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FORM 10-Q

 


 

UNITED STATES

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 June 30, 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)


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 July 15, 2003 was 38,087,279.

 



MAX RE CAPITAL LTD.

 

INDEX

 

     PAGE

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

  

Financial Statements

   1
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

   1
    

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

   2
    

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

   3
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 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

   18

ITEM 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   19

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

   20

ITEM 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   20

ITEM 2.

  

Changes in Securities

   20

ITEM 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   20

ITEM 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   20

ITEM 5.

  

Other Information

   21

ITEM 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   21
SIGNATURES    S-1


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)

 

     June 30, 2003

    December 31, 2002

 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 106,851     $ 92,103  

Fixed maturities, available for sale at fair value

     1,389,463       1,279,564  

Alternative investments, at fair value

     818,030       653,165  

Accrued interest income

     12,748       12,304  

Premiums receivable

     388,779       190,214  

Losses recoverable from reinsurers

     215,719       212,241  

Funds withheld

     64,170       55,276  

Deferred acquisition costs

     129,175       79,447  

Deferred charges

     10,312       32,086  

Prepaid reinsurance premiums

     59,529       25,408  

Other assets

     17,998       11,633  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 3,212,774     $ 2,643,441  
    


 


LIABILITIES

                

Property and casualty losses and experience refunds

   $ 807,281     $ 778,069  

Life and annuity benefits and experience refunds

     391,691       405,008  

Reinsurance balances payable

     253,197       194,436  

Deposit liabilities

     237,967       115,513  

Unearned property and casualty premiums

     573,601       323,672  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     22,417       16,019  

Bank loan

     150,000       100,000  
    


 


Total liabilities

     2,436,154       1,932,717  
    


 


Minority interest

     126,861       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

38,087,279 shares issued and outstanding (2002 – 37,998,779)

     38,087       37,999  

Additional paid-in capital

     527,567       526,582  

Loans receivable from common share sales

     (11,965 )     (12,575 )

Unearned stock grant compensation

     (5,254 )     (2,656 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     61,740       49,108  

Retained earnings (deficit)

     39,584       (4,299 )
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     649,759       594,159  
    


 


Total liabilities, minority interest and shareholders’ equity

   $ 3,212,774     $ 2,643,441  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

1


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

 

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

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30


    Six Months Ended
June 30


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

REVENUES

                                

Gross premiums written

   $ 165,767     $ 121,538     $ 596,313     $ 465,432  

Reinsurance premiums ceded

     (39,186 )     (14,879 )     (71,039 )     (50,778 )
    


 


 


 


Net premiums written

   $ 126,581     $ 106,659     $ 525,274     $ 414,654  
    


 


 


 


Earned premiums

   $ 161,377     $ 76,186     $ 319,441     $ 171,960  

Earned premiums ceded

     (18,072 )     (10,887 )     (32,408 )     (21,188 )
    


 


 


 


Net premiums earned

     143,305       65,299       287,033       150,772  

Net investment income

     15,061       13,389       29,568       25,804  

Net gains on alternative investments

     45,212       2,905       67,014       5,570  

Net realized gains on sales of fixed maturities

     509       2,439       2,999       2,588  

Other income

     2,212       2,144       4,215       4,040  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     206,299       86,176       390,829       188,774  
    


 


 


 


LOSSES AND EXPENSES

                                

Losses, benefits and experience refunds

     114,371       66,875       228,834       134,388  

Acquisition costs

     35,690       14,818       74,427       39,010  

Interest expense

     8,953       5,753       14,934       7,724  

General and administrative expenses

     10,785       4,723       18,981       10,598  
    


 


 


 


Total losses and expenses

     169,799       92,169       337,176       191,720  
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST

     36,500       (5,993 )     53,653       (2,946 )

Minority interest

     (5,651 )     990       (8,241 )     545  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS)

     30,849       (5,003 )     45,412       (2,401 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation of fixed maturities

     13,360       14,010       12,632       1,536  
    


 


 


 


COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 44,209     $ 9,007     $ 58,044     $ (865 )
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.81     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.19     $ (0.06 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.81     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.19     $ (0.06 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted average shares outstanding—basic

     38,129,213       39,799,258       38,118,783       39,661,853  
    


 


 


 


Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted

     45,302,798       46,955,512       45,252,263       46,917,333  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

2


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

 

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30

 
     2003

    2002

 

Preferred Shares

                

Balance, beginning and end of period

   $ —       $ —    
    


 


Common shares

                

Balance, beginning of period

     37,999       39,582  

Issuance of shares

     363       262  

Rep