A Growing and Profitable Specialty Insurer
May 2024
A Growing and Profitable Specialty Insurer
• Canadian specialty lines franchise operating on a primary basis for 18 years
Diversified | • US hybrid fronting platform participating in the admitted and non-admitted ('E&S') markets for 6 years |
Specialty Platform | |
• Earnings supported by an attractive mix of underwriting income and recurring fee-based and investment income | |
• 10.2% Debt-to-capital1 below our internal target (20%) and capital in excess of regulatory requirements | |
Strong Balance Sheet | • Issuer rating of BBB (DBRS); Financial Strength ratings of A (low) (DBRS) and A- (AM Best) at operating subsidiaries |
• 20% consolidated Operating ROE2 (ROE: 15%); 5-year average 83%3 combined ratio2 in Canada and 28% Q1 2024 | |
and Profitability | |
Operating ROE (ROE: 29%); increasing profitability from US subsidiary reaching a 14% Q1 2024 Operating ROE (ROE: 4%) | |
• Conservative approach to reserving; consistent history of favourable prior year claims development in primary lines | |
• 5-year GPW4 CAGR of 68%3 (41%3 in Canada, 107%3 in US) | |
De-Risked Growth | • Growth supported by deepening distribution relationships in existing lines of business, expansion of primary lines to the US |
Opportunities | and growth of our hybrid fronting model across North America |
• Proven access to capital and reinsurance relationships to support growth | |
• Investment portfolio comprised primarily of cash (38%) and fixed income (49%) | |
Conservative Risk | • Conservative underwriting culture; limited retention in US and 5-year average loss ratio2 of 21%3 in Canada |
• Disciplined reinsurance strategy; deep relationships with high-quality counterparties - 88% of reinsurance contract assets | |
Management | |
are with rated reinsurers, the remaining 12% from unrated reinsurers with appropriate collateral | |
• Strong enterprise risk management infrastructure in place | |
Experienced | • Management team with a diversity of skills, and strong relationships with regulators and distribution partners; senior |
Management | management directly owns ~6% of shares outstanding |
& Board of Directors | • Board of Directors comprised of seasoned executives with strong experience across financial services |
Pure-Play Specialty Insurer Targeting Mid-to-High Teens ROE and Growth in Book Value
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated. 1 This is a supplementary financial measure. Refer to Q1 2024 MD&A, Section 10 for details. To access MD&A, see | |
Trisura's website or SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. 2 This is a non-IFRS financial ratio. Refer to Q1 2024 MD&A, Section 10 for details. 3 As of December 31st, 2023. | 1 |
4 This is a non-IFRS financial measure. Refer to Q1 2024 MD&A, Section 10 for details. |
Company Overview
- Trisura Group Ltd. (TSX: TSU) is a specialty insurer operating in the surety, risk solutions - warranty, corporate insurance and fronting market segments
- Trisura operates in niche markets, relying on specialized underwriting knowledge and structuring expertise to offer commercial products and services not provided by most insurers
- Components of Trisura were founded and incubated within Brookfield Asset Management; Canadian specialty insurance in 2006 and US fronting in 2017 prior to spin-out
Canada
- 18-yearoperating history in surety, risk solutions - warranty and corporate insurance segments; strong track record of profitable underwriting
- LTM Q1/24 GPW: $978 million
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LTM Q1/24 Operating Net Income1: $77 million (Net Income: $79 million),
28% Operating ROE (ROE: 29%) - DBRS Rating: A (Low)
- A.M. Best Rating: A- (Excellent) Size 9
Key Performance Metrics
US
- Hybrid fronting business that works with distribution partners and cedes majority of risk to reinsurance markets
- LTM Q1/24 GPW: $2.1 billion
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LTM Q1/24 Operating Net Income: $42 million (Net Income: $13 million),
14% Operating ROE (ROE: 4%)
- DBRS Rating: A (Low)
- A.M. Best Rating: A- (Excellent) Size 9
$117 million
$2 billion2
Market Cap
$662 million
Q1/24
Book Value
$3 billion
LTM Q1/24
GPW
LTM Q1/24
Op. Net Income1
(Net Income: $89 million)
20%
Operating ROE
(ROE: 15%)
10.2%
Q1/24
Debt-to-Capital
+121% Since
Year-end 2020
+29% Y/Y
+16% Y/Y
+29% Y/Y | -0.6pts Y/Y | -2.6pts Y/Y |
Established Canadian Specialty Platform and Growing US Fronting Business
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated. | |
1 This is a non-IFRS financial measure. Refer to Q1 2024 MD&A, Section 10 for details. 2 As at May 24th, 2024. | 2 |
Key Achievements
Share Price Performance1 and GPW Growth ($ millions)
Trisura | TSX Financials | S&P/TSX | Consolidated LTM GPW | |||
$3,034 / +1,883% 536%
$153 | 38% |
30% |
Key Achievements
- 2017: Completed spin-off from Brookfield; US platform secured licenses and rating
