Reinsurance (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

The effect of all of our reinsurance agreements on premiums earned and losses incurred is shown in table 4.1 below.


Reinsurance
Table	4.1
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)		2021		2020
Premiums earned:
Direct		$	296,271	$	289,868
Assumed		2,411		2,609
Ceded		(43,637)		(31,576)
Net premiums earned		$	255,045	$	260,901

Losses incurred:
Direct		$	48,071	$	66,562
Assumed		(25)		166
Ceded		(8,410)		(5,772)
Losses incurred, net		$	39,636	$	60,956

Schedule Of Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements

Table 4.2 below provides additional detail regarding our QSR agreements.


Reinsurance
Table	4.2

Quota Share Contract		Policy Year	Quota Share %		Annual Loss Ratio to Exhaust Profit Commission (1)		Contractual Termination Date
2015 QSR		Prior to 2017	15.0	%	68.0	%	December 31, 2031
2017 QSR		2017	30.0	%	60.0	%	December 31, 2028
2018 QSR		2018	30.0	%	62.0	%	December 31, 2029
2019 QSR		2019	30.0	%	62.0	%	December 31, 2030
2020 QSR		2020	12.5	%	62.0	%	December 31, 2031
2020 QSR and 2021 QSR		2020 - 2021	17.5	%	62.0	%	December 31, 2032
2021 QSR		2021	12.5	%	57.5	%	December 31, 2032
2022 QSR		2022	15.0	%	57.5	%	December 31, 2033
Credit Union QSR (2)		2020-2025	65.0	%	50.0	%	December 31, 2039

(1) We will receive a profit commission provided the annual loss ratio on loans covered under the transaction remains below this ratio.

(2) Eligible credit union business written before April 1, 2020 was covered by our 2019 and prior QSR Transactions.

Table 4.3 provides additional detail regarding optional termination dates and optional reductions to our quota share percentage which can be elected by us for a fee. The optional reduction to the quota share percentage would give us an option to reduce our quota share percentage from the original percentage as shown in table 4.2.

Reinsurance

Table

4.3

Quota Share Contract

Optional Termination Date (1)

Optional Quota Share % Reduction Date (2)

Quota Share % Reduction

2015 QSR

June 30, 2021

2017 QSR

December 31, 2021

2018 QSR

December 31, 2021

2019 QSR

December 31, 2021

July 1, 2020

25% or 20%

2020 QSR

December 31, 2022

July 1, 2021

10.5% or 8%

2020 QSR and 2021 QSR, 2020 Policy year

December 31, 2022

July 1, 2021

14.5% or 12%

2020 QSR and 2021 QSR, 2021 Policy year

December 31, 2023

July 1, 2022

14.5% or 12%

2021 QSR

December 31, 2023

July 1, 2022

10.5% or 8%

2022 QSR

December 31, 2024

July 1, 2023

12.5% or 10%

(1) We can elect early termination of the QSR agreement beginning on this date, and bi-annually thereafter for the 2015 QSR, 2019 QSR, 2020 QSR, 2021 QSR, and 2022 QSR. Early termination of the 2018 QSR can be elected annually after this date.

(2) We can elect to reduce the quota share percentage beginning on this date, and bi-annually thereafter.

Effect of quota share reinsurance agreements on premiums earned and losses incurred

Table 4.4 below provides a summary of our quota share reinsurance agreements, excluding captive agreements, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.


Quota Share Reinsurance
Table	4.4
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)		2021		2020
Ceded premiums written and earned, net of profit commission		$	33,390	$	26,846
Ceded losses incurred		8,405		5,804
Ceding commissions (1)		13,067		11,365
Profit commission		31,944		29,979

(1)Ceding commissions are reported within Other underwriting and operating expenses, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

Schedule of coverages and retention

Table 4.6 provides a summary of our excess of loss reinsurance agreements as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.


Excess of Loss Reinsurance
Table 4.6
($ in thousands)	Home Re 2021-1, Ltd.	Home Re 2020-1, Ltd.	Home Re 2019-1, Ltd.	Home Re 2018-1, Ltd.
Issue Date	February 2, 2021	October 29, 2020	May 25, 2019	October 30, 2018
Policy Inforce Dates	August 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020	January 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020	January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019	July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Optional Call Date (1)	January 25, 2028	October 25, 2027	May 25, 2026	October 25, 2025
Initial First Layer Retention	211,159	275,283	185,730	168,691
Initial Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage	398,848	412,917	315,739	318,636
March 31, 2021
Remaining First Layer Retention	211,159	275,268	184,391	165,765
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage	398,848	412,917	208,146	218,343
December 31, 2020
Remaining First Layer Retention	—	275,283	184,514	166,005
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage	—	412,917	208,146	218,343

(1)We have the right to terminate the excess-of-loss reinsurance agreements under certain circumstances and on any payment date on or after the respective termination option date.

Schedule of total assets of Home Re

Table 4.7 presents the total assets of the Home Re Entities as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.


Home Re total assets
Table	4.7
(In thousands)
Home Re Entity (Issue date)		Total VIE Assets
March 31, 2021
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd.		$	218,343
Home Re 2019-01 Ltd.		208,146
Home Re 2020-01 Ltd.		412,917
Home Re 2021-01 Ltd.		398,848

December 31, 2020
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd.		$	218,343
Home Re 2019-01 Ltd.		208,146
Home Re 2020-01 Ltd.		412,917

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