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Syndicate 1609
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
Contents
Directors and administration.................................................................................................. 1
.................................................................................................... 2
Managing Agent's report ....................................................................................................... 5
Statement of Managing Agent's responsibilities .................................................................. 12
........................................ 13
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income .............................................. 17
Statement of Financial Position ........................................................................................... 19
Statement of changes in Members' balances ...................................................................... 21
Statement of cash flows ...................................................................................................... 22
1. Basis of preparation ..................................................................................................... 23
2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements ............................................................. 23
3. Significant accounting policies ..................................................................................... 25
4. Analysis of underwriting result...................................................................................... 31
5. Technical provisions .................................................................................................... 34
6. Net operating expenses ............................................................................................... 35
7. ................................................................................................. 35
8. Key management personnel compensation ................................................................. 36
9. Staff numbers and costs .............................................................................................. 36
10. Investment return ..................................................................................................... 36
11. Financial Investments ............................................................................................... 37
12. Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations .................................................... 40
13. Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations .......................................................... 40
14. Other debtors ........................................................................................................... 41
15. Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations .................................................. 41
16. Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations ......................................................... 41
17. Other creditors .......................................................................................................... 41
18. Cash and cash equivalents....................................................................................... 42
19. Related parties ......................................................................................................... 43
20. Disclosure of interests .............................................................................................. 43
21. Funds at Lloyd's ....................................................................................................... 44
22. Off-balance sheet items ............................................................................................ 44
23. Risk management .................................................................................................... 45
24. Post balance sheet events........................................................................................ 59
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Directors and administration
Managing Agent
Directors
P A Jardine (Chairman)*
R P Barke
C V Barley
S Bradbury
E M Catchpole*
S Fisher*
L Harfitt
D B Jones
L J M McMaster
A F J Neden*
S D Redmond*
K Shah*
Non-Executive Directors*
Managing Agent's registered office
5th Floor
20 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0BG
Managing Agent's registered number
1918744
Active Underwriter
A Jay
Bankers and investment managers
Barclays
Citibank
RBC Dexia
Registered Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Signing Actuary
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Active Underwriter report
2024: a growth year
The past year proved a successful period of underwriting for Mosaic Syndicate 1609 and a
powerful testament to the clear longer-term vision and goals for the company. In 2024, just our
fourth year of business, we demonstrated continued global growth, a strategic scaleup of
talent, and expansion of our proprietary product suite through thoughtful innovation and
partnerships. That combination has achieved considerable progress towards our core
agency.
Mosaic distinguishes itself by selecting complex specialty lines of business with global
relevance, differentiating through superior risk selection with a narrow but deep focus. Indeed,
Mosaic has consciously set itself apart and is well-
market.
Structurally, Syndicate 1609 is at the heart of our agency model and capital stack, bringing
effectively
syndicating capacity into local markets. We deploy capacity from two distinct capital pools: our
own syndicate, 1609, and a capital stack from third parties comprising close to 30 top-rated
delegated to Mosaic-owned entities, provide localized international distribution and empower
our underwriters to access business closer to the client. This distinctive model enables us to
originate business for our third-party capital clients outside the traditional London wholesale
market and at advantageous acquisition costs.
Our organization now has a network of eight offices in seven countries underwriting seven
lines of specialty business. Combining with Syndicate 1609, our regulated service
companies in the US, UK, Canada, Bermuda, Europe, UAE, and Asia can distribute
meaningful capacity to meet worldwide risks. Our human resources are ready for the future,
-thirds within underwriting
and claims functions, with London and New York the two largest hubs for both. Talent and
track records have been key determinants for the company; Mosaic has hired underwriters
takes a discerning approach to risk selection, a characteristic that also serves to set us apart
in non-commoditized fields. Notably, every employee holds equity in the company, building an
invested, ownership culture.
Mosaic intentionally selects non-natural catastrophe-exposed specialty classes of business
that fulfil key criteria. These guiding principles include strong underlying growth in the class;
demonstrative sustainability across market cycles; and high barriers to entry. Our select seven
lines transactional liability, cyber, environmental liability, professional liability, political
violence, financial institutions, and political risk, in order of respective GWP are each highly
relevant to current global themes of volatility, uncertainty, and change on the geopolitical and
economic landscapes.
brokers, with insureds, and with syndicated capital clients, and partnership will continue to fuel
our future.
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Our first year of trading, 2021, was closed through the RITC process at the end of 2023, on a
year-of-account basis. The ultimate gross loss ratio is 36.2% with a very low incurred gross
loss ratio of 10.9% (as at Q4 2024).
2022 has a net combined ratio of 99.6% delivering USD$0.6M of underwriting profit before
investment return on a year of account basis. The 2023 year of account has a net combined
ratio of 92.2%, delivering an underwriting profit of USD$16.3M. This result is driven by
supportive trading conditions and a benign claims environment producing a better than plan,
ultimate net loss ratio of 50.3%.
A year of profitable growth
The 2024 GAAP result produced an excellent 79.4% net combined ratio, driven by recognising
a benign claims environment on prior years and out-performance of loss ratios. The Year of
Account result also looks strong, delivering a net combined ratio of 87.4%. The syndicate
experienced 21.8% growth in GWP
US environmental liability team. During 2024, investment was made in augmenting the existing
team with an additional 12 underwriting and claims specialists. This provides a springboard
into 2025, where further growth is anticipated, and it is expected environmental liability will
-largest line of business.
Syndicate 1609 benefitted from supportive trading conditions through 2024, resulting is
profitable growth. There was increased competition in some segments, but pricing adequacy
remained strong and was combined with a focus on retaining underwriting discipline in risk
selection and product deployment. Outwards reinsurance treaty renewals were in line with
expectation, or better. The introduction of whole account quota share reinsurance added
further protection for Syndicate 1609, optimizing capital and impr
economics.
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Looking ahead
Our product lines are intentionally selected to ensure global relevance and strong underlying
growth; as a result, we continue to benefit from high demand. 2024 saw submission flow
increase by 22% on the prior year and this trajectory is expected to continue into 2025.
Seeking additional opportunities to source business directly from US markets remains a
strategic imperative. The successful expansion of the US environmental team is testament to
our ability to identify and attract industry leaders to drive profitable growth. We continue to
explore opportunities to enhance our product range and increase our capabilities, with
particular focus on accessing US business in the domestic retail market closer to our broking
partners and policyholders.
The operating environment continues to provide plenty of opportunity. Exposure premiums
remain relatively elevated after several years of supportive market conditions and, in
aggregate, the portfolio pricing adequacy is good.
A changeable economic environment alongside heightened geopolitical and social tensions
remain risk factors influencing our underwriting, however, the select classes of business and
our core industry segments, combined with superior objective risk selection tools, ensure the
team is well placed to navigate these uncertainties.
In summary, all core infrastructure and leadership are in place, pricing adequacy remains
strong, and Syndicate 1609 continues to build a robust track record of profitable, disciplined
growth.
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Managing Agent's report
The Syndicate's Managing Agent is a company registered in England and Wales. The
Directors of the Managing Agent present their report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The financial statements herein have been 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 .
Results
The result for calendar year 2024 is a profit of $44,475,000 (2023: profit of $7,578,201).
The Syndicate presents its results under FRS102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland. In accordance with FRS102, the Syndicate has identified its
insurance contracts and accounted for them in accordance with FRS103 Insurance Contracts.
Principal activity and review of the business
The Syndicate is the underwriting of direct insurance and reinsurance
A further review is included in the
Gross written premium income by class of business for the calendar year was as follows:
2024
$
2023
$
Political Risk 29,573
33,020
Terrorism (22)
(1,407)
Cyber 51,832
41,696
Financial Institutions 28,269
32,697
M&A -
(3,161)
Professional Indemnity (5)
78
Environmental 45,437
28,523
Political Violence 41,685
37,779
Professional Liability 61,102
52,805
Transactional Liability 72,127
67,325
329,998
289,355
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The Syndicate's financial key performance indicators during the year were as follows:
2024
$
2023
$
Gross premiums written
329,998
289,355
Profit for the financial year
44,475
7,578
Combined ratio*
79.4%
101.2%
*The combined ratio is the ratio of net claims incurred and net operating expenses to net
premiums earned in the calendar year. Lower ratios represent better performance.
