please see Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information on the sale of renewal rights related to the Company's Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines.
Net Earned Premiums
Net earned premiums within the Commercial Specialty segment increased by 13.5% and 15.4% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2021. The increase in net earned premiums was primarily due to a growth in premiums written as a result of organic growth from existing agents, pricing increases, and several new programs. Property net earned premiums were $37.4 million and $39.3 million for the quarters
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ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $109.8 million and $111.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Casualty net earned premiums were $63.4 million and $49.5 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $178.0 million and $138.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Net earned premiums within the Reinsurance Operations segment increased by 45.0% and 84.0% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2021 primarily due to organic growth of existing casualty treaties. There was no property net earned premiums for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Casualty net earned premiums were $35.1 million and $24.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $108.7 million and $59.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Net earned premiums within the Exited Lines segment decreased by 60.3% and 56.5% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2021 primarily due to the sale of the renewal rights related to the Company’s manufactured and dwelling home products on October 26, 2021 and the sale of renewal rights related to the Company's Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines on August 8, 2022 . The decrease in net earned premiums is also due to exiting lines of business unrelated to the company’s continuing businesses. Property net earned premiums were $13.1 million and $38.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $48.1 million and $123.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Casualty net earned premiums were $4.6 million and $6.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $13.7 million and $18.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Reserves
Management’s best estimate at September 30, 2022 was recorded as the loss reserve. Management’s best estimate is as of a particular point in time and is based upon known facts, the Company’s actuarial analyses, current law, and the Company’s judgment. This resulted in carried gross and net reserves of $825.6 million and $729.7 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2022. A breakout of the Company’s gross and net reserves, as of September 30, 2022, is as follows:
Gross Reserves
Case
IBNR (1)
159,583
326,525
486,108
8,310
154,077
162,387
167,893
480,602
648,495
78,390
98,709
177,099
246,283
579,311
Net Reserves (2)
137,928
294,459
432,387
146,238
448,536
594,774
57,852
77,055
134,907
204,090
525,591
Each reserve category has an implicit frequency and severity for each accident year as a result of the various assumptions made. If the actual levels of loss frequency and severity are higher or lower than expected, the ultimate losses will be different than management’s best estimate. For most of its reserve categories, the Company believes that frequency can be predicted with greater accuracy than severity. Therefore, the Company believes management’s best estimate is more likely influenced by changes in severity than frequency. The following table, which the Company believes reflects a reasonable range of variability around its best estimate based on historical loss experience and management’s judgment, reflects the
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impact of changes (which could be favorable or unfavorable) in frequency and severity on the Company’s current accident year net loss estimate of $275.4 million for claims occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2022:
Severity Change
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
Frequency Change
(39,933
(26,852
(13,770
(689
12,393
-3%
(34,976
(21,619
(8,262
5,095
18,452
-2%
(32,497
(19,003
(5,508
7,987
21,481
-1%
(30,019
(16,386
(2,754
10,878
24,511
(27,540
13,770
27,540
1%
(25,061
(11,154
2,754
16,662
30,569
2%
(22,583
(8,537
5,508
19,553
33,599
3%
(20,104
(5,921
8,262
22,445
36,628
(15,147
28,229
42,687
The Company’s net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses of $729.7 million as of September 30, 2022 relate to multiple accident years. Therefore, the impact of changes in frequency and severity for more than one accident year could be higher or lower than the amounts reflected above.
Underwriting Results
The components of income (loss) from the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:
19.8
16.5
1.4
10.9
23.2
19.4
53.2
Loss ratio:
Current accident year
58.7
67.8
(9.1
57.9
62.5
(4.6
Prior accident year
(0.3
2.1
0.1
(2.1
2.2
Calendar year loss ratio
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios
The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Commercial Specialty may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.
Losses
LossRatio
Property
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)
17,829
47.7
19,473
49.5
53,536
48.8
53,263
47.9
Effect of prior accident year
(2,653
(7.1
3,994
(3,027
(2.8
2,460
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)
15,176
40.6
23,467
59.7
50,509
46.0
55,723
50.1
Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)
3,896
10.4
8,910
22.7
9,319
8.5
20,483
18.4
1,840
4.9
1,781
4.5
1,487
1,389
Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)
5,736
15.3
10,691
27.2
10,806
9.9
21,872
19.7
Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)
21,725
58.1
28,383
62,855
57.3
73,746
66.3
(813
5,775
14.7
(1,540
(1.4
3.5
Total property losses and ratio (2)
20,912
55.9
34,158
86.9
61,315
77,595
69.8
Casualty
Total casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)
37,492
59.1
31,839
64.3
103,912
82,059
59.3
(7,872
(15.9
1,787
(9,070
Total casualty losses and ratio (2)
38,007
59.9
23,967
48.4
105,699
59.4
72,989
52.7
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)
59,217
60,222
166,767
155,805
(298
(2,097
247
(5,221
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)
See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.
