Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

On August 1, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of Allianz’s U.S Middle Market Property & Casualty Insurance and U.S. Entertainment Property and Casualty Insurance Business. This business is written by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, an affiliate of Allianz (“MCE”), and its subsidiaries (together with MCE, collectively, the “Business Entities”), in each case, relating to relevant policies with accident years 2016 and onwards (collectively, the “Business”), as well as certain assets of Allianz and its affiliates related to the Business. In connection with the acquisition of the Business, the Company also entered into certain reinsurance agreements relating to the Business and the Business Entities and other agreements providing for administration and other services for the Business Entities by the Company for the applicable policies being reinsured following the closing. The acquisition of the Business is an important part of the Company’s growth strategy, and provides a ballast to our existing insurance business. It further enhances the Company’s capabilities in the U.S. middle markets and represents an attractive way to enter a new niche entertainment insurance market.

Aggregate cash consideration for the transaction was $450 million. Direct costs related to the acquisition are immaterial, and were expensed as incurred. These include one-time costs that are directly attributable to third party consulting fees and other professional and legal fees related to the acquisition. Such costs are included within ‘corporate expenses’ in the consolidated statement of income. The Business acquired is included within the Company’s insurance segment beginning from the acquisition date, August 1, 2024.

The following table summarizes the Company’s allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values on August 1, 2024. The fair value of the assets and liabilities are preliminary and may change with offsetting adjustments to goodwill. The Company may make further adjustments to its purchase price allocation through the end of the permissible one-year measurement period.


		Total		Useful Life
Purchase price
	Cash paid (a)	$	450

Assets Acquired
	Cash and investments, at fair value	$	2,332
	Premiums receivable	290
	Intangible asset -- distribution relationships	220		10 years
	Intangible asset -- value of business acquired	163		1-2 years
	Intangible asset -- other (1)	178		5-7 years
	Other assets acquired	158
	Total assets acquired	$	3,341

Liabilities Acquired
	Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	2,404
	Unearned premiums	632
	Other liabilities acquired	121
	Total liabilities acquired	3,157
	Identifiable net assets acquired (b)	$	184
Goodwill (a) - (b)		$	266

(1) Includes $128 million related to the net fair value adjustment to reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses on August 1, 2024.

The Company recognized goodwill of $266 million that is primarily attributed to the expanded presence and long-term growth opportunities in the insurance market provided by this strategic acquisition. Approximately $568 million of the acquired goodwill and intangibles is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. At the date of the acquisition, the Company established a net deferred tax asset of $23 million related to the estimated fair value of reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums.

Intangible assets resulting from the acquisition are amortized as part of ‘amortization of intangible assets’ in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. The significant fair value adjustments and related future amortization are as follows:

Value of business acquired (“VOBA”)— which represents the present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned premium liability, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. The fair value of VOBA was determined after taking into consideration certain key assumptions, including the estimated cost of capital, investment yield, loss ratio and related expenses;

Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses—to reflect a decrease related to the present value of the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses based on the estimated payout patterns, partially offset by an increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses related to the estimated market based risk margin. The risk margin represents the estimated costs of capital required by a market participant to assume the losses and loss adjustment expenses. The fair value of the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses was determined after taking into consideration certain key assumptions, including the estimated cost of capital, and investment yield.

Distribution relationships—the value of the distribution relationships was determined after taking into consideration certain key assumptions, including the estimated cost of capital, investment yield, retention rates, loss ratios, related expenses and effective tax rates that would impact the expected cash flows from Business policies written on a go forward basis.

The results of the acquired Business Entities have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements beginning as of their acquisition date. It is impracticable to provide historical supplemental pro forma financial information along with revenue and earnings subsequent to the acquisition due to a variety of factors, including access to historical information and the operations of acquirees being integrated within the Company shortly after closing and not operating as discrete operations within the Company’s organizational structure.