WHITE MOUNTAINS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders was
On
HG Global/BAM
BAM's gross written premiums and member surplus contributions (MSC) collected were
HG Global reported pre-tax income (loss) of
White Mountains reported pre-tax loss related to BAM of
BAM is a mutual insurance company that is owned by its members. BAM's results are consolidated into White Mountains's GAAP financial statements and attributed to noncontrolling interests.
Ark/WM Outrigger
The Ark/WM Outrigger segment's combined ratio was 69% and 80% in the fourth quarter and year ended
Ark's combined ratio was 70% and 82% in the fourth quarter and year ended
Ark reported gross written premiums of
Ark reported pre-tax income of
WM Outrigger Re's combined ratio was 55% and 44% in the fourth quarter and year ended
Kudu
Kudu reported total revenues of
Kudu reported total revenues of
MediaAlpha
As of
Other Operations
White Mountains's Other Operations reported pre-tax income (loss) of
Share Repurchases
White Mountains did not repurchase any of its common shares in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the year ended
In the fourth quarter of 2022, White Mountains repurchased and retired 4,076 of its common shares for
Investments
The total consolidated portfolio return was 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Excluding MediaAlpha, the total consolidated portfolio return was 4.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The total consolidated portfolio return was 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Excluding MediaAlpha, the total consolidated portfolio return was 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The total consolidated portfolio return, both including and excluding MediaAlpha, was 11.4% for the year ended
Additional Information
White Mountains is a
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Financial Guarantee (HG Global/BAM) |
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Fixed maturity investments |
$ 1,012.3 |
$ 932.2 |
$ 909.9 |
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Short-term investments |
70.6 |
80.1 |
65.9 |
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Total investments |
1,082.9 |
1,012.3 |
975.8 |
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Cash |
6.7 |
4.9 |
18.2 |
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Insurance premiums receivable |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
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Deferred acquisition costs |
40.1 |
38.5 |
36.0 |
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Other assets |
36.8 |
22.2 |
21.9 |
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Total Financial Guarantee assets |
1,172.0 |
1,083.4 |
1,058.5 |
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Fixed maturity investments |
866.8 |
775.0 |
772.8 |
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Common equity securities |
400.6 |
384.9 |
334.6 |
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Short-term investments |
962.8 |
850.0 |
484.6 |
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Other long-term investments |
440.9 |
416.6 |
373.6 |
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Total investments |
2,671.1 |
2,426.5 |
1,965.6 |
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Cash |
90.5 |
129.6 |
101.5 |
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Reinsurance recoverables |
442.0 |
538.4 |
595.3 |
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Insurance premiums receivable |
612.2 |
781.6 |
544.1 |
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Deferred acquisition costs |
145.3 |
178.7 |
127.2 |
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|
292.5 |
292.5 |
292.5 |
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Other assets |
125.0 |
66.9 |
65.2 |
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4,378.6 |
4,414.2 |
3,691.4 |
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Asset Management (Kudu) |
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Short-term investments |
29.3 |
17.3 |
— |
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Other long-term investments |
896.3 |
780.7 |
695.9 |
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Total investments |
925.6 |
798.0 |
695.9 |
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Cash |
1.4 |
5.4 |
101.4 |
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Accrued investment income |
17.6 |
15.8 |
12.4 |
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Goodwill and other intangible assets |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
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Other assets |
6.5 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
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Total Asset Management assets |
959.4 |
835.9 |
825.9 |
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Other Operations |
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Fixed maturity investments |
230.2 |
270.7 |
238.2 |
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Common equity securities |
137.8 |
252.1 |
333.8 |
