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Lancashire Holdings Limited
08 October 2018
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
8 October 2018
London, UK
Marine Portfolio and Natural Catastrophe Loss Estimates
Lancashire Holdings Limited (the "Company" or "Lancashire")
announces that it has had exposure to loss events within its marine
portfolio. The aggregate estimated ultimate net losses for these
events are expected to be approximately $30 million.
In addition, Lancashire has suffered an accumulation of
attritional losses as a result of exposures to a number of recent
natural catastrophe events, including hurricane Florence, and
typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami. The aggregate estimated net
ultimate losses for these events are expected to be in a range of
$25 million to $45 million.
These estimates are after anticipated recoveries from
Lancashire's outwards reinsurance programme and the impact of
outwards and inwards reinstatement premiums.
The loss estimates include Lancashire's aggregate exposures
through its Bermuda, UK and Lloyd's operations.
It should be noted that Lancashire has exposure to hurricane and
typhoon risks in the following classes: property retrocession,
property direct and facultative, property reinsurance, cargo,
marine and energy. Lancashire's preliminary estimates for the loss
events noted above have been derived from a combination of market
data and assumptions, a limited number of provisional loss advices,
limited client loss data and modelled loss projections. As
additional information emerges, the Company's actual ultimate loss
may vary from the preliminary estimates announced. The final
settlement of all claims is likely to take place over a
considerable period of time.
Given these loss estimates, the Company expects that it will
produce a negative return on equity for the third quarter of 2018.
Absent these events, the Company would have been profitable for the
third quarter. The Company also expects to remain profitable for
the first 9 months of 2018. Lancashire will provide a more detailed
update as part of its earnings release covering the Group's
financial statements for the third quarter of 2018 due for release
on 1 November 2018.
See further the "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements"
below.
For further information, please contact:
Lancashire Holdings Limited
Christopher Head +44 20 7264 4145
chris.head@lancashiregroup.com
Haggie Partners +44 20 7562 4444
David Haggie
About Lancashire
Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based operating
subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty insurance and
reinsurance products. The Group companies carry the following
ratings:
Financial Long Term
Financial Strength Issuer
Strength Outlook Rating (2)
Rating (1) (1)
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A.M. Best A (Excellent) Stable bbb
S&P Global Ratings A- Stable BBB
Moody's A3 Stable Baa2
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(1) Financial Strength Rating and Financial Strength Outlook
apply to Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire
Insurance Company (UK) Limited.
(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings
Limited.
Cathedral benefits from Lloyd's ratings: A.M. Best: A
(Excellent); S&P Global Ratings: A+ (Strong); and Fitch: AA-
(Very Strong).
Lancashire has capital in excess of $1.4 billion and its common
shares trade on the premium segment of the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire has
its corporate headquarters and mailing address at 29th Floor, 20
Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom and its
registered office at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM
11, Bermuda.
For more information on Lancashire and Lancashire's subsidiary
and Lloyd's segment, Cathedral Capital Limited ("Cathedral"), visit
Lancashire's website at www.lancashiregroup.com
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") is the Group
Supervisor of the Lancashire Group.
Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda
Monetary Authority ("BMA") in Bermuda.
Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is authorised by the
PRA and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and
the PRA in the UK.
Kinesis Capital Management Limited is regulated by the BMA in
Bermuda.
Cathedral Underwriting Limited is authorised by the PRA and
regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the UK. It is also authorised
and regulated by Lloyd's.
