ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA), an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical professional liability, today reported a net loss of $5.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, and operating income(1) of $6.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Highlights(2)
- First-quarter performance demonstrated continued progress in our efforts to achieve premium rate levels appropriate for the challenging conditions in the medical professional liability and workers’ compensation markets; net results were impacted by non-operating items totaling $12.6 million. Details on those non-operating items can be found under the heading “Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)” on page 6.
- Stable net premiums written of $204.5 million for our Medical Professional Liability business, which makes up over 95% of the Specialty P&C segment, were offset by declines in the other business lines in the segment. Net premiums written for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance segment were up just $1.3 million.
- Specialty P&C renewal premium increases of 8% this quarter are part of the over 70% premium change we have accomplished since 2018. Retention for the Specialty P&C segment was a solid 84% for the first quarter of 2025, including 86% for our standard physicians Medical Professional Liability book of business. We continue to forgo renewal and new business opportunities that we believe do not meet our expectation of rate adequacy in the current medical professional liability loss environment. New business for this segment was below last year’s first quarter as we focus on risk selection and pricing levels that support progress toward our profitability targets.
- Consolidated Non-GAAP combined ratio(1) improved 0.3 percentage points over the first quarter of 2024. The Specialty P&C segment’s Non-GAAP combined ratio(1) was relatively in line with the prior year while the Workers’ Compensation Insurance segment’s combined ratio improved by 2.1 percentage points. Management remains focused on ongoing actions to achieve sustained profitability, including price adequacy, disciplined underwriting and cost management.
- Consolidated net investment income increased 9%, reflecting higher average book yields as we continue to take advantage of the current interest rate environment as well as an increase in average investment balances. Earnings from limited partnership investments (reported as equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries) also increased, driven by the performance of three LPs/LLCs. These results are typically reported on a one-quarter lag, and the increase reflected higher market valuations during the fourth quarter of 2024.
- Book value per share was $24.05 at March 31, 2025, up $0.56 from $23.49 at year-end 2024; Non-GAAP adjusted book value per share(1) was $26.68 compared with $26.86 at year end.
- Announced agreement on March 19, 2025, for The Doctors Company to acquire ProAssurance for $25.00 per share in cash, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
“Our history in medical professional liability has taught us that our focused efforts will be successful over the long-term in this cyclical market,” said Ned Rand, President and Chief Executive Officer of ProAssurance. “Joining forces with The Doctors Company through the transaction we announced in March will allow our organizations to continue to serve today’s healthcare providers with the necessary scale and breadth of capabilities.”
(1) |
Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items that are not indicative of the performance of our ongoing core operations. See a reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measure to its GAAP counterpart under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” that follows. |
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(2) |
Comparisons are to the first quarter of 2024 unless otherwise noted. |
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS |
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Selected consolidated financial data for each period is summarized in the table below. |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands, except per share data) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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Change |
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Revenues |
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Gross premiums written(1) |
$ |
303,821 |
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$ |
311,341 |
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(2.4 |
%) |
Net premiums written |
$ |
276,051 |
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$ |
282,673 |
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(2.3 |
%) |
Net premiums earned |
$ |
236,275 |
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$ |
244,150 |
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(3.2 |
%) |
Net investment income |
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36,951 |
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33,897 |
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9.0 |
% |
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
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4,015 |
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2,963 |
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35.5 |
% |
Net investment gains (losses)(2) |
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(1,693 |
) |
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(268 |
) |
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(531.7 |
%) |
Other income (expense)(1) |
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(3,469 |
) |
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3,955 |
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(187.7 |
%) |
Total revenues(1) |
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272,079 |
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284,697 |
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(4.4 |
%) |
Expenses |
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Net losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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189,960 |
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194,694 |
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(2.4 |
%) |
Underwriting, policy acquisition and operating expenses(1) |
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83,191 |
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78,005 |
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6.6 |
% |
SPC U.S. federal income tax expense (benefit) |
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348 |
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416 |
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(16.3 |
%) |
SPC dividend expense (income) |
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(248 |
) |
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607 |
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(140.9 |
%) |
Interest expense |
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5,160 |
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5,657 |
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(8.8 |
