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RESERVE FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]  
Schedule of Claims and Claim Expenses
The following table summarizes the Company’s reserve for claims and claim expenses by segment, allocated between case reserves, ACR and IBNR:
At December 31, 2024Case
Reserves
Additional
Case Reserves
IBNRTotal
Property$1,845,228 $1,905,553 $2,821,958 $6,572,739 
Casualty and Specialty3,081,081 295,074 11,354,597 14,730,752 
Total
$4,926,309 $2,200,627 $14,176,555 $21,303,491 
At December 31, 2023
Property (1)
$2,461,580 $2,401,911 $2,970,129 $7,833,620 
Casualty and Specialty (1)
2,801,016 331,345 9,520,888 12,653,249 
Total$5,262,596 $2,733,256 $12,491,017 $20,486,869 
(1)The previously reported amount has been adjusted to reclassify certain reserves from IBNR to ACR.
Activity in the reserve for claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31,202420232022
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, beginning of period
$15,142,583 $11,181,648 $9,025,961 
Net incurred related to:
Current year6,184,315 4,024,116 4,586,422 
Prior years(851,334)(450,607)(247,582)
Total net incurred5,332,981 3,573,509 4,338,840 
Net paid related to:
Current year488,450 364,793 105,885 
Prior years3,109,360 2,630,885 1,924,271 
Total net paid3,597,810 2,995,678 2,030,156 
Foreign exchange and other (1)
(55,653)62,902 (152,997)
Amounts acquired (2)
— 3,320,202 — 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, end of period
16,822,101 15,142,583 11,181,648 
Reinsurance recoverable, end of period
4,481,390 5,344,286 4,710,925 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, end of period
$21,303,491 $20,486,869 $15,892,573 
(1)Reflects the impact of the foreign exchange revaluation of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, denominated in non-U.S. dollars as at the balance sheet date, as well as reinsurance transactions accounted for under retroactive reinsurance accounting.
(2)Represents the fair value of Validus’ reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, acquired on November 1, 2023.
The following table details the Company’s prior year net development by segment of its net claims and claim expenses:
(Favorable) Adverse Development
Year ended December 31,202420232022
Property$(818,852)$(408,905)$(205,741)
Casualty and Specialty(32,482)(41,702)(41,841)
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(851,334)$(450,607)$(247,582)
The following tables detail the prior year net development of the Company’s liability for net unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Property segment, allocated between large catastrophe events and other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements:
Year ended December 31,2024
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2023 Large Loss Events (1)
$(31,899)
2022 Weather-Related Large Losses (2)
(284,327)
2021 Weather-Related Large Losses (3)
(180,028)
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events (4)
(47,512)
2019 Large Loss Events (5)
(14,445)
2018 Large Loss Events (6)
(38,295)
2017 Large Loss Events (7)
(25,692)
Total large catastrophe events
(622,198)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(206,616)
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
(206,616)
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses
(828,814)
Actuarial assumption changes9,962 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(818,852)
(1)“2023 Large Loss Events” includes earthquakes in Southern and Central Turkey, Cyclone Gabrielle, flooding in northern New Zealand, various wind and thunderstorm events in both the Southern and Midwest U.S, severe weather events in Texas and other
Southern and Central U.S. states, wildfires in Hawaii, Hurricanes Idalia and Otis, Storm Ciaran, and certain aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2023.
(2)“2022 Weather-Related Large Losses” includes Hurricanes Ian, Fiona and Nicole, floods in Eastern Australia, Storm Eunice, severe weather in France, typhoons in Asia, Winter Storm Elliott, and loss estimates associated with certain aggregate loss contracts.
(3)“2021 Weather-Related Large Losses” includes Winter Storm Uri, European Floods, Hurricane Ida, hail storm in Europe, wildfires in California, tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S., the Midwest Derecho, and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts.
(4)“2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events” includes Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Isaias, Delta, Zeta and Eta, the California, Oregon and Washington wildfires, Typhoon Maysak, the August 2020 Derecho, and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts.
(5)“2019 Large Loss Events” includes Hurricane Dorian and Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts.
(6)“2018 Large Loss Events” includes Typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami, Hurricane Florence, wildfires in California, Hurricane Michael and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts.
(7)“2017 Large Loss Events” includes Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Mexico City Earthquake, wildfires in California and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts.