- 2018: Internalized investment function across subsidiaries; US began writing premium
- 2019: Completed inaugural equity raise and closed acquisition of admitted market capabilities
- 2020: Completed $68 million equity raise, increased capacity on revolving credit facility to $50 million and launched US surety
- 2021: Launched Canadian fronting, completed $75 million notes offering and executed a four-for-one common share split
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2022: Advanced various ESG initiatives, completed $150 million equity raise and closed acquisition of Sovereign's surety business
2023: Announced US corporate insurance, completed $53 million equity raise
2024: Closed acquisition of U.S. treasury-listed surety entity
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated. | 3 |
1 Cumulative share price performance measured from close of business December 31st, 2017. 2 'Current' as at May 24th, 2024. |
Strategic Priorities
• Diversify earnings and demonstrate stable returns (underwriting with recurring fee and investment income) | |
• Demonstrate the value of specialty focus in primary lines through loss ratio outperformance | |
Profitability | • Drive stable fronting fees through diversified program book and prudent counterparty credit risk management |
• Optimize risk-adjusted investment portfolio yield, improve diversification and maintain liquidity while enhancing | |
investment income | |
• Leverage fixed cost base and technology to gain scale, demonstrating sustainable mid-to-high teens ROE | |
• Expand North American insurance market share in niche lines through enhanced distribution and capacity relationships | |
Growth | • Expand proven platforms and expertise to new geographies (US Surety, US Corporate Insurance) and supplement |
established practices in local markets | |
• Evaluate strategic partnerships and inorganic opportunities | |
• Maintain appropriate regulatory capital; improve ratings and size category | |
Risk & Capital | • Uphold risk management best-practices across the platform |
Management | |
• Optimize retention and capital allocation | |
• Develop track record of execution and expand shareholder base | |
Capital Markets | • Enhance capital markets access through investor, banking, rating agency and other stakeholder communications |
Centralized Corporate Function Providing Support for Operating Subsidiaries to Grow Profitably
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North American Specialty Insurance Market
- Commercial products/services not provided by most insurers
- Focused underwriting knowledge, financial and structuring expertise
- Claims are less frequent but can be higher in severity
- Severity can be mitigated through strategic use of reinsurance
- Improved pricing power relative to standard insurance, supporting strong underwriting performance and operational ROE
- Outsized growth relative to P&C industry over the past 5 years
- Trisura has a 18-year history of profitable underwriting in Canada and 5-year history in the US
Canadian Market ($ billions) | US Market (US$ billions) |
DWP Growth1 | DWP Growth1 |
US - Admitted vs. E&S
Admitted | E&S (Non-Admitted) | |
Pricing | Rates and form need | Freedom of rate and |
to be approved | form | |
Product | Well developed risks | Unique and emerging |
(standard auto, etc.) | risks | |
Licensing | Carrier needs | US carrier only needs a |
approval from each | license in one state | |
state to conduct | ||
business | ||
Trisura | 49 states | All US jurisdictions |
Footprint |
Favorable Profitability
US Market1
Specialty Market2
$12 .0 | ||
$10 .0 | $7.4 | $8.5 |
$8. 0 | ||
$6. 0 | ||
$4. 0 | ||
$2. 0 | ||
$0. 0 | ||
2021 | 2022 |
P&C Industry2 | |
$83.1 | $89.5 |
2021 | 2022 |
E&S Market3 | |
$75.5 | |
$63.2 | |
2021 | 2022 |
P&C Industry | 2022 Average |
$876.1 | Domestic Professional Surplus Lines Composite 4 | |
$797.8 | U.S. P&C Industry | |
102.7% | ||
91.1% | ||
76.4% | ||
64.3% | ||
2021 | 2022 |
14.9% YoY Growth
13.2% CAGR ('17-'22)
7.7% YoY Growth
7.8% CAGR ('17-'22)
19.5% YoY Growth
19.0% CAGR ('17-'22)
9.8% YoY Growth
6.4% CAGR ('17-'22)
Loss / LAE Ratio | Combined Ratio |
Specialty Lines have Demonstrated Attractive Profitability and Growth
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated. | |
1 Source: MSA Research, SNL Financial, A.M. Best. 2 Excludes premium written by Canadian entities outside of Canada. 'Specialty Market' in Canada | 5 |
includes Boiler & Machinery, Credit, Credit Protection, Fidelity, Hail, Legal Expense, Cyber Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Excess Liability, |
Professional Liability, Umbrella Liability, Pollution Liability, Surety and Marine. 3 Excludes E&S premiums written at Lloyd's. 4 As defined by A.M. Best. Represents US domiciled insurers that primarily write surplus and / or specialty admitted business.
