Ultimate Parent: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
One West Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215-2220
Web: www.nationwide.com
Tel: 614-249-1545
AMB#: 002358 NAIC#: 23787
Ultimate Parent#: 002358 FEIN#: 31-4177100 BEST’S CREDIT RATING
Best’s Financial Strength Rating: A+ Outlook: Stable
Best’s Financial Size Category: XV
The company’s rating reflects its pooling arrangement with other pool members of the Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
RATING RATIONALE
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Rating Rationale:The ratings reflect Nationwide Group’s (Nationwide) solid risk-adjusted capitalization, overall favorable operating results, and extensive business profile featuring significant national market presence and brand-name recognition. These positive rating factors are the result of Nationwide’s capital management strategies, its multi-variant pricing model, strict underwriting guidelines, and diversified product mix distributed through various agency and other channels.
The aforementioned rating factors are partially offset by the group’s varying underwriting performance in recent years, largely due to the impact of severe weather-related and catastrophic events, despite their mitigation by a comprehensive reinsurance program and wide geographic diversification. In addition, Nationwide’s underwriting expense ratio generally exceeds that of other personal lines carriers, primarily due to a somewhat elevated level of commission expense. The group carries asbestos and environmental (A&E)
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Columbus, Ohio
reserves that unfavorably influenced older years’ loss reserve development. The group also remains susceptible to competitive personal lines market conditions and regulatory and legal decisions that could impact profitability. Despite underwriting losses in some recent years, the group’s surplus and capitalization have shown consistent growth. However, management continues to face challenges in the near term to generate positive underwriting results that will further strengthen its capital position.
Nationwide utilizes multiple distribution channels that include exclusive and independent agents, direct sales via telephone and the Internet, as well as directly marketing to affinity groups. Management’s business acquisition strategy has enabled the group to increase its operating scale, provide solid platforms for running its agency distribution network and increase geographic and product diversification. The most recent such acquisition was Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiaries in May 2012, whereby Harleysville Mutual was merged into Nationwide Mutual, and its seven subsidiary companies were added to the Nationwide pooling agreement in January 2013.
Regarding future rating movement, if negative underwriting trends continue, or there is material deterioration in risk-adjusted capitalization, downward rating pressure could occur.
FIVE-YEAR RATING HISTORY
Date Best’s FSR Date Best’s FSR 03/19/15 A+ 03/27/12 A+ 04/02/14 A+ 03/16/11 A+ 05/22/13 A+ 03/25/10 A+
KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS ($000)
————————————Statutory Data———————————— Period Ending Direct Premiums Written Net Premiums Written Pre-tax Operating Income Net Income Total Admitted Assets Policy-holders’ Surplus 2010 4,003,652 12,151,622 439,512 472,354 29,710,123 11,490,538 2011 3,763,203 12,326,759 -928,802 -894,530 29,149,882 11,294,704 2012 3,581,373 12,492,606 -436 21,650 29,551,793 11,343,998 2013 3,596,738 14,630,884 479,757 499,835 32,675,758 11,792,529 2014 3,331,544 14,962,667 679,792 718,375 34,711,195 12,137,989
——Profitability—— ———Leverage——— ——Liquidity—— Period
Ending Comb.Ratio Inv. Yield (%) Pre-tax ROR (%) NA Inv Lev NPW to PHS Lev.Net Overall Liq. (%) Oper. Cash flow (%) 2010 101.6 2.0 3.6 28.5 1.1 2.6 163.4 103.3 2011 111.0 1.4 -7.6 31.7 1.1 2.7 163.5 98.7 2012 106.9 3.8 0.0 28.9 1.1 2.7 162.6 93.8 2013 99.9 2.8 3.5 27.1 1.2 3.0 156.8 101.5 2014 104.3 5.3 4.6 33.6 1.2 3.1 154.0 104.6 5-Yr 104.6 3.1 1.0 … … … … …
(*) Within several financial tables of this report, this company is compared against the Private Passenger Standard Auto & Homeowners Composite.
(*) Data reflected within all tables of this report has been compiled from the company-filed statutory statement.
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC), Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Nationwide Mutual Fire) and Farmland Mutual Insurance Company are affiliated property/casualty insurers.
NMIC fully owns the following groups of companies and their respective property/casualty subsidiaries: ALLIED Group, Inc. (five subsidiaries), Scottsdale Insurance Company (five subsidiaries) and THI Holdings Delaware, Inc. (seven subsidiaries). NMIC also owns fourteen other individual property/casualty subsidiaries, including Atlantic Floridian Insurance Company, Crestbrook Insurance Company, Nationwide Indemnity Company and Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida.
NMIC and Nationwide Mutual Fire respectively own 95.2% and 4.8% of Nationwide Corporation, parent of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS). NFS is the holding company for Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC) and other companies that comprise the life insurance and retirement savings operations of the Nationwide group of companies (Nationwide). This group also includes Nationwide Life Insurance Company of America (NLICA) and its subsidiaries, including the affiliated distribution network (Nationwide Financial Network [NFN]).
