Title : Interim Report 2023
We live in a world facing new levels of known risks and complex, novel risks. We believe the role and responsibility of a leading sustainable specialist insurer is to equip and support its clients
with ways to mitigate these risks so that their businesses can thrive.
Fear of risk limits creativity and stifles progress. The services and products that we provide deliver peace of mind. But more than this, our purpose at Beazley is to inspire our clients and people with the confidence and freedom to explore, create and build - to enable people and businesses to thrive. Our clients want to live and work freely and fully, knowing they are benefiting from the most advanced thinking in the insurance market.
We are passionate about bringing innovative and progressive thinking to the challenges of the insurance market. We have deep experience, and our approach is bold and non-conformist. We choose to be different and are not afraid to challenge the status quo in order to bring better and more enabling solutions to the market. We harness an enviable bench of expert solvers, intuitive tech-driven solutions and the hunger to go beyond expectations in everything we do. We expect our people to do the right thing in all situations - to act with integrity, respect and empathy.
- About Beazley
- Highlights
- Key performance indicators
- Interim results statement
- Performance by division
- Spotlight on capital CEO Q&A
- Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss
- Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income
- Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity
- Condensed consolidated statement of financial position
- Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
- Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
- Responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the interim report
- Independent review report to
Beazley plc - Alternative performance measures
52 Company information
At Beazley we are driven by enabling potential in our clients and our people, contributing to a brighter and more sustainable world.
About Beazley
Beazley manages seven Lloyd's syndicates: syndicates 2623 and 623 underwrite a broad range of insurance and reinsurance business worldwide; syndicate 3622 is a dedicated life syndicate; syndicate 3623 previously wrote personal accident and facilities business; syndicate 6107 is a special purpose syndicate which writes reinsurance business; syndicate 5623 writes facilities business; and syndicate 4321 is a Lloyd's syndicate in a box, which
focuses on writing business on a consortium basis led by syndicate 2623/623 based on ESG scores of insureds.
We also underwrite business directly in the US-admitted market through
Our European insurance company,
Further information about us is available at:
Highlights
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6 months ended |
6 months ended |
Year to |
|
|
30 June |
30 June |
31 December |
|
|
2023 |
20221 |
20221 |
|
|
Insurance written premiums ($m) |
2,921.1 |
2,574.3 |
5,246.3 |
|
Net insurance written premiums ($m) |
2,349.6 |
1,808.2 |
3,772.4 |
|
Insurance service result ($m) |
342.2 |
540.6 |
822.9 |
|
Profit before tax ($m) |
366.4 |
364.9 |
584.0 |
|
Claims ratio |
49% |
39% |
47% |
|
Expense ratio |
35% |
32% |
32% |
|
Combined ratio |
84% |
71% |
79% |
|
Basic earnings per share (cents) |
42.8 |
48.7 |
79.0 |
|
Net assets per share (cents) |
470.8 |
389.6 |
444.1 |
|
Net tangible assets per share (cents) |
450.5 |
370.0 |
424.7 |
|
Basic earnings per share (pence) |
34.9 |
37.1 |
63.4 |
|
Net assets per share (pence) |
376.6 |
319.5 |
364.2 |
|
Net tangible assets per share (pence) |
360.4 |
303.4 |
348.3 |
|
Retuon equity (annualised) |
18% |
26% |
19% |
|
Premium renewal rate change |
5% |
18% |
14% |
|
Investment retu(annualised) |
3.0% |
(5.0)% |
(2.1)% |
- As a result of the adoption of IFRS 17, comparative information has been restated for the 6 months ended
30 June 2022 and year to31 December 2022 . This applies to income statement figures in addition to net assets (total equity).
The
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Key performance indicators
Financial1
|
Earnings per share (c) |
|
|
90 |
2023 |
|
80 |
|
|
70 |
79.0 |
|
60 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
40 |
48.7 |
|
30 |
42.8 |
|
20 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
0 |
FY
Retuon equity (annualised) (%)
25
262023
20
|
15 |
19 |
18 |
10
5
0
-5
FY
|
Net assets per share (c) |
Insurance written premiums |
||||||
|
450 |
19.4 |
20.3 |
($m) |
||||
|
450.5 |
2023 |
||||||
|
400 |
424.7 |
19.6 |
|||||
|
350 |
7,000 |
||||||
|
370.0 |
|||||||
|
300 |
6,000 |
||||||
|
250 |
|||||||
|
5,000 |
|||||||
|
200 |
5,246.3 |
||||||
|
4,000 |
|||||||
|
150 |
|||||||
|
3,000 |
|||||||
|
100 |
|||||||
|
2,000 |
2,921.1 |
||||||
|
50 |
2,574.3 |
||||||
|
1,000 |
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|
0 |
|||||||
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0 |
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FY |
HY |
HY |
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FY 2022 |
HY 2022 |
HY 2023 |
|||||
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2022 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Tangible |
Intangible |
Combined ratio (%)
|
120 |
2023 |
|||
|
100 |
79 |
84 |
||
|
71 |
||||
|
80 |
||||
|
60 |
||||
|
40 |
47 |
39 |
49 |
|
|
20 |
32 |
32 |
35 |
|
|
0 |
||||
|
FY |
HY |
HY |
||
|
2022 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Expense ratio |
Claims ratio |
- As a result of the adoption of IFRS 17, comparative information has been restated for the 6 months ended
30 June 2022 and year to31 December 2022 . This applies to income statement figures in addition to net assets (total equity).
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Interim results statement
2023 marks the first year of reporting under IFRS 17 and under the new standard, Beazley delivered a profit before tax of
(
of 18% (
2023 has been a moment of opportunity for Beazley allowing us to demonstrate the success of our diversified strategy, and our ability to adapt and effectively allocate capital to the best growth and retuopportunities as the underwriting price cycle changes.
So far this year, this has seen us lean into the significant upswing in the property market with premiums up 65%, with stronger than expected growth seen in the direct property market, while reinsurance performed very positively, as expected. We continue to grow our cyber business, with a growth rate of 14%, even as the cyber war wordings issue has created unsettled market dynamics, in particular we are pleased with the growth we are generating internationally. Equally importantly, we have maintained our position in our key liability businesses within Specialty Risks despite the highly competitive market conditions in certain lines that we have highlighted since late 2022. Our MAP Risks division continued to deliver as expected with gross growth being curtailed as planned due to our portfolio underwriting no longer needing to be fronted by the Group as syndicate 5623 became a standalone syndicate.
It is at moments like these, when the economic situation is unpredictable and technology is asking challenging questions of us, that the strength and benefits of our diversified platform, product and geography strategy comes to the fore. In
Combining this environment with our diversified product and tri-platform strategy, and the increased awareness of, and demand for, our underwriting and claims expertise, allows me to remain confident in our ability to deliver high
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