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Investment in MediaAlpha |
254.9 |
188.8 |
168.6 |
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Short-term investments |
425.2 |
215.5 |
373.6 |
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Other long-term investments |
661.0 |
698.5 |
418.5 |
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Total investments |
1,709.1 |
1,625.6 |
1,532.7 |
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Cash |
23.8 |
22.9 |
33.9 |
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Goodwill and other intangible assets |
69.8 |
71.2 |
91.3 |
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Other assets |
73.2 |
89.6 |
155.6 |
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Total Other Operations assets |
1,875.9 |
1,809.3 |
1,813.5 |
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Total assets |
$ 8,385.9 |
$ 8,142.8 |
$ 7,389.3 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Liabilities |
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Financial Guarantee (HG Global/BAM) |
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Unearned insurance premiums |
$ 325.8 |
$ 312.3 |
$ 298.3 |
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Debt |
146.9 |
146.8 |
146.5 |
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Accrued incentive compensation |
27.2 |
19.9 |
28.0 |
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Other liabilities |
31.8 |
40.0 |
29.0 |
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Total Financial Guarantee liabilities |
531.7 |
519.0 |
501.8 |
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Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |
1,605.1 |
1,571.8 |
1,296.5 |
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Unearned insurance premiums |
743.6 |
984.6 |
623.2 |
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Debt |
185.5 |
184.6 |
183.7 |
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Reinsurance payable |
81.1 |
146.3 |
251.1 |
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Contingent consideration |
94.0 |
62.1 |
45.3 |
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Other liabilities |
166.8 |
132.0 |
122.3 |
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|
2,876.1 |
3,081.4 |
2,522.1 |
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Asset Management (Kudu) |
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Debt |
203.8 |
203.7 |
208.3 |
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Other liabilities |
71.6 |
53.6 |
65.0 |
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Total Asset Management liabilities |
275.4 |
257.3 |
273.3 |
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Other Operations |
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Debt |
28.4 |
29.6 |
36.7 |
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Accrued incentive compensation |
87.7 |
64.0 |
86.1 |
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Other liabilities |
25.0 |
27.3 |
34.3 |
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Total Other Operations liabilities |
141.1 |
120.9 |
157.1 |
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Total liabilities |
3,824.3 |
3,978.6 |
3,454.3 |
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Equity |
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White Mountains's common shareholder's equity |
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White Mountains's common shares and paid-in surplus |
551.3 |
547.5 |
538.6 |
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Retained earnings |
3,690.8 |
3,404.3 |
3,211.8 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), after tax: |
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Net unrealized gains (losses) from foreign currency translation and interest rate swap |
(1.6) |
(2.7) |
(3.5) |
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|
4,240.5 |
3,949.1 |
3,746.9 |
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Noncontrolling interests |
321.1 |
215.1 |
188.1 |
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Total equity |
4,561.6 |
4,164.2 |
3,935.0 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ 8,385.9 |
$ 8,142.8 |
$ 7,389.3 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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BOOK VALUE AND ADJUSTED BOOK VALUE PER SHARE |
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(Unaudited) |
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Book value per share numerators (in millions): |
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White Mountains's common shareholders' equity - GAAP book value per share numerator |
$ 4,240.5 |
$ 3,949.1 |
$ 3,746.9 |
$ 3,708.0 |
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HG Global's unearned premium reserve (1) |
265.4 |
254.2 |
242.1 |
232.2 |
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HG Global's net deferred acquisition costs (1) |
(76.5) |
(73.1) |
(69.0) |
(65.9) |
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Time value of money discount on expected future payments on the BAM surplus notes (1) |
(87.9) |
(90.2) |
(95.1) |
(110.8) |