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
AMB# COMPANY NAME DOMICILE % OWN
002358 Nationwide Mutual Ins Co OH
033595 Allied Holdings (DE), Inc. DE 100.00
058310 ALLIED Group, Inc IA 100.00
001772 ALLIED Property & Cas Ins Co IA 100.00 052365 Nationwide Advantage Mortgage IA 8.47 002014 AMCO Insurance Company IA 100.00 052365 Nationwide Advantage Mortgage IA 87.30 090236 AGMC Reinsurance, Ltd. Turks and CaicosIslands 100.00 001872 Depositors Insurance Company IA 100.00 052365 Nationwide Advantage Mortgage IA 4.23 002513 Nationwide Insurance Co of Am WI 100.00 058389 Harleysville Group Inc DE 100.00 000643 Harleysville Insurance Company PA 100.00 012051 Harleysville Insurance Co NY PA 100.00 001921 Harleysville Ins Co of NJ NJ 100.00 000603 Harleysville Lake States Ins MI 100.00 003779 Harleysville Preferred Ins Co PA 100.00 002483 Harleysville Worcester Ins Co PA 100.00 011541 Allied Ins Co of America OH 100.00 001987 Crestbrook Insurance Company OH 100.00 054013 Lone Star General Agency Inc TX 100.00 010346 Colonial County Mutual Ins Co TX
003007 National Casualty Company WI 100.00 078197 Natl Cas Co of America Ltd United Kingdom 100.00 011802 Nationwide Affinity Ins Co Am OH 100.00 003539 Nationwide Agribusiness Ins Co IA 100.00 000277 Nationwide Assurance Company WI 100.00 050675 Nationwide Corporation OH 95.20 058160 Nationwide Financial Services DE 100.00 006812 Nationwide Life Ins Co OH 100.00 009070 Nationwide Life & Annuity Ins OH 100.00
002356 Nationwide General Ins Co OH 100.00 011664 Nationwide Indemnity Company OH 100.00 012238 Nationwide Insurance Co of FL OH 100.00 002855 Nationwide Lloyds TX
002594 Nationwide Prop & Cas Ins Co OH 100.00 001931 Scottsdale Indemnity Company OH 100.00 003292 Scottsdale Insurance Company OH 100.00 013981 Freedom Specialty Insurance Co OH 100.00 012121 Scottsdale Surplus Lines Ins AZ 100.00 001722 Veterinary Pet Insurance Co CA 100.00 000601 Western Heritage Insurance Co AZ 100.00 050366 THI Holdings (Delaware) Inc DE 100.00 000548 Titan Indemnity Company TX 100.00 010709 Titan Insurance Company MI 100.00 000671 Victoria Fire & Casualty Co OH 100.00 011688 Victoria Automobile Ins Co OH 100.00 012059 Victoria National Ins Co OH 100.00 011689 Victoria Select Insurance Co OH 100.00 012058 Victoria Specialty Ins Co OH 100.00 006517 Harleysville Life Ins Co PA 100.00 000366 Farmland Mutual Insurance Co IA
002357 Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins Co OH
BUSINESS PROFILE
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Nationwide is one of the largest multi-line insurers and financial services organizations in the U.S., with statutory assets in excess of $49.0 billion. Its combined operations are serviced by 33,000 employees and by more than 60,000 agents and producers. Through its various affiliates, Nationwide is engaged in two core businesses: Property/Casualty Insurance and Life & Retirement Savings.
The Property/Casualty Insurance segment, led by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (NMIC), generates approximately 80% of Nationwide’s net premiums written. NMIC provides personal and main-street commercial insurance primarily through a national network of exclusive agencies. In addition, Nationwide distributes through direct response and independent agency channels, which were enhanced by the acquisition of the ALLIED group of companies and Nationwide Insurance Company of America. THI Holdings Delaware, Inc. (THI), which is led by Victoria Fire & Casualty Company, includes seven operating companies and specializes in writing non-standard automobile business. The group’s commercial segment includes the Scottsdale companies and Farmland Mutual Insurance Company. Western Heritage Insurance Company, which was acquired along with ALLIED Group, Inc., provides a wide range of commercial insurance products and services. The Scottsdale companies and Western Heritage Insurance Company write property/casualty and specialty classes of insurance on an excess and surplus lines basis. The Harleysville companies write mainly commercial multi-peril and auto lines in northeastern states. The specific lines of commercial business for the group’s commercial segment include contract property and casualty, professional, transportation and brokerage lines. These lines account for approximately 9% of the group’s net premiums written.
Nationwide’s primary property/casualty lines of business include private passenger automobile liability and physical damage, homeowners and main-street commercial business. NMIC predominantly writes standard personal automobile and main-street commercial coverages. Nationwide Mutual Fire specializes in providing homeowners insurance. Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company provides alternative-priced personal automobile products to Nationwide’s agents. Nationwide General Insurance Company specializes in providing auto insurance for select mid-size employer groups and professional organizations. Nationwide Assurance and its affiliate, Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company, specialize in nonstandard auto and motorcycle coverages. The ALLIED companies specialize in personal and main-street commercial insurance products primarily written through independent agents in the western U.S. Thirteen service centers are maintained throughout the country to issue and service policies, collect premiums and pay claims in their respective territories.
The main rating unit, Nationwide Group, consists of four members of the intercompany reinsurance pool: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 83.7%; Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 11.3%; Scottsdale Insurance Company, 4.0%; and Farmland Mutual Insurance Company, 1.0%. The pooling agreement also includes thirty-three affiliates, thirty of which reinsure with either a pool member or another affiliate and qualify for a reinsurance affiliation code. Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida (NICOF), which writes virtually all of the group’s homeowners business in the state of Florida, is separately rated. Veterinary Pet Insurance, a provider of individual accident and health insurance coverage for pets, is also rated separately. The fourth rating unit, Nationwide Indemnity Company, since 1998 has primarily served as the runoff entity for Nationwide’s discontinued operations, mainly those with exposure to asbestos and environmental (A&E) claims.
As part of its plans to significantly grow its property/casualty revenues, Nationwide continues to leverage its multi-channel presence to respond to changing customer preferences. The group utilizes multiple access points to attract new customers with acquisitions, such as the ALLIED companies and Nationwide Insurance Company of America. While offering new outlets to customers, the group expects its exclusive and independent agents to remain a key part of its growth strategy. Additional growth is planned by expanding existing distribution channels, comprised of exclusive and independent agents, into areas where Nationwide has little or no presence supplemented by using multiple access points, such as direct response, the Internet, and greater employer and affinity group endorsements of Nationwide products. In furtherance of this strategy, in January 2009, the group completed the privatization of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS), the intermediate parent holding company of its life insurance subsidiaries. The increased cultural alignment brought about by the privatization is expected to strengthen the group’s competitive position, facilitate a more integrated, focused customer-centric view and enhance delivery of Nationwide’s “On Your Side” promise.
The Life & Retirement Savings segment, led by NFS and its subsidiaries, Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, provides long-term savings and retirement products, including variable annuities, fixed annuities and life insurance as well as
pension products and administrative services. These products are distributed through financial planners, financial institutions, pension plan administrators, stockbrokers and Nationwide’s exclusive sales representatives and agency force.
Scope of Operations: Nationwide Group and its subsidiary companies provide a wide and comprehensive variety of personal lines and small commercial lines products, available through multiple distribution channels in all fifty states.
