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TOTAL RETURN 
BUSINESS MODEL 
POSITIONED TO 
PERFORM IN ALL 
MARKET CYCLES

Third Point Reinsurance ltd., through its class 4 reinsurance subsidiary, 
Third Point Reinsurance Company ltd. (together, “Third Point Re”),  
is a Bermuda-based specialty property and casualty reinsurer with a 
reinsurance and investment strategy that we believe differentiates  
us from our competitors.

our goal is to deliver attractive equity returns to shareholders  
by combining profitable reinsurance  underwriting  with superior 
investment management provided by our investment manager,  
Third Point llC.

Financial HigHligHts

• growth in diluted book value per share of 20.5% in 2013 and 11.9% in 2012

•  generated $592.0 million of gross premium in first two years of operation; $584.0 million p&C,  

$8.0  million Cat Fund

•  Combined ratio(1) decreased to 107.5% in 2013 due to gain in scale and better underwriting performance
•  Strong investment returns from investments managed by our investment manager, third point llC, of 

23.9% in 2013 and 17.7% in 2012

•  net investments managed by third point llC of $1.6 billion at december 31, 2013

Book Value Per Share (1)
Basic
diluted
Earnings Per Share
Basic
diluted

three Months ended

Year ended

dec. 31, 2013 dec. 31, 2012

dec. 31, 2013 dec. 31, 2012

$    13.48
$    13.12

$    11.07
$    10.89

$      0.77
$      0.75

$      0.77
$      0.76

$      2.58
$      2.54

$      1.26
$      1.26

Consolidated Statements of Income

dec. 31, 2013 dec. 31, 2012

dec. 31, 2013 dec. 31, 2012

three Months ended

Year ended

Revenues
gross premiums written
gross premiums ceded

net premiums earned
net investment income

total revenues

Expenses
loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net
acquisition costs, net
general and administrative expenses

total expenses

income including non-controlling interests
income attributable to  
  non-controlling interests

Net income

Selected Balance Sheet Data

Total assets

total liabilities
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders
non-controlling interests
total shareholders’ equity

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

$162,277
—

$  27,895
—

$401,937
(9,975)

$190,374 
—

58,510
87,074

33,485
72,511

145,584

105,996

36,133
18,833
8,965

63,931

81,653

26,626
10,898
7,155

44,679

61,317

220,667
253,203

473,870

139,812
67,944
33,036

240,792

233,078

96,481 
136,422 

232,903 

80,306 
24,604 
27,376 

132,286 

100,617 

(1,565)

(607)

(5,767)

(1,216)

$  80,088

$  60,710

$227,311

$  99,401 

dec. 31, 2013

dec. 31, 2012

$2,159,890 

$1,402,017 

649,494 
1,391,661 
118,735
1,510,396

473,696 
868,544
59,777 
928,321

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$2,159,890

$1,402,017

(1)  Combined ratio and Book Value per Share are non-gaap financial measures. please see the disclosure on non-gaap Financial Measures included in part ii,  

item 7, Management’s discussion and analysis of Financial Condition and results of operations of our annual report on Form 10-K included in this annual report 
for additional information and reconciliations to the most comparable gaap measures.

third point re   2013 annual report   |   page 1 

a Message FroM tHe  
cHairMan and ceo

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

i am proud to share our accomplishments of 2013, our 

 underperform, on a combined ratio comparison basis, 

second full year of operations. in august, we success-

reinsurance companies that have significant property 

fully completed an initial public offering and made great 

catastrophe exposure. Conversely, in years with signifi-

strides in establishing our “total return” platform, a 

cant catastrophe losses, we expect to outperform those 

combination of best-in-class underwriting with best- 

same companies.

in-class investment management. in 2013, we also 

increased diluted book value per share by 20.5%, up 

from an increase of 11.9% in 2012. our net income for 

We expect our underwriting operations will contribute to 

our overall return in two ways:

2013 was $227.3 million versus $99.4 million in 2012.

•  underwriting profits when we reach our stated goal of 

We continue to strengthen and grow our underwriting 

a combined ratio below 100%; and

portfolio. in 2013, we wrote $401.9 million of gross Written 

•  investment income on the “float,” or excess cash flows 

premium versus gross Written premium of $190.4 million 

generated by our underwriting activities.

in 2012. our combined ratio improved from 129.7% in 

2012 to 107.5% in 2013 as we gained scale, bringing us 

closer to achieving our near-term goal of a combined 

ratio below 100%. Because of our investment strategy 

and current market conditions in reinsurance, we are 

not under writing classes of business which we consider  

to be more volatile, such as property catastrophe, on  

our rated company balance sheet. as a consequence,  

in a light catastrophe year like 2013, we expect to 

in 2013, underwriting operations, consisting of the com-

bination of our underwriting loss and the investment 

returns on our float, already contributed a small profit to 

our bottom line. as we move towards generating under-

writing profit and we leverage our investment returns 

through generating more income from float, we expect 

that the results of our reinsurance operations will con-

tribute increasingly to our overall returns.

Disciplined and 
Opportunistic 
Underwriting

+

Positive Asset 
Leverage  
(i.e., Float)

=

Reinsurance 
Operations  
Contribution  
to ROE

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Total Return Business Model Offers Upside In Varying Markets

Reinsurance:
Best-in-class  
underwriting team

Investment Portfolio:
Best-in-class 
investment manager

“Hard” Reinsurance Market

Robust underwriting margin +  
Superior investment returns x Asset leverage

Potential for attractive ROEs across underwriting cycles

“Soft” Reinsurance Market

Modest underwriting margin +  
Superior investment returns x Asset leverage

our investment manager, third point llC, produced a 

challenging right now. reinsurance capacity is growing  

23.9% net return on our invested assets in 2013, up 

and, in many lines of business, demand for reinsurance 

from a net return of 17.7% in 2012. third point llC has 

is decreasing. despite these market conditions, we have 

produced an annualized return of 21% over the past  

been able to source many attractive opportunities due 

18 years and our assets are managed on a “pari passu” 

to the reputations and relationships of our people. in 

basis with third point llC’s other fund portfolios, subject 

particular, we have been able to access and write quota 

to certain exceptions. We want to thank third point llC 

shares of very good small to medium-sized companies 

for their excellent efforts in managing our investment 

who need reinsurance as a form of capital. We are also 

portfolio as its employees continued to prove they are 

seeing a flow of distressed situations where our combi-

among the best investors in the market. 

nation of underwriting abilities and investment expertise 

our initial public offering raised an additional $286.0 

position us favorably to provide solutions.

million of capital. these funds, when combined with 

i want to thank our shareholders and our clients for their 

retained earnings of $325.6 million and our initial capital 

support. i also want to thank my colleagues for their 

of $784.0 million, brought our surplus to $1.4 billion as of 

great efforts. in just two years we have come a long way 

year end. We believe this capital base, our a– (excellent) 

and we believe we are ready for whatever the markets 

a.M. Best Company rating, and our staff of established 

bring us.

professionals put us in a great position in any market  

to come. 

the biggest advantage of our “total return” business 

model is that it allows us to be disciplined underwriters 

who are under no undue pressure to grow premium just 

for the sake of growth. the reinsurance market is very 

John Berger 
Chairman & Ceo

third point re   2013 annual report   |   page 3 

Bound Premium by Broker 
(ITD $592M)

P&C Business Mix

Portfolio 
Construction

expertise in 
writing all lines 
of property, 
casualty and 
specialty 
reinsurance

generate stable 
underwriting 
results over 
time

provide 
 reinsurance 
where capacity/
alternatives 
may be limited

347 
Submissions

level of 
 reinsurance 
portfolio 
27
 volatility will  
Bound Reinsurance 
be driven  
Contracts 
by market 
conditions

limited 
 catastrophe 
exposure

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC
26% 

Alon Benfield–A divison of Aon plc
22.6% 

Other
16.7% 

Advocate reinsurance Partners, LLC
13.6% 

Other Brokers
12.4% 
BMS Intermediaries
8.7% 

Inception Through

December 2013

($584 Million Bound)

Casualty

44% 

Property

29% 

Specialty

27% 

growing and diversiFied 
reinsurance portFolio

Bound Premium by Broker 

(ITD $592M)

P&C Business Mix

P&C Business Mix

347 

Submissions

27

Bound Reinsurance 

Contracts 

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC

Alon Benfield–A divison of Aon plc

26% 

22.6% 

Other

16.7% 

Advocate reinsurance Partners, LLC

13.6% 

Other Brokers

12.4% 

BMS Intermediaries

8.7% 

Inception Through
December 2013

($584 Million Bound)

Casualty
44% 

Property
29% 

Specialty
27% 

Strong Premium Growth 
(in Millions)

$393.6

$190.4

2012

2013

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

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Submission Ratios

(ITD $592M Bound Premium)

356 

Submissions

33

Bound Reinsurance 

Contracts 

Quoted Converted

to Bound

56.9% 

Submissions

Quoted

16.26% 

Submissions Converted 

to Bound

9.27% 

Strong Premium Growth 

(in Millions)

$393.6

$190.4

2012

2013

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

Submission Ratios

(ITD $592M Bound Premium)

356 

Submissions

33

Bound Reinsurance 

Contracts 

Quoted Converted

to Bound

56.9% 

Submissions

Quoted

16.26% 

Submissions Converted 

to Bound

9.27% 

Earnings Transparency
•  Net investment income drops to the 
bottom line and is a key driver of 
profitability

•  Limited legacy reserves mitigate risk  

of adverse reserve development

•  Catastrophe exposure largely limited 
to third point re’s $54 million invest-
ment in our Cat Fund

Strong Balance Sheet
• No debt

• Low premium leverage

•  Liquid investment portfolio—over 95% 
of investments classified as level 1  
or level 2 based on FaS 157 criteria

ROE Expansion Potential
•  Increasing asset leverage 

•  Positioned for an improving 

 reinsurance market

a diFFerentiated  
equity story

Cumulative Total Shareholder Return(1,2)

$160

$150

$140

$130

$120

$110

$100

$90

AUG 15
2013

AUG 30
2013

SEP 16
2013

SEP 30
2013

OCT 15
2013

OCT 30
2013

NOV 15 
2013

NOV 29
2013

DEC 16
2013

DEC 31
2013

Third Point Re

Dow Jones U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance Index

S&P 500 

(1) The above graph assumes that the value of the investment was $100 on August 15, 2013.
(2) This graph is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by us under the Securities Act of 1933
    or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before and after the date hereof and irrespactive of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

third point re   2013 annual report   |   page 5 

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

Substantially all of our investable assets are managed by our investment manager, third point llC, 

which is wholly owned by daniel S. loeb, one of our founding shareholders. third point llC is an 

SeC-registered investment adviser headquartered in new York, managing $13.9 billion in assets as  

of december 31, 2013. We directly own our investments, which are held in a separate account and 

managed by third point llC on substantially the same basis as its main hedge funds, including 

third point partners l.p., the original third point llC hedge fund.

superior investMent 
returns

Third Point LLC Returns Vs. Comparative Indices(1,2,3)
(Growth of $1,000 Since Inception)

$40,000

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$0

JUN
’95

MAY
’96

APR
’97

MAR
’98

FEB
’99

JAN
’00

DEC
’00

NOV
’01

OCT
’02

SEP
’03

AUG
’04

JUL
’05

JUN
’06

MAY
’07

APR
’08

MAR
’19

FEB
’10

JAN
’11

DEC
’11

NOV
’12

OCT
’13

Third Point Partners L.P.
HFRI Event-Driven (Total) Index

S&P 500 (TR)
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Event Driven Index

(1)  past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. all investments involve risk including the loss of principal. 

(2)  the historical performance of third point partners l.p. is based on the net asset value of fee-paying investors only and is presented net of management fees, brokerage commissions, administrative 

expenses, and accrued performance allocation, if any, and includes the reinvestment of all dividends, interest, and capital gains. the historical performance represents fund-level returns, and is not an 
estimate of any specific investor’s actual performance, which may be materially different from such performance depending on numerous factors. all performance results are estimates and should not 
be regarded as final until audited financial statements are issued. 

(3)  the illustrative return is calculated as a theoretical investment of $1,000 in third point partners l.p. at inception relative to the same theoretical investment in two hedge fund indices designed to track 
performance of certain “event-driven” hedge funds over the same period of time. all references to the dow Jones Credit Suisse event driven index (“dJ-CS hFi”) and hFri event-driven (total) index 
(“hFri”) reflect performance calculated through december 31, 2013. the dJ-CS hFi is an asset-weighted index and includes only funds, as opposed to separate accounts. the dJ-CS hFi uses the 
dow Jones Credit Suisse database and consists only of event driven funds deemed to be “event-driven” by the index and that have a minimum of $50 million in assets under management,a minimum 
of a 12-month track record, and audited financial statements. the hFri consists only of event driven funds with a minimum of $50 million in assets under management or a minimum of a 12-month track 
record. Both indices state that returns are reported net of all fees and expenses. While third point partners l.p. has been compared here with the performance of well-known and widely recognized 
indices, the indices have not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark for third point partners l.p., whose holdings, performance and volatility may differ significantly from the securities 
that comprise the indices. 

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TOTAL RETURN FOCUS

2013 Form 10-K

3_ThirdPoint_29501_10K.indd   1

2/28/14   11:20 AM

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K 

(Mark One) 

 

 




ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 

OR 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to 

Commission File Number 001-35039 

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Bermuda 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 

98-1039994 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 

The Waterfront, Chesney House 
96 Pitts Bay Road 
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda 
+1 441 542-3300 
(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including Area Code of Registrant’s Principal Executive Office) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class 
Common Shares, $0.10 par value 

Name of each exchange on which registered 
New York Stock Exchange 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. 

Yes  No  

Yes  No  

Note  -  Checking  the  box  above  will  not  relieve  any  registrant  required  to  file  reports  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act  from  their 
obligations under those sections. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the  registrant  was  required  to  file  such  reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to  such  filing 
requirements for the past 90 days. 

Yes  No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required 
to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that 
the registrant was required to submit and post such files). 

Yes  No  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will 
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K 
or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  

Yes  No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See 
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  

Large accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company) 

 
 


Accelerated filer 
Smaller reporting company 

 
 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

Yes  No  

The registrant’s common shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 15, 2013. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2013, there was no public 
trading market for the registrant’s common shares. 

As of February 27, 2014 there were 103,921,772 common shares of the registrant’s common shares issued and outstanding, including 657,156 restricted shares. 

Part III incorporates information from certain portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
within 120 days after the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 

INDEX 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE 

PART I .............................................................................................................................................................................. 

Item 1. Business. ...................................................................................................................................................... 

Item 1A. Risk Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ...................................................................................................................... 

Item 2. Properties ..................................................................................................................................................... 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings. ....................................................................................................................................... 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures .............................................................................................................................. 

Executive Officers of the Registrant ........................................................................................................................ 

PART II ............................................................................................................................................................................ 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities. .................................................................................................................................................................

Item 6. Selected Financial Data ................................................................................................................................ 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ....................... 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. .................................................................. 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ............................................................................................ 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ...................... 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ............................................................................................................................ 

Item 9B. Other Information ...................................................................................................................................... 

PART III ..........................................................................................................................................................................  

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ......................................................................... 

Item 11. Executive Compensation ............................................................................................................................ 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters ... 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ........................................... 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services .................................................................................................... 

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PART IV ...........................................................................................................................................................................  E-1 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ..............................................................................................  E-1 

SIGNATURES .........................................................................................................................................................  E-3 

Consolidated Financial Statements ........................................................................................................................... 

F-1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTRODUCTORY NOTE 

Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, as used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K references to “we,” 
“our,” “us,” and the “Company,” refer to Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries, 
including Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Third Point Re”), as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated or 
where it is clear that the terms mean only Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. exclusive of its subsidiaries. We refer to Third Point 
Reinsurance  Investment  Management  Ltd.  as  the  “Catastrophe  Fund  Manager,”  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Opportunities 
Fund Ltd. as the “Catastrophe Fund” and Third Point Re Cat Ltd. as the “Catastrophe Reinsurer,” “fiscal,” when used in 
reference to any twelve-month period ended December 31, refers to our fiscal years ended December 31. Unless otherwise 
indicated, information contained in this Annual Report is as of December 31, 2013. We have made rounding adjustments to 
reach  some  of  the  figures  included  in  this  Annual  Report  and,  unless  otherwise  indicated,  percentages  presented  in  this 
Annual Report are approximate. 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

Certain  statements  contained  or  incorporated  in  this  Annual  Report  include  forward-looking  statements.  These 
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our industry, business strategy, plans, goals and 
expectations  concerning  our  market  position,  international  expansion,  future  operations,  margins,  profitability,  future 
efficiencies, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. When used in 
this  discussion,  the  words  “may,”  “believes,”  “intends,”  “seeks,”  “anticipates,”  “plans,”  “estimates,”  “expects,”  “should,” 
“assumes,”  “continues,”  “could,”  “will,”  “future”  and  the  negative  of  these  or  similar  terms  and  phrases  are  intended  to 
identify forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Forward-looking  statements  reflect  our  current  expectations  regarding  future  events,  results  or  outcomes.  These 
expectations may or may not be realized. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements 
are reasonable, we can give you no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. Some of these expectations 
may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ 
materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Although it is 
not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: 

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limited historical information about us; 

operational structure currently is being developed; 

fluctuation in results of operations; 

more established competitors; 

losses exceeding reserves; 

downgrades or withdrawal of ratings by rating agencies; 

dependence on key executives; 

dependence on letter of credit facilities that may not be available on commercially acceptable terms; 

potential inability to pay dividends; 

unavailability of capital in the future; 

dependence on clients’ evaluations of risks associated with such clients’ insurance underwriting; 

suspension or revocation of our reinsurance license; 

potentially being deemed an investment company under U.S. federal securities law; 

potential characterization of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and/or Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. as 
a PFIC; 

dependence on Third Point LLC to implement our investment strategy; 

termination by Third Point LLC of our investment management agreement; 

risks associated with our investment strategy being greater than those faced by competitors; 

increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers affecting our reputation; 

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potentially becoming subject to United States federal income taxation; 

potentially becoming subject to U.S. withholding and information reporting requirements under the 
FATCA provisions; 

other risks and factors listed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. 

Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial condition or future 
results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements contained in this report ultimately prove to 
be  accurate.  Our  forward-looking  statements  are  not  guarantees  of  future  performance,  and  you  should  not  place  undue 
reliance on them. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or 
revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

In addition, while we do, from time to time, communicate with security analysts, it is against our policy to disclose 
to them any material non-public information or other confidential information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume 
that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report. Thus, 
to the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts, or opinions, such reports are not our 
responsibility. 

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Item 1. Business 

Overview 

PART I. 

We are a Bermuda-based property and casualty reinsurer with a reinsurance and investment strategy that we believe 
differentiates us from our competitors. Our goal is to deliver attractive equity returns to shareholders by combining profitable 
reinsurance underwriting with superior investment management provided by Third Point LLC, our investment manager.  

Our reinsurance strategy is to be highly opportunistic and disciplined. During periods of extremely competitive or 
soft reinsurance market conditions we intend to be selective with regard to the amount and type of reinsurance we write and 
conserve our risk-taking capital for periods when market conditions are more favorable to us from a pricing perspective.  

Substantially all of our investable assets are managed by our investment manager, Third Point LLC, which is wholly 
owned  by  Daniel  S.  Loeb,  one  of  our  founding  shareholders.  Third  Point  LLC  is  an  SEC-registered  investment  adviser 
headquartered in New York, managing $13.9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013. We directly own our investments, 
which are held in a separate account and are managed by Third Point LLC on substantially the same basis as its main hedge 
funds, including Third Point Partners L.P., the original Third Point LLC hedge fund.  

We were incorporated on October 6, 2011 and completed our initial capitalization transaction on December 22, 2011 
with  $784.3  million  of  equity  capital,  and  commenced  underwriting  business  on  January 1,  2012.  In  January  2012,  we 
received an A- (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company, Inc., or A.M. Best.  

On August 20, 2013, we completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of 24,832,484 common shares at an offering 
price  of  $12.50  per  share.  The  net  proceeds  to  us  of  the  offering  were  $286.0  million,  after  deducting  offering  costs.  Our 
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “TPRE”. 

Our management team is led by John R. Berger, a highly-respected reinsurance industry veteran with over 30 years 
of experience, the majority of which was spent as the principal executive officer of three successful reinsurance companies. 
In  addition,  we  have  recruited  a  management  team  around  Mr. Berger  that  also  has  significant  senior  leadership  and 
underwriting experience in the reinsurance industry. We believe that our experience and longstanding relationships with our 
insurance  company  clients,  senior  reinsurance  brokers,  insurance  regulators  and  credit  rating  agencies  are  an  important 
competitive advantage.  

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we generated net income of $227.3 million, which represented a return on 
beginning  shareholders’  equity  attributable  to  shareholders,  adjusted  for  the  IPO  proceeds,  of  23.4%.  For  2013  our  gross 
premiums  written  totaled  $401.9  million,  and  earned  premiums  totaled  $220.7  million.  For  the  same  period  our  net 
investment income totaled $253.2 million, reflecting net returns of 23.9% on our investments managed by Third Point LLC. 
Our combined ratio for our property and casualty reinsurance segment for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 107.5% 
reflective  of  lower  crop  losses  in  2013  compared  to  2012  and  a  decrease  in  general  and  administrative  expenses  as  a 
percentage of earned premium compared to the prior year. As of December 31, 2013, we had shareholders’ equity attributable 
to shareholders of $1,391.7 million.  

Segment Information 

Under U.S. GAAP, operating segments are based on the internal information that management uses for allocating 
resources and assessing performance as the source of our reportable segments. We report two operating segments - Property 
and Casualty Reinsurance and Catastrophe Risk Management. We have also identified a corporate function that includes our 
investment results and certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities. For more information, see 
Note 22 of our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. 

Reinsurance Strategy 

Our  reinsurance  strategy  is  to  build  a  portfolio  that  generates  stable  underwriting  profits,  with  margins 
commensurate  with  the  amount  of  risk  assumed,  by  opportunistically  targeting  sub-sectors  of  the  market  and  specific 
situations where reinsurance capacity and alternatives may be constrained. Our management team has differentiated expertise 
that  allows  us  to  identify  profitable  reinsurance  opportunities.  The  level  of  volatility  in  our  reinsurance  portfolio  will  be 

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determined  by  market  conditions  but  will  typically  be  lower  than  that  of  most  other  reinsurance  companies.  We  manage 
reinsurance volatility by focusing on lines of business that have historically demonstrated more stable return characteristics, 
such as limited catastrophe exposed property, which we refer to as “property quota share”, auto, workers compensation quota 
share,  and  certain  segments  of  multi-line  specialty  and  crop.  These  lines  of  business  are  often  characterized  as  having 
exposure to higher frequency and lower severity claims activity. We seek to further manage the volatility of our reinsurance 
results  by  writing  reinsurance  contracts  on  a  quota  share  basis,  where  we  assume  an  agreed  percentage  of  premiums  and 
losses  for  a  portfolio  of  insurance  policies.  We  also  make  use  of  contractual  terms  and  conditions  within  our  reinsurance 
contracts that include individual or aggregate loss occurrence limits, which limit the dollar amount of loss that we can incur 
from a particular occurrence or series of occurrences within the term of a reinsurance contract; loss ratio caps, which limit the 
maximum loss we can incur pursuant to a contract to a defined loss ratio; sliding scale commissions that vary in accordance 
with  the  client’s  performance;  and  sub-limits  and  exclusions  for  specific  risks  not  covered  by  a  particular  reinsurance 
contract.  

We also write reinsurance contracts that provide protection against adverse development on loss reserves where we 
provide an incremental amount of additional coverage limit, usually less than 25%, of the total reserves. We typically provide 
coverage where we agree with the client’s reserving practices and reserve levels or where we believe there are structural or 
contractual safeguards in place. While these transactions are usually booked at or close to a 100% composite ratio (combined 
ratio before general and administrative expenses) and therefore do not initially generate underwriting income, they produce 
premiums  equal  to  the  reserves  at  the  inception  of  the  contract.  In  some  instances,  the  level  of  risk  in  the  reserve  cover 
contract or the risk mitigating features within the contract including limitations on the amount and timing of loss payments 
require us to account for the reserve cover as a deposit contract. Using the deposit method of accounting, a deposit liability, 
rather  than  written  premium,  is  initially  recorded  based  upon  the  consideration  received  less  any  explicitly  identified 
premiums or fees. In subsequent periods, the deposit liability is adjusted by calculating the effective yield on the deposit to 
reflect actual payments to date and future expected payments.  

We typically write larger customized reinsurance contracts that require significant interaction during the course of 
negotiations  between  the  client,  intermediaries  and  us.  We  take  a  lead  underwriting  position  on  most  of  our  reinsurance 
contracts, meaning that we establish the pricing and terms and conditions of the reinsurance contract. In certain instances, we 
will follow terms and conditions established by our competitors if we believe the opportunity meets our return hurdles and 
helps us balance our reinsurance portfolio. 

Our property and casualty reinsurance operations generate excess cash flows, or float, which we track in managing 
our business. We believe that continuing to seek net investment income from float is a key part of our reinsurance strategy 
and an important consideration in evaluating the overall contribution of our property and casualty reinsurance operations to 
our consolidated results. 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013,  three  contracts  individually  contributed  more  than  10%  of  our  gross 
premiums written. These three contracts contributed 14.9%, 11.2% and 10.5%, respectively, of total gross premiums written 
for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2012, three contracts individually contributed more 
than 10% of total gross premiums written. These three contracts contributed 22.3%, 20.0% and 11.8%, respectively, of total 
gross  premiums  written  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012.  As  we  expand  our business  over  time,  we  expect  that  the 
proportion of total gross premiums written represented by individual contracts will decline. Under current market conditions, 
we focus primarily on writing quota share agreements pursuant to which we assume an agreed percentage of premiums and 
losses for a portfolio of insurance policies. 

We intend to grow our book by underwriting a mix of short to medium tail personal lines and commercial lines. We 
intend  to  increase  our  geographic  spread  over  time  by  adding  reinsurance  programs  from  Europe,  Asia  and  other  regions; 
however, we expect that a majority of our reinsurance business will continue to be composed of U.S. exposure.  

Most of our clients buy reinsurance from us for capital management purposes, primarily to increase their capacity to 
write insurance premium and maintain or improve their credit ratings. The most common form of reinsurance used for this 
purpose is quota share reinsurance. Many of the clients that buy these contracts are growing as a result of securing primary 
rate  increases  and  an  increase  in  the  number  of  policies  they  write.  Because  quota  share  reinsurance  typically  includes 
structural and contractual features that limit the amount of risk assumed by the reinsurer, it therefore carries relatively lower 
expected  margins  than  excess  of  loss  reinsurance  and  other  more  volatile  forms  of  reinsurance.  During  periods  of  less 
favorable market conditions, margins on quota share reinsurance written for the capital management purposes of our clients 
typically remain stable and are sufficient to support our business plan. As market conditions improve, we may expand the 
lines of business and forms of reinsurance on which we focus to increase our risk-adjusted returns.  

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In  contrast  to  many  reinsurers  with  whom  we  compete,  we  have  elected  to  limit  our  underwriting  of  property 
catastrophe exposures and write excess of loss catastrophe reinsurance through the Catastrophe Fund, which is a separately 
capitalized  reinsurance  fund  vehicle.  We  established  the  Catastrophe  Fund,  the  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  and  the 
Catastrophe Reinsurer on June 15, 2012, in partnership with Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, or Hiscox. Our 
investment  in  and  management  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  allow  us  to  provide  a  product  that  is  critical  to  most  of  our 
reinsurance clients and to earn fee income over time. Because the Catastrophe Fund is capitalized in part by investments from 
unrelated parties, our financial exposure to the higher volatility and liquidity risks associated with property catastrophe losses 
is  limited  to  our  investment  in  the  Catastrophe  Fund,  which  as  of  December  31,  2013  was  $54.8  million.  As  there  are  no 
additional  guarantees  or  recourse  to  us  beyond  this  investment,  we  anticipate  that  our  property  catastrophe  exposures  will 
consistently remain relatively low when compared to our competitors. 

The  following  table  provides  a  breakdown  by  line  of  business  of  gross  premiums  written  for  the  year  ended 

December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

2013 

2012 

Amount 

Percentage
of Total 

Amount 

Percentage
 of Total 

Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment 
Property ....................................................................................  
Casualty ....................................................................................  
Specialty ...................................................................................  

Catastrophe Risk Management Segment ..................................  
Total ..........................................................................................  

$

67,612 
210,017 
115,959 
393,588 
8,349 
$ 401,937 

($ in thousands) 

16.8%  $  103,174 
44,700 
52.2%   
28.9%   
42,500 
97.9%    190,374 
— 
2.1%   
100.0%  $  190,374 

54.2%
23.5%
22.3%
100.0%
—%
100.0%

Investment Strategy 

Our  investment  strategy  distinguishes  us  from  most  other  reinsurers,  who  typically  concentrate  their  investment 
portfolios on long-only, investment grade, shorter-term, fixed income securities. As implemented by our investment manager, 
Third Point LLC, our investment strategy is intended to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns by deploying capital in both 
long  and  short  investments  with  favorable  risk/reward  characteristics  across  select  asset  classes,  sectors  and  geographies. 
Third  Point  LLC  identifies  investment  opportunities  via  a  bottom-up,  value-oriented  approach  to  single  security  analysis 
supplemented by a top-down view of portfolio and risk management. Third Point LLC seeks dislocations in certain areas of 
the  capital  markets  or  in  the  pricing  of  particular  securities  and  supplements  single  security  analysis  with  an  approach  to 
portfolio construction that includes sizing each investment based on upside/downside calculations, all with a view towards 
appropriately positioning and managing overall exposures. Dislocations in capital markets refer to any major movements in 
prices of the capital markets as a whole, certain segments of the market, or a specific security. If Third Point LLC has what it 
considers to be a differentiated view from the perceived market sentiment with respect to such movement, Third Point LLC 
may trade securities in our investment account based on that differentiated view. If the ultimate market reaction with respect 
to the event or movement ultimately proves to be closer to Third Point LLC’s original viewpoint, we may have investment 
gains in our investment portfolio as a result of the shift in market sentiment. Through our investment manager, Third Point 
LLC,  we  make  investments  globally,  in  both  developed  and  emerging  markets,  in  all  sectors,  and  in  equity,  credit, 
commodity, currency, options and other instruments.  

Third Point LLC has historically favored event-driven situations, in which it believes that a catalyst, either intrinsic 
or extrinsic, will unlock value or alter the lens through which the greater market values a particular investment. Third Point 
LLC attempts to apply this event framework to each of its single security investments and this approach informs the timing 
and  risk  of  each  investment.  For  additional  detail  regarding  Third  Point  LLC’s  investment  strategy  and  event-driven 
framework  utilized  in  managing  our  investment  portfolio,  please  refer  to  the  expanded  description  under  “Investments-
Investment Strategies.”  

As our investment manager, Third Point LLC has the contractual right to manage substantially all of our investable 
assets pursuant to an investment management agreement that has an initial term expiring on December 22, 2016, subject to 
automatic  renewal  for  additional  successive  three-year  terms  unless  a  party  notifies  the  other  parties  of  its  intention  to 
terminate at least six months prior to the end of a term. Third Point LLC is required to follow our investment guidelines and 
to act in a manner that is fair and equitable in allocating investment opportunities to us.  

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However,  it  is  not  otherwise  restricted  with  respect  to  the  nature  or  timing  of  making  investments  for  our  account.  Our 
investment guidelines require Third Point LLC to manage our investment portfolio on a substantially equivalent basis to its 
main  funds;  but  in  any  event  to  keep  at  least  60%  of  the  investment  portfolio  in  debt  and  equity  securities,  cash,  cash 
equivalents or precious metals; limit single position concentration to no more than 15% of the portfolio assets managed; and 
limit net exposure to no greater than 1.5 times portfolio assets managed for more than 10 trading days in any 30-day period. 
Net exposure represents the short exposure subtracted from the long exposure in a given category. We have the contractual 
right to withdraw funds from our managed account to pay claims and expenses as needed. The net increase in the value of our 
investment portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 23.9% compared to 17.7% for the year ended December 31, 
2012. 

Property and Casualty Segment Products 

Our underwriting team has extensive experience in underwriting many forms of property and casualty reinsurance 
products. In the current market, which we categorize as being highly competitive, our focus will continue to be on property 
and  casualty  quota  share  treaties that  offer  stable  returns. We  have  also  considered  and  written  programs  such  as  loss 
portfolio  transfers  and  other  forms  of  reserve  covers  where  we  are  able  to  leverage  our  investment  capabilities. Expected 
margins on quota share reinsurance written for capital management purposes of our clients are typically smaller but, remain 
relatively stable and are sufficient to support our business plan even during periods of less favorable market conditions such 
as those being experienced currently. We believe there is less competition on reserve covers as expected investment returns 
on  investable  assets  backing  reserves  is  very  low  for  most  traditional  reinsurers  in  the  current  interest  rate  environment. 
Margins  on  this  business  are  determined  through  bilateral  negotiations  and  comparison  of  the  cost  of  the  reserve  cover  to 
non-reinsurance solutions such as raising additional equity or debt capital. As market conditions improve, we may expand the 
lines of business and forms of reinsurance on which we focus to increase our risk-adjusted returns.  

While we expect to establish a diversified portfolio, our allocation of risk will vary based on our perception of the 
opportunities  available  in  each  line  of  business.  Moreover,  our  focus  on  certain  lines  will  fluctuate  based  upon  market 
conditions and we may only offer or underwrite a limited range of lines in any given period. We intend to:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

target markets where capacity and alternatives are underserved or capacity constrained;  

employ strict underwriting discipline;  

select reinsurance opportunities with favorable economics over the life of the contract; and  

potentially offer lines that are not identified in this Form 10-K.  

Through December 31, 2013, we wrote reinsurance contracts covering the following product lines:  

Personal Automobile Insurance. Personal automobile insurance is purchased for individually owned or leased cars 
designed  to  provide  the  insured  with  financial  protection  against bodily  injury  or  physical  damage  resulting  from  traffic 
accidents and against liability that could arise from such occurrences. In addition, automobile insurance may offer financial 
protection  against  theft  or  damage  of  the  vehicle  from  incidents  other  than  collisions.  Each  state  has  different  rules  and 
regulations in place for compulsory coverage and the specific terms of automobile insurance policies will vary from company 
to  company. Third  Point  Re  generally  focuses  on  providing  proportional  reinsurance  to  small,  single  state  and  regional 
carriers that specialize in  minimum financial responsibility limits required by their respective states. This business is often 
referred  to  as  “non-standard”  automobile  business  and  was  historically  overlooked  by  standard  markets. More  recently, 
however, standard companies have expanded their appetite for such business and it is written by a broad range of carriers. 
Reinsurance contracts covering personal automobile insurance are included in the casualty line of business.  

Workers  Compensation  Insurance.  Workers  compensation  insurance  provides  wage  replacement  and  medical 
benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for the mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s 
right  to  sue  the  employer  for  negligence.  While  plans  differ  among  jurisdictions,  provisions  can  be  made  for  payments  in 
place  of  wages  (functioning  as  a  form  of  disability  insurance),  compensation  for  economic  loss  (past  and  future), 
reimbursement or payment of medical and like expenses (functioning as a form of health insurance), and benefits payable to 
dependents of workers killed during employment (functioning as a form of life reinsurance). General damages for pain and 
suffering  and  punitive  damages  for  employer  negligence  are  not  generally  available  in  workers  compensation  plans.  Our 
approach  to  workers  compensation  is  very  selective  and  targets  insurance  companies  that  are  very  specialized  within  the 
workers  compensation  line  and  geographically  focused.  We  limit  the  volatility  of  this  line  of  business  by  capping  our  per 
occurrence exposures. Reinsurance contracts covering workers compensation insurance are included in the casualty line of 
business.  

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Homeowners’ Insurance. Homeowners’ insurance coverage combines various personal insurance protections, which 
can include losses occurring to one’s home, their contents, loss of use (including additional living expenses), or loss of other 
personal possessions of the homeowner, as well as liability insurance for accidents that may happen at covered homes or at 
the hands of the homeowners. Third Point Re provides quota share reinsurance which limits the amount of catastrophic losses 
that can be recovered; in many cases, hurricanes and other serious natural events are excluded totally. There are also often 
other  loss  sensitive  features  that  vary  the  cost  of  the  reinsurance  as  results  improve  or  deteriorate,  buffering  the  potential 
volatility to us. Reinsurance contracts covering homeowners’ insurance are included in the property line of business.  

Crop Insurance. Crop insurance on growing crops in the United States provides protection to farmers for crop losses 
caused  by  weather,  disease,  and  insects. Two  types  of  policies  are  available.  Multiple  peril  crop  insurance,  or  MPCI,  is 
subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and covers most natural perils. Additionally, farmers can purchase single 
peril policies such as hail insurance. These products are not subsidized and the farmer pays the entire premium. Other single 
peril  policies  cover  the  perils  such  as  wind,  freeze,  and  excess  rain. We  predominantly  support  MPCI  business.  As  of 
December  31,  2013,  the  majority  of  our  crop  portfolio  is  multiple-peril  and  written  on  a  quota  share  basis.  Reinsurance 
contracts covering crop insurance are included in the specialty line of business.  

Mortgage Insurance. Mortgage insurance is an insurance policy which compensates lenders or investors for losses 
due to the default of a  mortgage loan. Mortgage insurance can refer to private mortgage insurance (“PMI”), mortgage life 
insurance  or  mortgage  title  insurance.  Third  Point  Re  focuses  on  PMI.  PMI  is  normally  required  by  lenders  when  a 
borrower’s down payment or equity is less than 20% of the loan value. Not all lenders will require PMI but those that follow 
the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines for home loan approval require PMI. Reinsurance contracts covering mortgage 
insurance are included in the specialty line of business.  

Multi-line reinsurance. Multi-line reinsurance is reinsurance of an underlying portfolio of several different types of 
insurance risks. Third Point Re focuses on multi-line reinsurance opportunities where it has expertise in the underlying lines 
of  business  or  where  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  reinsurance  contract  minimize  the  volatility  of  the  more  difficult  to 
analyze classes of business in the portfolio. Multi-line reinsurance contracts are included in the specialty line of business.  

Marketing  

The majority of our business is sourced through reinsurance brokers. Broker distribution channels provide us with 
access  to  an  efficient,  variable  cost,  global  distribution  system  without  the  significant  time  and  expense  that  would  be 
incurred  in  creating  a  wholly-owned  distribution  network.  We  believe  that  our  financial  strength  rating,  unencumbered 
balance  sheet,  well  known  and  respected  management  team,  and  responsive  client  service  are  enhancing  our  working 
relationships with clients and brokers.  

Our objective is to build long-term relationships with senior individuals at reinsurance brokers and with our clients. 
We meet frequently in Bermuda and London with brokers, senior representatives of existing clients and prospective clients, 
and  encourage  client  visits  to  our  executive  offices  in  Bermuda  in  order  to  help  distinguish  us  and  to  develop  mutually 
beneficial  understandings  of  our  respective  businesses.  As  evidenced  by  rates  of  submission  flow,  open  dialogue,  and 
successful  closing  of  targeted  accounts,  we  believe  we  have  successfully  leveraged  the  underwriting  experience  and 
relationships of our management team. Reinsurance brokers receive a brokerage commission that is usually a percentage of 
gross premiums written. We seek to become the first choice of brokers and clients by providing:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

creative solutions that address the specific business needs of our clients;  

rapid and substantive responses to structuring and pricing quote requests; 

financial security; and  

clear indication of risks we will and will not underwrite.  

