NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021.
The Allstate Corporation Consolidated Highlights | ||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
($ in millions, except per share data and ratios) | 2021 | 2020 | % / pts Change | |||||
Consolidated revenues | $ | 12,451 |
| $ | 9,866 |
| 26.2 |
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Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders | (1,408 | ) | 513 |
| NM | |||
per diluted common share | (4.60 | ) | 1.59 |
| NM | |||
Adjusted net income* | 1,871 |
| 1,202 |
| 55.7 |
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per diluted common share* | 6.11 |
| 3.73 |
| 63.8 |
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Return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity (trailing twelve months) |
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Net income applicable to common shareholders | 15.1 | % | 18.0 | % | (2.9 | ) | ||
Adjusted net income* | 23.2 | % | 17.5 | % | 5.7 |
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Book value per common share | 81.08 |
| 69.67 |
| 16.4 |
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Property-Liability combined ratio |
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Recorded | 83.3 |
| 84.8 |
| (1.5 | ) | ||
Underlying combined ratio* | 77.1 |
| 82.1 |
| (5.0 | ) | ||
Catastrophe losses | 590 |
| 211 |
| 179.6 |
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Total policies in force (in thousands) | 182,912 |
| 151,622 |
| 20.6 |
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* | Measures used in this release that are not based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“non-GAAP”) are denoted with an asterisk and defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in the “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” section of this document. | |
NM = not meaningful |
“Allstate increased our customer base and generated excellent returns this quarter, reflecting strong operating results, the acquisition of National General and divestitures of the life and annuity businesses,” said Tom Wilson, Chair, President and CEO of The Allstate Corporation. “Personal property-liability premiums earned and policies in force increased by 11.4% and 12.1% from the prior year, respectively. Revenues from the Protection Services segment increased by 21.6% from 2020, reflecting continued expansion of Allstate Protection Plans. The announced divestitures of the life and annuity businesses generated a $4.0 billion loss, which resulted in a net loss for the quarter of $1.4 billion. Adjusted net income*, however, was $1.9 billion, or $6.11 per common share, for the quarter, representing a 23.2% return on equity over the last twelve months.
“Our long-term approach to investing, reinsurance and building a digital insurer is creating shareholder value and positively impacted results this quarter,” continued Wilson. “Total investment income increased by 188% ($708 million) as performance-based income rebounded from last year’s first quarter loss. Gross catastrophe losses of $1.67 billion for the quarter were nearly eight times greater than 2020 but were offset by $1.08 billion of reinsurance and subrogation recoveries. The Transformative Growth plan to increase property-liability market share is also progressing, with higher new business sales in the Allstate brand, driven by the direct channel. Last year’s cost reductions also enabled us to improve customer value while achieving an 83.3 combined ratio for the quarter,” concluded Wilson.
First Quarter 2021 Results
Property-Liability Results | ||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
($ in millions, except ratios) | 2021 | 2020 | % / pts Change | |||||
Premiums written | $ | 9,768 |
| $ | 8,592 |
| 13.7 | % |
Allstate Brand | 8,421 |
| 8,370 |
| 0.6 |
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National General | 1,347 |
| 222 |
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Underwriting income | 1,657 |
| 1,348 |
| 22.9 |
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Allstate Brand | 1,515 |
| 1,336 |
| 13.4 |
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National General | 138 |
| 14 |
| NM | |||
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Recorded combined ratio | 83.3 |
| 84.8 |
| (1.5 | ) | ||
Allstate Protection auto | 80.5 |
| 89.3 |
| (8.8 | ) | ||
Allstate Protection homeowners | 88.8 |
| 71.5 |
| 17.3 |
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Underlying combined ratio* | 77.1 |
| 82.1 |
| (5.0 | ) | ||
Allstate Protection auto | 80.1 |
| 88.7 |
| (8.6 | ) | ||
Allstate Protection homeowners | 67.7 |
| 62.4 |
| 5.3 |
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Protection Services Results | |||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | % / $ Change | ||||||
Total revenues (1) | $ | 552 |
| $ | 454 |
| 21.6 | % | |
Allstate Protection Plans | 275 |
| 219 |
| 25.6 |
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Allstate Dealer Services | 123 |
| 117 |
| 5.1 |
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Allstate Roadside | 59 |
| 60 |
| (1.7 | ) | |||
Arity | 64 |
| 30 |
| 113.3 |
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Allstate Identity Protection | 31 |
| 28 |
| 10.7 |
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Adjusted net income (loss) | $ | 49 |
| $ | 37 |
| $ | 12 |
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Allstate Protection Plans | 45 |
| 34 |
| 11 |
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Allstate Dealer Services | 8 |
| 7 |
| 1 |
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Allstate Roadside | 4 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
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Arity | 2 |
| (3 | ) | 5 |
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Allstate Identity Protection | (10 | ) | (3 | ) | (7 | ) |
(1) | Excludes realized capital gains and losses |
Allstate Health and Benefits Results | ||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||
($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | % Change | |||
Premiums and contract charges | 455 |
| 282 |
| 61.3 |
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Employer voluntary benefits | 263 |
| 282 |
| (6.7 | ) |
Group health | 83 |
| — |
| NM | |
Individual accident and health | 109 |
| — |
| NM | |
Adjusted net income | 65 |
| 24 |
| 170.8 |
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Allstate Investment Results | ||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
($ in millions, except ratios) | 2021 | 2020 | $ / pts Change | |||||
Net investment income | $ | 708 |
| $ | 246 |
| 462 | |
Market-based investment income (1) | 354 |
| 360 |
| (6) | |||
Performance-based investment income (1) | 378 |
| (86) |
| 464 | |||
Realized capital gains (losses) | 426 |
| (162) |
| 588 | |||
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax | (1,374) |
| (1,125) |
| NM | |||
Total return on investment portfolio | (0.2) | % | (2.1) | % | 1.9 |
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Total return on investment portfolio (trailing twelve months) | 8.8 | % | 3.9 | % | 4.9 |
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(1) | Investment expenses are not allocated between market-based and performance-based portfolios with the exception of investee level expenses. |
Proactive Capital Management