TOTAL PREMIUM COMPOSITION & GROWTH ANALYSIS
Period Ending
———DPW——— —Prem Assumed—Reinsurance —Prem Ceded—Reinsurance ($000) (% Chg) ($000) (% Chg) ($000) (% Chg) 2010 4,003,652 -4.1 12,430,753 -0.4 4,282,782 0.3 2011 3,763,203 -6.0 12,787,745 2.9 4,224,189 -1.4 2012 3,581,373 -4.8 13,670,775 6.9 4,759,541 12.7 2013 3,596,738 0.4 14,671,783 7.3 3,637,637 -23.6 2014 3,331,544 -7.4 15,916,400 8.5 4,285,278 17.8 5-Yr CAGR … -4.4 … 5.0 … 0.1 Period Ending ————NPW———— ————NPE———— ($000) (% Chg) ($000) (% Chg) 2010 12,151,622 -1.9 12,270,493 -2.2 2011 12,326,759 1.4 12,217,836 -0.4 2012 12,492,606 1.3 12,405,018 1.5 2013 14,630,884 17.1 13,847,154 11.6 2014 14,962,667 2.3 14,641,281 5.7 5-Yr CAGR … 3.9 … 3.1
Territory:The company is licensed in the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and all states. It is also licensed in Canada in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario.
2014 BY-LINE BUSINESS ($000)
Reinsurance Reinsurance ———DPW——— —Prem Assumed— —Prem Ceded— Product Line ($000) (%) ($000) (%) ($000) (%) Priv Pass Auto Liab 1,091,617 32.8 3,375,055 21.2 838,073 19.6 Auto Physical 808,305 24.3 2,543,283 16.0 645,481 15.1 Homeowners 211,122 6.3 2,953,892 18.6 618,529 14.4 Com’l MultiPeril 349,966 10.5 2,188,153 13.7 534,739 12.5 Comm’l Auto Liab 212,000 6.4 1,325,763 8.3 472,404 11.0 Oth Liab Occur 179,871 5.4 1,134,385 7.1 296,081 6.9 Workers’ Comp 82,343 2.5 436,632 2.7 132,274 3.1 Farmowners 153,169 4.6 250,891 1.6 70,859 1.7 Allied Lines 105,734 3.2 324,501 2.0 148,019 3.5 Inland Marine 72,953 2.2 388,487 2.4 271,408 6.3 All Other 64,465 1.9 995,359 6.3 257,409 6.0 Total 3,331,544 100.0 15,916,400 100.0 4,285,278 100.0 Business ———NPW——— Retention Product Line ($000) (%) (%)
Priv Pass Auto Liab 3,628,599 24.3 97.5
Auto Physical 2,706,107 18.1 99.8
Homeowners 2,546,484 17.0 96.4
Com’l MultiPeril 2,003,380 13.4 97.4
Comm’l Auto Liab 1,065,359 7.1 99.9
Oth Liab Occur 1,018,174 6.8 99.8
Workers’ Comp 386,701 2.6 99.2 Farmowners 333,201 2.2 99.2 Allied Lines 282,215 1.9 77.0 Inland Marine 190,032 1.3 97.7 All Other 802,414 5.4 97.6 Total 14,962,667 100.0 97.6 BY-LINE RESERVES ($000) Product Line 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Priv Pass Auto Liab 2,642,198 2,609,490 2,610,602 2,737,623 2,821,368 Auto Physical 89,337 82,976 55,192 64,642 79,895 Homeowners 515,260 510,302 533,588 567,329 623,882 Com’l MultiPeril 2,013,943 1,924,915 1,205,611 1,318,799 1,395,218 Comm’l Auto Liab 1,394,928 1,212,720 850,519 849,445 899,676 Oth Liab Occur 1,788,331 1,660,548 1,483,006 1,517,814 1,641,133 Workers’ Comp 1,026,156 1,000,409 606,406 707,278 625,029 Farmowners 93,658 79,987 80,794 79,717 74,468 Allied Lines 62,208 50,692 49,234 35,937 35,439 Inland Marine 35,920 36,951 29,345 15,173 15,189 All Other 587,605 509,261 481,707 468,534 359,868 Total 10,249,545 9,678,250 7,986,005 8,362,290 8,571,166
Market Share/MarketPresence: Nationwide Group and its subsidiary companies maintain leading market positions in nearly all product lines. The group is the largest writer of farm policies nationally. The group also ranks as
the 8th largest auto insurer, 8th largest homeowners insurer, and the 2nd largest E&S insurer nationally.
GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN BY DIRECT PREMIUM WRITINGS ($000)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 North Carolina 467,629 494,123 493,393 502,411 536,059 Pennsylvania 429,137 478,589 423,446 448,248 490,865 Ohio 328,312 341,573 348,132 361,182 347,574 Virginia 275,364 286,969 295,734 311,043 335,777 California 259,287 258,580 237,815 263,587 258,504 Maryland 180,643 197,547 186,909 204,646 229,217 West Virginia 138,695 155,952 167,915 180,502 194,985 Texas 125,095 136,243 148,602 166,704 189,824 New York 119,348 121,745 127,250 134,418 149,849 Delaware 93,878 101,581 100,711 95,312 92,634 All Other 914,155 1,023,835 1,051,465 1,095,149 1,178,366 Total 3,331,544 3,596,738 3,581,373 3,763,203 4,003,652 RISK MANAGEMENT
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Nationwide Group maintains a comprehensive and continually developing ERM program, with a dedicated chief risk officer and extensive staff. Risk management teams are independent and embedded in business units, and risk management leaders are also members of business unit management teams. The group sees value in the process in its Risk Transfer Framework, in pricing / product design, and by internally assessing required and available economic capital through its Risk Adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC) program.
Risk are formally delegated to committees, and the Board of Directors manages the intersections of oversight responsibilities. The Board is also ultimately responsible for all risk management oversight, and for any risks not specifically delegated to these committees.
The group’s comprehensive risk management strategy, as an example in action, is illustrated by the initiatives implemented to reduce its NICOF subsidiary’s Florida catastrophe exposure. A moratorium was placed on the writing of new homeowners business in 2005 and, in early 2006, the company began the process of non-renewing approximately 90,000 policies over the course of approximately the next three years. An additional 66,000 Florida homeowners policies were targeted for non-renewal beginning July 2010. After completion of the latest nonrenewal initiative, Nationwide expects to maintain approximately 44,000 homeowners policies in the state going forward.
Stress Tests Performed:Nationwide Group’s risk adjusted capital is stressed to a 100 year probable maximum loss for a hurricane event to ensure capital stability. Additional stress tests are run to consider various deficit in earnings scenarios.
Catastrophe Exposure and Management:Nationwide underwrites and monitors its hurricane risk in a number of ways. Corporate underwriting
guidelines are used in all coastal states, and state specific adjustments applied where permitted. Additionally, risk assessment tools may be employed in certain geographies for specific lines of business during the underwriting process. Hurricane modeling is performed semi-annually by a team of experienced catastrophe modeling professionals in the group’s Product and Pricing Risk Management Department. Additional modeling, including for other perils such as tornado/hail, earthquake and winter freeze, is performed throughout the year as required, for purposes such as concentration and exposure management, pricing applications, strategic analysis, and relativity modeling. In all cases, coastal exposure levels are managed and monitored monthly to ensure compliance with established target levels. Policy provision management, including the use of minimum wind/hurricane deductibles where permitted, are also employed extensively.
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Operating Results:Nationwide’s earnings fluctuated over the past five years due to underwriting losses, interest rate fluctuations and the variability of its affiliated investments. The group’s average five-year pre-tax operating and total returns on revenue lagged the composite. Total returns have been somewhat influenced by variability in unrealized capital gains/losses on the group’s common stock portfolio and its affiliated investments, primarily NFS.
Operating results reflect management’s adherence to strict underwriting principles and increased rates, primarily on its personal lines book of business. Consequently, earnings in the group’s core lines of business improved as rate
increases developed through earned premiums. Management also
implemented underwriting and agency management strategies that included re-underwriting initiatives, risk segmentation and technological enhancements that were designed to sustain positive underwriting results. In addition, the group continued to expand its customer access points, diversify its spread of risk to the Midwest and western portions of the U.S. and re-focused on its core competencies. However, earnings were impacted by the additional, albeit declining level of, A&E reserving performed in each of the past five years, and more notably by the significant underwriting losses suffered from the frequent and severe weather-related losses over the same time.
The group’s diversified fixed-income portfolio produced average five-year pre-tax investment yields and total investment returns that were comparable to the composite and a robust stream of investment income that has offset underwriting losses in three of the past five years. In addition, while realized capital gains have minimally supported operating earnings over the past five years, significant unrealized losses were reported in 2012. Nationwide’s common stocks and sizable affiliated holdings somewhat limited its average return on invested assets, and the volatility in the value of its NFS ownership impacted capitalization over the past five years.
PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS ($000)
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Period Operating Operating Net Total
Ending Income Income Income Return
2010 439,512 457,167 472,354 1,239,263 2011 -928,802 -814,515 -894,530 -789,077 2012 -436 42,512 21,650 -338,904 2013 479,757 488,733 499,835 528,463 2014 679,792 786,557 718,375 902,084 5-Yr Total 669,824 960,455 817,683 1,541,830 ————Company———— ——Industry Composite—— Period Pre-tax Return Operating Pre-tax Return Operating Ending ROR (%) on PHS (%) Ratio (%) ROR (%) on PHS (%) Ratio (%)
2010 3.6 11.4 97.9 4.8 8.6 95.0 2011 -7.6 -6.9 108.5 -1.8 0.0 102.2 2012 0.0 -3.0 100.4 3.9 7.0 96.3 2012 3.5 4.6 95.4 7.4 11.2 92.8 2014 4.6 7.5 95.5 6.4 8.3 93.3 5-Yr Avg 1.0 2.7 99.3 4.2 7.1 95.9
Underwriting Results:Nationwide’s underwriting performance continues to be impacted by competitive market conditions, escalating loss costs, significant weather-related losses and asbestos and environmental (A&E) reserve changes that caused its average five-year combined ratio to lag the composite. Underwriting performance has lagged each year since 2010 due to significant frequent and severe weather-related losses, particularly tornadoes, concentrated hail events, and tropical storms such as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.
The group’s operating expenses reflect its decentralized operating structure while loss and loss adjustment expenses are closely controlled. Core underwriting results were impacted by increased automobile loss costs which, several times during this period, outpaced premium rate increases. However, the group steadily increased automobile rates and tightened underwriting guidelines, which tempered the loss experience. In addition, loss frequency and severity related to its commercial property book of business increased during the past five years. This commercial business was subject to rate increases, re-underwriting initiatives and refined risk segmentation. These actions, as well as management’s efforts to focus on Nationwide’s core personal and main-street commercial lines of business had a positive influence on the group’s underwriting results.
However, the additional reserving of A&E claims continued to impact the group’s underwriting results. These reserves are recorded on Nationwide Indemnity Company which allows management to better monitor this aspect of the group’s loss reserve development. Also, the majority of the group’s Florida hurricane exposure, while significantly reduced via recent years’ ongoing non-renewal initiatives, is confined to Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida (NICOF).
Due to its decentralized organizational structure, the group has been able to focus on specific target markets and establish solid platforms for running its
multiple distribution network and geographic diversification strategy throughout the United States. Furthermore, the group has acquired small- to medium-size insurance organizations which have enhanced the group’s product distribution network. The increased cultural alignment brought about by the privatization of NFS in January 2009 has strengthened the group’s competitive position, facilitated a more integrated, focused customer-centric view and enhanced delivery of Nationwide’s “On Your Side” promise. The group’s underwriting results will continue to be influenced by weather-related events, competitive market conditions and legislative decisions.
UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE Period Ending Net Undrw Income ($000)
—Loss Ratios— —Expense Ratios— Ind Pure
Loss LAE Loss &LAE Comm.Net OtherExp. TotalExp. Div.Pol. Comb.Ratio Comb.Ratio 2010 -151,481 57.4 10.4 67.8 15.0 18.7 33.7 0.0 101.6 101.0 2011 -1,374,719 65.7 11.4 77.2 14.8 18.9 33.7 0.1 111.0 108.0 2012 -881,011 60.8 11.1 71.9 14.9 20.0 34.9 0.1 106.9 102.2 2013 -257,058 55.8 10.4 66.2 15.1 18.6 33.7 0.1 99.9 98.3 2014 -733,868 61.1 10.0 71.1 15.1 18.0 33.1 0.1 104.3 99.0 5-Yr Total/Avg -3,398,137 60.1 10.6 70.7 15.0 18.8 33.8 0.1 104.6 101.6
BY-LINE LOSS RATIO
Product Line 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 5-Yr Avg Priv Pass Auto Liab 64.6 47.0 62.4 63.1 59.2 59.2 Auto Physical 64.5 61.7 62.0 63.6 56.4 61.7 Homeowners 60.2 52.6 65.5 87.5 67.2 66.3 Com’l MultiPeril 59.0 60.3 59.5 65.0 52.0 59.2 Comm’l Auto Liab 73.1 76.6 67.1 57.9 53.1 67.1 Oth Liab Occur 50.4 48.9 40.9 30.9 46.0 44.1 Workers’ Comp 56.2 107.3 72.6 71.2 60.1 74.2 Farmowners 66.0 52.8 61.7 71.0 52.4 61.0 Allied Lines 58.2 55.9 79.0 90.7 65.3 68.1 Inland Marine 37.6 49.2 50.0 43.4 35.3 42.9 All Other 46.6 41.7 44.0 56.0 47.7 47.2 Total 61.1 55.8 60.8 65.7 57.4 60.1
DIRECT LOSS RATIO BY STATE
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 5-Yr Avg North Carolina 47.3 42.6 50.1 67.6 44.3 50.4 Pennsylvania 52.8 44.2 49.1 51.5 48.4 49.2 Ohio 47.2 47.7 57.1 51.0 51.1 50.9 Virginia 49.7 48.0 49.3 52.4 46.7 49.2 California 50.9 48.6 45.5 39.4 38.7 44.6 Maryland 44.8 42.2 46.0 49.9 48.0 46.3 West Virginia 41.7 39.2 43.1 46.8 50.2 44.6 Texas 49.3 46.0 48.5 53.3 47.1 48.9 New York 46.6 55.1 55.5 58.6 54.1 54.2 Delaware 51.7 56.9 64.4 59.7 56.2 57.8 All Other 55.3 50.0 54.5 60.8 52.9 54.7 Total 50.5 47.1 51.5 55.8 49.0 50.8
Investment Results:Nationwide’s invested asset base generates a reliable stream of investment income that helped to offset the total underwriting losses reported in three of the past five years. Pre-tax investment yields and total investment returns were impacted by the group’s substantial holdings of fixed income securities and the level of affiliated investments and slightly lagged the composite average of the past five years. The group’s investment portfolio primarily consists of high-quality bonds followed by affiliated investments and real estate and mortgages. Affiliated investments represent approximately 20% of invested assets, primarily due to the group’s ownership of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS), the intermediate holding company of its life insurance subsidiaries. Investment income has been significant but variable since 2010 due to financial market conditions coupled with the lower invested asset base following the funding of the NFS privatization, with a high point of $1.1 billion in 2012.
INVESTMENT GAINS ($000)
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Net Realized Unrealized
Inv Capital Capital
Year Income Gains Gains
2010 449,964 15,186 766,910 2011 300,596 -80,015 105,453 2012 806,794 -20,861 -360,554 2013 634,656 11,101 28,629 2014 1,291,828 -68,182 183,709 5-Yr Total 3,483,839 -142,771 724,147 ———————Company——————— Industry Composite
Pre-tax Invest
Inv Inc Inv Return on Total Inv Inc Inv Growth Yield Inv Assets Return Growth Yield
Year (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) 2010 -9.2 2.0 2.1 5.3 0.0 3.3 2011 -33.2 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.1 3.3 2012 168.4 3.8 3.7 2.3 5.2 3.4 2013 -21.3 2.8 2.9 3.6 -3.9 3.1 2014 103.5 5.3 5.0 5.5 8.0 3.2 5-Yr Avg 29.6 3.1 3.0 3.6 2.0 3.2
BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Capitalization: Nationwide Group’s risk-adjusted capitalization, as evidenced by its Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) comfortably supports the current rating. This capital position reflects the equity embedded in Nationwide’s unearned premium and loss reserves offset slightly by its moderate underwriting and investment leverage positions. Comprehensive reinsurance coverage and a surplus note program help to maintain
Nationwide’s net, after-tax probable maximum loss (PML) expected to arise from a 100-year hurricane event to less than 10% of reported policyholders’ surplus.
In prior years, the group’s surplus was adversely impacted by realized and unrealized capital losses on both affiliated and unaffiliated equity holdings; however, improved operating performance and capital gains produced increases in surplus in three of the past five years. The 2010 surplus increase was driven primarily by operating income and capital investment gains, and slight declines were noted in 2011 and 2012 mainly due to weather related losses. Surplus grew by over 4% in 2013 due to improvement in operating performance, and over 3% in 2014 due mainly to investment income and unrealized investment gains..
Nationwide Mutual currently has five surplus notes outstanding with an aggregate value of $2.2 billion, the proceeds of which were used to fund new business growth and for other general business purposes. Nationwide Mutual may consider issuing additional notes and/or establish other contingent note programs in support of the group’s ongoing insurance operations.
