UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

April 26, 2006
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Bermuda

1-8993

94-2708455

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission file

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

number)

Identification No.)

 

 

Harborside Financial Center, Plaza 5, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-1114
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(201) 631-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

o

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

 

On April 26, 2006, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. issued a press release announcing its results for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The press release furnished herewith is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Certain information included in the press release constitutes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined in Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Specifically, non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in the press release are adjusted comprehensive net income and fully converted tangible book value per share.  White Mountains believes these measures to be more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating White Mountains’ financial performance.

 

Adjusted comprehensive net income is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the change in net unrealized gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio from comprehensive net income.  GAAP requires these assets to be marked-to-market, which results in gains during periods when interest rates fall and losses in periods when interest rates rise.  Because the liabilities related to the life insurance and structured settlement products that these assets support are not marked-to-market, it is likely that the economic impact on Symetra would be the opposite of that shown under GAAP  (i.e., in general, Symetra’s intrinsic value increases when interest rates rise and decreases when interest rates fall).  A schedule is included in Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K that reconciles the Company’s comprehensive net income and adjusted comprehensive net income.

 

Book value per share is derived by dividing the Company’s total GAAP shareholders’ equity as of a given date by the number of common shares outstanding as of that date, including the dilutive effects of outstanding options and warrants to acquire common shares, as well as the unamortized accretion of preferred stock. Fully converted tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP measure which is derived by expanding the GAAP book value per share calculation to include the effects of assumed conversion of all convertible securities and to exclude any unamortized goodwill and net unrealized gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio.  A schedule is included in Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K that reconciles the Company’s book value per share and fully converted tangible book value per share.

 

 

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. dated April 26, 2006 furnished herewith.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

DATED: April 26, 2006

By:

/s/

J. BRIAN PALMER

 

 

J. Brian Palmer

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS REPORTS BOOK VALUE PER SHARE OF $352

 

HAMILTON, Bermuda (April 27, 2006) — White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended the first quarter with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $352, up 3% for the quarter and for the past twelve months, including dividends.

 

For the first quarter of 2006, adjusted comprehensive net income was $117 million compared to $75 million for the first quarter of 2005.  The current quarter includes a $21 million gain from foreign currency translation, principally due to the strengthening of the Swedish krona against the U.S. dollar, compared to a $25 million loss in the prior year’s first quarter.

 

CEO Steve Fass said, “Our businesses generally performed well in the quarter.  White Mountains Re reported an 88% combined ratio despite some development from the 2005 storms, reflecting both improved underwriting conditions and generally benign weather patterns during the quarter.  OneBeacon delivered an underwriting profit, while Esurance continued to grow rapidly at an acceptable loss ratio.  Finally, investments had a nice result, especially given the back-up in interest rates that occurred in the quarter.  Our equity portfolio continues to outperform.”

 

Net income for the first quarter was $96 million, compared to $176 million in the prior year.  The decline was primarily due to the receipt in the prior year’s first quarter of a $74 million pretax special dividend from Montpelier Re.

 

OneBeacon

 

OneBeacon’s pretax income for the first quarter of 2006 was $76 million, compared to $160 million for the first quarter of 2005.  This decline was also impacted by the Montpelier Re special dividend. The GAAP combined ratio for the first quarter of 2006 was 99%, versus 95% for the first quarter of 2005.  The first quarter of 2005 included the results of National Farmer’s Union (“NFU”), which lowered the combined ratio by 2 points and was sold in the third quarter of 2005.

 

Net written premiums were $474 million for the first quarter, down 9% from $520 million in the prior year’s first quarter, reflecting both the sale of NFU, which accounted for net written premiums of $49 million in last year’s first quarter, and the planned reduction in personal lines premium in certain states.  The decrease was partially offset by growth in net written premiums in commercial lines and in specialty lines other than NFU.

 

Mike Miller, CEO of OneBeacon said, “OneBeacon produced another quarter with a combined ratio under 100%.  With our Northeast concentration, we historically have had higher combined ratios in personal and commercial lines in the first quarter compared to the full year.  I am pleased with the composition of our book and expect us to deliver a solid underwriting profit again in 2006.”

 

 

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White Mountains Re

 

White Mountains Re’s pretax income for the first quarter of 2006 was $84 million, compared to $55 million for the first quarter of 2005.  The GAAP combined ratio for the first quarter of 2006 was 88%, versus 99% for the first quarter of 2005.  Net written premiums were $429 million, up slightly from $419 million in the prior year’s first quarter.

 

White Mountains Re experienced $10 million of pretax net adverse development in the first quarter of 2006, which consisted of $36 million pretax on the 2005 storms ($8 million, $18 million and $10 million on Katrina, Rita and Wilma, respectively), offset by $26 million of favorable development, primarily from property lines that were not impacted by catastrophes.  In addition, the first quarter of 2005 contained the impact of European Storm Erwin.