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Other Income
Other income was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.
Loss Ratio
The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:
Property losses
Non-catastrophe
Catastrophe
(56.3
(54.5
(23.5
(14.8
Casualty losses
17.8
26.6
Total accident year losses
(1.7
7.0
Current accident year loss ratio:
(12.3
Property loss ratio
(14.1
(9.0
Casualty loss ratio
(5.2
Total accident year loss ratio
The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 1.8 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 reflecting lower claims severity in the current calendar quarter.
The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 0.9 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 due to higher claims severity in the first nine months compared to last year.
The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 12.3 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 recognizing lower claims frequency in the current calendar quarter.
The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 9.9 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 due to lower claims frequency in the first nine months compared to last year.
The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 5.2 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 reflecting lower claims frequency in the current calendar quarter.
The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 0.9 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 due to lower claims frequency in the first nine months compared to last year.
The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes a decrease of $0.3 million, or 0.3 percentage points, and an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.1 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years. The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes a decrease of $2.1 million, or 2.4 percentage points, and a decrease of $5.2 million, or 2.1 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years. Please see Note 9 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.
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Expense Ratios
The expense ratio for the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment increased by 3.0 points from 36.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 to 39.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and increased by 1.3 points from 36.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to 38.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in the expense ratio is primarily due to higher compensation cost resulting from the start-up business lines partially offset by a reduction in the commission rate.
COVID-19’s lasting impacts could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect Commercial Specialty’s business, financial condition, and results of operation.
There is continued risk that legislation could be passed or there could be a court ruling which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Commercial Specialty policies, or other conditions included in these policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.
The components of income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:
2021 (1)
(34.5
19.0
45.2
84.1
33.4
70.4
53.3
93.3
Underwriting income
Current accident year (2)
61.5
63.0
(1.5
61.4
(3.5
(3.6
Calendar year loss ratio (3)
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial ratios
The table above reconciles the non-GAAP ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Reinsurance Operations may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.
Other Loss
The Company recognized a loss of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and recognized a loss of $0.1 million during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Other loss is primarily comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses.
The current accident year loss ratio improved by 1.5 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 reflecting a mix of business change and growth in a treaty that has a lower expected loss ratio than last year.
The current accident year loss ratio improved by 2.5 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 reflecting a mix of business change and growth in a treaty that has a lower expected loss ratio than last year.
The calendar year loss ratios for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes a decrease of $1.2 million or 3.5 percentage points, and a decrease of $2.4 million, or 2.2 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years. The calendar year loss ratios for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 includes an increase of less than $0.1 million or 0.1 percentage point, related to reserve development on prior accident years. There was no adjustment related to reserve development on prior accident years for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Please see Note 9 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.
The expense ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment increased 2.0 points from 35.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 to 37.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and increased 1.7 points from 34.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to 36.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This increase in the expense ratio was primarily due to an increase in commission expense which was partially offset by a reduction in the expense ratio as a result of a growth in net earned premiums.
COVID-19’s lasting impacts could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect Reinsurance Operations’ business, financial condition, and results of operation.
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The components of income (loss) from the Company’s Exited Lines segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:
(40.8
(57.6
(60.2
(56.6
(74.4
(66.4
(55.4
(49.8
103.2
89.1
60.2
79.0
(18.8
67.9
68.1
(9.8
(12.1
4.1
(16.2
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The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Exited Lines may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.
6,636
50.7
18,600
48.5
25,744
53.6
60,208
102
1,591
4.2
(4,189
3,355
6,738
51.5
20,191
21,555
44.9
63,563
1,986
15.2
13,368
34.9
9,248
19.2
26,518
21.5
(1,542
(11.8
0.4
(2,707
4,863
3.9
444
3.4
13,540
35.3
6,541
13.6
31,381
25.4
8,622
65.9
31,968
83.4
34,992
72.8
86,726
70.3
(1,440
(11.0
1,763
4.6
(6,896
(14.3
8,218
6.6
7,182
54.9
33,731
88.0
28,096
58.5
94,944
76.9
2,004
43.7
3,189
51.7
6,884
50.2
9,953
(39
(1,138
(18.5
(553
(2,328
(12.4
1,965
42.8
2,051
33.2
6,331
46.2
7,625
40.8
10,626
35,157
41,876
96,679
(1,479
625
(7,449
5,890
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The Company recognized income of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and income of $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other income is primarily comprised of fee income net of bank fees.
