BMA Captive-SPI Report 2017
BMA Captive-SPI Report 2017
BMA Captive-SPI Report 2017
Nearly half of the European risk is from Ireland, while one-quarter is from the UK.
Regions %
North America 2 62%
Europe 25%
Japan 5%
Central & South America, Caribbean 2%
Rest of Asia 2%
Africa & Middle East 2%
Australia and New Zealand 1%
Total 100%
Parent companies of Bermuda captives operate in a wide variety of industrial sectors led by financial
institutions (18%), shipping, transport and storage (14%), and automotive, manufacturing and retail (11%).
Industry %
Financial Institutions 18%
Shipping, Transport and Storage 14%
Automotive, Manufacturing and Retail 11%
Energy, Power and Utilities 9%
Healthcare 8%
Professional Services 8%
Wholesale and Retail 7%
Administrative and Support Services 6%
Construction 4%
Chemical and Pharmaceutical 4%
Agriculture, Mining, Forestry and Fishing 4%
Technology and Telecoms 3%
Media and Gaming 1%
Hospitality 1%
Science and Research <1%
Charities and Non-profit Organisations <1%
Education <1%
Leisure <1%
Government or Public Sector <1%
Total 100%
4 2017
Premium share of the Bermuda captive market is dominated by
captives focused on financial institutions (54%) and shipping,
transport and storage (11%).
Industry %
Financial Institutions 54%
Shipping, Transport and Storage 11%
Wholesale and Retail 6%
Energy, Power and Utilities 5%
Administrative and Support Services 5%
Automotive, Manufacturing and Retail 4%
Technology and Telecoms 4%
Professional Services 3%
Healthcare 2%
Construction 2%
Agriculture, Mining, Forestry and Fishing 2%
Science and Research 1%
Chemical and Pharmaceutical 1%
Media and Gaming <1%
Hospitality <1%
Education <1%
Charities and Non-profit Organisations <1%
Leisure <1%
Government or Public Sector <1%
Total 100%
6 2017
2017 CAPTIVE/SPI REPORT 7
The provision of property coverage represented 55% of all business
written by Bermuda captives.
Line of Business %
Property and Casualty Catastrophe 3 38%
Warranty, Residual Value 21%
Marine - P&I, Cargo, Hull and Liability, War 16%
Property Damage and Business Interruption 12%
Energy - Onshore and offshore 7%
Aviation - Hull, Liability and War 3%
Environmental Risk 1%
Construction <1%
Agriculture <1%
Property Retrocession <1%
Terrorism <1%
Cyber Risk <1%
Total Property Premium 100%
8 2017
Bermuda captives wrote about 45% of all business in casualty
lines in 2016.
Line of Business %
Workers Compensation/Employers Liability 29%
Motor - APD and Liability 24%
General liability - Public, Products, Umbrella, Product recall 21%
Accident and Health, Travel, Personal Accident 9%
Professional Liability - Professional Indemnity, D&O, Bankers Blanket, E&O 7%
Credit / Surety 5%
Political Risks 4%
Crime and Fidelity 1%
Medical Malpractice <1%
Finite Reinsurance <1%
Incidental long-term business <1%
Total Casualty Premium 100%
Bonds 79%
Equities 12%
Other 10%
Total 100%
Over 85% of captives quoted and unquoted bond and debentures are rated A or better as seen in
Table 9.
In 2016, the median loss ratio and combined ratio for Bermuda general business captives was 49%
and 75%, respectively, as shown in Table 10.
