Greenlight Capital Re : Re Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
August 04, 2021 at 01:46 am IST
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Net income for the quarter of $0.6 million Fully diluted book value per share increased 0.8% in the quarter to $13.60
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE) (“Greenlight Re” or the “Company”) today reported its 2021 second quarter financial results. The results included:
Net income of $0.6 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, in the second quarter of 2020.
Combined ratio of 96.5%, compared to a combined ratio of 101.2% in the second quarter of 2020.
Total investment income of $2.0 million, compared to total investment income of $5.5 million in the second quarter of 2020.
An increase in fully diluted book value per share of $0.11, or 0.8%, to $13.60.
The following summarizes the Company’s underwriting results for the second quarter of 2021 and 2020:
Three months ended June 30
2021
2020
($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written
141,579
116,689
Net premiums earned
132,479
108,414
Underwriting income (loss)
4,562
(1,306
)
Combined ratio
96.5
%
101.2
%
Simon Burton, Chief Executive Officer of Greenlight Re, stated, “I’m pleased with the contribution from our underwriting business this quarter at a 96.5% combined ratio, although an otherwise excellent result was somewhat impacted by reserving actions on certain legacy contracts and COVID-19 losses. Our Innovations investments also performed well, as we booked a $4.0 million increase in valuations in this quarter, which represents a 15% increase over the carry values of these investments at March 31. Looking forward, I’m very optimistic for the prospects of both areas of our operations.”
David Einhorn, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated, “Our investment in the Solasglas fund had a small loss in the second quarter. The portfolio is positioned to take advantage of inflation and related equities which should exhibit pricing power in industries with structural shortages, which we think will more persistent than the consensus believes.”
Underwriting and investment results
Second quarter of 2021
Gross premiums written in the second quarter of 2021 were $141.6 million, compared to $116.7 million in the second quarter of 2020. This increase relates primarily to business assumed from various Lloyd’s syndicates, which was partially offset by reductions in workers’ compensation, crop and health premium. Premiums ceded were insignificant in both periods.
Net premiums earned were $132.5 million during the second quarter of 2021, an increase from $108.4 million in the comparable 2020 period.
The Company recognized net underwriting income of $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2021, as compared to an underwriting loss of $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2020. The increase in underwriting income was due primarily to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic losses in the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by the net financial impact of prior-year loss development of $3.6 million.
The Company’s total investment income during the second quarter of 2021 was $2.0 million. The Company’s Investment Portfolio, which is managed by DME Advisors, returned (0.9)%, representing a $(2.0) million loss from the Solasglas fund. The Company also reported $4.0 million of other investment income, primarily from its Innovations investments.
Six months ended June 30,2021
Gross written premiums were $311.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $85.0 million, or 37.5%, compared to the equivalent 2020 period.
Net premiums earned were $267.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $48.4 million, or 22.1% compared to the first six months of 2020.
Underwriting income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $2.6 million, which equates to a combined ratio of 99.0%. The underwriting loss for the equivalent 2020 period was $0.1 million, which represented a combined ratio of 100.0%. The higher underwriting income was due primarily to the 2020 period being negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic losses. This increase was partially offset by losses recognized during the 2021 period, including those connected with (i) the Texas winter storms that occurred in February, 2021 and (ii) deposit-accounted contracts, both of which occurred during the first quarter of 2021. The net financial impact of prior-year loss development occurring in the second quarter of 2021 further reduced the underwriting income recognized in the first half of 2021.
Total investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $20.7 million compared to an investment loss of $29.7 million incurred during the equivalent 2020 period. The investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was due primarily to a gains recognized in connection with Company’s strategic investments. Additionally, the Company’s investment in the Solasglas fund generated a gain of $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to a loss of $40.5 million during the equivalent 2020 period.
Other items
The Company repurchased 0.7 million shares during the second quarter of 2021 at an average price of $9.30 per share. As of June 30, 2021, $25.0 million remained available under the Company’s share repurchase plan.
Conference Call
Greenlight Re will hold a live conference call to discuss its financial results on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. The conference call title is Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call.
To participate in the Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call, please dial in to the conference call at:
U.S. toll free 1-844-274-4096 International 1-412-317-5608
Telephone participants may avoid any delays by pre-registering for the call using the following link to receive a special dial-in number and PIN.
A telephone replay of the call will be available from 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on August 4, 2021 until 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on August 18, 2021. The replay of the call may be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. toll free) or 1-412-317-0088 (international), access code 10158763. An audio file of the call will also be available on the Company’s website, www.greenlightre.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures In presenting the Company’s results, management has included financial measures that are not calculated under standards or rules that comprise accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Such measures which include adjusted combined ratio, and net underwriting income (loss), are referred to as non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures may be defined or calculated differently by other companies. Management believes these measures allow for a more complete understanding of the underlying business. These measures are used to monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures are included in the attached financial information in accordance with Regulation G.
Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. Federal securities laws. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include the impact of general economic conditions and conditions affecting the insurance and reinsurance industry, the adequacy of our reserves, our ability to assess underwriting risk, trends in rates for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, competition, investment market fluctuations, trends in insured and paid losses, catastrophes, regulatory and legal uncertainties and other factors described in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 10, 2021. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as provided by law.
About Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Greenlight Re (www.greenlightre.com) provides multi-line property and casualty reinsurance through its licensed and regulated reinsurance entities in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. The Company complements its underwriting activities with a non-traditional investment approach designed to achieve higher rates of return over the long term than reinsurance companies that exclusively employ more traditional investment strategies. In 2018, the Company launched its Greenlight Re Innovations unit, which supports technology innovators in the (re)insurance space by providing investment, risk capacity, and access to a broad insurance network.
Contact: Investor Relations: Adam Prior The Equity Group Inc. (212) 836-9606 IR@greenlightre.ky
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts)
June 30, 2021
December 31, 2020
Assets
Investments
Investment in related party investment fund
$
175,136
$
166,735
Other investments
31,418
29,418
Total investments
206,554
196,153
Cash and cash equivalents
35,204
8,935
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
709,672
745,371
Reinsurance balances receivable (net of allowance for expected credit losses)
392,154
330,232
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable (net of allowance for expected credit losses)
14,332
16,851
Deferred acquisition costs
60,780
51,014
Notes receivable
—
6,101
Other assets
3,838
2,993
Total assets
$
1,422,534
$
1,357,650
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
$
514,642
$
494,179
Unearned premium reserves
244,597
201,089
Reinsurance balances payable
88,813
92,247
Funds withheld
5,092
4,475
Other liabilities
5,664
5,009
Convertible senior notes payable
96,900
95,794
Total liabilities
955,708
892,793
Shareholders' equity
Ordinary share capital (Class A: par value $0.10; authorized, 100,000,000; issued and outstanding, 27,916,353 (2020: 28,260,075): Class B: par value $0.10; authorized, 25,000,000; issued and outstanding, 6,254,715 (2020: 6,254,715))
$
3,417
$
3,452
Additional paid-in capital
483,365
488,488
Retained earnings (deficit)
(19,956
)
(27,083
)
Total shareholders' equity
466,826
464,857
Total liabilities and equity
$
1,422,534
$
1,357,650
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except percentages and per share amounts)
Three months ended June 30
Six months ended June 30
2021
2020
2021
2020
Underwriting revenue
Gross premiums written
$
141,579
$
116,689
$
311,514
$
226,476
Gross premiums ceded
(1
)
(132
)
54
(810
)
Net premiums written
141,578
116,557
311,568
225,666
Change in net unearned premium reserves
(9,099
)
(8,143
)
(43,693
)
(6,231
)
Net premiums earned
$
132,479
$
108,414
$
267,875
$
219,435
Underwriting related expenses
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred
Current year
$
87,420
$
87,700
$
185,281
$
159,225
Prior year
(463
)
1,494
(603
)
5,666
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred
86,957
89,194
184,678
164,891
Acquisition costs
37,631
17,903
71,012
49,642
Underwriting expenses
3,357
3,268
6,694
6,204
Deposit accounting expense (income)
(28
)
(645
)
2,919
(1,252
)
Net underwriting income (loss)
$
4,562
$
(1,306
)
$
2,572
$
(50
)
Income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund
$
(2,006
)
$
1,609
$
2,018
$
(40,517
)
Net investment income (loss)
4,046
3,934
18,696
10,771
Total investment income (loss)
$
2,040
$
5,543
$
20,714
$
(29,746
)
Net underwriting and investment income (loss)
$
6,602
$
4,237
$
23,286
$
(29,796
)
Corporate expenses
$
4,382
$
2,881
$
8,586
$
6,739
Other (income) expense, net
31
(143
)
734
251
Interest expense
1,562
1,562
3,106
3,123
Income tax expense (benefit)
1
—
(3,733
)
(424
)
Net income (loss)
$
626
$
(63
)
$
14,593
$
(39,485
)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic
$
0.02
$
—
$
0.21
$
(1.12
)
Diluted
$
0.02
$
—
$
0.21
$
(1.12
)
Underwriting ratios
Loss ratio - current year
66.0
%
80.9
%
69.2
%
72.5
%
Loss ratio - prior year
(0.4
)
%
1.4
%
(0.3
)
%
2.6
%
Loss ratio
65.6
%
82.3
%
68.9
%
75.1
%
Acquisition cost ratio
28.4
%
16.5
%
26.5
%
22.6
%
Composite ratio
94.0
%
98.8
%
95.4
%
97.7
%
Underwriting expense ratio
2.5
%
2.4
%
3.6
%
2.3
%
Combined ratio
96.5
%
101.2
%
99.0
%
100.0
%
The following tables present the Company’s underwriting ratios by line of business:
Three months ended June 30
Three months ended June 30
2021
2020
Property
Casualty
Other
Total
Property
Casualty
Other
Total
Loss ratio
49.2
%
76.2
%
44.8
%
65.6
%
72.4
%
70.5
%
120.5
%
82.3
%
Acquisition cost ratio
22.2
%
26.6
%
36.2
%
28.4
%
20.9
%
28.9
%
(20.4
)
%
16.5
%
Composite ratio
71.4
%
102.8
%
81.0
%
94.0
%
93.3
%
99.4
%
100.1
%
98.8
%
Underwriting expense ratio
2.5
%
2.4
%
Combined ratio
96.5
%
101.2
%
Six months ended June 30
Six months ended June 30
2021
2020
Property
Casualty
Other
Total
Property
Casualty
Other
Total
Loss ratio
64.5
%
74.9
%
55.2
%
68.9
%
68.1
%
71.6
%
87.4
%
75.1
%
Acquisition cost ratio
21.0
25.8
30.8
26.5
20.2
28.0
10.9
22.6
Composite ratio
85.5
%
100.7
%
86.0
%
95.4
%
88.3
%
99.6
%
98.3
%
97.7
%
Underwriting expense ratio
3.6
2.3
Combined ratio
99.0
%
100.0
%
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD. NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATION
Adjusted combined ratio
“Combined ratio” is a commonly used measure in the property and casualty insurance industry and is calculated using U.S. GAAP components. We use the combined ratio, as well as an adjusted combined ratio that excludes the impacts of certain items, to evaluate our underwriting performance. We believe this adjusted non-GAAP measure provides management and financial statement users with a better understanding of the factors influencing our underwriting results.
