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Report and Accounts 31 December 2024
Cincinnati Global
Syndicate 0318
Cincinnati Global Syndicate 0318 has traded at Lloyd’s for over forty years. In that
time the Syndicate has grown and evolved to meet the changing demands of its clients
and is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities seen in today’s increasingly
volatile marketplace. Over time, the Syndicate has built up longstanding relationships
with, and offered continuity to, its brokers, clients and capital providers alike. The
combination of its experienced team of underwriting, claims and support personnel, and
the ability to make the best use of increasingly sophisticated statistical techniques in
support of its decisions, maximises the offering it presents to each of its counterparties.
2024 Annual accounts
1 Financial highlights
2 Directors and administration
3 Report of the directors of the managing agent
17 Statement of managing agent’s responsibilities
18 Independent auditor’s report
22 Statement of profit or loss and total comprehensive income
24 Balance sheet
26 Statement of changes in members’ balances
27 Statement of cash flows
28 Notes to the financial statements
2022 Underwriting year of account
75 Financial highlights
76 Managing agent’s report
79 Statement of managing agent’s responsibilities
80 Independent auditor’s report
84 Statement of profit or loss account
86 Balance sheet
88 Statement of changes in members’ balances
89 Statement of cash flows
90 Notes to the accounts
103 Seven year summary
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Financial highlights
2024 calendar year
£301.4m(2023: £289.8m)
gross premiums written
£72.0m
(2023: £66.4m profit
for the year)
profit for year
74.8%(2023: 75.9%)
Combined ratio including Managing Agency fee
and profit commissions
£14.9m(2023: £12.7m)
annual investment return
£375m(2023: £299m)
2024 capacity
Note:
·
The combined ratio is net claims incurred (inclusive
of IBNR) and net operating expenses (excluding
profit/loss on exchange) expressed as a
percentage of net earned premiums.
2 Cincinnati Global Syndicate 0318
Directors and administration
MANAGING AGENCY:
DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATION
Syndicate 0318 and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Directors:
T.C. Cracas (non-executive)
D.C. Eales
M.A. Langston
R.A. Pexton (non-executive chairman)
G.M. Tuck
G.A.M. Bonvarlet (non-executive)
R.B. Scott (non-executive)
Company secretary
R. Allibone (appointed 22 February 2024)
The registered office of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited is One Minster Court, Mincing
Lane, London EC3R 7AA. The registered number of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited
is 4039137.
Syndicate
Active underwriter
N.M. Chalk
Bankers
Citibank, N.A.
Royal Bank of Canada
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Investment manager
Amundi (UK) Ltd
Actuary
Deloitte MCS Limited
Independent auditor
Deloitte LLP
1 New Street Square
London, EC4A 3HQ
United Kingdom
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Introduction
The directors of the Managing Agent present
their Managing Agent’s report for the year
ended 31 December 2024.
This annual report is prepared using the annual
basis of accounting as required by Statutory
Instrument No 1950 of 2008, the Insurance
Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and
Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008.
However, since the Syndicate benefits from a
capital base that includes traditional names, as
well as corporate members, where possible and
appropriate, we have endeavoured to explain
the events of the calendar year in the context of
the applicable underlying years of account.
Managing Agents are also required to prepare a
Managing Agent’s report, financial statements
and related notes, and supporting disclosure for
members participating on the 2022 underwriting
year of account, which closed at 31 December
2024. These are incorporated into this
document on pages 75 to 102.
Result for the 2024 Calendar Year
For the year ended 31 December 2024,
Syndicate 0318 has generated an overall profit
of £72.0m compared to a profit of £66.4m in
2023, and a combined ratio of 74.8%
(2023: 75.9%).
An analysis of the contribution to the overall
result made by the individual underwriting years
of account is as follows:
2022
and Prior
Years of
Account
£000
2023
Year of
Account
£000
2024
Year of
Account
£000
2024
Calendar
Year
Combined
£000
2023
Calendar
Year
Combined
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Gross Earned Premiums 9,852 119,460 143,623 272,935 277,771
Reinsurer’s Share (3,625) (7,237) (35,009) (45,871) (49,164)
Net Earned Premiums 6,227 112,223 108,613 227,063 228,607
Gross Claims Paid (51,162) (28,769) (12,542) (92,473) (120,309)
Reinsurer’s Share 19,308 1,811 658 21,777 26,951
Net Claims Paid (31,854) (26,958) (11,884) (70,696) (93,358)
Change in provision for gross claims 80,501 (11,442) (54,075) 14,984 39,441
Change in provision for reinsurer’s share (23,476) (697) 1,693 (22,480) (35,893)
Change in provision for net claims 57,025 (12,139) (52,382) (7,496) 3,548
Net Operating Expenses (11,248) (41,483) (38,875) (91,606) (83,706)
Balance on Technical Account 20,150 31,643 5,472 57,265 55,091
Net Investment Income 7,291 6,359 1,275 14,925 12,726
Profit on exchange (631) 500 (46) (177) (1,440)
Profit for the financial year 26,810 38,502 6,701 72,013 66,377
Other comprehensive income –
currency translation 1,000 1,368 161 2,529 (2,061)
Total comprehensive income 27,810 39,870 6,862 74,542 64,316
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
Principal Activities
The principal activity of Syndicate 0318 is the
transaction of general insurance and
reinsurance business written in the United
Kingdom at Lloyd’s. The Syndicate has a core
Property account which is complimented by
Specialty lines of business, which provide the
Syndicate with the opportunity for growth as well
as diversification within the portfolio. The
Property account covers worldwide risks with a
high proportion of insureds’ domiciled in the US.
This account is subdivided into risks accepted
under direct and facultative policies, and
business written under binding authorities. The
Syndicate’s Specialty lines are Construction,
Contingency, Credit and Political Risk,
International Treaty, Political Violence, Specie,
CSUPR, and Consortia.
The CSUPR initiative has been developed with
the Managing Agency’s ultimate parent
company, Cincinnati Financial Corporation
“CFC”, and allows the Syndicate to introduce
business into the Lloyd’s Market from CFC’s
agency network. The Consortia arrangements
allow the Syndicate to access lines of business
where it doesn’t have dedicated underwriting
expertise.
Business review – financial
The business review provides a commentary on
the financial and non-financial performance of
the Syndicate in 2024. The review discusses the
business written and earned, as well as the
rating environment. We have also provided an
overview of the Syndicate’s claims experience,
including the performance and adequacy of
technical provisions. The effect of
non-underwriting transactions including
operating expenses, rate of exchange
movements, and returns from cash and
investments are also detailed. Where
appropriate, we have detailed the contribution to
the result of each individual underwriting year.
The Syndicate’s key performance indicators are
summarised in the table below:
KPI 2024 2023
...............................................................................
Gross premiums written £301.4m £289.8m
Reinsurance premiums
ceded £47.9m £49.0m
Profit for the year £72.0m £66.4m
Gross loss ratio 28.4% 29.1%
Net loss ratio 34.4% 39.3%
Operating expense ratio 40.4% 36.6%
Combined ratio 74.8% 75.9%
Annual investment return £14.9m £12.7m
Syndicate capacity £375m £299m
Notes:
·
Gross loss ratio expresses gross incurred claims
(including IBNR) as a percentage of gross earned
premiums.
·
Net loss ratio expresses net incurred claims
(including IBNR) as a percentage of net earned
premiums.
·
Operating expense ratio expresses net operating
expenses as a percentage of net earned
premiums.
Underwriting and reinsurance
The overall rating environment has continued to
stay at very good levels over the year, although
there was evidence of softening in some areas
of the book, particularly Property risks written on
a direct and facultative basis in the second half
of the year. Property risks written under
delegated authorities continued to see rate
increases as this part of the market has taken
longer for rates to harden.
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The rating for Specialty lines has been relatively
flat over the year, although it remains at positive
levels. The Political Violence account is an area
where we have seen higher than average rate
increases, owing to continued geopolitical
uncertainty.
During the year, the Syndicate has started
underwriting Construction, and Treaty
Reinsurance lines of business as part of its
long-term diversification strategy.
There has been an increase in gross premiums
written during the year as the business has
continued to grow its Specialty lines. The most
notable areas of growth have come from
Consortia and CSUPR accounts. The addition
of the Construction account has also provided a
meaningful increase to the premium base.
However, we have seen a reduction in Property
premium income on Direct and Facultative risks
as competition in the market has increased over
the year. After adjusting for effects of rates of
exchange, gross premiums have increased by
£19.6m.
The effect of foreign exchange on the change in
the amount of premiums written in the year,
compared to the comparative period is shown in
the table below. The average rate of exchange
for US dollars, used to retranslate the profit and
loss account was 1.28 for the year ended
31 December 2024 compared to 1.24 for the
comparative period. The impact of the change in
average rate of Canadian dollars is much
smaller.
£000s
...............................................................................
Gross premiums written 2023 289,789
(Decrease) in premium income
from rate of exchange (7,958)
Increase in premiums in the year 19,575
Gross premiums written in 2024 301,406
Gross earned premiums for the year are
£272.9m, which is lower than £277.8m earned
in 2023. The premium earnings on Property
risks are accelerated over the windstorm
season, resulting in a higher proportion of
premiums being earned in the first year of
progression. The decrease in the volume of
Direct and Facultative business has
consequently resulted in a reduction in the
gross earned premiums year on year.
The composition of the account is relatively
similar to last year, although the portfolio is
less concentrated in Property lines of business
than in previous years. Other notable changes
have arisen from the expansion of the CSUPR
business, and Consortia arrangements.
Construction and Treaty Reinsurance lines of
business also appear on the segmental
analysis for the first time.
Gross premiums written
2024
%
2023
%
............................................................................
Property – Direct and
Facultative 45.8 56.6
Property – Binding
Authority 18.1 18.9
Credit and Political
Risk 5.4 4.7
Political Violence 3.7 2.7
Specie 5.8 5.1
Contingency 5.9 6.7
CSUPR 3.7 1.9
Consortia 8.0 3.4
Construction 3.1 –
Treaty Reinsurance 0.5 –
100% 100%
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
The reinsurance premiums ceded in the year
have decreased to £47.9m from £49m in 2023.
The Syndicate did reduce the spend on the
Property programme in the year but also
purchased reinsurance protection for the new
Construction line of business.
The reinsurance premium earned in the year of
£45.9m (2023: £49.2m) is marginally below the
reinsurance written. The main programme is
purchased to cover losses occurring during the
year, with earnings patterns weighted towards
the windstorm season, hence a large proportion
of the programme is earned at 31 December.
Technical Result
The calendar year technical result before
investment return comprises profits and losses
on the open and closing years of account. It has
been an another extremely good year for the
business, with the Syndicate reporting record
profits for a second successive year. The
Property account has continued to benefit from
a strong rating environment, and generated a
large proportion of the profits, despite incurring
material losses from Hurricanes Helene and
Milton. The book has benefited from low levels
of large and attritional losses as well as healthy
reserve releases from prior years of account.
The Specialty lines of business have also
performed well in the year and provided a
positive contribution to the overall result of the
Syndicate. Whilst some of the lines of business
have incurred some risk losses, they are not
outside the normal types of losses we would
expect.
Contribution of 2024 year of account to the
calendar year result
The 2024 year of account has contributed a
£5.5m profit for the calendar year, before
investment income, and currency exchange
gains and losses. The year has seen a strong
rating environment during the year across
almost all lines of business. Despite a relatively
active year for catastrophe losses, the premium
base has proven sufficient to generate a profit
for the year at the 12 months stage of
progression.
There is a significant technical surplus, which is
quite rare at this stage of progression.
Major losses (including IBNR) in the calendar
year, affecting the 2024 year of account are
summarised in the table below.
Loss
2024 YoA
Gross and net
£m
...............................................................................
Hurricane Helene 19.2
Hurricane Milton 10.3
29.5
The Syndicate continues to earn its acquisition
costs in line with gross earned premiums, whilst
administrative expenses, and Names expenses
are earned as they are incurred. Managing
agents’ profit commissions are earned in line
with cumulative profits to a year of account,
after allowances for the potential impact of
deficit clauses within the Agency Agreement.
Net operating expenses are £38.9m, which is a
decrease from the £44.1m charged to the 2023
underwriting year at the same stage. The
decrease is largely owing to lower profit
commissions accrued on the 2024 year.
The investment return for the year is £1.3m,
owing to positive yields in the year.
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Losses on exchange, and currency retranslation
gains in the year stands at an overall gain of
£0.1m for the 2024 underwriting year.
Members’ balances stand at a surplus of £6.9m.
Contribution of 2023 year of account to the
calendar year result
The 2023 year of account has contributed a
£31.6m profit for the calendar year, before
investment income, and currency exchange
gains and losses. The year has had positive
releases from prior accident years as well as
good loss experience in the year. There has
been some catastrophe exposure from the
North Atlantic Windstorm Season, but these
losses have been comfortably absorbed by the
strong premium base.
Major losses (including IBNR) in the calendar
year, affecting the 2023 year of account are
summarised in the table below:
Loss
2023 YoA
Gross and net
£m
...............................................................................
Hurricane Helene 1.2
Hurricane Milton 3.4
4.6
Net operating expenses are £41.5m, against a
comparative figure of £32.6m in calendar year
2023. The growth in Specialty lines on the 2023
underwriting year has resulted in higher
amounts of brokerage, and the higher
profitability has led to more profit commissions
being accrued.
The investment return for the calendar year
attributable to the 2023 underwriting year of
account is £6.4m.
Profits on exchange, and currency retranslation
gains have produced an overall gain of £1.9m.
Members’ balances currently stand at an overall
surplus of £67.6m, after standard personal
expenses. We are forecasting a profit in the
range of 20.5% – 25.5% upon closure of the
2023 year of account. The Board have
considered the impact of the California Wildfires
which occurred in January 2025 when
calculating this range.
Contribution of 2022 year of account to the
calendar year result
The 2022 year of account has contributed a
profit for the calendar year, before investment
income, and currency exchange of £20.2m.
There has been a significant improvement of
£19.2m on closed year reserves in the year.
The reserves set on the 2022 pure year of
account at the end of last year have proved
robust, and we have experienced positive
claims development.
Net operating expenses are £11.2m. Most of
this movement is generated from brokerage on
premiums written under binding authorities
earned in the year and profit commissions
accrued.
The investment return for the year is £7.3m.
Losses on exchange, and currency retranslation
gains in the year have produced an overall gain
of £0.4m.
The 2022 year of account has closed at a profit
of £50.1m, and a result to a traditional name of
21.6% of Capacity.
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
Operating Expenses
2022
and Prior
Years of
Account
£000
2023
Year of
Account
£000
2024
Year of
Account
£000
2024
Calendar
Year
Combined
£000
2023
Calendar
Year
Combined
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Acquisition Costs (Brokerage) (3,796) (27,621) (20,559) (51,976) (49,580)
Acquisition Costs (Other) (307) (3,317) (8,335) (11,959) (11,454)
Administrative Expenses (192) (577) (3,084) (3,853) (2,984)
Standard Personal Expenses – – (5,182) (5,182) (4,232)
Managing Agents Profit Commissions (6,953) (9,968) (1,715) (18,636) (15,456)
Net Operating Expenses (11,248) (41,483) (38,875) (91,606) (83,706)
As in previous years, acquisition costs
(brokerage) represent the largest single
expense item in 2024. Other operating
expenses under the control of the Managing
Agency have increased in the year owing to
additional staff and resources required to
expand the business, as well as the effects of
inflation. Standard Personal Expenses have
increased during the year. These expenses are
levied as a proportion of underwriting capacity
and gross premiums written, which have both
increased in 2024.
The Syndicate has accrued profit commissions
on the 2024, 2023, and 2022 years of account
in the calendar year. This is higher than the
comparative period owing to the increase in the
level of profits.
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Profit and loss on exchange and currency translation differences
The aggregate profit on exchange for the year is £2.4m, compared to a loss of £3.5m in 2023. This
has largely arisen from currency translation differences from conversion of the opening balances and
calendar year result from average to closing rates of exchange. The gain from retranslating from a
US functional currency to a Sterling presentational currency is detailed in currency translation
differences. The Syndicate has also realised profits and losses on exchange from transactions in the
year, as well as having open currency positions at the year end. The table below provides a
breakdown of the profit and loss on exchange during the year.
2022
and Prior
Years of
Account
£000
2023
Year of
Account
£000
2024
Year of
Account
£000
Total
£000Profit and loss on exchange and currency translation
.....................................................................................................................................................................
(Loss)/profit on currency translation of opening
balances and calendar year profits (91) 583 (140) 352
(Loss)/profit on other transactions in the year (540) (83) 94 (529)
Other comprehensive income – currency translation 1,000 1,368 161 2,529
Profit on exchange and currency translation 369 1,868 115 2,352
Investment Performance
2024
’000 %
2023
’000 %
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Average Amount of Syndicate Funds £319,196 £247,999
Investment Return (excluding investment
manager’s fees) £15,126 4.7% £12,930 5.2%
By Currency:
Sterling: Average Funds £13,080 £12,047
Investment Return* £153 1.17% £284 2.35%
US Dollar: Average Funds US$371,206 US$274,777
Investment Return US$17,901 4.82% US$14,603 5.31%
Canadian Dollar: Average Funds Can$£28,193 Can$24,122
Investment Return Can$1,246 4.42% Can$1,119 4.64%
*Includes investment manager’s fees of £275,793 (2023: £204,123).
Average amount of Syndicate Funds converted at average rates of exchange.
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
Investment Policy
The Investment objective is to invest the
Premium Trust Funds in a manner calculated to
maximise return within agreed restraints and in
line with policies approved by the Managing
Agency Board. In consideration of this policy,
portfolios are predominantly invested in
short-term, high quality fixed income securities.
The investment manager has been instructed to
achieve a return above the agreed benchmark,
whilst maintaining agreed levels of liquidity,
security and a portfolio duration commensurate
with that of the Syndicate’s liabilities. They also
have discretion to invest in private sector
securities for a limited proportion of the portfolio
and within diversity limits for individual credits.
Limiting the target duration of the overall
portfolio controls the exposure of the
investments to adverse interest rate
movements. An Investment Committee and
formal procedures for monitoring investments
exist in line with the guidance from Lloyd’s.
Review of Calendar Year 2024
In 2024, fixed income assets experienced
another year of robust performance, driven by
inflation returning to central bank targets and
stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth.
The high starting point for yields created a
favourable technical environment for fixed
income, attracting significant inflows into the
asset class and leading to a tightening of credit
spreads, which approached historical lows. This
occurred amidst record issuance that the market
absorbed with relative ease, despite heightened
geopolitical uncertainty.
