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Liberty International Underwriters
Steven Weiss, CPCU, AMIM, NAMS-CMSLiberty International Underwriters
Liberty Mutual InsuranceCompany - An Overview
University Of Houston
January 24, 2008
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LMIC
• “Helping people live safer, more secure lives” since 1912
• Diversified global insurer – Mutual – owned by policy holders
• Sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2006 direct written premium.
• • 95th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the U.S.
based on 2006 revenue.
• Liberty Mutual Group offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal auto insurance, homeowners insurance, workers compensation, commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, assumed reinsurance, fire and surety.
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Highlights
• Number of EmployeesMore than 40,000
• Number of Offices WorldwideMore than 900
• Financials (12/31/2006)$85.5 Billion in consolidated assets$74.6 Billion in consolidated liabilities$23.5 Billion in consolidated revenue
• Financial Strength Ratings(May 7, 2007)A.M. Best A (Excellent)Moody's A2 (Good)Standard & Poor's A (Strong)
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Financials
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Strategic Business Units
• Liberty Mutual Group operates through four strategic business units
• Personal Markets– full lines of coverage for private passenger automobile, homeowners, valuable possessions and
personal liability through its own sales force in more than 400 offices throughout the U.S., two direct response centers, appointed Prudential agents and the internet.
– Personal Markets’ largest source of new business is its more than 9,800 affinity group relationships, including employers, credit unions, and professional and alumni associations. Liberty Mutual’s affinity program is the industry’s most-sponsored voluntary auto and home insurance benefit.
– www.libertymutualinsurance.com
• Commercial MarketsLiberty Mutual's Commercial Markets provides risk and disability management and risk transfer products and services to buyers and buyers' representatives through five market segments:
– National Market, which serves the complex needs of large companies; – Business Market, which serves mid-sized businesses that prefer a direct relationship; – Liberty Mutual Property, which provides property insurance programs, loss control and claims
services for both large and mid-sized companies; – Group Market, which provides short- and long-term disability products and services, integrated
disability management, group life insurance, AD&D, and FMLA administration for large and mid-sized businesses; and,
– Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, which provides property and casualty reinsurance to insurance carriers worldwide.
– www.libertymutual.com/business
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Strategic Business Units
• Agency Markets Liberty Mutual Agency Markets consists of property and casualty, and specialty insurance carriers that distribute their products and services primarily through independent agents and brokers. Core property and casualty products, including a comprehensive set of personal and commercial coverages, are available in most states by the following brands:
– America First Insurance (Gulf Region); Colorado Casualty (Mountain Region); Golden Eagle Insurance (Pacific Region); Indiana Insurance (Midwest Region); Liberty Northwest (Pacific Northwest Region); Montgomery Insurance (Southeast Region); Ohio Casualty (Mid-Atlantic Region) Peerless Insurance (Northeast Region) Wausau Insurance Companies (National)
– Specialty operations include:• Liberty Mutual Surety (contract and commercial surety)• Summit Holding Southeast, Inc. (mono-line workers compensation)
• International Operations Liberty International provides personal and commercial lines insurance through operations in 13 markets:
– Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam
– Additionally, Liberty International Underwriters, a global specialty lines insurance and reinsurance business, writes casualty, specialty casualty, marine, energy, engineering and aviation through 31 offices in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Liberty Syndicate 4472 at Lloyd’s of London writes on a worldwide basis.