(64.3
(57.2
(85.1
(65.1
(73.0
(59.7
(37.2
(30.8
(69.8
(56.7
4.8
(19.7
(2.3
(17.5
2.5
(8.0
The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 2.2 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 recognizing higher claims frequency in the current calendar quarter.
The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 4.8 points during nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 due to higher claims frequency in the first nine months compared to last year.
The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 19.7 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 recognizing lower claims frequency in the current calendar quarter.
The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 2.3 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 reflecting lower claims frequency in the first nine months compared to last year.
The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 8.0 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 which mainly reflects lower claims severity in Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines in the current calendar quarter.
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The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 3.0 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to lower claims severity in the Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines in the first nine months compared to last year.
The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes a decrease of $1.5 million, or 8.4 percentage points, and a decrease of $7.4 million, or 12.1 percentage points, respectively related to reserve development on prior accident years. The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 includes an increase of $0.6 million, or 1.4 percentage points, and an increase of $5.9 million, or 4.1 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years. Please see Note 9 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.
Expense Ratio
The expense ratio for the Company’s Exited Lines increased by 5.2 points from 42.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 to 47.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The expense ratio for the Company’s Exited Lines increased by 6.5 points from 41.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to 48.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in the expense ratio is primarily due to the reduction in earned premiums resulting from the runoff of lines of business that the Company is no longer writing.
There is continued risk that legislation could be passed or there could be a court ruling which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Exited Lines’ policies, or other conditions included in these policies that would otherwise preclude coverage.
COVID-19’s lasting impacts could result in declines in business, non-payment of premiums, and increases in claims that could adversely affect the Exited Lines’ business, financial condition, and results of operation.
Unallocated Corporate Items
The Company’s fixed income portfolio, excluding cash, continues to maintain high quality with an A+ average rating and a duration of 1.7 years.
Gross investment income (1)
(11.5
(41.6
Investment expenses
(29.9
(16.5
Gross investment income decreased by 11.5% and 41.6% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same periods in 2021 primarily due to decreased returns from alternative investments and a decrease in dividend income as a result of the liquidation of the Company’s common stock portfolio during the first quarter of 2022, offset by an increase in yield within the fixed maturities portfolio due to the rise in rates. The proceeds from the sale of the common stock portfolio as well as other proceeds were used to retire the 2047 Notes in April 2022.
Investment expenses decreased by 29.9% and 16.5% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same periods in 2021 due to decreased investment management expenses as a result of the liquidation of the Company’s common stock portfolio during the year.
At September 30, 2022, the Company held agency mortgage-backed securities with a market value of $3.5 million. Excluding the agency mortgage-backed securities, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio was 1.7
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years as of September 30, 2022, compared with 3.8 years as of September 30, 2021. Including cash and short-term investments, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio, excluding agency mortgage-backed securities was 1.7 years and 3.6 years as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. Changes in interest rates can cause principal payments on certain investments to extend or shorten which can impact duration. The Company’s embedded book yield on its fixed maturities, not including cash, was 3.1% as of September 30, 2022, compared to 2.1% as of September 30, 2021. The embedded book yield on the $33.0 million of taxable municipal bonds in the Company’s portfolio, was 3.0% at September 30, 2022, compared to an embedded book yield of 2.7% on the Company’s taxable municipal bonds of $54.4 million at September 30, 2021.
(12,135
Derivatives
Other-than-temporary impairment losses
See Note 3 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for an analysis of total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Corporate and Other Operating Expenses
Corporate expenses - nondisposition related
4,911
(8.8
12,565
(21.4
Impairments and expenses related to dispositions within Exited Lines
9,153
Corporate and other Operating Expenses
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Corporate expenses - nondisposition related consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory fees, salaries and benefits for holding company personnel, development costs for new products, impairment losses, and taxes incurred which are not directly related to operations. Corporate expenses - nondisposition related were $4.9 million and $5.4 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $12.6 million and $16.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in corporate expenses - nondisposition related for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to the Company receiving an employee retention credit under the CARES Act of $2.7 million. This credit, which reduced compensation cost, was received in May 2022.
