MEDIA RELEASE PR38315
Allied World Reports Record 2009 Results; Grows Book Value by 33%
PEMBROKE, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) today reported
net income of US$161.3 million, or US$3.05 per diluted share, for the fourth
quarter of 2009 compared to net income of US$19.9 million, or US$0.39 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the year ended
December 31, 2009 was a record US$606.9 million, or US$11.67 per diluted
share, compared to net income of US$183.6 million, or US$3.59 per diluted
share, for the year ended December 31, 2008.
The company reported operating income of US$131.9 million, or US$2.49 per
diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to operating income of
US$141.1 million, or US$2.80 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of
2008. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was a record
US$537.7 million, or US$10.34 per diluted share, compared to operating income
of US$455.1 million, or US$8.90 per diluted share, for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Carmilani commented, "Despite
the challenging market environment, I am very pleased to report exceptional
results to our shareholders for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Net
income for 2009 exceeded US$600 million for the first time in our company's
history and our operating return on shareholders' equity was a very
impressive 20% for the year. Our shareholders' equity base has grown to
US$3.2 billion, which is up 33% from the beginning of the year."
Underwriting Results
Gross premiums written were US$322.1 million in the fourth quarter of
2009, a 3.6% increase compared to US$310.9 million in the fourth quarter of
2008. For the year ended December 31, 2009, gross premiums written totaled
US$1,696.3 million, a 17.3% increase compared to US$1,445.6 million for the
year ended December 31, 2008. Net premiums written were US$233.7 million in
the fourth quarter of 2009, a 3.2% increase compared to US$226.5 million in
the fourth quarter of 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2009, net
premiums written totaled US$1,321.1 million, a 19.3% increase compared to
US$1,107.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. These increases were
primarily due to the expansion of our U.S. insurance business offset by our
selectively paring back general property, energy and professional liability
risk in our international insurance segment that did not meet our
underwriting requirements.
Net premiums earned in the fourth quarter of 2009 were US$330.5 million,
a 9.1% increase compared to US$303.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, net premiums earned totaled US$1,316.9
million, a 17.9% increase from net premiums earned of US$1,116.9 million for
the year ended December 31, 2008. These increases were primarily due to the
expansion of our U.S. insurance business.
The combined ratio was 76.2% in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to
75.9% in the fourth quarter of 2008. The loss and loss expense ratio was
42.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to 47.4% in the fourth quarter
of 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the company recorded net
favorable reserve development on prior loss years of US$77.7 million, a
benefit of 23.5 percentage points to the company's loss and loss expense
ratio for the quarter. This compares to the fourth quarter of 2008, where the
company recorded net favorable reserve development on prior loss years of
US$90.3 million, a benefit of 29.8 percentage points to the company's loss
and loss expense ratio for that quarter. Absent prior year reserve
adjustments, the loss and loss expense ratio related to the fourth quarter of
2009 was 66.3% compared to 77.2% for the fourth quarter of 2008. During the
three months ended December 31 2008, the company added US$41.7 million to its
reserves related to Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the combined ratio was 76.1%
compared to 84.1% for the year ended December 31, 2008. For the year ended
December 31, 2009, the company recorded net favorable reserve development on
prior loss years of US$248.0 million, a benefit of 18.8 percentage points to
the company's loss and loss expense ratio. For the year ended December 31,
2008, the company recorded net favorable reserve development on prior loss
years of US$280.1 million, a benefit of 25.1 percentage points to the
company's loss and loss expense ratio.
The company's reported expense ratio was 33.4% and 30.2% for the fourth
quarter and full year 2009, respectively. These ratios were impacted by 3.6
percentage points and 0.9 percentage points for the fourth quarter and full
year 2009, respectively, due to the company recording US$11.8 million related
to our reaching certain incentive based performance hurdles. Absent this
item, the company's expense ratios would have been 29.8% and 29.3% for the
fourth quarter and full year 2009, respectively, which compare to the
company's expense ratios for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 of 28.5%
and 26.7%, respectively. Our overall staff count increased to over 650 as of
December 31, 2009 from 560 as of December 31, 2008, primarily driven by the
additional staff in our U.S. insurance operations. As a result of the
increased staff count, salary and employee welfare costs increased by US$4.3
million and US$48.3 million during the fourth quarter and year ended December
31, 2009, respectively.
