Current Report


 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: October 28, 2009

 

 

Assurant, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31978   39-1126612

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 41st Floor

New York, New York

  10005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 859-7000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 28, 2009 Assurant, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The text of the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the financial supplement which accompanied the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, are each incorporated by reference into this Item. The press release and financial supplement are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release Dated October 28, 2009
99.2    Financial Supplement as of September 30, 2009

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ASSURANT, INC.
Date: October 28, 2009   By:  

/ S /    B ART S CHWARTZ        

  Bart Schwartz
  Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

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Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Assurant Reports Q3 2009 Net Operating Income of $126.2 Million,

or $1.07 per diluted share

Net Income of $144.7 Million, or $1.22 per diluted share

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2009 – Assurant, Inc. (“Assurant”) (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialized insurance and insurance-related products and services, today reported results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009.

Third Quarter Results

Net income in the third quarter 2009 was $144.7 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $111.4 million, or ($0.94) per diluted share, in the third quarter 2008. Quarterly results benefited from a $12.9 million after-tax realized gain in the investment portfolio versus a $194.5 million after-tax realized loss in the third quarter 2008. In addition, there were no reportable catastrophe losses compared to $94.8 million after-tax of reportable catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums in the third quarter 2008.

Net operating income 1 for the third quarter 2009 was $126.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2008 net operating income of $83.1 million, or $0.70 per diluted share. The improvement reflects the absence of reportable catastrophe losses at Assurant Specialty Property and increased profitability at Assurant Solutions. Less favorable results at Assurant Employee Benefits and a loss at Assurant Health partially offset the increase.

“The third quarter 2009 was good on several fronts as we grew our capital position, increased book value per share and generated a consolidated annualized operating ROE 2 of 10.7 percent,” said Robert B. Pollock, Assurant’s president and chief executive officer.

“Assurant Specialty Property delivered excellent results while Assurant Solutions continued to show improved performance. Assurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits are managing through an especially challenging landscape. Both were affected by economic pressures on consumers and small businesses.”

Net earned premiums in the third quarter 2009 were $1.9 billion, a 6 percent decrease from $2.0 billion in the same 2008 period, declining across all Assurant businesses driven primarily by the difficult economic environment.


Net investment income in the third quarter 2009 decreased 10 percent to $172.9 million compared to $192.3 million in the third quarter 2008 due to lower average invested assets and lower yields.

Nine-Month Results

Net income in the first nine months of 2009 was $418.6 million, or $3.54 per diluted share, an increase of 58 percent compared to $265.4 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2008. The increase reflects $217.6 million of fewer after-tax realized losses in the investment portfolio, $83.5 million of after-tax income from a legal settlement, and no reportable catastrophe losses in 2009. Nine-month results in 2008 included $94.8 million of net after-tax reportable catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums.

Net operating income for the first nine months of 2009 decreased 25 percent to $363.3 million, or $3.07 per diluted share, from $483.7 million, or $4.06 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2008. The decrease was driven primarily by net operating losses at Assurant Health and lower operating earnings at Assurant Employee Benefits.

Net earned premiums for the first nine months of 2009 were $5.6 billion, a 5 percent decrease from $5.9 billion in the first nine months of 2008, declining across all Assurant businesses due primarily to the difficult economic conditions.

Net investment income for the first nine months of 2009 decreased 11 percent to $526.3 million, from $591.3 million in the first nine months of 2008, primarily due to decreases in average invested assets and investment yields.

 

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The following chart provides a reconciliation of net operating income to net income for Assurant:

 

     For the Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2009
    September 30,
2008
    September 30,
2009
    September 30,
2008
 
     (UNAUDITED)  
     (amounts in millions, net of tax)  

Assurant Solutions

   $ 31.6      $ 20.4      $ 89.8      $ 100.3   

Assurant Specialty Property

     103.2        30.9        299.1        286.7   

Assurant Health

     (4.8     30.2        (0.5     95.2   

Assurant Employee Benefits

     11.5        21.5        30.6        56.4   

Corporate and other

     (9.8     (14.8     (39.3     (39.5

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     4.4        4.8        13.2        14.4   

Interest expense

     (9.9     (9.9     (29.6     (29.8
                                

Net operating income

     126.2        83.1        363.3        483.7   

Adjustments:

        

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     12.9        (194.5     (27.3     (244.9

Tax benefit realized from the sale of an inactive subsidiary

     —          —          —          26.6   

Change in tax valuation allowance

     7.0        —          (0.9     —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

     (1.4     —          83.5        —     
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 144.7      $ (111.4   $ 418.6      $ 265.4   
                                

A schedule of disclosed items that affected Assurant’s quarterly results by segment for the last seven quarters can be found in the Company’s financial supplement on page 20.

Assurant Solutions

Assurant Solutions third quarter 2009 net operating income was $31.6 million, a 55 percent increase from third quarter 2008 net operating income of $20.4 million. Results for the third quarter of 2008 included a charge of $7.7 million after-tax related to the acquisition of GE’s Warranty Management Group. Results for the quarter improved as the domestic combined ratio benefited from favorable underwriting in the service contract business. Net operating income for the first nine months was $89.8 million, down 10 percent from $100.3 million in 2008. Lower investment income and an increase in the international combined ratio due to continued unfavorable credit insurance loss experience in the United Kingdom drove the decrease.

Third quarter 2009 net earned premiums decreased 5 percent to $669.3 million, versus $707.1 million in 2008. Nine-month net earned premiums decreased 5 percent to $2.0 billion. Decreases for the quarter and nine months were primarily driven by the application of universal life insurance accounting to new preneed business sold in 2009 and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange. Absent these two factors, net earned premiums for the third quarter of 2009 would have increased 4 percent and premiums for the first nine months of 2009 would have increased 5 percent.

 

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Assurant Specialty Property

Assurant Specialty Property third quarter 2009 net operating income was $103.2 million, an increase from third quarter 2008 net operating income of $30.9 million. Net operating income for the first nine months of 2009 was $299.1 million, up 4 percent from $286.7 million in 2008. Improvements for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009 were primarily the result of no reportable catastrophe losses. This compares to $94.8 million of reportable catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums in the third quarter and nine months of 2008. The third quarter 2009 results benefited from a $5.9 million after-tax subrogation reimbursement related to the 2007 California wildfires.