Impairments and expenses related to dispositions within Exited Lines represent impairments of goodwill, intangible assets, software, and lease costs as well as legal expenses and merger and acquisition fees related to the sale of renewal rights related to the Company's Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines. Impairments and expenses related to dispositions within Exited Lines were $9.2 million during both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. There no impairments and expenses related to dispositions within Exited Lines during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Please see Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information on the sale of renewal rights related to the Company's Farm, Ranch & Stable business lines.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $2.6 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and $3.0 million and $7.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There was no interest expense during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The reduction in interest expense was due to the redemption of the 2047 Notes on April 15, 2022.
Income Tax Expense / Benefit
Income tax expense was $7.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared with income tax benefit of $1.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to the sale of the Farm, Ranch & Stable renewal rights by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Income tax expense was $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with an income tax benefit of $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in income tax expense is primarily due to the sale of the Farm, Ranch & Stable renewal rights by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of income tax between periods.
Net Income (Loss)
The factors described above resulted in a net income of $23.7 million and a net loss of $7.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and a net loss of $3.2 million and net income of $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Funds
Global Indemnity Group, LLC is a holding company. Its principal asset is its ownership of the shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including those of its insurance companies: United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and American Reliable Insurance Company.
Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s short term and long term liquidity needs include but are not limited to the payment of corporate expenses, debt service payments, distributions to shareholders, and share repurchases. The Company also has commitments in the form of operating leases, commitments to fund limited liability investments, and unpaid losses and loss expense obligations. In order to meet its short term and long term needs, Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s principal sources
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of cash includes investment income, dividends from subsidiaries, other permitted disbursements from its direct and indirect subsidiaries, reimbursement for equity awards granted to employees and intercompany borrowings. The principal sources of funds at these direct and indirect subsidiaries include underwriting operations, investment income, proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments, capital contributions, intercompany borrowings, and dividends from subsidiaries. Funds are used principally by these operating subsidiaries to pay claims and operating expenses, to make debt payments, fund margin requirements on interest rate swap agreements, to purchase investments, and to make distribution payments. In addition, the Company periodically reviews opportunities related to business acquisitions, and as a result, liquidity may be needed in the future.
GBLI Holdings, LLC is a holding company which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn-Patriot Insurance Company. GBLI Holdings, LLC’s principal asset is its ownership of the shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries which include United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, and American Reliable Insurance Company. GBLI Holdings, LLC is dependent on dividends from its subsidiaries to meet its debt obligations as well as corporate expense obligations.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company also had future funding commitments of $31.2 million related to investments that are currently in their harvest period and it is unlikely that a capital call will be made.
The future liquidity of both Global Indemnity Group, LLC and GBLI Holdings, LLC is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends. Global Indemnity Group, LLC and GBLI Holdings, LLC’s insurance companies are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval of regulatory authorities. The dividend limitations imposed by state laws are based on the statutory financial results of each insurance company that are determined by using statutory accounting practices that differ in various respects from accounting principles used in financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP. See “Regulation - Statutory Accounting Principles” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Key differences relate to, among other items, deferred acquisition costs, limitations on deferred income taxes, reserve calculation assumptions and surplus notes. See Note 21 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on dividend limitations related to the Insurance Companies. The United National insurance companies, Penn-America insurance companies, and American Reliable Insurance Company paid dividends in the amount of $4.5 million, $7.5 million, and $22.5 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no dividend declared or paid during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Cash Flows
Sources of operating funds consist primarily of net written premiums and investment income. Funds are used primarily to pay claims and operating expenses and to purchase investments. As a result of the distribution policy, funds may also be used to pay distributions to shareholders of the Company.
The Company’s reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by operations is generally influenced by the following:
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $41.7 million and $66.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows of approximately $24.3 million from the prior year was primarily a net result of the following items:
Net premiums collected
423,744
464,650
(40,906
Net losses paid
(208,759
(226,152
17,393
Underwriting and corporate expenses
(191,126
(192,147
1,021
22,996
27,495
(4,499
Net federal income taxes recovered (paid)
Interest paid
(5,125
(7,781
2,656
(24,305
See the consolidated statements of cash flows in the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details concerning the Company’s investing and financing activities.
