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Segment reporting | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment reporting | Segment reporting The determination of the Company’s business segments is based on the manner in which management monitors the performance of its operations. The Company reports two operating segments – Property and Casualty Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Management. The Company has also identified a corporate function that includes net investment income on capital and certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company modified the presentation of its operating segments to allocate net investment income from float to the property and casualty reinsurance segment. The property and casualty reinsurance operations generate excess cash flows, or float, which the Company tracks in managing the business. The Company considers net investment income on float in evaluating the overall contribution of the property and casualty reinsurance segment. Prior period segment results have been adjusted to conform to this presentation. The following is a summary of the Company’s operating segments results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Three months ended June 30, 2014
| Property and Casualty Reinsurance |  | Catastrophe Risk Management |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenues | ($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written | $ | 140,422 |  |  | $ | 5,086 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 145,508 |
Gross premiums ceded | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net premiums written | 140,422 |  |  | 5,086 |  |  | — |  |  | 145,508 |
Change in net unearned premium reserves | (62,934 | ) |  | (3,824 | ) |  | — |  |  | (66,758 | )
Net premiums earned | 77,488 |  |  | 1,262 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,750 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net | 44,409 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 44,409 |
Acquisition costs, net | 29,507 |  |  | 76 |  |  | — |  |  | 29,583 |
General and administrative expenses | 5,655 |  |  | 678 |  |  | 3,216 |  |  | 9,549 |
Total expenses | 79,571 |  |  | 754 |  |  | 3,216 |  |  | 83,541 |
Net underwriting loss | (2,083 | ) |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
Net investment income | 6,282 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 34,170 |  |  | 40,485 |
Other expenses | (1,020 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,020 | )
Income tax expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,375 | ) |  | (2,375 | )
Segment income including non-controlling interests | 3,179 |  |  | 541 |  |  | 28,579 |  |  | 32,299 |
Segment income attributable to non-controlling interests | — |  |  | (338 | ) |  | (669 | ) |  | (1,007 | )
Segment income | $ | 3,179 |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | 27,910 |  |  | $ | 31,292 |
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios: |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss ratio (1) | 57.3 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost ratio (2) | 38.1 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Composite ratio (3) | 95.4 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expense ratio (4) | 7.3 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined ratio (5) | 102.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned.
(2) | Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(3) | Composite ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(4) | General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
(5) | Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
| Property and Casualty Reinsurance |  | Catastrophe Risk Management |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenues | ($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written | $ | 94,644 |  |  | $ | 3,571 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 98,215 |
Gross premiums ceded | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net premiums written | 94,644 |  |  | 3,571 |  |  | — |  |  | 98,215 |
Change in net unearned premium reserves | (33,206 | ) |  | (2,722 | ) |  | — |  |  | (35,928 | )
Net premiums earned | 61,438 |  |  | 849 |  |  | — |  |  | 62,287 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net | 45,304 |  |  | 388 |  |  | — |  |  | 45,692 |
Acquisition costs, net | 14,821 |  |  | 100 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,921 |
General and administrative expenses | 4,710 |  |  | 987 |  |  | 1,520 |  |  | 7,217 |
Total expenses | 64,835 |  |  | 1,475 |  |  | 1,520 |  |  | 67,830 |
Net underwriting loss | (3,397 | ) |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
Net investment income | 2,530 |  |  | 359 |  |  | 29,937 |  |  | 32,826 |
Other expenses | (759 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (759 | )
Segment income (loss) including non-controlling interests | (1,626 | ) |  | (267 | ) |  | 28,417 |  |  | 26,524 |
Segment income attributable to non-controlling interests | — |  |  | (80 | ) |  | (221 | ) |  | (301 | )
Segment (loss) income | $ | (1,626 | ) |  | $ | (347 | ) |  | $ | 28,196 |  |  | $ | 26,223 |
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios: |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss ratio (1) | 73.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost ratio (2) | 24.1 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Composite ratio (3) | 97.8 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expense ratio (4) | 7.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined ratio (5) | 105.5 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned.