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Adjusted book value per share numerator |
$ 4,341.5 |
$ 4,040.0 |
$ 3,824.9 |
$ 3,763.5 |
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Book value per share denominators (in thousands of shares): |
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Common shares outstanding - GAAP book value per share denominator |
2,560.5 |
2,560.5 |
2,572.1 |
2,576.2 |
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Unearned restricted common shares |
(12.4) |
(15.7) |
(14.1) |
(17.5) |
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Adjusted book value per share denominator |
2,548.1 |
2,544.8 |
2,558.0 |
2,558.7 |
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GAAP book value per share |
$ 1,656.14 |
$ 1,542.36 |
$ 1,456.74 |
$ 1,439.31 |
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Adjusted book value per share |
$ 1,703.82 |
$ 1,587.59 |
$ 1,495.28 |
$ 1,470.84 |
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(1) Amount reflects White Mountains's preferred share ownership in HG Global of 96.9%. |
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Quarter-to-date change in GAAP book value per share, including dividends: |
7.4 % |
0.7 % |
1.2 % |
27.5 % |
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Quarter-to-date change in adjusted book value per share, including dividends: |
7.3 % |
0.7 % |
1.7 % |
27.7 % |
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Year-to-date change in GAAP book value per share, including dividends: |
13.8 % |
5.9 % |
24.0 % |
22.5 % |
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Year-to-date change in adjusted book value per share, including dividends: |
14.0 % |
6.2 % |
25.7 % |
23.6 % |
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Year-to-date dividends per share |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Revenues: |
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Financial Guarantee (HG Global/BAM) |
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Earned insurance premiums |
$ 7.9 |
$ 7.3 |
$ 31.2 |
$ 33.3 |
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Net investment income |
8.8 |
6.4 |
31.7 |
21.5 |
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Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
43.6 |
8.2 |
26.6 |
(105.8) |
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Other revenues |
.9 |
.9 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
||||
Total Financial Guarantee revenues |
61.2 |
22.8 |
92.4 |
(46.4) |
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Earned insurance premiums |
362.4 |
285.6 |
1,409.7 |
1,043.4 |
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Net investment income |
20.2 |
6.6 |
61.4 |
16.3 |
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Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
50.0 |
21.3 |
85.9 |
(55.2) |
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Other revenues |
1.9 |
(5.1) |
.8 |
5.0 |
||||
|
434.5 |
308.4 |
1,557.8 |
1,009.5 |
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Asset Management (Kudu) |
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Net investment income |
27.0 |
13.2 |
71.0 |
54.4 |
||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
60.7 |
18.3 |
106.1 |
64.1 |
||||
Total Asset Management revenues |
87.7 |
31.5 |
177.1 |
118.5 |
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Other Operations |
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Net investment income |
8.1 |
18.6 |
30.1 |
32.2 |
||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
62.7 |
(4.4) |
188.5 |
(1.6) |
||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from investment in MediaAlpha |
66.0 |
20.3 |
27.1 |
(93.0) |
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Commission revenues |
3.2 |
2.8 |
13.2 |
11.5 |
||||
Other revenues |
13.4 |
37.6 |
80.5 |
127.2 |
||||
Total Other Operations revenues |
153.4 |
74.9 |
339.4 |
76.3 |
||||
Total revenues |
$ 736.8 |
$ 437.6 |
$ 2,166.7 |
$ 1,157.9 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Expenses: |
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Financial Guarantee (HG Global/BAM) |
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Acquisition expenses |
$ 2.3 |
$ 1.7 |
$ 8.6 |
$ 11.2 |
||||
General and administrative expenses |
19.2 |
19.6 |
68.9 |
69.1 |
||||
Interest expense |
5.7 |
2.9 |
16.5 |
8.3 |
||||
Total Financial Guarantee expenses |
27.2 |
24.2 |
94.0 |
88.6 |
||||
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Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
145.7 |
80.2 |
726.8 |
536.4 |
||||
Acquisition expenses |
70.0 |
64.5 |
281.5 |
239.4 |
||||
General and administrative expenses |
56.5 |
31.3 |
162.0 |
106.2 |
||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
31.9 |
12.4 |
48.7 |
17.3 |
||||
Interest expense |
5.6 |
4.5 |
21.3 |
15.1 |
||||
|
309.7 |
192.9 |
1,240.3 |
914.4 |
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Asset Management (Kudu) |
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General and administrative expenses |
7.1 |
4.3 |
19.4 |
14.7 |
||||
Interest expense |
5.7 |
4.7 |
21.2 |
15.0 |
||||
