SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): January 27, 2003
THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 001-10898 41-0518860
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
385 Washington St., St. Paul, MN 55102
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(651) 310-7911
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On January 27, 2003, The St. Paul Companies, Inc. announced its consolidated
financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Those
results are summarized as follows:
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31 Ended December 31
In millions, except per-share amounts) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Revenues (including realized gains and losses) $2,011.2 $2,381.2 $8,917.7 $8,919.1
Property-Liability Insurance:
Underwriting Result by Segment: (a)
Specialty Commercial $71.9 ($11.9) $193.1 ($14.4)
Commercial Lines $150.5 $22.3 ($331.0) ($16.3)
Surety & Construction ($189.0) ($50.8) ($221.6) ($38.7)
International & Lloyd's $25.5 ($93.8) $59.9 ($238.1)
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Subtotal - ongoing operations $58.9 ($134.2) ($299.6) ($307.5)
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Health Care ($2.4) ($633.6) ($165.8) ($934.6)
Reinsurance ($8.2) ($156.6) ($21.9) ($725.5)
Other ($60.4) ($98.0) ($221.9) ($325.9)
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Subtotal - runoff operations ($71.0) ($888.2) ($409.6) ($1,986.0)
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Total Underwriting Result ($12.1) ($1,022.4) ($709.2) ($2,293.5)
Other Income (Expense) $9.5 ($127.5) ($45.9) ($178.9)
Net Investment Income $287.4 $289.0 $1,160.7 $1,198.8
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Total Property-Liability Pretax Income (Loss) $284.8 ($860.9) $405.6 ($1,273.6)
Asset Management: $43.8 $37.2 $162.1 $142.3
Parent and Other: ($62.8) ($65.2) ($226.7) ($205.3)
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Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $71.4 ($242.2) $50.9 ($395.8)
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Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes $56.1 ($71.6) ($41.0) ($68.0)
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Taxes - - ($6.0) -
Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes ($6.3) ($17.7) ($25.3) ($79.6)
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Net Income (Loss) - GAAP Basis $244.2 ( $736.0) $217.8 ($1,088.4)
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(a) For the year and the quarter, the company has redefined its GAAP segments to
reflect the current management structure. Prior year amounts have been
revised to reflect the current segment structure.
Ongoing International operations and ongoing Lloyd's operations are now
reported in the "International & Lloyd's" segment, except Surety.
International and Lloyd's businesses being exited are now reported in
"Other." Previously, International operations were included in their
respective business centers.
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PER-SHARE FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31 Ended December 31
In millions, except per-share amounts) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Net Income (Loss) $244.2 ($736.0) $217.8 ($1,088.4)
Per Common Share (Basic) $1.06 ($3.57) $0.94 ($5.22)
Per Common Share (Diluted) $1.02 ($3.57) $0.92 ($5.22)
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Taxes - - ($6.0) -
Per Common Share (Basic) - - ($0.03) -
Per Common Share (Diluted) - - ($0.03) -
Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes ($6.3) ($17.7) ($25.3) ($79.6)
Per Common Share (Basic) ($0.03) ($0.08) ($0.12) ($0.38)
Per Common Share (Diluted) ($0.03) ($0.08) ($0.11) ($0.38)
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a. In accordance with new accounting guidelines, the company ceased amortizing
goodwill in 2002. Amortization of intangible assets during the fourth
quarter and the twelve months of 2002 was $4.8 million and $18.4 million,
respectively, compared with total amortization of $84.0 million and $115.9
million in the respective periods of 2001.
b. The impact of catastrophe losses in the company's fourth quarter and 2002
earnings per share was ($0.03) and ($0.19), respectively, compared with
($0.41) and ($3.96) for the same periods of 2001.
