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Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Abstract]  
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
9. Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (as adjusted - see Note 3)
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, loss and loss adjustment expense reserves in the consolidated balance sheets was comprised of the following:
20202019
Case loss and loss adjustment expense reserves$265,619 $148,166 
Incurred but not reported loss and loss adjustment expense reserves1,043,458 963,359 
Deferred gains on retroactive reinsurance contracts991 167 
$1,310,068 $1,111,692 
Reserving methodologies
The Company’s methodology for reserving for its reinsurance contracts and determining its loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, including incurred but not reported reserves, is as follows:
The Company’s actuaries perform an actuarial projection of the Company’s reserves quarterly and have a third-party actuarial review performed periodically. Reserves are estimated on an individual contract basis. The Company typically initially reserves individual contracts to the expected loss and loss expense ratio in its pricing analysis. The Company also considers the level of adequacy of the pricing loss ratio estimates, and may make upward or downward adjustments in the aggregate reserves if there is evidence that the pricing loss ratio estimates are biased in one direction or the other. As loss information is received from cedents, the Company incorporates other actuarial methods into its projection of ultimate losses and, hence, reserves.
In the Company’s pricing analyses, there is a significant amount of information unique to the individual client and, when necessary, the analysis is supplemented with industry data. Industry data primarily takes the form of paid and incurred development patterns from statutory financial statements and statistical agencies. For the Company’s actuarial reserve projections, the relevant information received from clients includes premium estimates, paid loss and loss adjustment expenses and case reserves. The Company’s actuaries review the data for reasonableness and research any noted anomalies. On each contract, the Company’s actuaries compare the expected paid and incurred amounts at each quarter-end with actual amounts reported. The Company’s actuaries also compare premiums received with projected premium receipts at each quarter end.
There is a time lag between when a covered loss event occurs and when it is reported to the Company’s cedents. There is also a time lag between when clients pay claims, establish case reserves and re-estimate their reserves, and when they notify the Company of the payments and/or new or revised case reserves. This reporting lag is typically 60 to 90 days after the end of a reporting period, but can be longer in some cases. The Company’s actuaries use techniques that adjust for this reporting lag. While it would be unusual to have lags that extend beyond 90 days, the Company’s actuarial techniques are designed to adjust for such a circumstance.
The principal actuarial methods (and associated key assumptions) used to perform the Company’s quarterly loss reserve analysis may include one or more of the following methods:
A priori loss ratio method
To estimate ultimate losses using the a priori loss ratio method, the Company multiplies earned premiums by an expected loss ratio. The expected loss ratio is selected as part of the pricing and utilizes individual client data, supplemented by industry data where necessary. This method is often useful when there is limited historical data due to few losses being incurred.
Paid loss development method
This method estimates ultimate losses by calculating past paid loss development factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected paid loss development. The paid loss development method assumes that losses are paid at a rate consistent with the historical rate of payment. It provides an objective test of reported loss projections because paid losses contain no case reserve estimates. For some lines of business, claim payments are made slowly and it may take many years for claims to be fully reported and settled.
Incurred loss development method
This method estimates ultimate losses by using past incurred loss development factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected incurred loss development. Since incurred losses include payments and case reserves, changes in both of these amounts are incorporated in this method. This approach provides a larger volume of data to estimate ultimate losses than paid loss methods. Thus, incurred loss patterns may be less varied than paid loss patterns, especially for coverages that have historically been paid out over a long period of time but for which claims are incurred relatively early and case loss reserve estimates are established.
Bornhuetter-Ferguson paid and incurred loss methods
These methods are a weighted average of the a priori loss ratio method and the relevant development method. The weighting between the two methods depends on the maturity of the business. This means that for the more recent years a greater weight is placed on the a priori loss ratio method, while for the more mature years a greater weight is placed on the development methods. These methods avoid some of the distortions that could result from a large development factor being applied to a small base of paid or incurred losses to calculate ultimate losses. This method will react slowly if actual paid or incurred loss experience develops differently than historical paid or incurred loss experience because of major changes in rate levels, retentions or deductibles, the forms and conditions of coverage, the types of risks covered or a variety of other factors.