 

Tom Hutton, CEO of White Mountains Re said, “Although our premiums are only up slightly, we have taken significant price increases and reduced exposure in catastrophe-prone areas.  As a result, we have a less risky book of business than we did at this time last year.”

 

Esurance

 

Esurance’s pretax loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $4 million, compared to pretax income of $2 million for the first quarter of 2005.  Net written premiums grew 82% for the quarter to $141 million.  The first quarter loss was impacted by elevated claims costs due to hail storm and tornado activity in the midwest, along with increased investment in national television advertising.  As a result, the GAAP combined ratio was 110% for the first quarter of 2006, compared to 104% for the first quarter of the prior year.

 

Gary Tolman, CEO of Esurance, stated, “During the first quarter, we continued to aggressively grow our policyholder base.  Although our loss ratio was higher than in previous quarters from hail storms and tornados, it remains within an acceptable range.  We are still happy to grow premium rapidly, as we believe we are further building our intrinsic business value.”

 

Other Operations

 

White Mountains’ Other Operations reported a pretax loss of $43 million for the first quarter of 2006, compared to pretax income of $7 million for the first quarter of 2005. The first quarter of 2005 included $42 million more of dividends from Montpelier Re than the first quarter of 2006.

 

Investment Activities

 

The GAAP pretax total return on invested assets for the first quarter of 2006 was 1.4%, compared to 0.4% for the first quarter of 2005.

 

Mark Dorcus, President of White Mountains Advisors, said, “Our investment strategy worked well during the first quarter.  By focusing on maintaining a high quality, short duration fixed income portfolio, we significantly outperformed the industry benchmarks.  In addition, our equity portfolio return continued to outpace the S&P 500 despite an additional decline in the value of our Montpelier Re investment.  We also benefited from the strengthening of the Swedish krona against the U.S. dollar.”

 

 

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Additional Information

White Mountains is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Bermuda Stock Exchange under the symbol WTM. Additional financial information and other items of interest are available at the Company’s website located at www.whitemountains.com. The Company expects to file its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before May 10, 2006 and urges shareholders to refer to that document for more complete information concerning White Mountains’ financial results.

 

Regulation G

 

This earnings release includes two non-GAAP financial measures that have been reconciled to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.  White Mountains believes these measures to be more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating White Mountains’ financial performance.

 

Adjusted comprehensive net income is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the change in net unrealized gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio from comprehensive net income.  GAAP requires these assets to be marked-to-market, which results in gains during periods when interest rates fall and losses in periods when interest rates rise.  Because the liabilities related to the life insurance and structured settlement products that these assets support are not marked to market, it is likely that the economic impact on Symetra would be the opposite of that shown under GAAP  (i.e., in general, Symetra’s intrinsic value increases when interest rates rise and decreases when interest rates fall).  The reconciliation of adjusted comprehensive net income to comprehensive net income is included on page 7.

 

Fully converted tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP measure which is derived by expanding the GAAP book value per share calculation to include the effects of assumed conversion of all convertible securities and to exclude any unamortized goodwill and net unrealized gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio.  The reconciliation of fully converted tangible book value per share to book value per share is included on page 6.

 

 

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

The earnings release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or referenced in this release which address activities, events or developments which we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  The words “will,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict” and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to White Mountains’:

 

                        growth in book value per share or return on equity;

                        business strategy;

                        financial and operating targets or plans;

                        incurred losses and the adequacy of its loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and related reinsurance;

                        projections of revenues, income (or loss), earnings (or loss) per share, dividends, market share or other financial forecasts;

                        expansion and growth of our business and operations; and

                        future capital expenditures.

 

These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by White Mountains in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including:

 

 

                        the risks associated with Item 1A of White Mountains’ 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K;

                        claims arising from catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods or terrorist attacks;

                        the continued availability of capital and financing;

                        general economic, market or business conditions;

                        business opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to it and pursued;

                        competitive forces, including the conduct of other property and casualty insurers and reinsurers;

                        changes in domestic or foreign laws or regulations, or their interpretation, applicable to White Mountains, its competitors or its clients;

                        an economic downturn or other economic conditions adversely affecting its financial position;

                        recorded loss reserves subsequently proving to have been inadequate;

                        other factors, most of which are beyond White Mountains’ control.

