EX-99.1 2 a991form8-kclrecast.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
COMMERCIAL LINES
UNDERWRITING RATIOS
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED
 
YEAR ENDED
 
Mar 31 2019
Dec 31 2018
Sept 30 2018
Jun 30 2018
Mar 31 2018
Dec 31 2017
Sept 30 2017
Jun 30 2017
Mar 31 2017
 
Dec 31 2018
Dec 31 2017
Dec 31 2016
UNDERWRITING GAIN*
$
70

$
168

$
70

$
173

$
114

$
176

$
(149
)
$
93

$
68

 
$
525

$
188

$
478

UNDERWRITING RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current accident year before catastrophes
58.4

57.3

59.1

56.0

56.8

57.1

58.6

57.8

57.3

 
57.3

57.7

56.6

Current accident year catastrophes
3.9

2.0

5.3

4.2

4.0

(1.2
)
15.7

3.7

4.2

 
3.9

5.6

3.0

Prior accident year development
(0.6
)
(3.0
)
(3.0
)
(4.2
)
(1.1
)
(2.0
)
(0.2
)

0.9

 
(2.8
)
(0.3
)
0.4

Total losses and loss adjustment expenses
61.7

56.3

61.5

56.0

59.7

53.9

74.1

61.5

62.4

 
58.4

63.0

60.1

Expenses
34.0

34.2

34.2

33.7

33.4

34.5

34.4

33.0

33.3

 
33.9

33.8

32.5

Policyholder dividends
0.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

1.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

 
0.3

0.5

0.2

Combined ratio
96.1

90.7

96.1

90.1

93.3

89.9

108.6

94.6

96.0

 
92.6

97.3

92.8

Current accident year catastrophes and prior accident year development
3.3

(1.0
)
2.3


2.9

(3.2
)
15.5

3.7

5.1

 
1.1

5.3

3.4

Underlying combined ratio*
92.7

91.7

93.7

90.0

90.4

93.0

93.2

90.9

90.9

 
91.5

92.0

89.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMBINED RATIOS BY LINE OF BUSINESS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SMALL COMMERCIAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined ratio
92.4

83.4

88.3

85.6

88.9

85.3

91.3

90.0

91.2

 
86.5

89.5

89.8

Current accident year catastrophes
3.4

2.1

2.7

5.5

3.5


6.1

3.2

4.8

 
3.4

3.5

2.7

Prior accident year development
0.1

(4.7
)
(2.8
)
(5.1
)
(2.0
)
(2.9
)
(3.6
)
0.2

(0.4
)
 
(3.7
)
(1.7
)
0.7

Underlying combined ratio
88.9

86.0

88.4

85.2

87.5

88.2

88.8

86.6

86.8

 
86.7

87.6

86.4

MIDDLE & LARGE COMMERCIAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined ratio
103.0

99.0

111.7

97.8

100.7

97.2

120.1

102.0

105.2

 
102.4

106.1

99.5

Current accident year catastrophes
5.0

0.9

10.0

3.3

5.9

(1.3
)
18.6

4.9

4.6

 
5.0

6.7

3.9

Prior accident year development
(0.2
)
(1.8
)
0.4

(2.6
)
(0.2
)
(2.9
)
1.7

0.1

4.1

 
(1.0
)
0.7

1.4

Underlying combined ratio
98.1

99.9

101.2

97.1

95.0

101.5

99.8

97.0

96.5

 
98.4

98.7

94.1

GLOBAL SPECIALTY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combined ratio
85.7

95.4

69.6

92.1

86.1

79.5

149.6

87.6

81.8

 
85.9

99.8

75.2

Current accident year catastrophes
2.3

6.7

0.4

0.2


(7.3
)
62.0

0.4

0.1

 
1.9

13.9

1.0

Prior accident year development
(5.9
)
0.4

(20.6
)
3.8


2.6

(0.2
)
(1.7
)
(7.0
)
 
(4.1
)
(1.5
)
(9.7
)
Underlying combined ratio
89.4

88.4

89.8

88.1

86.1

84.1

87.9

88.9

88.7

 
88.1

87.4

83.9

* Denotes financial measure not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP).




THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
COMMERCIAL LINES
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED
 
YEAR ENDED
 
Mar 31 2019
Dec 31 2018
Sept 30 2018
Jun 30 2018
Mar 31 2018
Dec 31 2017
Sept 30 2017
Jun 30 2017
Mar 31 2017
 
Dec 31 2018
Dec 31 2017
Dec 31 2016
WRITTEN PREMIUMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Small Commercial
$
1,010

$
889

$
898

$
906

$
978

$
859

$
885

$
912

$
974

 
$
3,671

$
3,630

$
3,496

Middle & Large Commercial
757

742

686

657

716

701

659

632

692

 
2,801

2,684

2,666

Middle Market
641

653

605

569

600

607

568

549

574

 
2,427

2,298

2,276

National Accounts and Other
116

89

81

88

116

94

91

83

118

 
374

386

390

Global Specialty
171

156

155

161

145

156

146

150

144

 
617

596

528

U.S. [1]
171

156

155

161

145

156

146

150

144

 
617

596

528

International [2]









 



Global Re [3]









 