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The following table sets forth our premiums written by brokers or placed directly for the years ended December 31, 

2013 and 2012:  

2013 

2012 

Premiums written 

  % of Total 

Premiums written 

  % of Total 

Name of broker 
Aon Benfield - a division of Aon plc .......................  $
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC ............................ 
Advocate Reinsurance Partners, LLC ...................... 
BMS Intermediaries ................................................. 
Other brokers ........................................................... 
Total broker placed .................................................. 
Other ........................................................................ 

  $

111,865 
89,125 
57,994 
46,095 
40,246 
345,325 
56,612 
401,937 

($ in thousands) 

27.8%  $
22.2%   
14.4%   
11.5%   
10.0%   
85.9%   
14.1%   
100.0%  $

22,000 
65,073 
22,473 
5,269 
33,059 
147,874 
42,500 
190,374 

11.6%
34.2%
11.8%
2.8%
17.4%
77.8%
22.2%
100.0%

We  believe  that  the  number  of  brokers  with  whom  we  do  business  will  continue  to  expand  over  time,  and  by 
maintaining  close  working  relationships  with  brokers,  we  are  able  to  increase  our  chances  of  successfully  growing  our 
account and accessing a broader range of potential clients.  

Underwriting  

We have established a senior team of underwriters and actuaries to develop and manage our reinsurance business. 
We believe  that  their  experience,  industry presence,  and long-standing relationships will  allow us  to  tailor our portfolio  to 
specific market segments. Our approach to underwriting will allow us to deploy our capital in a variety of lines of business 
and to capitalize on opportunities that we believe offer favorable returns on equity over the long term. Our underwriters and 
actuaries have expertise in a number of lines of business and we will also look to outside consultants to help us with niche 
areas of expertise when we deem it appropriate. From time to time, we may consider investment income in our underwriting 
and pricing of a particular transaction.  

We generally apply the following underwriting management principles:  

Team Approach  

Each  submission  is  assigned  to  an  underwriter.  If  the  program  meets  our  underwriting  criteria,  the  actuarial  team 
participates in the process. The underwriter and actuary work in concert to evaluate the opportunity, determine the optimal 
structure,  and  price  the  deal.  When  capital  is  committed  to  any  transaction,  the  evaluation  team  creates  a  deal  analysis 
memorandum  that  highlights  the  key  components  of  the  proposed  transaction  and  presents  the  proposed  transaction  to  a 
senior  group  of  staff  including  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Underwriting  Officer  and  representatives  of  the 
underwriting,  actuarial  and  finance  teams.  This  group  must  agree  that  the  transaction  meets  or  exceeds  our  profitability 
requirements before we submit a binding proposal. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer maintains 
the exclusive ultimate authority to bind contracts.  

Actuarial Pricing  

We  have  developed  proprietary  actuarial  models  and  also  use  several  commercially  available  tools  to  assist  in 
pricing  our  business.  Our  analysis  considers  the  data  and  information  provided  by  the  potential  cedent  as  well  as  relevant 
industry  data,  where  appropriate.  We  use  this  cedent  specific  and  industry  data  to  develop  our  own  point  estimate  of  the 
expected  losses  under  each  potential  contract.  We  also  use  a  stochastic  model  to  simulate  a  distribution  of  potential  loss 
outcomes  and  the  impact  of  any  contractual  features  that  may  exist  such  as  sliding  scale  ceding  commissions  or  profit 
commissions.  

One of the key  metrics that  we consider as a result of this process is the expected combined ratio on a particular 
transaction. We also consider the projected outcomes at various percentiles, with a specific focus on outcomes in the tail. As 
a part of this process, we also specifically test each transaction to determine if there is sufficient risk transfer to qualify for 
reinsurance  accounting.  The  results  of  this  pricing  process  are  shared  with  the  underwriter  on  a  contract,  and  if  a  deal  is 
bound summary exhibits are attached to a memo summarizing the actuarial pricing analysis that was performed.  

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Act as Lead Underwriter  

Typically, one or two reinsurers will act as the lead or co-lead markets in developing and negotiating treaty pricing, 
terms  and  conditions  of  reinsurance  contracts.  We  act  as  the  lead  underwriter  for  the  majority  of  the  premium  that  we 
underwrite.  We  believe  that  lead  underwriting  is  a  critically  important  factor  in  achieving  long-term  success,  as  lead 
underwriters  have  greater  control  of  overall  economics  of  their  programs.  In  addition,  we  believe  that  reinsurers  that  lead 
policies are generally solicited for a broader range of business and have greater access to attractive risks.  

Alignment of Interests  

We seek to ensure that every contract we underwrite aligns our interests with our client’s interest. Specifically, we 

may seek to:  

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• 

• 

• 

• 

require our clients to maintain a meaningful risk position in their business; 

pay our clients a commission based upon their actual expenses and offer an additional commission as an 
incentive based upon profitability; 

include  deficit  carry-forward  provisions  in  our  multi-year  contracts  which  allows  us  to  potentially  offset 
underwriting losses from one year to the next; 

charge  the  client  a  premium  for  reinstatement  of  the  amount  of  reinsurance  coverage  to  the  full  amount 
reduced as a result of a reinsurance loss payment, which we refer to as a reinstatement premium;  

require specific levels of rate increases on the underlying insurance policies. 

We believe these tools help us align our risk with the risk of the client and provide incentive to clients to manage our 
mutual  interests.  We  also  believe  that  aligning  our  interests  with  our  client’s  interests  promotes  profitability,  accurate 
reporting  of  information,  timely  settling  and  management  of  claims,  and  limits  the  potential  for  disputes.  Adjustments  to 
profit commissions and other participating features would be recorded in our financial statements based on our estimate of 
losses and the contractual provisions of the reinsurance contract.  

During  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012,  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  incurred  totaled  $139.8 
million  and  $80.3  million,  respectively.  Subsequent  adjustments  to  our  loss  reserves  for  these  contracts  may  result  in 
corresponding adjustments to profit commission and other participating features based upon the structure of the contract, the 
level of losses accounted for in our financial statements and the timing of the subsequent changes. As part of our quarterly 
reserving process, profit commissions and other participating features are calculated on an individual contract basis. Profit 
commissions  and  other  participating  features  are  considered  probable  when  our  actuarial  loss  estimate  results  in  estimated 
profit commission based on the terms of the contract.  

Underwriting Operations  

We  currently  have  five  senior  executives  who  comprise  our  Underwriting  Team.  The  team  consists  of  our  Chief 
Executive Officer/Chief Underwriting Officer, two Executive Vice Presidents, Underwriting and two Senior Vice Presidents, 
Underwriting. These underwriters have in excess of 25 years of experience, on average, in the reinsurance business. The two 
Executive  Vice  Presidents,  Underwriting  have  held  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  position  in  former  companies.  All 
underwriting activity is performed in Bermuda. The Chief Underwriting Officer has exclusive authority to bind Third Point 
Re to risk.  

Detailed Underwriting Diligence  

We employ selective underwriting criteria in the contracts we choose to underwrite and spend a significant amount 
of  time  with  our  clients  and  brokers  to  understand  the  risks  and  appropriately  structure  the  contracts.  We  usually  obtain 
significant amounts of data from our clients to conduct a thorough actuarial  modeling analysis. As part of our pricing and 
underwriting process, we assess among other factors:  

• 

• 

the client’s and industry historical loss data and current market conditions;  

the business purpose served by a proposed contract;  

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• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

the client’s pricing and underwriting strategies;  

the expected duration for claims to fully develop;  

the geographic areas in which the client is doing business and its market share;  

the reputation and financial strength of the client;  

the reputation and expertise of the broker;  

proposed contract terms and conditions; and  

reports provided by independent industry specialists.  

Retrocessional Coverage  

Retrocessional coverage consists of reinsurance purchased to cover a portion of the risks that we reinsure on behalf 
of our clients. We purchased retrocessional coverage in 2013, and we may continue to do so in the future. From time to time, 
we consider purchases of retrocessional coverage for one or more of the following reasons: to manage our overall exposure, 
to  reduce  our  net  liability  on  individual  risks,  to  obtain  additional  underwriting  capacity  and  to  balance  our  underwriting 
portfolio.  Additionally,  retrocession  can  be  used  as  a  mechanism  to  share  the  risks  and  rewards  of  business  written  and 
therefore  can  be  used  as  a  tool  to  align  our  interests  with  those  of  our  counterparties.  We  currently  have  coverage  that 
provides  for  recovery  of  a  portion  of  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  incurred  on  one  crop  contract.  Loss  and  loss 
adjustment expenses recoverable from the retrocessionaires are recorded as assets. For the year ended December 31, 2013, 
loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  incurred  reported  on  our  consolidated  statement  of  income  are  net  of  loss  and  loss 
expenses recovered of $9.3 million. Retrocession contracts do not relieve us from our obligations to the insureds. Failure of 
retrocessionaires  to  honor  their  obligations  could  result  in  losses  to  us.  As  of  December  31,  2013,  we  had  loss  and  loss 
adjustment expenses recoverable of $9.3 million with one retrocessionaire who was rated “A (Excellent)” by A.M. Best. We 
regularly evaluate the financial condition of our retrocessionaires to assess the ability of the retrocessionaires to honor their 
obligations.  

Claims Management  

Our claims management process begins upon receipt of reports from our clients. These statements are reviewed on 
an individual basis, evaluated against company expectations and entered in our management system for portfolio analysis and 
reporting purposes. In addition to analyzing report statements and results, claims audits are performed on specific contracts 
based  on  results  and  management  direction  to  ensure  the  clients  are  reporting  and  reserving  their  claims  accurately  and 
appropriately.  

Reserves  

On a quarterly basis, our actuaries produce an actuarial central estimate of the gross and net loss reserves for all contracts 
bound  as  of  the  evaluation  date.  The  reserves  are  calculated  on  an  undiscounted  basis  with  regards  to  future  investment 
income.  The  projections  also  include  estimates  of  loss-sensitive  contingent  terms  such  as  profit  commissions  and  sliding 
scale ceding commissions. All calculations are done on a contract-by-contract basis and reflect the most recent premium and 
loss information provided by our cedents.  

In estimating our reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, it is necessary to project future loss and 
loss adjustment expense payments. It is certain that actual future losses and loss adjustment expenses will not develop exactly 
as  projected  and  may,  in  fact,  significantly  vary  from  the  projections.  Further,  the  projections  make  no  provision  for 
extraordinary future emergence of new classes of losses or types of losses not sufficiently represented in our or the applicable 
cedent’s historical database or which are not yet quantifiable. 

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The  following  table  represents  the  activity  in  the  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expense  reserves  for  the  years  ended 

December 31, 2013 and 2012: 

Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year ...................................................   
Less: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, beginning of year ....................................................   
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year ......................................................   
Increase (decrease) in net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in: 

Current year ............................................................................................................................................   
Prior years’..............................................................................................................................................   
Total incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses .......................................................................................   
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in: 

Current year ............................................................................................................................................   
Prior years’..............................................................................................................................................   
Total net paid losses ...................................................................................................................................   
Net reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year ..................................................................   
Plus: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, end of year ..............................................................   
Gross reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year ..............................................................   

2013 

2012 

($ in thousands) 

$ 

$

67,271 
— 
67,271 

— 
— 
— 

144,509 
(4,697) 
139,812 

(27,528) 
(54,501) 
(82,029) 
125,054 
9,277 
134,331 

$

80,306 
— 
80,306 

(13,035) 
— 
(13,035) 
67,271 
— 
67,271 

$ 

The  $4.7  million  decrease  in  prior  years’  reserves  reflects  $1.3  million  of  favorable  loss  experience  on  several 
contracts and $3.4 million related to premium estimate decreases, primarily related to one crop contract. The reduction in loss 
and loss adjustment expense reserves related to premium estimates was accompanied by an equal decrease in the premium 
written and earned for that contract, resulting in a minimal impact to net underwriting income. 

Collateral Arrangement/ Letter of Credit Facility  

We are not licensed or admitted as an insurer in any jurisdiction other than Bermuda. Many jurisdictions such as the 
United States do not permit clients to take credit for reinsurance on their statutory financial statements if such reinsurance is 
obtained  from  unlicensed  or  non-admitted  insurers  without  appropriate  collateral.  As  a  result,  we  anticipate  that  all  of  our 
U.S. clients and a portion of our non-U.S. clients will require us to provide collateral for the contracts we bind with them. We 
expect this collateral to take the form of funds withheld, trust arrangements or letters of credit. We had in place letter of credit 
facilities  from  Citibank,  N.A.,  BNP  Paribas  and  J.P.  Morgan  in  a  maximum  aggregate  amount  of  $300  million,  as  of 
December  31,  2013  and  have  issued  letters  of  credit  totaling  $127.3  million  in  favor  of  clients.  The  failure  to  maintain, 
replace or increase our letter of credit facility on commercially acceptable terms may significantly and negatively affect our 
ability to implement our business strategy. See “Risk Factors-Risks Relating to Our Business-Our failure to obtain sufficient 
letter  of  credit  facilities  or  to  increase  our  letter  of  credit  capacity  on  commercially  acceptable  terms  as  we  grow  could 
significantly and negatively affect our ability to implement our business strategy.”  

Competition  

The reinsurance industry is highly competitive. We expect to compete with major reinsurers, most of which are well 
established, have a significant operating history and strong financial strength ratings and have developed long-standing client 
relationships.  

Although we seek to provide coverage where capacity and alternatives are limited, we directly compete with larger 
companies due to the breadth of their coverage across the property and casualty market in substantially all lines of business. 
We also compete with smaller companies and other niche reinsurers. While we have a limited operating history, we believe 
that our unique approach to underwriting and broad relationships will allow us to be successful in underwriting transactions 
against more established competitors.  

Risk Management  

We  have  developed  a  comprehensive  risk  management  strategy  that  is  governed  by  an  articulated  vision  of  risk 
appetite and control that is conveyed throughout the organization and measured in a transparent and consistent manner. Our 
risk management strategy, metrics and progress are summarized in a report that is presented to the board of directors on a 
quarterly  basis.  Our  internal  capital  model  incorporates  statistics  from  the  pricing,  reserving  and  investment  processes  to 
produce  an  estimate  of  the  amount  of  capital  used  at  set  points  in  time  (e.g.,  each  quarter-end)  as  well  as  the  overall 
variability in the prospective financial results. We work closely with the risk management personnel of Third Point LLC, as 
our investment manager, to measure and report the variability of results from our investment portfolio. We also monitor the 
contractual exposure to catastrophic losses as aggregated across all bound reinsurance contracts.  

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Catastrophe Risk Management  

Our goal is to build a fund management business that ultimately offers investors a diverse range of products tied to 
the  performance  of  catastrophe  reinsurance  risk.  Catastrophe  reinsurance  is  an  asset  class  that  has  historically  provided 
uncorrelated, attractive returns with relatively low volatility. The investor base has grown considerably since 2006, and now 
includes pension funds, endowments and foundations and family offices.  

Our catastrophe fund management business combines a world-class team and platform with deal flow partly sourced 
through  a  partnership  with  global  reinsurer  Hiscox  Ltd.  Each  potential  transaction  is  underwritten  and  modeled  by  a 
dedicated  team  with  significant  experience  in  a  wide  range  of  reinsurance  transactions  including  traditional  reinsurance, 
retrocession, catastrophe bonds and indexed instruments. We use third-party catastrophe models and portfolio management 
tools to evaluate the suitability of each deal, and all transactions must be reviewed and approved by our Chief Risk Officer 
and our Chief Underwriting Officer.  

The  Catastrophe  Fund  is  an  open-ended  fund  providing  exposure  to  a  diversified  portfolio  of  peak  zone  natural 
catastrophe risk. The Catastrophe Fund seeks return through a unique portfolio construction that limits exposure to any single 
peril or region. The Catastrophe Fund was launched on January 1, 2013.  

Ratings  

We  currently  have  an  A-  (Excellent)  financial  strength rating  with  a  stable  outlook  from  A.M.  Best,  which  is  the 
fourth highest of 15 ratings. We believe that a strong rating is an important factor in the marketing of reinsurance products to 
clients  and  brokers.  This  rating  reflects  the  rating  agency’s  opinion  of  our  financial  strength,  operating  performance  and 
ability to meet obligations. It is not an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell 
or hold our common shares.  

Joint Venture and Investment Management Agreement  

On December 22, 2011, we entered into the investment management agreement with Third Point LLC, Third Point 
Re,  and  Third  Point  Advisors  LLC  (“TP  GP”)  (Third  Point  Re  and  TP  GP,  together  with  any  other  party  admitted  in  the 
future as a participant, the “Participants” and each a “Participant”) pursuant to which the parties created a joint venture (the 
“Account”) whereby Third Point LLC manages the assets of Third Point Re and TP GP as well as our assets and any of our 
subsidiaries’ assets, if any, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the investment management 
agreement.  

Management Fee  

Pursuant  to  the  investment  management  agreement,  Third  Point  LLC  is  entitled  to  receive  a  monthly  payment  in 
advance by each Participant (other than TP GP) and is equal to (i) 0.1667% (2.0% annualized) of the capital account of such 
Participant  (before  accounting  for  any  accrual  of  the  Performance  Allocation  (as  defined  in  the  investment  management 
agreement)) minus (ii) the aggregate amount of Founders payments paid for such month pursuant to the Founders Agreement, 
in  each  case  pro-rated  for  intra-month  withdrawals  or  contributions  (see  “Certain  Relationships  and  Related  Party 
Transactions-Related  Person  Transactions-Founders  Agreement”).  This  payment  is  debited  against  the  capital  account  of 
each relevant Participant and paid in cash to Third Point LLC.  

Performance Allocation  

As  further  set  out  in  the  investment  management  agreement,  the  Account  has  established  one  or  more  capital 
accounts to which capital contributions, withdrawals, net profit and net loss will be allocated in respect of each Participant. 
At the end of each fiscal year, the Performance Allocation (equal to 20% of the net profit allocable to the capital account of 
each  Participant)  will  be  reallocated  to  the  capital  account  of  TP  GP  from  the  capital  account  of  each  other  Participant, 
provided, however,  that  a  Performance  Allocation  will  not  be  made  with  respect  to  such capital  account until  such  capital 
account  has  recouped  the  amount  of  any  unrecouped  net  capital  loss  in  its  Loss  Recovery  Account  (as  defined  in  the 
investment management agreement). If a Participant withdraws all or a portion of its capital account other than at the end of a 
fiscal  year,  the  Performance  Allocation  accrued  and  attributable  to  the  portion  withdrawn  will  be  debited  against  such 
Participant’s capital account and credited to TP GP’s capital account at the time of withdrawal.  

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Third  Point  LLC  is  required  to  maintain  a  Loss  Recovery  Account  in  respect  of  each  Participant,  the  opening 
balance of which will be zero. Thereafter, for any fiscal year, the Loss Recovery Account balance shall be the sum of all prior 
year net loss amounts allocated to the Participant and not subsequently offset by prior year net profit amounts allocated to 
such  Participant;  provided  that  the  Loss  Recovery  Account  balance  shall  be  reduced  proportionately  to  reflect  any 
withdrawals made by such Participant. TP GP may waive or reduce the Performance Allocation, in its sole discretion. Third 
Point  LLC  and  TP  GP  may  elect,  at  the  beginning  of  each  fiscal  year  to  restructure  the  Performance  Allocation  as  a 
performance fee to Third Point LLC with the same terms as the Performance Allocation.  

Investment Guidelines  

As  detailed  in  our  Investment  Management  Agreement,  Third  Point  LLC  is  required  to  adhere  to  the  following 

investment guidelines:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

Composition  of  Investments: At  least  60%  of  the  investment  portfolio  will  be  held  in  debt  or  equity 
securities (including swaps) of publicly traded companies (or their subsidiaries) and governments of OECD 
(the  Organization  of  Economic  Co-operation  and  Development)  high  income  countries,  asset-backed 
securities, cash, cash equivalents and gold and other precious metals. Except with the prior written consent 
of  the  investment  committee,  none  of  the  assets  in  the  investment  portfolio  will  be  held  in  illiquid 
investments  traditionally  considered  “venture  capital”  or  private  equity  investments.  In  addition,  no 
investments in third party managed funds or other investment vehicles will be made without the consent of 
the investment committee.  

Concentration of Investments: Other than cash, cash equivalents and United States government obligations, 
no single investment in the investment portfolio will constitute more than 15% of the portfolio.  

Liquidity: Assets will be invested in such fashion that Third Point Re has a reasonable expectation that it 
can meet any of its liabilities as they become due. Third Point Re reviews the liquidity of the Third Point 
LLC portfolio on a periodic basis. 

Net  Exposure  Limits:  The  investment  portfolio  may  not  employ  greater  than  1.5  times  portfolio  assets 
managed for more than 10 trading days in any 30-trading day period.  

Term  

The investment management agreement has an initial term of five years, subject to automatic renewal for additional 
successive three-year terms unless a party notifies the other parties at least six months prior to the end of a term that it wishes 
to terminate the investment management agreement at the end of such term.  

We may also terminate the Investment Management Agreement upon the death, long-term disability or retirement of 
Daniel S. Loeb, or the occurrence of other circumstances in which Mr. Loeb is no longer directing the investment program of 
Third Point LLC.  

We may also withdraw as participants under the investment management agreement prior to the expiration of the 

investment management agreement’s term at any time only “for cause”, which is defined as:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

a material violation of applicable law relating to Third Point LLC’s advisory business;  

Third Point LLC’s fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its obligations under 
the investment management agreement;  

a material breach by Third Point LLC of our investment guidelines that is not cured within a 15-day period;  

a conviction or, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime affecting the asset management 
business of Third Point LLC by certain senior officers of Third Point LLC;  

any act of fraud, material misappropriation, material dishonesty, embezzlement, or similar conduct against 
or involving us by senior officers of Third Point LLC; or  

a formal administrative or other legal proceeding before the SEC, the CFTC, the FINRA, or any other U.S. 
or  non-U.S.  regulatory  or  self-regulatory  organization  against  Third  Point  LLC;  or  certain  key  personnel 
which would likely have a material adverse effect on us.  

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In addition, we may withdraw as a participant under the investment management agreement prior to the expiration 
of its term if net investment  performance of Third Point LLC has (a) incurred a loss in two successive calendar years and 
(ii) underperformed the S&P 500 Index by at least 10 percentage points for such two successive calendar years, taken as a 
whole,  or (b) (i) incurred  a  cumulative  loss  of 10% or  more  during  any  24-month period  and (ii) underperformed  the  S&P 
500  Index  by  at  least  15  percentage  points  for  such  24-month  period.  We  may  not  withdraw  or  terminate  the  investment 
management agreement on the basis of performance other than as provided above. If we become dissatisfied with the results 
of the investment performance of Third Point LLC, we will be unable to hire new investment managers until the investment 
management agreement expires by its terms or is terminated for cause.  

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we incurred management fees of $3.7 million and $2.4 million, 
respectively, payable to Third Point LLC and performance fees of $63.0 million and $33.9 million, respectively, payable to 
TP GP.  

Investments  

Investment Strategy  

As our investment manager, Third Point LLC has the contractual right to manage substantially all of our investable 
assets until December 22, 2016, and is required to follow our investment guidelines and to act in a manner that is fair and 
equitable  in  allocating  investment  opportunities  to  us.  However,  it  is  not  otherwise  restricted  with  respect  to  the  nature  or 
timing of making investments for our account. We have the contractual right to withdraw funds from our managed account to 
pay claims and expenses as needed. The increase in the value of our investment portfolio assets managed by Third Point LLC 
for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 23.9%.  

Investment Portfolio  

The  following  table  represents  the  total  long  and  short  exposure  and  geographic  exposure  of  our  investment 

portfolio as managed by Third Point LLC, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

Long/Short Equity 
Consumer ................................................................  
Energy & Utility .....................................................  
Financials ................................................................  
Healthcare ...............................................................  
Industries & Commodities ......................................  
TMT .......................................................................  
Market Hedges ........................................................  
Total L/S Equity .....................................................  
Credit 
Distressed ...............................................................  
Performing ..............................................................  
Asset Backed Securities (1) ....................................  
Total Credit .............................................................  
Macro 
Gold ........................................................................  
Government ............................................................  
Tail Risk .................................................................  
Total Macro ............................................................  
Other 
Risk Arbitrage ........................................................  
Private .....................................................................  
Total Other..............................................................  

2013 Exposure 

2012 Exposure 

Long 

Short 

Net 

Long 

Short 

Net 

8%  
5%  
12%  
4%  
21%  
25%  
1%  
76%  

5%  
8%  
18%  
31%  

—%  
2%  
3%  
5%  

—%  
—%  
—%  
112%  

—% 
—% 
(2)%   
—% 
(2)%   
(2)%   
(2)%   
(8)%   

—% 
(5)%   
(1)%   
(6)%   

—% 
(9)%   
(2)%   
(11)%   

—% 
—% 
—% 
(25)%   

8% 
5% 
10% 
4% 
19% 
23% 
(1)%   
68% 

5% 
3% 
17% 
25% 

—% 
(7)%   
1% 
(6)%   

—% 
—% 
—% 
87% 

7%  
6%  
10%  
3%  
13%  
20%  
4%  
63%  

5%  
13%  
18%  
36%  

6%  
4%  
—%  
10%  

1%  
—%  
1%  
110%  

(3)% 
(2)% 
(1)% 
(3)% 
(3)% 
(1)% 
(7)% 
(20)% 

4% 
4% 
9% 
  —% 
10% 
19% 
(3)% 
43% 

—% 
(5)% 
(2)% 
(7)% 

5% 
8% 
16% 
29% 

(1)% 
(19)% 
—% 
(20)% 

5% 
(15)% 
  —% 
(10)% 

—% 
—% 
—% 
(47)% 

1% 
  —% 
1% 
63% 

(1) 

Includes residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and related indices. 

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Americas ........................................................   
Europe, Middle East and Africa.....................   
Asia ................................................................   

2013 Exposure 

2012 Exposure 

Long 

Short 

Net 

Long 

Short 

Net 

78%  
15%  
19%  
112%  

(13)% 
(7)% 
(5)% 
(25)% 

65%  
8%  
14%  
87%  

95%  
14%  
1%  
110%  

(30)%   
(11)%   
(6)%   
(47)%   

65% 
3% 
(5)% 
63% 

In  managing  our  investment  account,  Third  Point  LLC  assigns  every  investment  position  a  sector,  strategy  and 
particular  geographic  category.  The  dollar  exposure  of  each  position  under  each  category  is  aggregated  and  the  exposure 
percentages listed in the exposure table represent the aggregate market exposure of a given category against the total net asset 
value  of  the  account.  Long  and  short  exposure  percentages  represent  the  aggregate  relative  value  of  all  long  and  short 
positions in a given category, respectively. Net exposure represents the short exposure subtracted from the long exposure in a 
given category. Third Point LLC reports the composition of our total managed portfolio on a market exposure basis, which it 
believes  is  the  appropriate  manner  in  which  to  assess  the  exposure  and  profile  of  investments  and  is  the  way  in  which  it 
manages the portfolio. Under this methodology, the exposure for equity swaps and futures contracts are reported at their full 
notional amount. The notional amount of any derivative contract is the underlying value upon which payment obligations are 
computed. For  an  equity  total  return  swap, for  example,  the  notional  amount  is  the  number  of  shares  underlying the  swap 
multiplied by the market price of those shares. Options are reported at their delta adjusted basis. The delta of an equity option 
is the sensitivity of the option price to the underlying stock price. The delta adjusted basis is the number of shares underlying 
the  option  multiplied  by  the  delta  and  the  underlying  stock  price.  Credit  derivatives  are  reported  in  accordance  with  their 
equivalent underlying security exposure. Currency derivatives are reported at fair market value. Cash and cash equivalents 
are excluded from exposure calculations.  

Investment Returns  

A summary of our net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:  

Net unrealized gains on investments and investment derivatives ....................................................  
Net realized gains on investments and investment derivatives ........................................................  
Net gain (loss) on foreign currencies ...............................................................................................  
Dividend and interest income, net of withholding taxes ..................................................................  
Dividends paid on securities sold, not yet purchased .......................................................................  
Management and performance fees .................................................................................................  
Other expenses .................................................................................................................................  
Net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC ............................................  
Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense ....................................................  
Investment income on cash collateral held by the Catastrophe Reinsurer .......................................  
Net gain on reinsurance contract derivatives written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer ........................  

2013 

2012

($ in thousands)

$

$

78,950 
236,333 
21,106 
14,233 
(722) 
(87,333) 
(8,863) 
253,704 
(4,922) 
86 
4,335 
253,203 

$

$

113,422 
55,632 
(219)
25,284 
(1,629)
(50,211)
(5,411)
136,868 
(446)
— 
— 
136,422 

The investment return is based on the total assets in our investment account managed by Third Point LLC, which 
includes  the  majority  of  our  equity  capital  and  collected  premiums.  Investment  returns  for  the  years  ended  December 31, 
2013 and 2012, net of all fees and expenses, is as follows:(1)  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. .............................................................................................................  
S&P 500 ............................................................................................................................................  

2013 

2012

23.9% 
32.4% 

17.7%
16.0%

(1)  Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.  

Our investment manager, Third Point LLC, manages several funds and may manage other client accounts besides 
ours,  some  of  which  have,  or  may  have,  objectives  and  investment  portfolio  compositions  similar  to  ours.  Because  of  the 
similarity or potential similarity of our investment portfolio to these others, and because, as a matter of ordinary course, Third 
Point LLC provides its clients, including us, and investors in its main hedge funds with results of their respective investment 
portfolios  following  the  last  day  of  each  month,  those  other  clients  or  investors  indirectly  may  have  material  nonpublic 
information regarding our investment portfolio. To address this issue, and to comply with Regulation FD, we will continue to 
post on our website under the heading Investment Portfolio Returns located in the Investors section of the website, following 

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the  close  of  trading  on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  on  the  last  business  day  of  each  month,  our  preliminary  monthly 
investment  results  for  that  month,  with  additional  information  regarding  our  monthly  investment  results  to  be  posted 
following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the first business day of the following month.  

Investment Regulatory Concerns and Restrictions  

Third  Point  LLC  is  involved  regularly  in  trading  activities  which  involve  a  broad  number  of  U.S.  and  foreign 
securities law regimes, including laws governing trading on inside information, market manipulation and a broad number of 
technical  trading  requirements  that  involve  fundamental  market  regulation  policies.  Violation  of  such  laws  could  result  in 
severe restrictions on Third Point LLC’s activities and, indirectly, damage to our investment portfolio and/or reputation as 
our Investment Management Agreement has limited termination provisions.  

Third Point LLC’s failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations could result in fines, censure, suspensions 
of  personnel  or  other  sanctions.  The  regulations  that  Third  Point  LLC  is  subject  to  are  designed  primarily  to  ensure  the 
integrity of the financial markets. They are not designed to protect us or, indirectly, you. Even if a sanction imposed against 
Third Point LLC or one of its personnel by a regulator was for a small monetary amount, the adverse publicity related to such 
sanction against Third Point LLC by regulators could harm its reputation and, possibly, ours.  

In recent years, there has been debate in both the U.S. and foreign governments about new rules or regulations to be 

applicable to alternative investment advisers, like Third Point LLC.  

In August 2007, the SEC adopted a new rule intended to clarify the SEC’s authority to bring enforcement actions 
against investment advisers for fraud against investors and prospective investors in their funds (as opposed to fraud against 
the funds themselves). Although we do not believe the SEC’s rule has directly affected us, Third Point LLC and, accordingly, 
our investment strategy, may be adversely affected if new or revised legislation or regulations are enacted or by changes to 
existing  rules  and  regulations  of  U.S.  or  foreign  governmental  regulatory  authorities  or  self-regulatory  organizations  that 
supervise the financial markets.  

It is possible that increased regulation of alternative investment advisers could adversely affect Third Point LLC’s 
ability to manage our investment portfolio or its ability to manage our portfolio pursuant to our existing investment strategy, 
which could cause us to alter our existing investment strategy and could significantly and negatively affect our business and 
results of operations. In addition, adverse publicity regarding alternative investment strategies generally, or Third Point LLC 
or its affiliates specifically, could negatively affect our business reputation and attractiveness as a counterparty to brokers and 
clients.  

Other Trading Restrictions  

Third Point LLC may from time to time place it or its affiliates’ representatives on creditors committees or boards of 
certain companies in which our portfolio is invested. While such representation may enable Third Point LLC to enhance the 
value of our investments, it may place trading restrictions on certain securities included in our investment portfolio.  

Regulation 

Bermuda Insurance Regulation  

The Insurance Act of 1978  

The Insurance Act of 1978, as amended, and related regulations of Bermuda (the “Insurance Act”), which regulates 
the insurance business of Third Point Re and the Catastrophe Reinsurer, provides that no person shall carry on any insurance 
business in or from within Bermuda unless registered as an insurer under the Insurance Act by the BMA. Under the Insurance 
Act  insurance  business  includes  reinsurance  business.  The  BMA,  in  deciding  whether  to  grant  registration,  has  broad 
discretion to act as it thinks fit in the public interest. The BMA is required by the Insurance Act to determine whether the 
applicant is a fit and proper body to be engaged in the insurance business and, in particular, whether it has, or has available to 
it, adequate knowledge and expertise. The registration of an applicant as an insurer is subject to its complying with the terms 
of its registration and such other conditions as the BMA may impose from time to time. The Insurance Act also grants to the 
BMA powers to supervise, investigate and intervene in the affairs of insurance companies.  

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An  insurance  advisory  committee  appointed  by  the  Bermuda  Minister  of  Finance  advises  the  BMA  on  matters 
connected with the discharge of the BMA’s functions and sub-committees thereof supervise and review the law and practice 
of insurance in Bermuda, including reviews of accounting and administrative procedures.  

The  Insurance  Act  imposes  on  Bermuda  insurance  companies  solvency  and  liquidity  standards  and  auditing  and 
reporting  requirements  and  grants  to  the  BMA  powers  to  supervise,  investigate  and  intervene  in  the  affairs  of  insurance 
companies. Certain significant aspects of the Bermuda insurance regulatory framework are set forth below.  

Classification of Insurers  

The  Insurance  Act  distinguishes  between  insurers  carrying  on  long-term  business,  insurers  carrying  on  general 
business  and  insurers  carrying  on  special  purpose  business.  There  are  six  classifications  of  insurers  carrying  on  general 
business,  ranging  from  Class  1  insurers  (pure  captives)  to  Class  4  insurers  (very  large  commercial  underwriters).  There  is 
only  one  classification  of  special  purpose  insurer.  Third  Point  Re  is  registered  as  a  Class  4  insurer  and  the  Catastrophe 
Reinsurer is registered as a special purpose insurer.  

Classification as a Class 4 Insurer  

A body corporate is registrable as a Class 4 insurer where (i) it has at the time of its application for registration, or 
will have before it carries on insurance business, a total statutory capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000; and (ii) it 
intends  to  carry  on  general  insurance  business,  including  excess  liability  business  or  property  catastrophe  reinsurance 
business. Class 4 insurers are required to maintain fully paid-up share capital of $1,000,000.  

Classification as a Special Purpose Insurer  

A  special  purpose  insurer  (“SPI”)  means  an  insurer  that  carries  on  special  purpose  business.  Special  purpose 
business  is  defined  under  the  Insurance  Act  as  insurance  business  under  which  an  insurer  fully  funds  its  liabilities  to  the 
persons  insured  through  (a) the  proceeds  of  any  one  or  more  of  (i) a  debt  issuance  where  the  repayment  rights  of  the 
providers of such debt are subordinated to the rights of the person insured, or (ii) some other financing mechanism approved 
by the BMA; (b) cash; and (c) time deposits.  

Principal Representative and Principal Office  

Third  Point  Re  and  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  are  each required  to  maintain  a  principal  office  and  to  appoint  and 
maintain a principal representative in Bermuda. For the purpose of the Insurance Act, the principal officer of Third Point Re 
is at our principal executive offices in Bermuda, and Third Point Re’s principal representative is John Berger. The principal 
office of the Catastrophe Reinsurer is at The Waterfront, Chesney House, 96 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda and 
the Catastrophe Reinsurer’s principal representative is Prime Management Limited. Without a reason acceptable to the BMA, 
an insurer may not terminate the appointment of its principal representative, and the principal representative may not cease to 
act as such, unless 30 days’ notice in writing to the BMA is given of the intention to do so.  

It is the duty of the principal representative to forthwith notify the BMA where the principal representative believes 
there  is  a  likelihood  of  the  insurer  (for  which  the  principal  representative  acts)  becoming  insolvent  or  that  a  reportable 
“event” has, to the principal representative’s knowledge, occurred or is believed to have occurred. Examples of a reportable 
“event” include a failure by Third Point Re to comply substantially with a condition imposed upon it by the BMA relating to 
a solvency margin or a liquidity or other ratio, a significant loss likely to cause the insurer to fail to comply with its enhanced 
capital requirement (discussed below) and the occurrence of a “material change” (as such term is defined under the Insurance 
Act) in its business operations.  

Within 14 days of such notification to the BMA, the principal representative must furnish the BMA with a written 

report setting out all the particulars of the case that are available to the principal representative.  

Loss Reserve Specialist  

As  a  Class  4  insurer,  Third  Point  Re  must  appoint  an  individual  approved  by  the  BMA  to  be  its  loss  reserve 
specialist. In order to qualify as an approved loss reserve specialist, the applicant must be an individual and possess adequate 
professional  qualifications  as  a  casualty  actuary  and/or  possess  adequate  experience  to  assess  the  sufficiency  of  insurance 

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reserves of the insurer. The Class 4 insurer is required to submit annually an opinion of its approved loss reserve specialist 
with its statutory financial return in respect of its loss and loss expense provisions.  

As an SPI, the Catastrophe Reinsurer is not required to appoint a loss reserve specialist.  

Annual Financial Statements 

As  a  Class  4  insurer,  Third  Point  Re  must  prepare  and  submit,  on  an  annual  basis,  both  audited  U.S.  GAAP  and 

statutory financial statements.  

The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  as  an  SPI,  must  prepare  and  submit  annual  statutory  financial  statements,  unless  an 
application has been filed under the Insurance Act to have the statutory filing requirement waived. Where such a waiver has 
been  granted,  the  BMA  will  accept  unaudited  management  accounts  from  the  SPI  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally 
accepted  accounting  principles  (GAAP)  or  international  financial  reporting  standards  that  apply  in  Bermuda,  Canada,  the 
United  Kingdom  or  the  United  States  of  America.  The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  is  also  required  to  provide  the  BMA  with  a 
copy  of  the  unaudited  management  statement  accounts  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  same  have  been  submitted  to  the 
participants and, at a minimum, within four months of the end of each financial year.  

The  Insurance  Act  prescribes  rules  for  the  preparation  and  substance  of  statutory  financial  statements  (which 
include,  in  statutory  form,  a  balance  sheet,  income  statement,  a  statement  of  capital  and  surplus,  and  notes  thereto).  The 
statutory  financial  statements  include  detailed  information  and  analysis  regarding  premiums,  claims,  reinsurance  and 
investments of the insurer. In addition, as a Class 4 insurer, Third Point Re is also required to prepare and submit to the BMA 
financial  statements  which  have  been  prepared  under  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  or  international  financial 
reporting standards (“GAAP financial statements”).  