Total Asset Management expenses |
12.8 |
9.0 |
40.6 |
29.7 |
||||
Other Operations |
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Cost of sales |
6.9 |
29.8 |
40.4 |
98.6 |
||||
General and administrative expenses |
51.6 |
52.0 |
182.3 |
174.1 |
||||
Interest expense |
.8 |
.7 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
||||
Total Other Operations expenses |
59.3 |
82.5 |
226.4 |
274.6 |
||||
Total expenses |
409.0 |
308.6 |
1,601.3 |
1,307.3 |
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Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |
327.8 |
129.0 |
565.4 |
(149.4) |
||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
34.9 |
(67.5) |
15.5 |
(41.4) |
||||
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
362.7 |
61.5 |
580.9 |
(190.8) |
||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - |
— |
— |
— |
16.4 |
||||
Net gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax - |
— |
— |
— |
886.8 |
||||
Net income (loss) |
362.7 |
61.5 |
580.9 |
712.4 |
||||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(76.2) |
(21.1) |
(71.7) |
80.4 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to White Mountains's common shareholders |
$ 286.5 |
$ 40.4 |
$ 509.2 |
$ 792.8 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to White Mountains's common shareholders |
$ 286.5 |
$ 40.4 |
$ 509.2 |
$ 792.8 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
1.5 |
(.8) |
2.4 |
(3.8) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - |
— |
— |
— |
(5.2) |
||||
Net gain (loss) from foreign currency translation from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax - |
— |
— |
— |
2.9 |
||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
288.0 |
39.6 |
511.6 |
786.7 |
||||
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(.4) |
.5 |
(.5) |
.9 |
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to White Mountains's common shareholders |
$ 287.6 |
$ 40.1 |
$ 511.1 |
$ 787.6 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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EARNINGS PER SHARE |
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(Unaudited) |
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Earnings (loss) per share attributable to White Mountains's common shareholders |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
||||||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share |
||||||||
Continuing operations |
$ 111.87 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 198.60 |
$ (38.34) |
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Discontinued operations |
— |
— |
— |
315.30 |
||||
Total consolidated operations |
$ 111.87 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 198.60 |
$ 276.96 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
||||||||
Continuing operations |
$ 111.87 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 198.60 |
$ (38.34) |
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Discontinued operations |
— |
— |
— |
315.30 |
||||
Total consolidated operations |
$ 111.87 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 198.60 |
$ 276.96 |
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Dividends declared per White Mountains's common share |
$ — |
$ — |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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QTD SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF PRE-TAX INCOME (LOSS) |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended |
HG Global/BAM |
Ark/WM Outrigger |
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HG |
BAM |
Ark |
WM |
Kudu |
Other |
Total |
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Revenues: |
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Earned insurance premiums |
$ 6.6 |
$ 1.3 |
$ 333.5 |
$ 28.9 |
$ — |
$ — |
$ 370.3 |
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Net investment income |
4.7 |
4.1 |
16.9 |
3.3 |
27.0 |
8.1 |
64.1 |
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Net investment income (expense) - BAM surplus note interest |
6.5 |
(6.5) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
25.0 |
18.6 |
50.0 |
— |
60.7 |
62.7 |
217.0 |
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Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from investment in MediaAlpha |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
66.0 |
66.0 |
|||||||
Commission revenues |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.2 |
3.2 |
|||||||
Other revenues |
— |
.9 |
1.9 |
— |
— |
13.4 |
16.2 |
|||||||
Total revenues |
42.8 |
18.4 |
402.3 |
32.2 |
87.7 |
153.4 |
736.8 |
|||||||
Expenses: |
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Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
138.0 |
7.7 |
— |
— |
145.7 |
|||||||
Acquisition expenses |
1.8 |
.5 |
61.7 |
8.3 |
— |
— |
72.3 |
|||||||
Cost of sales |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.9 |
6.9 |
|||||||
General and administrative expenses |
.9 |
18.3 |
56.4 |
.1 |
7.1 |
51.6 |
134.4 |
|||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— |
— |
31.9 |
— |
— |
— |
31.9 |
|||||||
Interest expense |
5.7 |
— |
5.6 |
— |
5.7 |
.8 |
17.8 |
|||||||
