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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. - 10-K - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
[February 28, 2014]

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. - 10-K - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


(Edgar Glimpses Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. You should read this discussion in conjunction with 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II, Item 6. "Selected Financial Data", and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 ("Annual Report").

The statements in this discussion regarding business outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to our Introductory Note to this Annual Report and the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors." Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Our fiscal year ends December 31 and, unless otherwise noted, references to years or fiscal are for fiscal years ended December 31.

Overview We are a Bermuda-based specialty property and casualty reinsurer with a reinsurance and investment strategy that we believe differentiates us from our competitors. Our objective is to deliver attractive equity returns to shareholders by combining profitable reinsurance underwriting with our investment manager Third Point LLC's superior investment management.

We manage our business on the basis of two operating segments: Property and Casualty Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Management. We also have a corporate function that includes our investment results and certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities.

Property and Casualty Reinsurance We provide reinsurance products to insurance and reinsurance companies, government entities, and other risk bearing vehicles. Contracts can be written on an excess of loss basis or quota share basis, although the majority of contracts written to date have been on a quota share basis. In addition, we write contracts on both a prospective basis and a retroactive basis. Prospective reinsurance contracts cover losses incurred as a result of future insurable events. Retroactive reinsurance contracts cover the potential for changes in estimates of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves related to loss events that have occurred in the past. Retroactive reinsurance contracts can be an attractive type of contract for us as they can generate an underwriting profit should the ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses settle for less than the initial estimate of reserves and the premiums received at the inception of the contract generate insurance float. The product lines that we currently underwrite for this operating segment are: property, casualty and specialty.

Insurance float is an important aspect of our property and casualty reinsurance operation. In an insurance or reinsurance operation, float arises because premiums from reinsurance contracts and consideration received for deposit accounting contracts are collected before losses are paid and proceeds are returned on deposit accounting contracts. In some instances, the interval between cash receipts and payments can extend over many years. During this time interval, we invest the cash received and generate investment returns. Although float can be calculated using numbers determined under U.S. GAAP, float is a non-GAAP financial measure and, therefore, there is no comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

We believe that our property and casualty reinsurance segment will contribute to our results by both generating underwriting income as well as generating float.

In addition, we expect that float will grow over time as our reinsurance operations expand.

Catastrophe Risk Management In contrast to many reinsurers with whom we compete, we have elected to limit our underwriting of property catastrophe exposures. We write excess of loss catastrophe reinsurance exclusively through the Catastrophe Fund, which is a separately capitalized reinsurance fund vehicle. On June 15, 2012, we established the Catastrophe Fund, the Catastrophe Fund Manager and the Catastrophe Reinsurer, in partnership with Hiscox. Our partnership with Hiscox is governed by a shareholders' agreement that provides for certain matters relating to governance of the Catastrophe Fund Manager and restrictions on the transfers of its shares. Our investment in and management of the Catastrophe Fund 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- allows us to provide a product that is important to most of our reinsurance clients and to earn fee income over time. Because the Catastrophe Fund is capitalized in part by investments from unrelated parties, our financial exposure to the higher volatility and liquidity risks associated with property catastrophe losses is limited to our investment in the Catastrophe Fund, which as of December 31, 2013 was $54.8 million. We anticipate that our property catastrophe exposures will consistently remain relatively low when compared to many other reinsurers with whom we compete and there are no additional guarantees or recourse to us beyond our investment.

The Catastrophe Fund Manager is a property catastrophe fund management company, which began writing catastrophe risk through the Catastrophe Fund and related Catastrophe Reinsurer on January 1, 2013. The Catastrophe Fund Manager receives fee income in the form of management fees and performance fees from the Catastrophe Fund. We own 85% of the Catastrophe Fund Manager and Hiscox owns the remaining 15%. We consolidate the Catastrophe Fund Manager's results in our consolidated results with a non-controlling interest recorded for the 15% Hiscox ownership. The objective of the Catastrophe Fund is to achieve positive uncorrelated investment returns by transacting, through the Catastrophe Reinsurer, in a portfolio of collateralized reinsurance treaties and other insurance-linked securities, including catastrophe bonds and industry loss warranties. The Catastrophe Reinsurer is a Bermuda based special purpose insurer authorized to write collateralized property catastrophe reinsurance business.

The Catastrophe Fund owns 100% of the voting, non-participating, common shares and 100% of the non-voting, participating, preferred shares of the Catastrophe Reinsurer.

As of December 31, 2013, the Catastrophe Fund had a net asset value of $104.0 million, of which our share was $54.8 million. As a result of our controlling interest in the Catastrophe Fund, we are required to consolidate the results of the Catastrophe Fund and the Catastrophe Reinsurer. The Catastrophe Fund is actively seeking new third party investments and we expect our interest to drop in the future which would potentially allow us to deconsolidate the Catastrophe Fund. However, market conditions have been challenging due to the recent launch of several similar funds and a drop in catastrophe reinsurance pricing. Given current market conditions, we expect to limit the size of the Catastrophe Fund to ensure we can continue to profitably deploy the funds under management until market conditions improve.

Investment Management Our investment strategy is implemented by our investment manager, Third Point LLC, under a long-term investment management contract. We directly own the investments which are held in a separate account and managed by Third Point LLC on substantially the same basis as Third Point LLC's main hedge funds.

Limited Operating History and Comparability of Results We were incorporated on October 6, 2011 and completed our initial capitalization on December 22, 2011. We began underwriting business on January 1, 2012. We completed an initial public offering of common shares on August 20, 2013 (the "IPO"). As a result, we have a limited operating history and are exposed to volatility in our results of operations. Period to period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful.

In addition, the amount of premiums written may vary from year to year and from period to period as a result of several factors, including changes in market conditions and our view of the long-term profit potential of individual lines of business.

Key Performance Indicators We believe that by combining a disciplined and opportunistic approach to reinsurance underwriting with investment results from the active management of our investment portfolio, we will be able to generate attractive returns for our shareholders. The key financial measures that we believe are most meaningful in analyzing our performance are: net underwriting income (loss) for our property and casualty reinsurance segment, combined ratio for our property and casualty reinsurance segment, net investment income, net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC, book value per share, diluted book value per share, growth in diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders' equity.

70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-GAAP Financial Measures We have included financial measures that are not calculated under standards or rules that comprise accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Such measures, including net underwriting income (loss), combined ratio, book value per share, diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders' equity, are referred to as non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures may be defined or calculated differently by other companies.

We believe these measures allow for a more complete understanding of the underlying business. These measures are used to monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures are referenced below in accordance with Regulation G.

The table below shows the key performance indicators for our consolidated business for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the period from October 6, 2011 (incorporation date) to December 31, 2011: 2013 2012 2011 (In thousands, except for per share data and ratios) Key underwriting metrics for Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment: Net underwriting loss (1) $ (15,828 ) $ (28,719 ) n/a Combined ratio (1) 107.5 % 129.7 % n/a Key investment return metrics: Net investment income $ 253,203 $ 136,422 n/a Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC 23.9 % 17.7 % n/a Key shareholders' value creation metrics: Book value per share (2) $ 13.48 $ 11.07 $ 9.73 Diluted book value per share (2) $ 13.12 $ 10.89 $ 9.73 Growth in diluted book value per share (2) 20.5 % 11.9 % n/a Return on beginning shareholders' equity (3) 23.4 % 13.0 % n/a (1) Net underwriting loss and combined ratio are Non-GAAP financial measures. See Note 22 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for an explanation and calculation of net underwriting loss and combined ratio.

(2) Book value per share and diluted book value per share are Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation below for calculation of book value per share and diluted book value per share.

(3) Return on beginning shareholders' equity is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation below for calculation of return on beginning shareholders' equity.

