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Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]  
Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense
(a) The table below provides a roll forward of reserves for loss and loss expense for beginning and ending reserve balances:
($ in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Gross reserves for loss and loss expense, at beginning of year
 
$
3,893,868

 
3,771,240

 
3,691,719

Less: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss and loss expense, at beginning of year
 
537,388

 
585,855

 
611,200

Net reserves for loss and loss expense, at beginning of year
 
3,356,480

 
3,185,385

 
3,080,519

Incurred loss and loss expense for claims occurring in the:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Current year
 
1,601,780

 
1,527,997

 
1,384,266

Prior years
 
(50,289
)
 
(29,863
)
 
(39,192
)
Total incurred loss and loss expense
 
1,551,491

 
1,498,134

 
1,345,074

Paid loss and loss expense for claims occurring in the:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Current year
 
579,527

 
573,718

 
497,486

Prior years
 
805,443

 
753,321

 
742,722

Total paid loss and loss expense
 
1,384,970

 
1,327,039

 
1,240,208

Net reserves for loss and loss expense, at end of year
 
3,523,001

 
3,356,480

 
3,185,385

Add: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss and loss expense, at end of year
 
544,162

 
537,388

 
585,855

Gross reserves for loss and loss expense at end of year
 
$
4,067,163

 
3,893,868

 
3,771,240



Our net loss and loss expense reserves increased by $166.5 million in 2019, $171.1 million in 2018, and $104.9 million in 2017. The loss and loss expense reserves are net of anticipated recoveries for salvage and subrogation claims, which amounted to $76.7 million for 2019, $67.7 million for 2018, and $64.8 million for 2017. The increase in net loss and loss expense reserves in 2019 was primarily driven by increases in exposure due to premium growth. This increase was partially offset by favorable prior year loss development, largely driven by the workers compensation line of business.

In 2019, we experienced overall net favorable prior year loss development of $50.3 million, compared to $29.9 million in 2018 and $39.2 million in 2017. The following table summarizes the prior year reserve development by line of business:
(Favorable)/Unfavorable Prior Year Development
 
 
 
 
 
 
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
General Liability
 
$
(5.0
)
 
(9.5
)
 
(48.3
)
Commercial Automobile
 
0.7

 
36.7

 
35.6

Workers Compensation
 
(68.0
)
 
(83.0
)
 
(52.3
)
Businessowners' Policies
 
1.9

 
(1.5
)
 
1.9

Commercial Property
 
5.1

 
7.5

 
8.7

Homeowners
 
7.5

 
9.8

 
0.4

Personal Automobile
 
4.4

 
3.0

 
6.7

E&S Casualty Lines
 
2.0

 
12.0

 
10.0

E&S Property Lines
 
1.0

 
(4.8
)
 
0.1

Other
 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
 
(2.0
)
Total
 
$
(50.3
)
 
(29.9
)
 
(39.2
)


The Insurance Subsidiaries had $50.3 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2019, which included $61.0 million of net favorable casualty reserve development and $10.7 million of unfavorable property reserve development. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation line of business, which was impacted by continued favorable medical trends in accident years 2017 and prior.

The Insurance Subsidiaries had $29.9 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2018, which included $41.5 million of net favorable casualty reserve development and $11.6 million of unfavorable property reserve development. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation line of business, reflecting continued
favorable medical trends in accident years 2017 and prior. Partially offsetting this net favorable reserve development was $37.5 million of unfavorable casualty reserve development in the commercial auto line of business, driven by increases in frequencies and severities in accident years 2015 through 2017. In addition, our E&S casualty lines experienced unfavorable reserve development of $12.0 million in 2018.

The Insurance Subsidiaries had $39.2 million of favorable prior accident year reserve development during 2017. The net favorable casualty reserve development was largely driven by the workers compensation and general liability lines of business in accident years 2014 and prior. Partially offsetting this net favorable reserve development was $36.0 million of unfavorable casualty reserve development in the commercial automobile line of business, which was primarily driven by accident years 2012 through 2016. In addition, our E&S casualty lines experienced unfavorable reserve development of $10.0 million in 2017, primarily related to accident years 2015 and 2016.

