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AEGIS Annual Review 2017
AEGIS Annual Review 2017
AEGIS Annual Review 2017
Our mutual was tested in many ways during 2017, most notably by a number of natural
catastrophes, including hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, plus the California wildfires
and the mudslides that followed. Several AEGIS members sustained significant losses,
but we were able to absorb these events and turn in solid financial results. Despite the
year’s challenges, AEGIS performed exactly as it was designed to do. We were here for
our members, and we worked together to manage everything that came our way.
The bottom-line measure of our financial strength is policyholder surplus, and by year-end,
it grew by $128 million, to $1.56 billion, which is a new high for the mutual. Since the
worldwide economic crisis, policyholder surplus has more than doubled, at a steady clip
averaging about 8% per year. We believe this is a noteworthy accomplishment, and it’s
a testament to our work together and the enduring strength of the AEGIS mutual model.
In 2017, our mutual operations paid $509 million in claims to members and received
1,100 new claims reports. Over the course of the year, at any given time, we’re working
with members to manage about 3,000 claims matters. Since our founding in 1975, we have
managed more than 100,000 claims and paid policyholders more than $16 billion. AEGIS
Wesley W. von Schack members realize that buying insurance based only on price may offer short-term savings,
but the true test of a policy comes when it’s time to recover a loss. Our policy wordings
William P. Cullen
are clear, our members are confident they will get what they paid for, and our claims
professionals work hard to manage claims fairly and efficiently.
We are pleased with the 2017 financial results, which we accomplished by working
together. Thanks to our members, brokers, Board of Directors, Risk Management Advisory
Committee (RMAC ), member task forces, and AEGIS professionals in North America and
London, we are in the best financial condition in the history of the mutual, and we are
poised to accomplish even more together in 2018.
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We. It’s a simple concept but it makes all the difference. AEGIS is vastly different from the commercial insurance market
because we are always here for our members, and our members are always here for us. We are in this together.
Our mission from the very beginning has been to bring stability to the process of managing risk for the energy industry.
Members appreciate the fact that we provide the same broad coverage year after year, with an eye toward achieving the lowest
cost of risk over the long term. Our policies are clear and straightforward, so when it comes time to make a claim, members
know just what to expect, and our claims professionals work with them as partners, not adversaries, to manage the claim.
AEGIS advantage.
Members also appreciate our energy industry expertise. Our underwriters, claims professionals and loss control engineers
are highly capable, with a deep understanding of energy industry operations, risks, claims and loss control best practices.
As a result, our policies are tailored precisely to each member’s risk profile, claims are managed intelligently, and loss
control measures to improve operations are suggested with confidence.
As a mutual, the relationship we have with members is characterized by uncommon loyalty. Unlike the commercial market,
which will withdraw its support for the energy industry whenever it becomes unprofitable, we’ve provided coverage and
claims support to members without interruption for more than 40 years. And we thank members who renew coverage with
us through our member credit programs. In return, members support AEGIS in a variety of ways, including serving on our
Board of Directors, RMAC and task forces, contributing new ideas at our regional meetings, sharing claims data and loss
control practices that help the membership as a whole, and supporting the responsible and sustainable pricing of policies.
Together, we succeed in ways that are simply not possible in the commercial insurance market. It’s the AEGIS advantage.
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$1.56
2 017 Re su l t s
duce outstanding to $1.56 billion, the highest level in the history of the
mutual. Strong underwriting results in North America and
ability have
reached some
of the best levels
91% overall
combined ratio
in the history The overall combined ratio for the Group, including
our operations in North America and London, was a
of the mutual. favorable 91%.
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$789 million in claims
paid to policyholders
Our operations in North America and London paid $789 million in claims to policyholders in 2017. Since AEGIS was founded
in 1975, we have paid more than $16.4 billion in claims, while building a reputation for collaborative claims management
that’s consistently better than other insurers. Our claims service in London was recently awarded the prestigious Outstanding
Service Quality Marque by Gracechurch Consulting, a leading independent expert on claims in the London market.
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We know energy. Our underwriters in North America
focus solely on energy risks across all types of
traditional and renewable operations. Our claims
professionals manage only energy claims, including
major losses involving natural gas and electric
facilities, pipeline spills, explosions, wildfires, D&O
matters and cyber incidents. And our loss control
professionals, many of whom are hired from the
member companies we serve, are in member
facilities on a continuous basis to offer suggestions
that help ensure safe and reliable operations.
Stability
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Stability takes many forms at AEGIS. By taking the
long-term view, and acting in the best interests of our
members, we can provide policy pricing, coverage
and claims management that’s more stable than the
commercial market. This underwriting and claims
stability is backed up by overall financial and
operational stability. Our company-wide Enterprise
Risk Management program, well-grounded investment
strategy and syndicate at Lloyd’s of London bring
balance, diversity and profitability to our mutual
operations.