As inflation moderated, central banks began to
unwind restrictive monetary policies. The
Federal Reserve implemented three rate cuts
starting in September, with the first cut being 50
basis points, resulting in a total reduction of 100
basis points in the Fed Funds range over the
year. Notably, the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield
ended 2024 at a similar level to where it began,
masking considerable volatility as it fluctuated
between 3.6% and 5%. In September, the
market anticipated ten rate cuts from the Fed in
2025, but this expectation diminished to fewer
than two by year-end. Additionally, 2024 marked
a transition to a more normalised,
upward-sloping yield curve, which had been
inverted for two years. The rate cuts lowered the
front end of the Treasury curve, while
longer-term uncertainties regarding debt
dynamics and inflation, coupled with stronger
growth, pushed longer yields higher. U.S.
investment-grade credit spreads tightened by 23
basis points over the year, settling at 83 basis
points – within the 5th percentile historically –
while all-in yields remained around the 60th
percentile.
Portfolios were initially positioned with a slightly
longer duration relative to benchmarks and were
lengthened mid-year to capitalise on higher
yields. Further extensions were made in Q4 to
take advantage of the normalising yield curve.
The corporate bond allocation was maintained
close to maximum limits, both in absolute terms
and per rating bucket, to optimise carry.
Portfolios remained overweight in financials,
which performed well as financial spreads
narrowed, eventually trading inside industrials in
Q4. However, we remain cautious about certain
areas of cyclical consumer credit, which exhibit
tight spreads, and real estate, which has
become more expensive despite borrowing
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costs remaining high. The aggregate portfolio
achieved a return of nearly 5%, mirroring the
performance of 2023, which was the highest
investment return for the Syndicate in over a
decade. Our portfolios continue to focus on
high-quality, liquid issues.
Outlook for 2025
As we enter 2025, we are met with a positive
risk-on sentiment, yet several challenges loom.
The new Trump presidency is expected to
aggressively pursue its agenda, which includes
tariffs, anti-immigration policies, and tax cuts.
This approach may introduce unpredictability in
certain areas, namely tariffs, aimed at extracting
concessions from other nations. While some
policies may prove inflationary and detrimental
to short-term growth, there could be offsets from
deregulation. We anticipate an increase in
geo-economic fragmentation, characterised by
the re-routing of global supply chains and
deteriorating relations with key U.S. trading
partners, including Canada, Mexico, Europe,
and China.
Despite these challenges, we expect fixed
income to continue attracting inflows and
delivering solid returns, provided inflation
remains contained. Geopolitical tensions will
remain a focal point, with the Russia-Ukraine
conflict entering its third year, potential
skirmishes in the Middle East impacting energy
prices, and the tariff agenda possibly leading to
unintended consequences.
12 Cincinnati Global Syndicate 0318
Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
Business review – non-financial
In reviewing the performance of the business in the year, we have also assessed non-financial
metrics for underwriting, claims, human resources, and Solvency II. We have identified the
following criteria as important measures of performance for these areas. These are detailed in the
section below.
Underwriting non-financial indicators
The Syndicate views the proportion of the business that it leads and renews as important
non-financial measurements of its performance. The amount of business that the Syndicate is the
lead underwriter on provides a useful measure of market position in relation to its peers, although for
some lines of business it is not practical for the Syndicate to be a lead market. The level of renewal
business by the Syndicate is a good indicator of the continuity of the respective books of business,
as well as retention of clients. These are detailed for 2024 in the table below:
Property –
Direct and
Facultative
Property –
Binding
Authorities CPRI
Political
violence Specie
Contin-
gency CSUPR Consortia
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Proportion of business written
where the Syndicate is the
lead underwriter 55% 29% 27% 4% 24% 47% 100% 51%
Proportion of business written
which is a renewal to the
Syndicate 85% 94% 10% 66% 75% 59% 94% 62%
The proportions of written business lead and renewed by the Syndicate are consistent with last year.
The Board values experience in its underwriters. The table below details the experience of the
Syndicate’s senior underwriters in terms of the numbers of years they have worked at the Syndicate
and the number of years they have been active in the Lloyd’s market.
Name Position
Years at
Syndicate
Years in the
Insurance
Market
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Nick Chalk Active Underwriter 25 29
Steve Anderson Head of Delegated Underwriting 16 36
Simon Pope Head of Property Underwriting – Direct and
Facultative 22 24
Francis Hernandez Head of Contingency 4 37
James Steele-Perkins Head of Credit & Political Risk 5 27
Ian Seakens Head of Specie 4 39
Tom Gardner Head of War, Terrorism and Political Violence 5 12
Alex Coulton Head of Construction 1 10
James Braddock Head of Treaty Reinsurance 1 39
Note – Years of service have been rounded to the nearest full year.
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Claims handling non-financial indicators
As part of the evaluation of the Syndicate’s
claims handling performance, various
measurements are monitored on a quarterly
basis. Management view responding to claims
notifications, adjusting and settling them on a
timely basis as key to the Syndicate’s servicing
of claims. It also places great importance on the
accuracy of its case reserving within a
prescribed range. The table below illustrates
some of the KPIs used by the Board.
Claims Measurement
Average score
in 2024
Average score
in 2023
...............................................................................
Percentage of claims
responded to within
target response time* 93.1% 87.5%
Percentage of claims
meeting internal
reserving accuracy
target 95.0% 93.8%
*Target response time is measured as within 4
workings days of ECF Presentation date.
Management are satisfied that the Syndicate
provides a comprehensive claims service to its
policyholders, but will endevour to improve the
performance against KPIs.
Human resources non-financial indicators
The Board view retention of staff, and vocational
training as key to the long term success of the
Syndicate. The staff turnover for the Syndicate
has been historically low, and the average
length of service for employees tends to be
longer than market sector average. Cincinnati
Global Underwriting Agency Limited (CGUAL)
also remains committed to staff training, with a
number of employees studying for professional
qualifications in disciplines including
accountancy, actuarial, insurance and law.
The health, safety, and welfare of our
employees, and the people they have contact
with, is of paramount importance to us. The
People and Culture Working Group has been
set up to ensure the continued wellbeing of our
employees.
Principle Risks and Uncertainties
The Syndicate is exposed to a variety of risks
when undertaking the activities associated with
the running of the business. The Board has
policies and procedures in place to identify and
manage the risks to the Syndicate. The key
risks to the Syndicate are: Insurance risk,
Concentration risk, Financial risk, Credit risk,
Liquidity risk, Market risk, Interest rate risk,
Currency risk, and Operational risk.
Definitions of these risks and further explanation
on how they affect the Syndicate are detailed in
Note 4 on page 40.
Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Reporting to the Board are a number of
Committees each with written terms of
reference which consider, monitor and report on
aspects of the Managing Agency’s business.
The Board retains overall responsibility for the
Syndicate’s business.
The Managing Agency maintains a risk
framework for the identification, assessment,
management and monitoring of the risks to
which it is exposed across all aspects of its
day-to-day business operations, and it maintains
a risk register based on the output of this
framework. The risk framework encompasses all
core risk areas in the business. Various controls
operate in respect of these risk areas, and their
performance and continued suitability are
monitored via the Risk Function and are
overseen by the relevant sub-committee, or the
board and through the use of key risk and
control indicators.
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Report of the directors of the managing agent
for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee has the delegated
authority of the Board to consider all aspects and
matters pertaining to the internal and external
audit of the Managing Agency and the managed
Syndicate. This includes an assessment of the
performance, effectiveness and suitability of
these functions. All members of this committee
are independent non-executive directors.
Risk and Compliance Committee
The Risk and Compliance Committee has the
delegated authority of the Board to consider all
aspects and matters pertaining to the
identification, assessment, monitoring and
mitigation of risk within the Managing Agency
and the managed Syndicate. This includes an
assessment of the performance, effectiveness
and suitability of the risk management function
and the risk framework. The Committee is
responsible for the consideration of operational
risk issues and maintains the Managing
Agency’s risk register, environmental, social and
governance issues as well as all compliance
matters affecting the Managing Agency, and the
Syndicate are also reviewed by the Committee.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee has the delegated
authority of the Board to consider matters
defined by the Board or any matters that do not
require consideration by the full Board. In
general, the committee considers the more
day-to-day administrative and operational issues
relating to the Managing Agency and the
managed Syndicate.
Investment Committee
The Investment Committee has the delegated
authority of the Board to recommend, monitor
and oversee the appropriateness of the
investment policy, investment guidelines and
performance measures for the managed
Syndicate; for assessing the performance,
effectiveness and continued suitability of the
investment managers; and for ensuring
compliance with relevant rules and regulations.
The Investment Committee has specific
responsibility for the consideration of the market,
liquidity and concentration risk relating to the
investment of the managed Syndicate’s assets.
The Committee also assesses the suitability of
the portfolio from a prudent principle, and an
environmental, social, and governance
perspective.
Claims Committee
The Claims Committee has responsibility for
reviewing and monitoring all aspects of the
managed Syndicate’s claims performance and
claims service delivery.
Reserving Committee
The Reserving Committee assists the Board
in reviewing and approving the quarterly
reserves of the Syndicate for UK GAAP and
Solvency II.
Underwriting Committee
The Underwriting Committee has the delegated
authority of the Board to consider, monitor and
review all aspects of the underwriting and
reinsurance strategy, management and
performance of the managed Syndicate. This
includes environmental, social, and governance
considerations, particularly around policies with
exposure to fossil fuels. The Underwriting
Committee considers insurance and reinsurance
risks.
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Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee has the
delegated authority of the Board to support and
assist the Agency in its objective to determine
and oversee the appropriateness of the policy
and framework which can attract and retain the
right talents. As such, the Remuneration
Committee oversees the determination of the
remuneration, benefits and bonus
arrangements of the senior executives and
officers of the Managing Agency and the
managed Syndicate, for the review and
approval of the general level of remuneration
and benefits for other staff and for ensuring
that remuneration arrangements are consistent
with principles of sound risk management and
corporate governance.
Product Oversight and Governance Committee
The Product Oversight and Governance (POG)
committee has the delegated authority of the
Board to provide guidance and critical
assessment of conduct risk issues thereby
ensuring compliance with Lloyd’s and the FCA’s
principles concerning conduct, and to assist the
Board in this regard. As such, the POG
supports the Board in establishing a positive
corporate culture in respect of Conduct Risk
which ensures that customers are treated fairly
at all times.
People and Culture Working Group
The People and Culture Working Group reports
directly to the Board. Its goal is to promote the
development of our employees, and ensure
their continued wellbeing.
Future Developments
The Syndicate will commence underwriting
Marine Cargo business in the Spring of 2025,
following the recruitment of an established
Lloyd’s Underwriter. The Board will continue to
look to grow and diversify the business, whilst
remaining mindful of changes to market
conditions over the coming year.
Directors
The directors and officers of the Managing
Agent who held office up to the date of the
signing of the balance sheet were as follows:
Directors:
T.C. Cracas (non-executive)
D.C. Eales
M.A. Langston
R.A. Pexton (non-executive chairman)
G.M. Tuck
G.A.M. Bonvarlet (non-executive)
R.B. Scott (non-executive)
Company secretary
R. Allibone (appointed 22 February 2024)
Syndicate annual general meeting
As permitted under the Syndicate Meetings
(Amendment No.1) Byelaw (No.18 of 2000)
CGUAL does not propose holding a Syndicate
Annual General Meeting of the members of the
Syndicate. Members may object to this proposal
within 21 days of the issue of these accounts.
Any such objection should be addressed to G.
M. Tuck, Chief Finance Officer, at the registered
office of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency
Limited.
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Independent auditor’s report to the Members of Syndicate 0318
Report on the audit of the syndicate annual
financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion the syndicate annual financial
statements of Syndicate 0318 (the ‘syndicate’):
·
give a true and fair view of the state of the
syndicate’s affairs as at 31 December 2024
and of its profit for the year then ended;
·
have been properly prepared in accordance
with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice, including Financial
Reporting Standard 102 “The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland”; and
·
have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of The Insurance Accounts
Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate
Accounts) Regulations 2008 and section 1
of the Syndicate Accounts Instructions
Version 2.0.
We have audited the syndicate annual financial
statements which comprise:
·
Statement of profit or loss and total
comprehensive income;
·
the balance sheet;
·
the statement of changes in members’
balances;
·
the statement of cash flows; and
·
the related notes 1 to 26.
The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards,
including Financial Reporting Standard 102 “The
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with
International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs
(UK)), applicable law and the Syndicate Accounts
Instructions. Our responsibilities under those
standards are further described in the auditor's
responsibilities for the audit of the syndicate
annual financial statements section of our report.
We are independent of the syndicate in
accordance with the ethical requirements that
are relevant to our audit of the syndicate annual
financial statements in the UK, including the
Financial Reporting Council’s (the ‘FRC’s’)
Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have
concluded that the managing agent’s use of the
going concern basis of accounting in the
preparation of the financial statements is
appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we
have not identified any material uncertainties
relating to events or conditions that, individually
or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the
syndicate’s ability to continue in operations for a
period of at least twelve months from when the
syndicate financial statements are authorised for
issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of
the managing agent with respect to going
concern are described in the relevant sections
of this report.
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Other information
The other information comprises the information
included in the annual report, other than the
syndicate annual financial statements and our
auditor’s report thereon. The managing agent is
responsible for the other information contained
within the annual report. Our opinion on the
syndicate annual financial statements does not
cover the other information and, except to the
extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report,
we do not express any form of assurance
conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether
the other information is materially inconsistent
with the syndicate annual financial statements
or our knowledge obtained in the course of the
audit, or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated. If we identify such material
inconsistencies or apparent material
misstatements, we are required to determine
whether this gives rise to a material
misstatement themselves. If, based on the work
we have performed, we conclude that there is a
material misstatement of this other information,
we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of managing agent
As explained more fully in the managing agent’s
responsibilities statement, the managing agent
is responsible for the preparation of the
syndicate annual financial statements and for
being satisfied that they give a true and fair
view, and for such internal control as the
managing agent determines is necessary to
enable the preparation of syndicate annual
financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the syndicate annual financial
statements, the managing agent is responsible
for assessing the syndicate’s ability to continue
in operation, disclosing, as applicable, matters
related to the syndicate’s ability to continue in
operation and to use the going concern basis of
accounting unless the managing agent intends
to cease the syndicate’s operations, or has no
realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the
syndicate annual financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the syndicate annual
financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error, and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs
(UK) will always detect a material misstatement
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from
fraud or error and are considered material if,
individually or in the aggregate, they could
reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis
of these syndicate annual financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for
the audit of the syndicate annual financial
statements is located on the FRC’s website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This
description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Extent to which the audit was considered
capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of
non-compliance with laws and regulations. We
design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect
material misstatements in respect of
irregularities, including fraud. The extent to
which our procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
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Independent auditor’s report to the Members of Syndicate 0318 continued
We considered the nature of the syndicate and
its control environment, and reviewed the
syndicate’s documentation of their policies and
procedures relating to fraud and compliance
with laws and regulations. We also enquired of
management, internal audit and those charged
with governance about their own identification
and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and
regulatory framework that the syndicate
operates in, and identified the key laws and
regulations that:
·
had a direct effect on the determination of
material amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. These included the
Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008 and the Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounting Byelaw (no. 8 of 2005); and
·
do not have a direct effect on the financial
statements but compliance with which may
be fundamental to the syndicate’s ability to
operate or to avoid a material penalty.
These included the requirements of
Solvency UK.
We discussed among the audit engagement
team including relevant internal specialists such
as actuarial, and IT specialists regarding the
opportunities and incentives that may exist
within the organisation for fraud and how and
where fraud might occur in the financial
statements.
As a result of performing the above, we
identified the greatest potential for fraud or
non-compliance with laws and regulations in the
valuation of the gross claims incurred but not
reported (“IBNR”) balance, specifically around
assumptions for certain classes of business.
Our specific procedures performed to address it
are described below:
·
Evaluated the design and implementation of
internal controls around the reserving cycle.
We have tested the controls over data,
model, assumptions, methodology and
results as per ISA 540R;
·
Performed attribute testing on the data used
in the IBNR calculations. We selected a
sample of items and traced selections to
underlying Syndicate records to ensure the
data is complete and accurate;
·
Involved our actuarial specialists to develop
independent estimates of the technical
provisions.Performed benchmarking of the
major catastrophe events from across the
industry based on market data and
compared incurred to ultimate ratios by
event using data as at 31 December 2024;
·
Performed a sample test over the major
catastrophe events to test the the
appropriateness of the valuation of IBNR; and
·
Performed a ‘stand back’ assessment to
consider all the evidence received from
audit procedures performed and conclude if
there is any evidence of overall
management bias.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we
are also required to perform specific procedures
to respond to the risk of management override.
In addressing the risk of fraud through
management override of controls, we tested the
appropriateness of journal entries and other
adjustments; assessed whether the judgements
made in making accounting estimates are
indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the
business rationale of any significant transactions
that are unusual or outside the normal course of
business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to
respond to the risks identified included the
following:
·
reviewing financial statement disclosures by
testing to supporting documentation to assess
compliance with provisions of relevant laws
and regulations described as having a direct
effect on the financial statements;
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·
performing analytical procedures to identify
any unusual or unexpected relationships
that may indicate risks of material
misstatement due to fraud;
·
enquiring of management and internal audit
concerning actual and potential litigation and
claims, and instances of non-compliance
with laws and regulations; and
·
reading minutes of meetings of those
charged with governance, reviewing internal
audit reports and reviewing correspondence
with Lloyd’s, FCA and the PRA.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Opinions on other matters prescribed by The
Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate
and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in
the course of the audit:
·
the information given in the managing
agent’s report for the financial year for which
the financial statements are prepared is
consistent with the financial statements; and
·
The managing agent’s report has been
prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding
of the syndicate and its environment obtained in
the course of the audit, we have not identified
any material misstatements in the managing
agent’s report.
Matters on which we are required to report by
exception
Under The Insurance Accounts Directive
(Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008 we are required to report in
respect of the following matters if, in our
opinion:
·
the managing agent in respect of the
syndicate has not kept adequate accounting
records; or
·
the syndicate annual financial statements
are not in agreement with the accounting
records; or
·
we have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit.
We have nothing to report in respect of
these matters.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the syndicate’s
members, as a body, in accordance with
regulation 10 of The Insurance Accounts
Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate
Accounts) Regulations 2008. Our audit work
has been undertaken so that we might state to
the syndicate’s members those matters we are
required to state to them in an auditor’s report
and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the
syndicate’s members as a body, for our audit
work, for this report, or for the opinions we have
formed.