Amortization and Impairment of Intangible Assets
At the end of 2009, we made a strategic decision to market all products,
with a few limited exceptions, under the Allied World brand instead of under
the Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. ("Darwin") brand. We believe that
Darwin related business will benefit from greater access to markets under the
Allied World brand, which is a more internationally recognized brand.
Accordingly, an impairment charge of US$6.9 million was incurred to write off
the unamortized balance of the trademark intangible asset acquired as part of
the October 2008 acquisition of Darwin.
Investment Results
Net investment income in the fourth quarter of 2009 was US$73.3 million,
a decrease of 11.3% from the US$82.6 million of net investment income in the
fourth quarter of 2008. The primary reason for the decrease was that in the
fourth quarter of 2008 the company received a US$7.9 million dividend from a
high-yield bond fund. For the year ended December 31, 2009, net investment
income was US$300.7 million, a decrease of 2.6% from the US$308.8 million of
net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2008.
The company recorded net realized investment gains of US$37.8 million and
US$126.4 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009,
respectively. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, net accumulated
unrealized gains were US$149.8 million and US$105.6 million, respectively.
The increase in net unrealized investment gains from December 31, 2008 to
December 31, 2009 was due to unrealized gains in our fixed-maturity portfolio
of US$181.1 million primarily resulting from the narrowing of credit spreads
across all fixed income classes partially offset by the cumulative effect
adjustment of US$136.8 million related to the company adopting accounting
changes for investments in the second quarter of 2009.
Shareholders' Equity
As of December 31, 2009, shareholders' equity was US$3.2 billion, an
increase of 33% compared to US$2.4 billion reported as of December 31, 2008.
The increase was primarily due to strong underwriting results, prudent
investment decisions and benign catastrophe activity.
The company's annualized net income return on average shareholders'
equity for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009 was 21.7% and
22.6%, respectively. The company's annualized operating return on average
shareholders' equity for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009
was 17.7% and 20.0%, respectively.
As of December 31, 2009, diluted book value per share was US$59.56, an
increase of 29.3% compared to US$46.05 as of December 31, 2008.
Investment Supplement
Allied World will be providing additional information on its investment
portfolio as of December 31, 2009. This information will be available at the
Financial Supplement
A financial supplement relating to the fourth quarter of 2009 will be
available at the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at
Conference Call
Allied World will host a conference call on Friday, February 12, 2010 at
8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its fourth quarter and year ended
December 31, 2009 financial results. The public may access a live webcast of
the conference call at the "Investor Relations" section of the company's
website at http://www.awac.com. In addition, the conference call can be accessed by dialing +1-866-713-8310
(U.S. and Canada callers) or +1-617-597-5308
(international callers) and entering the passcode 11691912 approximately ten
minutes prior to the call.
Following the conclusion of the presentation, a replay of the call will
be available through Friday, February 26, 2010 by dialing +1-888-286-8010
(U.S. and Canada callers) or +1-617-801-6888 (international callers) and
entering the passcode 80525762. In addition, the webcast will remain
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In presenting the company's results, management has included and
discussed in this press release certain non generally accepted accounting
principles ("non-GAAP") financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G
as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Management
believes that these non-GAAP measures, which may be defined differently by
other companies, better explain the company's results of operations in a
manner that allows for a more complete understanding of the underlying trends
in the company's business. However, these measures should not be viewed as a
substitute for those determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP").