(2) | Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(3) | Composite ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(4) | General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
(5) | Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
| Six months ended June 30, 2014
| Property and Casualty Reinsurance |  | Catastrophe Risk Management |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenues | ($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written | $ | 222,564 |  |  | $ | 10,531 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 233,095 |
Gross premiums ceded | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net premiums written | 222,564 |  |  | 10,531 |  |  | — |  |  | 233,095 |
Change in net unearned premium reserves | (72,775 | ) |  | (8,308 | ) |  | — |  |  | (81,083 | )
Net premiums earned | 149,789 |  |  | 2,223 |  |  | — |  |  | 152,012 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net | 90,668 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 90,668 |
Acquisition costs, net | 54,906 |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 55,014 |
General and administrative expenses | 11,464 |  |  | 1,512 |  |  | 6,598 |  |  | 19,574 |
Total expenses | 157,038 |  |  | 1,620 |  |  | 6,598 |  |  | 165,256 |
Net underwriting loss | (7,249 | ) |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
Net investment income | 13,595 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 76,863 |  |  | 90,520 |
Other expenses | (1,807 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,807 | )
Income tax expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,375 | ) |  | (2,375 | )
Segment income including non-controlling interests | 4,539 |  |  | 665 |  |  | 67,890 |  |  | 73,094 |
Segment income attributable to non-controlling interests | — |  |  | (529 | ) |  | (1,494 | ) |  | (2,023 | )
Segment income | $ | 4,539 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 66,396 |  |  | $ | 71,071 |
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios: |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss ratio (1) | 60.5 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost ratio (2) | 36.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Composite ratio (3) | 97.2 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expense ratio (4) | 7.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined ratio (5) | 104.9 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned.
(2) | Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(3) | Composite ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(4) | General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
(5) | Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
| Six months ended June 30, 2013
| Property and Casualty Reinsurance |  | Catastrophe Risk Management |  | Corporate |  | Total
Revenues | ($ in thousands)
Gross premiums written | $ | 187,515 |  |  | $ | 6,720 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 194,235 |
Gross premiums ceded | (9,975 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9,975 | )
Net premiums written | 177,540 |  |  | 6,720 |  |  | — |  |  | 184,260 |
Change in net unearned premium reserves | (83,459 | ) |  | (4,973 | ) |  | — |  |  | (88,432 | )
Net premiums earned | 94,081 |  |  | 1,747 |  |  | — |  |  | 95,828 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net | 63,942 |  |  | 388 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,330 |
Acquisition costs, net | 27,811 |  |  | 183 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,994 |
General and administrative expenses | 9,526 |  |  | 1,772 |  |  | 2,927 |  |  | 14,225 |
Total expenses | 101,279 |  |  | 2,343 |  |  | 2,927 |  |  | 106,549 |
Net underwriting loss | (7,198 | ) |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
Net investment income | 8,056 |  |  | 1,122 |  |  | 105,009 |  |  | 114,187 |
Other expenses | (1,429 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,429 | )
Segment income (loss) including non-controlling interests | (571 | ) |  | 526 |  |  | 102,082 |  |  | 102,037 |
Segment income attributable to non-controlling interests | — |  |  | (595 | ) |  | (789 | ) |  | (1,384 | )
Segment (loss) income | $ | (571 | ) |  | $ | (69 | ) |  | $ | 101,293 |  |  | $ | 100,653 |
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios: |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss ratio (1) | 68.0 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost ratio (2) | 29.6 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Composite ratio (3) | 97.6 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expense ratio (4) | 10.1 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined ratio (5) | 107.7 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned.
(2) | Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(3) | Composite ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned.
(4) | General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
(5) | Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned.