As required by the Syndicate Accounts
Instructions Version 2.0, these financial
statements will form part of the Electronic
Format Annual Syndicate Accounts filed with
the Council of Lloyd’s and published on the
Lloyd’s website. This auditors’ report provides
no assurance over whether the Electronic
Format Annual Syndicate Accounts have been
prepared in compliance with Section 2 of the
Syndicate Accounts Instructions Version 2. We
have been engaged to provide assurance on
whether the Electronic Format Annual Syndicate
Accounts has been prepared in compliance with
Section 2 of the Syndicate Accounts Instructions
Version 2 and will privately report to the Council
of Lloyd’s on this.
Ben Newton, ACA (Senior statutory auditor)
For and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
London, UK
6 March 2025
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Statement of profit or loss and total comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Technical account – general business
£000
2024
£000 £000
2023
£000Note
.....................................................................................................................................................................
| Gross premiums written 5 | ||||
| Outward reinsurance premiums | ( | ( | ||
| Premiums written, net of reinsurance | ||||
| Changes in unearned premium 17 | ||||
| Change in the gross provision for unearnedpremiums | ( | ( | ||
| Change in the provision for unearned premiumsreinsurers’ share | ( | |||
| Net change in provisions for unearnedpremiums | ( | ( | ||
| Earned premiums, net of reinsurance | ||||
| Allocated investment return transferred fromthe non-technical account 9 | ||||
| Other technical income, net of reinsurance | ||||
| Claims paid 17 | ||||
| Gross amount | ( | ( | ||
| Reinsurers’ share | ||||
| Net claims paid | ( | ( | ||
| Change in the provision for claims 17 | ||||
| Gross amount | ||||
| Reinsurers’ share | ( | ( | ||
| Net change in provisions for claims | ( | |||
| Claims incurred, net of reinsurance | ( | ( | ||
| Net operating expenses 6 | ( | ( | ||
| Balance on the technical account – for generalbusiness |
All items relate only to continuing operations.
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
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Non-technical account
2024
£000
2023
£000Note
.....................................................................................................................................................................
| Balance on the technical account – general business | |||
| Investment income | 9 | | |
| Realised gains on investments | 9 | | |
| Unrealised (losses)/gains on investments | 9 | ( | |
| Investment expenses and charges | 9 | ( | ( |
| Total investment return | |||
| Allocated investment return transferred to general business technicalaccount | ( | ( | |
| Loss on foreign exchange | ( | ( | |
| Profit for the financial year | |||
| Other comprehensive income | |||
| Currency translation gains/(losses) | ( | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year |
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
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Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024
£000
2024
£000 £000
2023
£000Note
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Assets
| Financial investments | 11 | | |||
| Deposits with ceding undertakings | |||||
| Investments | |||||
| Provision for unearned premiums | |||||
| Claims outstanding | |||||
| Reinsurers’ share of technical provisions | 17 | ||||
| Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | 12 | | |||
| Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | 13 | | |||
| Other debtors | 14 | | |||
| Debtors | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 21 | ||||
| Other assets | |||||
| Deferred acquisition costs | 15 | | |||
| Other prepayments and accrued income | |||||
| Prepayments and accrued income | |||||
| Total assets |
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
Note
2024 2023
£000 £000 £000 £000
Liabilities | |||||
Members’ balances | |||||
| Total capital and reserves | |||||
| Provision for unearned premiums | |||||
| Claims outstanding | |||||
| Technical provisions | 17 | ||||
| Creditors arising out of direct insuranceoperations | 18 | ||||
| Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations | 19 | ||||
| Other creditors including taxation and socialsecurity | 20 | ||||
| Creditors | |||||
| Accruals and deferred income | |||||
| Total liabilities | |||||
| Total liabilities,capital and reserves |
The financial statements on pages 22 to 73 were approved
by the Board of
Cincinnati Global
Underwriting Agency Limited on 27 February 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
D. C. Eales
Chief
Executive Officer
Derek
Eales
2025.03.06
1
4:46:34
Z
Graham
Tuck
.2025.03.06
-'""11:24:41
Z
G. M.
Tuck
Chief
Finance Officer
6
March 2025
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of changes in members’ balances
for the year ended 31 December 2024
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
| Members’ balances brought forward at 1 January | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | ||
| Members’ agents fees | ( | ( |
| Payments of profits to members’ personal reserve fund | ( | ( |
| Members’ balances carried forward at 31 December | |
Members participate on Syndicates by reference to years of account (YoA) and their ultimate result,
assets and liabilities are assessed with reference to policies incepting in that year of account in
respect of their membership of a particular year.
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2024
2024
£000
2023
£000Note
.....................................................................................................................................................................
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the financial year | | ||
Adjustments: | |||
| Increase/(decrease) in gross technical provisions | ( | ||
| Increase in reinsurers’ share of gross technical provisions | | ||
| (Increase) in debtors | ( | ( | |
| (Decrease) in creditors | ( | ( | |
| Movement in other liabilities | | ||
| Investment return | ( | ( | |
| Foreign exchange gains/(losses) | ( | ||
| Other | ( | | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Purchase of equity and debt instruments | ( | ( | |
| Sale of equity and debt instruments | | ||
| Investment income received | | ||
| Net cash flows from investing activities | ( | ( | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Distribution of profit | ( | ( | |
| Other | | ||
| Net cash flows from financing activities | ( | ( | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 22 | | |
| Foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 22 | | |
The notes on pages 28 to 73 form part of these accounts.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
(a) Basis of preparation
Syndicate 0318 (‘The Syndicate’) comprises a group of members of the Society of Lloyd's that
underwrites insurance business in the London Market. The address of the Syndicate’s Managing
Agent is Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited, Third Floor, One Minster Court, Mincing
Lane, London, EC3R 7AA. Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited is registered in England
and Wales.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Insurance Accounts Directive
(Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 and applicable Accounting Standards
in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS
102). FRS 102 requires the application of Financial Reporting Standard 103 (FRS 103) in relation to
insurance contracts, and the Lloyd’s Syndicate Accounts Instructions Version 2.0 as modified by the
Frequently Asked Questions Version 1.0 issued by Lloyd’s.
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for financial assets
at fair value through profit or loss and available for sale that are measured at fair value.
The financial statements are presented in Great British Pounds, the functional currency of the
Syndicate is US Dollars. The presentational currency is different from the functional currency of the
Syndicate because the Syndicate has elected to use a presentational currency aligned with the
presentational currency of its corporate member.
All amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated.
During 2024, Lloyd's introduced changes to the syndicate accounts process to rationalise and
standardise financial reporting across the market. As a result, certain comparative information has
been restated to ensure consistency with current year presentation and compliance with the Lloyd's
Syndicate Accounts Instructions. The changes comprise:
a) Reclassification changes
Certain financial statement line items have been reclassified whilst the underlying amounts remain
unchanged. The principal change is the reclassification of overseas deposits, previously shown as a
separate balance sheet item, to form part of other assets. The comparative balances in the affected
note 4 have also been represented to align with the current period presentation.
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(a) Basis of preparation continued
b) Aggregation changes
To align with Lloyd's reporting requirements whilst maintaining FRS 102 compliance, certain items
have been aggregated or disaggregated within the financial statements and related notes. This
includes the presentation of realised and unrealised gains and losses on investments, which are now
shown on a disaggregated basis in the Non-technical account of the Statement of profit or loss and
other comprehensive income.
The reclassification and aggregation changes have been applied retrospectively and had no impact
on previously reported profit or (loss), total comprehensive income/(loss), total assets, total liabilities,
or total capital and reserves.
(b) Going concern
The Syndicate has financial resources to meet its financial needs and manages its portfolio of
insurance risk. The directors have continued to review the business plans, liquidity and operational
resilience of the Syndicate and are satisfied that the Syndicate is well positioned to manage its
business risks in the current economic environment. The Syndicate 2024 year of account has
opened and the directors have concluded that the Syndicate has sufficient resources to, and a
reasonable expectation that it will, open a 2025 year of account. The Syndicate has sufficient capital
for each year of account in its Funds at Lloyd’s (FAL). There is no intention to cease underwriting or
cease the operations of the Syndicate.
Accordingly, the directors of the Managing Agent continue to adopt the going concern basis in
preparing the annual report and financial statements.
2 Use of judgements and estimates
In preparing these financial statements, the directors of the Managing Agent have made judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the Syndicate’s accounting policies and the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed
on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognised prospectively.
Critical accounting judgements
In the course of preparing the financial statements no judgements have been made in the process of
applying the Syndicate’s accounting policies, other than those involving estimations that have had a
significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.
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Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the
balance sheet date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying
amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are considered to be claims liabilities
and unearned premiums. Note 4 gives further sensitivity analysis into the impact of these risks.
Estimation of claims
The measurement of the provision for claims outstanding involves estimates and assumptions about
the future that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.
The provision for claims outstanding comprises the estimated cost of settling all claims incurred but
unpaid at the balance sheet date, whether reported or not. This is a judgemental and complex area
due to the subjectivity inherent in estimating the impact of claims events that have occurred but for
which the eventual outcome remains uncertain. In particular, professional expertise is applied when
estimating the value of amounts that should be provided for claims that have been incurred at the
reporting date but have not yet been reported (IBNR) to the Syndicate.
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques of estimation applied by
the Managing Agent’s in-house actuaries and reviewed by external consulting actuaries. These
techniques generally involve projecting from past experience the development of claims over time
given the likely ultimate claims to be experienced and for more recent underwriting, having regard to
variations in business accepted and the underlying terms and conditions. The provision for claims
also includes amounts in respect of internal and external claims handling costs. For the most recent
years, where a high degree of volatility arises from projections, estimates may be based in part on
output from rating, and other models of business accepted and assessments of underwriting
conditions.
In arriving at the level of claims provisions, a Board approved margin is applied over and above the
actuarial best estimate.
Further information about the risk that the provision for claims outstanding could be materially
different from the ultimate cost of claims settlement is included in note 4.
Estimation of premiums
The measurement of premiums written in the year involves estimates on the amounts of premiums
written but not signed to the Syndicate until after the balance sheet date.
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The estimation of unearned premiums, includes estimates made on the allocation of premiums
between accounting periods based on the profile of the underlying risks associated with the policy,
and accordingly how the premium is recognised as earned.
3 Significant accounting policies
The following significant accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items
which are considered material in relation to the Syndicate’s financial statements.
(a) Premiums written
Gross premiums written reflect direct and inwards reinsurance business written during the period,
gross of commission payable to intermediaries, and exclude any taxes or duties based on
premiums. Premiums written include estimates for ‘pipeline’ premiums representing amounts due to
the Syndicate and adjustments to estimates of premiums written in previous periods.
Estimated premium income in respect of facility contracts, for example binding authorities and line
slips, are deemed to be written in a manner that reflects the expected profile of the underlying
business which has been written. Outwards reinsurance premiums are accounted for in the same
accounting period as the premiums for the related direct or inwards business being reinsured. The
earned proportion of premiums is recognised as income. Premiums are earned from the date of
attachment of risk over the indemnity period based on the pattern of the risks underwritten.
(b) Unearned premiums
The provision for unearned premiums comprises the proportion of gross premiums written which is
estimated to be earned in the following or subsequent financial periods, computed separately for
each insurance contract using the daily pro rata method, adjusted if necessary to reflect any
variation in the incidence of risk during the period covered by the contract.
(c) Acquisition costs
Costs incurred in acquiring general insurance contracts are deferred. Acquisition costs include direct
costs such as brokerage and commission, and indirect costs such as administrative expenses
connected with the processing of proposals and the issuing of policies. The deferred acquisition cost
asset represents the proportion of acquisition costs which corresponds to the proportion of gross
premiums written that is unearned at the balance sheet date.
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(d) Reinsurance
The Syndicate assumes and cedes reinsurance in the normal course of business. Premiums and
claims on reinsurance assumed are recognised in the technical account along the same basis as
direct business, taking into account the product classification. Reinsurance premiums ceded and
reinsurance recoveries on claims incurred are included in the respective expense and income
accounts. Premiums ceded and claims reimbursed are presented on a gross basis in the technical
account and statement of financial position as appropriate.
Reinsurance outwards premiums are earned according to the nature of the cover. ‘Losses occurring
during’ policies are earned evenly over the policy period. ‘Risks attaching’ and ‘Quota Share’ policies
are expensed on the same basis as the inwards business being protected.
Reinstatement premiums on both inwards and outwards business are accreted to the technical
account on a pro-rata basis over the term of the original policy to which they relate.
(e) Claims provisions and related reinsurance recoveries
Claims incurred comprise claims and claims handling expenses (both internal and external) paid in
the year and the movement in provision for outstanding claims and settlement expenses. The
Syndicate does not discount its liability for outstanding claims nor the reinsurance share of
outstanding claims.
Outstanding claims include an allowance for the cost of claims incurred by the balance sheet date
but not reported until after the year end (IBNR). Salvage and subrogation and other recoveries
are deducted from the provision for outstanding claims. The liability for outstanding claims is
estimated using the input of assessments for individual cases reported to the Syndicate and
widely accepted actuarial techniques for the claims incurred but not reported (IBNR). The
techniques generally use projections, based on past experience of the development of claims
over time, to form a view on the likely ultimate claims to be experienced and an estimate of the
expected ultimate cost of more complex claims that may be affected by external factors, for
example, court decisions.
The reinsurers’ share of provisions for claims is based on calculated amounts of outstanding claims
and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the reinsurance
programme in place for the class of business, the claims experience for the year and the current
security rating of the reinsurance companies involved. A number of statistical techniques are used to
assist in making these estimates.
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(e) Claims provisions and related reinsurance recoveries continued
Reinsurance assets are assessed for impairment at each balance sheet date. A reinsurance asset is
deemed impaired if there is objective evidence, as a result of an event that occurred after its initial
recognition, that the Syndicate may not recover all amounts due, and that event has a reliably
measurable impact on the amount that the Syndicate will receive from the reinsurer. Impairment
losses are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which the impairment loss is recognised.
(f) Unexpired risks provision
Provision is made for unexpired risks arising from general insurance contracts where the expected
value of claims and expenses attributable to the unexpired periods of policies in force at the balance
sheet date exceeds the unearned premiums provision in relation to such policies (after the deduction
of any deferred acquisition costs). The provision for unexpired risks is calculated by reference to
classes of business which are managed together.
(g) Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency using the exchange rates
at the date of the transactions. The Syndicate’s monetary assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the rates of exchange at the balance
sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured
at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair
value was determined. Non-monetary items denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at
historical cost are translated to the functional currency using the exchange rate at the date of the
transaction. For the purposes of foreign currency translation, unearned premiums and deferred
acquisition costs are treated as if they are monetary items.
Differences arising on translation of foreign currency amounts relating to the insurance operations of
the Syndicate are included in the non-technical account. Differences arising on translation from the
functional currency to the presentational currency are recognised in other comprehensive income.
(h) Financial assets and liabilities
In applying FRS 102, the Syndicate has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement
provisions of [IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (as adopted for use in
the UK)/Chapters 11 and 12 of FRS 102].
i. Classification
The accounting classification of financial assets and liabilities determines the way in which they are
measured and changes in those values are presented in the statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive income. Financial assets and liabilities are classified on their initial recognition.
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(h) Financial assets and liabilities continued
The initial classification of a financial instrument shall take into account contractual terms including
those relating to future variations. Once the classification of a financial instrument is determined at
initial recognition, re-assessment is only required subsequently when there has been a modification
of contractual terms that is relevant to an assessment of the classification.
Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss comprise financial assets
and financial liabilities held for trading and those designated as such on initial recognition.
Investments in shares and other variable yield securities, units in unit trusts, and debt and other fixed
income securities are designated as at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition, as they
are managed on a fair value basis in accordance with the Syndicate’s investment strategy. Other
financial assets, principally certain debt and other fixed-income securities are classified as available
for sale.
The Syndicate does not hold any non-derivative financial assets or financial liabilities for trading.
Deposits with credit institutions, debtors, and accrued interest are classified as loans and receivables.
ii. Recognition
Financial instruments are recognised when the Syndicate becomes a party to the contractual
provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are derecognised if the Syndicate’s contractual rights
to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or if the Syndicate transfers the financial asset to
another party without retaining control of substantially all risks and rewards of the asset. A financial
liability is derecognised when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised and derecognised, as
applicable, on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Syndicate commits itself to purchase or sell the
asset.
iii. Measurement
A financial asset or financial liability is measured initially at fair value plus any transaction costs that
are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue.
Financial assets are measured at fair value with fair value changes recognised immediately in profit
or loss.
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(h) Financial assets and liabilities continued
Financial assets classified as available for sale are initially recognised at fair value, which typically
equates to the cost, plus transaction costs directly attributable to its acquisition. After initial
measurement, these assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest earned whilst holding
available for sale financial assets is reported as interest income. Impairment losses and foreign
exchange gains or losses are reported in profit and loss for the financial year. Other fair value
changes are recognised in other comprehensive income.
Syndicate Loans to the Central Fund which are measured at fair value through profit or loss.
iv. Identification and measurement of impairment
At each reporting date the Syndicate assesses whether there is objective evidence that financial
assets not at fair value through profit or loss are impaired. Financial assets are impaired when
objective evidence demonstrates that a loss event has occurred after the initial recognition of an
asset, and that the loss event has an impact on the future cash flows on the asset that can be
estimated reliably.
Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired includes observable data that comes to the
attention of the Syndicate about any significant financial difficulty of the issuer, or significant changes
in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the issuer operates.
(i) Investment return
Investment return comprises investment income and movements in unrealised gains and losses on
financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, less investment management expenses,
interest expense. The Syndicate does not have a legal right to set off any of the assets and liabilities
held in the balance sheet. Investment income comprises interest income and dividends receivable.
Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive income is established. Usually this is the
ex-dividend date for equity securities. Interest income on financial assets measured at amortised
cost is recognised using the effective interest method. For the purpose of separately presenting
investment income and unrealised gains and losses for financial assets at fair value through profit or
loss, interest income is calculated using the effective interest method excluding transaction costs that
are expensed when incurred. For investments at fair value through profit or loss, realised gains and
losses represent the difference between the net proceeds on disposal and the purchase price.
Unrealised investment gains and losses represent the difference between the fair value at the
balance sheet date and the fair value at the previous balance sheet date, or purchase price if
acquired during the year. Movements in unrealised investment gains and losses comprise the
increase/decrease in the reporting period in the value of the investments held at the reporting date
and the reversal of unrealised investment gains and losses recognised in earlier reporting periods in
respect of investment disposals of the current period.