"Operating income" is an internal performance measure used by the company
in the management of its operations and represents after-tax operational
results excluding, as applicable, net realized investment gains or losses,
net impairment charges recognized in earnings and net foreign exchange gain
or loss. The company excludes net realized investment gains or losses, net
impairment charges recognized in earnings and net foreign exchange gain or
loss from its calculation of operating income because the amount of these
gains or losses is heavily influenced by, and fluctuates in part according
to, the availability of market opportunities. The company believes these
amounts are largely independent of its business and underwriting process and
including them may distort the analysis of trends in its insurance and
reinsurance operations. In addition to presenting net income determined in
accordance with GAAP, the company believes that showing operating income
enables investors, analysts, rating agencies and other users of its financial
information to more easily analyze the company's results of operations in a
manner similar to how management analyzes the company's underlying business
performance. Operating income should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP
net income.
The company has included "diluted book value per share" because it takes
into account the effect of dilutive securities; therefore, the company
believes it is a better measure of calculating shareholder returns than book
value per share.
"Annualized net income return on average shareholders' equity" ("ROAE")
is calculated using average shareholders' equity, excluding the average after
tax unrealized gains (or losses) on investments. Unrealized gains (losses) on
investments are primarily the result of interest rate and risk premium
movements and the resultant impact on fixed income securities. Such gains
(losses) are not related to management actions or operational performance,
nor are they likely to be realized. Therefore, the company believes that
excluding these unrealized gains (losses) provides a more consistent and
useful measurement of operating performance, which supplements GAAP
information. In calculating ROAE, the net income (loss) available to
shareholders for the period is multiplied by the number of such periods in a
calendar year in order to arrive at annualized net income (loss) available to
shareholders. The company presents ROAE as a measure that is commonly
recognized as a standard of performance by investors, analysts, rating
agencies and other users of its financial information.
"Annualized operating return on average shareholders' equity" is
calculated using operating income (as defined above and annualized in the
manner described for net income (loss) available to shareholders under ROAE
above), and average shareholders' equity, excluding the average after tax
unrealized gains (losses) on investments. Unrealized gains (losses) are
excluded from equity for the reasons outlined in the annualized net income
return on average shareholders' equity explanation above.
Reconciliations of these financial measures to their most directly
comparable GAAP measures are included in the attached tables.
About Allied World Assurance Company
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries,
is a global provider of innovative property, casualty and specialty insurance
and reinsurance solutions, offering superior client service through offices
in Bermuda, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States. Our insurance
and reinsurance subsidiaries are rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.
For further information on Allied World, please visit our website at
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect our
current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and
uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those
set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking statements
could be affected by pricing and policy term trends; increased competition;
the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; greater frequency or
severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; investigations of market
practices and related settlement terms; negative rating agency actions; the
adequacy of our loss reserves; the company or its subsidiaries becoming
subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere;
changes in regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or
quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage; adverse general economic
conditions including those related to the ongoing financial crisis; and
judicial, legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well
as management's response to these factors, and other factors identified in
our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no
obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or revise
any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time, whether as
a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and
per share amounts)
Quarter Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2009 2008 2009 2008
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Revenues:
Gross premiums
written $322,129 $310,945 $1,696,345 $1,445,584
Premiums ceded (88,435) (84,442) (375,220) (338,356)
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Net premiums
written 233,694 226,503 1,321,125 1,107,228
Change in unearned
premiums 96,787 76,481 (4,233) 9,677
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Net premiums earned 330,481 302,984 1,316,892 1,116,905
Net investment
income 73,252 82,583 300,675 308,775
Net realized
investment gains
(losses) 37,796 (19,454) 126,352 (59,954)
Net impairment
charges recognized
in earnings (187) (100,593) (49,577) (212,897)
Other income 373 746 1,506 746
--- --- ----- ---
Total revenue 441,715 266,266 1,695,848 1,153,575
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Expenses:
Net losses and loss
expenses 141,403 143,531 604,060 641,122
Acquisition costs 38,126 30,849 148,847 112,569
General and
administrative
expenses 72,212 55,405 248,592 185,850
Amortization and
impairment of
intangible assets 7,856 710 11,051 710
Interest expense 9,527 10,205 39,019 38,743
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) 1,408 1,230 748 (1,421)
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Total expenses 270,532 241,930 1,052,317 977,573
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Income before
income taxes 171,183 24,336 643,531 176,002
Income tax expense
(recovery) 9,928 4,484 36,644 (7,633)
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NET INCOME $161,255 $19,852 $606,887 $183,635
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PER SHARE DATA:
Basic earnings per
share $3.25 $0.40 $12.26 $3.75
Diluted earnings
per share $3.05 $0.39 $11.67 $3.59
Weighted average
common shares
outstanding 49,662,575 49,028,249 49,503,438 48,936,912
Weighted average
common shares and
common share
equivalents
outstanding 52,880,733 50,366,814 51,992,674 51,147,215
Dividends declared
per share $0.20 $0.18 $0.74 $0.72
ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and
per share amounts)
As of As of
December 31, December 31,
ASSETS: 2009 2008
---- ----
Fixed maturity investments
available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost: 2009:
$4,260,844; 2008: $5,872,031) $4,427,072 $6,032,029
Fixed maturity investments
trading, at fair value 2,544,322 -
Other invested assets trading, at
fair value 184,869 69,902
Other invested assets available
for sale, at fair value
(cost: 2009: nil; 2008: $89,229) - 55,199
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Total investments 7,156,263 6,157,130
Cash and cash equivalents 379,751 706,267
Securities lending collateral - 171,026
Insurance balances receivable 395,621 347,941
Prepaid reinsurance 186,610 192,582
Reinsurance recoverable 919,991 888,314
Accrued investment income 53,046 50,671
Net deferred acquisition costs 87,821 86,181
Goodwill 268,376 268,532
Intangible assets 60,359 71,410
Net balances receivable on
purchases and sales of
investments 184 12,371
Net deferred tax assets 21,895 22,452
Other assets 67,566 47,603
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Total assets $9,597,483 $9,022,480
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LIABILITIES:
Reserve for losses and loss
expenses $4,761,772 $4,576,828
Unearned premiums 928,619 930,358
Reinsurance balances payable 102,837 95,129
Securities lending payable - 177,010
Syndicated loan - 243,750
Senior notes 498,919 498,796
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 92,041 83,747
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Total liabilities $6,384,188 $6,605,618
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common shares, par value $0.03 per
share: issued and outstanding 2009:
49,734,487; 2008: 49,036,159 shares $1,492 $1,471
Additional paid-in capital 1,359,934 1,314,785
Retained earnings 1,702,020 994,974
Accumulated other comprehensive
income, net of tax 149,849 105,632
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Total shareholders' equity $3,213,295 $2,416,862
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $9,597,483 $9,022,480
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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT DATA
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except for ratio
information)
Quarter Ended U.S. International
December 31, 2009 Insurance Insurance Reinsurance Total
------------------ --------- --------- ----------- -----
Gross premiums
written $169,116 $130,272 $22,741 $322,129
