Risk Disclosures

Claims Development

The table below illustrates the development of the estimate of cumulative claims for Syndicate 2001 after the end of the underwriting year, illustrating how amounts estimated have changed from the first estimate made. Non-sterling balances have been converted to 2006 exchange rates to aid comparability.

Aviation

Gross basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Ultimate gross written premium 100.1 94.6 82.4 85.8 80.4 87.4
Estimate of cumulative claims At end of underwriting year 96.8 66.7 50.6 52.0 46.7 47.6
One year later 51.0 45.4 37.6 41.9 45.4
Two years later 47.1 46.1 30.9 37.8
Three years later 44.0 42.7 30.9
Four years later 46.0 42.4
Five years later 45.2
 
Cumulative payments 27.3 29.5 16.1 16.8 7.8 3.5
Estimated balance to pay 17.9 12.9 14.8 21.0 37.6 44.1

Net basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Estimate of cumulative claims at end of underwriting year 33.9 44.9 38.6 42.3 38.3 40.9
One year later 33.9 35.4 29.8 35.8 33.5
Two years later 31.1 34.9 24.4 32.4
Three years later 28.5 30.7 24.2
Four years later 28.7 31.1
Five years later 27.9
 
Cumulative payments 22.2 23.6 13.8 15.1 6.0 3.0
Estimated balance to pay 5.7 7.5 10.4 17.3 27.5 37.9

Non-marine

Gross basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Ultimate gross written premium 326.9 403.8 509.7 507.0 539.0 604.0
Estimate of cumulative claims: At end of underwriting year 361.6 231.8 255.6 356.4 557.3 237.5
One year later 353.2 157.9 177.5 375.4 545.9
Two years later 349.0 136.3 167.1 367.0
Three years later 350.0 133.2 156.0
Four years later 351.2 132.5
Five years later 351.8
 
Cumulative payments 319.2 111.4 121.2 293.2 366.1 17.1
Estimated balance to pay 32.6 21.1 34.8 73.8 179.8 220.4

Net basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Estimate of cumulative claims: At end of underwriting year 211.0 192.7 211.6 265.8 301.4 233.5
One year later 201.0 143.1 148.9 246.9 288.9
Two years later 200.2 124.6 137.2 238.2
Three years later 196.8 121.5 126.3
Four years later 198.8 120.6
Five years later 199.3
 
Cumulative payments 155.8 81.3 77.7 178.8 166.7 14.9
Estimated balance to pay 43.5 39.3 48.6 59.4 122.2 218.6

Marine

Gross basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Ultimate gross written premium 81.2 122.7 165.2 160.7 182.0 199.0
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At end of underwriting year
48.9 73.7 96.6 91.8 129.2 97.1
One year later 54.3 73.5 92.2 84.7 173.9
Two years later 49.7 62.4 70.1 70.4
Three years later 48.6 61.0 68.9
Four years later 46.4 59.2
Five years later 45.4
 
Cumulative payments 41.4 49.4 57.0 49.7 58.2 6.3
Estimated balance to pay 4.0 9.8 11.9 20.7 115.7 90.8

Net basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Estimate of cumulative claims: At end of underwriting year 43.2 65.5 83.3 86.1 86.8 93.5
One year later 46.3 62.8 76.1 74.0 97.6
Two years later 42.9 51.5 56.9 58.5
Three years later 42.3 50.3 55.7
Four years later 40.3 48.9
Five years later 39.5
 
Cumulative payments 35.7 43.4 48.7 41.6 36.8 6.2
Estimated balance to pay 3.8 5.5 7.0 16.9 60.8 87.3

UK commercial

Gross basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Ultimate gross written premium 148.0 176.3 191.3 186.8 168.5 149.4
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At end of underwriting year 99.4 135.5 143.5 124.9 113.6 100.8
One year later 93.1 122.2 128.5 110.8 109.9
Two years later 102.7 110.1 101.4 103.5
Three years later 108.9 106.1 95.9
Four years later 113.3 100.0
Five years later 121.6
 
Cumulative payments 61.7 70.2 53.3 41.7 29.4 7.5
Estimated balance to pay 59.9 29.8 42.6 61.8 80.5 93.3

Net basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At end of underwriting year 91.5 111.6 124.3 109.5 102.9 102.1
One year later 86.4 104.2 108.5 100.8 99.6
Two years later 85.5 92.6 91.0 92.6
Three years later 86.2 87.1 87.0
Four years later 84.4 82.7
Five years later 85.8
 
Cumulative payments 57.2 67.7 53.3 41.6 29.4 7.5
Estimated balance to pay 28.6 15.0 33.7 51.0 70.2 94.6

Syndicate 2001 Total

Gross Basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Underwriting Year £m £m £m £m £m £m
Ultimate gross written premium 656.1 797.5 948.7 940.4 969.9 1,039.8
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At end of underwriting year
606.7 507.7 546.3 625.1 846.8 483.0
One year later 551.6 399.0 435.8 612.8 875.1
Two years later 548.5 354.9 369.5 578.7
Three years later 551.5 343.0 351.7
Four years later 556.9 334.1
Five years later 564.0
 
Cumulative payments 449.6 260.5 247.6 401.4 461.5 34.4
Estimated balance to pay 114.4 73.6 104.1 177.3 413.6 448.6

Net basis

Underwriting Year 2001
£m
2002
£m
2003
£m
2004
£m
2005
£m
2006
£m
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At end of underwriting year
379.6 414.7 457.8 503.7 529.4 470.0
One year later 367.6 345.5 363.3 457.5 519.6
Two years later 359.7 303.6 309.5 421.7
Three years later 353.8 289.6 293.2
Four years later 352.2 283.3
Five years later 352.5
 
Cumulative payments 270.9 216.0 193.5 277.1 238.9 31.6
Estimated balance to pay 81.6 67.3 99.7 144.6 280.7 438.4

Amlin Bermuda Ltd

Gross written premium

Underwriting Year 2001
$m
2002
$m
At the end of underwriting year 6.1 413.6
One year later 3.6
Ultimate gross written premium 3.6 413.6

Gross earned premium

Underwriting Year 2001
$m
2002
$m
At the end of underwriting year 240.8
One year later 3.0

Gross Basis

Underwriting Year 2001
$m
2002
$m
Estimate of cumulative claims:
At the end of underwriting year
86.2
One year later 1.2
Cumulative payments 0.1 5.3
Estimated balance to pay 1.1 80.9