(b) We have exposure to abuse and molestation claims within our general liability line of business through insurance policies that we issue to schools, religious institutions, daycares, and other social services. We also have exposure to abuse and molestation claims from recently enacted state laws that extend the statute of limitations or permit windows to be opened for abuse and molestation claims and lawsuits that were previously barred by statutes of limitations. The emergence of these claims is slow and highly unpredictable. There are significant uncertainties in estimating our exposure to abuse and molestation claims (for both case and IBNR reserves) resulting from (i) lack of relevant historical data, (ii) the delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns associated with these claims, (iii) the obligation of an insurer to defend a claim, (iv) the extent to which a party can prove the existence of coverage, and (v) uncertainty as to the number and identity of claimants. It is possible, as a result, that we may receive claims decades after the allegations occurred from coverages provided by us, including predecessor companies, that will require complex claims coverage determinations, potential litigation, and the need to collect from reinsurers under older reinsurance agreements. We do not discount to present value that portion of our loss and loss expense reserves expected to be paid in future periods.

(c) Reserves established for liability insurance include exposure to asbestos and environmental claims. These claims have arisen primarily from insured exposures in municipal government, small non-manufacturing commercial risk, and homeowners policies. The emergence of these claims is slow and highly unpredictable. There are significant uncertainties in estimating our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims (for both case and IBNR reserves) resulting from lack of relevant historical data, the delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns associated with these claims, and uncertainty as to the number and identity of claimants and complex legal and coverage issues. Legal issues that arise in asbestos and environmental cases include federal or state venue, choice of law, causation, admissibility of evidence, allocation of damages and contribution among joint defendants, successor and predecessor liability, and whether direct action against insurers can be maintained. Coverage issues that arise in asbestos and environmental cases include the interpretation and application of policy exclusions, the determination and calculation of policy limits, the determination of the ultimate amount of a loss, the extent to which a loss is covered by a policy, if at all, the obligation of an insurer to defend a claim, and the extent to which a party can prove the existence of coverage. Courts have reached different and sometimes inconsistent conclusions on these legal and coverage issues. We do not discount to present value that portion of our loss and loss expense reserves expected to be paid in future periods.
 
The following table details our loss and loss expense reserves for various asbestos and environmental claims:
 
 
2019
($ in millions)
 
Gross
 
Net
Asbestos
 
$
6.3

 
5.1

Landfill sites
 
12.1

 
7.3

Underground storage tanks
 
10.3

 
9.2

Total
 
$
28.7

 
21.6


 
Reserves for asbestos and environmental claims are highly uncertain. There are significant uncertainties associated with estimating critical assumptions, such as average clean-up costs, third-party costs, potentially responsible party shares, allocation of damages, litigation and coverage costs, and potential state and federal legislative changes. Estimating IBNR is challenging because of the delayed and inconsistent reporting patterns associated with these claims. Traditional actuarial approaches cannot be applied because past loss history is not necessarily indicative of future behavior. While certain alternative projection models can be applied, such models can produce significantly different results with small changes in assumptions. As a result, reserves for asbestos and environmental require a high degree of judgment. Because of the significant uncertainty in the estimate, we do not calculate an asbestos and environmental loss range.

Historically, our asbestos and environmental claims have been significantly lower in volume than many other standard commercial lines carriers since, prior to the introduction of the absolute pollution exclusion endorsement in the mid-1980’s, we primarily wrote Standard Personal Lines, and therefore, our exposure to asbestos and environmental claims has been limited.