Third quarter 2009 net earned premiums decreased 7 percent, to $478.7 million, as compared to $513.2 million in 2008. Nine-month net earned premiums decreased 5 percent to $1.5 billion. Lower premium from real estate-owned policies, less premium from loans lost due to servicer consolidation and higher reinsurance costs caused the declines.

Assurant Health

Assurant Health reported a net operating loss for the third quarter 2009 of $4.8 million, compared to third quarter 2008 net operating income of $30.2 million. The net operating loss for the first nine months of 2009 was $0.5 million, compared to net operating income of $95.2 million in 2008. Declines for the quarter and nine months reflect high utilization of medical services. The third quarter 2009 results include a charge of $8.1 million after-tax for an unfavorable ruling in a lawsuit.

Third quarter 2009 net earned premiums decreased 3 percent to $470.4 million, compared to $486.7 million in 2008. Nine-month net earned premiums decreased 4 percent to $1.4 billion. Individual medical premiums decreased less than 1 percent for the third quarter and the first nine months, while small group premiums decreased 11 percent for the quarter and 13 percent for the nine-month period. The premium decreases for the quarter and nine months were caused primarily by a continued high level of policy lapses.

Assurant Employee Benefits

Assurant Employee Benefits third quarter 2009 net operating income was $11.5 million, a 47 percent decrease from $21.5 million in third quarter 2008. Net operating income for the nine-month period was $30.6 million, down 46 percent from $56.4 million for the same period in 2008. Less favorable loss experience across all product lines and lower investment income resulted in the declines.

Third quarter 2009 net earned premiums decreased 8 percent versus 2008, to $256 million. The first nine months net earned premiums decreased 6 percent to $782 million. Nine-month results for 2008 included $5.5 million in single premiums from a closed block of business. Premium decreases for the quarter and first nine months of 2009, reflect economic pressures in the small business sector and previously disclosed client losses in the alternative distribution channel.

 

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Corporate and Other

Corporate and other net operating loss for the third quarter of 2009 was $9.8 million compared to a loss of $14.8 million in 2008. Third quarter 2008 results were negatively affected by a $4 million increase in tax liabilities. The net operating loss for the first nine months of 2009 was $39.3 million compared to a loss of $39.5 million in 2008.

Financial Position

Stockholders’ equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) increased to $4.8 billion at Sept. 30, 2009. Book value per diluted share, excluding AOCI, increased 9 percent to $40.57 from $37.16 at Dec. 31, 2008 and was up 3 percent from June 30, 2009. AOCI improved by $793.3 million from Dec. 31, 2008, of which $696.9 million was the result of improvements in the investment portfolio. In the third quarter of 2009, Assurant repurchased more than 1.1 million shares for $31.9 million. The annualized operating ROE 2 was 10.7 percent for the quarter and 10.6 percent for the first nine months of 2009. As of Sept. 30, 2009, total assets were $25.7 billion. The ratio of debt to total capital, excluding AOCI, improved to 17.0 percent versus 18.3 percent at Dec. 31, 2008.

“In summary, results demonstrate that at our core, Assurant’s business model is fundamentally strong and actions to improve performance are taking hold,” said Pollock.

Earnings Conference Call

Assurant will host a conference call Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. ET, with access available via Internet and telephone. Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing 888-364-3111 (toll-free domestic), or 719-325-2317 (international); passcode: 1633488. Please call to register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for one week via telephone starting at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET, Oct. 29, 2009 and can be accessed at 888-203-1112 (toll-free domestic,) or 719-457-0820 (international); passcode: 1633488. The webcast will be archived on Assurant’s Web site.

 

Media Contact:

   Investor Relations:   

Drew Guthrie

   Melissa Kivett    John Egan

Manager, Communications

   Senior Vice President    Vice President

and Media Relations

   Investor Relations    Investor Relations

Phone: 212-859-7002

   Phone: 212-859-7029    Phone: 212-859-7197

Fax: 212-859-5893

   Fax: 212-859-5893    Fax: 212-859-5893

drew.guthrie@assurant.com

   melissa.kivett@assurant.com    john.egan@assurant.com

About Assurant

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. The four key businesses — Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty Property; Assurant Health; and Assurant Employee Benefits — have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets. The Assurant business units provide debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and service contracts;

 

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pre-funded funeral insurance; creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and group life insurance.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $25 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York’s financial district. www.assurant.com .

Safe Harbor Statement

Some of the statements included in this press release and its exhibits, particularly those anticipating future financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they may use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” or the negative versions of those words and terms with a similar meaning. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this earnings release or the exhibits as a result of new information or future events or developments.

The following risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those currently estimated by management: (i) failure to maintain significant client relationships, distribution sources and contractual arrangements; (ii) failure to attract and retain sales representatives; (iii) deterioration in the Company’s market capitalization compared to its book value that could impair the Company’s goodwill; (iv) negative impact on our business and negative publicity due to unfavorable outcomes in litigation and regulatory investigations (including the potential impact on our reputation and business of a negative outcome in the ongoing SEC investigation); (v) current or new laws and regulations that could increase our costs or limit our growth; (vi) general global economic, financial market and political conditions (including difficult conditions in financial, capital and credit markets, the global economic slowdown, fluctuations in interest rates, mortgage rates, monetary policies, unemployment and inflationary pressure); (vii) inadequacy of reserves established for future claims losses; (viii) failure to predict or manage benefits, claims and other costs; (ix) losses due to natural and man-made catastrophes; (x) increases or decreases in tax valuation allowances; (xi) fluctuations in exchange rates and other risks related to our international operations; (xii) unavailability, inadequacy and unaffordable pricing of reinsurance coverage; (xiii) diminished value of invested assets in our investment portfolio (due to, among other things, the recent volatility in financial markets, the global economic slowdown, credit and liquidity risk, other than temporary impairments, environmental liability exposure and inability to target an appropriate overall risk level); (xiv) inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations; (xv) insolvency of third parties to whom we have sold or may sell businesses through reinsurance or modified

 

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co-insurance; (xvi) credit risk of some of our agents in Assurant Specialty Property and Assurant Solutions; (xvii) a further decline in the manufactured housing industry; (xviii) a decline in our credit or financial strength ratings (including the risk of ratings downgrades in the insurance industry); (xix) failure to effectively maintain and modernize our information systems; (xx) failure to protect client information and privacy; (xxi) failure to find and integrate suitable acquisitions and new insurance ventures; (xxii) inability of our subsidiaries to pay sufficient dividends; (xxiii) failure to provide for succession of senior management and key executives; and (xxiv) significant competitive pressures in our businesses and cyclicality of the insurance industry. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including, but not limited to, our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Assurant uses the following non-GAAP financial measures to analyze the Company’s operating performance for the periods presented in this press release. Because Assurant’s calculation of these measures may differ from similar measures used by other companies, investors should be careful when comparing Assurant’s non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

 

  (1) Assurant uses net operating income as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. As shown in the chart on page 3, net operating income equals net income excluding net realized gains (losses) on investments and other unusual and/or infrequent items. The Company believes net operating income provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes both the effect of realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable from period to period, and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur.

