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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 September 30, 2014

o	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: 001-31341

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda		98-0416483
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Waterloo House
100 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke, Bermuda		HM 08
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(441) 295-7195

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	x		Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No x

The registrant had 24,827,245 common shares, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of October 16, 2014.

PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013	1

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	2

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	6

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	38

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	69

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	70

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	70

Item 6.	Exhibits	71

SIGNATURES		72

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

($ in thousands, except share data)

	(Unaudited)
	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
ASSETS
Investments:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities at fair value (amortized cost - $1,717,878 and $1,799,888, respectively)	$	1,818,856	$	1,857,870
Fixed maturity trading securities at fair value (amortized cost - $91,671 and $97,959, respectively)		95,155		103,395
Short-term investments		26,269		66,679
Total investments		1,940,280		2,027,944
Cash and cash equivalents		1,339,149		1,464,418
Accrued investment income		20,184		20,026
Reinsurance premiums receivable		135,113		138,454
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid and paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		2,491		1,057
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		6,495		1,032
Funds held by ceding companies		90,385		119,241
Deferred acquisition costs		32,641		31,103
Reinsurance deposit assets		82,397		79,303
Deferred tax assets		19,705		25,141
Other assets		17,319		16,166
Total assets	$	3,686,159	$	3,923,885

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	1,498,342	$	1,671,365
Unearned premiums		130,366		126,300
Debt obligations		250,000		250,000
Commissions payable		53,775		78,791
Other liabilities		57,028		50,722
Total liabilities	$	1,989,511	$	2,177,178

Shareholders’ Equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,827,245 and 28,142,977 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$	248	$	281
Additional paid-in capital		-		10,711
Accumulated other comprehensive income		87,471		48,084
Retained earnings		1,608,929		1,687,631
Total shareholders’ equity	$	1,696,648	$	1,746,707
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,686,159	$	3,923,885

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

($ in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue:
Net premiums earned	$	129,463		$	135,360		$	380,561		$	405,146
Net investment income		17,523			17,758			52,860			54,110
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		3,109			(306	)		1,998			24,698
Total other-than-temporary impairments		-			14			15			(600	)
Portion of impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		-			(79	)		(239	)		(1,402	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			(65	)		(224	)		(2,002	)
Other income (expense)		86			1,426			2,797			2,503
Total revenue		150,181			154,173			437,992			484,455

Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		66,178			44,142			143,552			120,807
Net acquisition expenses		28,042			30,675			83,391			91,207
Operating expenses		18,607			20,672			58,324			59,695
Net foreign currency exchange losses (gains)		(102	)		487			(255	)		(592	)
Interest expense		4,789			4,782			14,363			14,341
Total expenses		117,514			100,758			299,375			285,458

Income before income taxes		32,667			53,415			138,617			198,997
Income tax expense		3,542			15,130			9,577			24,342
Net income	$	29,125		$	38,285		$	129,040		$	174,655

Earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share	$	1.13		$	1.34		$	4.83		$	5.71
Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.12		$	1.32		$	4.78		$	5.63

Shareholder dividends:
Common shareholder dividends declared	$	2,024		$	2,260		$	6,345		$	7,181
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.08		$	0.08		$	0.24		$	0.24

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

($ in thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013

Net income	$	29,125		$	38,285		$	129,040		$	174,655

Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-			14			15			(600	)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		(1,598	)		(7,622	)		46,708			(65,839	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		(1,598	)		(7,608	)		46,723			(66,439	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		(3,895	)		-			(3,951	)		(27,243	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			65			224			2,002
Total reclassifications to net income		(3,895	)		65			(3,727	)		(25,241	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes		(5,493	)		(7,543	)		42,996			(91,680	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		1,613			566			(3,609	)		11,380
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(3,880	)		(6,977	)		39,387			(80,300	)
Comprehensive income	$	25,245		$	31,308		$	168,427		$	94,355

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

($ in thousands)

	2014			2013
Common shares:
Balances at beginning of period	$	281		$	327
Issuance of common shares		3			6
Repurchase of common shares		(36	)		(54	)
Balances at end of period		248			279

Additional paid-in capital:
Balances at beginning of period		10,711			209,897
Issuance of common shares		(2,823	)		13,320
Amortization of share-based compensation		6,363			6,661
Repurchase of common shares		(14,251	)		(229,878	)
Balances at end of period		-			-

Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Balances at beginning of period		48,084			137,690
Other comprehensive income (loss)		39,387			(80,300	)
Balances at end of period		87,471			57,390

Retained earnings:
Balances at beginning of period		1,687,631			1,546,620
Net income		129,040			174,655
Repurchase of common shares		(201,397	)		(72,833	)
Common share dividends		(6,345	)		(7,181	)
Balances at end of period		1,608,929			1,641,261
Total shareholders' equity	$	1,696,648		$	1,698,930

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

($ in thousands)

	2014			2013
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	129,040		$	174,655
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net realized gains on investments		(1,998	)		(24,698	)
Net impairment losses on investments		224			2,002
Net foreign currency exchange gains		(255	)		(592	)
Amortization of share-based compensation		8,522			9,955
Other amortization and depreciation		7,735			6,533
Deferred income tax expense		1,827			8,167
Net fixed maturity trading securities activities		1,136			6,993
Changes in:
Accrued investment income		(292	)		557
Reinsurance premiums receivable		2,158			(5,672	)
Funds held by ceding companies		27,766			(4,622	)
Deferred acquisition costs		(1,656	)		(4,257	)
Reinsurance deposit assets		(3,094	)		(27,486	)
Net unpaid and paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		(163,679	)		(193,807	)
Net unearned premiums		(660	)		13,887
Commissions payable		(24,723	)		10,217
Other operating assets and liabilities		3,520			14,070
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(14,429	)		(14,098	)

Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sales of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		70,906			203,571
Short-term investments		6,613			11,857
Proceeds from the maturities or paydowns of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		93,476			155,246
Short-term investments		100,394			209,240
Acquisitions of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		(90,026	)		(291,006	)
Short-term investments		(66,036	)		(121,306	)
Acquisitions of furniture, equipment and other assets		-			(6,188	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		115,327			161,414

Financing Activities:
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(6,345	)		(7,181	)
Repurchase of common shares		(215,684	)		(302,765	)
Proceeds from share-based compensation, including income tax benefits		565			15,385
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(221,464	)		(294,561	)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(4,703	)		(7,745	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(125,269	)		(154,990	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,464,418			1,720,395
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,339,149		$	1,565,405

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	4,718		$	15,293
Interest paid	$	9,375		$	9,375

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

1.	Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum Holdings”) is a holding company domiciled in Bermuda. Through our reinsurance subsidiaries, we provide property and marine, casualty and finite risk reinsurance coverages, through reinsurance brokers, to a diverse clientele of insurers and select reinsurers on a worldwide basis.

Platinum Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) include Platinum Holdings, Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. (“Platinum Bermuda”), Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance, Inc. (“Platinum US”), Platinum Regency Holdings (“Platinum Regency”), Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (“Platinum Finance”) and Platinum Administrative Services, Inc. The terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to the Company, unless the context otherwise indicates.

We operate through our licensed reinsurance subsidiaries, Platinum Bermuda, a Bermuda reinsurance company, and Platinum US, a U.S. reinsurance company. Platinum Regency is an intermediate holding company based in Ireland and a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Holdings. Platinum Finance is an intermediate holding company based in the U.S. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Regency. Platinum Bermuda is a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Holdings and Platinum US is a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Finance. Platinum Administrative Services, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Finance that provides administrative support services to the Company.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. All material inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated in preparing these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2014 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are unaudited and include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring items that management considers necessary for a fair presentation under U.S. GAAP. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The major estimates used in the preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements, and therefore considered to be critical accounting estimates, include, but are not limited to, premiums written and earned, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”), valuation of investments and income taxes. In addition, estimates are used in our risk transfer analysis for assumed and ceded reinsurance transactions. Results of changes in estimates are reflected in results of operations in the period in which the change is made. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

2.	Investments

Fixed Maturity Available-for-sale Securities

Our fixed maturity available-for-sale securities are U.S. dollar denominated securities. The following table sets forth our fixed maturity available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($ in thousands):

			Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Non-credit portion of OTTI⁽¹⁾
September 30, 2014:
U.S. Government	$	49,409	$	165	$	-	$	49,574	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		78,611		1,300		47		79,864		-
Municipal bonds		1,153,360		84,639		873		1,237,126		-
Non-U.S. governments		24,997		111		-		25,108		-
Corporate bonds		205,794		8,766		1,341		213,219		-
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		60,106		3,821		192		63,735		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities		129,425		1,936		419		130,942		175
Asset-backed securities		16,176		3,137		25		19,288		-
Total fixed maturity available-for-sale securities	$	1,717,878	$	103,875	$	2,897	$	1,818,856	$	175

December 31, 2013:
U.S. Government	$	4,561	$	204	$	-	$	4,765	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		51,847		-		725		51,122		-
Municipal bonds		1,220,869		54,333		5,955		1,269,247		-
Non-U.S. governments		39,973		541		-		40,514		-
Corporate bonds		224,095		6,704		3,564		227,235		-
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		72,641		4,982		132		77,491		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities		169,699		1,335		1,069		169,965		331
Asset-backed securities		16,203		1,657		329		17,531		305
Total fixed maturity available-for-sale securities	$	1,799,888	$	69,756	$	11,774	$	1,857,870	$	636

⁽¹⁾

The non-credit portion of other than temporary impairments ("OTTI") represents the amount of unrealized losses on impaired securities that were not recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as of the reporting date. These unrealized losses are included in gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Fixed Maturity Trading Securities

Our fixed maturity trading securities are non-U.S. dollar denominated securities that, along with our non-U.S. dollar short-term trading investments and non-U.S. dollar cash and cash equivalents, are generally held for the purposes of hedging our net non-U.S. dollar denominated reinsurance liabilities. These investments were all non-U.S. governments and the fair value was $95.2 million and $103.4 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Maturities

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of our fixed maturity available-for-sale and trading securities by stated maturity as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	173,778	$	175,895
Due from one to five years		431,638		452,325
Due from five to ten years		610,477		642,058
Due in ten or more years		387,949		429,768
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		205,707		213,965
Total	$	1,809,549	$	1,914,011

The actual maturities of our fixed maturity available-for-sale and trading securities could differ from stated maturities due to call or prepayment provisions.

Short-term Investments

We account for short-term investments as trading in accordance with the fair value option and include them in investing activities on the statements of cash flows. These investments were all non-U.S. governments and the fair value was $26.3 million and $66.7 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

We analyze the creditworthiness of our available-for-sale securities by reviewing various performance metrics of the issuer. We determined that none of our government bonds, government agencies, municipal bonds, corporate bonds or commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) were other-than-temporarily impaired for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following table sets forth the net impairment losses on investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	-	$	28	$	223	$	1,439
Sub-prime asset-backed securities		-		37		1		563
Net impairment losses on investments	$	-	$	65	$	224	$	2,002

Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) include U.S. Government agency RMBS and non-agency RMBS. Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) include securities with underlying sub-prime mortgages as collateral. We determined that none of our U.S. Government agency RMBS were other-than-temporarily impaired for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. We analyze our non-agency RMBS and sub-prime ABS on a periodic basis using default loss models based on the performance of the underlying loans. Performance metrics include delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, prepayment speeds and cumulative losses incurred. The expected losses for a mortgage pool are compared with the current level of credit support, which generally represents the point at which our security would experience losses. We evaluate projected cash flows as well as other factors in order to determine if a credit impairment has occurred. As of September 30, 2014, the single largest unrealized loss within our RMBS portfolio was $0.2 million related to a non-agency RMBS security with an amortized cost of $0.3 million. As of September 30, 2014, securities in our sub-prime ABS portfolio are all in an unrealized gain position.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

The following table sets forth a summary of the cumulative credit losses recognized on our fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of period	$	28,134		$	35,762		$	31,603		$	40,219
Credit losses on securities previously impaired		-			65			224			2,002
Reduction for paydowns and securities sold		(870	)		(2,956	)		(4,001	)		(9,094	)
Reduction for increases in cash flows expected to be collected		(311	)		(195	)		(873	)		(451	)
Balance, end of period	$	26,953		$	32,676		$	26,953		$	32,676

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, total cumulative credit losses decreased primarily due to principal paydowns. As of September 30, 2014, total cumulative credit losses were related to CMBS, non-agency RMBS and sub-prime ABS. The cumulative credit loss we recorded on CMBS of $0.1 million was on one security issued in 2007. As of September 30, 2014, 1.1% of the mortgages backing this security were 90 days or more past due and 3.2% of the mortgages had incurred cumulative losses. The cumulative credit losses we recorded on non-agency RMBS and sub-prime ABS of $26.9 million were on sixteen securities issued from 2004 to 2007. As of September 30, 2014, 16.2% of the mortgages backing these securities were 90 days or more past due and 9.3% of the mortgages had incurred cumulative losses. For these securities, the expected losses for the underlying mortgages were greater than the remaining average credit support of 3.0%.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Gross Unrealized Losses

The following table sets forth our gross unrealized losses on securities classified as fixed maturity available-for-sale aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($ in thousands):

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Less than twelve months:
U.S. Government agencies	$	4,768	$	47	$	41,122	$	725
Municipal bonds		4,600		18		247,873		5,955
Corporate bonds		21,552		276		90,789		3,486
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		591		1		2,938		1
Residential mortgage-backed securities		58,043		43		35,910		172
Asset-backed securities		13,575		25		13,576		24
Total	$	103,129	$	410	$	432,208	$	10,363

Twelve months or more:
U.S. Government agencies	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Municipal bonds		53,833		855		-		-
Corporate bonds		14,460		1,065		920		78
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		4,562		191		4,624		131
Residential mortgage-backed securities		6,906		376		10,587		897
Asset-backed securities		-		-		699		305
Total	$	79,761	$	2,487	$	16,830	$	1,411

Total unrealized losses:
U.S. Government agencies	$	4,768	$	47	$	41,122	$	725
Municipal bonds		58,433		873		247,873		5,955
Corporate bonds		36,012		1,341		91,709		3,564
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		5,153		192		7,562		132
Residential mortgage-backed securities		64,949		419		46,497		1,069
Asset-backed securities		13,575		25		14,275		329
Total	$	182,890	$	2,897	$	449,038	$	11,774

We believe that the gross unrealized losses in our fixed maturity available-for-sale securities portfolio of $2.9 million represent temporary declines in fair value. We believe that the unrealized losses are not necessarily predictive of ultimate performance and that the provisions we have made for net impairment losses are adequate. However, economic conditions may deteriorate more than expected and may adversely affect the expected cash flows of our securities, which in turn may lead to impairment losses being recorded in future periods. Conversely, economic conditions may improve more than expected and favorably increase the expected cash flows of our impaired securities, which would be earned through net investment income over the remaining life of the security.