IBNR to outstanding ratio method
This method is used in selected cases typically for very mature years that still have open claims. This method assumes that the estimated future loss development is indicated by the current level of case reserves.
Key to the projection of ultimate loss is the amount of credibility or weight assigned to each actuarial method. Each method has advantages and disadvantages, and those can change depending on numerous factors including the reliability of the underlying data. The selection and weighting of the projection methods is a highly subjective process. In order to achieve a desirable amount of consistency from study to study and between contracts, the Company’s actuaries have implemented a weighting scheme that incorporates numerous “rules” for the weighting of actuarial methods. These rules attempt to effectively standardize the process used for selecting weights for the various methods. There are numerous circumstances where the rules would be modified for specific reinsurance contracts; examples would include a large market event or new information on historical years that may cause us to increase our a priori loss ratio.
As part of the Company’s quarterly reserving process, loss-sensitive contingent expenses (e.g., profit commissions, sliding-scale ceding commissions, etc.) are calculated on an individual contract basis. These expense calculations are based on the updated ultimate loss estimates derived from the Company's quarterly reserving process.
The Company’s reserving methodologies use a loss reserving model that calculates a point estimate for the Company’s ultimate losses. Although the Company believes that its assumptions and methodologies are reasonable, the ultimate payments may vary, potentially materially, from the estimates that the Company has made.
Catastrophe event estimates
Some of the Company’s contracts are exposed to losses from catastrophes (either natural catastrophes or man-made catastrophes). Given the high-severity, low-frequency nature of these events, the losses typically generated therefrom do not lend themselves to traditional actuarial reserving methods, such as those described above. Therefore, our reserving approach for these types of coverages is to estimate the ultimate cost associated with a single loss event rather than analyzing the historical development patterns of past losses for estimating ultimate losses for an entire contract. We estimate our reserves for these catastrophe events on a contract-by-contract basis by means of a review of policies with known or potential exposure to a particular loss event. We consider the following information when making these contract-by-contract estimates of catastrophe event losses: information provided by cedents and brokers; industry loss estimates; catastrophe model output; and the terms and conditions of the contracts with exposure to those events. Initial estimates are established in the period that a catastrophe event occurs and are then monitored each subsequent quarter, considering the latest information available.
There were no significant changes made to the Company’s methodology for calculating loss and loss adjustment reserves for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Roll forward of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
The following table represents the activity in the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
202020192018
Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year$1,111,692 $937,157 $720,570 
Less: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, beginning of year(5,520)(2,031)(1,113)
Less: deferred charges on retroactive reinsurance contracts(6,738)(3,847)— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year1,099,434 931,279 719,457 
Increase (decrease) in net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:
     Current year431,506 489,994 434,276 
     Prior years 33,792 (86,495)4,138 
Total incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses465,298 403,499 438,414 
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:
     Current year(73,550)(63,638)(85,173)
     Prior years(209,534)(188,392)(132,336)
Total net paid losses(283,084)(252,030)(217,509)
Foreign currency translation8,051 16,686 (9,083)
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year1,289,699 1,099,434 931,279 
Plus: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, end of year14,375 5,520 2,031 
Plus: deferred charges on retroactive reinsurance contracts5,994 6,738 3,847 
Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$1,310,068 $1,111,692 $937,157 
Changes in the Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense reserves result from re-estimating loss reserves and from changes in premium earnings estimates. Furthermore, many of the Company’s contracts have sliding scale or profit commissions whereby loss reserve development can be offset by changes in acquisition costs that vary inversely with loss experience. In some instances, the Company can have loss reserve development on contracts where there is no sliding scale or profit commission or where the loss ratio falls outside of the loss ratio range to which the sliding scale or profit commission applies.