%) |
Total expenses(1) |
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278,411 |
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279,379 |
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(0.3 |
%) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
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(6,332 |
) |
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5,318 |
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(219.1 |
%) |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
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(510 |
) |
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692 |
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(173.7 |
%) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(5,822 |
) |
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$ |
4,626 |
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(225.9 |
%) |
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)(3) |
$ |
6,812 |
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$ |
3,034 |
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124.5 |
% |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
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51,188 |
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51,013 |
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Diluted |
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51,445 |
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51,149 |
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Earnings (loss) per share |
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Net income (loss) per diluted share |
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
0.09 |
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$ |
(0.20 |
) |
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) per diluted share |
$ |
0.13 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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(1) |
Consolidated totals include inter-segment eliminations. The eliminations affect individual line items only and have no effect on net income (loss). See Note 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q for amounts by line item. |
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(2) |
This line item typically includes both realized and unrealized investment gains and losses and investment impairments losses. Detailed information regarding the components of net investment gains (losses) are included in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q. |
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(3) |
See a reconciliation of net income (loss) to non-GAAP operating results under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” that follows. |
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| The abbreviation “nm” indicates that the information or the percentage change is not meaningful. | ||
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS |
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($ in thousands, except per share data) |
March 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Total investments |
$ |
4,388,982 |
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$ |
4,367,427 |
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Total assets |
$ |
5,526,020 |
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$ |
5,574,273 |
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Total liabilities |
$ |
4,292,400 |
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$ |
4,372,524 |
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Common shares (par value $0.01) |
$ |
639 |
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$ |
638 |
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Retained earnings |
$ |
1,428,903 |
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$ |
1,434,725 |
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Treasury shares |
$ |
(469,694 |
) |
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$ |
(469,694 |
) |
Shareholders’ equity |
$ |
1,233,620 |
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$ |
1,201,749 |
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Book value per share |
$ |
24.05 |
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$ |
23.49 |
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Non-GAAP adjusted book value per share(1) |
$ |
26.68 |
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$ |
26.86 |
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(1) |
Adjusted book value per share is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See a reconciliation of book value per share to Non-GAAP adjusted book value per share under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” that follows. |
| CONSOLIDATED KEY RATIOS | |||||
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current accident year net loss ratio |
80.8 |
% |
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79.9 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
(0.4 |
%) |
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(0.2 |
%) |
Net loss ratio |
80.4 |
% |
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79.7 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
35.2 |
% |
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31.9 |
% |
Combined ratio |
115.6 |
% |
�� |
111.6 |
% |
Non-GAAP combined ratio(2) |
112.2 |
% |
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112.5 |
% |
Operating ratio |
100.0 |
% |
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97.7 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating ratio(2) |
96.4 |
% |
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98.2 |
% |
Return on equity(1) |
(1.9 |
%) |
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1.7 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating return on equity(1)(2) |
2.2 |
% |
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1.1 |
% |
(1) |
Quarterly amounts are annualized. Refer to our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Non-GAAP Operating ROE” in the Executive Summary of Operations section for details on our calculation. |
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(2) |
Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See a reconciliation to their GAAP counterparts under the heading “Non-GAAP Adjusted Key Ratios” that follows. |
SPECIALTY P&C SEGMENT RESULTS |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Gross premiums written |
$ |
234,012 |
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$ |
238,718 |
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(2.0 |
%) |
Net premiums written |
$ |
213,656 |
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$ |
218,699 |
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(2.3 |
%) |
Net premiums earned |
$ |
183,254 |
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$ |
188,888 |
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(3.0 |
%) |
Other income (expense) |
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3,766 |
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2,160 |
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74.4 |
% |
Total revenues |
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187,020 |
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191,048 |