Current BCAR:202.6
CAPITAL GENERATION ANALYSIS ($000)
————————Source of Surplus Growth————————
Pre-tax Realized Unrealized
Operating Capital Income Capital
Year Income Gains Taxes Gains
2010 439,512 15,186 -17,656 766,910 2011 -928,802 -80,015 -114,287 105,453 2012 -436 -20,861 -42,947 -360,554 2013 479,757 11,101 -8,976 28,629 2014 679,792 -68,182 -106,765 183,709 5-Yr Total 669,824 -142,771 -290,631 724,147
—————Source of Surplus Growth—————
Net Change % Chg
Contrib. Other in in
Year Capital Changes PHS PHS
2010 … -51,056 1,188,207 11.5 2011 … 593,243 -195,834 -1.7 2012 -57,379 445,577 49,294 0.4 2013 22,248 -102,181 448,530 4.0 2014 25,690 -582,314 345,461 2.9 5-Yr Total -9,441 303,269 1,835,658 3.3 QUALITY OF SURPLUS ($000)
Surplus Other Contributed Unassigned
Year Notes Debt Capital Surplus
2010 2,200,000 … 267,743 9,022,795
2011 2,200,000 … 447,198 8,647,506
2012 2,142,621 … … 9,201,377
2013 2,164,869 … … 9,627,660
Year-End Conditional Adjusted Year PHS Reserves PHS 2010 11,490,538 35,708 11,526,246 2011 11,294,704 28,737 11,323,441 2012 11,343,998 31,951 11,375,949 2013 11,792,529 41,027 11,833,555 2014 12,137,989 33,846 12,171,835 LEVERAGE ANALYSIS Period Ending
—————Company———— ————Industry Composite———— NPW to PHS Res. to PHS Net Lev. Gross Lev. NPW to PHS Res. to PHS Net Lev. Gross Lev. 2010 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.8 1.1 0.7 2.4 2.7 2011 1.1 0.7 2.7 2.8 1.1 0.7 2.5 2.8 2012 1.1 0.7 2.7 2.8 1.1 0.7 2.4 2.7 2013 1.2 0.8 3.0 3.1 1.0 0.6 2.3 2.6 2014 1.2 0.8 3.1 3.2 1.0 0.6 2.3 2.6
CEDED REINSURANCE ANALYSIS ($000)
Period Ending
——————Company—————— ——Industry Composite—— Ceded Reins. Total Bus. Ret. (%) Reins. Recov. to PHS (%) Ceded Reins. to PHS (%) Bus. Ret. (%) Reins. Recov. to PHS (%) Ceded Reins. to PHS (%) 2010 1,621,107 96.4 10.1 14.1 94.1 13.5 23.3 2011 1,470,488 96.7 9.3 13.0 94.0 15.0 25.0 2012 1,411,442 97.0 9.0 12.4 93.8 16.7 27.6 2013 1,388,100 97.5 8.5 11.8 93.6 15.8 25.8 2014 1,316,332 97.6 7.8 10.8 94.4 16.5 25.7 2014 REINSURANCE RECOVERABLES ($000) Paid & Unpaid
Losses IBNR UnearnedPremiums Recov*Other
Total Reins Recov US Affiliates... 1,891,026 1,474,094 1,610,178 44,754 5,020,052 US Insurers ... 213,538 29,693 11,909 -2 255,138 Pools/Associations... 461,510 115,250 67,473 -4 644,229 Other Non-US... 21,736 24,077 3,159 … 48,972 Total (ex US Affils) ... 696,784 169,020 82,541 -6 948,339 Grand Total... 2,587,810 1,643,114 1,692,719 44,748 5,968,391
* Includes Commissions less Funds Withheld
Loss Reserves:Nationwide’s historical loss and LAE reserve development was somewhat distorted due to the inclusion of both ongoing and discontinued business. NIC’s runoff A&E operations and NICOF’s largely unfavorable loss maturation adversely affected the overall group’s loss development; however, their impact has declined in recent years. Ongoing operations resulted in the reporting of some adverse development over the past three years.
According to A.M. Best’s estimates, Nationwide Group ranks among the top five insurers in the nation with an approximate 2.2% historical market share in commercial lines that are exposed to ongoing A&E claims emergence. Much of Nationwide’s potential A&E liability exposure stems from policies assumed through various reinsurance agreements and from a
former affiliate. On December 31, 1998, Nationwide Indemnity assumed loss and loss adjustment expense (LAE) reserves totaling $2 billion as a result of two loss portfolio transfers. First, the company assumed from the Wausau Companies, liability for all losses and LAE related to its discontinued operations totaling nearly $1.4 billion, including A&E reserves of approximately $646 million. In addition, the company assumed from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company liability for all losses and LAE related to business Nationwide Mutual assumed from National Casualty Company, an affiliate, and certain other assumed contracts as defined in the reinsurance contract. The total amount transferred, which is primarily reserves for A&E claims, was approximately $676 million. Assumption of these two portfolios established Nationwide Indemnity as the runoff entity for Nationwide’s discontinued operations.
Management continues to closely monitor its A&E loss development; however, in light of the ongoing litigation surrounding A&E claims, the potential for further adverse development remains.
LOSS & ALAE RESERVE DEVELOP.: CALENDAR YEAR ($000)
Calendar Year Orig. Loss Reserves Developed Reserves Thru ’14 Develop. to Orig. (%) Develop. to PHS (%) Develop. to NPE (%) Unpaid Reserves @12/14 Unpaid Res. to Develop. (%) 2009 9,831,975 8,806,632 -10.4 -10.0 66.4 1,394,490 15.8 2010 9,454,258 8,742,956 -7.5 -6.2 67.7 1,758,822 20.1 2011 9,235,445 8,957,086 -3.0 -2.5 70.1 2,510,049 28.0 2012 9,295,231 9,162,599 -1.4 -1.2 69.6 3,713,348 40.5 2013 9,325,981 9,409,218 0.9 0.7 68.0 5,768,774 61.3 2014 9,893,844 9,893,844 … … 67.6 9,893,844 100.0
LOSS & ALAE RESERVE DEVELOP.: ACCIDENT YEAR ($000)
Accident Year Orig. Loss Reserves Developed Reserves Thru ’14 Develop. to Orig. (%) Unpaid Reserves @12/14 Acc. Yr Loss Ratio Acc. Yr Comb. Ratio 2009 3,870,811 3,505,456 -9.4 258,145 69.1 102.2 2010 3,580,500 3,399,629 -5.1 364,332 70.0 103.8 2011 3,682,281 3,736,513 1.5 751,227 80.9 114.7 2012 3,753,358 3,743,634 -0.3 1,203,299 73.0 108.0 2013 3,741,841 3,815,580 2.0 2,055,426 67.6 101.4 2014 4,125,070 4,125,070 … 4,125,070 70.2 103.4
ASBESTOS & ENVIRONMENTAL (A&E) RESERVE ANALYSIS
Year
———————Company——————— —Industry Composite— Net A&E Reserve ($000) Reserve Reten-tion (%) Net IBNR Mix (%) Survival Ratio (3yr) Comb. Ratio Impact (1 yr) Comb. Ratio Impact (3 yr) Survival Ratio (3 yr) Comb. Ratio Impact (1 yr) Comb. Ratio Impact (3 yr) 2010 52,525 20.7 75.1 XX 0.0 XX XX 0.1 XX 2011 52,571 22.1 80.8 XX 0.0 XX XX 0.0 XX 2012 51,439 25.9 75.4 10.9 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.2 0.1 2013 43,022 23.7 81.5 7.1 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.1 0.1 2014 35,559 22.2 71.7 7.5 0.0 0.0 10.7 0.0 0.1
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Liquidity:All of Nationwide’s measures of liquidity (the quick, current and overall ratios) lagged the composite average over the past five years. However, liquidity was enhanced by the positive operating cash flows reported in four of the last five years. The group’s invested assets are predominantly held in the form of fixed-income securities that provide an adequate rate of return and with maturities that closely match the expected payout of losses and expenses. In addition, Nationwide Mutual could potentially issue surplus notes and/or establish contingent note programs, should the need arise.
