Island Insurance Company, Limited Awarded 2013 Stakeholder Team Accomplishment Recognition™ Award

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Demotech, Inc.

Nov 26, 2013, 03:27 ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Island Insurance Company, Limited has been awarded a 2013 Stakeholder Team Accomplishment Recognition™ (STAR) award from Demotech, Inc. for its operating results in 2012, as verified in its June 30, 2013 statutory quarterly statement.  A total of 2,736 Property and Casualty carriers were reviewed, with only 44, or 1.6 percent, meeting each of Demotech's objective criteria.  Island Insurance Company, Limited was one of only ten carriers in the State Specialist company classification to earn a 2013 STAR award.

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Demotech developed Stakeholder Team Accomplishment Recognition™ to identify and recognize insurers that were able to satisfy all stakeholders, not just a single segment of interested parties.  To earn a 2013 STAR Award, Island Insurance Company, Limited had to demonstrate that:

  • employees and producers benefited from a combined compensation level above the median within the Company's Classification System category
  • claimants benefited as measured by an accident year 2012 loss and loss adjustment expense ratio above the median within the Company's Classification System category
  • regulators and consumers benefited from a strong balance sheet and relative financial stability
  • reinsurers benefited due to the relative stability between the Company's net and ceded loss and loss adjustment expense ratios
  • overall profitability was in the top third of its Company Classification System category based upon return on net admitted assets
  • June 30, 2013 operating results confirmed that the reported year-end 2012 results were realistic and reasonable, particularly as to the verification of our loss and loss adjustment expense reserve criterion.

About Island Insurance Company, Limited

Island Insurance has been serving families and businesses across Hawaii for over 70 years.  Guided by its founding philosophy of providing affordable insurance options for the people of Hawaii, Island Insurance has grown into Hawaii's largest locally owned and managed property and casualty insurance company.

About Demotech, Inc.

Demotech, Inc. is a financial analysis firm specializing in evaluating the financial stability of regional and specialty insurers.  Since 1985, Demotech has served the insurance industry by assigning accurate, reliable and proven Financial Stability Ratings® (FSRs) for Property & Casualty insurers and Title underwriters.  FSRs are a leading indicator of financial stability, providing an objective baseline of the future solvency of an insurer, regardless of financial size.  Visit www.demotech.com for more information.

SOURCE Demotech, Inc.