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(2.1 |
%) |
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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(152,247 |
) |
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(152,994 |
) |
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(0.5 |
%) |
Underwriting, policy acquisition and operating expenses |
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(48,635 |
) |
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(51,332 |
) |
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(5.3 |
%) |
Total expenses |
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(200,882 |
) |
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(204,326 |
) |
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(1.7 |
%) |
Segment results |
$ |
(13,862 |
) |
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$ |
(13,278 |
) |
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(4.4 |
%) |
| SPECIALTY P&C SEGMENT NON-GAAP ADJUSTED KEY RATIOS(1) | |||||
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current accident year net loss ratio |
83.2 |
% |
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82.9 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
(0.6 |
%) |
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(0.9 |
%) |
Net loss ratio |
82.6 |
% |
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82.0 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
26.4 |
% |
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27.1 |
% |
Combined ratio |
109.0 |
% |
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109.1 |
% |
(1) |
Represents Non-GAAP financial measures. See a reconciliation to their GAAP counterparts under the heading “Non-GAAP Adjusted Key Ratios” that follows. |
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE SEGMENT RESULTS |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Gross premiums written |
$ |
69,809 |
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$ |
72,615 |
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(3.9 |
%) |
Net premiums written |
$ |
51,606 |
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$ |
50,353 |
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2.5 |
% |
Net premiums earned |
$ |
41,524 |
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$ |
41,094 |
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1.0 |
% |
Other income (expense) |
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390 |
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477 |
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(18.2 |
%) |
Total revenues |
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41,914 |
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41,571 |
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0.8 |
% |
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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(30,153 |
) |
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(31,636 |
) |
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(4.7 |
%) |
Underwriting, policy acquisition and operating expenses |
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(15,603 |
) |
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(14,490 |
) |
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7.7 |
% |
Total expenses |
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(45,756 |
) |
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(46,126 |
) |
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(0.8 |
%) |
Segment results |
$ |
(3,842 |
) |
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$ |
(4,555 |
) |
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15.7 |
% |
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE SEGMENT KEY RATIOS |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current accident year net loss ratio |
75.0 |
% |
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77.0 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
(2.4 |
%) |
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— |
% |
Net loss ratio |
72.6 |
% |
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77.0 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
37.6 |
% |
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35.3 |
% |
Combined ratio |
110.2 |
% |
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112.3 |
% |
SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO CELL REINSURANCE SEGMENT RESULTS |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Gross premiums written |
$ |
12,748 |
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$ |
15,934 |
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(20.0 |
%) |
Net premiums written |
$ |
10,789 |
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$ |
13,621 |
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(20.8 |
%) |
Net premiums earned |
$ |
11,497 |
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$ |
14,168 |
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(18.9 |
%) |
Net investment income |
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816 |
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|
693 |
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17.7 |
% |
Net investment gains (losses) |
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(335 |
) |
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1,471 |
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(122.8 |
%) |
Other income (expense) |
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(1 |
) |
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(1 |
) |
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— |
% |
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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(7,560 |
) |
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(10,064 |
) |
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(24.9 |
%) |
Underwriting, policy acquisition and operating expenses |
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(4,135 |
) |
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(4,713 |
) |
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(12.3 |
%) |
SPC U.S. federal income tax (expense) benefit (1) |
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(348 |
) |
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(416 |
) |
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(16.3 |
%) |
SPC net results |
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(66 |
) |
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1,138 |
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(105.8 |
%) |
SPC dividend (expense) income (2) |
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248 |
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(607 |
) |
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(140.9 |
%) |
Segment results (3) |
$ |
182 |
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$ |
531 |
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(65.7 |
%) |
(1) |
Represents the provision for U.S. federal income taxes for SPCs at Inova Re, which have elected to be taxed as a U.S. corporation under Section 953(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. U.S. federal income taxes are included in the total SPC net results and are paid by the individual SPCs. |