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BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
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DECEMBER 31 December 31
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(In millions, except per-share amounts) 2002 2001
ASSETS:
Investments $22,733.0 $22,177.7
Reinsurance Recoverables 8,224.9 7,198.9
Other Receivables 3,071.2 3,629.7
Other Assets 5,850.7 5,314.9
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TOTAL ASSETS $39,879.8 $38,321.2
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LIABILITIES:
Insurance Reserves $26,367.2 $26,058.4
Debt 2,712.7 -
Other Liabilities 4,164.5 4,126.3
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Total Liabilities 33,244.4 32,314.3
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Preferred Securities 889.4 892.9
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common 5,681.0 5,056.1
Preferred 65.0 57.9
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Total Shareholders' Equity 5,746.0 5,114.0
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $39,879.8 $38,321.2
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Common Shares Outstanding - Dec. 31 226.8 207.6
Weighted Avg. Diluted Shares Outstanding 226.6 211.8
Book Value per Common Share $25.05 $24.35
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o Reserves include loss and loss adjustment net reserves of $2.0 billion
for Health Care, with an estimated weighted average life of 2.2 years;
$3.0 billion for Reinsurance, with an estimated weighted average life of
7.9 years and expected payments extending beyond 20 years; and $0.8
billion for Other, with an estimated weighted average life of 3.8 years.
The payments for claims on these and other runoff reserves will
negatively impact future investment income as the asset base declines.
o During 2001, the company established $941 million in net reserves for
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. Net paid losses related to Sept.
11, 2001 for all business segments were $37 million in the fourth
quarter and totaled $307 million through Dec. 31, 2002.
The fourth quarter 2002 net income included $56.1 million of net after-tax
realized gains, comprised of a gain of $131.6 million related primarily to tax
benefits from the divestiture of certain of the company's international
operations, an after-tax loss of $54 million on the transfer of the company's
reinsurance operations to a newly formed Bermuda-based reinsurer, Platinum
Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. ("Platinum"), and net realized investment losses of
$21.5 million. Fourth-quarter 2001 results reflected $612 million in after-tax
losses, or $2.96 per share, from reserve strengthening, restructuring charges
and goodwill write-downs announced in December 2001.
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BUSINESS SEGMENT DISCUSSION
The company ceded premiums and losses to corporate aggregate excess reinsurance
policies in years 1999 and 2000. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
require that the ceded premiums and losses be reallocated among segments as
estimated accident year loss ratios change for those years. While this
reallocation had no impact on operating earnings or net income, it did result in
modest changes within individual segments.
Fourth-quarter 2002 net written premiums for ongoing segments increased 15.8
percent to $1.5 billion from the same period in 2001. The increase reflects
average U.S. price gains in these segments of 25 percent and continued
disciplined underwriting of new and renewal business. Overall, the company's net
written premiums declined 34.4 percent from fourth-quarter 2001 to $1.3 billion,
including a $155.7 million decline from exiting the Health Care segment, a
$123.5 million decline from exiting business in the Other segment, and a $623.1
million decline in the Reinsurance segment's premiums from the repositioning and
transfer of that business to Platinum. During the quarter, the Reinsurance
segment reported negative written premiums of $142.3 million as a result of the
initial cession of reserves to Platinum and the termination of two significant
assumed reinsurance contracts.
The statutory expense ratio was 31.2 in the quarter, compared with 27.0 in the
same period of 2001, reflecting the impact of Reinsurance reinstatement premiums
received in fourth-quarter 2001 related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack
and the impact of negative written Reinsurance premiums in fourth-quarter 2002.
Excluding the Reinsurance segment, the fourth-quarter expense ratio was 29.8 vs.
29.3 in fourth-quarter 2001. The fourth-quarter 2001 expense ratio also included
1.6 points of favorable expense variance from our decision to significantly
lower 2001 bonus and incentive compensation. The ongoing segments' expense ratio
was 27.8 in the fourth quarter, down from 29.2 in the prior-year period.
Total fourth-quarter 2002 pretax underwriting losses of $12.1 million include
profits of $58.9 million from ongoing business segments and losses of $71
million from segments that are being exited. Underwriting results from ongoing
segments include a $175 million increase in loss reserves for 2001 and prior
years in the Surety & Construction segment and a benefit of $115 million
primarily due to our change in estimate of the amount of reinsurance recoverable
related to the Western MacArthur settlement. In the second quarter of 2002, the
company estimated that its net reinsurance recoverable related to the settlement
of the Western MacArthur litigation would be $250 million. During the fourth
quarter, the company prepared for its initial billing to the reinsurers and
completed an extensive analysis of the relevant reinsurance contracts regarding
their application to the Western MacArthur matter. As a result of this review,
the company increased its estimate of the net reinsurance recoverable to $370
million.