“Allstate continues to generate strong returns on capital, invest in growth and return significant cash to shareholders,” said Mario Rizzo, Chief Financial Officer. “Adjusted net income return on equity* of 23.2% for the last 12 months improved 5.7 points compared to the prior year quarter due to excellent operating results and the divestitures of Allstate Life Insurance Company and Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York. In the first quarter, Allstate returned $765 million to shareholders through a combination of $601 million in share repurchases and $164 million in common share dividends. In February, we announced a quarterly dividend of $0.81, an increase of 50%, reflecting our growth strategy and sustainable earnings potential,” concluded Rizzo.
Visit www.allstateinvestors.com for additional information about Allstate’s results, including a webcast of its quarterly conference call and the call presentation. The conference call will be at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 6. Financial information, including material announcements about The Allstate Corporation, is routinely posted on www.allstateinvestors.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” that anticipate results based on our estimates, assumptions and plans that are subject to uncertainty. These statements are made subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may be identified by their use of words like “plans,” “seeks,” “expects,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “believes,” “likely,” “targets” and other words with similar meanings. We believe these statements are based on reasonable estimates, assumptions and plans. However, if the estimates, assumptions or plans underlying the forward-looking statements prove inaccurate or if other risks or uncertainties arise, actual results could differ materially from those communicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements may be found in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements are as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
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($ in millions, except par value data)
| March 31, 2021 |
| December 31, 2020 | |||||
Assets |
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Investments: |
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Fixed income securities, at fair value (amortized cost, net $39,437 and $40,034) | $ | 40,594 |
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| $ | 42,565 |
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Equity securities, at fair value (cost $2,655 and $2,740) | 3,154 |
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| 3,168 |
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Mortgage loans, net | 902 |
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| 746 |
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Limited partnership interests | 6,367 |
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| 4,563 |
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Short-term, at fair value (amortized cost $6,017 and $6,807) | 6,017 |
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| 6,807 |
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Other, net | 3,042 |
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| 1,691 |
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Total investments | 60,076 |
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| 59,540 |
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Cash | 709 |
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| 311 |
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Premium installment receivables, net | 7,921 |
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| 6,463 |
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Deferred policy acquisition costs | 4,129 |
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| 3,774 |
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Reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, net | 9,645 |
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| 7,215 |
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Accrued investment income | 347 |
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| 371 |
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Property and equipment, net | 1,002 |
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| 1,057 |
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Goodwill | 3,350 |
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| 2,369 |
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Other assets, net | 5,803 |
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| 2,756 |
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Assets held for sale | 36,829 |
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| 42,131 |
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Total assets | $ | 129,811 |
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| $ | 125,987 |
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Liabilities |
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Reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | $ | 31,414 |
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| $ | 27,610 |
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Reserve for future policy benefits | 1,219 |
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| 1,028 |
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Contractholder funds | 878 |
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| 857 |
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Unearned premiums | 18,177 |
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| 15,946 |
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Claim payments outstanding | 951 |
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| 957 |
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Deferred income taxes | 493 |
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| 382 |
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Other liabilities and accrued expenses | 8,508 |
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| 7,840 |
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Long-term debt | 7,996 |
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| 7,825 |
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Liabilities held for sale | 33,383 |
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| 33,325 |
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Total liabilities | 103,019 |
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| 95,770 |
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Equity |
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Preferred stock and additional capital paid-in, $1 par value, 25 million shares authorized, 81.0 thousand shares issued and outstanding, $2,025 aggregate liquidation preference; $.01 par value, 8.0 million shares authorized, 200.0 thousand shares issued and outstanding, $200 aggregate liquidation preference for $200 in 2021 | 2,170 |
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| 1,970 |
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Common stock, $.01 par value, 2.0 billion shares authorized and 900 million issued, 300 million and 304 million shares outstanding | 9 |
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| 9 |
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Additional capital paid-in | 3,596 |
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| 3,498 |
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Retained income | 51,107 |
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| 52,767 |