As a Class 4 insurer, Third Point Re’s annual U.S. GAAP and statutory financial statements are required to be filed 

with the BMA within four months from the end of the relevant financial year (unless specifically extended).  

 The  statutory financial  statements  do not form  part of  the  public records  maintained by  the  BMA but  the GAAP 

financial statements are available for public inspection.  

Annual Statutory Financial Return and Annual Capital and Solvency Return  

Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, and the Catastrophe Reinsurer, as an SPI, are required to file with the BMA a 
statutory  financial  return  no  later  than  four  months  after  its  financial  year  end  (unless  specifically  extended)  unless  the 
Catastrophe  Reinsurer  has  filed  and  obtained  a  waiver,  as  outlined  above.  The  statutory  financial  return  includes,  among 
other  matters,  a  report  of  the  approved  independent  auditor  on  the  statutory  financial  statements  of  the  insurer,  a  general 
business, or special purpose business, as applicable, solvency certificate, the statutory financial statements themselves and the 
opinion of the loss reserve specialist.  

The principal representative and at least two directors of the insurer must sign the solvency certificate. The directors 
are required to certify whether the minimum solvency margin has been met, and the independent approved auditor is required 
to state whether in its opinion it was reasonable for the directors to make this certification.  

Where  an  insurer’s  accounts  have  been  audited  for  any  purpose  other  than  compliance  with  the  Insurance  Act,  a 

statement to that effect must be filed with the statutory financial return.  

In  addition,  each  year  Third  Point  Re,  as  a  Class 4  insurer,  is  also  required  to  file  with  the  BMA  a  capital  and 
solvency return along with its annual financial statutory return. The prescribed form of capital and solvency return comprises 
the insurer’s Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (“BSCR”) model or an approved internal capital model in lieu thereof 
(more fully described below), a schedule of fixed income investments by rating categories, a schedule of net loss and loss 
expense provisions by line of business, a schedule of premiums written by line of business, a schedule of risk management, a 
schedule of fixed income securities, a schedule of commercial insurer’s solvency self assessment (“CISSA”), a schedule of 
catastrophe risk return, a schedule of loss triangles or reconciliation of net loss reserves and a schedule of eligible capital.  

Neither the statutory financial return nor the capital and solvency return is available for public inspection.  

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Quarterly Financial Statements  

Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer not being otherwise subject to group supervision (described below), is required 
to  prepare  and  file  quarterly  financial  returns  with  the  BMA  on  or  before  the  last  day  of  the  months  May,  August  and 
November  of  each  year.  The  quarterly  financial  returns  consist  of  (i) quarterly  unaudited  financial  statements  for  each 
financial quarter (which must minimally include a balance sheet and income statement and must also be recent and not reflect 
a  financial  position  that  exceeds  two  months)  and  (ii) a  list  and  details  of  material  intra-group  transactions  and  risk 
concentrations that have materialized since the most recent quarterly or annual financial returns, details surrounding all intra-
group  reinsurance  and  retrocession  arrangements  and  other  intra-group  risk  transfer  insurance  business  arrangements  that 
have  materialized  since  the  most  re-cent  quarterly  or  annual  financial  returns  and  details  of  the  ten  largest  exposures  to 
unaffiliated counterparties and any other unaffiliated counterparty exposures exceeding 10% of the insurer’s statutory capital 
and surplus. Quarterly financial statements are not required where the Class 4 insurer is subject to group supervision.  

Independent Approved Auditor  

Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, must appoint an independent auditor who will annually audit and report on the 
insurer’s GAAP financial statements, its statutory financial statements and its statutory financial returns, each of which are 
required to be filed annually with the BMA. The auditor must be approved by the BMA as the independent auditor of the 
insurer. If the insurer fails to appoint an approved auditor or at any time fails to fill a vacancy for such auditor, the BMA may 
appoint an approved auditor for the insurer and shall fix the remuneration to be paid to the approved auditor within 14 days, 
if not agreed sooner by the insurer and the auditor.  

The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  as  an  SPI,  may  file  an  application  under  the  Insurance  Act  to  have  this  requirement 

waived, as outlined above.  

Non-insurance Business  

Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer may not engage in non-insurance business unless that non-insurance business is 
ancillary to its core business. Non-insurance business means any business other than insurance business and includes carrying 
on investment business, managing an investment fund as operator, carrying on business as a fund administrator, carrying on 
banking business, underwriting debt or securities or otherwise engaging in investment banking, engaging in commercial or 
industrial activities and carrying on the business of management, sales or leasing of real property. Third Point Re, as a Class 
4 insurer registered before December 31, 2012, will be permitted to continue engaging in non-insurance business but must 
discontinue doing so not later than year-end 2016.  

Minimum Liquidity Ratio  

The  Insurance  Act  provides  a  minimum  liquidity  ratio  for  general  business.  As  an  insurer  engaged  in  general 
business,  Third  Point  Re  is  required  to  maintain  the  value  of  its  relevant  assets  at  not  less  than  75%  of  the  amount  of  its 
relevant liabilities. Relevant assets include cash and time deposits, quoted investments, unquoted bonds and debentures, first 
liens on real estate, investment income due and accrued, accounts and premiums receivable, reinsurance balances receivable 
and funds held by ceding reinsurers.  

There are certain categories of assets which, unless specifically permitted by the BMA, do not automatically qualify 
as relevant assets, such as unquoted equity securities, investments in and advances to affiliates and real estate and collateral 
loans.  

The relevant liabilities are total general business insurance reserves and total other liabilities less deferred income 

tax and sundry liabilities (by interpretation, those not specifically defined) and letters of credit and guarantees.  

Minimum Solvency Margin and Enhanced Capital Requirements  

The Insurance Act provides that the value of the statutory assets of a Class 4 insurer must exceed the value of its 

statutory liabilities by an amount greater than its prescribed minimum solvency margin (“MSM”).  

The MSM that must be maintained by a Class 4 insurer with respect to its general business is the greater of (i) $100 
million, or (ii) 50% of net premium written (with a credit for reinsurance ceded not exceeding 25% of gross premiums) or 
(iii) 15% of net discounted aggregate loss and loss expense provisions and other insurance reserves.  

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The Insurance Act provides that an SPI is required to maintain a minimum solvency margin by which the value of 

the special purpose business assets must exceed its special purpose business liabilities by at least $1.  

Class 4 insurers are also required to maintain available statutory capital and surplus at a level equal to or in excess of 
its enhanced capital requirement (“ECR”) which is established by reference to either the BSCR model or an approved internal 
capital model.  

The  BSCR  model  is  a  risk-based  capital  model  which  provides  a  method  for  determining  an  insurer’s  capital 
requirements (statutory capital and surplus) by taking into account the risk characteristics of different aspects of the insurer’s 
business. The BSCR formulae establish capital requirements for eight categories of risk: fixed income investment risk, equity 
investment risk, interest rate/liquidity risk, premium risk, reserve risk, credit risk, catastrophe risk and operational risk. For 
each  category,  the  capital  requirement  is  determined  by  applying  factors  to  asset,  premium,  reserve,  creditor,  probable 
maximum loss and operation items, with higher factors applied to items  with greater underlying risk and lower factors for 
less risky items.  

While not specifically referred to in the Insurance Act, the BMA has also established a target capital level (“TCL”) 
for each Class 4 insurer equal to 120% of its ECR. While a Class 4 insurer is not currently required to maintain its statutory 
capital and surplus at this level, the TCL serves as an early warning tool for the BMA and failure to maintain statutory capital 
at least equal to the TCL will likely result in increased regulatory oversight.  

Any  Class  4  insurer  which  at  any  time  fails  to  meet  its  MSM  requirements  must,  upon  becoming  aware  of  such 
failure, immediately notify the BMA and, within 14 days thereafter, file a written report with the BMA containing particulars 
of the circumstances that gave rise to the failure and setting out its plan detailing specific actions to be taken and the expected 
timeframe in which the company intends to rectify the failure.  

Any  Class  4  insurer  which  at  any  time  fails  to  meet  its  enhanced  capital  requirement  applicable  to  it  shall  upon 
becoming aware of that failure, or of having reason to believe that such a failure has occurred, immediately notify the BMA 
in  writing  and  within  14  days  of  such  notification  file  with  the  BMA  a  written  report  containing  particulars  of  the 
circumstances leading to the failure; and a plan detailing the manner, specific actions to be taken and time within which the 
insurer intends to rectify the failure and within 45 days of becoming aware of that failure, or of having reason to believe that 
such a failure has occurred, furnish the BMA with (i) unaudited interim statutory financial statements covering such period as 
the  BMA  may  require;  (ii) the  opinion  of  a  loss  reserve  specialist  where  applicable;  (iii) a  general  business  solvency 
certificate  in  respect  of  the  financial  statements;  and  (iv) a  capital  and  solvency  return  reflecting  an  enhanced  capital 
requirement prepared using post failure data where applicable.  

Eligible Capital  

To  enable  the  BMA  to  better  assess  the  quality  of  the  insurer’s  capital  resources,  a  Class  4  insurer  is  required  to 
disclose the makeup of its capital in accordance with the recently introduced ‘3-tiered capital system’. Under this system, all 
of the insurer’s capital instruments will be classified as either basic or ancillary capital which in turn will be classified into 
one  of  3  tiers  based  on  their  “loss  absorbency”  characteristics.  Highest  quality  capital  will  be  classified  as  Tier  1  Capital, 
lesser quality capital will be classified as either Tier 2 Capital or Tier 3 Capital. Under this regime, up to certain specified 
percentages of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Capital may be used to support the insurer’s MSM, ECR and TCL.  

The characteristics of the capital instruments that must be satisfied to qualify as Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Capital are 
set out in the Insurance (Eligible Capital) Rules 2012, and any amendments thereto. Under these rules, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 
3 Capital may, until January 1, 2024, include capital instruments that do not satisfy the requirement that the instrument be 
non-redeemable or settled only with the issuance of an instrument of equal or higher quality upon a breach, or if it would 
cause a breach, of the ECR.  

Where  the  BMA  has previously  approved  the use  of  certain  instruments  for  capital  purposes,  the BMA’s  consent 

will need to be obtained if such instruments are to remain eligible for use in satisfying the MSM and the ECR.  

Code of Conduct  

Every Bermuda registered insurer must comply with the Insurance Code of Conduct (the “Code”) which prescribes 
the  duties  and  standards  that  must  be  complied  with  to  ensure  sound  corporate  governance,  risk  management  and  internal 
controls are implemented. The BMA will assess an insurer’s compliance with the Code in a proportionate manner relative to 
the  nature,  scale  and  complexity  of  its  business.  Failure  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  the  Code  will  be  taken  into 

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account  by  the  BMA  in  determining  whether  an  insurer  is  conducting  its  business  in  a  sound  and  prudent  manner  as 
prescribed  by  the  Insurance  Act  and  may  result  in  the  BMA  exercising  its  powers  of  intervention  and  investigation  (see 
below) and, in the case of Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, will be a factor in calculating the operational risk charge under 
the insurer’s BSCR or approved internal model.  

Restrictions on Dividends and Distributions  

A Class 4 insurer is prohibited from declaring or paying a dividend if it is in breach of its MSM, ECR or minimum 
liquidity  ratio  or  if  the  declaration  or  payment  of  such  dividend  would  cause  such  a  breach.  An  SPI  is  prohibited  from 
declaring  or  paying  any  dividend  during  any  financial  year  if  it  is  in  breach  of  its  minimum  solvency  margin  or  if  the 
declaration or payment of such dividends would cause it to fail to meet such minimum margin. Where a Class 4 insurer fails 
to  meet  its  MSM  or  minimum  liquidity  ratio  or  an  SPI  fails  to  meet  its  minimum  solvency  margin  on  the  last  day  of  any 
financial year, it is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during the next financial year without the approval of 
the BMA.  

In addition, a Class 4 insurer is prohibited from declaring or paying in any financial year dividends of more than 
25% of its total statutory capital and surplus (as shown on its previous financial year’s statutory balance sheet) unless it files 
(at least seven days before payment of such dividends) with the BMA an affidavit signed by at least 2 directors (one of whom 
must be a Bermuda resident director if any of the insurer’s directors are resident in Bermuda) and the principal representative 
stating that it will continue to meet its solvency margin and minimum liquidity ratio. Where such an affidavit is filed, it shall 
be available for public inspection at the offices of the BMA.  

Reduction of Capital  

Third Point Re, as a general business insurer, may not reduce its total statutory capital by 15% or more, as set out in 
its previous year’s financial statements, unless it has received the prior approval of the BMA. Total statutory capital consists 
of the insurer’s paid in share capital, its contributed surplus (sometimes called additional paid in capital) and any other fixed 
capital designated by the BMA as statutory capital (such as letters of credit).  

As a Class 4 insurer, where Third Point Re seeks to reduce its statutory capital by 15% or more, as set out in its 
previous year’s financial statements, it must also submit an affidavit signed by at least 2 directors (one of whom must be a 
Bermuda resident director if any of the company’s directors are resident in Bermuda) and the principal representative stating 
that the proposed reduction will not cause the company to fail its relevant margins. Where such an affidavit is filed, it shall be 
available for public inspection at the offices of the BMA.  

Fit and Proper Controllers  

The  BMA  maintains  supervision  over  the  controllers  of  all  registered  insurers  in  Bermuda.  A  controller  includes 
(i) the managing director of the registered insurer or its parent company; (ii) the chief executive of the registered insurer or of 
its parent company; (iii) a shareholder controller; and, (iv) any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the 
directors of the registered insurer or of its parent company are accustomed to act.  

The definition of shareholder controller is set out in the Insurance Act but generally refers to (i) a person who holds 
10% or more of the shares carrying rights to vote at a shareholders’ meeting of the registered insurer or its parent company, 
or (ii) a person who is entitled to exercise 10% or more of the voting power at any shareholders’ meeting of such registered 
insurer  or  its  parent  company,  or  (iii) a  person  who  is  able  to  exercise  significant  influence  over  the  management  of  the 
registered insurer or its parent company by virtue of its shareholding or its entitlement to exercise, or control the exercise of, 
the voting power at any shareholders’ meeting.  

A shareholder controller that owns 10% or more but less than 20% of the shares as described above is defined as a 
10%  shareholder  controller;  a  shareholder  controller  that  owns  20%  or  more  but  less  than  33%  of  the  shares  as  described 
above is defined as a 20% shareholder controller; a shareholder controller that owns 33% or more but less than 50% of the 
shares as described above is defined as a 33% shareholder controller; and a shareholder controller that owns 50% or more of 
the shares as described above is defined as a 50% shareholder controller.  

Where  the  shares  of  the  shareholder  of  a  registered  insurer,  or  the  shares  of  its  parent  company,  are  traded  on  a 
recognised stock exchange, and such person becomes a 10%, 20%, 33% or 50% shareholder controller of the insurer, that 
person shall, within 45 days, notify the BMA in writing that he has become such a controller.  

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Where the shares of a shareholder or prospective shareholder of an insurer, or the shares of its parent company, are 
not traded on a recognised stock exchange (i.e. private companies), the Insurance Act prohibits such person from becoming a 
shareholder  controller  unless  he  has  first  served  on  the  BMA  notice  in  writing  stating  that  he  intends  to  become  such  a 
controller  and  the  BMA  has  either,  before  the  end  of  45  days  following  the  date  of  notification,  provided  notice  to  the 
proposed controller that it does not object to his becoming such a controller or the full 45 days has elapsed without the BMA 
filing an objection. 

Any person who contravenes the Insurance Act by failing to give notice or knowingly becoming a controller of any 
description  before  the  required  45  days  has  elapsed  is  guilty  of  an  offence  and  liable  to  a  fine  of  $25,000  on  summary 
conviction.  

The  BMA  may  file  a  notice  of  objection  to  any  person  who  has  become  a  controller  of  any  description  where  it 
appears that such person is not, or is no longer, a fit and proper person to be a controller of the registered insurer. Before 
issuing a notice of objection, the BMA is required to serve upon the person concerned a preliminary written notice stating the 
BMA’s intention to issue formal notice of objection. Upon receipt of the preliminary written notice, the person served may, 
within 28 days, file written representations with the BMA which shall be taken into account by the BMA in making its final 
determination.  Any  person  who  continues  to  be  a  controller  of  any  description  after  having  received  a  notice  of  objection 
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $25,000 (and a continuing fine of $500 
per day for each day that the offence is continuing) or, if convicted on indictment, to a fine of $100,000 and/or 2 years in 
prison.  

Notification by Registered Person of Change of Controllers and Officers  

All registered insurers are required to give written notice to the BMA of the fact that a person has become, or ceased 
to be, a controller or officer of the registered insurer within 45 days of becoming aware of such fact. An officer in relation to 
a registered insurer means a  director, chief executive or senior executive performing duties of underwriting, actuarial, risk 
management, compliance, internal audit, finance or investment matters.  

Notification of Material Changes  

All registered insurers are required to give notice to the BMA of their intention to effect a material change within the 
meaning of the Insurance Act. For the purposes of the Insurance Act, the following changes are material: (i) the transfer or 
acquisition of insurance business being part of a scheme falling under section 25 of the Insurance Act or section 99 of the 
Companies Act, (ii) the amalgamation with or acquisition of another firm, (iii) engaging in unrelated business that is retail 
business,  (iv) the  acquisition  of  a  controlling  interest  in  an  undertaking  that  is  engaged  in  non-insurance  business  which 
offers  services  and  products  to  persons  who  are  not  affiliates  of  the  insurer,  (v) outsourcing  all  or  substantially  all  of  the 
company’s  actuarial,  risk  management  and  internal  audit  functions,  (vi) outsourcing  all  or  a  material  part  of  an  insurer’s 
underwriting activity, (vii) the transfer other than by way of reinsurance of all or substantially all of a line of business, and 
(viii) the expansion into a material new line of business.  

No registered insurer shall take any steps to give effect to a material change unless it has first served notice on the 
BMA that it intends to effect such material change and before the end of 14 days, either the BMA has notified such company 
in  writing  that  it  has  no  objection  to  such  change  or  that  period  has  lapsed  without  the  BMA  having  issued  a  notice  of 
objection.  

Before issuing a notice of objection, the BMA is required to serve upon the person concerned a preliminary written 
notice  stating  the  BMA’s  intention  to  issue  formal  notice  of  objection.  Upon  receipt of  the  preliminary  written  notice,  the 
person served may, within 28 days, file written representations with the BMA which shall be taken into account by the BMA 
in making its final determination.  

Group Supervision  

The  BMA  may,  in  respect  of  an  insurance  group,  determine  whether  it  is  appropriate  for  it  to  act  as  its  group 
supervisor. An insurance group is defined as a group of companies that conducts exclusively, or mainly, insurance business. 
The BMA may make such determination where it ascertains that (i) the group is headed by a “specified insurer” (that is to 
say, it is headed by either a Class 3A, Class 3B or Class 4 general business insurer or a Class C, Class D or Class E long term 
insurer  or  another  class  of  insurer  designated  by  order  of  the  BMA);  or  (ii) where  the  insurance  group  is  not  headed  by  a 
“specified  insurer”,  where  it  is  headed  by  a  parent  company  which  is  incorporated  in  Bermuda  or  (iii) where  the  parent 

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company of the group is not a Bermuda company, in circumstances where the BMA is satisfied that the insurance group is 
directed and managed from Bermuda or the insurer with the largest balance sheet total is a specified insurer.  

Where the BMA determines that it should act as the group supervisor, it shall designate a specified insurer that is a 
member  of  the  insurance group  to be  the designated  insurer  (the  “Designated Insurer”)  and  it  shall give  to  the Designated 
Insurer  and  other  competent  authorities  written  notice  of its  intention  to  act  as  group supervisor. Once  the  BMA has  been 
designated as group supervisor, the Designated Insurer must ensure that an approved group actuary is appointed to provide an 
opinion as to the adequacy of the insurance group’s insurance reserves as reported in its group statutory financial statements.  

Pursuant to its powers under the Insurance Act, the BMA will maintain a register of particulars for every insurance 
group  for  which  it  acts  as  the  group  supervisor  detailing,  among  other  things,  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  Designated 
Insurer;  each  member  company  of  the  insurance  group  falling  within  the  scope  of  group  supervision;  the  principal 
representative of the insurance group in Bermuda; other competent authorities supervising other member companies of the 
insurance group; and the insurance group auditors. The Designated Insurer must notify the BMA of any changes to the above 
details entered on the register of an insurance group.  

As  group  supervisor,  the  BMA  will  perform  a  number  of  supervisory  functions  including  (i) coordinating  the 
gathering and dissemination of information which is of importance for the supervisory task of other competent authorities; 
(ii) carrying out a supervisory review and assessment of the insurance group; (iii) carrying out an assessment of the insurance 
group’s compliance with the rules on solvency, risk concentration, intra-group transactions and good governance procedures; 
(iv) planning and coordinating, with other competent authorities, supervisory activities in respect of the insurance group, both 
as a going concern and in emergency situations; (v) coordinating any enforcement action that may need to be taken against 
the insurance group or any of its members; and (vi) planning and coordinating meetings of colleges of supervisors (consisting 
of insurance regulators) in order to facilitate the carrying out of the functions described above.  

In  carrying  out  its  functions,  the  BMA  may  make  rules  for  (i) assessing  the  financial  situation  and  the  solvency 
position  of  the  insurance  group  and/or  its  members  and  (ii) regulating  intra-group  transactions,  risk  concentration, 
governance procedures, risk management and regulatory reporting and disclosure.  

We  are  not  currently  subject  to  group  supervision,  but  the  BMA  may  exercise  its  authority  to  act  as  our  group 

supervisor in the future.  

Supervision, Investigation, Intervention and Disclosure  

The  BMA  may,  by  notice  in  writing  served  on  an  insurer  or  a  designated  insurer  (as  described  in  “Group 
Supervision” above), require the insurer or designated insurer to provide such information and/or documentation as the BMA 
may reasonably require with respect to matters that are likely to be material to the performance of its supervisory functions 
under the Insurance Act. In addition, it may require such person’s auditor, underwriter, accountant or any other person with 
relevant professional skill to prepare a report on any aspect pertaining thereto. In the case of a report, the person so appointed 
shall immediately give the BMA written notice of any fact or matter of which he becomes aware or which indicates to him 
that any condition attaching to his registration under the Insurance Act is not or has not or may not be or may not have been 
fulfilled  and  that  such  matters  are  likely  to  be  material  to  the  performance  of  its  functions  under  the  Insurance  Act.  If  it 
appears to the BMA to be desirable in the interests of the clients of an insurer or relevant insurance group, the BMA may also 
exercise these powers in relation to subsidiaries, parent companies and other affiliates of the insurer or designated insurer.  

If the BMA deems it necessary to protect the interests of the policyholders or potential policyholders of an insurer or 
insurance group, it may appoint one or more competent persons to investigate and report on the nature, conduct or state of the 
insurer’s  or  the  insurance  group’s  business,  or  any  aspect  thereof,  or  the  ownership  or  control  of  the  insurer  or  insurance 
group.  If  the  person  so  appointed  thinks  it  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  his  investigation,  he  may  also  investigate  the 
business of any person who is or has been at any relevant time, a member of the insurance group or of a partnership of which 
the  person  being  investigated  is  a  member.  In  this  regard,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  who  is  or  was  a  controller, 
officer, employee, agent, banker, auditor, accountant, barrister and attorney or insurance manager to produce to the person 
appointed  such  documentation  as  he  may  reasonably  require  for  purposes  of  his  investigation,  and  to  attend  and  answer 
questions relevant to the investigation and to otherwise provide such assistance as may be necessary in connection therewith.  

Where the BMA suspects that a person has failed to properly register under the Insurance Act or that an insurer or 
designated insurer has failed to comply with a requirement of the Insurance Act or that a person is not, or is no longer, a fit 
and  proper  person  to  perform  functions  in  relation  to  a  regulated  activity,  it  may,  by  notice  in  writing,  carry  out  an 
investigation into such person (or any other person connected thereto). In connection therewith, the BMA may require every 

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person who is or was a controller, officer, employee, agent, banker, auditor, accountant, barrister and attorney or insurance 
manager  to  make  a  report  and  produce  such  documents  in  his  care,  custody  and  control  and  to  attend  before  the  BMA  to 
answer questions relevant to the BMA’s investigation and to take such actions as the BMA may direct. The BMA may also 
enter any premises for the purposes of carrying out its investigation and may petition the court for a warrant if it believes a 
person has failed to comply with a notice served on him or there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the completeness of 
any information or documentation produced in response to such notice or that its directions will not be complied with or that 
any relevant documents would be removed, tampered with or destroyed.  

If it appears to the BMA that the business of the insurer is being so conducted that there is a significant risk of the 
insurer  becoming  insolvent,  or  that  the  insurer  is  in  breach  of  the  Insurance  Act  or  any  conditions  imposed  upon  its 
registration, or the minimum criteria stipulated in the Insurance Act is not or has not been fulfilled in respect of a registered 
insurer, or that a person has become a controller without providing the BMA with the appropriate notice or in contravention 
of  a  notice  of  objection,  or  the  registered  insurer  is  in  breach  of  its  ECR,  or  that  a  designated  insurer  is  in  breach  of  any 
provision  of  the  Insurance  Act  or  the  regulations  or  rules  applicable  to  it,  the  BMA  may  issue  such  directions  as  appear 
desirable for safeguarding the interests of policyholders or potential policyholders of the insurer or the insurance group. The 
BMA may direct an insurer, for itself and in its capacity as designated insurer of the insurance group of which it is a member, 
(1) not to take on any new insurance business, (2) not to vary any insurance contract if the effect would be to increase the 
insurer’s liabilities, (3) not to make certain investments, (4) to realize certain investments, (5) to maintain in, or transfer to the 
custody  of,  a  specified  bank,  certain  assets,  (6) not  to  declare  or  pay  any  dividends  or  other  distributions  or  to  restrict  the 
making  of  such  payments,  (7) to  limit  its  premium  income,  (8) not  to  enter  into  specified  transactions  with  any  specified 
person  or persons  of  a  specified  class,  (9) to  provide  such written particulars relating  to  the financial  circumstances  of  the 
insurer as the BMA thinks fit, (10) (as an individual insurer only and not in its capacity as designated insurer) to obtain the 
opinion of a loss reserve specialist and submit it to the BMA and/or (11) to remove a controller or officer.  

The  BMA  has  the  power  to  assist  other  regulatory  authorities,  including  foreign  insurance  regulatory  authorities, 
with their investigations involving insurance and reinsurance companies in Bermuda if it is satisfied that the assistance being 
requested is in connection with the discharge of regulatory responsibilities and that such cooperation is in the public interest. 
The grounds for disclosure by the BMA to a foreign regulatory authority without consent of the insurer are limited and the 
Insurance Act provides for sanctions for breach of the statutory duty of confidentiality.  

Cancellation of Insurer’s Registration  

An insurer’s registration may be canceled by the BMA on certain grounds specified in the Insurance Act. Failure by 
the  insurer  to  comply  with  its  obligations  under  the  Insurance  Act  or  if,  the  BMA  believes  that  the  insurer  has  not  been 
carrying on business in accordance with sound.  

In addition to powers under the Insurance Act to investigate the affairs of an insurer, the BMA may require certain 
information from an insurer (or certain other persons) to be produced to the BMA. Further, the BMA has been given powers 
to  assist  other  regulatory  authorities,  including  foreign  insurance  regulatory  authorities,  with  their  investigations  involving 
insurance and reinsurance companies in Bermuda but subject to restrictions. For example, the BMA must be satisfied that the 
assistance  being  requested  is  in  connection  with  the  discharge  of  regulatory  responsibilities  of  the  foreign  regulatory 
authority.  Further,  the  BMA  must  consider  whether  cooperation  is  in  the  public  interest.  The  grounds  for  disclosure  are 
limited and the Insurance Act provides for sanctions for breach of the statutory duty of confidentiality.  

Certain Other Bermuda Law Considerations  

All  Bermuda  “exempted  companies”  are  exempt  from  certain  Bermuda  laws  restricting  the  percentage  of  share 
capital  that  may  be  held  by  non-Bermudians.  However,  exempted  companies  may  not  participate  in  certain  business 
transactions, including (i) the acquisition or holding of land in Bermuda except that required for their business and held by 
way of lease or tenancy for terms of not more than 50 years or, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, land which is 
used to provide accommodation or recreational facilities for officers and our employees for a term not exceeding 21 years, 
(ii) the taking of mortgages on land in Bermuda to secure an amount in excess of $50,000 without the consent of the Minister, 
(iii) the  acquisition  of  any  bonds  or  debentures  secured  by  any  land  in  Bermuda,  other  than  certain  types  of  Bermuda 
government securities or securities issued by Bermuda public authorities or, (iv) the carrying on of business of any kind in 
Bermuda,  except  in  furtherance  of  the  business  carried  on  outside  Bermuda  or  under  license  granted  by  the  Minister. 
Generally it is not permitted without a special license granted by the Minister to insure Bermuda domestic risks or risks of 
persons of, in or based in Bermuda.  

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All Bermuda companies must comply with the provisions of the Companies Act regulating the payment of dividends 
and making distributions from contributed surplus. A company may not declare or pay a dividend, or make a distribution out 
of contributed surplus, if there are reasonable grounds for believing that: (i) the company is, or would after the payment be, 
unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or (ii) the realizable value of the company’s assets would thereby be less than 
its liabilities.  

United States Insurance Regulation  

Third Point Re is licensed in Bermuda to write reinsurance and is not admitted to do business in any jurisdiction in 
the United States or in any country other than Bermuda. The insurance laws of each state of the United States and of many 
foreign  countries  regulate  the  sale  of  insurance  and  reinsurance  within  their  jurisdictions  by  alien  insurers  and  reinsurers, 
such as Third Point Re.  

Third  Point  Re  currently  intends  to  conduct  its  business  so  as  not  to  be  subject  to  the  licensing  requirements  of 
insurance regulators in the United States or elsewhere (other than Bermuda). Many aspects of the activities of Third Point Re 
are similar to those employed by other non-admitted reinsurers that provide reinsurance to U.S. and other ceding companies. 
There can be no assurance, however, that insurance regulators in the United States or elsewhere will not review the activities 
of Third Point Re and claim that Third Point Re is subject to such jurisdiction’s licensing requirements.  

In  addition  to  the  regulatory  requirements  imposed  by  the  jurisdictions  in  which  they  are  licensed,  reinsurers  are 
subject to indirect regulatory requirements imposed by jurisdictions in which their ceding companies are licensed through the 
“credit for reinsurance” mechanism. In general, a ceding company which obtains reinsurance from a reinsurer that is licensed, 
accredited  or  approved  by  the  jurisdiction  or  state  in  which  the  insurer  files  statutory  financial  statements  is  permitted  to 
reflect in its statutory financial statements a credit in an aggregate amount equal to the liability for unearned premiums and 
loss reserves and loss adjustment expense reserves ceded to the reinsurer.  

In the United States, many states allow credit for reinsurance ceded to a reinsurer that is domiciled and licensed in 
another state of the United States and meets certain financial requirements. A few states do not allow credit for reinsurance 
ceded to non-licensed reinsurers except in certain limited circumstances and others impose additional requirements that make 
it  difficult  to  become  accredited.  The  great  majority  of  states,  however,  permit  the  reduction  in  statutory  surplus  resulting 
from  reinsurance  obtained  from  a  non-licensed  or  non-accredited  reinsurer  to  be  offset  to  the  extent  that  the  reinsurer 
provides  a  letter  of  credit  or  other  acceptable  security  arrangement,  and  a  few  states  reduce  the  amount  of  security  to  be 
posted  based  on  a  number  of  factors,  including  the  credit  rating  given  to  a  reinsurer  from  a  U.S.-nationally  recognised 
statistical rating organization.  

Information Technology  

We  have  a  disaster  recovery  plan  with  respect  to  our  information  technology  infrastructure  that  includes 
arrangements  with  an  offshore  data  center.  Our  secondary  off-island  location  for  data  systems  back-up  and  recovery  is 
located in Toronto, Canada, due to its non-correlated nature with Bermuda. The environment is configured to be live within 
one hour of a disaster scenario and supports all of the business capabilities of our primary Bermuda site.  

Employees 

As of December 31, 2013 we had 20 employees, 18 of whom were based in Bermuda, one of whom was based in the 
United States and one of whom was based in the United Kingdom. We believe that our employee relations are good. None of 
our employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements, and we are not aware of any current efforts to implement such 
agreements. 

Available Information 

We are incorporated in Bermuda and our corporate offices are located at The Waterfront, Chesney House, 96 Pitts 
Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda. Our telephone number is +1 (441) 542-3300. We file annual, quarterly and current 
reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any documents that we file at the SEC’s public reference 
room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 to obtain further information 
about  the  public  reference  room.  In  addition,  the  SEC  maintains  an  Internet  website  (www.sec.gov)  that  contains  reports, 
proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC, including 
us. You may also access, free of charge, our reports filed with the SEC (for example, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our 
Quarterly  Reports on  Form  10-Q  and  our Current  Reports  on Form  8-K  and  any  amendments  to  those  forms)  through  the 

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“Investors”  portion  of  our  Internet  website  (www.thirdpointre.bm).  Reports  filed  with  or  furnished  to  the  SEC  will  be 
available as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our website is included in this 
Annual Report as an inactive textual reference only. The information found on our website is not part of this or any other 
report filed with or furnished to the SEC. 

Item 1A. Risk Factors  

You  should  consider  and  read  carefully  all  of  the  risks  and  uncertainties  described  below,  as  well  as  other 
information  included  in  this  Annual  Report,  including  our  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes.  The  risks 
described  below  are  not  the  only  ones  facing  us.  The  occurrence  of  any  of  the  following  risks  or  additional  risks  and 
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could materially and adversely affect 
our business, financial condition or results of operations. This Annual Report also contains forward-looking statements and 
estimates  that  involve  risks  and  uncertainties.  Our  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from  those  anticipated  in  the 
forward-looking statements as a result of specific factors, including the risks and uncertainties described below. 

Risks Related to Our Business 

We are a two year old company with limited historical information available for investors to evaluate our performance or 
a potential investment in our shares.  

We  have  a  limited  history  of  operations.  We  were  incorporated  on  October 6,  2011  and  began  underwriting 
reinsurance transactions on January 1, 2012. As a result, there is limited historical information available to help prospective 
investors evaluate our performance or an investment in our shares.  

In general, reinsurance and insurance companies in their initial stages of development present substantial business 
and  financial  risks  and  may  suffer  significant  losses.  They  must  develop  business  relationships,  establish  operating 
procedures,  hire  staff,  install  information  technology  systems,  implement  management  processes  and  complete  other  tasks 
appropriate  for  the  conduct  of  their  intended  business  activities.  In  particular,  our  ability  to  implement  our  reinsurance 
underwriting strategy will depend on, among other things:  

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our ability to attract clients; 

our ability to attract and retain personnel with sufficient underwriting, actuarial and accounting and finance 
expertise; 

our ability to maintain at least an A- (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best or a similar financial strength rating 
from one or more other ratings agencies; 

our ability to evaluate the risks we assume under reinsurance contracts that we write; our reliance on third 
parties to provide certain services; and 

the  risk  of  being  deemed  a  passive  foreign  investment  company  or  an  investment  company  if  we  are 
deemed to not be in the active conduct of an insurance business or to not be predominantly engaged in an 
insurance business. See “Risks Relating to Insurance and Other Regulations-We are subject to the risk of 
becoming  an  investment  company  under  U.S.  federal  securities  law”  and  “Risks  Relating  to  Taxation-
United States persons who own our shares may be subject to United States federal income taxation on our 
undistributed earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of shares.” 

We cannot assure you that there will be sufficient demand for the reinsurance products we plan to write to support 

our planned level of operations, or that we will accomplish the tasks necessary to implement our business strategy.  

Our operational structure is not fully developed.  

We are continuing to develop and implement our operational structure and enterprise framework, including exposure 
management,  financial  reporting,  information  technology  and  internal  controls,  with  which  we  will  conduct  our  business 
activities.  Our  operations  are  currently  supplemented  by  manual  processes,  and  we  expect  to  migrate  over  time  to  a  more 
automated control system. While we utilize manual processes, our controls may not be adequate to identify or eliminate risks. 
There  can  be  no  assurance  that  the  development  of  our  operational  structure  or  the  implementation  of  our  enterprise  risk 
management framework will proceed smoothly or on our projected timetable or achieve the aforementioned goals.  

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The  preparation  of  our  financial  statements  requires  us  to  make  many  estimates  and  judgments,  which  are  even  more 
difficult than those made in a mature company, and which, if inaccurate, could cause volatility in our results.  

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management believes the 
item that requires the most subjective and complex estimates is the reserve for losses and loss expenses. Due to our relatively 
short operating history, loss experience is limited and reliable evidence of changes in trends of numbers of claims incurred, 
average  settlement  amounts,  numbers  of  claims  outstanding  and  average  losses  per  claim  may  take  years  to  develop.  In 
addition,  the  possibility  of  future  litigation  or  legislative  change  that  may  affect  interpretation  of  policy  terms  further 
increases the degree of uncertainty in the reserving process. The uncertainties inherent in the reserving process, together with 
the potential for unforeseen developments, including changes in laws and the prevailing interpretation of policy terms, may 
result in losses and loss expenses materially different from the reserves initially established. Changes to prior year reserves 
will  affect  current  underwriting  results  by  increasing  net  income  if  the  prior  year  reserves  prove  to  be  redundant  or  by 
decreasing net income if the prior year reserves prove to be insufficient. We expect volatility in results in periods in which 
significant loss events occur because U.S. GAAP does not permit insurers or reinsurers to reserve for loss events until they 
have  occurred  and  are  expected  to  give  rise  to  a  claim.  As  a  result,  we  are  not  allowed  to  record  contingency  reserves  to 
account  for  expected  future  losses.  We  anticipate  that  claims  arising  from  future  events  may  require  the  establishment  of 
substantial reserves from time to time.  

Our results of operations fluctuate from period to period and may not be indicative of our long-term prospects.  

The  performance  of  our  reinsurance  operations  and  our  investment  portfolio  fluctuate  from  period  to  period. 

Fluctuations result from a variety of factors, including:  

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reinsurance contract pricing; 

our assessment of the quality of available reinsurance opportunities; 

the volume and mix of reinsurance products we underwrite; 

loss experience on our reinsurance liabilities; 

our ability to assess and integrate our risk management strategy properly; and 

the performance of our investment portfolio. 

In particular, we seek to underwrite products and make investments to achieve favorable return on equity over the 
long term. In addition, our opportunistic nature and focus on long-term growth in book value result in fluctuations in total 
premiums  written  from  period  to  period  as  we  concentrate  on  underwriting  contracts  that  we  believe  will  generate  better 
long-term, rather than short-term, results. Accordingly, our short-term results of operations may not be indicative of our long-
term prospects.  

Established competitors with greater resources may make it difficult for us to effectively market our products or offer our 
products at a profit.  

The  reinsurance  industry  is  highly  competitive.  We  compete  with  major  reinsurers,  many  of  which  have 
substantially  greater  financial,  marketing  and  management  resources  than  we  do,  as  well  as  other  potential  providers  of 
capital willing to assume insurance or reinsurance risk. Competition in the types of business that we underwrite is based on 
many factors, including:  

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price of reinsurance coverage; 

the general reputation and perceived financial strength of the reinsurer; 

relationships with reinsurance brokers; 

terms and conditions of products offered; 

ratings assigned by independent rating agencies; 

speed of claims payment and reputation; and 

the  experience  and  reputation  of  the  members  of  our  underwriting  team  in  the  particular  lines  of 
reinsurance we seek to underwrite. 