Net Underwriting Income (Loss) for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment One way that we evaluate the performance of our property and casualty reinsurance results is by measuring net underwriting income or loss. We do not measure performance based on the amount of gross premiums written. Net underwriting income or loss is calculated from net premiums earned, less net loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to the underwriting activities.

Combined Ratio for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment The combined ratio compares the amount of net premiums earned to the amount incurred in claims and underwriting related expenses. This ratio is a key indicator of a reinsurance company's profitability. It is calculated by dividing net premiums earned by the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities. A combined ratio greater than 100% means that loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities exceeded net premiums earned.

71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Investment Income Net investment income is an important measure that affects overall profitability. Net investment income is affected by the performance of Third Point LLC as our exclusive investment manager and the amount of investable cash, or float, generated by our reinsurance operation. Pursuant to the investment management agreement, Third Point LLC is required to manage our investment portfolio on substantially the same basis as its main hedge funds, subject to certain conditions set forth in our investment guidelines. These conditions include limitations on investing in private securities, a limitation on portfolio leverage, and a limitation on portfolio concentration in individual securities. The investment management agreement allows us to withdraw cash from our investment account with Third Point LLC at any time with three days' notice to pay claims and with five days' notice to pay expenses.

We track excess cash flows generated by our property and casualty reinsurance operation, or float, in a separate account which allows us to also track the net investment income generated on the float. We believe that net investment income generated on float is an important consideration in evaluating the overall contribution of our property and casualty reinsurance operation to our consolidated results. It is also explicitly considered as part of the evaluation of management's performance for purposes of incentive compensation.

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was comprised of the following: 2013 2012 ($ in thousands) Net investment income on float $ 26,953 4,901 Net investment income on capital 226,751 131,967 Net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC 253,704 136,868 Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense (4,922 ) (446 ) Investment income on cash collateral held by the Catastrophe Reinsurer 86 - Net gain on reinsurance contract derivatives written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer 4,335 - $ 253,203 $ 136,422 Net Investment Return on Investments Managed by Third Point LLC The net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC is the percentage change in value of a dollar invested over the reporting period on our investment assets managed by Third Point LLC, net of non-controlling interest.

Net investment return is the key indicator by which we measure the performance of Third Point LLC, our investment manager.

Return on Beginning Shareholders' Equity Return on beginning shareholders' equity as presented is a non-GAAP financial measure. Return on beginning shareholders' equity is calculated by dividing net income by the beginning shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders and is a commonly used calculation to measure profitability. For purposes of this calculation, we add back the impact of subscriptions receivable to shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders as of December 31, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we have also adjusted the beginning shareholders' equity for the impact of the issuance of shares in our IPO on a weighted average basis.

These adjustments lower the stated returns on beginning shareholders' equity.

Return on beginning shareholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was calculated as follows: 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 2012 ($ in thousands) Net income $ 227,311 $ 99,401 Shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders - beginning of period 868,544 585,425 Subscriptions receivable - 177,507 Impact of weighting related to shareholders' equity from IPO 104,502 - Adjusted shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders - beginning of period 973,046 762,932 Return on beginning shareholders' equity 23.4 % 13.0 % Book Value Per Share and Diluted Book Value Per Share We believe that long-term growth in diluted book value per share is the most important measure of our financial performance. Book value per share as used by our management is a non-GAAP measure, as it is calculated after deducting the impact of non-controlling interests. Diluted book value per share is also a non-GAAP measure and represents book value per share reduced for the impact from dilution of all in-the-money share options issued, warrants and unvested restricted shares outstanding as of any period end.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, book value per share increased by $2.41 per share, or 21.8%, to $13.48 per share from $11.07 per share as of December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, diluted book value per share increased by $2.23 per share, or 20.5%, to $13.12 per share from $10.89 per share as of December 31, 2012.

The increase in basic and diluted book value per share for the year was driven primarily from net income partially offset by the offering costs incurred with our IPO. The growth in diluted book value per share was also impacted by warrants and share compensation issued to our Founders, employees, directors and an advisor, including the additional warrants and options that became exercisable as a result of meeting the performance condition after the IPO.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted book value per share as of December 31, 2013 and 2012: 2013 2012 (In thousands, except share and Basic and diluted book value per share numerator: per share amounts) Total shareholders' equity $ 1,510,396 $ 928,321 Less: non-controlling interests 118,735 59,777 Shareholders' equity attributable to shareholders 1,391,661 868,544 Effect of dilutive warrants issued to Founders and an advisor 46,512 36,480 Effect of dilutive share options issued to directors and employees 101,274 51,670 Diluted book value per share numerator: $ 1,539,447 $ 956,694 Basic and diluted book value per share denominator: Issued and outstanding shares 103,264,616 78,432,132 Effect of dilutive warrants issued to Founders and an advisor 4,651,163 3,648,006 Effect of dilutive share options issued to directors and employees 8,784,861 5,167,045 Effect of dilutive restricted shares issued to directors and employees 657,156 619,300 Diluted book value per share denominator: 117,357,796 87,866,483 Basic book value per share $ 13.48 $ 11.07 Diluted book value per share $ 13.12 $ 10.89 73 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Revenues We derive our revenues from two principal sources: • premiums from property and casualty reinsurance business assumed; and • income from investments.

Premiums from our property and casualty reinsurance business assumed are directly related to the number, type and pricing of contracts we write. Premiums are earned over the contract period in proportion to the period of risk covered which is typically 12 to 24 months.

Income from our investments is primarily comprised of interest income, dividends, and net realized and unrealized gains on investment securities included in our investment portfolio.

Expenses Our expenses consist primarily of the following: • loss and loss adjustment expenses; • acquisition costs; • investment-related expenses; and • general and administrative expenses.

Loss and loss adjustment expenses are a function of the amount and type of reinsurance contracts we write and loss experience of the underlying coverage.

Loss and loss adjustment expenses are based on an actuarial analysis of the estimated losses, including losses incurred during the period and changes in estimates from prior periods. Depending on the nature of the contract, loss and loss adjustment expenses may be paid over a number of years.

Acquisition costs consist primarily of brokerage fees, ceding commissions, premium taxes and other direct expenses that relate to our writing reinsurance contracts and are presented net of commissions ceded under reinsurance contracts. We amortize deferred acquisition costs over the related contract term in the same proportion that the premiums are earned.

Investment-related expenses primarily consist of management fees we pay to our investment manager, Third Point LLC, and certain of our Founders, pursuant to the investment management agreement and performance fees we pay to Third Point Advisors LLC. A 2% management fee calculated on assets under management is paid monthly to Third Point LLC and certain of our Founders, and a performance fee equal to 20% of the net investment income is paid annually to Third Point Advisors LLC. We include these expenses in net investment income in our consolidated statement of income.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and related payroll costs, including costs associated with our incentive compensation plan, share compensation expenses, legal and accounting fees, travel and client entertainment, fees relating to our letter of credit facilities, information technology, occupancy and other general operating expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates See Note 2 of our notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of our significant accounting and reporting policies.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions. We believe that the accounting policies that require the most significant judgments and estimations by management are (1) premium revenue recognition including evaluation of risk transfer, (2) loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, and (3) fair value measurements related to our investments. If actual events 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- differ significantly from the underlying judgments or estimates used by management in the application of these accounting policies, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Premium Revenue Recognition including evaluation of Risk Transfer We estimate the ultimate premiums for the entire contract period and record this estimate at the inception of the contract, to the extent that the amount of written premium is estimable. For contracts where the full written premium is not estimable at inception, we record written premium for the portion of the contract period for which the amount is estimable. These estimates are based primarily on information in the underlying contracts as well as information provided by our clients and/or brokers.

Premiums written are earned over the contract period in proportion to the period of risk covered. Unearned premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired term of the contracts in force.

Premiums for retroactive reinsurance contracts, where we have evaluated and concluded that risk transfer has occurred, are earned at the inception of the contract, as all of the underlying loss events covered by these contracts occurred in the past. Any underwriting profit at inception of a retroactive reinsurance contract is deferred and recognised over the estimated future payout of the loss and loss adjustment expenses reserves. Any underwriting loss at inception of a retroactive reinsurance contract is recognised immediately.

Changes in premium estimates are expected and may result in adjustments in any reporting period. These estimates change over time as additional information regarding the underlying business volume is obtained. Along with uncertainty regarding the underlying business volume, our contracts also contain a number of contractual features that can significantly impact the amount of premium that we ultimately recognize. These include commutation provisions, multi-year contracts with cancellation provisions, provisions to return premium at the expiration of the contract in certain circumstances. In certain contracts, these provisions can be exercised by the client, in some cases provisions can be exercised by us and in other cases by mutual consent. In addition, we write a small number of large contracts and the majority of our property and casualty reinsurance segment premiums written to date has been quota share business. As a result, we may be subject to greater volatility around our premium estimates compared to other property and casualty companies. We continuously monitor the premium estimate of each of our contracts considering the cash premiums received, reported premiums, discussions with our clients regarding their premium projections as well as evaluating the potential impact of contractual features.

Any subsequent adjustments arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined.

Changes in premium estimates do not necessarily result in a direct impact to net income or shareholders' equity since changes in premium estimates do not necessarily impact the amount of net premiums earned at the time of the premium estimate change and would generally be offset by pro rata changes in acquisition costs and net loss and loss adjustment expenses.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded $(35.7) million of changes in premium estimates on prior years' contracts, primarily due to return premiums on certain contracts that expired during the period with a provision within the contract to return the unearned premiums at expiration. However, there was minimal impact on net income of these changes in premium estimates for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Determining whether or not a reinsurance contract meets the condition for risk transfer requires judgment. The determination of risk transfer is critical to reporting premiums written and is based, in part, on the use of actuarial and pricing models and assumptions and evaluating contractual features that could impact the determination of whether a contract meets risk transfer. If we determine that a reinsurance contract does not transfer sufficient risk, we use deposit accounting. See Note 12 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on deposit contracts entered into to date.

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves Our loss and loss adjustment expense reserves include case reserves and reserves for losses incurred but not yet reported ("IBNR reserves"). Case reserves are established for losses that have been reported, but not yet paid, based on loss reports from brokers and ceding companies. IBNR reserves represent the estimated loss and loss adjustment 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- expenses that have been incurred by insureds and reinsureds but not yet reported to the insurer or reinsurer, including unknown future developments on loss and loss adjustment expenses which are known to us. IBNR reserves are established by management based on actuarially determined estimates of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses.

Inherent in the estimate of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses are expected trends in claim severity and frequency and other factors that may vary significantly as claims are settled. Accordingly, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses may differ materially from the amounts recorded in the financial statements. These estimates are reviewed regularly and, as experience develops and new information becomes known, the reserves are adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments, if any, are recorded in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which they become known.

We perform an actuarial projection of our reserves quarterly and have a third-party actuarial review performed annually. All reserves are estimated on an individual contract basis; there is no aggregation of contracts for projection of ultimate loss or reserves.

We initially reserve every individual contract to the expected loss and loss expense ratio in the pricing analysis. As loss information is received from the cedents, we incorporate other actuarial methods in our projection of ultimate losses and, hence, reserves. In our pricing analysis, we typically utilize a significant amount of information unique to the individual client and, when necessary, supplement the analysis with industry data. Industry data primarily takes the form of paid and incurred development patterns from statutory financial statements and statistical agencies. For our actuarial reserve projections, the relevant information we receive from our reinsurance clients include premium estimates, paid loss and loss adjustment expenses and case reserves. We review the data for reasonableness and research any anomalies. On each contract, we compare the expected paid and incurred amounts at each quarter-end with actual amounts reported. We also compare premiums received with projected premium receipts at each quarter end.

There is a time lag between when a covered loss event occurs and when it is actually reported to our cedents. The actuarial methods that we use to estimate losses have been designed to address this lag in loss reporting. There is also a time lag between reinsurance clients paying claims, establishing case reserves and re-estimating their reserves, and notifying us of the payments and/or new or revised case reserves. This reporting lag is typically 60 to 90 days after the end of a reporting period, but can be longer in some cases. We use techniques that adjust for this type of lag. While it would be unusual to have lags that extend beyond 90 days, our actuarial techniques are designed to adjust for such a circumstance.

The principal actuarial methods (and associated key assumptions) we use to perform our quarterly loss reserve analysis may include one or more of the following methods: A Priori Loss Ratio Method. To estimate ultimate losses under the a priori loss ratio method, we multiply earned premiums by an expected loss ratio. The expected loss ratio is selected as part of the pricing and utilizes individual client data, supplemented by industry data where necessary. This method is often useful when there is limited historical data due to few losses being incurred.

Paid Loss Development Method. This method estimates ultimate losses by calculating past paid loss development factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected paid loss development. The paid loss development method assumes that losses are paid at a rate consistent with the historical rate of payment. It provides an objective test of reported loss projections because paid losses contain no reserve estimates. For some lines of business, claim payments are made slowly and it may take many years for claims to be fully reported and settled.

Incurred Loss Development Method. This method estimates ultimate losses by using past incurred loss development factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected incurred loss development. Since incurred losses include payments and case reserves, changes in both of these amounts are incorporated in this method. This approach provides a larger volume of data to estimate ultimate losses than paid loss methods. Thus, incurred loss patterns may be less varied than paid loss patterns, especially for coverages that have historically been paid out over a long period of time but for which claims are incurred relatively early and case loss reserve estimates established.

Bornhuetter-Ferguson Paid and Incurred Loss Methods. These methods are a weighted average of the a priori loss ratio and the relevant development factor method. The weighting between the two methods depends on the maturity 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- of the business. This means that for the more recent years a greater weight is placed on the a priori loss ratio, while for the more mature years a greater weight is placed on the development factor methods. These methods avoid some of the distortions that could result from a large development factor being applied to a small base of paid or incurred losses to calculate ultimate losses. This method will react slowly if actual paid or incurred loss experience develops differently than historical paid or incurred loss experience because of major changes in rate levels, retentions or deductibles, the forms and conditions of coverage, the types of risks covered or a variety of other factors.

IBNR to Outstanding Ratio Method. This method is used in selected cases typically for very mature years that still have open claims. This method assumes that the estimated future loss development is indicated by the current level of case reserves.

Key to the projection of ultimate loss is the amount of credibility or weight assigned to each actuarial method. Each method has advantages and disadvantages, and those can change depending on numerous factors including the reliability of the underlying data. For most actuaries, the selection and weighting of the projection methods is a highly subjective process. In order to achieve a desirable amount of consistency from study to study and between contracts, we have implemented a weighting scheme that incorporates numerous "rules" for the weighting of actuarial methods. These rules attempt to effectively codify the judgmental process used for selecting weights for the various methods. There can be extenuating circumstances where the rules would be modified for a specific reinsurance contract; examples would include a large market event or new information on historical years that may cause us to increase our a priori loss ratio.

As part of our quarterly reserving process, loss-sensitive contingent expenses (e.g., profit commissions, sliding-scale ceding commissions, etc.) are calculated on an individual contract basis. These expense calculations are based on the updated ultimate loss estimates derived from our quarterly reserving process.

Our reserving methodologies use a loss reserving model that calculates a point estimate for our ultimate losses. Although we believe that our assumptions and methodologies are reasonable, we cannot be certain that our ultimate payments will not vary, potentially materially, from the estimates that we have made.