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Treasury stock, at cost (600 million and 596 million shares) | (31,886 | ) |
| (31,331 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income: |
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Other unrealized net capital gains and losses | 2,143 |
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| 3,860 |
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Unrealized adjustment to DAC, DSI and insurance reserves | (463 | ) |
| (680 | ) | |||
Total unrealized net capital gains and losses | 1,680 |
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| 3,180 |
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Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments | 27 |
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| (7 | ) | |||
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit | 116 |
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| 131 |
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Total accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,823 |
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| 3,304 |
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Total Allstate shareholders’ equity | 26,819 |
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| 30,217 |
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Noncontrolling interest | (27 | ) |
| — |
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Total equity | 26,792 |
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| 30,217 |
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Total liabilities and equity | $ | 129,811 |
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| $ | 125,987 |
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
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($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||||
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Revenues |
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Property and casualty insurance premiums | $ | 10,307 |
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| $ | 9,235 |
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Accident and health insurance premiums and contract charges | 455 |
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| 282 |
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Other revenue | 555 |
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| 265 |
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Net investment income | 708 |
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| 246 |
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Realized capital gains (losses) | 426 |
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| (162 | ) | |||
Total revenues | 12,451 |
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| 9,866 |
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Costs and expenses |
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Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense | 6,043 |
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| 5,341 |
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Shelter-in-Place Payback expense | — |
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| 210 |
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Accident and health insurance policy benefits | 233 |
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| 141 |
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Interest credited to contractholder funds | 9 |
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| 9 |
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Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 1,523 |
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| 1,365 |
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Operating costs and expenses | 1,731 |
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| 1,338 |
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Pension and other postretirement remeasurement (gains) losses | (310 | ) |
| 318 |
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Restructuring and related charges | 51 |
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| 4 |
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Amortization of purchased intangibles | 53 |
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| 28 |
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Interest expense | 86 |
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| 81 |
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Total costs and expenses | 9,419 |
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| 8,835 |
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Income from operations before income tax expense | 3,032 |
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| 1,031 |
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Income tax expense | 626 |
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| 194 |
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Net income from continuing operations | 2,406 |
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| 837 |
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (3,793 | ) |
| (288 | ) | |||
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Net (loss) income | (1,387 | ) |
| 549 |
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Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (6 | ) |
| — |
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Net (loss) income attributable to Allstate | (1,381 | ) |
| 549 |
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Less: Preferred stock dividends | 27 |
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| 36 |
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Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders | $ | (1,408 | ) |
| $ | 513 |
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Earnings per common share applicable to common shareholders |
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Basic |
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Continuing operations | 7.88 |
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| 2.52 |
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Discontinued operations | (12.53 | ) |
| (0.90 | ) | |||
Total | (4.65 | ) |
| 1.62 |
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Diluted |
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Continuing operations | 7.78 |
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| 2.48 |
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Discontinued operations | (12.38 | ) |
| (0.89 | ) | |||
Total | (4.60 | ) |
| 1.59 |
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Weighted average common shares – Basic | 302.5 |
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| 317.4 |
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Weighted average common shares – Diluted | 306.4 |
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| 322.4 |
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Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
We believe that investors’ understanding of Allstate’s performance is enhanced by our disclosure of the following non-GAAP measures. Our methods for calculating these measures may differ from those used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.
Adjusted net income is net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding:
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders is the GAAP measure that is most directly comparable to adjusted net income.