Overview - Trisura Canada
Business Description
• | 18-year history in surety, risk solutions - warranty and corporate |
insurance segments, with strong track record of profitable | |
underwriting | |
• | Surety:Contract surety bonds, commercial surety bonds, developer |
surety bonds and new home warranty insurance |
Total GPW & Fee Income1 ($ millions)
Surety | Risk Solutions 2 | Warranty 2 | |||
Fronting 2 | Corporate Insurance | Combined Ratio (%) | |||
91.7% | ||||||||
85.7% | 88.8% | 86.3% | 87.8% | 85.5% | ||||
85.3% | 81.8% | |||||||
81.1% | 80.7% | 81.1% | 80.7% |
$942
• #4 in Canadian Surety Market3 |
• Risk Solutions Warranty ('Warranty'): Customized structures in |
the auto and consumer goods space catering to a diverse client base |
• Canadian Fronting ('Fronting'): Fronting for reinsurers through |
licensed brokers and Managing General Agents ('MGAs') |
• Began writing in 2020, primarily on a fully-fronted basis |
• Corporate Insurance: D&O liability, professional liability, technology |
& cyber liability, multimedia liability, fidelity, and comprehensive |
general liability and property |
• #9 in Canadian Specialty3, 4 |
• Launched surety in the US in 2021 and announced US corporate |
insurance in 2023 - geographic expansion of existing business will |
$94
27%
29%
44%
2014
$107
27%
33%
40%
2015
$128
25%
38%
37%
2016
$150
22%
43%
35%
2017
$169
23%
44%
33%
2018
$188
25%
41%
34%
2019
$284
25%
48%
27%
2020
$571
21%
61%
18%
2021
$738
22%
61%
17%
2022
19%
50%
14%
17%
2023
$227 | |
$183 | 17% |
22% | 49% |
47% | |
13% | 15% |
19% | |
18% | |
Q1/23 | Q1/24 |
replicate Canadian strategy and leverage existing infrastructure | |
• | Distribution via third-party brokers, with a focus on those in Canada |
specializing in our target segments | |
• | Reinsurance protects balance sheet with diversified and highly-rated |
reinsurers |
Return on Equity and Book Value ($ millions)
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Q1/23 | Q1/24 | |
ROE / | 14% | 15% | 8% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 30% | 30% / | 29% / | 28% / | 29% / |
Op. ROE | 28% | 29% | 28% | 28% | ||||||||
BV | $61 | $63 | $68 | $73 | $75 | $90 | $110 | $166 | $211 | $290 | $230 | $334 |
Diversified Platform With Track-Record of Growth, Underwriting Profitability and Robust ROEs
Source: Internal information, MSA Research | ||
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated. | 6 | |
1 | Fee income reflects fees for surety services. 2 Risk Solutions now segmented into Warranty and Fronting in Q1 2023. 3 As at December 31st, 2022. | |
4 | Canadian Speciality includes D&O, E&O, Cyber, XS and Fidelity Markets. |
Overview - Trisura US
Business Description
- Fee-basedhybrid fronting model originates premium and cedes majority of underwriting risk to partners for a fee
- Distribution through program administrators and MGAs
- Participate in Excess and Surplus and Admitted markets
- Programs have bespoke, dedicated reinsurance capacity; counterparties are generally highly rated or collateralized
Q1 2024 GPW Breakdown by Line1
Other, 20.7% | Primary and | |
Homeowners | Excess | |
Casualty, | ||
Multiple - Peril, | ||
29.6% | ||
4.2% | ||
Commercial
Multiple - Peril,
22.0% Commercial
Auto, 23.5%
Illustration of Hybrid Fronting Model | GPW and Fronting Fee Income2 ($ millions) | |||||
Premiums | Premiums | GPW | Fee Income Earned Premiums to Capital3 | LTM Operating ROE | ||
13.6% Op. ROE | ||||||||||
(-1.0% ROE) | ||||||||||
Claims | Claims | 13.4% Op. ROE | $80 | |||||||
(-12.1% ROE) | ||||||||||
Payment | Payment | $67 | ||||||||
14.0% | ||||||||||
11.7% | $43 | 13.6% Op. ROE 14.3% Op. ROE | ||||||||
(-16.0% ROE) | (4.1% ROE) | |||||||||
$24 | $2,037 | |||||||||
5.0% | $1,702 | $22 | ||||||||
$18 | ||||||||||
n/a | ||||||||||
Distribution Partners | ||||||||||
Capacity Providers | $8 | $999 | ||||||||
(Managing General | $1 | $647 | ||||||||
(Reinsurers) | $483 | $501 | ||||||||
Agents) | Fronting Fee | $264 | ||||||||
(% of Ceded Premiums) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Q1/23 | Q1/24 | ||
0.8x | 2.4x | 4.1x | 4.7x | 6.2x | 6.7x | 6.4x | 6.2x | |||
14 | 29 | 48 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 71 |
# of Programs
Fee-Based Platform with Significant Growth Potential; Reinsurance to Manage Insurance Risk
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated.