We do not produce a range of IBNR reserves. However, a 10% increase in IBNR reserves would translate into a 0.7% decrease in total shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2013 and a 0.7% decrease in total shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2012.

Fair value measurements Our investments are managed by Third Point LLC and are carried at fair value.

Our investment manager, Third Point LLC, has a formal valuation policy that sets forth the pricing methodology for investments to be used in determining the fair value of each security in our portfolio. The valuation policy is updated and approved at least on an annual basis by Third Point LLC's valuation committee (the "Committee"), which is comprised of officers and employees who are senior business management personnel of Third Point LLC. The Committee meets on a monthly basis. The Committee's role is to review and verify the propriety and consistency of the valuation methodology to determine the fair value of investments. The Committee also reviews any due diligence performed and approves any changes to current or potential external pricing vendors.

Securities and commodities listed on a national securities or commodities exchange or quoted on NASDAQ are valued at their last sales price as of the last business day of the period. Listed securities with no reported sales on such date and over-the-counter ("OTC") securities are valued at their last closing bid price if held long by us, and last closing ask price if held short by us.

Private securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at an estimated fair value at the end of the period, as determined by Third Point LLC.

Valuation techniques, using information obtained from Third Point LLC, may include market approach, last transaction analysis, liquidation analysis and/or using discounted cash flow models where the significant inputs could include but are not limited to additional rounds of equity financing, financial metrics such as revenue multiples or price-earnings ratio, discount rates and other factors.

In addition, we or Third Point LLC may employ third party valuation firms to conduct separate valuations of such private securities. The third party valuation 77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- firms provide us or Third Point LLC with a written report documenting their recommended valuation as of the determination date for the specified investments.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation for private securities, the estimated fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for these investments. The actual value at which these securities could actually be sold or settled with a willing buyer or seller may differ from our estimated fair values depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, current and future economic conditions, the quantity sold or settled, the presence of an active market and the availability of a willing buyer or seller.

Our derivatives are recorded at fair value. Third Point LLC values exchange-traded derivative contracts at their last sales price on the exchange where it is primarily traded. OTC derivatives, which include swap, option, swaption, forward, future and contract for differences, are valued by third party sources when available; otherwise, fair values are obtained from counterparty quotes that are based on pricing models that consider the time value of money, volatility, and the current market and contractual prices of the underlying financial instruments.

As an extension of our underwriting activities, the Catastrophe Reinsurer has sold derivative instruments that provide reinsurance-like protection to third parties for specific loss events associated with certain lines of business.

These derivatives are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with the offset recorded in net investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss). These contracts are valued on the basis of models developed by us, which approximates fair value.

Our holdings in asset-backed securities ("ABS") are substantially invested in residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS"). The balance of the ABS positions were held in commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and student loan asset-backed securities. These investments are valued using dealer quotes or recognised third-party pricing vendors. All of these classes of ABS are sensitive to changes in interest rates and any resulting change in the rate at which borrowers sell their properties, refinance, or otherwise pre-pay their loans. Investors in these classes of ABS may be exposed to the credit risk of underlying borrowers not being able to make timely payments on loans or the likelihood of borrowers defaulting on their loans. In addition, investors may be exposed to significant market and liquidity risks.

We value our investments in affiliated investment funds at fair value, which is an amount equal to the sum of the capital account in the limited partnership generally determined from financial information provided by the investment manager of the investment funds. The resulting net gains or net losses are reflected in the consolidated statement of income.

The fair values of investments are estimated using prices obtained from third-party pricing services, when available. However, situations may arise where we believe that the fair value provided by the third-party pricing service does not represent current market conditions. In those situations, Third Point LLC may use dealer quotes to value the investments. For securities that we are unable to obtain fair values from a pricing service or broker, fair values are estimated using information obtained from Third Point LLC.

We perform several processes to ascertain the reasonableness of the valuation of all of our investments comprising our investment portfolio, including securities that are categorized as Level 2 and Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

These processes include (i) obtaining and reviewing weekly and monthly investment portfolio reports from Third Point LLC, (ii) obtaining and reviewing monthly NAV and investment return reports received directly from our third-party fund administrator which are compared to the reports noted in (i), and (iii) monthly update discussions with Third Point LLC regarding the investment portfolio, including, their process for reviewing and validating pricing obtained from outside service providers.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no changes in the valuation techniques as it relates to the above.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rates of exchange as of December 31, 2013. Transactions during the period are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of the transaction. We do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments, dividends and interest from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of securities and 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- derivatives held. Periodic payments received or paid on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Such fluctuations are included within net investment income in the consolidated statement of income.

U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, including a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below: • Level 1 - Quoted prices available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting date.

• • Level 2 - Observable inputs to the valuation methodology other than unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, prices quoted for similar assets or liabilities in active markets/exchanges, prices quoted for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and fair values determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

• Level 3 - Pricing inputs unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs applied in the determination of fair value require significant management judgment and estimation.

Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability including assumptions about risk; for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources other than those of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment.

The key inputs for corporate, government and sovereign bond valuation are coupon frequency, coupon rate and underlying bond spread. The key inputs for asset-backed securities are yield, probability of default, loss severity and prepayment.

Key inputs for OTC valuations vary based on the type of underlying security on which the contract was written: • The key inputs for most OTC option contracts include notional, strike price, maturity, payout structure, current foreign exchange forward and spot rates, current market price of underlying and volatility of underlying.

• The key inputs for most forward contracts include notional, maturity, forward rate, spot rate, various interest rate curves and discount factor.

• The key inputs for swap valuation will vary based on the type of underlying on which the contract was written. Generally, the key inputs for most swap contracts include notional, swap period, fixed rate, credit or interest rate curves, current market or spot price of the underlying and the volatility of the underlying.

79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Outlook The reinsurance markets in which we operate have historically been cyclical.

During periods of excess underwriting capacity, as defined by the availability of capital, competition can result in lower pricing and less favorable policy terms and conditions for insurers and reinsurers. During periods of reduced underwriting capacity, pricing and policy terms and conditions are generally more favorable for insurers and reinsurers. Historically, underwriting capacity has been impacted by several factors, including industry losses, the impact of catastrophes, changes in legal and regulatory guidelines, new entrants, investment results including interest rate levels and the credit ratings and financial strength of competitors.

While management believes pricing remains adequate for the types of business on which we focus, there is significant underwriting capacity currently available.

As a result, we believe market conditions will remain challenging in the near term. The segment with the greatest pricing pressure is property catastrophe reinsurance due to an influx of capacity from collateralized reinsurance and other ILS vehicles and the absence of significant catastrophe events during 2013. We and most other market participants believe that pricing for property catastrophe reinsurance treaties that renewed on January 1, 2014 dropped by more than 10% on average. Pricing for other types of traditional reinsurance, which are less attractive to collateralized reinsurance vehicles due to their longer loss development and claims payment periods, is also under pressure but not to the same degree as property catastrophe reinsurance.

Our direct exposure to falling property catastrophe prices is contained within the Catastrophe Fund and limited to our $54.8 million investment in the Catastrophe Fund and the contingent profit commission we receive from managing the Catastrophe Fund which had assets under management of $104.0 million as of December 31, 2013. The expected overall impact on our results, however, is tempered by the Catastrophe Fund's portfolio construction and focus on smaller, regional companies, which have experienced more modest price decreases. Given current market conditions, we expect to limit the size of the Catastrophe Fund to ensure we can continue to profitably deploy the funds under management until market conditions improve.