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Net Investment Income

The following table sets forth our net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Fixed maturity securities	$	16,723		$	16,815		$	50,694		$	51,428
Short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents		718			1,123			2,220			3,346
Funds held by ceding companies		945			722			2,726			2,375
Subtotal		18,386			18,660			55,640			57,149
Investment expenses		(863	)		(902	)		(2,780	)		(3,039	)
Net investment income	$	17,523		$	17,758		$	52,860		$	54,110

Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments

The following table sets forth our net realized gains (losses) on investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Gross realized gains on the sale of investments	$	3,895		$	-		$	3,951		$	27,258
Gross realized losses on the sale of investments		-			-			-			(15	)
Net realized gains on the sale of investments		3,895			-			3,951			27,243
Fair value adjustments on trading securities		(786	)		(306	)		(1,953	)		(2,545	)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	$	3,109		$	(306	)	$	1,998		$	24,698

3.	Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidance related to fair value measurements addresses the recognition and disclosure of fair value measurements where those measurements are either required or permitted by the guidance. The fair values of our financial assets and liabilities addressed by this guidance are determined primarily through the use of observable inputs. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from external independent sources. Unobservable inputs reflect management’s assumptions about what market participants’ assumptions would be in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available. We classify our financial assets and liabilities in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. This classification requires judgment in assessing the market and pricing methodologies for a particular security. The fair value hierarchy is comprised of the following three levels:

Level 1:

Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial assets or liabilities;

Level 2:

Valuations are based on prices obtained from index providers, independent pricing vendors or broker-dealers using observable inputs for financial assets and liabilities; and

Level 3:

Valuations are based on unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities where there is little or no market activity. Unadjusted third party pricing sources or management’s assumptions and internal valuation models may be used to determine the fair value of financial assets or liabilities.

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Level 1, 2 and 3 Financial Assets Carried at Fair Value

The fair values of our fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents are based on prices primarily obtained from index providers, pricing vendors or broker-dealers using observable inputs. The fair value measurements of all of our securities were based on unadjusted prices provided by third party pricing sources. We validate the prices we obtain from third party pricing sources by performing price comparisons against multiple pricing sources, if available, periodically back-testing sales to the previously reported fair value, performing an in-depth review of specific securities when evaluating stale prices and large price movements, as well as performing other validation procedures. We also continuously monitor market data that relates to our investment portfolio and review pricing documentation that describes the methodologies used by various pricing sources. If we determine that a price appears unreasonable, we investigate and assess whether the price should be adjusted. The fair value measurements of our reinsurance deposit assets were based upon our internal valuation model, which utilizes certain characteristics of both the market and income valuation approaches. Our fixed maturity securities, short-term investments, cash and cash equivalents and reinsurance deposit assets are classified in the fair value hierarchy as follows:

U.S. Government

Level 1 - The fair values of U.S. Government securities were based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

U.S. Government agencies

Level 2 - The fair values of U.S. Government agencies were based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes.

Municipal bonds

Level 2 - The fair values of municipal bonds were determined based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, benchmark securities, bids, credit risks and economic indicators.

Non-U.S. governments

Level 1 or 2 - The fair values of non-U.S. government securities classified as Level 1 were based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Non-U.S. government securities classified as Level 2 were based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. Our non-U.S. government bond portfolio consisted of securities issued primarily by governments, provinces, agencies and supranationals.

Corporate bonds

Level 2 - The fair values of corporate bonds were determined based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, benchmark securities, bids, credit risks and industry and economic indicators.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

Level 2 or 3 - The fair values of CMBS classified as Level 2 were determined based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, bids, security cash flows and structures, delinquencies, loss severities and default rates. CMBS classified as Level 3 used unobservable inputs that may include the probability of default and loss severity in the event of default.

Residential mortgage-backed securities

Level 2 or 3 - Our RMBS portfolio was comprised of securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and by non-agency institutions. The fair values of RMBS classified as Level 2 were determined based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, bids, loan level information, security cash flows and structures, prepayment speeds, delinquencies, loss severities and default rates. Non-agency RMBS classified as Level 3 used unobservable inputs that may include the probability of default, loss severity in the event of default and prepayment speeds.

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Asset-backed securities

Level 2 or 3 - The fair values of ABS classified as Level 2 were determined based on observable inputs that may include the spread above the risk-free yield curve, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, bids, security cash flows and structures, type of collateral, prepayment speeds, delinquencies, loss severities and default rates. Sub-prime ABS classified as Level 3 used unobservable inputs that may include the probability of default, loss severity in the event of default and prepayment speeds.

Short-term investments

Level 1 or 2 - The fair values of short-term investments classified as Level 1 were based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The fair values of short-term investments classified as Level 2 were determined based on observable inputs that may include the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes.

Cash and cash equivalents

Level 1 or 2 - The fair values of cash and cash equivalents classified as Level 1 were determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents classified as Level 2 were determined based on observable inputs that may include the risk-free yield curve, reported trades and broker-dealer quotes. Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits, time deposits, money market instruments and both U.S. Government and non-U.S. government obligations.

Reinsurance deposit assets

Level 3 - The fair values of our reinsurance deposit assets were determined by management primarily using unobservable inputs through the application of our own assumptions and internal valuation model. See further discussion on reinsurance deposit assets below.

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Fair Value Levels

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the Company as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($ in thousands):

			Fair Value Measurement Using:
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2014:
Investments:
U.S. Government	$	49,574	$	49,574	$	-	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		79,864		-		79,864		-
Municipal bonds		1,237,126		-		1,237,126		-
Non-U.S. governments		120,263		52,280		67,983		-
Corporate bonds		213,219		-		213,219		-
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		63,735		-		61,782		1,953
Residential mortgage-backed securities		130,942		-		130,555		387
Asset-backed securities		19,288		-		15,577		3,711
Short -term investments		26,269		-		26,269		-
Total investments		1,940,280		101,854		1,832,375		6,051
Cash and cash equivalents		1,339,149		1,327,017		12,132		-
Reinsurance deposit assets		82,397		-		-		82,397
Total	$	3,361,826	$	1,428,871	$	1,844,507	$	88,448

December 31, 2013:
Investments:
U.S. Government	$	4,765	$	4,765	$	-	$	-
U.S. Government agencies		51,122		-		51,122		-
Municipal bonds		1,269,247		-		1,269,247		-
Non-U.S. governments		143,909		54,980		88,929		-
Corporate bonds		227,235		-		227,235		-
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		77,491		-		77,491		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities		169,965		-		169,372		593
Asset-backed securities		17,531		-		15,304		2,227
Short -term investments		66,679		8,933		57,746		-
Total investments		2,027,944		68,678		1,956,446		2,820
Cash and cash equivalents		1,464,418		1,464,418		-		-
Reinsurance deposit assets		79,303		-		-		79,303
Total	$	3,571,665	$	1,533,096	$	1,956,446	$	82,123

Cash and cash equivalents included demand deposits and time deposits totaling $192.8 million as of September 30, 2014 and totaling $120.7 million as of December 31, 2013.

Transfers of assets into or out of levels are recorded at their fair values as of the end of each reporting period, consistent with the date of the determination of fair value. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The transfers into and out of Level 3 were based on the level of evidence available to corroborate significant observable inputs with market observable information.

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Changes in Level 3 Financial Assets

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balance for our Level 3 financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		Residential mortgage-backed securities			Asset-backed securities			Reinsurance deposit assets		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	-	$	5,099		$	1,093		$	82,164	$	88,356
Sales, maturities and paydowns		-		(644	)		-			-		(644	)
Total increase (decrease) in fair value included in net income		-		-			-			233		233
Total net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		532			907			-		1,439
Transfers into Level 3		1,953		-			2,792			-		4,745
Transfers out of Level 3		-		(4,600	)		(1,081	)		-		(5,681	)
Balance, end of period	$	1,953	$	387		$	3,711		$	82,397	$	88,448

Total increase (decrease) in fair value of the financial assets included in earnings for the period	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	233	$	233

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		Residential mortgage-backed securities			Asset-backed securities			Reinsurance deposit assets		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	-	$	4,520		$	1,257		$	76,948	$	82,725
Sales, maturities and paydowns		-		(269	)		-			-		(269	)
Total increase (decrease) in fair value included in net income		-		-			-			1,231		1,231
Total net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		329			(75	)		-		254
Transfers into Level 3		-		-			1,378			-		1,378
Transfers out of Level 3		-		(4,065	)		-			-		(4,065	)
Balance, end of period	$	-	$	515		$	2,560		$	78,179	$	81,254

Total increase (decrease) in fair value of the financial assets included in earnings for the period	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,231	$	1,231

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities			Residential mortgage-backed securities			Asset-backed securities			Reinsurance deposit assets		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	-		$	593		$	2,227		$	79,303	$	82,123
Sales, maturities and paydowns		-			(3,076	)		-			-		(3,076	)
Total increase (decrease) in fair value included in net income		-			-			-			3,094		3,094
Total net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		103			2,766			1,945			-		4,814
Transfers into Level 3		3,768			4,704			3,630			-		12,102
Transfers out of Level 3		(1,918	)		(4,600	)		(4,091	)		-		(10,609	)
Balance, end of period	$	1,953		$	387		$	3,711		$	82,397	$	88,448

Total increase (decrease) in fair value of the financial assets included in earnings for the period	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	3,094	$	3,094

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities			Residential mortgage-backed securities			Asset-backed securities			Reinsurance deposit assets		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	524		$	5,374		$	1,036		$	50,693	$	57,627
Purchases		-			-			-			25,000		25,000
Sales, maturities and paydowns		-			(435	)		(29	)		-		(464	)
Total increase (decrease) in fair value included in net income		-			-			-			2,486		2,486
Total net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		487			750			(46	)		-		1,191
Transfers into Level 3		-			4,049			3,984			-		8,033
Transfers out of Level 3		(1,011	)		(9,223	)		(2,385	)		-		(12,619	)
Balance, end of period	$	-		$	515		$	2,560		$	78,179	$	81,254

Total increase (decrease) in fair value of the financial assets included in earnings for the period	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	2,486	$	2,486

Quantitative Information of Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The fair value measurements of our CMBS, non-agency RMBS and sub-prime ABS classified as Level 3 were based on unadjusted third party pricing sources.

The fair value measurements of our reinsurance deposit assets used significant unobservable inputs through the application of our own assumptions and internal valuation model and were classified as Level 3. The most significant unobservable inputs used in our internal valuation model are the estimated contract period remaining, credit spread above the risk-free rate and net losses and LAE ceded. The credit spread above the risk-free rate is determined by reviewing the credit spreads of fixed income securities through observable market data, as well as considering illiquidity and the structure of these contracts. The fair value of the reinsurance deposit assets may increase or decrease due to changes in the estimated contract period remaining, the credit spread and net losses and LAE ceded. Generally, a decrease in the credit spread or a decrease in net losses and LAE ceded would result in an increase in the fair value of the reinsurance deposit assets. Conversely, an increase in the credit spread or an increase in net losses and LAE ceded would result in a decrease in the fair value of the reinsurance deposit assets.

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The following table sets forth the weighted average of the significant unobservable quantitative information used for the fair value measurement of our reinsurance deposit assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Estimated contract period remaining	924 days		1,193 days
Credit spread above the risk-free rate		1.39%		1.58%
Net losses and LAE ceded inception-to-date	$	-	$	-

Other Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair Value

Accounting guidance requires note disclosure of the fair value of other financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value, excluding balances related to insurance contracts.

The debt obligations on our consolidated balance sheets were recorded at cost with a carrying value of $250.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and had a fair value of $281.6 million and $271.5 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The fair value measurements were based on observable inputs and therefore would be considered to be Level 2.

Our remaining financial assets and liabilities were generally carried at cost or amortized cost, which approximates fair value, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The fair value measurements were based on observable inputs and therefore would be considered to be Level 1 or Level 2.

4.	Credit Facilities

Syndicated Credit Facility

On April 9, 2014, we entered into an amended and restated credit facility with various financial institutions (the “Syndicated Credit Facility”). The Syndicated Credit Facility is a four-year, $300.0 million secured senior credit facility available for letters of credit (“LOC”), with a sublimit of $100.0 million for revolving borrowings. LOC and borrowings under the Syndicated Credit Facility are available for the working capital, liquidity and general corporate requirements of Platinum Holdings, Platinum Finance and our reinsurance subsidiaries. The Syndicated Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. Platinum Holdings and Platinum Finance have unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of each Platinum entity under the Syndicated Credit Facility.

Other Letter of Credit Facilities

We have an LOC facility with a financial institution in the aggregate amount of $100.0 million available for the issuance of LOC to support reinsurance obligations of our reinsurance subsidiaries. We also have the ability to request an uncommitted LOC facility of up to $150.0 million subject to agreement with the lender.

Platinum Bermuda has an uncommitted LOC facility of $125.0 million available for the issuance of LOC to support reinsurance obligations of Platinum Bermuda. There was $15.9 million committed under this facility as of September 30, 2014. Platinum Holdings has unconditionally guaranteed the obligations of Platinum Bermuda under this facility.

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We had no revolving borrowings under the Syndicated Credit Facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the outstanding LOC as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Credit Capacity		Letters of Credit Issued ⁽¹⁾		Credit Capacity Remaining
Syndicated Credit Facility	$	300,000	$	77,642	$	222,358
Other LOC Facilities		375,000		36,570		338,430
Total	$	675,000	$	114,212	$	560,788

⁽¹⁾ Cash and cash equivalents of $141.7 million were held to collateralize LOC issued as of September 30, 2014.

The credit capacity of $675.0 million consists of $415.9 million of committed capacity and $259.1 million of uncommitted capacity. The Company also has the ability to increase the Syndicated Credit Facility and other LOC facilities by up to $175.0 million subject to agreement with the lenders.