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Our  competitors  include,  among  others,  Tokio  Marine  Holdings,  Inc.,  Endurance  Specialty  Holdings  Ltd.,  AXIS 
Capital  Holdings  Ltd.,  Arch  Capital  Group  Ltd.,  ACE  Limited,  Alleghany  Corporation,  Hannover  Rückversicherung  AG, 
Everest  Re  Group,  Ltd.,  Swiss  Re  Limited,  Münchener  Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft  AG.,  Maiden  Holdings  Ltd., 
PartnerRe Ltd. and Catlin Group Ltd. In addition, Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. has a business model similar to ours, and we 
expect to compete with them in many lines of business and geographies. In the future, we may also have to compete for the 
type of reinsurance we intend to underwrite with new start-up companies that have a business model similar to ours. 

We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully in the reinsurance market. Our failure to compete 
effectively would significantly and negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations and may increase the 
likelihood that we are deemed to be a passive foreign investment company or an investment company. See “Risks Relating to 
Insurance and Other Regulations-We are subject to the risk of becoming an investment company under U.S. federal securities 
law”  and  “Risks  Relating  to  Taxation-United  States  persons  who  own  our  shares  may  be  subject  to  United  States  federal 
income taxation on our undistributed earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of shares.”  

If actual renewals of our existing contracts do not meet expectations, our premiums written in future years and our future 
results of operations could be materially adversely affected.  

Many  of  our  contracts  are  generally  written  for  a  one-year  term.  In  our  financial  forecasting  process,  we  make 
assumptions about the renewal of our prior year’s contracts. The insurance and reinsurance industries have historically been 
cyclical businesses with periods of intense competition, often based on price. If actual renewals do not meet expectations or if 
we choose not to write on a renewal basis because of pricing conditions, our premiums written in future years and our future 
operations would be materially adversely affected.  

The inherent uncertainty of models and the use of such models as a tool to evaluate risk may have an adverse effect on 
our financial results.  

We license analytic and modeling capabilities software from third parties to facilitate our pricing, capital modeling 
software  and  objective  risk  assessment  relating  to  risks  in  our  reinsurance  portfolio.  These  models  help  us  to  control  risk 
accumulation, inform  management  and other stakeholders  of  capital  requirements  and to  improve  the  risk/return  profile or 
minimize the amount of capital required to cover the risks in each reinsurance contract in our overall portfolio of reinsurance 
contracts.  However,  given  the  inherent  uncertainty  of  modeling  techniques  and  the  application  of  such  techniques,  these 
models and databases may not accurately address the emergence of a variety of matters which might be deemed to impact 
certain of our coverages. Accordingly, these models may understate the exposures we are assuming and our financial results 
may be adversely impacted, perhaps significantly.  

Operational risks, including human or systems failures, are inherent in our business.  

Operational risks and losses can result from many sources including fraud, errors by employees, failure to document 
transactions properly or to obtain proper internal authorization, failure to comply with regulatory requirements or information 
technology failures.  

We  believe  our  modeling,  underwriting  and  information  technology  and  application  systems  are  critical  to  our 
business and reputation. Moreover, our technology and applications are an important part of our underwriting process and our 
ability to compete successfully. We have licensed certain systems and data from third parties. We cannot be certain that we 
will have access to these, or comparable systems, or that our technology or applications will continue to operate as intended. 
In addition, we cannot be certain that we would be able to replace these systems without slowing our underwriting response 
time.  A  major  defect  or  failure  in  our  internal  controls  or  information  technology  and  application  systems  could  result  in 
management distraction, harm to our reputation, a loss or delay of revenues or increased expense.  

Technology breaches or failures, including those resulting from a malicious cyber-attack on us or our business partners 
and service providers, could disrupt or otherwise negatively impact our business.  

We  rely  on  information  technology  systems  to  process,  transmit,  store  and  protect  the  electronic  information, 
financial  data  and  proprietary  models  that  are  critical  to  our  business.  Furthermore,  a  significant  portion  of  the 
communications  between  our  employees  and  our  business,  banking  and  investment  partners  depends  on  information 
technology and electronic information exchange. Like all companies, our information technology systems are vulnerable to 
data breaches, interruptions or failures due to events that may be beyond our control, including, but not limited to, natural 
disasters, theft, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, hackers and general technology failures.  

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We  believe  that  we  have  established  and  implemented  appropriate  security  measures,  controls  and  procedures  to 
safeguard our information technology systems and to prevent unauthorized access to such systems and any data processed or 
stored  in  such  systems,  and  we  periodically  evaluate  and  test  the  adequacy  of  such  systems,  controls  and  procedures.  In 
addition, we have established a business continuity plan which is designed to ensure that we are able to maintain all aspects 
of our key business processes functioning in the midst of certain disruptive events, including any disruptions to or breaches of 
our  information  technology  systems.  Our  business  continuity  plan  is  routinely  tested  and  evaluated  for  adequacy.  Despite 
these safeguards, disruptions to and breaches of our information technology systems are possible and may negatively impact 
our business.  

It is possible that insurance policies we have in place with third parties would not entirely protect us in the event that 
we experienced a breach, interruption or widespread failure of our information technology systems. Furthermore, we have not 
secured insurance coverage designed to specifically protect us from an economic loss resulting from such events.  

Although  we  have  never  experienced  any  known  or  threatened  cases  involving  unauthorized  access  to  our 
information  technology  systems  or  unauthorized  appropriation  of  the  data  contained  within  such  systems,  we  have  no 
assurance that such technology breaches will not occur in the future.  

We may not be able to manage our growth effectively.  

We  intend  to  grow  our  business  in  the  future,  which  could  require  additional  capital,  systems  development  and 
skilled  personnel.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  we  will  be  able  to  meet  our  capital  needs,  expand  our  systems  effectively, 
allocate our human resources optimally, identify and hire qualified employees or incorporate effectively the components of 
any businesses we may acquire in our effort to achieve growth. Additionally, as we grow, the ability of our management to 
source sufficient reasonably priced reinsurance business in the segments we target may be limited. The failure to manage our 
growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.  

Our losses may exceed our loss reserves, which could significantly and negatively affect our business.  

Our results of operations and financial condition depends upon our ability to assess accurately the potential losses 
associated with the risks we reinsure. Reserves are estimates of claims an insurer ultimately expects to pay, based upon facts 
and  circumstances  known  at  the  time,  predictions  of  future  events,  estimates  of  future  trends  in  claim  severity  and  other 
variable  factors.  The  inherent  uncertainties  of  estimating  loss  reserves  generally  are  greater  for  reinsurance  companies  as 
compared to primary insurers, primarily due to:  

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the lapse of time from the occurrence of an event to the reporting of the claim and the ultimate resolution or 
settlement of the claim; 

the diversity of development patterns among different types of reinsurance treaties; and 

heavier reliance on the client for information regarding claims. 

Actual losses and loss adjustment expenses paid may deviate substantially from the estimates of our loss reserves, to 
our detriment. If we determine our loss reserves to be inadequate, we will increase our loss reserves with a corresponding 
reduction in our net income in the period in which we identify the deficiency. Such a reduction would negatively affect our 
results  of  operations.  If  our  losses  exceed  our  loss  reserves,  our  financial  condition  may  be  significantly  and  negatively 
affected.  

As a recently formed reinsurance company, we do not have the benefit of extended loss experience with our cedents. 
With additional time, we may determine that our cedents’ loss emergence, incurred and payment patterns are different from 
those implied in the original submission data. Consequently, we may experience greater than average deviation in our loss 
reserve estimates when compared to our more established competitors.  

The  failure  of  any  of  the  loss  limitation  methods  we  employ  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  financial 
condition and results of operations.  

Although we seek to mitigate our loss exposure through a variety of methods, property and casualty reinsurance risk 
is inherently unpredictable. It is difficult to predict the timing, frequency and severity of loss events with statistical certainty 
or estimate the amount of loss any given occurrence will generate. It is not possible to completely eliminate our exposure to 
unforecasted or unpredictable events and, to the extent that losses from such risks occur, our financial condition and results of 
operations could be materially adversely affected.  

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We seek to manage reinsurance volatility by focusing on lines of business that have historically demonstrated more 
stable return characteristics, such as property quota share, auto, workers’ compensation and certain segments of crop. These 
lines of business are often characterized as having exposure to higher frequency and lower severity claims activity, although 
this has not always been the case. We seek to further manage the volatility of our reinsurance results by writing policies on a 
quota  share  basis  and  through  the  use  of  contractual  terms  and  conditions,  such  as  loss  ratio  caps,  within  our  reinsurance 
contracts.  

In addition, in contrast to many reinsurers with whom we compete, we write property catastrophe reinsurance on an 
excess of loss basis exclusively through the Catastrophe Reinsurer, which is a separately capitalized reinsurance vehicle. We 
also  write  reinsurance  contracts  that  seek  to  provide  protection  against  adverse  development  on  loss  reserves.  We  seek  to 
provide  this  type  of  coverage  only  on  relatively  stable  reserves  where  we  agree  with  the  client’s  reserving  practices  and 
actuarially determined reserve levels. However, there can be no assurance that these loss limitation methods will be effective 
in  mitigating  our  exposure,  or  that  market  or  other  conditions  would  necessitate  a  different  loss  mitigation  strategy.  The 
failure or ineffectiveness of any of our loss limitation methods could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition 
and results of operations.  

The  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  industry  is  highly  cyclical,  and  we  expect  to  continue  to  experience  periods 
characterized by excess underwriting capacity and unfavorable premium rates.  

Historically, reinsurers have experienced significant fluctuations in operating results due to competition, frequency 
of occurrence or severity of catastrophic events, levels of capacity, general economic conditions, changes in equity, debt and 
other investment markets, changes in legislation, case law and prevailing concepts of liability and other factors. In particular, 
demand  for  reinsurance  is  influenced  significantly  by  the  underwriting  results  of  primary  insurers  and  prevailing  general 
economic conditions. The supply of reinsurance is related to prevailing prices and levels of surplus capacity that, in turn, may 
fluctuate  in  response  to  changes  in  rates  of  return  being  realized  in  the  reinsurance  industry  on  both  underwriting  and 
investment sides.  

As  a  result,  the  reinsurance  business  historically  has  been  a  cyclical  industry  characterized  by  periods  of  intense 
price competition due to high levels of available underwriting capacity as well as periods when shortages of capacity have 
permitted  favorable  premium  levels  and  changes  in  terms  and  conditions.  The  supply  of  available  reinsurance  capital  has 
increased over the past several years and may increase further, either as a result of capital provided by new entrants or by the 
commitment of additional capital by existing insurers or reinsurers.  

Continued increases in the supply of reinsurance may have consequences for us and for the reinsurance insurance 
generally, including fewer contracts written, lower premium rates, increased expenses for customer acquisition and retention, 
and less favorable policy terms and conditions. As a result, we may be unable to fully execute our reinsurance strategy of 
selling  lower-volatility  business.  The  effects  of cyclicality  could  significantly  and negatively  affect our  financial  condition 
and results of operations.  

The effect of emerging claim and coverage issues on our business is uncertain.  

As industry practices and legal, judicial and regulatory conditions change, unexpected issues related to claims and 
coverage  may  emerge.  Various  provisions  of  our  contracts,  such  as  limitations  or  exclusions  from  coverage  or  choice  of 
forum,  may  be  difficult  to  enforce  in  the  manner we  intend, due  to,  among  other  things, disputes relating  to  coverage  and 
choice of legal forum. These issues may adversely affect our business by either extending coverage beyond the period that we 
intended or by increasing the number or size of claims. In some instances, these changes may not manifest themselves until 
many years after we have issued insurance or reinsurance contracts that are affected by these changes. As a result, we may 
not be able to ascertain the full extent of our liabilities under our insurance or reinsurance contracts for many years following 
the issuance of our contracts. The effects of unforeseen development or substantial government intervention could adversely 
impact our ability to adhere to our goals.  

A downgrade or withdrawal of our A.M. Best rating would significantly and negatively affect our ability to implement our 
business strategy successfully.  

Companies, insurers and reinsurance brokers use ratings from independent ratings agencies as an important means 
of  assessing  the  financial  strength  and  quality  of  reinsurers.  A.M.  Best  has  assigned  us  a  financial  strength  rating  of  A- 
(Excellent), which is the fourth highest of 15 ratings that A.M. Best issues. This rating reflects the rating agency’s opinion of 
our  financial  strength,  operating  performance  and  ability  to  meet  obligations.  It  is  not  an  evaluation  directed  toward  the 
protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold our shares. A.M. Best periodically reviews our rating, and 

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may  revise  it  downward  or  revoke  it  at  its  sole  discretion  based  primarily  on  its  analysis  of  our  balance  sheet  strength, 
operating performance and business profile. Factors which may affect such an analysis include:  

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if  we  change  our  business  practices  from  our  organizational  business  plan  in  a  manner  that  no  longer 
supports A.M. Best’s initial rating; 

if unfavorable financial or market trends impact us; 

if our losses exceed our loss reserves; 

if we are unable to retain our senior management and other key personnel; 

if our investment portfolio incurs significant losses; or 

if A.M. Best alters its capital adequacy assessment methodology in a manner that would adversely affect 
Third Point Re’s rating. 

If  A.M.  Best  downgrades  our  rating  below A-  (Excellent),  places  us  on credit watch  or  withdraws  our  rating,  we 
could be severely limited or prevented from writing any new reinsurance contracts which would significantly and negatively 
affect our ability to implement our business strategy. A downgrade may also require us to establish trusts or post letters of 
credit  for  ceding  company  clients.  In  addition,  almost  all  of  our  reinsurance  contracts  provide  the  client  with  the  right  to 
terminate the agreement or require us to transfer premiums on a funds withheld basis if our A- (Excellent) A.M. Best rating is 
downgraded. The contracts containing such a termination right represented approximately 86.0% of gross premiums written 
during 2013 and 95.8% of gross premiums written during 2012.  

A  significant  decrease  in  our  capital  or  surplus  could  enable  certain  clients  to  terminate  reinsurance  agreements  or  to 
require additional collateral.  

Certain  of  our  reinsurance  contracts  contain  provisions  that  permit  our  clients  to  cancel  the  contract  or  require 
additional collateral in the event of a downgrade in our ratings below specified levels or a reduction of our capital or surplus 
below  specified  levels  over  the  course  of  the  agreement.  Whether  a  client  would  exercise  such  cancellation  rights  would 
likely depend, among other things, on the reason the provision is triggered, the prevailing market conditions, the degree of 
unexpired coverage and the pricing and availability of replacement reinsurance coverage.  

If any such provisions were to become exercisable, we cannot predict whether or how many of our clients would 
actually  exercise  such  rights  or  the  extent  to  which  they  would  have  a  significant  and  negative  effect  on  our  financial 
condition, results of operations or future prospects but they could have a significant adverse effect on our operations.  

We are dependent on key executives, the loss of whom could adversely affect our business.  

Our future success depends to a significant extent on the efforts of our senior management, in particular Mr. Berger, 
and other key personnel, such as our chief financial officer and chief operating officer, our chief actuary and chief risk officer 
and our senior underwriting executives, to implement our business strategy. We believe there are only a limited number of 
available and qualified executives with substantial experience in our industry. Accordingly, the loss of the services of one or 
more of the members of our senior management, in particular Mr. Berger, or other key personnel could delay or prevent us 
from fully implementing our business strategy and, consequently, significantly and negatively affect our business.  

We do not currently maintain key man life insurance with respect to any of our senior management. If any member 
of senior management dies or becomes incapacitated, or leaves the company to pursue employment opportunities elsewhere, 
we would be solely responsible for locating an adequate replacement for such senior management and for bearing any related 
cost. To the extent that we are unable to locate an adequate replacement or are unable to do so within a reasonable period of 
time, our business may be significantly and negatively affected.  

In addition, our business operations require the services of a number of specialized employees to carry out day-to-
day business operations. There can be no assurance that we can attract and retain the necessary employees to conduct our 
business activities on a timely basis or at all.  

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Our  failure  to  obtain  sufficient  letter  of  credit  facilities  or  to  increase  our  letter  of  credit  capacity  on  commercially 
acceptable terms as we grow could significantly and negatively affect our ability to implement our business strategy.  

We  are  not  licensed  or  admitted  as  a  reinsurer  in  any  jurisdiction  other  than  Bermuda.  Certain  jurisdictions, 
including  in  the  United  States,  do  not  permit  insurance  companies  to  take  statutory  credit  for  reinsurance  obtained  from 
unlicensed  or  non-admitted  insurers  unless  appropriate  security  measures  are  implemented.  Consequently,  certain  clients 
require us to obtain a letter of credit or provide other collateral through funds withheld or trust arrangements. In connection 
with  obtaining  letter  of  credit  facilities,  we  are  typically  required  to  provide  customary  collateral  to  the  letter  of  credit 
provider  in  order  to  secure  our  obligations  under  the  facility.  Our  ability  to  provide  collateral,  and  the  costs  at  which  we 
provide collateral, is primarily dependent on the composition of our investment portfolio.  

Typically,  letters  of  credit  are  collateralized  with  fixed-income  securities.  Banks  may  be  willing  to  accept  our 
investment portfolio as collateral, but on terms that may be less favorable to us than reinsurance companies that invest solely 
or predominantly in fixed-income securities. The inability to renew, maintain or obtain letters of credit collateralized by our 
investment portfolio may significantly limit the amount of reinsurance we can write or require us to modify our investment 
strategy.  

We may need additional letter of credit capacity as we grow, and if we are unable to renew, maintain or increase our 
letter of credit facilities or are unable to do so on commercially acceptable terms, such a development could significantly and 
negatively affect our ability to implement our business strategy.  

Our  ability  to  pay  dividends  may  be  constrained  by  our  holding  company  structure  and  certain  regulatory  and  other 
factors.  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. is a holding company that conducts no reinsurance operations of its own. The majority 
of our reinsurance operations are conducted through our wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Third Point Re, and Third Point 
Re  may  also  receive  income  relating  to  its  shareholdings  in  the  Catastrophe  Fund.  Our  cash  flows  consist  primarily  of 
dividends and other permissible payments from Third Point Re and income generated from management fees payable to the 
Catastrophe  Fund  Manager,  our  majority  owned  subsidiary  that  provides  management  services  to  the  Catastrophe  Fund. 
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. depends on such payments to receive funds to meet its obligations, including the payment of 
any dividends and other distributions to our shareholders.  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. is indirectly subject to Bermuda regulatory constraints placed on Third Point Re and 
the Catastrophe Reinsurer, which is the licensed special purpose insurer that writes policies for the Catastrophe Fund. This 
affects our ability to pay dividends on the shares and make other payments. Under the Insurance Act, Third Point Re, as a 
Class 4 insurer, is prohibited from declaring or paying a dividend if it is in breach of its minimum solvency margin (“MSM”), 
enhanced  capital  ratio  (“ECR”)  or  minimum  liquidity  ratio  or  if  the  declaration  or  payment  of  such  dividend would  cause 
such a breach. Where Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, fails to meet its MSM or minimum liquidity ratio on the last day of 
any financial year, it is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during the next financial year without the approval 
of the BMA.  

In  addition,  Third  Point  Re,  as  a  Class  4  insurer,  is  prohibited  from  declaring  or  paying  in  any  financial  year 
dividends  of  more  than  25%  of  its  total  statutory  capital  and  surplus  (as  shown  on  its  previous  financial  year’s  statutory 
balance sheet) unless it files (at least seven days before payment of such dividends) with the BMA an affidavit signed by at 
least  two  directors  (one  of  whom  must  be  a  Bermuda  resident  director  if  any  of  the  insurer’s  directors  are  resident  in 
Bermuda)  and  the  principal  representative  stating  that  it  will  continue  to  meet  its  solvency  margin  and  minimum  liquidity 
ratio. Where such an affidavit is filed, it shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the BMA.  

The Catastrophe Reinsurer, as a special purpose insurer, is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during 
any financial year if it is in breach of its minimum solvency margin or if the declaration or payment of such dividends would 
cause it to fail to meet such minimum margin. If the Catastrophe Reinsurer, as a special purpose insurer, were to fail to meet 
its  minimum  solvency  margin  on  the  last  day  of  any  financial  year,  it  would  be  prohibited  from  declaring  or  paying  any 
dividends during the next financial year without the approval of the BMA.  

In addition, under the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended (the “Companies Act”), Bermuda companies such 
as Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., Third Point Re and the Catastrophe Reinsurer may not declare or pay a dividend if there are 
reasonable  grounds  for  believing  that  the  relevant  Bermuda  company  is,  or  would  after  the  payment  be,  unable  to  pay  its 
liabilities as they become due or the realizable value of its assets would thereby be less than its liabilities.  

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We may need additional capital in the future in order to operate our business, and such capital may not be available to us 
or may not be available to us on acceptable terms. Furthermore, additional capital raising could dilute your ownership 
interest in our company and may cause the value of the shares to decline.  

We may need to raise additional capital in the future through offerings of debt or equity securities or otherwise to:  

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fund liquidity needs caused by underwriting or investment losses; 

replace capital lost in the event of significant reinsurance losses or adverse reserve developments; 

satisfy letters of credit or guarantee bond requirements that may be imposed by our clients or by regulators; 

meet rating agency or regulatory capital requirements; or 

respond to competitive pressures. 

Additional  capital  may  not  be  available  on  terms  favorable  to  us,  or  at  all.  Further,  any  additional  capital  raised 
through  the  sale  of  equity  could  dilute  your  ownership  interest  in  our  company  and  may  cause  the  value  of  our  shares  to 
decline.  Additional  capital  raised  through  the  issuance  of  debt  may  result  in  creditors  having  rights,  preferences  and 
privileges senior or otherwise superior to those of the holders of our shares.  

Changing climate conditions may adversely affect our financial condition, profitability or cash flows.  

Climate change, to the extent it produces extreme changes in temperatures and changes in weather patterns, could 
affect the frequency or severity of weather events and wildfires. Further, it could reduce the affordability and availability of 
homeowners insurance, which could have an effect on pricing. Changes in weather patterns could also affect the frequency 
and severity of other natural catastrophe events to which we may be exposed. For example, due to the severe drought that 
impacted most of the U.S. farm belt in 2012, we suffered a $10.0 million underwriting loss on $42.5 million of earned crop 
premium. 

Our reinsurance operations may make us vulnerable to losses from catastrophes and may cause our results of operations 
to vary significantly from period to period.  

While Third Point Re, our Class 4 reinsurer, currently does not directly underwrite catastrophe exposed reinsurance 
business on an excess of loss basis, we recently launched an open-ended catastrophe reinsurance fund with an exposure to a 
diversified  portfolio  of  peak  zone  natural  catastrophe  risk.  Involvement  in  catastrophe  exposed  excess  of  loss  reinsurance 
through our investment in the Catastrophe Fund exposes us to claims arising out of unpredictable catastrophic events, such as 
hurricanes,  hailstorms,  tornadoes,  windstorms,  severe  winter  weather,  earthquakes,  floods,  droughts,  fires,  explosions, 
volcanic eruptions, acts of war or terrorism or political unrest and other natural or man-made disasters. The incidence and 
severity  of  catastrophes  are  inherently  unpredictable  but  the  loss  experience  of  property  catastrophe  reinsurers  has  been 
generally characterized as low frequency and high severity. Claims from catastrophic events could reduce our earnings and 
cause volatility in our results of operations for any fiscal quarter or year.  

In  addition,  we  are  exposed to  the  impact  of  catastrophic  events  in  some  cases  through  the  property  and  casualty 
quota share reinsurance business of Third Point Re, as significant disasters or weather events can result in increased claims 
under such lines of business as auto or crop. If a natural or man-made disaster significantly increased the amount of claims 
payable under the types of property and casualty reinsurance written by Third Point Re, our reinsurance results of operation 
could be materially and adversely affected.  

We depend on our clients’ evaluations of the risks associated with their insurance underwriting, which may subject us to 
reinsurance losses.  

In most of our quota share reinsurance business we do not separately evaluate each of the original individual risks 
assumed  under  these  reinsurance  contracts.  Therefore,  we  are  dependent  on  the  original  underwriting  decisions  made  by 
ceding companies. We are subject to the risk that the clients may not have adequately evaluated the insured risks and that the 
premiums ceded may not adequately compensate us for the risks we assume. We also do not separately evaluate each of the 
individual claims made on the underlying insurance contracts. Therefore, we are dependent on the original claims decisions 
made by our clients. We are subject to the risk that the client may pay invalid claims, which could result in reinsurance losses 
for us.  

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The involvement of reinsurance brokers subjects us to their credit risk.  

In accordance with industry practice, we frequently pay amounts owed on claims under our policies to reinsurance 
brokers,  and  these  brokers,  in  turn,  remit  these  amounts  to  the  ceding  companies  that  have  reinsured  a  portion  of  their 
liabilities with us. In some jurisdictions, if a broker fails to make such a payment, we might remain liable to the client for the 
deficiency  notwithstanding  the  broker’s  obligation  to  make  such  payment.  Conversely,  in  certain  jurisdictions,  when  the 
client pays premiums for policies to reinsurance brokers for payment to us, these premiums are considered to have been paid 
and  the  client  will  no  longer  be  liable  to  us  for  these  premiums,  whether  or  not  we  have  actually  received  them. 
Consequently, we assume a degree of credit risk associated with reinsurance brokers around the world.  

The  inability  to  obtain  business  provided  from  brokers  could  adversely  affect  our  business  strategy  and  results  of 
operations.  

We  market  our  reinsurance  worldwide  primarily  through  reinsurance  brokers.  Business  placed  by  our  top  three 
reinsurance brokers, Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, Advocate Reinsurance Partners, LLC, and Aon Benfield, accounted 
for approximately 65.9% of our gross premiums written since inception. Affiliates of several brokers have also co-sponsored 
the  formation  of  Bermuda  reinsurance  companies  that  may  compete  with  us,  and  these  brokers  may  favor  their  own 
reinsurers over other companies. Loss of all or a substantial portion of the business provided by one or more of these brokers 
could have a material adverse effect on our business.  

We  may  be  unable  to  purchase  reinsurance  for  the  liabilities  we  reinsure,  and  if  we  successfully  purchase  such 
reinsurance, we  may  be  unable  to  collect,  which  could adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition and  results  of 
operations.  

While we did not purchase retrocessional coverage in 2012, we began to do so in 2013 and may continue to do so in 
the future, in order to mitigate the effect of a potential concentration of losses upon our financial condition. The insolvency or 
inability or refusal of a reinsurer to make payments under the terms of its agreement with us could have an adverse effect on 
us  because  we  remain  liable  to  our  client.  From  time  to  time,  market  conditions  have  limited,  and  in  some  cases  have 
prevented,  reinsurers  from  obtaining  the  types  and  amounts  of  retrocession  that  they  consider  adequate  for  their  business 
needs. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain our desired amounts of retrocessional coverage or negotiate terms that we 
deem appropriate or acceptable or obtain retrocession from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness. Our failure to establish 
adequate retrocessional arrangements or the failure of our retrocessional arrangements to protect us from overly concentrated 
risk exposure could significantly and negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.  

Currency fluctuations could result in exchange rate losses and negatively impact our business.  

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. However, starting in 2014 we will write a  portion of our business and 
receive premiums in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. In addition, our investment manager, Third Point LLC, invests a 
portion  of  our  portfolio  in  assets  denominated  in  currencies  other  than  the  U.S.  dollar.  Consequently,  we  may  experience 
exchange  rate  losses  to  the  extent  our  foreign  currency  exposure  is  not  hedged  or  is  not  sufficiently  hedged,  which  could 
significantly  and  negatively  affect  our  business.  If  we  do  seek  to  hedge  our  foreign  currency  exposure  through  the  use  of 
forward foreign currency exchange contracts or currency swaps, we may be subject to the risk that our counterparties to the 
arrangements fail to perform.  

Our ability to implement our business strategy could be delayed or adversely affected by Bermuda employment restrictions 
relating to the ability to obtain and retain work permits for key employees in Bermuda.  

Under Bermuda law, non-Bermudians (other than spouses of Bermudians) may not engage in any gainful occupation 
in Bermuda without an appropriate governmental work permit. Our success may depend in part on the continued services of 
key employees in Bermuda, and none of our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and chief operating officer, 
our chief actuary and chief risk officer or our senior underwriting executives are Bermudians or spouses of Bermudians. A 
work permit may be granted or renewed upon showing that, after proper public advertisement, no Bermudian (or spouse of a 
Bermudian  or  a  holder  of  a  permanent  resident’s  certificate  or  holder  of  a  working  resident’s  certificate)  is  available  who 
meets the minimum standards reasonably required by the employer. A work permit is issued with an expiry date (up to ten 
years) and no assurances can be given that any work permit will be issued or, if issued, renewed upon the expiration of the 
relevant term. If work permits are not obtained, or are not renewed, for our principal employees, we would lose their services, 
which could materially affect our businesses.  

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Risks Relating to Our Investment Strategy and Investment Manager  

We have limited control over how our investment portfolio is allocated, and its performance depends on the ability of our 
investment manager, Third Point LLC, to select and manage appropriate investments.  

We  have  engaged  Third  Point  LLC  to  act  as  our  exclusive  investment  manager  for  substantially  all  of  our 
investment  portfolio  and  to  recommend  appropriate  investment  opportunities.  Although  Third  Point  LLC  is  contractually 
obligated  to  follow  our  investment  guidelines,  we  cannot assure shareholders  as  to  exactly  how  assets  will  be  allocated  to 
different investment opportunities, including long and short positions and derivatives trading, which could increase the level 
of risk in our investment.  

The  performance  of  our  investment  portfolio  depends  to  a  great  extent  on  the  ability  of  Third  Point  LLC,  as  our 
investment  manager  to  select  and  manage  appropriate  investments.  We  have  entered  into  an  investment  management 
agreement with Third Point LLC which terminates on December 22, 2016 and is subject to automatic renewal for additional 
successive three-year terms unless a party notifies the other parties at least six months prior to the end of a term that it wishes 
to  terminate  the  investment  management  agreement  at  the  end  of  such  term.  We  have  limited  ability  to  terminate  the 
investment  management  agreement  earlier.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  Third  Point  LLC  will  be  successful  in  meeting  our 
investment  objectives.  The  failure  of  Third  Point  LLC  to  perform  adequately  could  significantly  and  negatively  affect  our 
business, results of operations and financial condition.  

The  historical  performance  of  Third  Point  LLC  should  not  be  considered  as  indicative  of  the  future  results  of  our 
investment portfolio or of our future results or of any returns expected on our common shares.  

The historical returns of the funds managed by Third Point LLC are not directly linked to returns on our common 
shares. Although as our investment manager, Third Point LLC has agreed to invest our portfolio on substantially the same 
basis as Third Point LLC’s hedge funds, results for our investment portfolio could differ from results of the funds managed 
by  Third  Point  LLC  as  a  result  of  restrictions  imposed  by  our  investment  guidelines.  In  addition,  even  if  our  investment 
portfolio  generates  investment  income  in  a  given  period,  our  overall  performance  could  be  adversely  affected  by  losses 
generated by our reinsurance operations. Poor performance of our investment portfolio will cause a decline in our revenue 
from that portfolio and will therefore have a negative effect on our financial performance.  

Moreover, with respect to the historical performance of funds or accounts managed by Third Point LLC, including 

our investment portfolio:  

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• 

the historical performance of funds managed by Third Point LLC should not be considered indicative of the 
future results that should be expected from our investment portfolio; and 

the returns of funds managed by Third Point LLC have benefited historically from investment opportunities 
and general market conditions that currently may not exist and may not repeat themselves, and there can be 
no assurance that Third Point LLC will be able to avail itself of profitable investment opportunities in the 
future. 

The risks associated with Third Point LLC’s strategy in managing our investment portfolio may be substantially greater 
than the investment risks faced by other reinsurers with whom we compete.  

We may derive a significant portion of our income from our investment portfolio. As a result, our operating results 
depend in part on the performance of our investment portfolio. We cannot assure you that Third Point LLC, as our investment 
manager, will successfully structure our investments in relation to our anticipated liabilities. Failure to do so could force us to 
liquidate investments at a significant loss or at prices that are not optimal, which could significantly and adversely affect our 
financial results.  

The  risks  associated  with  Third  Point  LLC’s  investment  strategy  may  be  substantially  greater  than  the  risks 
associated with traditional fixed-income investment strategies employed by many reinsurers with whom we compete. Third 
Point  LLC  makes  investments  globally,  in  both  developed  and  emerging  markets,  in  all  sectors,  and  in  equity,  credit, 
commodity,  currency,  option  and  other  instruments  with  a  focus  on  event-driven  situations,  in  which  Third  Point  LLC 
believes that a catalyst, either intrinsic or extrinsic, will unlock value or alter the lens through which the greater market values 
a particular investment. Making long equity investments in an up or rising market  may increase the risk of not generating 
profits on these investments and we may incur losses if the market declines. Similarly, making short equity investments in a 
down or falling market may increase the risk of not generating profits on these investments and we may incur losses if the 

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market rises. The market price of our common shares may be volatile and the risk of loss may be greater when compared with 
other reinsurance companies.  

In addition to risks associated with volatility in our portfolio, although we conduct our business through our Class 4 
Bermuda licensed insurance company as an operating reinsurance business actively engaged in writing property and casualty 
coverage,  because  our  investment  portfolio  as  managed  by  Third  Point  LLC  may  include  a  very  small  number  of  futures, 
options  on  futures,  swaps  and  other  commodity  interests  from  time  to  time,  we  are  exposed  to  the  risk  that  the  U.S. 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) could assert that our business has been operated for the purpose of 
trading commodity interests and we are, therefore, a commodity pool. If this were to occur, our investment strategy and our 
business could be disrupted as we would be required to have a registered commodity pool operator in order to continue to 
include investments in commodity interests in our investment portfolio. Registered commodity pool operators are subject to 
disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements with respect to the pools they operate. In addition, if it were established 
that we were a commodity pool, the CFTC could pursue remedies against the party or parties it deems to be the commodity 
pool operator, and we could under certain circumstances be required to indemnify those individuals or entities.  

The termination by Third Point LLC of our investment management agreement at the end of its term or any successive 
term could materially adversely affect our investment results.  

We depend upon Third Point LLC, our investment manager, to implement our investment strategy. The investment 
management agreement, which terminates on December 22, 2016, is subject to automatic renewal for additional successive 
three-year  terms  unless  a  party  notifies  the  other  parties  at  least  six  months  prior  to  the  end  of  a  term  that  it  wishes  to 
terminate  the  investment  management  agreement  at  the  end  of  such  term.  If  Third  Point  LLC  chooses  to  terminate  the 
investment management agreement at the end of such term, there is no assurance that we could find a suitable replacement.  

Potential conflicts of interest with Third Point LLC may exist that could adversely affect us.  

Neither Third Point LLC nor its principals, including Daniel S. Loeb, who is one of our shareholders, are obligated 
to devote any specific amount of time to our affairs. Affiliates of Third Point LLC manage, and expect to continue to manage, 
other client accounts, some  of which have objectives similar to ours, including collective investment vehicles  managed by 
Third  Point  LLC’s  affiliates  and  in  which  Third  Point  LLC  or  its  affiliates  may  have  an  equity  interest.  Pursuant  to  our 
investment management agreement with Third Point LLC, Third Point LLC has the exclusive right to manage our investment 
portfolio  and  is  required  to  follow  our  investment  guidelines  and  act  in  a  manner  that  is  fair  and  equitable  in  allocating 
investment  opportunities  to  us,  but  the  agreement  does  not  otherwise  impose  any  specific  obligations  or  requirements 
concerning  allocation  of  time,  effort  or  investment  opportunities  to  us  or  any  restriction  on  the  nature  or  timing  of 
investments for our account and for Third Point LLC’s own account or other accounts that Third Point LLC or its affiliates 
may  manage.  Third  Point  LLC’s  interest  and  the  interests  of  its  affiliates,  may  at  times  conflict,  possibly  to  Third  Point 
LLC’s detriment, which may potentially adversely affect our investment opportunities and returns.  

Our investment portfolio may contain large positions which could result in large losses.  

Our investment guidelines provide that as our investment manager, Third Point LLC may commit up to 15% of our 
assets under management to any one investment. Our investment portfolio could be subject to significant losses if it holds a 
relatively large position in a single issuer, industry, market or a particular type of investment that declines in value, and the 
losses could increase even further if the investments cannot be liquidated without adverse market reaction or are otherwise 
adversely affected by changes in market conditions or circumstances. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the net exposure of 
our portfolio was 87% and 63%, respectively, and the largest ten long and short positions comprised an aggregate of 40% and 
11%  and  41%  and  24%,  respectively,  of  our  investment  portfolio.  Since  our  investment  portfolio  may  not  be  widely 
diversified at times, it may be subject to more rapid changes in value than would be the case if the investment portfolio were 
required to maintain a wide diversification among companies, securities and types of securities.  

We are exposed to credit risk from the possibility that counterparties may default on their obligations.  

To  the  extent  that  transactions  in  our  investment  portfolio  are  entered  into  directly  and  not  through  a  broker  or 
clearinghouse, including, but not limited to, forward foreign currency transactions, swap transactions, and the purchase and 
sale of bonds and other fixed income securities directly from the current holder thereof, we must rely on the creditworthiness 
of  the  counterparty  to  the  extent  it  is  unable  to  deliver  the  promised  asset  or  cash  flows  in  the  case  of  cash  settled 
transactions,  net  of  any  collateral  that  has  been  posted  by  or  to  the  counterparty.  The  bankruptcy  or  insolvency  of  these 
counterparties could also result in a loss of any collateral posted against these transactions.  

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In addition, any prime broker or custodian through whom transactions are effected in our investment portfolio will 
each have a lien over assets held in a margin account with such counterparty. Further, should a prime broker or custodian 
become  insolvent,  those  assets  may  become  unavailable  for  redemption  and  potentially  classified  as  belonging  to  the 
defaulting party. The insolvency of any such prime broker or custodian could result in the loss of a substantial portion or all 
of  the  assets  held  with  such  counterparty.  Assets  which  are  deposited  with  brokers  as  collateral  against  margin  loss  may 
become available to the creditors of the brokers in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the broker to the extent that it 
is needed to satisfy obligations to the insolvent party. Any reduction in our assets as a result of a default by a prime broker 
could negatively affect the net asset value of our investment portfolio.  

If Third Point LLC’s risk management systems are ineffective, we may be exposed to material unanticipated losses.  

Third Point LLC continually refines its risk management techniques, strategies and assessment methods. However, 
its  risk  management  techniques  and  strategies  do  not  fully  mitigate  the  risk  exposure  of  its  funds  and  managed  accounts, 
including our investment portfolio, in all economic or market environments, or against all types of risk, including risks that 
they might fail to identify or anticipate. Some of Third Point LLC’s strategies for managing risk are based upon its use of 
historical  market  behavior  statistics.  Any  failures  in  Third  Point  LLC’s  risk  management  techniques  and  strategies  to 
accurately quantify such risk exposure could limit the risk-adjusted returns of our investment portfolio. In addition, any risk 
management failures could cause losses in the portfolios managed by Third Point LLC, including our managed account, to be 
significantly greater than the historical measures predict. Third Point LLC’s approach to managing those risks could prove 
insufficient, exposing us to material unanticipated losses in our investment portfolio.  

In managing our investment portfolio, Third Point LLC may trade on margin and use other forms of financial leverage, 
which could potentially adversely affect our revenues.  