Year ended December 31,2023
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2022 Weather-Related Large Losses
$(85,653)
2021 Weather-Related Large Losses(36,949)
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events(42,577)
2019 Large Loss Events(43,850)
2018 Large Loss Events(40,050)
2017 Large Loss Events(46,404)
Other(14,337)
Total large catastrophe events(309,820)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(99,925)
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(99,925)
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses(409,745)
Actuarial assumption changes840 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(408,905)
Year ended December 31,2022
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2021 Weather-Related Large Loss Events
$(12,387)
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events(24,589)
2019 Large Loss Events(97,034)
2018 Large Loss Events(20,318)
2017 Large Loss Events(39,481)
Other(4,755)
Total large catastrophe events(198,564)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(31,024)
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(31,024)
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses(229,588)
Actuarial assumption changes23,847 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(205,741)
The following table details the net development of the Company’s prior accident years net claims and claim expenses for its Casualty and Specialty segment:
(Favorable) Adverse Development
Year ended December 31,202420232022
Actuarial methods - actual reported claims less than expected claims
$(67,595)$(44,612)$(63,353)
Actuarial assumption changes
35,113 2,910 21,512 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(32,482)$(41,702)$(41,841)
The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the reserve for claims and claim expenses in the consolidated balance sheet is as follows:
At December 31, 2024
Net Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
Property$4,906,841 
Casualty and Specialty
11,915,260 
Total net reserve for claims and claim expenses
16,822,101 
Reinsurance Recoverable
Property
$1,665,898 
Casualty and Specialty
2,815,492 
Total reinsurance recoverable
4,481,390 
Total reserve for claims and claim expenses$21,303,491 
Schedule of Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Claims Development
The following table details the Company’s consolidated incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2024, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR and ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts:
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2024
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$1,670,190 $1,603,613 $1,572,065 $1,527,011 $1,505,261 $1,494,406 $1,497,311 $1,489,897 $1,487,053 $1,485,686 $51,310 
2016— 1,872,508 1,882,586 1,843,984 1,811,320 1,734,299 1,752,579 1,784,035 1,762,581 1,768,120 31,713 
2017— — 3,606,410 3,423,131 3,340,805 3,262,344 3,230,732 3,168,653 3,160,015 3,171,839 106,741 
2018— — — 2,912,949 3,132,829 3,065,222 2,934,773 2,926,168 2,965,944 2,980,818 178,549 
2019— — — — 2,706,854 2,680,637 2,591,017 2,554,243 2,564,553 2,620,761 249,622 
2020— — — — — 4,393,340 4,392,922 4,397,548 4,370,007 4,301,296 761,291 
2021— — — — — — 5,534,493 5,388,056 5,176,258 4,906,690 1,018,009 
2022— — — — — — — 5,902,647 5,627,982 5,128,208 2,231,524 
2023— — — — — — — — 5,277,384 5,200,462 3,144,564 
2024— — — — — — — — — 6,077,913 5,042,190 
Total$37,641,793 $12,815,513 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$456,673 $787,860 $1,009,810 $1,137,612 $1,239,336 $1,303,717 $1,353,866 $1,391,122 $1,417,548 $1,430,775 
2016— 469,972 895,958 1,103,921 1,280,778 1,416,750 1,522,045 1,586,304 1,615,296 1,653,636 
2017— — 922,620 1,503,737 1,864,861 2,229,595 2,416,297 2,579,980 2,726,059 2,850,754 
2018— — — 672,825 1,190,862 1,593,543 1,900,077 2,118,511 2,238,238 2,382,009 
2019— — — — 382,173 991,137 1,350,356 1,678,643 1,996,128 2,225,414 
2020— — — — — 756,409 1,810,464 2,323,405 2,795,075 3,239,789 
2021— — — — — — 886,330 2,092,957 2,922,881 3,356,124 
2022— — — — — — — 280,032 1,446,448 2,260,464 
2023— — — — — — — — 516,063 1,289,115 
2024— — — — — — — — — 475,609 
Total$21,163,689 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2014 and prior, net of reinsurance386,060 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses114,425 
Unamortized fair value and other adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions
(156,488)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$16,822,101 
