Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]

Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses

The following table represents an analysis of losses and loss adjustment expenses and a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of period	$	17,757,156	$	16,513,929
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	5,599,231		4,314,855
Net reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at beginning of period	12,157,925		12,199,074
Net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to losses occurring in:
Current year	1,142,647		1,244,772
Prior years	(141,812)		(41,672)
Total net incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses	1,000,835		1,203,100
Retroactive reinsurance transactions (1)	—		(183,893)
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses and other	(32,640)		(46,877)
Net paid losses and loss adjustment expenses relating to losses occurring in:
Current year	(70,806)		(58,984)
Prior years	(656,205)		(585,118)
Total net paid losses and loss adjustment expenses	(727,011)		(644,102)
Net reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at end of period	12,399,109		12,527,302
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	5,709,998		3,916,650
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses at end of period	$	18,109,107	$	16,443,952

(1)     During the 2021 first quarter, the Company entered into a reinsurance to close and other related agreements with Premia Managing Agency Limited (“Premia”), in connection with the 2018 and prior years of account related to the acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings Limited (“Barbican”).

Development on Prior Year Loss Reserves

2022 First Quarter

During the 2022 first quarter, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of $141.8 million, which consisted of $7.3 million from the insurance segment, $32.5 million from the reinsurance segment and $102.1 million from the mortgage segment.

The insurance segment’s net favorable development of $7.3 million, or 0.7 loss ratio points, for the 2022 first quarter consisted of $19.0 million of net favorable development in short-tailed lines and $11.7 million of net adverse development in medium-tailed and long-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines reflected $18.6 million of favorable development in lenders products, primarily from the 2021 accident year (i.e., the year in which a loss occurred). Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines included $7.2 million of adverse development in professional liability business, primarily from the 2010 to 2013, 2015 and 2019 accident years, and $6.0 million of adverse development in contract binding business, across

most accident years, partially offset by favorable development in program business of $5.0 million, primarily from the 2020 accident year. Net adverse development in long-tailed lines primarily reflected $5.8 million of unfavorable development related to casualty lines, primarily from 2019 to 2021 accident years.

The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of $32.5 million, or 4.0 loss ratio points, for the 2022 first quarter consisted of $35.4 million of net favorable development in short-tailed and medium-tailed lines and $2.9 million of net adverse development in long-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines reflected $19.2 million of favorable development related to property catastrophe and property other than property catastrophe business, primarily from the 2018, 2019 and 2021 underwriting years (i.e., all premiums and losses attributable to contracts having an inception or renewal date within the given twelve-month period). Net favorable development in medium-tailed lines included $10.7 million of favorable development in marine and aviation lines, across most underwriting years. Adverse development in long-tailed lines reflected an increase in casualty reserves, primarily from the

2021 underwriting year, which was partially offset by favorable development in earlier underwriting years.

The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was $102.1 million, or 35.3 loss ratio points, for the 2022 first quarter, primarily reflecting the impact of lower new delinquencies and favorable cure activity related to the U.S. first lien portfolio primarily from the 2020 accident year. The Company’s credit risk transfer, international, second lien and student loan business also contributed to the favorable development.

2021 First Quarter

During the 2021 first quarter, the Company recorded net favorable development on prior year loss reserves of $41.7 million, which consisted of $4.1 million from the insurance segment, $26.8 million from the reinsurance segment and $10.9 million from the mortgage segment, partially offset by $0.1 million unfavorable from the ‘other’ segment.

The insurance segment’s net favorable development of $4.1 million, or 0.5 loss ratio points, for the 2021 first quarter consisted of $25.0 million of net favorable development in short-tailed and $20.9 million of net adverse development in medium-tailed lines. Net favorable development in short-tailed lines reflected $14.6 million of favorable development from property (excluding marine), primarily from the 2019 and 2020 accident years, $8.0 million of favorable development in lenders products, primarily from the 2020 accident year, and $2.5 million of favorable development in travel and accident, primarily from the 2020 accident year. Net adverse development in medium-tailed lines included $10.8 million of adverse development in program business, primarily from the 2016 to 2020 accident years, $6.0 million of adverse development in professional liability business, primarily from the 2019 accident year, and $5.0 million of adverse development in surety, primarily from the 2019 accident year.

The reinsurance segment’s net favorable development of $26.8 million, or 4.2 loss ratio points, for the 2021 first quarter consisted of net favorable development in short-tailed, medium-tailed and long-tailed lines. Net favorable development of $17.5 million in short-tailed lines reflected $23.3 million of favorable development related to property other than property catastrophe business, primarily from the 2016 to 2019 underwriting years, and $16.6 million of favorable development from other specialty, primarily from the 2018 and 2019 underwriting years, partially offset by $22.5 million of net adverse development related to property catastrophe, primarily from the 2020 underwriting year. Net favorable development of $9.3 million in medium and long-tailed lines reflected favorable development in casualty across most underwriting years.

The mortgage segment’s net favorable development was $10.9 million, or 3.2 loss ratio points, for the 2021 first

quarter, primarily driven by favorable development in the credit risk transfer and international portfolios. Subrogation recoveries on second lien and student loan business also contributed.