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AEGIS is
fundamentally
different from
the commercial
market. In
short, we stay
and we pay.
Loyalty
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All day, every day.
AEGIS underwriting, claims and loss control profes-
sionals are in and out of energy industry facilities all
day, every day. We are not working with a chemical
plant on Monday, a power generation plant on
Tuesday, and a widget factory on Wednesday. Our
singular focus on the energy industry has earned
us a reputation for being energy risk management
experts.
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with members to address potentially hazardous
conditions, which helped them avoid numerous
multimillion-dollar losses and significantly reduce
the cost of risk.
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Playing a key role.
Members have always played a key role in the
mutual, and we constantly engage them in the
process through one-on-one meetings, regional
member meetings and our annual Policyholders’
Conference. More than 60 member company
representatives, across 44 member companies,
serve on our Board of Directors, Risk Management
Advisory Committee (RMAC ) and task forces,
providing invaluable guidance and expertise.
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This active participation ensures that our coverages, premiums, which is one of the ways we help
claims management services, and loss control members achieve the lowest long-term cost of risk.
products and services are continuously refreshed Over the years, the member credit program has
and remain closely tied to member needs. We are been expanded to include excess liability, D&O,
grateful for these contributions, as well as the property and AEGIS London coverage, and we have
loyalty of our members who consistently renew their declared a total of $1.27 billion in such credits,
coverage with us. Since 1979, after paying claims averaging 3% of total surplus annually.
and expenses, we have returned a portion of excess
capital to members who renew their AEGIS policies
in the form of member credits that reduce future
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Le a ders h i p
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Officers Committees Investment Committee Deborah S. Gaffney
William B. Timmerman * Southern Company
Wesley W. von Schack Executive Committee
Walter M. Higgins
Chairman of the Board Wesley W. von Schack * David A. Layne
Charles A. Schrock
Gregory E. Abel Algonquin Power &
William P. Cullen
Christopher M. Crane Utilities Corp.
President & CEO Nominating Committee
William P. Cullen
Gregory E. Abel * Janaize Markland
Gregory E. Abel Thomas F. Farrell, II
Constance H. Lau Pacific Gas & Electric
Vice Chairman Charles A. Schrock
Wesley W. von Schack Company
William Hillman Charles A. Schrock
Audit & Finance Joseph T. Meaney, Jr.
Assistant Vice President &
Committee The AES Corporation
Chief Underwriting Officer Risk & Capital Committee
Christopher P. Johns *
Constance H. Lau * Michael A. Mee
Michael S. Johnson Thomas F. Farrell, II
Robert W. Best Exelon Corporation
Controller James J. Jura
Thomas G.S. Busher
Robert L. Miller
Simon J. Day
Claims & Loss Control Xcel Energy, Inc.
Actuary Risk Management
Committee
Advisory Committee Peter M. Nadel
Rip Reeves Christopher M. Crane *
FirstEnergy Corp.
Treasurer James J. Jura Wesley W. von Schack *
Ronald L. Litzinger Associated Electric & Gas H. Wayne Soza
Patricia L. McKenna
Insurance Services Limited El Paso Electric Company
Assistant Treasurer
Compensation &
Johan G. Bramer James M. Vacek
Mark A. Walsh Benefits Committee
TransCanada Corporation CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Secretary Thomas F. Farrell, II *
Gregory E. Abel Denise M. Cosentino * Denotes Chairman
Stephen P. Byrne
Christopher M. Crane Eversource Energy
Assistant Secretary
Wesley W. von Schack
John Frank
Elda B. Feldman
Basin Electric Power
Assistant Secretary
Cooperative
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AEGIS London Board Kirk A. Kelley Keith Bone Loss Control Task Force
of Directors Tennessee Valley Authority Duke Energy Corporation
Mark Boone
W.R.P. Dalton George W. Marget III , Esq. Derek Boyd Dominion Energy, Inc.
Chairman Dominion Energy, Inc. Atmos Energy Corporation
Robert Brandkamp
David Croom-Johnson Ronald D. Rispoli Kirk A. Cresto Avista Corporation
Managing Director Entergy Services, Inc. NiSource, Inc.
Mariya Fedorchenko
Thomas G.S. Busher Richard Sayette C. Larry Davis, Esq. Berkshire Hathaway
John Chambers Exelon Corporation San Diego Gas & Electric Energy Company
Christopher Forbes Company
Frank Stanbrough Robert A. Green
Jonathan Gray
Southwest Gas Corporation Bryony Hodges, Esq. PSEG Services Corporation
Michael Onslow
SCANA Corporation
Alex Powell Lisa Hough
Enterprise Risk
Wesley W. von Schack Judy Y. Liu, Esq. Omaha Public Power
Management (ERM )
Hermien Smeets-Flier CenterPoint Energy District
Task Force
Graeme Tennyson Service Company, LLC
John Mellette
Matthew C. Yeldham Christopher Eaton
George W. Marget III , Esq. SCANA Corporation
Enbridge Inc.