Our  investment  guidelines  provide  Third  Point  LLC  with  the  ability  to  trade  on  margin  and  use  other  forms  of 
financial leverage. Fluctuations in the market value of our investment portfolio could have a disproportionately large effect in 
relation to our capital. As of December 31, 2013, our investment account had $3.1 million of margin debt at its brokers. A 
common metric used to determine financial leverage for accounts such as our investment portfolio is the “gross exposure” of 
our managed account. The “gross exposure” is shown as a percentage of the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the account, and 
represents the market exposure in the account (long and short) versus the NAV. In other words, if the NAV of an account is 
$100, and the account holds securities “long” with an aggregate market exposure of $100 (100% long), and has sold short 
securities  with  an  aggregate  market  exposure  of  $25  (25%  short),  then  the  gross  exposure  would  be  125%  (i.e.,  $125  of 
investments against $100 of NAV). As of December 31, 2013, the gross exposure of our investment portfolio was 112.0%. 
Any event which may adversely affect the value of positions we hold could significantly and negatively affect the net asset 
value of our investment portfolio and thus our results of operations.  

In  managing  our  investment  portfolio,  Third  Point  LLC  engages  in  short  sales  that  may  subject  us  to  unlimited  loss 
potential.  

As our investment manager, Third Point LLC routinely enters into transactions for our account in which it sells a 
security that we do not own, which we refer to as a short sale, in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. 
Short sales for our account theoretically will involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short 
may continuously increase. If the market price of the subject security increases considerably, Third Point LLC might have to 
cover  short  sales  at  suboptimal  prices.  As  of  December  31,  2013,  short  exposure  in  our  investment  portfolio  was  $401.0 
million over 126 debt, equity and index positions, including $20.5 million over nine positions in the equity portfolio.  

Third Point LLC’s representatives’ service on boards and committees may place trading restrictions on our investments.  

Third Point LLC may from time to time place its or its affiliates’ representatives on creditors’ committees or boards 
of certain companies in which our portfolio is invested. While such representation may enable Third Point LLC to enhance 
the sale value of our investments, it may also place trading restrictions on our investments.  

As  of  the  date  hereof,  representatives  of  Third  Point  LLC  sat  on  the  board  of  directors  of  Enphase  Energy,  Inc., 

whose securities are publicly traded and included in our investment portfolio.  

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The ability to use ‘‘soft dollars’’ may provide Third Point LLC with an incentive to select certain brokers that may take 
into account benefits to be received by Third Point LLC.  

Under  certain  circumstances  and  subject  to  compliance  with  the  safe  harbor  provided  by  section  28(e)  of  the 
Exchange Act, Third Point LLC is entitled to use so-called “soft dollars” generated by commissions paid in connection with 
transactions  for  our  investment  portfolio  to  pay  for  certain  categories  of  expenses  relating  to  research  and  related  services 
provide by brokers. Soft dollars are a means of paying brokerage firms for their services through commission revenue, rather 
than through direct payments. Third Point LLC’s right to use soft dollars may give Third Point LLC an incentive to select 
brokers or dealers for our transactions, or to negotiate commission rates or other execution terms, in a manner that takes into 
account the soft dollar benefits received by Third Point LLC rather than giving exclusive consideration to the interests of our 
investment portfolio and, accordingly, may create a conflict.  

Our investment management agreement has limited termination provisions.  

Our investment management agreement with Third Point LLC has limited termination provisions which restrict our 
ability  to  manage  our  investment  portfolio  outside  of  Third  Point  LLC.  Because  the  investment  management  agreement 
contains  exclusivity  and  limited  termination  provisions,  we  are  unable  to  use  investment  managers  other  than  Third  Point 
LLC  for  so  long  as  the  agreement  is  in  effect.  The  investment  management  agreement  was  entered  into  on  December 22, 
2011 and has an initial term of five years, subject to automatic renewal for additional successive three-year terms unless a 
party  notifies  the  other  parties  at  least  six  months  prior  to  the  end  of  a  term  that  it  wishes  to  terminate  the  investment 
management  agreement  at  the  end  of  such  term.  We  may  also  terminate  the  investment  management  agreement  upon  the 
death, long-term disability or retirement of Daniel S. Loeb, or the occurrence of other circumstances in which Mr. Loeb is no 
longer directing the investment program of Third Point LLC.  

We may also withdraw as participants under the investment management agreement prior to the expiration of the 

investment management agreement’s term at any time only “for cause”, which is defined as:  

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a material violation of applicable law relating to Third Point LLC’s advisory business; 

Third Point LLC’s fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its obligations under 
the investment management agreement; 

a material breach by Third Point LLC of our investment guidelines that is not cured within a 15-day period; 

a conviction or, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime affecting the asset management 
business of Third Point LLC by certain senior officers of Third Point LLC; 

any act of fraud, material misappropriation, material dishonesty, embezzlement, or similar conduct against 
or involving us by senior officers of Third Point LLC; or 

a formal administrative or other legal proceeding before the SEC, the CFTC, FINRA, or any other U.S. or 
non-U.S. regulatory or self-regulatory organization against Third Point LLC or certain key personnel which 
would likely have a material adverse effect on us. 

In addition, we may withdraw as a participant under the investment management agreement prior to the expiration 

of its term if our portfolio underperforms as measured against specified benchmarks.  

We may not withdraw or terminate the investment management agreement on the basis of performance other than as 
provided  above.  If  we  become  dissatisfied  with  the  results  of  the  investment  performance  of  Third  Point  LLC  as  our 
investment  manager but  the contractually  specified  termination  threshold has not  been  met,  we will  be unable  to hire  new 
investment managers until the investment management agreement expires by its terms or is terminated for cause.  

Certain of our investments may have limited liquidity and lack valuation data, which could create a conflict of interest.  

Our  investment  guidelines  provide  Third  Point  LLC,  as  our  investment  manager,  with  the  flexibility  to  invest  in 
certain securities with limited liquidity or no public market. This lack of liquidity may adversely affect the ability of Third 
Point  LLC  to  execute  trade  orders  at  desired  prices.  To  the  extent  that  Third  Point  LLC  invests  our  investable  assets  in 
securities or instruments for which market quotations or other independent pricing sources are not readily available, under the 
terms  of  the  investment  management  agreement  the  valuation  of  such  securities  and  instruments  for  purposes  of 
compensation to Third Point LLC will be determined by Third Point LLC, whose determination, subject to audit verification, 
will be conclusive and binding in the absence of bad faith or manifest error. Because the investment management agreement 

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gives Third Point LLC the power to determine the value of securities with no readily discernible market value, and because 
the calculation of Third Point LLC’s fee is based on the value of the investment account, a conflict may exist or arise.  

The  U.S.  and  global  economic  downturns  could  harm  the  performance  of  our  investment  portfolio,  our  liquidity  and 
financial condition and our share price.  

Volatility in the United States and other securities markets may adversely affect our investment portfolio. The ability 
of  Third  Point  LLC  to  manage  our  investment  portfolio  profitably  is  dependent  upon  conditions  in  the  global  financial 
markets and economic and geopolitical conditions throughout the world that are outside of our control and difficult to predict. 
Factors  such  as  equity  prices,  equity  market  volatility,  asset  or  market  correlations,  interest  rates,  counterparty  risks, 
availability  of  credit,  inflation  rates,  economic  uncertainty,  changes  in  laws  or  regulation  (including  laws  relating  to  the 
financial markets generally or the taxation or regulation of the hedge fund industry), trade barriers, commodity prices, interest 
rates, currency exchange rates and controls, and national and international political circumstances (including governmental 
instability, wars, terrorist acts or security operations) can have a material impact on the value of our investment portfolio.  

If  Third  Point  LLC,  as  our  investment  manager,  fails  to  react  appropriately  to  difficult  market,  economic  and 

geopolitical conditions, our investment portfolio could incur material losses.  

Third Point LLC’s use of hedging and derivative transactions in executing trades for our account may not be successful, 
which could materially adversely affect our investment results.  

In  managing  our  investment  portfolio,  Third  Point  LLC  may  utilize  various  financial  instruments  both  for 
investment purposes and for risk management purposes in order to protect against possible changes in the market value of our 
investment  portfolio  resulting  from  fluctuations  in  the  securities  markets  and  changes  in  interest  rates,  protect  unrealized 
gains in the value of our investment portfolio, facilitate the sale of any such investments, enhance or preserve returns, spreads 
or gains on any investment in our investment portfolio, hedge the interest rate or currency exchange rate on certain liabilities 
or assets, protect against any increase in the price of any securities Third Point LLC anticipates purchasing for our account at 
a later date or for any other reason that Third Point LLC, as our investment manager, deems appropriate. The success of such 
hedging  strategy  will  be  subject  to  Third  Point  LLC’s  ability  to  correctly  assess  the  degree  of  correlation  between  the 
performance of the instruments used in the hedging strategy and the performance of the investments in the portfolio being 
hedged. Since the characteristics of many securities change as markets change or time passes, the success of such hedging 
strategy  will  also  be  subject  to  Third  Point  LLC’s  ability  to  continually  recalculate,  readjust  and  execute  hedges  in  an 
efficient and timely manner. While Third Point LLC may enter into hedging transactions for our account to seek to reduce 
risk, such transactions may result in a poorer overall performance for our investment portfolio than if it had not engaged in 
any such hedging transactions. For a variety of reasons, in managing our investment portfolio Third Point LLC may not seek 
to  establish  a  perfect  correlation  between  such  hedging  instruments  and  the  portfolio  holdings  being  hedged.  Any  such 
imperfect correlation may prevent Third Point LLC from achieving the intended hedge or expose our investment portfolio to 
risk of loss.  

Our  investment  portfolio  includes  investments  in  mortgage-backed  securities  and  other  asset-backed  securities,  whose 
investment characteristics differ from corporate debt securities.  

Our investment portfolio may from time to time be invested in mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed 
securities, whose investment characteristics differ from corporate debt securities. As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of 
asset-backed  securities  in  our  investment  portfolio  was  $325.5  million.  Among  the  major  differences  are  that  interest  and 
principal payments are made more frequently, usually  monthly, and that principal may  be prepaid at any time because the 
underlying mortgage loans or other assets generally may be prepaid at any time. Mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed 
securities may also be subject to call risk and extension risk. For example, because homeowners have the option to prepay 
their mortgages, the duration of a security backed by home mortgages can either shorten or lengthen. 

In general, if interest rates on new mortgage loans fall sufficiently below the interest rates on existing outstanding 
mortgage loans, the rate of prepayment would be expected to increase. Conversely, if mortgage loan interest rates rise above 
the  interest  rates  on  existing  outstanding  mortgage  loans,  the  rate  of  prepayment  would  be  expected  to  decrease.  In  either 
case, a change in the prepayment rate can result in losses to investors. If our investment portfolio includes securities that are 
subordinated to other interests in the same mortgage pool, we may only receive payments after the pool’s obligations to other 
investors  have  been  satisfied.  In  addition,  our  investment  portfolio  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  invested  in  structures 
commonly known as “Re-REMICS,” in which case a trust is further split between a senior tranche and a junior tranche. Third 
Point LLC usually buys the junior tranche for its funds and the accounts it manages in such circumstances. An unexpectedly 
high  rate  of  default  on  mortgages  held by  a  mortgage  pool  may  limit  substantially  the  pool’s  ability  to  make  payments  to 

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holders  of  such  securities,  reducing  the  value  of  those  securities  or  rendering  them  worthless.  The  risk  of  such  defaults  is 
generally  higher  in  the  case  of  mortgage  pools  that  include  “sub-prime”  mortgages.  Changes  in  laws  and  other  regulatory 
developments relating to mortgage loans may impact the investments of our portfolio in mortgage-backed securities in the 
future.  

Our  investment  portfolio  may  include  investments  in  securities  of  issuers  based  outside  the  United  States,  including 
emerging markets, which may be riskier than securities of U.S. issuers.  

Under our investment guidelines, Third Point LLC may invest in securities of issuers organized or based outside the 
United  States  that  may  involve  heightened  risks  in  comparison  to  the  risks  of  investing  in  domestic  securities,  including 
unfavorable changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, reduced and less reliable information about issuers 
and markets, less stringent accounting standards, illiquidity of securities and markets, higher brokerage commissions, transfer 
taxes and custody fees, local economic or political instability and greater market risk in general. In particular, investing in 
securities of issuers located in emerging market countries involves additional risks, such as exposure to economic structures 
that are generally less diverse and mature than, and to political systems that can be expected to have less stability than, those 
of  developed  countries.  Other  characteristics  of  emerging  market  countries  that  may  affect  investment  in  their  markets 
include  certain  national  policies  that  may  restrict  investment  by  foreigners  in  issuers  or  industries  deemed  sensitive  to 
relevant  national  interests  and  the  absence  of  developed  legal  structures  governing  private  and  foreign  investments  and 
private  property.  The  typically  small  size  of  the  markets  for  securities  of  issuers  located  in  emerging  markets  and  the 
possibility  of  a  low or nonexistent  volume  of  trading  in  those  securities  may  also  result  in  a  lack  of liquidity  and  in  price 
volatility of those securities. In addition, dividend and interest payments from and capital gains in respect of certain foreign 
securities may be subject to foreign taxes that may or may not be reclaimable. Finally, many transactions in these markets are 
executed as a “total return swap” or other derivative transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and as a result our 
investment portfolio has counterparty credit risk with respect to such counterparty.  

In addition, within the Euro-zone, there remains significant market concern as to the potential default of government 
issuers. In addition to European sovereign debt, we have other assets in our investment portfolio that are Euro-denominated. 
As  of  December  31,  2013,  approximately  $97.5  million  by  market  exposure  of  our  invested  assets  were  denominated  in 
Euros. A devaluation of the Euro could lead to a significant decline in the value of these assets. Should governments default 
on their obligations, there could be a negative impact on both our direct holdings within our investment portfolio as well as 
non-government issues held within the country of default.  

Third  Point  LLC’s  role  as  an  engaged  investor  in  special  situation  and  distressed  investments  may  subject  us  or  Third 
Point Re to increased risks including the incurrence of additional legal or other expenses.  

As our investment manager, Third Point LLC may invest a portion of our investment portfolio in special situation 
companies.  This  generally  involves  investments  in  securities  of  companies  in  event-driven  special  situations  such  as 
acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcies, recapitalizations, spinoffs, corporate and financial restructurings, litigation or other 
liability  impairments,  turnarounds,  management  changes,  consolidating  industries  and  other  catalyst-oriented  situations. 
Third  Point  LLC  may  also  invest  our  portfolio  in  securities  of  issuers  in  weak  financial  condition,  experiencing  poor 
operating  results,  having  substantial  financial  needs  or  negative  net  worth  or  facing  special  competitive  or  product 
obsolescence  issues  or  that  are  involved  in  bankruptcy  reorganization  proceedings,  liquidation  or  other  corporate 
restructuring. Investments of this type involve substantial financial business risks that can result in substantial or total losses. 
Among the problems involved in assessing and making investments in troubled issuers is that fact that it frequently may be 
difficult to obtain information as to the condition of such issuer. The market prices of the securities of such issuers are also 
subject to abrupt and erratic market movements and above average price volatility and the spread between the bid and asked 
prices of such securities may be greater than normally expected. It may take a number of years for the market prices of such 
securities to reflect their intrinsic values, if at all. It is anticipated that some of such securities may not be widely traded, and 
that a position in such securities may be substantial in relation to the market for such securities.  

As a consequence of Third Point LLC’s role as an engaged investor in special situation and distressed investments, 
our  investment  portfolio  may  be  subject  to  increased  risk  of  incurring  additional  legal,  indemnification  or  other  expenses, 
even  if  we  are  not  named  in  any  action.  In  distressed  or  special  situations  litigation  often  follows  when  disgruntled 
shareholders, creditors, and other parties seek to recover losses from poorly performing investments. The enhanced litigation 
risk  for distressed  companies  is  further  elevated  by  the  potential  that  Third  Point  LLC  may  have  controlling  or  influential 
positions in the companies. Some of the claims that can be asserted against Third Point LLC as a distressed investor include: 
aiding  and  abetting  breach  of  fiduciary  duty;  equitable  subordination  of  the  investor’s  claims;  recharacterization  of  the 
investor’s claims; and preference or fraudulent transfer claims. Third Point LLC’s use of short-selling for its funds and the 
accounts it manages has subjected, and may continue to subject Third Point LLC and the short sellers to increased risk of 

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litigation.  Lawsuits  can  be  brought  against  short  sellers  of  a  company’s  stock  to  discourage  short  selling.  Among  other 
claims, these suits may allege libel, conspiracy, and market manipulation.  

Third Point LLC’s diminution or loss of service or loss of key employees could materially adversely affect our investment 
results.  

We  depend  upon  Third  Point  LLC,  as  our  investment  manager,  to  implement  our  investment  strategy.  All 
investment  decisions  with  respect  to  our  investment  portfolio  are  made  by  Third  Point  LLC,  subject  to  our  investment 
guidelines,  under  the  general  supervision  of  Daniel  S.  Loeb.  As  a  result,  the  success  of  our  investment  strategy  depends 
largely upon the abilities of Mr. Loeb. While we may terminate the investment management agreement with Third Point LLC 
upon the death, long-term disability or retirement of Mr. Loeb, or the occurrence of other circumstances in which Mr. Loeb is 
no longer directing the investment program of Third Point LLC, no assurance can be given that a suitable replacement could 
be found. 

The  compensation  arrangements  of  Third  Point  LLC,  as  our  investment  manager,  may  create  an  incentive  to  effect 
transactions that are risky or speculative.  

Our investment management agreement provides for the following two forms of compensation to be paid to Third 

Point LLC and TP GP: 

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• 

Third Point LLC is entitled to a management fee of 2% annually (less the Founders payment paid to the 
Lead  Investors  and  Dowling,  as  described  in  our  investment  management  agreement),  charged  monthly, 
based on net assets under management; and 

TP  GP  is  entitled  to  performance  compensation  based  on  the  appreciation,  including  unrealized 
appreciation,  in  the  value  of  our  investment  portfolio  equal  to  20%  of  net  profits,  subject  to  a  loss 
carryforward provision. 

While the performance compensation arrangement provides that losses will be carried forward as an offset against 
net profits in subsequent periods, Third Point LLC generally will not otherwise be penalized for realized losses or decreases 
in the value of our portfolio. These performance compensation arrangements may create an incentive for Third Point LLC as 
our  investment  manager  to  engage  in  transactions  that  focus  on  the  potential  for  short-term  gains  rather  than  long-term 
growth or that are particularly risky or speculative.  

Increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers and certain trading methods such as short selling may 
affect Third Point LLC’s ability to manage our investment portfolio or affect our business reputation.  

The regulatory environment for investment managers is evolving, and changes in the regulation of managers may 
adversely affect the ability of Third Point LLC to effect transactions in our investment portfolio that utilize  leverage or to 
pursue its trading strategies in managing our investment portfolio. In addition, the securities and futures markets are subject 
to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin requirements. The SEC, other regulators and self-regulatory organizations 
and exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of market emergencies. The regulation of derivatives 
transactions  and  funds  that  engage  in  such  transactions  is  an  evolving  area  of  law  and  is  subject  to  modification  by 
government  and  judicial  action.  Any  future  regulatory  change  could  have  a  significant  negative  impact  on  our  financial 
condition and results of operations.  

In addition, a number of states and municipal pension plans have adopted so-called “pay-to-play” laws, regulations 
or  policies  which  prohibit,  restrict  or  require  disclosure  of  payments  to  (and/or  certain  contacts  with)  state  officials  by 
individuals and entities seeking to do business with state entities, including investments by public retirement funds. The SEC 
also  has  adopted  rules  that,  among  other  things,  prohibit  an  investment  adviser  from  providing  advisory  services  for 
compensation to a government client for a period of up to two years after the adviser or certain of its executives or employees 
make a contribution to certain elected officials or candidates. If Third Point LLC, its employees or affiliates or any service 
providers acting on their behalf, including, without limitation, a placement agent, fail to comply with such pay-to-play laws, 
regulations or policies, such non-compliance could have an adverse effect on Third Point LLC and our investment portfolio.  

As  our  investment  manager,  Third  Point  LLC  routinely  engages  in  short  selling  for  our  account  in  managing  our 
investments. Short sale transactions have been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, including the imposition of restrictions 
on  short  selling  certain  securities  and  reporting  requirements.  Third  Point  LLC’s  ability  to  execute  a  short  selling  strategy  in 
managing  our  investment  portfolio  may  be  materially  and  adversely  impacted  by  temporary  or  new  permanent  rules, 

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interpretations,  prohibitions,  and  restrictions  adopted  in  response  to  these  adverse  market  events.  Temporary  restrictions  or 
prohibitions on short selling activity may be imposed by regulatory authorities with little or no advance notice and may impact 
prior  and  future  trading  activities  of  our  investment  portfolio.  Additionally,  the  SEC,  its  non-U.S.  counterparts,  other 
governmental  authorities  or  self-regulatory  organizations  may  at  any  time  promulgate  permanent  rules  or  interpretations 
consistent  with  such  temporary  restrictions  or  that  impose  additional  or  different  permanent  or  temporary  limitations  or 
prohibitions. The SEC might impose different limitations or prohibitions on short selling from those imposed by various non-
U.S. regulatory authorities. These different regulations, rules or interpretations might have different effective periods.  

Regulatory authorities may, from time to time, impose restrictions that adversely affect our ability to borrow certain 
securities in connection with short sale transactions. In addition, traditional lenders of securities may be less likely to lend 
securities under certain market conditions. As a result, Third Point LLC may not be able to effectively pursue a short selling 
strategy due to a limited supply of securities available for borrowing. We may also incur additional costs in connection with 
short sale transactions effected in our investment portfolio, including in the event that Third Point LLC is required to enter 
into a borrowing arrangement for our account in advance of any short sales. Moreover, the ability to continue to borrow a 
security is not guaranteed and our account will be subject to strict delivery requirements. The inability to deliver securities 
within the required time frame may subject us to mandatory close out by the executing broker-dealer. A mandatory close out 
may subject us to unintended costs and losses. Certain action or inaction by third parties, such as executing broker-dealers or 
clearing broker-dealers, may materially impact our ability to effect short sale transactions in our investment portfolio.  

An increase in Third Point LLC’s assets under management may adversely affect the returns of our investment portfolio.  

It  is  possible  that  if  the  amount  of  assets  Third  Point  LLC  manages  for  us,  in  its  funds  and  for  other  accounts  it 
manages were to increase materially, it could be more difficult for Third Point LLC to invest profitably for those accounts 
because  of  the  difficulty  of  trading  larger  positions  without  adversely  affecting  prices  and  managing  risks  associated  with 
larger  positions.  In  addition,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  there  will  be  appropriate  investment  opportunities  to 
accommodate  future  increase  in  assets  under  management,  which  may  force  Third  Point  LLC  to  modify  its  investment 
decisions for the accounts it manages because it cannot deploy all the assets in a manner it desires. Furthermore, due to the 
overlap of strategies and investments across many of the portfolios managed by Third Point LLC, including its hedge funds, 
the accounts may be adversely affected in the event of rapid or large liquidations of investment positions held by the accounts 
due to a lack of liquidity resulting from large position sizes in the same investments held by the other accounts. While the 
hedge funds managed by Third Point LLC are currently closed for new investment subject to limited exceptions. Third Point 
LLC  may  revisit  this  decision  based  on  market  conditions  and  any  increase  in  assets  under  management  could  adversely 
affect the returns of our investment portfolio.  

Risks Relating to Insurance and Other Regulations 

Any suspension or revocation of Third Point Re’s reinsurance license would materially impact our ability to do business 
and implement our business strategy.  

Our subsidiary Third Point Re is licensed as a reinsurer only in Bermuda and we do not plan to seek licenses in any 
other  jurisdiction.  The  suspension  or  revocation  of  Third  Point  Re’s  license  to  do  business  as  a  reinsurance  company  in 
Bermuda  for  any  reason  would  mean  that  we  would  not  be  able  to  enter  into  any  new  reinsurance  contracts  until  the 
suspension  ended  or  Third  Point  Re  became  licensed  in  another  jurisdiction.  Any  such  suspension  or  revocation  of  our 
license would negatively impact our reputation in the reinsurance marketplace and could have a material adverse effect on 
our results of operations.  

If we become subject to insurance statutes and regulations in jurisdictions other than Bermuda or there is a change to 
Bermuda law or regulations or application of Bermuda law or regulations, there could be a significant and negative impact on 
our business.  

Third  Point  Re,  our  wholly  owned  operating  subsidiary,  is  a  registered  Bermuda  Class  4  insurer.  As  such,  it  is 
subject to regulation and supervision in Bermuda. Bermuda insurance statutes, regulations and policies of the BMA require 
Third Point Re, among other things:  

• 

• 

• 

maintain a minimum level of capital, surplus and liquidity; 

satisfy solvency standards; 

restrict dividends and distributions; 

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• 

• 

obtain prior approval of ownership and transfer of shares; 

maintain a principal office and appoint and maintain a principal representative in Bermuda; and 

provide for the performance of certain periodic examinations of Third Point Re and its financial condition. 

These statutes and regulations may, in effect, restrict our ability to write reinsurance policies, to distribute funds and 

to pursue our investment strategy.  

The process of obtaining licenses is very time consuming and costly, and we may not be able to become licensed in 
a jurisdiction other than Bermuda should we choose to do so. The modification of the conduct of our business resulting from 
our becoming licensed in certain jurisdictions could significantly and negatively affect our business. In addition, our inability 
to comply with insurance statutes and regulations could significantly and adversely affect our business by limiting our ability 
to conduct business as well as subjecting us to penalties and fines.  

In  addition,  the  BMA  could  revoke  or  suspend  Third  Point  Re’s  license  in  certain  circumstances,  including 
circumstances  in  which  (i)  it  is  shown  that  false,  misleading  or  inaccurate  information  has  been  supplied  to  the  BMA  by 
Third  Point  Re  or  on  its  behalf  for  the  purposes  of  any  provision  of  the  Insurance  Act;  (ii)  we  have  ceased  to  carry  on 
business; (iii) Third Point Re has persistently failed to pay fees due under the Insurance Act; (iv) Third Point Re has been 
shown to have not complied with a condition attached to its registration or with a requirement made of us under the Insurance 
Act; (v) we are convicted of an offence against a provision of the Insurance Act; (vi) Third Point Re is, in the opinion of the 
BMA,  found  not  to  have  been  carrying  on  business  in  accordance  with  sound  insurance  principles;  or  (vii)  if  any  of  the 
minimum  criteria  for  registration  under  the Insurance Act  is  not  or  will  not  have been fulfilled. If  the  BMA  suspended or 
revoked Third Point Re’s license we could lose our exception under the Investment Company Act. See “-We are subject to 
the risk of becoming an investment company under U.S. federal securities law.”  

We are subject to the risk of becoming an investment company under U.S. federal securities law.  

The  U.S.  Investment  Company  Act  of  1940,  as  amended,  or  the  “Investment  Company  Act”,  regulates  certain 
companies that invest in or trade securities. We rely on an exception under the Investment Company Act that is available to a 
company  organized  and  regulated  as  a  foreign  insurance  company  which  is  engaged  primarily  and  predominantly  in  the 
reinsurance of risks on insurance agreements. The law in this area has not been well developed and there is a lack of guidance 
as to the meaning of “primarily and predominantly” under the relevant exception under the Investment Company Act. For 
example, there is no standard for the amount of premiums that need be written relative to the level of a company’s capital in 
order to qualify for the exception. If this exception were deemed inapplicable, we would have to seek to register under the 
Investment  Company  Act  as  an  investment  company,  which,  under  the  Investment  Company  Act,  would  require  an  order 
from the SEC. Our inability to obtain such an order could have a significant adverse impact on our business.  

Assuming that we were permitted to register as an investment company, registered investment companies are subject 
to extensive, restrictive and potentially adverse regulation relating to, among other things, operating methods, management, 
capital  structure,  our  ability  to  raise  additional  debt  and  equity  securities  or  issue  stock  options  or  warrants  (which  could 
impact  our  ability  to  compensate  key  employees),  financial  leverage,  dividends,  board  of  director  composition  and 
transactions with affiliates. Accordingly, if we were required to register as an investment company we would not be able to 
operate our business as it is currently conducted, nor would we be permitted to have many of the relationships that we have 
with our affiliated companies. Accordingly, we likely would not be permitted to engage Third Point LLC as our investment 
manager, unless we obtained board and shareholder approvals under the Investment Company Act. If Third Point LLC were 
not  our  investment  manager,  we  may  be  required  to  liquidate  our  investment  portfolio  and  we  would  seek  to  identify  and 
retain another investment manager with a similar investment philosophy. If we could not identify or retain such an advisor, 
we  would  be  required  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  our  investment  strategy.  Any  such  changes  to  our  investment 
strategy could significantly and negatively impact our investment results, financial condition and our ability to implement our 
business strategy.  

If  at  any  time  it  were  established  that  we  had  been  operating  as  an  investment  company  in  violation  of  the 
Investment Company Act, there would be a risk, among other material adverse consequences, that we could become subject 
to monetary penalties or injunctive relief, or both, that we could be unable to enforce contracts with third parties or that third 
parties could seek to obtain rescission of transactions undertaken during the period in which it was established that we were 
an  unregistered  investment  company.  If,  subsequently,  we  were  not  permitted  or  were  unable  to  register  as  an  investment 
company, it is likely that we would be forced to cease operations.  

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To  the  extent  that  the  laws  and  regulations  change  in  the  future  so  that  contracts  we  write  are  deemed  not  to  be 
reinsurance contracts, we will be at greater risk of not qualifying for the Investment Company Act exception. Additionally, it 
is possible that our classification as an investment company would result in the suspension or revocation of our reinsurance 
license.  

Insurance  regulators  in  the  United  States  or  elsewhere  may  review  our  activities  and  claim  that  we  are  subject  to 
additional licensing requirements.  

We  do  not  presently  expect  that  we  will  be  admitted  to  do  business  in  any  jurisdiction  other  than  Bermuda.  In 
general,  Bermuda  insurance  statutes,  regulations  and  the  policies  of  the  BMA  are  less  restrictive  than  United States  state 
insurance statutes and regulations. We cannot assure you that insurance regulators in the United States or elsewhere will not 
review  our  activities  and  claim  that  we  are  subject  to  such  jurisdiction’s  licensing  requirements.  In  addition,  we  will  be 
subject  to  indirect  regulatory  requirements  imposed  by  jurisdictions  that  may  limit  our  ability  to  provide  reinsurance.  For 
example,  our  ability  to  write  reinsurance  may  be  subject,  in  certain  cases,  to  arrangements  satisfactory  to  applicable 
regulatory bodies and proposed legislation and regulations may have the effect of imposing additional requirements upon, or 
restricting the market for, non-U.S. reinsurers such as us.  

If in the future we were to become subject to regulation under the laws of any state in the United States or the laws 
of the United States or of any other country, we may consider various alternatives to our operations. If we attempt to become 
licensed in another jurisdiction, for instance, we may not be able to do so and the modification of the conduct of our business 
or the non-compliance with insurance statutes and regulations could significantly and negatively affect our business.  

Our  reinsurance  subsidiaries  are  subject  to  minimum  capital  and  surplus  requirements,  and  our  failure  to  meet  these 
requirements could subject us to regulatory action.  

In 2008, the BMA introduced risk-based capital standards for insurance companies as a tool to assist the BMA both 
in  measuring  risk  and  in  determining  appropriate  levels  of  capitalization.  The  amended  Bermuda  insurance  statutes  and 
regulations pursuant to the risk-based supervisory approach required additional filings by insurers to be made to the BMA. 
The required statutory capital and surplus of our Bermuda-based operating subsidiary increased under the Bermuda Solvency 
Capital  Requirement  model.  While  Third  Point  Re,  as  operating,  currently  has  excess  capital  and  surplus under  these  new 
requirements,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  such  requirement  or  similar  regulations,  in  their  current  form  or  as  may  be 
amended in the future, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 
Any  failure  to  meet  applicable  requirements  or  minimum  statutory  capital  requirements  could  subject  us  to  further 
examination  or  corrective  action  by  regulators,  including  restrictions  on  dividend  payments,  limitations  on  our  writing  of 
additional business or engaging in finance activities, supervision or liquidation. Further, any changes in existing risk based 
capital requirements or minimum statutory capital requirements may require us to increase our statutory capital levels, which 
we might be unable to do.  

Changes in law or regulations could cause a significant and negative impact on our reinsurance business.  

From time to time, various regulatory and legislative changes have been proposed in the insurance and reinsurance 
industry.  The  extreme  turmoil  in  the  financial  markets  has  increased  the  likelihood  of  changes  in  the  way  the  financial 
services  industry  is  regulated.  Governmental  authorities  worldwide  have  become  increasingly  interested  in  potential  risks 
posed by the insurance industry as a whole, and to commercial and financial systems in general. While we cannot predict the 
exact  nature,  timing  or  scope  of  possible  governmental  initiatives,  there  may  be  increased  regulatory  intervention  in  our 
industry in the future.  

Our exposure to potential regulatory initiatives could be heightened by the fact that we are domiciled in, and operate 
exclusively from, Bermuda. Bermuda is a small jurisdiction and may be disadvantaged when participating in global or cross-
border  regulatory  matters  as  compared  with  larger  jurisdictions  such  as  the  United States  or  the  leading  European  Union 
countries.  

Because we are a Bermuda company, we are subject to changes in Bermuda law and regulation that may have an 
adverse  impact  on  our  operations,  including  through  the  imposition  of  tax  liability  or  increased  regulatory  supervision.  In 
addition, we will be exposed to any changes in the political environment in Bermuda.  

The Bermuda insurance and reinsurance regulatory framework recently has become subject to increased scrutiny in 
many jurisdictions. As a result, the BMA has recently implemented and imposed additional requirements on the companies it 
regulates, such as Third Point Re, as part of its efforts to achieve equivalence under Solvency II, the EU regulatory regime 

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which was enacted in November 2009 and which imposes new solvency and governance requirements across all EU Member 
States. Although Solvency II was originally supposed to have become effective by November 1, 2012, a proposed Omnibus 
II directive was to set revised dates for transposition and implementation of Solvency II by the EU Member States. However, 
there have been a series of delays in the European Parliament vote to approve the Omnibus II directive. Further delay in the 
implementation  of  Solvency  II  is  likely,  but  the  extent  and  nature  of  the  delay  is  uncertain.  The  detail  of  the  Solvency  II 
project will be set out in “delegated acts” and binding technical standards which will be issued by the European Commission 
and  will  be  legally  binding.  No  official  drafts  for  any  of  these  measures  have  been  released.  As  a  result  of  the  delay  in 
implementation of Solvency II, it is unclear when the European Commission will take a final decision on whether or not it 
will recognize the solvency regime in Bermuda to be equivalent to that laid down in Solvency II.  

While we cannot predict the future impact on our operations of changes in the laws and regulation to which we are 
or  may  become  subject,  any  such  changes  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results of operations.  

Bermuda insurance laws regarding the change of control of insurance companies may limit the acquisition of our shares.  

Under Bermuda law, for so long as we have an insurance subsidiary registered under the Insurance Act, the BMA 
may at any time, by written notice, object to a person holding 10% or more of its common shares if it appears to the BMA 
that the person is not or is no longer fit and proper to be such a holder. In such a case, the BMA may require the shareholder 
to reduce its holding of our common shares and direct, among other things, that such shareholder’s voting rights attaching to 
the common shares shall not be exercisable. A person who does not comply with such a notice or direction from the BMA 
will be guilty of an offence. This may discourage potential acquisition proposals and may delay, deter or prevent a change of 
control  of  our  Company,  including  through  transactions,  and  in  particular  unsolicited  transactions,  that  some  or  all  of  our 
shareholders might consider to be desirable.  

Changes in accounting principles and financial reporting requirements could result in material changes to our reported 
results and financial condition.  

U.S. GAAP and related financial reporting requirements are complex, continually evolving and may be subject to 
varied interpretation by the relevant authoritative bodies. Such varied interpretations could result from differing views related 
to specific facts and circumstances. Changes in U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements, or in the interpretation of 
U.S. GAAP or those requirements, could result in material changes to our reported results and financial condition. Moreover, 
the SEC is currently evaluating IFRS to determine whether IFRS should be incorporated into the financial reporting system 
for U.S. issuers. In addition, U.S. GAAP and IFRS standard setters continue to discuss possible changes to accounting for 
insurance  contracts.  Certain  of  these  standards  could  result  in  material  changes  to  our  reported  results  of  operation.  See 
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for a summary of pending changes in 
accounting principles or financial reporting requirements that could affect our results and disclosures. 

Risks Relating to Taxation  

In addition to the risk factors discussed below, we advise you to read “Certain Tax Considerations” and to consult 

your own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences to you of your investment in our shares.  

We may be subject to United States federal income taxation.  

We are incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and we believe that our activities, as contemplated, will not cause 
us to be treated as engaging in a United States trade or business and will not cause us to be subject to current United States 
federal  income  taxation  on  our  net  income.  However,  because  there  are  no  definitive  standards  provided  by  the  Internal 
Revenue Code, regulations or court decisions as to the specific activities that constitute being engaged in the conduct of a 
trade or business within the United States, and as any such determination is essentially factual in nature and must be made 
annually, we cannot assure you that the United States Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, will not successfully assert that 
we are engaged in a trade or business in the United States or, if applicable under the income tax treaty between the U.S. and 
Bermuda (the “Bermuda Treaty”), engaged in a trade or business in the United States through a permanent establishment, and 
thus are subject to current United States federal income taxation. If we were deemed to be engaged in a trade or business in 
the  United  States  (and,  if  applicable  under  the  Bermuda  Treaty,  were  deemed  to  be  so  engaged  through  a  permanent 
establishment), Third Point Re generally would become subject to United States federal income tax on its income “effectively 
connected” (or treated as effectively connected) with the U.S. trade or business, and would become subject to the “branch 
profits”  tax  on  its  earnings  and  profits  that  are  both  effectively  connected  with  the  U.S.  trade  or  business  and  deemed 
repatriated out of the United States. Any such federal tax liability could materially adversely affect our results of operations.  

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United States persons who own our shares may be subject to United States federal income taxation on our undistributed 
earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of shares.  

PFIC.  Significant  potential  adverse United States  federal  income  tax  consequences generally  apply  to  any United 
States person who owns shares in a PFIC. In general, either we or Third Point Re would be a PFIC for a taxable year if 75% 
or  more  of  its  income  constitutes  “passive  income”  or  50%  or  more  of  its  assets  were  held  to  produce  “passive  income.” 
Passive income generally includes interest, dividends and other investment income but does not include income derived in 
the active conduct of an insurance business by a corporation predominantly engaged in an insurance business. This exception 
for insurance companies is intended to ensure that a bona fide insurance company’s income is not treated as passive income, 
except  to  the  extent  such  income  is  attributable  to  financial  reserves  in  excess  of  the  reasonable  needs  of  the  insurance 
business.  However,  there  is  very  little  authority  as  to  what  constitutes  the  active  conduct  of  an  insurance  business  for 
purposes of the PFIC rules. The IRS has notified taxpayers in IRS Notice 2003-34 that it intends to scrutinize the activities of 
certain insurance companies located outside of the United States, including reinsurance companies that invest a significant 
portion  of  their  assets  in  alternative  investment  strategies,  to  determine  whether  such  companies  qualify  for  the  active 
insurance company exception in the PFIC rules.  