 

  (2) Assurant uses annualized operating ROE as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Annualized operating ROE equals year-to-date net operating income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the year-to-date period, excluding AOCI, and then the return is annualized. The Company believes annualized operating ROE provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes the effect of realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. The comparable GAAP measure for this included measure would be annualized GAAP return on equity, defined as the annualized return of net income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the period. Consolidated annualized GAAP ROE for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2009 was 12.5 percent and 13.0 percent, respectively, as shown in the reconciliation table below.

 

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     For the Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2009
    For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2009
 

Annualized operating return on average equity (excluding AOCI) (2)

   10.7   10.6

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

   1.1   -0.8

Change in tax valuation allowance

   0.6   —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

   -0.1   2.4

Change due to effect of including AOCI

   0.2   0.8
            

Annualized GAAP return on average equity (2)

   12.5   13.0
            

Please see page 20 of the financial supplement, which is available on Assurant’s Web site at www.assurant.com, for a summary of net operating income disclosed items.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Three and Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2009 and 2008

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2009    2008     2009     2008  
     (in thousands except number of shares and per share amounts)  

Revenues

         

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 1,874,398    $ 1,984,136      $ 5,624,843      $ 5,921,069   

Net investment income

     172,924      192,314        526,335        591,299   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     19,866      (299,205     (41,965     (376,922

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     6,802      7,379        20,354        22,085   

Fees and other income

     82,883      69,911        388,792        223,089   
                               

Total revenues

     2,156,873      1,954,535        6,518,359        6,380,620   
                               

Benefits, losses and expenses

         

Policyholder benefits

     941,145      1,095,048        2,890,889        3,030,715   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     991,502      1,007,817        2,933,510        2,932,318   

Interest expense

     15,160      15,190        45,509        45,765   
                               

Total benefits, losses and expenses

     1,947,807      2,118,055        5,869,908        6,008,798   
                               

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

     209,066      (163,520     648,451        371,822   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     64,336      (52,091     229,818        106,467   
                               

Net income (loss)

   $ 144,730    $ (111,429   $ 418,633      $ 265,355   
                               

Net income (loss) per share (1):

         

Basic

   $ 1.22    $ (0.94   $ 3.54      $ 2.25   

Diluted

   $ 1.22    $ (0.94   $ 3.54      $ 2.22   

Dividends per share

   $ 0.15    $ 0.14      $ 0.44      $ 0.40   

Share Data:

         

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     118,184,367      117,985,882        118,187,358        118,132,393   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (2)

     118,291,841      117,985,882        118,261,464        119,275,251   

 

(1) Net income (loss) per basic and diluted share have been prepared in accordance with guidance provided on participating securities and the two class method in ASC Topic 260 , Earnings Per Share. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this new guidance. For further information, please see our previously filed second quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and our upcoming third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q.
(2) In compliance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , there is no dilutions of shares when calculating earnings per share due to a net loss position for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

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Assurant, Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

At Sept. 30, 2009 (unaudited) and Dec. 31, 2008

 

     September 30,    December 31,  
     2009    2008  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

     

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 14,373,844    $ 13,107,476   

Reinsurance recoverables

     4,083,681      4,010,170   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,555,762      2,650,672   

Goodwill

     1,009,089      1,001,899   

Assets held in separate accounts

     1,940,283      1,778,809   

Other assets

     1,702,919      1,965,560   
               

Total assets

     25,665,578      24,514,586   
               

Liabilities

     

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

     10,610,271      10,398,376   

Unearned premiums

     5,154,685      5,407,859   

Debt

     972,032      971,957   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     8,160      11,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     1,940,283      1,778,809   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     2,076,698      2,236,920   
               

Total liabilities

     20,762,129      20,805,081   

Stockholders’ equity

     

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     4,781,088      4,380,451   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     122,361      (670,946
               

Total stockholders’ equity

     4,903,449      3,709,505   
               

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 25,665,578    $ 24,514,586   
               

 

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Exhibit 99.2

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Assurant, Inc. (AIZ)

Financial Supplement as of September 30, 2009


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ASSURANT, INC.

FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT

(UNAUDITED)

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT

 

   Page:

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT & REGULATION G – NON GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

   1

SUMMARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   2

SEGMENTED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

   4

RECONCILIATION OF NET OPERATING INCOME TO NET INCOME

   5

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED DATA

   6

CONDENSED SEGMENT STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED DATA

   8

INVESTMENTS

   17

INVESTMENT RESULTS BY ASSET CATEGORY & ANNUALIZED YIELDS

   19

SUMMARY OF NET OPERATING INCOME DISCLOSED ITEMS

   20

RATINGS SUMMARY

   21

EXHIBIT I - TOP 30 CORPORATE ISSUER EXPOSURES

   22

EXHIBIT II - COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE WHOLE LOANS SUMMARY

   23

About Assurant:

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. The four key businesses – Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty Property; Assurant Health; and Assurant Employee Benefits – have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and selected international markets. The Assurant business units provide debt protection administration; credit-related insurance; warranties and service contracts; pre-funded funeral insurance; creditor-placed homeowners insurance; manufactured housing homeowners insurance; individual health and small employer group health insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and group life insurance.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $25 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in New York’s financial district. www.assurant.com .


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Safe Harbor Statement:

Some of the statements included in this financial supplement and its exhibits, particularly those anticipating future financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies and similar matters, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they may use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” or the negative versions of those words and terms with a similar meaning. Our actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this financial supplement as a result of new information or future events or developments.

