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FORM 10-Q

 


 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

(Mark One)

 

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003

 

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 000-33047

 


 

MAX RE CAPITAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

BERMUDA

 

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Max Re House

2 Front Street

Hamilton, HM 11

Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(441) 296-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

The number of the Registrant’s Common Shares (par value $1.00 per share) outstanding as of April 30, 2003 was 38,131,779.

 



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MAX RE CAPITAL LTD.

 

INDEX

 

    

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PART I —FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

  

Financial Statements

  

1

    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

  

1

    

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

  

2

    

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

  

3

    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

  

4

    

Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  

5

ITEM 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

11

ITEM 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

  

17

ITEM 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

18

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

19

ITEM 2.

  

Changes in Securities

  

19

ITEM 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  

19

ITEM 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

19

ITEM 5.

  

Other Information

  

19

ITEM 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

19

SIGNATURES

  

S-1

CERTIFICATIONS

  

C-1


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

 

MAX RE CAPITAL LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars, except share amounts)

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

December 31, 2002


 
    

(Unaudited)

        

ASSETS

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

109,848

 

  

$

92,103

 

Fixed maturities, available for sale at fair value

  

 

1,315,126

 

  

 

1,279,564

 

Alternative investments, at fair value

  

 

735,732

 

  

 

653,165

 

Accrued interest income

  

 

13,707

 

  

 

12,304

 

Premiums receivable

  

 

376,029

 

  

 

190,214

 

Losses recoverable from reinsurers

  

 

199,439

 

  

 

212,241

 

Funds withheld

  

 

70,967

 

  

 

55,276

 

Deferred acquisition costs

  

 

149,802

 

  

 

79,447

 

Deferred charges

  

 

11,489

 

  

 

32,086

 

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

  

 

38,881

 

  

 

25,408

 

Other assets

  

 

13,958

 

  

 

11,633

 

    


  


Total assets

  

$

3,034,978

 

  

$

2,643,441

 

    


  


LIABILITIES

                 

Property and casualty losses and experience refunds

  

$

716,332

 

  

$

778,069

 

Life and annuity benefits and experience refunds

  

 

395,971

 

  

 

405,008

 

Reinsurance balances payable

  

 

211,553

 

  

 

194,436

 

Deposit liabilities

  

 

253,933

 

  

 

115,513

 

Unearned property and casualty premiums

  

 

569,210

 

  

 

323,672

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  

 

12,894

 

  

 

16,019

 

Bank loan

  

 

150,000

 

  

 

100,000

 

    


  


Total liabilities

  

 

2,309,893

 

  

 

1,932,717

 

    


  


Minority interest

  

 

118,845

 

  

 

116,565

 

    


  


SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                 

Preferred shares

                 

par value $1; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding

  

 

—  

 

  

 

—  

 

Common shares

                 

par value $1; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
38,131,779 shares issued and outstanding (2002 – 37,998,779)

  

 

38,132

 

  

 

37,999

 

Additional paid-in capital

  

 

528,075

 

  

 

526,582

 

Loans receivable from common share sales

  

 

(11,965

)

  

 

(12,575

)

Unearned stock grant compensation

  

 

(5,879

)

  

 

(2,656

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  

 

48,380

 

  

 

49,108

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

  

 

9,497

 

  

 

(4,299

)

    


  


Total shareholders’ equity

  

 

606,240

 

  

 

594,159

 

    


  


Total liabilities, minority interest and shareholders’ equity

  

$

3,034,978

 

  

$

2,643,441

 

    


  


 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  (Unaudited)

 

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars, except shares and per share amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended
March 31


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

REVENUE

                 

Gross premiums written

  

$

430,545

 

  

$

343,894

 

Reinsurance premiums ceded

  

 

(31,852

)

  

 

(35,899

)

    


  


Net premiums written

  

$

398,693

 

  

$

307,995

 

    


  


Earned premiums

  

$

158,065

 

  

$

95,774

 

Earned premiums ceded

  

 

(14,337

)

  

 

(10,301

)

    


  


Net premiums earned

  

 

143,728

 

  

 

85,473

 

Net investment income

  

 

14,507

 

  

 

12,415

 

Net gains on alternative investments

  

 

21,802

 

  

 

2,666

 

Net realized gains on sales of fixed maturities

  

 

2,490

 

  

 

149

 

Other income

  

 

2,002

 

  

 

1,895

 

    


  


Total revenue

  

 

184,529

 

  

 

102,598

 

    


  


LOSSES AND EXPENSES

                 

Losses, benefits and experience refunds

  

 

114,463

 

  

 

67,513

 

Acquisition costs

  

 

38,737

 

  

 

24,191

 

Interest expense

  

 

5,981

 

  

 

1,971

 

General and administrative expenses

  

 

8,196

 

  

 

5,875

 

    


  


Total losses and expenses

  

 

167,377

 

  

 

99,550

 

    


  


INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST

  

 

17,152

 

  

 

3,048

 

Minority interest

  

 

(2,590

)

  

 

(444

)

    


  


NET INCOME

  

 

14,562

 

  

 

2,604

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation of fixed maturities

  

 

(728

)

  

 

(12,474

)

    


  


COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

  

$

13,834

 

  

$

(9,870

)

    


  


Basic earnings per share

  

$

0.38

 

  

$

0.07

 

    


  


Diluted earnings per share

  

$

0.38

 

  

$

0.06

 

    


  


Weighted average shares outstanding—basic

  

 

38,172,645

 

  

 

39,653,712

 

    


  


Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted

  

 

45,293,477

 

  

 

47,283,178

 

    


  


 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  (Unaudited)

 

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

 

    

Three Months Ended March 31


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

Preferred Shares

                 

Balance, beginning and end of period

  

$

—    

 

  

$

—    

 

    


  


Common shares

                 

Balance, beginning of period

  

 

37,999

 

  

 

39,582

 

Issuance of shares

  

 

335

 

  

 

262

 

Repurchase of shares

  

 

(202

)