 

        Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this earnings release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by White Mountains will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, White Mountains or its business or operations. White Mountains assumes no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(millions, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2005

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity investments

 

$

7,265.5

 

$

7,582.7

 

$

7,407.0

 

Common equity securities

 

1,107.0

 

967.8

 

1,023.1

 

Short-term investments

 

949.7

 

727.8

 

1,069.6

 

Other investments

 

506.8

 

588.1

 

522.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

9,829.0

 

9,866.4

 

10,021.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses

 

4,860.0

 

5,025.7

 

3,672.8

 

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses

 

96.1

 

77.0

 

113.9

 

Funds held by ceding companies

 

566.1

 

620.4

 

949.9

 

Insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable

 

1,099.2

 

1,014.3

 

1,039.3

 

Securities lending collateral

 

496.2

 

674.9

 

646.4

 

Investments in unconsolidated insurance affiliates

 

437.5

 

479.7

 

450.6

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

312.2

 

288.4

 

311.3

 

Ceded unearned premiums

 

214.2

 

200.7

 

264.5

 

Accounts receivable on unsettled investment sales

 

45.7

 

21.7

 

119.2

 

Other assets

 

1,125.2

 

1,148.9

 

1,240.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

19,081.4

 

$

19,418.1

 

$

18,830.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves

 

$

9,987.0

 

$

10,231.2

 

$

9,199.8

 

Reserves for structured contracts

 

222.8

 

224.6

 

361.6

 

Unearned insurance and reinsurance premiums

 

1,742.4

 

1,582.0

 

1,821.5

 

Debt

 

779.1

 

779.1

 

777.4

 

Securities lending payable

 

496.2

 

674.9

 

646.4

 

Preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption

 

240.4

 

234.0

 

216.9

 

Ceded reinsurance payable

 

173.7

 

204.5

 

233.4

 

Funds held under reinsurance treaties

 

131.5

 

171.4

 

160.2

 

Accounts payable on unsettled investment purchases

 

165.7

 

43.4

 

66.0

 

Other liabilities

 

1,270.4

 

1,439.8

 

1,434.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

15,209.2

 

15,584.9

 

14,917.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares and paid-in surplus

 

1,726.0

 

1,725.3

 

1,725.6

 

Retained earnings

 

1,983.4

 

1,899.8

 

1,850.7

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), after tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains on investments

 

200.2

 

209.7

 

282.6

 

Equity in net unrealized gains (losses) from Symetra's fixed maturity portfolio

 

(32.6

)

24.2

 

32.1

 

Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) and other

 

(4.8

)

(25.8

)

21.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common shareholders' equity

 

3,872.2

 

3,833.2

 

3,912.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and common shareholders' equity

 

$

19,081.4

 

$

19,418.1

 

$

18,830.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (000's)

 

10,780

 

10,779

 

10,775

 

Common and equivalent shares outstanding (000's)

 

10,814

 

10,814

 

10,819

 

 

 

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

FULLY CONVERTED TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE PER COMMON AND EQUIVALENT SHARE

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2005

 

Book value per share numerators (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders’ equity

 

$

3,872.2

 

$

3,833.2

 

$

3,912.5

 

Benefits to be received from share obligations under employee benefit plans

 

5.1

 

5.1

 

6.5

 

Remaining adjustment of subsidiary preferred stock to face value

 

(79.6

)

(86.0

)

(103.1

)

Book value per share numerator

 

3,797.7

 

3,752.3

 

3,815.9

 

Equity in net unrealized (gains) losses from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio

 

32.6

 

(24.2

)

(32.1

)

Goodwill

 

(23.8

)

(24.4

)

(19.8

)

Fully converted tangible book value per common and  equivalent share numerator

 

$

3,806.5

 

$

3,703.7

 

$

3,764.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per share denominators (in thousands of shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares outstanding

 

10,780.1

 

10,779.2

 

10,774.6

 

Share obligations under employee benefits plans

 

33.4

 

34.3

 

44.7

 

Fully converted tangible book value per common and equivalent share denominator

 

10,813.5

 

10,813.5

 

10,819.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per common and equivalent share

 

$

351.19

 

$

347.00

 

$

352.69

 

Fully converted tangible book value per common and equivalent share

 

$

352.01

 

$

342.51

 

$

347.89

 

 

 

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Earned insurance and reinsurance premiums

 

$

901.0

 

$

955.0

 

Net investment income

 

98.5

 

173.9

 

Net realized investment gains

 

28.5

 

37.1

 

Other revenue

 

29.8

 

59.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

1,057.8

 

1,225.3

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and loss adjustment expenses

 

564.0

 

619.3

 

Insurance and reinsurance acquisition expenses

 

185.6

 

189.1

 

Other underwriting expenses

 

115.9

 

122.2

 

General and administrative expenses

 

47.5

 

37.7

 

Accretion of fair value adjustment to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves

 

5.2

 

9.9

 

Interest expense on debt

 

11.7

 

11.6

 

Interest expense - dividends on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption

 

7.6

 

7.6

 

Interest expense - accretion on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption

 

6.4

 

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

943.9

 

1,002.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income

 

113.9

 

222.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

(26.9

)

(56.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

87.0

 

166.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated insurance affiliates

 

9.0

 

9.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

96.0

 

176.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized gains on investments

 

(57.1

)

(101.4

)