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(i) Investment return continued
Investment return is initially recorded in the non-technical account. The return is transferred in full to
the general business technical account to reflect the investment return on funds supporting
underwriting business.
(j) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits with maturities of three
months or less from the acquisition date that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in fair
value and are used by the Syndicate in the management of its short-term commitments.
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at amortised cost in the statement of financial position.
Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Syndicate’s cash
management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the
statement of cash flows.
(k) Taxation
Under Schedule 19 of the Finance Act 1993 managing agents are not required to deduct basic rate
income tax from trading income. In addition, all UK basic rate income tax deducted from Syndicate
investment income is recoverable by managing agents and consequently the distribution made to
members or their members’ agents is gross of tax. Capital appreciation falls within trading income
and is also distributed gross of tax.
No provision has been made for any United States Federal Income Tax payable on underwriting
results or investment earnings. Any payments on account made by the Syndicate during the year
have been included in the balance sheet under the heading ‘other debtors’.
No provision has been made for any other overseas tax payable by members on underwriting results.
(l) Pension costs
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited operates a defined contribution scheme. Pension
contributions relating to Managing agent staff who act on behalf of the Syndicate are charged to the
Syndicate as incurred and are included within net operating expenses.
(m) Profit commission
Profit commission is charged by the managing agent at a rate of 20% of the cumulative GAAP profit
for a year of account basis subject to the operation of a 2 year deficit clause. This is accrued by the
Syndicate as incurred but does not become payable until after the appropriate year of account
closes, normally at 36 months.
(n) Deposits with ceding undertakings
Deposits with ceding undertakings are funds held by Lloyd’s Europe on behalf of the Syndicate to
settle Part VII claims. These funds are held at amortised cost in the balance sheet.
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(o) Other prepayment and accrued income
Prepayments are reported at fair value and are recognised in the financial statements when a
payment is made for goods and services in the current period, but the economic benefit will not be
derived by the Syndicate until future periods.
Accrued income is reported at fair value and is recognised in the financial statements when the
economic benefit from an asset has been derived by the Syndicate in the current period, but the
associated income will not be received until future periods.
(p) RITC and Portfolio Transfer Policy
Reinsurance to close premium received
The reinsurance to close premium received was closed into the 2022 year of account at
31 December 2024.
The reinsurance to close premium payable is determined by reference to the outstanding technical
provisions (including those for outstanding claims, unearned premiums, net of deferred acquisition
costs, and unexpired risks) relating to the closed year and all previous closed years reinsured
therein. Although this estimate of net outstanding liabilities is considered to be fair and reasonable, it
is implicit in the estimation procedure that the ultimate liabilities will be at variance from the premium
so determined. The reinsurance to close premium transfers the liability in respect of all claims,
reinsurance premiums, return premiums and other payments in respect of the closing year (and
previous closed years reinsured therein) to the members of the successor year of account and gives
them the benefit of refunds, recoveries, premiums due and other income in respect of those years in
so far as they have not been credited in these accounts.
The provision for claims comprises amounts set aside for claims notified and claims incurred but not
yet reported (“IBNR”).
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques and underwriting
judgements applied by the Managing Agent’s management and reviewed by external consulting
actuaries. These techniques generally involve projecting from past experience of the development of
claims over time to form a view of the likely ultimate claims to be experienced for more recent
underwriting years, having regard to variations in the business accepted and the underlying terms
and conditions. The provision for claims also includes amounts in respect of internal and external
claims handling costs.
The reinsurers’ share of provisions for claims is based on calculated amounts of outstanding claims
and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the reinsurance
programme in place for the class of business, the claims experience for the year and the current
security rating of the reinsurance companies involved. The Syndicate uses a number of statistical
techniques to assist in making these estimates.
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(p) RITC and Portfolio Transfer Policy continued
Reinsurance to close premium received continued
Accordingly, the most critical assumption as regards claims provisions is that the past is a
reasonable predictor of the likely level of claims development.
It is considered that the provisions for gross claims and related reinsurance recoveries are fairly
stated on the basis of the information currently available. However, the quantum of final settlements
will vary as a result of subsequent information and events, and this may result in significant
adjustments to the amounts provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established
in prior years are reflected in the financial statements for the period in which the adjustments are
made. The methods used, and the estimates made, are reviewed regularly.
Reinsurance to close premium payable
The reinsurance to close premium paid was closed into the 2023 year of account at
31 December 2024.
The reinsurance to close premium is determined by reference to the outstanding technical provisions
(including those for outstanding claims, unearned premiums, net of deferred acquisition costs, and
unexpired risks) relating to the closed year and to all previous closed years reinsured therein.
Although this estimate of net outstanding liabilities is considered to be fair and reasonable, it is
implicit in the estimation procedure that the ultimate liabilities will be at variance from the premium so
determined. The reinsurance to close premium transfers the liability in respect of all claims,
reinsurance premiums, return premiums and other payments in respect of the closing year (and
previous closed years reinsured therein) to the members of the successor year of account and gives
them the benefit of refunds, recoveries, premiums due and other income in respect of those years in
so far as they have not been credited in these accounts.
The provision for claims comprises amounts set aside for claims notified and claims IBNR.
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques and underwriting
estimates applied by the Managing Agent’s management and reviewed by external consulting
actuaries. These techniques generally involve projecting from past experience of the development of
claims over time to form a view of the likely ultimate claims to be experienced for more recent
underwriting years, having regard to variations in the business accepted and the underlying terms
and conditions. The provision for claims also includes amounts in respect of internal and external
claims handling costs.
The reinsurers’ share of provisions for claims is based on calculated amounts of outstanding claims
and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the reinsurance
programme in place for the class of business, the claims experience for the year and the current
security rating of the reinsurance companies involved. The Syndicate uses a number of statistical
techniques to assist in making these estimates.
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(p) RITC and Portfolio Transfer Policy continued
Reinsurance to close premium payable continued
Accordingly the most critical assumption as regards claims provisions is that the past is a
reasonable predictor of the likely level of claims development.
It is considered that the provisions for gross claims and related reinsurance recoveries are fairly
stated on the basis of the information currently available. However, ultimate liability will vary as a
result of subsequent information and events and this may result in significant adjustments to the
amounts provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established in prior years are
reflected in the financial statements for the period in which the adjustments are made. The methods
used, and the estimates made, are reviewed regularly.
Portfolio Transfers
All portfolio transfers made to and from the Syndicate are transacted on an arm’s length basis. The
use of judgements and estimates, and the application of accounting policies to the underlying assets
and liabilities in any portfolio transfer are consistent with those applied elsewhere in the Syndicate.
(q) Deposits received from reinsurers
Deposits received from reinsurers includes other amounts received in advance from reinsurers
against future claims under the Syndicate's reinsurance arrangements. These funds are held at
amortised cost in the balance sheet.
(r) Operating expenses
Where expenses are incurred by the Managing Agent for the administration of the Syndicate, these
expenses are apportioned appropriately based on type of expense. Expenses that are incurred
jointly are apportioned between the Managing Agent and the Syndicate on bases depending on the
amount of work performed, resources used, and the volume of business transacted.
(s) Reinsurers’ commission and profit participation
Reinsurers’ commissions and profit participations, which include reinsurance profit commission and
overriding commission, are treated as a contribution to expenses.
(t) Debtors and creditors
Insurance debtors and creditors include amounts due to and from agents, brokers and insurance
contract holders. Insurance debtors and creditors are measured at fair value. The Syndicate does
not have any debtors directly with policyholders, all transactions occur via an intermediary.
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(t) Debtors and creditors continued
Reinsurance debtors and creditors include amounts due to and from reinsurers. These are classified
as debt instruments as they are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments
that are not quoted on an active market. Reinsurance premiums are measured at amortised cost
less any provision for impairments. Reinsurance creditors are stated at amortised cost. Reinsurance
debtor principally relates to claims recoveries where the underlying claim has been settled and the
recovery is due. Reinsurance creditors are primarily premiums payable for reinsurance contracts and
are recognised as an expense when due.
Other debtors principally consist of amounts due from members and sundry debtors and are carried
at fair value.
Other creditors principally consist of amounts due to other related entities, profit commissions
payable and other sundry payables. These are stated at fair value.
(u) Classification of insurance and reinsurance contracts
Insurance and reinsurance contracts are classified as insurance contracts where they transfer
significant insurance risk. If a contract does not transfer significant insurance risk it is classified as a
financial instrument. All of the Syndicates written contracts and purchased reinsurance contracts
transfer significant insurance risk and therefore are recognised as insurance contracts.
(v) Operating lease rentals
Amounts recharged by the Managing Agent include costs arising from the use of assets in the
period. These rental costs are expensed in full in the period to which the charge relates.
4 Risk and capital management
Introduction and overview
This note presents information about the nature and extent of insurance and financial risks to which
the Syndicate is exposed, the Managing Agent’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring
and managing insurance and financial risks, and for managing the Syndicate’s capital.
Risk management framework
The Board of Directors of the Managing Agent has overall responsibility for the establishment and
oversight of the Syndicate’s risk management framework. The Board has established a Risk
Committee to oversee the operation of the Syndicate’s risk management framework and to review
and monitor the management of the risks to which the Syndicate is exposed. The Risk and
Compliance Committee has delegated oversight of the management of aspects of financial risks
to the Investment Committee, which is responsible for developing and monitoring financial risk
management policies. The Underwriting Committee monitors the Syndicate’s premium income,
pricing, and terms and conditions.
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Risk management framework continued
The Risk and Compliance Committee, Underwriting Committee, Reserving Committee, Audit
Committee and the Investment Committee report regularly to the Board of Directors on their activities.
The risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the
Syndicate, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits.
Insurance Risk
Management of insurance risk
A key component of the management of underwriting risk for the Syndicate is a disciplined
underwriting strategy that is focused on writing quality business and not writing for volume. Product
pricing is designed to incorporate appropriate premiums for each type of assumed risk. The
underwriting strategy includes underwriting limits on the Syndicate’s total exposure to specific risks
together with limits on geographical and industry exposures. The aim is to ensure a well diversified
book is maintained with no excessive exposure in any one geographical region.
Contracts can contain a number of features which help to manage the underwriting risk, such as the
use of deductibles, or capping the maximum permitted loss, or number of claims (subject to local
regulatory and legislative requirements).
The Syndicate makes use of reinsurance to mitigate the risk of incurring significant losses linked to
one event, including excess of loss and catastrophe reinsurance. Where an individual exposure is
deemed surplus to the Syndicate’s appetite, additional facultative reinsurance is also purchased. The
Syndicate also purchases quota share and excess of loss reinsurance at selected sub account
levels.
The Reserving Committee oversees the management of reserving risk. The use of proprietary and
standardised modelling techniques, internal and external benchmarking, and the review of claims
development are all instrumental in mitigating reserving risk.
The Managing Agent’s in-house actuaries perform a reserving analysis on a quarterly basis liaising
closely with underwriters, claims and reinsurance technicians. This exercise aims to produce a
probability-weighted average of the expected future cash outflows arising from the settlement of
incurred claims. These projections include an analysis of claims development compared to the
previous ‘best estimate’ projections. The output of the reserving analysis is reviewed annually by
external consulting actuaries.
The Reserving Committee performs a comprehensive review of the projections, both gross and
net of reinsurance. Following this review, the Reserving Committee makes recommendations to
the Managing Agent’s Board of Directors of the claims provisions to be established.
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Concentration of insurance risk
The Syndicate’s exposure to insurance risk is fairly well diversified, although does have a
concentration in the US. The following table provides an analysis of the geographical breakdown of
its written premiums by class of business.
2024
Motor
£000
Marine,
aviation and
transport
£000
Fire and
other damage
to property
£000
Credit and
suretyship
£000
Legal
expenses
£000
Third party
liability
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
UK – 128 5,951 6,761 8,905 3,962 25,707
US 1,304 586 186,455 13,552 – – 201,897
Other Europe – 680 4,748 5,575 – 7,606 18,609
Canada – 303 9,893 135 – – 10,331
Rest of World – 1,377 35,778 7,658 – 49 44,862
Total 1,304 3,074 242,825 33,681 8,905 11,617 301,406
2023
Motor
£000
Marine,
aviation and
transport
£000
Fire and
other damage
to property
£000
Credit and
suretyship
£000
Legal
expenses
£000
Third party
liability
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
UK – 29 4,521 5,423 1,668 2,562 14,203
US 477 909 191,018 11,431 – – 203,835
Other Europe 220 285 5,199 6,241 – 5,174 17,119
Canada – 20 9,065 322 – – 9,407
Rest of World – 867 38,609 5,701 – 47 45,224
Total 697 2,110 248,412 29,118 1,668 7,783 289,788
Sensitivity to insurance risk
The liabilities established could be significantly lower or higher than the ultimate cost of settling the
claims arising. For claims liabilities it can arise from developments in case reserving for large losses
and catastrophes, or from changes in estimates of claims incurred but not reported (IBNR). A five
percent increase or decrease in the ultimate cost of settling claims arising is considered to be not
unreasonable at the reporting date.
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The following table presents the sensitivity of the value of insurance liabilities disclosed in the
accounts to potential movements in the assumptions applied within the technical provisions. Given
the nature of the business underwritten by the Syndicate, the approach to calculating the technical
provisions for each class can vary and as a result the sensitivity performed is to apply a beneficial
and adverse risk margin to the total insurance liability.
Sensitivity
5 percent
increase
£000
5 percent
decrease
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
General insurance business sensitivities as at 31 December 2024
Claims outstanding – gross of reinsurance 10,209 (10,209)
Claims outstanding – net of reinsurance 9,116 (9,116)
Sensitivity
5 percent
increase
£000
5 percent
decrease
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
General insurance business sensitivities as at 31 December 2023
Claims outstanding – gross of reinsurance 10,857 (10,857)
Claims outstanding – net of reinsurance 8,648 (8,648)
Financial risk
The focus of financial risk management for the Syndicate is ensuring that the proceeds from its
financial assets are sufficient to fund the obligations arising from its insurance contracts. The goal of
the investment management process is to optimise the risk-adjusted investment income and
risk-adjusted total return by investing in a diversified portfolio of securities, while ensuring that the
assets and liabilities are managed on a cash flow and duration basis.
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Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Syndicate if a counterparty fails to discharge a
contractual obligation.
The Syndicate is exposed to credit risk in respect of the following:
·
debt securities and derivative financial instruments;
·
reinsurers’ share of insurance liabilities;
·
amounts due from intermediaries;
·
amounts due from reinsurers in respect of settled claims;
·
cash and cash equivalents; and
·
other debtors and accrued interest.
The nature of the Syndicate’s exposures to credit risk and its objectives, policies and processes for
managing credit risk have not changed significantly from the prior year.
Management of credit risk
The Syndicate’s credit risk in respect of debt securities is managed by placing limits on its exposure
to a single counterparty, by reference to the credit rating of the counterparty. Financial assets are
graded according to current credit ratings issued by rating agencies such as Standard and Poor’s.
The Syndicate has a policy of investing mainly in higher graded securities. The performance of these
investments are reviewed regularly by the investment committee.
The Syndicate limits the amount of cash and cash equivalents that can be deposited with a single
counterparty, and maintains an authorised list of acceptable cash counterparties.
The Syndicate’s exposure to intermediaries and reinsurance counterparties is monitored by the
individual business units as part of their credit control processes.
All intermediaries must meet minimum requirements established by the Syndicate. The credit ratings
and payment histories of intermediaries are monitored regularly.
The Syndicate assesses the creditworthiness of all reinsurers by reviewing public rating information
and by internal investigations. The impact of reinsurer default is regularly assessed and managed
accordingly.
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Exposure to credit risk
The carrying amount of financial assets and reinsurance assets represents the maximum credit risk
exposure. The Syndicate does not hold any collateral as security or purchase any credit
enhancements (such as guarantees, credit derivatives and netting arrangements that do not qualify
for offset).
The following table analyses the credit rating by investment grade of financial investments,
reinsurers’ share of technical provisions, debtors arising out of direct insurance and reinsurance
operations, cash at bank and in hand, and other debtors that are neither past due, nor impaired.
2024 AAA
£000
AA
£000
A
£000
BBB
£000
Other
£000
Not rated
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities 31,793 129,205 115,577 27,629 1,720 – 305,924
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 17,152 20,774 – – – – 37,926
Deposits with ceding undertakings 154 – – – – – 154
Syndicate loans to central fund – – – – – 2,091 2,091
Reinsurers’ share claims
outstanding – 11,996 8,425 – (17) 1,456 21,860
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations – – – – – 81,775 81,775
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations – 3,812 3,220 – 32 (12) 7,052
Other debtors and accrued interest – – – – – 2,051 2,051
Cash at bank and in hand – – 2,702 – – – 2,702
Other investments 2,550 517 547 424 1,273 3,448 8,759
Total 51,649 166,304 130,471 28,053 3,008 90,809 470,294
The debtors arising from reinsurance operations excludes accepted reinsurance debtors of £2.5m
which is due from Lloyd’s Central Accounting.
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2023 AAA
£000
AA
£000
A
£000
BBB
£000
Other
£000
Not rated
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities 30,643 91,434 81,502 24,770 – 959 229,308
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 21,825 16,805 – – – – 38,630
Deposits with ceding undertakings 4 – – – – – 4
Syndicate loans to central fund – – – – – 2,516 2,516
Reinsurers’ share claims
outstanding – 13,080 24,475 – (14) 6,645 44,186
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations – – – – – 68,364 68,364
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations – 2,509 7,950 – 33 627 11,119
Other debtors and accrued interest – – – – – 1,225 1,225
Cash at bank and in hand – – 2,934 – – – 2,934
Other investments 3,782 598 582 481 1,054 4,850 11,347
Total 56,254 124,426 117,443 25,251 1,073 85,186 409,633
The debtors arising from reinsurance operations excludes accepted reinsurance debtors of £1.1m.
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Financial assets that are past due or impaired
The Syndicate has debtors arising from direct insurance and reinsurance operations that are past
due but not impaired at the reporting date. The Syndicate does not consider these debtors to be
impaired on the basis of stage of collection of amounts owed to the Syndicate.
An analysis of the carrying amounts of past due or impaired debtors is presented in the table below.