After-tax catastrophe losses totaled $7.5 million, or $0.03 per share, in the
quarter, compared with $85.2 million, or $0.41 per share, for the fourth quarter
of 2001.
The company's reported statutory combined ratio was 101.0. The statutory
combined ratio in ongoing segments was 94.6, with 12.1 points attributable to
the $175 million charge recognized in the Surety & Construction segment and a
benefit of 7.9 points from the $115 million gain from the change in the estimate
of net reinsurance recoverable associated with the Western MacArthur settlement.
The company has recently completed its annual year-end review of its pension
plans. As a result of declining investment returns and a decrease in the value
of equity securities held in the plan, the company contributed $140 million to
its pension plan at the end of the fourth quarter. For 2003, the company reduced
its expected long-term rate of return on assets for the plan from 10.0 percent
to 8.5 percent and reduced its discount rate assumption from 7.0 percent to 6.5
percent. As of Dec. 31, 2002, the fair market value of the domestic qualified
pension plan assets exceeds the accumulated benefit obligation by approximately
$50 million.
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Nuveen ended the year and the quarter with positive net flows across all product
lines - managed accounts, closed-end funds and mutual funds. Total assets under
management grew to $79.7 billion at the end of the quarter, an increase of 16
percent from $68.5 billion at Dec. 31, 2001. Nuveen's gross sales in the fourth
quarter were $4.1 billion, with positive net flows of $2.2 billion. For the year
2002, gross sales were a record $15.6 billion, with positive net flows of $7.3
billion.
The company's results for 2002 included $306.8 million, or $1.35 per share, of
after-tax losses resulting from its settlement of the Western MacArthur
litigation in June 2002. For 2002, after-tax catastrophe losses totaled $43.4
million, or $0.19 per share, compared with $838.3 million, or $3.96 per share,
for 2001. After-tax catastrophe losses for 2001 included approximately $612
million, or $2.89 per share, from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
Earned premiums for the year increased 1 percent to $7.4 billion, with the
company's ongoing segments reporting earned premiums of $5.5 billion, up 24
percent, and remaining segments (representing operations we are exiting)
reporting earned premiums of $1.9 billion, down 33 percent. Net written premiums
for the year decreased 9 percent to $7.0 billion, with the company's ongoing
segments reporting written premiums of $5.9 billion, up 22 percent, and
remaining segments reporting written premiums of $1.2 billion, down 60 percent.
CAPITAL POSITION
The company's capital base at Dec. 31, 2002, was $9.3 billion, an increase of
$1.2 billion from Dec. 31, 2001. The increase was principally from:
o a $632 million increase in shareholders' equity from $5.1 billion to
$5.7 billion; and
o the issuance of $442.8 million of equity units in July 2002.
Reported book value per common share at year-end 2002 was $25.05, compared to
$24.35 at year-end 2001.
In July 2002, the company completed the sale of 17.8 million shares of common
stock for gross proceeds of $431.4 million. In addition, in a separate
concurrent offering, the company completed the sale of 8.9 million equity units,
for gross proceeds of $442.8 million. Total gross proceeds were $874.2 million,
of which $750 million was contributed to the insurance operating entities. In
March 2002, the company issued $500 million of 5.75 percent notes, proceeds of
which were used to reduce commercial paper outstanding and for other general
corporate purposes.
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BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
PROPERTY-LIABILITY FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Three Months Twelve Months
Ended December 31 Ended December 31
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(Dollars in millions) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Earned Premiums $1,608.0 $2,065.1 $7,390.0 $7,296.1
Percentage Change from 2001 (22.1%) 1.3%
Change in Unearned Premiums $270.3 $27.4 $344.0 ($467.3)
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Net Written Premiums $1,337.7 $2,037.7 $7,046.0 $7,763.4
Percentage Change from 2001 (34.4%) (9.2%)
Statutory Loss Ratio 69.8 120.8 81.1 102.5
Statutory Expense Ratio 31.2 27.0 28.8 28.1
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Statutory Combined Ratio 101.0 147.8 109.9 130.6
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Pretax Underwriting Result ($12.1) ($1,022.4) ($709.2) ($2,293.5)
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o The decline in reported net written premiums for the fourth quarter compared
with the prior-year period was primarily attributable to a $155.7 million
decline in Health Care premiums, a decline in Reinsurance premiums of $623.1
million, and a decrease of $123.5 million for International and Lloyd's
business being exited that is now contained in the "Other" segment.