The following table provides a roll forward of gross and net asbestos and environmental incurred loss and loss expense and related reserves thereon:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
($ in thousands)
 
Gross
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Net
Asbestos
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
 
$
7,328

 
6,097

 
7,577

 
6,346

 
7,847

 
6,615

Incurred loss and loss expense
 
(375
)
 
(375
)
 

 

 

 

Less: loss and loss expense paid
 
(665
)
 
(665
)
 
(249
)
 
(249
)
 
(270
)
 
(269
)
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
 
$
6,288

 
5,057

 
7,328

 
6,097

 
7,577

 
6,346

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Environmental
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
 
$
22,692

 
16,686

 
20,838

 
14,866

 
22,115

 
16,101

Incurred loss and loss expense
 
723

 
609

 
3,059

 
2,877

 
126

 

Less: loss and loss expense paid
 
(1,002
)
 
(763
)
 
(1,205
)
 
(1,057
)
 
(1,403
)
 
(1,235
)
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
 
$
22,413

 
16,532

 
22,692

 
16,686

 
20,838

 
14,866

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Asbestos and Environmental Claims
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Reserves for loss and loss expense at beginning of year
 
$
30,020

 
22,783

 
28,415

 
21,212

 
29,962

 
22,716

Incurred loss and loss expense
 
348

 
234

 
3,059

 
2,877

 
126

 

Less: loss and loss expense paid
 
(1,667
)
 
(1,428
)
 
(1,454
)
 
(1,306
)
 
(1,673
)
 
(1,504
)
Reserves for loss and loss expense at the end of year
 
$
28,701

 
21,589

 
30,020

 
22,783

 
28,415

 
21,212



(d) The following is information about incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2019, net of reinsurance, as well as cumulative claim frequency and the associated IBNR liabilities. During the experience period, we implemented a series of claims-related initiatives and claims management changes. These initiatives focused on claims handling and reserving, medical claims costs, and loss expenses. As a result of these initiatives, several historical patterns have changed and may no longer be appropriate to use as the sole basis for projections.

All Lines
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
950,114

973,742

977,959

956,600

943,118

922,404

915,131

907,074

904,561

902,258

 
38,152

94,526
2011
 
1,042,576

1,061,667

1,062,233

1,056,107

1,033,518

1,023,726

1,019,351

1,013,115

1,013,175

 
44,453

104,861
2012
 
 
1,065,437

1,071,290

1,020,655

998,028

973,089

973,644

973,411

968,536

 
50,942

104,148
2013
 
 
 
1,044,142

1,062,045

1,047,230

1,021,007

1,002,316

987,763

984,858

 
72,970

91,326
2014
 
 
 
 
1,107,513

1,133,798

1,146,990

1,124,014

1,104,218

1,100,208

 
83,392

95,081
2015
 
 
 
 
 
1,114,081

1,130,513

1,144,830

1,138,313

1,119,441

 
111,657

94,128
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,188,608

1,203,634

1,227,142

1,199,734

 
205,126

94,579
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,270,110

1,313,372

1,313,585

 
336,155

98,014
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,413,800

1,461,603

 
501,519

104,187
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,483,945

 
759,853

93,947
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

11,547,343

 
 
 
All Lines
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
328,826

509,910

625,229

704,895

773,536

803,773

823,770

835,532

846,386

851,633

2011
 
391,944

585,867

692,730

782,655

852,202

901,801

924,111

940,626

950,836

2012
 
 
378,067

555,819

651,544

743,742

810,135

856,195

879,372

898,269

2013
 
 
 
335,956

518,872

644,475

748,758

833,823

872,331

891,841

2014
 
 
 
 
405,898

614,075

736,154

855,959

936,425

981,868

2015
 
 
 
 
 