The $33.8 million net increase in prior years’ reserves for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes $18.8 million increase in loss reserves resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates on certain contracts and $15.0 million of net adverse reserve development related to increases in loss reserve estimates. The net increase in loss reserves as well as the changes in acquisition costs as a result of sliding scale or profit commissions is explained as follows:
The $18.8 million net increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates was accompanied by a $5.0 million increase in acquisition costs, for a total of $23.8 million increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs. The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs was due to an increase in prior period earned premium of $27.9 million. The increase in prior period earned premium was the result of changes in ultimate premium and earning pattern estimates. The net impact was a $4.1 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The $15.0 million of net adverse prior years’ reserve development related to increases in loss reserve estimates for the year ended December 31, 2020 was accompanied by net increases of $11.8 million in acquisition costs and net decreases of $7.8 million in earned premium, resulting in a $34.6 million increase in net underwriting loss, primarily due to:
$19.9 million and $18.9 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our general liability and multi-line contracts, respectively, as a result of worse than expected loss
experience. The adverse underwriting loss development is a result of accumulated loss experience and cedent reserving increases, indicating that underlying casualty loss trends are higher than initial pricing and reserving, consistent with the industry impact of social inflation. In addition, the current elevated level of uncertainty makes historical data less applicable for future projections, and has contributed to an increase in the estimate of ultimate losses on certain accounts; partially offset by
$7.6 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our workers’ compensation contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience; and
$2.4 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to one retroactive reinsurance contract as a result of better than expected loss experience. This retroactive reinsurance contract had profit commission terms such that the net favorable prior years’ reserve development of $21.6 million associated with this contract was offset by an increase in acquisition costs of $19.2 million.
In total, the change in net underwriting loss for prior periods due to loss reserve development and adjustments to premium earnings estimates resulted in a $30.5 million increase in net underwriting loss for the year ended December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had unamortized deferred charges of $6.0 million (December 31, 2019 - $6.7 million) relating to retroactive reinsurance contracts. Deferred charges on retroactive contracts are recorded in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The $86.5 million net decrease in prior years’ reserves for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes $98.5 million of net favorable reserve development related to decreases in loss reserve estimates, partially offset by a $12.0 million increase in loss reserves resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates on certain contracts. The net decrease in loss reserves as well as the impact of any offsetting changes in acquisition costs as a result of sliding scale or profit commissions is explained as follows:
The $98.5 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development for the year ended December 31, 2019 was accompanied by net increases of $100.9 million in acquisition costs and net increases of $7.8 million in earned premium, resulting in a $5.4 million improvement in the net underwriting results, primarily due to:
$14.9 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our workers’ compensation contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience;
$3.5 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to our non-standard auto contracts as a result of better than expected loss experience;
$0.5 million of improvement in net underwriting loss development relating to one retroactive reinsurance contract as a result of better than expected loss experience. This retroactive reinsurance contract had profit commission terms such that the net favorable reserve development associated with this contract of $69.4 million was offset by an increase in acquisition costs of $68.9 million; partially offset by
$8.8 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our general liability contracts as a result of worse than expected loss experience; and
$8.1 million of net adverse underwriting loss development relating to our multi-line contracts as a result of worse than expected loss experience.
The $12.0 million net increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates was accompanied by a $7.2 million decrease in acquisition costs, for a total of $4.8 million increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs. The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs was due to an increase in prior period earned premium of $3.1 million. The increase in prior period earned premium was the result of changes in ultimate premium and earning pattern estimates. The net impact was a $1.7 million increase in net underwriting loss for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In total, the change in net underwriting loss for prior periods due to loss reserve development and adjustments to premium earnings estimates resulted in a $3.7 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The $4.1 million net increase in prior years’ reserves for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes $12.9 million of net favorable reserve development related to decreases in loss reserve estimates and $17.0 million increase in loss reserves resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates on certain contracts. The net increase in loss reserves as well as the impact of any offsetting changes in acquisition costs as a result of sliding scale or profit commissions is explained as follows:
The $12.9 million of net favorable prior years’ reserve development for the year ended December 31, 2018 was accompanied by net increases of $7.7 million in acquisition costs, resulting in a $5.2 million improvement in the net underwriting results, primarily due to:
$15.8 million of net favorable underwriting loss development relating to workers’ compensation, multi-line and credit and financial lines contracts. The favorable development was the result of better than expected loss experience and was partially offset by;
$10.5 million of net adverse underwriting loss development primarily relating to our general liability and homeowners’ contracts, as a result of worse than expected loss experience.