Change in foreign currency translation and other

 

21.0

 

(24.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive net income

 

59.9

 

50.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back: Change in net unrealized gains and losses from Symetra's fixed maturity portfolio

 

56.8

 

24.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted comprehensive net income

 

$

116.7

 

$

74.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

8.92

 

$

16.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

8.89

 

$

16.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared and paid per common share

 

$

2.00

 

$

2.00

 

 

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

QTD SEGMENT INCOME STATEMENT

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OneBeacon

 

WM Re

 

Esurance

 

Other

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned insurance and reinsurance premiums

 

$

480.2

 

$

315.6

 

$

105.2

 

$

 

$

901.0

 

Net investment income

 

42.2

 

41.1

 

3.6

 

11.6

 

98.5

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

27.3

 

2.5

 

0.9

 

(2.2

)

28.5

 

Other revenue

 

17.2

 

4.4

 

2.1

 

6.1

 

29.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

566.9

 

363.6

 

111.8

 

15.5

 

1,057.8

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and loss adjustment expenses

 

303.7

 

186.6

 

75.2

 

(1.5

)

564.0

 

Insurance and reinsurance acquisition expenses

 

86.3

 

70.3

 

29.0

 

 

185.6

 

Other underwriting expenses

 

83.9

 

20.4

 

11.1

 

0.5

 

115.9

 

General and administrative expenses

 

16.3

 

2.2

 

 

29.0

 

47.5

 

Accretion of fair value adjustment to loss and lae reserves

 

 

(0.6

)

 

5.8

 

5.2

 

Interest expense on debt

 

0.7

 

0.4

 

 

10.6

 

11.7

 

Interest expense - dividends and accretion on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption

 

 

 

 

14.0

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

490.9

 

279.3

 

115.3

 

58.4

 

943.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income (loss)

 

$

76.0

 

$

84.3

 

$

(3.5

)

$

(42.9

)

$

113.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OneBeacon

 

WM Re

 

Esurance

 

Other

 

Total

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned insurance and reinsurance premiums

 

$

545.4

 

$

349.7

 

$

59.9

 

$

 

$

955.0

 

Net investment income

 

87.8

 

31.9

 

2.1

 

52.1

 

173.9

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

45.8

 

7.9

 

1.0

 

(17.6

)

37.1

 

Other revenue

 

16.6

 

19.8

 

0.9

 

22.0

 

59.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

695.6

 

409.3

 

63.9

 

56.5

 

1,225.3

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and loss adjustment expenses

 

338.6

 

239.1

 

40.9

 

0.7

 

619.3

 

Insurance and reinsurance acquisition expenses

 

100.1

 

75.4

 

13.6

 

 

189.1

 

Other underwriting expenses

 

80.8

 

33.6

 

7.5

 

0.3

 

122.2

 

General and administrative expenses

 

16.3

 

2.3

 

 

19.1

 

37.7

 

Accretion of fair value adjustment to loss and lae reserves

 

 

3.4

 

 

6.5

 

9.9

 

Interest expense on debt

 

0.3

 

0.6

 

 

10.7

 

11.6

 

Interest expense - dividends and accretion on preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption

 

 

 

 

12.6

 

12.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

536.1

 

354.4

 

62.0

 

49.9

 

1,002.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income

 

$

159.5

 

$

54.9

 

$

1.9

 

$

6.6

 

$

222.9

 

 

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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

SUMMARY OF GAAP RATIOS AND PREMIUMS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

 

OneBeacon

 

WM Re

 

Esurance

 

 

 

Specialty

 

Personal

 

Commercial

 

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and LAE

 

62

%

66

%

57

%

63

%

59

%

72

%

Expense

 

31

%

34

%

40

%

36

%

29

%

38

%

Total Combined

 

93

%

100

%

97

%

99

%

88

%

110

%

Dollars in millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

185.4

 

$

126.8

 

$

152.2

 

$

474.3

 

$

428.7

 

$

140.9

 

Earned premiums

 

$

173.4

 

$

143.4

 

$

153.4

 

$

480.2

 

$

315.6

 

$

105.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

 

OneBeacon

 

WM Re

 

Esurance

 

 

 

Specialty

 

Personal

 

Commercial

 

Total (1)

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and LAE

 

54

%

63

%

57

%

62

%

68

%

68

%

Expense

 

29

%

32

%

43

%

33

%

31

%

36

%

Total Combined

 

83

%

95

%

100

%

95

%

99

%

104

%

Dollars in millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net written premiums

 

$

216.7

 

$

155.2

 

$

136.2

 

$

519.8

 

$

419.4

 

$

77.5

 

Earned premiums

 

$

203.5

 

$

170.5

 

$

158.8

 

$

545.4

 

$

349.7

 

$

59.9

 

 


(1) Includes results from run off operations and reciprocals.

 

 

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