The performance of the Syndicate has been assessed by measuring, as a percentage of
underwriting capacity, the 36-month forecasted result on a funded accounting basis for an
individual underwriting year of account . The return on capacity for each underwriting
year is shown below.
Note that the 2022 underwriting year is now closed, as of 31 December 2024.
2024 YOA
Open
2023
YOA
Open
2022
YOA
Closed
Capacity ($
319,080
261,187
212,500
Forecast result ($
35,189
21,067
15,380
Forecast return on capacity (%)
11.0%
8.1%
7.2%
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Principal risks and uncertainties
The Syndicate sets risk appetite annually, which is approved by the Agency as part of the
SCR ) process. The
Agency Risk and Solvency Committee meets at least quarterly to oversee the risk
management framework. The Syndicate Board, a sub-committee of the Agency Board,
reviews the risk profile as reflected in the risk register, and monitors performance against risk
appetite using a series of key risk indicators. The principal risk and uncertainties facing the
Syndicate are as follows:
Insurance risk
Insurance risk includes the risks that a policy will be written for too low a premium or provide
inappropriate cover (underwriting risk), that the frequency or severity of insured events will be
higher than expected (claims risk), or that estimates of claims subsequently prove to be
insufficient (reserving risk). The Syndicate Board and Underwriting Committee manages
insurance risk through challenge and oversight of the approved business plan, which sets out
targets for volumes, pricing, line sizes and retention by class of business. The Syndicate
Board then monitors performance against the business plan and the aggregation of risk
through exposure management reporting through the year. The Syndicate Board considers
Reserve
adequacy is monitored through quarterly review by the Asta Actuarial team and the Reserving
Committee.
Credit risk
The key aspect of credit risk is reinsurance counterparty risk which is the risk of default by one
Syndicate policy is to only use
approved reinsurers, supported by collateralisation where required. The Agency Reinsurance
Security Committee sets approval and usage criteria, monitors reinsurer ratings and is required
to approve and oversee the application of the reinsurer approval policy. The Syndicate may
also be exposed to broker credit risk, in particular where risk transfer arrangements are in
place. Aged debt reporting for premiums is reviewed in the Syndicate Board.
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Market risk
Market risk exposure impacting the Syndicate relates to fluctuations in interest rates or
exchange rates and inflation. The Syndicate is exposed to foreign exchange movements as
a result of mismatches between the currencies in which assets and liabilities are denominated.
currencies in which they were received or paid. Any surplus or deficit in a core currency would
be subject to review by the Syndicate Board.
Investments are monitored through Investment Managers with quarterly Investment
Committees that review the performance, duration and ESG ratings for the investments.
Liquidity risk
This is the risk that the Syndicate will not be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due, owing
to a shortfall in cash or can only meet obligations at excessive cost. To mitigate this risk the
Syndicate Board and Investment Committee reviews cash flow projections regularly and
ensures that, where needed, the Syndicate has liquidity facilities in place or has utilised the
option of a cash call from Capital providers.
The Syndicate has in place a working capital facility with Mosaic of $5.0m.
Operational risk
This is the risk that errors caused by people, processes, systems and external events lead to
losses to the Syndicate. The Agency seeks to manage this risk through a robust operational
risk and control framework including detailed procedure manuals and a thorough training
programme. This is underpinned by a structured programme of testing of processes and
systems by internal audit, who serve as an independent line of assurance, reporting directly to
the Chair of the Agency Audit Committee. Business continuity and disaster recovery plans
are in place and are regularly updated and tested.
Regulatory risk is the risk of loss owing to a breach of regulatory requirements or failure to
respond to regulatory change. The Agency is required to comply with the requirements of the
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulatory Authority (P
. The
Agency has a Compliance and Governance Director who manages a function that monitors
business activity and regulatory developments to assess any effects on both the Agency and
the Syndicate.
The Syndicate has no appetite for failing to adhere to the requirements of the FCA Consumer
Duty regulations and continues its focus on ensuring that it is treating customers fairly. The
Syndicate manages and monitors consumer duty risk through a suite of risk indicators and
reporting metrics as part of its documented consumer duty risk framework. The consumer duty
risk framework is consistently applied across all Asta syndicates and is overseen by the
Conduct Oversight Group (COG), which is an Agency Board Committee that includes a non-
executive director as a member who fulfils the role of Consumer Duty Champion.
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Group and strategic risk
Group Risk is the risk of contagion that arises from being associated with key stakeholders
and the impact that activities and events that occur within other connected or third parties has
on the business.
Strategic risk covers the risks faced by the Syndicate due to changes in underlying strategy of
the business or that of its key stakeholders (including strategic conflicts of interest).
Future developments
The Syndicate will continue to transact the current classes of general direct insurance and
reinsurance business. If opportunities arise to write new classes of business, these will be
investigated at the appropriate time.
The capacity for the 2025 underwriting year is $324m (2024 underwriting year: $261m).
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability
The Syndicate has documented a position with regard to ESG and sustainability, which is
The position has been developed
s its principles for doing business regarding
sustainability, and the Syndicate continues to ensure its approach aligns with those
expectations.
subsequent Dear CEO letter in 2020, Asta have built a climate change framework, applicable
to all syndicates, covering physical, transition and liability climate change risks, based on the
underlying business written by each syndicate.
change risk where it is an inherent part of an insurance business model, providing it is
understood, managed, and controlled and/or compensated. There is no appetite for
uncontrolled, unmanaged exposure to the financial risks of climate change.
The framework ensures Board-level engagement and accountability with
requirements and expectations, assigning clear responsibilities for managing the financial risks
associated with climate change. The Chief Risk Officer, who is a Board member, is
responsible for the climate change framework, including identifying and managing financial
climate related risks.
Asta monitors regulatory guidance and expectations on managing the financial risks of climate
change.
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Emerging risks
developing issue, triggered externally, with
the potential to have a significant business impact but which may not be sufficiently understood
upside opportunity. Emerging risks and opportunities include:
Syndicate insurable risks, as areas of potential future losses or new product offerings;
and/or lead to unplanned significant costs/income;
Both new risks and those which are re-emerging in a new context.
The Agency and Syndicate continue to monitor the impact of emerging risks on the Syndicate
business, taking into account their impacts on the strategic direction of the Syndicate.
Monitoring takes place in various forums, including the Asta Emerging Risks and Opportunities
both an internal and external lens. Specific areas of focus over the external environment
across the year at Syndicate and Asta level include:
The geopolitical landscape from a tension and broader political risk impact, including
any exposures stemming from regional conflicts (e.g. Russia - Ukraine conflict).
The heightened inflationary environment and subsequent volatility surrounding inflation
risk. This has also been considered by the Syndicate within their annual business
planning process and reserve reviews.
Directors and Officers
Details of the Directors of the Managing Agent that were serving at the date of signing these
financial statements are provided on page 1. Changes to Directors from the last report were
as follows:
K A Green Resigned 30 September 2024
A F J Neden Appointed 1 January 2025
S Fisher Appointed 1 February 2025
Changes to the Active Underwriter from the last report were as follows:
C G Mackay Resigned 16 September 2024
A Jay Appointed 16 September 2024
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Disclosure of information to the auditor
So far as each person who was a Director of the Managing Agent at the date of approving the
report is aware, there is no relevant audit information, being information needed by the
Syndicate auditor in connection with the auditor's report, of which the auditor is unaware.
Having made enquiries of fellow Directors of the Agency and the Syndicate's auditors, each
Director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Director to become
aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Syndicate's auditor is aware
of that information.
Auditor
The Managing Agent intends to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
auditor.
Representation of notes to the Accounts
The notes to the accounts have been represented to align to the Corporation of Lloyds
mandated disclosure. Unless otherwise stated there is no restatement of any figures.
Syndicate Annual General Meeting
In accordance with the Syndicate Meetings (Amendment No 1) Byelaw (No 18 of 2000) the
Managing Agent does not propose holding an annual meeting this year; objections to this
proposal or the intention to reappoint the auditors for a further 12 months can be made by
Syndicate members within 21 days of this notice.
On behalf of the Board
C V Barley
Director
04 March 2025
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Statement of Managing Agent's responsibilities
The Managing Agent is responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and regulations.
The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations
2008 require the managing agent to prepare financial statements at 31 December each year
in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom
Accounting Standards and applicable law) including FRS 102 the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The financial statements are required
by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Syndicate as at that date and of
its profit or loss for that year.
