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SiriusPoint reports ninth consecutive quarter of underwriting profits with FY Core combined ratio of 91.0%

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SiriusPoint Ltd.
SiriusPoint Ltd.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SiriusPoint Ltd. (“SiriusPoint” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SPNT) today announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024

  • Combined ratio of 90.2% in the fourth quarter for Core business, representing a 3.2 point improvement versus prior year, resulting in a full year 2024 Core combined ratio of 91.0% and Core underwriting income of $200 million

  • Growth in the quarter of 21% on gross premiums written for continuing lines business (excluding 2023 exited programs), contributing to 10% growth for the full year

  • Fourth quarter net loss of $21 million, materially impacted by three significant items linked to our efforts to reposition the Company, including the CM Bermuda repurchase transaction, closure of previously announced LPT transaction with Enstar, and the write-down of a single MGA investment. This marks the end of the significant reshaping of the Company

  • Underlying net income of $44 million in the fourth quarter contributing to $304 million for the full year, up 14% versus prior year

  • Return on equity for 2024 of 9.1%, or 14.6% on an underlying basis and at the upper end of the target range of 12-15%

  • Book value per diluted common share (ex. AOCI) of $14.64, up 2.7% in the quarter and up 9.8% from December 31, 2023. Balance sheet remains strong post CM Bermuda transaction with Q4’24 BSCR estimate at 214%

  • Permanent retirement of the 45.7 million common shares repurchased from CM Bermuda on closure of the transaction, driving greater than 20% earnings per share accretion

Scott Egan, Chief Executive Officer, said: “2024 has been a remarkable year of delivery for SiriusPoint. Despite increased catastrophe activity, our Core combined ratio has improved meaningfully from last year to 91.0%, excluding the impact from the loss portfolio transfer in 2023. Our 4.2 point improvement in attritional loss ratio demonstrates our focus on improving the quality of our underwriting. We saw 21% growth of gross premiums written for the quarter and 10% for the full year for our continuing lines business.

Our underlying return on equity of 14.6% is at the upper end of the 12-15% target range set out a year ago. In optimizing our capital position, we have returned over $1 billion to investors during 2024 while maintaining robust capital ratios, due to our strong performance, reshaping actions, and capital generation over the past two years.

We have strengthened our underlying business performance year-over-year, providing a strong basis for 2025. While this quarter our net income was impacted by several one-off items, we see 2024 as the end of the repositioning and reshaping of the Company. Our efforts are now fully focused on both growing the business and continuing to enhance performance.