1 "Other" includes Allied Lines - Flood, Auto Physical Damage, Burglary and Theft, Boiler and Machinery, Dwelling Fire, Farmowners Multiple - Peril, Inland | 7 |
Marine, MonoLine Property, Prepaid Legal, Private Auto, Product Liability, and Surety. 2 Trisura US began writing business in February 2018. 3 This is a non- | |
IFRS financial ratio. Composition: annualized GPW / end of period capital. End of period capital includes 25 million USD surplus note in Trisura US. |
Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet ($ millions) | |||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 636.2 | ||||||
Investments | 1,056.6 | ||||||
Other Assets | 33.7 | ||||||
Reinsurance Contract Assets | 1,947.3 | ||||||
Capital Assets and Intangible Assets | 28.1 | ||||||
Deferred Tax Assets | 34.9 | ||||||
Total Assets | 3,736.8 | ||||||
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity | |||||||
Insurance Contract Liabilities | 2,871.7 | ||||||
Other Liabilities | 127.9 | ||||||
Loan Payable | 75.0 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 3,074.6 | ||||||
Shareholders' Equity | 662.2 | ||||||
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity | 3,736.8 | ||||||
Shares Outstanding (millions) | 47.7 | ||||||
Book Value Per Share | 13.89 | ||||||
Debt-to-Capital (20% Target) | 10.2% | ||||||
Segmented Book Value | |||||||
Q1 2024 Reported | |||||||
Trisura | Trisura | Corporate | |||||
Canada | US | and other | Total | ||||
Assets1 | 1,151.5 | 2,491.1 | 94.2 | 3,736.8 | |||
Liabilities1 | 817.9 | 2,201.3 | 55.4 | 3,074.6 | |||
Book Value1 | 333.7 | 289.8 | 38.7 | 662.2 | |||
Book Value Per Share | 7.00 | 6.08 | 0.81 | 13.89 | |||
Conservative Balance Sheet Supported by Investment Grade Rating
Note: All figures in C$ million unless otherwise stated.
1 Individual segmented amounts are supplementary financial measures. The total amount is presented in the consolidated financial statements. | 8 |
Investments
Portfolio by Asset Class1 | Fixed Income Portfolio by Term1,2,3 | ||
Common Shares and Other, | > 10 Years, 5% | ||
Preferred Shares, 2% | |||
Alternatives, 7% | |||
4% | |||
High Yield Bonds, | |||
3% | < 1 Year, | ||
19% | |||
Cash & Short | 5-10 Years, | ||
Term Securities, | |||
24% | |||
38% | |||
1-3 Years, | |||
Investment Grade | 25% | ||
Bonds, | |||
39% | |||
3-5 Years, | |||
27% | |||
Government Bonds, | |||
7% | |||
Fixed Income Portfolio by Rating1,2,4 | Portfolio by Industry1,2,5 | ||
High-Yield, | |||
6% | |||
AAA, | |||
6% | |||
AA, | Other | ||
15% | |||
22% | |||
Financial | |||
BBB, | Telecommunications | 37% | |
35% | 5% | ||
Energy | |||
A, | 6% | ||
38% | |||
Government | |||
Real Estate | 12% | ||
8% | |||
Industrial | |||
10% | |||
1 Investment portfolio categorization as at March 31st, 2024. US and International portfolios converted to CAD at quarter-end exchange rate. 2 Cash | |||
excluded from Rating, Term and Industry segmentation. 3 This is a supplementary financial measure. Composition: carrying value for each term, divided by | 9 | ||
total carrying value for fixed income investments. 4 This is a supplementary financial measure. Composition: carrying value for each credit rating, divided by |
total carrying value for fixed income investments. 5 This is a supplementary financial measure. Composition: carrying value for each industry divided by total carrying value for investments.
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