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(2) |
Represents the net (profit) loss attributable to external cell participants. |
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(3) |
Represents our share of the net profit (loss) and OCI of the SPCs in which we participate. |
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| SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO CELL REINSURANCE SEGMENT KEY | |||||
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Current accident year net loss ratio |
68.8 |
% |
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65.1 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
(3.0 |
%) |
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5.9 |
% |
Net loss ratio |
65.8 |
% |
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71.0 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
36.0 |
% |
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33.3 |
% |
Combined ratio |
101.8 |
% |
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104.3 |
% |
CORPORATE SEGMENT |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Net investment income |
$ |
36,135 |
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$ |
33,204 |
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8.8 |
% |
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries: |
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All other investments, primarily investment fund LPs/LLCs |
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4,070 |
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3,066 |
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32.7 |
% |
Tax credit partnerships |
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(55 |
) |
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(103 |
) |
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(46.6 |
%) |
Total equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries: |
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4,015 |
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2,963 |
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35.5 |
% |
Net investment gains (losses) |
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(1,358 |
) |
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(1,739 |
) |
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21.9 |
% |
Other income (expense) |
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(7,283 |
) |
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1,999 |
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(464.3 |
%) |
Operating expenses(1) |
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(8,102 |
) |
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(8,150 |
) |
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(0.6 |
%) |
Interest expense |
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(5,160 |
) |
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(5,657 |
) |
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(8.8 |
%) |
Income tax (expense) benefit(1) |
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(229 |
) |
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(692 |
) |
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(66.9 |
%) |
Segment results |
$ |
18,018 |
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$ |
21,928 |
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(17.8 |
%) |
Consolidated effective tax rate |
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8.1 |
% |
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13.0 |
% |
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(1) |
Our Corporate segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 exclude pre-tax transaction-related costs of $7.1 million and the associated income tax benefit of $0.7 million related to the proposed merger transaction with The Doctors Company as we do not consider these items in assessing the financial performance of the segment. Additional information regarding the proposed merger transaction with The Doctors Company is provided in Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q. |
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) is a financial measure that is widely used to evaluate performance within the insurance sector. In calculating Non-GAAP operating income (loss), we have excluded the effects of the items listed in the following table that do not reflect normal results. We believe Non-GAAP operating income (loss) presents a useful view of the performance of our ongoing core insurance operations; however, it should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP. The following table is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Non-GAAP operating income (loss):
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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($ in thousands, except per share data) |
2025 |
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2024 |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
(5,822 |
) |
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$ |
4,626 |
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Items excluded in the calculation of Non-GAAP operating income (loss): |
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Net investment (gains) losses (1) |
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1,693 |
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268 |
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Net investment gains (losses) attributable to SPCs in which no profit/loss is retained (2) |
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(240 |
) |
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1,151 |
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Transaction-related costs (3) |
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7,057 |
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|
— |
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Foreign currency exchange rate (gains) losses (4) |
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7,283 |
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(1,929 |
) |
Non-operating income (5) |
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(2,212 |
) |
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— |
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Guaranty fund assessments (recoupments) |
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6 |
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87 |
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Non-core operations (6) |
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1,124 |
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(1,143 |
) |
Pre-tax effect of exclusions |
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14,711 |
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(1,566 |
) |
Tax effect, at 21% (7) |
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(2,077 |
) |
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(26 |
) |
After-tax effect of exclusions |
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12,634 |
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(1,592 |
) |
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) |
$ |
6,812 |
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$ |
3,034 |
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Per diluted common share: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
