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| While the hard market creates challenges, it also creates an excellent opportunity for American Coastal having the #1 market share for admitted commercial residential exposure in Florida |
| We believe this better reflects the future direction of our company as American Coastal Insurance Company has a 15-year track record of consistent product and financial performance in Florida |
| However, our improving statutory capital position will allow us to write and retain more profitable commercial lines business over the long term |
| The successful placement of our new catastrophe reinsurance programs for American Coastal and Interboro were the most significant accomplishments during the second quarter with more overall protection against severity and the lowest retention we've had against the Florida hurricane over the last decade at just $10 million |
| Our combined ratio for the second quarter improved over 9 points to 67.7% versus last year, fueled by a $36 million or 17% increase in premiums written year-over-year despite our intentional reduction in policies and risk exposure and the reduced premiums written in the personal lines segment |
| Net income from continuing operations of $22.6 million or $0.52 a share compared favorably to $5.8 million or $0.14 a share in the same period last year, driven by strong underwriting performance in our commercial lines segment, which was partially reduced by investment losses of $5.2 million or about $0.12 a share net of tax in the current period |
| Despite these items, year-to-date net income from continuing operations grew to $54.3 million, an increase of $48.7 million or 870% year-over-year |
| Page 5 of our investor presentation provides a breakdown of our results for the quarter and year against the recast 2022 amounts, which highlight gross premiums earned growing 22.2% year-over-year in the second quarter, helping to overcome increased catastrophe losses and decreased revenue from more premiums ceded as well as nonrecurring investment losses |
| Reinsurance plays a critical role in our capital management strategy, and the increase in our quota share reinsurance on June 1, 2023, from 10% to 40% will reduce the company's net premium risk, which in turn will help improve our risk-based capital ratio this year but also has the impact of ceding away a higher portion of our expected underwriting profit in the short term |
| In contrast, the gross written premium was up 31% in the second quarter and 33.8% year-to-date |
| The underlying combined ratio was 58.2% in the second quarter and 56.1% year-to-date, down from 70.2% and 71.3% year-over-year, demonstrating the improvement in the underlying profitability produced by the commercial lines portfolio |
| Looking forward, we continue to believe the legislative changes made in Florida will prove to be an effective mitigation of some of the excessive litigation issues over the last half dozen years |
| Prior year development continued to be favorable at 7.2% in the second quarter and 5.3% year-to-date |
| Page 8 of our investor presentation provides balance sheet highlights as of June 30, including stockholders' equity increasing to $106.5 million or $2.45 a share, an increase of about 27% from the prior quarter |
| I would like to thank our employees and associates for their diligent efforts as we transition this company to a commercial specialty underwriter |
| The pre-suit notification of intent to litigate, the reduced time to report, the elimination of one-way attorney fees and assignment of benefits as well as other changes will work their way through the system to reduce loss costs and subsequently, insurance rates |
| Thus, the captive could have the effect of increasing our consolidated group retention from $10 million to $12.3 million if a Florida event fully exhausts the first layer of American Coastal's program |
| Thanks again |
| And then for our investors, thanks for your time on this call and your interest in our company |
| Hello, and thanks for joining us on our second quarter earnings call |
| Thanks |
| Valuation is up an average of 8% |
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| The net combined ratio in the commercial lines segment was 59.4% in the second quarter and 56.2% year-to-date, down from 61.5% and 68.0% year-over-year, respectively |
| In conclusion, the Florida residential cat market remains hard |
| To highlight a few underwriting metrics on the commercial lines portfolio, the total insured value exposure is down 12.8%, while the probable maximum loss at the 100-year return period is down 21% as modeled using AIR both on a year-over-year basis |
| But in the near term, it does appear to have mitigated some of the reinsurers' negative sentiments surrounding the Florida exposure |
| The net expense ratio was 37.4% in the second quarter and 36.5% year-to-date, both down about 8 points from 45% last year |
| Submissions were up 8.2%, and the hit ratio for quoted renewal business decreased from 85% to 81% |
| It will take some time for reinsurers and investors to get comfortable with the exposures and challenges that Florida offers |
| I expect the market to remain hard for at least the near and intermediate terms |
| However, if the estimates, assumptions or plans underlying the forward-looking statements prove inaccurate or if other risks or uncertainties arise, actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements |
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