In preparing the financial statements, the managing agent is required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently subject to changes
arising on the adoption of new accounting standards in the year;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the notes to the Syndicate accounts;
and
prepare the Syndicate Accounts on the basis that the Syndicate will continue to write
future business unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Syndicate will do so.
The Managing Agent is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose
with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Syndicate and enable it to
comply with the Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts)
Regulations 2008. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Syndicate and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.
The Managing Agent is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and
financial information included on the business' website. Legislation in the United Kingdom
governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation
in other jurisdictions.
The Managing Agent is responsible for the preparation and review of the iXBRL tagging that
has been applied to the Syndicate Accounts in accordance with the instructions issued by
controls to result in tagging that is free from material non-compliance with the instructions,
whether due to fraud or error.
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Independent a
s report to the members of Syndicate 1609
Report on the audit of the syndicate annual accounts
Opinion
and of its profit and cash flows for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
applicable law); and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of The Insurance Accounts
modified by the Fr
We have audited the syndicate annual accounts included within the Annual Report and
statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024; the statement of profit or loss and
other comprehensive income, the statement of cash flows, and the statement of changes in
which include a description of the significant accounting policies.
Basis for opinion
responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the
audit of the syndicate annual accounts section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the syndicate in accordance with the ethical requirements that
Ethical Standard, as applicable to other entities of public interest, and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services prohibited by the
Other than those disclosed in note 7, we have provided no non-audit services to the syndicate
in the period under audit.
Conclusions relating to going concern
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
at least twelve months
from when the syndicate annual accounts are authorised for issue.
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of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the syndicate annual accounts
is appropriate.
However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not
a guarantee as to the syndicate's ability to continue as a going concern.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Managing Agent with respect to going
concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the
responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the syndicate annual accounts does not
cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except to
the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, any form of assurance thereon.
In connection with our audit of the syndicate annual accounts, our responsibility is to read the
other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the syndicate annual accounts or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency
or material misstatement, we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is
a material misstatement of the syndicate annual accounts or a material misstatement of the
other information. 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 based on these responsibilities.
we also considered whether the disclosures
Regulations 2008 have been included.
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, The Insurance Accounts Directive
certain opinions and matters as described below.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit, the information given
syndicate annual accounts and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the syndicate and its environment obtained in
Report.
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Responsibilities for the syndicate annual accounts and the audit
Responsibilities of the Managing Agent for the syndicate annual accounts
Agent is responsible for the preparation of the syndicate annual accounts in accordance with
the applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The
Managing Agent is also responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary
to enable the preparation of syndicate annual accounts that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the syndicate annual accounts, the Managing Agent is responsible for
assessing the syndicate’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless it is
intended for the syndicate to cease operations, or it has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the syndicate annual
accounts as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and
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 accounts.
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.
Based on our understanding of the syndicate and industry, we identified that the principal risks
of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to breaches of regulatory principles, such
as those governed by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority,
non-compliance might have a material effect on the syndicate annual accounts. We also
considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the syndicate annual
nt manipulation of the syndicate
annual accounts (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal
risks were related to the risk of fraud in revenue recognition and management override of
controls, including potential management bias in significant accounting estimates, particularly
in relation to claims incurred but not reported, estimated premium income and the posting of
inappropriate journals. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
Discussions with the Board, management, and the compliance function of the Managing
Agent, including consideration of known or suspected instances of noncompliance with laws
and regulation, and fraud;
Inspecting the meeting minutes of the Syndicate Board and Reserve Committee meetings;
Inspecting key correspondence with the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial
Identifying and testing journal entries based on a risk criteria;
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Testing and challenging where appropriate the assumptions and judgements made by
management in their significant accounting estimates, particularly in relation to the estimation
of claims incurred but not reported and the estimation of estimated premiums income; and
Designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extent
of our testing
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to
become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely
related to events and transactions reflected in the syndicate annual accounts. Also, the risk of
not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one
resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or
intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the syndicate annual accounts is
Use of this report
Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 and for no other purpose. We do not,
in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other
person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly
agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Regulations 2008 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
we have not obtained all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Managing Agent in respect of
the syndicate; or
certain disclosures of Managing Agent remuneration specified by law are not made; or
the syndicate annual accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Other matter
We draw attention to the fact that this report may be included within a document to which
s Syndicate
Instructions 2.0.
Siobhan Byrne (Senior statutory auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
London
04/03/2025
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Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
Technical account general business
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Notes 2024
$
2023
$
Gross premiums written 4 329,998
Outward reinsurance premiums (81,349 )
(75,857 )
Premiums written, net of reinsurance 248,649
Changes in unearned premium
Change in the gross provision for unearned premiums (41,833 )
(44,009 )
Change in the provision for unearned premiums
Net change in provisions for unearned premiums 5 (26,608 )
(35,005 )
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance 222,041
Allocated investment return transferred from the
non-technical account
Other technical income, net of reinsurance
Claims paid
Gross amount (50,124 )
(16,822 )
Net claims paid (32,798 )
(15,294 )
Changes in the provision for claims
Gross amount (72,336 )
(111,410 )
Net change in provisions for claims (55,997 )
(85,675 )
Claims incurred, net of reinsurance (88,795 )
(100,969 )
Net operating expenses 6 (87,611 )
(79,587 )
Balance on the technical account general
business
All the amounts above are in respect of continuing operations.
The notes on pages 29 to 59 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income continued
Non-technical account general business
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Notes
2024
$
2023
$
Balance on the technical account general
business
Investment income
Realised gains on investments
Unrealised gains on investments
Investment expenses and charges
(28 )
Total investment return
Allocated investment return transferred to the
general business technical account
(5,171 )
(2,456 )
Gain/(loss) on foreign exchange
(6,331 )
Profit for the financial year
There were no recognised gains and losses in the year other than those reported in the
statement of profit or loss, and hence no statement of other comprehensive income has been
presented.
All the amounts above are in respect of continuing operations.
The notes on pages 23 to 59 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 December 2024
Notes | 2024 $ | 2023 $ | |
Assets Investments | |||
| Financial investments | 11 | | |
| Deposits with ceding undertakings | | ||
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | |||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 5 | | |
| Claims outstanding | 5 | | |
| | |||
| Debtors | |||
| Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | 12 | | |
| Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | 13 | | |
| Other debtors | | ||
| | |||
| Other assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 18 | | |
| Other | | ||
| | |||
| Prepayments and accrued income | |||
| Deferred acquisition costs | 5 | | |
| Other prepayments and accrued income | | ||
| | |||
| Total assets | |
The notes on pages 23 to 59 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of financial position continued
As at 31 December 2024
Notes | 2024 $ | 2023 $ | |
Capital and reserves | |||
| ( | |||
| ( | |||
Technical provisions | |||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 5 | ||
| Claims outstanding | 5 | ||
Creditors | |||
| Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations | 15 | ||
| Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations | 16 | | |
| Amounts owed to credit institutions | | ||
Other creditors including taxation and social security | |||
Accruals and deferred income | | ||
Total liabilities | |||
Total liabilities, capital and reserves |
The notes on pages 23 to 59 form part of these financial statements.
The financial statements on pages 17 to 59 were approved by Board of Directors on 18
February 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
R P Barke
Director
04 March 2025
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Statement of changes in Members' balances
For the year ended 31 December 2024
2024
$
2023
$
January
(19,259 )
(26,631 )
Total comprehensive income for the year
(2,672 )
Losses collected on closure of underwriting year
Cash calls on open underwriting years
Members agent fees
(361 )
(206 )
Net movement on funds in syndicate
Other
December
(19,259 )
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Statement of cash flows
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Notes | 2024 $ | 2023 $ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the financial year | |||
| Adjustments: | |||
| Increase in gross technical provisions | |||
| ( | ( | ||
| (Increase) in debtors | ( | ( | |
| Increase in creditors | |||
(Increase)/decrease in deposits received from reinsurers | |||
| Movement in other assets/liabilities | ( | ( | |
| Foreign exchange | ( | ||
| Investment return | ( | ( | |
| 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 | ( | ||
| Collection of losses | | ||
| Injection/(release) of Funds in Syndicate | | ||
| Other | ( | ( | |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | ( | ( | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | | ||
| Foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 18 |
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Notes to the financial statements
1. Basis of preparation
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with The Insurance Accounts
Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008, applicable
Accounting Standards in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including Financial
Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), Financial Reporting Standard 103 (FRS 103) in relation
to insurance contracts
modified by the Frequently Asked Questions Version 1.1 .