2016
Loss Ratio 49%
Combined Ratio 75%
Loss Ratio
Combined Ratio
Mining, Forestry
Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing
Administrative
Energy, Power
All Categories
Chemical and
Construction
and Support
Automotive,
and Utilities
Agriculture,
and Fishing
and Retail
Services
Class 3
Class 2
Class 1
Quoted 31% 9% 42% 34% 21% 11% 36% 8% 42% 9%
Investments
Bonds 78% 85% 58% 91% 76% 86% 52% 77% 74% 99%
Intercompany
Investment / 31% 80% 27% 13% 4% 41% 39% 80% 46% 63%
Advances
Accounts
Premium 4% 2% 7% 3% 4% 6% 8% 1% 3% 5%
Receivable
Unquoted 3% 1% 4% 3% 0% 11% 1% 1% 3% 6%
Investments
Total Assets 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Capital & Surplus 50% 86% 57% 31% 33% 49% 50% 77% 56% 90%
Loss and Loss 27% 10% 31% 32% 16% 38% 21% 20% 16% 6%
Expense Provision
Insurance/
Reinsurance 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 5% 1% 1% 2%
Balances Payable
Amounts Due 2% 0% 1% 3% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
to Affiliates
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
14 2017
Annex 1 % Balance Sheet Positions (2016) 4
Technology and
Wholesale and
Science and
Professional
Transport &
Healthcare
Hospitality
Media and
Institution
Telecoms
Shipping,
Research
Financial
Services
Storage
Gaming
Retail
Quoted
43% 27% 38% 25% 71% 4% 33% 19% 9% Investments
92% 73% 70% 93% 53% 100% 62% 41% 100% Bonds
7% 2% 4% 0% 40% 0% 3% 0% 0% Other
Intercompany
1% 62% 0% 1% 7% 96% 37% 39% 76% Investment /
Advances
Accounts
3% 4% 10% 2% 1% 0% 8% 8% 4% Premium
Receivable
Unquoted
3% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% Investments
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total Assets
24% 75% 24% 84% 58% 91% 49% 61% 38% Capital & Surplus
Unearned
4% 2% 8% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% 35% Premiums
Insurance/
1% 1% 5% 1% 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% Reinsurance
Balances Payable
Amounts Due
4% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 0% to Affiliates
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total
Mining, Forestry
Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing
Administrative
Energy, Power
All Categories
Chemical and
Construction
and Support
Automotive,
and Utilities
Agriculture,
and Fishing
and Retail
Services
Class 3
Class 2
Class 1
Agriculture 0% 0% 0% 0% 7% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Construction 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 3%
Cyber Risk 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Environmental Risk 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
Marine - P&I,
Cargo, Hull and 16% 6% 45% 5% 1% 15% 5% 10% 5% 3%
Liability, War
Mortgage 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Property Damage
and Business 12% 44% 8% 8% 5% 82% 10% 77% 8% 16%
Interruption
Property 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Retrocession
Terrorism 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total Property
Business 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
16 2017
Annex 2 % Gross Written Premiums by Property Business Line (2016) 5
Technology and
Wholesale and
Science and
Professional
Transport &
Healthcare
Hospitality
Media and
Institution
Telecoms
Shipping,
Research
Financial
Services
Storage
Gaming
Retail
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Agriculture
Aviation - Hull,
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% Liability and War
2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Construction
0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% Cyber Risk
Energy - Onshore
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% and offshore
3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Environmental Risk
Marine - P&I,
6% 18% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 74% 1% Cargo, Hull and
Liability, War
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Mortgage
Property
80% 0% 38% 0% 0% 1% 0% 6% 4% Catastrophe
Property Damage
7% 81% 62% 0% 49% 16% 100% 12% 6% and Business
Interruption
Property
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Retrocession
0% 0% 0% 0% 51% 1% 0% 0% 0% Terrorism
Warranty,
1% 0% 0% 0% 73% 0% 0% 88% 91% Residual Value
Total Property
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Business
Mining, Forestry
Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing
Administrative
Energy, Power
All Categories
Chemical and
Construction
and Support
Automotive,
and Utilities
Agriculture,
and Fishing
and Retail
Services
Class 3
Class 2
Class 1
Accident and
Health, Travel, 9% 23% 7% 8% 2% 1% 11% 0% 23% 23%
Personal Accident
Credit / Surety 4% 3% 8% 4% 0% 2% 0% 5% 0% 3%
General liability -
Public, Products, 21% 31% 15% 22% 6% 9% 22% 51% 43% 55%
Umbrella, Product
recall
Medical 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Malpractice
Professional
Liability -
Professional 7% 11% 25% 2% 12% 0% 1% 0% 9% 0%
Indemnity, D&O,
Bankers Blanket,
E&O
Structured/Finite 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Reinsurance
Incidental Long- 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Term Business
Workers
Compensation/ 29% 20% 37% 28% 47% 84% 59% 33% 5% 13%
Employers Liability
Total Casualty
Business 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
18 2017
Annex 3 % Gross Written Premiums by Casualty Business Line (2016) 6
Technology and
Wholesale and
Science and
Professional
Transport &
Healthcare
Hospitality
Media and
Institution
Telecoms
Shipping,
Research
Financial
Services
Storage
Gaming
Retail
Accident and
7% 22% 0% 1% 0% 0% 32% 0% 16% Health, Travel,
Personal Accident
General liability -
22% 17% 61% 21% 10% 0% 16% 17% 9% Public, Products,
Umbrella, Product recall
Motor - APD
32% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 8% 36% 4% and Liability
5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Political Risks
Professional
Liability -
Professional
2% 25% 1% 17% 71% 16% 0% 4% 2% Indemnity, D&O,
Bankers Blanket,
E&O
Structured/Finite
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Reinsurance
Incidental Long-
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Term Business
Workers
26% 25% 37% 39% 7% 84% 43% 43% 18% Compensation/
Employers Liability
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total Casualty Business