Net premiums
written 123,155 87,827 22,712 233,694
Net premiums
earned 119,641 92,464 118,376 330,481
Other income 373 - - 373
Net losses and
loss expenses (68,273) (16,467) (56,663) (141,403)
Acquisition costs (15,806) 501 (22,821) (38,126)
General and
administrative
expenses (32,474) (25,791) (13,947) (72,212)
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Underwriting income 3,461 50,707 24,945 79,113
Net investment income 73,252
Net realized
investment gains 37,796
Net impairment
charges recognized
in earnings (187)
Amortization and
impairment of
intangible assets (7,856)
Interest expense (9,527)
Foreign exchange loss (1,408)
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Income before
income taxes $171,183
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GAAP Ratios:
Loss and loss
expense ratio 57.1% 17.8% 47.9% 42.8%
Acquisition cost
ratio 13.2% (0.5%) 19.3% 11.5%
General and
administrative
expense ratio 27.1% 27.9% 11.8% 21.9%
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Combined ratio 97.4% 45.2% 79.0% 76.2%
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Quarter Ended U.S. International
December 31, 2008 Insurance Insurance Reinsurance Total
------------------ --------- --------- ----------- -----
Gross premiums
written $153,671 $147,025 $10,249 $310,945
Net premiums written 108,541 107,833 10,129 226,503
Net premiums earned 86,060 115,434 101,490 302,984
Other income 746 - - 746
Net losses and loss
expenses (34,572) (47,136) (61,823) (143,531)
Acquisition costs (9,363) (1,525) (19,961) (30,849)
General and
administrative
expenses (27,359) (16,399) (11,647) (55,405)
------- ------- ------- -------
Underwriting income 15,512 50,374 8,059 73,945
Net investment income 82,583
Net realized
investment losses (19,454)
Net impairment
charges recognized
in earnings (100,593)
Amortization and
impairment of
intangible assets (710)
Interest expense (10,205)
Foreign exchange loss (1,230)
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Income before income
taxes $24,336
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GAAP Ratios:
Loss and loss
expense ratio 40.2% 40.8% 60.9% 47.4%
Acquisition cost ratio 10.9% 1.3% 19.7% 10.2%
General and
administrative
expense ratio 31.8% 14.2% 11.5% 18.3%
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Combined ratio 82.9% 56.3% 92.1% 75.9%
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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT DATA
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except for ratio
information)
Year Ended U.S. International
December 31, 2009 Insurance Insurance Reinsurance Total
------------------ --------- --------- ----------- -----
Gross premiums
written $674,826 $555,944 $465,575 $1,696,345
Net premiums
written 493,067 362,893 465,165 1,321,125
Net premiums
earned 447,491 413,170 456,231 1,316,892
Other income 1,506 - - 1,506
Net losses and
loss expenses (211,363) (158,062) (234,635) (604,060)
Acquisition costs (58,114) (2,742) (87,991) (148,847)
General and
administrative
expenses (115,797) (84,390) (48,405) (248,592)
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Underwriting income 63,723 167,976 85,200 316,899
Net investment income 300,675
Net realized
investment gains 126,352
Net impairment
charges
recognized in
earnings (49,577)
Amortization and
impairment of
intangible assets (11,051)
Interest expense (39,019)
Foreign exchange loss (748)
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Income before
income taxes $643,531
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GAAP Ratios:
Loss and loss
expense ratio 47.2% 38.3% 51.4% 45.9%
Acquisition cost ratio 13.0% 0.7% 19.3% 11.3%
General and
administrative
expense ratio 25.9% 20.4% 10.6% 18.9%
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Combined ratio 86.1% 59.4% 81.3% 76.1%
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Year Ended December U.S. International
31, 2008 Insurance Insurance Reinsurance Total
------------------- --------- --------- ----------- -----
Gross premiums
written $319,985 $695,459 $430,140 $1,445,584
Net premiums
written 212,978 465,869 428,381 1,107,228
Net premiums earned 179,818 472,550 464,537 1,116,905
Other income 746 - - 746
Net losses and loss
expenses (103,363) (288,620) (249,139) (641,122)
Acquisition costs (17,832) (3,774) (90,963) (112,569)
General and
administrative
expenses (66,810) (75,490) (43,550) (185,850)
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Underwriting (loss)
income (7,441) 104,666 80,885 178,110
Net investment income 308,775
Net realized
investment losses (59,954)
Net impairment
charges recognized
in earnings (212,897)
Amortization and
impairment of
intangible assets (710)
Interest expense (38,743)
Foreign exchange gain 1,421
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Income before
