Best's Market Segment Report: 2024 Pricing Cuts in U.S. Cyber Generated First-Ever Reduction in Direct Premiums Written
Despite the drop in premium, the loss ratio for the U.S. cyber segment remained below the 50% mark in 2024, suggesting that the line of coverage is still profitable for those who choose to underwrite the risk. According to the report, the decrease in premiums is driven more by pricing changes than any changes in exposure.
'When premium grew during the hard market cycle, the growth significantly outpaced the pricing increases, indicating that demand for cyber insurance was increasing as well,' said Christopher Graham, senior industry analyst, AM Best. 'Considering that the premium decrease is close to the pricing decrease, that would indicate that the demand for cyber insurance is steady.'
However, the report also notes that some large organizations may be shifting their cyber exposure to their own single-parent captive insurers. Such organizations that have a favorable loss experience find it beneficial to maintain the premium under the parent company's structure and typically don't file the related cyber data reports with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Among the report's other highlights:
Much of the new capacity during the hard market came from surplus lines writers. Those carriers have held—and marginally increased—their market share even as the total premium slightly contracted;
Surplus lines paper remains the prime spot for complicated cyber risks, and this is evident through the split among primary, excess, and endorsement coverage.
While surplus lines writers benefited from the hard market pricing of 2020-2022, that benefit seems to have now worn off. When new writers enter the market during a hard market cycle, those writers get the benefit of the stronger pricing without having to pay the legacy losses.
AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on the global cyber insurance segment, citing a cautious level of underwriting in a dynamic risk environment.
To access the full copy of the Best's Market Segment Report on U.S. cyber insurance, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=354887.
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 (Dollars in thousands) Interest-earning assets: Loans $ 720,966 $ 21,843 6.11 % $ 673,282 $ 19,978 5.97 % Investment securities held-to-maturity 27,082 832 6.20 % 34,225 1,056 6.20 % Investment securities available-for-sale 39,465 679 3.47 % 47,875 942 3.96 % Interest-earning deposits and federal funds 65,896 1,385 4.24 % 50,527 1,296 5.16 % Other investments 6,206 189 6.14 % 5,467 171 6.29 % Total interest-earning assets 859,615 24,928 5.85 % 811,376 23,443 5.81 % Non-interest-earning assets 47,862 51,633 Total assets $ 907,477 $ 863,009 Interest-bearing liabilities: Interest-bearing checking accounts $ 82,740 $ 182 0.44 % $ 88,584 $ 217 0.49 % Money market accounts 161,502 2,421 3.02 % 143,243 2,258 3.17 % Savings accounts 81,370 1,147 2.84 % 74,093 1,054 2.86 % Certificates of deposit 247,512 5,021 4.09 % 219,315 4,571 4.19 % Total interest-bearing deposits 573,124 8,771 3.09 % 525,235 8,100 3.10 % FHLB advances and other borrowings 54,426 1,042 3.86 % 58,145 1,025 3.55 % Total interest-bearing liabilities 627,550 9,813 3.15 % 583,380 9,125 3.15 % Non-interest-bearing liabilities 152,991 156,177 Total liabilities 780,541 739,557 Total stockholders' equity 126,936 123,452 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 907,477 $ 863,009 Net interest rate spread 2.70 % 2.66 % Net interest income $ 15,115 $ 14,318 Net interest margin 3.55 % 3.55 % Expand AFFINITY BANCSHARES, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) June 30, 2025 (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts) Assets Cash and due from banks $ 5,876 $ 7,092 Interest-earning deposits in other depository institutions 83,790 34,333 Cash and cash equivalents 89,666 41,425 Investment securities available-for-sale 40,739 36,502 Investment securities held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of $24,724 net of allowance for credit losses of $37 at June 30, 2025 and estimated fair value of $27,286 net of allowance for credit losses of $45 at December 31, 2024) 24,366 27,299 Other investments 6,243 6,175 Loans 731,135 714,115 Allowance for credit loss on loans (8,542 ) (8,496 ) Net loans 722,593 705,619 Premises and equipment, net 