The $17.0 million net increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting from increases in premium earnings estimates was accompanied by a $5.4 million increase in acquisition costs, for a total of $22.4 million increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs. The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and acquisition costs was due to an increase in prior period earned premium of $23.4 million. The increase in prior period earned premium was the result of changes in ultimate premium and earning pattern estimates. The net impact was a $1.0 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the year ended December 31, 2018.
In total, the change in net underwriting loss for prior periods due to loss reserve development and adjustments to premium earnings estimates resulted in a $6.2 million improvement in the net underwriting results for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Incurred and paid development tables by accident year
The Company manages its business on the basis of four operating segments, accident & health, specialty, property and runoff & other. The Company has disaggregated its loss information presented in the tables below by prospective and retroactive reinsurance. For its prospective reinsurance business, the Company further disaggregated by the different lines of business included in this segment. The Company’s retroactive reinsurance contracts have been presented by year of inception. The Company’s retroactive reinsurance contracts within each inception year share similar characteristics and as a result, have not been disaggregated further. The Company has presented the below development tables for all accident years shown using exchange rates as at December 31, 2020. All accident years prior to the current year have been restated and presented using the current year exchange rate.
The Company’s loss reserve analysis is based primarily on underwriting year data. The preparation of accident year development tables requires an allocation of underwriting year data to the corresponding accident years. For instance, a contract written in one particular underwriting year may have exposure to losses from two or more accident years. These allocations are done using accident year loss payment and reporting patterns, along with premium earnings patterns. These patterns are derived from either company-specific or industry historical loss data, depending on availability and applicability. The Company believes that its allocations are reasonable; however, to the extent that the Company’s allocation procedure for loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred differs from actual historical development, the actual loss development may differ materially from the loss development presented.
As described in the roll forward of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves section above, changes in the Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense reserves result from both re-estimating loss reserves as well as changes
in premium estimates. In addition, many of the Company’s contracts have sliding scale or profit commissions whereby loss reserve development can be offset by changes in acquisition costs. See additional disclosure above on the net impact on underwriting income after considering the impact of changes in premium estimates and the impact of acquisition costs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Prospective Reinsurance Contracts
The following tables provide a breakdown of the Company’s loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid by accident year by line of business for the Company’s prospective reinsurance contracts for the year ended December 31, 2020. The information related to loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid for the years ended December 31, 2012 through 2019 is presented as supplementary information and is unaudited:
Global A&H
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — 716 716 813 829 
2018— — — — — — 2,624 2,982 3,039 
2019— — — — — — — 3,437 3,565 1,001 
2020— — — — — — — — 3,153 2,671 