The following risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those currently estimated by management: (i) failure to maintain significant client relationships, distribution sources and contractual arrangements; (ii) failure to attract and retain sales representatives; (iii) deterioration in the Company’s market capitalization compared to its book value that could impair the Company’s goodwill; (iv) negative impact on our business and negative publicity due to unfavorable outcomes in litigation and regulatory investigations (including the potential impact on our reputation and business of a negative outcome in the ongoing SEC investigation); (v) current or new laws and regulations that could increase our costs or limit our growth; (vi) general global economic, financial market and political conditions (including difficult conditions in financial, capital and credit markets, the global economic slowdown, fluctuations in interest rates, mortgage rates, monetary policies, unemployment and inflationary pressure); (vii) inadequacy of reserves established for future claims losses; (viii) failure to predict or manage benefits, claims and other costs; (ix) losses due to natural and man-made catastrophes; (x) increases or decreases in tax valuation

allowances; (xi) fluctuations in exchange rates and other risks related to our international operations; (xii) unavailability, inadequacy and unaffordable pricing of reinsurance coverage; (xiii) diminished value of invested assets in our investment portfolio (due to, among other things, the recent volatility in financial markets, the global economic slowdown, credit and liquidity risk, other than temporary impairments, environmental liability exposure and inability to target an appropriate overall risk level); (xiv) inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations; (xv) insolvency of third parties to whom we have sold or may sell businesses through reinsurance or modified co-insurance; (xvi) credit risk of some of our agents in Assurant Specialty Property and Assurant Solutions; (xvii) a further decline in the manufactured housing industry; (xviii) a decline in our credit or financial strength ratings (including the risk of ratings downgrades in the insurance industry); (xix) failure to effectively maintain and modernize our information systems; (xx) failure to protect client information and privacy; (xxi) failure to find and integrate suitable acquisitions and new insurance ventures; (xxii) inability of our subsidiaries to pay sufficient dividends; (xxiii) failure to

provide for succession of senior management and key executives; and (xxiv) significant competitive pressures in our businesses and cyclicality of the insurance industry.

For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to the risk factors identified in our SEC reports, including, but not limited to, our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.

Regulation G – Non GAAP Financial Measures

Assurant uses the following non-GAAP financial measures to analyze the Company’s operating performance for the periods presented in this financial supplement. Because Assurant’s calculation of these measures may differ from similar measures used by other companies, investors should be careful when comparing Assurant’s non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

(1) Assurant uses net operating income as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Net operating income equals net income, excluding net realized gains (losses) on investments and unusual and/or infrequent items. The Company believes net operating income provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes both the effect of net realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable from period to period, and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. Please refer to page 5 for a reconciliation net operating income to net income.

(2) Assurant uses annualized operating ROE as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. Annualized operating ROE equals year-to-date net operating income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the year to date period, excluding AOCI, and then the return is annualized. The Company believes annualized operating ROE provides investors a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing business, because it excludes the effect of realized gains (losses) on investments that tend to be highly variable and those events that are unusual and/or unlikely to recur. The comparable GAAP measure for this included measure would be annualized GAAP return on equity, defined as the annualized return of net income divided by average stockholders’ equity for the period. Consolidated GAAP ROE for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 12.5% and (11.2)%, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 13.0% and 9.0%, respectively. Segment ROEs are measured consistently with GAAP. Please refer to page 6 for the reconciliation of annualized operating ROE to annualized GAAP return on average equity.

 

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Summary Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

      

For the Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

($ in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts)

 

  

2009

 

   

2008

 

   

2009

 

   

2008

 

 

Net operating income (1)

   $ 126,228      $ 83,054      $ 363,304      $ 483,724   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     12,913        (194,483     (27,277     (244,999

Tax benefit realized from the sale of an inactive subsidiary

     —          —          —          26,630   

Change in tax valuation allowance

     7,043        —          (936     —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

     (1,454     —          83,542        —     
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 144,730      $ (111,429   $ 418,633      $ 265,355   
                                

Total revenues

   $ 2,156,873      $ 1,954,535      $ 6,518,359      $ 6,380,620   

PER SHARE AND SHARE DATA (2) :

        

Basic earnings per common share

        

Net operating income

   $ 1.07      $ 0.70      $ 3.07      $ 4.09   

Net income (loss) (3)

   $ 1.22      $ (0.94   $ 3.54      $ 2.25   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     118,184,367        117,985,882        118,187,358        118,132,393   

Diluted earnings per common share

        

Net operating income

   $ 1.07      $ 0.70      $ 3.07      $ 4.06   

Net income (loss) (3)

   $ 1.22      $ (0.94   $ 3.54      $ 2.22   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     118,291,841        118,859,760        118,261,464        119,275,251   

 

(1) See Footnote (1) Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.
(2) Weighted average shares outstanding and earnings per share amounts have been prepared in accordance with the new earnings per share guidance on participating securities and the two class method, which is now within the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this new guidance. For further information, please see our previously filed second quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and our upcoming third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q.
(3) In compliance with GAAP, there is no dilution of shares when calculating earnings per share due to a net loss position for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

 

 

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Summary Financial Highlights (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)    As of
September 30,
2009
    As of
June 30,
2009
    As of
March 31,
2009
    As of
December 31,
2008
 
   

Total assets

   $ 25,665,578      $ 24,822,474      $ 23,820,644      $ 24,514,586   

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,903,449      $ 4,364,577      $ 3,670,322      $ 3,709,505   

Total stockholders’ equity (excluding AOCI)

   $ 4,781,088      $ 4,676,177      $ 4,452,650      $ 4,380,451   

Basic book value per share (1)

   $ 41.71      $ 36.83      $ 30.99      $ 31.53   

Basic book value per share (excluding AOCI) (1)

   $ 40.66      $ 39.46      $ 37.60      $ 37.24   

Shares outstanding for basic book value per share calculation (1)

     117,572,997        118,494,717        118,432,367        117,640,936   

Diluted book value per share (1)

   $ 41.61      $ 36.76      $ 30.98      $ 31.47   

Diluted book value per share (excluding AOCI) (1)

   $ 40.57      $ 39.38      $ 37.58      $ 37.16   

Shares outstanding for diluted book value per share calculation (1)

     117,854,377        118,736,239        118,477,818        117,870,037   

Debt to total capital ratio (excluding AOCI)

     17.0     17.3     18.0     18.3

 

(1) Shares outstanding for book value per share calculations and book value per share amounts have been prepared in accordance with the new earnings per share guidance on participating securities and the two class method, which is now within ASC Topic 260. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this new guidance. For further information, please see our previously filed second quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and our upcoming third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q.