As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our credit facilities.

5.	Shareholders’ Equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets relates to unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes.

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The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances for accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Balance, beginning of period	$	106,471		$	(15,120	)	$	91,351
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-			-			-
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		(1,598	)		742			(856	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		(1,598	)		742			(856	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		(3,895	)		871			(3,024	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			-
Total reclassifications to net income		(3,895	)		871			(3,024	)

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(5,493	)		1,613			(3,880	)
Balance, end of period	$	100,978		$	(13,507	)	$	87,471

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Balance, beginning of period	$	75,838		$	(11,471	)	$	64,367
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		14			-			14
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		(7,622	)		566			(7,056	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		(7,608	)		566			(7,042	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		-			-			-
Net impairment losses on investments		65			-			65
Total reclassifications to net income		65			-			65

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(7,543	)		566			(6,977	)
Balance, end of period	$	68,295		$	(10,905	)	$	57,390

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Balance, beginning of period	$	57,982		$	(9,898	)	$	48,084
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		15			-			15
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		46,708			(4,480	)		42,228
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		46,723			(4,480	)		42,243

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		(3,951	)		871			(3,080	)
Net impairment losses on investments		224			-			224
Total reclassifications to net income		(3,727	)		871			(2,856	)

Other comprehensive income (loss)		42,996			(3,609	)		39,387
Balance, end of period	$	100,978		$	(13,507	)	$	87,471

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Balance, beginning of period	$	159,975		$	(22,285	)	$	137,690
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		(600	)		11			(589	)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		(65,839	)		7,727			(58,112	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		(66,439	)		7,738			(58,701	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		(27,243	)		3,675			(23,568	)
Net impairment losses on investments		2,002			(33	)		1,969
Total reclassifications to net income		(25,241	)		3,642			(21,599	)

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(91,680	)		11,380			(80,300	)
Balance, end of period	$	68,295		$	(10,905	)	$	57,390

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The following table sets forth the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and the location of those amounts in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013		2014			2013
Revenue:
Net realized gains on investments	$	(3,895	)	$	-	$	(3,951	)	$	(27,243	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			65		224			2,002

Income tax expense	$	871		$	-	$	871		$	3,642

Share Repurchases

Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of our common shares through a share repurchase program. Since the program was established, our Board of Directors has approved increases in the repurchase program from time to time, most recently on April 22, 2014, to result in authority as of such date to repurchase up to a total of $250.0 million of our common shares.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, in accordance with the share repurchase program, we repurchased 1,704,594 of our common shares in the open market for an aggregate cost of $104.9 million at a weighted average cost including commissions of $61.55 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 we repurchased 3,558,690 of our common shares in the open market for an aggregate cost of $215.7 million at a weighted average cost including commissions of $60.61 per share. The shares we repurchased were canceled.

As of September 30, 2014, we had $110.1 million remaining under the share repurchase program.

6.	Dividend Restrictions

Platinum Holdings and its subsidiaries are subject to certain legal and regulatory restrictions in their respective jurisdictions of domicile. The legal restrictions generally include the requirement to maintain positive net assets and to be able to pay liabilities as they become due. Regulatory restrictions on dividends are described below.

Dividend Restrictions on Platinum Holdings

Platinum Holdings receives dividends and other distributions from its subsidiaries as a source of liquidity and to fund the payment of dividends to its shareholders. Distributions to Platinum Holdings from its subsidiaries may be restricted as described below. There are no significant restrictions on retained earnings available for the payment of dividends by Platinum Holdings to its shareholders.

Dividend Restrictions on Subsidiaries

The laws and regulations of Bermuda and the United States include certain restrictions on the amount of statutory capital and surplus that are available for the payment of dividends by Platinum Bermuda and Platinum US to their respective parent companies, Platinum Holdings and Platinum Finance.

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The following table summarizes the available dividend capacity of our reinsurance subsidiaries ($ in thousands):

	2014		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014
	Dividend Capacity		Paid		Remaining
Platinum Bermuda	$	264,320	$	264,000	$	320
Platinum US		25,572		-		25,572
Total	$	289,892	$	264,000	$	25,892

In addition, Platinum Bermuda and Platinum US may pay dividends above the remaining capacity upon appropriate filings or notifications to their respective regulators.

There are no regulatory restrictions on retained earnings available for the payment of dividends by Platinum Finance or by Platinum Regency.

7.	Operating Segment Information

We have organized our worldwide reinsurance business into three operating segments: Property and Marine, Casualty and Finite Risk. We believe that underwriting income or loss and related underwriting ratios allow for a more complete understanding of the profitability of our reinsurance operations and operating segments. These measures are considered to be non-GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may be defined or calculated differently by other companies. These measures are used to monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Underwriting income or loss consists of net premiums earned less net losses and LAE and net underwriting expenses. Net underwriting expenses include net acquisition expenses and operating costs related to underwriting. Underwriting income or loss excludes revenues and expenses related to net investment income, net realized gains or losses on investments, net impairment losses on investments, corporate expenses not allocated to underwriting segments, net foreign currency exchange gains or losses, interest expense, and other income and expense.

Underwriting ratios are calculated for net losses and LAE, net acquisition expense and other underwriting expense. The ratios are calculated by dividing the related expense by net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the net losses and LAE, net acquisition expense and other underwriting expense ratios.

The following table summarizes underwriting income or loss and related underwriting ratios for the three operating segments, together with a reconciliation of segment underwriting income (loss) to the U.S. GAAP measure of income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Property and Marine			Casualty			Finite Risk			Total
Net premiums written	$	50,201		$	67,571		$	6,015		$	123,787

Net premiums earned		53,500			69,474			6,489			129,463
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		24,749			37,865			3,564			66,178
Net acquisition expenses		9,778			16,470			1,794			28,042
Other underwriting expenses		7,446			5,192			309			12,947
Segment underwriting income (loss)	$	11,527		$	9,947		$	822			22,296

Net investment income											17,523
Net realized gains (losses) on investments											3,109
Net impairment losses on investments											-
Other income (expense)											86
Corporate expenses not allocated to segments											(5,660	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains											102
Interest expense											(4,789	)
Income before income taxes										$	32,667

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and loss adjustment expense		46.3	%		54.5	%		54.9	%		51.1	%
Net acquisition expense		18.3	%		23.7	%		27.6	%		21.7	%
Other underwriting expense		13.9	%		7.5	%		4.8	%		10.0	%
Combined		78.5	%		85.7	%		87.3	%		82.8	%

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Property and Marine			Casualty			Finite Risk			Total
Net premiums written	$	59,169		$	69,992		$	8,737		$	137,898

Net premiums earned		55,127			72,543			7,690			135,360
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		28,339			10,242			5,561			44,142
Net acquisition expenses		9,699			19,067			1,909			30,675
Other underwriting expenses		7,747			5,727			342			13,816
Segment underwriting income (loss)	$	9,342		$	37,507		$	(122	)		46,727

Net investment income											17,758
Net realized gains (losses) on investments											(306	)
Net impairment losses on investments											(65	)
Other income (expense)											1,426
Corporate expenses not allocated to segments											(6,856	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains											(487	)
Interest expense											(4,782	)
Income before income taxes										$	53,415

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and loss adjustment expense		51.4	%		14.1	%		72.3	%		32.6	%
Net acquisition expense		17.6	%		26.3	%		24.8	%		22.7	%
Other underwriting expense		14.1	%		7.9	%		4.4	%		10.2	%
Combined		83.1	%		48.3	%		101.5	%		65.5	%

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Property and Marine			Casualty			Finite Risk			Total
Net premiums written	$	166,464		$	194,051		$	19,386		$	379,901

Net premiums earned		162,220			196,746			21,595			380,561
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		61,759			68,086			13,707			143,552
Net acquisition expenses		30,050			47,748			5,593			83,391
Other underwriting expenses		22,901			15,957			947			39,805
Segment underwriting income (loss)	$	47,510		$	64,955		$	1,348			113,813

Net investment income											52,860
Net realized gains on investments											1,998
Net impairment losses on investments											(224	)
Other income (expense)											2,797
Corporate expenses not allocated to segments											(18,519	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains											255
Interest expense											(14,363	)
Income before income taxes										$	138,617

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and loss adjustment expense		38.1	%		34.6	%		63.5	%		37.7	%
Net acquisition expense		18.5	%		24.3	%		25.9	%		21.9	%
Other underwriting expense		14.1	%		8.1	%		4.4	%		10.5	%
Combined		70.7	%		67.0	%		93.8	%		70.1	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Property and Marine			Casualty			Finite Risk			Total
Net premiums written	$	175,946		$	220,547		$	22,540		$	419,033

Net premiums earned		165,811			218,967			20,368			405,146
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		35,426			75,243			10,138			120,807
Net acquisition expenses		27,624			53,384			10,199			91,207
Other underwriting expenses		22,493			17,120			1,002			40,615
Segment underwriting income (loss)	$	80,268		$	73,220		$	(971	)		152,517

Net investment income											54,110
Net realized gains on investments											24,698
Net impairment losses on investments											(2,002	)
Other income (expense)											2,503
Corporate expenses not allocated to segments											(19,080	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains											592
Interest expense											(14,341	)
Income before income taxes										$	198,997

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and loss adjustment expense		21.4	%		34.4	%		49.8	%		29.8	%
Net acquisition expense		16.7	%		24.4	%		50.1	%		22.5	%
Other underwriting expense		13.6	%		7.8	%		4.9	%		10.0	%
Combined		51.7	%		66.6	%		104.8	%		62.3	%

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8.	Earnings Per Common Share

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ and amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Earnings
Basic and Diluted
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	29,125		$	38,285		$	129,040		$	174,655
Portion allocated to participating common shareholders ⁽¹⁾		(34	)		(26	)		(51	)		(301	)
Net income allocated to common shareholders	$	29,091		$	38,259		$	128,989		$	174,354

Common Shares
Basic
Weighted average common shares outstanding		25,731			28,655			26,683			30,519
Diluted
Weighted average common shares outstanding		25,731			28,655			26,683			30,519
Effect of dilutive securities:
Common share options		54			131			53			173
Restricted share units		217			279			265			257
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding		26,002			29,065			27,001			30,949

Earnings Per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share	$	1.13		$	1.34		$	4.83		$	5.71
Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.12		$	1.32		$	4.78		$	5.63

⁽¹⁾	Represents earnings attributable to holders of unvested restricted shares issued under the Company's share incentive plans that are considered to be participating securities.

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9.	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Platinum Holdings fully and unconditionally guarantees the $250.0 million of debt obligations issued by its 100%‑owned subsidiary Platinum Finance.

The following tables present the condensed consolidating financial information for Platinum Holdings, Platinum Finance and the non-guarantor subsidiaries of Platinum Holdings as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings		Platinum Finance		Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	-	$	45,133	$	1,895,147	$	-		$	1,940,280
Investment in subsidiaries		1,578,305		653,147		623,988		(2,855,440	)		-
Cash and cash equivalents		121,365		180,903		1,036,881		-			1,339,149
Reinsurance assets		-		-		267,125		-			267,125
Inter-company receivables		6,828		-		608		(7,436	)		-
Other assets		2,338		1,230		136,037		-			139,605
Total assets	$	1,708,836	$	880,413	$	3,959,786	$	(2,862,876	)	$	3,686,159
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Reinsurance liabilities	$	-	$	-		1,682,483	$	-			1,682,483
Debt obligations		-		250,000		-		-			250,000
Inter-company payables		-		46		7,390		(7,436	)		-
Other liabilities		12,188		6,379		38,461		-			57,028
Total liabilities	$	12,188	$	256,425	$	1,728,334	$	(7,436	)	$	1,989,511

Shareholders’ Equity
Common shares	$	248	$	-	$	8,000	$	(8,000	)	$	248
Additional paid-in capital		-		215,984		2,025,539		(2,241,523	)		-
Accumulated other comprehensive income		87,471		25,085		112,531		(137,616	)		87,471
Retained earnings		1,608,929		382,919		85,382		(468,301	)		1,608,929
Total shareholders’ equity	$	1,696,648	$	623,988	$	2,231,452	$	(2,855,440	)	$	1,696,648
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,708,836	$	880,413	$	3,959,786	$	(2,862,876	)	$	3,686,159

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2013

	Platinum Holdings		Platinum Finance		Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	-	$	114	$	2,027,830	$	-		$	2,027,944
Investment in subsidiaries		1,658,425		610,679		591,175		(2,860,279	)		-
Cash and cash equivalents		88,402		230,818		1,145,198		-			1,464,418
Reinsurance assets		-		-		290,887		-			290,887
Inter-company receivables		9,739		-		351		(10,090	)		-
Other assets		2,135		1,290		137,211		-			140,636
Total assets	$	1,758,701	$	842,901	$	4,192,652	$	(2,870,369	)	$	3,923,885
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Reinsurance liabilities	$	-	$	-	$	1,876,456	$	-		$	1,876,456
Debt obligations		-		250,000		-		-			250,000
Inter-company payables		-		39		10,051		(10,090	)		-
Other liabilities		11,994		1,687		37,041		-			50,722
Total liabilities	$	11,994	$	251,726	$	1,923,548	$	(10,090	)	$	2,177,178

Shareholders’ Equity
Common shares	$	281	$	-	$	8,000	$	(8,000	)	$	281
Additional paid-in capital		10,711		215,420		2,024,409		(2,239,829	)		10,711
Accumulated other comprehensive income		48,084		18,382		66,463		(84,845	)		48,084
Retained earnings		1,687,631		357,373		170,232		(527,605	)		1,687,631
Total shareholders’ equity	$	1,746,707	$	591,175	$	2,269,104	$	(2,860,279	)	$	1,746,707
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,758,701	$	842,901	$	4,192,652	$	(2,870,369	)	$	3,923,885

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Revenue:
Net premiums earned	$	-		$	-		$	129,463		$	-		$	129,463
Net investment income (expense)		7			(52	)		17,568			-			17,523
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		-			-			3,109			-			3,109
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			-			-			-
Other income (expense)		1,297			-			(1,211	)		-			86
Total revenue		1,304			(52	)		148,929			-			150,181

Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		-			-			66,178			-			66,178
Net acquisition expenses		-			-			28,042			-			28,042
Operating expenses		5,435			41			13,131			-			18,607
Net foreign currency exchange losses (gains)		-			-			(102	)		-			(102	)
Interest expense		-			4,789			-			-			4,789
Total expenses		5,435			4,830			107,249			-			117,514
Income (loss) before income taxes		(4,131	)		(4,882	)		41,680			-			32,667
Income tax expense (benefit)		-			(1,704	)		5,246			-			3,542
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,131	)		(3,178	)		36,434			-			29,125
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		33,256			12,493			9,315			(55,064	)		-
Net income	$	29,125		$	9,315		$	45,749		$	(55,064	)	$	29,125

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Revenue:
Net premiums earned	$	-		$	-		$	135,360		$	-		$	135,360
Net investment income (expense)		1			(43	)		17,800			-			17,758
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		-			-			(306	)		-			(306	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			(65	)		-			(65	)
Other income (expense)		1,149			-			277			-			1,426
Total revenue		1,150			(43	)		153,066			-			154,173

Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		-			-			44,142			-			44,142
Net acquisition expenses		-			-			30,675			-			30,675
Operating expenses		6,626			37			14,009			-			20,672
Net foreign currency exchange losses (gains)		-			-			487			-			487
Interest expense		-			4,782			-			-			4,782
Total expenses		6,626			4,819			89,313			-			100,758
Income (loss) before income taxes		(5,476	)		(4,862	)		63,753			-			53,415
Income tax expense (benefit)		-			(1,589	)		16,719			-			15,130
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(5,476	)		(3,273	)		47,034			-			38,285
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		43,761			29,948			26,675			(100,384	)		-
Net income	$	38,285		$	26,675		$	73,709		$	(100,384	)	$	38,285

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Revenue:
Net premiums earned	$	-		$	-		$	380,561		$	-		$	380,561
Net investment income (expense)		19			(145	)		52,986			-			52,860
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		-			-			1,998			-			1,998
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			(224	)		-			(224	)
Other income (expense)		3,830			-			(1,033	)		-			2,797
Total revenue		3,849			(145	)		434,288			-			437,992

Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		-			-			143,552			-			143,552
Net acquisition expenses		-			-			83,391			-			83,391
Operating expenses		18,736			163			39,425			-			58,324
Net foreign currency exchange losses (gains)		-			-			(255	)		-			(255	)
Interest expense		-			14,363			-			-			14,363
Total expenses		18,736			14,526			266,113			-			299,375
Income (loss) before income taxes		(14,887	)		(14,671	)		168,175			-			138,617
Income tax expense (benefit)		-			(4,996	)		14,573			-			9,577
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(14,887	)		(9,675	)		153,602			-			129,040
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		143,927			35,222			25,547			(204,696	)		-
Net income	$	129,040		$	25,547		$	179,149		$	(204,696	)	$	129,040

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Revenue:
Net premiums earned	$	-		$	-		$	405,146		$	-		$	405,146
Net investment income (expense)		23			(73	)		54,160			-			54,110
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		-			-			24,698			-			24,698
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			(2,002	)		-			(2,002	)
Other income (expense)		5,994			4			(3,495	)		-			2,503
Total revenue		6,017			(69	)		478,507			-			484,455

Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		-			-			120,807			-			120,807
Net acquisition expenses		-			-			91,207			-			91,207
Operating expenses		18,427			110			41,158			-			59,695
Net foreign currency exchange losses (gains)		-			-			(592	)		-			(592	)
Interest expense		-			14,341			-			-			14,341
Total expenses		18,427			14,451			252,580			-			285,458
Income (loss) before income taxes		(12,410	)		(14,520	)		225,927			-			198,997
Income tax expense (benefit)		-			(4,785	)		29,127			-			24,342
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(12,410	)		(9,735	)		196,800			-			174,655
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		187,065			64,241			54,506			(305,812	)		-
Net income	$	174,655		$	54,506		$	251,306		$	(305,812	)	$	174,655

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net income	$	29,125		$	9,315		$	45,749		$	(55,064	)	$	29,125
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-			-			-			-			-
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		-			21			(1,619	)		-			(1,598	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		-			21			(1,619	)		-			(1,598	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		-			-			(3,895	)		-			(3,895	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			-			-			-
Total reclassifications to net income		-			-			(3,895	)		-			(3,895	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes		-			21			(5,514	)		-			(5,493	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		-			(7	)		1,620			-			1,613
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-			14			(3,894	)		-			(3,880	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) due to change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries		(3,880	)		(3,008	)		(2,994	)		9,882			-
Comprehensive income	$	25,245		$	6,321		$	38,861		$	(45,182	)	$	25,245

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net income	$	38,285		$	26,675		$	73,709		$	(100,384	)	$	38,285
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-			-			14			-			14
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		-			-			(7,622	)		-			(7,622	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		-			-			(7,608	)		-			(7,608	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		-			-			-			-			-
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			65			-			65
Total reclassifications to net income		-			-			65			-			65

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes		-			-			(7,543	)		-			(7,543	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		-			(1	)		567			-			566
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(1	)		(6,976	)		-			(6,977	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) due to change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries		(6,977	)		(1,049	)		(1,050	)		9,076			-
Comprehensive income	$	31,308		$	25,625		$	65,683		$	(91,308	)	$	31,308

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings		Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net income	$	129,040	$	25,547		$	179,149		$	(204,696	)	$	129,040
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-		-			15			-			15
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		-		33			46,675			-			46,708
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		-		33			46,690			-			46,723

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		-		-			(3,951	)		-			(3,951	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-		-			224			-			224
Total reclassifications to net income		-		-			(3,727	)		-			(3,727	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes		-		33			42,963			-			42,996
Income tax benefit (expense)		-		(11	)		(3,598	)		-			(3,609	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-		22			39,365			-			39,387
Other comprehensive income (loss) due to change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries		39,387		6,681			6,703			(52,771	)		-
Comprehensive income	$	168,427	$	32,250		$	225,217		$	(257,467	)	$	168,427

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries⁽¹⁾			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net income	$	174,655		$	54,506		$	251,306		$	(305,812	)	$	174,655
Other comprehensive income (loss) on available-for-sale securities before reclassifications:
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on securities with other-than-temporary impairments recorded		-			-			(600	)		-			(600	)
Change in net unrealized gains and losses on all other securities		-			(2	)		(65,837	)		-			(65,839	)
Total change in net unrealized gains and losses		-			(2	)		(66,437	)		-			(66,439	)

Reclassifications to net income on available-for-sale securities:
Net realized gains on investments		-			-			(27,243	)		-			(27,243	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			-			2,002			-			2,002
Total reclassifications to net income		-			-			(25,241	)		-			(25,241	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes		-			(2	)		(91,678	)		-			(91,680	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		-			1			11,379			-			11,380
Other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(1	)		(80,299	)		-			(80,300	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) due to change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries		(80,300	)		(21,133	)		(21,134	)		122,567			-
Comprehensive income	$	94,355		$	33,372		$	149,873		$	(183,245	)	$	94,355

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent an aggregation of the non-guarantor subsidiaries and exclude consolidating adjustments.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(9,008	)	$	(4,921	)	$	65		$	(565	)	$	(14,429	)

Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sales of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			-			70,906			-			70,906
Short-term investments		-			-			6,613			-			6,613
Proceeds from the maturities or paydowns of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			32			93,444			-			93,476
Short-term investments		-			-			100,394			-			100,394
Acquisitions of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			(45,026	)		(45,000	)		-			(90,026	)
Short-term investments		-			-			(66,036	)		-			(66,036	)
Dividends from subsidiaries		264,000			-			-			(264,000	)		-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		264,000			(44,994	)		160,321			(264,000	)		115,327

Financing Activities:
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(6,345	)		-			(264,000	)		264,000			(6,345	)
Repurchase of common shares		(215,684	)		-			-			-			(215,684	)
Proceeds from share-based compensation, including income tax benefits		-			-			-			565			565
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(222,029	)		-			(264,000	)		264,565			(221,464	)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		-			-			(4,703	)		-			(4,703	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		32,963			(49,915	)		(108,317	)		-			(125,269	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		88,402			230,818			1,145,198			-			1,464,418
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	121,365		$	180,903		$	1,036,881		$	-		$	1,339,149

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

	Platinum Holdings			Platinum Finance			Non-guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(8,724	)	$	(3,970	)	$	(481	)	$	(923	)	$	(14,098	)

Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sales of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			-			203,571			-			203,571
Short-term investments		-			-			11,857			-			11,857
Proceeds from the maturities or paydowns of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			52			155,194			-			155,246
Short-term investments		-			-			209,240			-			209,240
Acquisitions of:
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		-			-			(291,006	)		-			(291,006	)
Short-term investments		-			-			(121,306	)		-			(121,306	)
Dividends from subsidiaries		262,500			-			-			(262,500	)		-
Acquisitions of furniture, equipment and other assets		(772	)		-			(5,416	)		-			(6,188	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		261,728			52			162,134			(262,500	)		161,414

Financing Activities:
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(7,181	)		-			(262,500	)		262,500			(7,181	)
Repurchase of common shares		(302,765	)		-			-			-			(302,765	)
Proceeds from share-based compensation, including income tax benefits		14,462			-			-			923			15,385
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(295,484	)		-			(262,500	)		263,423			(294,561	)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		-			-			(7,745	)		-			(7,745	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(42,480	)		(3,918	)		(108,592	)		-			(154,990	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		70,604			152,122			1,497,669			-			1,720,395
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	28,124		$	148,204		$	1,389,077		$	-		$	1,565,405

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Item 2.

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 (this “Form 10‑Q”) and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10‑K”). This Form 10‑Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our 2013 Form 10-K and the “Note on Forward-Looking Statements” below. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Overview

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum Holdings”) is a holding company domiciled in Bermuda. Through our reinsurance subsidiaries we provide property and marine, casualty and finite risk reinsurance coverages, through reinsurance brokers, to a diverse clientele of insurers and select reinsurers on a worldwide basis.

As of September 30, 2014, our capital resources of $1.9 billion consisted of $1.7 billion of common shareholders’ equity and $250.0 million of debt obligations. Investable assets, consisting of investments, cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income and net balances due from brokers, were $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2014. Our net premiums written were $123.8 million and $379.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Our net income was $29.1 million and $129.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Book value per share was $68.34 as of September 30, 2014, an increase of 1.4% from $67.38 as of June 30, 2014 and an increase of 10.1% from $62.07 as of December 31, 2013.

Current Outlook

In the Property and Marine segment, this year has been notable for the unusually low level of insured losses from major catastrophe events so far. Results on catastrophe exposed business have been relatively good and capacity has continued to flow into the sector. Due to the significant capital available to support catastrophe exposed risks, we anticipate continued downward pressure on pricing for this segment. For 2015 we expect to write a similar portfolio to that currently in-force. We also expect that our Property and Marine segment will continue to represent a large proportion of our overall book of business, which could result in significant volatility in our results of operations.

Competition remains strong for casualty business and many treaties do not meet our pricing standards. Casualty insurance and reinsurance capacity remains abundant and we anticipate continued downward pressure on risk adjusted profitability for this segment. For 2015 we expect to write a similar portfolio to that currently in-force.

Reflecting a continued lack of demand for finite risk covers, we expect to write a relatively small portfolio of business in our Finite Risk segment in 2015.

Absent major events in the insurance or capital markets, we expect capacity for insurable risks to remain high resulting in continued downward pressure on overall rate adequacy. We will continue emphasizing profitability over market share while seeking to maintain a position in larger markets by participating on the most attractive business available.

Since our inception, our financial performance has been supported by investment returns from fixed income assets of high credit quality and moderate interest rate risk. Over that same time frame, while we have maintained a low risk investment portfolio, the portfolios of other market participants have migrated toward a higher risk and higher expected return model. Companies have made significant allocations to public and private equities and alternative investment strategies. We continue to explore higher risk/higher return investment strategies and may move forward with initial hedge fund investments of up to $400 million by the end of 2014. These investments are expected to be more volatile than our investments in fixed maturity securities and are expected to expose us to equity price risk, commodity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency risk. These investments may also present liquidity risk as hedge funds typically restrict or prohibit transfers of fund interests, do not distribute dividends and have redemption restrictions that would decrease our ability to liquidate our investments under certain circumstances. We may consider further investments in riskier assets during 2015.

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Based on our current reserve position, net in-force portfolio, asset portfolio, and underwriting prospects for the near term, we believe that we are well capitalized with a comfortable margin above the rating agency targets for a company with our ratings. If the business performs as expected, we anticipate our capital cushion will grow over time. Under those conditions, we would have the financial flexibility to expand our underwriting, hold riskier assets and repurchase our common shares. Our decision-making will be guided by the risk adjusted pricing prevailing in the reinsurance and financial markets at the time.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that are inherently subjective in nature that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements include premiums written and earned, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”), valuation of investments and income taxes. In addition, estimates are used in our risk transfer analysis for assumed and ceded reinsurance transactions. For a detailed discussion of our critical accounting estimates, please refer to Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", included in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In presenting our results, management has included financial measures that are not calculated under standards or rules that comprise U.S. GAAP. Such measures, including underwriting income or loss and related underwriting ratios, book value per common share and fully converted book value per common share, are referred to as non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures may be defined or calculated differently by other companies. Management believes these measures allow for a more complete understanding of the underlying business. These measures are used to monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures are included below or elsewhere within this Form 10-Q in accordance with Regulation G.

Underwriting Income (Loss) and Ratios

We believe that underwriting income or loss and related underwriting ratios allow for a more complete understanding of the profitability of our reinsurance operations and operating segments. Underwriting income or loss consists of net premiums earned less net losses and LAE and net underwriting expenses. Net underwriting expenses include net acquisition expenses and operating costs related to underwriting. Underwriting income or loss excludes revenues and expenses related to net investment income, net realized gains or losses on investments, net impairment losses on investments, corporate expenses not allocated to underwriting operations, net foreign currency exchange gains or losses, interest expense and other income and expense.

Underwriting ratios are calculated for net losses and LAE, net acquisition expense and other underwriting expense. The ratios are calculated by dividing the related expense by net earned premiums. The combined ratio is the sum of the net losses and LAE, net acquisition expense and other underwriting expense ratios.

Segment underwriting income or loss is reconciled to the U.S. GAAP measure of income or loss before income taxes in Note 7 to the “Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Form 10‑Q.