Total$10,586 $3,681 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — 261 575 827 
2018— — — — — — 957 2,109 3,032 
2019— — — — — — — 1,640 2,564 
2020— — — — — — — — 482 
Total$6,905 
Global A&H - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$3,681 
Marine & Energy
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — 4,673 3,885 812 730 119 80 
2017— — — — — 3,932 2,829 3,212 3,478 525 
2018— — — — — — 3,589 3,852 3,088 585 
2019— — — — — — — 3,967 4,250 2,839 
2020— — — — — — — — 3,442 3,419 
Total$14,377 $7,448 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — 126 
2018— — — — — — — — 2,003 
2019— — — — — — — — 153 
2020— — — — — — — — — 
Total$2,282 
Marine & Energy - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$12,095 
Credit
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— 364 408 113 107 99 77 80 77 — 
2014— — 5,844 2,657 2,430 2,204 1,384 1,454 1,341 — 
2015— — — 5,249 5,048 4,760 4,012 3,129 2,665 78 
2016— — — — 10,750 10,732 10,825 6,564 6,752 1,247 
2017— — — — — 13,356 13,460 7,029 7,445 2,511 
2018— — — — — — 17,415 10,661 12,035 4,947 
2019— — — — — — — 17,740 19,348 10,352 
2020— — — — — — — — 22,803 9,402 
Total$72,466 $28,537 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — 11 66 74 78 77 77 76 
2014— — 42 784 1,038 1,318 1,322 1,344 1,310 
2015— — — 402 1,128 2,045 2,328 2,503 2,408 
2016— — — — 1,013 2,326 3,419 4,197 4,213 
2017— — — — — 1,100 2,332 3,026 3,319 
2018— — — — — — 897 2,716 3,989 
2019— — — — — — — 1,900 3,368 
2020— — — — — — — — 8,230 
Total$26,913 
Credit - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$45,553 
Casualty
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$17,284 $16,798 $16,842 $17,130 $17,148 $17,053 $17,230 $17,287 $17,377 $
2013— 48,279 48,606 52,837 52,787 52,735 52,601 52,230 52,450 486 
2014— — 167,001 174,182 174,714 168,861 168,102 167,237 170,052 11,237 
2015— — — 189,321 199,697 183,964 186,499 195,821 195,369 23,674 
2016— — — — 206,074 202,618 205,252 208,768 215,964 48,630 
2017— — — — — 181,109 186,073 186,623 197,100 73,252 
2018— — — — — — 196,161 195,043 203,571 99,702 
2019— — — — — — — 148,962 160,409 94,732 
2020— — — — — — — — 123,722 101,140 
Total$1,336,014 $452,860 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$5,713 $10,613 $14,404 $15,730 $16,351 $16,114 $16,458 $16,695 $17,038 
2013— 11,260 26,386 35,526 41,892 46,319 48,545 49,855 50,281 
2014— — 49,855 113,933 127,284 134,658 140,576 143,441 145,293 
2015— — — 45,434 95,143 112,164 126,400 134,143 141,579 
2016— — — — 42,665 96,910 114,312 127,468 137,822 
2017— — — — — 29,550 63,183 78,105 97,029 
2018— — — — — — 25,181 55,558 78,508 
2019— — — — — — — 16,826 42,471 
2020— — — — — — — — 9,980 
Total$720,001 
Casualty - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$616,013 
Other Specialty
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— 2,317 4,272 4,564 4,564 4,564 4,564 4,564 4,564 — 
2014— — 27,671 20,272 24,214 19,570 21,346 21,355 21,355 174 
2015— — — 61,160 84,198 81,934 81,186 81,320 81,312 525 
2016— — — — 91,574 92,759 90,648 91,332 91,409 259 
2017— — — — — 80,058 85,255 86,544 86,900 1,754 
2018— — — — — — 88,621 100,329 97,627 28,803 
2019— — — — — — — 134,382 152,307 86,385 
2020— — — — — — — — 136,121 101,140 
Total$671,595 $219,040 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — 1,243 4,563 4,563 4,563 4,563 4,563 4,563 
2014— — 1,221 14,304 20,921 19,034 20,792 21,082 21,139 
2015— — — 30,999 66,086 74,904 77,815 79,727 80,301 
2016— — — — 30,997 77,062 85,422 88,842 90,256 
2017— — — — — 54,370 75,379 81,290 84,079 
2018— — — — — — 31,096 48,967 55,655 
2019— — — — — — — 19,930 49,036 
2020— — — — — — — — 23,148 
Total$408,177 
Other Specialty - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$263,418 
Property Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — 39,582 39,250 11,000 
2020— — — — — — — — 59,245 44,628 
Total$98,495 $55,628 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
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2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — 470 15,326 
2020— — — — — — — — 7,321 
Total$22,647 
Property Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$75,848 
