UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission file number 1-11840
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 36-3871531 | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois | 60062 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
(847) 402-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X | No ___ | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes X | No ___ | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | X | Accelerated filer | ____ |
Non-accelerated filer | Smaller reporting company | ____ | |
Emerging growth company | ____ | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes | No X | ||
As of April 15, 2019, the registrant had 333,106,827 common shares, $.01 par value, outstanding.
The Allstate Corporation
Index to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
March 31, 2019
Part I Financial Information | Page | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (unaudited) | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | ||
Highlights | ||
Property-Liability Operations | ||
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– Allstate brand | ||
– Esurance brand | ||
– Encompass brand | ||
Discontinued Lines and Coverages | ||
Service Businesses | ||
Allstate Life | ||
Allstate Benefits | ||
Allstate Annuities | ||
Part II Other Information | ||
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Property and casualty insurance premiums | $ | $ | ||||||
Life premiums and contract charges | ||||||||
Other revenue | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses: | ||||||||
Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses | ( | ) | ||||||
OTTI losses reclassified to (from) other comprehensive income ("OCI") | ( | ) | ||||||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Sales and valuation changes on equity investments and derivatives | ( | ) | ||||||
Total realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total revenues | ||||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | ||||||||
Life contract benefits | ||||||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | ||||||||
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | ||||||||
Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles | ||||||||
Restructuring and related charges | ||||||||
Interest expense | ||||||||
Total costs and expenses | ||||||||
Gain on disposition of operations | ||||||||
Income from operations before income tax expense | ||||||||
Income tax expense | ||||||||
Net income | ||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | ||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | $ | ||||||
Earnings per common share | ||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Basic | $ | $ | ||||||
Weighted average common shares - Basic | ||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
Weighted average common shares - Diluted | ||||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 1
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), after-tax | ||||||||
Changes in: | ||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited)
($ in millions, except par value data) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Investments | ||||||||
Fixed income securities, at fair value (amortized cost $56,831 and $57,134) | $ | $ | ||||||
Equity securities, at fair value (cost $4,767 and $4,489) | ||||||||
Mortgage loans | ||||||||
Limited partnership interests | ||||||||
Short-term, at fair value (amortized cost $4,157 and $3,027) | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Total investments | ||||||||
Cash | ||||||||
Premium installment receivables, net | ||||||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs | ||||||||
Reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, net | ||||||||
Accrued investment income | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
Goodwill | ||||||||
Other assets | ||||||||
Separate Accounts | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | ||||||||
Contractholder funds | ||||||||
Unearned premiums | ||||||||
Claim payments outstanding | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
Other liabilities and accrued expenses | ||||||||
Long-term debt | ||||||||
Separate Accounts | ||||||||
Total liabilities | ||||||||
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 11) | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock and additional capital paid-in, $1 par value, 25 million shares authorized, 79.8 thousand issued and outstanding, $1,995 aggregate liquidation preference | ||||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value, 2.0 billion shares authorized and 900 million issued, 333 million and 332 million shares outstanding | ||||||||
Additional capital paid-in | ||||||||
Retained income | ||||||||
Deferred Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost (567 million and 568 million shares) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses: | ||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses on fixed income securities with OTTI | ||||||||
Other unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Unrealized adjustment to DAC, DSI and insurance reserves | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit | ||||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) | ||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 3
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporate and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Preferred stock par value | $ | $ | ||||||
Preferred stock additional capital paid-in | ||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ||||||||
Preferred stock issuance | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ||||||||
Common stock par value | ||||||||
Common stock additional capital paid-in | ||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ||||||||
Forward contract on accelerated share repurchase agreement | ||||||||
Activity under equity incentive plans | ( | ) | ||||||
Balance, end of period | ||||||||
Retained income | ||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ||||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ||||||||
Net income | ||||||||
Dividends on common stock (declared per share of $0.50 and $0.46) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Dividends on preferred stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Balance, end of period | ||||||||
Deferred ESOP expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Treasury stock | ||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Shares acquired | ( | ) | ||||||
Shares reissued under equity incentive plans, net | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ||||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ( | ) | ||||||
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||
Change in unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Balance, end of period | ||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||
Gain on disposition of operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | ||||||||
Changes in: | ||||||||
Policy benefits and other insurance reserves | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Unearned premiums | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs | ||||||||
Premium installment receivables, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Reinsurance recoverables, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Income taxes | ||||||||
Other operating assets and liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales | ||||||||
Fixed income securities | ||||||||
Equity securities | ||||||||
Limited partnership interests | ||||||||
Other investments | ||||||||
Investment collections | ||||||||
Fixed income securities | ||||||||
Mortgage loans | ||||||||
Other investments | ||||||||
Investment purchases | ||||||||
Fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Equity securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Limited partnership interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Mortgage loans | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other investments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Change in short-term investments, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Change in other investments, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Acquisition of operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | ||||||||
Contractholder fund deposits | ||||||||
Contractholder fund withdrawals | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Dividends paid on common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Dividends paid on preferred stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Treasury stock purchases | ( | ) | ||||||
Shares reissued under equity incentive plans, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Other | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 | General |
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Allstate Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, primarily Allstate Insurance Company (“AIC”), a property and casualty insurance company with various property and casualty and life and investment subsidiaries, including Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”) (collectively referred to as the “Company” or “Allstate”). These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes as of March 31, 2019 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The results of operations for the interim periods should not be considered indicative of results to be expected for the full year. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Accounting for Leases
Effective January 1, 2019 the Company adopted new Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance related to accounting for leases. Upon adoption of the guidance under the optional transition method that allows application of the transition provisions at the adoption date instead of the earliest period presented, the Company recorded a $585 million lease liability equal to the present value of lease payments and a $488 million right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, which is the corresponding lease liability adjusted for qualifying accrued lease payments. The lease liability and ROU asset were reported as part of other liabilities and other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The impact of these changes at adoption had no impact on net income or shareholders’ equity. Prior periods were not restated under the new standard. The Company utilized practical expedients which do not require reassessment of existing contracts for the existence of
a lease or reassessment of existing lease classifications.
Upon adoption, the new guidance required sellers in a sale-leaseback transaction to recognize the entire gain from the sale of an underlying asset at the time the sale is recognized rather than over the leaseback term. The carrying value of unrecognized gains on sale-leaseback transactions executed prior to January 1, 2019 was $21 million, after-tax, and was recorded as an increase to retained income at the date of adoption.
Accounting for Hedging Activities
Effective January 1, 2019 the Company adopted new FASB guidance intended to better align hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management activities. The new guidance expands hedge accounting to nonfinancial and financial risk components and revises the measurement methodologies to better align with an organization’s risk management activities. Separate presentation of hedge ineffectiveness is eliminated with the intention to provide greater transparency to the full impact of hedging by requiring presentation of the results of the hedged item and hedging instrument in a single financial statement line item. In addition, the amendments were designed to reduce complexity by simplifying hedge effectiveness testing. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Changes to significant accounting policies for leases
The Company has certain operating leases for office facilities, computer and office equipment, and transportation vehicles. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 11 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 14 years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within 60 days.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Leases with an initial term less than one year are not recorded on the balance sheet and the lease costs for these leases are recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating leases with terms greater than one year, result in a lease liability recorded in other liabilities with a corresponding ROU asset recorded in other assets. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $572 million in lease liabilities and $474 million in ROU assets.
Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are recognized based on the corresponding lease liabilities adjusted for qualifying initial direct costs, prepaid or accrued lease payments and unamortized lease incentives. As most of the
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Company’s leases do not disclose the implicit interest rate, the Company uses collateralized incremental borrowing rates based on information available at lease commencement when determining the present value of future lease payments. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for as a single lease. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease which are incorporated into the Company’s measurements when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option.
Operating lease costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and include interest expense on the lease liability and amortization of the ROU asset. Variable lease costs are expensed as incurred and include maintenance costs and real estate taxes. Lease costs are reported in operating costs and expenses and totaled $41 million, including $7 million of variable lease costs in first quarter 2019.
Other information related to operating leases | |||
As of March 31, 2019 | |||
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | |||
Weighted average discount rate | % | ||
Maturity of lease liabilities | ||||
($ in millions) | Operating leases | |||
2019 (1) | $ | |||
2020 | ||||
2021 | ||||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
2024 | ||||
Thereafter | ||||
Total lease payments (2) | $ | |||
Less: interest | ( | ) | ||
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | |||
(1) | Excludes maturity of lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2019. |
(2) |
Pending accounting standards
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance which revises the credit loss recognition criteria for certain financial assets measured at amortized cost, including reinsurance recoverables. The new guidance replaces the existing incurred loss recognition model with an expected loss recognition model. The objective of the expected credit loss model is for a reporting entity to recognize its estimate of expected credit losses for affected financial assets in a valuation allowance that when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the related financial assets results in a net carrying value of affected financial assets at the amount expected to be
collected. The reporting entity must consider all relevant information available when estimating expected credit losses, including details about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts over the life of an asset. Financial assets may be evaluated individually or on a pooled basis when they share similar risk characteristics. The measurement of credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities measured at fair value is not affected except that credit losses recognized are limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost and the carrying value adjustment is recognized through a valuation allowance which may change over time but once recorded cannot subsequently be reduced to an amount below zero. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and for most affected instruments must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to beginning retained income. The impact of adoption is not expected to be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans
In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments to modify certain disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans. Disclosure additions relate to the weighted-average interest crediting rates for cash balance plans and other plans with interest crediting rates and explanations for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period. Disclosures to be removed include those that identify amounts that are expected to be reclassified out of AOCI and into the income statement in the coming year and the anticipated impact of a one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rate on service and interest cost and on the accumulated benefit obligation. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The impacts of adoption are to the Company’s disclosures only.
Accounting for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts
In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance revising the accounting for certain long-duration insurance contracts. The new guidance changes the measurement of the Company’s reserves for traditional life, life-contingent immediate annuities and certain voluntary accident and health insurance products.
Under the new guidance, measurement assumptions, including those for mortality, morbidity and policy terminations, will be required to be reviewed and updated at least annually. The effect of updating measurement assumptions other than the discount rate are required to be measured on a retrospective basis and reported in net income. In addition, cash flows under the new guidance are required to be discounted using an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield required to be updated through OCI at each reporting date. These changes will replace current GAAP, which utilizes assumptions set at policy issuance until such time as the
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
assumptions result in reserves that are deficient when compared to reserves computed using current assumptions. Under current GAAP, premium deficiency reserves are recognized when a reserve deficiency is computed using current assumptions.
The new guidance requires deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) and other capitalized balances currently amortized in proportion to premiums or gross profits to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term for all long-duration insurance contracts. DAC will not be subject to loss recognition testing but will be reduced when actual experience exceeds expected experience. The new guidance will no longer require adjustments to DAC and deferred sales inducement costs (“DSI”) related to unrealized gains and losses on investment securities supporting the related business.
Market risk benefit product features are required to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in net income with the exception of changes in the fair value attributable to changes in the reporting entity’s own credit risk, which are required to be recognized in OCI. Substantially all of the Company’s market risk benefits are reinsured and therefore these impacts are not expected to be material to the Company.
The new guidance is to be included in the comparable financial statements issued in reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, thereby requiring restatement of prior periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance will be applied to affected contracts and DAC on the basis of existing carrying amounts at the earliest period presented or retrospectively using actual historical experience as of contract inception. The new guidance for market risk benefits is required to be adopted retrospectively.
The Company is evaluating the anticipated impacts of applying the new guidance to both retained income and AOCI. While the requirements of the new guidance represent a material change from existing GAAP, the underlying economics of the business and related cash flows are unchanged. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the specific impacts of adopting the new guidance, but anticipates the financial statement impact of migrating from existing GAAP to that required by the new guidance to be material, largely attributed to the impact of transitioning from an original investment-based discount rate to one based on an upper-medium grade fixed income investment yield and updates to mortality assumptions previously locked in at issuance and subject to premium deficiency testing. The Company expects the most significant impacts will occur in the run-off annuity segment. The revised accounting for DAC will be applied prospectively using the new model and any DAC effects existing in AOCI as a result of applying existing GAAP at the date of adoption will be reversed.
Codification Improvements related to Credit Losses, Derivatives and Hedging, and Financial Instruments
In April 2019, the FASB issued Codification Improvements related to Credit Losses, Derivatives and Hedging, and Financial Instruments. The guidance for Credit Losses and Financial Instruments is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The guidance for Derivatives and Hedging is effective January 1, 2020. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption, which is not expected to be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Change in accounting principle
The Company changed its accounting principle for recognizing actuarial gains and losses and expected return on plan assets for its pension and other postretirement plans to a more preferable policy under U.S. GAAP. Under the new principle, remeasurement of projected benefit obligation and plan assets are immediately recognized in earnings and are referred to as pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Previously, actuarial gains and losses and differences between the expected and actual returns on plan assets were recognized as a component of AOCI, and were subject to amortization into earnings in future periods. This change has been applied on a retrospective basis. The Company’s policy is to remeasure its pension and postretirement plans on a quarterly basis.
Differences between expected and actual returns and changes in assumptions affect our pension and other postretirement obligations, plan assets and expenses. The primary factors contributing to pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses are 1) changes in the discount rate used to value pension and postretirement obligations as of the measurement date, 2) differences between the expected and the actual return on plan assets, 3) changes in demographic assumptions, including mortality, and 4) participant experience different from demographic assumptions.
The Company also changed its policy for recognizing expected returns on plan assets by eliminating the permitted accounting practice allowing the five-year smoothing of equity returns and moving to an unadjusted fair value method.
The Company believes that immediately recognizing remeasurement of projected benefit obligation and plan assets in earnings is preferable as it provides greater transparency of the Company’s economic obligations in accounting results and better aligns with fair value accounting principles by recognizing the effects of economic and interest rate changes on pension and other postretirement plan assets and liabilities in the year in which the gains and losses are incurred. These changes have been applied on a retrospective basis and as of January 1, 2018 resulted in a cumulative effect decrease to retained income of $1.58 billion, with a corresponding offset to AOCI and had no impact on total shareholders’ equity.
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Pension and other postretirement service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of prior service credits are allocated to the Company’s reportable segments. The pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses are now reported in the Corporate and Other segment.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previous accounting principle | Impact of change | As reported | ||||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Operating costs and expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related charges | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income tax expense | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | ||||||||||||
Net income | ||||||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Basic | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Diluted | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previously reported | Impact of change | As adjusted | ||||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Operating costs and expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related charges | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Income from operations before income tax expense | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | ||||||||||||
Net income | ||||||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Basic | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Diluted | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previous accounting principle | Impact of change | As reported | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), after-tax | ||||||||||||
Changes in: | ||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost (1) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
(1) Financial statement line item has been updated to “Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit”.
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previously reported | Impact of change | As adjusted | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, after-tax | ||||||||||||
Changes in: | ||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, after-tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previous accounting principle | Impact of change | As reported | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Other liabilities and accrued expenses | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | ||||||||||||
Retained income | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost (1) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total AOCI | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previously reported | Impact of change | As adjusted | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
Retained income | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total AOCI | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previous accounting principle | Impact of change | As reported | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Retained income | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ||||||||||||
Net income | ||||||||||||
Dividends on common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Dividends on preferred stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Change in unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost (1) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
(1) Financial statement line item has been updated to “Change in unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit”.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previously reported | Impact of change | As adjusted | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
Retained income | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ||||||||||||
Net income | ||||||||||||
Dividends on common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Dividends on preferred stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period | ||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Change in unrecognized pension and other postretirement benefit cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Balance, end of period | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previous accounting principle | Impact of change | As reported | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | ||||||||||||
Other operating assets and liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Previously reported | Impact of change | As adjusted | ||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | ||||||||||||
Other operating assets and liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 11
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 | Earnings per Common Share |
Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, including vested unissued participating restricted stock units. Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number
of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. For the Company, dilutive potential common shares consist of outstanding stock options and unvested non-participating restricted stock units and contingently issuable performance stock awards.
Computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share | ||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
Less: Preferred stock dividends | ||||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | $ | ||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
Effect of dilutive potential common shares: | ||||||||
Stock options | ||||||||
Restricted stock units (non-participating) and performance stock awards | ||||||||
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding | ||||||||
Earnings per common share - Basic | $ | $ | ||||||
Earnings per common share - Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
The effect of dilutive potential common shares does not include the effect of options with an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per common share because their exercise prices exceed the average market price of Allstate common shares during the period or for which the unrecognized compensation cost would have an anti-dilutive effect.
Note 3 | Acquisitions |
iCracked On February 12, 2019, the Company acquired iCracked Inc. (“iCracked”) which offers on-site, on-demand repair services for smartphones and tablets in North America, supporting SquareTrade’s operations. In conjunction with the iCracked acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $17 million.
PlumChoice On November 30, 2018, the Company acquired PlumChoice, Inc. (“PlumChoice”) for $30 million in cash to provide technical support services to SquareTrade’s customers and small businesses. In conjunction with the PlumChoice acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $23 million.
InfoArmor On October 5, 2018, the Company acquired InfoArmor, Inc. (“InfoArmor”), a leading provider of identity protection in the employee benefits market, for $525 million in cash. InfoArmor primarily offers identity protection to employees and their family members through voluntary benefit programs at over 1,400 firms, including more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Service Businesses segment includes the results of InfoArmor.
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Note 4 | Reportable Segments |
Change in accounting principle
As discussed in Note 1, the Company changed its accounting principle for recognizing actuarial gains and losses and expected return on plan assets for its pension and other postretirement plans to a more preferable policy under U.S. GAAP. Under the new principle, remeasurement of projected benefit obligation and plan assets are immediately recognized through earnings and are referred to as pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This change has been applied on a retrospective basis. See Note 1 for further information regarding the impact of the change in accounting principle on the consolidated financial statements.
Measuring segment profit or loss
The measure of segment profit or loss used in evaluating performance is underwriting income for the Allstate Protection and Discontinued Lines and Coverages segments and adjusted net income for the Service Businesses, Allstate Life, Allstate Benefits, Allstate Annuities, and Corporate and Other segments. A reconciliation of these measures to net income applicable to common shareholders is provided below.
Underwriting income is calculated as premiums earned and other revenue, less claims and claims
expenses (“losses”), amortization of DAC, operating costs and expenses, amortization of purchased intangible assets and restructuring and related charges as determined using GAAP.
Adjusted net income is net income applicable to common shareholders, excluding:
• Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax, except for periodic settlements and accruals on non-hedge derivative instruments, which are reported with realized capital gains and losses but included in adjusted net income |
• Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses, after-tax |
• Valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax |
• Amortization of DAC and DSI, to the extent they resulted from the recognition of certain realized capital gains and losses or valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax |
• Business combination expenses and the amortization of purchased intangible assets, after-tax |
• Gain (loss) on disposition of operations, after-tax |
• Adjustments for other significant non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items, when (a) the nature of the charge or gain is such that it is reasonably unlikely to recur within two years, or (b) there has been no similar charge or gain within the prior two years |
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 13
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Reportable segments revenue information | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Property-Liability | ||||||||
Insurance premiums | ||||||||
Auto | $ | $ | ||||||
Homeowners | ||||||||
Other personal lines | ||||||||
Commercial lines | ||||||||
Allstate Protection | ||||||||
Discontinued Lines and Coverages | ||||||||
Total property-liability insurance premiums | ||||||||
Other revenue | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total Property-Liability | ||||||||
Service Businesses | ||||||||
Consumer product protection plans | ||||||||
Roadside assistance | ||||||||
Finance and insurance products | ||||||||
Intersegment premiums and service fees (1) | ||||||||
Other revenue | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total Service Businesses | ||||||||
Allstate Life | ||||||||
Traditional life insurance premiums | ||||||||
Interest-sensitive life insurance contract charges | ||||||||
Other revenue | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Allstate Life | ||||||||
Allstate Benefits | ||||||||
Traditional life insurance premiums | ||||||||
Accident and health insurance premiums | ||||||||
Interest-sensitive life insurance contract charges | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total Allstate Benefits | ||||||||
Allstate Annuities | ||||||||
Fixed annuities contract charges | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total Allstate Annuities | ||||||||
Corporate and Other | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total Corporate and Other | ||||||||
Intersegment eliminations (1) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Consolidated revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
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Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Property-Liability | ||||||||
Allstate Protection | $ | $ | ||||||
Discontinued Lines and Coverages | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total underwriting income | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Income tax expense on operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Property-Liability net income applicable to common shareholders | ||||||||
Service Businesses | ||||||||
Adjusted net income (loss) | (3 | ) | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets, after-tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Service Businesses net loss applicable to common shareholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Allstate Life | ||||||||
Adjusted net income | 71 | |||||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
DAC and DSI amortization related to realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Allstate Life net income applicable to common shareholders | ||||||||
Allstate Benefits | ||||||||
Adjusted net income | 29 | |||||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Allstate Benefits net income applicable to common shareholders | ||||||||
Allstate Annuities | ||||||||
Adjusted net (loss) income | ( | ) | 35 | |||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Gain on disposition of operations, after-tax | ||||||||
Allstate Annuities net income applicable to common shareholders | ||||||||
Corporate and Other | ||||||||
Adjusted net loss | ( | ) | (90 | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ||||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses, after-tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Corporate and Other net loss applicable to common shareholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Consolidated net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | $ | ||||||
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 15
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 | Investments |
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains (losses) and fair value for fixed income securities | ||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized | Fair value | |||||||||||||
Gains | Losses | |||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Municipal | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign government | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Municipal | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign government | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
ABS | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
RMBS | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
CMBS | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Scheduled maturities for fixed income securities | ||||||||
($ in millions) | As of March 31, 2019 | |||||||
Amortized cost | Fair value | |||||||
Due in one year or less | $ | $ | ||||||
Due after one year through five years | ||||||||
Due after five years through ten years | ||||||||
Due after ten years | ||||||||
ABS, RMBS and CMBS | ||||||||
Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Actual maturities may differ from those scheduled as a result of calls and make-whole payments by the issuers. ABS, RMBS and CMBS are shown separately because of the potential for prepayment of principal prior to contractual maturity dates.
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Net investment income | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | $ | ||||||
Equity securities | ||||||||
Mortgage loans | ||||||||
Limited partnership interests | ||||||||
Short-term investments | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Investment income, before expense | ||||||||
Investment expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net investment income | $ | $ | ||||||
Realized capital gains (losses) by asset type | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Equity securities | ( | ) | ||||||
Limited partnership interests | ||||||||
Derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other | ||||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains (losses) by transaction type | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Impairment write-downs | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Change in intent write-downs | ||||||||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Sales | ( | ) | ||||||
Valuation of equity investments (1) | ( | ) | ||||||
Valuation and settlements of derivative instruments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
(1) |
Sales of fixed income securities resulted in gross gains of $126 million and $45 million and gross losses of $60 million and $87 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.