Total expenses |
8.4 |
18.8 |
293.6 |
16.1 |
12.8 |
59.3 |
409.0 |
|||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) |
$ 34.4 |
$ (.4) |
$ 108.7 |
$ 16.1 |
$ 74.9 |
$ 94.1 |
$ 327.8 |
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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
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QTD SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF PRE-TAX INCOME (LOSS) (CONTINUED) |
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(millions) |
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(Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended |
HG Global/BAM |
Ark/WM Outrigger |
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HG |
BAM |
Ark |
Kudu |
Other |
Total |
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Revenues: |
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Earned insurance premiums |
$ 6.0 |
$ 1.3 |
$ 285.6 |
$ — |
$ — |
$ 292.9 |
||||||
Net investment income |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
18.6 |
44.8 |
||||||
Net investment income (expense) - BAM surplus note interest |
2.9 |
(2.9) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
5.3 |
2.9 |
21.3 |
18.3 |
(4.4) |
43.4 |
||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from investment in MediaAlpha |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20.3 |
20.3 |
||||||
Commission revenues |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.8 |
2.8 |
||||||
Other revenues |
.2 |
.7 |
(5.1) |
— |
37.6 |
33.4 |
||||||
Total revenues |
17.6 |
5.2 |
308.4 |
31.5 |
74.9 |
437.6 |
||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
80.2 |
— |
— |
80.2 |
||||||
Acquisition expenses |
1.7 |
— |
64.5 |
— |
— |
66.2 |
||||||
Cost of sales |
— |
— |
— |
— |
29.8 |
29.8 |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
.7 |
18.9 |
31.3 |
4.3 |
52.0 |
107.2 |
||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— |
— |
12.4 |
— |
— |
12.4 |
||||||
Interest expense |
2.9 |
— |
4.5 |
4.7 |
.7 |
12.8 |
||||||
Total expenses |
5.3 |
18.9 |
192.9 |
9.0 |
82.5 |
308.6 |
||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) |
$ 12.3 |
$ (13.7) |
$ 115.5 |
$ 22.5 |
$ (7.6) |
$ 129.0 |
|
||||||||||||||
YTD SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF PRE-TAX INCOME (LOSS) |
||||||||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended |
HG Global/BAM |
Ark/WM |
||||||||||||
HG |
BAM |
Ark |
WM |
Kudu |
Other |
Total |
||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||
Earned insurance premiums |
$ 26.0 |
$ 5.2 |
|
$ 104.3 |
$ — |
$ — |
$ 1,440.9 |
|||||||
Net investment income |
17.1 |
14.6 |
50.4 |
11.0 |
71.0 |
30.1 |
194.2 |
|||||||
Net investment income (expense) - BAM surplus note interest |
26.2 |
(26.2) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
13.6 |
13.0 |
85.9 |
— |
106.1 |
188.5 |
407.1 |
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from investment in MediaAlpha |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27.1 |
27.1 |
|||||||
Commission revenues |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13.2 |
13.2 |
|||||||
Other revenues |
— |
2.9 |
.8 |
— |
— |
80.5 |
84.2 |
|||||||
Total revenues |
82.9 |
9.5 |
1,442.5 |
115.3 |
177.1 |
339.4 |
2,166.7 |
|||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
711.2 |
15.6 |
— |
— |
726.8 |
|||||||
Acquisition expenses |
7.4 |
1.2 |
251.0 |
30.5 |
— |
— |
290.1 |
|||||||
Cost of sales |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
40.4 |
40.4 |
|||||||
General and administrative expenses |
2.8 |
66.1 |
161.7 |
.3 |
19.4 |
182.3 |
432.6 |
|||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— |
— |
48.7 |
— |
— |
— |
48.7 |
|||||||
Interest expense |
16.5 |
— |
21.3 |
— |
21.2 |
3.7 |
62.7 |
|||||||
Total expenses |
26.7 |
67.3 |
1,193.9 |
46.4 |
40.6 |
226.4 |
1,601.3 |
|||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) |
$ 56.2 |
$ (57.8) |
$ 248.6 |
$ 68.9 |
$ 136.5 |
$ 113.0 |
$ 565.4 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
||||||||||||
YTD SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF PRE-TAX INCOME (LOSS) (CONTINUED) |
||||||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||
For the Year Ended |
HG Global/BAM |
Ark/WM |
||||||||||
HG Global |
BAM |
Ark |
Kudu |
Other |
Total |
|||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||
Earned insurance premiums |
$ 27.5 |
$ 5.8 |
$ 1,043.4 |
$ — |
$ — |
$ 1,076.7 |
||||||
Net investment income |
10.3 |
11.2 |
16.3 |
54.4 |
32.2 |
124.4 |
||||||
Net investment income (expense) - BAM surplus note interest |
11.7 |
(11.7) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
(52.5) |
(53.3) |
(55.2) |
64.1 |
(1.6) |
(98.5) |
||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from investment in MediaAlpha |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(93.0) |
(93.0) |
||||||
Commission revenues |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11.5 |
11.5 |
||||||
Other revenues |
.5 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
— |
127.2 |
136.8 |
||||||
Total revenues |
(2.5) |
(43.9) |
1,009.5 |
118.5 |
76.3 |
1,157.9 |
||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
536.4 |