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, with the exception
of financial assets which are measured at fair value through the profit and loss account.
The financial statements are presented in USD, the functional currency of the Syndicate is
USD. All amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated.
Going Concern
going concern. As part of this assessment, the Directors have considered cash forecasts, the
availability of financial resources, consistency of loss ratios, credit worthiness of reinsurers,
capital support for the existing underwriting years, business plans for future underwriting years
and availability of future capital support. Following this assessment, the Directors consider it
appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial
statements.
2. Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In preparing these financial statements, the Directors of the Managing Agent have made
judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the Syndicate
accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
The following critical accounting estimates
accounting policies:
Valuation of claims reserves
The measurement of the provision for claims outstanding involves judgements and
assumptions about the future that have a significant effect on the value 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.
Case estimates are generally set by skilled claims technicians applying their
experience and knowledge to the circumstances of individual claims. Critical
judgement is applied when estimating the value of amounts that should be provided for
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Critical accounting estimates and judgements continued
claims that have been incurred at the reporting date but have not yet been reported
(IBNR) to the Syndicate. This is a source of significant estimation uncertainty.
The ultimate cost of outstanding claims is estimated using a range of techniques
including actuarial and statistical projections, benchmarking, case by case review and
judgement. Statistical techniques assume that past claims development experience
can be used as a basis to project ultimate claims costs. Typical methods employed
include, but are not limited to, the chain ladder method and the Bornhuetter-Ferguson
method, whilst plan and pricing loss ratios are also considered.
The reserving process will disaggregate the insured risks into reserving classes these
are collections of risks of a similar profile. Each reserving class will be assessed
separately, and corresponding claims development patterns will be selected as bases
against which to forecast expected claims. Judgement is used to assess the extent to
which past trends may not apply in the future. When selecting historic data to use for
claims forecasting purposes, the suitability and reliability of the dataset is considered.
A dataset that most closely resembles the expected risk profile of a given reserving
class will be selected. as
reserving development patterns, but these can be substituted by or blended with
additional data, providing that this additional data has an established track record and
is relevant.
Whilst the Directors consider that the claims reserves are fairly stated based on the
information currently available to them, the ultimate liability will vary as a result of
subsequent information and events.
Sensitivities relating to this critical judgement have been assessed in further detail in
note 23.
For the majority of assumed (inwards) reinsurance policies, EPI is initially used as the
basis for reporting gross premiums written. EPI is a measure of expected premium
income over the life of a policy. These estimates, typically supplied by the cedent, are
judgemental and could result in misstatements of revenue recorded in the financial
statements.
Pipeline premium
Pipeline premium relates to premium that has likely been written as at the report date,
but due to reporting delays through the distribution chain, the premium has not yet
been reported to the Syndicate. Reasons for the reporting delay typically revolve
around a natural lag in receiving the premium bordereaux from brokers or coverholders
bordereaux are generally produced monthly or quarterly in arrears. Pipeline premium
is included within Gross Premiums Written on the statement of profit of loss.
There is significant uncertainty when estimating pipeline premium. Estimates are
frequently based upon information provided by the business producers, or sometimes
a statistical approach is adopted based on past experience. Given that pipeline
premium relates to hypothetical policies that have been bound just before the balance
sheet date, the vast majority of this premium is usually unearned.
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3. Significant accounting policies
The following principal accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items
which are considered material in relation to the Syndicate financial statements.
Gross premiums
Gross written premiums comprise the total premiums receivable for the whole period of cover
provided by the contracts entered into during the reporting period, regardless of whether these
are wholly due for payment in the reporting period, together with any adjustments arising in
the reporting period to such premiums receivable in respect of business written in prior
reporting periods. They are recognised on the date on which the policy commences. This is
applicable to both direct premium and assured (inwards reinsurance) premium. Gross written
premiums are stated gross of brokerage payable to intermediaries, and exclude taxes and
duties levied on the policyholder.
Estimated premium income in respect of facility contracts, for example binding authorities and
lines slips, are deemed to be written in a manner that reflects the expected profile of the
underlying business which has been written.
Ceded reinsurance premiums
Reinsurance written premiums comprise the total premiums payable for the whole cover
provided by contracts entered into the period, including portfolio premiums payable, and are
recognised on the date on which the policy incepts. Premiums include any adjustments arising
in the accounting period in respect of reinsurance contracts incepting in prior accounting
periods. They are recognised on the date on which the policy commences.
Provisions for unearned premiums
Unearned premiums are those proportions of premiums written up to the reporting date that
relate to periods of risk after the reporting date. In respect of general insurance business,
written premiums are recognised as earned over the period of the policy on a time
apportionment basis having regard where appropriate, to the incidence of risk. The proportion
attributable to subsequent periods is deferred as a provision for unearned premiums.
Unearned reinsurance premiums are those proportions of ceded premiums written up to the
reporting date that relate to periods of risk after the reporting date. Ceded reinsurance
premiums are earned on the same basis as the inwards business being protected.
Claims incurred
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 processed in the year. The provision for claims comprises amounts set aside for
claims notified and claims incurred, but not yet reported (IBNR). The Syndicate does not
discount its liability for outstanding claims.
The amount included in respect of IBNR is based on statistical techniques of estimation applied
by 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,
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. 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 the
business accepted and assessments of underwriting conditions. An element of IBNR can also
relate to specific large losses.
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Significant accounting policies continued
claims and projections for IBNR, net of estimated irrecoverable amounts, having regard to the
reinsurance programme in place for the class of business and the claims experience for the
year. The Syndicate uses a number of statistical techniques to assist in making these
estimates where relevant.
Accordingly, the two most critical assumptions as regards claims provisions are that the past
is a reasonable predictor of the likely level of claims development and that the rating and other
models used for current business are fair reflections of the likely level of ultimate claims to be
incurred.
The Directors consider that the provisions for gross claims and related reinsurance recoveries
are fairly stated on the basis of the information currently available to them. 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.
Unexpired risks
A provision for unexpired risks is made where claims and related expenses are likely to arise
after the end of the financial period in respect of contracts concluded before that date, are
expected to exceed the unearned premiums and premiums receivable under these contracts,
after the deduction of any acquisition costs deferred.
The provision for unexpired risks is calculated separately by reference to classes of business
which are managed together.
As at 31 December 2024, the Syndicate had a nil net unexpired risk provision, (2023: nil).
Reinsurance assets
The Syndicate cedes insurance risk in the normal course of business. Reinsurance assets
represent balances due from reinsurance companies. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers
are estimated in a manner consistent with the outstanding claims provision including IBNR or
settled claims associated with the reinsurer's policies and are in accordance with the related
reinsurance contract.
Reinsurance assets are reviewed for impairment at each reporting date, or more frequently if
an indication of impairment arises during the reporting year. Impairment occurs when there is
objective evidence as a result of an event that occurred after initial recognition of the
reinsurance asset that the Syndicate may not receive all outstanding amounts due under the
terms of the contract and the event has a reliably measurable impact on the amounts that the
Syndicate will receive from the reinsurer. The impairment loss is recorded in the statement of
profit or loss.
Gains or losses on buying reinsurance are recognised in the statement of profit or loss
immediately at the date of purchase and are not amortised.
Ceded reinsurance arrangements do not relieve the Syndicate from its obligations to
policyholders.
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Significant accounting policies continued
Acquisition costs
Acquisition costs comprise costs arising from the conclusion of insurance contracts, such as
intermediary brokerage and commissions.
of indirect costs, such as the advertising costs or the administrative expenses connected with
the processing of proposals and the issuing of policies, to acquisition costs.
The deferred acquisition cost asset represents the proportion of acquisition costs
corresponding to the proportion of gross premiums written that is unearned at the balance
sheet date. Deferred acquisition costs are amortised over the period in which the related
premiums are earned.
Foreign currencies
Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are initially
recorded in the functional currency at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transactions.
Monetary assets and liabilities (which include all assets and liabilities arising from insurance
contracts including unearned premiums and deferred acquisition costs) denominated in foreign
currencies are retranslated into the functional currency at the exchange rate ruling on the
reporting date.