In non-catastrophe lines of business, we focus on segments and clients where there is relatively more attractive pricing opportunities due to the strength of our relationships, uniqueness of our reinsurance solutions or an acute need for reinsurance capital as result of a client's rapid growth or historical poor performance. Most of our senior management team have spent decades within the reinsurance market and as they cultivate their relationships with intermediaries and reinsurance buyers, we are seeing an increased flow of submissions in the lines and types of reinsurance that we target. Although we are typically presented by brokers with proposed structures on syndicated deals, we work to improve and enhance the proposed solution for the client while improving our economics and establishing our position as the lead reinsurer in the transaction. We also look for non-syndicated opportunities where a highly customized solution is needed. These often take the form of loss portfolio transfers or adverse development reserve covers where clients want capital relief and enhanced investment returns on the reserves. Many of our primary insurance company clients are growing gross premium primarily through realizing rate increases and, to a lesser extent, expansion of the number of policies they write. As a consequence, their need for quota share reinsurance has increased.

Finally, the number of distressed insurance company situations, for which our customized solutions may be helpful, appears to be increasing.

Despite the fact that market conditions have deteriorated over the past year, we believe that there are several market developments that indicate a potential for improving market conditions in the medium term. These include improving pricing in several primary insurance lines of business which historically have flowed through to the reinsurance market, decelerating reserve releases from prior underwriting years, and historically low yields from investment portfolios consisting mostly of long-only, investment grade, shorter-term, fixed income securities. Companies with historically low yields from their investment portfolios are now focused on the need for pricing increases to offset the continued drop in investment income or on increasing the risk profile of their investment portfolios, which consumes more of their risk capital.

80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Results of Operations-Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and Period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 For the year ended December 31, 2013, our net income increased by $127.9 million, or 128.7%, to $227.3 million, compared to net income of $99.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and a net loss of $1.1 million for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011.

The increase in net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 was primarily due to the following: • The net underwriting loss from our property and casualty reinsurance segment for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $15.8 million, compared to a net underwriting loss of $28.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The combined ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 107.5% compared to 129.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

• Our catastrophe risk management segment contributed net income of $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to a net loss of $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Catastrophe Reinsurer wrote no business before January 1, 2013. The year ended December 31, 2012 included certain start-up related expenses related to formation of this segment.

• For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded net investment income of $253.2 million, compared to $136.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The return on investments managed by Third Point LLC was 23.9% for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to 17.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

We were formed on October 6, 2011 and received proceeds from our initial capitalization in December 2011. For the period from October 6, 2011 to December 31, 2011, we incurred $1.1m of general and administrative expenses related to initial start-up costs.

Segment Results-Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 The determination of our business segments is based on the manner in which management monitors the performance of our operations. Our business currently comprises two operating segments-Property and Casualty Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Management. We have also identified a corporate function that includes our investment results and general and administrative expenses related to our corporate activities.

Property and Casualty Reinsurance Gross premiums written. Gross premiums written increased by $203.2 million, or 106.7%, to $393.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $190.4 million for year ended December 31, 2012.

We began underwriting on January 1, 2012 and continue to cultivate our underwriting relationships with intermediaries and reinsurance buyers and as a result submission flow continues to increase. We write a small number of large contracts so individual renewals or new business can have a significant impact on premiums recognised in a period. In addition, our quota share contracts are subject to significant judgment in the amount of premiums that we ultimately recognize. Changes in premium estimates are recorded in the period they are determined and can be significant. We also offer customized solutions to our clients, including adverse development covers, on which we will not have a regular renewal opportunity. Furthermore, we record gross premiums written and earned for adverse development covers, which are considered retroactive reinsurance contracts, at the inception of the contract. This premium recognition policy can further distort the comparability of premiums earned in a period and trends.

As a result of these factors, we may experience volatility in the amount of gross premiums written and earned and period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.

81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following table provides a breakdown of our property and casualty reinsurance segment's gross premiums written by line of business for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012: 2013 2012 ($ in thousands) Property $ 67,612 17.2 % $ 103,174 54.2 % Casualty 210,017 53.4 % 44,700 23.5 % Specialty 115,959 29.4 % 42,500 22.3 % $ 393,588 100.0 % $ 190,374 100.0 % The change in gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 was driven by: Factors resulting in increases: • We wrote $269.0 million of new business for the year ended December 31, 2013, consisting of $19.5 million of new property business, $143.4 million of new casualty business and $106.1 million of new specialty business.

• Changes in renewal premiums during the year ended December 31, 2013 resulted in increased premiums of $21.7 million. Premiums can change on renewals of contracts for a number of factors including: changes in our line size or participation, changes in the underlying premium volume of the client's program, pricing trends as well as other contractual terms and conditions. The increase was primarily due to one contract that was written for one year in 2012 and renewed as a two year contract in 2013 with other generally offsetting changes on other renewal business.

• We amended two existing contracts to increase coverageresulting in $21.0 million of premium.

Factors resulting in decreases: • Reductions in premium estimates relating to prior years' contracts were $35.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 primarily due to return premiums on contracts that expired during the period that included provisions within the contract to return the unearned premiums at expiration. For contracts that renewed or were written in 2013 with these provisions, we considered the expected return premium in determining our initial premium estimates.

• We did not renew four reinsurance contracts accounting for $72.8 million of premiums for the year ended December 31, 2012, with three of the contracts not renewing as a result of pricing and other changes in reinsurance contract structure, terms andconditions. In addition, our crop contract which accounted for $42.5 million of premium for the year ended December 31, 2012 was written in 2013 with a new counterparty and is included as $35.0 million of new business above.

Premiums ceded. The $10.0 million of premiums ceded for the year ended December 31, 2013 related to the purchase of retrocessional protection related to our one assumed crop contract. There was no premiums ceded for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net premiums earned. Net premiums earned for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased $116.1 million, or 120.3%, to $212.6 million. Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. ("Third Point Re") began underwriting on January 1, 2012. The year ended December 31, 2013 reflects net premiums earned on a larger in-force underwriting portfolio, including new business written and increased premiums from renewals, compared to the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, the year ended December 31, 2013, includes net premiums earned of $39.8 million related to retroactive reinsurance contracts where we recorded the gross premiums written and earned at the inception of the contract. We did not write any retroactive reinsurance contracts for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Net loss and loss adjustment expenses. Net loss and loss expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $139.6 million, or 65.7% of net premiums earned, compared to $80.3 million, or 83.2% of net premiums earned, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The reinsurance contracts that we write have a wide range of initial loss ratio estimates. As a result, our net loss and loss expense ratio can vary significantly from period to period depending on the mix of business. For example, property quota share contracts have a lower initial loss ratio compared to other casualty and specialty lines of business. In general, our contracts have similar expected composite ratios (combined ratio before general and administrative expenses) and; therefore, contracts with higher initial loss ratio estimates have lower acquisition cost ratios and contracts with lower initial loss ratios have higher acquisition cost ratios. Retroactive reinsurance contracts have a higher initial loss ratio since the premiums are generally based on the net loss and loss adjustment reserves and do not include acquisition related and other expenses. In addition, we record the gross premiums written and earned and the net losses as incurred for retroactive reinsurance contracts at the inception of the contract, which can also impact the mix of premiums earned in a particular period.

The decrease in the loss ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was primarily due to the crop losses that were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we increased our crop loss from our initial loss estimate by $13.4 million, or 21.3 percentage points. This crop reinsurance contract accounted for $10.0 million of net underwriting loss for the year ended December 31, 2012.

