Argo Group Worldwide Holdings, which is being acquired by Brookfield Reinsurance topic to approvals, has printed its monetary outcomes for the quarter and 12 months ended December 31, 2022.
Right here’s how the corporate carried out throughout what was described by govt chair and chief govt Thomas A. Bradley as a “transformative” 12 months:
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Metric
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This autumn 2022
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This autumn 2021
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FY22
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FY21
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Gross written premium (GWP)
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$644.5 million
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$733.8 million
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$2.85 billion
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$3.18 billion
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Underwriting revenue / (loss)
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$(133.8 million)
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$(109 million)
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$(97.2 million)
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$(106.8 million)
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Web funding revenue
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$28.9 million
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$44.4 million
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$129.8 million
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$187.6 million
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Web revenue / (loss) attributable to frequent shareholders
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$(111.8 million)
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$(117.8 million)
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$(185.7 million)
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$(3.8 million)
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Working earnings
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$(94.5 million)
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$(61.8 million)
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$(4.7 million)
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$41.5 million
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According to Argo, the decline in GWP was primarily as a consequence of companies it has exited. In the meantime, the online loss attributable to frequent shareholders within the fourth quarter included $11.5 million in overseas forex alternate losses and $17.6 million of non-operating bills.
Transferring ahead, Argo is trying to leverage its simplified enterprise mannequin and strengthened steadiness sheet. Final month, the agency accomplished the sale of Argo Underwriting Company Restricted and Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200. The transfer was a part of Argo’s push to develop into a pure-play US specialty insurer.
Bradley acknowledged: “2022 was a transformative 12 months for the corporate. The strategic actions now we have taken strengthened Argo and higher place it to ship sturdy returns transferring ahead.
“The Argo of at this time is markedly completely different from the Argo of solely two years in the past. Now we have streamlined the corporate to concentrate on our most worthwhile enterprise strains, achieved focused expense reductions, and continued to de-risk the steadiness sheet. On the identical time, now we have remained nimble within the market – responding to the wants of shoppers and enterprise companions.”
Enthusiastic about “our subsequent chapter as part of Brookfield Reinsurance,” the CEO additionally thanked each the management crew and Argo staff for his or her dedication over the previous 12 months through the now accomplished strategic options evaluation of the enterprise.
Argo’s merger with Brookfield Reinsurance is anticipated to shut within the second half of the 12 months.