2024 Neither past
due nor
impaired
assets
£000
Past due but
not impaired
assets
£000
Gross
value of
impaired
assets
£000
Impairment
allowance
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debt securities 305,924 – – – 305,924
Loans with credit and other
institutions 154 – – – 154
Other investments 40,017 – – – 40,017
Reinsurer’ share of claims
outstanding 21,860 – – – 21,860
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 48,493 33,282 – – 81,775
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations 7,052 – – – 7,052
Other debtors and accrued interest 2,051 – – – 2,051
Cash at bank and in hand 2,702 – – – 2,702
Oversea deposits 8,759 – – – 8,759
Total 437,012 33,282 – – 470,294
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2023 Neither past
due nor
impaired
assets
£000
Past due but
not impaired
assets
£000
Gross
value of
impaired
assets
£000
Impairment
allowance
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debt securities 229,308 – – – 229,308
Loans with credit and other
institutions 4 – – – 4
Other investments 41,146 – – – 41,146
Reinsurer’ share of claims
outstanding 44,186 – – – 44,186
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 41,986 26,378 – – 68,364
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations 11,119 – – – 11,119
Other debtors and accrued interest 1,225 – – – 1,225
Cash at bank and in hand 2,934 – – – 2,934
Oversea deposits 11,347 – – – 11,347
Total 383,255 26,378 – – 409,633
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2024
1 January
£000
New
impairment
charges
added in
year
£000
Changes in
impairment
charges
£000
Released
to income
statement
£000
Foreign
exchange
£000
Others
£000
31
December
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Financial investments 346,095 – – – – – 346,095
Reinsurers’ share of claims
outstanding 21,860 – – – – – 21,860
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 81,775 – – – – – 81,775
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations 7,052 – – – – – 7,052
Other debtors and accrued
interest 2,051 – – – – – 2,051
Cash at bank and in hand 2,702 – – – – – 2,702
Overseas deposits 8,759 – – – – – 8,759
Total 470,294 – – – – – 470,294
2023
1 January
£000
New
impairment
charges
added in
year
£000
Changes in
impairment
charges
£000
Released
to income
statement
£000
Foreign
exchange
£000
Others
£000
31
December
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Financial investments 270,458 – – – – – 270,458
Reinsurers’ share of claims
outstanding 44,186 – – – – – 44,186
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 68,364 – – – – – 68,364
Debtors arising out of reinsurance
operations 11,119 – – – – – 11,119
Other debtors and accrued
interest 1,225 – – – – – 1,225
Cash at bank and in hand 2,934 – – – – – 2,934
Overseas deposits 11,347 – – – – – 11,347
Total 409,633 – – – – – 409,633
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The table below sets out the age analysis of financial assets that are past due but not impaired at
the balance sheet date.
2024 0-3
months
£000
3-6
months
£000
6-12
months
£000
> 12
months
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 18,194 8,366 6,536 187 33,282
The debtors arising from reinsurance operations excludes accepted reinsurance debtors of £2.5m.
2023 0-3
months
£000
3-6
months
£000
6-12
months
£000
> 12
months
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations 11,185 9,965 4,849 379 26,378
The debtors arising from reinsurance operations excludes accepted reinsurance debtors of £1.1m.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Syndicate will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations arising from
its insurance contracts and financial liabilities. The Syndicate is exposed to daily calls on its available
cash resources mainly from claims arising from insurance contracts.
The nature of the Syndicate’s exposures to liquidity risk and its objectives, policies and processes for
managing liquidity risk have not changed significantly from the prior year.
Management of liquidity risk
The Syndicate’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always
have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they fall due, under both normal and stressed
conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Syndicate’s reputation.
The Syndicate’s approach to managing its liquidity risk is as follows:
·
Forecasts are prepared and revised regularly to predict cash outflows from insurance contracts
over the short, medium and long term;
·
The Syndicate purchases assets with aggregate durations not greater than its estimated
insurance contract outflows;
·
Assets purchased by the Syndicate are required to satisfy specified marketability requirements;
·
The Syndicate maintains cash and liquid assets to meet daily calls on its insurance contracts;
and
·
The Syndicate regularly updates its contingency funding plans to ensure that adequate liquid
financial resources are in place to meet obligations as they fall due in the event of reasonably
foreseeable abnormal circumstances.
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The maturity analysis presented in the table below shows the remaining contractual maturities for
the Syndicate’s insurance contracts and financial instruments. For insurance contracts, the
contractual maturity date is the estimated date when the gross undiscounted contractually required
cash flows will occur. For financial assets and liabilities, it is the earliest date on which the gross
undiscounted cash flows (including contractual interest payments) could be paid assuming
conditions are consistent with those at the reporting date.
2024 No maturity
stated
£000
0-1 yr
£000
1-3 yrs
£000
3-5 yrs
£000
> 5 yrs
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Claims oustanding – 81,878 92,735 22,485 7,078 204,176
Creditors 1,933 12,427 – – – 14,360
Total 1,933 94,305 92,735 22,485 7,078 218,536
2023 No maturity
stated
£000
0-1 yr
£000
1-3 yrs
£000
3-5 yrs
£000
> 5 yrs
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
– 93,885 93,371 22,233 7,649 217,138
Creditors 6,759 15,722 – – – 22,481
Total 6,759 109,607 93,371 22,233 7,649 239,619
Total cash flows detailed in the tables above for investments are the sum of all future interest
receipts and repayment of principal at maturity of the underlying securities. The carrying amount is
the current market value for the securities and includes accrued interest at the balance sheet date.
Cash can be realised through the sale of the Syndicate’s investments in debt securities, the majority
of which are actively traded. The disclosure does not take account of premiums received from new
business written which can be used to pay claims arising.
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Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument or insurance
contract will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of
risk: interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk.
The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within
acceptable parameters, while optimising the return on risk. The nature of the Syndicate exposures to
market risk and its objectives, policies and processes for managing market risk have not changed
significantly from the prior year.
Management of market risks
For each of the major components of market risk, the Syndicate has policies and procedures in
place which detail how each risk should be managed and monitored. The management of each of
these major components of market risk and the exposure of the Syndicate at the reporting date to
each major risk is addressed as follows:
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises primarily from the Syndicate’s financial investments, cash and overseas
deposits. The risk of changes in the fair value of these assets is managed by primarily investing in
short-duration financial investments and cash and cash equivalents. The Investment Committee
monitors the duration of these assets on a regular basis, except for the overseas deposits.
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Currency risk
The Syndicate writes business primarily in Sterling, US dollar and Canadian dollar and is therefore
exposed to currency risk arising from fluctuations in the exchange rates of Sterling against these
currencies.
The foreign exchange policy is to maintain assets in the currency in which the cash flows from
liabilities are to be settled in order to hedge the currency risk inherent in these contracts. In addition,
the Syndicate will from time to time enter into currency forward contracts which materially hedge the
long position on US dollars. At 31 December 2024, there were no forward contracts in place
(31 December 2023 £Nil).
The table below summarises the carrying value of the Syndicate’s assets and liabilities, at the
reporting date.
2024
Sterling
£000
US dollar
£000
Euro
£000
Canadian
dollar
£000
Australian
dollar
£000
Japanese
Yen
£000
Other
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Investments 2,197 328,810 – 17,887 1,355 – 4,605 354,854
Reinsurers’ share of technical
provisions 2,609 29,582 – 145 – – – 32,336
Debtors 23,866 65,660 – 3,866 – – – 93,392
Other assets 2,702 – – – – – – 2,702
Prepayments and accrued
income 14,481 21,621 – 1,218 – – – 37,320
Total assets 45,855 445,673 – 23,116 1,355 – 4,605 520,604
Technical provisions 61,333 276,853 – 12,724 – – – 350,910
Creditors 3,663 10,613 – 84 – – – 14,360
Accruals and deferred income 31,143 – – – – – – 31,143
Total liabilities 96,139 287,466 – 12,808 – – – 396,413
Total capital and reserves (50,284) 158,207 – 10,308 1,355 – 4,605 124,191
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2023
Sterling
£000
US dollar
£000
Euro
£000
Canadian
dollar
£000
Australian
dollar
£000
Japanese
Yen
£000
Other
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Investments 2,518 257,764 – 13,753 1,934 – 5,836 281,805
Reinsurers’ share of technical
provisions 3,856 48,556 – 78 – – – 52,490
Debtors 13,874 64,402 – 3,554 – – – 81,830
Other assets 2,934 – – – – – – 2,934
Prepayments and accrued
income 10,408 17,316 – 894 – – – 28,617
Total assets 33,591 388,037 – 18,279 1,934 – 5,836 447,676
Technical provisions 45,544 275,834 – 12,576 – – – 333,954
Creditors 9,768 12,565 – 148 – – – 22,480
Accruals and deferred income 18,317 – – – – – – 18,317
Total liabilities 73,629 288,400 – 12,724 – – – 374,752
Total capital and reserves (40,038) 99,637 – 5,556 1,934 – 5,836 72,924
Equity price risk
The Syndicate does not hold any equities which are subject to equity price risk.
Sensitivity analysis to market risks for financial instruments
An analysis of the Syndicate’s sensitivity to interest rate, currency and other price risk is presented in
the table overleaf. The table shows the effect on profit or loss of reasonably possible changes in the
relevant risk variable, assuming that all other variables remain constant, if that change had occurred
at the end of the reporting period and had been applied to the risk exposures at that date.
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2024
Impact on
results before
tax for the year
£000
2024
Impact on
members’
balances
£000
2023
Impact on
results before
tax for the year
£000
2023
Impact on
members’
balances
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Interest rate risk
+ 50 basis points shift in yield curves (2,447) (2,447) (1,376) (1,376)
– 50 basis points shift in yield curves 2,447 2,447 1,376 1,376
Currency risk
10 percent increase in GBP/US dollar
exchange rate (15,821) (15,821) (9,964) (9,964)
10 percent decrease in GBP/US dollar
exchange rate 15,821 15,821 9,964 9,964
The impact of the reasonably possible changes in the risk variables on Members’ balances would be
the same, since the Syndicate recognises all changes in recognised assets and liabilities in profit or
loss.
A 10% increase (or decrease) in exchange rates and a 50 basis point increase (or decrease) in yield
curves have been selected, on the basis that these are not considered to be unreasonable changes
in the risk variables over the following year.
The sensitivity analysis demonstrates the effect of a change in a key variable while other
assumptions remain unchanged. However, the occurrence of a change in a single market factor may
lead to changes in other market factors as a result of correlations.
The sensitivity analysis does not take into consideration that the Syndicate’s financial investments
are actively managed. Additionally, the sensitivity analysis is based on the Syndicate’s financial
position at the reporting date and may vary at the time that any actual market movement occurs. As
investment markets move past pre-determined trigger points, action would be taken which would
alter the Syndicate’s position.
Capital management
Capital framework at Lloyd’s
The Society of Lloyd’s (Lloyd’s) is a regulated undertaking and subject to supervision by the
Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and in
accordance with the Solvency II Framework.
Within this supervisory framework, Lloyd’s applies capital requirements at member level and
centrally to ensure that Lloyd’s would comply with the Solvency II requirements, and beyond that to
meet its financial strength, licence and ratings objectives.
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Although, as described below, Lloyd’s capital setting processes use capital obligations set at
Syndicate level as a starting point, the requirement to meet Solvency II and Lloyd’s capital
requirements apply only at overall and member level respectively, not at Syndicate level.
Accordingly, the capital requirement in respect of Syndicate 0318 is not disclosed in these
financial statements.
Lloyd’s capital setting process
In order to meet Lloyd’s requirements, each Syndicate is required to calculate its Solvency Capital
Requirement (SCR) for the prospective underwriting year. This amount must be sufficient to cover a
1 in 200 year loss, reflecting uncertainty in the ultimate run-off of underwriting liabilities (SCR ‘to
ultimate’). The Syndicate must also calculate its SCR at the same confidence level but reflecting
uncertainty over a one year time horizon (one year SCR) for Lloyd’s to use in meeting Solvency II
requirements. The SCRs of each Syndicate are subject to review by Lloyd’s and approval by the
Lloyd’s Capital and Planning Group.
A Syndicate comprises one or more underwriting members of Lloyd’s. Each member is liable for its
share of underwriting liabilities on the Syndicates on which it is participating but not other members’
shares. Accordingly, the capital requirements that Lloyd’s sets for each member operate on a similar
basis. Each member’s SCR shall thus be determined by the sum of the member’s share of the
Syndicate’s SCR ‘to ultimate’. Where a member participates on more than one Syndicate, a credit
for diversification is provided to reflect the spread of risk, but consistent with determining an SCR
which reflects the capital requirement to cover a 1 in 200 loss ‘to ultimate’ for that member. Over and
above this, Lloyd’s applies a capital uplift to the member’s capital requirement, known as the
Economic Capital Assessment (ECA). The purpose of this uplift, which is a Lloyd’s and not a
Solvency II requirement, is to meet Lloyd’s financial strength, licence and ratings objectives. The
capital uplift applied for 2025 was maintained at 35% of the member’s SCR ‘to ultimate’.
Provision of capital by members
Each member may provide capital to meet its ECA either by assets held in trust by Lloyd’s
specifically for that member (funds at Lloyd’s), assets held and managed within a Syndicate (funds
in Syndicate), or as the member’s share of the members’ balances on each Syndicate on which it
participates. Syndicate 0318 is not a wholly aligned Syndicate, and not permitted to hold funds in
Syndicate.
Accordingly, all of the assets less liabilities of the Syndicate, as represented in the members’
balances reported on the balance sheet on page 25, represent resources available to meet
members’ and Lloyd’s capital requirements.
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5 Analysis of underwriting result
An analysis of the underwriting result before investment return is set out below:
2024 Gross
premiums
written
£000
Gross
premiums
earned
£000
Gross
claims
incurred
£000
Gross
operating
expenses
£000
Reinsurance
balance
£000
Underwriting
result
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Direct insurance:
Motor (other classes) 1,304 463 (102) (193) 59 227
Marine aviation and transport 1,709 1,366 (1,744) (603) (680) (1,661)
Fire and other damage to property 194,771 181,573 (52,891) (58,066) (31,778) 38,838
Credit and suretyship 33,681 25,374 (7,730) (10,351) (4,940) 2,353
Third party liability 11,617 7,744 (6,368) (3,455) (435) (2,514)
Legal expenses 8,905 5,809 (241) (2,650) – 2,918
Total direct insurance 251,987 222,329 (69,076) (75,318) (37,774) 40,161
Reinsurance acceptances 49,419 50,605 (8,413) (16,288) (8,800) 17,104
Total 301,406 272,934 (77,489) (91,606) (46,574) 57,265
2024 Gross
premiums
written
£000
Gross
premiums
earned
£000
Gross
claims
incurred
£000
Gross
operating
expenses
£000
Reinsurance
balance
£000
Underwriting
result
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Additional analysis
Fire and damage to property of which is:
Specialities 17,098 10,505 (611) (4,992) (1,838) 3,064
Energy 779 992 (500) (295) (174) 24
Third party liability of which is:
Energy – – – – – –
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2023 Gross
premiums
written
£000
Gross
premiums
earned
£000
Gross
claims
incurred
£000
Gross
operating
expenses
£000
Reinsurance
balance
£000
Underwriting
result
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Direct insurance:
Motor (other classes) 688 927 (620) (349) 248 206
Marine aviation and transport 1,310 1,589 74 (784) (411) 469
Fire and other damage to property 192,865 184,227 (55,472) (53,617) (47,836) 27,303
Credit and suretyship 28,510 25,040 (7,191) (9,095) (5,492) 3,262
Third party liability 8,308 3,172 (2,058) (1,510) (211) (607)
Legal expenses 1,647 599 (62) (290) – 246
Total direct insurance 233,328 215,554 (65,329) (65,645) (53,701) 30,879
Reinsurance acceptances 56,460 62,217 (15,539) (18,061) (4,405) 24,212
Total 289,788 277,771 (80,868) (83,706) (58,106) 55,091
2023 Gross
premiums
written
£000
Gross
premiums
earned
£000
Gross
claims
incurred
£000
Gross
operating
expenses
£000
Reinsurance
balance
£000
Underwriting
result
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Additional analysis
Fire and damage to property of which is:
Specialities 23,909 23,451 (156) (2,460) (6,089) 14,726
Energy 3,214 3,532 (225) (282) (917) 2,108
Third party liability of which is:
Energy – – – – – –
All premiums were written in the UK. All net assets and profits are derived from UK business.
No gains or losses were recognised in profit or loss during the year on buying reinsurance (2023: £nil).
The gross premiums written for direct insurance by destination of risk is presented in the table below:
Geographical analysis by risk location
2024
Gross
premiums
written
£000
2023
Gross
premiums
written
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
United Kingdom 25,707 14,203
European union member states 18,609 17,119
US 201,897 203,835
Rest of the world 55,193 54,631
Total gross premiums written 301,406 289,788
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6 Net operating expenses
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Acquisition costs 72,836 62,972
Change in deferred acquisition costs (8,901) (1,937)
Administrative expenses 3,854 2,983
Members’ standard personal expenses 23,817 19,688
Reinsurance commissions and profit participation
Net operating expenses 91,606 83,706
Total commissions for direct insurance business for the year amounted to:
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Total commission for direct insurance business 43,482 40,107
Administrative expenses include:
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Auditors’ remuneration:
– fees payable to the Syndicate auditor for the audit of these financial
statements 247 221
– fees payable to the Syndicate’s auditor and its associates in respect of
other services persuant to legislation 203 189
450 410
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7 Key management personnel compensation
The directors of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited received the following aggregate
remuneration charged to the Syndicate and included within net operating expenses:
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Directors’ emoluments 663 825
663 825
The active underwriter received the following aggregate remuneration charged to the Syndicate and
is not included within directors’ emoluments above. Pension contributions detailed above are in
respect of four directors of CGUAL.
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Emoluments 397 392
397 392
8 Staff numbers and costs
All staff are employed by the intermediate parent company of the Managing Agency.
The average number of employees employed by the intermediate parent company of the Managing
Agency but working for the Syndicate during the year was as follows:
2024
No
2023
No
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Administration and finance 35 28
Underwriting 38 28
Claims 13 13
86 69
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Wages and salaries 10,720 9,593
Social security costs 1,329 1,310
Other pension costs 959 761
13,008 11,664
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9 Investment return
The investment return transferred from the non-technical account to the technical account comprises
the following:
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Interest and similar income:
From financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss
Interest and similar income 237 246
Dividend income 9,596 5,415
Interest on cash at bank 2,383 2,062
Other interest from investments:
From financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss
Gains on the realisation of investments 3,864 363
Losses on the realisation of investments – –
Unrealised gains on investments 101 4,844
Unrealised losses on investments (979) –
Investment management expenses (277) (204)
Total investment return 14,925 12,726
Transferred to the technical account from the non technical account 14,925 12,726
The investment return was wholly allocated to the technical account.
10 Distribution and open years of account
A distribution of US$62.5m to members will be proposed in relation to the closing year of account
2022 (2023: US$29.4m in relation to the closing year of account 2021).
The table below shows the current accident year result of the years of account remaining open after
the three-year period.
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
2024 6,862
2023 39,870 27,740
2022 27,810 24,783
2021 11,793
74,542 64,316
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11 Financial investments
Carrying value Cost
2024
£000
2023
£000
2024
£000
2023
£000
...................................................................................................................................................................
Shares and other variable yield securities and
units in unit trusts 37,926 38,634 37,926 38,634
Debt securities and other fixed income securities 305,924 229,308 301,123 224,985
Loans and deposits with credit institutions 8,759 11,347 8,759 11,347
Syndicate loan to central fund 2,091 2,516 2,091 2,516
Total financial investments 354,700 281,805 349,899 227,482
The amount ascribable to listed investments is £305.9m (2023: £229.3m). All financial assets are
measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The table below presents an analysis of financial investments by their measurement classification.
2024
£
2023
£
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss 354,700 281,805
Financial assets measured at fair value as available for sale – –
Financial assets measured at amortised costs – –
Total financial investments 354,700 281,805
The Syndicate classifies its financial instruments held at fair value in its balance sheet using a fair
value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:
·
Level 1 – financial assets that are measured by reference to published quotes in an active
market. A financial instrument is regarded as quoted in an active market if quoted prices are
readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service
or regulatory agency and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market
transactions on an arm’s length basis.
·
Level 2 – financial assets measured using a valuation technique based on assumptions that are
supported by prices from observable current market transactions. For example, assets for which
pricing is obtained via pricing services but where prices have not been determined in an active
market, financial assets with fair values based on broker quotes, investments in private equity
funds with fair values obtained via fund managers and assets that are valued using the
Syndicate’s own models whereby the significant inputs into the assumptions are market
observable.
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11 Financial investments continued
·
Level 3 – financial assets measured using a valuation technique (model) based on assumptions
that are neither supported by prices from observable current market transactions in the same
instrument nor are they based on available market data. Therefore, unobservable inputs reflect
the Syndicate's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk). These inputs are developed
based on the best information available, which might include the Syndicate’s own data.
The table below analyses financial instruments held at fair value in the Syndicate’s balance sheet at
the reporting date by its level in the fair value hierarchy.
2024
Level 1
£000
Level 2
£000
Level 3
£000
Assets held at
amortised cost
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 14,989 22,937 – – 37,926
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities 107,678 198,246 – – 305,924
Deposits with credit institutions 2,807 5,952 – – 8,759
Syndicate loan to central fund – – 2,091 – 2,091
Total 125,474 227,135 2,091 – 354,700
2023
Level 1
£000
Level 2
£000
Level 3
£000
Assets held at
amortised cost
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 20,067 18,563 4 – 38,634
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities 67,018 162,290 – – 229,308
Deposits with credit institutions 4,115 7,232 – – 11,347
Syndicate loan to central fund – – 2,516 – 2,516
Total 91,200 188,085 2,520 – 281,805
Information on the methods and assumptions used to determine fair values for each major category
of financial instrument measured at fair value is provided below.
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11 Financial investments continued
Equity instruments listed on a recognised exchange are valued using prices sourced from the
primary exchange on which they are listed. Units in unit trusts and OEICs are valued using the latest
unit price or share price provided by the unit trust or OEIC managers. Shares and other variable
securities and units in unit trusts are generally categorised as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy
except where they are not actively traded, in which case they are generally measured at prices of
recent transactions in the same instrument. The Syndicate has no exposure to hedge funds.
Debt securities are generally valued using prices provided by external pricing vendors. Pricing
vendors will often determine prices by consolidating prices of recent trades for identical or similar
securities obtained from a panel of market makers into a composite price. The pricing service may
make adjustments for the elapsed time from a trade date to the valuation date to take into account
available market information. Lacking recently reported trades, pricing vendors will use modelling
techniques to determine a security price.
Some government and supranational securities are listed on recognised exchanges and are
generally classified as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Those that are not listed on a recognised
exchange are generally based on composite prices of recent trades in the same instrument and are
generally classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Corporate bonds, including asset backed securities, that are not listed on a recognised exchange or
are traded in an established over-the-counter market are also mainly valued using composite prices.
Where prices are based on multiple quotes and those quotes are based on actual recent
transactions in the same instrument the securities are classified as level 2, otherwise they are
classified as level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Management performs an analysis of the prices obtained from pricing vendors to ensure that they
are reasonable and produce a reasonable estimate of fair value. Management considers both
qualitative and quantitative factors as part of this analysis. Examples of analytical procedures
performed include reference to recent transactional activity for similar securities, review of pricing
statistics and trends and consideration of recent relevant market events.
At the reporting date Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets and liabilities were valued using valuation
techniques based on observable market data. All of the investments categorised as Level 3 are fair
valued based on the inputs to the valuation technique used.
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12 Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 81,775 68,364
Total 81,775 68,364
13 Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 9,566 12,241
Total 9,566 12,241
14 Other debtors
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Other 2,051 1,225
Total 2,051 1,225
15 Deferred acquisition costs
The table below shows changes in deferred acquisition costs assets from the beginning of the period
to the end of the period.
Gross
£000
2024
Reinsurance
£000
Net
£000
Gross
£000
2023
Reinsurance
£000
Net
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Balance at 1 January 26,482 – 26,842 25,534 – 25,534
Incurred deferred acquisition costs 35,223 – 35,223 26,869 – 26,869
Amortisation deferred acquisition costs (26,322) – (26,322) (24,932) – (24,932)
Foreign exchange movements 288 – 288 (989) – (989)
Balance at 31 December 35,671 – 35,671 26,482 – 26,482
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 continued
16 Claims development
The following tables illustrate the development of, both gross of the estimates of earned ultimate
cumulative claims incurred, including claims notified and net of reinsurance ceded, IBNR, for each
successive underwriting year, illustrating how amounts estimated have changed from the first
estimates made.
As these tables are on an underwriting year basis, there is an apparent large increase from amounts
reported for the end of the underwriting year to one year later as a large proportion of premiums are
earned in the year of account’s second year of development.
Balances have been translated at exchange rates prevailing at 31 December 2024 in all cases.
Pure underwriting year
2015
£000
2016
£000
2017
£000
2018
£000
2019
£000
2020
£000
2021
£000
2022
£000
2023
£000
2024
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Estimate of ultimate gross
claims at end of
underwriting year 47,650 89,428 84,522 79,770 79,583 77,871 77,084 76,503 76,533 76,033 764,976
one year later 70,412 155,246 150,696 149,055 149,099 148,330 149,679 149,610 148,503 1,270.630
two years later 192,299 277,357 278,758 274,460 268,550 267,722 267,819 265,595 2,092,559
three years later 102,179 156,916 151,028 147,531 145,835 145,148 142,194 990,831
four years later 43,237 117,568 108,695 108,153 107,483 105,208 590,344
five years later 72,139 136,709 138,821 140,095 136,462 624,226
six years later 71,326 123,995 111,992 106,508 413,821
seven years later 97,528 137,010 127,197 361,736
eight years later 53,526 94,384 147,909
nine years later 68,037 68,037
Less gross claims paid (67,525) (89,531)(123,315) (99,403)(126,760) (90,761) (126,214)(235,416) (95,072) (20,793)
Gross ultimate claims
reserve 512 4,853 3,882 7,105 9,702 14,447 15,980 30,179 53,431 55,240 195,331
Gross ultimate claims
reserve for 2015 and
prior years 8,845
Gross claims reserves 204,176
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16 Claims development continued
Pure underwriting year
2015
£000
2016
£000
2017
£000
2018
£000
2019
£000
2020
£000
2021
£000
2022
£000
2023
£000
2024
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Estimate of ultimate net
claims at end of
underwriting year 46,902 86,219 81,146 77,026 76,354 75,514 74,951 74,366 74,391 73,895 740,764
one year later 69,226 137,886 132,082 130,216 130,153 129,489 130,610 130,576 129,399 1,119,636
two years later 111,828 189,876 187,734 182,288 175,627 174,633 175,215 172,764 1,369,966
three years later 96,348 142,766 135,310 134,068 131,162 130,582 128,228 898.465
four years later 42,096 111,725 101,960 100,173 100,194 98,309 554,456
five years later 69,430 109,627 108,584 107,479 103,073 498,193
six years later 59,411 96,242 90,091 84,887 330,631
seven years later 69,876 115,492 109,594 294,961
eight years later 51,152 90,882 142,034
nine years later 65,642 65,642
Less net claims paid (65,130) (86,028)(105,821) (79,222) (93,835) (88,708)(116,867)(149,361) (77,309) (20,380)
Net ultimate claims
reserve 512 4,854 3,773 5,665 9,238 9,601 11,361 23,403 52,090 53,515 174,012
Net ultimate claims
reserve for 2015 and
prior years 8,304
Net claims reserves 182,316
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17 Technical provisions
The table below shows changes in the insurance contract liabilities and assets from the beginning of
the period to the end of the period.
2024 2023
Gross
provisions
£000
Reinsurance
assets
£000
Net
£000
Gross
provisions
£000
Reinsurance
assets
£000
Net
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Claims outstanding:
Balance at 1 January 217,138 (44,186) 172,952 268,965 (83,679) 185,286
Claims paid during the year (92,473) 21,777 (70,696) (120,309) 26,951 (93,358)
Expected cost of current year claims 181,878 (24,515) 157,363 191,472 (29,544) 161,928
Change in estimates of prior year
provisions
(104,389) 25,218 (79,171) (110,604) 38,485 (72,119)
Foreign exchange movements 2,022 (153) 1,868 (12,386) 3,601 (8,785)
Balance at 31 December 204,176 (21,860) 182,316 217,138 (44,186) 172,952
Unearned premiums
Balance at 1 January 116,816 (8,304) 108,512 109,956 (8,880) 101,076
Premiums written during the year 301,406 (47,890) 253,516 289,788 (48,989) 240,799
Premiums earned during the year (272,934) 45,871 (227,063) (277,771) 49,164 (228,607)
Foreign exchange movements 1,446 (153) 1,292 (5,157) 401 (4,756)
Balance at 31 December 146,734 (10,476) 136,257 116,816 (8,304) 108,512
Refer to Note 4 for the sensitivity analysis performed over the value of insurance liabilities, disclosed
in the accounts, to potential movements in the assumptions applied within the technical provisions.
18 Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 1,281 609
Total 1,281 609
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19 Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 11,146 15,113
Total 11,146 15,113
20 Other creditors
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Inter – Syndicate balances – –
Profit commission payable – –
Other related party balances (non Syndicate) 1,499 5,171
Other liabilities 434 1,588
Total 1,933 6,759
21 Cash and cash equivalents
2024
£000
2023
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Cash at bank and in hand 2,702 2,934
Total cash and cash equivalents 2,702 2,934
Only deposits with credit institutions with maturities of three months or less that are used by the
Syndicate in the management of its short term commitments are included in cash and cash
equivalents.
22 Analysis of net debt
At 1 January
2024
£000
Cash flows
£000
At
31 December
2024
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Cash at bank and in hand 2,934 (232) 2,702
Total 2,934 (232) 2,702
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23 Related parties
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited – Ultimate holding company
At 31 December 2024, the ultimate parent company of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency
Limited (“CGUAL”) is Cincinnati Financial Corporation (“CFC”). CFC is incorporated in the United
States of America, and acquired the entire issued share capital of Cincinnati Global Underwriting
Limited (“CGUL”), and its subsidiaries on 20 February 2019. CGUL is the intermediate holding
company of CGUAL, and Cincinnati Global Dedicated No 2 Limited.
Group accounts for CFC are available from the Company Secretary of CGUAL, One Minster Court,
London EC3R 7AA, or at https://investors.cinfin.com/annual-reports-and-proxy-statements.
For the 2023, 2024 and 2025 years of account, the CFC participation on Syndicate 0318 is as
follows as at 31 December 2024:
Year of account Participation
£000
% of
capacity
.....................................................................................................................................................................
2023 277,461 92.88%
2024 348,136 92.84%
2025 348,136 92.84%
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (“CFC”)
Amounts recharged to the Syndicate from CFC were £243,470 in the year (2023: £282,779). This is
in respect of catastrophe modelling software, internal audit and recording of investments.
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23 Related parties continued
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Services Limited (formerly Beaufort Underwriting Services Limited)
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Services Limited (“CGUSL”) acts solely as a service company for the
introduction of contingency risks into Syndicate 0318. Prior to 31 December 2009, Cincinnati Global
Underwriting Services Limited accepted UK/Eire commercial, homeowners’ property and liability and
aviation risks to Syndicate 0318. CGUSL is an appointed representative of CGUAL under the
requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority. During the year, there were no cash transactions
between CGUSL and the Syndicate, or any amounts due to or from the Syndicate at 31 December
2024 in respect of CGUSL.
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited
Amounts payable to CGUAL at 31 December 2024 totalled £1,499,193 (2023: £5,170,915). These
amounts are included in “Other creditors”.
Managing Agent’s Fees
In the calendar year £2,437,289 (2023: £1,941,803) has been paid by the Syndicate to CGUAL. In
aggregate, total fees payable to CGUAL in respect of services provided to the Syndicate for the
three open years amounted to £5,885,372 (2023: £4,954,388).
Profit Commissions
Profit commission of £6,952,554 is due in respect of the 2022 year of account (2021: £2,948,260).
Profit commission of £9,967,610 has been accrued on the 2023 year of account (2022: £5,572,712).
Profit commission of £1,715,310 has been accrued on the 2024 year of account (2023: £6,935,077).
The 2023 year of account will normally close at 31 December 2025 and the 2024 year of account at
31 December 2026.
Recharge from CGUAL
Expenses totalling £19,390,047 (2023: £17,352,093) were recharged to the Syndicate by CGUAL.
Where expenses were incurred jointly by the Managing Agent and the Syndicate, they were
apportioned as follows:
Salaries and related costs – according to the time individuals spent on Syndicate matters
Accommodation costs – according to the number of personnel
Other costs – as appropriate
The reinsurance premium paid to close the 2022 year of account at 31 December 2024 was agreed
by the Board of the Managing Agency on the 27 February 2025. Consequently, the technical
provisions at 31 December 2024 have been presented in the balance sheet under the headings
“reinsurance recoveries anticipated on gross reinsurance to close premiums payable to close the
account” and “reinsurance to close premiums payable to close the account – gross amount” in
accordance with the format prescribed by the Syndicate Accounting Byelaw.
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23 Related parties continued
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Cincinnati Insurance Company (“CIC”) is a fellow subsidiary and related party to Cincinnati Financial
Corporation. CIC is an insurance company, and is incorporated in the United States of America. CIC
provided claims handling services to the Syndicate in the year, on several delegated authorities in
the US. The total fees paid to CIC by Syndicate 0318 in the year ended 31 December 2024
amounted to US$108,735. CIC also provided reinsurance contracts to the Syndicate with premiums
ceded totalling £1.5m in the calendar year.
CSUPR
CGUAL has an agreement with CIC whereby the Syndicate underwrites various classes of business
brokered by CSU Producer Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Financial
Corporation. In the calendar year 2024 brokerage of US$3,419,809 was ceded on a written total of
US$14,131,793.
24 Post balance sheet events
A total of US$62.5m will be transferred to members’ personal reserve funds on 10 April 2025 in
respect of the profit on the 2022 year of account.
The Syndicate has exposure to the California Wildfire losses which occured in January 2025. The
Syndicate’s estimate of its loss from the event is between USD15-20m. The Board do not consider
this to be an adjusting event for the year ended 31 December 2024.
25 Foreign exchange rates
2024 2023
Start of
period rate
End of
period rate
Average
rate
Start of
period rate
End of
period rate
Average
rate
.....................................................................................................................................................................
| US dollar | | | | | ||
| Canadian dollar | | | ||||
| Great British pound | | | | |
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26 Funds at Lloyd’s
Every member is required to hold capital at Lloyd’s which is held in trust and known as Funds at
Lloyd’s (‘FAL’). These funds are intended primarily to cover circumstances where Syndicate assets
prove insufficient to meet participating members’ underwriting liabilities. The level of FAL that Lloyd’s
requires a member to maintain is determined by Lloyd’s based on Prudential Regulatory Authority
requirements and resource criteria. The determination of FAL has regard to a number of factors
including the nature and amount of risk to be underwritten by the member and the assessment of
the reserving risk in respect of business that has been underwritten. Since FAL is not under the
management of the Managing Agent, no amount has been shown in these Financial Statements by
way of such capital resources. However, the Managing Agent is able to make a call on the
Member’s FAL to meet liquidity requirements or to settle losses.
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2022 Underwriting Year of Account
Financial highlights
2022 underwriting account
£232m
Syndicate capacity
£50.1m
profit for closed year (before non-standard
personal expenses)
20.2%
profit as a percentage of gross premiums
£248.5m
gross premiums written (including brokerage)
81.3%
combined ratio
21.6%
profit as a percentage of capacity
Note:
·
The combined ratio is net claims incurred (inclusive
of IBNR) and net operating expenses (excluding
profit/loss on exchange) expressed as a
percentage of net earned premiums.
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2022 Underwriting Year of Account
Managing agent’s report
The Managing Agent presents its report on the
2022 Year of Account (YoA) of Syndicate 0318
closed at 31 December 2024 together with an
overview of the 2023 YoA to be closed 31
December 2025 and the 2024 YoA to be closed
at 31 December 2026.
This report is prepared in accordance with the
Lloyd’s Syndicate Accounting Byelaw (no.8 of
2005). It accompanies the annual accounts
prepared on an annual accounting basis as
required by Statutory Instruments (No. 1950 of
2008), the Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) regulations.
Detailed underwriting account descriptions as
well as future trading prospects are covered in
the Report of the directors of the Managing
Agent.
Directors
The following individuals served on the board at
various periods up to the point of closure of the
2022 year of account.
Directors:
T.C. Cracas (non-executive)
D.C. Eales
M.A. Langston
R.A. Pexton (non-executive chairman)
G.M. Tuck
G.A.M. Bonvarlet (non-executive)
R.B. Scott (non-executive)
A. Hoffmann (resigned 31 August 2022)
R.J. Martin (resigned 27 May 2022)
P.M.Murray (resigned 31 August 2022)
Company Secretary:
A. Hoffmann (resigned 1 January 2022)
S. Kaur (appointed 1 January 2022, resigned 29
December 2023)
R. Allibone (appointed 22 February 2024)
2022 Year of Account
We are delighted to report that the 2022 year of
account has closed on a three-year accounting
basis with a profit after personal expenses of
£50.1m, which equates to 21.6% expressed as
a percentage of capacity for a traditional name.