We use adjusted net income as an important measure to evaluate our results of operations. We believe that the measure provides investors with a valuable measure of the company’s ongoing performance because it reveals trends in our insurance and financial services business that may be obscured by the net effect of realized capital gains and losses, pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses, business combination expenses and the amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles, income or loss from discontinued operations and adjustments for other significant non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items and related tax expense or benefit of these items. Realized capital gains and losses, pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses may vary significantly between periods and are generally driven by business decisions and external economic developments such as capital market conditions, the timing of which is unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. Business combination expenses and income or loss from discontinued operations are excluded because they are non-recurring in nature and the amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles is excluded because it relates to the acquisition purchase price and is not indicative of our underlying business results or trends. Non-recurring items are excluded because, by their nature, they are not indicative of our business or economic trends. Accordingly, adjusted net income excludes the effect of items that tend to be highly variable from period to period and highlights the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our business. A byproduct of excluding these items to determine adjusted net income is the transparency and understanding of their significance to net income variability and profitability while recognizing these or similar items may recur in subsequent periods. Adjusted net income is used by management along with the other components of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders to assess our performance. We use adjusted measures of adjusted net income in incentive compensation. Therefore, we believe it is useful for investors to evaluate net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, adjusted net income and their components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing and evaluating our performance. We note that investors, financial analysts, financial and business media organizations and rating agencies utilize adjusted net income results in their evaluation of our and our industry’s financial performance and in their investment decisions, recommendations and communications as it represents a reliable, representative and consistent measurement of the industry and the company and management’s performance. We note that the price to earnings multiple commonly used by insurance investors as a forward-looking valuation technique uses adjusted net income as the denominator. Adjusted net income should not be considered a substitute for net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders and does not reflect the overall profitability of our business.
The following tables reconcile net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders and adjusted net income. Taxes on adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders and adjusted net income generally use a 21% effective tax rate.
($ in millions, except per share data) | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated |
| Per diluted common share | |||||||||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders | $ | (1,408 | ) |
| $ | 513 |
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| $ | (4.60 | ) |
| $ | 1.59 |
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Realized capital (gains) losses | (426 | ) |
| 162 |
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| (1.39 | ) |
| 0.50 |
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Pension and other postretirement remeasurement (gains) losses | (310 | ) |
| 318 |
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| (1.01 | ) |
| 0.99 |
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Reclassification of periodic settlements and accruals on non-hedge derivative instruments | 1 |
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Business combination expenses and the amortization of purchased intangibles | 75 |
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| 28 |
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| 0.25 |
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| 0.09 |
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(Income) loss from discontinued operations | 4,163 |
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| 370 |
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| 13.59 |
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| 1.15 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) | (224 | ) |
| (189 | ) |
| (0.73 | ) |
| (0.59 | ) | |||||
Adjusted net income * | $ | 1,871 |
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| $ | 1,202 |
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| $ | 6.11 |
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| $ | 3.73 |
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Adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity is a ratio that uses a non-GAAP measure. It is calculated by dividing the rolling 12-month adjusted net income by the average of Allstate common shareholders’ equity at the beginning and at the end of the 12-months, after excluding the effect of unrealized net capital gains and losses. Return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We use adjusted net income as the numerator for the same reasons we use adjusted net income, as discussed above. We use average Allstate common shareholders’ equity excluding the effect of unrealized net capital gains and losses for the denominator as a representation of common shareholders’ equity primarily applicable to the Allstate’s earned and realized business operations because it eliminates the effect of items that are unrealized and vary significantly between periods due to external economic developments such as capital market conditions like changes in equity prices and interest rates, the amount and timing of which are unrelated to the insurance underwriting process. We use it to supplement our evaluation of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders and return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity because it excludes the effect of items that tend to be highly variable from period to period. We believe that this measure is useful to investors and that it provides a valuable tool for investors when considered along with return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity because it eliminates the after-tax effects of realized and unrealized net capital gains and losses that can fluctuate significantly from period to period and that are driven by economic developments, the magnitude and timing of which are generally not influenced by management. In addition, it eliminates non-recurring items that are not indicative of our ongoing business or economic trends. A byproduct of excluding the items noted above to determine adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity from return on common shareholders’ equity is the transparency and understanding of their significance to return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity variability and profitability while recognizing these or similar items may recur in subsequent periods. We use adjusted measures of adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity in incentive compensation. Therefore, we believe it is useful for investors to have adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity and return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity when evaluating our performance. We note that investors, financial analysts, financial and business media organizations and rating agencies utilize adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity results in their evaluation of our and our industry’s financial performance and in their investment decisions, recommendations and communications as it represents a reliable, representative and consistent measurement of the industry and the company and management’s utilization of capital. We also provide it to facilitate a comparison to our long-term adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity goal. Adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity should not be considered a substitute for return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity and does not reflect the overall profitability of our business.
The following tables reconcile return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity and adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity.