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Book Value and Fully Converted Book Value per Common Share

The following summary sets forth the calculation of book value and fully converted book value per common share as of September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($ and amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	September 30,		June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2014		2013
Market price per share at period end	$	60.87	$	64.85	$	61.28

Shareholders' equity	$	1,696,648	$	1,777,869	$	1,746,707
Add: Proceeds from exercise of share options		4,994		4,994		4,994
Shareholders' equity - diluted	$	1,701,642	$	1,782,863	$	1,751,701

Basic common shares outstanding		24,827		26,385		28,143
Add: Common share options ⁽¹⁾		148		148		148
Add: Restricted share units		417		554		598
Diluted common shares outstanding		25,392		27,087		28,889

Book value per common share
Book value per common share	$	68.34	$	67.38	$	62.07
Fully converted book value per common share	$	67.01	$	65.82	$	60.64

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Options with an exercise price below the market price per share at period end.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 as Compared with the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

In discussing our Results of Operations, we refer to the financial measures net losses from major catastrophes and net favorable or unfavorable development.

Generally, an event causing more than $1 billion of property losses to the insurance industry or $10 million of property losses to the Company is considered and tracked as a major catastrophe. Net losses from major catastrophes consist of gross losses and LAE, net of any retrocessional recoveries and reinstatement premiums earned.

Net favorable or unfavorable development is the development of prior years’ unpaid losses and LAE and the related impact of premiums and commissions. Net favorable or unfavorable loss development, the unpaid loss and LAE component of net favorable or unfavorable development, excludes the related impact of premiums and commissions.

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Net income and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows ($ and amounts in thousands, except diluted earnings per common share):

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2014			2013
Underwriting income	$	22,296		$	46,727
Net investment income		17,523			17,758
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		3,109			(306	)
Net impairment losses on investments		-			(65	)
Other revenues (expenses)		(10,261	)		(10,699	)
Income before income taxes		32,667			53,415
Income tax expense		(3,542	)		(15,130	)
Net income	$	29,125		$	38,285
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		26,002			29,065
Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.12		$	1.32

The decrease in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in underwriting income, partially offset by a reduction in income tax expense. The decrease in diluted earnings per common share was due to the decrease in net income, partially offset by a decrease in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding. The decrease in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding related to share repurchases during the last twelve months.

Underwriting Results

Net underwriting income was $22.3 million and $46.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in net underwriting income was primarily due to a decrease in net favorable development, partially offset by a decrease in net losses from current year major catastrophes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. We also had an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events and an underwriting loss in our North American crop class as compared with underwriting income in the same period in 2013.

Net favorable development was $23.5 million and $41.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net losses from current year major catastrophes were $5.1 million and $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following discussion and analysis reviews our underwriting results by operating segment.

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Property and Marine

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Property and Marine segment for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Gross premiums written	$	58,506		$	67,969		$	(9,463	)
Ceded premiums written		8,305			8,800			(495	)
Net premiums written		50,201			59,169			(8,968	)
Net premiums earned		53,500			55,127			(1,627	)
Net losses and LAE		24,749			28,339			(3,590	)
Net acquisition expenses		9,778			9,699			79
Other underwriting expenses		7,446			7,747			(301	)
Property and Marine segment underwriting income	$	11,527		$	9,342		$	2,185

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		46.3	%		51.4	%	(5.1) points
Net acquisition expense		18.3	%		17.6	%	0.7 points
Other underwriting expense		13.9	%		14.1	%	(0.2) points
Combined		78.5	%		83.1	%	(4.6) points

The Property and Marine segment underwriting income increased by $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net favorable development and a decrease in net losses from current year major catastrophes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. This was partially offset by an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events and an underwriting loss in our North American crop class as compared with underwriting income in the same period in 2013.

Net favorable development was $8.8 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net losses from current year major catastrophes were $5.1 million and $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Property and Marine segment generated 40.6% and 42.9% of our net premiums written for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Property and Marine segment gross premiums written decreased by $9.5 million, and by $10.1 million excluding reinstatement premiums written related to major catastrophes, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in gross premiums written was primarily due to decreases in our property catastrophe, property proportional and property per risk excess-of-loss classes. The decrease in gross premiums written resulted from fewer opportunities that met our underwriting standards.

Net premiums earned decreased by $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013 as a result of decreases in net premiums written in current and prior periods. Net premiums written and earned were also impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

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Net Losses and LAE

The following table sets forth the components of net losses and LAE for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Current year major catastrophes	$	(5,782	)	$	(11,271	)
Prior years’ favorable (unfavorable) loss development		8,412			1,417
Calendar year losses, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development		(27,379	)		(18,485	)
Net losses and LAE	$	(24,749	)	$	(28,339	)

Current Year Major Catastrophe Losses

Net losses from current year major catastrophes, with related premium adjustments, increased the net loss and LAE ratio by 10.3 points and 20.4 points for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The pre-tax net losses from current year major catastrophes related to Property Claims Services (“PCS”) 45, a tornado and hailstorm event, primarily in Nebraska, were $5.1 million, including reinstatement premiums of $0.7 million. We reclassified PCS 45 to a major catastrophe in the three months ended September 30, 2014 as a result of an increase by PCS in their estimate of the insurance industry ultimate loss to greater than $1 billion.

The following table sets forth the components of pre-tax net losses from 2013 major catastrophes for the three months ended September 30, 2013 ($ in thousands):

Major Catastrophe	Net Losses and LAE			Reinstatement Premiums Earned			Net Losses from Major Catastrophes
German hailstorms	$	(15,692	)	$	33		$	(15,659	)
Decrease in Second Quarter 2013 Catastrophe Estimates:
Floods in central and eastern Europe, primarily in Germany		2,737			(2	)		2,735
PCS 14 - tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest, primarily Oklahoma		1,684			6			1,690
Total	$	(11,271	)	$	37		$	(11,234	)

Any development of losses related to 2013 major catastrophes subsequent to December 31, 2013 is included in prior years’ loss development in the major catastrophes class of business for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Property and Marine segment net favorable loss development was $8.4 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development and related premium adjustments decreased the net loss and LAE ratio by 16.0 points and 3.4 points for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was primarily attributable to a level of cumulative losses reported by our ceding companies that was lower than expected and that, in our judgment, resulted in sufficient credibility in the loss experience to change our previously selected loss ratios.

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The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the three months ended September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums			Net Development
Marine, aviation and satellite	$	4,005		$	(113	)	$	236		$	4,128
Major catastrophes		2,476			(2	)		(341	)		2,133
Catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events)		1,798			(1	)		199			1,996
Property per risk		987			(17	)		162			1,132
Other		(854	)		229			-			(625	)
Total	$	8,412		$	96		$	256		$	8,764

Net favorable development in the marine, aviation and satellite class arose from most prior underwriting years. A change in loss development patterns contributed $1.2 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the major catastrophes class arose primarily from 2011 and 2012 events. Net favorable development in the catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events) class arose primarily from the 2013 underwriting year. Net favorable development in the property per risk class arose primarily from the 2013 underwriting year.

The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the three months ended September 30, 2013 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums			Net Development
Marine, aviation and satellite	$	2,531		$	(73	)	$	(81	)	$	2,377
Property proportional		2,109			(44	)		-			2,065
Catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events)		1,396			(13	)		14			1,397
Major catastrophes		(3,817	)		(9	)		45			(3,781	)
Other		(802	)		(23	)		809			(16	)
Total	$	1,417		$	(162	)	$	787		$	2,042

Net favorable development in the marine, aviation and satellite class arose from most prior underwriting years. Net favorable development in the property proportional class arose primarily from international business in the 2012 underwriting year. Net favorable development in the catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events) class arose primarily from the 2012 underwriting year. Net unfavorable development in the major catastrophes class arose primarily from a marine loss related to Hurricane Ike partially offset by net favorable development on various other events.

Calendar Year Losses – Excluding Current Year Major Catastrophes and Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Property and Marine segment calendar year losses, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development, were $27.4 million and $18.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The calendar year loss ratios, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development, were 52.2% and 34.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in calendar year losses and the calendar year loss ratios resulted primarily from an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events in 2014 of $6.7 million as compared with 2013 and an underwriting loss in our North American crop business in 2014 as compared with underwriting income for the same period in 2013. The underwriting loss on our 2014 North American crop business, primarily related to hailstorms, was $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and underwriting income on our 2013 North American crop business was $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

Net Acquisition Expenses

The Property and Marine segment net acquisition expenses were $9.8 million and $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net acquisition expense ratios were 18.3% and 17.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in the net acquisition expense ratios for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013 was primarily due to a higher proportion of earned premiums related to property proportional business, which has a higher acquisition expense ratio than the remainder of the segment, and a lower proportion of earned premiums related to property catastrophe business, which has a lower acquisition expense ratio than the remainder of the segment.

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Other Underwriting Expenses

The Property and Marine segment other underwriting expenses were $7.4 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Casualty

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Casualty segment for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Net premiums written	$	67,571		$	69,992		$	(2,421	)
Net premiums earned		69,474			72,543			(3,069	)
Net losses and LAE		37,865			10,242			27,623
Net acquisition expenses		16,470			19,067			(2,597	)
Other underwriting expenses		5,192			5,727			(535	)
Casualty segment underwriting income	$	9,947		$	37,507		$	(27,560	)

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		54.5	%		14.1	%	40.4 points
Net acquisition expense		23.7	%		26.3	%	(2.6) points
Other underwriting expense		7.5	%		7.9	%	(0.4) points
Combined		85.7	%		48.3	%	37.4 points

The Casualty segment underwriting income decreased by $27.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in net favorable development. Net favorable development was $13.8 million and $39.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Casualty segment generated 54.6% and 50.8% of our net premiums written for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Casualty segment net premiums written decreased by $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013.

The Casualty segment net premiums earned decreased by $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums written and earned were impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

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Net Losses and LAE

The following table sets forth the components of net losses and LAE for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Prior years’ favorable loss development	$	12,722		$	40,097
Calendar year losses, excluding prior years’ loss development		(50,587	)		(50,339	)
Net losses and LAE	$	(37,865	)	$	(10,242	)

Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Casualty segment net favorable loss development was $12.7 million and $40.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development and related premium adjustments decreased the net loss and LAE ratios by 19.1 points and 55.6 points for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was primarily attributable to a level of cumulative losses reported by our ceding companies that was lower than expected and that, in our judgment, resulted in sufficient credibility in the loss experience to change our previously selected loss ratios.

The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the three months ended September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums		Net Development
International casualty	$	3,942		$	90		$	230	$	4,262
North American claims made		3,770			53			221		4,044
North American occurrence		2,771			6			63		2,840
North American umbrella		1,473			8			-		1,481
Financial lines		840			(26	)		213		1,027
Other		(74	)		204			22		152
Total	$	12,722		$	335		$	749	$	13,806

Net favorable development in the international casualty class arose primarily from the 2008 underwriting year and related to claims arising from wildfires in Australia. Net favorable development in the North American claims made class arose primarily from the 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 underwriting years, partially offset by unfavorable development on the 2006 and 2012 underwriting years. A change in the loss development patterns contributed $1.5 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the North American occurrence class arose from most prior underwriting years. A change in the loss development patterns contributed $0.8 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the North American umbrella class arose from the 2006 through 2011 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development on the 2003 through 2005 underwriting years. A change in the loss development patterns contributed $0.6 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the financial lines class arose from most prior underwriting years.

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The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the three months ended September 30, 2013 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums		Net Development
North American claims made	$	18,070		$	(737	)	$	-	$	17,333
North American umbrella		17,030			3			-		17,033
International casualty		2,616			(2	)		159		2,773
North American clash		2,415			4			11		2,430
North American occurrence		838			5			125		968
Financial lines		(2,057	)		(58	)		18		(2,097	)
Other		1,185			(510	)		-		675
Total	$	40,097		$	(1,295	)	$	313	$	39,115

Net favorable development in the North American claims made class arose primarily from the 2004 through 2012 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2003 and 2008 underwriting years. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $4.6 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the North American umbrella class arose primarily from the 2006 through 2011 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2005 underwriting year. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $8.9 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the international casualty class arose primarily from the 2007, 2010 and 2011 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the North American clash class arose primarily from the 2009 underwriting year. Net favorable development in the North American occurrence class arose primarily from the 2007 through 2012 underwriting years partially offset by unfavorable development from the 2002 and 2010 underwriting years. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $0.6 million to the net favorable development. Net unfavorable development in the financial lines class arose primarily from political risk losses from the 2005 and 2008 underwriting years.

Calendar Year Losses – Excluding Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Casualty segment calendar year losses, excluding prior years’ loss development, were $50.6 million and $50.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The calendar year loss ratios, excluding prior years’ loss development, were 73.6% and 69.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in calendar year loss ratios, excluding prior years’ development, reflects the impact of lowering our initial expected loss ratio estimates in the third quarter of 2013 for several North American casualty classes as a result of better than expected historical loss experience. The lowering of ratios resulted in a cumulative year to date adjustment in the third quarter of 2013. In addition, loss ratios in 2014 are higher than 2013 reflecting deteriorating rates. Calendar year losses and related loss ratios, excluding prior years’ loss development, were also impacted by changes in the mix of business.

Net Acquisition Expenses

The Casualty segment net acquisition expenses were $16.5 million and $19.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net acquisition expense ratios were 23.7% and 26.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net acquisition expenses and related acquisition expense ratios, excluding the impact of favorable and unfavorable development related to prior years’ acquisition expenses noted in the tables above, were $16.8 million, or 24.5%, and $17.8 million, or 24.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net acquisition expenses and related acquisition expense ratios were impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

Other Underwriting Expenses

The Casualty segment other underwriting expenses were $5.2 million and $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Finite Risk

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Finite Risk segment for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Net premiums written	$	6,015		$	8,737		$	(2,722	)
Net premiums earned		6,489			7,690			(1,201	)
Net losses and LAE		3,564			5,561
Net acquisition expenses		1,794			1,909
Net losses, LAE and acquisition expenses		5,358			7,470			(2,112	)
Other underwriting expenses		309			342			(33	)
Finite Risk segment underwriting income (loss)	$	822		$	(122	)	$	944

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		54.9	%		72.3	%
Net acquisition expense		27.6	%		24.8	%
Net loss, LAE and acquisition expense		82.5	%		97.1	%	(14.6) points
Other underwriting expense		4.8	%		4.4	%	0.4 points
Combined		87.3	%		101.5	%	(14.2) points

During the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the in-force Finite Risk portfolio consisted of one contract. Due to the inverse relationship between losses and commissions for this segment, we believe it is important to evaluate the overall combined ratio, rather than its component parts of net loss and LAE ratio and net acquisition expense ratio. Due to the small amount of premium volume in recent years, current year ratios may be significantly impacted by relatively small adjustments of prior years’ reserves.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Finite Risk segment generated 4.8% and 6.3% of our net premiums written for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The decreases in net premiums written and net premiums earned for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013 were attributable to decreases in the premium on the single contract currently in-force in 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.