In calculating the adjusted combined ratio, we exclude underwriting income and losses attributable to (i) prior accident-year reserve development, (ii) catastrophe events, and (iii) other significant infrequent adjustments.
Prior accident-year reserve development, which can be favorable or unfavorable, represents changes in our estimates of losses and loss adjustment expenses associated with loss events that occurred in prior years. We believe a discussion of current accident-year performance, which excludes prior accident-year reserve development, is helpful since it provides more insight into current underwriting performance.
By their nature, catastrophe events and other significant infrequent adjustments are not representative of the type of loss activity that we would expect to occur in every period.
We believe an adjusted combined ratio that excludes the effects of these items aids in understanding the underlying trends and variability in our underwriting results that these items may obscure.
The following table reconciles the combined ratio to the adjusted combined ratio:
Three months ended June 30
Six months ended June 30
2021
2020
2021
2020
Combined ratio
96.5
%
101.2
%
99.0
%
100.0
%
Impact on combined ratio of selected items:
Prior-year development
2.7
%
1.0
%
1.3
%
2.3
%
Catastrophes (current year)
0.8
%
—
%
2.1
%
—
%
Other adjustments
—
%
5.5
%
1.1
%
2.7
%
Adjusted combined ratio
93.0
%
94.7
%
94.5
%
95.0
%
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the caption “Prior-year development” includes development on losses relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The caption “Catastrophes (current year)” includes events that occur during a given period, as well as current-period development on catastrophe events occurring earlier in the fiscal year.
The caption “Other adjustments” represents, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, interest income and expense on deposit-accounted contracts due to changes in the associated estimated ultimate cash flows and, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, losses relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Net Underwriting Income (Loss)
One way that we evaluate the Company’s underwriting performance is through the measurement of net underwriting income (loss). We do not use premiums written as a measure of performance. Net underwriting income (loss) is a performance measure used by management to evaluate the fundamentals underlying the Company’s underwriting operations. We believe that the use of net underwriting income (loss) enables investors and other users of the Company’s financial information to analyze our performance in a manner similar to how management analyzes performance. Management also believes that this measure follows industry practice and allows the users of financial information to compare the Company’s performance with those of our industry peer group.
Net underwriting income (loss) is considered a non-GAAP financial measure because it excludes items used to calculate net income before taxes under U.S. GAAP. We calculate net underwriting income (loss) as net premiums earned, plus other income (expense) relating to reinsurance and deposit-accounted contracts, less net loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs, and underwriting expenses. The measure excludes, on a recurring basis: (1) investment income (loss); (2) other income (expense) not related to underwriting, including foreign exchange gains or losses and adjustments to the allowance for expected credit losses; (3) corporate general and administrative expenses; and (4) interest expense. We exclude total investment income or loss and foreign exchange gains or losses as we believe these items are influenced by market conditions and other factors not related to underwriting decisions. We exclude corporate expenses because these expenses are generally fixed and not incremental to or directly related to our underwriting operations. We believe all of these amounts are largely independent of our underwriting process and including them could hinder the analysis of trends in our underwriting operations. Net underwriting income (loss) should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP net income before income taxes.
The reconciliations of net underwriting income (loss) to income (loss) before income taxes (the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) on a consolidated basis are shown below:
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. provides multiline property and casualty insurance and reinsurance through its licensed and regulated reinsurance entities in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, and its Lloyd's platform, Greenlight Innovation Syndicate 3456. Its property business covers personal lines, commercial lines exposures and automobile physical damage. The property business includes both catastrophe and non-catastrophe coverage. Its casualty business covers general liability, motor liability, professional liability, and workers compensation exposures. The Company's multi-line business includes the Funds at Lloyd's business. Its other business covers accident and health, financial (including transactional liability, mortgage insurance, surety, and trade credit), marine, energy, as well as other specialty business, such as aviation, crop, cyber, political, and terrorism exposures. Its subsidiaries include Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd., Greenlight Re Marketing (UK) Limited, and others.