The results on an annual accounting basis are
shown in the main body of the report and
accounts; this commentary is applicable to the
closing and open years on a conventional year
of account basis only.
The Syndicate’s capacity for the 2022 year of
account was £231.7m, which was consistent
with the 2021 year of account. The Syndicate’s
largest line of business continued to be
International and US Property, but the year has
benefitted from maturity in the Specialty lines
comprising Contingency, Credit and Political
Risk, Political Violence, and Specie. During
2022, the Syndicate also began underwriting a
small amount of accident and health business
through its Consortia account. The Syndicate
also started accepting business from the Parent
company’s agency network, via CSU Producer
Resources Inc “CSUPR”.
The year benefitted from a continuation of hard
market conditions across almost all lines of
business, but the Direct and Facultative
segment of the Property account stood out in
particular for extremely good rating.
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Gross premiums written including brokerage at
closing rates of exchange are £248.5m. On a
pure year basis, gross premiums as adjusted
for rates of exchange, increased by almost
20% from the previous underwriting year.
Whilst reinsurance premiums for the year
stood at £42.3m.
The breakdown of premiums split by lines of
business appears in the table below:
Gross written premiums
2022
YoA
%
...............................................................................
Property – Direct and Facultative
58.5%
Property – Binding
Authorities 22.5%
Credit and Political Risk 4.2%
Political Violence 2.7%
Specie 5.4%
Contingency 5.4%
CSPUR 1.1%
Consortia 0.2%
100%
The 2022 YoA has incurred several catastrophe
events, the most notable of which was Hurricane
Ian. The strength of the premium base and low
levels of non catastrophe losses have helped
generate a healthy profit for the year. The year
has also benefited from reserve releases from
prior years of account. The net operating
expenses were generally in line with
expectations, although there are higher than
expected profit commissions because of the
exceptional performance of the year. It has also
been a good year for investment returns owing
to yields improving as central banks sought to
control inflation by increasing interest rates.
The major losses of note to the 2022 year of
account are listed below:
Gross Net
Loss £m £m
...............................................................................
Hurricane Ian 34.5 24.3
Winter Storm Elliott 6.7 6.7
Wildfires in Hawaii 3.0 3.0
Hurricane Fiona 2.8 2.8
Tropical Cyclone
Gabrielle 1.9 1.9
48.9 38.7
Prior year surplus
The reserves established at last year end in
respect of the 2021 year of account and prior
years have developed very favourably during
2024. This has resulted in a release of £19.2m
which has improved the overall result.
2023 Year of Account
The Syndicate capacity for the 2023 year of
account is £298.7m. The current estimate of
gross premium written for the year is £307.5m.
The 2023 YoA has benefitted from a positive
rating environment, as well as the growth of
Specialty lines. Although, there has been some
exposure to catastrophe events to date, we still
anticipate an excellent result for 2023 YoA.
Members’ balances currently stand at an overall
surplus of £67.6m, after standard personal
expenses. We are forecasting a profit in the
range of 20.5% – 25.5% upon closure of the
2023 year of account. The Board has
considered the impact of the California Wildfires
which occurred in January 2025 when
calculating this range.
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2022 Underwriting Year of Account
Independent auditor’s report to the Members of Syndicate 0318 –
2022 closed year of account
Report on the audit of the syndicate underwriting
year accounts for the 2022 closed year of account
for the three years ended 31 December 2024
Opinion
In our opinion the syndicate underwriting year
accounts of Syndicate 0318 (the ‘syndicate’):
·
give a true and fair view of the profit for the
2022 closed year of account;
·
have been properly prepared in accordance
with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice including Financial
Reporting Standard 102 “The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland”; and
·
have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of The Insurance Accounts
Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate
Accounts) Regulations 2008 and in
accordance with the Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounting Byelaw (no. 8 of 2005) and
sections 4 and 5 of the Syndicate Accounts
Instructions Version 2.0 as modified by the
Frequently Asked Questions Version 1.1
issued by Lloyd’s (the “Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounts Instructions”).
We have audited the syndicate underwriting
year accounts which comprise:
·
statement of profit or loss;
·
the balance sheet;
·
the statement of members’ balances;
·
the statement of cash flows; and
·
the related notes 1 to 16.
The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including
Financial Reporting Standard 102 “the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland”, the Insurance Accounts
Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate
Accounts) Regulations 2008 and the Lloyd’s
Syndicate Accounting Byelaw (no. 8 of 2005).
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with
International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs
(UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities
under those standards are further described in
the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the
syndicate underwriting year accounts section of
our report.
We are independent of the syndicate in
accordance with the ethical requirements that
are relevant to our audit of the syndicate
underwriting year accounts in the UK, including
the Financial Reporting Council’s (the ‘FRC’s’)
Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other information
The other information comprises the information
included in the annual report, other than the
syndicate underwriting year accounts and our
auditor’s report thereon. The managing agent is
responsible for the other information contained
within the annual report. Our opinion on the
syndicate underwriting year accounts does not
cover the other information and we do not express
any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the
syndicate underwriting year accounts or our
knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If
we identify such material inconsistencies or
apparent material misstatements, we are
required to determine whether this gives rise to a
material misstatement themselves. If, based on
the work we have performed, we conclude that
there is a material misstatement of this other
information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Responsibilities of managing agent
As explained more fully in the managing agent’s
responsibilities statement, the managing agent is
responsible for the preparation of the syndicate
underwriting year accounts under the Insurance
Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and
Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 and in
accordance with the Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounting Byelaw (no. 8 of 2005), and for being
satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the
result, and for such internal control as the
managing agent determines is necessary to
enable the preparation of syndicate underwriting
year accounts that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the syndicate underwriting accounts,
the managing agent is responsible for assessing
the syndicate’s ability to realise its assets and
discharge its liabilities in the normal course of
business, disclosing, as applicable, any matters
that impact its ability to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the
syndicate underwriting year accounts
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the syndicate
underwriting year accounts as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance
is a high level of assurance, but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can
arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis
of these syndicate underwriting year accounts.
A further description of our responsibilities for the
audit of the syndicate underwriting year accounts
is located on the FRC’s website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This
description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable
of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of
non-compliance with laws and regulations. We
design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material
misstatements in respect of irregularities,
including fraud. The extent to which our
procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
We considered the nature of the syndicate and
its control environment, and reviewed the
syndicate’s documentation of their policies and
procedures relating to fraud and compliance with
laws and regulations. We also enquired of
management, internal audit and those charged
with governance about their own identification
and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and
regulatory framework that the syndicate operates
in, and identified the key laws and regulations
that:
·
had a direct effect on the determination of
material amounts and disclosures in the
underwriting year accounts. These included
the Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008 and the Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounting Byelaw (no. 8 of 2005); and
·
do not have a direct effect on the
underwriting year accounts but compliance
with which may be fundamental to the
syndicate’s ability to operate or to avoid a
material penalty. These included the
requirements of Solvency UK.
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We discussed among the audit engagement
team including relevant internal specialists such
as actuarial and IT, regarding the opportunities
and incentives that may exist within the
organisation for fraud and how and where fraud
might occur in the underwriting year accounts.
As a result of performing the above, we identified
the greatest potential for fraud or
non-compliance with laws and regulations in the
valuation of the gross claims incurred but not
reported (“IBNR”) balance, specifically around
assumptions for certain classes of business. Our
specific procedures performed to address it are
described below:
·
Evaluated the design and implementation of
internal controls around the reserving cycle.
We have tested the controls over data,
model, assumptions, methodology and
results as per ISA 540R;
·
Performed attribute testing on the data used
in the IBNR calculations. We selected a
sample of items and traced selections to
underlying Syndicate records to ensure the
data is complete and accurate;
·
Involved our actuarial specialists to develop
independent estimates of the technical
provisions. Performed benchmarking of the
major catastrophe events from across the
industry based on market data and
compared incurred to ultimate ratios by event
using data as at 31 December 2024;
·
Performed a sample test over the major
catastrophe events to test the the
appropriateness of the valuation of IBNR; and
·
Performed a ‘stand back’ assessment to
consider all the evidence received from
audit procedures performed and conclude if
there is any evidence of overall
management bias.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we
are also required to perform specific procedures
to respond to the risk of management override.
In addressing the risk of fraud through
management override of controls, we tested the
appropriateness of journal entries and other
adjustments; assessed whether the judgements
made in making accounting estimates are
indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the
business rationale of any significant transactions
that are unusual or outside the normal course of
business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to
respond to the risks identified included the
following:
·
reviewing financial statement disclosures by
testing to supporting documentation to
assess compliance with provisions of
relevant laws and regulations described as
having a direct effect on the financial
statements;
·
performing analytical procedures to identify
any unusual or unexpected relationships
that may indicate risks of material
misstatement due to fraud;
·
enquiring of management, and internal audit
concerning actual and potential litigation and
claims, and instances of non-compliance
with laws and regulations; and
·
reading minutes of meetings of those
charged with governance, reviewing internal
audit reports and reviewing correspondence
with Lloyd’s, FCA and the PRA.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Opinions on other matters prescribed by The
Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate
and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in
the course of the audit:
·
the information given in the managing
agent’s report for the financial year for which
the syndicate underwriting year accounts
are prepared is consistent with the syndicate
underwriting year accounts; and
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·
the managing agent’s report has been
prepared in accordance with the Insurance
Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s Syndicate and
Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding
of the syndicate and its environment obtained in
the course of the audit, we have not identified
any material misstatements in the managing
agent’s report.
Matters on which we are required to report by
exception
Under the Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008 and Lloyd’s Syndicate
Accounting Byelaw (no.8 of 2005) we are
required to report in respect of the following
matters if, in our opinion:
·
the managing agent in respect of the
syndicate has not kept adequate or proper
accounting records; or
·
the syndicate underwriting year accounts
are not in agreement with the accounting
records or
·
we have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit; or
·
the syndicate underwriting year accounts
are not in compliance with the requirements
of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 of the
Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd’s
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008.
We have nothing to report in respect of these
matters.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the syndicate’s
members, as a body, in accordance with
regulation 6 of the Insurance Accounts Directive
(Lloyd’s Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the
syndicate’s members those matters we are
required to state to them in an auditor’s report
and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the
syndicate’s members as a body, for our audit
work, for this report, or for the opinions we have
formed.
Ben Newton, ACA (Senior statutory auditor)
For and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
London, UK
6 March 2025
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Statement of profit or loss: Technical account – general business for the 2022
closed year of account for the three years ended 31 December 2024
Technical account – general business
£000 £000Note
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Earned premiums, net of reinsurance
Gross premiums written 4 248,529
Outward reinsurance premiums (42,318)
206,211
Reinsurance to close premiums received, net of reinsurance 4/15 85,811
Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical
account 12,107
Other technical income, net of reinsurance –
Claims incurred, net of reinsurance
Claims paid
Gross amount (123,730)
Reinsurers’ share 26,543
(97,187)
Reinsurance to close premium payable, net of reinsurance 5 (79,371)
(176,558)
Net operating expenses 7 (76,814)
Balance on the technical account – for general business 50,757
The underwriting year has closed: all items therefore relate to discontinued operations.
The notes on pages 90 to 102 form part of these accounts.
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Non-technical account
£000
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Balance on the general business technical account 50,757
Income from investments 9,269
Realised gains on investments 1,942
Unrealised gains on investments 1,896
Realised losses on investments (180)
Unrealised losses on investments (655)
Investment expenses and charges (165)
Allocated investment return transferred to general business technical account (12,107)
Loss on exchange (656)
Profit for the closed year of account 50,101
There are no recognised gains or losses in the accounting period other than those dealt with in the
technical and non-technical accounts.
Total comprehensive income for the year is £50,101,069.
The notes on pages 90 to 102 form part of these accounts.
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Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024
£000 £000Note
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Assets
Investments
Other financial investments 8/16 132,050
Deposits with ceded undertakings 8/16 122
132,172
Debtors
Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations 9 1,547
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations 10 7,130
Other debtors 1,416
10,093
Reinsurance recoveries anticipated on gross reinsurance to close
premiums payable to close the account 5 18,821
Other assets
Cash at bank and in hand 16 2,702
Prepayments and accured income 44
Total assets 163,832
The notes on pages 90 to 102 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of members’ balances for the 36 months ended 31 December 2024
£000
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Members’ balances brought forward at 1 January –
Profit for closed year of account 50,101
Open year cash calls made –
Members’ agents fees (107)
Members’ balances carried forward at 31 December 2024 49,994
The notes on pages 90 to 102 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of cash flows for the 36 months ended 31 December 2024
£000Note
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Closed year cash flow
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the year 50,101
Unrealised gains on investments (1,242)
Net realised foreign exchange gains (106)
Non cash consideration received as part of RITC received 15 (105,240)
RITC premium payable net of reinsurance 5 79,371
Increase in debtors, subrogation and salvage and prepayments 517
Increase in creditors 5,249
Net cash inflow from operating activities 28,650
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of other financial instruments 111,480
Proceeds from sale of other financial instruments (137,321)
Net cash outflow from investing activities (25,841)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Members’ agents’ fees paid on behalf of members (107)
Net cash outflow from financing activities (107)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,702
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January –
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 16 2,702
The notes on pages 90 to 102 form part of these accounts.
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Notes to the accounts for the 36 months ended 31 December 2024
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(a) Basis of preparation
The Syndicate underwriting year accounts have been prepared under the Insurance Accounts
Directive (“Lloyd’s Syndicates and Aggregate Accounts”) Regulations 2008 (“the Lloyd’s
Regulations”) the Syndicate Accounting Byelaw, and Financial Reporting Standard 102, The
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (“FRS 102”), and
Financial Reporting Standard 103 Insurance Contracts (“FRS 103”).
Whilst the directors of the managing agent have a reasonable expectation that the Syndicate has
adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, these financial
statements represent the participation of members in the 2022 year of account, which closed on 31
December 2024. The accumulated profit of the 2022 year of account will be distributed shortly after
publication of these accounts. Therefore the 2022 year of account is not continuing to trade and,
accordingly the directors have not adopted the going concern basis in the preparation of these
accounts. This has no effect on the amounts reported in the accounts as the 2022 year of account
will be closed by payment of a reinsurance to close premium, as outlined in note 5 below, which is
consistent with the normal course of business for a Lloyd’s Syndicate and with the approach we
have applied to earlier underwriting years.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors of the Managing Agent have made judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the Syndicate’s accounting policies and the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these
estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to
estimates are recognised prospectively. Refer to note 2 in the annual accounts for the treatment of
estimates.
As each Syndicate year of account is a separate annual venture, there are no comparative figures.
(b) Going concern
The Board of CGUAL has a reasonable expectation that the Syndicate has adequate resources to
continue underwriting for the foreseeable future, and with the Syndicate’s ability to continue being a
going concern in the future.
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(a) Underwriting transactions
The underwriting accounts for each year of account are normally kept open for three years before
the result on that year is determined. At the end of the three years, outstanding liabilities can
normally be determined with sufficient accuracy to permit the year of account to be closed by
payment of a reinsurance to close premium to the successor year of account.
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(b) Reinsurance to close premium received
The reinsurance to close premium received was closed into the 2022 year of account at
The reinsurance to close premium is determined by reference to the outstanding technical provisions
(including those for outstanding claims, unearned premiums, net of deferred acquisition costs, and
unexpired risks) relating to the closed year and all previous closed years reinsured therein. Although
this estimate of net outstanding liabilities is considered to be fair and reasonable, it is implicit in the
estimation procedure that the ultimate liabilities will be at variance from the premium so determined.
The reinsurance to close premium transfers the liability in respect of all claims, reinsurance premiums,
return premiums and other payments in respect of the closing year (and previous closed years
reinsured therein) to the members of the successor year of account and gives them the benefit of
refunds, recoveries, premiums due and other income in respect of those years in so far as they have
not been credited in these accounts.
The provision for claims comprises amounts set aside for claims notified and claims incurred but not
yet reported (“IBNR”).
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques and underwriting
judgements applied by the Managing Agent’s management and reviewed by external consulting
actuaries. These techniques generally involve projecting from past experience of the development of
claims over time to form a view of the likely ultimate claims to be experienced for more recent
underwriting years, having regard to variations in the business accepted and the underlying terms
and conditions. The provision for claims also includes amounts in respect of internal and external
claims handling costs.
The reinsurers’ share of provisions for claims is based on calculated amounts of outstanding claims
and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the reinsurance
programme in place for the class of business, the claims experience for the year and the current
security rating of the reinsurance companies involved. The Syndicate uses a number of statistical
techniques to assist in making these estimates.
Accordingly, the most critical assumption as regards claims provisions is that the past is a
reasonable predictor of the likely level of claims development.
It is considered that the provisions for gross claims and related reinsurance recoveries are fairly
stated on the basis of the information currently available. However, ultimate liability will vary as a
result of subsequent information and events, and this may result in significant adjustments to the
amounts provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established in prior years are
reflected in the financial statements for the period in which the adjustments are made. The methods
used, and the estimates made, are reviewed regularly.
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(c) Premiums written and earned
Gross premiums are allocated to years of account on the basis of the inception date of the policy.
Commission and brokerage are charged to the year of account to which the relevant policy is
allocated. Policies written under binding authorities, lineslips or consortium arrangements are
allocated to the year of account into which the arrangement incepts. Additional and return premiums
follow the year of account of the original premium. Premiums are shown gross of brokerage payable
and exclude taxes and duties levied on them. Estimates are made for pipeline premiums,
representing amounts due but not yet notified to the Syndicate year of account.
Written premium is earned according to the risk profile of the policy.
Outwards reinsurance premiums ceded are attributed to the same year as the original risk being
protected.
(d) Claims paid
Gross claims paid are allocated to the same year of account as that to which the corresponding
premiums are allocated and include internal and external claims settlement expenses. Reinsurance
recoveries are allocated to the year of account to which the claim was charged.
(e) Reinsurance to close premium payable
The reinsurance to close premium paid was closed into the 2023 year of account at
31 December 2024.
The reinsurance to close premium is determined by reference to the outstanding technical provisions
(including those for outstanding claims, unearned premiums, net of deferred acquisition costs, and
unexpired risks) relating to the closed year and to all previous closed years reinsured therein.
Although this estimate of net outstanding liabilities is considered to be fair and reasonable, it is
implicit in the estimation procedure that the ultimate liabilities will be at variance from the premium so
determined. The reinsurance to close premium transfers the liability in respect of all claims,
reinsurance premiums, return premiums and other payments in respect of the closing year (and
previous closed years reinsured therein) to the members of the successor year of account and gives
them the benefit of refunds, recoveries, premiums due and other income in respect of those years in
so far as they have not been credited in these accounts.