Net appreciation (decline) recognized in net income | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Equity securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Limited partnership interests carried at fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | $ | ||||||
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OTTI losses by asset type | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended | Three months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross | Included in OCI | Net | Gross | Included in OCI | Net | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ABS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
RMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Limited partnership interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
OTTI losses | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
OTTI losses included in AOCI at the time of impairment for fixed income securities which were not included in earnings | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Municipal | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Corporate | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
ABS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
RMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
CMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The amounts exclude $178 million and $180 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of net unrealized gains related to changes in valuation of the fixed income securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
Rollforward of the cumulative credit losses recognized in earnings for fixed income securities held as of March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Beginning balance | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Additional credit loss for securities previously other-than-temporarily impaired | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Reduction in credit loss for securities disposed or collected | ||||||||
Ending balance | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
The Company uses its best estimate of future cash flows expected to be collected from the fixed income security, discounted at the security’s original or current effective rate, as appropriate, to calculate a recovery value and determine whether a credit loss exists. The determination of cash flow estimates is inherently subjective and methodologies may vary depending on facts and circumstances specific to the security. All reasonably available information relevant to the collectability of the security, including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable assumptions and forecasts, are considered when developing the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected. That information generally includes, but is not limited to, the remaining payment terms of the security, prepayment speeds, foreign exchange rates, the financial condition and future earnings potential of the issue or issuer, expected defaults, expected recoveries, the value of underlying collateral, vintage, geographic concentration of underlying collateral, available reserves or escrows, current subordination levels, third party guarantees and other credit
enhancements. Other information, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings, financial condition of the bond insurer for insured fixed income securities, and other market data relevant to the realizability of contractual cash flows, may also be considered. The estimated fair value of collateral will be used to estimate recovery value if the Company determines that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for ultimate settlement. If the estimated recovery value is less than the amortized cost of the security, a credit loss exists and an OTTI for the difference between the estimated recovery value and amortized cost is recorded in earnings. The portion of the unrealized loss related to factors other than credit remains classified in AOCI. If the Company determines that the fixed income security does not have sufficient cash flow or other information to estimate a recovery value for the security, the Company may conclude that the entire decline in fair value is deemed to be credit related and the loss is recorded in earnings.
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Unrealized net capital gains and losses included in AOCI | ||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Fair value | Gross unrealized | Unrealized net gains (losses) | |||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | Gains | Losses | ||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Short-term investments | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax | ||||||||||||||||
Amounts recognized for: | ||||||||||||||||
Insurance reserves (1) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
DAC and DSI (2) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Amounts recognized | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax | $ | |||||||||||||||
(1) | The insurance reserves adjustment represents the amount by which the reserve balance would increase if the net unrealized gains in the applicable product portfolios were realized and reinvested at lower interest rates, resulting in a premium deficiency. This adjustment primarily relates to structured settlement annuities with life contingencies (a type of immediate fixed annuities). |
(2) | The DAC and DSI adjustment balance represents the amount by which the amortization of DAC and DSI would increase or decrease if the unrealized gains or losses in the respective product portfolios were realized. |
Unrealized net capital gains and losses included in AOCI | ||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Fair value | Gross unrealized | Unrealized net gains (losses) | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | Gains | Losses | ||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Short-term investments | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative instruments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax | ||||||||||||||||
Amounts recognized for: | ||||||||||||||||
Insurance reserves | ||||||||||||||||
DAC and DSI | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Amounts recognized | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
Change in unrealized net capital gains (losses) | ||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, 2019 | |||
Fixed income securities | $ | |||
Derivative instruments | ||||
Total | ||||
Amounts recognized for: | ||||
Insurance reserves | ( | ) | ||
DAC and DSI | ( | ) | ||
Amounts recognized | ( | ) | ||
Deferred income taxes | ( | ) | ||
Increase in unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax | $ | |||
Portfolio monitoring
The Company has a comprehensive portfolio monitoring process to identify and evaluate each fixed income security whose carrying value may be other-than-temporarily impaired.
For each fixed income security in an unrealized loss position, the Company assesses whether management with the appropriate authority has made the decision to sell or whether it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis for reasons such as liquidity, contractual or regulatory purposes. If a security meets either of these criteria, the security’s
decline in fair value is considered other than temporary and is recorded in earnings.
If the Company has not made the decision to sell the fixed income security and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the fixed income security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the Company evaluates whether it expects to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. The Company calculates the estimated recovery value by discounting the best estimate of future cash flows at the security’s original or current effective rate, as appropriate, and compares this to the amortized cost of the security. If the Company does not expect to receive cash flows
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sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the fixed income security, the credit loss component of the impairment is recorded in earnings, with the remaining amount of the unrealized loss related to other factors recognized in OCI.
The Company’s portfolio monitoring process includes a quarterly review of all securities to identify instances where the fair value of a security compared to its amortized cost is below established thresholds. The process also includes the monitoring of other impairment indicators such as ratings, ratings downgrades and payment defaults. The securities identified, in addition to other securities for which the Company may have a concern, are evaluated for potential OTTI using all reasonably available information relevant to the collectability or recovery of
the security. Inherent in the Company’s evaluation of OTTI for these securities are assumptions and estimates about the financial condition and future earnings potential of the issue or issuer. Some of the factors that may be considered in evaluating whether a decline in fair value is other than temporary are: 1) the financial condition, near-term and long-term prospects of the issue or issuer, including relevant industry specific market conditions and trends, geographic location and implications of rating agency actions and offering prices; 2) the specific reasons that a security is in an unrealized loss position, including overall market conditions which could affect liquidity; and 3) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost.
Gross unrealized losses and fair value by type and length of time held in a continuous unrealized loss position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Less than 12 months | 12 months or more | Total unrealized losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of issues | Fair value | Unrealized losses | Number of issues | Fair value | Unrealized losses | |||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Municipal | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign government | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ABS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
RMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Investment grade fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Below investment grade fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Municipal | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign government | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
RMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Investment grade fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Below investment grade fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019, $231 million of the $264 million unrealized losses are related to securities with an unrealized loss position less than 20% of amortized cost, the degree of which suggests that these securities do not pose a high risk of being other-than-temporarily impaired. Of the $231 million, $179 million are related to unrealized losses on investment grade fixed income securities. Of the remaining $52 million, $21 million have been in an unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months. Investment grade is defined as a security having a rating of Aaa, Aa, A or Baa from Moody’s, a rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), a comparable rating from another nationally recognized rating agency, or a comparable internal rating if an externally provided rating is not available. Market prices for certain securities may have credit spreads which imply higher or lower credit quality than the current third party rating. Unrealized
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losses on investment grade securities are principally related to an increase in market yields which may include increased risk-free interest rates and/or wider credit spreads since the time of initial purchase. The unrealized losses are expected to reverse as the securities approach maturity.
As of March 31, 2019, the remaining $33 million of unrealized losses are related to securities in unrealized loss positions greater than or equal to 20% of amortized cost. Investment grade fixed income securities comprising $13 million of these unrealized losses were evaluated based on factors such as discounted cash flows and the financial condition and near-term and long-term prospects of the issue or issuer and were determined to have adequate resources to fulfill contractual obligations. Of the $33 million, $20 million are related to below investment grade fixed income securities. Of these amounts, $2 million are related to below investment grade fixed income securities that had been in an unrealized loss position greater than or equal to 20% of amortized cost for a period of twelve or more consecutive months as of March 31, 2019.
ABS, RMBS and CMBS in an unrealized loss position were evaluated based on actual and projected collateral losses relative to the securities’ positions in the respective securitization trusts, security specific expectations of cash flows, and credit ratings. This evaluation also takes into consideration credit enhancement, measured in terms of (i) subordination from other classes of securities in the trust that are contractually obligated to absorb losses before the class of security the Company owns, and (ii) the expected impact of other structural features embedded in the securitization trust beneficial to the class of securities the Company owns, such as overcollateralization and excess spread. Municipal bonds in an unrealized loss position were evaluated based on the underlying credit quality of the primary obligor, obligation type and quality of the underlying assets.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has not made the decision to sell and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell fixed income securities with unrealized losses before recovery of the amortized cost basis.
Limited partnerships
Investments in limited partnership interests include interests in private equity funds, real estate funds and other funds. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of equity method of accounting limited partnerships totaled $5.76 billion and $5.73 billion, respectively, and limited partnerships carried at fair value totaled $1.74 billion and $1.78 billion, respectively.
Mortgage loans
Mortgage loans are evaluated for impairment on a specific loan basis through a quarterly credit monitoring process and review of key credit quality indicators. Mortgage loans are considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will not collect the contractual principal and interest. Valuation allowances are established for impaired loans to reduce the carrying value to the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell or the present value of the loan’s expected future repayment cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate. Impaired mortgage loans may not have a valuation allowance when the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell is higher than the carrying value. Valuation allowances are adjusted for subsequent changes in the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell or present value of the loan’s expected future repayment cash flows. Mortgage loans are charged off against their corresponding valuation allowances when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. The impairment evaluation is non-statistical in respect to the aggregate portfolio but considers facts and circumstances attributable to each loan. It is not considered probable that additional impairment losses, beyond those identified on a specific loan basis, have been incurred as of March 31, 2019.
Accrual of income is suspended for mortgage loans that are in default or when full and timely collection of principal and interest payments is not probable. Cash receipts on mortgage loans on non-accrual status are generally recorded as a reduction of carrying value.
Debt service coverage ratio is considered a key credit quality indicator when mortgage loans are evaluated for impairment. Debt service coverage ratio represents the amount of estimated cash flows from the property available to the borrower to meet principal and interest payment obligations. Debt service coverage ratio estimates are updated annually or more frequently if conditions are warranted based on the Company’s credit monitoring process.
Carrying value of non-impaired mortgage loans summarized by debt service coverage ratio distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt service coverage ratio distribution | Fixed rate mortgage loans | Variable rate mortgage loans | Total | Fixed rate mortgage loans | Variable rate mortgage loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Below 1.0 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
1.0 - 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.26 - 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Above 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-impaired mortgage loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 21
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Mortgage loans with a debt service coverage ratio below 1.0 that are not considered impaired primarily relate to instances where the borrower has the financial capacity to fund the revenue shortfalls from the properties for the foreseeable term, the decrease
in cash flows from the properties is considered temporary, or there are other risk mitigating circumstances such as additional collateral, escrow balances or borrower guarantees.
Net carrying value of impaired mortgage loans | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Impaired mortgage loans with a valuation allowance | $ | $ | ||||||
Impaired mortgage loans without a valuation allowance | ||||||||
Total impaired mortgage loans | $ | $ | ||||||
Valuation allowance on impaired mortgage loans | $ | $ | ||||||
The valuation allowance on impaired loans had no activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The average balance of impaired loans was $4 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
Payments on all mortgage loans were current as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Short-term investments
Short-term investments, including commercial paper, money market funds, U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term investments, are carried at fair value. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of short-term investments totaled $4.16 billion and $3.03 billion, respectively.
Other investments
Other investments primarily consist of bank loans, policy loans, real estate, agent loans and derivatives. Bank loans are primarily senior secured corporate loans and are carried at amortized cost. Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Agent loans are loans issued to exclusive Allstate agents and are carried at unpaid principal balances, net of valuation allowances and unamortized deferred fees or costs. Derivatives are carried at fair value.
Other investments by asset type | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Bank loans | $ | $ | ||||||
Policy loans | ||||||||
Real estate | ||||||||
Agent loans | ||||||||
Derivatives and other | ||||||||
Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 6 | Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities |
Level 1: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.
Level 2: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on the following:
(a) | Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; |
(b) | Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or |
(c) | Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. |
Level 3: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the assets and liabilities.
The availability of observable inputs varies by instrument. In situations where fair value is based on internally developed pricing models or inputs that are unobservable in the market, the determination of fair
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value requires more judgment. The degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is typically greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. In many instances, valuation inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The category level in the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market disruption. In periods of market disruption, the ability to observe prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments.
The Company is responsible for the determination of fair value and the supporting assumptions and methodologies. The Company gains assurance that assets and liabilities are appropriately valued through the execution of various processes and controls designed to ensure the overall reasonableness and consistent application of valuation methodologies, including inputs and assumptions, and compliance with accounting standards. For fair values received from third parties or internally estimated, the Company’s processes and controls are designed to ensure that the valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistently applied, the inputs and assumptions are reasonable and consistent with the objective of determining fair value, and the fair values are accurately recorded. For example, on a continuing basis, the Company assesses the reasonableness of individual fair values that have stale security prices or that exceed certain thresholds as compared to previous fair values received from valuation service providers or brokers or derived from internal models. The Company performs procedures to understand and assess the methodologies, processes and controls of valuation service providers. In addition, the Company may validate the reasonableness of fair values by comparing information obtained from valuation service providers or brokers to other third party valuation sources for selected securities. The Company performs ongoing price validation procedures such as back-testing of actual sales, which corroborate the various inputs used in internal models to market observable data. When fair value determinations are expected to be more variable, the Company validates them through reviews by members of management who have relevant expertise and who are independent of those charged with executing investment transactions.
The Company has two types of situations where investments are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The first is where specific inputs significant to the fair value estimation models are not market observable. This primarily occurs in the Company’s use of broker quotes to value certain securities where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable, and the use of valuation models that use significant non-market observable inputs. The second situation where the Company classifies securities in Level 3 is where quotes continue to be received from independent third-party valuation service providers and all significant inputs are market observable;
however, there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset when compared to normal market activity such that the degree of market observability has declined to a point where categorization as a Level 3 measurement is considered appropriate. The indicators considered in determining whether a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for a specific asset has occurred include the level of new issuances in the primary market, trading volume in the secondary market, the level of credit spreads over historical levels, applicable bid-ask spreads, and price consensus among market participants and other pricing sources.
Certain assets are not carried at fair value on a recurring basis, including investments such as mortgage loans, bank loans, agent loans and policy loans. Accordingly, such investments are only included in the fair value hierarchy disclosure when the investment is subject to remeasurement at fair value after initial recognition and the resulting remeasurement is reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In determining fair value, the Company principally uses the market approach which generally utilizes market transaction data for the same or similar instruments. To a lesser extent, the Company uses the income approach which involves determining fair values from discounted cash flow methodologies. For the majority of Level 2 and Level 3 valuations, a combination of the market and income approaches is used.
Summary of significant valuation techniques for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Level 1 measurements
• | Fixed income securities: Comprise certain U.S. Treasury fixed income securities. Valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access. |
• | Equity securities: Comprise actively traded, exchange-listed equity securities. Valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access. |
• | Short-term: Comprise U.S. Treasury bills valued based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access and actively traded money market funds that have daily quoted net asset values for identical assets that the Company can access. |
• | Separate account assets: Comprise actively traded mutual funds that have daily quoted net asset values that are readily determinable for identical assets that the Company can access. Net asset values for the actively traded mutual funds in which the separate account assets are invested are obtained daily from the fund managers. |
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 23
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Level 2 measurements
• | Fixed income securities: |
U.S. government and agencies: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
Municipal: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
Corporate - public: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
Corporate - privately placed: Valued using a discounted cash flow model that is widely accepted in the financial services industry and uses market observable inputs and inputs derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. The primary inputs to the discounted cash flow model include an interest rate yield curve, as well as published credit spreads for similar assets in markets that are not active that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.
Foreign government: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
ABS - collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) and ABS - consumer and other: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, prepayment speeds, collateral performance and credit spreads. Certain ABS - CDO and ABS - consumer and other are valued based on non-binding broker quotes whose inputs have been corroborated to be market observable.
RMBS: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, prepayment speeds, collateral performance and credit spreads.
CMBS: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, collateral performance and credit spreads.
Redeemable preferred stock: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, underlying stock prices and credit spreads.
• | Equity securities: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices or quoted net |
asset values for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active.
• | Short-term: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads. |
• | Other investments: Free-standing exchange listed derivatives that are not actively traded are valued based on quoted prices for identical instruments in markets that are not active. |
Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including interest rate swaps, foreign currency swaps, total return swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts, certain options and certain credit default swaps, are valued using models that rely on inputs such as interest rate yield curves, implied volatilities, index price levels, currency rates, and credit spreads that are observable for substantially the full term of the contract. The valuation techniques underlying the models are widely accepted in the financial services industry and do not involve significant judgment.
Level 3 measurements
• | Fixed income securities: |
Municipal: Comprise municipal bonds that are not rated by third party credit rating agencies. The primary inputs to the valuation of these municipal bonds include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that exhibit less liquidity relative to those markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads. Also included are municipal bonds valued based on non-binding broker quotes where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable and municipal bonds in default valued based on the present value of expected cash flows.
Corporate - public and Corporate - privately placed: Primarily valued based on non-binding broker quotes where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable. Other inputs include an interest rate yield curve, as well as published credit spreads for similar assets that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.
ABS - CDO, ABS - consumer and other, and CMBS: Valued based on non-binding broker quotes received from brokers who are familiar with the investments and where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable.
• | Equity securities: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices or quoted net asset values for identical or similar assets in markets that exhibit less liquidity relative to those markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements. |
• | Short-term: For certain short-term investments, amortized cost is used as the best estimate of fair value. |
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• | Other investments: Certain OTC derivatives, such as interest rate caps, certain credit default swaps and certain options (including swaptions), are valued using models that are widely accepted in the financial services industry. These are categorized as Level 3 as a result of the significance of non-market observable inputs such as volatility. Other primary inputs include interest rate yield curves and credit spreads. |
• | Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in certain life and annuity contracts are valued internally using models widely accepted in the financial services industry that determine a single best estimate of fair value for the embedded derivatives within a block of contractholder liabilities. The models primarily use stochastically determined cash flows based on the contractual elements of embedded derivatives, projected option cost and applicable market data, such as interest rate yield curves and equity index volatility assumptions. These are categorized as Level 3 as a result of the significance of non-market observable inputs. |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Mortgage loans written-down to fair value in connection with recognizing impairments are valued based on the fair value of the underlying collateral less costs to sell. Bank loans written-down to fair value are valued based on broker quotes from brokers familiar with the loans and current market conditions or based on internal valuation models.
Investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy
First Quarter 2019 Form 10-Q 25
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Counterparty and cash collateral netting | Total | |||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate - public | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate - privately placed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign government | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS - CDO | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS - consumer and other | ||||||||||||||||||||
RMBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Equity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other investments: Free-standing derivatives | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Other assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring basis assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring basis (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
% of total assets at fair value | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||
Investments reported at NAV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities: Free-standing derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
Total recurring basis liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||
% of total liabilities at fair value | % | % | % | ( | )% | % | ||||||||||||||
(1) Includes $3 million of limited partnerships and $36 million of bank loans written-down to fair value in connection with recognizing OTTI impairments.
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As of December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Counterparty and cash collateral netting | Total | |||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Municipal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Foreign government | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Redeemable preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Equity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other investments: Free-standing derivatives | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Separate account assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring basis assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
% of total assets at fair value | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||
Investments reported at NAV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities: Free-standing derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
Total recurring basis liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||
% of total liabilities at fair value | % | % | % | ( | )% | % | ||||||||||||||
Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements | ||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Fair value | Valuation technique | Unobservable input | Range | Weighted average | |||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts – Equity-indexed and forward starting options | $ | ( | ) | Stochastic cash flow model | Projected option cost | 1.0 - 2.2% | ||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts – Equity-indexed and forward starting options | $ | ( | ) | Stochastic cash flow model | Projected option cost | 1.0 - 2.2% | ||||||
The embedded derivatives are equity-indexed and forward starting options in certain life and annuity products that provide customers with interest crediting rates based on the performance of the S&P 500. If the projected option cost increased (decreased), it would result in a higher (lower) liability fair value.
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Level 3 fair value measurements of fixed income securities total $370 million and $325 million, respectively, and include $127 million and $105 million, respectively, of securities valued based on non-binding broker quotes where the inputs have not been corroborated to be
market observable and $41 million and $44 million, respectively, of municipal fixed income securities that are not rated by third party credit rating agencies. The Company does not develop the unobservable inputs used in measuring fair value; therefore, these are not included in the table above. However, an increase (decrease) in credit spreads for fixed income securities valued based on non-binding broker quotes would result in a lower (higher) fair value, and an increase (decrease) in the credit rating of municipal bonds that are not rated by third party credit rating agencies would result in a higher (lower) fair value.
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Rollforward of Level 3 assets and liabilities at fair value during the three month period ended March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | Total gains (losses) included in: | Transfers into Level 3 | Transfers out of Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Net income (1) | OCI | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate - public | |||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate - privately placed | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
ABS - CDO | |||||||||||||||||||||
ABS - consumer and other | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Free-standing derivatives, net | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Purchases | Sales | Issues | Settlements | Balance as of March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
Corporate - public | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate - privately placed | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
ABS - CDO | |||||||||||||||||||||
ABS - consumer and other | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Free-standing derivatives, net | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | The effect to net income totals $( |
(2) | Comprises $ |
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Rollforward of Level 3 assets and liabilities at fair value during the three month period ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | Total gains (losses) included in: | Transfers into Level 3 | Transfers out of Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Net income (1) | OCI | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Corporate - public | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate - privately placed | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
ABS - CDO | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
ABS - consumer and other | |||||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Free-standing derivatives, net | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 assets | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Purchases | Sales | Issues | Settlements | Balance as of March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
Corporate - public | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate - privately placed | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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ABS - consumer and other | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
CMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Free-standing derivatives, net | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
(1) | The effect to net income totals $ |
(2) |
Transfers between level categorizations may occur due to changes in the availability of market observable inputs, which generally are caused by changes in market conditions such as liquidity, trading volume or bid-ask spreads. Transfers between level categorizations may also occur due to changes in the valuation source, including situations where a fair value quote is not provided by the Company’s independent third-party valuation service provider resulting in the price becoming stale or replaced with a broker quote whose inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable. This situation will result in the transfer of a security into Level 3. Transfers in and out
of level categorizations are reported as having occurred at the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurred. Therefore, for all transfers into Level 3, all realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses in the quarter of transfer are reflected in the Level 3 rollforward table.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.
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Transfers into Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 included situations where a quote was not provided by the Company’s independent third-party valuation service provider and as a result the price was stale or had been replaced with a broker quote where the inputs had not been corroborated to be market observable resulting in the security being classified as Level 3.
Transfers out of Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 included situations where a broker quote was used in the prior period and a quote became available from the Company’s independent third-party valuation service provider in the current period. A quote utilizing the new pricing source was not available as of the prior period, and any gains or losses related to the change in valuation source for individual securities were not significant.