– ww.libertyinternational.com
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Breakdown by SBU
• Personal Markets – 29%
• Commercial Markets – 20%
• Agency Markets – 28%
• International Markets – 23%
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Liberty International Underwriters
• Where I work• Global specialty insurer with over 20
offices worldwide• Coverage's offered
– Ocean Marine– Exploration and Production– Oil and Gas– Construction– Casualty– Specialty Casualty
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What we do
• Recipient of risk transfer
• Risk Evaluation
• Risk Improvement
• Attendance
• Control and approval
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Types of Projects
There are a wide variety of construction projects, however given the recent rise in commodity prices, some of the largest projects are in the Mining and Energy sectors:• Mining
– Nickel, Copper, Gold etc• Energy
– Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Oil/Oil Sands, Offshore Platforms, LNG Terminals, Simple/Combined Cycle power plants
• Civil / Infrastructure
– Pipelines, Bridges, Ports, Roads, Telecommunications Networks, Housing, Commercial facilities, Fertilizer
Plants…
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What I Do
• Project Cargo Transportation• Physical Damage Cover• Financial - Advanced Loss of Profits
(ALOP) / Delay in Start-up Cover• Engineered risks• High Value• Long Lead• Risk Management• Underwriting
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Insurance Company Agenda
Introduction
Step 1: The Risk Transfer… Placing the Coverage
Step 2: Project Cargo Phase…How do we get it there…
Step 3 The Construction Phase… Can anyone say Legos..
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IntroductionProject Terminology
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Project FinancingWho funds the project
Who Funds Projects and what interest do they have?• Banks – Corporate and Investment Bankers
– Protection of principle and interest– Contractually protected through a lenders agreement
• Shareholders– Protection of share value and ROI– Will pull support for company / diminish share value– Less impact on insurance requirements
• Internal– Divisional expectations/ Management bonuses
• Government– Adherence to process and budget – but can be a significant
source of funding
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Feasibility Study
The type funding is one of the major drivers as to the depth and extent of the feasibility study performed before moving forward with a project and the time required to go from an idea to an approved plan:• Who’s Involved
– Internal: management, logistics, legal, accounting– External: finance, legal, contractors, joint venture partners,
broker
• Insurance Involvement – cost estimates and risk analysis
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Feasibility Study
Final decisions – board approval
- Weeks, Months or even Years
• What may have already been done– Basic site preparation– Test Plants– Financing– Early Procurement / Bids
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What’s Involved in the Project
Project Management:– EPCM (Engineering, Procurement,
Construction, Management)
Project Locations:– Brown vs Green
• implications
Type of Build:– Module vs Stick Build
• Implications– Order times and Delivery Dates– Conveyances required– Values Exposed– Approach to Replacement
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What is Involved? (cont)
Modular Stick built
Greenfield Brownfield
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Establishing the Project Timeframe
and Logistics Risks
Logistics and Delivery:
• Gantt Chart
• Critical Equipment Replacement Times
• The DSU Worksheet
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Gantt Chart
2009 20102007 20082006
Hydrogen Mfg.
Atmos. & Vacuum
Resid. HydroConversion
Commissioning
FID
Construction:
Engineering90%
Sulphur Complex
Utilities & Offsites
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Critical Equipment Replacement
There are thousands of parts of a project, any one of which could be critical to the on-time start up of a project. It is important to cover all of the equipment going into a project, however some of the key items to look for include:
– Long lead times– Heavy lift or unique handling requirements– High value– Last minute arrivals
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Critical Equipment Replacement
Longer lead time or Critical equipment seen in major projects can include:
– Power Plants – Transformers and Turbines– Petrochemical - Reactors and Pressure Vessels– Mining/Heavy industry - Mills and other heavy equipment– Proprietary or new technology– Pipe and Steel
•It is also important to remember critical contractor’s equipment– Cranes– Heavy lift vessels– Specialized tools
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Critical Equipment Replacement
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Critical Equipment Replacement
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Critical Equipment Replacement
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Critical Contractors Equipment Replacement
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Critical Contractors Equipment Replacement
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Critical Contractors Equipment Replacement
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The DSU WorksheetSample Project
Marine Cargo/DSU Critical Item Analysis
Equipment
Value Origin Delivery
Time
Exp. Deliv
Original ETA
Worst ETA Install Start Critical
Reactors
$50M Italy 75 70 01/01/08 05/05/09 05/26/09 2/1/09 -16
Turbines
$10M Germany 52 40 10/06/08 05/04/09 05/25/09 2/1/09 -16
CNVS Vent Fan
$1M Canada 46 46 02/21/08 11/27/08 12/18/08 2/1/09 6
SAG Mill
$20M Europe 90 85 11/15/08 07/03/10 07/24/10 2/1/09 -77
Main Shaft
$10M Africa 60 50 02/03/09 01/19/10 02/09/10 2/1/09 -53
* Comments…
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Calculating the Cost of a Delay in Startup
What’s on the line?