376,641

581,203

725,385

845,868

929,222

2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
387,272

617,958

764,331

892,390

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
433,440

678,453

829,134

2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
511,271

779,466

2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
510,091

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

8,514,750

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
360,119

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
3,392,713

General Liability
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
215,208

228,680

242,499

237,154

222,328

211,619

208,968

202,394

206,146

205,322

 
17,542

12,705
2011

227,769

228,720

239,480

230,785

217,256

211,196

212,011

211,500

213,485

 
19,913

11,649
2012


238,979

245,561

215,083

194,144

175,305

175,268

180,659

182,085

 
21,005

9,994
2013



250,609

251,421

239,776

225,709

210,785

203,831

202,697

 
28,857

10,378
2014




244,312

249,946

257,132

239,333

234,082

237,125

 
42,388

10,586
2015





254,720

245,710

246,990

233,249

219,204

 
55,244

10,381
2016






277,214

272,048

277,986

263,245

 
98,385

10,526
2017







293,747

293,128

301,384

 
161,114

10,706
2018








317,934

336,326

 
223,228

10,656
2019









347,150

 
296,257

8,626
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

2,508,023

 
 
 
General Liability
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
15,726

46,201

80,018

113,050

143,360

161,487

172,394

178,179

183,988

185,962

2011

13,924

42,692

73,643

102,978

135,377

159,768

170,525

181,856

187,276

2012


13,030

35,241

56,580

89,008

109,448

130,866

144,451

156,186

2013



12,789

35,113

72,127

104,587

139,114

153,628

163,764

2014




14,901

46,825

79,972

121,969

154,957

179,192

2015





14,665

39,978

78,668

116,804

144,216

2016






15,684

46,549

89,431

133,757

2017







17,366

49,470

92,355

2018








19,531

60,784

2019









18,097

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,321,589

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
93,982

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
1,280,416

Workers Compensation
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
198,371

214,469

212,815

211,030

214,916

212,448

208,155

204,423

199,539

197,095

 
19,514

12,192
2011

205,238

218,973

214,743

215,114

210,591

205,708

200,674

194,821

192,863

 
22,717

11,860
2012


203,864

208,036

199,360

195,197

188,596

187,359

183,314

178,774

 
24,605

11,618
2013



199,794

194,318

187,658

173,160

166,662

162,787

159,767

 
26,260

11,375
2014




199,346

187,065

182,579

172,515

164,420

160,646

 
28,320

10,495
2015





193,729

194,639

183,604

179,642

176,242

 
27,927

10,549
2016






196,774

184,946

176,248

166,009

 
41,146

10,572
2017







195,202

184,306

175,853

 
53,654

10,793
2018








193,894

193,818

 
74,399

11,078
2019









188,625

 
100,336

9,805
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,789,692

 
 
 
Workers Compensation
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
46,795

93,281

122,442

137,184

149,086

153,795

158,078

162,796

165,526

167,478

2011

42,941

90,836

118,847

134,646

139,232

149,269

154,320

158,535

161,696

2012


40,911

86,909

108,211

122,755

132,052

139,477

143,281

146,739

2013



36,829

74,568

96,376

109,739

118,669

124,130

126,822

2014




35,924

78,944

100,876

113,626

119,392

124,077

2015





33,857

77,320

98,195

112,601

120,097

2016






34,525

78,531

98,037

109,166

2017







40,375

82,216

100,645

2018








41,122

84,780

2019









37,826

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,179,326

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
240,140

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
850,505

Commercial Automobile
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
187,562

189,305

187,778

181,923

179,854

172,969

173,157

173,471

173,080

172,995

 
682

25,512
2011

174,006

183,044

182,325

178,421

172,617

174,882

174,514

173,507

173,401

 
899

25,524
2012


179,551

191,947

183,527

184,289

184,367

186,128

184,633

185,357

 
1,920

24,160
2013



188,289

205,282

209,197

207,994

210,410

207,975

209,602

 
2,928

25,722
2014




200,534

212,725

216,824

219,925

218,172

217,334

 
4,831

27,714
2015





220,994

240,958

253,074

259,495

260,565

 
7,966

29,340
2016






255,187

274,367

285,302

285,304

 
21,279

31,167
2017







301,274

329,389

324,291

 
57,165

32,474
2018








347,908

352,487

 
109,922

35,034
2019









385,212

 
183,477

33,438
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

2,566,548

 
 
 
Commercial Automobile
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
68,098