This release contains information, which may be of a price
sensitive nature, that Lancashire is making public in a manner
consistent with the EU Market Abuse Regulation and other regulatory
obligations. The information was submitted for publication, through
the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 07:00 London
time on 8 October 2018.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE
MODELED LOSS SCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE
NOT BASED ON CURRENT OR HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN
NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE
WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS", "FORECASTS",
"GUIDANCE", "INTS", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "PREDICTS", "MAY",
"CAN", "LIKELY", "WILL", "SEEKS", "SHOULD", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR
NEGATIVE OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL SUCH STATEMENTS OTHER THAN
STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
GROUP'S FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS,
PROSPECTS, GROWTH, CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND EFFICIENCIES,
ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE, DIVID POLICY, OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY,
COMPOSITION OF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES
OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS
THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THE GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS,
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE ACTUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF LOSSES AND EXPENSES IMPACTING ESTIMATES FOR THE
HURRICANE FLORENCE AND TYPHOONS THAT OCCURRED IN THE THIRD QUARTER
OF 2018 AND THE FIRES REFERRED TO ABOVE; THE IMPACT OF COMPLEX AND
UNIQUE CAUSATION AND COVERAGE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ATTRIBUTION OF
LOSSES TO WIND OR FLOOD DAMAGE OR OTHER PERILS SUCH AS FIRE OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION RELATING TO SUCH EVENTS; POTENTIAL
UNCERTAINTIES RELATING TO REINSURANCE RECOVERIES, REINSTATEMENT
PREMIUMS AND OTHER FACTORS INHERENT IN LOSS ESTIMATION; THE GROUP'S
ABILITY TO INTEGRATE ITS BUSINESSES AND PERSONNEL; THE SUCCESSFUL
RETENTION AND MOTIVATION OF THE GROUP'S KEY MANAGEMENT; THE
INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN FACING THE GROUP; THE NUMBER AND TYPE
OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTS THAT THE GROUP WRITES OR MAY
WRITE; THE GROUP'S ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFULLY ITS BUSINESS
STRATEGY DURING 'SOFT' AS WELL AS 'HARD' MARKETS; THE PREMIUM RATES
WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH RENEWALS WITHIN THE
GROUP'S TARGETED BUSINESS LINES; THE POSSIBLE LOW FREQUENCY OF
LARGE EVENTS; POTENTIALLY UNUSUAL LOSS FREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT
THE GROUP'S FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS, CAPITAL POSITION AND RATING
AGENCY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS MAY HAVE ON THE EXECUTION OF ANY
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES OR DIVIDS; THE POSSIBILITY OF
GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND LOSS ACTIVITY THAN THE
GROUP'S UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES HAVE
ANTICIPATED; THE RELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO,
CATASTROPHE PRICING, ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS;
INCREASED COMPETITION FROM EXISTING ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL PROVIDERS,
INSURANCE LINKED FUNDS AND COLLATERALISED SPECIAL PURPOSE INSURERS
AND THE RELATED DEMAND AND SUPPLY DYNAMICS AS CONTRACTS COME UP FOR
RENEWAL; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GROUP'S LOSS LIMITATION METHODS;
THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN THE GROUP'S
OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, S&P GLOBAL
RATINGS, MOODY'S OR OTHER RATING AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON
THE BASIS OF PRICING, CAPACITY, COVERAGE TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS;
CYCLICAL DOWNTURNS OF THE INDUSTRY; THE IMPACT OF A DETERIORATING
CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS; THE
IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES, CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
AND SECURITIES PRICES; CHANGES BY CENTRAL BANKS REGARDING THE LEVEL
OF INTEREST RATES; THE IMPACT OF INFLATION OR DEFLATION IN RELEVANT
ECONOMIES IN WHICH THE GROUP OPERATES; THE EFFECT, TIMING AND OTHER
UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITHIN THE
INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE INDUSTRIES; THE IMPACT OF TERRORIST
ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE GROUP WRITES RISKS; A RATING
DOWNGRADE OF, OR A MARKET DECLINE IN, SECURITIES IN THE GROUP'S
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR TAX
LAWS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE GROUP CONDUCTS BUSINESS; LANCASHIRE
OR ANY OF THE GROUP'S BERMUDIAN SUBSIDIARIES BECOMING SUBJECT TO
INCOME TAXES IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE BERMUDIAN SUBSIDIARIES
BECOMING SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE
INAPPLICABILITY TO THE GROUP OF SUITABLE EXCLUSIONS FROM THE UK CFC
REGIME; ANY CHANGE IN UK GOVERNMENT POLICY WHICH IMPACTS THE CFC
REGIME OR OTHER TAX CHANGES; AND THE IMPACT OF "BREXIT" (FOLLOWING
THE UK'S NOTIFICATION TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE 50 OF
THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ON 29 MARCH 2017) AND FUTURE
NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE U.K'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE E.U. ON THE
GROUP'S BUSINESS, REGULATORY RELATIONSHIPS, UNDERWRITING PLATFORMS
OR THE INDUSTRY GENERALLY.
ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE SPEAK ONLY AS AT
THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. LANCASHIRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVE AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY
LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING THE RULES OF THE LONDON
STOCK EXCHANGE) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S
EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS BASED.
ALL SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN AND ORAL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GROUP OR INDIVIDUALS ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE
GROUP ARE EXPRESSLY QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY THIS NOTE.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY CONSIDER THE FACTORS
IDENTIFIED IN THIS RELEASE WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO
DIFFER BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION.
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