The following table details the Company’s Property segment incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2024, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR and ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts:
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2024
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$506,243 $456,920 $414,379 $397,750 $388,076 $383,214 $374,258 $376,457 $375,420 $373,895 $511 
2016— 572,814 592,915 564,880 544,624 517,878 514,263 532,556 522,917 522,370 3,361 
2017— — 1,951,429 1,813,187 1,687,873 1,670,648 1,613,614 1,550,274 1,521,356 1,496,890 76,065 
2018— — — 1,271,912 1,348,628 1,286,032 1,158,452 1,147,450 1,098,897 1,072,994 64,246 
2019— — — — 1,162,088 1,135,337 1,042,748 976,162 914,252 912,496 35,810 
2020— — — — — 1,966,826 2,075,320 2,076,315 2,010,634 1,972,883 265,855 
2021— — — — — — 2,759,175 2,758,871 2,655,570 2,440,274 143,701 
2022— — — — — — — 2,544,022 2,431,989 2,045,341 597,038 
2023— — — — — — — — 1,469,539 1,376,749 577,889 
2024— — — — — — — — — 1,928,913 1,407,007 
Total$14,142,805 $3,171,483 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$141,410 $277,662 $322,118 $344,855 $356,090 $360,172 $362,864 $365,875 $369,874 $370,585 
2016— 144,973 324,607 405,317 438,693 465,432 476,483 481,117 477,703 480,030 
2017— — 619,039 935,017 1,115,451 1,223,434 1,243,652 1,291,080 1,313,624 1,323,316 
2018— — — 453,864 675,404 838,513 872,831 917,391 852,022 853,609 
2019— — — — 164,785 457,281 632,491 718,321 777,272 818,617 
2020— — — — — 284,033 878,467 1,139,605 1,332,331 1,517,898 
2021— — — — — — 585,175 1,371,613 1,852,117 1,984,325 
2022— — — — — — — 76,656 764,636 1,157,016 
2023— — — — — — — — 232,849 536,495 
2024— — — — — — — — — 224,606 
Total$9,266,497 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2014 and prior, net of reinsurance49,601 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses15,115 
Unamortized fair value and other adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions
(34,183)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$4,906,841 
The following table details the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2024, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR and ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts:
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2024
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$1,163,947 $1,146,693 $1,157,686 $1,129,261 $1,117,185 $1,111,192 $1,123,053 $1,113,440 $1,111,633 $1,111,791 $50,799 
2016— 1,299,694 1,289,671 1,279,104 1,266,696 1,216,421 1,238,316 1,251,479 1,239,664 1,245,750 28,352 
2017— — 1,654,981 1,609,944 1,652,932 1,591,696 1,617,118 1,618,379 1,638,659 1,674,949 30,676 
2018— — — 1,641,037 1,784,201 1,779,190 1,776,321 1,778,718 1,867,047 1,907,824 114,303 
2019— — — — 1,544,766 1,545,300 1,548,269 1,578,081 1,650,301 1,708,265 213,812 
2020— — — — — 2,426,514 2,317,602 2,321,233 2,359,373 2,328,413 495,436 
2021— — — — — — 2,775,318 2,629,185 2,520,688 2,466,416 874,308 
2022— — — — — — — 3,358,625 3,195,993 3,082,867 1,634,486 
2023— — — — — — — — 3,807,845 3,823,713 2,566,675 
2024— — — — — — — — — 4,149,000 3,635,183 
Total$23,498,988 $9,644,030 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2015$315,263 $510,198 $687,692 $792,757 $883,246 $943,545 $991,002 $1,025,247 $1,047,674 $1,060,190 
2016— 324,999 571,351 698,604 842,085 951,318 1,045,562 1,105,187 1,137,593 1,173,606 
2017— — 303,581 568,720 749,410 1,006,161 1,172,645 1,288,900 1,412,435 1,527,438 
2018— — — 218,961 515,458 755,030 1,027,246 1,201,120 1,386,216 1,528,400 
2019— — — — 217,388 533,856 717,865 960,322 1,218,856 1,406,797 
2020— — — — — 472,376 931,997 1,183,800 1,462,744 1,721,891 
2021— — — — — — 301,155 721,344 1,070,764 1,371,799 
2022— — — — — — — 203,376 681,812 1,103,448 
2023— — — — — — — — 283,214 752,620 
2024— — — — — — — — — 251,003 
Total$11,897,192 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2014 and prior, net of reinsurance336,459 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses99,310 
Unamortized fair value and other adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions
(122,305)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$11,915,260 
Schedule of Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Schedule of Historical Claims Duration
The following is unaudited supplementary information about average historical claims duration by segment:
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance (Number of Years)
At December 31, 202412345678910
Property20.7 %28.8 %16.4 %6.9 %5.5 %0.9 %0.9 %0.4 %0.7 %0.2 %
Casualty and Specialty
12.3 %16.3 %12.4 %12.9 %10.6 %8.4 %6.3 %4.5 %2.5 %1.1 %