Property Risk and Pro Rata
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$10,917 $8,672 $9,375 $9,353 $9,416 $9,472 $9,501 $9,490 $9,484 $
2013— 27,765 24,980 25,766 25,882 25,785 26,170 26,051 26,378 232 
2014— — 40,256 40,920 41,336 44,627 46,500 46,303 46,719 576 
2015— — — 50,330 52,533 54,635 56,313 56,201 56,583 902 
2016— — — — 45,415 43,038 43,799 43,733 43,810 1,108 
2017— — — — — 41,237 41,833 41,753 41,926 1,576 
2018— — — — — — 54,084 52,344 52,650 5,797 
2019— — — — — — — 53,597 53,713 7,096 
2020— — — — — — — — 59,159 29,199 
Total$390,422 $46,488 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$4,656 $8,381 $9,075 $9,186 $9,352 $9,400 $9,482 $9,483 $9,482 
2013— 14,635 22,229 24,023 25,167 25,406 25,815 25,993 26,127 
2014— — 19,420 34,381 38,448 42,775 44,533 45,312 45,937 
2015— — — 22,706 43,382 48,360 51,783 53,924 55,066 
2016— — — — 21,593 31,871 37,044 39,651 41,872 
2017— — — — — 24,713 33,436 37,171 39,282 
2018— — — — — — 26,458 35,169 45,146 
2019— — — — — — — 22,624 43,542 
2020— — — — — — — — 24,454 
Total$330,908 
Property Risk and Pro Rata - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$59,514 
Agriculture
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$52,105 $49,942 $50,055 $50,055 $50,065 $50,104 $50,104 $50,104 $50,104 $
2013— 23,273 24,274 23,450 23,138 23,135 23,138 23,125 23,128 
2014— — — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — — — 
Total$73,232 $
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$2,666 $48,455 $50,024 $50,025 $50,067 $50,103 $50,103 $50,103 $50,103 
2013— — 22,232 23,138 23,134 23,135 23,137 23,127 23,127 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — — 
Total$73,230 
Agriculture - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$
Other
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — 2,863 2,863 
Total$2,863 $2,863 
Cumulative net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year 201220132014201520162017201820192020
<---------------------------------------------- Unaudited ---------------------------------------------->
2012$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
2013— — — — — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — — 
Total$— 
Other - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$2,863 
Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Retroactive Reinsurance Contracts
The Company writes reinsurance contracts that provide limited protection against adverse development on loss originating from multiple accident years. The Company has other retroactive exposure within contracts that provide primarily prospective coverage. These contracts are included in the prospective reinsurance tables above. These contracts are typically part of prospective reinsurance contracts with a small portion of retroactive exposure resulting from the delay between the dates when the relevant contract was bound and the dates on which each incepted. The information below includes loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and loss and loss adjustment expenses paid, net, by accident year for the Company's retroactive reinsurance contracts presented by year of inception of the retroactive reinsurance contracts.
The Company's estimate for loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, at inception of all retroactive reinsurance contracts entered into to date was the same when the contract incepted and at the relevant year end position. As a result, there was no development in the year of inception for any of the Company's retroactive reinsurance contracts written to date. In addition, there were no loss and loss adjustment expenses paid, net, at inception of the Company's retroactive reinsurance contracts. The information related to loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net and net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid for the years ended December 31, 2012 through 2019 is presented as supplementary information and is unaudited.
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2012
The Company did not enter into any retroactive reinsurance contracts during the year ended December 31, 2012.