— |
— |
536.4 |
||||||
Acquisition expenses |
9.3 |
1.9 |
239.4 |
— |
— |
250.6 |
||||||
Cost of sales |
— |
— |
— |
— |
98.6 |
98.6 |
||||||
General and administrative expenses |
2.8 |
66.3 |
106.2 |
14.7 |
174.1 |
364.1 |
||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— |
— |
17.3 |
— |
— |
17.3 |
||||||
Interest expense |
8.3 |
— |
15.1 |
15.0 |
1.9 |
40.3 |
||||||
Total expenses |
20.4 |
68.2 |
914.4 |
29.7 |
274.6 |
1,307.3 |
||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) |
$ (22.9) |
$ (112.1) |
$ 95.1 |
$ 88.8 |
$ (198.3) |
$ (149.4) |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
||||||||
($ in millions) |
||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
BAM |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Gross par value of primary market policies issued |
$ 4,229.1 |
$ 2,021.9 |
$ 12,964.6 |
$ 12,169.7 |
||||
Gross par value of secondary market policies issued |
912.5 |
554.8 |
2,659.4 |
3,824.2 |
||||
Gross par value of assumed reinsurance |
— |
— |
— |
42.5 |
||||
Total gross par value of market policies issued |
$ 5,141.6 |
$ 2,576.7 |
$ 15,624.0 |
$ 16,036.4 |
||||
Gross written premiums |
$ 21.3 |
$ 18.9 |
$ 58.6 |
$ 65.1 |
||||
MSC collected |
26.4 |
19.1 |
72.8 |
81.4 |
||||
Total gross written premiums and MSC collected |
$ 47.7 |
$ 38.0 |
$ 131.4 |
$ 146.5 |
||||
Total pricing |
93 bps |
148 bps |
84 bps |
91 bps |
As of |
As of |
As of |
||||
Policyholders' surplus |
$ 269.3 |
$ 285.8 |
$ 283.4 |
|||
Contingency reserve |
136.2 |
131.5 |
118.2 |
|||
Qualified statutory capital |
405.5 |
417.3 |
— |
401.6 |
||
Statutory net unearned premiums |
60.7 |
58.3 |
55.3 |
|||
Present value of future installment premiums and MSC |
10.9 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
|||
|
623.5 |
587.5 |
553.1 |
|||
|
400.0 |
400.0 |
400.0 |
|||
Claims paying resources |
$ 1,500.6 |
$ 1,474.0 |
$ 1,423.3 |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
HG Global |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Net written premiums |
$ 18.2 |
$ 16.3 |
$ 50.1 |
$ 55.9 |
||||
Earned premiums |
$ 6.6 |
$ 6.0 |
$ 26.0 |
$ 27.5 |
As of |
As of |
As of |
||||
Unearned premiums |
$ 273.9 |
$ 262.3 |
$ 249.8 |
|||
Deferred acquisition costs |
$ 79.0 |
$ 75.4 |
$ 71.2 |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
||||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED) |
||||||||||
($ in millions) |
||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
Ark/WM Outrigger |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||
Ark |
WM Outrigger Re |
Elimination |
Total |
Ark |
||||||
Insurance premiums: |
||||||||||
Gross written premiums |
$ 231.7 |
$ 1.6 |
$ (1.6) |
$ 231.7 |
$ 199.5 |
|||||
Net written premiums |
$ 212.9 |
$ 1.6 |
$ — |
$ 214.5 |
$ 188.6 |
|||||
Net earned premiums |
$ 333.5 |
$ 28.9 |
$ — |
$ 362.4 |
$ 285.6 |
|||||
Insurance expenses: |
||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
$ 138.0 |
$ 7.7 |
$ — |
$ 145.7 |
$ 80.2 |
|||||
Acquisition expenses |
61.7 |
8.3 |
— |
70.0 |
64.5 |
|||||
Other underwriting expenses (1) |
35.1 |
— |
— |
35.1 |
24.8 |
|||||
Total insurance expenses |
$ 234.8 |
$ 16.0 |
$ — |
$ 250.8 |
$ 169.5 |
|||||
Insurance ratios: |
||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expense |
41.4 % |
26.6 % |
— % |
40.2 % |
28.1 % |
|||||
Acquisition expense |
18.5 |
28.8 |
— |
19.3 |
22.6 |
|||||
Other underwriting expense |
10.5 |
— |
— |
9.7 |
8.7 |
|||||
Combined Ratio |
70.4 % |
55.4 % |
— % |
69.2 % |
59.4 % |
(1) |
Included within general and administrative expenses. |
|
||||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED) |
||||||||||
($ in millions) |
||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||
Year Ended |
||||||||||
Ark/WM Outrigger |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||
Ark |
WM Outrigger Re |
Elimination |
Total |
Ark |
||||||
Insurance premiums: |
||||||||||
Gross written premiums |
$ 1,898.4 |
$ 110.0 |
$ (110.0) |
|
|
|||||
Net written premiums |
$ 1,410.9 |
$ 110.0 |
$ — |
|
|
|||||
Net earned premiums |
$ 1,305.4 |
$ 104.3 |
$ — |
|
|
|||||
Insurance expenses: |
||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expenses |
$ 711.2 |
$ 15.6 |
$ — |
$ 726.8 |
$ 536.4 |
|||||
Acquisition expenses |
251.0 |
30.5 |
— |
281.5 |
239.4 |
|||||
Other underwriting expenses (1) |
113.6 |
— |
— |
113.6 |
78.7 |
|||||
Total insurance expenses |
$ 1,075.8 |
$ 46.1 |
$ — |
|
$ 854.5 |
|||||
Insurance ratios: |
||||||||||
Loss and loss adjustment expense |
54.5 % |
15.0 % |
— % |
51.6 % |
51.4 % |
|||||
Acquisition expense |
19.2 |
29.2 |
— |
20.0 |
22.9 |
|||||
Other underwriting expense |
8.7 |
— |
— |
8.0 |
7.5 |
|||||
Combined Ratio |
82.4 % |
44.2 % |
— % |
79.6 % |
81.8 % |
(1) |
Included within general and administrative expenses. |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED) |
||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||
Kudu |
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
Year Ended |
||||
Net investment income (1) |
$ 13.2 |
$ 27.0 |
$ 54.4 |
$ 71.0 |
||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) |
18.3 |
60.7 |
64.1 |
106.1 |
||||
Total revenues |
31.5 |
87.7 |
118.5 |