Foreign exchange differences are recorded in the non-technical account.
The following currency exchange rates have been used for principal foreign currency
transactions:
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Start of
Period Rate
End of
Period
Rate
Average
Rate
Start of
Period
Rate
End of
Period
Rate
Average
Rate
GBP 0.79 0.80 0.78 0.83 0.79 0.81
USD 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
CAD 1.32 1.44 1.37 1.36 1.32 1.35
EUR 0.91 0.97 0.92 0.94 0.91 0.93
AUD 1.47 1.62 1.52 1.48 1.47 1.51
JPY 141.54 157.52 151.20 132.26 141.54 141.10
SGD 1.32 1.37 1.34 1.34 1.32 1.32
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).
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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Significant accounting policies 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, reassessment 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
nancial assets, principally certain debt and other fixed
income securities are classified as available for sale.
Deposits with credit institutions, debtors, and accrued interest are classified as loans and
receivables.
Financial instruments are recognised when the Syndicate becomes a party to the 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.
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 or 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.
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 or loss. Other fair value
changes are recognised in other comprehensive income. Any gain or loss recognised in OCI
will be recycled to profit and loss on derecognition of the asset.
Loans and receivables and non-derivative financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost
using the effective interest method, except Syndicate Loans to the Central Fund which are
measured at fair value through profit or loss.
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.
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Significant accounting policies continued
Impairment losses on available for sale financial assets are recognised by reclassifying the
losses accumulated in other comprehensive income to profit or loss. The net cumulative loss
that is reclassified from other comprehensive income to profit or loss is the difference between
the acquisition cost, net of any principal repayment, and the current fair value, less any
impairment loss recognised previously in profit or loss. If, in a subsequent period, the fair value
of an impaired available for sale debt security increases and the increase can be related
objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised, the impairment
loss is reversed through profit or loss. Otherwise it is reversed through the statement of
comprehensive income.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset, 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.
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, realised losses and impairment losses. Investment income
comprises interest income, dividends receivable and realised investment gains.
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.
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.
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 management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose
of the statement of cash flows.
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Significant accounting policies continued
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 (currently at
20%) deducted from Syndicate investment income is recoverable by managing agents and
Capital appreciation falls within trading income and is also distributed gross of tax.
No provision has been made for any other overseas tax payable by members on underwriting
results or investment earnings. Any payments on account made by the Syndicate during the
debtors .
Profit commission
Profit commission for the closing year is charged by the managing agent at 5% on profits over
£10m, 3.5% on the subsequent £10m and 2% thereafter. Such commission is recognised
when the year of account becomes profitable but does not become payable until after the
appropriate year of account closes normally at 36 months.
Deposits with ceding undertakings
to settle Part VII claims. These funds are held at amortised cost in the balance sheet.
Operating expenses
Where expenses are incurred by the Managing Agent for the administration of managed
syndicates, these expenses are apportioned using various methods depending on the type of
expense. Expenses which are incurred jointly are apportioned between the Managing Agent
and the Syndicate depending on the amount of work performed, resources used, and volume
of business transacted.
commission and overriding commission, are treated as a contribution to expenses.
Debtors and creditors
Insurance debtors and creditors include amounts due to and from agents, brokers and
insurance contract holders. 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.
Insurance debtors are measured at amortised cost less any provision for impairments.
Insurance creditors are stated at amortised cost. The Syndicate does not have any debtors
directly with policyholders, all transactions occur via an intermediary.
Where permitted under UK GAAP accounting standards, insurance creditors are netted off
against insurance debtors where the legally enforceable right to offset exists.
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 debtors 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.
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4. Analysis of underwriting result
An analysis of the underwriting result before investment return is presented in the table below:
2024
Gross
premium
written
Gross
premium
earned
Gross
claims
incurred
Net
operating
expenses
Reinsurance
balance
Underwriting
Result
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
Direct insurance:
Fire and other
damage to property 17,287
15,972
133
(6,470)
(2,610)
7,025
Third-party liability
243,063
211,585
(107,170)
(63,692)
(24,965)
15,758
Total Direct
260,350
227,557
(107,037)
(70,162)
(27,575)
22,783
Reinsurance
acceptances 69,648
60,608
(15,423)
(17,449)
(4,884)
22,852
Total
329,998
288,165
(122,460)
(87,611)
(32,459)
45,635
business:
2024
Gross
premiums
written
Gross
premium
earned
Gross
claims
incurred
Net
operating
expenses
Reinsurance
balance
Underwriting
Result
Additional
analysis
$
$
$
$
$
$
Fire and damage to property
of which is:
Specialties
13,464
13,043
109
(5,284)
(2,131)
5,737
Energy
-
-
-
-
-
-
Third party liability of which
is:
Energy
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Analysis of underwriting result continued
2023
Gross
premiums
written
Gross
premium
earned
Gross
claims
incurred
Net
operating
expenses
Reinsurance
balance
Underwriting
Result
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
$ 000
Direct insurance:
Fire and other
damage to
property 17,862
15,881
(6,671)
(4,846)
(2,619)
1,745
Third-party liability
197,879
183,388
(103,037)
(60,640)
(30,822)
(11,111)
Total Direct
215,741
199,269
(109,708)
(65,486)
(33,441)
(9,366)
Reinsurance
acceptances 73,614
46,077
(18,524)
(14,101)
(6,149)
7,303
Total
289,355
245,346
(128,232)
(79,587)
(39,590)
(2,063)
The
2023
Gross
premiums
written
Gross
premium
earned
Gross
claims
incurred
Net
operating
expenses
Reinsurance
balance
Underwriting
Result
Additional
analysis
$
$
$
$
$
$
Fire and damage to property
of which is:
Specialties
15,281
13,346
(5,607)
(4,072)
(2,201)
1,466
Energy
-
-
-
-
-
-
Third party liability of which
is:
Energy
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Analysis of underwriting result continued
The gross premiums written for direct insurance by underwriting location is presented in the
table below:
2024
2023
$
$
Restated
United Kingdom 328,391
288,192
European Union Member States -
-
US -
-
Rest of the world 1,607
1,163
Total gross premiums written 329,998
289,355
During the review of financial statement presentation, it was identified that business concluded
in the Rest of the World had been previously incorrectly disclosed against the United Kingdom.
The reclassification relates to the above disclosure only and has no impact on previously
reported profit, total comprehensive income, total assets, total liabilities, or total capital and
reserves.
No gains or losses were recognised in profit or loss during the year on buying reinsurance
(2023: nil).
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5. Technical provisions
2024
Gross
provisions
$
Reinsurance
assets
$
Net
$
Claims outstanding
Balance at 1 January 202,410
(49,746)
152,664
Claims paid during the year (50,124)
17,326
(32,798)
Expected cost of current year claims 137,723
(34,588)
103,135
Change in estimates of prior year provisions (15,263)
923
(14,340)
Foreign exchange movements (3,757)
1,110
(2,647)
Balance at 31 December 270,989
(64,975)
206,014
Unearned premiums
Balance at 1 January 208,907
(49,190)
159,717
Premiums written during the year 329,998
(81,349)
248,649
Premiums earned during the year (288,165)
66,124
(222,041)
Foreign exchange movements (5,932)
689
(5,243)
Balance at 31 December 244,808
(63,726)
181,082
Deferred acquisition costs
Balance at 1 January 47,142
(4,060)
43,082
Incurred deferred acquisition costs 75,048
(15,553)
59,495
Amortised deferred acquisition costs (64,490)
9,567
(54,923)
Foreign exchange movements (1,230)
200
(1,030)
Balance at 31 December 56,470
(9,846)
46,624
2023
Gross
provisions
$
Reinsurance
assets
$
Net
$
Claims outstanding
Balance at 1 January 88,843
(23,470)
65,373
Claims paid during the year (16,822)
1,528
(15,294)
Expected cost of current year claims 127,983
(27,936)
100,048
Change in estimates of prior year provisions 248
673
921
Foreign exchange movements 2,158
(541)
1,616
Balance at 31 December 202,410
(49,746)
152,664
Unearned premiums
Balance at 1 January 160,879
(39,981)
120,898
Premiums written during the year 289,355
(75,857)
213,498
Premiums earned during the year (245,346)
66,853
(178,493)
Foreign exchange movements 4,019
(205)
3,814
Balance at 31 December 208,907
(49,190)
159,717
Deferred acquisition costs
Balance at 1 January 37,141
(3,921)
33,220
Incurred deferred acquisition costs 63,922
(10,644)
53,278
Amortised deferred acquisition costs (54,813)
10,595
(44,218)
Foreign exchange movements 893
(90)
803
Balance at 31 December 47,142
(4,060)
43,082
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6. Net operating expenses
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Acquisition costs (75,048)
(70,342)
Change in deferred acquisition costs 10,558
9,109
Reinsurance commissions and profit participation 9,567
10,595
Administration expenses (26,426)
(24,332)
(6,262)
(4,617)
Net operating expenses (87,611)
(79,587)
Total commissions for direct insurance business for the year amounted to:
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Total commission for direct insurance business (59,444)
(47,356)
7. Auditor s remuneration
2024
2023
$
$
F
financial statements (342)
(314)
Fees
respect of other services pursuant to legislation (249)
(142)
Total (591)
(456)
Auditors remuneration is included as part of administrative expenses in note 6.