Dominion Energy, Inc.
Evolving Utility Industry Sandy Meyers
Steve Haynes
Risk Task Force Doug McKay City Utilities of Springfield
American Electric Power
Consolidated Edison
J.P. Agnesse Company, Inc. John C. Norman
Company of New York
Portland General Electric AVANGRID
H. Wayne Soza
Company Timothy J. Saviano, Esq.
El Paso Electric Company Ronald D. Rispoli
We Energies
Lisa R. Groff Entergy Services, Inc.
American Electric Power Claims Task Force Mark J. Sweeney, Esq.
Scott Wibbenmeyer
Company, Inc. Pacific Gas & Electric
David P. Abernathy, Esq. Ameren Services Company
Company
Spire, Inc.
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F ive - Ye a r F i n a n c i a l Hi g h l i g h t s
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited
For the years ended December 31, (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Revenue:
Gross premiums written $ 1,280,125 $ 1,348,493 $ 1,250,510 $ 1,236,475 $ 1,344,705
Net premiums written 878,492 943,102 860,121 821,955 880,647
Net premiums earned 805,473 897,966 892,685 838,455 852,131
Net investment (loss) income 111,064 83,037 (16,791) 117,725 147,935
Change in fair value of insurance and
reinsurance contracts 38,420 (42,587) 28,642 (22,333) (31,284)
Total revenue 954,957 938,416 904,536 933,847 968,782
Expenses:
Losses and loss expenses incurred 572,215 579,749 535,092 569,308 556,787
Commission expenses 97,773 110,272 97,077 82,589 98,172
Other underwriting expenses 114,812 118,150 95,087 87,093 116,209
Total expenses 784,800 808,171 727,256 738,990 771,168
Income before continuity and other premium credits and
income taxes 170,157 130,245 177,280 194,857 197,614
Continuity and other premium credits 35,544 20,796 19,964 29,275 37,837
Income before income taxes 134,613 109,449 157,316 165,582 159,777
Income tax provision (benefit) 44,981 42,581 70,162 53,467 27,050
Net income $ 89,632 $ 66,868 $ 87,154 $ 112,115 $ 132,727
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of
income tax (benefit) expense (33,639) (1,504) (18,596) 26,478 (4,160)
Reserve for losses and loss expenses $ 3,104,771 $ 3,165,788 $ 2,879,855 $ 3,068,261 $ 3,306,617
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O f f i ce s 2 0 1 8 A E G I S Me e t i n g s
AEGIS Annual Meeting Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (“AEGIS ”) was incorporated in
Bermuda in 1971 and commenced underwriting activities in 1975. AEGIS is registered as a
Associated Electric & Gas The Annual General Meeting of Class 3 non-assessable mutual insurance company in Bermuda.
Insurance Services Limited Members of the Company will be AEGIS is an eligible surplus lines insurer in all jurisdictions of the United States. It is
The Maxwell Roberts Building held on Thursday, October 25, 2018. subject to United States federal income taxes, files the required tax returns, and maintains
Fourth Floor Notice of the Meeting and the form a United States trust fund in excess of $150,000,000. AEGIS is also a licensed foreign
insurance company in all provinces and territories of Canada and is listed on the general
One Church Street of proxy shall be issued to each register of foreign reinsurers in Mexico.
Hamilton, Bermuda HM11 voting Member not less than 10 days AEGIS ’ operations are conducted through a wholly-owned subsidiary, AEGIS Insurance
before the meeting convenes, stating Services, Inc. (“AEGIS Services”), which provides AEGIS and its affiliates with professional
Telephone: 441.296.2131 staff and services.
the date, place, time and nature of
the business to be considered. The AEGIS Syndicate at Lloyd’s of London, number 1225 (“AEGIS London”), commenced
AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. operations in 1999. AEGIS London’s operations are supported by AEGIS Managing Agency
Limited (“AMAL ”), which provides professional staff and services for AEGIS London.
1 Meadowlands Plaza
Policyholders’ Conference AEGIS Electric & Gas International Services Limited (“AEGIS International”) is a
East Rutherford, NJ 07073 corporate member of Lloyd’s and the principal capital provider of AEGIS London. Both
The annual AEGIS Policyholders’ AMAL and AEGIS International are indirect subsidiaries of AEGIS .
Telephone: 201.508.2600 Conference will be held July 16 to 19, In the U.S., AEGIS ; AEGIS & Design; the AEGIS Logo (any reference to “Logo”
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Claims Roundtable seminars, In New Zealand, AEGIS is a registered trademark of AEGIS .
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claims and loss control seminars LONDON & Design are registered trademarks of AEGIS .
Telephone: 44.207.265.2100 and webinars throughout 2018. ©2018 Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited and AEGIS Insurance
Fax: 44.207.265.2101 Please visit aegislink.com for details. Services, Inc.
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