-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CDdeFWViFhzxKWvBP0yRoO9bcokLnuqif/RhKxEc9rlDhnmBqUWKF8y1Wd743b0q GHmwVgLQN3bCudAHap4rEQ== 0001104659-07-014376.txt : 20070227 0001104659-07-014376.hdr.sgml : 20070227 20070227151836 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-014376 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070226 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070227 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070227 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001172052 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 134181699 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50070 FILM NUMBER: 07653060 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-951-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SAFETY HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020424 8-K 1 a07-6583_18k.htm 8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 26, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

000-50070

 

13-4181699

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

20 Custom House Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(617) 951-0600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 




ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

(a)          In a press release dated February 26, 2007, Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced its fourth quarter 2006 results.  The registrant’s press release dated February 26, 2007 is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Text of press release issued by the Registrant dated February 26, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date:

  February 26, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ WILLIAM J. BEGLEY, JR.

 

 

 

 

William J. Begley, Jr.

 

 

 

V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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EX-99.1 2 a07-6583_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

 

Office of Investor Relations

e-Mail:

 

InvestorRelations@SafetyInsurance.com

Telephone:

 

877-951-2522

 

SAFETY ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2006 RESULTS

Boston, Massachusetts, February 26, 2007.  Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFT) today reported fourth quarter 2006 results.  Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 was $22.9 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to $27.0 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, for the comparable 2005 period.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $111.9 million, or $6.99 per diluted share, compared to $95.2 million, or $5.97 per diluted share, for the comparable 2005 period. Safety’s book value per share increased to $30.84 at December 31, 2006 after paying $0.86 per share in dividends to investors during 2006, compared to $24.57 at December 31, 2005 after paying $0.60 per share in dividends to investors during 2005.

Direct written premiums for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 decreased by $2.0 million, or 1.5%, to $132.7 million from $134.7 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Direct written premiums for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased by $19.6 million, or 3.0%, to $629.5 million from $649.1 million for the comparable 2005 period. The 2006 decrease occurred primarily in our personal automobile line, which experienced a 6.8% decrease in average written premium.  Partially offsetting the personal automobile line decrease, were increases in our commercial automobile line’s average written premium of 13.2%  and our homeowners line’s average written premium of 5.7%.

Net written premiums for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 increased by $7.9 million, or 6.5%, to $129.5 million from $121.6 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Net written premiums for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased by $11.9 million, or 1.9%, to $620.9 million from $632.8 million for the comparable 2005 period.  This decrease was due to the factors that decreased direct written premiums combined with a decrease in premiums ceded to CAR.  Net earned premiums for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 increased by $1.7 million to $154.1 million from $152.4 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Net earned premiums for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased by $2.2 million to $625.0 million from $622.8 million for the comparable 2005 period primarily as a result of a decrease in premiums ceded to CAR.

Net investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 was $10.7 million compared to $8.5 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $40.3 million compared to $31.6 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Average cash and investment securities (at cost) increased by $80.8 million, or 9.6%, to $917.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $837.2 million for the comparable 2005 period.  Net effective annualized yield on the investment portfolio increased to 4.4% during 2006 from 3.8% during 2005.  Our duration increased to 4.6 years at December 31, 2006 from 3.2 years at December 31, 2005.  Net realized gains on investments was $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

Loss, expense and combined ratios calculated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 were 61.4%, 26.4% and 87.8% compared to 60.3%, 21.9% and 82.2% for the comparable 2005 period. Loss, expense and combined ratios calculated under GAAP for the year ended December 31, 2006 were 56.6%, 26.0% and 82.6% compared to 61.9%, 23.5% and 85.4% for the comparable 2005 period.  The loss ratio improved for the year as a result of a decrease in personal and commercial automobile bodily injury and physical damage claim frequency and an increase in favorable loss development in our personal and commercial automobile and homeowners lines prior year results.  Total prior year favorable development included in the pre-tax results for the quarter and year ended  December 31, 2006 was $7.3 million and $42.7 million, respectively, compared to prior year favorable development of $12.1 million and $39.6 million, respectively, for the comparable 2005 periods.  The increase in the expense ratio was primarily due to higher agents’ commissions for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to the year ended December 31, 2005.




On February 15, 2007, the Board of Directors approved and declared a $0.25 per share quarterly cash dividend on the issued and outstanding common stock, payable on March 15, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2007.

About Safety:  Safety Insurance Group, Inc. is the parent of Safety Insurance Company, Safety Indemnity Insurance Company, and Safety Property and Casualty Insurance Company which are Boston, MA, based writers of property and casualty insurance.  Safety is a leading writer of personal automobile insurance in Massachusetts.