177.1 |
||||
General and administrative expenses |
4.3 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
19.4 |
||||
Interest expense |
4.7 |
5.7 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
||||
Total expenses |
9.0 |
12.8 |
29.7 |
40.6 |
||||
GAAP pre-tax income (loss) |
22.5 |
74.9 |
88.8 |
136.5 |
||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(5.8) |
(18.0) |
(26.9) |
(31.9) |
||||
GAAP net income (loss) |
16.7 |
56.9 |
61.9 |
104.6 |
||||
Add back: |
||||||||
Interest expense |
4.7 |
5.7 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
5.8 |
18.0 |
26.9 |
31.9 |
||||
General and administrative expenses – depreciation |
.1 |
— |
.1 |
.1 |
||||
Amortization of other intangible assets |
.1 |
.1 |
.3 |
.3 |
||||
EBITDA |
27.4 |
80.7 |
104.2 |
158.1 |
||||
Exclude: |
||||||||
Net realized and unrealized investment (gains) losses |
(18.3) |
(60.7) |
(64.1) |
(106.1) |
||||
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense |
.1 |
1.0 |
.2 |
1.0 |
||||
Transaction expenses |
.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 9.3 |
$ 22.1 |
$ 41.8 |
$ 56.5 |
||||
Adjustment to annualize partial year revenues from participation contracts acquired |
9.0 |
|||||||
Adjustment to remove partial year revenues from participation contracts sold |
.2 |
|||||||
Annualized adjusted EBITDA |
$ 65.7 |
|||||||
GAAP net investment income (1) |
$ 71.0 |
|||||||
Adjustment to annualize partial year revenues from participation contracts acquired |
9.0 |
|||||||
Adjustment to remove partial year revenues from participation contracts sold |
.2 |
|||||||
Annualized revenue |
$ 80.2 |
|||||||
Net equity capital drawn |
$ 374.3 |
|||||||
Debt capital drawn |
210.3 |
|||||||
Total net capital drawn and invested (2) |
$ 584.6 |
|||||||
GAAP net investment income revenue yield |
12.1 % |
|||||||
Cash revenue yield |
13.7 % |
|||||||
(1) |
Net investment income includes revenues from participation contracts and income from short-term and other long-term investments. |
(2) |
Total net capital drawn represents equity and debt capital drawn and invested less cumulative distributions. |
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. |
||||||||
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (CONTINUED) |
||||||||
(millions) |
||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
Kudu (continued) |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Beginning balance of Kudu's participation contracts |
$ 775.3 |
$ 813.2 |
$ 695.9 |
$ 669.5 |
||||
Contributions to participation contracts |
55.5 |
1.9 |
199.6 |
99.8 |
||||
Proceeds from participation contracts sold |
(.6) |
(137.5) |
(111.0) |
(137.5) |
||||
Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) on participation contracts sold and pending sale (1) |
16.1 |
12.5 |
14.3 |
53.2 |
||||
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on participation contracts - all other (2) |
44.2 |
5.8 |
91.7 |
10.9 |
||||
Ending balance of Kudu's participation contracts (3) |
$ 890.5 |
$ 695.9 |
$ 890.5 |
$ 695.9 |
(1) |
Includes realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized from participation contracts beginning in the quarter a contract is classified as pending sale. |
(2) |
Includes unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized from (i) ongoing participation contracts and (ii) participation contracts prior to classification as pending sale. |
(3) |
As of |
Regulation G
This earnings release includes non-GAAP financial measures that have been reconciled from their most comparable GAAP financial measures.
- Adjusted book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure which is derived by adjusting (i) the GAAP book value per share numerator and (ii) the common shares outstanding denominator, as described below.
The GAAP book value per share numerator is adjusted (i) to add back the unearned premium reserve, net of deferred acquisition costs, at HG Global and (ii) to include a discount for the time value of money arising from the modeled timing of cash payments of principal and interest on the BAM surplus notes.
The value of HG Global's unearned premium reserve, net of deferred acquisition costs, was
$195 million ,$187 million ,$179 million and$172 million as ofDecember 31, 2023 ,September 30, 2023 ,December 31, 2022 andSeptember 30, 2022 , respectively.Under GAAP, White Mountains is required to carry the BAM surplus notes, including accrued interest, at nominal value with no consideration for time value of money. Based on a debt service model that forecasts operating results for BAM through maturity of the surplus notes, the present value of the BAM surplus notes, including accrued interest and using an 8% discount rate, was estimated to be
$91 million ,$93 million ,$98 million and$114 million less than the nominal GAAP carrying values as ofDecember 31, 2023 ,September 30, 2023 ,December 31, 2022 andSeptember 30, 2022 , respectively.White Mountains believes these adjustments are useful to management and investors in analyzing the intrinsic value of HG Global, including the value of the in-force business at HG Re, HG Global's reinsurance subsidiary, and the value of the BAM surplus notes.