Liquidity
Sale of Renewal Rights related to Farm, Ranch & Stable and Sale of American Reliable Insurance Company
The Company’s liquidity could be negatively impacted by the cancellation, delays, or non-payment of premiums related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting impacts. There is continued risk that legislation could be passed or there could be a court ruling which would require the Company to cover business interruption claims regardless of terms, exclusions including the virus exclusions contained within the Company’s Commercial Specialty and Farm, Ranch & Stable policies, or other conditions included in policies that would otherwise preclude coverage which would negatively impact liquidity. In addition, the liquidity of the Company’s investment portfolio could be negatively impacted by disruption experienced in global financial markets. Management is taking actions it considers prudent to minimize the impact on the Company’s liquidity. However, given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the duration, magnitude and geographic reach of COVID-19, the Company is regularly evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on its liquidity.
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Investment Portfolio
Due to shortening duration, significantly more of the investment portfolio will mature annually.
On May 18th, 2022, the Company provided the Credit Fund, LLC with formal withdrawal requests in full. Proceeds of $99.6 million were received on July 29, 2022 and were invested in fixed income investments with maturities of two years and less.
Other than the items discussed in the preceding paragraphs, there have been no material changes to the Company’s liquidity during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s liquidity.
Capital Resources
In response to a rising interest rate environment, the Company took action early in April 2022 to shorten the duration of its fixed maturities portfolio. The Company identified fixed maturities securities with a weighted average life of five years or greater as having an intent to sell. Most of the proceeds from the sale of these securities are being reinvested into fixed income investments with maturities of two years and less.
On April 15, 2022, the Company redeemed the entire $130 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2047 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2047 Notes redeemed to, but not including the Redemption Date of April 15, 2022. The funds to redeem the debt were primarily obtained through the sale of the Company’s equity portfolio in the amount of $75.9 million, $32.0 million in dividends from insurance company subsidiaries, $18.4 million from distributions received from private equity investments, and the remainder from its subsidiary, GBLI Holdings, LLC.
Intercompany Pooling Arrangement
The Company’s U.S. insurance company participate in an intercompany pooling arrangement whereby premiums, losses, and expenses are shared pro rata amongst the U.S. insurance companies. American Reliable currently comprises 30% of the pool. Prior to the completion of the sale of American Reliable and subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, the intercompany pooling agreement will be amended. American Reliable will be removed from the pool and its 30% participation in the business and capital will be allocated to the Company’s remaining five insurance companies.
For additional information on the Sale of American Reliable, please see the liquidity section above.
Other than the item discussed in the preceding paragraphs, there have been no material changes to the Company’s capital resources during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s capital resources.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Security
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of identified transactions or natural disasters, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the companies.
The Company’s business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected. The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, global equities fell approximately 6.7% with U.S equities modestly outperforming, losing approximately 4.9%. U.S fixed income lost approximately 4.8% with the average spread moving wider during the quarter. Heightened global uncertainty combined with aggressive monetary policy on the part of most major central banks continues to fuel increases in interest rates and downward pressure on both equity and fixed-income valuations. This prolonged period of market volatility has led to wider spreads across many sectors of the bonds market. With the Fed in relentless pursuit of reducing demand to bring down inflation, tight monetary policy is expected to remain in place into 2023. In the meantime, despite the U.S. economy continuing to decelerate from the past two years of strong growth, fundamentals across most sectors remain supportive.
The Company’s investment grade fixed income portfolio continues to maintain high quality with an A+ average rating and a duration of 1.7 years. Portfolio purchases were focused within US Treasury securities. These purchases were funded primarily through cash inflows and full redemption of the Credit Fund, LLC as well as maturities and paydowns. During the third quarter, the portfolio’s allocation to US Treasuries and asset backed securities increased, while the portfolio’s exposure to CMBS securities decreased.
Other than the changes described in the preceding paragraph, there have been no other material changes to the Company’s market risk since December 31, 2021. Please see Item 7A of Part II in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s market risk.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2022. Based upon that evaluation, and subject to the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2022, the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Company’s results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022. The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The Company’s Share Incentive Plan allows employees to surrender the Company’s class A common shares as payment for the tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock. There were 15,954 shares surrendered by the Company’s employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no shares surrendered by the Company’s employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. All class A common shares surrendered by the Company’s employees are held as treasury stock and recorded at cost until formally retired.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6.Exhibits
31.1+
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1+
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2+
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant
Dated: November 9, 2022
By:
/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan
Thomas M. McGeehan
Chief Financial Officer
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)