LIQUIDITY ANALYSIS
Period Ending
—————Company————— ————Industry Composite———— Quick Liq. (%) Current Liq. (%) Overall Liq. (%) Gross Agents Bal. to PHS (%) Quick Liq. (%) Current Liq. (%) Overall Liq. (%) Gross Agents Bal. to PHS (%) 2010 13.6 62.8 163.4 13.8 29.2 113.6 172.8 6.1 2011 13.4 54.0 163.5 5.8 28.1 108.0 170.1 5.7 2012 11.5 47.8 162.6 14.7 29.2 109.9 172.7 6.6 2013 9.4 56.0 156.8 17.4 30.7 115.1 177.0 6.2 2014 9.9 55.1 154.0 18.1 31.7 114.2 176.5 6.5
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS ($000)
—————————Company————————— Industry Composite Underw Oper Net Underw Oper Underw Oper
Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Year Flow Flow Flow Flow (%) Flow (%) Flow (%) Flow (%) 2010 -575,963 415,714 -681,837 95.5 103.3 100.1 105.7 2011 -686,039 -174,292 165,210 95.0 98.7 93.5 100.0 2012 -1,957,510 -857,260 -161,157 85.8 93.8 98.3 104.9 2013 -530,727 205,278 105,511 96.2 101.5 101.9 107.0 2014 18,334 681,047 9,183 100.1 104.6 103.3 108.5 5-Yr Total -3,731,906 270,487 -563,090 … … … …
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Investments:Nationwide’s current holdings of other investments, real estate and common stock result in non-affiliated investment leverage that is comparable to the composite. This includes non-traditional investment formats as indicated on Schedule BA. However, primarily due to the group’s ownership of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS), the intermediate holding company of its life insurance subsidiaries, its historically elevated level of affiliated investment leverage remains at 45% of policyholders’ surplus.
INVESTMENT LEVERAGE ANALYSIS (% OF PHS)
Period Ending —————————Company————————— Industry —Composite— Class 3-6 Bonds Real Estate/ Mtg. Other Invested Assets Common Stocks Non-Affil. Inv. Lev. Affil. Inv. Class 3-6 Bonds Common Stocks 2010 5.8 6.2 14.0 2.4 28.5 79.6 4.8 20.7 2011 4.8 5.2 21.0 0.7 31.7 80.5 4.8 19.7 2012 5.0 4.7 18.4 0.9 28.9 89.0 5.8 19.8 2013 5.9 3.9 15.3 2.0 27.1 88.1 6.4 22.1 2014 9.1 5.7 15.1 3.7 33.6 87.0 7.1 22.3 INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES
Current Year Distribution of Bonds By Maturity
————————Years———————— Yrs-Avg 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-20 20+ Maturity
Government 1.1 3.2 0.7 3.0 0.3 8
Gov’t Agencies & Muni 4.0 15.3 6.4 7.1 1.3 7 Industrial & Misc 3.4 26.2 22.0 2.8 2.5 6
Hybrid Securities … … … … 0.6 25 Total 8.5 44.8 29.1 12.9 4.6 7 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Bonds (000) 11,459,137 11,085,768 8,327,756 9,201,635 10,754,847 US Government 8.3 10.6 16.7 19.9 22.5 Foreign Government 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Foreign - All Other 12.5 12.2 6.7 5.9 6.0 State/Special Revenue - US 34.2 34.6 39.7 38.8 35.0 Industrial & Misc - US 44.9 42.5 36.7 35.2 35.0
Credit Tenant Lns - US … … … … 1.5 Private Issues 17.4 14.9 9.5 8.6 9.8 Public Issues 82.6 85.1 90.5 91.4 90.2 Bond Quality (%) 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Class 1 70.4 74.0 77.1 80.8 79.4 Class 2 19.9 19.8 16.2 13.5 14.4 Class 3 4.7 3.1 1.9 2.8 3.5 Class 4 4.1 2.6 3.7 2.2 2.0 Class 5 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 Class 6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 INVESTMENTS - EQUITIES 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Stocks (000) 8,424,743 7,956,008 7,861,556 7,454,418 7,571,393 Unaffiliated Common 5.3 3.0 1.3 1.1 3.7 Affiliated Common 94.7 97.0 98.7 98.8 96.3 Unaffiliated Preferred 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Affiliated Preferred … 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
INVESTMENTS - MORTGAGE LOANS & REAL ESTATE
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Mortgage Loans &
Real Estate (000) 1,315,903 1,093,989 1,162,844 1,137,733 1,180,739 Mortgage Loans 49.4 37.7 41.7 47.0 56.0 Property Occupied by Co 47.9 58.2 54.3 48.7 39.2 Property Held for Inc 2.7 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.8
Property Held for Sale … … … 0.1 0.2
INVESTMENTS - OTHER INVESTED ASSETS
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Other Inv Assets (000) 4,192,979 4,078,612 3,958,978 3,777,275 3,275,284
Cash -6.7 -5.5 -5.6 -7.3 -8.5
Short-Term 16.1 15.0 12.7 19.0 16.9
Schedule BA Assets 86.1 85.3 90.7 83.6 78.7
All Other 4.5 5.3 2.2 4.7 12.9
HISTORY
This company, incorporated on December 16, 1925, under the laws of Ohio, began business on April 14, 1926, under the sponsorship of The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation to provide automobile insurance for Farm Bureau members at cost.
Operations were conducted under the title Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company until September 1, 1955. On that date, the present corporate title was adopted.
