Fidelis Insurance Group Reports 2023 Half Year and Second Quarter Results

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (“Fidelis” or “FIHL” or "the Group") (NYSE: FIHL) announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

“It is an extremely exciting time for Fidelis Insurance Group and I’m delighted to present to you our first earnings release as a public company. Our second quarter results are a testament to the strength of our business model and the continued execution of our strategy and our ability to generate value for our shareholders. Our second quarter gross premiums written and combined ratio demonstrate our ability to capitalize on opportunities driven by favorable market conditions whilst remaining disciplined in our underwriting approach. Our half year results have delivered an 80.6% combined ratio which represents annualized Operating ROAE of 18.2%. Against a backdrop of high industry losses, our focus is on profitable growth with reduced volatility, resulting in attractive ROEs over the market cycle,” said Dan Burrows, Group Chief Executive Officer.

Richard Brindle Chairman and CEO of the Fidelis MGU added, “The timing of the separation of our companies has been excellent, as it coincides with a broad based hardening of both insurance and reinsurance markets. For me and my team, the ability to focus all our attention on underwriting opportunities, developing new products and widening our distribution is really energising. We know that Fidelis Insurance Group are doing a great job managing the capital and the investors, enabling us to grow the business and optimise our underwriting. The alignment between Fidelis MGU and Fidelis Insurance Group is working as designed, and we congratulate Dan and the team on their successful IPO.”

• Net income available to common shareholders for the second quarter of 2023 was $83.9 million, or $0.76 per diluted common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $8.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.
• Underwriting income for the second quarter of 2023 was $77.5 million and a combined ratio of 82.0%, compared to $32.0 million and a combined ratio of 90.5% for the second quarter of 2022, the improvement was driven by continued premium growth in Specialty, reducing our exposure in the Reinsurance property catastrophe line of business and lower catastrophe and large losses.
• Net favorable prior year loss reserve development of $2.4 million compared to $10.9 million in the prior year period.
• Net investment income of $27.3 million compared to $7.4 million in the prior year period.
• Operating ROAE increased to 4.4%, or 17.6% annualized, in the quarter from 1.0%, or 4.0% annualized, a year ago, driven by significant increases in both underwriting income and investment income.
• Book value per diluted common share was $17.86 at June 30, 2023, an increase of 3.9%, compared to March 31, 2023, driven by net income.

• Net income available to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,816.5 million, or $16.40 per diluted common share, which includes a net gain on distribution of Fidelis MGU of $1,639.1 million. Excluding the net gain on distribution of Fidelis MGU, our net income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $177.4 million. This compares to net income available to common shareholders of $25.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
• Underwriting income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $158.1 million and a combined ratio of 80.6%, compared to $72.2 million and a combined ratio of 89.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, with the improvement driven by continued premium earnings growth and profitability in our Specialty segment, and lower catastrophe and large losses.
• Net favorable prior year loss reserve development of $4.5 million compared to $15.5 million in the prior year period.
• Net investment income of $47.7 million compared to $12.5 million in the prior year period.
• Operating ROAE increased to 9.1%, or 18.2% annualized, in the six months ended June 30, 2023, from 2.4% or 4.8% annualized, in the six months ended June 30, 2022, driven by significant increases in both underwriting income and investment income.
• Book value per diluted common share was $17.86 at June 30, 2023, an increase of 10.0% from the adjusted book value per diluted common share at the time of the Separation Transaction, which was completed on January 3, 2023, driven by net income and net unrealized gains reported in other comprehensive income.

The following table details key financial indicators in evaluating our performance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

Specialty Segment

The following table is a summary of our Specialty segment’s underwriting results:

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, our underwriting ratio in the Specialty segment improved by 20.9 and 8.0 points, respectively, from the prior year periods, which was primarily driven by a decrease in our loss ratio together with rate increases and improved pricing and terms and conditions.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, net premiums earned increased primarily driven by an increase in gross and net premiums written as a result of new business and rate increases in the Marine, Property D&F and Aviation and Aerospace lines of business.

The following table is a summary of our Specialty segment’s losses and loss adjustment expenses: