Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders’ Equity

On August 7, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.31 on each share of common stock outstanding. On September 11, 2020, we paid $10.9 million to our shareholders of record on August 28, 2020.

On August 7, 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $330.556 per share on our 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preference Shares, Series A, par value of $1.00 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Series A Preference Shares”). Holders of depositary shares each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a Series A Preference Share (the “Depositary Shares”) received $0.330556 per Depositary Share. On September 15, 2020, we paid $2.0 million to our shareholders of record on September 1, 2020.

On August 6, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.31 on each share of common stock outstanding. On September 13, 2019, we paid $10.9 million to our shareholders of record on August 30, 2019.

On May 3, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of our common shares (“2016 Repurchase Authorization”). The 2016 Repurchase Authorization supersedes all previous repurchase authorizations. As of September 30, 2020, availability under the 2016 Repurchase Authorization for future repurchases of our common shares was $53.3 million.

We did not repurchase any common shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Preferred Stock Offering

On July 9, 2020, the Company issued 6,000 shares of its Series A Preference Shares (equivalent to 6,000,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a Series A Preference Share) with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share).

Net proceeds from the sale of the Depositary Shares were approximately $144 million after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. On September 17, 2020, the Company used most of the net proceeds to repay its $125 million principal outstanding on its term loan, previously reported in the line item “Other indebtedness” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and intends to use the remainder of the proceeds for working capital to support continued growth in insurance operations.

Dividends to the holders of the Series A Preference Shares will be payable on a non-cumulative basis only when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, quarterly in arrears on the 15th of March, June, September, and December of each year, commencing on September 15, 2020, at a rate equal to 7.00% of the liquidation preference per annum (equivalent to $1,750 per Series A Preference Share and $1.75 per Depositary Share per annum) up to but excluding September 15, 2025. Beginning on September 15, 2025, any such dividends will be payable on a non-cumulative basis, only when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, during each reset period, at a rate per annum equal to the Five-Year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most recent reset dividend determination date (as described in the Company’s prospectus supplement dated July 7, 2020) plus 6.712% of the liquidation preference per annum.