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May 5, 2009 John Wortman, CEO Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
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Background on Louisiana Citizens Current Status Assessment Process Depopulation Future Challenges 2
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Property Residual Market Started in Louisiana in 1970 FAIR Plan Coastal Plan Audubon Insurance Managed the Pools’ Operations Policy Issuance and Maintenance All Claim Handling Systems Financial Reporting 3
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In Early 2000’s Audubon Shut Down Risk Bearing Operations (Kept Servicing Carrier Operations) In 2002 FAIR and Coastal Plans Boards Became Concerned That All Audubon Operations Might be Shut Down Made a Decision to Hire PIAL to Oversee the Development of an In House System that would be used by Multiple Service Providers 4
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At the Time, PIAL was Very Small with Little Insurance Experience (Fewer than 20 People) Protection Class Determination for Cities and Towns Individual Commercial Property Building Rating In 2002 PIAL Hired SBS (No RFP) to Build a Policy Management System SBS had Little Insurance Experience PIAL had Little Insurance Operational Experience 5
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Began to Move Forward with the New Strategy in 2003 In 2003 the Legislature Formed Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation as the Successor to the FAIR and Coastal Plans Citizens Board was Formed in the Fall of 2003 (Much Overlap with PIAL Board) Decision from Citizens Board to Continue the Strategy (New System and Multiple Service Providers) 6
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Citizens Entered a Contract with PIAL to Manage Operations In Late 2004 an RFP for Service Providers was Released Awards were Made to Three Vendors to Become Service Providers April 1, 2005 Unsuccessful Bidders Brought Legal Action Against the Process Implementation was Moved Back Six Months (Until October 1, 2005) 7
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Courts Held the Process was Fair and Let Awards Stand (July 2005) SBS Continued to Build the System Service Providers Began to Gear up to Take Over Most Audubon Functions on October 1, 2005 PIAL Began to Hire Personnel to Build a Website and to Begin to Perform Insurance Functions 8
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August 2005 – Hurricane Katrina Struck Louisiana September 2005 – Hurricane Rita Struck Louisiana Decision Made in September to Proceed to Implement New Operations October 1, 2005 Little Insurance Company Experience at PIAL Storms Disrupted Physical Workspace Storms Disrupted Employee Lives 9
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Service Providers were New System Did Not Work Properly Company Had to Raise $1 Billion in Debt Storms Generated 80,000 New Claims As a Result of the Above, Operations were Inefficient In Early 2007 Insurance Commissioner Hired a Consulting Firm to Examine Citizens 10
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Their Report to the Board in March did not Paint a Pretty Picture Board Decided to Employ a CEO and Begin to Separate from PIAL CEO Hired April 23, 2007 Assessment of Conditions Plan to Separate and Build a Citizens Organization 11
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Hired Experienced Insurance Personnel Completed 2005, 2006 and 2007 Financials Outside Auditors were Hired Outside Audits Completed Completed PIAL/Citizens Separation Plan (Work Space and Work Tools) 12
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Extended Service Provider Contracts to 4/1/09 (Out of Storm Season) RFP for New Service Contractor Bids has been Released – Awards Made Effective May 1 Assessed Viability of the Policy Management System Determined not Salvageable – RFP for New System has been Released – Contract Awarded 13
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Developed Comprehensive Catastrophe and Disaster Recovery Plans Moved Server Rooms out of Harms Way Assessment Process Ahead of Schedule to Pay Off Debt Current Exposures (Before Depopulation) 170,000 Policies in Force $260,000,000 in Annualized Premiums $35 Billion of Total Insured Values Third Largest Property Insurer in Louisiana 14
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Established RFP for Reinsurance Broker Benfield Selected Reinsurance Program Effective June 1, 2008 Purchased 90% of $500 Million Excess of a $200 Million Retention After Depopulation - One in One Hundred Year Event $850 Million 15
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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 80,000 Total Claims 78,500 Closed 1,500 Open Law Suits 5 Certified Open Class Action Law Suits Timely Investigation and Payments Policy Fee Overhead and Profit $1.3 Billion Paid $1.5 Billion Final Estimate 16
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Hurricane Gustav (September 1, 2008) Generated 51,000 Claims 50,300 Closed Incurred $230 Million Hurricane Ike (September 13, 2008) Generated 3,600 Claims 3,400 Closed Incurred $12 Million 17
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Regular Assessment Assess Insurance Industry No More than One Assessment per Year Up to 10% per Assessment Property Lines of Insurance Due within 30 Days of Assessment May Recoup from Policyholder 18
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Emergency Assessment Assess Policyholder Up to 10% per Year Property Lines of Insurance Industry Collects from Policyholder Policyholder Receives a Tax Credit for Assessment Current Assessment 5% Emergency Assessment Timelines April 1 – Insurance Companies Report Prior Year DWP to Louisiana Insurance Department 19
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July 1 - Department of Insurance Certifies the Total Direct Written Premium to La Citizens July 1 - Trustee Notifies La Citizens of the Debt Service Requirements for the Next Bond Year Aug 1 - La Citizens Determines the Minimum Levy Requirements (in dollars) and the Uniform Assessment Percentage Applicable to Affected Policyholders for the Next Bond Year Aug 1 – La Citizens Confirms or Revises its Determination of the Plan Year Deficit (2005 Katrina/Rita) Sept 1 - Department of Insurance Verifies the Determination of the Uniform Assessment Percentage 20
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Sep 15 - The Corporation Notifies Affected Insurance Companies of the Assessment Percentage Jan 1 - Effective Date for (2005) Deficit Emergency Assessment at the Assessment Percentage Mar 31 - End of First quarter of Collections Apr 30 - Deadline for Remittance of First Quarter Collections of 2005 Deficit Emergency Assessment by Affected Insurance companies 21
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Depopulation Process Takeout Company Signs Confidentiality Agreement LCPIC Provides Database of Available Policies to Company Takeout Company Selects Policies Agents Authorize Policies to Company of Their Choice Take out Company Assumes Authorized Policies on Assumption Date Takeout Company Contracts with Agent 22
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LCPIC Maintains Policies Until Expiration Takeout Company Issues Replacement Policy at Renewal Takeout Company is Responsible for Losses from Assumption Date Round I (March 1, 2008) 7 Companies Participated 26,000 Policies Removed $6 Billion in TIV $40 Million in Premium 23
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Round II (December 1, 2008) 8 Companies Participated 15,000 Policies Removed $3 Billion in TIV $24 Million in Premium Key Issues (Round I) New to Everyone Rates and Forms Multiple Companies Authorized to Remove Same Policy Effective Communication 24
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Manual Process Key Issues (Round II) Automated Authorization - More Effective Use of Web Site On-line Agent Registration Secure Web Portal for Company Selection Process Secure Web Portal for Agent Authorization (Eliminated Duplicates) Simplified Opt Out Procedure La Citizens Confirmed Assumptions to Agents and Insureds 25
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Round III Taking Place at this Time (will Conclude June 1) Benefits Policyholders have Wider Choice of Insurers Lower Prices Agents have New Markets Increased Economic Activity in Louisiana LCPIC Reduces PIF Count Less Chance of Industry Assessment 26
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Implement the New System Complete Monthly Financial Reporting Continue to Evaluate and Test the Catastrophe Plan Refine the Website Continue to Work on Depopulation Implement New Service Provider Contracts 27
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Establish Detailed Financial Plans Establish Detailed and Measurable Operating Objectives and Plans Develop Agency Council and Agency Training Programs Continue to Develop Workflow Improvements 28
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