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$ |
0.09 |
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Effect of exclusions |
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0.24 |
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(0.03 |
) |
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) per diluted common share |
$ |
0.13 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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(1) |
Net investment gains (losses) recognized in earnings are primarily driven by changes in the value of investments that are marked to fair value each period, the nature and timing of which are unrelated to our normal operating results. |
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(2) |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments related to SPCs are recognized in our Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment. SPC results, including any net investment gain or loss, that are attributable to external cell participants are reflected in the SPC dividend expense (income). To be consistent with our exclusion of net investment gains (losses) recognized in earnings, we are excluding the portion of net investment gains (losses) that is included in the SPC dividend expense (income) which is attributable to the external cell participants. |
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(3) |
Transaction-related costs are attributable to professional fees incurred during the first quarter of 2025 in relation to the proposed merger transaction with The Doctors Company. Additional information regarding the proposed merger transaction with The Doctors Company is provided in Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q. We are excluding these costs as they do not reflect normal operating results and are unique and non-recurring in nature. |
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(4) |
Foreign currency exchange rate gains (losses) are reported in our Corporate segment and are primarily related to foreign currency denominated loss reserves associated with premium assumed from an international medical professional liability insured in our Specialty P&C segment. Due to the size of this reserve, even nominal movements in exchange rates can lead to volatility in our results of operations. Foreign currency exchange rate losses in the current period also include losses related to the change in fair value of foreign currency forward contracts that were entered into during the quarter. While foreign currency exchange rate movements resulted in volatility in our results of operations, the overall impact on our financial position was nominal due to gains on foreign currency denominated investments that flow through equity. We exclude foreign currency exchange rate movements as the nature and timing of these changes are not indicative of our normal core operating results. Additional information regarding our foreign currency forward contracts is provided in the Executive Summary of Operations section under the heading "Revenues" in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q. |
|
(5) |
Non-operating income includes a gain of $2.2 million associated with the sale of our Franklin, TN property to an unrelated third party in the first quarter of 2025 recognized in other income (expense) in our Specialty P&C segment. We are excluding this gain as it does not reflect normal operating results and is unique and non-recurring in nature. |
|
(6) |
Non-core operations include the net results from operations that are currently in run-off but do not qualify for Discontinued Operations accounting treatment under GAAP. These operations include our Lloyd's Syndicates operations from our previous participation in Syndicate 1729 and Syndicate 6131 as well as our legal professional liability book of business. In April 2025, we sold the renewal rights related to our legal professional liability book of business to an unrelated third party for approximately $1.0 million. Net investment gains (losses) recognized in earnings associated with these operations are included in the adjustment for consolidated net investment gains (losses) as described in footnote 1. |
|
(7) |
The 21% rate is the annual expected statutory tax rate associated with the taxable or tax deductible items listed above. We utilized the estimated annual effective tax rate method for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. See further discussion on this method in the Critical Accounting Estimates section under the heading "Estimation of Taxes" and in Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q. For both the 2025 and 2024 periods, our effective tax rate was applied to these items in calculating net income (loss), excluding net investment gains (losses) and related adjustments which were treated as discrete items and were tax effected at the annual expected statutory tax rate (21%) in the period they were included in our consolidated tax provision and net income (loss). The taxes associated with the net investment gains (losses) related to SPCs in our Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment are paid by the individual SPCs and are not included in our consolidated tax provision or net income (loss); therefore, both the net investment gains (losses) from our Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment and the adjustment to exclude the portion of net investment gains (losses) included in the SPC dividend expense (income) in the table above are not tax effected. There are no taxes associated with our Lloyd’s Syndicates operations in our consolidated tax provision due to the availability of net operating losses and the full valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets. Accordingly, all adjustments related to our Lloyd's Syndicates operations in the table above are not tax effected. The portion of the transaction-related costs that is tax deductible was tax effected at the statutory tax rate (21%) while the remaining non-deductible portion was not tax effected as there was no associated income tax benefit. |
Non-GAAP Adjusted Key Ratios
Certain key performance ratios include the impact of certain before-tax effects of items that do not reflect normal operating results, as discussed in the previous table. We believe adjusting our key ratios for these items presents a useful view of the performance of our ongoing core insurance operations; however, it should be considered in conjunction with ratios computed in accordance with GAAP.
Our consolidated key ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 include the impact of net underwriting results related to non-core operations, guaranty fund assessments and, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, transaction-related costs (see previous discussion on these items in the table above). Non-core operations include an underwriting loss associated with our Lloyd's Syndicates operations of $1.4 million in the 2025 three-month period as compared to underwriting income of $0.9 million for the same period of 2024. Further, non-core operations include a nominal underwriting loss associated with our legal professional liability book of business in each of the 2025 and 2024 three-month periods.
