Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. · NASDAQ:GLRE

Greenlight Reinsurance — Greenlight Capital Re — Investor Presentation (May 2014)

35 slides from Greenlight Reinsurance's investor presentation, May 21, 2014

  1. Slide 1: Investor Meeting May 20, 2014 "Rethinking Reinsurance"

    Investor Meeting May 20, 2014 “Rethinking Reinsurance”

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Page 2 Forward Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. Federal securities laws. T

  3. Slide 3: Today's Agenda

    Page 3 Today’s Agenda  Overview Bart Hedges, Chief Executive Officer  Investments David Einhorn, Chairman of the Board  Financials Tim Courtis, Chief Financial Officer  Summary Bart Hedges, Chief Executive Officer  Q&A  Cocktails

  4. Slide 4: Who We Are

    Page 4 Who We Are  Specialist property and casualty reinsurer with operations in the Cayman Islands and Dublin, Ireland  Cayman operating company is rated “A” by A.M. Best and Irish operating subsidiary is rated “A-”  Our “dual-engine” reinsurance and investment strategy is fundamentally differen

  5. Slide 5: Our History

    Our History We have had consistent surplus growth Company founded in 2004 with $212M in capital Identified Senior Management Team Raised additional $258M in Initial Public Offering (Listed on NASDAQ ticker: GLRE) Market tested our business model Achieved A- (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Underwri

  6. Slide 6: Underwriting Approach

    Page 6 Underwriting Approach DELIVER SUPERIOR LONG-TERM GROWTH IN BOOK VALUE A fundamentally different approach to the reinsurance business  Focus on downside on a deal-by-deal basis  Fewer, bigger deals that are important to our clients and to us  Focus on deal economics  Bottom-up approach to

  7. Slide 7: Our Measure of Performance

    Page 7 Our Measure of Performance 11.1% Compound Annual Growth Rate Note: Numbers represent fully-diluted adjusted book value per share Growth in Book Value Per Share

  8. Slide 8: Organization Chart

    Bart Hedges CEO Brendan Barry Chief Underwriting Officer Claude Wagner Chief Actuary Jordan Comacchio Underwriting Kagabo Ngiruwonsanga Underwriting Bruno Landry Underwriting Tim Courtis CFO Sherry Diaz Finance & Operations Faramarz Romer Finance & Operations Adam Ridley Finance & Operations Laura A

  9. Slide 9: How Do We Compare?

    Page 9 How Do We Compare? Sources: Company 10k, SNL data, 2013 Figures Net E a rn e d P re mium /S urplu s

  10. Slide 10: Our Historical Underwriting Results

    Page 10 Our Historical Underwriting Results Combined Frequency & Severity 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Net Earned Premium ($ millions) 98.0 114.9 214.7 287.7 379.7 466.7 547.9 Loss Ratio 40.3% 48.3% 55.4% 61.5% 63.6% 78.5% 61.8% Acquisition Cost & Other Ratio 39.7% 36.2% 32.3% 35.7% 36.5% 30.6

  11. Slide 11: Underwriting Results By Area of Focus

    Page 11 Underwriting Results By Area of Focus Calendar Year Composite Ratio Area of Concentration 2007 2008 2009 2010 Florida Homeowners (Limited Wind) 95.0% 71.9% 84.2% 92.0% Non-Standard Auto 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Health (Employer Stop Loss) 97.0% 87.7% 95.3% 94.4% Catastrophe Retro 21.2% 24.5% 54.2

  12. Slide 12: Market Conditions

    Market Conditions Macro conditions  Persistent low interest rate environment Impact on our market • Reduced ability to generate investment income puts more pressure on underwriting earnings • Increases interest in trying to replicate the Greenlight Re model • Slow to moderate growth will increase t

  13. Slide 13: Where are the opportunities going forward?

    Page 13 Where are the opportunities going forward?  Remain in relatively short duration lines with exposure to primary and low excess layers  We expect to continue to have concentrations in:  Florida Homeowners (limited wind)  Employer Stop Loss  Non-standard Automobile  Health, including empl

  14. Slide 14: Absolute Return Reinsurance Models

    Absolute Return Reinsurance Models Page 14 Source: Dowling & Partners analysis Capital $1.1B $1.4B $800M $500M $1.13B AMB Rating A A- A- A- A- Collateralized No No No No No Type of Reinsurance High frequency / Low severity; some cat High frequency / Low severity Cat & low severity casualty + Insuran

  15. Slide 15: David Einhorn, Chairman of the Board

    Page 15 David Einhorn, Chairman of the Board

  16. Slide 16: Investment Approach

    Investment Approach  Investments managed by DME Advisors  Value oriented, long-short investment program  Focus on capital preservation  Average gross long exposure of 91% long and 55% short since formation of GLRE  Annualized return of 10.2% since formation of GLRE in July 2004 * Page 16 * As o

  17. Slide 17: Investment Performance Since Formation

    Investment Performance Since Formation Page 17 Note: from formation to April 30, 2014