We recorded $1.3 million, or 0.6 percentage points, of net favorable prior years' reserve development for the year ended December 31, 2013. We commenced underwriting in 2012 and therefore did not have any prior years' reserve development for the 2012 year.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we also recorded a decrease of $3.4 million in loss and loss adjustment expense reserves due to a decrease in our premium estimate related to our crop contract. The reserve and premium adjustments generally offset resulting in no net underwriting income or net loss ratio impact for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Acquisition costs. Acquisition costs include commissions, brokerage and excise taxes. Acquisition costs are presented net of commissions ceded under reinsurance contracts. Acquisition costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $67.0 million, or 31.5% of net premiums earned, compared to $24.6 million, or 25.5% of net premiums earned, for the year ended December 31, 2012. The acquisition cost ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was higher due to a change in business mix. The acquisition cost ratio for the year ended December 31, 2012 included a higher proportion of net premiums earned related to one crop contract which had a lower acquisition cost ratio.

The reinsurance contracts that we write have a wide range of acquisition cost ratios. As a result, our acquisition cost ratio can vary significantly from period to period depending on the mix of business. For example, our property quota share contracts have a higher initial acquisition cost ratio compared to other casualty and specialty lines of business. Property quota share contracts have a higher expense component due to inuring catastrophe reinsurance which increases the acquisition cost ratio on those contracts. Our property quota share contracts are structured to limit the amount of property catastrophe exposure we assume. As a result, inuring catastrophe reinsurance for the property catastrophe exposure reduces the amount of premium we assume relative to the acquisition costs or is an additional component of the acquisition costs.

In general, our contracts have similar expected composite ratios (combined ratio before general and administrative expenses) and therefore, contracts with higher initial loss ratio estimates have lower acquisition cost ratios and contracts with lower initial loss ratios have higher acquisition cost ratios. Retroactive reinsurance contracts generally have a low initial acquisition cost ratio. In addition, we record the gross premiums written and earned for retroactive reinsurance contracts at the inception of the contract, which can also impact the mix of premiums earned in a particular period. Furthermore, a number of our contracts have a sliding scale or profit commission feature that will vary depending on the expected loss expense for the contract. As a result, changes in estimates of loss and loss adjustment expenses on a contract can result in changes in the sliding scale commissions and a contract's overall acquisition cost ratio.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $21.8 million, or 10.3% of net premiums earned, compared to $20.3 million, or 21.0% of net premiums earned, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the prior year period was primarily due to additional share compensation expense as a result of the performance condition having been met as a result of the IPO. In addition, we have increased headcount and related staff costs as we continued to 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- build out our management team and infrastructure throughout 2012 and 2013. These increases were partially offset by employee signing bonuses included in the year ended December 31, 2012. Although the general and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year period, the general and administrative expense ratio is lower due to proportionately higher net premiums earned compared to the prior year period.

Catastrophe Risk Management The Catastrophe Reinsurer wrote no business before January 1, 2013. From January 1, 2013, the underwriting results of the Catastrophe Reinsurer as well as results of the Catastrophe Fund, the entities for which the Catastrophe Fund Manager underwrites and manages catastrophe risk, are captured with the Catastrophe Fund Manager in this segment. We are currently required to consolidate the results of the Catastrophe Fund and the Catastrophe Reinsurer with our other operations because we control a majority of the outstanding interests in these entities. However, as an open-ended investment fund, the Catastrophe Fund is continuing to market its interests to third-party investors.

We expect that the Catastrophe Fund may achieve levels of third-party investment to potentially allow us to deconsolidate its results in the future.

Gross premiums written. Gross premiums written of $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 consisted of property catastrophe business written.

Net premiums earned. Net premiums earned was $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Net investment income. Net investment income of $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 consisting of $4.3 million related to net gain on derivative reinsurance contracts written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer.

Net loss and loss adjustment expenses. Net loss and loss adjustment expenses was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 relating to tornadoes, hail and severe thunderstorms that occurred in the United States of America in March 2013.

Acquisition costs. Acquisition costs include commissions, brokerage and excise taxes. Acquisition costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $1.0 million, or 11.9% of net premiums earned.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $3.9 million compared to $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Catastrophe Reinsurer and Catastrophe Fund were incorporated in June 2012 and the Catastrophe Reinsurer did not begin underwriting until January 1, 2013. The 2012 period reflects certain start-up related expenses compared to a full period of operations for 2013. General and administrative expenses consist of costs associated with the employee leasing agreement, cat modeling and legal and accounting expenses.

Corporate function Investment results For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded net investment income of $248.8 million, compared to $136.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The primary driver of our net investment income is the returns generated by our investment portfolio managed by our investment manager, Third Point LLC. The return on investments managed by Third Point LLC was 23.9% for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to 17.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following is a summary of the net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC by investment strategy: 2013 2012 Long/short equities 17.5 % 7.8 % Asset-backed securities 3.0 % 2.3 % Corporate credit 2.1 % 3.2 % Macro and other 1.3 % 4.4 % 23.9 % 17.7 % 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The returns for the year ended December 31, 2013 were driven primarily by equity positions and to a lesser extent by gains in structured credit, corporate credit and macro positions. Net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2013 also benefited from higher average investments managed by Third Point LLC compared to the prior year periods due to the net proceeds generated by our IPO and float contributed by our property and casualty reinsurance operations.

All of our assets managed by Third Point LLC are held in a separate account and managed under an investment management agreement whereby Third Point Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Third Point LLC, has a non-controlling interest in the assets held in the separate account. The value of the non-controlling interest is equal to the amounts invested by Third Point Advisors LLC, plus performance fees paid by us to Third Point Advisors LLC and investment gains and losses thereon.

Also impacting net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was the allocation of $4.9 million of net investment expense related to deposit and reinsurance contracts compared to $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Our investment manager, Third Point LLC, manages several funds and may manage other client accounts besides ours, some of which have, or may have, objectives and investment portfolio compositions similar to ours. Because of the similarity or potential similarity of our investment portfolio to these others, and because, as a matter of ordinary course, Third Point LLC provides its clients, including us, and investors in its main hedge funds with results of their respective investment portfolios following the last day of each month, those other clients or investors indirectly may have material nonpublic information regarding our investment portfolio. To address this issue, and to comply with Regulation FD, we will continue to post on our website under the heading Investment Portfolio Returns located in the Investors section of the website, following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of each month, our preliminary monthly investment results for that month, with additional information regarding our monthly investment results to be posted following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the first business day of the following month.

General and administrative expenses related to corporate activities General and administrative expenses allocated to our corporate function include allocations of payroll and related costs for certain executives and non-underwriting staff that spend a portion of their time on corporate activities. We also allocate a portion of overhead and other related costs based on a related headcount analysis. For the year ended December 31, 2013, general and administrative expenses allocated to the corporate function were $7.3 million compared to $5.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase compared to the prior year period was primarily due to additional share compensation expense as a result of a performance condition relating to vesting having been met as a result of the IPO. In addition, we have increased headcount and related staff costs as we continued to build out our management team and infrastructure throughout 2012 and 2013. These increases were partially offset by employee signing bonuses included in the year ended December 31, 2012. We also incurred increased legal and other professional advisor expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 as a result of now operating as a public company.

General and administrative expenses for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 included $1.1 million related to start-up expenses.

85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liquidity and Capital Resources Our investment portfolio is concentrated in tradeable securities and is valued to market each day. Pursuant to our investment guidelines as specified in our Investment Management Agreement with Third Point LLC, at least 60% of our portfolio must be invested in securities of publicly traded companies and governments of OECD high income countries, asset-backed securities, cash, cash equivalents and gold and other precious metals. We can liquidate all or a portion of our investment portfolio at any time with not less than three days' notice to pay claims on our reinsurance contracts, and with not less than five days' notice to pay for expenses or on not less than 30 days' notice in order to satisfy a requirement of A.M. Best. Since we do not write excess of loss property catastrophe contracts or other types of reinsurance contracts that are typically subject to sudden, acute, liquidity demands, we believe the liquidity provided by our investment portfolio will be sufficient to satisfy all liquidity requirements.

