Starr March 23 Quarterly Plain English Report - RFQ.pdf

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This is a Quarterly Plain English Report on the Defense Base Act Program under USAID Contract 7200AA22C00029, submitted by Starr Indemnity & Liability Company.

Starr was awarded the contract effective May 16, 2022, to provide Defense Base Act insurance coverage for USAID-related operations. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 (January 1 – March 31, 2024), Starr issued 261 new and renewal policies generating $2,480,480 in premium (excluding audits and endorsements), with total premium collected including audits and endorsements of $2,677,905. Year-to-date fiscal 2024 premiums total $4,676,806. The company processed 67 policy refunds totaling $156,511 during the quarter. As of March 31, 2024, Starr received 59 total claims with incurred losses of $1,177,778 (including war hazard) and $1,134,318 (excluding war hazard). Notable claims include 13 claims from one contractor totaling $289,669 incurred and 11 claims from another contractor totaling $333,381 incurred, with the latter involving a critical vehicle accident in Mozambique affecting four employees. One War Hazard claim related to Israel/Gaza tensions resulted in $43,460 in incurred losses. The current loss ratio as of March 31, 2024, excluding war hazard claims, is 8.98%, which qualifies for a rate decrease in Option Period 1 since the loss ratio is under the 32% threshold specified in the contract.

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399 Park Avenue / New York / New York 10022 / 646.227.6300

STARRCOMPANIES.COM

DEFENSE BASE ACT PROGRAM

USAID CONTRACT 7200AA22C00029

Quarterly Plain English Report

A. Summary – Beginning May 16th, 2022, Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (Starr) was awarded contract 7200AA22C0029. The first policy bound under this program on June 3rd, 2022. Between January 1st, 2024, and March 31st, 2024(FY24 Q2), Starr issued 261 policies under the USAID program. The premium associated with these policies total

$2,480,480. This number excludes all audits and endorsements that generated additional and/or return premium. Please see Attachment 1 - Quarterly Premium Report for more details. Total premium collected this quarter including audits and endorsements is

$2,677,905. Attachment 3 – Quarterly Premium Report by Contractor further breaks down the information by partner. For this quarter, Starr has written 261 new and renewal policies totaling $2,480,480 in premium. For the 2024 fiscal year, we have yielded total premiums of $4,676,806. Starr refunded $156,511 in premium encompassing 67 separate policies. Specific refund details for each policy can be found in Attachment 4 –

Quarterly Premium Refund Report.

B. Claims Reported – As of March 31st, 2024, Starr received 59 claims with a total incurred of $1,177,778, including war hazard losses. Excluding war hazard, the total incurred is currently $1,134,318. XXXXXX has the largest frequency of losses with 13 claims, yielding

$289,669 in total incurred. They currently have 4 open claims and 9 closed. These claims include a fire breaking out in XXXXXX Control Room, COVID cases, a death due to an earthquake, and a fracture from riding in a vehicle. We also currently have one War

Hazard claim from XXXXXXX, which involved the on-going tensions between Israel/Gaza.

A claimant and his family were killed by an airstrike. Total incurred currently sits at$43,460.

QQQQQQQ has 11 claims with us totaling $333,381 incurred – the highest in severity compared to other clients. Four of their five claims are all related to one occurrence; a critical vehicle accident leaving four employees injured in Mozambique. The remaining losses under the USAID program from other insureds include fractures, contusions/bruises, heart attacks, concussions, sprains, and COVID-19. More details of these claims including whether they are opened, closed, and total incurred per claim can be found in our report labeled Attachment 2 - Loss Experience Report.

C. Industry Terms

Adjuster (Resolution Manager) – An individual employed by an insurer (or a third-party administrator) to evaluate losses and settle policyholder claims.

Claim – A policyholder's request for reimbursement from an insurance company for a loss.

Claimant – A person who makes an insurance claim.

Death benefit – Amount paid to the beneficiary upon the death of the insured.

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Incurred Losses – the total amount of paid claims and loss reserves associated with a particular time period, usually a policy year. May not include incurred but not reported losses.

Insured – The person or organization covered by an insurance policy.

Insurer – The insurance company

Loss – The amount an insurance company pays on a claim.

Loss history – Refers to the number of insurance claims previously filed by a policyholder.

A company will consider loss history when underwriting a new policy or considering a renewal of an existing policy. Companies view loss history as an indication of the likelihood that an insured will file a claim in the future.

Loss Ratio — proportionate relationship of incurred losses to earned premiums expressed as a percentage (total incurred divided by earned premium).

Policy period – The period a policy is in force, from the beginning or effective date to the expiration date.

Premium – The amount paid by an insured to an insurance company to obtain or maintain an insurance policy.

Return premium – A portion of the premium returned to a policy owner because of cancelation, rate adjustment, or a calculation that an advance premium was in excess of the actual premium.

Third–party administrator (TPA) – An organization that performs managerial and clerical functions related to an employee benefit insurance plan by an individual or committee that is not an original party to the benefit plan.

War–Hazard Claim – The U.S. government will reimburse the insurance company when it pays compensation for DBA-covered injuries caused by war hazards. If a “war-risk hazard” caused an injury to an eligible employee, then the War Hazards Compensation Act applies.

D. Current Loss Ratio as of March 31st, 2024 (excluding any War Hazard Claims):

8.98%

a. Rate decrease will apply in Option Period 1 since, as of February 16, 2024, total loss ratio for the program is under 32% (excluding any losses reimbursable through the War Hazard Compensation Act) which fulfills the requirements for a rate decrease per the contract.

b. As a note, War Hazard claims are excluded from our total loss ratio given that we are reimbursed for those losses.

E. Number of War Hazard Claims: 1

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