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8. Key management personnel compensation
The active underwriter received the following aggregate remuneration charged to the
Syndicate:
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Emoluments (733)
(585)
The aggregate emoluments of the Directors and staff of the Asta Group are charged to
companies of the Asta Group in accordance with the proportion of their time associated with
in the
financial statements of Asta Managing Agency Ltd.
No emoluments of the Directors of Asta Managing Agency Ltd were directly charged to the
Syndicate. No other compensation was payable to key management personnel.
9. Staff numbers and costs
The Syndicate has no employees beyond the Active Underwriter
10. Investment return
2024
2023
From financial assets designated at fair value through profit or
loss
$
$
Interest and similar income
1,183
73
Dividend income
-
-
Interest on cash at bank
3,427
2,318
Gains on the realisation of investments
327
65
Losses on the realisation of investments
(137)
-
Unrealised gains on investments
819
-
Unrealised losses on investments
(420)
-
Investment management expenses
(28)
-
Total investment return
5,171
2,456
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11. Financial Investments
31 December 2024
Carrying
value
Cost
$
$
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts 38,191
38,191
Debt securities and other fixed income securities 61,404
61,013
Loans and deposits with credit institutions -
-
Syndicate loans to central fund -
-
Other investments -
-
Total financial investments 99,595
99,203
Carrying
value
Cost
$
$
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts 57,473
57,473
Debt securities and other fixed income securities -
-
Loans and deposits with credit institutions -
-
Syndicate loans to central fund -
-
Other investments -
-
Total financial investments 57,473
57,473
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Financial investments continued
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 99,595
57,473
Financial assets measured at fair value as available for sale -
-
Financial assets measured at amortised cost -
-
Total financial investments 99,595
57,473
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
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
significant inputs into the assumptions are market observable.
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
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Financial investments continued
The following table shows financial investments recorded at fair value analysed between the
three levels in the fair value hierarchy.
2024 $
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
held at
amortised
cost
Total
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 38,191
-
-
-
38,191
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities -
61,404
-
-
61,404
Loans and deposits with credit
institutions -
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central fund -
-
-
-
-
Other investments -
-
-
-
-
Total 38,191
61,404
-
-
99,595
2023 $
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
held at
amortised
cost
Total
Shares and other variable yield
securities and units in unit trusts 57,473
-
-
-
57,473
Debt securities and other fixed
income securities -
-
-
-
-
Loans and deposits with credit
institutions -
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central fund -
-
-
-
-
Other investments -
-
-
-
-
Total 57,473
-
-
-
57,473
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Financial investments continued
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.
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.
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.
12. Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Due within one year 184,638
119,242
Due after one year 1
-
Total 184,639
119,242
13. Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations
2024
2023
$
$
Due within one year 93,404
75,789
Due after one year -
1
Total 93,404
75,790
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14. Other debtors
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Due within one year 714
481
Due after one year -
-
Total 714
481
15. Creditors arising out of direct insurance operations
2024
2023
$
$ 000
Due within one year 136
130
Due after one year 1
-
Total 137
130
16. Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations
2024
2023
$
$
Due within one year 57,704
45,319
Due after one year -
-
Total 57,704
45,319
17. Other creditors
2024
2023
$
$
Due with one year 7,429
3,633
Due after one year -
-
Total 7,429
3,633
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18. Cash and cash equivalents
2024
2023
$ 0
$ 000
Cash at bank and in hand 41,302
40,975
Deposits with credit institutions -
-
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts 38,190
57,473
Bank overdrafts -
-
Total cash and cash equivalents 79,492
98,448
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts are investments in nature but
are treated as cash and cash equivalents for cash flow purposes, so therefore are included in
both Financial investments and Cash and cash equivalents.
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.
Of the total cash and cash equivalents, the following amount was held in regulated bank
accounts in overseas jurisdictions:
2024
2023
$
$
Total cash and cash equivalents held in regulated accounts in overseas
jurisdictions 15,304
33,456
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19. Related parties
The ultimate parent company of Asta Managing Agency Ltd is Tennessee Topco Ltd.
Asta provides services and support to the Syndicate 1609 in its capacity as Managing Agent.
During the year, Managing Agency fees of $2.2m were charged to the Syndicate (2023:
$1.8m). Asta also recharged $3.6 (2023: $3.5m) of service charges in the year and as at 31
December 2024 an amount of $0.3m (2023: $0.0m) was owed to Asta in respect of this service.
During the year, $18.4m (2023: $14.5m) of admin expenses were charged to the Syndicate
from Mosaic entities ($4.6m Mosaic Insurance Holding Limited, $10.2m Mosaic Syndicate
Services Limited, $3.6m Mosaic Services US LLC).
The Syndicate 1609 has recorded an accrual of $1.6m for profit commission payable to Asta
(2023: $0.6m).
From time to time, syndicates managed by Asta enter into (re)insurance contracts with one
elaw provisions. All transactions are on an arm s length
basis.
Asta Capital Ltd, the parent of Asta Managing Agency Ltd, is owned by the Davies Group but
maintains a level of independence by virtue of separate boards and a separate governance
structure. Other entities within the wider Davies Group provide insurance-related services to
. The provision of these services is managed by a
length basis.
20. Disclosure of interests
During 2024 Asta was the Managing Agent for the following syndicates on behalf of third-party
capital providers:
Syndicates 1322, 1609, 1699, 1892, 1985, 1988, 2525, 2689, 2786, 3123, 4242 and
4747
Special Purpose Arrangement 1416,
Syndicates-in-a-Box 1796, 1902, 1922, 1966, 2427, 2880, 3456 and 5183.
During 2024, Asta took on management of the following syndicates:
Syndicate 1922 on 1 January 2024
Syndicate 1966 on 13 June 2024
Syndicate 2427 on 1 May 2024
Syndicate 3123 on 1 July 2024
On 1 January 2024, Asta reinsured to close Syndicate 2288 into Renaissance Re Syndicate
1458.
On 1 January 2025, Asta took on management of Syndicate 1618.
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Disclosure of interests continued
The agency also provides administrative services to syndicates and special purpose
arrangements, also undertaking several ancillary roles for other clients.
The Financial Statements of the Managing Agency can be obtained by application to the
Registered Office (see page 1).
21. 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 PRA
requirements and resource criteria. 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 members' FAL
to meet liquidity requirements or to settle losses.
22. Off-balance sheet items
The Syndicate has not been party to an arrangement, which is not reflected in its statement of
financial position, where material risks and benefits arise for the Syndicate.
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23. Risk management
a) Governance framework
The Syndicate's risk and financial management framework aims to protect the Syndicate's
members capital from events that might otherwise prevent the Syndicate from meeting its
policyholder obligations, while maximising the returns to its members. The Directors recognise
the critical importance of having efficient and effective risk management systems in place.
Asta maintains a risk management function for the Syndicate with clear terms of reference
from the Syndicate Board, its committees and sub committees.
Asta supplements this with a clear organisational structure with documented delegated
authorities and responsibilities from the main Asta Managing Agency board to the Syndicate
who perform the underwriting activities. Lastly, the Syndicate policy framework sets its risk
management and control and business conduct standards for operations. Asta reviews and
monitors each policy to ensure compliance with the policy throughout the Syndicate.
