RNR Estimates Loss from Sandy - Analyst Blog
21 12월 2012 - 6:20PM
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR) announced its
initial estimate of a net negative impact of $130 million on its
fourth quarter 2012 financial results due to losses arising from
Hurricane Sandy. The estimate includes the expected claims and
claim expenses incurred, earned reinstatement premiums assumed and
ceded, lost profit commissions, redeemable non-controlling interest
– DaVinciRe, and other income relating to ceded reinsurance
contracts accounted for at fair value.
The initial estimate is derived on the basis of RenaissanceRe’s
preliminary talks with some counterparties, its assessment of
possible exposures and catastrophe modeling techniques. However,
the estimate is expected to be revised as the hurricane occurred
recently and only a small amount of claims data is available as of
now.
Moreover, the magnitude of the storm and the legal issues
related to it, the contingent nature of business disruption and
other exposures, the abnormal complexity of the coverage and doubts
intrinsic to loss estimation make it difficult to accurately
estimate the total covered losses for the insurance industry from
the hurricane. Thus, RenaissanceRe will likely revise the estimated
negative impact once new or more accurate data is available. Such
estimate revision will be recorded by the company in the accounting
period in which the revision is made.
Currently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for RenaissanceRe’s
fourth-quarter earnings stands at 72 cents, plunging 34.93% from
the year-ago quarter. Additionally, the Zacks Consensus Estimate
for 2012 earnings is about $7.96 per share, surging 347.23% over
the 2011 level. The company’s full-year results will also be
impacted by the hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy has also affected many property-casualty
insurers such as Hartford Financial Services Group
Inc. (HIG), American Financial Group Inc.
(AFG), The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV),
Allstate Corporation (ALL), Progressive
Corp. (PGR) and RLI Corp. (RLI). While
most property-casualty insurers were benefiting from comparatively
lower catastrophe levels in the first three quarters of 2012,
Hurricane Sandy changed the scene. Some of these insurers, such as
Hartford, American Financial, Allstate and RLI, have already
announced their loss estimates due to Sandy.
RenaissanceRe carries a Zacks #3 Rank (Hold). We maintain a
long-term ‘Neutral’ recommendation on the stock.
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