We believe that our financial reserves are consistent with industry standards and are not in excess of the reasonable 
needs of our insurance business, and that we are actively engaged in insurance activities that involve sufficient transfer of 
risk.  However,  we  cannot  assure  you  the  IRS  will  agree  with  our  position  and  will  not  successfully  assert  that  we  do  not 
qualify for the insurance exception. Moreover, our expectation with respect to any taxable year is based on the amount of risk 
that we expect to underwrite during that year. If we are unable to underwrite sufficient amount of risk for any taxable year, 
the  Company  and/or  Third  Point  Re  might  be  treated  as  a  PFIC.  Furthermore,  in  certain  circumstances,  we  may  seek  to 
manage the volatility of our reinsurance results by writing policies that contain certain contractual terms and conditions (such 
as loss ratio caps), which may cause the IRS to assert that such policies lack sufficient risk transfer to constitute insurance for 
United States federal income tax purposes, increasing the risk that the Company and/or Third Point Re may be treated as a 
PFIC. Counsel to the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) is not providing an opinion regarding the Group’s PFIC 
status due to the absence of applicable authority regarding the active insurance company exception and the dependence of the 
Group’s PFIC status on the actual operational results and other relevant facts for each taxable year. Prospective investors are 
urged to consult their own tax advisors to assess their tolerance of this risk.  

Recently proposed legislation (The Tax Reform Act of 2014) would modify the insurance exception to require that, 
for any year (1) our premiums constitute more than 50% of our gross receipts and (2) the amount of our insurance related 
liabilities  (generally,  unearned  premium  reserves  and  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses)  constitute  more  than  35%  of  our 
assets. If enacted in its current form, no assurance can be given that we would be able to operate in a manner to satisfy these 
requirements in any given year. No assurance can be given as to whether such legislation will be adopted and if so, in what 
form.  

If a U.S. Holder (as defined below) holds our shares during any taxable year in which the Company and Third Point 
Re are treated as PFICs, such shares will generally be treated as stock in a PFIC for all subsequent years. Certain elections 
designed to mitigate the adverse consequences of owning shares in a PFIC, including a “Protective QEF Election,” may be 
available.  If  you  are  a  United  States  person,  we  advise  you  to  consult  your  own  tax  advisor  concerning  the  potential  tax 
consequences to you under the PFIC rules, the advisability of making one of these elections and to assess your tolerance of 
this risk. 

CFC. United States persons who, directly or indirectly or through attribution rules, own 10% or more of the voting 
power of our shares, which we refer to as United States 10% shareholders, may be subject to the CFC rules. Under the CFC 
rules, each United States 10% shareholder must annually include its pro rata share of the CFC’s “subpart F income,” even if 
no distributions are made. In general (subject to the special rules applicable to “related person insurance income” described 
below), a foreign insurance company will be treated as a CFC only if United States 10% shareholders collectively own more 
than 25% of the total combined voting power or total value of the company’s shares for an uninterrupted period of 30 days or 
more  during  any  year.  We  believe  that  the  restrictions  placed  on  the  voting  power  of  our  shares  should  generally  prevent 
shareholders  who  acquire  shares  from  being  treated  as  United  States  10%  shareholders  of  a  CFC.  We  cannot  assure  you, 
however, that these rules will not apply to you. If you are a United States person we strongly urge you to consult your own 
tax advisor concerning the controlled foreign corporation rules.  

Related Person Insurance Income. If (a) our gross income attributable to insurance or reinsurance policies pursuant 
to which the direct or indirect insureds are our direct or indirect United States shareholders or persons related to such United 
States  shareholders  equals  or  exceeds  20%  of  our  gross  insurance  income  in  any  taxable  year;  and  (b) direct  or  indirect 
insureds  and  persons  related  to  such  insureds  own  directly  or  indirectly  20% or  more  of  the  voting power  or value  of  our 

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shares,  a  United  States  person  who  owns  any  shares  directly  or  indirectly  on  the  last  day  of  the  taxable  year  would  most 
likely be required to include its allocable share of our related person insurance income for the taxable year in its income, even 
if no distributions are made. We do not expect that it is likely that either or both of the 20% gross insurance income threshold 
or  the  20%  direct  or  indirect  ownership  threshold  will  be  met.  However,  we  cannot  assure  you  that  this  will  be  the  case. 
Consequently, we cannot assure you that a person who is a direct or indirect United States shareholder will not be required to 
include amounts in its income in respect of related person insurance income in any taxable year.  

Dispositions of Our Shares. If a United States shareholder is treated as disposing of shares in a CFC of which it is a 
United States 10% shareholder, or of shares in a foreign insurance corporation that has related person insurance income and 
in which United States persons collectively own 25% or more of the voting power or value of the company’s share capital, 
any gain from the disposition will generally be treated as a dividend to the extent of the United States shareholder’s portion 
of the corporation’s undistributed earnings and profits, as the case may be, that were accumulated during the period that the 
United  States shareholder owned  the  shares.  In  addition,  the  shareholder will  be required  to comply  with  certain  reporting 
requirements, regardless of the amount of shares owned by the direct or indirect United States shareholder. Although not free 
from  doubt,  we  believe  it  would  be  reasonable  for  a  U.S.  person  to  take  the  position  that  these  rules  should  not  apply  to 
dispositions of our shares because we should not have any United States 10% shareholders and will not be directly engaged 
in  the  insurance  business.  We  cannot  assure  you,  however,  that  the  IRS  will  interpret  the  proposed  regulations  potentially 
applicable  to  such  dispositions  in  this  manner  or  that  the  proposed  regulations  will  not  be  promulgated  in  final  form  in  a 
manner that would cause these rules to apply to dispositions of our shares.  

United States tax-exempt organizations who own our shares may recognize unrelated business taxable income.  

A  United  States  tax-exempt  organization  may  recognize  unrelated  business  taxable  income  if  a  portion  of  our 
subpart  F  insurance  income  is  allocated  to  it.  In  general,  subpart  F  insurance  income  will  be  allocated  to  a  tax-exempt 
organization  owning  (or  treated  as  owning)  our  shares  if  we  are  a  CFC  as  discussed  above  and  it  is  a  United  States  10% 
shareholder or we earn related person insurance income and the exceptions described above do not apply. We cannot assure 
you that United States persons holding our shares (directly or indirectly) will not be allocated subpart F insurance income. 
United  States  tax-exempt  organizations  should  consult  their  own  tax  advisors  regarding  the  risk  of  recognizing  unrelated 
business taxable income as a result of the ownership of our shares.  

We  may  become  subject  to  U.S.  withholding  and  information  reporting  requirements  under  the  Foreign  Account  Tax 
Compliance Act (“FATCA”) provisions.  

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance provisions of the Code (“FATCA”) generally impose a 30% withholding tax 
regime with respect to (i) certain U.S. source income (including interest and dividends) and gross proceeds from any sale or 
other  disposition  after  December 31,  2016,  of  property  that  can  produce  U.S.  source  interest  or  dividends  (“withholdable 
payments”)  and  (ii) ”passthru  payments”  (generally,  withholdable  payments  and  payments  that  are  attributable  to 
withholdable payments) made by foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”). As a general matter, FATCA was designed to require 
U.S. persons’ direct and indirect ownership of certain non-U.S. accounts and non-U.S. entities to be reported to the IRS. The 
application of the FATCA withholding rules will be phased in beginning July 1, 2014, with withholding on foreign passthru 
payments made by FFIs taking effect no earlier than 2017.  

On December 19, 2013, the Bermuda Government entered into a “Model 2” intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”) 
with the United States to implement FATCA. If we and/or Third Point Re are treated as FFIs for the purposes of FATCA, 
under the Model 2 IGA, we and/or Third Point Re will be directed to ‘register’ with the IRS by July 1, 2014 and required to 
comply  with  the  requirements  of  FATCA,  including  due  diligence,  reporting  and  withholding.  Assuming  registration  and 
compliance with the terms of an agreement with the IRS (an “FFI Agreement”) pursuant to a Model 2 IGA, an FFI would be 
treated as FATCA compliant and not subject to withholding. An FFI that satisfies the eligibility, information reporting and 
other  requirements  of  the  IGA  will  not  be  subject  to  the  regular  FATCA  reporting  and  withholding  obligations  discussed 
below.  

If  the  Company  and/or  Third  Point  Re  are  treated  as  FFIs  for  purposes  of  FATCA,  withholdable  payments  and 
passthru  payments  made  to  the  Company  and/or  Third  Point  Re  will  be  subject  to  a  30%  withholding  tax  unless  an  FFI 
Agreement  is  in  effect,  pursuant  to  which  the  Company  and/or  Third  Point  Re  would  be  required  to  provide  information 
regarding  its  U.S.  direct  or  indirect  owners  and  to  comply  with  other  reporting,  verification,  due  diligence  and  other 
procedures established by the IRS, including a requirement to seek waivers of non-U.S. laws that would prevent the reporting 
of such information. The IRS may terminate the FFI Agreement if the IRS notifies the Company and/or Third Point Re that it 
is  out  of  compliance  with  the  FFI  Agreement  and  the  Company  and/or Third  Point  Re  does not  remediate  the  compliance 
failure. Even if the Company and Third Point Re are subject to an FFI Agreement, distributions to an investor that are treated 

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as passthru payments generally will be subject to a 30% withholding tax (a) if the investor fails to provide information or take 
other actions required for the the Company and/or Third Point Re to comply with the FFI Agreement including, in the case of 
a non-U.S. investor, providing information regarding certain U.S. direct and indirect owners of the investor (and, in certain 
circumstances,  obtaining  waivers  of  non-U.S.  law  to  permit  such  reporting),  or  (b) if  the  investor  is  an  FFI,  unless  the 
investor  (i) is  subject  to  an  FFI  Agreement,  (ii) establishes  that  an  exemption  applies  or  (iii) is  required  to  comply  with 
FATCA under an applicable IGA.  

Under  the  regulations  implementing  FATCA,  a  foreign  insurance  company  (or  foreign  holding  company  of  an 
insurance company) that issues or is obligated to make payments with respect to an account is a foreign financial institution. 
For this purpose, insurance contracts treated as having “cash value” and annuity contracts issued or maintained by a financial 
institution  are  considered  accounts,  and  certain  term  life  insurance  contracts  are  not  considered  accounts.  Insurance 
companies that issue only property and casualty insurance contracts, or that only issue life insurance contracts lacking cash 
value (or that provide for limited cash value) generally would not be considered FFIs under the final regulations. However, a 
holding company may be treated as an FFI if it is formed in connection with or availed of by a collective investment vehicle, 
mutual  fund,  exchange  traded  fund,  hedge  fund,  venture  capital  fund,  leveraged  buyout  fund,  or  any  similar  investment 
vehicle established with an investment strategy of investing, reinvesting, or trading in financial assets. Moreover, a company 
may be treated as an FFI if its gross income is primarily attributable to investing, reinvesting, or trading in financial assets 
and the entity is managed by an FFI, or the entity functions or holds itself out as an investment vehicle established with an 
investment strategy of investing, reinvesting, or trading in financial assets. Even if the Company and Third Point Re are not 
treated as FFIs, then depending on whether the shares of the Company are treated as “regularly traded on one or more more 
established  securities  markets”  under  the  FATCA  rules  and  whether  the  income  and  assets  of  Third  Point  Re  meet  the 
requirements for the treatment of Third Point Re as an “active NFFE,” withholdable payments to the Company and/or Third 
Point Re may be subject to a 30% withholding tax unless the Company and/or Third Point Re provide information regarding 
its U.S. direct or indirect owners.  

At this early stage, there can be no certainty as to whether the Company and/or Third Point Re will be subject to the 
requirements imposed on FFIs under FACTA. We will use reasonable efforts to avoid the imposition of a withholding tax 
under FACTA, which may include the entering into of an FFI Agreement.  

Potential additional application of the Federal Insurance Excise Tax.  

The IRS, in Revenue Ruling 2008-15, has formally announced its position that the U.S. federal insurance excise tax 
(the “FET”) is applicable (at a 1% rate on premiums) to all reinsurance cessions or retrocessions of risks by non-U.S. insurers 
or reinsurers to non-U.S. reinsurers where the underlying risks are either (i) risks of a U.S. entity or individual located wholly 
or partly within the U.S. or (ii) risks of a non-U.S. entity or individual engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. which are 
located within the U.S. (“U.S. Situs Risks”), even if the FET has been paid on prior cessions of the same risks. The legal and 
jurisdictional basis for, and the method of enforcement of, the IRS’s position is unclear. We have not determined if the FET 
should be applicable with respect to risks ceded to us by, or by us to, a non-U.S. insurance company. If the FET is applicable, 
it should apply at a 1% rate on premium for all U.S. Situs Risks ceded to us by a non-U.S. insurance company, or by us to a 
non-U.S. insurance company, even though the FET also applies at a 1% rate on premium ceded to us with respect to such 
risks.  

Change  in  United  States  tax  laws  may  be  retroactive  and  could  subject  us  and/or  United  States  persons  who  own  our 
shares to United States income taxation on our undistributed earnings.  

The  tax  laws  and  interpretations  thereof  regarding  whether  a  company  is  engaged  in  a  United  States  trade  or 
business, is a CFC, has related party insurance income or is a PFIC are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. 
There are currently no regulations regarding the application of the passive foreign investment company rules to an insurance 
company  and  the  regulations  regarding  related  party  insurance  income  are  in  proposed  form.  New  regulations  or 
pronouncements interpreting or clarifying such rules may be forthcoming from the IRS. We are not able to predict if, when or 
in what form such guidance will be provided and whether such guidance will have a retroactive effect.  

We  may  become  subject  to  taxes  in  Bermuda  after  March 31,  2035,  which  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our 
results of operations and your investment.  

The  Bermuda  Minister  of  Finance,  under  the  Exempted  Undertakings  Tax  Protection  Act  1966  of  Bermuda,  as 
amended, has given us an assurance that if any legislation is enacted in Bermuda that would impose tax computed on profits 
or income, or computed on any capital asset, gain or appreciation, or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, 
then  the  imposition  of  any  such  tax  will  not  be  applicable  to  us  or  any  of  our  operations,  shares,  debentures  or  other 

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obligations until March 31, 2035, except insofar as such tax applies to persons ordinarily resident in Bermuda or to any taxes 
payable by us in respect of real property owned or leased by us in Bermuda. See “Certain Tax Considerations-Bermuda Tax 
Considerations.” Given the limited duration of the Bermuda Minister of Finance’s assurance, we cannot assure you that we 
will not be subject to any Bermuda tax after March 31, 2035.  

Risks Relating to Our Common Shares  

Future sales of shares by existing shareholders could cause our share price to decline.  

Sales  of  substantial  amounts  of  our  common  shares  in  the  public  market,  or  the  perception  that  these  sales  could 
occur, could cause the market price of our common shares to decline. As of February 27, 2014, we have 103,921,772 issued 
and  outstanding  common  shares.  A  total  of  22,252,206  common  shares  are  reserved  for  issuance  under  our  current  share 
incentive  plans  and  in  connection  with  restricted  share  award  agreements  entered  into  between  us  and  certain  of  our 
employees and directors. As of December 31, 2013, there were share options outstanding which are exercisable (subject to 
vesting) for 10,981,075 common shares. In addition, as of December 31, 2013, we have reserved for issuance common shares 
underlying certain warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 4,651,163 common shares.  

Approximately  103,921,772 million  of  our common  shares  are  eligible  for  sale, subject  to  the  applicable  volume, 
manner of sale, holding period and other limitations of Rule 144. Such number does not give effect to options or warrants to 
purchase  common  shares.  In  addition,  certain  of  our  significant  shareholders  may  distribute  shares  that  they  hold  to  their 
investors who themselves may then sell into the public market. Such sales may not be subject to the volume, manner of sale, 
holding period and other limitations of Rule 144A. As resale restrictions end, the market price of our common shares could 
decline if the holders of those shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. Existing holders of 
our common shares have registration rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering 
the sale of their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other shareholders 
in the future. In the event that we register the common shares for the holders of registration rights, they can be freely sold in 
the public market upon issuance, subject to the restrictions contained in the lock-up agreements entered into in connection 
with our IPO. 

In the future, we may issue  additional common shares or other equity or debt securities convertible into common 
shares in connection with a financing, acquisition, litigation settlement or employee arrangement or otherwise. Any of these 
issuances could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and could cause the trading price of our common 
shares to decline.  

If securities analysts or industry analysts downgrade our ordinary shares, publish negative research or reports or fail to 
publish reports about our business, our share price and trading volume could decline. 

The  trading  market  for  our  common  shares  is  influenced  by  the  research  and  reports  that  industry  or  securities 
analysts  publish  about  us,  our  business  and  our  market.  If  one  or  more  analysts  adversely  changes  their  recommendation 
regarding our stock or our competitors’ stock, our share price would likely decline. If one or more analysts cease coverage of 
us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets which in turn could cause our 
share price or trading volume to decline. 

If the ownership of our common shares continues to be highly concentrated, it could prevent you and other shareholders 
from influencing significant corporate decisions.  

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. was incorporated on October 6, 2011. On December 22, 2011, KIA TP Holdings, L.P. 
and KEP TP Holdings, L.P., which are affiliates of Kelso & Company (collectively, “Kelso”) and Pine Brook LVR, L.P., an 
affiliate of Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC (collectively, “Pine Brook”, and Pine Brook and together with Kelso, the “Lead 
Investors”  and  each  individually,  a  “Lead  Investor”),  Dowling  Capital  Partners  I,  L.P.,  an  affiliate  of  Dowling  Capital 
Management,  LLC  (collectively,  “Dowling”),  P  RE  Opportunities  Ltd.  (“PROL”),  Third  Point  LLC,  Daniel  S.  Loeb  and 
affiliates  associated  with  Mr.  Loeb  (collectively,  the  “Loeb  Entities”)  and  our  chief  executive  officer  John  R.  Berger 
(collectively, the “Founders”), together with certain members of management, committed $533.0 million to capitalize Third 
Point Reinsurance Ltd. As of December 31, 2013, Kelso, Pine Brook, the Loeb Entities, Dowling, PROL and Mr. Berger own 
approximately 25.2%, 12.6%, 5.8%, 1.5%, 5.0%, and 0.5%, of our issued and outstanding common shares, respectively on an 
as converted basis after giving effect to the issuance of warrants representing the right to receive 4,651,163 common shares. 
As  a  result,  the  Founders  could  exercise  significant  influence  over  all  matters  requiring  shareholder  approval  for  the 
foreseeable  future,  including  approval  of  significant  corporate  transactions,  which  may  reduce  the  market  price  of  our 
common shares.  

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The  interests  of  our  existing shareholders may  conflict  with  the  interests  of our  other  shareholders.  In  connection 
with our IPO our board of directors adopted corporate governance guidelines that, among other things, addressed potential 
conflicts between a director’s interests and our interests. In addition, we adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that, 
among other things, required our employees to avoid actions or relationships that might conflict or appear to conflict with 
their job responsibilities or our interests and to disclose their outside activities, financial interests or relationships that may 
present  a  possible  conflict  of  interest  or  the  appearance  of  a  conflict  to  our  general  counsel.  These  corporate  governance 
guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will not, by themselves, prohibit transactions with our Founders.  

We are an “emerging growth company,” and any decision on our part to comply with certain reduced disclosure and other 
requirements applicable to emerging growth companies could make our common shares less attractive to investors.  

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act enacted in April 2012, 
and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of exemptions from 
various  reporting  and  other  requirements  applicable  to  other  public  companies  including,  but  not  limited  to,  not  being 
required  to  comply  with  the  auditor  attestation  requirements  of  Section 404  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,  reduced 
disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from 
the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden 
parachute payments not previously approved.  

We expect to remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (a) the last day of our fiscal year following 
the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering (b) the last day of our fiscal year in which we have annual gross revenue of 
$1.0 billion or more; (c) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in 
non-convertible debt; and (d) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer,” which will occur at such time 
as we (1) have an aggregate worldwide market value of common equity securities held by non-affiliates of $700 million or 
more as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, (2) have been required to file annual, 
quarterly  and  current  reports  under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  for  a  period  of  at  least  12  calendar  months,  and 
(3) have filed at least one annual report pursuant to the Securities Act of 1934. As a result, we may qualify as an emerging 
growth company until as late as December 31, 2018.  

We cannot predict whether investors will find our common shares less attractive if we choose to rely on one or more 
of these exemptions or if our decision to avail ourselves of the reduced requirements may make it more difficult for investors 
and securities analysts to evaluate our company. If some investors find our common shares less attractive as a result of our 
decision to utilize one or more of the exemptions available to us as an emerging growth company, there may be a less active 
trading market for our common shares and the market price of our common shares may be adversely affected.  

Under Section 102(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting 
new  or  revised  accounting  standards  until  such  time  as  those  standards  apply  to  private  companies.  Pursuant  to 
Section 107(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, we have irrevocably elected to “opt out” of this exemption from 
new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as 
other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.  

Fulfilling our obligations incident to being a public company, including with respect to the requirements of and related 
rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is expensive and time-consuming, and any delays or difficulties in satisfying 
these obligations could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and our share price.  

We  are  required  to  file  annual,  quarterly  and  other  reports  with  the  SEC.  We  need  to  prepare  and  timely  file 
financial  statements  that  comply  with  SEC  reporting  requirements.  We  are  also  subject  to  other  reporting  and  corporate 
governance  requirements,  under  the  listing  standards  of  the  NYSE  and  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,  which  impose 
significant  compliance  costs  and  obligations  upon  us.  Being  a  public  company  requires  a  significant  commitment  of 
resources and management oversight which increases our operating costs, including as a result of our engagement of a third 
party to assist us in developing our internal audit function. Such requirements also place significant additional demands on 
our finance and accounting staff and on our financial accounting and information systems. Other expenses associated with 
being  a  public  company  include  auditing,  accounting  and  legal  fees  and  expenses,  investor  relations  expenses,  increased 
directors’ fees and director and officer liability insurance costs, registrar and transfer agent fees and listing fees, as well as 
other expenses. As a public company, we are required, among other things, to:  

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prepare and file periodic reports, and distribute other shareholder communications, in compliance with the 
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maintain comprehensive compliance, investor relations and internal audit functions; and 

evaluate and maintain our system of internal control over financial reporting, and report on management’s 
assessment  thereof,  in  compliance  with  rules  and  regulations  of  the  SEC  and  the  Public  Company 
Accounting Oversight Board. 

In  particular,  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002  requires  us  to  document  and  test  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal 
control  over  financial  reporting  in  accordance  with  an  established  internal  control  framework,  and  to  report  on  our 
conclusions as to the effectiveness of our internal controls. Likewise, our independent registered public accounting firm is 
required  to  provide  an  attestation  report  on  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  pursuant  to 
Section 404(b)  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002  unless  we  choose  to  utilize  the  exemption  from  such  attestation 
requirement  available  to  “emerging  growth  companies.”  As  described  above,  we  expect  to  qualify  as  an  emerging  growth 
company until December 31, 2018. In addition, we are required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
“Exchange Act”), to maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Any failure to 
implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating 
results  or  cause  us  to  fail  to  meet  our  reporting  obligations.  If  we  are  unable  to  conclude  that  we  have  effective  internal 
control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements. This could result 
in a decrease in the value of our common shares. Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could potentially 
subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, the NYSE, or other regulatory authorities.  

We  do  not  intend  to  pay  dividends  on  our  common  shares  and,  consequently,  your  ability  to  achieve  a  return  on  your 
investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common shares.  

We do not intend to declare and pay dividends on our share capital for the foreseeable future. We currently intend to 
invest our future earnings, if any, to fund our growth. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any dividends on your common 
shares  for  the  foreseeable  future  and  the  success  of  an  investment  in  our  common  shares  will  depend  upon  any  future 
appreciation in their value. There is no guarantee that our common shares will appreciate in value or even maintain the price 
at which our shareholders have purchased their shares.  

We may repurchase our common shares without our shareholders’ consent.  

Under our bye-laws and subject to Bermuda law, we have the option, but not the obligation, to require a shareholder 
to sell to us at fair market value the minimum number of common shares which is necessary to avoid or cure any adverse tax 
consequences or materially adverse legal or regulatory treatment to us, our subsidiaries or our shareholders if our board of 
directors reasonably determines, in good faith, that failure to exercise our option would result in such adverse consequences 
or treatment.  

Holders  of  our  shares  may  have  difficulty  effecting  service  of  process  on  us  or  enforcing  judgments  against  us  in  the 
United States.  

We are incorporated pursuant to the laws of Bermuda and our business is based in Bermuda. In addition, certain of 
our  directors  and  officers  reside  outside  the  United  States,  and  all  or  a  substantial  portion  of  our  assets  are  located  in 
jurisdictions outside the United States. As such, we have been advised that there is doubt as to whether:  

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a  holder  of  our  shares  would  be  able  to  enforce,  in  the  courts  of  Bermuda,  judgments  of  United  States 
courts against persons who reside in Bermuda based upon the civil liability provisions of the United States 
federal securities laws; 

a  holder  of  our  shares  would  be  able  to  enforce,  in  the  courts  of  Bermuda,  judgments  of  United  States 
courts based upon the civil liability provisions of the United States federal securities laws; 

a holder of our shares would be able to bring an original action in the Bermuda courts to enforce liabilities 
against  us  or  our  directors  and  officers  who  reside  outside  the  United  States  based  solely  upon  United 
States federal securities laws. 

Further, we have been advised that there is no treaty in effect between the United States and Bermuda providing for 
the enforcement of judgments of United States courts, and there are grounds upon which Bermuda courts may not enforce 
judgments of United States courts. Because judgments of United States courts are not automatically enforceable in Bermuda, 
it may be difficult for you to recover against us based upon such judgments.  

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U.S.  persons  who  own  our  shares  may  have  more  difficulty  in  protecting  their  interests  than  U.S.  persons  who  are 
shareholders of a U.S. corporation.  

The Companies Act, which applies to us, differs in certain material respects from laws generally applicable to U.S. 
corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of certain significant provisions of the Companies Act and 
our bye-laws which differ in certain respects from provisions of Delaware corporate law. Because the following statements 
are summaries, they do not discuss all aspects of Bermuda law that may be relevant to us and our shareholders.  

Interested Directors: Bermuda law provides that we cannot void any transaction we enter into in which a director 
has an interest, nor can such director be liable to us for any profit realized pursuant to such transaction, provided the nature of 
the interest is disclosed at the first opportunity at a meeting of directors, or in writing, to the directors. Under Delaware law 
such transaction would not be voidable if:  

• 

• 

• 

the material facts as to such interested director’s relationship or interests were disclosed or were known to 
the  board  of  directors  and  the  board  of  directors  had  in  good  faith  authorized  the  transaction  by  the 
affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors; 

such material facts were disclosed or were known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction 
and  the  transaction were specifically  approved  in good faith  by vote of the  majority  of  shares  entitled  to 
vote thereon; or 

the transaction were fair as to the corporation as of the time it was authorized, approved or ratified. Under 
Delaware law, the interested director could be held liable for a transaction in which the director derived an 
improper personal benefit. 

Business Combinations with Large Shareholders or Affiliates: As a Bermuda company, we may enter into business 
combinations with our large shareholders or affiliates, including mergers, asset sales and other transactions in which a large 
shareholder or affiliate receives, or could receive, a financial benefit that is greater than that received, or to be received, by 
other  shareholders,  without  obtaining  prior  approval  from  our  board  of  directors  or  from  our  shareholders.  If  we  were  a 
Delaware corporation, we would need prior approval from our board of directors or a super-majority of our shareholders to 
enter into a business combination with an interested shareholder for a period of three years from the time the person became 
an interested shareholder, unless we opted out of the relevant Delaware statute. Our bye-laws include a provision restricting 
business combinations with interested shareholders consistent with the corresponding Delaware statute. See “Description of 
Share Capital-Certain Bye-laws Provisions-Business Combinations.”  

Shareholders’ Suits: The rights of shareholders under Bermuda law are not as extensive as the rights of shareholders 
in many United States jurisdictions. Class actions and derivative actions are generally not available to shareholders under the 
laws of Bermuda. However, the Bermuda courts ordinarily would be expected to follow English case law precedent, which 
would permit  a  shareholder  to  commence  an  action  in  the  name  of  the  company  to  remedy  a  wrong  done  to  the  company 
where an act is alleged to be beyond the corporate power of the company, is illegal or would result in the violation of our 
memorandum  of  association  or  bye-laws.  Furthermore,  a  court  would  consider  acts  that  are  alleged  to  constitute  a  fraud 
against  the  minority  shareholders  or  where  an  act  requires  the  approval  of  a  greater  percentage  of  our  shareholders  than 
actually  approved  it.  The  winning  party  in  such  an  action  generally  would  be  able  to  recover  a  portion  of  attorneys’  fees 
incurred in connection with such action. Our bye-laws provide that shareholders waive all claims or rights of action that they 
might  have,  individually  or  in  the  right  of  the  company,  against  any  director  or  officer  for  any  act  or  failure  to  act  in  the 
performance of such director’s or officer’s duties, except with respect to any fraud or dishonesty of such director or officer. 
Class  actions  and  derivative  actions  generally  are  available  to  shareholders  under  Delaware  law  for,  among  other  things, 
breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court 
has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.  

Indemnification  of  Directors:  We  have  entered  into  indemnification  agreements  with  our  directors.  The 
indemnification  agreements  provide  that  we  will  indemnify  our  directors  or  officers  or  any  person  appointed  to  any 
committee by the board of directors acting in their capacity as such in relation to any of our affairs for any loss arising or 
liability attaching to them by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust 
of  which  such  person  may  be  guilty  in  relation  to  the  company  other  than  in  respect  of  his  own  fraud  or  dishonesty.  See 
“Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, and Director Independence.” Under Delaware law, a corporation may 
indemnify a director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts 
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in defense of an action, suit or proceeding by reason of such position if 
such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not be opposed to the 
best  interests  of  the  corporation  and,  with  respect  to  any  criminal  action  or  proceeding,  such  director  or  officer  had  no 
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.  

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Provisions in our bye-laws may reduce or increase the voting rights of our shares.  

In general, and except as provided under our bye-laws and as described below, the common shareholders have one 
vote for each common share held by them and are entitled to vote, on a non-cumulative basis, at all meetings of shareholders. 
However, if, and so long as, the shares of a shareholder are treated as “controlled shares” (as determined pursuant to sections 
957 and 958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) of any United States person (that owns shares 
directly or indirectly through non-U.S. entities) and such controlled shares constitute 9.5% or more of the votes conferred by 
our issued shares, the voting rights with respect to the controlled shares owned by such U.S. Person will be limited, in the 
aggregate, to a voting power of less than 9.5%, under a formula specified in our bye-laws. The formula is applied repeatedly 
until the voting power of all 9.5% U.S. Shareholders has been reduced to less than 9.5%. In addition, our board of directors 
may  limit  a  shareholder’s  voting  rights  when  it  deems  it  appropriate  to  do  so  to  (i) avoid  the  existence  of  any  9.5%  U.S. 
Shareholder; and (ii) avoid certain material adverse tax, legal or regulatory consequences to us, any of our subsidiaries or any 
direct or indirect shareholder or its affiliates. “Controlled shares” include, among other things, all shares that a U.S. Person is 
deemed  to  own  directly,  indirectly  or  constructively  (within  the  meaning  of  section  958  of  the  Code).  The  amount  of  any 
reduction of votes that occurs by operation of the above limitations will generally be reallocated proportionately among our 
other shareholders whose shares were not “controlled shares” of the 9.5% U.S. Shareholder so long as such reallocation does 
not cause any person to become a 9.5% U.S. Shareholder.  

Under these provisions, certain shareholders may have their voting rights limited, while other shareholders may have 
voting rights in excess of one vote per share. Moreover, these provisions could have the effect of reducing the votes of certain 
shareholders who would not otherwise be subject to the 9.5% limitation by virtue of their direct share ownership.  

We are authorized under our bye-laws to request information from any shareholder for the purpose of determining 
whether a shareholder’s voting rights are to be reallocated under the bye-laws. If any holder fails to respond to this request or 
submits incomplete or inaccurate information, we may, in our sole discretion, eliminate the shareholder’s voting rights. Any 
shareholder must give notice to the Company within ten days following the date it owns 9.5% of our common shares.  

Our bye-laws contain provisions that could discourage takeovers and business combinations that our shareholders might 
consider in their best interests.  

Our  bye-laws  include  certain  provisions  that  could  have  the  effect  of  delaying,  deterring,  preventing  or  rendering 

more difficult a change in control of us that our shareholders might consider in their best interests.  

For example, our bye-laws:  

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

provide the right of shareholders to act by majority written consent for so long as the Lead Investors and 
the Loeb Entities collectively hold at least 35% of our issued and outstanding common shares; 

establish a classified board of directors; 

require advance notice of shareholders’ proposals in connection with annual general meetings; 

authorize our board to issue “blank cheque” preferred shares; 

prohibit  us  from  engaging  in  a  business  combination  with  a  person  who  acquires  at  least  15%  of  our 
common shares for a period of three years from the date such person acquired such common shares unless 
board and shareholder approval is obtained prior to the acquisition; 

require that directors only be removed from office  for cause by majority shareholder vote once the Lead 
Investors and the Loeb Entities cease to collectively hold at least 35% of our issued and outstanding shares; 

provide that vacancies on the board, including newly-created directorships, may be filled only by a majority 
vote of directors then in office; 

allow each of Kelso and Pine Brook to appoint one director for so long as they hold not less than 25% of 
the number of shares respectively held as of December 22, 2011; 

require  a  supermajority  vote  of  shareholders  to  effect  certain  amendments  to  our  memorandum  of 
association and bye-laws; and 

provide a consent right on the part of Kelso, Pine Brook and Daniel S. Loeb to any amendments to our bye-
laws or memorandum of association which would have a material adverse effect on their rights for so long 
as they hold not less than 25% of the number of shares respectively held as of December 22, 2011. 

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Any such provision could prevent our shareholders from receiving the benefit from any premium to the market price 
of our common shares offered by a bidder in a takeover context. Even in the absence of a takeover attempt, the existence of 
any  of  these  provisions  could  adversely  affect  the  prevailing  market  price  of  our  common  shares  if  they  were  viewed  as 
discouraging takeover attempts in the future.  

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 

None. 

Item 2. Properties 

We  do  not  own  any  facilities  or  real  estate.  We  lease  office  space  at  Chesney  House  in  Pembroke,  Bermuda, 
pursuant to a two-year lease agreement. This two-year lease is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2015. We believe for the 
foreseeable future this office space will be sufficient for us to conduct our operations.  

Item 3. Legal Proceedings 

We are not currently involved in any litigation or arbitration. We anticipate that, similar to the rest of the reinsurance 

industry, we will be subject to litigation and arbitration from time to time in the ordinary course of business.  

If we are subject to disputes in the ordinary course of our business we anticipate engaging in discussions with the 
parties to the applicable contract to seek to resolve the matter. If such discussions are unsuccessful, we anticipate invoking 
the dispute resolution provisions of the relevant contract, which typically provide for the parties to submit to arbitration or 
litigation, as applicable, to resolve the dispute. 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 

Not applicable. 

Executive Officers of the Registrant 

Set forth below is information, as of February 27, 2014, concerning the Company’s executive officers. 

Name 
John R. Berger 
J. Robert Bredahl 
Christopher S. Coleman 

Manoj K. Gupta 
Daniel V. Malloy 
Tonya L. Marshall 
Michael McKnight 
Anthony Urban 

Age 
61 
51 
40 

38 
54 
42 
53 
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Position

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer 
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer 
Chief Accounting Officer 
SVP,  Underwriting;  and  Lead  Portfolio  Manager,  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Investment
Management Ltd. 
Executive Vice President-Underwriting 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer 
Executive Vice President-Underwriting 

John  R.  Berger  -  Mr. Berger  is  our  Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Underwriting  Officer  and  has 
served  in  this  position  since  December 22,  2011.  Mr. Berger  is  an  insurance  industry  veteran  with  over  thirty  years  of 
experience,  the  majority  of  which  was  spent  as  the  principal  executive  officer  of  three  successful  reinsurance  companies. 
Mr. Berger  served  as  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Reinsurance  and  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Alterra  Capital  Holdings 
Limited (previously known as Max Capital Group Ltd.) from May 2010. He also served as Chairman of Alterra Reinsurance 
Limited (previously known as Harbor Point Re Limited), Chief Executive Officer of Alterra Capital Services Inc. (previously 
known as Harbor Point Services, Inc.), and as a Director of Alterra Agency Limited (Harbor Point Agency Limited), New 
Point III Limited and New Point Re III Limited. From August 1998 to December 2005, he was the Chief Executive Officer 
and President of Chubb Re, Inc. From November 1983 to August 1998, he held various positions at F&G Re, including Chief 
Executive  Officer  and  President.  Following  the  acquisition  of  USF&G  by  The  St.  Paul  Companies,  from  April  1998  until 
August 1998 he served as President of the North American Treaty operation of St. Paul Re and President of F&G Re. Prior to 
1983, Mr. Berger was an Underwriter at General Re and Prudential Reinsurance. Mr. Berger is a Member of the Board of 
Directors  of  the  Reinsurance  Association  of  America.  He  earned  an  undergraduate  degree  in  Economics  from  Princeton 
University and an MBA from Rutgers University. 

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J. Robert Bredahl - Mr. Bredahl is our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and has served in these 
positions since February 2012. Prior to joining the Company in February 2012, Mr. Bredahl was the Chief Executive Officer 
of Aon Benfield Securities, Aon’s Investment Banking Group, and the President of the Americas division of Aon Benfield, 
the premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, from November 2008 to January 2012. Prior to Aon’s acquisition of 
Benfield in November 2008, Mr. Bredahl held various senior level positions at Benfield and at the time of acquisition was 
Chief Executive Officer of Benfield U.S. Inc. and of Benfield Advisory. Prior to joining Aon Benfield in March 2002, he 
served  as  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Inreon  PLC  and  Managing  Director  and  Head  of  U.S.  Derivative  Sales  for  Barclays 
Capital.  Mr. Bredahl  earned  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  Economics  from  Middlebury  College.  While  at  Aon  Benfield 
Securities he held several securities licenses, including the Series 24, Series 7, and Series 63. 

Christopher S. Coleman - Mr. Coleman is our Chief Accounting Officer and has served in this position since April 
2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coleman was the Chief Financial Officer of Alterra Bermuda Limited, the principal 
operating subsidiary of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (“Alterra”). Prior to Max Capital Group Ltd.’s acquisition of Harbor 
Point Limited to form Alterra in May 2010, Mr. Coleman was the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Harbor 
Point  Limited.  Mr.  Coleman  joined  Harbor  Point  Limited  in  March  2006.  From  2002  to  2006,  Mr.  Coleman  worked  for 
PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bermuda as a Senior Manager within the audit and advisory practice specializing in clients in the 
insurance and reinsurance industry. Mr. Coleman started his career with Arthur Andersen in 1995 working in the Hartford 
office before relocating to the Bermuda office in 2001. Mr. Coleman graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 
1995  with  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  in  Accounting.  Mr.  Coleman  is  a  Certified  Public  Accountant  and  a  Chartered 
Accountant  and  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants  and  the  Institute  of  Chartered 
Accounts of Bermuda. 