99,254

128,015

146,913

163,513

167,227

169,100

169,793

171,693

171,941

2011

69,849

99,196

121,576

142,507

157,291

166,082

170,000

170,913

172,365

2012


73,316

105,371

127,235

148,669

168,114

176,656

179,501

181,353

2013



76,469

109,893

140,015

169,850

189,626

200,750

202,622

2014




80,810

117,169

148,884

180,701

202,821

209,655

2015





91,347

132,260

175,866

211,515

238,142

2016






106,022

155,720

200,701

233,939

2017







117,287

178,823

220,422

2018








134,867

193,788

2019









149,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,973,765

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
3,904

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
596,686

Businessowners' Policies
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
53,669

49,285

42,408

39,915

40,899

40,581

41,239

41,197

40,920

41,156

 
333

3,920
2011

54,469

57,083

51,047

58,242

59,256

58,966

58,456

58,735

58,948

 
362

4,960
2012


54,342

48,029

46,303

44,172

44,077

43,747

43,418

43,717

 
703

5,543
2013



49,617

42,618

41,005

40,624

41,369

39,709

39,699

 
803

3,482
2014




55,962

60,949

62,548

59,806

58,517

58,093

 
1,390

4,064
2015





52,871

53,768

57,245

55,925

54,454

 
3,235

3,959
2016






52,335

53,792

54,993

53,835

 
4,245

3,843
2017







46,624

48,698

51,524

 
10,252

3,864
2018








55,024

57,202

 
12,432

4,159
2019









53,531

 
15,068

3,210
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

512,159

 
 
 
Businessowners' Policies
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
20,821

28,131

31,027

34,705

37,819

38,900

40,279

40,395

40,439

40,823

2011

27,884

37,362

41,011

46,444

52,114

55,856

57,045

57,365

57,380

2012


22,199

31,833

35,089

37,215

38,766

40,627

41,326

41,356

2013



17,412

26,592

30,845

34,760

37,993

38,464

39,085

2014




28,914

40,584

44,911

49,460

52,940

55,458

2015





24,189

36,014

42,710

46,571

49,073

2016






24,655

36,848

39,973

45,308

2017







21,865

31,337

36,950

2018








29,995

39,791

2019









27,718

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

432,942

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
7,530

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
86,747

Commercial Property
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
105,647

96,851

97,386

96,127

95,530

95,363

95,178

95,155

95,142

95,338

 
4

7,669
2011

136,954

131,667

130,942

131,282

131,353

131,113

131,049

131,009

131,002

 
7

9,038
2012


118,464

114,224

115,375

116,658

117,102

117,170

117,225

117,220

 
10

8,517
2013



88,101

90,639

90,103

90,005

90,436

90,278

90,218

 
18

5,713
2014




141,192

136,249

136,820

138,751

138,155

136,212

 
33

6,515
2015





110,270

109,513

111,750

111,566

112,496

 
56

6,404
2016






121,927

126,185

125,937

124,487

 
(96
)
6,739
2017







138,773

149,106

149,044

 
(884
)
6,886
2018








183,177

190,834

 
(329
)
8,240
2019









173,826

 
15,732

6,722
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,320,677

 
 
 
Commercial Property
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
69,543

91,918

94,602

95,111

95,270

95,147

95,156

95,150

95,138

95,334

2011

94,538

127,580

129,579

130,681

131,060

131,115

131,089

131,100

131,092

2012


81,528

108,834

111,503

114,699

116,291

116,625

116,671

116,674

2013



60,244

87,874

90,446

90,350

90,840

90,696

90,646

2014




101,131

132,909

136,634

137,883

137,418

136,008

2015





79,048

106,182

109,829

110,994

110,969

2016






83,966

118,789

122,930

123,828

2017







99,047

142,338

148,589

2018








135,416

184,813

2019









130,891

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,268,844

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
237

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
52,071

Personal Automobile
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
103,340