MANAGEMENT
Officers:Chairman of the Board, Timothy J. Corcoran; Chief Executive Officer, Stephen S. Rasmussen; Presidents and Chief Operating Officers, W. Kim Austen, Mark A. Berven (Nationwide PC Operations), Mark A. Pizzi (Nationwide Direct & Member Solutions), Kirt A. Walker (Nationwide Financial); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark R. Thresher; Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Michael C. Keller; Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Matthew Jauchius; Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Gale V. King; Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Patricia R. Hatler; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Harry H. Hallowell; Senior Vice President and Treasurer, David LaPaul; Senior Vice Presidents, J. Lynn Anderson, David G. Arango, Ann L. Arvia, David A. Bano, James D. Benson, David W. Berson, Pamela A. Biesecker, William J. Burke, Thomas E. Clark, Tammy Craig, Gary A. Douglas, Steven M. English, Scott E. Failor, Terry L. Forgy, Timothy G. Frommeyer, Mark A. Gaetano, Peter A. Golato, Susan J. Gueli, Melissa D. Gutierrez, Jennifer M. Hanley, Eric S. Henderson, Peter J. Hersha, Terri L. Hill, Gregory S. Jordan, Gregory S. Jordan, James Korcykoski, Michael D. Kozub, Craig E. Landi, Michael P. Leach, Michael A. Lex, Katherine M. Liebel, Karne Macke, Jennifer B. Mackenze, Michael W. Mahaffey, Michael D. Miller, Kai V. Monahan, Gregory S. Moran, Sandra L. Neely, James M. Pedersen, Sandra L. Rich, Michael R. Richardson, Jeff M.
Rommel, Amy T. Shore, Shelley B. Temple, Guruprasad C. Vasudeva, Andrew Walker, Terrance Williams; Vice President and Secretary, Robert W. Horner, III.
Directors:Lewis J. Alphin, James B. Bachmann, Arthur I. Bell, Timothy J. Corcoran, Yvonne M. Curl, Kenneth D. Davis, Daniel T. Kelley, M. Diane Koken, Lydia M. Marshall, Terry W. McClure, Barry J. Nalebuff, Brent R. Porteus, Suku Radia, Stephen S. Rasmussen, Michael J. Toelle, Jeffrey W. Zellers.
REGULATORY
An examination of the financial condition was made as of December 31, 2011, by the insurance department of Ohio. The 2014 annual independent audit of the company was conducted by KPMG, LLP. The annual statement of actuarial opinion is provided by G. Chris Nyce, FCAS, KPMG, LLP.
REINSURANCE
The following text is derived from A.M. Best’s Credit Report on Nationwide Group (AMB# 005987).
Nationwide Group maintains various reinsurance agreements with both affiliates and non-affiliates.
Reinsurance agreements with non-affiliates are designed to protect the group from potential losses in excess of what management concludes are reasonable retentions of risk. Nationwide’s comprehensive reinsurance program provides excess coverage for individual property and casualty losses and for property catastrophe loss. The group also maintains various quota share agreements and purchases facultative reinsurance for its largest risks.
Enterprise-wide per risk excess of loss reinsurance treaties provide liability (clash) coverage of $90 million excess a $10 million retention and property per risk coverage of $115 million excess a $10 million retention.
Nationwide’s national property catastrophe treaty provides coverage attaching at $1.0 billion and exhausting at $3.0 billion per occurrence. Included in this coverage are two multi-peril catastrophe bond with a combined $590 million of limit. Separate treaties attach at $500 million and provide an additional $350 million per occurrence protection each for northeastern states and for southeastern coastal states, excluding Florida. These three programs cover all Nationwide legal entities with the exception of the Scottsdale group of companies, which maintains separate per occurrence coverage attaching at $300 million exhausting at $400 million.
Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida (NICOF), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide Mutual that sells homeowners insurance in Florida, is reinsured through the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) and through an internal treaty with Nationwide Mutual, which provide combined reinsurance protection of $79.3 million excess retention of $14.2 million. Florida catastrophe losses are also covered by the national property catastrophe treaty and the catastrophe bonds.
Affiliated agreements include the participation in the Nationwide pooling agreement by seventeen affiliated companies, eleven 100% quota share reinsurance agreements between affiliates and the aforementioned property catastrophe agreement between NICOF and Nationwide Mutual.
BALANCE SHEET ADMITTED ASSETS ($000) 12/31/14 12/31/13 ’14% ’13% Bonds ... 11,459,137 11,085,768 33.0 33.9 Preferred stock ... 3,393 267 0.0 0.0 Common stock... 446,489 235,393 1.3 0.7 Cash & short-term invest ... 394,158 238,332 1.1 0.7 Real estate, investment... 35,588 45,393 0.1 0.1 Derivatives... 10,238 43,104 0.0 0.1 Other non-affil inv asset ... 2,529,271 2,266,206 7.3 6.9 Investments in affiliates ... 9,884,439 9,663,645 28.5 29.6 Real estate, offices ... 630,048 636,269 1.8 1.9 Total invested assets... 25,392,762 24,214,377 73.2 74.1 Premium balances ... 5,132,425 4,798,205 14.8 14.7 Accrued interest ... 143,013 134,215 0.4 0.4 All other assets... 4,042,995 3,528,961 11.6 10.8 Total assets... 34,711,195 32,675,758 100.0 100.0
LIABILITIES & SURPLUS ($000)
12/31/14 12/31/13 ’14% ’13% Loss & LAE reserves ... 10,249,545 9,678,250 29.5 29.6 Unearned premiums... 6,027,752 5,706,365 17.4 17.5 Conditional reserve funds ... 33,846 41,027 0.1 0.1 Derivatives... 84,734 82,410 0.2 0.3 All other liabilities ... 6,177,330 5,375,177 17.8 16.5 Total liabilities ... 22,573,206 20,883,230 65.0 63.9 Surplus notes... 2,190,559 2,164,869 6.3 6.6 Unassigned surplus... 9,947,430 9,627,660 28.7 29.5 Total policyholders’ surplus... 12,137,989 11,792,529 35.0 36.1 Total liabilities & surplus... 34,711,195 32,675,758 100.0 100.0
SUMMARY OF 2014 OPERATIONS ($000) Statement of Income 12/31/14
Funds Provided from
Operations 12/31/14
Premiums earned... 14,641,281 Premiums collected... 14,687,771 Losses incurred ... 8,952,190
Benefit & loss-related pmts
8,309,909 LAE incurred ... 1,458,856
Undrw expenses incurred
4,950,589 LAE & undrw expenses paid 6,349,026 Div to policyholders ... 13,513 Div to policyholders ... 10,502 Net underwriting income -733,868 Undrw cash flow ... 18,334 Net investment income.... 1,291,828 Investment income... 568,366 Other income/expense ... 121,832 Other income/expense ... 130,313 Pre-tax oper income ... 679,792 Pre-tax cash operations 717,013 Realized capital gains... -68,182
Income taxes incurred ... -106,765 Income taxes pd (recov)... 35,966 Net income... 718,375 Net oper cash flow... 681,047