Manoj K. Gupta - Mr. Gupta has held the position of SVP, Underwriting with the Company since April 16, 2012 
and the position of Lead Portfolio Manager of Third Point Reinsurance Investment Management Ltd. since June 15, 2012. 
Prior to joining the Company Mr. Gupta was the lead portfolio manager for catastrophe reinsurance at Goldman Sachs Asset 
Management  (“GSAM”),  one  of  the  world’s  largest  asset  management  firms  and  a  subsidiary  of  Goldman  Sachs  Group. 
During his tenure at GSAM from October 2006 until April 2012, Mr. Gupta launched three standalone catastrophe risk funds 
and also placed reinsurance risk within the firm’s multi-strategy hedge funds. Prior to joining GSAM, Mr. Gupta was a leader 
of reinsurance broker Benfield’s alternative capacity and credit risk solutions efforts. Prior to joining Benfield in April 2003, 
Mr. Gupta was head of business development and strategic planning at Inreon, a reinsurance trading platform co-sponsored 
by Swiss Re and Munich Re, and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Mr. Gupta graduated from University 
of Waterloo, Canada with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering. 

Daniel  V.  Malloy  -  Mr.  Malloy  is  our  Executive  Vice  President-Underwriting,  a  position  he  has  served  in  since 
January 23,  2012.  Prior  to  joining  the  Company.  Mr.  Malloy  worked  at  Aon  Benfield  from  2003  co-leading  the  Specialty 
Lines  practice  groups,  which  were  responsible  for  providing  clients  and  brokers  with  primary  and  reinsurance  market 
updates, peer analytics, new product ideas, growth initiatives and placement assistance. Specialty Lines includes the casualty, 
professional  liability,  surety,  workers’  compensation,  property  risk,  environmental,  structured  reinsurance  and  MGA 
practices.  Mr. Malloy  has  almost  32  years  of  reinsurance  experience  including  10  years  of  structured  reinsurance 
underwriting. Before joining Aon Benfield, he was President and a board member of Stockton Reinsurance Ltd. in Bermuda 
from  1998  to 2003. His  experience  with  structured  reinsurance began when he  served as  President  of  Centre  Re  Bermuda 
where  he  was  employed  from  1993  to  1998.  Mr. Malloy  began  his  reinsurance  career  in  1981  working  as  a  reinsurance 
broker for Sedgwick Re for twelve years. Mr. Malloy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Dartmouth College. 

Tonya L. Marshall - Ms. Marshall is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, a position she 
has served in since February 2012. She is responsible for the group legal function and acts as corporate secretary for us. Prior 
to joining us, Ms. Marshall was the General Counsel and Board Secretary for The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited, 
an international banking, asset and wealth management group headquartered in Bermuda, where she was responsible for the 
group’s  legal  function  and  acted  as  corporate  secretary  to  the  group’s  holding  company  from  November  2008  to  January 
2012.  Prior  to  joining  Butterfield  in  2008,  Ms.  Marshall  was  employed  by  the  international  law  firm  of  Conyers  Dill  & 
Pearman Limited (“Conyers”) from September 1998 to August 2008, where her practice included all aspects of corporate and 
commercial law with a particular focus on public company and insurance/reinsurance company matters. In the course of her 
employment with Conyers, Ms. Marshall also served as a director or alternative director to various Bermuda companies for 
which  Conyers  provided  legal  advice,  corporate  secretarial  and  registered  office  services.  Ms.  Marshall  holds  a  B.Comm 
from Dalhousie University, an LL.B. from the University of Buckingham and a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Oxford 
Institute of Legal Practice. 

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Michael  McKnight  -  Mr.  McKnight  is  our  Chief  Actuary  and  Chief  Risk  Officer  and  has  served  in  this  position 
since February 2012. He was the Chief Actuary of Reinsurance for Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (previously known as 
“Max  Capital  Group  Ltd.”) from  August  2004 until  September  2010.  In  that  position,  he  reviewed and  approved new  and 
renewal reinsurance transactions, analyzed all bound reinsurance contracts and projected ultimate loss and reserve values, and 
maintained  and  updated  the  company’s  Return  on  Equity  (ROE)  models.  Prior  to  Alterra,  Mr. McKnight  was  Managing 
Director & Chief Underwriting Officer of Gerling Global International Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (Barbados). In addition to his 
underwriting  duties,  he  completed  loss  and  expense  actuarial  reserve  studies  on  all  bound  business,  and  set  reserves  at 
required levels. From July 1994 until August 2001, Mr. McKnight was a Consulting Actuary and Profit Center Manager for 
the actuarial firm of Milliman, USA. He worked on a wide variety of actuarial projects, including pricing, reserving, mergers 
and  acquisitions  and  Dynamic  Financial  Analysis.  He  worked  in  the  Atlanta  and  London  offices,  before  taking  over  the 
Bermuda  practice  in  February  1998.  Mr. McKnight  began  his  actuarial  career  in  1985  at  Atlanta  International  Insurance 
Company  (an  Alexander &  Alexander  company-now  Aon).  He  also  worked  at  two  personal  lines  companies  (Integon & 
Direct  Response  Group)  where  he  was  responsible  for  pricing  and  reserving  for  a  variety  of  books,  including  auto, 
homeowners  and  warranty.  Mr. McKnight  has  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Applied  Mathematics  from  Valdosta  State 
University. He is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He is 
the former president of the Casualty Actuaries of Bermuda. 

Anthony Urban - Mr. Urban is our Executive Vice President-Underwriting, in which position he has served since 
October  2011.  He  is  the  former  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  JRG  Reinsurance  Company,  Ltd.  (“JRG  Re”)  a 
Bermuda  based  reinsurance  company,  which  he  helped  establish  in  January  2008  with  an  initial  capitalization  of  $250 
million.  Prior  to  JRG  Re,  from  December 2002  to  July  2007,  Mr. Urban  was  the  Chief  Underwriting Officer  and Head of 
Reinsurance  Operations  of  Endurance  Reinsurance  Corporation  of  America.  Prior  to  Endurance,  from  November  2000  to 
November  2002,  Mr. Urban  served  as  the  Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Underwriting  Officer  of  AXA  Corporate 
Solutions  Reinsurance  Company  (“AXA”),  where  he  managed  a  reinsurance  portfolio  of  approximately  $500  million  in 
premium  and  a  program  book  of  business  of  approximately  $300  million  in  premium.  Prior  to  AXA,  from  June  1986  to 
October 2000, Mr. Urban was employed as a Senior Vice President and Chief Production Officer at Constitution Reinsurance 
Corporation.  Mr. Urban  started  his  career  as  a  Pricing  Analyst  at  North  American  Reinsurance  (Swiss  Re)  in  September 
1983. Mr. Urban has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. 

PART II 

Item  5.  Market  for  Registrant’s  Common  Equity,  Related  Shareholder  Matters  and  Issuer  Purchases  of  Equity 
Securities. 

Market Information 

Our common shares began trading on the NYSE on August 15, 2013. On February 25, 2014, the latest practicable 
date,  the  last  reported  sale  price  of  our  common  shares  was  $15.05  per  share  and  there  were  171  holders  of  our  common 
shares. This number does not include shareholders for whom our shares were held in “street” name. 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales price per share of our common shares 

as reported by the NYSE:  

Fiscal 2013 
3rd Quarter (starting on August 15, 2013) ................................................................................................ 
4th Quarter ................................................................................................................................................ 

High
$ 14.58 
  18.71 

Low
$ 12.88 
  14.44 

Dividends 

We do not currently expect to declare or pay dividends on our common shares for the foreseeable future. Instead, we 
intend to retain earnings to finance the growth and development of our business and for working capital and general corporate 
purposes. Any payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon various factors 
then  existing,  including  earnings,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations,  capital  requirements,  level  of  indebtedness, 
contractual  restrictions  with  respect  to  payment  of  dividends,  restrictions  imposed  by  applicable  law,  general  business 
conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In addition, under the Companies Act, we 
may not declare or pay a dividend if there are reasonable grounds for believing that we are, or would after the payment be, 
unable  to  pay  our  liabilities  as  they  become  due  or  that  the  realized  value  of  our  assets  would  thereafter  be  less  than  our 
liabilities.  

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities  

From  January  1,  2013  through  December  31,  2013,  we  granted  an  employee  options  to  purchase  an  aggregate  of 
348,836  common  shares  under  the  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Limited  Share  Incentive  Plan,  at  exercise  prices  ranging  from 
$10.89 to $20.89 per share. 

From January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, we granted an employee 5,000 restricted shares pursuant to a 

Restricted Share Award Agreement, with a fair value of $11.76. 

The  issuance  of  the  shares  and  share  options  were  exempt  from  registration  under  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  as 
amended  (the  “Securities  Act”),  under  the  Section  4(2)  of  the  Securities  Act  or  Rule  701  or  Regulation  S  as  promulgated 
under the Securities Act. 

The  above-referenced  shares  issuable  upon  exercise  of  the  options  were  registered  pursuant  to  our  registration 

statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-190724, on August 20, 2013. 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

None. 

Equity Compensation Plans  

The  following  table  presents  information  concerning  the  securities  authorized  for  issuance  pursuant  to  our  equity 

compensation plans as of December 31, 2013:  

Number of 
Securities to Be 
Issued Upon 
Exercise of 
Outstanding 
Options Warrants
and Rights (1)

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price of 
Outstanding 
Options, 
Warrants and 
Rights (2) 

Number of 
Securities 
Available for 
Future Issuance
Under Equity 
Compensation 
Plans (excluding
Securities 
Reflected in 
Column 1) (3)

Equity Compensation plans approved by shareholders ...........................  
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders......................  
Total .......................................................................................................  

10,981,075  $

— 

10,981,075  $

13.23 
N/A 
13.23 

10,613,975
—
10,613,975

(1)  Represents the number of shares associated with options outstanding as of December 31, 2013.  

(2)  Represents the weighted average exercise price of options disclosed  

(3)  Represents the number of shares remaining available for issuance with respect to future awards under our Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.  

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Performance 

The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common shares from the date of the 
Company’s initial public offering on August 15th, 2013 through to December 31, 2013 to the cumulative total return of (1) 
S&P 500 Composite Stock Index (“S&P 500 Index”) and (2) the Dow Jones Property & Casualty Insurance Index. The share 
price performance presented below is not necessarily indicative of future results. 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN 

Company Name/Index 
Third Point Reinsurance 

Base Period 
15-Aug-13  30-Aug-13    16-Sep-13 30-Sep-13 15-Oct-13 30-Oct-13 15-Nov-13   30-Nov-13    16-Dec-13 31-Dec-13

Ltd - TPRE ................   $ 
S&P 500 Index ..............   $ 
Dow Jones U.S.  

P & C Insurance 
Index ..........................   $ 

100.00  $ 
100.00  $ 

105.52  $  109.92  $
98.61  $  101.61  $

115.92  $
101.83  $

122.80  $
102.94  $

127.20  $
106.66  $

120.24  $ 
107.78  $ 

133.28  $  132.16  $
108.70  $  107.54  $

148.24 
111.26 

100.00  $ 

98.12  $  100.78  $

103.19  $

104.25  $

106.62  $

108.40  $ 

110.02  $  106.55  $

110.31 

1. 

2. 

The above graph assumes that the value of the investment was $100 on August 15, 2013. 

This graph is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by us under the 
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general 
incorporation language in any such filing. 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data. 

The selected consolidated statements of operations data for fiscal 2013, fiscal 2012 and the period from October 6, 
2011  (date  of  incorporation)  to  December  31,  2011,  and  the  selected  consolidated  balance  sheet  data  as  of  December  31, 
2013,  2012  and  2011  have  been  derived  from  our  audited  consolidated  financial  statements.  Our  historical  results  are  not 
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The selected financial data should be read in 
conjunction with Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” 
and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. 

Selected Statement of Income (Loss) Data: 
Gross premiums written ......................................................................................  $
Gross premiums ceded ........................................................................................ 
Net premiums written ......................................................................................... 
Change in net unearned premium reserves ......................................................... 
Net premiums earned .......................................................................................... 
Net investment income ....................................................................................... 
Total revenues .................................................................................................... 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net ................................................ 
Acquisition costs, net .......................................................................................... 
General and administrative expenses .................................................................. 
Total expenses .................................................................................................... 
Income (loss) including non-controlling interests ............................................... 
Income attributable to non-controlling interests ................................................. 
Net income (loss) ................................................................................................  $
Earnings (loss) per share (1): 
Basic ...................................................................................................................  $
Diluted (8) ..........................................................................................................  $
Weighted average number of common shares: 
Basic ................................................................................................................... 
Diluted (8) .......................................................................................................... 
Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment - Selected Ratios (2):
Loss ratio (3) ....................................................................................................... 
Acquisition cost ratio (4) .................................................................................... 
General and administrative expense ratio (5) ...................................................... 
Combined ratio (6) .............................................................................................. 

Net investment return on investments managed by TP LLC (7) ......................... 

2013
2011
2012 
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

401,937 
(9,975) 
391,962 
(171,295) 
220,667 
253,203 
473,870 
139,812 
67,944 
33,036 
240,792 
233,078 
(5,767) 
227,311 

2.58 
2.54 

$

$

$
$

190,374 
— 
190,374 
(93,893) 
96,481 
136,422 
232,903 
80,306 
24,604 
27,376 
132,286 
100,617 
(1,216) 
99,401 

1.26 
1.26 

$

$

$
$

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1,130 
1,130 
(1,130)
— 
(1,130)

(0.01)
(0.01)

87,505,540 
88,970,531 

78,432,132 
78,598,236 

78,432,132 
78,432,132 

65.7% 
31.5% 
10.3% 
107.5% 

23.9% 

83.2% 
25.5% 
21.0% 
129.7% 

17.7% 

n/a 
n/a 
n/a 
n/a 

n/a 

(1)  Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding during the period. 
The  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  excludes  any  dilutive  effect  of  outstanding  warrants,  options  and  convertible  securities  such  as 
unvested  restricted  shares.  Diluted  earnings  (loss)  per  share  are  based  on  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  and  share  equivalents 
including  any  dilutive  effects  of  warrants,  options  and  other  awards  under  stock  plans  using  the  treasury  stock  method.  U.S.  GAAP  requires  that 
unvested share awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid (referred to as ‘‘participating 
securities”), be included in the number of shares outstanding for both basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. We treat our unvested restricted 
stock as participating securities. In the event of a net loss, the participating securities are excluded from the calculation of both basic and diluted loss 
per share.  

(2)  Underwriting ratios are for the property and casualty reinsurance segment only. See additional information in Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated 

Financial Statements. 

(3)  Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, by net premiums earned. 

(4)  Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned. 

(5)  General  and  administrative  expense  ratio  is  calculated  by  dividing  general  and  administrative  expenses  related  to  underwriting  activities  by  net 

premiums earned. 

(6)  Combined  ratio  is  calculated  by  dividing  the  sum  of  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  incurred,  net,  acquisition  costs,  net  and  general  and 

administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned. 

(7)  Net investment return represents the return on our investments managed by Third Point LLC, net of fees. 

(8)  During  the  quarter,  it  was  determined  that  diluted  earnings  per  share  for  the  prior  periods  had  been  calculated  incorrectly,  which  resulted  in  an 

understatement of diluted earnings per share. See additional information in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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2013

2012 
(In thousands, except per share data)

2011

Selected Balance Sheet Data: 
Total investments in securities and commodities ...............................................  $
Cash and cash equivalents (1) ............................................................................ 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents ................................................................. 
Securities purchased under and agreement to sell .............................................. 
Reinsurance balances receivable, net ................................................................. 
Deferred acquisition costs, net ........................................................................... 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable ................................................. 
Total assets ........................................................................................................ 
Reinsurance balances payable ........................................................................... 
Deposit liabilities (2) ......................................................................................... 
Unearned premium reserves .............................................................................. 
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves ........................................................ 
Total liabilities ................................................................................................... 
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders (3)......................................... 
Non-controlling interests ................................................................................... 
Total shareholders’ equity .................................................................................  $

Book value per share data: 
Book value per share (4) ....................................................................................  $
Diluted book value per share (5) ........................................................................  $

Selected ratios: 
Growth in diluted book value per share (6) ....................................................... 
Return on beginning shareholders’ equity (7) .................................................... 

$

$

$
$

1,460,864 
31,625 
193,577 
38,147 
191,763 
91,193 
9,277 
2,159,890 
9,081 
120,946 
265,187 
134,331 
649,494 
1,391,661 
118,735 
1,510,396 

13.48 
13.12 

20.5% 
23.4% 

$

$

$
$

937,690 
34,005 
77,627 
60,408 
84,280 
45,383 
— 
1,402,017 
— 
50,446 
93,893 
67,271 
473,696 
868,544 
59,777 
928,321 

11.07 
10.89 

11.9% 
13.0% 

— 
603,841 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
605,263 
— 
— 
— 
— 
19,838 
585,425 
— 
585,425 

9.73 
9.73 

n/a 
n/a 

(1)  Cash and cash equivalents consists of cash held in banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of ninety days or 

less.  

(2)  Using the deposit method of accounting, a deposit liability, rather than written premium, is initially recorded based upon the consideration received less 
any explicitly identified premiums or fees. In subsequent periods, the deposit liability is adjusted by calculating the effective yield on the deposit to 
reflect actual payments to date and future expected payments. 

(3)  Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders and total shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2011 is reflected net of subscriptions receivable of 

$177.5 million in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X. 

(4)  Book  value  per  share  is  a  non-GAAP  financial  measure.  Book  value  per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  shareholders’  equity  attributable  to 
shareholders,  adjusted  for  subscriptions  receivable,  by  the  number  of  issued  and  outstanding  shares  at  period  end.  See  the  reconciliation  under 
“Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations—Book  Value  Per  Share  and  Diluted  Book  Value  Per 
Share.” 

(5)  Diluted book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. Diluted book value per share is calculated by dividing shareholders’ equity attributable 
to shareholders, adjusted for subscriptions receivable, and adjusted to include unvested restricted shares and the exercise of all in-the-money options 
and warrants. See the reconciliation under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Book Value 
Per Share and Diluted Book Value Per Share.” 

(6)  Growth in diluted book value per share is calculated by taking the change in diluted book value per share divided by the beginning of period diluted 

book value per share. 

(7)  Return on beginning shareholders’ equity as presented is a non-GAAP financial measure. Return on beginning shareholders’ equity is calculated by 
dividing  net  income  by  the  beginning  of  year  shareholders’  equity  attributable  to  shareholders.  For  purposes  of  determining  December  31,  2011 
shareholders’  equity  attributable  to  shareholders,  we  add  back  the  impact  of  subscriptions  receivable  to  shareholders’  equity  attributable  to 
shareholders. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we have also adjusted the beginning shareholders’ equity for the impact of the issuance of shares 
in our IPO on a weighted average basis. These adjustments lower the stated returns on beginning shareholders’ equity. See the reconciliation under 
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Return on Beginning Shareholders’ Equity.”  

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, 
results  of  operations,  liquidity  and  capital  resources.  You  should  read  this  discussion  in  conjunction  with  Part  II,  Item  6. 
“Selected  Financial  Data”,  and  our  consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  related  notes  contained  elsewhere  in  this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (“Annual Report”). 

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The statements in this discussion regarding business outlook, our expectations regarding our future performance, 
liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements. These 
forward-looking  statements are  subject  to numerous  risks and uncertainties,  including, but not  limited  to  our Introductory 
Note to this Annual Report and the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors.” Our actual results 
may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.  

Our  fiscal  year  ends  December  31  and,  unless  otherwise  noted,  references  to  years  or  fiscal  are  for  fiscal  years 

ended December 31. 

Overview  

We are a Bermuda-based specialty property and casualty reinsurer with a reinsurance and investment strategy that 
we  believe  differentiates  us  from  our  competitors.  Our  objective  is  to  deliver  attractive  equity  returns  to  shareholders  by 
combining  profitable  reinsurance  underwriting  with  our  investment  manager  Third  Point  LLC’s  superior  investment 
management.  

We  manage  our  business  on  the  basis  of  two  operating  segments:  Property  and  Casualty  Reinsurance  and 
Catastrophe Risk Management. We also have a corporate function that includes our investment results and certain general 
and administrative expenses related to corporate activities.  

Property and Casualty Reinsurance  

We  provide  reinsurance  products  to  insurance  and  reinsurance  companies,  government  entities,  and  other  risk 
bearing vehicles. Contracts can be written on an excess of loss basis or quota share basis, although the majority of contracts 
written to date have been on a quota share basis. In addition, we write contracts on both a prospective basis and a retroactive 
basis. Prospective reinsurance contracts cover losses incurred as a result of future insurable events. Retroactive reinsurance 
contracts cover the potential for changes in estimates of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves related to loss events that 
have occurred in the past. Retroactive reinsurance contracts can be an attractive type of contract for us as they can generate 
an underwriting profit should the ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses settle for less than the initial estimate of reserves 
and  the  premiums  received  at  the  inception  of  the  contract  generate  insurance  float.  The  product  lines  that  we  currently 
underwrite for this operating segment are: property, casualty and specialty.  

Insurance  float  is  an  important  aspect  of  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  operation.  In  an  insurance  or 
reinsurance  operation,  float  arises  because  premiums  from  reinsurance  contracts  and  consideration  received  for  deposit 
accounting contracts are collected before losses are paid and proceeds are returned on deposit accounting contracts. In some 
instances, the interval between cash receipts and payments can extend over many years. During this time interval, we invest 
the cash received and generate investment returns. Although float can be calculated using numbers determined under U.S. 
GAAP, float is a non-GAAP financial measure and, therefore, there is no comparable U.S. GAAP measure.  

We  believe  that  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  segment  will  contribute  to  our  results  by  both  generating 
underwriting  income  as  well  as  generating  float.  In  addition,  we  expect  that  float  will  grow  over  time  as  our  reinsurance 
operations expand.  

Catastrophe Risk Management  

In  contrast  to  many  reinsurers  with  whom  we  compete,  we  have  elected  to  limit  our  underwriting  of  property 
catastrophe exposures. We write excess of loss catastrophe reinsurance exclusively through the Catastrophe Fund, which is a 
separately  capitalized  reinsurance  fund  vehicle.  On  June 15,  2012,  we  established  the  Catastrophe  Fund,  the  Catastrophe 
Fund  Manager  and  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  in  partnership  with  Hiscox.  Our  partnership  with  Hiscox  is  governed  by  a 
shareholders’  agreement  that  provides  for  certain  matters  relating  to  governance  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  and 
restrictions on the transfers of its shares. Our investment in and management of the Catastrophe Fund allows us to provide a 
product that is important to most of our reinsurance clients and to earn fee income over time. Because the Catastrophe Fund 
is capitalized in part by investments from unrelated parties, our financial exposure to the higher volatility and liquidity risks 
associated with property catastrophe losses is limited to our investment in the Catastrophe Fund, which as of December 31, 
2013 was $54.8 million. We anticipate that our property catastrophe exposures will consistently remain relatively low when 
compared to many other reinsurers with whom we compete and there are no additional guarantees or recourse to us beyond 
our investment.  

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The  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  is  a  property  catastrophe  fund  management  company,  which  began  writing 
catastrophe risk through the Catastrophe Fund and related Catastrophe Reinsurer on January 1, 2013. The Catastrophe Fund 
Manager  receives  fee  income  in  the  form  of  management  fees  and  performance  fees  from  the  Catastrophe  Fund.  We  own 
85%  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  and  Hiscox  owns  the  remaining  15%.  We  consolidate  the  Catastrophe  Fund 
Manager’s  results  in  our  consolidated  results  with  a  non-controlling  interest  recorded  for  the  15%  Hiscox  ownership.  The 
objective  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  is  to  achieve  positive  uncorrelated  investment  returns  by  transacting,  through  the 
Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  in  a  portfolio  of  collateralized  reinsurance  treaties  and  other  insurance-linked  securities,  including 
catastrophe  bonds  and  industry  loss  warranties.  The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  is  a  Bermuda  based  special  purpose  insurer 
authorized to write collateralized property catastrophe reinsurance business. The Catastrophe Fund owns 100% of the voting, 
non-participating, common shares and 100% of the non-voting, participating, preferred shares of the Catastrophe Reinsurer.  

As  of December 31,  2013,  the  Catastrophe Fund had  a  net asset  value  of  $104.0  million,  of  which  our  share  was 
$54.8 million. As a result of our controlling interest in the Catastrophe Fund, we are required to consolidate the results of the 
Catastrophe Fund and the Catastrophe Reinsurer. The Catastrophe Fund is actively seeking new third party investments and 
we  expect  our  interest  to  drop  in  the  future  which  would  potentially  allow  us  to  deconsolidate  the  Catastrophe  Fund. 
However, market conditions have been challenging due to the recent launch of several similar funds and a drop in catastrophe 
reinsurance pricing. Given current market conditions, we expect to limit the size of the Catastrophe Fund to ensure we can 
continue to profitably deploy the funds under management until market conditions improve.  

Investment Management  

Our investment strategy is implemented by our investment manager, Third Point LLC, under a long-term investment 
management contract. We directly own the investments which are held in a separate account and managed by Third Point 
LLC on substantially the same basis as Third Point LLC’s main hedge funds.  

Limited Operating History and Comparability of Results  

We were incorporated on October 6, 2011 and completed our initial capitalization on December 22, 2011. We began 
underwriting business on January 1, 2012. We completed an initial public offering of common shares on August 20, 2013 
(the “IPO”). As a result, we have a limited operating history and are exposed to volatility in our results of operations. Period 
to period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful.  

In addition, the amount of premiums written may vary from year to year and from period to period as a result of 
several factors, including changes in market conditions and our view of the long-term profit potential of individual lines of 
business.  

Key Performance Indicators  

We believe that by combining a disciplined and opportunistic approach to reinsurance underwriting with investment 
results  from  the  active  management  of  our  investment  portfolio,  we  will  be  able  to  generate  attractive  returns  for  our 
shareholders.  The  key  financial  measures  that  we  believe  are  most  meaningful  in  analyzing  our  performance  are:  net 
underwriting income (loss) for our property and casualty reinsurance segment, combined ratio for our property and casualty 
reinsurance segment, net investment income, net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC, book value 
per share, diluted book value per share, growth in diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders’ equity.  

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

We  have  included  financial  measures  that  are  not  calculated  under  standards  or  rules  that  comprise  accounting 
principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  (GAAP).  Such  measures,  including  net  underwriting  income  (loss), 
combined ratio, book value per share, diluted book value per share and return on beginning shareholders’ equity, are referred 
to  as  non-GAAP  measures.  These  non-GAAP  measures  may  be  defined  or  calculated  differently  by  other  companies.  We 
believe  these  measures  allow  for  a  more  complete  understanding  of  the  underlying  business.  These  measures  are  used  to 
monitor our results and should not be viewed as a substitute for those determined in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations 
of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures are referenced below in accordance with Regulation G. 

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The  table  below  shows  the  key  performance  indicators  for  our  consolidated  business  for  the  years  ended 

December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the period from October 6, 2011 (incorporation date) to December 31, 2011:  

2013

2012 

2011

  (In thousands, except for per share data and ratios)

Key underwriting metrics for Property and Casualty Reinsurance segment:
Net underwriting loss (1) ...............................................................................................   $ 
Combined ratio (1) .........................................................................................................  

(15,828) 

$ 

(28,719) 

107.5% 

129.7%   

Key investment return metrics: 
Net investment income ..................................................................................................   $ 
Net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC ............................  

253,203 

$ 

136,422 

23.9% 

17.7%   

Key shareholders’ value creation metrics: 
Book value per share (2) ................................................................................................   $ 
Diluted book value per share (2) ....................................................................................   $ 
Growth in diluted book value per share (2) ...................................................................  
Return on beginning shareholders’ equity (3) ................................................................  

$ 
$ 

13.48 
13.12 
20.5% 
23.4% 

$
11.07 
10.89 
$
11.9%   
13.0%   

n/a 
n/a 

n/a 
n/a 

9.73 
9.73 
n/a 
n/a 

(1)  Net underwriting loss and combined ratio are Non-GAAP financial measures. See Note 22 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for 

an explanation and calculation of net underwriting loss and combined ratio. 

(2)  Book value per share and diluted book value per share are Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation below for calculation of book value per 

share and diluted book value per share. 

(3)  Return  on  beginning  shareholders’  equity  is  a  Non-GAAP  financial  measure.  See  reconciliation  below  for  calculation  of  return  on  beginning 

shareholders’ equity. 

Net Underwriting Income (Loss) for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment 

One  way  that  we  evaluate  the  performance  of  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  results  is  by  measuring  net 
underwriting  income  or  loss.  We  do  not  measure  performance  based  on  the  amount  of  gross  premiums  written.  Net 
underwriting income or loss is calculated from net premiums earned, less net loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition 
costs and general and administrative expenses related to the underwriting activities.  

Combined Ratio for Property and Casualty Reinsurance Segment 

The combined ratio compares the amount of net premiums earned to the amount incurred in claims and underwriting 
related  expenses.  This  ratio  is  a  key  indicator  of  a  reinsurance  company’s  profitability.  It  is  calculated  by  dividing  net 
premiums earned by the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses 
related  to  underwriting  activities.  A  combined  ratio  greater  than  100%  means  that  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses, 
acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities exceeded net premiums earned.  

Net Investment Income  

Net investment income is an important measure that affects overall profitability. Net investment income is affected 
by  the  performance  of  Third  Point  LLC  as  our  exclusive  investment  manager  and  the  amount  of  investable  cash,  or  float, 
generated by our reinsurance operation. Pursuant to the investment management agreement, Third Point LLC is required to 
manage  our  investment  portfolio  on  substantially  the  same  basis  as  its  main  hedge  funds,  subject  to  certain  conditions  set 
forth  in  our  investment  guidelines.  These  conditions  include  limitations  on  investing  in  private  securities,  a  limitation  on 
portfolio  leverage,  and  a  limitation  on  portfolio  concentration  in  individual  securities.  The  investment  management 
agreement allows us to withdraw cash from our investment account with Third Point LLC at any time with three days’ notice 
to pay claims and with five days’ notice to pay expenses.  

We  track  excess  cash  flows  generated  by  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  operation,  or  float,  in  a  separate 
account  which  allows  us  to  also  track  the  net  investment  income  generated  on  the  float.  We  believe  that  net  investment 
income generated on float is an important consideration in evaluating the overall contribution of our property and casualty 
reinsurance operation to our consolidated results. It is also explicitly considered as part of the evaluation of management’s 
performance for purposes of incentive compensation.  

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Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was comprised of the following:  

2013 

2012

Net investment income on float ................................................................................................... 
Net investment income on capital ................................................................................................ 
Net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC ....................................... 
Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense ............................................... 
Investment income on cash collateral held by the Catastrophe Reinsurer ................................... 
Net gain on reinsurance contract derivatives written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer .................... 

$ 

($ in thousands)
26,953 
226,751 
253,704 
(4,922) 
86 
4,335 
$  253,203 

4,901 
131,967 
136,868 
(446)
— 
— 
$ 136,422 

Net Investment Return on Investments Managed by Third Point LLC 

The net investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC is the percentage change in value of a dollar 
invested over the reporting period on our investment assets managed by Third Point LLC, net of non-controlling interest. Net 
investment return is the key indicator by which we measure the performance of Third Point LLC, our investment manager.  

Return on Beginning Shareholders’ Equity  

Return  on  beginning  shareholders’  equity  as  presented  is  a  non-GAAP  financial  measure.  Return  on  beginning 
shareholders’ equity is calculated by dividing net income by the beginning shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders 
and  is  a  commonly  used  calculation  to  measure  profitability.  For  purposes  of  this  calculation,  we  add  back  the  impact  of 
subscriptions  receivable  to  shareholders’  equity  attributable  to  shareholders  as  of  December 31,  2011.  For  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2013, we have also adjusted the beginning shareholders’ equity for the impact of the issuance of shares in our 
IPO on a weighted average basis. These adjustments lower the stated returns on beginning shareholders’ equity.  

Return  on  beginning  shareholders’  equity  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2013  and  2012  was  calculated  as 

follows: 

Net income ................................................................................................................... 
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders - beginning of period ...................... 
Subscriptions receivable ............................................................................................... 
Impact of weighting related to shareholders’ equity from IPO .................................... 
Adjusted shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders - beginning of period ....... 
Return on beginning shareholders’ equity .................................................................... 

Book Value Per Share and Diluted Book Value Per Share  

2013 

2012

($ in thousands)

$ 227,311 
868,544 
— 
104,502 
973,046 

$

99,401 
585,425 
177,507 
— 
762,932 

23.4% 

13.0%

We  believe  that  long-term  growth  in diluted  book  value  per  share  is  the  most  important  measure  of  our  financial 
performance. Book value per share as used by our management is a non-GAAP measure, as it is calculated after deducting 
the impact of non-controlling interests. Diluted book value per share is also a non-GAAP measure and represents book value 
per  share  reduced  for  the  impact from  dilution  of all  in-the-money  share  options  issued,  warrants  and  unvested  restricted 
shares outstanding as of any period end.  

For the year ended December 31, 2013, book value per share increased by $2.41 per share, or 21.8%, to $13.48 per 
share from $11.07 per share as of December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, diluted book value per share 
increased by $2.23 per share, or 20.5%, to $13.12 per share from $10.89 per share as of December 31, 2012.  

The increase in basic and diluted book value per share for the year was driven primarily from net income partially 
offset by the offering costs incurred with our IPO. The growth in diluted book value per share was also impacted by warrants 
and share compensation issued to our Founders, employees, directors and an advisor, including the additional warrants and 
options that became exercisable as a result of meeting the performance condition after the IPO.  

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted book value per share as of December 31, 2013 

and 2012:  

Basic and diluted book value per share numerator:
Total shareholders’ equity .................................................................................................. 
Less: non-controlling interests ............................................................................................ 
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders ............................................................... 
Effect of dilutive warrants issued to Founders and an advisor ........................................... 
Effect of dilutive share options issued to directors and employees .................................... 
Diluted book value per share numerator: ............................................................................ 
Basic and diluted book value per share denominator:
Issued and outstanding shares ............................................................................................. 
Effect of dilutive warrants issued to Founders and an advisor ........................................... 
Effect of dilutive share options issued to directors and employees .................................... 
Effect of dilutive restricted shares issued to directors and employees ................................ 
Diluted book value per share denominator: ........................................................................ 

2013 
2012
(In thousands, except share  
and per share amounts)

$

$

1,510,396 
118,735 
1,391,661 
46,512 
101,274 
1,539,447 

$

$

928,321 
59,777 
868,544 
36,480 
51,670 
956,694 

  103,264,616 
4,651,163 
8,784,861 
657,156 
  117,357,796 

  78,432,132 
3,648,006 
5,167,045 
619,300 
  87,866,483 

Basic book value per share ............................................................................................... 
Diluted book value per share ........................................................................................... 

$
$

13.48 
13.12 

$
$

11.07 
10.89 

Revenues  

We derive our revenues from two principal sources:  

• 

• 

premiums from property and casualty reinsurance business assumed; and  

income from investments.  

Premiums from our property and casualty reinsurance business assumed are directly related to the number, type and 
pricing of contracts we write. Premiums are earned over the contract period in proportion to the period of risk covered which 
is typically 12 to 24 months.  

Income from our investments is primarily comprised of interest income, dividends, and net realized and unrealized 

gains on investment securities included in our investment portfolio.  

Expenses  

Our expenses consist primarily of the following:  

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• 

• 

• 

loss and loss adjustment expenses;  

acquisition costs;  

investment-related expenses; and  

general and administrative expenses.  

Loss and loss adjustment expenses are a function of the amount and type of reinsurance contracts we write and loss 
experience of the underlying coverage. Loss and loss adjustment expenses are based on an actuarial analysis of the estimated 
losses, including losses incurred during the period and changes in estimates from prior periods. Depending on the nature of 
the contract, loss and loss adjustment expenses may be paid over a number of years.  

Acquisition costs consist primarily of brokerage fees, ceding commissions, premium taxes and other direct expenses 
that relate to our writing reinsurance contracts and are presented net of commissions ceded under reinsurance contracts. We 
amortize deferred acquisition costs over the related contract term in the same proportion that the premiums are earned.  

Investment-related expenses primarily consist of management fees we pay to our investment manager, Third Point 
LLC, and certain of our Founders, pursuant to the investment management agreement and performance fees we pay to Third 
Point Advisors LLC. A 2% management fee calculated on assets under management is paid monthly to Third Point LLC and 

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certain of our Founders, and a performance fee equal to 20% of the net investment income is paid annually to Third Point 
Advisors LLC. We include these expenses in net investment income in our consolidated statement of income.  

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and related payroll costs, including costs 
associated with our incentive compensation plan, share compensation expenses, legal and accounting fees, travel and client 
entertainment, fees relating to our letter of credit facilities, information technology, occupancy and other general operating 
expenses.  

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates  

See Note 2 of our notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K 

for a summary of our significant accounting and reporting policies.  

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to 
make  estimates  and  assumptions.  We  believe  that  the  accounting  policies  that  require  the  most  significant  judgments  and 
estimations  by  management  are  (1)  premium  revenue  recognition  including  evaluation  of  risk  transfer,  (2)  loss  and  loss 
adjustment expense reserves, and (3) fair value measurements related to our investments. If actual events differ significantly 
from the underlying judgments or estimates used by management in the application of these accounting policies, there could 
be a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.  

Premium Revenue Recognition including evaluation of Risk Transfer 

We  estimate  the  ultimate  premiums  for  the  entire  contract  period  and  record  this  estimate  at  the  inception  of  the 
contract, to the extent that the amount of written premium is estimable. For contracts where the full written premium is not 
estimable at inception, we record written premium for the portion of the contract period for which the amount is estimable. 
These estimates are based primarily on information in the underlying contracts as well as information provided by our clients 
and/or brokers.  

Premiums  written  are  earned  over  the  contract  period  in  proportion  to  the  period  of  risk  covered.  Unearned 

premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired term of the contracts in force.  

Premiums  for  retroactive  reinsurance  contracts,  where  we  have  evaluated  and  concluded  that  risk  transfer  has 
occurred, are earned at the inception of the contract, as all of the underlying loss events covered by these contracts occurred 
in  the  past.  Any  underwriting  profit  at  inception  of  a  retroactive  reinsurance  contract  is  deferred  and  recognised  over  the 
estimated future payout of the loss and loss adjustment expenses reserves. Any underwriting loss at inception of a retroactive 
reinsurance contract is recognised immediately.  

Changes in premium estimates are expected and may result in adjustments in any reporting period. These estimates 
change  over  time  as  additional  information  regarding  the  underlying  business  volume  is  obtained.  Along  with  uncertainty 
regarding the underlying business volume, our contracts also contain a number of contractual features that can significantly 
impact  the  amount  of  premium  that  we  ultimately  recognize.  These  include  commutation  provisions,  multi-year  contracts 
with  cancellation  provisions,  provisions  to  return  premium  at  the  expiration  of  the  contract  in  certain  circumstances.  In 
certain contracts, these provisions can be exercised by the client, in some cases provisions can be exercised by us and in other 
cases  by  mutual  consent.  In  addition,  we  write  a  small  number  of  large  contracts  and  the  majority  of  our  property  and 
casualty  reinsurance  segment  premiums  written  to  date  has  been  quota  share  business.  As  a  result,  we  may  be  subject  to 
greater  volatility  around  our  premium  estimates  compared  to  other  property  and  casualty  companies.  We  continuously 
monitor  the  premium  estimate  of  each  of  our  contracts  considering  the  cash  premiums  received,  reported  premiums, 
discussions  with  our  clients  regarding  their  premium  projections  as  well  as  evaluating  the  potential  impact  of  contractual 
features. Any subsequent adjustments arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined.  