• Fixed Costs
• Variable Costs that cannot be easily put on hold
• Profits– Revenue projections– Ramp Up Period– Testing and Commissioning
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Summarizing in a Market Submission
What should the Submission Include:
• Project Description
• Outline of Costs
• Logistics Details
• DSU worksheet
• Outline of expectations for insurance
• Lots of Pictures…
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Step 1
The Transfer of RiskPlacing Insurance
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What is Covered / The Wording
What will the Program Cover?• Transit• Storage• Installation/Construction• DSU per Agreed Form with recovery
after– Physical loss– Loss of Vessel (Hull Extensions)
• Extra Expense
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What is Excluded
What the Program will Not Cover?
• Schedule issues
• Liquidated Damages
• Guarantees
Deductibles
• Physical Damage– $10 to $25,000 is common
• Waiting Periods– 30 days common, or equivalent $$$ value
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Market Selection
What Markets Can Write Cargo and Construction with DSU?
• Leading Underwriters– Must have related underwriting experience– Must have structured solution to risk
management issues, and team of vetted surveyors worldwide
– Must have structured solution to handling claims, quick to respond and empowered
• Market Capacity / Shared Participation• North America vs. London vs. Europe• Presenting to Markets – interactive presentations
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Underwriting
How do Markets underwrite project risk?• Rating
– Physical Damage rate is generally as per market, or slightly higher
– DSU premium based on “Rate on Line” methodology• Cross Fingers and hope for the best
– No statistics or actuarial analysis available– Potential downside is HUGE– Must count on loss prevention, and claims handling
Risk / Results• Comment on project losses and profitability vs. exposure
– Physical damage common, as expected – DSU mitigation good
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Step 2
The Project Cargo PhaseHow do we get it there:
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Managing the exposure
Marine Surveyors are key to the success of a project, acting as Underwriters’ eyes and ears from the planning stage through execution:
• When should the Surveyor be involved?• What is the role of the Surveyor?• Factors in Company/Surveyor selection
– In-house– External
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When should the Surveyor be involved?
• Pre-Bind – To assist the Underwriter in the analysis of the risk from a Logistics and complexity standpoint– Agree Critical Items– Agree estimated costs for surveys– Review logistics package
• Post Bind– Kickoff meeting– Set up survey parameters– Assign Surveyors– Accomplish the actual surveys
• Claim– What are the on site Surveyors responsibilities
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What is the role of the Surveyor?
• Review of Engineering and Design– Critical items– Discuss bottlenecks– Structural/packing for voyage
• Vessel and Route Selection– Break bulk vs. Containerized– Heavy Lifts – Self loading or not– Weather – WNA, Hurricanes, winter access– Inland – Rail, Truck, unusual circumstances– Barge
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What is the role of the Surveyor? (cont)
• Load/Stow and Discharge– Attendance for load out– What and when to report
• Guidelines• Critical Items• Deck Cargo if not previously identified• Report
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Load and Stow
Crewmember
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Roll on/roll off
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Typical Cargo
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What is the role of the Surveyor? (cont)
• In the event of a Claim– Be sure they have contact details– Complete log of events– Photos– Statements of participants– Preservation of evidence– Compilation of reports
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Claims
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Factors in Company/Surveyor
selection• Technical Knowledge
– Is the Surveyor competent?
• Area of expertise– Is the surveyor competent for the project?
• Local Knowledge– Where is the Surveyor?
• Recommendation– Who do we know (and trust) that has
used him/her before?
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Step 3
The Construction PhaseCan anyone say Legos
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Builders Risk
• Cargo safely delivered to lay down yard
• Turn over to Builder’s Risk
• This will have to be the subject of another presentation
• Project Completion then operational