The provision for claims comprises amounts set aside for claims notified and claims IBNR.
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(e) Reinsurance to close premium payable continued
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques and underwriting
estimates applied by the Managing Agent’s management and reviewed by external consulting
actuaries. These techniques generally involve projecting from past experience of the development of
claims over time to form a view of the likely ultimate claims to be experienced for more recent
underwriting years, having regard to variations in the business accepted and the underlying terms
and conditions. The provision for claims also includes amounts in respect of internal and external
claims handling costs.
The reinsurers’ share of provisions for claims is based on calculated amounts of outstanding claims
and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the reinsurance
programme in place for the class of business, the claims experience for the year and the current
security rating of the reinsurance companies involved. The Syndicate uses a number of statistical
techniques to assist in making these estimates.
Accordingly the most critical assumption as regards claims provisions is that the past is a
reasonable predictor of the likely level of claims development.
It is considered that the provisions for gross claims and related reinsurance recoveries are fairly
stated on the basis of the information currently available. However, ultimate liability will vary as a
result of subsequent information and events and this may result in significant adjustments to the
amounts provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established in prior years are
reflected in the financial statements for the period in which the adjustments are made. The methods
used, and the estimates made, are reviewed regularly.
(f) Acquisition costs
Acquisition costs, comprising commission and other internal and external costs related to the
acquisition of new insurance contracts are deferred to the extent that they are attributable to
premiums unearned at the balance sheet date.
(g) Financial assets and liabilities
In applying FRS 102, the Syndicate has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement
provisions of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (as adopted for use in
the EU).
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(g) Financial assets and liabilities continued
Classification
The accounting classification of financial assets and liabilities determines how they are measured
and changes in those values are presented in the statement of profit or loss and other
comprehensive Income. Financial assets and liabilities are classified on their initial recognition.
Subsequent reclassifications are permitted only in restricted circumstances.
Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss comprise financial assets
and financial liabilities held for trading and those designated as such on initial recognition.
Investments in shares and other variable yield securities, units in unit trusts, and debt and other fixed
income securities are designated as at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition, as they
are managed on a fair value basis in accordance with the Syndicate’s investment strategy.
The Syndicate does not hold financial assets or financial liabilities for trading purposes, although
derivatives (assets or liabilities) held by the Syndicate are categorised as held for trading.
Deposits with credit institutions, debtors, and accrued interest are classified as loans and
receivables.
Recognition
Financial instruments are recognised when the Syndicate becomes a party to the contractual
provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are derecognised if the Syndicate‘s contractual rights
to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or if the Syndicate transfers the financial asset to
another party without retaining control of substantially all risks and rewards of the asset. A financial
liability is derecognised when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled, or expire.
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised and derecognised, as
applicable, on the trade date, i.e. the date that the Syndicate commits itself to purchase or sell the
asset.
Measurement
A financial asset or financial liability is measured initially at fair value plus, for a financial asset or
financial liability not at fair value through profit and loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable
to its acquisition or issue.
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are measured at fair value with fair value changes
recognised immediately in profit or loss. Net gains or net losses on financial assets measured at fair
value through profit or loss includes foreign exchange gains/losses arising on their translation to the
functional currency, but excludes interest and dividend income.
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Identification and measurement of impairment
At each reporting date, the Syndicate assesses whether there is objective evidence that financial
assets not at fair value through profit or loss are impaired. Financial assets are impaired when
objective evidence demonstrates that a loss event has occurred after the initial recognition of an
asset, and that the loss event has an impact on the future cash flows on the asset that can be
estimated reliably.
Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired includes observable data that comes to the
attention of the Syndicate about any significant financial difficulty of the issuer, or significant changes
in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the issuer operates.
Individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment on an individual basis. The
remaining financial assets are assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit risk
characteristics.
An impairment loss recognised reduces the carrying amount of the impaired asset directly. All
impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can
be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised. For financial
assets measured at amortised cost, the reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Off-setting
Financial assets and financial liabilities are set off and the net amount presented in the balance
sheet when, and only when, the Syndicate currently has a legal right to set off the amounts and
intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
(h) Investment return
Investment return comprises investment income, realised investment gains and losses and
movements in unrealised gains and losses, net of investment expenses and charges. Investment
return arising in each calendar year on all the Syndicate’s investments is allocated to open years of
account in proportion to the average funds available for investment attributable to those years.
Investment returns in respect of overseas deposits are allocated to the year of account which funded
these deposits.
Realised gains and losses on investments carried at market value are calculated as the difference
between sale proceeds and purchase price. Movements in unrealised gains and losses on
investments represent the difference between their valuation at the balance sheet date and their
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purchase price or, if they have been previously valued, their valuation at the end of the previous
calendar year, together with the reversal of unrealised gains and losses recognised in earlier
calendar years in respect of investment disposals in the current period.
Investment return is initially recorded in the non-technical account. A transfer is made from the
non-technical account to the general business technical account to reflect the investment return
on funds supporting underwriting business. All investment return is considered to arise on such
funds.
(i) Net operating expenses
Where expenses are incurred by the Managing Agent or on behalf of the Managing Agent in relation
to the administration of the Syndicate, the amounts in question are apportioned using varying
methods depending on the expense type. Expenses which are incurred jointly for the Managing
Agent and Syndicate are apportioned depending on the amount of work performed, resources used
and the volume of business transacted. Net operating expenses are allocated to the year of account
for which they are incurred.
The parent company of the Managing Agent operates a defined contribution pension scheme. It
recharges salaries and related costs to the Syndicate which includes an element for pension costs.
These pension costs are recognised in full in the period to which the recharge relates.
Amounts recharged by the Managing Agent include costs arising from the use of assets in the
period. These rental costs are expensed in full in the period to which the recharge relates.
(j) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash balances held in the current accounts at the year end,
and are used by the Syndicate in the management of its short term commitments.
(k) Taxation
Under Schedule 19 of the Finance Act 1993, Managing Agents are not required to deduct basic rate
income tax from trading income. In addition, all UK basic income tax deducted from Syndicate
investment income is recoverable by Managing Agents and consequently the distribution made to
members or their Members’ Agents is gross of tax. Capital appreciation falls within trading income
and is also distributed gross of tax. It is the responsibility of members to agree and settle their tax
liabilities with HM Revenue & Customs.
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(k) Taxation continued
No provision has been made for any United States Federal Income Tax or any overseas tax payable
on the underwriting results or investment earnings.
Members resident overseas for tax purposes are responsible for agreeing and settling any tax
liabilities with the taxation authorities of their country of residence.
(l) Basis of currency translation
Transactions in US dollars and Canadian dollars are translated at the rate of exchange at the
balance sheet date. Underwriting transactions denominated in other foreign currencies are included
at the rate of exchange ruling at the date the transaction is processed.
Assets and liabilities are re-translated into Sterling at the rate of exchange at the balance sheet date.
Differences arising on the re-translation of foreign currency amounts are included in the
non-technical account.
3 Risk and capital management
The board of directors of the Managing Agent has overall responsibility for the establishment and
oversight of the Syndicate’s risk and capital management. An overview of the Managing Agent’s
risk management structure is detailed on page 13, and more detailed definitions of the key
risks and further explanation on how they affect the Syndicate are detailed in notes on
page 40.
Effective from 1 January 2025, the RITC process means that the Insurance, Financial, Credit,
Liquidity, Market and Capital risks are transferred to the accepting 2023 Year of Account of the
Syndicate. Accordingly, these Underwriting Year accounts do not have any associated disclosures
as required by section 34 of FRS 102.
Full disclosures relating to these risks are provided in the main Annual Accounts of the Syndicate.
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Notes to the accounts for the 36 months ended 31 December 2024 continued
4 Analysis of underwriting result
Gross
premiums
written
and
earned
£000
Gross
claims
incurred
£000
Net
operating
expenses
£000
Reinsurance
balance
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Direct insurance:
Marine aviation and transport 1,045 (1,856) (526) (251) (1,588)
Fire and other damage to property 164,759 (94,172) (51,612) (8,010) 10,965
Motor (other classes) 449 (250) (167) 34 66
Credit and suretyship 6,637 (707) (1,958) (859) 3,113
Miscellaneous financial loss 13,281 (4,676) (4,833) (3,295) 477
Third party liability 619 (122) (153) 714 1,058
Reinsurance acceptances 175,655 (135,862) (17,565) (13,391) 8,837
Total 362,445 (237,645) (76,814) (25,058) 22,928
All premiums were written in the UK. All net assets and profit are derived from UK business.
Total gross premium written and earned arise from gross premiums written on the underwriting year
of account, and the reinsurance to close premium accepted from the 2021 and prior years of
account. The gross premiums written include £113,915,646 of reinsurance acceptances from the
2021 and prior years reinsurance to close premium. Reinsurance balances include £28,104,472 of
reinsurance recoverable from the 2021 and prior years reinsurance to close premium.
Geographical analysis by destination
Gross
premiums
written
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
UK 128,310
US 171,383
Other 62,752
Total 362,445
5 Reinsurance to close premium payable net of reinsurance
Reported
£000
IBNR
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Gross outstandings 57,600 40,592 98,192
Reinsurance recoveries anticipated (10,427) (8,394) (18,821)
Net 47,173 32,198 79,371
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6 Analysis of result by year of account
2021 & prior
years of
account
£000
2022 pure
year of
account
£000
Total
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Technical account balance before allocated investment return
and net operating expenses 19,218 96,248 115,466
Brokerage and commission on gross premium – (48,572) (48,572)
Acquisition costs – other – (9,932) (9,932)
19,218 37,744 56,962
7 Net operating expenses
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Acquisition costs – brokerage 48,572
Acquisition costs – other 9,932
Administrative expenses 18,310
76,814
The closed year profit is stated after charging:
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Auditor remuneration
Fees payable to the Syndicate auditor for the audit of these financial statements 219
Fees payable to the Syndicate’s auditor and its associates in respect of other
services persuant to legislation 116
335
8 Financial investments
Market
value
£000
Cost
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Holdings in collective investment schemes 25,569 25,569
Debt securities and other fixed income securities 102,622 101,011
Overseas deposits as investments 3,859 3,859
Deposits with ceded undertakings 122 122
Total investments 132,172 130,561
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Notes to the accounts for the 36 months ended 31 December 2024 continued
9 Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 1,547
1,547
10 Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 7,130
7,130
11 Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 971
971
12 Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Due within one year 1,824
1,824
13 Post balance sheet events
The reinsurance premium paid to close the 2022 year of account at 31 December 2024 was agreed
by the Board of the Managing Agency on the 27 February 2025. Consequently the technical
provisions at 31 December 2024 have been presented in the balance sheet under the headings
“reinsurance recoveries anticipated on gross reinsurance to close premium payable to close the
account” and “reinsurance to close premium payable to close the account – gross amount” in
accordance with the format prescribed by the Syndicate Accounting Byelaw.
A total of $62.5m will be transferred to members’ personal reserve funds on 10 April 2025 in respect
of the 2022 year of account.
The Syndicate has exposure to the California Wildfire losses which occured in January 2025. The
Syndicate’s estimate of its loss from the event is between USD15-20m. The 2022 year of account is
not expected to have any material exposure. The Board do not consider this to be an adjusting
event for the year ended 31 December 2024.
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14 Related parties
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited – Ultimate holding company
At 31 December 2024, the ultimate parent company of Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency
Limited (“CGUAL”) is Cincinnati Financial Corporation (“CFC”). CFC is incorporated in the United
States of America, and acquired the entire issued share capital of Cincinnati Global Underwriting
Limited (“CGUL”), and its subsidiaries on 20 February 2019. CGUL is the intermediate holding
company of CGUAL, and Cincinnati Global Dedicated No 2 Limited.
Group accounts for CFC are available from the Company Secretary of CGUAL, One Minster Court,
London EC3R 7AA, or at https://investors.cinfin.com/annual-reports-and-proxy-statements.
For the 2023, 2024 and 2025 years of account, the CFC participation on Syndicate 0318 is as follows:
Year of account Participation
£m
% of
capacity
.....................................................................................................................................................................
2023 277.5 92.9
2024 348.1 92.8
2025 348.1 92.8
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Services Limited (formerly Beaufort Underwriting Services Limited)
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Services Limited (“CGUSL”) acted solely as a service company for
the introduction of UK/Eire commercial, homeowners’ property and liability and aviation risks to
Syndicate 0318. CGUSL is an appointed representative of CGUAL. During the year, there were no
cash transactions between CGUSL and the Syndicate, or any amounts due to or from the Syndicate
at 31 December 2024 in respect of CGUSL.
The Syndicate ceased accepting new or renewal business via CGUSL on 31 December 2009.
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited
Total fees payable to CGUAL in respect of services provided to the Syndicate and chargeable to the
2022 year of account amounted to £1,506,280.
Profit commission of £12,525,266 has been accrued in respect of the 2022 year of account.
Expenses totalling £15,437,208 were recharged to the Syndicate in 2022 year of account by
CGUAL.
Where expenses were incurred jointly by the Managing Agent and the Syndicate, they were
apportioned as follows:
Salaries and related costs – according to time of each individual spent on Syndicate matters
Accommodation costs – according to number of personnel
Other costs – as appropriate
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14 Related parties continued
CSUPR
CGUAL has an agreement with CIC whereby the syndicate underwrites various classes of business
on behalf of CIC. For the year of account 2022 brokerage of GBP £588,442 was ceded on a written
total of GBP £2,616,983.
15 Consideration for RITC received
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Non cash consideration received for the net RITC comprises:
Portfolio investments 104,984
Debtors 10,653
Creditors (10,397)
Non cash consideration received 105,240
Cash 2,934
Total cash and non cash consideration for RITC received 108,174
Amounts payable to members’ on closure of the 2021 year of account (23,127)
Reinsurance to close premium received, net of reinsurance received at
1 January 2024 85,047
Profit on foreign exchange 764
Reinsurance to close premium received, net of reinsurance 85,811
16 Movement in opening and closing portfolio investments net of financing
At 1
January
2022
£000
Received within
RITC premium
£000
Cash flow
£000
Change in fair
value and
foreign
exchange
£000
At 31
December
2024
£000
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Cash – 2,934 (232) – 2,702
Portfolio investments – 104,984 25,841 1,347 132,172
Total portfolio investments – 107,918 25,609 1,347 134,874
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Seven year summary of results for a traditional Name (unaudited)
An unaudited seven year summary prepared from the results of the Syndicate for a traditional Name
with a £10,000 share is shown below.
This has not been prepared in accordance with UK financial reporting standards, or the accounting
policies disclosed. Gross premiums, and net operating expenses are stated net of brokerage, and
overrider commissions receivable.
Personal expenses have been stated at the amount which would be incurred pro rata by individual
members writing the illustrative premium income in the Syndicate irrespective of any minimum
charge applicable. Corporate members may be charged at different rates. Foreign tax, which may be
treated as a credit for personal tax purposes has been excluded.
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Syndicate allocated capacity £235.04m £234.77m £234.14m £233.55m £232.50m £231.74m £231.74m
Capacity utilised 52.5% 54.0% 59.0% 53.4% 66.4% 71.7% 86.3%
Results for an illustrative share of £10,000
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
.....................................................................................................................................................................
Gross premiums (net of brokerage) 5,253 5,401 5,901 5,342 6,640 7,173 8,629
Net premiums 4,298 4,258 4,659 4,301 5,353 5,437 6,803
Reinsurance to close from an
earlier account 2,286 2,731 3,465 3,131 3,490 3,114 3,703
Net claims (4,489) (6,573) (5,314) (3,526) (4,877) (3,272) (4,194)
Reinsurance to close (2,804) (3,552) (3,087) (3,145) (3,254) (3,670) (3,425)
Profit/(loss) on exchange 23 (12) 1 2 (19) (12) (28)
Net operating expenses (319) (330) (372) (394) (442) (487) (542)
Balance on technical account (1,005) (3,488) (648) 369 251 1,110 2,317
Investment income and gains less
losses, less expenses and
charges 83 104 120 61 13 280 522
Profit/(loss) before personal expenses (922) (3,374) (528) 430 264 1,390 2,839
Illustrative personal expenses for
a traditional Name
Managing agent’s salary (65) (65) (65) (65) (65) (65) (65)
Central Fund contributions (22) (25) (28) (24) (31) (36) (36)
Profit commissions – – – (58) (26) (251) (540)
Lloyd’s subscription (28) (28) (29) (25) (30) (34) (35)
(115) (118) (122) (172) (152) (386) (676)
Profit/(loss) after illustrative profit
commission and illustrative
personal expenses (1,037) (3,492) (650) 258 112 1,004 2,163
For the 2022 year of account, an illustrative share of £10,000 represents 0.00432% of allocated
capacity. 2022 year of account had 263 members.
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Contacts
Underwriting Management
Steve Anderson Head of Delegated Underwriting
Telephone: 020 7220 8259
Email: steve.anderson@cinfinglobal.com
Nick Chalk Active Underwriter
Telephone: 020 7220 8202
Email: nick.chalk@cinfinglobal.com
Simon Pope Head of Property Underwriting –
Direct and Facultative
Telephone: 020 7220 8204
Email: simon.pope@cinfinglobal.com
Tom Gardner Head of War, Terrorism and
Political Violence
Telephone: 020 7220 8208
Email: tom.gardner@cinfinglobal.com
James Steele-Perkins Head of Credit &
Political Risk
Telephone: 020 7220 8205
Email: james.steele-perkins@cinfinglobal.com
Francis Hernandez Head of Contingency
Telephone: 020 7220 8209
Email: francis.hernandez@cinfinglobal.com
Ian Seakens Head of Specie
Telephone: 020 7220 8254
Email: ian.seakens@cinfinglobal.com
Alex Coulton Head of Construction
Telephone: 020 7220 8275
Email: alex.coulton@cinfinglobal.com
James Braddock Head of Treaty Reinsurance
Telephone: 020 7220 8214
Email: james.braddock@cinfinglobal.com
Agency Management
Derek Eales Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 020 7220 8201
Email: derek.eales@cinfinglobal.com
Graham Tuck Chief Finance Officer
Telephone: 020 7220 8223
Email: graham.tuck@cinfinglobal.com
Ross Allibone Head of Compliance
Telephone: 020 7220 8257
Email: ross.allibone@cinfinglobal.com
Mark Langston Chief Operating Officer
Telephone: 020 7220 8211
Email: mark.langston@cinfinglobal.com
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited
One Minster Court
Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7AA
www.cinfinglobal.com
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Limited is the Lloyd’s Managing Agent for Cincinnati Global
Syndicate 0318 and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
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