Net Losses, LAE and Acquisition Expenses

The Finite Risk segment net losses, LAE and acquisition expenses decreased by $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in net premiums earned and an increase in net favorable development. Net favorable development was $0.9 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net favorable development decreased the net loss and LAE and acquisition expense ratio by 13.7 points and 1.0 point for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Non-Underwriting Results

Net Investment Income

Net investment income was $17.5 million and $17.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net investment income was relatively unchanged for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013 as the decrease in the average book value of our investments and cash and cash equivalents was primarily related to a decrease in low yielding cash and cash equivalents, which has little impact on net investment income. The average book yield for the portfolio of total investments and cash and cash equivalents was 2.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with 2.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

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Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments

Net realized gains on investments were $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and net realized losses on investments were $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Sales of investments resulted in net realized gains of $3.9 for the three months ended September 30, 2014, which included net realized gains of $1.5 million from the sale of corporate bonds and $1.4 million from the sale of municipal bonds. Net realized gains for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were negatively impacted by fair value adjustments on our fixed maturity trading securities of $0.8 million.

Net realized losses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 were primarily due to fair value adjustments on our fixed maturity trading securities.

Net Impairment Losses on Investments

There were no net impairment losses on investments for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and there were net impairment losses on investments of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net impairment losses reflect other-than-temporary impairments attributable to credit losses on impaired securities that relate exclusively to investments in securitized mortgages not guaranteed by U.S. government agencies.

Other Revenues and Expenses

The following table sets forth other revenues and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2014			2013
Other income (expense)	$	86		$	1,426
Operating expenses not allocated to segments		(5,660	)		(6,856	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains		102			(487	)
Interest expense		(4,789	)		(4,782	)
Other revenues (expenses)	$	(10,261	)	$	(10,699	)

Other income (expense) related primarily to changes in the fair value on our reinsurance deposit assets resulting in income of $0.2 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Operating expenses not allocated to segments were $5.7 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower performance based compensation accruals in 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.

Interest expense was $4.8 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and related to our $250.0 million of debt obligations.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense or benefit is primarily driven by the taxable income or loss generated by our U.S.-based subsidiaries. Our effective tax rate is primarily driven by the portion of taxable income or loss generated by our U.S.-based subsidiaries relative to the income or loss generated by our Bermuda-based operations, which are not subject to corporate income tax. Premiums earned by our U.S. and Bermuda-based subsidiaries generally do not bear a proportionate relationship to their respective pre-tax income for a variety of reasons, including the significant impact on pre-tax income of the different mixes of business underwritten by the particular subsidiary, the presence or absence of underwriting income or loss attributable to such business, and the investment results experienced by the particular subsidiary.

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Income tax expense was $3.5 million and $15.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 10.8% and 28.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Pre-tax income was $19.9 million and $12.9 million in our Bermuda and U.S. companies, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Pre-tax income was $11.6 million and $41.8 million in our Bermuda and U.S. companies, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 as Compared with the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

Net income and diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows ($ and amounts in thousands, except diluted earnings per common share):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2014			2013
Underwriting income	$	113,813		$	152,517
Net investment income		52,860			54,110
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		1,998			24,698
Net impairment losses on investments		(224	)		(2,002	)
Other revenues (expenses)		(29,830	)		(30,326	)
Income before income taxes		138,617			198,997
Income tax expense		(9,577	)		(24,342	)
Net income	$	129,040		$	174,655
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		27,001			30,949
Diluted earnings per common share	$	4.78		$	5.63

The decrease in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to decreases in underwriting income and net realized gains on investments, partially offset by a decrease in income tax expense. The decrease in diluted earnings per common share was due to the decrease in net income, partially offset by a decrease in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding. The decrease in the diluted weighted average shares outstanding related to share repurchases during the last twelve months.

Underwriting Results

Net underwriting income was $113.8 million and $152.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in net underwriting income was primarily due to a decrease in net favorable development, partially offset by a decrease in net losses from current year major catastrophes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We also had an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events and an underwriting loss in our North American crop class as compared with underwriting income in the same period in 2013.

Net favorable development was $99.0 million and $139.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net losses from current year major catastrophes were $5.1 million and $29.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following discussion and analysis reviews our underwriting results by operating segment.

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Property and Marine

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Property and Marine segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Gross premiums written	$	177,467		$	186,287		$	(8,820	)
Ceded premiums written		11,003			10,341			662
Net premiums written		166,464			175,946			(9,482	)
Net premiums earned		162,220			165,811			(3,591	)
Net losses and LAE		61,759			35,426			26,333
Net acquisition expenses		30,050			27,624			2,426
Other underwriting expenses		22,901			22,493			408
Property and Marine segment underwriting income	$	47,510		$	80,268		$	(32,758	)

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		38.1	%		21.4	%	16.7 points
Net acquisition expense		18.5	%		16.7	%	1.8 points
Other underwriting expense		14.1	%		13.6	%	0.5 points
Combined		70.7	%		51.7	%	19.0 points

The Property and Marine segment underwriting income decreased by $32.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in net favorable development, partially offset by a decrease in net losses from current year major catastrophes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We also had an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events and an underwriting loss in our North American crop class as compared with underwriting income in the same period in 2013.

Net favorable development was $20.1 million and $54.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net losses from current year major catastrophes were $5.1 million and $29.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Property and Marine segment generated 43.8% and 42.0% of our net premiums written for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Property and Marine segment gross premiums written decreased by $8.8 million, and by $8.0 million excluding reinstatement premiums written related to major catastrophes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in gross premiums written was primarily due to decreases in the property catastrophe and property per risk excess-of-loss classes, partially offset by an increase in the North American property proportional class. The decrease in gross premiums written resulted from fewer opportunities that met our underwriting standards.

Net premiums earned decreased by $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums written and earned were impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

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Net Losses and LAE

The following table sets forth the components of net losses and LAE for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Current year major catastrophes	$	(5,782	)	$	(31,375	)
Prior years’ favorable loss development		20,299			57,501
Calendar year losses, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development		(76,276	)		(61,552	)
Net losses and LAE	$	(61,759	)	$	(35,426	)

Current Year Major Catastrophe Losses

Net losses from current year major catastrophes, with related premium adjustments, increased the net loss and LAE ratio by 3.4 points and 18.9 points for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The pre-tax net losses from current year major catastrophes related to PCS 45 were $5.1 million, including reinstatement premiums earned of $0.7 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The following table sets forth the components of pre-tax net losses from 2013 major catastrophes for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($ in thousands):

Major Catastrophe	Net Losses and LAE			Reinstatement Premiums Earned		Net Losses from Major Catastrophes
German hailstorms	$	(15,692	)	$	33	$	(15,659	)
Floods in central and eastern Europe, primarily in Germany		(13,445	)		1,525		(11,920	)
PCS 14 - tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest, primarily Oklahoma		(2,238	)		17		(2,221	)
Total	$	(31,375	)	$	1,575	$	(29,800	)

Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Property and Marine segment net favorable loss development was $20.3 million and $57.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development and related premium adjustments decreased the net loss and LAE ratio by 12.4 points and 33.6 points for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was primarily attributable to a level of cumulative losses reported by our ceding companies that was lower than expected and that, in our judgment, resulted in sufficient credibility in the loss experience to change our previously selected loss ratios.

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The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums			Net Development
Major catastrophes	$	13,880		$	(7	)	$	(803	)	$	13,070
Catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events)		3,292			117			228			3,637
Property per risk		2,272			26			410			2,708
Crop		2,075			(82	)		-			1,993
Marine, aviation and satellite		(1,211	)		(144	)		(73	)		(1,428	)
Other		(9	)		131			-			122
Total	$	20,299		$	41		$	(238	)	$	20,102

Net favorable development in the major catastrophes class arose primarily from the Tohoku earthquake, the New Zealand earthquakes in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy, partially offset by net unfavorable development on the New Zealand earthquake in September 2010. Net favorable development in the catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events) class arose primarily from the 2012 and 2013 underwriting years. A change in loss development pattern contributed $0.6 million of net favorable development. Net favorable development in the property per risk class arose primarily from the 2013 underwriting year. Net favorable development in the crop class arose primarily from 2013 underwriting year. Net unfavorable development in the marine, aviation and satellite class arose primarily from the Costa Concordia cruise ship loss in the 2011 underwriting year, partially offset by net favorable development on most other prior underwriting years. A change in loss development patterns contributed $1.2 million to the net favorable development.

The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE		Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums			Net Development
Major catastrophes	$	35,782	$	(40	)	$	(4,038	)	$	31,704
Property per risk		6,932		67			805			7,804
Catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events)		6,687		112			(144	)		6,655
Marine, aviation and satellite		3,538		167			115			3,820
Property proportional		2,499		(227	)		-			2,272
Crop		2,063		44			-			2,107
Total	$	57,501	$	123		$	(3,262	)	$	54,362

Net favorable development in the major catastrophes class arose primarily from Hurricane Sandy and the Tohoku earthquake, partially offset by net unfavorable development on a marine loss related to Hurricane Ike. Net favorable development in the property per risk class arose primarily from the 2012 underwriting year. Net favorable development in the catastrophe excess-of-loss (non-major events) class arose primarily from the 2010 through 2012 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the marine, aviation and satellite class arose primarily from the 2005 through 2008 and 2012 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the property proportional class arose primarily from the 2010 through 2012 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2008 and prior underwriting years. Net favorable development in the crop class arose primarily from the 2012 underwriting year.

Calendar Year Losses – Excluding Current Year Major Catastrophes and Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Property and Marine segment calendar year losses, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development, were $76.3 million and $61.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The calendar year loss ratios, excluding current year major catastrophes and prior years’ loss development, were 47.2% and 36.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in calendar year losses and the calendar year loss ratio resulted primarily from an increase in losses from North American non-major catastrophe events in 2014 of $11.7 million as compared with 2013 and an underwriting loss in our North American crop business in 2014 as compared with underwriting income for the same period in 2013. The underwriting loss on our 2014 North American crop business, primarily related to hailstorms, was $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and underwriting income on our 2013 North American crop business was $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

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Net Acquisition Expenses

The Property and Marine segment net acquisition expenses were $30.1 million and $27.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net acquisition expense ratios were 18.5% and 16.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in net acquisition expenses and the net acquisition expense ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013 was primarily due to an increase in North American proportional business, which has a higher acquisition expense ratio than the remainder of the segment, and a reduction in property catastrophe business, which has a lower acquisition expense ratio than the remainder of the segment.

Other Underwriting Expenses

The Property and Marine segment other underwriting expenses were $22.9 million and $22.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Casualty

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Casualty segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Net premiums written	$	194,051		$	220,547		$	(26,496	)
Net premiums earned		196,746			218,967			(22,221	)
Net losses and LAE		68,086			75,243			(7,157	)
Net acquisition expenses		47,748			53,384			(5,636	)
Other underwriting expenses		15,957			17,120			(1,163	)
Casualty segment underwriting income	$	64,955		$	73,220		$	(8,265	)

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		34.6	%		34.4	%	0.2 points
Net acquisition expense		24.3	%		24.4	%	(0.1) points
Other underwriting expense		8.1	%		7.8	%	0.3 points
Combined		67.0	%		66.6	%	0.4 points

The Casualty segment underwriting income decreased by $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to a decrease in net favorable development. Net favorable development was $77.8 million and $85.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Casualty segment generated 51.1% and 52.6% of our net premiums written for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Casualty segment net premiums written decreased by $26.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums written reflected a decrease in prior years’ premium estimates of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and an increase in prior years’ premium estimates of $29.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impact of changes to prior years’ premium estimates, net premiums written increased by $3.8 million.

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The Casualty segment net premiums earned decreased by $22.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums earned reflected a decrease in prior years’ premium estimates of $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and an increase in prior years’ premium estimates of $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impact of changes to prior years’ premium estimates, net premiums earned decreased by $1.9 million. Net premiums written and earned were impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

Net Losses and LAE

The following table sets forth the components of net losses and LAE for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Prior years’ favorable loss development	$	75,531		$	85,665
Calendar year losses, excluding prior years’ loss development		(143,617	)		(160,908	)
Net losses and LAE	$	(68,086	)	$	(75,243	)

Prior Years’ Loss Development

Net favorable loss development was $75.5 million and $85.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development and related premium adjustments decreased the net loss and LAE ratios by 39.0 points and 39.2 points for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net favorable loss development for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was primarily attributable to a level of cumulative losses reported by our ceding companies that was lower than expected and that, in our judgment, resulted in sufficient credibility in the loss experience to change our previously selected loss ratios.

The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development by class of business for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE			Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums		Net Development
North American claims made	$	25,342		$	(105	)	$	221	$	25,458
North American umbrella		25,105			7			-		25,112
International casualty		10,396			373			714		11,483
Financial lines		11,247			(140	)		235		11,342
North American clash		4,434			14			201		4,649
Accident and health		1,457			341			134		1,932
North American occurrence		(2,446	)		119			112		(2,215	)
Other		(4	)		-			-		(4	)
Total	$	75,531		$	609		$	1,617	$	77,757

Net favorable development in the North American claims made class arose primarily from 2003 through 2011 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development on the 2012 underwriting year and a change in loss development patterns that resulted in $8.7 million of net unfavorable development. Net favorable development in the North American umbrella class arose from the 2005 through 2011 underwriting years. Contributing to the net favorable development was a reduction in construction related claims of $9.4 million and a change in loss development patterns of $6.4 million. Net favorable development in the international casualty class arose from most prior underwriting years. Net favorable development in the financial lines class arose primarily from political risk exposure in the 2005 through 2008 underwriting years and trade credit exposure from most prior underwriting years. Net favorable development in the North American clash class arose primarily from the 2006 through 2010 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the accident and health class arose primarily from the 2011 through 2013 underwriting years. Net unfavorable development in the North American occurrence class arose primarily from construction related claims in the 2004 and 2005 underwriting years and automobile claims in the 2013 underwriting year, partially offset by net favorable development on the 2007 through 2012 underwriting years. A change in the loss development patterns contributed $1.1 million to the net favorable development.