  18. Slide 18: Statistics Since Formation

    Statistics Since Formation Barclays Agg. GLRE S&P 500 Russell 2000 Bond Index Cumulative Net Return 158.6% 109.4% 132.9% 80.8% Annualized Net Return 10.2% 7.9% 9.1% 6.3% Standard Deviation 10.1% 14.7% 19.7% 3.4% Sharpe Ratio 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.4 Probability of Down Year 16% 30% 32% 3% Probability of Down

  19. Slide 19: Current Investment Environment

    Current Investment Environment  U.S. economy and corporate earnings continue to grow  Corporate earnings expectations are high  New Fed leadership and policies  Wide range of possible outcomes Page 19

  20. Slide 20: Current Investment Portfolio

    Current Investment Portfolio  Portfolio currently 114% long and 66% short *  Largest disclosed long positions are Alpha Bank, Apple, gold, Marvell, Micron and Oil States International *  Long cash-rich technology companies and businesses benefitting from structural changes  Shorts include secula

  21. Slide 21: Compensation Structure

    Page 21 Compensation Structure  Align management with shareholders  Compensate for increase in economic value  Variable quantitative bonus component for all employees based on underwriting results  u/w years 2007-2008 = bonus above target  u/w years 2009-2010 = no bonus  u/w year 2011 = bonus

  22. Slide 22: Where We Are Today

    Page 22 Where We Are Today  Established company with fully-staffed operations in Cayman and Ireland  Proven 10-year track record through a full cycle and a financial crisis  “A” rating from A.M. Best provides a competitive advantage versus new players  Balanced approach allows us to stay discipl

  23. Slide 23: Tim Courtis, Chief Financial Officer

    Page 23 Tim Courtis, Chief Financial Officer

  24. Slide 24: Accounting Year vs. Underwriting Year

    Page 24 Accounting Year vs. Underwriting Year  GAAP quarterly/annual results report the accounting impact of all underwriting years  Reinsurance contracts often take years to be resolved before actual profitability is known  Underwriting decisions made in prior years affect current results  Econ

  25. Slide 25: Accounting Year vs. Underwriting Year

    Page 25 Accounting Year vs. Underwriting Year Underwriting Income = net earned premium – losses incurred – acquisition costs

  26. Slide 26: Float

    Page 26 Float  We only write transactions that we believe create positive standalone economics  As a consequence of writing these contracts, we generate investable funds or “float”  Premium is usually collected before claims are paid  The claim payment duration for our current portfolio averages

  27. Slide 27: Invested Assets

    Invested Assets cs 8 5 8 8 S " e 8 $ 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Quarter ended ——Capital —S- Capital + Retained earings == Capital +Retained eamings+Float Page 27

  28. Slide 28: Amount of Float

    Page 28 Amount of Float Float ($ millions) Growth in Float (%) Float as a % of Capital December 2007 71 95% 12% December 2008 115 63% 24% December 2009 182 59% 26% December 2010 256 40% 32% December 2011 274 7% 34% December 2012 334 20% 40% December 2013 320 -4% 30% March 2014 306 -5% 29%

  29. Slide 29: Calculation of Float

    Page 29 Calculation of Float Note: as of March 31, 2014 (US$ millions) Total investments 1,343 Cash and cash equivalents 4 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 1,229 Financial contracts receivable 83 Notes receivable 16 Securities sold, not yet purchased (986) Financial contracts payable (24) Due to

  30. Slide 30: Change in Fully Diluted Adjusted Book Value

    The change in fully diluted adjusted book value can be broken down as follows: Page 30 Return on Equity 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Investment Return on Capital 29.8% 10.8% 2.4% 6.9% 17.5% Investment Return on Float 9.5% 3.4% 0.9% 2.7% 7.6% Underwriting Net Income (Loss) 6.0% 1.0% -0.1% -5.5% 4.3% G&A

  31. Slide 31: Superior Potential Return on Equity From our Dual Engine Model

    Page 31 Earned Premium = 52% of capital Invested Assets = 130% of capital Superior Potential Return on Equity From our Dual Engine Model 80% 90% 100% 110% 120% 2% 13 8 3 -3 -8 10% 23 18 13 8 3 15% 30 25 20 14 9 20% 37 31 27 21 16 25% 43 38 33 27 22 The Numbers: Using 2013 Ratios In vestm e n t Retur

  32. Slide 32: Growth in Book Value vs. Share Price

    Page 32 Growth in Book Value vs. Share Price Note: numbers represent fully diluted adjusted book value per share 10.40 11.63 14.27 16.57 13.39 18.95 21.39 21.61 22.01 27.91 27.61 20.79 12.99 23.59 26.81 23.67 23.08 33.71 32.80 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Fully Diluted Adjusted Book Value Share Pr

  33. Slide 33: Bart Hedges, Chief Executive Officer

    Page 33 Bart Hedges, Chief Executive Officer

  34. Slide 34: Summary

    Page 34 Summary  We set out in 2004 to create a reinsurance company with a superior business model  Our vision then is exactly what you see now  We continue to find ways to create value in a difficult market  We are eager to see what we can do in a favorable market  Goals for 2014 and beyond: 

  35. Slide 35: Greenlight Re

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