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2013
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year20132014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<---------------------------------------- Unaudited --------------------------------------------------->
2011$5,419 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $— 
201210,197 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 — 
20134,908 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 — 
2014— — — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — — 
Total$15,805 $— 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year20132014201520162017201820192020
<---------------------------------------- Unaudited --------------------------------------------------->
2011$— $1,654 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 $4,173 
2012— 3,113 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 7,853 
2013— 1,498 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 3,779 
2014— — — — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — 
Total$15,805 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 2020— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 2011— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2013 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2014
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year2014201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<---------------------------------------- Unaudited ----------------------------------->
2011$4,293 $3,498 $3,090 $3,274 $2,895 $1,529 $1,529 $— 
201212,343 10,930 9,655 10,230 9,045 4,778 4,778 — 
201319,174 17,142 15,143 16,045 14,185 7,493 7,493 — 
201410,851 9,711 8,578 9,089 8,035 4,245 4,245 — 
2015— — — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — — 
Total$18,045 $— 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year2014201520162017201820192020
<---------------------------------------- Unaudited ----------------------------------->
2011$— $— $— $— $— $— $1,529 
2012— — — — — — 4,778 
2013— — — — — — 7,493 
2014— — — — — — 4,245 
2015— — — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — 
Total$18,045 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 2020— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 2011— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2014 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2015
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year201520162017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<-------------------------------- Unaudited --------------------------->
2011$10,433 $10,433 $7,913 $7,527 $4,509 $3,108 $3,108 
201215,400 15,400 11,820 11,482 6,817 4,480 4,480 
201318,995 18,995 14,600 14,216 8,432 5,510 5,510 
201441,992 41,992 32,545 32,143 18,953 11,971 11,971 
20152,596 2,596 1,788 1,395 913 913 913 
2016— — — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — — 
Total$25,982 $25,982 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year201520162017201820192020
<-------------------------------- Unaudited --------------------------->
2011$— $— $— $— $— $— 
2012— — — — — — 
2013— — — — — — 
2014— — — — — — 
2015— — — — — — 
2016— — — — — — 
2017— — — — — — 
2018— — — — — — 
2019— — — — — — 
2020— — — — — — 
Total$— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 202025,982 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 20113,454 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2015 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$29,436 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2016
The Company did not enter into any retroactive reinsurance contracts during the year ended December 31, 2016.
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2017
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year2017201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<-------------- Unaudited -------------->
2011$1,693 $1,612 $966 $871 $871 
20122,248 2,174 1,295 1,158 1,158 
20133,460 3,365 2,000 1,783 1,783 
20149,894 9,765 5,768 5,101 5,101 
201513,002 12,805 7,570 6,703 6,703 
201624,643 24,408 14,397 12,708 12,708 
201750,570 50,588 29,719 26,090 26,090 
2018— — — — — 
2019— — — — — 
2020— — — — — 
Total$54,414 $54,414 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year2017201820192020
<-------------- Unaudited -------------->
2011$— $— $— $— 
2012— — — — 
2013— — — — 
2014— — — — 
2015— — — — 
2016— — — — 
2017— — — — 
2018— — — — 
2019— — — — 
2020— — — — 
Total$— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 202054,414 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 2011485 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2017 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$54,899 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2018
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year201820192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
<------ Unaudited ------>
2011$200 $132 $132 $129 
2012452 376 376 102 
20132,300 2,072 2,072 148 
20146,000 5,466 5,466 241 
201513,184 12,092 12,092 330 
201620,093 18,488 18,488 364 
201717,847 16,439 16,439 280 
201815,396 14,240 14,240 101 
2019— — — — 
2020— — — — 
Total$69,305 $1,695 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year201820192020
<------ Unaudited ------>
2011$— $$
2012— 274 274 
2013— 1,924 1,924 
2014— 5,225 5,225 
2015— 11,762 11,762 
2016— 18,124 18,124 
2017— 16,159 16,159 
2018— 14,139 14,139 
2019— — — 
2020— — — 
Total$67,610 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 20201,695 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 2011348 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2018 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$2,043 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2019