o 2002 pretax catastrophe losses were $11.5 million in the fourth quarter and
$66.8 million for the full year. The fourth quarter catastrophe losses
included a $13.4 million benefit from the reduction in our estimate of Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attack losses. Pretax catastrophe losses for the
comparable periods of 2001 were $131 million and $1.29 billion. Pretax
catastrophe losses for 2001 included $941 million related to the September
11 terrorist attack.
o Underwriting results for ongoing segments for calendar year 2002 included
$472 million in pretax losses from the Western MacArthur settlement.
o The company reallocated benefits obtained from aggregate excess reinsurance
policies in effect for years 1999 and 2000. The net effect of these
reallocations is zero in 2002. Segments being exited received a $16.6
million benefit to underwriting results, while ongoing segments were
negatively impacted by the same amount.
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PROPERTY-LIABILITY INVESTMENT SEGMENT
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DEC. 31 Dec.31
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(Dollars in millions) 2002 2001
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (AT CARRYING VALUE):
Fixed maturities $17,134.7 $15,756.2
Equities 354.9 1,109.5
Venture capital 581.2 858.8
Real estate 791.9 837.5
Mortgage loans 81.9 134.4
Securities on loan 806.0 774.9
Other investments 656.9 67.5
Short-term investments 2,069.6 2,042.8
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Total Investments $22,477.1 $21,581.6
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Three Months Twelve Months
Ended Dec 31 Ended Dec 31
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(Dollars in millions)
2002 2001 2002 2001
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INVESTMENT RETURNS:
Net Pretax Investment Income $287.4 $289.0 $1,160.7 $1,198.8
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o The fixed maturity portfolio of $17.1 billion is invested in high-quality
taxable and tax-exempt bonds. Only 4 percent of the portfolio is rated
noninvestment grade. The average rating of the fixed maturity portfolio is
AA+. The duration of our fixed maturity portfolio has moved from 4.1 years
at the end of 2001 to 3.4 years at the end of 2002.
o The real estate investment portfolio of $792 million is diversified by
geography and property type. The year-to-date pretax cash yield is 10.4
percent, and the pretax GAAP yield is 8.3 percent.
o Other investments include our $128.6 million, 14 percent equity investment,
in Platinum and a $386.1 million long-term interest-bearing security from a
AAA-rated entity, in support of a series of insurance transactions.
o Fourth-quarter 2002 results in this segment include $7.3 million in
after-tax realized losses related to invested assets. Imbedded with
after-tax realized losses are $57.5 million in impairment charges in our
fixed maturity and venture capital portfolios.
o Full year 2002 results in this segment include $110.9 million in after-tax
realized losses related to invested assets. Imbedded with after-tax realized
losses are $143.8 million in impairment charges primarily in our fixed
maturity, equities and venture capital portfolios.
o The year-to-date net investment income in 2001 included pretax income of
$22.1 million from real estate transactions.
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ASSET MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Three Months Twelve Months
Ended Dec. 31 Ended Dec 31
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(Dollars in millions except per-share amounts) 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Revenues $111.1 $104.3 $396.8 $377.5
Expenses $55.8 $55.7 $190.1 $191.8
The St. Paul's Share of Income Before Taxes $43.8 $37.2 $162.1 $142.3
The St. Paul's Share of Income After Taxes $26.7 $22.1 $98.8 $84.2
Contribution to The St. Paul's diluted EPS $0.11 $0.11 $0.42 $0.40
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Assets Under Management $79,719 $68,485
Nuveen's Common Share Price $25.35 $26.74
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o Assets under management grew 16 percent from the end of 2001, reflecting
in part Nuveen's Aug. 2002 acquisition of NWQ Investment Management. The
acquisition added more than $7 billion to assets under management.
DEFINITIONS
Expense Ratio: The company uses the statutory definition of expense ratio:
expenses / net written premium
Loss Ratio: The company uses the statutory definition of loss ratio:
(loss + loss adjustment expenses) / net earned premium
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC.
By: /s/ Bruce A. Backberg
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Bruce A. Backberg
Senior Vice President and
Corporate Secretary
Date: January 29, 2003
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