 

 

 

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Segmented Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

     At September 30, 2009  
     Solutions    Specialty
Property
   Health    Employee
Benefits
   Corporate &
Other(1)
    Consolidated  
     ($ in thousands)  

Assets

                

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,486,825    $ 2,418,972    $ 931,009    $ 2,289,728    $ 1,247,310      $ 14,373,844   

Reinsurance recoverables

     623,753      311,085      7,167      25,310      3,116,366        4,083,681   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,313,612      205,450      9,536      27,164      —          2,555,762   

Goodwill

     —        —        —        —        1,009,089        1,009,089   

Assets held in separate accounts

     216,948      —        —        —        1,723,335        1,940,283   

Other assets

     562,899      329,066      111,373      122,758      576,823        1,702,919   
                                            

Total assets

   $ 11,204,037    $ 3,264,573    $ 1,059,085    $ 2,464,960    $ 7,672,923      $ 25,665,578   
                                            

Liabilities

                

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

   $ 4,743,069    $ 350,263    $ 478,710    $ 1,714,788    $ 3,323,441      $ 10,610,271   

Unearned premiums

     3,738,629      1,236,106      126,946      11,309      41,695        5,154,685   

Debt

     —        —        —        —        972,032        972,032   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     —        —        —        —        8,160        8,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     216,948         —        —        1,723,335        1,940,283   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     781,778      364,215      109,882      203,939      616,884        2,076,698   
                                            

Total liabilities

     9,480,424      1,950,584      715,538      1,930,036      6,685,547        20,762,129   

Stockholders’ equity

                

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,723,613      1,313,989      343,547      534,924      865,015        4,781,088   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —        —        —        —        122,361        122,361   
                                            

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,723,613      1,313,989      343,547      534,924      987,376        4,903,449   
                                            

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 11,204,037    $ 3,264,573    $ 1,059,085    $ 2,464,960    $ 7,672,923      $ 25,665,578   
                                            
     At December 31, 2008  
     Solutions    Specialty
Property
   Health    Employee
Benefits
   Corporate &
Other(1)
    Consolidated  
     ($ in thousands)  

Assets

                

Investments and cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,457,948    $ 2,434,697    $ 899,271    $ 2,376,324    $ (60,764   $ 13,107,476   

Reinsurance recoverables

     625,127      369,328      7,333      21,414      2,986,968        4,010,170   

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,407,675      201,817      16,623      24,557      —          2,650,672   

Goodwill

     —        —        —        —        1,001,899        1,001,899   

Assets held in separate accounts

     208,352      —        —        —        1,570,457        1,778,809   

Other assets

     452,076      329,288      117,534      136,770      929,892        1,965,560   
                                            

Total assets

   $ 11,151,178    $ 3,335,130    $ 1,040,761    $ 2,559,065    $ 6,428,452      $ 24,514,586   
                                            

Liabilities

                

Policyholder benefits and claims payable

   $ 4,588,939    $ 414,832    $ 423,100    $ 1,775,990    $ 3,195,515      $ 10,398,376   

Unearned premiums

     3,985,167      1,243,043      124,759      13,168      41,722        5,407,859   

Debt

     —        —        —        —        971,957        971,957   

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

     —        —        —        —        11,160        11,160   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

     208,352      —        —        —        1,570,457        1,778,809   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     828,654      400,652      155,427      266,356      585,831        2,236,920   
                                            

Total liabilities

     9,611,112      2,058,527      703,286      2,055,514      6,376,642        20,805,081   

Stockholders’ equity

                

Equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,540,066      1,276,603      337,475      503,551      722,756        4,380,451   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —        —        —        —        (670,946     (670,946
                                            

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,540,066      1,276,603      337,475      503,551      51,810        3,709,505   
                                            

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 11,151,178    $ 3,335,130    $ 1,040,761    $ 2,559,065    $ 6,428,452      $ 24,514,586   
                                            

 

(1) Corporate & Other includes all accumulated other comprehensive income/losses and goodwill as well as reinsurance recoverables and separate accounts related to the sale of businesses by reinsurance.

 

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Reconciliation of Net Operating Income to Net Income

(Unaudited)

 

      

 

For the Three Months Ended

   

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

($ in thousands, net of tax)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,
2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,
2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,  
2008   

 

 

 

Assurant Solutions

   $ 31,644      $ 27,894      $ 30,311      $ 11,884      $ 20,387      $ 32,355      $ 47,557      $ 89,849      $ 100,299   

Assurant Specialty Property

     103,157        91,228        104,668        118,475        30,942        131,042        124,744        299,053        286,728   

Assurant Health

     (4,847     (10,330     14,672        25,066        30,204        27,721        37,263        (505     95,188   

Assurant Employee Benefits

     11,450        12,128        7,022        14,138        21,457        18,630        16,332        30,600        56,419   

Corporate and other

     (9,743     (16,157     (13,442     (10,735     (14,858     (18,777     (5,882     (39,342     (39,517

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     4,421        4,388        4,421        4,763        4,796        4,763        4,796        13,230        14,355   

Interest expense

     (9,854     (9,854     (9,873     (9,872     (9,874     (9,937     (9,937     (29,581     (29,748
                                                                        

Net operating income

     126,228        99,297        137,779        153,719        83,054        185,797        214,873        363,304        483,724   

Adjustments:

                  

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     12,913        (3,992     (36,198     (33,642     (194,483     (22,473     (28,043     (27,277     (244,999

Tax benefit realized from the sale of an inactive subsidiary

     —          —          —          62,364        —          26,630        —          —          26,630   

Change in tax valuation allowance

     7,043        13,021        (21,000     —          —          —          —          (936     —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

     (1,454     84,996        —          —          —          —          —          83,542        —     
                                                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 144,730      $ 193,322      $ 80,581      $ 182,441      $ (111,429   $ 189,954      $ 186,830      $ 418,633      $ 265,355   
                                                                        

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

      

 

For the Three Months Ended

    For the Nine Months Ended  

($ in thousands, except per share
data and closing stock price)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,

2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,

2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,  
2008   

 

 

 

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 1,874,398      $ 1,875,866      $ 1,874,579      $ 2,004,279      $ 1,984,136      $ 1,995,516      $ 1,941,417      $ 5,624,843      $ 5,921,069   

Net investment income

     172,924        174,932        178,479        183,048        192,314        201,211        197,774        526,335        591,299   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     19,866        (6,142     (55,689     (51,757     (299,205     (34,574     (43,143     (41,965     (376,922

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

     6,802        6,750        6,802        7,327        7,379        7,327        7,379        20,354        22,085   

Fees and other income

     82,883        222,203        83,706        77,711        69,911        79,280        73,898        388,792        223,089   
                                                                        