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The following table sets forth the net favorable (unfavorable) development for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 by class of business ($ in thousands):

Class of Business	Net Losses and LAE		Net Acquisition Expenses			Net Premiums			Net Development
North American claims made	$	40,117	$	(843	)	$	61		$	39,335
North American umbrella		33,917		466			-			34,383
International casualty		3,831		(9	)		(105	)		3,717
North American clash		3,564		16			21			3,601
Accident and health		2,879		(74	)		-			2,805
North American occurrence		1,182		586			248			2,016
Other		175		(291	)		(21	)		(137	)
Total	$	85,665	$	(149	)	$	204		$	85,720

Net favorable development in the North American claims made class arose primarily from the 2004 through 2012 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2003 underwriting year. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $4.6 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the North American umbrella class arose from all prior underwriting years. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $8.9 million to the net favorable development. Net favorable development in the international casualty class arose from most prior underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2002 and 2008 underwriting years. A change in the loss development patterns in the 2002 underwriting year contributed $1.6 million of the net unfavorable development. Net favorable development in the North American clash class arose primarily from the 2007 through 2009 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the accident and health class arose primarily from the 2009 through 2011 underwriting years. Net favorable development in the North American occurrence class arose primarily from the 2007 through 2012 underwriting years, partially offset by net unfavorable development from the 2006 and prior underwriting years. A change in initial expected loss ratios contributed $0.6 million to the net favorable development.

Calendar Year Losses – Excluding Prior Years’ Loss Development

The Casualty segment calendar year losses, excluding prior years’ loss development, were $143.6 million and $160.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The calendar year loss ratio, excluding prior years’ loss development, was 73.6% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Although the calendar year loss ratios, excluding prior years’ loss development, were the same for 2014 and 2013, they were also impacted by changes in the mix of business.

Net Acquisition Expenses

The Casualty segment net acquisition expenses were $47.7 million and $53.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net acquisition expense ratios were 24.3% and 24.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net acquisition expenses and related acquisition expense ratios, excluding the impact of favorable and unfavorable development related to prior years’ acquisition expenses noted in the tables above, were $48.4 million, or 24.8%, and $53.2 million, or 24.3%, for nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in net acquisition expenses was due to a decrease in earned premiums. The increase in the net acquisition ratio was the result of an increase in ceding commissions. The net acquisition expense ratio was also impacted by changes in the mix of business and the structure of the underlying reinsurance contracts.

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Other Underwriting Expenses

The Casualty segment other underwriting expenses were $16.0 million and $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower performance based compensation accruals in 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.

Finite Risk

The following table sets forth underwriting results, ratios and the period over period change for the Finite Risk segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			Increase (decrease)
Net premiums written	$	19,386		$	22,540		$	(3,154	)
Net premiums earned		21,595			20,368			1,227
Net losses and LAE		13,707			10,138
Net acquisition expenses		5,593			10,199
Net losses, LAE and acquisition expenses		19,300			20,337			(1,037	)
Other underwriting expenses		947			1,002			(55	)
Finite Risk segment underwriting income (loss)	$	1,348		$	(971	)	$	2,319

Underwriting ratios:
Net loss and LAE		63.5	%		49.8	%
Net acquisition expense		25.9	%		50.1	%
Net loss, LAE and acquisition expense		89.4	%		99.9	%	(10.5) points
Other underwriting expense		4.4	%		4.9	%	(0.5) points
Combined		93.8	%		104.8	%	(11.0) points

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the in-force Finite Risk portfolio consisted of one contract. Due to the inverse relationship between losses and commissions for this segment, we believe it is important to evaluate the overall combined ratio, rather than its component parts of net loss and LAE ratio and net acquisition expense ratio. Due to the decline in premium volume in recent years, current year ratios may be significantly impacted by relatively small adjustments of prior years’ reserves.

Net Premiums Written and Earned

The Finite Risk segment generated 5.1% and 5.4% of our net premiums written for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net premiums written decreased $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums written reflected a decrease in prior years’ premium estimates of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and an increase in prior years’ premium estimates of $7.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impact of changes to prior years’ premium estimates, net premiums written increased by $5.0 million. The increase in net premiums written was attributable to an increase in the premium on the single contract currently in-force in 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.

Net premiums earned increased $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net premiums earned reflected a decrease in prior years’ premium estimates of $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and an increase in prior years’ premium estimates of $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impact of changes to prior years’ premium estimates, net premiums earned increased by $5.7 million.

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Net Losses, LAE and Acquisition Expenses

The Finite Risk segment net losses, LAE and acquisition expenses decreased by $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to an increase in net favorable development. Net favorable development was $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and net unfavorable development was $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The net favorable development decreased the net loss and LAE and acquisition expense ratio by 5.3 points for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the net unfavorable development increased the net loss and LAE and acquisition expense ratio by 1.1 points for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Non-Underwriting Results

Net Investment Income

Net investment income was $52.9 million and $54.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net investment income was relatively unchanged for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013 as the decrease in the average book value of our investments and cash and cash equivalents was primarily related to a decrease in low yielding cash and cash equivalents, which has little impact on net investment income. The average book yield for the portfolio of total investments and cash and cash equivalents was 2.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with 2.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Net Realized Gains on Investments

Net realized gains on investments were $2.0 million and $24.7 million for nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Sales of investments resulted in net realized gains of $4.0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which included net realized gains of $1.5 million from the sale of corporate bonds and $1.4 million from the sale of municipal bonds. Net realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were negatively impacted by fair value adjustments on our fixed maturity trading securities of $2.0 million.

Sales of investments resulted in net realized gains of $27.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which included net realized gains of $18.3 million from the sale of municipal bonds, $6.1 million from the sale of corporate bonds and $2.5 million from the sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). Net realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were negatively impacted by fair value adjustments on our fixed maturity trading securities of $2.5 million.

Net Impairment Losses on Investments

Net impairment losses on investments were $0.2 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net impairment losses reflect other-than-temporary impairments attributable to credit losses on impaired securities that relate exclusively to investments in securitized mortgages not guaranteed by U.S. government agencies.

Other Revenues and Expenses

The following table sets forth other revenues and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2014			2013
Other income (expense)	$	2,797		$	2,503
Operating expenses not allocated to segments		(18,519	)		(19,080	)
Net foreign currency exchange (losses) gains		255			592
Interest expense		(14,363	)		(14,341	)
Other revenues (expenses)	$	(29,830	)	$	(30,326	)

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Other income includes changes in the fair value of our reinsurance deposit assets of $3.1 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Operating expenses not allocated to underwriting segments were $18.5 million and $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower performance based compensation accruals, partially offset by higher professional fees in 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.

Interest expense was $14.4 million and $14.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and related to our $250.0 million of debt obligations.

Income Taxes

The income tax expense or benefit is primarily driven by the taxable income or loss generated by our U.S.-based subsidiaries. Our effective tax rate is primarily driven by the portion of taxable income or loss generated by our U.S.-based subsidiaries relative to the income or loss generated by our Bermuda-based operations, which are not subject to corporate income tax. Premiums earned by our U.S. and Bermuda-based subsidiaries generally do not bear a proportionate relationship to their respective pre-tax income for a variety of reasons, including the significant impact on pre-tax income of the different mixes of business underwritten by the particular subsidiary, the presence or absence of underwriting income or loss attributable to such business, and the investment results experienced by the particular subsidiary.

Income tax expense was $9.6 million and $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 6.9% and 12.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Pre-tax income was $103.6 million and $35.1 million in our Bermuda and U.S. companies, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Pre-tax income was $120.2 million and $78.8 million in our Bermuda and U.S. companies, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Financial Condition

The following discussion of financial condition, liquidity and capital resources as of September 30, 2014 focuses only on material changes from December 31, 2013. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Financial Condition”, in our 2013 Form 10‑K.

Liquidity

Liquidity Requirements

Platinum Holdings is a holding company, the assets of which consist primarily of shares of its subsidiaries. Platinum Holdings’ liquidity requirements, and those of Platinum Finance, include the payment of operating expenses, debt service obligations and income taxes. Our reinsurance subsidiaries’ principal liquidity requirements are the payment of losses and LAE, commissions, brokerage, operating expenses, income taxes and dividends to Platinum Holdings and Platinum Finance. We consider the impact of dividends and other distributions from our reinsurance subsidiaries on their respective capital levels, which may impact the financial strength ratings assigned to our subsidiaries by A.M. Best Company, Inc. (“A.M. Best”) and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (“S&P”).

Collateral Requirements of our Reinsurance Subsidiaries

Platinum Bermuda is not licensed, approved or accredited as a reinsurer in the United States and, therefore, under the terms of its contracts with U.S. ceding companies, it is required to provide collateral to its ceding companies for unpaid losses and LAE and unearned premiums in a form acceptable to state insurance regulators. Platinum Bermuda and Platinum US also provide reinsurance coverage in many international jurisdictions, several of which require them to provide collateral directly with regulators or ceding companies.

Platinum Bermuda and Platinum US also have reinsurance and other contracts that require them to provide collateral to ceding companies when certain levels of assumed liabilities are attained. Should certain events occur, such as a decline in our financial strength rating by A.M. Best or S&P below specified levels or a decline in statutory equity below specified amounts, the amount of collateral required may increase. Some reinsurance contracts also have special termination provisions that permit early termination should certain events occur.

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Generally, our collateral requirements are satisfied as follows:

Letters of credit issued by financial institutions. See “Sources of Liquidity – Credit Facilities” below for additional information on our credit facilities, letters of credit issued and the collateral required by us under these facilities as of September 30, 2014;

Pledged assets or trust accounts. As of September 30, 2014, investments of $5.7 million were pledged to U.S. regulatory authorities and investments of $56.9 million and cash and cash equivalents of $12.4 million were pledged to collateralize obligations under various reinsurance contracts; and

Funds held by ceding companies.

Other Liquidity Requirements

Platinum Holdings fully and unconditionally guarantees the outstanding $250.0 million of debt obligations of Platinum Finance. Platinum Finance pays interest at a rate of 7.5% per annum on June 1 and December 1 of each year.

Platinum Holdings may also require cash to pay for share repurchases. See “Capital Resources - Share and Debt Repurchases” below for additional discussion of share repurchases.

Sources of Liquidity

Platinum Holdings and Platinum Finance’s sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, liquid investments, potential borrowings from our syndicated credit facility, the potential issuance of securities, and dividends and other distributions from subsidiaries. Our reinsurance subsidiaries’ sources of liquidity consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, inflows of premiums, investment income, proceeds from the sales, maturities and paydowns of investments, capital contributions or potential borrowings from Platinum Holdings and Platinum Finance and potential borrowings from our syndicated credit facility.

As of September 30, 2014, we had consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $1.3 billion, including $121.4 million at Platinum Holdings and $180.9 million at Platinum Finance. We expect that Platinum Holdings’ and Platinum Finance’s liquidity needs for the next twelve months will be met by our cash and cash equivalents and available dividend capacity from our subsidiaries. We expect that our reinsurance subsidiaries’ liquidity needs for the next twelve months will be met by our cash and cash equivalents, inflows of premiums, investment income and proceeds from the sales, maturities and paydowns of investments.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the cash provided by or used in our operating, investing and financing activities and the effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($ in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(14,429	)	$	(14,098	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		115,327			161,414
Net cash used in financing activities		(221,464	)		(294,561	)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes		(4,703	)		(7,745	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(125,269	)		(154,990	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,464,418			1,720,395
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,339,149		$	1,565,405

Operating Activities

Cash provided by and used in operating activities fluctuates primarily as a result of the payment of losses and LAE and changes in volume and timing of premium receipts. Our reinsurance subsidiaries generally have liquidity from underwriting activities as premiums are received in advance of the time losses are paid. The period of time from the occurrence of a claim through the settlement of the liability may extend many years into the future. However, due to the nature of our reinsurance operations, cash flows are affected by the amount and timing of actual claim payments that can vary based on many factors, including the severity of individual losses, changes in the legal environment, foreign exchange rates and general market conditions. As a result of expected payment of losses and LAE, including the payment of losses from major catastrophe activity in the last several years, our operating cash flows may be negative for the next twelve months.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities decreased primarily as a result of a reduction in sales of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities were $70.9 million and $203.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities primarily related to repurchases of common shares of $215.7 million and $302.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Investments

As part of our investment strategy, we seek to establish a level of cash and liquid short-term and intermediate-term securities which, including expected cash outflows from our operating activities and cash flows from our investments, we believe to be adequate to meet our foreseeable payment obligations. The ultimate amount and timing of claim payments could differ materially from our estimates and create significant variations in cash flows from operations between periods, which may require us to make payments from other sources of liquidity, such as sales of investments, borrowings from our syndicated credit facility or proceeds from capital market transactions. If we need to sell investments to meet liquidity requirements, the sale of such investments may be at a material gain or loss. As of September 30, 2014, our investment portfolio consisted primarily of diversified, high quality, predominantly investment-grade fixed maturity securities.

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Our investable assets consist of investments, cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income and net balances due from brokers. Our investable assets credit quality is primarily measured by Moody’s. If a particular security did not have a Moody’s rating then a rating, generally from S&P, was converted to a Moody’s equivalent rating. The following table sets forth our investment portfolio information as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Investable Assets	$	3.3 billion	$	3.5 billion
Credit Quality	Aa2		Aa2
Book Yield		2.1%		2.1%
Duration	2.5 yrs		2.6 yrs

The following table summarizes the fair value and unrealized gains or losses of our investments and cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($ in thousands):

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Government	$	49,574	$	165	$	4,765	$	204
U.S. Government agencies		79,864		1,253		51,122		(725	)
Municipal bonds		1,237,126		83,766		1,269,247		48,378
Non-U.S. governments		25,108		111		40,514		541
Corporate bonds		213,219		7,425		227,235		3,140
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		63,735		3,629		77,491		4,850
Residential mortgage-backed securities		130,942		1,517		169,965		266
Asset-backed securities		19,288		3,112		17,531		1,328
Total fixed maturity available-for-sale securities		1,818,856		100,978		1,857,870		57,982
Fixed maturity trading securities:
Non-U.S. governments		95,155		n/a		103,395		n/a
Total fixed maturity trading securities		95,155		n/a		103,395		n/a
Short-term investments:
Trading		26,269		n/a		66,679		n/a
Total short-term investments		26,269		n/a		66,679		n/a
Total investments		1,940,280		100,978		2,027,944		57,982
Cash and cash equivalents		1,339,149		-		1,464,418		-
Total investments and cash and cash equivalents	$	3,279,429	$	100,978	$	3,492,362	$	57,982

See Note 3 to the “Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Form 10-Q for discussion of the fair value measurements of our financial assets and liabilities.