Valuation changes included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities held as of March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Equity securities | $ | $ | ||||||
Total recurring Level 3 assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Contractholder funds: Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
The amounts in the table above represent the change in unrealized gains and losses included in net income for the period of time that the asset or liability was held and determined to be in Level 3. These gains and losses result in $(24 ) million of net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and are reported as follows: $4 million in realized capital gains and losses, $8 million in life contract benefits and
$(36 ) million in interest credited to contractholder funds. These gains and losses result in $25 million of net income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and are reported as follows: $2 million in realized capital gains and losses, $19 million in interest credited to contractholder funds and $4 million in life contract benefits.
Carrying values and fair value estimates of financial instruments not carried at fair value | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair value level | Carrying value | Fair value | Carrying value | Fair value | ||||||||||||||
Mortgage loans | Level 3 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Bank loans | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Agent loans | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities
Carrying values and fair value estimates of financial instruments not carried at fair value | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair value level | Carrying value | Fair value | Carrying value | Fair value | ||||||||||||||
Contractholder funds on investment contracts | Level 3 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Liability for collateral | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Note 7 | Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Company uses derivatives for risk reduction and to increase investment portfolio returns through asset replication. Risk reduction activity is focused on managing the risks with certain assets and liabilities arising from the potential adverse impacts from changes in risk-free interest rates, changes in equity market valuations, increases in credit spreads and foreign currency fluctuations.
Asset replication refers to the “synthetic” creation of assets through the use of derivatives. The Company replicates fixed income securities using a combination of a credit default swap, index total return swap, or a foreign currency forward contract and one or more highly rated fixed income securities, primarily investment grade host bonds, to synthetically replicate the economic characteristics of one or more cash market securities. The Company replicates equity securities using futures, index total return swaps, and options to increase equity exposure.
Property-Liability may use interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures and options to manage the interest rate risks of existing investments. These instruments are utilized to change the duration of the portfolio in order to offset the economic effect that interest rates would otherwise have on the fair value of its fixed income securities. Fixed income index total return swaps are used to offset valuation losses in the fixed income portfolio during periods of declining market values. Credit default swaps are typically used to mitigate the credit risk within the Property-Liability fixed income portfolio. Equity index total return swaps, futures and options are used by Property-Liability to offset valuation losses in the equity portfolio during periods of declining equity market values. In addition, equity futures are used to hedge the market risk related to deferred compensation liability contracts. Forward contracts are primarily used by Property-Liability to hedge foreign currency risk associated with holding foreign currency denominated investments and foreign operations.
Asset-liability management is a risk management strategy that is principally employed by Allstate Life and Allstate Annuities to balance the respective interest-rate sensitivities of its assets and liabilities. Depending upon the attributes of the assets acquired and liabilities issued, derivative instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, swaptions and futures are utilized to change the interest rate characteristics of existing assets and liabilities to ensure the relationship is maintained within specified ranges and to reduce exposure to rising or falling interest rates. Fixed income index total return swaps are used to offset valuation losses in the portfolio during periods of declining market values. Credit default swaps are typically used to mitigate the credit risk within the Allstate Life and Allstate Annuities fixed income portfolios. Futures and options are used for hedging the equity exposure contained in equity indexed life and annuity product contracts that offer equity returns to contractholders. In addition, the Company uses equity index total return swaps, options and futures to
offset valuation losses in the equity portfolio during periods of declining equity market values. Foreign currency swaps and forwards are primarily used to reduce the foreign currency risk associated with holding foreign currency denominated investments.
The Company also has derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts that are required to be separated from the host contracts and accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value of embedded derivatives reported in net income. The Company’s primary embedded derivatives are equity options in life and annuity product contracts, which provide returns linked to equity indices to contractholders.
When derivatives meet specific criteria, they may be designated as accounting hedges and accounted for as fair value, cash flow, foreign currency fair value or foreign currency cash flow hedges. The Company designates certain investment risk transfer reinsurance agreements as fair value hedges when the hedging instrument is highly effective in offsetting the risk of changes in the fair value of the hedged item. The fair value of hedged liability is reported in contractholder funds in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The impact from results of the fair value hedge is reported in interest credited to contractholder funds in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The notional amounts specified in the contracts are used to calculate the exchange of contractual payments under the agreements and are generally not representative of the potential for gain or loss on these agreements. However, the notional amounts specified in credit default swaps where the Company has sold credit protection represent the maximum amount of potential loss, assuming no recoveries.
Fair value, which is equal to the carrying value, is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the derivative contracts at the reporting date. The carrying value amounts for OTC derivatives are further adjusted for the effects, if any, of enforceable master netting agreements and are presented on a net basis, by counterparty agreement, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
For those derivatives which qualify for fair value hedge accounting, net income includes the changes in the fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged risk, and therefore reflects any hedging ineffectiveness. Non-hedge accounting is generally used for “portfolio” level hedging strategies where the terms of the individual hedged items do not meet the strict homogeneity requirements to permit the application of hedge accounting. For non-hedge derivatives, net income includes changes in fair value and accrued periodic settlements, when applicable. With the exception of non-hedge derivatives used for asset replication and non-hedge embedded derivatives, all of the Company’s derivatives are evaluated for their ongoing effectiveness as either
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accounting hedge or non-hedge derivative financial instruments on at least a quarterly basis.
The Company had one derivative used in fair value hedging relationships for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The Company had no derivatives used in cash flow hedging relationships for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and had one foreign currency contract designated as a cash flow
hedge during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Losses deferred in AOCI on foreign currency derivatives during the term of the cash flow hedge were $3 million and $1 million as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amortization of net losses from AOCI is expected to be less than $1 million during the next twelve months.
Summary of the volume and fair value positions of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions, except number of contracts) | Volume (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet location | Notional amount | Number of contracts | Fair value, net | Gross asset | Gross liability | |||||||||||||||
Asset derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as fair value accounting hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | Other assets | $ | n/a | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | Other investments | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Futures | Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Options | Other investments | |||||||||||||||||||
Futures | Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Total return index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – fixed income | Other investments | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – equity index | Other investments | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forwards | Other investments | n/a | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – buying protection | Other investments | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – selling protection | Other investments | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total asset derivatives | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Liability derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaption agreements | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | $ | n/a | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Futures | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Options | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Futures | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total return index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – fixed income | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forwards | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Embedded derivative financial instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Guaranteed accumulation benefits | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Guaranteed withdrawal benefits | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Equity-indexed and forward starting options in life and annuity product contracts | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – buying protection | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – selling protection | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liability derivatives | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total derivatives | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Volume for OTC and cleared derivative contracts is represented by their notional amounts. Volume for exchange traded derivatives is represented by the number of contracts, which is the basis on which they are traded. (n/a = not applicable) |
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Summary of the volume and fair value positions of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions, except number of contracts) | Volume (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet location | Notional amount | Number of contracts | Fair value, net | Gross asset | Gross liability | |||||||||||||||
Asset derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | Other investments | $ | n/a | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Futures | Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Options | Other investments | |||||||||||||||||||
Futures | Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Total return index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – fixed income | Other investments | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – equity index | Other investments | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forwards | Other investments | n/a | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – buying protection | Other investments | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | Other assets | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total asset derivatives | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Liability derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | $ | n/a | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Futures | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Options and futures | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total return index contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – fixed income | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total return swap agreements – equity index | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency forwards | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Embedded derivative financial instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Guaranteed accumulation benefits | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Guaranteed withdrawal benefits | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Equity-indexed and forward starting options in life and annuity product contracts | Contractholder funds | n/a | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – buying protection | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps – selling protection | Other liabilities & accrued expenses | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liability derivatives | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total derivatives | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(1) |
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Gross and net amounts for OTC derivatives (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Offsets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount | Counter-party netting | Cash collateral (received) pledged | Net amount on balance sheet | Securities collateral (received) pledged | Net amount | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset derivatives | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Liability derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset derivatives | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Liability derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
(1) |
Gains (losses) from valuation and settlements reported on derivatives not designated as accounting hedges | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Realized capital gains (losses) | Life contract benefits | Interest credited to contractholder funds | Operating costs and expenses | Total gain (loss) recognized in net income on derivatives | |||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Embedded derivative financial instruments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total return swaps - fixed income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total return swaps - equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity and index contracts | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||
Embedded derivative financial instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Credit default contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||
The Company manages its exposure to credit risk by utilizing highly rated counterparties, establishing risk control limits, executing legally enforceable master netting agreements (“MNAs”) and obtaining collateral where appropriate. The Company uses MNAs for OTC derivative transactions that permit either party to net payments due for transactions and collateral is either pledged or obtained when certain predetermined exposure limits are exceeded. As of March 31, 2019, counterparties pledged $21 million in collateral to the Company, and the Company pledged $1 million in collateral to counterparties under MNAs for contracts containing credit-risk-contingent provisions that are in a liability position. The Company has not incurred any losses on derivative financial instruments due to counterparty nonperformance. Other derivatives, including futures and certain option contracts, are traded on organized exchanges which require margin
deposits and guarantee the execution of trades, thereby mitigating any potential credit risk.
Counterparty credit exposure represents the Company’s potential loss if all of the counterparties concurrently fail to perform under the contractual terms of the contracts and all collateral, if any, becomes worthless. This exposure is measured by the fair value of OTC derivative contracts with a positive fair value at the reporting date reduced by the effect, if any, of legally enforceable master netting agreements.
For certain exchange traded and cleared derivatives, margin deposits are required as well as daily cash settlements of margin accounts. As of March 31, 2019, the Company pledged $136 million in the form of margin deposits.
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OTC derivatives counterparty credit exposure by counterparty credit rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rating (1) | Number of counter- parties | Notional amount (2) | Credit exposure (2) | Exposure, net of collateral (2) | Number of counter- parties | Notional amount (2) | Credit exposure (2) | Exposure, net of collateral (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A+ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Allstate uses the lower of S&P’s or Moody’s long term debt issuer ratings. |
(2) |
Market risk is the risk that the Company will incur losses due to adverse changes in market rates and prices. Market risk exists for all of the derivative financial instruments the Company currently holds, as these instruments may become less valuable due to adverse changes in market conditions. To limit this risk, the Company’s senior management has established risk control limits. In addition, changes in fair value of the derivative financial instruments that the Company uses for risk management purposes are generally offset by the change in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged risk component of the related assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions.
Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments contain credit-risk-contingent termination events, cross-default provisions and credit support annex agreements. Credit-risk-contingent termination events allow the counterparties to terminate the derivative agreement or a specific trade on certain dates if AIC’s, ALIC’s or Allstate Life Insurance
Company of New York’s (“ALNY”) financial strength credit ratings by Moody’s or S&P fall below a certain level. Credit-risk-contingent cross-default provisions allow the counterparties to terminate the derivative agreement if the Company defaults by pre-determined threshold amounts on certain debt instruments. Credit-risk-contingent credit support annex agreements specify the amount of collateral the Company must post to counterparties based on AIC’s, ALIC’s or ALNY’s financial strength credit ratings by Moody’s or S&P, or in the event AIC, ALIC or ALNY are no longer rated by either Moody’s or S&P.
The following summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments with termination, cross-default or collateral credit-risk-contingent features that are in a liability position, as well as the fair value of assets and collateral that are netted against the liability in accordance with provisions within legally enforceable MNAs.
($ in millions) | As of March 31, 2019 | As of December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Gross liability fair value of contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features | $ | $ | ||||||
Gross asset fair value of contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features and subject to MNAs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Collateral posted under MNAs for contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Maximum amount of additional exposure for contracts with credit-risk-contingent features if all features were triggered concurrently | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 8 | Reserve for Property and Casualty Insurance Claims and Claims Expense |
The Company establishes reserves for claims and claims expense on reported and unreported claims of insured losses. The Company’s reserving process takes into account known facts and interpretations of circumstances and factors including the Company’s experience with similar cases, actual claims paid, historical trends involving claim payment patterns and pending levels of unpaid claims, loss management programs, product mix and contractual terms, changes in law and regulation, judicial decisions, and economic conditions. In the normal course of business, the Company may also supplement its claims processes by utilizing third party adjusters, appraisers, engineers, inspectors, and other professionals and information sources to assess and settle catastrophe and non-catastrophe related claims. The effects of inflation are implicitly considered in the reserving process.
Because reserves are estimates of unpaid portions of losses that have occurred, including incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) losses, the establishment of appropriate reserves, including reserves for catastrophes, Discontinued Lines and Coverages and reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, is an inherently uncertain and complex process. The ultimate cost of losses may vary materially from recorded amounts, which are based on management’s best estimates. The highest degree of uncertainty is associated with reserves for losses incurred in the current reporting period as it contains the greatest proportion of losses that have not been reported or settled. The Company regularly updates its reserve estimates as new information becomes available and as events unfold that may affect the resolution of unsettled claims. Changes in prior year reserve
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estimates, which may be material, are reported in property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period such changes are determined.
Management believes that the reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense, net of recoverables, is appropriately established in the aggregate and adequate to cover the ultimate net cost of reported and unreported claims arising from losses which had occurred by the date of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position based on available facts, technology, laws and regulations.
Allstate’s reserves for asbestos claims were $847 million and $866 million, net of recoverables of $389 million and $400 million, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Reserves for environmental claims were $167 million and $170 million, net of recoverables of $39 million and $39 million, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Rollforward of the reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Balance as of January 1 | $ | $ | ||||||
Less recoverables (1) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net balance as of January 1 | ||||||||
Incurred claims and claims expense related to: | ||||||||
Current year | ||||||||
Prior years | ( | ) | ||||||
Total incurred | ||||||||
Claims and claims expense paid related to: | ||||||||
Current year | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Prior years | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total paid | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net balance as of March 31 | ||||||||
Plus recoverables | ||||||||
Balance as of March 31 | $ | $ | ||||||
Incurred claims and claims expense represents the sum of paid losses and reserve changes in the period. This expense includes losses from catastrophes of $680 million and $361 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, net of recoverables. Catastrophes are an inherent risk of the property and casualty insurance business that have contributed to, and will continue to contribute to, material year-to-year fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations and financial position.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, incurred claims and claims expense included $12 million of unfavorable prior year reserve reestimates, decreasing net income. This $12 million unfavorable prior year reserve reestimates included $53 million of unfavorable prior year reserve reestimates related to catastrophes, partially offset by favorable prior year reserve reestimates excluding catastrophes of $41 million.
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Note 9 | Reinsurance |
Effects of reinsurance ceded on property and casualty premiums earned and life premiums and contract charges | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Property and casualty insurance premiums earned | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Life premiums and contract charges | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Effects of reinsurance ceded on property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense, life contract benefits and interest credited to contractholder funds | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Life contract benefits | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Reinsurance Recoverables As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $9.37 billion of reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, including $796 million of reinsurance recoverables for its life insurance business. Of the $796 million, the Company had $63 million of reinsurance recoverables, net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts, related to a third party reinsurer Scottish Re (U.S.), Inc. On December 14, 2018, the Delaware Insurance Commissioner placed Scottish Re (U.S.), Inc. under regulatory supervision. On March 6, 2019, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware entered a Rehabilitation and Injunction Order
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Note 10 | Company Restructuring |
The Company undertakes various programs to reduce expenses. These programs generally involve a reduction in staffing levels, and in certain cases, office closures. Restructuring and related charges primarily include the following costs related to these programs:
• | Employee - severance and relocation benefits |
• | Exit - contract termination penalties |
The expenses related to these activities are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as restructuring and related charges, and totaled $18 million and $19 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Restructuring expenses in 2019 primarily related to realignment of certain employees to centralized talent centers.
Restructuring activity during the period | ||||||||||||
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Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Expense incurred | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to liability | ||||||||||||
Payments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||
Restructuring liability as of March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Note 11 | Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities |
The Company is required to participate in assigned risk plans, reinsurance facilities and joint underwriting associations in various states that provide insurance coverage to individuals or entities that otherwise are unable to purchase such coverage from private insurers.
The Company routinely reviews its exposure to assessments from these plans, facilities and government programs. Underwriting results related to these arrangements, which tend to be adverse, have been immaterial to the Company’s results of operations. Because of the Company’s participation, it may be exposed to losses that surpass the capitalization of these facilities and/or assessments from these facilities.
Guarantees
Related to the sale of Lincoln Benefit Life Company on April 1, 2014, ALIC agreed to indemnify Resolution Life Holdings, Inc. in connection with certain representations, warranties and covenants of ALIC, and certain liabilities specifically excluded from the transaction, subject to specific contractual limitations regarding ALIC’s maximum obligation. Management does not believe these indemnifications will have a material effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company.
Related to the disposal through reinsurance of substantially all of its variable annuity business to Prudential in 2006, the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, ALIC and ALNY, have agreed to indemnify Prudential for certain pre-closing contingent liabilities (including extra-contractual liabilities of ALIC and ALNY and liabilities specifically excluded from the transaction) that ALIC and ALNY have agreed to retain. In addition, the Company, ALIC and ALNY will each indemnify Prudential for certain post-closing liabilities that may arise from the acts of ALIC, ALNY and their agents, including certain liabilities arising from ALIC’s and ALNY’s provision of transition services. The reinsurance agreements contain no limitations or indemnifications with regard to insurance risk transfer and transferred all of the future risks and responsibilities for performance on the underlying variable annuity contracts to Prudential, including those related to benefit guarantees. Management does not believe this agreement will have a material effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company.
In the normal course of business, the Company provides standard indemnifications to contractual counterparties in connection with numerous transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures. The types of indemnifications typically provided include indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties, taxes and certain other liabilities, such as third party lawsuits. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and are entered into in the normal course of business based on an assessment that the risk of loss
would be remote. The terms of the indemnifications vary in duration and nature. In many cases, the maximum obligation is not explicitly stated and the contingencies triggering the obligation to indemnify have not occurred and are not expected to occur. Consequently, the maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications is not determinable. Historically, the Company has not made any material payments pursuant to these obligations.
The aggregate liability balance related to all guarantees was not material as of March 31, 2019.
Regulation and compliance
The Company is subject to extensive laws, regulations, administrative directives, and regulatory actions. From time to time, regulatory authorities or legislative bodies seek to influence and restrict premium rates, require premium refunds to policyholders, require reinstatement of terminated policies, prescribe rules or guidelines on how affiliates compete in the marketplace, restrict the ability of insurers to cancel or non-renew policies, require insurers to continue to write new policies or limit their ability to write new policies, limit insurers’ ability to change coverage terms or to impose underwriting standards, impose additional regulations regarding agency and broker compensation, regulate the nature of and amount of investments, impose fines and penalties for unintended errors or mistakes, impose additional regulations regarding cybersecurity and privacy, and otherwise expand overall regulation of insurance products and the insurance industry. In addition, the Company is subject to laws and regulations administered and enforced by federal agencies, international agencies, and other organizations, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Company has established procedures and policies to facilitate compliance with laws and regulations, to foster prudent business operations, and to support financial reporting. The Company routinely reviews its practices to validate compliance with laws and regulations and with internal procedures and policies. As a result of these reviews, from time to time the Company may decide to modify some of its procedures and policies. Such modifications, and the reviews that led to them, may be accompanied by payments being made and costs being incurred. The ultimate changes and eventual effects of these actions on the Company’s business, if any, are uncertain.
Legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries
The Company and certain subsidiaries are involved in a number of lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings arising out of various aspects of its business.
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Background These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities, including the underlying facts of each matter; novel legal issues; variations between jurisdictions in which matters are being litigated, heard, or investigated; changes in assigned judges; differences or developments in applicable laws and judicial interpretations; judges reconsidering prior rulings; the length of time before many of these matters might be resolved by settlement, through litigation, or otherwise; adjustments with respect to anticipated trial schedules and other proceedings; developments in similar actions against other companies; the fact that some of the lawsuits are putative class actions in which a class has not been certified and in which the purported class may not be clearly defined; the fact that some of the lawsuits involve multi-state class actions in which the applicable law(s) for the claims at issue is in dispute and therefore unclear; and the challenging legal environment faced by corporations and insurance companies.
The outcome of these matters may be affected by decisions, verdicts, and settlements, and the timing of such decisions, verdicts, and settlements, in other individual and class action lawsuits that involve the Company, other insurers, or other entities and by other legal, governmental, and regulatory actions that involve the Company, other insurers, or other entities. The outcome may also be affected by future state or federal legislation, the timing or substance of which cannot be predicted.
In the lawsuits, plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies which may include equitable relief in the form of injunctive and other remedies and monetary relief in the form of contractual and extra-contractual damages. In some cases, the monetary damages sought may include punitive or treble damages. Often specific information about the relief sought, such as the amount of damages, is not available because plaintiffs have not requested specific relief in their pleadings. When specific monetary demands are made, they are often set just below a state court jurisdictional limit in order to seek the maximum amount available in state court, regardless of the specifics of the case, while still avoiding the risk of removal to federal court. In Allstate’s experience, monetary demands in pleadings bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, to the Company.
In connection with regulatory examinations and proceedings, government authorities may seek various forms of relief, including penalties, restitution, and changes in business practices. The Company may not be advised of the nature and extent of relief sought until the final stages of the examination or proceeding.
Accrual and disclosure policy The Company reviews its lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and follows appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. The Company establishes accruals for such matters at management’s best estimate when the Company assesses that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount
of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not establish accruals for such matters when the Company does not believe both that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s assessment of whether a loss is reasonably possible or probable is based on its assessment of the ultimate outcome of the matter following all appeals. The Company does not include potential recoveries in its estimates of reasonably possible or probable losses. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.
The Company continues to monitor its lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings for further developments that would make the loss contingency both probable and estimable, and accordingly accruable, or that could affect the amount of accruals that have been previously established. There may continue to be exposure to loss in excess of any amount accrued. Disclosure of the nature and amount of an accrual is made when there have been sufficient legal and factual developments such that the Company’s ability to resolve the matter would not be impaired by the disclosure of the amount of accrual.
When the Company assesses it is reasonably possible or probable that a loss has been incurred, it discloses the matter. When it is possible to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, for the matters disclosed, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed. Disclosure is not required when an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be made.
For certain of the matters described below in the “Claims related proceedings” and “Other proceedings” subsections, the Company is able to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any. In determining whether it is possible to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss, the Company reviews and evaluates the disclosed matters, in conjunction with counsel, in light of potentially relevant factual and legal developments.
These developments may include information learned through the discovery process, rulings on dispositive motions, settlement discussions, information obtained from other sources, experience from managing these and other matters, and other rulings by courts, arbitrators or others. When the Company possesses sufficient appropriate information to develop an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed below. There may be other disclosed matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible, but such an estimate is not possible. Disclosure of the estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, for any individual matter would only be considered when there have been sufficient legal and factual developments such that the Company’s ability to resolve the matter would not be impaired by the disclosure of the individual estimate.
The Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if any, for the disclosed matters
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where such an estimate is possible is zero to $100 million, pre-tax. This disclosure is not an indication of expected loss, if any. Under accounting guidance, an event is “reasonably possible” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely” and an event is “remote” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight.” This estimate is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions, and known and unknown uncertainties. The matters underlying the estimate will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. The estimate does not include matters or losses for which an estimate is not possible. Therefore, this estimate represents an estimate of possible loss only for certain matters meeting these criteria. It does not represent the Company’s maximum possible loss exposure. Information is provided below regarding the nature of all of the disclosed matters and, where specified, the amount, if any, of plaintiff claims associated with these loss contingencies.
Due to the complexity and scope of the matters disclosed in the “Claims related proceedings” and “Other proceedings” subsections below and the many uncertainties that exist, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted and in the Company’s judgment, a loss, in excess of amounts accrued, if any, is not probable. In the event of an unfavorable outcome in one or more of these matters, the ultimate liability may be in excess of amounts currently accrued, if any, and may be material to the Company’s operating results or cash flows for a particular quarterly or annual period. However, based on information currently known to it, management believes that the ultimate outcome of all matters described below, as they are resolved over time, is not likely to have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
Claims related proceedings The Company is managing various disputes in Florida that raise challenges to the Company’s practices, processes, and procedures relating to claims for personal injury protection benefits under Florida auto policies. Medical providers continue to pursue litigation under various theories that challenge the amounts that the Company pays under the personal injury protection benefits. There are pending putative class actions and litigation involving individual plaintiffs. The Company is vigorously asserting both procedural and substantive defenses to these lawsuits.
Other proceedings The case of Jack Jimenez, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 30, 2010. Plaintiffs allege off-the-clock wage and hour claims and other California Labor Code violations resulting from purported unpaid overtime. Plaintiffs seek recovery of unpaid compensation, liquidated damages, penalties, and attorneys’ fees and costs. The court certified a class that includes all adjusters in the state of California, except auto field adjusters, from September 29, 2006 to final judgment. Allstate’s appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and then to the U.S. Supreme
Court did not result in decertification. No trial date is calendared.
The stockholder derivative actions described below are disclosed pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements for these types of matters. The putative class action alleging violations of the federal securities laws is disclosed because it involves similar allegations to those made in the stockholder derivative actions.
Biefeldt / IBEW Consolidated Action. Two separately filed stockholder derivative actions have been consolidated into a single proceeding that is pending in the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division. The original complaint in the first-filed of those actions, Biefeldt v. Wilson, et al., was filed on August 3, 2017, in that court by a plaintiff alleging that she is a stockholder of the Company. On June 29, 2018, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss that complaint for failure to make a pre-suit demand on the Allstate board before instituting the suit, but granted the plaintiff permission to file an amended complaint. The original complaint in IBEW Local No. 98 Pension Fund v. Wilson, et al., was filed on April 12, 2018, in the same court by another plaintiff alleging to be a stockholder of the Company. After the court issued its dismissal decision in the Biefeldt action, the plaintiffs agreed to consolidate the two actions and filed a consolidated amended complaint naming the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former president, and certain present or former members of the board of directors. In that complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the directors and officer defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the Company in connection with allegedly material misstatements or omissions concerning the Company’s automobile insurance claim frequency statistics and the reasons for a claim frequency increase for Allstate brand auto insurance between October 2014 and August 3, 2015. The factual allegations are substantially similar to those at issue in In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation. The plaintiffs further allege that a senior officer and several outside directors engaged in stock option exercises allegedly while in possession of material nonpublic information. The plaintiffs seek, on behalf of the Company, an unspecified amount of damages and various forms of equitable relief. Defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated complaint on September 24, 2018 for failure to make a demand on the Allstate board. The motion to dismiss was fully briefed as of December 10, 2018. The court heard argument on the motion on March 7, 2019 and continued the argument hearing to May 14, 2019.
In Sundquist v. Wilson, et al., another plaintiff alleging to be a stockholder of the Company filed a stockholder derivative complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on May 21, 2018. The plaintiff seeks, on behalf of the Company, an unspecified amount of damages and various forms of equitable relief. The complaint names as defendants the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former president, its former chief financial officer, who is now the Company’s vice chairman, and certain present or former members of
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the board of directors. The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty based on allegations similar to those asserted in In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation as well as state law “misappropriation” claims based on stock option transactions by the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former chief financial officer, who is now the Company’s vice chairman, and certain members of the board of directors. Defendants moved to dismiss and/or stay the complaint on August 7, 2018. On December 4, 2018, the court granted the defendants’ motion and stayed the case pending the resolution of the consolidated Biefeldt/IBEW matter.
In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation is a putative class action filed on November 11, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company and two of its officers asserting claims under the federal securities laws. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased Allstate common stock during the putative class period and suffered damages as the result of the conduct alleged. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages, costs, attorney’s fees, and other relief as the court deems appropriate. Plaintiffs allege that the Company and certain senior officers made allegedly material misstatements or omissions concerning claim frequency statistics and the reasons for a claim frequency increase for Allstate brand auto insurance between October 2014 and August 3, 2015.
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Note 12 | Benefit Plans |
Change in accounting principle
As discussed in Note 1, the Company changed its accounting principle for recognizing actuarial gains and losses and expected return on plan assets for its pension and other postretirement plans to a more preferable policy under U.S. GAAP. Under the new principle, remeasurement of projected benefit obligation and plan assets are immediately recognized through earnings and are referred to as pension and
other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This change has been applied on a retrospective basis. See Note 1 for further information regarding the impact of the change in accounting principle on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Components of net cost (benefit) for pension and other postretirement plans | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Pension benefits | ||||||||
Service cost | $ | $ | ||||||
Interest cost | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Amortization of prior service credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Costs and expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Remeasurement of projected benefit obligation | ( | ) | ||||||
Remeasurement of plan assets | ( | ) | ||||||
Remeasurement gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total net benefit | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Postretirement benefits | ||||||||
Service cost | $ | $ | ||||||
Interest cost | ||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Remeasurement of projected benefit obligation | ( | ) | ||||||
Remeasurement of plan assets | ||||||||
Remeasurement gains and losses | ( | ) | ||||||
Total net cost (benefit) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
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Note 13 | Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
Non-cash investing activities include $128 million and $18 million related to mergers and exchanges completed with equity securities, fixed income securities and limited partnerships, and modifications of certain mortgage loans and other investments for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Non-cash financing activities include $46 million and $27 million related to the issuance of Allstate common shares for vested equity awards for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Cash flows used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include cash paid for operating leases related to amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities of $37 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2019. Non-cash operating activities include $502 million related to ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations, including $488 million related to the adoption of new guidance related to accounting for leases, for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Liabilities for collateral received in conjunction with the Company’s securities lending program and over-the-counter and cleared derivatives are reported in other liabilities and accrued expenses or other investments. The accompanying cash flows are included in cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows along with the activities resulting from management of the proceeds, as follows:
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Net change in proceeds managed | ||||||||
Net change in fixed income securities | $ | $ | ||||||
Net change in short-term investments | ( | ) | ||||||
Operating cash flow (used) provided | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
Net change in liabilities | ||||||||
Liabilities for collateral, beginning of period | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Liabilities for collateral, end of period | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Operating cash flow provided (used) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Note 14 | Other Comprehensive Income |
Components of other comprehensive income (loss) on a pre-tax and after-tax basis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-tax | Tax | After-tax | Pre-tax | Tax | After-tax | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized net holding gains and losses arising during the period, net of related offsets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment of realized capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit arising during the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment of prior service credit amortized into operating costs and expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
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To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
The Allstate Corporation
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of The Allstate Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2019, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “condensed consolidated financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated statement of financial position of The Allstate Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended prior to retrospective adjustment for a change in the Company’s principles of accounting for recognizing pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 15, 2019, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements (which report expresses an unmodified opinion and includes an emphasis-of-matter paragraph relating to a change in accounting principle for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities). We also audited the adjustments described in Note 1 that were applied to retrospectively adjust the December 31, 2018 consolidated statement of financial position. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied to the previously issued consolidated statement of financial position in deriving the accompanying retrospectively adjusted condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2018.
Basis for Review Results
These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of the condensed consolidated financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Emphasis of a Matter
As discussed in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company elected to change its principles of accounting for recognizing pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
May 1, 2019
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
Overview
To achieve its goals in 2019, Allstate is focused on the following priorities:
• Better serve customers |
• Achieve target economic returns on capital |
• Grow customer base |
• Proactively manage investments |
• Build long-term growth platforms |
The following discussion highlights significant factors influencing the consolidated financial position and results of operations of The Allstate Corporation (referred to in this document as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company” or “Allstate”). It should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto found under Part I. Item 1. contained herein, and with the discussion, analysis, consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in Part I. Item 1. and Part II. Item 7. and Item 8. of The Allstate Corporation annual report on Form 10-K for 2018. Further analysis of our insurance segments is provided in the Property-Liability Operations and Segment Results sections, including Allstate Protection, Discontinued Lines and Coverages, Service Businesses, Allstate Life, Allstate Benefits, and Allstate Annuities, of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”). The segments are consistent with the way in which the chief operating decision maker reviews financial performance and makes decisions about the allocation of resources.
Measuring segment profit or loss
The measure of segment profit or loss used in evaluating performance is underwriting income for the Allstate Protection and Discontinued Lines and Coverages segments and adjusted net income for the Service Businesses, Allstate Life, Allstate Benefits, Allstate Annuities, and Corporate and Other segments.
Underwriting income is calculated as premiums earned and other revenue, less claims and claims expense (“losses”), amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), operating costs and expenses, amortization of purchased intangible assets and restructuring and related charges, as determined using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We use this measure in our evaluation of results of operations to analyze the profitability of the Property-Liability insurance operations separately from investment results. Underwriting income is reconciled to net income applicable to common shareholders in the Property-Liability Operations section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Adjusted net income is net income applicable to common shareholders, excluding:
• Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax, except for periodic settlements and accruals on non-hedge derivative instruments, which are reported with realized capital gains and losses but included in adjusted net income |
• Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses, after-tax |
• Valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax |
• Amortization of DAC and deferred sales inducement costs (“DSI”), to the extent they resulted from the recognition of certain realized capital gains and losses or valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax |
• Business combination expenses and the amortization of purchased intangible assets, after-tax |
• Gain (loss) on disposition of operations, after-tax |
• Adjustments for other significant non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items, when (a) the nature of the charge or gain is such that it is reasonably unlikely to recur within two years, or (b) there has been no similar charge or gain within the prior two years |
Adjusted net income is reconciled to net income applicable to common shareholders in the Service Businesses, Allstate Life, Allstate Benefits and Allstate Annuities Segment sections of MD&A.
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Consolidated Net Income | ||||
($ in millions) | ||||
Consolidated net income applicable to common shareholders increased 29.1% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily driven by net realized capital gains in 2019 compared to net realized capital losses in 2018 and higher premiums earned, partially offset by higher losses, lower net investment income and higher distribution expenses from growth. The Property-Liability combined ratio was 91.8 in first quarter 2019 compared to 87.5 in first quarter 2018. |
Total Revenue | ||||
($ in millions) | ||||
Total revenue increased 12.5% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, driven by net realized capital gains in 2019 compared to net realized capital losses in 2018 and a 5.9% increase in insurance premiums and contract charges, partially offset by decreased net investment income. Insurance premiums increased in the following segments: Allstate Protection (Allstate and Esurance brands), Service Businesses (SquareTrade and Allstate Dealer Services), Allstate Life and Allstate Benefits. |
Net Investment Income | ||||
($ in millions) | ||||
Net investment income decreased in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, due to lower performance-based investment results, mainly from limited partnerships, partially offset by higher market-based portfolio income. |
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Allstate Protection underwriting income totaled $703 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 30.3% decrease from $1.01 billion in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, claim severity and operating costs and expenses, partially offset by increased premiums earned and improved auto claim frequency.
Premiums written increased 6.2% to $8.33 billion in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018.
Service Businesses adjusted net income was $11 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to an adjusted net loss of $3 million in the first quarter of 2018. The improvement was primarily due to higher premiums and improved loss experience at SquareTrade and Allstate Dealer Services, partially offset by higher rescue costs at Allstate Roadside Services.
Total revenues increased 25.2% to $392 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to SquareTrade’s growth through its U.S. retail and international distribution partners and the acquisitions of InfoArmor, PlumChoice and iCracked.
Net investment income increased $4 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2018.
Allstate Life adjusted net income was $73 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $71 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher premiums and contract charges and net investment income, partially offset by higher contract benefits and operating costs and expenses.
Premiums and contract charges increased 3.1% to $337 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2018.
Allstate Benefits adjusted net income was $31 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $29 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower contract benefits, partially offset by higher amortization of DAC.
Premiums and contract charges increased 0.7% to $288 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018.
Allstate Annuities adjusted net loss was $25 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to adjusted net income of $35 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to decreased net investment income, partially offset by lower contract benefits.
Net investment income decreased 34.5% to $190 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter of 2018, due to lower performance-based investment results.
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iCracked On February 12, 2019, we acquired iCracked Inc. (“iCracked”), which offers on-site, on-demand repair services for smartphones and tablets in North America, supporting SquareTrade’s operations.
Investments totaled $84.12 billion as of March 31, 2019, increasing from $81.26 billion as of December 31, 2018.
Shareholders’ equity As of March 31, 2019, shareholders’ equity was $23.42 billion. This total included $2.34 billion in deployable assets at the parent holding company level comprising cash and investments that are generally saleable within one quarter.
Book value per diluted common share (ratio of common shareholders’ equity to total common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares outstanding) was $63.59, an increase of 8.5% from $58.62 as of March 31, 2018, and an increase of 10.5% from $57.56 as of December 31, 2018.
Return on average common shareholders’ equity For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, net income applicable to common shareholders’ return on the average of beginning and ending period common shareholders’ equity of 10.8% decreased by 7.1 points from 17.9% for the twelve months ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to lower net income applicable to common shareholders for the trailing twelve-month period ended March 31, 2019 and an increase in average common shareholders’ equity.
Change in accounting principle
We changed our accounting principle for recognizing actuarial gains and losses and expected return on plan assets for our pension and other postretirement plans to a more preferable policy under U.S. GAAP. Under the new principle, remeasurement of projected benefit obligation and plan assets are immediately recognized through earnings and are referred to as pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This change has been applied on a retrospective basis. The following table provides a summary of the impacts of this change. See Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the impact of the change in accounting principle on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Impact of pension and postretirement accounting change on selected financial data | ||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data and ratios) | Three months ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||
As adjusted | Previously reported | |||||||
Net income | $ | 1,006 | $ | 975 | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | 977 | 946 | ||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Basic | 2.76 | 2.67 | ||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders per common share - Diluted | 2.71 | 2.63 | ||||||
Return on common shareholders’ equity | 17.9 | % | 16.6 | % | ||||
Property-Liability combined ratio | 87.5 | 88.0 | ||||||
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Consolidated net income | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Property and casualty insurance premiums | $ | 8,802 | $ | 8,286 | ||||
Life premiums and contract charges | 628 | 616 | ||||||
Other revenue | 250 | 216 | ||||||
Net investment income | 648 | 786 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses: | ||||||||
Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses | (16 | ) | — | |||||
OTTI losses reclassified to (from) other comprehensive income | 2 | (1 | ) | |||||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Sales and valuation changes on equity investments and derivatives | 676 | (133 | ) | |||||
Total realized capital gains and losses | 662 | (134 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 10,990 | 9,770 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | (5,820 | ) | (5,129 | ) | ||||
Life contract benefits | (497 | ) | (504 | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | (162 | ) | (161 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | (1,364 | ) | (1,273 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (1,380 | ) | (1,303 | ) | ||||
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses | (15 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | (32 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | (18 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||
Interest expense | (83 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | (9,371 | ) | (8,508 | ) | ||||
Gain on disposition of operations | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Income tax expense | (328 | ) | (257 | ) | ||||
Net income | 1,292 | 1,006 | ||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (31 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 1,261 | $ | 977 | ||||
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Property-Liability Operations
Overview Our Property-Liability operations consist of two reportable segments: Allstate Protection and Discontinued Lines and Coverages. These segments are consistent with the groupings of financial information that management uses to evaluate performance and to determine the allocation of resources.
We do not allocate Property-Liability investment income, realized capital gains and losses, or assets to the Allstate Protection and Discontinued Lines and Coverages segments. Management reviews assets at the Property-Liability level for decision-making purposes.
The table below includes GAAP operating ratios we use to measure our profitability. We believe that they enhance an investor’s understanding of our profitability. They are calculated as follows:
• | Loss ratio: the ratio of claims and claims expense to premiums earned. Loss ratios include the impact of catastrophe losses. |
• | Expense ratio: the ratio of amortization of DAC, operating costs and expenses, amortization of purchased intangible assets and restructuring and related charges, less other revenue to premiums earned. |
• | Combined ratio: the ratio of claims and claims expense, amortization of DAC, operating costs and expenses, amortization of purchased intangible assets and restructuring and related charges, less other revenue to premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio. The difference between 100% and the combined ratio represents underwriting income as a percentage of premiums earned, or underwriting margin. |
We have also calculated the following impacts of specific items on the GAAP operating ratios because of the volatility of these items between fiscal periods.
• | Effect of catastrophe losses on combined ratio: the ratio of catastrophe losses included in claims and claims expense to premiums earned. This ratio includes prior year reserve reestimates of catastrophe losses. |
• | Effect of prior year reserve reestimates on combined ratio: the ratio of prior year reserve reestimates included in claims and claims expense to premiums earned. This ratio includes prior year reserve reestimates of catastrophe losses. |
• | Effect of amortization of purchased intangible assets on combined ratio: the ratio of amortization of purchased intangible assets to premiums earned. |
• | Effect of restructuring and related charges on combined ratio: the ratio of restructuring and related charges to premiums earned. |
• | Effect of Discontinued Lines and Coverages on combined ratio: the ratio of claims and claims expense and operating costs and expenses in the Discontinued Lines and Coverages segment to Property-Liability premiums earned. The sum of the effect of Discontinued Lines and Coverages on the combined ratio and the Allstate Protection combined ratio is equal to the Property-Liability combined ratio. |
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Property-Liability Operations
Summarized financial data | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions, except ratios) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Premiums written | $ | 8,327 | $ | 7,844 | ||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Premiums earned | $ | 8,507 | $ | 8,019 | ||||
Other revenue | 176 | 174 | ||||||
Net investment income | 291 | 337 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | 497 | (95 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 9,471 | 8,435 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Claims and claims expense | (5,730 | ) | (5,038 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (1,164 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (1,071 | ) | (1,044 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | (18 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | (7,983 | ) | (7,188 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | (306 | ) | (257 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 1,182 | $ | 990 | ||||
Underwriting income | $ | 700 | $ | 1,005 | ||||
Net investment income | 291 | 337 | ||||||
Income tax expense on operations | (202 | ) | (277 | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | 393 | (75 | ) | |||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 1,182 | $ | 990 | ||||
Catastrophe losses (1) | $ | 680 | $ | 361 | ||||
GAAP operating ratios | ||||||||
Claims and claims expense ratio | 67.4 | 62.9 | ||||||
Expense ratio (2) | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||||
Combined ratio | 91.8 | 87.5 | ||||||
Effect of catastrophe losses on combined ratio | 8.0 | 4.5 | ||||||
Effect of prior year reserve reestimates on combined ratio (3) | 0.2 | (0.6 | ) | |||||
Effect of catastrophe losses included in prior year reserve reestimates on combined ratio | 0.6 | — | ||||||
Effect of restructuring and related charges on combined ratio | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
Effect of Discontinued Lines and Coverages on combined ratio | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
(1) | Prior year reserve reestimates included in catastrophe losses totaled $53 million unfavorable in the three months ended March 31, 2019, including $15 million of reinstatement reinsurance premiums incurred during the period related to the 2018 Camp Fire. Prior year reserve reestimates included in catastrophe losses totaled $4 million unfavorable in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
(2) | Other revenue is deducted from operating costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
(3) | Prior year reserve reestimates totaled $12 million unfavorable and $51 million favorable in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
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Net investment income decreased 13.6% or $46 million to $291 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $337 million in the first quarter of 2018, due to lower performance-based investment results, primarily from limited partnerships, partially offset by higher market-based portfolio income. Performance-based results reflect lower asset appreciation related to private equity investments.
Net investment income | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | 259 | $ | 227 | ||||
Equity securities | 23 | 26 | ||||||
Mortgage loans | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Limited partnership interests | 6 | 84 | ||||||
Short-term investments | 15 | 6 | ||||||
Other | 26 | 29 | ||||||
Investment income, before expense | 333 | 376 | ||||||
Investment expense (1) (2) | (42 | ) | (39 | ) | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 291 | $ | 337 | ||||
(1) | Investment expense includes $13 million of investee level expenses in both the first quarter of 2019 and 2018. Investee level expenses include depreciation and asset level operating expenses on directly held real estate and other consolidated investments. |
(2) | Investment expense includes $7 million and $2 million related to the portion of reinvestment income on securities lending collateral paid to the counterparties in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
Realized capital gains and losses Net realized capital gains in the first quarter of 2019 related primarily to increased valuation of equity investments and gains on sales of fixed income securities and investments in real estate.
