Axis Capital Holdings results 2010
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd consolidated results year ended 31 December ● US$ mn Category 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Gross written premium 3,609.04 3,590.09 3,390.39 3,587.30 3,750.54 Net written premium 2,989.18 2,863.76 2,666.88 2,816.43 3,147.54 Increased NWP % 12.4 (4.2) (6.9) 5.6 11.8 Retention % 82.8 79.8 78.7 78.5 83.9 Net earned premium 2,694.27 2,734.41 2,687.18 2,791.76 2,947.41 Claims incurred 1,425.86 1,370.26 1,712.77 1,423.87 1,677.13 Claims incurred % NEP 52.9 50.1 63.7 51.0 56.9 Operating expenses 596.53 630.03 629.08 713.58 863.15 Operating expenses % NWP 20.0 22.0 23.6 25.3 27.4 Underwriting result 674.77 738.03 306.66 524.64 409.20 Underwriting result % NWP 22.6 25.8 11.5 18.6 13.0 Combined ratio % 77.3 75.3 89.8 79.3 88.70 Life GWP - - - - - Life NWP - - - - - Life result - - - - - Net investment income 407.10 482.87 247.24 464.48 406.89 Net realised gains/(losses) (25.70) 5.23 (85.27) (311.58) 195.10 Pre-tax result 996.90 1,133.51 407.49 539.86 895.40 Pre-tax % NWP 33.4 39.6 15.3 19.2 28.4 Net result 963.06 1,092.02 387.38 497.89 856.72 Shareholders' funds 4,412.65 5,158.62 4,461.04 5,500.24 5,624.97 Solvency margin % 147.6 180.1 167.3 195.3 178.70 Unearned premium reserve 2,015.56 2,146.09 2,162.40 2,209.40 2,333.68 Outstanding claims reserve 3,655.96 4,289.77 4,930.23 5,183.08 5,491.74 Total technical provisions 5,671.52 6,435.86 7,092.63 7,392.48 7,825.42 Technical reserves as % NWP 189.7 224.7 266.0 262.5 248.6 Overall coverage as % NWP 337.4 404.9 433.2 457.8 427.3