The Syndicate Board approves the risk management policies and meets regularly to approve
any commercial, regulatory and organisational requirements of such policies. These policies
define the identification of risk and its interpretation to ensure the appropriate quality and
diversification of assets, align underwriting and reinsurance strategy to the Syndicate goals,
and specify reporting requirements. The Syndicate Board places significant emphasis on the
assessment and documentation of risks and controls, including the articulation of the
Syndicate's risk appetite.
b) Capital management objectives, policies and approach
Capital framework at Lloyd's
The Society of Lloyd's (Lloyd's) is a regulated undertaking and subject to the supervision of
the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Within the supervisory framework, Lloyd's applies capital requirements at member level and
centrally to ensure that Lloyd's complies with Solvency II capital requirements, and beyond
that to meet its own financial strength, licence and ratings objectives.
Although Lloyd's capital setting processes use a capital requirement set at Syndicate level as
a starting point, the requirement to meet Solvency II and Lloyd's capital requirements apply at
overall and member level only respectively, not at Syndicate level. Accordingly the capital
requirement in respect of the Syndicate 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.
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A Syndicate may be comprised of one or more underwriting members of Lloyd's. Each member
is liable for its own share of underwriting liabilities on the Syndicate on which it is participating
but not other members' shares. Accordingly, the capital requirement that Lloyd's sets for each
member operates on a similar basis. Each member's SCR shall thus be determined by the
sum of the member's share of the Syndicate 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 year 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 not a Solvency II requirement, is to meet Lloyd's
financial strength, licence and ratings objectives. The capital uplift applied for 2024 was 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), held within 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. Accordingly, the ending members balances reported on the Statement
of Financial Position on page 18, represent resources available to meet members' and Lloyd's
capital requirements.
c) Insurance risk
The principal risk the Syndicate faces under insurance contracts is that the actual claims and
benefit payments or the timing thereof, differ from expectations. This is influenced by the
frequency of claims, severity of claims, actual benefits paid and subsequent development of
long-term claims. Therefore, the objective of the Syndicate is to ensure that sufficient reserves
are available to cover these liabilities.
The risk exposure is mitigated by diversification across a large portfolio of insurance contracts
and geographical areas. The variability of risks is also improved by careful selection and
implementation of underwriting strategy guidelines, as well as the use of reinsurance
arrangements.
The Syndicate purchases reinsurance as part of its risk mitigation programme. The Syndicates
reinsurance program is covered by multiple contract types including XOL, Cyber Quota Share
and a Whole account quota share contract. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are
estimated in a manner consistent with the outstanding claims provision and are in accordance
with the reinsurance contracts. The Syndicate's placement of reinsurance is diversified such
that it is neither dependent on a single reinsurer nor are the operations substantially dependent
upon any single reinsurance contract.
Sub committees of the Syndicate Board oversee the management of reserving risk. The use
of standardised and internal modelling techniques, as well as benchmarking and the review of
claims development are key in mitigating reserving risk. The purpose of these underwriting,
reinsurance and reserving strategies is to limit exposure to catastrophes or large losses based
on the Syndicate's risk appetite as decided by the Syndicate Board.
The Syndicate uses both its own and commercially available risk management software to
assess catastrophe exposure. However, there is always a risk that the assumptions and
techniques used in these models are unreliable or that claims arising from an un-modelled
event are greater than those arising from a modelled event.
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Key assumptions
The principal assumption underlying the liability estimates is that the future claims
development will follow a similar pattern to past claims development experience. This includes
assumptions in respect of average claim costs, claim handling costs, claim inflation factors
and claim numbers for each underwriting year. Additional qualitative judgements are used to
assess the extent to which past trends may not apply in the future, for example: once-off
occurrence; changes in market factors such as public attitude to claiming: economic
conditions: as well as internal factors such as portfolio mix, policy conditions and claims
handling procedures. Judgement is further used to assess the extent to which external factors
such as judicial decisions and government legislation affect the estimates.
Other key circumstances affecting the reliability of assumptions include variation in interest
rates, delays in settlement and changes in foreign currency rates.
Sensitivities
The claim liabilities are sensitive to the key assumptions that follow. It has not been possible
to quantify the sensitivity of certain assumptions, such as legislative changes, uncertainty in
the estimation process. The following analysis is performed for reasonably possible
movements in key assumptions with all other assumptions held constant, showing the impact
on net liabilities, profit and members balance. The correlation of assumptions will have a
significant effect in determining the ultimate claims liabilities, but to demonstrate the impact
due to changes in assumptions, assumptions had to be changed on an individual basis. It
should be noted that movements in these assumptions are non-linear.
The method used for deriving sensitivity information and significant assumptions did not
change from the previous period.
Sensitivity
General insurance business sensitivities as at 31
December 2024
+5.0%
$
-5.0%
$
Claims outstanding gross of reinsurance (13,549)
13,549
Claims outstanding net of reinsurance (10,301)
10,301
Sensitivity
General insurance business sensitivities as at 31
December 2023
+5.0%
$
-5.0%
$
Claims outstanding gross of reinsurance (10,121)
10,121
Claims outstanding net of reinsurance (7,633)
7,633
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Claims development
The tables below show the Syndicate's cumulative incurred claims development, including
both claims notified and IBNR for each underwriting year, together with the cumulative
payments to date on a gross and net of reinsurance basis at the balance sheet date.
The Syndicate has elected to translate estimated claims and claims payments at a consistent
rate of exchange as determined by the balance sheet date.
The uncertainty associated with the ultimate claims experience of an underwriting year is
greatest when the underwriting year is at an early stage of development and the margin for
future experience potentially being more adverse than assumed is at its highest. As claims
develop, and the ultimate cost of the claims becomes more certain, the relative level of margin
should decrease. Due, however, to the uncertainty inherent in the claims estimation process,
initial reserves may not always be in a surplus. This is particularly so for large catastrophe
claims where uncertainly is initially great.
Pure underwriting year
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total
$
$
$
$
$
Estimate of ultimate gross claims
At end of first underwriting year
15,865
32,368
43,731
57,359
149,323
One year later
57,296
107,236
107,543
272,075
Two years later
66,053
118,174
184,227
Three years later
54,930
54,930
Less gross claims paid
11,286
48,102
3,698
3,931
67,017
Gross claims reserves
270,989
Pure underwriting year
2021
2022
2023
2024
Total
$
$
$
$
$
Estimate of ultimate net
claims
At end of first underwriting
year
11,890
21,309
33,580
41,409
108,188
One year later
44,815
79,265
84,810
208,890
Two years later
53,598
81,487
135,085
Three years later
46,491
46,491
Less net claims paid
11,177
29,419
3,673
3,914
48,183
Net claims reserves
206,014
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d) 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.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss by failing
to discharge an obligation. The Syndicate has the following policies and procedures in place
to mitigate the exposure to credit risk:
Reinsurance is placed with counterparties that have a good credit rating and
concentration of risk is avoided by following policy guidelines in respect of
counterparties' limits. If the counterparty is downgraded or does not have a good credit
rating, then collateral is sought to mitigate any risk. This is monitored by the Syndicate
Board.
The tables below show the maximum exposure to credit risk (including an analysis of financial
assets exposed to credit risk) for the components of the statement of financial position. The
maximum exposure is shown gross, before the effect of mitigation through collateral
agreements and the use of credit derivatives.
2024 $
Neither
past due
n
or
impaired
assets
Past due
but not
impaired
assets
Gross
value of
impaired
assets
Impair
ment
allowance
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
38,190
-
-
-
38,190
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities
61,405
-
-
-
61,405
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding
64,975
-
-
-
64,975
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations
14,946
-
-
-
14,946
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations
126,129
58,510
-
-
184,639
Cash at bank and in hand
41,302
-
-
-
41,302
Overseas deposits
8,930
-
-
-
8,930
Other debtors and accrued
interest
173,583
25,990
-
-
199,573
Total
529,460
84,500
-
-
613,960
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2023 $
Neither
past due
n
or
impaired
assets
Past due
but not
impaired
assets
Gross
value of
impaired
assets
Impair
ment
allowance
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
57,473
-
-
-
57,473
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding
49,746
-
-
-
49,746
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations
105
-
-
-
105
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations
119,242
-
-
-
119,242
Cash at bank and in hand
40,975
-
-
-
40,975
Overseas deposits
5,853
-
-
-
5,853
Other debtors and accrued
interest
166,942
5,719
-
-
172,661
Total
440,336
5,719
-
-
446,055
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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
past due
3-
6 months
past due
6-
12
months
past due
Greater
than 1 year
past due
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
-
-
-
-
-
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding
-
-
-
-
-
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations
-
-
-
-
-
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations
-
-
-
-
-
Cash at bank and in hand
-
-
-
-
-
Overseas deposits
-
-
-
-
-
Other debtors and accrued
interest
-
-
-
-
-
Total
-
-
-
-
-
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2023 $
0-
3 months
past due
3-
6 months
past due
6-
12
months
past due
Greater
than 1 year
past due
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
-
-
-
-
-
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding
-
-
-
-
-
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations
-
-
-
-
-
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations
-
-
-
-
-
Cash at bank and in hand
-
-
-
-
-
Overseas deposits
-
-
-
-
-
Other debtors and accrued
interest
-
603
837
4,279
5,719
Total
-
603
837
4,279
5,719
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The table below provides information regarding the credit risk exposure of the Syndicate at the
reporting date by classifying assets according to independent credit ratings of the
counterparties. AAA is the highest possible rating.
2024 $
AAA AA A BBB Other Not
Rated
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
-
-
38,190
-
-
-
38,190
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities 8,679
20,695
26,105
5,015
-
909
61,403
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments -
-
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding -
56,493
8,482
-
-
-
64,975
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations -
-
14,946
-
-
78,458
93,404
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations -
-
-
-
-
184,639
184,639
Cash at bank and in hand -
-
41,302
-
-
-
41,302
Overseas deposits 2,256
348
519
402
184
5,221
8,930
Other debtors and accrued
interest -
-
-
-
-
121,117
121,117
Total 10,935
77,536
129,544
5,417
184
390,344
613,960
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2023 $
AAA
AA
A
BBB
Other
Not
Rated
Total
Shares and other variable
yield securities and units in
unit trusts
-
-
57,473
-
-
-
57,473
Debt securities and other
fixed income securities -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and deposits with
credit institutions -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Syndicate loans to central
fund -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other investments -
-
-
-
-
-
-
outstanding -
43,252
6,494
-
-
-
49,746
Debtors arising out of
reinsurance operations -
-
105
-
-
75,685
75,790
Debtors arising out of direct
insurance operations -
-
-
-
-
119,242
119,242
Cash at bank and in hand -
-
40,975
-
-
-
40,975
Overseas deposits 1,354
170
206
167
94
3,862
5,853
Other debtors and accrued
interest -
-
-
-
-
96,976
96,976
Total 1,354
43,422
105,253
167
94
295,765
446,055
Maximum credit exposure
It is the Syndicate's policy to maintain accurate and consistent risk ratings across its credit
portfolio. This enables management to focus on the applicable risks and the comparison of
credit exposures across all lines of business.
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Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Syndicate may not have enough cash to pay insurance claims
and other liabilities. This risk is reduced by reviewing expected cash
obligations on a weekly basis and keeping adequate cash on deposit to meet those obligations.
Further, a Liquidity Committee meets monthly to review liquidity strength and forthcoming
liquidity needs on a monthly basis.
The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Syndicate's financial liabilities based
on remaining undiscounted contractual obligations, including interest payable and outstanding
claim liabilities based on the estimated timing of claim payments resulting from recognised
insurance liabilities. Repayments which are subject to notice are treated as if notice were to
be given immediately.
2024
$
No stated
maturity
0-1 Year
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
> 5 years
Total
Claims
outstanding
-
56,889
91,390
53,138
69,572
270,989
Creditors
-
65,269
1
-
-
65,270
Total -
122,158
91,391
53,138
69,572
336,259
2023
$
No stated
maturity
0-1 Year
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
> 5 years
Total
Claims
outstanding
-
38,425
68,675
41,431
53,879
202,410
Creditors
-
49,082
-
-
-
49,082
Total
-
87,507
68,675
41,431
53,879
251,492
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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: currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. Other price risk has
been assessed as negligible, given that the Syndicate does not invest in equities.
The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures
within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return on risk.
a) Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will
fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Syndicate's functional currency is USD and its exposure to foreign exchange risk arises
primarily with respect to transactions in Great British Pound, Euro, Canadian Dollar and
Australian Dollar. The Syndicate seeks to mitigate the risk by matching the estimated foreign
currency denominated liabilities with assets denominated in the same currency.
The Syndicate matches its currency position, so it holds net assets across a number of
currencies. The Syndicate takes into consideration the underlying currency of the Syndicate's
required capital and invests its assets proportionately across these currencies so as to protect
the solvency of the Syndicate, against variation in foreign exchange rates.
The following table summarises the exposure of the financial assets and liabilities to foreign
currency exchange risk at the reporting date, as follows, with all numbers reported in converted
sterling:
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2024 $
GBP
USD
EUR
CAD
AUD
Other
Total
Investments 6,189
74,906
5,132
13,366
-
-
99,593
technical provisions 15,079
93,880
14,854
4,169
717
4
128,703
Debtors 40,628
188,193
38,397
9,237
1,682
(94)
278,043
Other assets 27,739
40,175
32,196
3,613
3,482
172
107,377
Prepayments and
accrued income 11
166
-
17
49
1
244
Total assets 89,646
397,320
90,579
30,402
5,930
83
613,960
Technical provisions (84,262)
(341,005)
(66,434)
(19,904)
(4,130)
(62)
(515,797)
Deposits received
from reinsurers -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Creditors 271
(56,097)
(12,755)
(5,854)
(680)
-
(75,115)
Accruals and deferred
income (699)
-
-
-
-
(166)
(865)
Total liabilities (84,690)
(397,102)
(79,189)
(25,758)
(4,810)
(228)
(591,777)
Total capital and
reserves 4,956
218
11,390
4,644
1,120
(145)
22,183
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2023 $
GBP
USD
EUR
CAD
AUD
Other
Total
Investments -
48,326
-
9,147
-
-
57,473
share of
technical
provisions 12,094
76,625
7,608
2,481
129
-
98,937
Debtors 39,269
116,097
33,221
8,354
(1,820)
(88)
195,033
Other assets 30,598
33,876
25,386
2,203
2,233
155
94,451
Prepayments
and accrued
income 14
109
-
26
12
-
161
Total assets 81,975
275,033
66,215
22,211
554
67
446,055
Technical
provisions (72,909)
(271,778)
(49,945)
(16,427)
(253)
-
(411,312)
Deposits
received
from
reinsurers -
-
-
-
-
-
-
Creditors (4,185)
(42,183)
(6,571)
(12)
(191)
-
(53,142)
Accruals and
deferred
income (713)
-
-
-
-
(150)
(863)
Total
liabilities (77,807)
(313,960)
(56,516)
(16,439)
(443)
(150)
(465,315)
Total capital
and
reserves 4,168
(38,927)
9,699
5,772
111
(83)
(19,260)
Sensitivity to changes
The table below gives an indication of the impact on profit of a percentage change in the
relative strength of the US dollar against the value of the Sterling, Euro, Canadian Dollar, Euro
and Australian Dollar simultaneously. The analysis is based on the information as at the
reporting date.
Currency risk
2024
2023
$
$
10 percent increase in USD/GBP exchange rate 451
379
10 percent decrease in USD/GBP exchange rate (551)
(463)
10 percent increase in USD/EUR exchange rate 1,035
882
10 percent decrease in USD/EUR exchange rate (1,266)
(1,078)
10 percent increase in USD/CAD exchange rate 423
525
10 percent decrease in USD/CAD exchange rate (517)
(641)
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b) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will
fluctuate in response to changes in market interest rates
Floating rate instruments expose the Syndicate to cash flow interest risk, whereas fixed rate
instruments expose the Syndicate to fair value interest risk.
The analysis below is performed for reasonably possible movements in market interest rates
with all other variables held constant, showing the impact on the result before tax due to
changes in fair value of financial assets (whose fair values are recorded in the profit and loss
Interest rate risk
2024
2023
$
$
50 basis points increase in yield curves (495)
-
50 basis points decrease in yield curves 495
-
Insurance liabilities are not discounted and therefore are not exposed to interest rate risk.
24. Post balance sheet events
The Syndicate will distribute the 2022 underwriting year profits to members during 2025.