Realized capital gains and losses | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Impairment write-downs | $ | (7 | ) | $ | — | |||
Change in intent write-downs | — | — | ||||||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | (7 | ) | — | |||||
Sales | 101 | (35 | ) | |||||
Valuation of equity investments (1) | 453 | (55 | ) | |||||
Valuation and settlements of derivative instruments | (50 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, pre-tax | 497 | (95 | ) | |||||
Income tax expense | (104 | ) | 20 | |||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | $ | 393 | $ | (75 | ) | |||
(1) | 2019 results include $390 million of appreciation of equity securities and $63 million of appreciation primarily related to certain limited partnerships where the underlying assets are predominately public equity securities. |
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Segment Results Allstate Protection
Allstate Protection Segment
Underwriting results | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Premiums written | $ | 8,327 | $ | 7,844 | ||||
Premiums earned | $ | 8,507 | $ | 8,019 | ||||
Other revenue | 176 | 174 | ||||||
Claims and claims expense | (5,728 | ) | (5,035 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (1,164 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||
Other costs and expenses | (1,070 | ) | (1,044 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | (18 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
Underwriting income | $ | 703 | $ | 1,008 | ||||
Catastrophe losses | $ | 680 | $ | 361 | ||||
Underwriting income (loss) by line of business | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 510 | $ | 617 | ||||
Homeowners | 142 | 341 | ||||||
Other personal lines (1) | 33 | 50 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 7 | (6 | ) | |||||
Other business lines (2) | 11 | 8 | ||||||
Answer Financial | — | (2 | ) | |||||
Underwriting income | $ | 703 | $ | 1,008 | ||||
(1) | Other personal lines include renters, condominium, landlord and other personal lines products. |
(2) | Other business lines represent Ivantage, a general agency for Allstate exclusive agencies. Ivantage provides agencies a solution for their customers when coverage through Allstate brand underwritten products is not available. |
Changes in underwriting results from prior year by component and by line of business (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | Homeowners | Other personal lines | Commercial lines | Allstate Protection (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriting income (loss) - prior period | $ | 617 | $ | 479 | $ | 341 | $ | 79 | $ | 50 | $ | 30 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 1,008 | $ | 594 | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in underwriting income (loss) from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) premiums earned | 339 | 204 | 87 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 488 | 260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) other revenue | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease incurred claims and claims expense (“losses”): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incurred losses, excluding catastrophe losses and reserve reestimates | (268 | ) | (35 | ) | (49 | ) | (46 | ) | 8 | (26 | ) | (50 | ) | 5 | (359 | ) | (102 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Catastrophe losses, excluding reserve reestimates | (46 | ) | 51 | (200 | ) | 344 | (26 | ) | 23 | 2 | 2 | (270 | ) | 420 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catastrophe reserve reestimates | (26 | ) | 20 | (12 | ) | (31 | ) | (11 | ) | 9 | — | 2 | (49 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (20 | ) | (6 | ) | (9 | ) | (25 | ) | (2 | ) | 6 | 16 | (20 | ) | (15 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses subtotal | (360 | ) | 30 | (270 | ) | 242 | (31 | ) | 12 | (32 | ) | (11 | ) | (693 | ) | 273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease expenses | (89 | ) | (101 | ) | (16 | ) | (12 | ) | (1 | ) | (7 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (102 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriting income (loss) | $ | 510 | $ | 617 | $ | 142 | $ | 341 | $ | 33 | $ | 50 | $ | 7 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 703 | $ | 1,008 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | The 2019 column presents changes in 2019 compared to 2018. The 2018 column presents changes in 2018 compared to 2017. |
(2) | Includes other business lines underwriting income of $11 million and $8 million in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Includes Answer Financial underwriting loss of zero and $2 million in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
Underwriting income decreased to $703 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $1.01 billion in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, claim severity and operating costs and expenses, partially offset by increased premiums earned and improved auto claim frequency.
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Premiums written is the amount of premiums charged for policies issued during a fiscal period. Premiums are considered earned and are included in the financial results on a pro-rata basis over the policy period. The portion of premiums written applicable to the unexpired term of the policies is recorded as unearned premiums on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Premiums written and earned by line of business | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
Premiums written | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Auto | $ | 6,047 | $ | 5,739 | ||||
Homeowners | 1,676 | 1,572 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 419 | 396 | ||||||
Subtotal – Personal lines | 8,142 | 7,707 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 185 | 137 | ||||||
Total premiums written | $ | 8,327 | $ | 7,844 | ||||
Reconciliation of premiums written to premiums earned: | ||||||||
Decrease in unearned premiums | 179 | 209 | ||||||
Other | 1 | (34 | ) | |||||
Total premiums earned | $ | 8,507 | $ | 8,019 | ||||
Auto | $ | 5,930 | $ | 5,591 | ||||
Homeowners | 1,935 | 1,848 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 459 | 444 | ||||||
Subtotal – Personal lines | 8,324 | 7,883 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 183 | 136 | ||||||
Total premiums earned | $ | 8,507 | $ | 8,019 | ||||
Combined ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Expense ratio (1) | Combined ratio | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 66.5 | 64.1 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 91.4 | 89.0 | ||||||||||||
Homeowners | 69.3 | 57.9 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 92.7 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 66.4 | 61.7 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 92.8 | 88.7 | ||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 76.0 | 78.7 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 96.2 | 104.4 | ||||||||||||
Total | 67.3 | 62.8 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 91.7 | 87.4 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from operating costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Loss ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Effect of catastrophe losses | Effect of prior year reserve reestimates | Effect of catastrophe losses included in prior year reserve reestimates | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 66.5 | 64.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | (0.9 | ) | (1.8 | ) | — | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||||||
Homeowners | 69.3 | 57.9 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 66.4 | 61.7 | 14.4 | 6.5 | 1.5 | (1.4 | ) | 2.0 | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 76.0 | 78.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 14.7 | (0.6 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 67.3 | 62.8 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0.1 | (0.7 | ) | 0.6 | — | |||||||||||||||
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Segment Results Allstate Protection
Catastrophe losses were $680 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $361 million in the first quarter of 2018.
We define a “catastrophe” as an event that produces pre-tax losses before reinsurance in excess of $1 million and involves multiple first party policyholders, or a winter weather event that produces a number of claims in excess of a preset, per-event threshold of average claims in a specific area, occurring within a certain amount of time following the event. Catastrophes are caused by various natural events including high winds, winter storms and freezes, tornadoes, hailstorms, wildfires, tropical storms, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes. We are also exposed to man-made catastrophic events, such as certain types of terrorism or industrial accidents. The nature and level of catastrophes in any period cannot be reliably predicted.
Loss estimates are generally based on claim adjuster inspections and the application of historical loss development factors. Our loss estimates are calculated in accordance with the coverage provided by our policies. Auto policyholders generally have coverage for physical damage due to flood if they have purchased optional auto comprehensive coverage. Our homeowners policies specifically exclude coverage for losses caused by flood.
Over time, we have limited our aggregate insurance exposure to catastrophe losses in certain regions of the country that are subject to high levels of natural catastrophes, limited by our participation in various state facilities.
Catastrophe losses by the size of event | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Number of events | Claims and claims expense | Combined ratio impact | Average catastrophe loss per event | ||||||||||||||||
Size of catastrophe loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than $250 million | — | — | % | $ | — | — | % | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
$101 million to $250 million | 1 | 4.6 | 225 | 33.1 | 2.7 | 225 | ||||||||||||||
$50 million to $100 million | 3 | 13.6 | 225 | 33.1 | 2.7 | 75 | ||||||||||||||
Less than $50 million | 18 | 81.8 | 177 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 22 | 100.0 | % | 627 | 92.2 | 7.4 | 29 | |||||||||||||
Prior year reserve reestimates | 53 | 7.8 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Total catastrophe losses | $ | 680 | 100.0 | % | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||
Catastrophe losses by the type of event | ||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Number of events | 2019 | Number of events | 2018 | ||||||||||
Hurricanes/Tropical storms | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Tornadoes | 1 | 19 | — | — | ||||||||||
Wind/Hail | 15 | 484 | 9 | 255 | ||||||||||
Wildfires | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Other events | 6 | 124 | 2 | 102 | ||||||||||
Prior year reserve reestimates | 53 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Total catastrophe losses | 22 | $ | 680 | 11 | $ | 361 | ||||||||
Catastrophe reinsurance Our current catastrophe reinsurance program supports our risk tolerance framework that targets less than a 1% likelihood of annual aggregate catastrophe losses from hurricanes and earthquakes, net of reinsurance, exceeding $2 billion. We have substantially completed the placement of our 2019 catastrophe reinsurance program, except for the Florida property component of the program and the Florida and Southeast Auto Aggregate Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Contract, both of which are expected to be placed in the second quarter of 2019.
Similar to our 2018 program, our 2019 program includes coverage for losses to personal lines property, personal lines automobile, commercial lines property or commercial lines automobile arising out of multiple
perils, in addition to hurricanes and earthquakes. We have three agreements placed in the insurance linked securities (“ILS”) market, forming part of our nationwide reinsurance program that do not cover commercial lines property and commercial lines automobile. We also have a separate agreement covering personal lines property policies issued in Kentucky.
The June 1, 2019 nationwide reinsurance program, provides $4.9 billion of reinsurance limits, less a $500 million retention, subject to the percentage of reinsurance placed in each of its nine layers. Property business in the state of Florida and the two existing New Jersey contracts are excluded from this program. Separate reinsurance agreements address the distinct needs of our separately capitalized legal entity. The nationwide reinsurance program includes reinsurance
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agreements with both the traditional and ILS markets as described below:
The traditional market placement provides limits totaling $3.0 billion for losses arising out of multiple perils and is comprised of $2.1 billion of limits with one annual reinstatement of limits; $439 million of limits with one reinstatement of limits over a seven year term; and $419 million of limits not subject to reinstatement.
ILS placements provide $1.2 billion of limits, with no reinstatement of the limits, and are comprised of a $375 million placement reinsuring losses in all states except Florida caused by named storms, earthquakes and fire following earthquakes, severe thunderstorms, winter storms, volcanic eruptions, and meteorite impacts and $500 million and $300 million placements reinsuring losses in all states except Florida property caused by named storms, earthquakes and fire following earthquakes, severe weather, wildfires, and other naturally occurring or man-made events determined to be a catastrophe by the Company. The $500 million and $300 million placements also provide that for each annual period beginning April 1, Allstate declared catastrophes to personal lines property and automobile business can be aggregated to erode the aggregate retention and qualify for coverage under the aggregate limit. Recoveries are limited to our ultimate net loss from the reinsured event.
The New Jersey agreement comprises three contracts that reinsure personal lines property and automobile catastrophe losses caused by multiple perils in New Jersey and provides 95% of $400 million of limits in excess of provisional retentions of approximately $150 million. Each contract includes one annual reinstatement of limits. The New Jersey contracts will begin inuring to portions of the Nationwide Program with the contracts effective June 1, 2019.
The Kentucky earthquake agreement comprises a three-year term contract that reinsures personal lines property losses caused by earthquakes and fire following earthquakes in Kentucky and provides $28 million of limits, 95% placed, in excess of a $2 million retention.
The total cost of our property catastrophe reinsurance programs during the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 were $88 million and $85 million, respectively. The total cost of our catastrophe reinsurance programs during 2018 was $354 million or an average quarterly cost of $89 million.
Expense ratio decreased 0.2 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.
Expense ratios by line of business | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Auto | 24.9 | 24.9 | ||||
Homeowners | 23.4 | 23.6 | ||||
Other personal lines | 26.4 | 27.0 | ||||
Commercial lines | 20.2 | 25.7 | ||||
Total expense ratio (1) | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Impact of specific costs and expenses on the expense ratio | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Amortization of DAC | 13.7 | 13.6 | ||||
Advertising expense | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||||
Other costs and expenses (1) | 8.3 | 8.9 | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
Total expense ratio | 24.4 | 24.6 | ||||
(1) Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation.
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Segment Results Allstate Protection
Reserve reestimates were unfavorable in the first quarter of 2019 and primarily related to strengthening in our homeowners, other personal lines and commercial lines, partially offset by continued favorable personal lines auto injury coverage development.
Total reserves, net of reinsurance (estimated cost of outstanding claims) as of January 1, by line of business | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Auto | $ | 14,378 | $ | 14,051 | ||||
Homeowners | 2,157 | 2,205 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 1,489 | 1,489 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 801 | 616 | ||||||
Total Allstate Protection | $ | 18,825 | $ | 18,361 | ||||
Reserve reestimates | ||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
Reserve reestimate (1) | Effect on combined ratio (2) | |||||||||||||
($ in millions, except ratios) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Auto | $ | (54 | ) | $ | (100 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (1.2 | ) | ||||
Homeowners | 53 | 32 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
Other personal lines | 7 | (6 | ) | 0.1 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||
Commercial lines | 4 | 20 | — | 0.2 | ||||||||||
Total Allstate Protection (3) | $ | 10 | $ | (54 | ) | 0.1 | (0.7 | ) | ||||||
Allstate brand | $ | 2 | $ | (60 | ) | — | (0.8 | ) | ||||||
Esurance brand | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Encompass brand | 5 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
Total Allstate Protection | $ | 10 | $ | (54 | ) | 0.1 | (0.7 | ) | ||||||
(1) | Favorable reserve reestimates are shown in parentheses. |
(2) | Ratios are calculated using Allstate Protection premiums earned. |
(3) | Prior year reserve reestimates included in catastrophe losses totaled $53 million unfavorable in the three months ended March 31, 2019, including $15 million of reinstatement reinsurance premiums incurred during the period related to the 2018 Camp Fire. Prior year reserve reestimates included in catastrophe losses totaled $4 million unfavorable in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
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The following table presents premiums written, policies in force (“PIF”) and underwriting income (loss) by line of business for Allstate brand, Esurance brand, Encompass brand and Allstate Protection as of or for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Detailed analysis of underwriting results, premiums written and earned, and the combined ratios, including loss and expense ratios, are discussed in the brand sections below.
Premiums written, policies in force and underwriting income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Allstate brand | Esurance brand | Encompass brand | Allstate Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premiums written | Amount | Percent to total brand | Amount | Percent to total brand | Amount | Percent to total brand | Amount | Percent to total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | $ | 5,395 | 71.5 | % | $ | 532 | 95.1 | % | $ | 120 | 53.6 | % | $ | 6,047 | 72.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Homeowners | 1,565 | 20.7 | 25 | 4.5 | 86 | 38.4 | 1,676 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 399 | 5.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 18 | 8.0 | 419 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 185 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | 185 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,544 | 100.0 | % | $ | 559 | 100.0 | % | $ | 224 | 100.0 | % | $ | 8,327 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||
Percent to total Allstate Protection | 90.6 | % | 6.7 | % | 2.7 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
PIF (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 20,145 | 65.2 | % | 1,548 | 91.4 | % | 499 | 61.2 | % | 22,192 | 66.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Homeowners | 6,198 | 20.1 | 98 | 5.7 | 237 | 29.1 | 6,533 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 4,306 | 14.0 | 48 | 2.9 | 78 | 9.7 | 4,432 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 230 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | 230 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 30,879 | 100.0 | % | 1,694 | 100.0 | % | 814 | 100.0 | % | 33,387 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Percent to total Allstate Protection | 92.5 | % | 5.1 | % | 2.4 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriting income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | $ | 512 | 72.9 | % | $ | (1 | ) | (33.3 | )% | $ | (1 | ) | 50.0 | % | $ | 510 | 72.5 | % | ||||||||||
Homeowners | 142 | 20.2 | 4 | 133.3 | (4 | ) | 200.0 | 142 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 30 | 4.3 | — | — | 3 | (150.0 | ) | 33 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 7 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other business lines | 11 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Answer Financial | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 702 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3 | 100.0 | % | $ | (2 | ) | 100.0 | % | $ | 703 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
When analyzing premium measures and statistics for all three brands the following calculations are used as described below.
• | PIF: Policy counts are based on items rather than customers. A multi-car customer would generate multiple item (policy) counts, even if all cars were insured under one policy. Commercial lines PIF for the agreement with a transportation network company reflects corporate contracts as opposed to individual driver counts. |
• | New issued applications: Item counts of automobile or homeowner insurance applications for insurance policies that were issued during the period, regardless of whether the customer was previously insured by another Allstate Protection brand. Allstate brand includes automobiles added by existing customers when they exceed the number allowed (currently 10) on a policy. |
• | Average premium-gross written (“average premium”): Gross premiums written divided by issued item count. Gross premiums written include the impacts from discounts, surcharges and ceded reinsurance premiums and exclude the impacts from mid-term premium adjustments and premium refund accruals. Average premiums represent the appropriate policy term for each line. Allstate and Esurance brand policy terms are 6 months for auto and 12 months for homeowners. Encompass brand policy terms are generally 12 months for auto and homeowners. |
• | Renewal ratio: Renewal policy item counts issued during the period, based on contract effective dates, divided by the total policy item counts issued 6 months prior for auto (generally 12 months prior for Encompass brand) or 12 months prior for homeowners. |
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Underwriting results | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Premiums written | $ | 7,544 | $ | 7,128 | ||||
Premiums earned | $ | 7,752 | $ | 7,329 | ||||
Other revenue | 135 | 136 | ||||||
Claims and claims expense | (5,170 | ) | (4,548 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (1,105 | ) | (1,029 | ) | ||||
Other costs and expenses | (894 | ) | (872 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | (16 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||
Underwriting income | $ | 702 | $ | 1,001 | ||||
Catastrophe losses | $ | 644 | $ | 329 | ||||
Underwriting income (loss) by line of business | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 512 | $ | 611 | ||||
Homeowners | 142 | 337 | ||||||
Other personal lines (1) | 30 | 51 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 7 | (6 | ) | |||||
Other business lines (2) | 11 | 8 | ||||||
Underwriting income | $ | 702 | $ | 1,001 | ||||
(1) | Other personal lines include renters, condominium, landlord and other personal lines products. |
(2) | Other business lines represent Ivantage. |
Changes in underwriting results from prior year by component (1) | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Underwriting income (loss) - prior period | $ | 1,001 | $ | 636 | ||||
Changes in underwriting income (loss) from: | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) premiums earned | 423 | 272 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) other revenue | (1 | ) | 5 | |||||
(Increase) decrease incurred claims and claims expense (“losses”): | ||||||||
Incurred losses, excluding catastrophe losses and reserve reestimates | (298 | ) | (112 | ) | ||||
Catastrophe losses, excluding reserve reestimates | (262 | ) | 371 | |||||
Catastrophe reserve reestimates | (53 | ) | 6 | |||||
Non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (9 | ) | (51 | ) | ||||
Losses subtotal | (622 | ) | 214 | |||||
(Increase) decrease expenses | (99 | ) | (126 | ) | ||||
Underwriting income | $ | 702 | $ | 1,001 | ||||
(1) | The 2019 column presents changes in 2019 compared to 2018. The 2018 column presents changes in 2018 compared to 2017. |
Underwriting income totaled $702 million in the first quarter of 2019 decreasing from $1.00 billion in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, claim severity and agent compensation and advertising costs, partially offset by increased premiums earned and improved auto claim frequency.
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Premiums written and earned by line of business | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
Premiums written | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Auto | $ | 5,395 | $ | 5,151 | ||||
Homeowners | 1,565 | 1,465 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 399 | 375 | ||||||
Subtotal – Personal lines | 7,359 | 6,991 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 185 | 137 | ||||||
Total | $ | 7,544 | $ | 7,128 | ||||
Premiums earned | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 5,321 | $ | 5,046 | ||||
Homeowners | 1,811 | 1,727 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 437 | 420 | ||||||
Subtotal – Personal lines | 7,569 | 7,193 | ||||||
Commercial lines | 183 | 136 | ||||||
Total | $ | 7,752 | $ | 7,329 | ||||
Auto premium measures and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 20,145 | 19,617 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 740 | 714 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 578 | $ | 564 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) | 88.8 | 88.3 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (1): | ||||||||
Number of locations (2) | 19 | 24 | ||||||
Total brand (%) (3) | 0.6 | 0.3 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (4) (5) | 3.4 | 2.4 | ||||||
(1) | Rate changes do not include rating plan enhancements, including the introduction of discounts and surcharges that result in no change in the overall rate level in a location. These rate changes do not reflect initial rates filed for insurance subsidiaries initially writing business in a location. |
(2) | Allstate brand operates in 50 states, the District of Columbia and 5 Canadian provinces. |
(3) | Represents the impact in the states, the District of Columbia and Canadian provinces where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of total brand 2018 and 2017 premiums written, respectively. |
(4) | Represents the impact in the states, the District of Columbia and Canadian provinces where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of their respective total 2018 and 2017 premiums written in those same locations. |
(5) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for auto totaled $120 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $60 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Auto insurance premiums written totaled $5.40 billion in the first quarter of 2019, a 4.7% increase from $5.15 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 2.7% or 528 thousand increase in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. Auto PIF increased in 40 states, including 8 of our largest 10 states, as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 0.5 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018. 39 states, including 5 of our 10 largest states, experienced increases in the renewal ratio |
in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018.
• | 3.6% increase in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018. 32 states, including 5 of our 10 largest states, experienced increases in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, with 17 states experiencing double digit increases. |
• | 2.5% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to rate increases approved in 2018. |
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Homeowners premium measures and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 6,198 | 6,093 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 197 | 187 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 1,267 | $ | 1,212 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) | 88.4 | 87.5 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (1): | ||||||||
Number of locations (2) | 20 | 14 | ||||||
Total brand (%) | 2.1 | 1.1 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (3) | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||||||
(1) | Includes rate changes approved based on our net cost of reinsurance. |
(2) | Allstate brand operates in 50 states, the District of Columbia and 5 Canadian provinces. |
(3) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for homeowners totaled $155 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $79 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Homeowners insurance premiums written totaled $1.57 billion in the first quarter of 2019, a 6.8% increase from $1.47 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 1.7% or 105 thousand increase in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. Homeowners PIF increased in 33 states, including 5 of our largest 10 states, as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 0.9 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. All of our largest 10 states experienced an increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 5.3% increase in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018. 5 of our largest 10 states experienced increases in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 4.5% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of |
2018, primarily due to rate increases and inflationary increases in insured home valuations.
• | $2 million decrease in the cost of our catastrophe reinsurance program to $63 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $65 million in the first quarter of 2018. Catastrophe placement premiums are recorded primarily in the Allstate brand and are a reduction of premium. |
Other personal lines premiums written totaled $399 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 6.4% increase from $375 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to increases in personal umbrella and condominium insurance premiums.
Commercial lines premiums written totaled $185 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 35.0% increase from $137 million in the first quarter of 2018, due to the agreement with a transportation network company to provide commercial auto insurance coverage. Effective March 1, 2019, we expanded this coverage to 15 states from 4 states in 2018.
