White Mountains Reports Third Quarter Results
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. reported book value per share of $1,003 and adjusted book value per share of $1,005 as of September 30, 2019.
Book value per share and adjusted book value per share both increased 2% in the third quarter of 2019. Book value per share and adjusted book value per share increased 12% and 13% in the first nine months of 2019, including dividends.
The results for the first nine months of 2019 include the impact of the MediaAlpha transaction. Excluding the gain on the MediaAlpha transaction, book value per share and adjusted book value per share would have increased 6% and 7% in the first nine months of 2019, including dividends.
Manning Rountree, CEO, commented, “We had a good quarter on all fronts. Despite challenging primary market conditions, BAM produced strong premium volume, including a significant assumed reinsurance transaction.
“NSM again produced solid growth on both the top and bottom line. Kudu added three new investments in the quarter and has nearly deployed all of our initial $250 million commitment. Our investment portfolio was up 3.1%, a strong result that includes an increase in the fair value of our investment in MediaAlpha, which produced another quarter of record results. We ended the quarter with $1.1 billion of undeployed capital.”
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders was $46 million and $348 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, compared to comprehensive income [loss] attributable to common shareholders of $40 million and $[5] million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018.