Other
11

13

12

10

12

11

12

12

11

 
47

46

42

Total
$
1,949

$
1,800

$
1,751

$
1,734

$
1,851

$
1,727

$
1,702

$
1,706

$
1,821

 
$
7,136

$
6,956

$
6,732

EARNED PREMIUMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Small Commercial
$
910

$
930

$
920

$
907

$
894

$
904

$
901

$
896

$
875

 
$
3,651

$
3,576

$
3,442

Middle & Large Commercial
703

710

702

675

659

671

664

666

662

 
2,746

2,663

2,643

Middle Market
608

610

598

580

564

575

569

570

566

 
2,352

2,280

2,267

National Accounts and Other
95

100

104

95

95

96

95

96

96

 
394

383

376

Global Specialty
153

156

151

152

146

148

147

146

139

 
605

580

524

U.S. [1]
153

156

151

152

146

148

147

146

139

 
605

580

524

International [2]









 



Global Re [3]









 



Other
11

10

12

11

12

11

11

12

12

 
45

46

42

Total
$
1,777

$
1,806

$
1,785

$
1,745

$
1,711

$
1,734

$
1,723

$
1,720

$
1,688

 
$
7,047

$
6,865

$
6,651

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. STANDARD COMMERCIAL LINES STATISTICAL PREMIUM INFORMATION [4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Business Premium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Small Commercial
$
175

$
157

$
145

$
142

$
156

$
142

$
131

$
136

$
143

 
$
600

$
552

$
557

Middle Market
$
140

$
136

$
131

$
135

$
138

$
130

$
109

$
102

$
125

 
$
540

$
466

$
443

Renewal Price Increases [5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard Commercial Lines- Written
1.7
%
1.7
%
1.8
%
3.1
%
2.8
%
2.9
%
3.6
%
3.5
%
3.3
%
 
2.4
%
3.3
%
2.2
%
Standard Commercial Lines- Earned
2.4
%
2.6
%
3.0
%
3.3
%
3.3
%
3.3
%
3.0
%
2.6
%
2.4
%
 
3.1
%
2.8
%
2.3
%
Policy Count Retention [5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Small Commercial
84
%
83
%
83
%
82
%
82
%
83
%
83
%
83
%
85
%
 
82
%
84
%
84
%
Middle Market
81
%
79
%
78
%
77
%
78
%
79
%
76
%
75
%
80
%
 
78
%
78
%
75
%
Policies in Force (in thousands) [5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Small Commercial
1,280

1,271

1,264

1,259

1,258

1,266

1,268

1,272

1,275

 
 
 
 
Middle Market
64

64

64

65

65

66

66

66

66

 
 
 
 
[1] U.S. business includes a small amount of multinational exposure.
[2] International represents Navigators business written in either Lloyds or other international markets, which will include U.S. exposure.
[3] Global Re will include accident and health and other assumed premiums previously written by Navigators Re.
[4] Small commercial and middle market lines within middle & large commercial are generally referred to as standard commercial lines.
[5] Excludes certain risk classes of higher hazard general liability in middle market.






APPENDIX

BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Commercial Lines provides workers’ compensation, property, automobile, general liability, umbrella, professional liability, bond, marine, livestock and accident and health reinsurance to businesses in the United States ("U.S.") and internationally. Commercial Lines generally consists of products written for small businesses, middle market companies and national accounts, largely distributed through retail agents and brokers, wholesale agents and global and specialty reinsurance brokers. Small commercial and middle market lines within middle & large commercial are generally referred to as standard commercial lines. Global specialty provides a variety of customized insurance products, including reinsurance.

DISCUSSION OF NON-GAAP AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company uses non-GAAP and other financial measures in this Investor Financial Supplement to assist investors in analyzing the Company's operating performance. Because the Company's calculation of these measures may differ from similar measures used by other companies, investors should be careful when comparing the Company's non-GAAP and other financial measures to those of other companies. Non-GAAP measures are indicated with an asterisk the first time they appear in this document.

Underwriting gain (loss) is a before tax measure that represents earned premiums less incurred losses, loss adjustment expenses and underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends. Underwriting gain (loss) is influenced significantly by earned premium growth and the adequacy of the Company's pricing. Underwriting profitability over time is also greatly influenced by the Company's pricing and underwriting discipline, which seeks to manage exposure to loss through favorable risk selection and diversification, its management of claims, its use of reinsurance and its ability to manage its expense ratio, which it accomplishes through its management of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses. Net income (loss) is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. The Company believes that underwriting gain (loss) provides investors with a valuable measure of before tax profitability derived from underwriting activities, which are managed separately from the Company's investing activities. A reconciliation of net income (loss) to underwriting gain (loss) for Commercial Lines reporting segment is set forth and available on The Hartford’s Investor Financial Supplement for first quarter 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), on May 1, 2019 and fourth quarter 2018 filed with the SEC on February 4, 2019, and available at the Investor Relations section of The Hartford’s website at https://ir.thehartford.com.

Underlying combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. Combined ratio is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Underlying combined ratio represents the combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development. The Company believes this ratio is an important measure of the trend in profitability since it removes the impact of volatile and unpredictable catastrophe losses and prior accident year loss and loss adjustment expense reserve development. A reconciliation of the combined ratio to the underlying combined ratio Commercial Lines is set forth on page 1.