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Peer Analysis Perspectives As of 12/31/2011 March 29 th, 2012
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Peer Analysis Overview SAA P&C Client Portfolios 21 Clients (18 Primary / 3 Reinsurers) 26 Portfolios 2
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RISK ASSET ALLOCATION 3
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Risk Asset Allocation Review Typical Risk Assets 1. U.S. Equities 2. International Equities 3. High Yield Fixed Income 4. Convertible Bonds 5. Emerging Market Debt 6. REITs 4
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Risk Asset Allocation - % of Portfolio 5
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Risk Asset Allocation - % of Surplus 6
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Risk Asset Allocation By Portfolio Size 7
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Risk Asset Allocation 9
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CORE FIXED INCOME ALLOCATION REVIEW 11
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Fixed Income Portfolio Duration & Portfolio Size 12
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Fixed Income Portfolio Book Yield & Portfolio Size 13
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Fixed Income Portfolio Book Yield & Duration 14
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Risk Asset Allocation By Fixed Income Portfolio Duration 15
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Risk Asset Allocation By Fixed Income Portfolio Duration 16
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW 17
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Fixed Income Performance 18
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Total Portfolio Performance - Risk Asset Allocation Impact 19
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Total Portfolio Performance - Duration Impact 20
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Fixed Income Investment Management Fees 21
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LOOKING AHEAD 22
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Latest Headlines Economic Headlines Theme - Improving GDP revised upward for Q4-2012 to 3% from 2.8%; Personal income and spending up but soft in January; Motor vehicle sales roar in February; Consumer confidence gains in February; ISM manufacturing disappoints but still growing; Pending home sales post another gain; Federal Reserve beige book shows recovery gaining traction. 23
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24 Yield Enhancement Mechanisms Increase Non-Treasury Allocation Duration Extension Emerging Market Debt/Equity High Yield Fixed Income REITs High Dividend Equity Sector Specialty Mandate (in lieu of core bond) Risk Asset Allocation to Surplus Ratio Global Portfolio Positioning
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Total Portfolio Volatility vs. Surplus Volatility 25 Total portfolio and surplus portfolio materially diverge. Negative Tail Risk This is how a typical bond/equity allocation gets insurers into trouble...reserve leverage.
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Prospective Asset Class Returns 26 Prospectively, low yield environment significantly hinders core fixed income total return expectations; Rising rates will affect financial statement presentation and, at worst, misinterpretation. As usual, the questions is how much risk are you willing to take for additional returns.
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DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS 27
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