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GEM A Progress Report
June 29, 2012
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A Brief History
Governmental Entities Mutual, Inc. (GEM) is a captive domiciled in Washington, DC
Incorporated 12/24/2002 and licensed to write liability, workers compensation and property insurance and reinsurance
GEM launched its liability reinsurance program on 1/1/2003, property and workers’ compensation programs followed in 2005
Converted to a Protected Cell Corporation as of 1/1/2010
GEM completed its ninth year of operations on 12/31/2011
10 Member Board comprised of Designated Member Representatives from our member pools.
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Alaska Municipal League JIA
California Insurance Transit Pool
Delaware Valley Insurance Trust
Enduris
Miami Valley Risk Management Association
Michigan Risk Management Agency
MPR
Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority
Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool
NH Public Risk Management Exchange
Park District Risk Management Agency
Texas Council Risk Management Fund
Texas School Boards Risk Management Fund
Texas Water Conservation Association Risk Management Fund
Virginia Liability Transit Pool
Washington Cities Insurance Authority
Washington State Transit Insurance Pool
Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Co.
Membership
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GEM Board Members
Al Hatten, Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP)
Michael Hammond, Miami Valley Risk Management Association (MVMRA)
Parker Chambers, Texas Water Conservation Assoc. Risk Mgmt Fund (TWCARMF)
Richard Lee, Delaware Valley Insurance Trust (DVIT)
Micheon Balmer, California Insurance Transit Pool (CalTIP)
Greg Womack – Chair, Texas Council Risk Management Fund (TCRMF)
Brett Davis – Vice Chair, Park District Risk Management Agency (PDRMA)
Dean Boes – Secretary, Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company (WMMIC)
Mike Rhyner, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA)
Alan Hulse, Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority (MMIA)
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Financial StabilityGEM is a regulated captive insurance company
GEM is required to maintain adequate Risk-Based Capital (RBC) ratios
GEM is member-owned and governedMembers have access to GEM’s financial information on a monthly basisAnnually GEM has an independent audit and actuarial loss reserve opinion
Members make a long-term capital commitment to GEM
Management provides an annual risk profile report to the Board of Directors
All profits inure to the benefit of the Members
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GEM Risk Model
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GEM Financial PerformanceGAAP Basis(000 omitted)
5/31/2012 12/31/2011 Difference(unaudited)
Total Assets $83,679 $87,484 -$3,805
Members' Equity $26,800 $25,331 $1,469
Investable Assets $59,366 $60,347 -$981
Loss & LAE Reserves $52,215 $54,295 -$2,080
Net Earned Premium $3,618 $8,408 N/A
Net Income $1,091 $1,810 N/A
Loss Ratio 87.0% 87.3% -0.3%
Expense Ratio 20.1% 20.3% -0.2%
Combined Ratio 107.1% 107.6% -0.5%
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Members’ Equity
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Return on Members’ Equity
A comparison of investing in GEM versus investing in 5-year Treasuries
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The GEM/WSTIP Relationship
All Founding and Premier members are required to contribute a minimum of $500,000 or 70% of gross written premium as surplus to GEM. WSTIP has contributed capital of $750,000.
2012 Liability Reinsurance– WSTIP Retention: $ 1,000,000 per occurrence – Limit Retained by GEM: $ 2,000,000– GEM Net Written Premium: $ 796,000
2011 Member Accounting– Member Surplus Accounts $ 1,091,800– Member Policy Accounts $ 171,475
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Expected Outcomes ofWSTIP’s Investment
Maintenance of an economically sound company while providing long term cost-effective reinsurance and service
Member control of the Company through member elected Board
Follow form coverage eliminating differences in conditions, retention of claims handing authority at the pool level
High quality claims, underwriting and pool support services provided by staff and service providers with extensive pool & public entity experience
Stabilization or reduction of the overall cost of reinsurance in GEM’s retained layer through the law of large numbers and risk distribution
Building mutual strength of pools to retain higher limits before accessing the commercial reinsurance market
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GEM Value Added ServicesClaims Audits
Underwriting Reviews
HR Sentry & John Salisbury Grants through NAGEP
Building Mutual Strength Among PoolsGovernance – Summer 2007Finance – Fall 2007Member Services – Summer 2008Coverage Documents – Summer 2009Economic Outlook and Fixed Income Markets – Winter 2010 & 2011Risk Management – Summer 2011
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Future Directions for GEM
Selectively launch new cells under the Protected Cell Company potentially beginning with Transit Re in 2012
Increase capacity to assume risk - $25 million member equity goal by 2013, net of unrealized capital gains.
Actively market GEM to attract new members
Continue development of the GEM risk profile model
Actively seek ability to collaborate with NCL Mutual and CRL
Integrate technology into how GEM delivers services to the membership
Remember our roots
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In Conclusion
GEM – A Member Driven Reinsurer
Building Mutual Strength