     2,156,873        2,273,609        2,087,877        2,220,608        1,954,535        2,248,760        2,177,325        6,518,359        6,380,620   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     941,145        989,402        960,342        988,432        1,095,048        998,208        937,459        2,890,889        3,030,715   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     991,502        987,529        954,479        1,025,532        1,007,817        985,851        938,650        2,933,510        2,932,318   

Interest expense

     15,160        15,160        15,189        15,188        15,190        15,287        15,288        45,509        45,765   
                                                                        
     1,947,807        1,992,091        1,930,010        2,029,152        2,118,055        1,999,346        1,891,397        5,869,908        6,008,798   
                                                                        

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

     209,066        281,518        157,867        191,456        (163,520     249,414        285,928        648,451        371,822   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     64,336        88,196        77,286        9,015        (52,091     59,460        99,098        229,818        106,467   
                                                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 144,730      $ 193,322      $ 80,581      $ 182,441      $ (111,429   $ 189,954      $ 186,830      $ 418,633      $ 265,355   
                                                                        

Diluted per share data:

                  

Net operating income per diluted share (1)

   $ 1.07      $ 0.84      $ 1.17      $ 1.30      $ 0.70      $ 1.55      $ 1.80      $ 3.07      $ 4.06   

Book value per diluted share (excluding AOCI) (1)

   $ 40.57      $ 39.38      $ 37.58      $ 37.16      $ 35.56      $ 36.64      $ 35.28      $ 40.57      $ 35.56   

Computation of return on average equity measures:

                  

Numerator:

                  

Net operating income

   $ 126,228      $ 99,297      $ 137,779      $ 153,719      $ 83,054      $ 185,797      $ 214,873      $ 363,304      $ 483,724   

Net income (loss)

   $ 144,730      $ 193,322      $ 80,581      $ 182,441      $ (111,429   $ 189,954      $ 186,830      $ 418,633      $ 265,355   

Denominator:

                  

Average equity, excluding AOCI

   $ 4,728,633      $ 4,564,413      $ 4,416,551      $ 4,294,030      $ 4,296,429      $ 4,298,980      $ 4,123,852      $ 4,580,770      $ 4,121,301   

Add: Average AOCI

     (94,620     (546,964     (726,637     (573,372     (306,783     (71,632     24,207        (274,293     (210,944
                                                                        

Average equity, including AOCI

   $ 4,634,013      $ 4,017,449      $ 3,689,914      $ 3,720,658      $ 3,989,646      $ 4,227,348      $ 4,148,059      $ 4,306,477      $ 3,910,357   

Annualized operating return on average equity

     10.7     8.7     12.5     14.3     7.7     17.3     20.8     10.6     15.6

Annualized GAAP return on average equity

     12.5     19.2     8.7     19.6     -11.2     18.0     18.0     13.0     9.0

Annualized operating return on average equity (excluding AOCI) (2)

     10.7     8.7     12.5     14.3     7.7     17.3     20.8     10.6     15.6

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     1.1     -0.3     -3.3     -3.1     -18.1     -2.1     -2.7     -0.8     -7.9

Tax benefit realized from the sale of an inactive subsidiary

     —          —          —          5.8     —          2.5     —          —          0.9

Change in tax valuation allowance

     0.6     1.1     -1.9     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Legal settlement and related expenses

     -0.1     7.4     —          —          —          —          —          2.4     —     

Change due to effect of including AOCI

     0.2     2.3     1.4     2.6     -0.8     0.3     -0.1     0.8     0.4
                                                                        

Annualized GAAP return on average equity (2)

     12.5     19.2     8.7     19.6     -11.2     18.0     18.0     13.0     9.0
                                                                        

 

(1) Net operating income per diluted share and book value per diluted share have been prepared in accordance with the new earnings per share guidance on participating securities and the two class method, which is now within ASC Topic 260. Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect this new guidance. For further information, please see our previously filed second quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and our upcoming third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q.
(2) See Footnote (2) Regulation G - Non GAAP Financial Measures on page 1.

 

 

 

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Assurant, Inc. (continued)

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    

 

For the Three Months Ended

   

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

($ in thousands, except per share
data and closing stock price)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,
2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,
2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,  
2008   

 

 

 

Share repurchases:

                  

Shares repurchased

     1,122,050        —          —          —          1,000,000        —          —          1,122,050        1,000,000   

Average repurchase price per share

   $ 28.47      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 59.00      $ —        $ —        $ 28.47      $ 59.00   

Repurchase price

   $ 31,948      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 59,000      $ —        $ —        $ 31,948      $ 59,000   

AIZ Closing stock price (NYSE)

   $ 32.06      $ 24.09      $ 21.78      $ 30.00      $ 55.00      $ 65.96      $ 60.86      $ 32.06      $ 55.00   

Investment yield (3)

     5.08     5.23     5.32     5.29     5.44     5.56     5.61     5.19     5.55

Tax-adjusted yield (3) (4)

     5.21     5.37     5.47     5.44     5.59     5.71     5.72     5.33     5.69

Investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships

   $ (677   $ —        $ —        $ 414      $ —        $ 3,457      $ —        $ (677   $ 3,457   

 

(3) Investment yield excludes investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships shown above.
(4) Tax-adjusted yield represents the yield on the portfolio after including the incremental benefit of investing in certain, tax-advantaged securities.

 

 

 

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Assurant Solutions

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

       For the Three Months Ended    For the Nine Months Ended

($ in thousands)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

  

June 30,
2009

 

  

March 31,
2009

 

  

December 31,
2008

 

  

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,
2008

 

  

March 31,
2008

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

  

September 30,
2008

 

 

Revenues:

                         

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 669,344    $ 666,935    $ 644,612    $ 722,170    $ 707,115      $ 700,629    $ 683,493    $ 1,980,891    $ 2,091,237

Net investment income

     97,681      97,106      97,995      99,921      105,539        108,425      106,730      292,782      320,694

Fees and other income

     50,093      51,960      52,031      49,936      40,623        47,668      44,281      154,084      132,572
                                                               
     817,118      816,001      794,638      872,027      853,277        856,722      834,504      2,427,757      2,544,503
                                                               

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                         

Policyholder benefits

     248,933      261,325      272,022      310,715      295,190        306,173      286,680      782,280      888,043

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     520,217      509,388      475,604      535,507      527,779        503,073      475,533      1,505,209      1,506,385
                                                               