Combined ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Expense ratio (1) | Combined ratio | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 65.5 | 63.2 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 90.4 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||
Homeowners | 69.3 | 57.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 92.2 | 80.5 | ||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 66.8 | 61.2 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 93.1 | 87.9 | ||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 76.0 | 78.7 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 96.2 | 104.4 | ||||||||||||
Total | 66.7 | 62.0 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 90.9 | 86.3 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from operating costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
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Loss ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Effect of catastrophe losses | Effect of prior year reserve reestimates | Effect of catastrophe losses included in prior year reserve reestimates | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 65.5 | 63.2 | 1.3 | — | (1.1 | ) | (2.0 | ) | — | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||||||
Homeowners | 69.3 | 57.6 | 28.2 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 66.8 | 61.2 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 2.3 | (1.4 | ) | 2.1 | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Commercial lines | 76.0 | 78.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 14.7 | (0.6 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 66.7 | 62.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | — | (0.8 | ) | 0.6 | — | |||||||||||||||
Frequency and severity statistics, which are influenced by driving patterns, inflation and other factors, are provided to describe the trends in loss costs of the business. Our reserving process incorporates changes in loss patterns, operational statistics and changes in claims reporting processes to determine our best estimate of recorded reserves. We use the following statistics to evaluate losses:
• Paid claim frequency (1) is calculated as annualized notice counts closed with payment in the period divided by the average of PIF with the applicable coverage during the period. |
• Gross claim frequency (1) is calculated as annualized notice counts received in the period divided by the average of PIF with the applicable coverage during the period. Gross claim frequency includes all actual notice counts, regardless of their current status (open or closed) or their ultimate disposition (closed with a payment or closed without payment). |
• Paid claim severity is calculated by dividing the sum of paid losses and loss expenses by claims closed with a payment during the period. |
• Percent change in frequency or severity statistic is calculated as the amount of increase or decrease in the paid or gross claim frequency or severity in the current period compared to the same period in the prior year divided by the prior year paid or gross claim frequency or severity. |
(1) | Frequency statistics exclude counts associated with catastrophe events. |
Paid claim frequency trends will often differ from gross claim frequency trends due to differences in the timing of when notices are received and when claims are settled. For property damage claims, paid frequency trends reflect smaller differences as timing between opening and settlement is generally less. For bodily injury, gross frequency trends reflect emerging trends since the difference in timing between opening and settlement is much greater and gross frequency does not experience the same volatility in quarterly fluctuations seen in paid frequency. In evaluating frequency, we typically rely upon paid frequency trends for physical damage coverages such as property damage and gross frequency for casualty coverages such as bodily injury to provide an indicator of emerging trends in overall claim frequency while also providing insights for our analysis of severity.
We are continuing to implement new technology and process improvements that provide continued loss cost accuracy, efficient processing and enhanced
customer experiences that are simple, fast and produce high degrees of satisfaction. We have opened several Digital Operating Centers to handle auto physical damage claims countrywide utilizing our virtual estimation capabilities, which includes estimating damage through photos and video with the use of QuickFoto Claim® and Virtual Assist®. We are also leveraging virtual capabilities to handle property claims by estimating damage through video with Virtual Assist and aerial imagery using satellites, airplanes and drones. These organizational and process changes impact frequency and severity statistics as changes in claim opening and closing practices and shifts in timing, if any, can impact comparisons to prior periods.
Auto loss ratio increased 2.3 points in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, higher claim severity and lower favorable non-catastrophe prior year reserve estimates, partially offset by increased premiums earned and improved claim frequency.
Property damage paid claim frequency decreased 3.6% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018. 36 states experienced a year over year decrease in property damage paid claim frequency in the first three months of 2019 when compared to the same period of 2018. Property damage paid claim severities increased 6.1% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018 due to the impact of higher costs to repair more sophisticated newer model vehicles, higher third-party subrogation demands and increased costs associated with total losses.
Bodily injury gross claim frequency decreased 1.2% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. Bodily injury severity trends have been increasing generally less than medical care inflation indices.
Homeowners loss ratio increased 11.7 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, partially offset by increased premiums earned. Paid claim frequency excluding catastrophe losses increased 1.1% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. Paid claim severity excluding catastrophe losses increased 0.5% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018.
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Homeowner paid claim severity can be impacted by both the mix of perils and the magnitude of specific losses paid during the quarter.
Other personal lines loss ratio increased 5.6 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses, partially offset by increased premiums earned.
Commercial lines loss ratio decreased 2.7 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period
of 2018, primarily due to increased premiums earned and lower unfavorable non-catastrophe prior year reserve reestimates, partially offset by higher severity. Commercial lines recorded losses related to an agreement with a transportation network company are based on original pricing expectations given limited loss experience.
Expense ratios by line of business | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Auto | 24.9 | 24.7 | ||||
Homeowners | 22.9 | 22.9 | ||||
Other personal lines | 26.3 | 26.7 | ||||
Commercial lines | 20.2 | 25.7 | ||||
Total expense ratio (1) | 24.2 | 24.3 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Impact of specific costs and expenses on the expense ratio | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Amortization of DAC | 14.2 | 14.0 | ||||
Advertising expense | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||||
Other costs and expenses (1) | 7.9 | 8.4 | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
Total expense ratio | 24.2 | 24.3 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Expense ratio decreased 0.1 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, as operating costs, reported in other costs and expenses, decreased as a percentage of earned premiums, partially offset by higher amortization of DAC and advertising costs.
Amortization of DAC primarily includes agent remuneration and premium taxes. Allstate agency total incurred base commissions, variable compensation and bonuses in the first quarter of 2019 were higher than the same period of 2018.
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Underwriting results | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Premiums written | $ | 559 | $ | 493 | ||||
Premiums earned | $ | 502 | $ | 433 | ||||
Other revenue | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Claims and claims expense | (384 | ) | (321 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (11 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
Other costs and expenses | (124 | ) | (119 | ) | ||||
Underwriting income | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Catastrophe losses | $ | 6 | $ | 3 | ||||
Underwriting income (loss) by line of business | ||||||||
Auto | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 1 | |||
Homeowners | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Other personal lines | — | — | ||||||
Underwriting income | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Changes in underwriting results from prior year by component (1) | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Underwriting income (loss) - prior period | $ | 3 | $ | (10 | ) | |||
Changes in underwriting income (loss) from: | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) premiums earned | 69 | 14 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) other revenue | — | 4 | ||||||
(Increase) decrease incurred claims and claims expense (“losses”): | ||||||||
Incurred losses, excluding catastrophe losses and reserve reestimates | (57 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
Catastrophe losses, excluding reserve reestimates | (3 | ) | 5 | |||||
Catastrophe reserve reestimates | — | — | ||||||
Non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (3 | ) | — | |||||
Losses subtotal | (63 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||
(Increase) decrease expenses | (6 | ) | 2 | |||||
Underwriting income | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
(1) | The 2019 column presents changes in 2019 compared to 2018. The 2018 column presents changes in 2018 compared to 2017. |
Underwriting income totaled $3 million in both the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 as higher premiums earned in 2019 were offset by increased loss costs.
Premiums written and earned by line of business | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
Premiums written | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Auto | $ | 532 | $ | 470 | ||||
Homeowners | 25 | 21 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Total | $ | 559 | $ | 493 | ||||
Premiums earned | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 475 | $ | 411 | ||||
Homeowners | 25 | 20 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Total | $ | 502 | $ | 433 | ||||
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Auto premium measures and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 1,548 | 1,399 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 180 | 158 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 625 | $ | 605 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) | 83.9 | 83.5 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (1): | ||||||||
Number of locations (2) | 9 | 3 | ||||||
Total brand (%) (3) | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (4) (5) | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||||||
(1) | Rate changes do not include rating plan enhancements, including the introduction of discounts and surcharges that result in no change in the overall rate level in a location. These rate changes do not reflect initial rates filed for insurance subsidiaries initially writing business in a location. |
(2) | Esurance brand operates in 43 states. In the second quarter of 2018, Esurance discontinued its operations in Canada. |
(3) | Represents the impact in the states where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of total brand 2018 and 2017 premiums written, respectively. |
(4) | Represents the impact in the states where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of their respective total 2018 and 2017 premiums written in those same locations. |
(5) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for auto totaled $12 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Auto insurance premiums written totaled $532 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 13.2% increase from $470 million in the first quarter of 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 10.7% or 149 thousand increase in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 0.4 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to improved customer experience. |
• | 13.9% increase in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 3.3% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to rate changes approved in 2018 and changes in business mix. |
Homeowners premium measures and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 98 | 84 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 1,016 | $ | 970 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) (1) | 84.8 | 84.4 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (2) : | ||||||||
Number of locations (3) | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Total brand (%) | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (4) | 18.2 | 7.5 | ||||||
(1) | Esurance’s renewal ratios exclude the impact of risk related cancellations. Customers can enter into a policy without a physical inspection. During the underwriting review period, a number of policies may be canceled if upon inspection the condition is unsatisfactory. |
(2) | Includes rate changes approved based on our net cost of reinsurance. |
(3) | Esurance brand operates in 31 states. In the second quarter of 2018, Esurance discontinued its operations in Canada. |
(4) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for homeowners totaled $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Homeowners insurance premiums written totaled $25 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 19.0% increase from $21 million in the first quarter of 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 16.7% or 14 thousand increase in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 4.7% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to rate increases. As of March 31, 2019, Esurance continues to write homeowners insurance in 31 states with lower hurricane risk, contributing to lower average premium compared to the industry. |
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• | 0.4 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 12.5% decrease in new issued applications in the first quarter compared to the same period of 2018. |
Combined ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Expense ratio (1) | Combined ratio | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 77.3 | 75.2 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 100.2 | 99.8 | ||||||||||||
Homeowners | 60.0 | 55.0 | 24.0 | 35.0 | 84.0 | 90.0 | ||||||||||||
Total | 76.5 | 74.1 | 22.9 | 25.2 | 99.4 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from operating costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Loss ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Effect of catastrophe losses | Effect of prior year reserve reestimates | Effect of catastrophe losses included in prior year reserve reestimates | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 77.3 | 75.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Homeowners | 60.0 | 55.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | (4.0 | ) | (5.0 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total | 76.5 | 74.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Auto loss ratio increased 2.1 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher claim frequency and severity and unfavorable prior year reserve reestimates, partially offset by higher average premium.
Homeowners loss ratio increased 5.0 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher claim severity and catastrophe losses.
Expense ratios by line of business | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Auto | 22.9 | 24.6 | ||||
Homeowners | 24.0 | 35.0 | ||||
Total expense ratio (1) | 22.9 | 25.2 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Impact of specific costs and expenses on the expense ratio | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Amortization of DAC | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||||
Advertising expense | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
Other costs and expenses (1) | 12.3 | 14.5 | ||||
Total expense ratio | 22.9 | 25.2 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Expense ratio decreased 2.3 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. Other costs and expenses, including salaries of telephone sales personnel and other underwriting costs related to customer acquisition, were 2.2 points lower in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 due to the continued implementation of process efficiencies.
Esurance uses a direct distribution model, therefore its primary acquisition-related costs are advertising as opposed to commissions. Esurance advertising expense increased by $6 million, or 0.1 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 due to increased spending on targeted growth opportunities.
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Segment Results Allstate Protection: Encompass brand
Underwriting results | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Premiums written | $ | 224 | $ | 223 | ||||
Premiums earned | $ | 253 | $ | 257 | ||||
Other revenue | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Claims and claims expense | (174 | ) | (166 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (48 | ) | (49 | ) | ||||
Other costs and expenses | (32 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Underwriting (loss) income | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 6 | |||
Catastrophe losses | $ | 30 | $ | 29 | ||||
Underwriting income (loss) by line of business | ||||||||
Auto | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 5 | |||
Homeowners | (4 | ) | 2 | |||||
Other personal lines | 3 | (1 | ) | |||||
Underwriting (loss) income | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 6 | |||
Changes in underwriting results from prior year by component (1) | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Underwriting income (loss) - prior period | $ | 6 | $ | (31 | ) | |||
Changes in underwriting loss from: | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) premiums earned | (4 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) other revenue | — | (1 | ) | |||||
(Increase) decrease incurred claims and claims expense (“losses”): | ||||||||
Incurred losses, excluding catastrophe losses and reserve reestimates | (4 | ) | 22 | |||||
Catastrophe losses, excluding reserve reestimates | (5 | ) | 44 | |||||
Catastrophe reserve reestimates | 4 | (6 | ) | |||||
Non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (3 | ) | 6 | |||||
Losses subtotal | (8 | ) | 66 | |||||
(Increase) decrease expenses | 4 | (2 | ) | |||||
Underwriting (loss) income | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 6 | |||
(1) | The 2019 column presents changes in 2019 compared to 2018. The 2018 column presents changes in 2018 compared to 2017. |
Underwriting loss was $2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to underwriting income of $6 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophe losses and increased non-catastrophe claim severity and decreased premiums earned, partially offset by lower operating costs and expenses.
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Premiums written and earned by line of business | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Premiums written | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 120 | $ | 118 | ||||
Homeowners | 86 | 86 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 18 | 19 | ||||||
Total | $ | 224 | $ | 223 | ||||
Premiums earned | ||||||||
Auto | $ | 134 | $ | 134 | ||||
Homeowners | 99 | 101 | ||||||
Other personal lines | 20 | 22 | ||||||
Total | $ | 253 | $ | 257 | ||||
Auto premium measures and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 499 | 517 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 20 | 17 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 1,134 | $ | 1,116 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) | 77.7 | 72.5 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (1): | ||||||||
Number of locations (2) | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Total brand (%) (3) | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (4) (5) | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||||||
(1) | Rate changes that are indicated based on loss trend analysis to achieve a targeted return will continue to be pursued. Rate changes do not include rating plan enhancements, including the introduction of discounts and surcharges that result in no change in the overall rate level in a location. These rate changes do not reflect initial rates filed for insurance subsidiaries initially writing business in a location. |
(2) | Encompass brand operates in 40 states and the District of Columbia. |
(3) | Represents the impact in the states and the District of Columbia where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of total brand 2018 and 2017 premiums written, respectively. |
(4) | Represents the impact in the states and the District of Columbia where rate changes were approved during the period as a percentage of their respective total 2018 and 2017 premiums written in those same locations. |
(5) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for auto totaled $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Auto insurance premiums written totaled $120 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 1.7% increase from $118 million in the first quarter of 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 3.5% or 18 thousand decrease in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 5.2 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of |
2018, as profit improvement actions have moderated.
• | 17.6% increase in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 1.6% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, due to rate changes. |
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Segment Results Allstate Protection: Encompass brand
Homeowners premium measure and statistics | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
PIF (thousands) | 237 | 248 | ||||||
New issued applications (thousands) | 9 | 8 | ||||||
Average premium | $ | 1,768 | $ | 1,698 | ||||
Renewal ratio (%) | 82.1 | 78.3 | ||||||
Approved rate changes (1): | ||||||||
Number of locations (2) | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Total brand (%) | 1.4 | 0.1 | ||||||
Location specific (%) (3) | 10.8 | 2.0 | ||||||
(1) Includes rate changes approved based on our net cost of reinsurance.
(2) | Encompass brand operates in 40 states and the District of Columbia. |
(3) | Based on historical premiums written in the locations noted above, the annual impact of rate changes approved for homeowners totaled $6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. |
Homeowners insurance premiums written totaled $86 million in both the first quarter of 2019 and 2018. Factors impacting premiums written were:
• | 4.4% or 11 thousand decrease in PIF as of March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018. |
• | 3.8 point increase in the renewal ratio in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, as profit improvement actions have moderated. |
• | 12.5% increase in new issued applications in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018. |
• | 4.1% increase in average premium in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to rate changes. |
Combined ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Expense ratio (1) | Combined ratio | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 67.9 | 63.4 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 100.7 | 96.3 | ||||||||||||
Homeowners | 72.7 | 64.3 | 31.3 | 33.7 | 104.0 | 98.0 | ||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 55.0 | 72.7 | 30.0 | 31.8 | 85.0 | 104.5 | ||||||||||||
Total | 68.8 | 64.6 | 32.0 | 33.1 | 100.8 | 97.7 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from operating costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Loss ratios by line of business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss ratio | Effect of catastrophe losses | Effect of prior year reserve reestimates | Effect of catastrophe losses included in prior year reserve reestimates | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auto | 67.9 | 63.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Homeowners | 72.7 | 64.3 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Other personal lines | 55.0 | 72.7 | 10.0 | 9.1 | (15.0 | ) | — | — | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 68.8 | 64.6 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Auto loss ratio increased 4.5 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher catastrophes and increased claim severity.
Homeowners loss ratio increased 8.4 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to higher claim severities and adverse prior year reserve reestimates.
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Expense ratios by line of business | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Auto | 32.8 | 32.9 | ||||
Homeowners | 31.3 | 33.7 | ||||
Other personal lines | 30.0 | 31.8 | ||||
Total expense ratio (1) | 32.0 | 33.1 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Impact of specific costs and expenses on the expense ratio | ||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Amortization of DAC | 18.9 | 19.1 | ||||
Advertising expense | — | — | ||||
Other costs and expenses (1) | 12.3 | 12.8 | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||
Total expense ratio | 32.0 | 33.1 | ||||
(1) | Other revenue is deducted from other costs and expenses in the expense ratio calculation. |
Expense ratio decreased 1.1 points in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to lower technology costs and employee-related compensation costs.
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Segment Results Discontinued Lines and Coverages
Discontinued Lines and Coverages Segment
Underwriting results | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Claims and claims expense | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | ||
Operating costs and expenses | (1 | ) | — | |||||
Underwriting loss | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | ||
Underwriting loss totaled $3 million in both the first quarter of 2019 and 2018.
Reserves for asbestos, environmental and other discontinued lines claims before and after the effects of reinsurance | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Asbestos claims | ||||||||
Gross reserves | $ | 1,236 | $ | 1,266 | ||||
Reinsurance | (389 | ) | (400 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 847 | 866 | ||||||
Environmental claims | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 206 | 209 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (39 | ) | (39 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 167 | 170 | ||||||
Other discontinued lines | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 384 | 389 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (34 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 350 | 355 | ||||||
Total | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 1,826 | 1,864 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (462 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | $ | 1,364 | $ | 1,391 | ||||
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Reserves by type of exposure before and after the effects of reinsurance | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Direct excess commercial insurance | ||||||||
Gross reserves (1) | $ | 946 | $ | 973 | ||||
Reinsurance (2) | (345 | ) | (355 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 601 | 618 | ||||||
Assumed reinsurance coverage | ||||||||
Gross reserves (3) | 617 | 625 | ||||||
Reinsurance (4) | (52 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 565 | 572 | ||||||
Direct primary commercial insurance | ||||||||
Gross reserves (5) | 169 | 171 | ||||||
Reinsurance (6) | (48 | ) | (48 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 121 | 123 | ||||||
Other run-off business | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 18 | 19 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (16 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Unallocated loss adjustment expenses | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 76 | 76 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | 75 | 75 | ||||||
Total | ||||||||
Gross reserves | 1,826 | 1,864 | ||||||
Reinsurance | (462 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
Net reserves | $ | 1,364 | $ | 1,391 | ||||
(1) Gross reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 66% case reserves and 34% incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves. Approximately 75% of the total gross case reserves are subject to settlement agreements. In the first three months of 2019, total gross payments from case reserves were $26 million with approximately 89% attributable to settlements. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 67% case reserves and 33% IBNR reserves.
(2) Ceded reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 78% case reserves and 22% IBNR reserves. Approximately 82% of the total ceded case reserves are subject to settlement agreements. In the first three months of 2019, reinsurance billings of ceded case reserves were $11 million with approximately 95% attributable to settlements. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 78% case reserves and 22% IBNR reserves.
(3) Gross reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 33% case reserves and 67% IBNR reserves. In the first three months of 2019, total gross payments from case reserves were $9 million. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 34% case reserves and 66% IBNR reserves.
(4) Ceded reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 36% case reserves and 64% IBNR reserves. In the first three months of 2019, reinsurance billings of ceded case reserves were $1 million. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 37% case reserves and 63% IBNR reserves.
(5) Gross reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 58% case reserves and 42% IBNR reserves. In the first three months of 2019, total gross payments from case reserves were $3 million. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 58% case reserves and 42% IBNR reserves.
(6) Ceded reserves as of March 31, 2019, comprised 78% case reserves and 22% IBNR reserves. In the first three months of 2019, reinsurance billings of ceded case reserves were $300 thousand. Reserves as of December 31, 2018, comprised 78% case reserves and 22% IBNR reserves.
Total net reserves were $1.36 billion, including $689 million or 50% of estimated IBNR reserves as of March 31, 2019 compared to total net reserves of $1.39 billion, including $693 million or 50% of estimated IBNR reserves as of December 31, 2018.
Total gross payments were $39 million for the first quarter of 2019 primarily related to payments on settlement agreements reached with several insureds on large claims, mainly asbestos related losses, where
the scope of coverages has been agreed upon. The claims associated with these settlement agreements are expected to be substantially paid out over the next several years as qualified claims are submitted by these insureds. Reinsurance collections were $15 million for the first quarter of 2019.
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Segment Results Service Businesses
Service Businesses Segment
Summarized financial information | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Premiums written | $ | 368 | $ | 287 | ||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Premiums | $ | 295 | $ | 267 | ||||
Intersegment insurance premiums and service fees (1) | 33 | 29 | ||||||
Other revenue | 47 | 16 | ||||||
Net investment income | 9 | 5 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | 8 | (4 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 392 | 313 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Claims and claims expense | (92 | ) | (93 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (127 | ) | (110 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (151 | ) | (117 | ) | ||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | (31 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||
Restructuring and related charges | — | (1 | ) | |||||
Total costs and expenses | (401 | ) | (342 | ) | ||||
Income tax benefit | 3 | 7 | ||||||
Net loss applicable to common shareholders | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (22 | ) | ||
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ | 11 | $ | (3 | ) | |||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | 7 | (3 | ) | |||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets, after-tax | (24 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
Net loss applicable to common shareholders | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (22 | ) | ||
SquareTrade (2) | $ | 14 | $ | 2 | ||||
Arity | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
InfoArmor (3) | (1 | ) | — | |||||
Allstate Roadside Services | (6 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Allstate Dealer Services | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Adjusted net income (loss) | $ | 11 | $ | (3 | ) | |||
SquareTrade (2) | 77,866 | 41,806 | ||||||
InfoArmor (3) | 1,211 | — | ||||||
Allstate Roadside Services | 649 | 692 | ||||||
Allstate Dealer Services | 3,863 | 4,026 | ||||||
Policies in force as of March 31 (in thousands) | 83,589 | 46,524 | ||||||
(1) | Primarily related to Arity and Allstate Roadside Services and are eliminated in our condensed consolidated financial statements. |
(2) | SquareTrade acquired PlumChoice on November 30, 2018 and iCracked on February 12, 2019. |
(3) | InfoArmor was acquired on October 5, 2018. |
Net loss applicable to common shareholders was $6 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $22 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Adjusted net income was $11 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to an adjusted net loss of $3 million in the first quarter of 2018. The improvement was primarily due to higher premiums and improved loss experience at SquareTrade and Allstate Dealer Services, partially offset by higher rescue costs at Allstate Roadside Services.
Total revenues increased 25.2% or $79 million to $392 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $313 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase in the first quarter of 2019 was primarily due to SquareTrade’s growth through its U.S. retail and international distribution partners and the acquisitions of InfoArmor, PlumChoice and iCracked.
Premiums written increased 28.2% or $81 million to $368 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $287 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase was
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primarily due to continued growth at SquareTrade and increased premiums written by Allstate Dealer Services.