General The Company is a holding company and has no substantial operations of its own.

Its assets consist primarily of its investments in subsidiaries. The Company's ability to pay dividends or return capital to shareholders will depend upon the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible distributions from those subsidiaries.

We and our Bermuda subsidiaries are subject to Bermuda regulatory constraints that affect our ability to pay dividends. Under the Companies Act, as amended, a Bermuda company may declare or pay a dividend out of distributable reserves only if it has reasonable grounds for believing that it is, or would after the payment, be able to pay its liabilities as they become due and if the realizable value of its assets would thereby not be less than its liabilities. Under the Insurance Act, Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, is prohibited from declaring or paying a dividend if it is in breach of its minimum solvency margin ("MSM"), enhanced capital ratio ("ECR") or minimum liquidity ratio or if the declaration or payment of such dividend would cause such a breach. Where Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, fails to meet its MSM or minimum liquidity ratio on the last day of any financial year, it is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during the next financial year without the approval of the BMA.

In addition, Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, is prohibited from declaring or paying in any financial year dividends of more than 25% of its total statutory capital and surplus (as shown on its previous financial year's statutory balance sheet) unless it files (at least seven days before payment of such dividends) with the BMA an affidavit signed by at least 2 directors (one of whom must be a Bermuda resident director if any of the insurer's directors are resident in Bermuda) and the principal representative stating that it will continue to meet its solvency margin and minimum liquidity ratio.

As of December 31, 2013, Third Point Re could pay dividends in 2014 to the Company of approximately $325.9 million (2012 - $206.1 million) without providing an affidavit to the BMA.

Liquidity and Cash Flows Our cash flows from operations generally represent the difference between: (l) premiums collected and investment earnings realized and (2) losses and loss expenses paid reinsurance purchased an underwriting and other expenses paid.

Cash flows from operations may differ substantially from net income. The potential for a large claim under a reinsurance contract means that substantial and unpredictable payments may need to be made within relatively short periods of time.

Our sources of funds primarily consist of premiums written, reinsurance recoveries, investment income and proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments. Cash is used primarily to pay loss and loss adjustment expenses, reinsurance premiums, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses and to purchase investments.

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $9.2 million compared to cash flows used in operating activities of $32.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and cash flows used in operating activities of $1.6 million for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011. Cash flows from operating activities generally represent net premiums collected less loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses paid.

86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $397.6 million compared to cash flows used in investment activities of $766.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 reflects the investment of the net proceeds from our IPO and the investment of float generated by our reinsurance operations. The cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012, reflected the initial investment of our portfolio. There were no cash flows used for investing activities for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011.

Cash flows provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $386.0 million compared to $228.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $605.4 million for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011. The cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 relate primarily to the net proceeds generated by our IPO and new deposit liability contracts entered into in the year ended December 31, 2013. The cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 consisted of the receipt of subscriptions receivable, net of costs. The cash flows from financing activities for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 consisted of the net proceeds generated from the initial capitalization of the Company.

For the period from inception until December 31, 2013, we have had sufficient cash flow from proceeds of our initial capitalization and IPO and from operations to meet our liquidity requirements. We expect that projected operating and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months will be met by our balance of cash, cash flows generated from underwriting activities and investment income. We may incur indebtedness in the future if we determine that it would be an efficient part of our capital structure.

In addition, we expect that the net proceeds from our IPO and cash flow from operations will provide us with the financial flexibility to execute our strategic objectives. Our ability to generate cash, however, is subject to our performance, general economic conditions, industry trends and other factors. To the extent that the net proceeds from our IPO, combined with existing cash and cash equivalents, investment returns and operating cash flow are insufficient to fund our future activities and requirements, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. If we issue equity securities in order to raise additional funds, substantial dilution to existing shareholders may occur. If we raise cash through the issuance of additional indebtedness, we may be subject to additional contractual restrictions on our business. There is no assurance that we would be able to raise the additional funds on favorable terms or at all.

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our consolidated results of operations to date. The effects of inflation are considered implicitly in pricing our reinsurance contracts. Loss reserves are established to recognize likely loss settlements at the date payment is made. Those reserves inherently recognize the effects of inflation. However, the actual effects of inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until claims are ultimately resolved.

Cash and restricted cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of ninety days or less.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held with brokers securing letters of credit issued under letter of credit facilities.

Letter of Credit Facilities As of December 31, 2013, we had entered into the following letter of credit facilities, which automatically renew annually unless terminated by either party in accordance with the required notice period: 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice period (Unused Facility Renewal date Facility Portion) ($ in thousands) 60 days prior to BNP Paribas $ 100,000 February 15, 2015 termination date 90 days prior to Citibank (1) 150,000 January 23, 2015 termination date 60 days prior to J.P. Morgan 50,000 August 22, 2014 termination date $ 300,000 (1) Effective January 1, 2013, the Citibank facility was reduced from $250 million to $150 million.

As of December 31, 2013, $127.3 million (December 31, 2012 - $60.9 million) of letters of credit, representing 42.4% of the total available facilities, had been drawn upon (December 31, 2012 - 15.3% (based on total available facilities of $400 million)).

Under the facilities, we provide collateral that may consist of equity securities, repurchase agreements, restricted cash, and cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2013, total cash and cash equivalents with a fair value of $100.6 million (December 31, 2012 - $64.8 million) were pledged as security against the letters of credit issued. These amounts are included in restricted cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets. Each of the facilities contain customary events of default and restrictive covenants, including but not limited to, limitations on liens on collateral, transactions with affiliates, mergers and sales of assets, as well as solvency and maintenance of certain minimum pledged equity requirements, A.M. Best Company rating of "A-" or higher, and restricts issuance of any debt without the consent of the letter of credit provider. Additionally, if an event of default exists, as defined in the letter of credit facilities, we will be prohibited from paying dividends. We were in compliance with all of the covenants as of December 31, 2013.

Financial Condition Shareholders' equity As of December 31, 2013, total shareholders' equity was $1,510.4 million compared to $928.3 million as of December 31, 2012. This increase was primarily due to net proceeds of $286.0 million generated in our IPO, net income of $227.3 million and contributions from non-controlling interests of $88.3 million consisting of $25.3 million related to additional capital called by the Catastrophe Fund and $62.3 million related to the investment joint venture, primarily as a result of performance fees earned for 2013. These increases were partially offset by distributions of non-controlling interests of $35.1 million related to the investment joint venture.

Investments As of December 31, 2013, total cash and net investments managed by Third Point LLC at fair value was $1,581.0 million compared to $972.3 million as of December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to the net proceeds of $286.0 million generated in our IPO, float generated by our reinsurance operations and net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2013.

88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contractual Obligations As of December 31, 2013: Less than 1 More than 5 Total year 1-3 years 3-5 years years ($ in thousands) Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (1) $ 134,221 $ 68,922 $ 36,566 $ 12,936 $ 15,797 Other operating agreements (2) 1,653 547 1,106 - - Rental leases (3) 770 402 368 - - Deposit liabilities (4) 148,061 679 65,402 43,094 38,886 $ 284,705 $ 70,550 $ 103,442 $ 56,030 $ 54,683 (1) We have estimated the expected payout pattern of the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves by applying estimated payout patterns by contract. The amount and timing of actual loss payments could differ materially from the estimated payouts in the table above. Please refer to Critical Accounting Estimates-Reserve for losses and loss expenses for additional information.

(2) On December 20, 2011, Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. acquired from Netjets Sales Inc., two 12.5%, five year, undivided interests in two aircraft. The agreement with Netjets provides for monthly management fees, occupied hourly fees and other fees.

(3) We lease office space at Chesney House in Bermuda. This two year lease is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2015, with an option to renew for an additional three years.