     769,150      770,713      747,626      846,222      822,969        809,246      762,213      2,287,489      2,394,428
                                                               

Income before provision for income taxes

     47,968      45,288      47,012      25,805      30,308        47,476      72,291      140,268      150,075

Provision for income taxes

     16,324      17,394      16,701      13,921      9,921        15,121      24,734      50,419      49,776
                                                               

Net operating income

   $ 31,644    $ 27,894    $ 30,311    $ 11,884    $ 20,387      $ 32,355    $ 47,557    $ 89,849    $ 100,299
                                                               

Net earned premiums and other considerations:

                         

Domestic:

                         

Credit

   $ 59,562    $ 62,740    $ 65,941    $ 66,166    $ 70,270      $ 69,808    $ 73,253    $ 188,243    $ 213,331

Service contracts

     348,258      354,783      346,508      375,433      334,386        335,552      319,515      1,049,549      989,453

Other

     24,471      22,054      14,579      15,854      13,685        15,186      15,434      61,104      44,305
                                                               

Total Domestic

     432,291      439,577      427,028      457,453      418,341        420,546      408,202      1,298,896      1,247,089
                                                               

International:

                         

Credit

     80,743      79,835      74,173      82,872      98,645        88,661      98,264      234,751      285,570

Service contracts

     108,458      97,280      87,903      93,708      93,745        90,128      77,667      293,641      261,540

Other

     4,025      4,107      3,660      3,813      (139     6,903      9,598      11,792      16,362
                                                               

Total International

     193,226      181,222      165,736      180,393      192,251        185,692      185,529      540,184      563,472
                                                               

Preneed*:

                         

Domestic and international

     37,123      39,229      44,486      76,616      88,293        85,253      80,654      120,838      254,200

Domestic independent runoff

     6,704      6,907      7,362      7,708      8,230        9,138      9,108      20,973      26,476
                                                               

Total Preneed

     43,827      46,136      51,848      84,324      96,523        94,391      89,762      141,811      280,676
                                                               

Total

   $ 669,344    $ 666,935    $ 644,612    $ 722,170    $ 707,115      $ 700,629    $ 683,493    $ 1,980,891    $ 2,091,237
                                                               

Fee income:

                         

Domestic:

                         

Debt protection

   $ 10,541    $ 10,232    $ 9,271    $ 9,765    $ 8,495      $ 8,284    $ 7,915    $ 30,044    $ 24,694

Service contracts

     23,384      23,068      27,709      22,515      18,472        19,941      18,370      74,161      56,783

Other

     4,443      5,593      3,947      6,614      6,873        7,439      5,735      13,983      20,047
                                                               

Total Domestic

     38,368      38,893      40,927      38,894      33,840        35,664      32,020      118,188      101,524
                                                               

International

     7,400      7,330      6,072      6,201      7,272        9,706      9,740      20,802      26,718

Preneed

     4,325      5,737      5,032      4,841      (489     2,298      2,521      15,094      4,330
                                                               

Total

   $ 50,093    $ 51,960    $ 52,031    $ 49,936    $ 40,623      $ 47,668    $ 44,281    $ 154,084    $ 132,572
                                                               

 

* As of January 1, 2009, net earned premiums are recorded in accordance with universal life insurance guidance which is now within ASC Topic 944, Financial Services - Insurance . As a result, net earned premiums no longer include new preneed sales.

 

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Assurant Solutions (continued)

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

       For the Three Months Ended     For the Nine Months Ended  

($ in thousands)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,

2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,

2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

 

 

Gross written premiums:

                  

Domestic:

                  

Credit

   $ 134,597      $ 136,450      $ 135,346      $ 147,313      $ 151,717      $ 152,730      $ 152,341      $ 406,393      $ 456,788   

Service contracts

     259,316        245,306        246,883        355,163        385,153        396,157        393,811        751,505        1,175,121   

Other

     14,210        43,985        15,074        19,701        17,858        17,076        16,758        73,269        51,692   
                                                                        

Total Domestic

     408,123        425,741        397,303        522,177        554,728        565,963        562,910        1,231,167        1,683,601   
                                                                        

International:

                  

Credit

     221,581        197,605        171,379        180,516        213,322        214,407        219,212        590,565        646,941   

Service contracts

     118,256        98,494        107,070        132,710        133,226        110,714        101,002        323,820        344,942   

Other

     7,652        6,734        5,387        5,696        1,375        8,962        11,348        19,773        21,685   
                                                                        

Total International

     347,489        302,833        283,836        318,922        347,923        334,083        331,562        934,158        1,013,568   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 755,612      $ 728,574      $ 681,139      $ 841,099      $ 902,651      $ 900,046      $ 894,472      $ 2,165,325      $ 2,697,169   
                                                                        

Preneed (face sales)

   $ 137,301      $ 126,263      $ 103,124      $ 99,009      $ 121,021      $ 120,859      $ 104,424      $ 366,688      $ 346,304   

Foreign currency translation (FX) impact (1):

                  

Gross written premiums:

                  

Including FX impact

     -16.29     -19.05     -23.85     -19.10     -7.40     -4.26     -2.62     -19.72     -4.81

FX impact

     -3.12     -5.03     -6.83     -5.53     0.96     2.34     3.43     -4.99     2.22
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     -13.17     -14.02     -17.02     -13.57     -8.36     -6.60     -6.05     -14.73     -7.03

Net earned premiums:

                  

Including FX impact

     -5.34     -4.81     -5.69     6.38     8.80     13.25     17.23     -5.28     12.94

FX impact

     -2.64     -3.76     -5.37     -4.42     0.56     1.65     2.42     -3.91     1.51
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     -2.70     -1.05     -0.32     10.80     8.24     11.60     14.81     -1.37     11.43

Net operating income:

                  

Including FX impact

     55.21     -13.79     -36.26     -63.17     -45.45     7.10     7.91     -10.42     -10.17

FX impact

     -8.34     3.32     -0.51     0.24     -1.42     -4.64     1.99     -0.87     -1.34
                                                                        

Excluding FX impact

     63.55     -17.11     -35.75     -63.41     -44.03     11.74     5.92     -9.55     -8.83

Combined ratios (a) :

                  

Domestic

     98.2     97.6     98.3     101.6     104.7     99.4     96.5     98.1     100.2

International

     108.8     111.6     107.3     113.9     105.6     111.4     102.3     109.3     106.4

Preneed yield (2)

     5.89     5.83     5.94     5.89     6.04     6.16     6.13     5.88     6.11

Preneed average invested assets

   $ 3,996,330      $ 3,907,868      $ 3,861,302      $ 3,896,574      $ 3,919,388      $ 3,937,722      $ 3,963,127      $ 3,928,816      $ 3,940,415   

Investment yield (2)

     5.36     5.41     5.45     5.34     5.60     5.76     5.72     5.39     5.68

Tax-adjusted yield (2) (3)

     5.47     5.52     5.57     5.45     5.72     5.89     5.81     5.50     5.79

Investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships

   $ (237   $ —        $ —        $ 240      $ —        $ 1,210      $ —        $ (237   $ 1,210   

 

(a) The combined ratio is equal to total benefits, losses and expenses divided by net earned premiums and other considerations and fees and other income excluding the preneed business.

