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SiriusPoint reports seventh consecutive quarter of underwriting profits and strong net income at $109.9m

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SiriusPoint Ltd.
SiriusPoint Ltd.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SiriusPoint Ltd. (“SiriusPoint” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SPNT) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024

  • Half year core combined ratio of 92.5%, or 92.8% ex. LPT, representing a 1.0 point improvement versus prior year

  • Strong growth in the quarter of 22% on gross written premiums for continuing lines business (excluding 2023 exited programs), contributing to 6% growth for the half year

  • Half year core underwriting income of $81 million, or $78 million ex. LPT, up 11% on prior year

  • Balance sheet further strengthened with Q2’24 BSCR estimate at 284%

  • Headline annualized ROE of 16.7% at half year, with underlying ROE adjusted for MGA actions of 13.0%, tracking within 12-15% medium-term guidance range

  • $125 million share repurchase (9.1 million shares) from CMIG in conjunction with full settlement of Series A Preference shares in cash

  • Board share repurchase authorization increased to a total of $306 million

Scott Egan, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We have continued to execute on our ambition to deliver consistent and stable earnings that create long-term shareholder value. We had another strong quarter, our seventh consecutive quarter of positive underwriting income. We report a Combined ratio for the Core operations of 92.5% for the half year, or 92.8% excluding the loss portfolio transfer, which is a 1.0 point improvement over the prior year period on a like-for-like basis. We are growing our continuing lines premium in our target areas of North America programs, International and Specialty. Q2 was strong in this regard with growth in gross premiums of 22% for continuing lines business. We have increased our full year 2024 net investment income guidance to $275 million to $285 million up from $250 million to $265 million. Net service fee income from our Consolidated MGAs increased by 6.5% with an improved service margin of 23.9% for the half year. Net income increased to over $200 million for the half year.

We continue to rationalize our MGA equity stakes and realize the significant off-balance sheet value of our Consolidated MGAs. Our total equity stakes in MGAs is down to 22 compared to 36 at the start of 2023. We have also added 11 new distribution partnerships since the start of 2024 providing further evidence of our intent to grow through distribution partnerships in our targeted areas.

We remain focused on improving our performance, delivering an underlying ROE adjusted for MGA actions of 13.0% within our 12-15% guidance range and growing book value over the medium term. We will continue to drive improvement in 2024 and beyond as we move closer towards our best-in-class ambitions.