(4) See Note 12 to consolidated financial statements for detailed information on deposit liability contracts. For purposes of this contractual obligations table, we have included estimates of future interest accruals and what we expect the deposit liability contracts would settle for at their probable commutation dates.

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, other than those derivatives in our investment portfolio and disclosed in our notes to consolidated financial statements, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk We believe we are principally exposed to the following types of market risk: • equity price risk; • foreign currency risk; • interest rate risk; • commodity price risk; • credit risk; and • political risk.

Equity Price Risk Our investment manager, Third Point LLC, continually tracks the performance and exposures of our entire investment portfolio, each strategy and sector, and selective individual securities. A particular focus is placed on "beta" exposure, which is the portion of the portfolio that is directly correlated to risks and movements of the equity market as a whole (usually represented by the S&P 500 index) as opposed to idiosyncratic risks and factors associated with a specific position. Further, the performance of our investment portfolio has historically been compared to several market indices, including the S&P 500, CS/Tremont Event Driven Index, HFRI Event Driven Index, and others.

As of December 31, 2013, our investment portfolio included long and short equity securities, along with certain equity-based derivative instruments, the carrying values of which are primarily based on quoted market prices.

89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generally, market prices of common equity securities are subject to fluctuation, which could cause the amount to be realized upon the closing of the position to differ significantly from their current reported value. This risk is partly mitigated by the presence of both long and short equity securities in our investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2013, a 10% decline in the value of all equity and equity-linked derivatives would result in a loss of $111.5 million, or 7.1% in the fair value of our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC.

Computations of the prospective effects of hypothetical equity price changes are based on numerous assumptions, including the maintenance of the existing level and composition of investment securities and should not be relied on as indicative of future results.

Foreign Currency Risk As of December 31, 2013, 100% of our reinsurance contracts were denominated in U.S. dollars, and any losses related to these contracts would be paid in U.S.

dollars. As such, were not exposed to foreign currency risk with regard to our underwriting operations as of December 31, 2013.

Third Point LLC continually measures foreign currency exposures in the investment portfolio and compares current exposures to historical movement within the relevant currencies. Within the typical course of business, Third Point LLC may decide to hedge foreign currency risk within our investment portfolio by using short-term forward contracts; however, from time to time Third Point LLC may determine not to hedge based on its views of the likely movements of the underlying currency.

We are exposed to foreign currency risk through cash, forwards, options and investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign currency exchange rate risk is the potential for adverse changes in the U.S. dollar value of investments (long and short) and foreign currency derivative instruments, which we employ from both a speculative and risk management perspective, due to a change in the exchange rate of the foreign currency in which cash and financial instruments are denominated. As of December 31, 2013, our total net (short) exposure to foreign denominated securities represented (6.2)% of our investment portfolio including cash and cash equivalents, was $(97.7) million.

The following table summarizes the net impact that 10% increase and decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar against select foreign currencies would have had on the value of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013: 10% increase in U.S. dollar 10% decrease in U.S. dollar Change in Change in fair value as fair value as % of % of Change in fair investment Change in fair investment Foreign Currency value portfolio value portfolio ($ in thousands) Euro $ 8,873 0.56 % $ (8,873 ) (0.56 )% Japanese Yen 341 0.02 % (341 ) (0.02 )% British Pound 783 0.05 % (783 ) (0.05 )% Other 631 0.04 % (631 ) (0.04 )% Total $ 10,628 0.67 % $ (10,628 ) (0.67 )% Interest Rate Risk Our investment portfolio includes interest rate sensitive securities, such as corporate and sovereign debt instruments, asset-backed securities ("ABS"), and interest rate options. One key market risk exposure for any debt instrument is interest rate risk. As interest rates rise, the market value of our long fixed-income portfolio falls, and the opposite is also true as interest rates fall. Additionally, some of our corporate and sovereign debt instruments, ABS and derivative investments may also be credit sensitive and their value may indirectly fluctuate with changes in interest rates.

90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The effects of interest rate movement have historically not had a material impact on the performance of our investment portfolio as managed by Third Point LLC. However, our investment manager monitors the potential effects of interest rate shifts by performing stress tests against the portfolio composition using a proprietary in-house risk system.

The following table summarizes the impact that a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would have on the value of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013: 100 basis point increase in interest 100 basis point decrease in rates interest rates Change in Change in fair fair value value as % of as % of Change in fair investment Change in fair investment value portfolio value portfolio ($ in thousands) Corporate and Sovereign Debt Instruments $ (1,434 ) (0.09 )% $ 2,364 0.15 % Asset Backed Securities(1) (9,240 ) (0.59 )% 9,471 0.60 % Net exposure to interest rate risk $ (10,674 ) (0.68 )% $ 11,835 0.75 % (1) Includes instruments for which durations are available on December 31, 2013. Includes a convexity adjustment if convexity is available. Not included are mortgage hedges which would reduce the impact of rate changes.

For the purposes of the above tables, the hypothetical impact of changes in interest rates on debt instruments, ABS, and interest rate options was determined based on the interest rates and credit spreads applicable to each instrument individually. We and our investment manager periodically monitor our net exposure to interest rate risk and generally do not expect changes in interest rates to have a materially adverse impact on our operations.

Commodity Price Risk In managing our investment portfolio, Third Point LLC periodically monitors and actively trades to take advantage of, and/or seeks to minimize any damage from, fluctuations in commodity prices. As our investment manager, Third Point LLC may choose to opportunistically make a long or short investment in a commodity or in a security directly impacted by the price of a commodity as a response to market developments.

As of December 31, 2013, our investment portfolio included exposure to changes in commodity prices, through ownership of physical commodities and commodity-linked securities. We purchase such investments from time to time from both a speculative and risk management perspective. Generally, market prices of commodities are subject to fluctuation. As of December 31, 2013, a 10% decline in the price of each of these commodities and commodity-linked securities would have resulted in a loss of $0.3 million in the fair value of our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC.

We and our investment manager periodically monitor our exposure to commodity price fluctuations and generally do not expect changes in commodity prices to have a materially adverse impact on our operations.

Credit Risk We are exposed to credit risk from our clients relating to balances receivable under our reinsurance contracts, including premiums receivable, and the possibility that counterparties may default on their obligations to us. The risk of counterparty default is partially mitigated by the fact that any amount owed to us from a reinsurance counterparty is netted against any claims related losses we would pay in the future. We monitor the collectability of these balances on a regular basis.

91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Point LLC typically performs intensive fundamental analysis on the broader markets, credit spreads, security-specific information, and the underlying issuers of debt securities that are contained in our investment portfolio.

In addition, the securities, commodities, and cash in our investment portfolio are held with several prime brokers, subjecting us to the related credit risk from the possibility that one or more of them may default on their obligations to us. Our investment manager closely and regularly monitors the concentration of credit risk with each broker and if necessary, transfers cash or securities among brokers to diversify and mitigate our credit risk.

Political Risk We are exposed to political risk to the extent that our investment manager trades securities that are listed on various U.S. and foreign exchanges and markets. The governments in any of these jurisdictions could impose restrictions, regulations or other measures, which may have a material impact on our investment strategy and underwriting operations. We currently do not write political risk coverage on our insurance contracts; however, changes in government laws and regulations may impact our underwriting operations.

In managing our investment portfolio, Third Point LLC routinely monitors and assesses relative levels of risks associated with local political and market conditions and focuses its investments primarily in countries in which it believes the rule of law is respected and followed, thereby affording more predictable outcomes of investments in that country.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Please refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details of recently issued accounting standards.

Under Section 102(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, an "emerging growth company" such as the Company can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies.

Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, we have irrevocably elected to "opt out" of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data See our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and required financial statement schedules commencing on page F-1.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Not applicable.

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