 

(1) Total Solutions percentage growth from year-ago period due to conversion of income statement transactions at weighted average foreign currency exchange rates.
(2) Investment yield excludes investment (loss) income from real estate joint venture partnerships shown above.
(3) Tax-adjusted yield represents the yield on the portfolio after including the incremental benefit of investing in certain, tax-advantaged securities.

 

 

 

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Assurant Specialty Property

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

      

 

For the Three Months Ended

   

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,

2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,

2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

 

 

Revenues:

                  

Net earned premiums and other considerations

   $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 519,669      $ 513,228      $ 533,914      $ 481,427      $ 1,450,329      $ 1,528,569   

Net investment income

     26,550        28,320        29,436        30,542        31,129        31,997        29,375        84,306        92,501   

Fees and other income

     15,100        13,642        13,324        11,910        12,501        11,996        13,593        42,066        38,090   
                                                                        
     520,351        519,800        536,550        562,121        556,858        577,907        524,395        1,576,701        1,659,160   
                                                                        

Benefits, losses and expenses:

                  

Policyholder benefits

     156,076        178,167        167,800        166,692        302,105        171,793        144,813        502,043        618,711   

Selling, underwriting, general and administrative expenses

     206,992        203,416        209,917        214,148        208,519        206,339        188,842        620,325        603,700   
                                                                        
     363,068        381,583        377,717        380,840        510,624        378,132        333,655        1,122,368        1,222,411   
                                                                        

Income before provision for income taxes

     157,283        138,217        158,833        181,281        46,234        199,775        190,740        454,333        436,749   

Provision for income taxes

     54,126        46,989        54,165        62,806        15,292        68,733        65,996        155,280        150,021   
                                                                        

Net operating income

   $ 103,157      $ 91,228      $ 104,668      $ 118,475      $ 30,942      $ 131,042      $ 124,744      $ 299,053      $ 286,728   
                                                                        

Net earned premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 333,068      $ 336,338      $ 348,447      $ 369,458      $ 368,066      $ 391,153      $ 342,335      $ 1,017,853      $ 1,101,554   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

     54,347        55,128        55,876        56,275        55,389        56,483        57,061        165,351        168,933   

Other

     91,286        86,372        89,467        93,936        89,773        86,278        82,031        267,125        258,082   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 519,669      $ 513,228      $ 533,914      $ 481,427      $ 1,450,329      $ 1,528,569   
                                                                        

Gross earned premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 427,030      $ 430,568      $ 437,391      $ 456,631      $ 450,274      $ 460,818      $ 402,062      $ 1,294,989      $ 1,313,154   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

     76,448        77,083        77,484        79,690        80,570        80,069        80,850        231,015        241,489   

Other

     150,604        147,449        151,429        156,843        152,899        146,880        140,793        449,482        440,572   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 654,082      $ 655,100      $ 666,304      $ 693,164      $ 683,743      $ 687,767      $ 623,705      $ 1,975,486      $ 1,995,215   
                                                                        

Gross written premiums:

                  

Homeowners (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

   $ 437,835      $ 437,271      $ 412,706      $ 502,162      $ 492,069      $ 529,444      $ 419,501      $ 1,287,812      $ 1,441,014   

Manufactured Housing (Creditor Placed & Voluntary)

     75,935        77,969        69,852        76,346        80,909        79,451        70,131        223,756        230,491   

Other

     167,968        154,864        131,701        147,675        187,929        169,849        125,316        454,533        483,094   
                                                                        

Total

   $ 681,738      $ 670,104      $ 614,259      $ 726,183      $ 760,907      $ 778,744      $ 614,948      $ 1,966,101      $ 2,154,599   
                                                                        

Reconciliation of gross earned premiums to net earned premiums:

                  

Gross earned premiums

   $ 654,082      $ 655,100      $ 666,304      $ 693,164      $ 683,743      $ 687,767      $ 623,705      $ 1,975,486      $ 1,995,215   

Ceded catastrophe reinsurance and reinstatements

     (48,794     (44,688     (42,994     (36,793     (53,149     (34,015     (30,030     (136,476     (117,194

Ceded to clients including U.S. Government

     (126,587     (132,574     (129,520     (136,702     (117,366     (119,838     (112,248     (388,681     (349,452
                                                                        

Net earned premiums

   $ 478,701      $ 477,838      $ 493,790      $ 519,669      $ 513,228      $ 533,914      $ 481,427      $ 1,450,329      $ 1,528,569   
                                                                        

 

10


LOGO

Assurant Specialty Property (continued)

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

      

 

For the Three Months Ended

   

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

  

September 30,
2009

 

   

June 30,
2009

 

   

March 31,
2009

 

   

December 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2008

 

   

June 30,
2008

 

   

March 31,
2008

 

   

September 30,
2009

 

   

September 30,  
2008   

 

 

 

Creditor-Placed Homeowners Insurance (1) :

                  

Loans tracked (in millions) :

                  

Prime

     25.7        25.4        25.7        25.9        26.2        26.3        26.2        25.7        26.2   

Sub-prime

     3.8        3.6        3.8        4.0        4.1        4.2        4.4        3.8        4.1   
                                                                        
     29.5        29.0        29.5        29.9        30.3        30.5        30.6        29.5        30.3   
                                                                        

Average placement rates (2) :

                  

Prime

     1.18     1.18     1.13     1.07     1.03     0.99     0.96     1.18     1.03

Sub-prime

     9.51     9.39     9.14     9.19     8.92     8.70     8.33     9.51     8.92

Average insured value (AIV):

                  

Creditor-placed

   $ 174      $ 172      $ 168      $ 167      $ 166      $ 164      $ 161      $