110,075

112,346

109,515

107,490

107,405

107,224

107,054

106,887

106,785

 
64

20,823
2011

113,232

116,164

113,686

112,993

114,241

113,830

113,988

113,921

114,056

 
121

22,700
2012


113,771

114,921

109,832

109,324

110,294

110,300

109,795

109,701

 
155

22,332
2013



108,417

109,620

106,225

106,703

107,759

107,680

107,916

 
348

22,375
2014




102,250

109,325

106,757

107,452

106,821

107,104

 
307

22,506
2015





96,387

99,698

100,214

99,570

98,718

 
742

20,863
2016






92,727

98,032

100,202

101,140

 
2,565

19,819
2017







101,880

105,139

103,653

 
6,342

20,725
2018








111,594

113,569

 
14,259

22,621
2019









114,043

 
25,832

21,988
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

1,076,685

 
 
 
Personal Automobile
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
58,786

82,490

95,300

101,540

104,061

105,849

106,453

106,733

106,722

106,716

2011

61,323

82,102

93,878

105,068

111,085

112,732

113,551

113,664

113,856

2012


63,704

82,729

94,842

102,977

107,890

109,355

109,447

109,482

2013



61,384

80,861

92,637

100,528

105,131

106,679

106,876

2014




62,519

83,739

92,589

99,173

104,055

105,709

2015





58,725

76,470

87,163

92,102

95,997

2016






57,961

76,823

86,752

94,372

2017







62,854

82,730

91,479

2018








69,721

89,628

2019









69,699

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

983,814

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
7,462

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
100,331

Homeowners
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
68,373

67,525

63,285

61,927

62,462

62,402

62,339

62,392

62,402

62,380

 
48

9,132
2011

103,804

98,211

97,761

94,167

94,543

94,183

94,378

94,587

94,572

 
82

15,111
2012


87,260

82,744

86,560

86,667

86,271

86,330

86,483

86,567

 
94

16,941
2013



73,670

72,528

71,494

72,145

71,714

72,148

72,318

 
420

7,749
2014




80,111

82,461

83,637

83,844

83,539

83,824

 
682

8,773
2015





76,637

76,400

76,559

74,723

74,978

 
660

7,746
2016






60,105

60,931

62,391

61,723

 
1,221

6,885
2017







59,167

67,978

70,365

 
2,500

7,370
2018








62,961

68,526

 
2,366

7,554
2019









64,306

 
6,299

6,468
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

739,559

 
 
 
Homeowners
(in thousands)
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident Year
Unaudited
 
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$
43,699

58,638

60,295

61,106

62,155

62,227

62,241

62,272

62,283

62,329

2011

71,668

89,963

91,718

92,185

93,312

93,720

94,007

94,412

94,458

2012


69,056

79,584

82,720

84,250

85,196

85,562

85,642

85,897

2013



50,664

65,528

67,838

69,775

71,776

72,197

72,433

2014




61,561

76,007

79,751

81,664

82,583

82,836

2015





52,589

70,078

72,202

72,927

74,079

2016






42,252

57,333

59,546

60,082

2017







45,466

63,290

67,193

2018








49,430

64,137

2019









49,680

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

713,124

 
 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
5,316

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
31,752

E&S Casualty Lines
(in thousands, except for claim counts)
 
 
 
Incurred Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
 
As of
December 31, 2019
Accident Year
 
Unaudited
 
 
IBNR
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 
2010
$
3,294

$
4,106

3,369

4,299

3,831

3,055

4,932

5,168

5,534

 

815
2011
8,127

7,102

9,853

12,207

10,273

9,652

10,228

12,119

11,554

 
177

1,332
2012
 
42,367

42,621

43,175

46,149

46,165

45,988

46,444

44,622

 
2,474

2,045
2013
 


55,468

60,309

67,099

69,112

67,647

68,972

68,451

 
13,816

2,280
2014
 




55,316

63,505

69,929

71,719

71,206

71,153

 
5,559

2,071
2015
 






75,498

76,432

82,404

90,488

90,355

 
15,752

2,799
2016
 





94,451

96,416

104,655

105,120

 
35,987

2,859
2017
 






91,438

95,783

99,866

 
47,074

2,614
2018
 







98,324

103,004

 
62,754

2,392
2019
 








117,087

 
103,146

1,679
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

716,746

 
 
