1 Suretyship: How Actuaries Can Play a Greater Role Dennis Perler Liberty Mutual Surety President 2005 Casualty Actuarial Society Ratemaking Seminar March 10, 2005
2 Agenda Surety 101 State of the Surety Market –Loss Trends –Capacity –Reinsurance The role of Actuary What Can We Expect in the Future?
3 Insurance 101 InsurerInsured
4 Surety 101 vs Insurance 101 Surety Obligee Principal
5 Surety 101 Recap Property & Casualty 2 party agreement Losses are expected Rates are based on loss history Premium from many cover losses of a few Class underwriting Surety 3 party agreement We don’t knowingly write bonds expecting losses Rates considered a fee for prequalification Principal’s indemnity is expected to cover losses Selective account underwriting
6 State of the Surety Market Loss Trends Surety Capacity Reinsurance
7 Surety Industry Trends
8 Shifting Capacity Exited Standard Surety Consolidated into St. Paul-Travelers Insolvent St. Paul GroupTravelers Property Casualty Corp 2 AIG - American International GroupSt. Paul Group 3 C N A Insurance Companies 4 Reliance Insurance GroupZurich Group - Fidelity & Deposit Group 5 Safeco Insurance Companies 6 Travelers Property Casualty CorpChubb Group of Insurance Companies 7 Safeco Insurance CompaniesLiberty Mutual Surety 8 Fireman's Fund Insurance CompaniesHartford Insurance Group 9 Amwest Insurance GroupAIG - American International Group 10 Frontier Insurance GroupInternational Fidelity Insurance Company 11 Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesGreat American Insurance Companies 12 Hartford Insurance Group Swiss Re - North American Specialty Ins. Co. 13 Liberty Mutual GroupAmerican Contractors Indemnity Company 14 Great American Insurance CompaniesInsco/Dico Group 15 Kemper Insurance CompaniesRLI Insurance Company
9 Reinsurance Results
10 The Role of the Actuary Portfolio Analysis Rate Adequacy Capital Requirements Reinsurance IBNR Analysis
11 What Can We Expect in the Future for Surety?