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year20192020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
Unaudited
2011$2,064 $2,218 $2,218 
20121,211 1,286 1,286 
20131,983 2,152 2,152 
20144,328 4,750 4,750 
20156,197 6,815 6,815 
201610,858 12,106 12,106 
201712,908 14,309 14,309 
201816,769 18,544 18,544 
201935,527 39,913 39,913 
2020— — — 
Total$102,093 $102,093 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year20192020
Unaudited
2011$— $— 
2012— — 
2013— — 
2014— — 
2015— — 
2016— — 
2017— — 
2018— — 
2019— — 
2020— — 
Total$— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 2020102,093 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 20112,553 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2019 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$104,646 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2020
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
Accident year2020IBNR loss and LAE reserves, net
2011$184 $184 
2012177 177 
2013255 255 
2014630 630 
2015811 811 
20162,089 2,090 
20172,319 2,319 
20182,336 2,336 
20193,337 3,337 
20207,540 7,541 
Total$19,678 $19,680 
Cumulative net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid
Accident year2020
2011$— 
2012— 
2013— 
2014— 
2015— 
2016— 
2017— 
2018— 
2019— 
2020— 
Total$— 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses from 2011 to 202019,678 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses prior to 201110 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2020 - net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
$19,688 
Reconciliation of loss development information to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company's loss and loss expense reserves as of December 31, 2020:
2020
Prospective reinsurance contracts
Global A&H$3,681 
Marine & Energy12,095 
Credit 45,553 
Casualty616,013 
Other Specialty263,418 
Property Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance75,848 
Property Risk and Pro Rata59,514 
Agriculture
Other2,863 
Retroactive reinsurance contracts
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2012
— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2013
— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2014
— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2015
29,436 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2016
— 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2017
54,899 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 20182,043 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2019104,646 
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 202019,688 
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year1,289,699 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable
Global A&H— 
Marine & Energy— 
Credit2,373 
Casualty8,982 
Other Specialty— 
Property Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance218 
Property Risk and Pro Rata2,801 
Agriculture
Other— 
Total loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable14,375 
Deferred charges on retroactive reinsurance contracts5,994 
Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year$1,310,068 
Cumulative claims frequency
The Company determined that the disclosure of claim frequency analysis was impracticable. As a result, no claims frequency information has been disclosed. The Company’s business is primarily comprised of reinsurance contracts written on a quota share or aggregate loss basis and the underlying claim count information is not provided for most contracts. Furthermore, even if claim counts were made available by the Company’s cedents, the quota share cession
percentage varies for each contract, resulting in the cedent claim counts not being a meaningful measure of the Company’s loss exposure.
Claims duration
The following table is presented as supplementary information and presents the Company’s historical average annual percentage payout of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by age, as of December 31, 2020:
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7Year 8Year 9
(Unaudited)
Prospective reinsurance contracts
Global A&H23.3 %31.6 %34.1 %30.4 %— %— %— %— %— %
Marine & Energy— %0.9 %21.6 %1.8 %— %— %— %— %— %
Credit12.7 %22.2 %26.9 %11.6 %3.1 %(1.1)%(1.4)%(1.5)%— %
Casualty19.2 %24.2 %11.8 %7.8 %4.9 %2.1 %1.9 %1.1 %2.0 %
Other Specialty25.3 %34.8 %22.9 %0.3 %3.0 %0.7 %0.1 %— %— %
Property Catastrophe Excess Reinsurance6.8 %37.8 %— %— %— %— %— %— %— %
Property Risk and Pro Rata47.6 %29.5 %10.2 %5.3 %3.1 %1.4 %1.0 %0.3 %— %
Agriculture2.7 %93.8 %3.5 %— %— %— %— %— %— %
Other— %— %— %— %— %— %— %— %— %
Retroactive reinsurance contracts
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2012
n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2013
4.4 %23.7 %31.4 %4.6 %3.4 %2.6 %3.3 %— %n/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2014
— %— %— %— %— %— %— %n/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2015
— %— %— %— %— %— %n/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2016
n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2017
— %— %— %— %n/an/an/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2018
— %97.1 %— %n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2019
— %— %n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Retroactive contracts incepting in the year ended December 31, 2020— %n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
The Company was incorporated on October 6, 2011, commenced underwriting operations in January 2012 and predominantly writes a mix of personal and commercial lines. As a result, the Company has limited historical data and is unable to present a full cycle of claim payments.