income taxes $176,002
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GAAP Ratios:
Loss and loss
expense ratio 57.5% 61.1% 53.6% 57.4%
Acquisition cost ratio 9.9% 0.8% 19.6% 10.1%
General and
administrative
expense ratio 37.2% 16.0% 9.4% 16.6%
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Combined ratio 104.6% 77.9% 82.6% 84.1%
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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED OPERATING INCOME RECONCILIATION
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and
per share amounts)
Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Net income $161,255 $19,852 $606,887 $183,635
Net realized
investment
(gains) losses (37,796) 19,454 (126,352) 59,954
Net impairment
charges
recognized
in earnings 187 100,593 49,577 212,897
Impairment
of intangible
assets 6,866 - 6,866 -
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) 1,408 1,230 748 (1,421)
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Operating income $131,920 $141,129 $537,726 $455,065
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Weighted average
common shares
outstanding:
Basic 49,662,575 49,028,249 49,503,438 48,936,912
Diluted 52,880,733 50,366,814 51,992,674 51,147,215
Basic per
share data:
Net income $3.25 $0.40 $12.26 $3.75
Net realized
investment
(gains) losses (0.76) 0.40 (2.55) 1.23
Net impairment
charges
recognized
in earnings - 2.05 1.00 4.35
Impairment
of intangible
assets 0.14 - 0.14 -
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) 0.03 0.03 0.01 (0.03)
---- ---- ---- -----
Operating income $2.66 $2.88 $10.86 $9.30
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Diluted per share data
Net income $3.05 $0.39 $11.67 $3.59
Net realized
investment
(gains) losses (0.72) 0.39 (2.43) 1.17
Net impairment
charges
recognized
in earnings - 2.00 0.96 4.16
Impairment
of intangible
assets 0.13 - 0.13 -
Foreign exchange
loss (gain) 0.03 0.02 0.01 (0.02)
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Operating income $2.49 $2.80 $10.34 $8.90
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ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED DILUTED BOOK VALUE PER SHARE RECONCILIATION
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and
per share amounts)
As of As of
December 31, December 31,
2009 2008
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Price per share at period end $46.07 $40.60
Total shareholders' equity 3,213,295 2,416,862
Basic common shares outstanding 49,734,487 49,036,159
Add: unvested restricted share units 915,432 971,907
Add: Performance based equity awards 1,583,237 1,345,903
Add: dilutive options/warrants
outstanding 6,805,157 6,371,151
Weighted average exercise price
per share 34.44 33.38
Deduct: options bought back via
treasury method (5,087,405) (5,237,965)
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Common shares and common share
equivalents outstanding 53,950,908 52,487,155
Basic book value per common share $64.61 $49.29
Diluted book value per common share $59.56 $46.05
ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD
UNAUDITED ANNUALIZED RETURN ON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY RECONCILIATION
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except for
percentage information)
Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2009 2008 2009 2008
---- ---- ---- ----
Opening shareholders'
equity $3,078,894 $2,272,828 $2,416,862 $2,239,842
Deduct/Add: accumulated
other comprehensive
(income) loss (185,043) 19,775 (105,632) (136,214)
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Adjusted opening
shareholders' equity 2,893,851 2,292,603 2,311,230 2,103,628
Closing shareholders'
equity $3,213,295 $2,416,862 $3,213,295 $2,416,862
Deduct: accumulated other
comprehensive income (149,849) (105,632) (149,849) (105,632)
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Adjusted closing
shareholders' equity 3,063,446 2,311,230 3,063,446 2,311,230
Average shareholders'
equity $2,978,649 $2,301,917 $2,687,338 $2,207,429
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Net income available
to shareholders $161,255 $19,852 $606,887 $183,635
Annualized net income
available to
shareholders 645,020 79,408 606,887 183,635
Annualized return on
average shareholders'
equity -net income
available to shareholders 21.7% 3.4% 22.6% 8.3%
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Operating income available
to shareholders $131,920 $141,129 $537,726 $455,065
Annualized operating
income available to
shareholders 527,680 564,516 537,726 455,065
Annualized return on
average shareholders'
equity - operating
income available to
shareholders 17.7% 24.5% 20.0% 20.6%
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SOURCE: Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd
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