Additional Information:  Press releases, announcements, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Filings and investor information are available under “About Safety”, “Investor Information” on our Company website located at www.SafetyInsurance.com.  Safety expects to file its December 31, 2006 Form 10-K with the SEC no later than March 1, 2007 and urges shareholders to refer to those documents for more complete information concerning Safety’s financial results.

Cautionary Statement under “Safe Harbor” Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This press release contains, and Safety may from time to time make, written or oral “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws.

Forward-looking statements might include one or more of the following, among others:

·                  Projections of revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items;

·                  Descriptions of plans or objectives of management for future operations, products or services;

·                  Forecasts of future economic performance, liquidity, need for funding and income; and

·                  Descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “aim,” “projects,” or words of similar meaning and expressions that indicate future events and trends, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may”. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the Company’s strategy for growth, product development, market position, expenditures and financial results, are forward looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual future conditions, events, results or trends to differ significantly and/or materially from historical results or those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to the competitive nature of our industry and the possible adverse effects of such competition.  Although a number of national insurers that are much larger than we are do not currently compete in a material way in the Massachusetts private passenger automobile market, if one or more of these companies decided to aggressively enter the market it could have a material adverse effect on us.   Other significant factors include conditions for business operations and restrictive regulations in Massachusetts, the possibility of losses due to claims resulting from severe weather, the possibility that the Commissioner may approve future Rule changes that change the operation of the residual market, our possible need for and availability of additional financing, and our dependence on strategic relationships, among others, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, such as those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006.

Some other factors, such as market, operational, liquidity, interest rate, equity and other risks, are described elsewhere in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Factors relating to the regulation and supervision of our Company are also described or incorporated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2006. There are other factors besides those described or incorporated in this release or in the reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak




only as of the date on which they are made. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.




Safety Insurance Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities, at fair value (amortized cost: $936,534 and $713,930)

 

$

936,280

 

$

712,538

 

Equity securities, at fair value (cost: $4,038 and $1,895)

 

4,325

 

2,005

 

Total investment securities

 

940,605

 

714,543

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

26,283

 

163,027

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

158,190

 

154,421

 

Accrued investment income

 

9,776

 

7,856

 

Taxes recoverable

 

1,781

 

318

 

Receivable from reinsurers related to paid loss and loss adjustment expenses

 

13,282

 

18,750

 

Receivable from reinsurers related to unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses

 

78,464

 

80,550

 

Ceded unearned premiums

 

33,042

 

37,174

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

 

47,404

 

45,480

 

Deferred income taxes

 

16,868

 

18,120

 

Equity and deposits in pools

 

26,166

 

14,631

 

Other assets

 

3,887

 

2,805

 

Total assets

 

$

1,355,748

 

$

1,257,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves

 

$

449,444

 

$

450,716

 

Unearned premium reserves

 

333,404

 

341,562

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

48,666

 

44,372

 

Outstanding claims drafts

 

16,279

 

19,825

 

Payable to reinsurers

 

11,568

 

12,985

 

Capital lease obligations

 

39

 

266

 

Total liabilities

 

859,400

 

869,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock: $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 16,096,004 and 15,787,947 shares issued and outstanding , respectively

 

161

 

158

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

129,785

 

120,451

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

21

 

(833

)

Retained earnings

 

366,381

 

268,173

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

496,348

 

387,949

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,355,748

 

$

1,257,675

 

 




Safety Insurance Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share and share data)

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earned premiums

 

$

154,146

 

$

152,380

 

$

624,933

 

$

622,831

 

Net investment income

 

10,737

 

8,522

 

40,293

 

31,573

 

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

 

619

 

(149

)

358

 

305

 

Finance and other service income

 

3,812

 

4,480

 

15,128

 

16,748

 

Total revenue

 

169,314

 

165,233

 

680,712

 

671,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

94,722

 

91,873

 

353,906

 

385,593

 

Underwriting, operating and related expenses

 

40,645

 

33,334

 

162,220

 

146,669

 

Interest expenses

 

21

 

238

 

86

 

948

 

Total expenses

 

135,388

 

125,445

 

516,212

 

533,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

33,926

 

39,788

 

164,500

 

138,247

 

Income tax expense

 

11,030

 

12,829

 

52,559

 

43,065

 

Net income

 

$

22,896

 

$

26,959

 

$

111,941

 

$

95,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per weighted average common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.44

 

$

1.72

 

$

7.07

 

$

6.11

 

Diluted

 

$

1.42

 

$

1.69

 

$

6.99

 

$

5.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid per common share

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.86

 

$

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

15,925,243

 

15,654,929

 

15,838,335

 

15,578,039

 

Diluted

 

16,085,861

 

15,913,288

 

16,005,913

 

15,953,737

 

 



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