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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended

June 30, 2004

 

Commission file number 0-2253

 


 

PartnerRe Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Bermuda   Not Applicable

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

96 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke, Bermuda

  HM 08
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(441) 292-0888

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 (the Exchange Act) 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 Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Yes  x    No  ¨

 

The number of the Registrant’s common shares (par value $1.00 per share) outstanding as of August 2, 2004 was 53,711,667.

 



PartnerRe Ltd.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

     Page

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

ITEM 1.

   Financial Statements.     
     Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    2
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003    3
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Six Months and Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003    4
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003    5
     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003    6
     Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    7

ITEM 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    15

ITEM 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    50

ITEM 4.

   Controls and Procedures    53
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION     

ITEM 1.

   Legal Proceedings    54

ITEM 2.

   Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    54

ITEM 3.

   Defaults upon Senior Securities    54

ITEM 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    54

ITEM 5.

   Other Information    55

ITEM 6.

   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    55
     Signatures    56
     Exhibit Index    57

 


Part I — Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of PartnerRe Ltd.

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of PartnerRe Ltd. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information 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 standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), 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.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim 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 standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of PartnerRe Ltd. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 9, 2004, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements, which included an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s change in the method of accounting for goodwill, derivative instruments and hedging activities, Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities and Trust Preferred Securities. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

Deloitte & Touche

Hamilton, Bermuda

July 26, 2004

 

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PartnerRe Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except parenthetical share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Assets

                

Investments and cash

                

Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2004, $4,833,567; 2003, $5,241,494)

   $ 4,859,290     $ 5,343,651  

Short-term investments, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2004, $14,459; 2003, $46,271)

     14,456       46,307  

Equities, available for sale, at fair value (cost: 2004, $671,524; 2003, $614,697)

     748,201       713,950  

Trading securities, at fair value (cost: 2004, $98,692; 2003, $113,385)

     102,148       122,544  

Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value, which approximates amortized cost

     1,523,567       558,692  

Other invested assets

     95,532       11,590  
    


 


Total investments and cash

     7,343,194       6,796,734  

Accrued investment income

     115,540       132,291  

Reinsurance balances receivable

     1,637,117       1,214,269  

Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses

     191,556       188,706  

Funds held by reinsured companies

     1,075,870       1,068,432  

Deferred acquisition costs

     428,535       354,854  

Deposit assets

     321,294       508,037  

Taxes recoverable

     94,070       80,835  

Goodwill

     429,519       429,519  

Net receivable for securities sold

     10,305       —    

Other

     124,333       129,337  
    


 


Total Assets

   $ 11,771,333     $ 10,903,014  
    


 


Liabilities

                

Unpaid losses and loss expenses

   $ 5,056,732     $ 4,755,059  

Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts

     1,145,621       1,162,016  

Unearned premiums

     1,541,994       1,035,450  

Funds held under reinsurance treaties

     27,744       27,399  

Deposit liabilities

     534,668       570,634  

Long-term debt

     220,000       220,000  

Net payable for securities purchased

     —         5,389  

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other

     124,458       126,675  

Debt related to trust preferred securities

     206,186       206,000  

Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities

     200,000       200,000  
    


 


Total Liabilities

     9,057,403       8,308,622  
    


 


Shareholders’ Equity

                

Common shares (par value $1.00, issued and outstanding: 2004, 53,692,627; 2003, 53,741,553)

     53,693       53,742  

Preferred shares (aggregate liquidation preference: $290,000,000; par value $1.00, issued and outstanding: 2004, 11,600,000; 2003, 11,600,000)

     11,600       11,600  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,016,847       1,023,167  

Deferred compensation

     (302 )     (125 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

                

Net unrealized gains on investments, net of tax

     86,030       166,492  

Currency translation adjustment

     4,090       16,657  

Retained earnings

     1,541,972       1,322,859  
    


 


Total Shareholders’ Equity

     2,713,930       2,594,392  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 11,771,333     $ 10,903,014  
    


 


 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PartnerRe Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

For the three
months ended

June 30, 2004


   

For the three

months ended

June 30, 2003


   

For the six
months ended

June 30, 2004


   

For the six

months ended

June 30, 2003


 

Revenues

                                

Gross premiums written

   $ 841,934     $ 837,302     $ 2,395,556     $ 2,098,892  
    


 


 


 


Net premiums written

   $ 840,721     $ 838,860     $ 2,364,422     $ 2,073,607  

Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums

     114,114       23,988       (516,800 )     (404,523 )
    


 


 


 


Net premiums earned

     954,835       862,848       1,847,622       1,669,084  

Net investment income

     74,926       63,048       148,388       124,178  

Net realized investment gains

     8,042       15,566       45,856       55,636  

Other income

     4,122       2,873       7,036       5,150  
    


 


 


 


Total Revenues

     1,041,925       944,335       2,048,902       1,854,048  

Expenses

                                

Losses and loss expenses and life policy benefits

     619,669       554,273       1,189,527       1,110,270  

Acquisition costs

     226,817       201,599       431,148       371,321  

Other operating expenses

     67,884       58,078       135,446       109,349  

Interest expense

     10,168       3,231       20,336       6,426  

Net foreign exchange losses (gains)

     58       (5,198 )     (1,139 )     (8,932 )
    


 


 


 


Total Expenses

     924,596       811,983       1,775,318       1,588,434  
    


 


 


 


Income before distributions related to trust preferred and mandatorily redeemable preferred securities and taxes

     117,329       132,352       273,584       265,614  

Distributions related to trust preferred and mandatorily redeemable preferred securities

     —         6,815       —         13,630  

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (2,506 )     3,622       8,105       5,700  
    


 


 


 


Net income

     119,835       121,915       265,479       246,284  

Preferred dividends

     4,894       14,567       9,788       19,567  
    


 


 


 


Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 114,941     $ 107,348     $ 255,691     $ 226,717  
    


 


 


 


Calculation of comprehensive income, net of tax:

                                

Net income as reported

   $ 119,835     $ 121,915     $ 265,479     $ 246,284  

Change in unrealized gains or losses on investments

     (138,405 )     84,324       (80,462 )     52,160  

Change in currency translation adjustment

     (6,376 )     17,815       (12,567 )     28,047  
    


 


 


 


Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (24,946 )   $ 224,054     $ 172,450     $ 326,491  
    


 


 


 


Per share data:

                                

Earnings per common share:

                                

Basic net income

   $ 2.14     $ 2.02     $ 4.76     $ 4.29  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     53,791.5       53,221.8       53,737.5       52,810.3  

Diluted net income

   $ 2.12     $ 2.00     $ 4.71     $ 4.22  

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

     54,339.3       53,698.7       54,305.9       53,716.4  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PartnerRe Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)