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Helios Underwriting - Capacity Value Update
15th November 2024, 07:00
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Helios Underwriting Plc
15 November 2024
 

 

 

15 November 2024

 

Helios Underwriting plc

 ("Helios" or the "Company")

Capacity Value Update

 

Helios Underwriting ('Helios' or the 'Company'), the only publicly traded company offering access to a diverse portfolio of syndicates at Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, today announces an update on the value of Company's capacity portfolio following the Capacity Auctions at Lloyd's.

 

Michael Wade, Chairman of Helios, commented:

 

"The Freehold Capacity Portfolio has continued to deliver value to shareholders and we have  realised £14m of capacity value to increase the tangible assets of the Company. An increase in the Net Asset Value per share of 15p (2023 - 18p) to 206p is expected , representing an increase of 8% over the reported NAV as at 30th June 2024, and this demonstrates the strength of our portfolio."

 

Capacity Value

The value of the capacity fund expected as at 31st December 2024 using the weighted average prices of capacity from the 2024 Lloyd's capacity auctions is expected to decrease to £75m (31 December 2023: £82.4m) having realised   £14m of cash from some of syndicates within the portfolio.

 

The analysis of the changes to the Freehold Capacity in the portfolio is as follows:

 

Freehold Capacity

Value of Capacity

Value per £ capacity

 

£m

£m

 

Capacity Portfolio at 31 Dec 2023

175.9

82.4

            0.47

Pre-emption capacity

15.6

3.4


Mid-year support

5.0

-


Disposal of capacity at capacity auctions

-37.8

-13.9


Increase / Acquisition of Freehold capacity

10.8

0.1


Increase in portfolio value


2.9


Capacity Portfolio expected at 31 Dec 2024

166.4

74.9

            0.45

 

A summary of the movements in capacity and its value as follows:

 

The syndicates supported by Helios offered free capacity of £15.6m (2023 - £14.7m) by way of pre-emptions to support the improved underwriting market.  The value of the pre-emptions taken up have increased the value of the portfolio by £3.4m (2023 £7.0m).

 

Helios supported  the Fidelis Syndicate (syndicate 3123), which commenced business in July 2024 and will allocate £13m of capacity for the 2025 year of account to this syndicate. The weighted average price for this syndicate was 28p per £ of capacity in the recent auctions.

 

The average price per £ of capacity with value after the 2024 Auctions was 45p (2022 - 47p) reflecting a small decrease in auction prices and change in the mix of the freehold portfolio. 

 

Impact on Net Asset Value as 30th June 2024

Total

Net Assets

 

£m

per Share - £

 



Opening at 30th June 2024

140.7

         1.91

Pre-emption capacity

3.4


Net profit on disposal  of syndicate capacity

1.8


Increase in portfolio value

2.9



8.1


Corporation Tax provision

-2.0


Pro-forma Net Asset Value

146.8

        2.06

Number of shares in Issue

71.3


 

 

The sale of £38m of capacity on the auctions resulted in a small profit of £1.8m from the value held on the balance sheet.  It has increased both  the cash available and the Tangible Net Assets by £14m and has reduced the exposure in the balance sheet to the value of the capacity.

 

Following the 2024 Auctions and taking into account the further buy back of shares by the Company in July, the proforma Net Asset per share as 30th June 2024 is expected to increase by 8% to 206p

 

The Company expects to publish its updated Net Asset Value as at 30 September 2024 per share in early December 2024.

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) NO 596/2014.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Helios Underwriting plc

Michael Wade - Chairman

Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer 
+44 (0)203 965 6441    


Deutsche Numis (Nomad and Broker)                                      

 Giles Rolls / Charles Farquhar                                    

+44 (0)20 7260 1000

 

FTI Consulting

Ed Berry / Tom O'Brien

heliosunderwriting@fticonsulting.com

+44 (0)7703 330 199 / +44 (0)7929 021 492

 About Helios

Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the Lloyd's insurance market writing approximately £512m of capacity for the 2024 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property & casualty insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.

 

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