PIF of 83.6 million as of March 31, 2019, increased by 79.7% compared to 46.5 million as of March 31, 2018, due to continued growth at SquareTrade.
Intersegment premiums and service fees increased by 13.8% or $4 million to $33 million in first quarter 2019 from $29 million in first quarter 2018, primarily due to increased auto connections through Arity’s device and mobile data collection services and analytic solutions.
Other revenue increased by $31 million to $47 million in first quarter 2019 from $16 million in first quarter 2018, due to the acquisition of InfoArmor and SquareTrade’s acquisitions of PlumChoice and iCracked. All of the revenue from these acquired businesses is reported as other revenue. See Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding these acquisitions.
Claims and claims expense decreased 1.1% to $92 million in first quarter 2019 compared to $93 million in first quarter 2018. The decrease was primarily due to improved loss experience at SquareTrade and Allstate Dealer Services.
Amortization of DAC increased 15.5% or $17 million to $127 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $110 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase is in line with the growth experienced at SquareTrade and Allstate Dealer Services.
Operating costs and expenses increased 29.1% or $34 million to $151 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $117 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase was primarily due to the acquisitions of InfoArmor, PlumChoice and iCracked, product development costs, and investments in expanding the business at SquareTrade.
Amortization of purchased intangible assets relates to the acquisitions of SquareTrade in 2017 and InfoArmor in 2018. We recognized $486 million and $257 million of intangible assets subject to amortization for SquareTrade and InfoArmor, respectively. We recorded amortization expense of $31 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $21 million in the first quarter of 2018.
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Segment Results Allstate Life
Allstate Life Segment
Summarized financial information | ||||||||
($ in millions) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Premiums and contract charges | $ | 337 | $ | 327 | ||||
Other revenue | 27 | 26 | ||||||
Net investment income | 127 | 122 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | (5 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Total revenues | 486 | 472 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Contract benefits | (214 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | (72 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (28 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (91 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | (405 | ) | (391 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 67 | $ | 67 | ||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 73 | $ | 71 | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | (4 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
DAC and DSI amortization related to realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 67 | $ | 67 | ||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits as of March 31 | $ | 2,698 | $ | 2,637 | ||||
Contractholder funds as of March 31 | $ | 7,686 | $ | 7,603 | ||||
Policies in force as of March 31 by distribution channel (in thousands) | ||||||||
Allstate agencies | 1,823 | 1,816 | ||||||
Closed channels | 189 | 202 | ||||||
Total | 2,012 | 2,018 | ||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders was $67 million in both the first quarter of 2019 and 2018.
Adjusted net income was $73 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $71 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase was primarily due to higher premiums and contract charges and net
investment income, partially offset by higher contract benefits and operating costs and expenses.
Premiums and contract charges increased 3.1% or $10 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018. The increase primarily relates to lower reinsurance premiums ceded as well as growth in traditional life insurance.
Premiums and contract charges by product | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Traditional life insurance premiums | $ | 154 | $ | 146 | ||||
Interest-sensitive life insurance contract charges | 183 | 181 | ||||||
Premiums and contract charges (1) | $ | 337 | $ | 327 | ||||
(1) | Contract charges related to the cost of insurance totaled $129 million and $126 million for the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
Contract benefits increased 4.4% or $9 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher claim experience on interest-sensitive life insurance and the establishment of an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance related to Scottish Re (U.S.), Inc.
Benefit spread reflects our mortality and morbidity results using the difference between premiums and
contract charges earned for the cost of insurance and contract benefits (“benefit spread”). Benefit spread increased 3.0% to $69 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $67 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to growth in traditional life premiums, partially offset by higher claim experience on interest-sensitive life insurance.
Investment spread reflects the difference between net investment income and interest credited to
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contractholder funds (“investment spread”) and is used to analyze the impact of net investment income and interest credited to contractholder funds on net income. Investment spread increased 5.8% to $55 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $52 million in the first quarter of 2018, due to higher net investment income.
Amortization of DAC decreased 15.2% or $5 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower gross profits on interest-sensitive life insurance.
Components of amortization of DAC | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Amortization of DAC before amortization relating to realized capital gains and losses and changes in assumptions | $ | 26 | $ | 31 | ||||
Amortization relating to realized capital gains and losses (1) | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Amortization acceleration for changes in assumptions (‘‘DAC unlocking’’) | — | — | ||||||
Total amortization of DAC | $ | 28 | $ | 33 | ||||
(1) | The impact of realized capital gains and losses on amortization of DAC is dependent upon the relationship between the assets that give rise to the gain or loss and the product liability supported by the assets. Fluctuations result from changes in the impact of realized capital gains and losses on actual and expected gross profits. |
Operating costs and expenses increased 9.6% or $8 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to a loss contingency expense related to reinsurance as well as higher marketing and employee-related costs.
Analysis of reserves and contractholder funds
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Traditional life insurance | $ | 2,561 | $ | 2,539 | ||||
Accident and health insurance | 137 | 138 | ||||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | $ | 2,698 | $ | 2,677 | ||||
Contractholder funds represent interest-bearing liabilities arising from the sale of products such as interest-sensitive life insurance. The balance of contractholder funds is equal to the cumulative deposits received and interest credited to the contractholder less cumulative contract benefits, surrenders, withdrawals and contract charges for mortality or administrative expenses.
Change in contractholder funds | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Contractholder funds, beginning balance | $ | 7,656 | $ | 7,608 | ||||
Deposits | 234 | 240 | ||||||
Interest credited | 72 | 70 | ||||||
Benefits, withdrawals and other adjustments | ||||||||
Benefits | (61 | ) | (59 | ) | ||||
Surrenders and partial withdrawals | (70 | ) | (67 | ) | ||||
Contract charges | (176 | ) | (176 | ) | ||||
Net transfers from separate accounts | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Other adjustments (1) | 29 | (15 | ) | |||||
Total benefits, withdrawals and other adjustments | (276 | ) | (315 | ) | ||||
Contractholder funds, ending balance | $ | 7,686 | $ | 7,603 | ||||
(1) | The table above illustrates the changes in contractholder funds, which are presented gross of reinsurance recoverables on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The table above is intended to supplement our discussion and analysis of revenues, which are presented net of reinsurance on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result, the net change in contractholder funds associated with products reinsured is reflected as a component of the other adjustments line. |
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Allstate Benefits Segment
Summarized financial information | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Premiums and contract charges | $ | 288 | $ | 286 | ||||
Net investment income | 19 | 19 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | 4 | (2 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 311 | 303 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Contract benefits | (145 | ) | (149 | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | (9 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (43 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (71 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | (268 | ) | (268 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | (9 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 34 | $ | 27 | ||||
Adjusted net income | $ | 31 | $ | 29 | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | 3 | (2 | ) | |||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 34 | $ | 27 | ||||
Benefit ratio (1) | 50.3 | 52.1 | ||||||
Operating expense ratio (2) | 24.7 | 24.5 | ||||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits as of March 31 | $ | 1,005 | $ | 989 | ||||
Contractholder funds as of March 31 | $ | 904 | $ | 893 | ||||
Policies in force as of March 31 (in thousands) | 4,322 | 4,260 | ||||||
(1) | Benefit ratio is calculated as contract benefits divided by premiums and contract charges. |
(2) | Operating expense ratio is calculated as operating costs and expenses divided by premiums and contract charges. |
Net income applicable to common shareholders was $34 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $27 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Adjusted net income increased to $31 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $29 million in the first
quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower contract benefits, partially offset by higher amortization of DAC.
Premiums and contract charges increased 0.7% or $2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018.
Premiums and contract charges by product | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Life | $ | 38 | $ | 38 | ||||
Accident | 76 | 74 | ||||||
Critical illness | 122 | 121 | ||||||
Short-term disability | 26 | 27 | ||||||
Other health | 26 | 26 | ||||||
Premiums and contract charges | $ | 288 | $ | 286 | ||||
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Contract benefits decreased 2.7% or $4 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to favorable mortality experience in life products.
Benefit ratio decreased to 50.3 in the first quarter of 2019 compared to 52.1 in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to favorable mortality experience in life products.
Operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Non-deferrable commissions | $ | 26 | $ | 27 | ||||
General and administrative expenses | 45 | 43 | ||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | $ | 71 | $ | 70 | ||||
Operating costs and expenses increased 1.4% or $1 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.
Analysis of reserves and contractholder funds
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Traditional life insurance | $ | 272 | $ | 269 | ||||
Accident and health insurance | 733 | 738 | ||||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | $ | 1,005 | $ | 1,007 | ||||
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Allstate Annuities Segment
Summarized financial information | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Contract charges | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Net investment income | 190 | 290 | ||||||
Realized capital gains and losses | 156 | (29 | ) | |||||
Total revenues | 349 | 264 | ||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Contract benefits | (138 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||
Interest credited to contractholder funds | (81 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Amortization of DAC | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Operating costs and expenses | (7 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | (228 | ) | (243 | ) | ||||
Gain on disposition of operations | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Income tax expense | (25 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 97 | $ | 17 | ||||
Adjusted net (loss) income | $ | (25 | ) | $ | 35 | |||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | 124 | (23 | ) | |||||
Valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax | (3 | ) | 4 | |||||
Gain on disposition of operations, after-tax | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders | $ | 97 | $ | 17 | ||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits as of March 31 | $ | 8,497 | $ | 8,707 | ||||
Contractholder funds as of March 31 | $ | 9,571 | $ | 10,643 | ||||
Policies in force as of March 31 (in thousands) | ||||||||
Deferred annuities | 123 | 137 | ||||||
Immediate annuities | 83 | 88 | ||||||
Total | 206 | 225 | ||||||
Net income applicable to common shareholders was $97 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $17 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Adjusted net loss was $25 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to adjusted net income of $35 million in the first quarter of 2018. The change was primarily due to decreased net investment income, partially offset by lower contract benefits.
Net investment income decreased 34.5% or $100 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, due to lower performance-based investment results, mainly from limited partnership interests, and lower average investment balances. Performance-based results reflect lower asset appreciation related to private equity investments.
Net realized capital gains in the first quarter of 2019 primarily related to increased valuation of equity investments.
Contract benefits decreased 8.0% or $12 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to immediate annuity mortality experience that was favorable in comparison to the prior year.
Benefit spread reflects our mortality results using the difference between contract charges earned and contract benefits excluding the portion related to the implied interest on immediate annuities with life contingencies. This implied interest totaled $121 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $124 million in the first quarter of 2018. Total benefit spread was $(15) million in first quarter 2019 compared to $(24) million in first quarter 2018.
Interest credited to contractholder funds decreased 2.4% or $2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower average contractholder funds. Valuation changes on derivatives embedded in equity-indexed annuity contracts that are not hedged increased interest credited to contractholder funds by $3 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to a decrease of $4 million in the first quarter of 2018.
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Investment spread reflects the difference between net investment income and the sum of interest credited to contractholder funds and the implied interest on immediate annuities with life contingencies, which is included as a component of contract benefits and is used to analyze the impact of net investment income and interest credited to contractholders on net income.
Investment spread | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Investment spread before valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 79 | |||
Valuation changes on derivatives embedded in equity-indexed annuity contracts that are not hedged | (3 | ) | 4 | |||||
Total investment spread | $ | (12 | ) | $ | 83 | |||
Investment spread before valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged decreased by $88 million to $(9) million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $79 million in the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to lower investment income, mainly from limited partnership interests.
To further analyze investment spreads, the following table summarizes the weighted average investment yield on assets supporting product liabilities, interest crediting rates and investment spreads. Investment spreads may vary significantly between periods due to the variability in investment income, particularly for immediate fixed annuities where the investment portfolio includes performance-based investments.
Analysis of investment spread | ||||||||||||||||||
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Weighted average investment yield | Weighted average interest crediting rate | Weighted average investment spreads | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Deferred fixed annuities | 4.2 | % | 4.0 | % | 2.7 | % | 2.8 | % | 1.5 | % | 1.2 | % | ||||||
Immediate fixed annuities with and without life contingencies | 3.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | (2.3 | ) | 0.9 | |||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses decreased by $2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, primarily due to lower technology and employee-related costs.
Analysis of reserves and contractholder funds
Product Liabilities | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Immediate fixed annuities with life contingencies | ||||||||
Sub-standard structured settlements and group pension terminations (1) | $ | 4,987 | $ | 4,990 | ||||
Standard structured settlements and SPIA (2) | 3,401 | 3,425 | ||||||
Other | 109 | 109 | ||||||
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits | $ | 8,497 | $ | 8,524 | ||||
Deferred fixed annuities | $ | 6,962 | $ | 7,156 | ||||
Immediate fixed annuities without life contingencies | 2,478 | 2,525 | ||||||
Other | 131 | 136 | ||||||
Contractholder funds | $ | 9,571 | $ | 9,817 | ||||
(1) | Comprises structured settlement annuities for annuitants with severe injuries or other health impairments which increased their expected mortality rate at the time the annuity was issued (“sub-standard structured settlements”) and group annuity contracts issued to sponsors of terminated pension plans. |
(2) | Comprises structured settlement annuities for annuitants with standard life expectancy (“standard structured settlements”) and single premium immediate annuities (“SPIA”) with life contingencies. |
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Contractholder funds represent interest-bearing liabilities arising from the sale of products such as fixed annuities. The balance of contractholder funds is equal to the cumulative deposits received and interest credited to the contractholder less cumulative contract benefits, surrenders, withdrawals and contract charges for mortality or administrative expenses. The following table shows the changes in contractholder funds.
Changes in contractholder funds | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Contractholder funds, beginning balance | $ | 9,817 | $ | 10,936 | ||||
Deposits | 5 | 4 | ||||||
Interest credited | 80 | 82 | ||||||
Benefits, withdrawals and other adjustments | ||||||||
Benefits | (141 | ) | (156 | ) | ||||
Surrenders and partial withdrawals | (181 | ) | (201 | ) | ||||
Contract charges | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Net transfers from separate accounts | (1 | ) | — | |||||
Other adjustments (1) | (6 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
Total benefits, withdrawals and other adjustments | (331 | ) | (379 | ) | ||||
Contractholder funds, ending balance | $ | 9,571 | $ | 10,643 | ||||
(1) | The table above illustrates the changes in contractholder funds, which are presented gross of reinsurance recoverables on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The table above is intended to supplement our discussion and analysis of revenues, which are presented net of reinsurance on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result, the net change in contractholder funds associated with products reinsured is reflected as a component of the other adjustments line. |
Contractholder funds decreased 2.5% in the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to the continued runoff of our deferred fixed annuity business. We discontinued the sale of annuities but still accept additional deposits on existing contracts.
Surrenders and partial withdrawals decreased 10.0% to $181 million in the first quarter of 2019 from $201 million in the first quarter of 2018. The annualized surrender and partial withdrawal rate on deferred fixed annuities, based on the beginning of year contractholder funds, was 11.1% in the first three months of 2019 compared to 10.7% in the first three months of 2018.
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Portfolio composition and strategy by reporting segment (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Property-Liability | Service Businesses | Allstate Life | Allstate Benefits | Allstate Annuities | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities (2) | $ | 32,134 | $ | 1,048 | $ | 7,571 | $ | 1,253 | $ | 14,243 | $ | 1,953 | $ | 58,202 | ||||||||||||||
Equity securities (3) | 4,182 | 162 | 73 | 96 | 1,257 | 32 | 5,802 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage loans | 360 | — | 1,877 | 206 | 2,238 | — | 4,681 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Limited partnership interests | 4,288 | — | — | — | 3,205 | — | 7,493 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments (4) | 2,325 | 108 | 401 | 41 | 913 | 369 | 4,157 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1,521 | — | 1,294 | 304 | 667 | — | 3,786 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 44,810 | $ | 1,318 | $ | 11,216 | $ | 1,900 | $ | 22,523 | $ | 2,354 | $ | 84,121 | ||||||||||||||
Percent to total | 53.3 | % | 1.6 | % | 13.3 | % | 2.2 | % | 26.8 | % | 2.8 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Market-based core | $ | 31,512 | $ | 1,318 | $ | 11,216 | $ | 1,900 | $ | 17,784 | $ | 2,354 | $ | 66,084 | ||||||||||||||
Market-based active | 8,831 | — | — | — | 1,297 | — | 10,128 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Performance-based | 4,467 | — | — | — | 3,442 | — | 7,909 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 44,810 | $ | 1,318 | $ | 11,216 | $ | 1,900 | $ | 22,523 | $ | 2,354 | $ | 84,121 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Balances reflect the elimination of related party investments between segments. |
(2) | Fixed income securities are carried at fair value. Amortized cost basis for these securities was $31.71 billion, $1.03 billion, $7.24 billion, $1.23 billion, $13.69 billion, $1.93 billion and $56.83 billion for Property-Liability, Service Businesses, Allstate Life, Allstate Benefits, Allstate Annuities, Corporate and Other, and in Total, respectively. |
(3) | Equity securities are carried at fair value. The fair value of equity securities held as of March 31, 2019, was $1.04 billion in excess of cost. These net gains were primarily concentrated in the consumer goods and technology sectors and in domestic equity index funds. |
(4) | Short-term investments are carried at fair value. |
Investments totaled $84.12 billion as of March 31, 2019, increasing from $81.26 billion as of December 31, 2018, primarily due to higher fixed income and equity valuations and positive operating cash flows, partially offset by dividends paid to shareholders and net reductions in contractholder funds.
Portfolio composition by investment strategy We utilize two primary strategies to manage risks and returns and to position our portfolio to take advantage of market opportunities while attempting to mitigate adverse effects. As strategies and market conditions evolve, the asset allocation may change or assets may be moved between strategies.
Market-based strategies include investments primarily in public fixed income and equity securities. Market-based core seeks to deliver predictable
earnings aligned to business needs and returns consistent with the markets in which we invest. Private fixed income assets, such as commercial mortgages, bank loans and privately placed debt that provide liquidity premiums are also included in this category. Market-based active seeks to outperform within the public markets through tactical positioning and by taking advantage of short-term opportunities. This category may generate results that meaningfully deviate from those achieved by market indices, both favorably and unfavorably.
Performance-based strategy seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and supplement market risk with idiosyncratic risk primarily through investments in private equity and real estate.
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As of March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Market-based core | Market-based active | Performance-based | Total | ||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | 49,744 | $ | 8,369 | $ | 89 | $ | 58,202 | ||||||||
Equity securities | 5,015 | 568 | 219 | 5,802 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loans | 4,681 | — | — | 4,681 | ||||||||||||
Limited partnership interests | 543 | 180 | 6,770 | 7,493 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 3,285 | 872 | — | 4,157 | ||||||||||||
Other | 2,816 | 139 | 831 | 3,786 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 66,084 | $ | 10,128 | $ | 7,909 | $ | 84,121 | ||||||||
% of total | 78.6 | % | 12.0 | % | 9.4 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | 1,264 | $ | 107 | $ | — | $ | 1,371 | ||||||||
Other | (3 | ) | — | — | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,261 | $ | 107 | $ | — | $ | 1,368 | ||||||||
Fixed income securities by type | ||||||||
Fair value as of | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | 3,892 | $ | 5,517 | ||||
Municipal | 9,264 | 9,169 | ||||||
Corporate | 42,699 | 40,136 | ||||||
Foreign government | 752 | 747 | ||||||
Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) | 1,058 | 1,045 | ||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) | 442 | 464 | ||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) | 73 | 70 | ||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | 22 | 22 | ||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | 58,202 | $ | 57,170 | ||||
Fixed income securities are rated by third party credit rating agencies and/or are internally rated. As of March 31, 2019, 89.9% of the consolidated fixed income securities portfolio was rated investment grade, which is defined as a security having a rating of Aaa, Aa, A or Baa from Moody’s, a rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB from S&P, a comparable rating from another nationally recognized rating agency, or a comparable internal rating if an externally provided rating is not available. Credit ratings below these designations are considered
low credit quality or below investment grade, which includes high yield bonds. Market prices for certain securities may have credit spreads which imply higher or lower credit quality than the current third party rating. Our initial investment decisions and ongoing monitoring procedures for fixed income securities are based on a thorough due diligence process which includes, but is not limited to, an assessment of the credit quality, sector, structure, and liquidity risks of each issue.
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Investment grade | Below investment grade | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | Fair value | Unrealized gain (loss) | Fair value | Unrealized gain (loss) | Fair value | Unrealized gain (loss) | Percent rated investment grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | 3,892 | $ | 117 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,892 | $ | 117 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Municipal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | 7,102 | 152 | 30 | — | 7,132 | 152 | 99.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Taxable | 2,093 | 231 | 39 | 2 | 2,132 | 233 | 98.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Municipal | 9,195 | 383 | 69 | 2 | 9,264 | 385 | 99.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public | 28,061 | 548 | 3,011 | 21 | 31,072 | 569 | 90.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Privately placed | 9,278 | 177 | 2,349 | 10 | 11,627 | 187 | 79.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Corporate | 37,339 | 725 | 5,360 | 31 | 42,699 | 756 | 87.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign government | 744 | 20 | 8 | — | 752 | 20 | 98.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
ABS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) | 233 | (3 | ) | 23 | — | 256 | (3 | ) | 91.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Consumer and other asset-backed securities (“Consumer and other ABS”) (1) | 776 | 2 | 26 | (1 | ) | 802 | 1 | 96.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total ABS | 1,009 | (1 | ) | 49 | (1 | ) | 1,058 | (2 | ) | 95.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
RMBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. government sponsored entities (“U.S. Agency”) | 77 | 1 | — | — | 77 | 1 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-agency | 33 | 2 | 332 | 85 | 365 | 87 | 9.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total RMBS | 110 | 3 | 332 | 85 | 442 | 88 | 24.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
CMBS | 36 | — | 37 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 49.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | 52,347 | $ | 1,248 | $ | 5,855 | $ | 123 | $ | 58,202 | $ | 1,371 | 89.9 | % | |||||||||||||
(1) | Total Consumer and other ABS consists of $265 million of consumer auto, $214 million of credit card and $323 million of other ABS with unrealized net capital gains of zero, zero and $1 million, respectively. |
Municipal bonds include general obligations of state and local issuers and revenue bonds (including pre-refunded bonds, which are bonds for which an irrevocable trust has been established to fund the remaining payments of principal and interest).
Corporate bonds include publicly traded and privately placed securities. Privately placed securities primarily consist of corporate issued senior debt securities that are directly negotiated with the borrower or are in unregistered form.
ABS includes CDO and Consumer and other ABS. Credit risk is managed by monitoring the performance of the underlying collateral. Many of the securities in the ABS portfolio have credit enhancement with features such as overcollateralization, subordinated structures, reserve funds, guarantees and/or insurance.