($ in millions) | For the twelve months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||||
Return on Allstate commonshareholders’ equity |
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Numerator: |
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Net incomeapplicable to common shareholders | $ | 3,540 |
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| $ | 3,930 |
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Denominator: |
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Beginning Allstate commonshareholders’ equity (1) | $ | 22,203 |
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| $ | 21,488 |
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Ending Allstate commonshareholders’ equity (1) | 24,649 |
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| 22,203 |
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Average Allstate commonshareholders’ equity | $ | 23,426 |
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| $ | 21,846 |
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Return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity | 15.1 | % |
| 18.0 | % |
($ in millions) | For the twelve months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||||
Adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity |
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Numerator: |
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Adjusted net income * | $ | 5,179 |
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| $ | 3,687 |
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Denominator: |
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Beginning Allstate commonshareholders’ equity (1) | $ | 22,203 |
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| $ | 21,488 |
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Less: Unrealized net capital gains and losses | 530 |
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| 972 |
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Adjusted beginning Allstate commonshareholders’ equity | 21,673 |
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| 20,516 |
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Ending Allstate commonshareholders’ equity (1) | 24,649 |
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| 22,203 |
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Less: Unrealized net capital gains and losses | 1,680 |
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| 530 |
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Adjusted ending Allstate commonshareholders’ equity | 22,969 |
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| 21,673 |
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Average adjusted Allstate commonshareholders’ equity | $ | 22,321 |
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| $ | 21,095 |
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Adjusted net income return on Allstate common shareholders’ equity * | 23.2 | % |
| 17.5 | % |
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(1) | Excludes equity related to preferred stock of $2,170 million as of March 31, 2021, $1,970 million as of March 31, 2020 and $1,930 million as of March 31, 2019. |
Combined ratio excluding the effect of catastrophes, prior year reserve reestimates and amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles (“underlying combined ratio”) is a non-GAAP ratio, which is computed as the difference between four GAAP operating ratios: the combined ratio, the effect of catastrophes on the combined ratio, the effect of prior year non-catastrophe reserve reestimates on the combined ratio, and the effect of amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles on the combined ratio. We believe that this ratio is useful to investors and it is used by management to reveal the trends in our Property-Liability business that may be obscured by catastrophe losses, prior year reserve reestimates and amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles. Catastrophe losses cause our loss trends to vary significantly between periods as a result of their incidence of occurrence and magnitude, and can have a significant impact on the combined ratio. Prior year reserve reestimates are caused by unexpected loss development on historical reserves, which could increase or decrease current year net income. Amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles relates to the acquisition purchase price and is not indicative of our underlying insurance business results or trends. We believe it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing our underwriting performance. We also provide it to facilitate a comparison to our outlook on the underlying combined ratio. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio should not be considered a substitute for the combined ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of our business.
The following tables reconcile the respective combined ratio to the underlying combined ratio. Underwriting margin is calculated as 100% minus the combined ratio.
Property-Liability | Three months ended March 31, | |||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||
Combined ratio | 83.3 |
|
| 84.8 |
| |
Effect of catastrophe losses | (6.0) |
|
| (2.4) |
| |
Effect of prior year non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (0.1) |
|
| (0.3) |
| |
Effect of amortization of purchased intangibles | (0.1) |
|
| — |
| |
Underlying combined ratio* | 77.1 |
|
| 82.1 |
| |
|
|
|
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Effect of prior year catastrophe reserve reestimates | (2.5) |
|
| (0.2) |
|
Allstate Protection - Auto Insurance | Three months ended March 31, | |||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||
Combined ratio | 80.5 |
|
| 89.3 |
| |
Effect of catastrophe losses | (0.4) |
|
| (0.2) |
| |
Effect of prior year non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | 0.2 |
|
| (0.4) |
| |
Effect of amortization of purchased intangibles | (0.2) |
|
| — |
| |
Underlying combined ratio* | 80.1 |
|
| 88.7 |
| |
|
|
|
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Effect of prior year catastrophe reserve reestimates | (0.3) |
|
| (0.2) |
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Allstate Protection - Homeowners Insurance | Three months ended March 31, | |||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | |||
Combined ratio | 88.8 |
|
| 71.5 |
| |
Effect of catastrophe losses | (20.7) |
|
| (9.0) |
| |
Effect of prior year non-catastrophe reserve reestimates | (0.2) |
|
| (0.1) |
| |
Effect of amortization of purchased intangibles | (0.2) |
|
| — |
| |
Underlying combined ratio* | 67.7 |
|
| 62.4 |
| |
|
|
|
| |||
Effect of prior year catastrophe reserve reestimates | (8.7) |
|
| (0.4) |
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Mark Nogal Investor Relations (847) 402-2800
Source: The Allstate Corporation