3,075 3,261 Bank owned life insurance 16,690 16,487 Intangible assets 18,080 18,175 Other assets 12,347 11,874 Total assets $ 933,799 $ 866,817 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Non-interest-bearing checking $ 151,882 $ 151,395 Interest-bearing checking 83,713 73,841 Money market accounts 167,859 148,752 Savings accounts 89,084 76,053 Certificates of deposit 256,800 223,440 Total deposits 749,338 673,481 Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings 54,000 58,815 Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 6,361 5,406 Total liabilities 809,699 737,702 Stockholders' equity: Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,295,339 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and 6,409,598 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024) 63 64 Preferred stock (10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding) — — Additional paid in capital 61,197 62,355 Unearned ESOP shares (3,915 ) (4,378 ) Retained earnings 71,756 76,786 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,001 ) (5,712 ) Total stockholders' equity 124,100 129,115 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 933,799 $ 866,817 Expand AFFINITY BANCSHARES, INC. Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts) Interest income: Loans, including fees $ 11,195 $ 10,479 $ 21,843 $ 19,978 Investment securities 858 1,095 1,700 2,169 Interest-earning deposits 770 648 1,385 1,296 Total interest income 12,823 12,222 24,928 23,443 Interest expense: Deposits 4,525 4,099 8,771 8,100 FHLB advances and other borrowings 520 555 1,042 1,025 Total interest expense 5,045 4,654 9,813 9,125 Net interest income before provision for credit losses 7,778 7,568 15,115 14,318 Provision for credit losses 17 213 67 213 Net interest income after provision for credit losses 7,761 7,355 15,048 14,105 Noninterest income: Service charges on deposit accounts 337 391 653 786 Net gain on sale of other real estate owned — 135 — 135 Other 203 180 368 369 Total noninterest income 540 706 1,021 1,290 Noninterest expenses: Salaries and employee benefits 3,260 3,417 6,619 6,596 Occupancy 595 615 1,200 1,233 Data processing 550 508 1,093 1,019 Other 1,062 2,179 1,914 3,442 Total noninterest expenses 5,467 6,719 10,826 12,290 Income before income taxes 2,834 1,342 5,243 3,105 Income tax expense 682 311 1,260 739 Net income $ 2,152 $ 1,031 $ 3,983 $ 2,366 Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic 6,312,589 6,416,628 6,358,888 6,416,628 Diluted 6,457,397 6,544,450 6,504,838 6,534,751 Basic earnings per share $ 0.34 $ 0.16 $ 0.63 $ 0.37 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.33 $ 0.16 $ 0.61 $ 0.36 Expand Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. 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For the Three Months Ended For the Year Ended Non-GAAP Reconciliation June 30, 2025 March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024 June 30, 2024 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2024 Operating net income reconciliation Net income (GAAP) $ 2,152 $ 1,831 $ 1,345 $ 1,730 $ 1,031 $ 3,983 $ 2,366 Net loss on securities available for sale — — 385 — — — — ESOP Compensation expense related to dividend 210 211 — — — 421 Merger-related expenses — — 119 196 939 — 989 Income tax expense (46 ) (46 ) (111 ) (43 ) (207 ) (93 ) (218 ) Operating net income $ 2,316 $ 1,996 $ 1,738 $ 1,883 $ 1,763 $ 4,311 $ 3,137 Weighted average diluted shares 6,457,397 6,547,817 6,620,602 6,611,468 6,544,450 6,504,838 6,534,751 Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 0.36 $ 0.30 $ 0.26 $ 0.29 $ 0.27 $ 0.66 $ 0.48 Tangible book value per common share reconciliation Book Value per common share (GAAP) $ 19.66 $ 19.25 $ 20.14 $ 20.02 $ 19.49 $ 19.52 $ 19.49 Effect of goodwill and other intangibles (2.86 ) (2.85 ) (2.84 ) (2.84 ) (2.85 ) (2.84 ) (2.85 ) Tangible book value per common share $ 16.80 $ 16.40 $ 17.30 $ 17.18 $ 16.64 $ 16.68 $ 16.64 Tangible equity to tangible assets reconciliation Equity to assets (GAAP) 13.29 % 13.40 % 14.90 % 14.61 % 14.32 % 13.29 % 14.32 % Effect of goodwill and other intangibles (1.71 )% (1.75 )% (1.81 )% (1.81 )% (1.83 )% (1.71 )% (1.83 )% Tangible equity to tangible assets (1) 11.58 % 11.65 % 13.08 % 12.80 % 12.49 % 11.58 % 12.49 % (1) Tangible assets is total assets less intangible assets. Tangible equity is total equity less intangible assets. Expand