The denominator used in the calculation of adjusted book value per share equals the number of common shares outstanding adjusted to exclude unearned restricted common shares, the compensation cost of which, at the date of calculation, has yet to be amortized. Restricted common shares are earned on a straight-line basis over their vesting periods. The reconciliation of GAAP book value per share to adjusted book value per share is included on page 7.
- Kudu's EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, annualized adjusted EBITDA, annualized revenue and cash revenue yield are non-GAAP financial measures.
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes interest expense on debt, income tax (expense) benefit, depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets from GAAP net income (loss).
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain other items in GAAP net income (loss) in addition to those excluded from EBITDA. The adjustments relate to (i) net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) on Kudu's revenue and earnings participation contracts, (ii) non-cash equity-based compensation expense and (iii) transaction expenses. A description of each adjustment follows:
- Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) - Represents net unrealized investment gains and losses recorded on Kudu's revenue and earnings participation contracts, which are recorded at fair value under GAAP, and realized investment gains and losses from participation contracts sold during the period.
- Non-cash equity-based compensation expense - Represents non-cash expenses related to Kudu's management compensation that are settled with equity units in Kudu.
- Transaction expenses - Represents costs directly related to Kudu's mergers and acquisitions activity, such as external lawyer, banker, consulting and placement agent fees, which are not capitalized and are expensed under GAAP.
Annualized adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that (i) annualizes partial year revenues related to Kudu's revenue and earnings participation contracts acquired during the previous 12-month period and (ii) removes partial year revenues related to revenue and earnings participation contracts sold during the previous 12-month period.
Annualized revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure that adds the adjustments for annualized adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net investment income.
Cash revenue yield is a non-GAAP financial measure that is derived using annualized revenue as a percentage of total net capital drawn and invested.
White Mountains believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to management and investors in evaluating Kudu's performance. White Mountains also believes that annualized adjusted EBITDA is useful to management and investors in understanding the full earnings profile of Kudu's business as of the end of any 12-month period. See page 18 for the reconciliation of Kudu's GAAP net income (loss) to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and annualized adjusted EBITDA, and the reconciliation of Kudu's GAAP net investment income to annualized revenue.
- Total consolidated portfolio return excluding MediaAlpha and total equity portfolio return excluding MediaAlpha are non-GAAP financial measures that remove the net investment income and net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) from White Mountains's investment in MediaAlpha. White Mountains believes these measures to be useful to management and investors by showing the underlying performance of White Mountains's investment portfolio and equity portfolio without regard to White Mountains's investment in MediaAlpha. The following tables present reconciliations from GAAP to the reported percentages:
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|||||
Total consolidated portfolio return |
5.8 % |
2.1 % |
11.4 % |
(1.6) % |
||||
Remove MediaAlpha |
(1.0) % |
(0.4) % |
— % |
1.9 % |
||||
Total consolidated portfolio return excluding MediaAlpha |
4.8 % |
1.7 % |
11.4 % |
0.3 % |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
||
Total equity portfolio return |
9.1 % |
18.5 % |
|
Remove MediaAlpha |
(2.0) % |
0.5 % |
|
Total equity portfolio return excluding MediaAlpha |
7.1 % |
19.0 % |
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This 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 White Mountains expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words "could", "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's:
- change in book value per share, adjusted book value per share or return on equity;
- business strategy;
- financial and operating targets or plans;
- incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses 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, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, dividends, market share or other financial forecasts of White Mountains or its businesses;
- expansion and growth of its 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 its expectations and predictions is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including:
- the risks that are described from time to time in
White Mountains's filings with theSecurities and Exchange Commission , including but not limited to White Mountains's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2022 ; - claims arising from catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, tsunamis, severe winter weather, public health crises, terrorist attacks, war and war-like actions, explosions, infrastructure failures or cyber-attacks;
- recorded loss reserves subsequently proving to have been inadequate;
- the market value of White Mountains's investment in MediaAlpha;
- the trends and uncertainties from the COVID-19 pandemic, including judicial interpretations on the extent of insurance coverage provided by insurers for COVID-19 pandemic related claims;
- business opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to it and pursued;
- actions taken by rating agencies, such as financial strength or credit ratings downgrades or placing ratings on negative watch;
- the continued availability of capital and financing;
- deterioration of general economic, market or business conditions, including due to outbreaks of contagious disease (including the COVID-19 pandemic) and corresponding mitigation efforts;
- competitive forces, including the conduct of other insurers;
- changes in domestic or foreign laws or regulations, or their interpretation, applicable to White Mountains, its competitors or its customers; and
- other factors, most of which are beyond White Mountains's 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 publicly update any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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