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Non-U.S. Governments

Our non-U.S. government bond portfolio consists of securities issued by governments, provinces, agencies and supranationals.

The following table provides additional detail on the fair value and amortized cost of our portfolio of non-U.S. government fixed maturity available-for-sale securities, fixed maturity trading securities and short-term investments converted to U.S. dollars as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Fair Value
Non-U.S. government portfolio	Basic Monetary Unit		Other Non-U.S. Dollar		U.S. Dollar		Total		Amortized Cost
Germany	$	36,580	$	-	$	-	$	36,580	$	35,097
Netherlands		-		1,475		-		1,475		1,455
Eurozone governments		36,580		1,475		-		38,055		36,552
United Kingdom		52,280		-		-		52,280		50,478
Sweden		-		-		20,074		20,074		20,000
New Zealand		17,509		-		-		17,509		17,509
Australia		11,747		-		-		11,747		11,632
Norway		-		-		5,034		5,034		4,998
Luxembourg		-		1,833		-		1,833		1,770
Other non-U.S. governments		81,536		1,833		25,108		108,477		106,387
Total non-U.S. governments	$	118,116	$	3,308	$	25,108	$	146,532	$	142,939

In addition to the investments noted above, we held non-U.S. dollar denominated cash and cash equivalents of $85.3 million as of September 30, 2014. Non-U.S. dollar investments and cash and cash equivalents are generally held for the purpose of hedging our net non-U.S. dollar denominated reinsurance liabilities.

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Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)

The following table provides additional information on the fair values, net unrealized gains and losses and credit quality of our fixed maturity available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Fair Value		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)			Credit Quality
U.S. Government	$	49,574	$	165		Aaa
U.S. Government agencies		79,864		1,253		Aaa
Municipal bonds:
State general obligation bonds		875,231		62,414		Aa2
Essential service bonds		176,717		9,766			A1
State income tax and sales tax bonds		71,242		6,745		Aa2
Other municipal bonds		59,097		2,652		Aa2
Pre-refunded bonds		54,839		2,189		Aa2
Subtotal		1,237,126		83,766		Aa2
Non-U.S. governments		25,108		111		Aa1
Corporate bonds:
Industrial		139,453		4,252		Baa2
Utilities		57,746		2,088			A3
Insurance		16,020		1,085		Baa2
Subtotal		213,219		7,425		Baa1
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		63,735		3,629			A1
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
U.S. Government agency residential mortgage-backed securities		115,461		986		Aaa
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		15,481		531		Caa2
Subtotal		130,942		1,517		Aa2
Asset-backed securities:
Asset-backed securities		13,575		(25	)	Aaa
Sub-prime asset-backed securities		5,713		3,137			C
Subtotal		19,288		3,112			A3
Total fixed maturity available-for-sale securities	$	1,818,856	$	100,978		Aa3

As of September 30, 2014, there were approximately $13.2 million and $4.6 million of municipal bonds for which ratings of “Aa” and “A”, respectively, included the benefit of guarantees from third-party insurers that would otherwise be rated as “A” and “Baa”, respectively, without the existence of such guarantees.

The net unrealized gain position of our municipal bond and corporate bond portfolios was $83.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2014 as compared with $48.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2013. The increases in the net unrealized gain position in our municipal bond and corporate bond portfolios were the result of a decrease in interest rates and a tightening of credit spreads. We analyze the creditworthiness of our municipal bond and corporate bond portfolios by reviewing various performance metrics of the issuer, including financial condition, credit ratings and other public information.

The net unrealized gain position of our CMBS portfolio was $3.6 million as of September 30, 2014 as compared with $4.9 million as of December 31, 2013. We analyze our CMBS on a periodic basis using default loss models based on the performance of the underlying loans. Performance metrics include delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, debt-service-coverage ratios and cumulative losses incurred. The expected losses for a mortgage pool are compared with the current level of credit support, which generally represents the point at which our security would experience losses. We evaluate projected cash flows as well as other factors in order to determine if a credit impairment has occurred. Our portfolio consists primarily of senior tranches of CMBS with high credit ratings and strong credit support.

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The net unrealized gain position of our residential mortgage-back securities (“RMBS”) portfolio was $1.5 million and $0.3 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) include securities with underlying sub-prime mortgages as collateral. The net unrealized gain position of our ABS portfolio was $3.1 million and $1.3 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We analyze our non-agency RMBS and sub-prime ABS on a periodic basis using default loss models based on the performance of the underlying loans. Performance metrics include, but are not limited to, delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, prepayment speeds and cumulative losses incurred. The expected losses for a mortgage pool are compared with the current level of credit support, which generally represents the point at which our security would experience losses. We evaluate projected cash flows as well as other factors in order to determine if a credit impairment has occurred.

Maturities

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of our fixed maturity available-for-sale and trading securities by stated maturity as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	173,778	$	175,895
Due from one to five years		431,638		452,325
Due from five to ten years		610,477		642,058
Due in ten or more years		387,949		429,768
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		205,707		213,965
Total	$	1,809,549	$	1,914,011

The actual maturities of our fixed maturity available-for-sale and trading securities could differ from stated maturities due to call or prepayment provisions.

Credit Facilities

Syndicated Credit Facility

Other Letter of Credit Facilities

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We had no borrowings under the Syndicated Credit Facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the outstanding LOC as of September 30, 2014 ($ in thousands):

	Credit Capacity		Letters of Credit Issued ⁽¹⁾		Credit Capacity Remaining
Syndicated Credit Facility	$	300,000	$	77,642	$	222,358
Other LOC Facilities		375,000		36,570		338,430
Total	$	675,000	$	114,212	$	560,788

⁽¹⁾	Cash and cash equivalents of $141.7 million were held to collateralize LOC issued as of September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our credit facilities.

Dividend Restrictions

Platinum Holdings and its subsidiaries are subject to certain legal and regulatory restrictions in their respective jurisdictions of domicile. The legal restrictions generally include the requirement to maintain positive net assets and to be able to pay liabilities as they become due. For more details on these restrictions, see Item 1, “Business – Regulation”, in our 2013 Form 10-K. Regulatory restrictions on dividends are described below.

Dividend Restrictions on Platinum Holdings

Dividend Restrictions on Subsidiaries

The following table summarizes the available dividend capacity of our reinsurance subsidiaries ($ in thousands):

	2014		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014
	Dividend Capacity		Paid		Remaining
Platinum Bermuda	$	264,320	$	264,000	$	320
Platinum US		25,572		-		25,572
Total	$	289,892	$	264,000	$	25,892

In addition, Platinum Bermuda and Platinum US may pay dividends above the remaining capacity upon appropriate filings or notifications to their respective regulators.

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There are no regulatory restrictions on retained earnings available for the payment of dividends by Platinum Finance or by Platinum Regency.

Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2014, our capital resources of $1.9 billion consisted of $1.7 billion of common shareholders’ equity and $250.0 million of debt obligations. As of December 31, 2013, our capital resources of $2.0 billion consisted of $1.7 billion of common shareholders’ equity and $250.0 million of debt obligations. The decrease in capital of $50.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily attributable to repurchases of common shares of $215.7 million partially offset by net income of $129.0 million and the increase in net unrealized gains, net of tax, of $39.4 million.

Share and Debt Repurchases

As of September 30, 2014, we had $110.1 million remaining under the share repurchase program.

Our Board of Directors has also authorized the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of our outstanding Series B 7.5% Notes due June 1, 2017, issued by Platinum Finance, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. As of September 30, 2014, we had not repurchased any of our Series B 7.5% Notes.

The timing and amount, if any, of repurchase transactions depend on a variety of factors, including prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, corporate and regulatory considerations and other factors.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined for purposes of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, which are not accounted for or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2014.

Contractual Obligations

There have been no material changes outside of the ordinary course of business to our contractual obligations as disclosed under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Financial Condition - Contractual Obligations”, in our 2013 Form 10‑K.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

None.

Note On Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10‑Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are based on our current plans or expectations that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. In particular, statements using words such as “may”, “should”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential”, or words of similar import generally involve forward-looking statements.

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The inclusion of forward-looking statements in this Form 10‑Q should not be considered as a representation by us or any other person that our current plans or expectations will be achieved. Numerous factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, including the following:

·	the occurrence of severe catastrophic events;

·	the effectiveness of our loss limitation methods and pricing models;

·	the adequacy of our ceding companies’ ability to assess the risks they underwrite;

·	the adequacy of our estimated liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses;

·	the effects of emerging claim and coverage issues on our business;

·	our ability to maintain our A.M. Best and S&P financial strength ratings;

·	our ability to raise capital on acceptable terms if necessary;

·	our exposure to credit loss from counterparties in the normal course of business;

·	the availability and cost of collateral arrangements in order to provide reinsurance;

·	the effect on our business of the cyclicality of the property and casualty reinsurance business;

·	the effect on our business of the highly competitive nature of the property and casualty reinsurance industry, including the effect of new entrants to the industry;

·	losses that we could face from terrorism, political unrest and war;

·	our dependence on the business provided to us by reinsurance brokers and our exposure to credit risk associated with our brokers during the premium and loss settlement process;

·	the availability of retrocessional reinsurance on acceptable terms;

·	foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

·	our ability to maintain and enhance effective operating procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;

·	our need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of our financial statements;

·	the limitations placed on our financial and operational flexibility by the representations, warranties and covenants in our debt and credit facilities;

·	our ability to retain key executives and attract and retain additional qualified personnel in the future;

·	the effect of technology breaches or failures on our business;

·	the performance of our investment portfolio;

·	the effects of changes in market interest rates on our investment portfolio;

·	the concentration of our investment portfolio in any particular industry, asset class or geographic region;

·	the effects that the imposition of U.S. corporate income tax would have on Platinum Holdings and its non-U.S. subsidiaries;

·	the risk that U.S. persons who hold our shares will be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences under certain circumstances;

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·	the risk that U.S. persons who dispose of our shares may be subject to U.S. federal income taxation at the rates applicable to dividends on all or a portion of their gains, if any;

·	the risk that holders of 10% or more of our shares may be subject to U.S. income taxation under the “controlled foreign corporation” rules;

·	the effect of changes in U.S. federal income tax law on an investment in our shares;

·	the possibility that we may become subject to taxes in Bermuda;

·	the effect of income, premium or other taxes on Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. or its subsidiaries by other jurisdictions;

·	the effect on our business of potential changes in the regulatory system under which we operate;

·	the impact of regulatory regimes and changes to accounting rules on our financial results, irrespective of business operations;

·	the uncertain impact on our business of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010;

·	the non-compliance with laws, regulations and taxation on transactions with international counter-parties;

·	the dependence of the cash flows of Platinum Holdings on dividends, interest and other permissible payments from its subsidiaries to meet its obligations, and the fact that these dividends and other payments are often limited in amount by applicable law;

·	the risk that our shareholders may have greater difficulty in protecting their interests than would shareholders of a U.S. corporation; and

·	limitations on the ownership, transfer and voting rights of our common shares.

As a consequence, our future financial condition and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Additionally, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect new information or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of future events. For a detailed discussion of our risk factors, refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We believe that we are principally exposed to the following types of market risk: interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. The following discussion focuses only on material changes to these types of market risks since December 31, 2013. See Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our 2013 Form 10-K for a complete discussion of these risks.

Interest Rate Risk

The following table shows the aggregate hypothetical impact on the market value of our fixed maturity securities portfolio as of September 30, 2014, resulting from an immediate parallel shift in interest rates ($ in thousands):

	Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points
	- 100 bp		- 50 bp		Current		+ 50 bp			+ 100 bp
Total fair value	$	2,000,738	$	1,956,595	$	1,914,011	$	1,872,986		$	1,833,521
Percent change in fair value		4.5%		2.2%		0.0%		(2.1%	)		(4.2%	)
Resulting net appreciation (depreciation)	$	86,727	$	42,584	$	-	$	(41,025	)	$	(80,490	)

Actual shifts in interest rates may not change by the same magnitude across the maturity spectrum or on an individual security and, as a result, the impact on the fair value of our fixed maturity securities portfolio may be materially different from the resulting net appreciation or depreciation indicated in the table above.

In addition, while our debt obligations are not carried at fair value and not adjusted for market changes, changes in interest rates could have an impact on the value of our debt obligations if they are required to be refinanced before the stated maturity date.

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and timely reported as specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No changes occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2014 in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table summarizes our purchases of our common shares during the three months ended September 30, 2014:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share ⁽¹⁾		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program		Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program ⁽²⁾
July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014		362,611	$	61.43		362,611	$	192,719,626
August 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014		900,918		61.09		900,918		137,680,486
September 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014		441,065		62.60		441,065		110,070,605
Total		1,704,594	$	61.55		1,704,594	$	110,070,605

⁽¹⁾	Including commissions.

⁽²⁾

Our Board of Directors established a program authorizing the repurchase of our common shares. Since the program was established, our Board of Directors has approved increases in the repurchase program from time to time, most recently on April 22, 2014, to result in authority as of such date to repurchase up to a total of $250.0 million of our common shares.

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Item 6.

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Amended and Restated 2010 Share Incentive Plan ⁽¹⁾
10.2		Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan ⁽¹⁾
14.1		Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ⁽¹⁾
31.1		Certification of Michael D. Price, Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Holdings, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2		Certification of Allan C. Decleir, Chief Financial Officer of Platinum Holdings, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1		Certification of Michael D. Price, Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Holdings, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2		Certification of Allan C. Decleir, Chief Financial Officer of Platinum Holdings, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101		Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited), (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited), and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited).

⁽¹⁾	Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2014.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.

Date: October 22, 2014	/s/ Michael D. Price
	By: Michael D. Price
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 22, 2014	/s/ Allan C. Decleir
	By: Allan C. Decleir
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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