The following table is a reconciliation of our consolidated key ratios to Non-GAAP adjusted key ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
|
Three Months Ended March 31 |
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CONSOLIDATED |
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
|
As Reported |
Non-GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
|
As Reported |
Non-GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
||||
Current accident year net loss ratio |
80.8 |
% |
0.2 pts |
81.0 |
% |
|
79.9 |
% |
0.9 pts |
80.8 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
(0.4 |
%) |
(0.6 pts) |
(1.0 |
%) |
|
(0.2 |
%) |
(0.2 pts) |
(0.4 |
%) |
Net loss ratio |
80.4 |
% |
(0.4 pts) |
80.0 |
% |
|
79.7 |
% |
0.7 pts |
80.4 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
35.2 |
% |
(3.0 pts) |
32.2 |
% |
|
31.9 |
% |
0.2 pts |
32.1 |
% |
Combined ratio |
115.6 |
% |
(3.4 pts) |
112.2 |
% |
|
111.6 |
% |
0.9 pts |
112.5 |
% |
Less: investment income ratio |
15.6 |
% |
0.2 pts |
15.8 |
% |
|
13.9 |
% |
0.4 pts |
14.3 |
% |
Operating ratio |
100.0 |
% |
(3.6 pts) |
96.4 |
% |
|
97.7 |
% |
0.5 pts |
98.2 |
% |
Our Specialty P&C segment key ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 include the impact of net underwriting results related to non-core operations, as previously discussed, and guaranty fund assessments.
The following table is a reconciliation of our Specialty P&C segment key ratios to Non-GAAP adjusted key ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
|
Three Months Ended March 31 |
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SPECIALTY P&C SEGMENT |
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
|
Segment As
|
Non-GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
|
Segment As
|
Non-GAAP
|
Non-GAAP
|
||||
Current accident year net loss ratio |
82.8 |
% |
0.4 pts |
83.2 |
% |
|
81.7 |
% |
1.2 pts |
82.9 |
% |
Effect of prior accident years’ reserve development |
0.3 |
% |
(0.9 pts) |
(0.6 |
%) |
|
(0.7 |
%) |
(0.2 pts) |
(0.9 |
%) |
Net loss ratio |
83.1 |
% |
(0.5 pts) |
82.6 |
% |
|
81.0 |
% |
1.0 pts |
82.0 |
% |
Underwriting expense ratio |
26.5 |
% |
(0.1 pts) |
26.4 |
% |
|
27.2 |
% |
(0.1 pts) |
27.1 |
% |
Combined ratio |
109.6 |
% |
(0.6 pts) |
109.0 |
% |
|
108.2 |
% |
0.9 pts |
109.1 |
% |
Non-GAAP Operating ROE
The following table is a reconciliation of ROE to Non-GAAP operating ROE for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
|
Three Months Ended March 31 |
||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||
ROE(1) |
(1.9 |
%) |
|
1.7 |
% |
Effect of items excluded in the calculation of Non-GAAP operating ROE |
4.1 |
% |
|
(0.6 |
%) |
Non-GAAP operating ROE |
2.2 |
% |
|
1.1 |
% |
(1) |
Quarterly amounts are annualized. Refer to our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Non-GAAP Operating ROE” in the Executive Summary of Operations section for details on our calculation. |
||||||
Non-GAAP Adjusted Book Value per Share
The following table is a reconciliation of our book value per share to Non-GAAP adjusted book value per share at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
|
Book Value Per Share |
||
Book Value Per Share at December 31, 2024 |
$ |
23.49 |
|
Less: AOCI Per Share(1) |
|
(3.37 |
) |
Non-GAAP Adjusted Book Value Per Share at December 31, 2024 |
|
26.86 |
|
Increase (decrease) to Non-GAAP Adjusted Book Value Per Share during the three months ended March 31, 2025 attributable to: |
|
||
Net income (loss) |
|
(0.11 |
) |
Other(2) |
|
(0.07 |
) |
Non-GAAP Adjusted Book Value Per Share at March 31, 2025 |
|
26.68 |
|
Add: AOCI Per Share(1) |
|
(2.63 |
) |
Book Value Per Share at March 31, 2025 |
$ |
24.05 |
|
(1) |
Primarily the impact of accumulated unrealized investment gains (losses) on our available-for-sale fixed maturity investments. See Note 9 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in our March 31, 2025 report on Form 10-Q for additional information. |
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(2) |
Primarily the impact of an increase in common shares outstanding due to share-based compensation. |
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About ProAssurance
ProAssurance Corporation is an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical professional liability and products liability for medical technology and life sciences. The Company also is a provider of workers’ compensation insurance in the eastern U.S. ProAssurance Group is rated “A” (Excellent) by AM Best.
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