State Auto Financial Reports Impact of Storm Activity
July 08 2008 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STFC) today announced its
preliminary estimates of losses due to second quarter 2008
catastrophe storm activity. The company expects second quarter 2008
results will include between $76 and $84 million in pre-tax
catastrophe losses. The above range includes $3.4 million related
to adverse development from prior periods. STFC Chairman, President
and CEO Bob Restrepo commented, �Unfortunately the unusually harsh
storm activity we saw in the first quarter this year has continued
into the second quarter. This heightened level of storm activity
will contribute higher than normal catastrophe losses to STFC�s
second quarter 2008 results. Over the past five years we have
experienced an average of $27.6 million in pre-tax catastrophe
losses during the second quarter, and last year we reported $20.7
million in second quarter pre-tax catastrophe losses. �During the
second quarter 2008, the company experienced losses from 16
different storms that were classified as numbered catastrophes by
ISO. This uncommon catastrophe activity has impacted 26 of our 33
operating states. For the first half of 2008, the company
experienced losses from a total of 24 classified catastrophes, as
compared to 18 and 23 for all of 2007 and 2006, respectively. While
the wide spread nature of these storms has challenged our claims
staff, they have performed exceptionally well, providing our
policyholders the outstanding service they expect from State Auto
during difficult times,� added Restrepo. STFC plans to release
final second quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, July 24,
2008, followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to
discuss the company�s second quarter performance. Live and archived
broadcasts of that conference call will be posted on
www.StateAuto.com. State Auto Financial Corporation, headquartered
in Columbus, Ohio, is a super regional property and casualty
insurance holding company. The company markets its personal and
business insurance products exclusively through independent
insurance agencies in 33 states and is proud to be a Trusted
Choice� company partner. STFC stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market, which represents the top third of all NASDAQ listed
companies. The company is one of NASDAQ�s listed companies to be
named a 2008 Mergent Dividend Achiever for having increased its
dividends for ten or more years in succession. The State Auto
Insurance Companies, rated A+ (Superior) by the A.M. Best Company,
include State Automobile Mutual, State Auto Property &
Casualty, State Auto National, State Auto Ohio, State Auto
Wisconsin, State Auto Florida, Milbank, Farmers Casualty, Meridian
Security, Meridian Citizens Mutual, Beacon National, Beacon Lloyds,
Patrons Mutual and Litchfield Mutual Fire. Additional information
on State Auto Financial Corporation and the State Auto Insurance
Companies can be found online at www.StateAuto.com. Except for
historical information, all other information in this news release
consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these
uncertainties are described in State Auto Financial's Form 10-K and
Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but
are not limited to) legislative changes at both the state and
federal level, state and federal regulatory rule making
promulgations and adjudications, class action litigation involving
the insurance industry and judicial decisions affecting claims,
policy coverages and the general costs of doing business, the
impact of competition on products and pricing, inflation in the
costs of the products and services insurance pays for, product
development, geographic spread of risk, weather and weather-related
events, and other types of catastrophic events. State Auto
Financial undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements.
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