For the three months ended June 30, 2014, three contracts each contributed greater than 10.0% of total gross premiums written. These three contracts contributed 20.5%, 11.6% and 10.0%, respectively, of total gross premiums written for the three months ended June 30, 2014. For the three months ended June 30, 2013, five contracts each contributed greater than 10% of total gross premiums written. These five contracts contributed 22.7%, 17.0%, 14.6%, 14.1% and 14.0%, respectively, of total gross premiums written for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, two contracts each contributed greater than 10.0% of total gross premiums written. These two contracts contributed 20.0% and 12.8%, respectively, of total gross premiums written for the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, three contracts each contributed greater than 10% of total gross premiums written. These three contracts contributed 18.0%, 18.0% and 11.5%, respectively, of total gross premiums written for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by line of business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| For the three months ended
| June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013
| ($ in thousands)
Property | $ | 74,505 |  |  | 51.2 | % |  | $ | 27,888 |  |  | 28.4 | %
Casualty | 65,343 |  |  | 44.9 | % |  | 49,388 |  |  | 50.3 | %
Specialty | 574 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | 17,368 |  |  | 17.7 | %
Total property and casualty reinsurance | 140,422 |  |  | 96.5 | % |  | 94,644 |  |  | 96.4 | %
Catastrophe risk management | 5,086 |  |  | 3.5 | % |  | 3,571 |  |  | 3.6 | %
| $ | 145,508 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 98,215 |  |  | 100.0 | %
| For the six months ended
| June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013
| ($ in thousands)
Property | $ | 81,386 |  |  | 34.9 | % |  | $ | 28,238 |  |  | 14.5 | %
Casualty | 115,766 |  |  | 49.7 | % |  | 101,595 |  |  | 52.3 | %
Specialty | 25,412 |  |  | 10.9 | % |  | 57,682 |  |  | 29.7 | %
Total property and casualty reinsurance | 222,564 |  |  | 95.5 | % |  | 187,515 |  |  | 96.5 | %
Catastrophe risk management | 10,531 |  |  | 4.5 | % |  | 6,720 |  |  | 3.5 | %
| $ | 233,095 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 194,235 |  |  | 100.0 | %
The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by prospective and retroactive reinsurance contracts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| For the three months ended |  | For the six months ended
| June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013
| ($ in thousands)
Prospective | $ | 144,934 |  |  | 99.6 | % |  | $ | 75,915 |  |  | 77.3 | % |  | $ | 230,419 |  |  | 98.9 | % |  | $ | 171,935 |  |  | 88.5 | %
Retroactive | 574 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | 22,300 |  |  | 22.7 | % |  | 2,676 |  |  | 1.1 | % |  | 22,300 |  |  | 11.5 | %
| $ | 145,508 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 98,215 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 233,095 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 194,235 |  |  | 100.0 | %
The Company records the gross premium written and earned at the inception of the contract for retroactive reinsurance contracts. Substantially all of the Company's business is sourced through reinsurance brokers. The following table provides a breakdown of the Company's gross premiums written from brokers for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| ($ in thousands)
Willis Re | $ | 57,047 |  |  | 24.5 | % |  | $ | 13,421 |  |  | 6.9 | %
Advocate Reinsurance Partners, LLC | 53,004 |  |  | 22.7 | % |  | 27,647 |  |  | 14.2 | %
Stonehill Reinsurance Partners, LLC | 46,659 |  |  | 20.0 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Aon Benfield - a division of Aon plc | 16,793 |  |  | 7.2 | % |  | 81,357 |  |  | 41.9 | %
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC | 15,074 |  |  | 6.5 | % |  | (11,057 | ) |  | (5.7 | )%
TigerRisk Partners LLC | 14,496 |  |  | 6.2 | % |  | 9,531 |  |  | 4.9 | %
BMS Intermediaries | — |  |  | — | % |  | 10,019 |  |  | 5.2 | %
Other brokers | 2,984 |  |  | 1.3 | % |  | 7,097 |  |  | 3.7 | %
Total broker placed | 206,057 |  |  | 88.4 | % |  | 138,015 |  |  | 71.1 | %
Direct placements | 27,038 |  |  | 11.6 | % |  | 56,220 |  |  | 28.9 | %
| $ | 233,095 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 194,235 |  |  | 100.0 | %
The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by domicile of the ceding companies for the three and six months June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| For the three months ended |  | For the six months ended
| June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | June 30, 2014 |  | June 30, 2013
| ($ in thousands)
United States | $ | 144,657 |  |  | 99.4 | % |  | $ | 93,992 |  |  | 95.7 | % |  | $ | 202,734 |  |  | 87.0 | % |  | $ | 143,650 |  |  | 74.0 | %
United Kingdom | 575 |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | 25,413 |  |  | 10.9 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Bermuda | 276 |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | 4,223 |  |  | 4.3 | % |  | 4,948 |  |  | 2.1 | % |  | 49,185 |  |  | 25.3 | %
Other | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | 1,400 |  |  | 0.7 | %
| $ | 145,508 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 98,215 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 233,095 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 194,235 |  |  | 100.0 | %

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 + Details
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