CDO consist of obligations collateralized by cash flow CDO, which are structures collateralized primarily by below investment grade senior secured corporate loans.
RMBS is subject to interest rate risk, but unlike other fixed income securities, is additionally subject to
prepayment risk from the underlying residential mortgage loans. RMBS consists of a U.S. Agency portfolio having collateral issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and a non-agency portfolio consisting of securities collateralized by Prime, Alt-A and Subprime loans.
CMBS investments are primarily traditional conduit transactions collateralized by commercial mortgage loans, broadly diversified across property types and geographical area.
Equity securities primarily include common stocks, exchange traded and mutual funds, non-redeemable preferred stocks and real estate investment trust equity investments. Certain exchange traded and mutual funds have fixed income securities as their underlying investments. The equity securities portfolio was $5.80 billion as of March 31, 2019.
Mortgage loans, which are primarily held in the life and annuity portfolios, totaled $4.68 billion as of March 31, 2019, and primarily comprise loans secured by first mortgages on developed commercial real estate.
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Limited partnership interests include interests in private equity funds, real estate funds and other funds.
Carrying value and other information for limited partnership interests | ||||||||||||||
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($ in millions) | Limited partnership interests (1) | Number of managers | Number of individual investments | Largest exposure to single investment | ||||||||||
Private equity | $ | 5,788 | 145 | 287 | $ | 187 | ||||||||
Real estate | 984 | 38 | 77 | 61 | ||||||||||
Other | 721 | 11 | 12 | 361 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,493 | 194 | 376 | ||||||||||
(1) | We have commitments to invest in additional limited partnership interests totaling $2.89 billion. |
Unrealized net capital gains totaled $1.37 billion as of March 31, 2019 compared to $33 million as of December 31, 2018.
Unrealized net capital gains (losses) | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
U.S. government and agencies | $ | 117 | $ | 131 | ||||
Municipal | 385 | 206 | ||||||
Corporate | 756 | (400 | ) | |||||
Foreign government | 20 | 8 | ||||||
ABS | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
RMBS | 88 | 87 | ||||||
CMBS | 6 | 7 | ||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Fixed income securities | 1,371 | 36 | ||||||
Derivatives | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax | $ | 1,368 | $ | 33 | ||||
The unrealized net capital gain for the fixed income portfolio totaled $1.37 billion, comprised of $1.64 billion of gross unrealized gains and $264 million of gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2019. This compares to an unrealized net capital gain for the fixed income portfolio totaling $36 million, comprised of $993 million of gross unrealized gains and $957 million of gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2018. Fixed income valuations increased primarily due to a decrease in risk-free interest rates and tighter credit spreads.
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Gains | Losses | |||||||||||||||
Corporate: | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer goods (cyclical and non-cyclical) | $ | 12,327 | $ | 215 | $ | (82 | ) | $ | 12,460 | |||||||
Utilities | 5,376 | 274 | (43 | ) | 5,607 | |||||||||||
Capital goods | 5,004 | 87 | (28 | ) | 5,063 | |||||||||||
Banking | 4,089 | 55 | (21 | ) | 4,123 | |||||||||||
Communications | 2,809 | 59 | (14 | ) | 2,854 | |||||||||||
Financial services | 2,550 | 54 | (13 | ) | 2,591 | |||||||||||
Technology | 2,920 | 38 | (12 | ) | 2,946 | |||||||||||
Energy | 2,524 | 82 | (11 | ) | 2,595 | |||||||||||
Transportation | 1,957 | 69 | (9 | ) | 2,017 | |||||||||||
Basic industry | 2,031 | 58 | (8 | ) | 2,081 | |||||||||||
Other | 356 | 7 | (1 | ) | 362 | |||||||||||
Total corporate fixed income portfolio | 41,943 | 998 | (242 | ) | 42,699 | |||||||||||
U.S. government and agencies | 3,775 | 119 | (2 | ) | 3,892 | |||||||||||
Municipal | 8,879 | 393 | (8 | ) | 9,264 | |||||||||||
Foreign government | 732 | 21 | (1 | ) | 752 | |||||||||||
ABS | 1,060 | 7 | (9 | ) | 1,058 | |||||||||||
RMBS | 354 | 89 | (1 | ) | 442 | |||||||||||
CMBS | 67 | 7 | (1 | ) | 73 | |||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | 21 | 1 | — | 22 | ||||||||||||
Total fixed income securities | $ | 56,831 | $ | 1,635 | $ | (264 | ) | $ | 58,202 | |||||||
The consumer goods, utilities and capital goods sectors comprise 29%, 13% and 12%, respectively, of the carrying value of our corporate fixed income securities portfolio as of March 31, 2019. The consumer goods, utilities and capital goods sectors had the highest concentration of gross unrealized losses in our corporate fixed income securities portfolio as of March 31, 2019.
In general, the gross unrealized losses are related to an increase in market yields which may include increased risk-free interest rates and/or wider credit spreads since the time of initial purchase. Similarly, gross unrealized gains reflect a decrease in market yields since the time of initial purchase.
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Investments
Net investment income | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | 538 | $ | 508 | ||||
Equity securities | 30 | 34 | ||||||
Mortgage loans | 53 | 51 | ||||||
Limited partnership interests | 9 | 180 | ||||||
Short-term investments | 26 | 12 | ||||||
Other | 63 | 66 | ||||||
Investment income, before expense | 719 | 851 | ||||||
Investment expense (1)(2) | (71 | ) | (65 | ) | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 648 | $ | 786 | ||||
Market-based core | $ | 613 | $ | 583 | ||||
Market-based active | 82 | 71 | ||||||
Performance-based | 24 | 197 | ||||||
Investment income, before expense | $ | 719 | $ | 851 | ||||
(1) | Investment expense includes $20 million and $18 million of investee level expenses in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Investee level expenses include depreciation and asset level operating expenses on directly held real estate and other consolidated investments. |
(2) | Investment expense includes $11 million and $4 million related to the portion of reinvestment income on securities lending collateral paid to the counterparties in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. |
Net investment income decreased 17.6% or $138 million in the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 due to lower performance-based investment results, mainly from limited partnerships, partially offset by higher market-based income.
Performance-based investment income | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Limited partnerships | ||||||||
Private equity | $ | (5 | ) | $ | 177 | |||
Real estate | 12 | 3 | ||||||
Performance-based - limited partnerships | 7 | 180 | ||||||
Non-limited partnerships | ||||||||
Private equity | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Real estate | 14 | 15 | ||||||
Performance-based - non-limited partnerships | 17 | 17 | ||||||
Total | ||||||||
Private equity | (2 | ) | 179 | |||||
Real estate | 26 | 18 | ||||||
Total performance-based | $ | 24 | $ | 197 | ||||
Investee level expenses (1) | $ | (18 | ) | $ | (16 | ) | ||
(1) | Investee level expenses include depreciation and asset level operating expenses reported in investment expense. |
Performance-based investment income decreased 87.8% or $173 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018. The decrease reflects lower asset appreciation related to private equity investments. The five highest contributing performance-based investments in each period generated investment income of $42 million and $49 million in the first three months of 2019 and 2018,
respectively. Performance-based investment results and income can vary significantly between periods and are influenced by economic conditions, equity market performance, comparable public company earnings multiples, capitalization rates, operating performance of the underlying investments and the timing of asset sales.
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Components of realized capital gains (losses) and the related tax effect | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Impairment write-downs | ||||||||
Fixed income securities | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | ||
Limited partnership interests | (1 | ) | — | |||||
Other investments | (11 | ) | — | |||||
Total impairment write-downs | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Sales | 95 | (42 | ) | |||||
Valuation of equity investments | 627 | (83 | ) | |||||
Valuation and settlements of derivative instruments | (46 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
Realized capital gains and losses, pre-tax | 662 | (134 | ) | |||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (138 | ) | 28 | |||||
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax | $ | 524 | $ | (106 | ) | |||
Market-based core | $ | 519 | $ | (77 | ) | |||
Market-based active | 86 | (49 | ) | |||||
Performance-based | 57 | (8 | ) | |||||
Realized capital gains and losses, pre-tax | $ | 662 | $ | (134 | ) | |||
Realized capital gains in the first quarter of 2019, related primarily to increased valuation of equity investments and gains on sales of fixed income securities and investments in real estate, partially offset by losses on valuation and settlements of derivative instruments.
Sales resulted in $95 million of net realized capital gains in the three months ended March 31, 2019. Sales related primarily to fixed income securities in connection with ongoing portfolio management as well as sales of investments in real estate.
Valuation of equity investments resulted in gains of $627 million for the three months ended March 31,
2019, which included $553 million of appreciation in the valuation of equity securities and $74 million of appreciation primarily for certain limited partnerships where the underlying assets are predominately public equity securities.
Valuation and settlements of derivative instruments generated losses of $46 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily comprised of losses on equity options used for risk management due to an increase in equity indices, partially offset by gains on total return swaps used for asset replication due to increases in equity indices.
Realized capital gains (losses) for performance-based investments | ||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Impairment write-downs | $ | (1 | ) | $ | — | |||
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | (1 | ) | — | |||||
Sales | 29 | — | ||||||
Valuation of equity investments | 25 | — | ||||||
Valuation and settlements of derivative instruments | 4 | (8 | ) | |||||
Total performance-based | $ | 57 | $ | (8 | ) | |||
Realized capital gains on performance-based investments were $57 million in the first quarter of 2019 and primarily related to gains on sales of investments in real estate and increased valuation of equity investments.
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Capital Resources and Liquidity
Capital resources consist of shareholders’ equity and debt, representing funds deployed or available to be deployed to support business operations or for general corporate purposes.
Capital resources | ||||||||
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Preferred stock, common stock, treasury stock, retained income and other shareholders’ equity items | $ | 22,333 | $ | 21,194 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,085 | 118 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 23,418 | 21,312 | ||||||
Debt | 6,453 | 6,451 | ||||||
Total capital resources | $ | 29,871 | $ | 27,763 | ||||
Ratio of debt to shareholders’ equity | 27.6 | % | 30.3 | % | ||||
Ratio of debt to capital resources | 21.6 | % | 23.2 | % | ||||
Shareholders’ equity increased in the first three months of 2019, primarily due to increased unrealized capital gains on investments and net income. In the three months ended March 31, 2019, we paid dividends of $158 million and $31 million related to our common and preferred shares, respectively.
Common share repurchases As of March 31, 2019, there was $2.07 billion remaining on the $3.00 billion common share repurchase program that is expected to be completed by April 2020. Funding for the repurchase program may include potential preferred stock issuances of up to $1.00 billion. In December 2018, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), to purchase $1.00 billion of our outstanding common stock. Under the ASR agreement, we paid $1.00 billion upfront and initially acquired 10.7 million shares. The actual number of shares repurchased under this ASR agreement, and the average price paid per share, will be determined at the completion of the ASR agreement based on the volume weighted average price of Allstate’s common stock during the period of Wells Fargo’s purchases. This ASR agreement is expected to be completed on or before May 3, 2019, and as a result, there were no Company common share repurchases in the first quarter of 2019. Upon completion of the ASR agreement, about $1.90 billion will remain on the $3.00 billion common share repurchase program.
Common shareholder dividends On January 2, 2019, we paid a common shareholder dividend of $0.46. On February 8, 2019, we declared common shareholder dividend of $0.50 payable on April 1, 2019.
Debt $317 million of senior debt is scheduled to mature in May 2019.
Financial ratings and strength Our ratings are influenced by many factors including our operating and financial performance, asset quality, liquidity, asset/liability management, overall portfolio mix, financial leverage (i.e. debt), exposure to risks such as catastrophes and the current level of operating leverage. The preferred stock and subordinated debentures are viewed as having a common equity component by certain rating agencies and are given equity credit up to a pre-determined limit in our capital
structure as determined by their respective methodologies. These respective methodologies consider the existence of certain terms and features in the instruments such as the noncumulative dividend feature in the preferred stock. There have been no changes to Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”), Allstate Insurance Company (“AIC”) or Allstate Assurance Company ratings from A.M. Best, S&P or Moody’s since December 31, 2018.
Liquidity sources and uses We actively manage our financial position and liquidity levels in light of changing market, economic, and business conditions. Liquidity is managed at both the entity and enterprise level across the Company, and is assessed on both base and stressed level liquidity needs. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to meet these needs. Additionally, we have existing intercompany agreements in place that facilitate liquidity management across the Company to enhance flexibility.
The Allstate Corporation is party to an Amended and Restated Intercompany Liquidity Agreement (“Liquidity Agreement”) with certain subsidiaries, which include, but are not limited to ALIC and AIC. The Liquidity Agreement allows for short-term advances of funds to be made between parties for liquidity and other general corporate purposes. The Liquidity Agreement does not establish a commitment to advance funds on the part of any party. ALIC and AIC each serve as a lender and borrower, certain other subsidiaries serve only as borrowers, and the Corporation serves only as a lender. AIC also has a capital support agreement with ALIC. Under the capital support agreement, AIC is committed to providing capital to ALIC to maintain an adequate capital level. The maximum amount of potential funding under each of these agreements is $1.00 billion.
In addition to the Liquidity Agreement, the Corporation also has an intercompany loan agreement with certain of its subsidiaries, which include, but are not limited to, AIC and ALIC. The amount of intercompany loans available to the Corporation’s subsidiaries is at the discretion of the Corporation. The maximum amount of loans the Corporation will have outstanding to all its eligible subsidiaries at any
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given point in time is limited to $1.00 billion. The Corporation may use commercial paper borrowings, bank lines of credit and securities lending to fund intercompany borrowings.
Parent company capital capacity Parent holding company deployable assets totaled $2.34 billion as of March 31, 2019, comprised of cash and investments that are generally saleable within one quarter. The substantial earnings capacity of the operating subsidiaries is the primary source of capital generation for the Corporation.
In the first three months of 2019, AIC paid dividends totaling $1.06 billion to its parent, Allstate Insurance Holdings, LLC, which then paid $1.06 billion of dividends to the Corporation.
Dividends may not be paid or declared on our common stock and shares of common stock may not be repurchased unless the full dividends for the latest completed dividend period on our preferred stock have been declared and paid or provided for. We are prohibited from declaring or paying dividends on our preferred stock if we fail to meet specified capital adequacy, net income or shareholders’ equity levels, except out of the net proceeds of common stock issued during the 90 days prior to the date of declaration. As of March 31, 2019, we satisfied all of the tests with no current restrictions on the payment of preferred stock dividends.
The terms of our outstanding subordinated debentures also prohibit us from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on our common or preferred stock or redeeming, purchasing, acquiring, or making liquidation payments on our common stock or preferred stock if we have elected to defer interest payments on the subordinated debentures, subject to certain limited exceptions. In the first three months of 2019, we did not defer interest payments on the subordinated debentures.
Additional resources to support liquidity are as follows:
• | The Corporation has access to a commercial paper facility with a borrowing limit of $1.00 billion to |
cover short-term cash needs. As of March 31, 2019, there were no balances outstanding and therefore the remaining borrowing capacity was $1.00 billion; however, the outstanding balance can fluctuate daily.
• | The Corporation, AIC and ALIC have access to a $1.00 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that is available for short-term liquidity requirements. The maturity date of this facility is April 2021. The facility is fully subscribed among 11 lenders with the largest commitment being $115 million. The commitments of the lenders are several and no lender is responsible for any other lender’s commitment if such lender fails to make a loan under the facility. This facility contains an increase provision that would allow up to an additional $500 million of borrowing. This facility has a financial covenant requiring that we not exceed a 37.5% debt to capitalization ratio as defined in the agreement. This ratio was 16.3% as of March 31, 2019. Although the right to borrow under the facility is not subject to a minimum rating requirement, the costs of maintaining the facility and borrowing under it are based on the ratings of our senior unsecured, unguaranteed long-term debt. There were no borrowings under the credit facility during the first quarter of 2019. |
• | The Corporation has access to a universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that expires in 2021. We can use this shelf registration to issue an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock (including 567 million shares of treasury stock as of March 31, 2019), preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units and securities of trust subsidiaries. The specific terms of any securities we issue under this registration statement will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplements. |
Liquidity exposure Contractholder funds were $18.16 billion as of March 31, 2019.
Contractholder funds by contractual withdrawal provisions | |||||||
($ in millions) | Percent to total | ||||||
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal | $ | 2,817 | 15.5 | % | |||
Subject to discretionary withdrawal with adjustments: | |||||||
Specified surrender charges (1) | 4,764 | 26.3 | |||||
Market value adjustments (2) | 934 | 5.1 | |||||
Subject to discretionary withdrawal without adjustments (3) | 9,646 | 53.1 | |||||
Total contractholder funds (4) | $ | 18,161 | 100.0 | % | |||
(1) | Includes $937 million of liabilities with a contractual surrender charge of less than 5% of the account balance. |
(2) | $462 million of the contracts with market value adjusted surrenders have a 30-45 day period at the end of their initial and subsequent interest rate guarantee periods (which are typically 1, 5, 7 or 10 years) during which there is no surrender charge or market value adjustment. |
(3) | 89% of these contracts have a minimum interest crediting rate guarantee of 3% or higher. |
(4) | Includes $720 million of contractholder funds on variable annuities reinsured to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc., in 2006. |
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Retail life and annuity products may be surrendered by customers for a variety of reasons. Reasons unique to individual customers include a current or unexpected need for cash or a change in life insurance coverage needs. Other key factors that may impact the likelihood of customer surrender include the level of the contract surrender charge, the length of time the contract has been in force, distribution channel, market interest rates, equity market conditions and potential tax implications.
In addition, the propensity for retail life insurance policies to lapse is lower than it is for fixed annuities because of the need for the insured to be re-underwritten upon policy replacement.
The annualized surrender and partial withdrawal rate on deferred fixed annuities and interest-sensitive life insurance products, based on the beginning of year contractholder funds, was 7.0% in both the first three months of 2019 and 2018, respectively. We strive to promptly pay customers who request cash surrenders; however, statutory regulations generally provide up to six months in most states to fulfill surrender requests.
Our asset-liability management practices enable us to manage the differences between the cash flows generated by our investment portfolio and the expected cash flow requirements of our life insurance and annuity product obligations.
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This report contains “forward-looking statements” that anticipate results based on our estimates, assumptions and plans that are subject to uncertainty. These statements are made subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may be identified by their use of words like “plans,” “seeks,” “expects,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “believes,” “likely,” “targets” and other words with similar meanings. We believe these statements are based on reasonable estimates, assumptions and plans. If the estimates, assumptions or plans underlying the forward-looking statements prove inaccurate or if other risks or uncertainties arise, actual results could differ materially from those communicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements include risks related to:
Insurance Industry Risks (1) adverse changes in the nature and level of catastrophes and severe weather events; (2) our catastrophe management strategy on premium growth; (3) unexpected increases in the frequency or severity of claims; (4) the cyclical nature of the property and casualty businesses; (5) the availability of reinsurance at current levels and prices; (6) risk of our reinsurers; (7) changing climate and weather conditions; (8) changes in underwriting and actual experience; (9) changes in reserve estimates; (10) changes in estimates of profitability on interest-sensitive life products
Financial Risks (11) conditions in the global economy and capital markets; (12) a downgrade in financial strength ratings; (13) the effect of adverse capital and credit market conditions; (14) possible impairments in the value of goodwill; (15) the realization of deferred tax assets; (16) restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; (17) restrictions under the terms of certain of our securities on our ability to pay dividends or repurchase our stock
Investment Risks (18) market risk and declines in credit quality relating to our investment portfolio; (19) our subjective determination of the amount of realized capital losses recorded for impairments of our investments and the fair value of our fixed income and equity securities; (20) the influence of changes in market interest rates or performance-based investment returns on our annuity business
Operational Risks (21) impacts of new or changing technologies on our business; (22) failure in cyber or other information security controls, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems and business continuity planning; (23) misconduct or fraudulent acts by employees, agents and third parties; (24) the impact of a large scale pandemic, the threat or occurrence of terrorism or military action; (25) loss of key vendor relationships or failure of a vendor to protect confidential, proprietary and personal information; (26) intellectual property infringement, misappropriation and third party claims
Regulatory and Legal Risks (27) regulatory changes, including limitations on rate increases and requirements to underwrite business and participate in loss sharing arrangements; (28) regulatory reforms and restrictive regulations; (29) changes in tax laws; (30) our ability to mitigate the capital impact associated with statutory reserving and capital requirements; (31) changes in accounting standards; (32) losses from legal and regulatory actions; (33) our participation in indemnification programs, including state industry pools and facilities; (34) impacts from the Covered Agreement, including changes in state insurance laws
Strategic Risks (35) competition in the insurance industry and impact of new or changing technologies; (36) market convergence and regulatory changes on our risk segmentation and pricing; (37) acquisitions and divestitures of businesses; and (38) reducing our concentration in spread-based business and exiting certain distribution channels
Additional information concerning these and other factors may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Forward- looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act is made known to management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information required for Part II, Item 1 is incorporated by reference to the discussion under the heading “Regulation and compliance” and under the heading “Legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries” in Note 11 of the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period | Total number of shares (or units) purchased (1) | Average price paid per share (or unit) | Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (2) | ||||||||
January 1, 2019 - January 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Open Market Purchases | 1,077,831 | $ | 84.4994 | — | ||||||||
February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Open Market Purchases | 326,065 | $ | 92.4600 | — | ||||||||
March 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Open Market Purchases | 3 | $ | 92.5300 | — | ||||||||
Total | 1,403,899 | $ | 86.3483 | — | $2.07 billion | |||||||
(1) | In accordance with the terms of its equity compensation plans, Allstate acquired the following shares in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance stock awards and the exercise of stock options held by employees and/or directors. The shares were acquired in satisfaction of withholding taxes due upon exercise or vesting and in payment of the exercise price of the options. |
January: 322
February: 326,065
March: 3
The Allstate 401(k) Saving Plan acquired the following shares in connection with Allstate’s contribution to the plan based on its matching obligations.
January: 1,077,509
February: none
March: none
(2) | On October 31, 2018, we announced the approval of a common share repurchase program for $3 billion, which is expected to be completed by April 2020. |
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) | Exhibits |
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-Q.
Incorporated by Reference | ||||||
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | File Number | Exhibit | Filing Date | Filed or Furnished Herewith |
4 | The Allstate Corporation hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, the instruments defining the rights of holders of each issue of long-term debt of it and its consolidated subsidiaries | |||||
10.1 | X | |||||
15 | X | |||||
18 | X | |||||
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32 | X | |||||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | X | ||||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | X | ||||
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
The Allstate Corporation | ||
(Registrant) | ||
May 1, 2019 | By | /s/ Eric K. Ferren |
Eric K. Ferren | ||
Senior Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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