 
E&S Casualty Lines
(in thousands)
 
Cumulative Paid Loss and Allocated Loss Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Accident
Year
 
Unaudited
 
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
$

$
1,218

2,570

3,574

4,078

4,513

4,610

4,908

5,362

2011

806

3,200

6,445

9,954

9,912

10,256

9,819

9,604

2012
 
3,722

7,914

16,430

25,064

32,343

36,278

38,298

39,832

2013
 


2,715

9,470

21,980

35,200

46,108

51,142

54,974

2014
 




2,353

12,234

25,571

43,877

53,780

60,092

2015
 






3,036

13,057

29,389

50,712

64,529

2016
 





3,720

16,195

33,950

56,581

2017
 







5,057

14,672

34,179

2018
 









5,509

21,337

2019
 











4,422

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total

350,912

 
 
 
 
All outstanding liabilities before 2010, net of reinsurance
 
109

 
 
 
 
Liabilities for loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
 
365,943



In 2011, the Parent purchased Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company ("MUSIC"), a wholly-owned E&S Lines subsidiary of Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Parent acquired net loss and loss reserves amounting to approximately $15 million. All development on this acquired business was fully reinsured as of the acquisition date.
 
(e) The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the liability for loss and loss expenses in the consolidated statement of financial position is as follows:
(in thousands)
December 31, 2019
Net outstanding liabilities:
 
Standard Commercial Lines
 
General liability
$
1,280,416

Workers compensation
850,505

Commercial automobile
596,686

Businessowners' policies
86,747

Commercial property
52,071

Other Standard Commercial Lines
9,399

Total Standard Commercial Lines net outstanding liabilities
2,875,824

 
 
Standard Personal Lines
 
Personal automobile
100,331

Homeowners
31,752

Other Standard Personal Lines
10,664

Total Standard Personal Lines net outstanding liabilities
142,747

 
 
E&S Lines
 
Casualty lines
365,943

Property lines
8,199

Total E&S Lines net outstanding liabilities
374,142

 
 
Total liabilities for unpaid loss and loss expenses, net of reinsurance
3,392,713

 
 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims:
 
Standard Commercial Lines
 
General liability
195,830

Workers compensation
206,414

Commercial automobile
14,352

Businessowners' policies
3,012

Commercial property
26,526

Other Standard Commercial Lines
9,113

Total Standard Commercial Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
455,247

 
 
Standard Personal Lines
 
Personal automobile
44,104

Homeowners
1,182

Other Standard Personal Lines
28,993

Total Standard Personal Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
74,279

 
 
E&S Lines
 
Casualty lines
14,319

Property lines
317

Total E&S Lines reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
14,636

 
 
Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid loss
544,162

 
 
Unallocated loss expenses
130,288

 
 
Total gross liability for unpaid loss and loss expenses
$
4,067,163



(f) The table below reflects the historical average annual percentage payout of incurred claims by age. For example, the general liability line of business averages payout of 6.3% of its ultimate losses in the first year, 12.5% in the second year, and so forth. The following is supplementary information about average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2019:
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
General liability
6.3%
12.5
15.5
17.0
14.2
9.8
5.6
4.9
2.8
1.9
Workers compensation
21.9
24.9
13.2
8.2
4.9
4.6
2.3
2.4
1.6
1.1
Commercial automobile
37.8
17.0
14.4
12.9
9.8
4.1
1.3
0.9
1.1
0.1
Businessowners’ policies
47.9
19.5
8.2
8.8
6.6
3.9
2.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
Commercial property
70.6
25.4
2.8
0.8
0.3
0.1
Personal automobile
58.2
18.4
9.9
6.8
4.2
1.5
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
Homeowners
72.2
20.3
3.3
1.5
1.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
E&S Lines - casualty
4.9
12.2
18.1
22.6
14.9
9.4
6.4
3.5
2.0