Changes  in  premium  estimates  do  not  necessarily  result  in  a  direct  impact  to  net  income  or  shareholders’  equity 
since changes in premium estimates do not necessarily impact the amount of net premiums earned at the time of the premium 
estimate  change  and  would  generally  be  offset  by  pro  rata  changes  in  acquisition  costs  and  net  loss  and  loss  adjustment 
expenses.  

During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded $(35.7) million of changes in premium estimates on prior 
years’ contracts, primarily due to return premiums on certain contracts that expired during the period with a provision within 
the  contract  to  return  the  unearned  premiums  at  expiration.  However,  there  was  minimal  impact  on  net  income  of  these 
changes in premium estimates for the year ended December 31, 2013.  

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Determining  whether  or  not  a  reinsurance  contract  meets  the  condition  for  risk  transfer  requires  judgment.  The 
determination of risk transfer is critical to reporting premiums written and is based, in part, on the use of actuarial and pricing 
models and assumptions and evaluating contractual features that could impact the determination of whether a contract meets 
risk transfer. If we determine that a reinsurance contract does not transfer sufficient risk, we use deposit accounting. See Note 
12 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on deposit contracts entered into to date. 

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves  

Our  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expense  reserves  include  case  reserves  and  reserves  for  losses  incurred  but  not  yet 
reported (“IBNR reserves”). Case reserves are established for losses that have been reported, but not yet paid, based on loss 
reports from brokers and ceding companies. IBNR reserves represent the estimated loss and loss adjustment expenses that 
have  been  incurred  by  insureds  and  reinsureds  but  not  yet  reported  to  the  insurer  or  reinsurer,  including  unknown  future 
developments on loss and loss adjustment expenses which are known to us. IBNR reserves are established by management 
based on actuarially determined estimates of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses.  

Inherent  in  the  estimate  of  ultimate  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  are  expected  trends  in  claim  severity  and 
frequency and other factors that may vary significantly as claims are settled. Accordingly, ultimate loss and loss adjustment 
expenses may differ materially from the amounts recorded in the financial statements. These estimates are reviewed regularly 
and, as experience develops and new information becomes known, the reserves are adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments, 
if any, are recorded in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which they become known. 

We  perform  an  actuarial  projection  of  our  reserves  quarterly  and  have  a  third-party  actuarial  review  performed 
annually.  All  reserves  are  estimated  on  an  individual  contract  basis;  there  is  no  aggregation  of  contracts  for  projection  of 
ultimate loss or reserves.  

We initially reserve every individual contract to the expected loss and loss expense ratio in the pricing analysis. As 
loss information is received from the cedents, we incorporate other actuarial methods in our projection of ultimate losses and, 
hence,  reserves.  In  our  pricing  analysis,  we  typically  utilize  a  significant  amount  of  information  unique  to  the  individual 
client and, when necessary, supplement the analysis with industry data. Industry data primarily takes the form of paid and 
incurred  development  patterns  from  statutory  financial  statements  and  statistical  agencies.  For  our  actuarial  reserve 
projections, the relevant information we receive from our reinsurance clients include premium estimates, paid loss and loss 
adjustment expenses and case reserves. We review the data for reasonableness and research any anomalies. On each contract, 
we  compare  the  expected  paid  and  incurred  amounts  at  each  quarter-end  with  actual  amounts  reported.  We  also  compare 
premiums received with projected premium receipts at each quarter end.  

There is a time lag between when a covered loss event occurs and when it is actually reported to our cedents. The 
actuarial methods that we use to estimate losses have been designed to address this lag in loss reporting. There is also a time 
lag between reinsurance clients paying claims, establishing case reserves and re-estimating their reserves, and notifying us of 
the payments and/or new or revised case reserves. This reporting lag is typically 60 to 90 days after the end of a reporting 
period, but can be longer in some cases. We use techniques that adjust for this type of lag. While it would be unusual to have 
lags that extend beyond 90 days, our actuarial techniques are designed to adjust for such a circumstance.  

The  principal  actuarial  methods  (and  associated  key  assumptions)  we  use  to  perform  our  quarterly  loss  reserve 

analysis may include one or more of the following methods:  

A Priori Loss Ratio Method. To estimate ultimate losses under the a priori loss ratio method, we multiply earned 
premiums by  an expected loss ratio. The expected loss ratio is selected as part of the pricing and utilizes individual client 
data, supplemented by industry data where necessary. This method is often useful when there is limited historical data due to 
few losses being incurred.  

Paid Loss Development Method. This method estimates ultimate losses by calculating past paid loss development 
factors  and  applying  them  to  exposure  periods  with  further  expected  paid  loss  development.  The  paid  loss  development 
method assumes that losses are paid at a rate consistent with the historical rate of payment. It provides an objective test of 
reported loss projections because paid losses contain no reserve estimates. For some lines of business, claim payments are 
made slowly and it may take many years for claims to be fully reported and settled.  

Incurred Loss Development Method. This method estimates ultimate losses by using past incurred loss development 
factors and applying them to exposure periods with further expected incurred loss development. Since incurred losses include 
payments  and  case  reserves,  changes  in  both  of  these  amounts  are  incorporated  in  this  method.  This  approach  provides  a 

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larger volume of data to estimate ultimate losses than paid loss methods. Thus, incurred loss patterns may be less varied than 
paid  loss  patterns,  especially  for  coverages  that  have  historically  been  paid  out  over  a  long  period  of  time  but  for  which 
claims are incurred relatively early and case loss reserve estimates established.  

Bornhuetter-Ferguson Paid and Incurred Loss Methods. These methods are a weighted average of the a priori loss 
ratio and the relevant development factor method. The weighting between the two methods depends on the maturity of the 
business. This means that for the more recent years a greater weight is placed on the a priori loss ratio, while for the more 
mature years a greater weight is placed on the development factor methods. These methods avoid some of the distortions that 
could result  from  a  large development  factor  being  applied  to  a small  base of paid or  incurred  losses  to  calculate  ultimate 
losses. This method will react slowly if actual paid or incurred loss experience develops differently than historical paid or 
incurred  loss  experience  because  of  major  changes  in  rate  levels,  retentions  or  deductibles,  the  forms  and  conditions  of 
coverage, the types of risks covered or a variety of other factors.  

IBNR to Outstanding Ratio Method. This method is used in selected cases typically for very mature years that still 
have open claims. This method assumes that the estimated future loss development is indicated by the current level of case 
reserves.  

Key to the projection of ultimate loss is the amount of credibility or weight assigned to each actuarial method. Each 
method has advantages and disadvantages, and those can change depending on numerous factors including the reliability of 
the underlying data. For most actuaries, the selection and weighting of the projection methods is a highly subjective process. 
In order to achieve a desirable amount of consistency from study to study and between contracts, we have implemented a 
weighting  scheme  that  incorporates  numerous  “rules”  for  the  weighting  of  actuarial  methods.  These  rules  attempt  to 
effectively  codify  the  judgmental  process  used  for  selecting  weights  for  the  various  methods.  There  can  be  extenuating 
circumstances where the rules would be modified for a specific reinsurance contract; examples would include a large market 
event or new information on historical years that may cause us to increase our a priori loss ratio.  

As part of our quarterly reserving process, loss-sensitive contingent expenses (e.g., profit commissions, sliding-scale 
ceding commissions, etc.) are calculated on an individual contract basis. These expense calculations are based on the updated 
ultimate loss estimates derived from our quarterly reserving process.  

Our  reserving  methodologies  use  a  loss  reserving  model  that  calculates  a  point  estimate  for  our  ultimate  losses. 
Although we believe that our assumptions and methodologies are reasonable, we cannot be certain that our ultimate payments 
will not vary, potentially materially, from the estimates that we have made.  

We do not  produce  a  range of  IBNR  reserves.  However, a  10%  increase  in  IBNR  reserves  would  translate  into  a 
0.7% decrease in total shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2013 and a 0.7% decrease in total shareholders’ equity as of 
December 31, 2012.  

Fair value measurements  

Our  investments  are  managed  by  Third  Point  LLC  and  are  carried  at  fair  value.  Our  investment  manager,  Third 
Point LLC, has a formal valuation policy that sets forth the pricing methodology for investments to be used in determining 
the fair value of each security in our portfolio. The valuation policy is updated and approved at least on an annual basis by 
Third  Point  LLC’s  valuation  committee  (the  “Committee”),  which  is  comprised  of  officers  and  employees  who  are  senior 
business management personnel of Third Point LLC. The Committee meets on a monthly basis. The Committee’s role is to 
review and verify the propriety and consistency of the valuation methodology to determine the fair value of investments. The 
Committee  also  reviews  any  due  diligence  performed  and  approves  any  changes  to  current  or  potential  external  pricing 
vendors.  

Securities  and  commodities  listed  on  a  national  securities  or  commodities  exchange  or  quoted  on  NASDAQ  are 
valued at their last sales price as of the last business day of the period. Listed securities with no reported sales on such date 
and over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at their last closing bid price if held long by us, and last closing ask price 
if held short by us.  

Private securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at an estimated fair value at the end of the period, 
as  determined  by  Third  Point  LLC.  Valuation  techniques,  using  information  obtained  from  Third  Point  LLC,  may  include 
market  approach,  last  transaction  analysis,  liquidation  analysis  and/or  using  discounted  cash  flow  models  where  the 
significant inputs could include but are not limited to additional rounds of equity financing, financial metrics such as revenue 
multiples or price-earnings ratio, discount rates and other factors. In addition, we or Third Point LLC may employ third party 

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valuation firms to conduct separate valuations of such private securities. The third party valuation firms provide us or Third 
Point  LLC  with  a  written  report  documenting  their  recommended  valuation  as  of  the  determination  date  for  the  specified 
investments.  

Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation for private securities, the estimated fair value may differ materially from 
the  values  that  would  have  been  used  had  a  ready  market  existed  for  these  investments.  The  actual  value  at  which  these 
securities could actually be sold or settled with a willing buyer or seller may differ from our estimated fair values depending 
on a number of factors including, but not limited to, current and future economic conditions, the quantity sold or settled, the 
presence of an active market and the availability of a willing buyer or seller.  

Our derivatives are recorded at fair value. Third Point LLC values exchange-traded derivative contracts at their last 
sales price on the exchange where it is primarily traded. OTC derivatives, which include swap, option, swaption, forward, 
future and contract for differences, are valued by third party sources when available; otherwise, fair values are obtained from 
counterparty quotes that are based on pricing models that consider the time value of money, volatility, and the current market 
and contractual prices of the underlying financial instruments.  

As  an  extension  of  our  underwriting  activities,  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  has  sold  derivative  instruments  that 
provide  reinsurance-like  protection  to  third  parties  for  specific  loss  events  associated  with  certain  lines  of  business.  These 
derivatives are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with the offset recorded in net investment income in 
the  consolidated  statements  of  income  (loss).  These  contracts  are  valued  on  the  basis  of  models  developed  by  us,  which 
approximates fair value. 

Our holdings in asset-backed securities (“ABS”) are substantially invested in residential mortgage-backed securities 
(“RMBS”).  The  balance  of  the  ABS  positions  were  held  in  commercial  mortgage-backed  securities,  collateralized  debt 
obligations and student loan asset-backed securities. These investments are valued using dealer quotes or recognised third-
party pricing vendors. All of these classes of ABS are sensitive to changes in interest rates and any resulting change in the 
rate at which borrowers sell their properties, refinance, or otherwise pre-pay their loans. Investors in these classes of ABS 
may be exposed to the credit risk of underlying borrowers not being able to make timely payments on loans or the likelihood 
of borrowers defaulting on their loans. In addition, investors may be exposed to significant market and liquidity risks.  

We value our investments in affiliated investment funds at fair value, which is an amount equal to the sum of the 
capital  account  in  the  limited  partnership  generally  determined  from  financial  information  provided  by  the  investment 
manager of the investment funds. The resulting net gains or net losses are reflected in the consolidated statement of income.  

The fair values of investments are estimated using prices obtained from third-party pricing services, when available. 
However,  situations  may  arise  where  we  believe  that  the  fair  value  provided  by  the  third-party  pricing  service  does  not 
represent current market conditions. In those situations, Third Point LLC may use dealer quotes to value the investments. For 
securities that we are unable to obtain fair values from a pricing service or broker, fair values are estimated using information 
obtained from Third Point LLC.  

We perform several processes to ascertain the reasonableness of the valuation of all of our investments comprising 
our  investment  portfolio,  including  securities  that  are  categorized  as  Level  2  and  Level  3  within  the  fair  value  hierarchy. 
These processes include (i) obtaining and reviewing weekly and monthly investment portfolio reports from Third Point LLC, 
(ii)  obtaining  and  reviewing  monthly  NAV  and  investment  return  reports  received  directly  from  our  third-party  fund 
administrator  which  are  compared  to  the  reports  noted  in  (i),  and  (iii)  monthly  update  discussions  with  Third  Point  LLC 
regarding the investment portfolio, including, their process for reviewing and validating pricing obtained from outside service 
providers.  

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no changes in the valuation techniques as it relates to 

the above.  

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rates of exchange as of 
December 31,  2013.  Transactions  during  the  period  are  translated  at  the  rate  of  exchange  prevailing  on  the  date  of  the 
transaction. We do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on 
investments,  dividends  and  interest  from  the  fluctuations  arising  from  changes  in  fair  values  of  securities  and  derivatives 
held.  Periodic  payments  received  or  paid  on  swap  agreements  are  recorded  as  realized  gain  or  loss  on  investment 
transactions. Such fluctuations are included within net investment income in the consolidated statement of income.  

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U.S.  GAAP  disclosure  requirements  establish  a  framework  for  measuring  fair  value,  including  a  three-level 
hierarchy  for  fair  value  measurements  based  upon  the  transparency  of  inputs  to  the  valuation  of  an  asset  or  liability.  The 
three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:  

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• 

Level 1 – Quoted prices available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting 
date.  

Level 2 – Observable inputs to the valuation methodology other than unadjusted quoted market prices for 
identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, prices quoted 
for similar assets or liabilities in active markets/exchanges, prices quoted for identical or similar assets or 
liabilities  in  markets  that  are  not  active  and  fair  values  determined  through  the  use  of  models  or  other 
valuation methodologies.  

Level 3 – Pricing inputs unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, 
market activity for the investment. The inputs applied in the determination of fair value require significant 
management judgment and estimation.  

Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability including 
assumptions about risk; for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including 
such  a  pricing  model  and/or  the  risk  inherent  in  the  inputs  to  the  valuation  technique.  Inputs  may  be  observable  or 
unobservable.  

Observable  inputs  are  inputs  that  reflect  the  assumptions  market  participants  would  use  in  pricing  the  asset  or 
liability based on market data obtained from sources other than those of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs 
that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or 
liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In 
such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the 
fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety 
requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment.  

The  key  inputs  for  corporate,  government  and  sovereign  bond  valuation  are  coupon  frequency,  coupon  rate  and 
underlying  bond  spread.  The  key  inputs  for  asset-backed  securities  are  yield,  probability  of  default,  loss  severity  and 
prepayment.  

Key inputs for OTC valuations vary based on the type of underlying security on which the contract was written:  

• 

• 

• 

The  key  inputs  for  most  OTC  option  contracts  include  notional,  strike  price,  maturity,  payout  structure, 
current  foreign  exchange  forward  and  spot  rates,  current  market  price  of  underlying  and  volatility  of 
underlying.  

The  key  inputs  for  most  forward  contracts  include  notional,  maturity,  forward  rate,  spot  rate,  various 
interest rate curves and discount factor.  

The  key  inputs  for  swap  valuation  will  vary  based  on  the  type  of  underlying  on  which  the  contract  was 
written. Generally, the key inputs for most swap contracts include notional, swap period, fixed rate, credit 
or interest rate curves, current market or spot price of the underlying and the volatility of the underlying. 

Business Outlook  

The reinsurance markets in which we operate have historically been cyclical. During periods of excess underwriting 
capacity, as defined by the availability of capital, competition can result in lower pricing and less favorable policy terms and 
conditions  for  insurers  and  reinsurers.  During  periods  of  reduced  underwriting  capacity,  pricing  and  policy  terms  and 
conditions are generally more favorable for insurers and reinsurers. Historically, underwriting capacity has been impacted by 
several  factors,  including  industry  losses,  the  impact  of  catastrophes,  changes  in  legal  and  regulatory  guidelines,  new 
entrants, investment results including interest rate levels and the credit ratings and financial strength of competitors.  

While  management  believes  pricing  remains  adequate  for  the  types  of  business  on  which  we  focus,  there  is 
significant underwriting capacity currently available. As a result, we believe market conditions will remain challenging in the 
near  term.  The  segment  with  the  greatest  pricing  pressure  is  property  catastrophe  reinsurance  due  to  an  influx  of  capacity 

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from collateralized reinsurance and other ILS vehicles and the absence of significant catastrophe events during 2013. We and 
most other market participants believe that pricing for property catastrophe reinsurance treaties that renewed on January 1, 
2014 dropped by more than 10% on average. Pricing for other types of traditional reinsurance, which are less attractive to 
collateralized reinsurance vehicles due to their longer loss development and claims payment periods, is also under pressure 
but not to the same degree as property catastrophe reinsurance.  

Our direct exposure to falling property catastrophe prices is contained within the Catastrophe Fund and limited to 
our $54.8 million investment in the Catastrophe Fund and the contingent profit commission we receive from managing the 
Catastrophe  Fund  which  had  assets  under  management  of  $104.0  million  as  of  December  31,  2013.  The  expected  overall 
impact on our results, however, is tempered by the Catastrophe Fund’s portfolio construction and focus on smaller, regional 
companies, which have experienced more modest price decreases. Given current market conditions, we expect to limit the 
size  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  to  ensure  we  can  continue  to  profitably  deploy  the  funds  under  management  until  market 
conditions improve.  

In  non-catastrophe  lines  of  business,  we  focus  on  segments  and  clients  where  there  is  relatively  more  attractive 
pricing opportunities due  to the  strength of  our  relationships, uniqueness  of our reinsurance  solutions  or  an  acute need for 
reinsurance capital as result of a client’s rapid growth or historical poor performance. Most of our senior management team 
have spent decades within the reinsurance market and as they cultivate their relationships with intermediaries and reinsurance 
buyers, we are seeing an increased flow of submissions in the lines and types of reinsurance that we target. Although we are 
typically presented by brokers with proposed structures on syndicated deals, we work to improve and enhance the proposed 
solution for the client while improving our economics and establishing our position as the lead reinsurer in the transaction. 
We also look for non-syndicated opportunities where a highly customized solution is needed. These often take the form of 
loss  portfolio  transfers  or  adverse  development  reserve  covers  where  clients  want  capital  relief  and  enhanced  investment 
returns  on  the  reserves.  Many  of  our  primary  insurance  company  clients  are  growing  gross  premium  primarily  through 
realizing rate increases and, to a lesser extent, expansion of the number of policies they write. As a consequence, their need 
for  quota  share  reinsurance  has  increased.  Finally,  the  number  of  distressed  insurance  company  situations,  for  which  our 
customized solutions may be helpful, appears to be increasing.  

Despite the fact that market conditions have deteriorated over the past year, we believe that there are several market 
developments that indicate a potential for improving market conditions in the medium term. These include improving pricing 
in several primary insurance lines of business which historically have flowed through to the reinsurance market, decelerating 
reserve releases  from  prior underwriting  years,  and historically  low  yields from  investment  portfolios  consisting  mostly  of 
long-only,  investment  grade,  shorter-term,  fixed  income  securities.  Companies  with  historically  low  yields  from  their 
investment portfolios are now focused on the need for pricing increases to offset the continued drop in investment income or 
on increasing the risk profile of their investment portfolios, which consumes more of their risk capital.  

Consolidated  Results  of  Operations—Years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012  and  Period  from  October  6,  2011 
(date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, our net income increased by $127.9 million, or 128.7%, to $227.3 million, 
compared to net income of $99.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and a net loss of $1.1 million for the period 
from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011. 

The increase in net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 

was primarily due to the following: 

• 

• 

• 

The  net  underwriting  loss  from  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  segment  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2013 was $15.8 million, compared to a net underwriting loss of $28.7 million for the year 
ended  December 31,  2012.  The  combined  ratio  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013  was  107.5% 
compared to 129.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

Our  catastrophe  risk  management  segment  contributed  net  income  of  $3.4  million  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2013  compared  to  a  net  loss  of  $1.5  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012.  The 
Catastrophe  Reinsurer  wrote  no  business  before  January 1,  2013.  The  year  ended  December  31,  2012 
included certain start-up related expenses related to formation of this segment. 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded net investment income of $253.2 million, compared to 
$136.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The return on investments managed by Third Point 
LLC  was  23.9%  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013  compared  to  17.7%  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2012.  

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We were formed on October 6, 2011 and received proceeds from our initial capitalization in December 2011. For 
the period from October 6, 2011 to December 31, 2011, we incurred $1.1m of general and administrative expenses related to 
initial start-up costs. 

Segment Results—Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 

The determination of our business segments is based on the manner in which management monitors the performance 
of  our  operations.  Our  business  currently  comprises  two  operating  segments—Property  and  Casualty  Reinsurance  and 
Catastrophe Risk Management. We have also identified a corporate function that includes our investment results and general 
and administrative expenses related to our corporate activities.  

Property and Casualty Reinsurance  

Gross premiums written. Gross premiums written increased by $203.2 million, or 106.7%, to $393.6 million for the 

year ended December 31, 2013 from $190.4 million for year ended December 31, 2012.  

We  began  underwriting  on  January  1,  2012  and  continue  to  cultivate  our  underwriting  relationships  with 
intermediaries  and  reinsurance  buyers  and  as  a  result  submission  flow  continues  to  increase.  We  write  a  small  number  of 
large contracts so individual renewals or new business can have a significant impact on premiums recognised in a period. In 
addition,  our  quota  share  contracts  are  subject  to  significant  judgment  in  the  amount  of  premiums  that  we  ultimately 
recognize. Changes in premium estimates are recorded in the period they are determined and can be significant. We also offer 
customized  solutions  to  our  clients,  including  adverse  development  covers,  on  which  we  will  not  have  a  regular  renewal 
opportunity.  Furthermore,  we  record  gross  premiums  written  and  earned  for  adverse  development  covers,  which  are 
considered  retroactive  reinsurance  contracts,  at  the  inception  of  the  contract.  This  premium  recognition  policy  can  further 
distort the comparability of premiums earned in a period and trends.  

As a result of these factors, we may experience volatility in the amount of gross premiums written and earned and 

period to period comparisons may not be meaningful.  

The  following  table  provides  a  breakdown  of  our  property  and  casualty  reinsurance  segment’s  gross  premiums 

written by line of business for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

Property ...................................................................................... 
Casualty ...................................................................................... 
Specialty ..................................................................................... 

2013

2012

$

67,612 
210,017 
115,959 
$ 393,588 

($ in thousands) 

17.2%  $  103,174 
44,700 
53.4%   
29.4%   
42,500 
100.0%  $  190,374 

54.2%
23.5%
22.3%
100.0%

The  change  in  gross  premiums  written  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013  compared  to  the  year  ended 

December 31, 2012 was driven by: 

Factors resulting in increases: 

• 

• 

We  wrote  $269.0  million  of  new  business  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013,  consisting  of  $19.5 
million  of  new  property  business,  $143.4  million  of  new  casualty  business  and  $106.1  million  of  new 
specialty business. 

Changes in renewal premiums during the year ended December 31, 2013 resulted in increased premiums of 
$21.7 million. Premiums can change on renewals of contracts for a number of factors including: changes in 
our line size or participation, changes in the underlying premium volume of the client’s program, pricing 
trends as well as other contractual terms and conditions. The increase was primarily due to one contract that 
was written for one year in 2012 and renewed as a two year contract in 2013 with other generally offsetting 
changes on other renewal business. 

• 

We amended two existing contracts to increase coverage resulting in $21.0 million of premium. 

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Factors resulting in decreases: 

• 

• 

Reductions in premium estimates relating to prior years’ contracts were $35.7 million for the year ended 
December 31,  2013  primarily  due  to  return  premiums  on  contracts  that  expired  during  the  period  that 
included  provisions  within  the  contract  to  return  the  unearned  premiums  at  expiration.  For  contracts  that 
renewed  or  were  written  in  2013  with  these  provisions,  we  considered  the  expected  return  premium  in 
determining our initial premium estimates. 

We did not renew four reinsurance contracts accounting for $72.8 million of premiums for the year ended 
December  31,  2012,  with  three  of  the  contracts  not  renewing  as  a  result  of  pricing  and  other  changes  in 
reinsurance  contract  structure,  terms  and  conditions.  In  addition,  our  crop  contract  which  accounted  for 
$42.5  million  of  premium  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012  was  written  in  2013  with  a  new 
counterparty and is included as $35.0 million of new business above. 

Premiums  ceded.  The  $10.0  million  of  premiums  ceded  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013  related  to  the 
purchase of retrocessional protection related to our one assumed crop contract. There was no premiums ceded for the year 
ended December 31, 2012. 

Net  premiums  earned.  Net  premiums  earned  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013  increased  $116.1  million,  or 
120.3%,  to  $212.6  million.  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Company  Ltd.  (“Third  Point  Re”)  began  underwriting  on  January  1, 
2012. The year ended December 31, 2013 reflects net premiums earned on a larger in-force underwriting portfolio, including 
new business written and increased premiums from renewals, compared to the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, 
the year ended December 31, 2013, includes net premiums earned of $39.8 million related to retroactive reinsurance contracts 
where we recorded the gross premiums written and earned at the inception of the contract. We did not write any retroactive 
reinsurance contracts for the year ended December 31, 2012. 

Net loss and loss adjustment expenses. Net loss and loss expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $139.6 
million, or 65.7% of net premiums earned, compared to $80.3 million, or 83.2% of net premiums earned, for the year ended 
December 31, 2012. 

The reinsurance contracts that we write have a wide range of initial loss ratio estimates. As a result, our net loss and 
loss  expense  ratio  can  vary  significantly  from  period  to  period  depending  on  the  mix  of  business.  For  example,  property 
quota share contracts have a lower initial loss ratio compared to other casualty and specialty lines of business. In general, our 
contracts have similar expected composite ratios (combined ratio before general and administrative expenses) and; therefore, 
contracts with higher initial loss ratio estimates have lower acquisition cost ratios and contracts with lower initial loss ratios 
have higher acquisition cost ratios. Retroactive reinsurance contracts have a higher initial loss ratio since the premiums are 
generally  based  on  the  net  loss  and  loss  adjustment  reserves and do  not  include  acquisition  related  and  other  expenses.  In 
addition, we record the gross premiums written and earned and the net losses as incurred for retroactive reinsurance contracts 
at the inception of the contract, which can also impact the mix of premiums earned in a particular period. 

The decrease in the loss ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was primarily due to the crop losses that were 
recorded in the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we increased our crop loss from 
our  initial  loss  estimate  by  $13.4  million,  or  21.3  percentage  points.  This  crop  reinsurance  contract  accounted  for  $10.0 
million of net underwriting loss for the year ended December 31, 2012. 

We recorded $1.3 million, or 0.6 percentage points, of net favorable prior years’ reserve development for the year 
ended  December  31,  2013.  We  commenced  underwriting  in  2012  and  therefore  did  not  have  any  prior  years’  reserve 
development for the 2012 year. 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2013,  we  also  recorded  a  decrease  of  $3.4  million  in  loss  and  loss  adjustment 
expense  reserves  due  to  a  decrease  in  our  premium  estimate  related  to  our  crop  contract.  The  reserve  and  premium 
adjustments generally offset resulting in no net underwriting income or net loss ratio impact for the year ended December 31, 
2013.  

Acquisition  costs.  Acquisition  costs  include  commissions,  brokerage  and  excise  taxes.  Acquisition  costs  are 
presented  net  of  commissions  ceded  under  reinsurance  contracts.  Acquisition  costs  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013 
were $67.0 million, or 31.5% of net premiums earned, compared to $24.6 million, or 25.5% of net premiums earned, for the 
year ended December 31, 2012. The acquisition cost ratio for the year ended December 31, 2013 was higher due to a change 
in  business  mix.  The  acquisition  cost  ratio  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012  included  a  higher  proportion  of  net 
premiums earned related to one crop contract which had a lower acquisition cost ratio. 

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The reinsurance contracts that we write have a wide range of acquisition cost ratios. As a result, our acquisition cost 
ratio can vary significantly from period to period depending on the mix of business. For example, our property quota share 
contracts have a higher initial acquisition cost ratio compared to other casualty and specialty lines of business. Property quota 
share contracts have a higher expense component due to inuring catastrophe reinsurance which increases the acquisition cost 
ratio  on  those  contracts.  Our  property  quota  share  contracts  are  structured  to  limit  the  amount  of  property  catastrophe 
exposure we assume. As a result, inuring catastrophe reinsurance for the property catastrophe exposure reduces the amount of 
premium we assume relative to the acquisition costs or is an additional component of the acquisition costs. In general, our 
contracts have similar expected composite ratios (combined ratio before general and administrative expenses) and therefore, 
contracts with higher initial loss ratio estimates have lower acquisition cost ratios and contracts with lower initial loss ratios 
have  higher  acquisition  cost  ratios.  Retroactive  reinsurance  contracts  generally  have  a  low  initial  acquisition  cost  ratio.  In 
addition,  we  record  the  gross  premiums  written  and  earned  for  retroactive  reinsurance  contracts  at  the  inception  of  the 
contract, which can also impact the mix of premiums earned in a particular period. Furthermore, a number of our contracts 
have a sliding scale or profit commission feature that will vary depending on the expected loss expense for the contract. As a 
result,  changes  in  estimates  of  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  on  a  contract  can  result  in  changes  in  the  sliding  scale 
commissions and a contract’s overall acquisition cost ratio. 

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 
were $21.8 million, or 10.3% of net premiums earned, compared to $20.3 million, or 21.0% of net premiums earned, for the 
year ended December 31, 2012.  

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the prior 
year period was primarily due to additional share compensation expense as a result of the performance condition having been 
met as a result of the IPO. In addition, we have increased headcount and related staff costs as we continued to build out our 
management team and infrastructure throughout 2012 and 2013. These increases were partially offset by employee signing 
bonuses  included  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2012.  Although  the  general  and  administrative  expenses  increased 
compared  to  the  prior  year  period,  the  general  and  administrative  expense  ratio  is  lower  due  to  proportionately  higher  net 
premiums earned compared to the prior year period. 

Catastrophe Risk Management  

The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  wrote  no  business  before  January 1,  2013.  From  January 1,  2013,  the  underwriting 
results of the Catastrophe Reinsurer as well as results of the Catastrophe Fund, the entities for which the Catastrophe Fund 
Manager underwrites and manages catastrophe risk, are captured with the Catastrophe Fund Manager in this segment. We are 
currently required to consolidate the results of the Catastrophe Fund and the Catastrophe Reinsurer with our other operations 
because we control a majority of the outstanding interests in these entities. However, as an open-ended investment fund, the 
Catastrophe  Fund  is  continuing  to  market  its  interests  to  third-party  investors.  We  expect  that  the  Catastrophe  Fund  may 
achieve levels of third-party investment to potentially allow us to deconsolidate its results in the future.  

Gross premiums written. Gross premiums written of $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 consisted of 

property catastrophe business written.  

Net premiums earned. Net premiums earned was $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.  

Net investment income. Net investment income of $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 consisting of 

$4.3 million related to net gain on derivative reinsurance contracts written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer. 

Net loss and loss adjustment expenses. Net loss and loss adjustment expenses was $0.2 million for the year ended 
December 31,  2013  relating  to  tornadoes,  hail  and  severe  thunderstorms  that  occurred  in  the  United  States  of  America  in 
March 2013.  

Acquisition costs. Acquisition costs include commissions, brokerage and excise taxes. Acquisition costs for the year 

ended December 31, 2013 were $1.0 million, or 11.9% of net premiums earned.  

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 
were  $3.9  million  compared  to  $1.5  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012.  The  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  and 
Catastrophe Fund were incorporated in June 2012 and the Catastrophe Reinsurer did not begin underwriting until January 1, 
2013. The 2012 period reflects certain start-up related expenses compared to a full period of operations for 2013. General and 
administrative  expenses  consist  of  costs  associated  with  the  employee  leasing  agreement,  cat  modeling  and  legal  and 
accounting expenses. 

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Corporate function 

Investment results  

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded net investment income of $248.8 million, compared to $136.4 

million for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

The primary driver of our net investment income is the returns generated by our investment portfolio managed by 
our investment manager, Third Point LLC. The return on investments managed by Third Point LLC was 23.9% for the year 
ended December 31, 2013 compared to 17.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following is a summary of the net 
investment return on investments managed by Third Point LLC by investment strategy: 

Long/short equities ..............................................  
Asset-backed securities .......................................  
Corporate credit...................................................  
Macro and other ..................................................  

2013

2012 

17.5%   
3.0%   
2.1%   
1.3%   
23.9%   

7.8% 
2.3% 
3.2% 
4.4% 
17.7% 

The returns for the year ended December 31, 2013 were driven primarily by equity positions and to a lesser extent 
by gains in structured credit, corporate credit and macro positions. Net investment income for the year ended December 31, 
2013 also benefited from higher average investments managed by Third Point LLC compared to the prior year periods due to 
the net proceeds generated by our IPO and float contributed by our property and casualty reinsurance operations.  

All  of  our  assets  managed  by  Third  Point  LLC  are  held  in  a  separate  account  and  managed  under  an  investment 
management agreement whereby Third Point Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Third Point LLC, has a non-controlling interest in 
the assets held in the separate account. The value of the non-controlling interest is equal to the amounts invested by Third 
Point Advisors LLC, plus performance fees paid by us to Third Point Advisors LLC and investment gains and losses thereon.  

Also impacting net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was the allocation of $4.9 million of 
net investment expense related to deposit and reinsurance contracts compared to $0.4 million for the year ended December 
31, 2012.  

Our investment manager, Third Point LLC, manages several funds and may manage other client accounts besides 
ours,  some  of  which  have,  or  may  have,  objectives  and  investment  portfolio  compositions  similar  to  ours.  Because  of  the 
similarity or potential similarity of our investment portfolio to these others, and because, as a matter of ordinary course, Third 
Point LLC provides its clients, including us, and investors in its main hedge funds with results of their respective investment 
portfolios  following  the  last  day  of  each  month,  those  other  clients  or  investors  indirectly  may  have  material  nonpublic 
information regarding our investment portfolio. To address this issue, and to comply with Regulation FD, we will continue to 
post on our website under the heading Investment Portfolio Returns located in the Investors section of the website, following 
the  close  of  trading  on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  on  the  last  business  day  of  each  month,  our  preliminary  monthly 
investment  results  for  that  month,  with  additional  information  regarding  our  monthly  investment  results  to  be  posted 
following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the first business day of the following month. 

General and administrative expenses related to corporate activities 

General  and  administrative  expenses  allocated  to our  corporate  function  include  allocations of  payroll  and related 
costs  for  certain  executives  and  non-underwriting  staff  that  spend  a  portion  of  their  time  on  corporate  activities.  We  also 
allocate a portion of overhead and other related costs based on a related headcount analysis. For the year ended December 31, 
2013, general and administrative expenses allocated to the corporate function were $7.3 million compared to $5.6 million for 
the  year  ended  December 31,  2012.  The  increase  compared  to  the  prior  year  period  was  primarily  due  to  additional  share 
compensation expense as a result of a performance condition relating to vesting having been met as a result of the IPO. In 
addition,  we  have  increased  headcount  and  related  staff  costs  as  we  continued  to  build  out  our  management  team  and 
infrastructure throughout 2012 and 2013. These increases were partially offset by employee signing bonuses included in the 
year ended December 31, 2012. We also incurred increased legal and other professional advisor expenses for the year ended 
December 31, 2013 as a result of now operating as a public company. 

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General and administrative expenses for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 

2011 included $1.1 million related to start-up expenses. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources  

Our investment portfolio is concentrated in tradeable securities and is valued to market each day. Pursuant to our 
investment  guidelines  as  specified  in  our  Investment  Management  Agreement  with  Third  Point  LLC,  at  least  60%  of  our 
portfolio  must  be  invested  in  securities  of  publicly  traded  companies  and  governments  of  OECD  high  income  countries, 
asset-backed securities, cash, cash equivalents and gold and other precious metals. We can liquidate all or a portion of our 
investment portfolio at any time with not less than three days’ notice to pay claims on our reinsurance contracts, and with not 
less than five days’ notice to pay for expenses or on not less than 30 days’ notice in order to satisfy a requirement of A.M. 
Best.  Since  we  do  not  write  excess  of  loss  property  catastrophe  contracts  or  other  types  of  reinsurance  contracts  that  are 
typically subject to sudden, acute, liquidity demands, we believe the liquidity provided by our investment portfolio will be 
sufficient to satisfy all liquidity requirements. 

General  

The Company is a holding company and has no substantial operations of its own. Its assets consist primarily of its 
investments in subsidiaries. The Company’s ability to pay dividends or return capital to shareholders will depend upon the 
availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible distributions from those subsidiaries.  

We  and  our  Bermuda  subsidiaries  are  subject  to  Bermuda  regulatory  constraints  that  affect  our  ability  to  pay 
dividends. Under the Companies Act, as amended, a Bermuda company may declare or pay a dividend out of distributable 
reserves only if it has reasonable grounds for believing that it is, or would after the payment, be able to pay its liabilities as 
they become due and if the realizable value of its assets would thereby not be less than its liabilities. Under the Insurance Act, 
Third  Point  Re,  as  a  Class  4  insurer,  is  prohibited  from  declaring  or  paying  a  dividend  if  it  is  in  breach  of  its  minimum 
solvency margin (“MSM”), enhanced capital ratio (“ECR”) or minimum  liquidity ratio or if the declaration or payment of 
such dividend would cause such a breach. Where Third Point Re, as a Class 4 insurer, fails to meet its MSM or minimum 
liquidity ratio on the last day of any financial year, it is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during the next 
financial year without the approval of the BMA.  

In  addition,  Third  Point  Re,  as  a  Class  4  insurer,  is  prohibited  from  declaring  or  paying  in  any  financial  year 
dividends  of  more  than  25%  of  its  total  statutory  capital  and  surplus  (as  shown  on  its  previous  financial  year’s  statutory 
balance sheet) unless it files (at least seven days before payment of such dividends) with the BMA an affidavit signed by at 
least 2 directors (one of whom must be a Bermuda resident director if any of the insurer’s directors are resident in Bermuda) 
and the principal representative stating that it will continue to meet its solvency margin and minimum liquidity ratio.  

As of  December 31, 2013, Third  Point  Re could pay dividends  in 2014  to  the  Company  of  approximately  $325.9 

million (2012 - $206.1 million) without providing an affidavit to the BMA. 

Liquidity and Cash Flows  

Our cash flows from operations generally represent the difference between: (l) premiums collected and investment 
earnings realized and (2) losses and loss expenses paid reinsurance purchased an underwriting and other expenses paid. Cash 
flows from operations may differ substantially from net income. The potential for a large claim under a reinsurance contract 
means that substantial and unpredictable payments may need to be made within relatively short periods of time.  

Our  sources  of  funds  primarily  consist  of  premiums  written,  reinsurance  recoveries,  investment  income  and 
proceeds  from  sales  and  redemptions  of  investments.  Cash  is  used  primarily  to  pay  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses, 
reinsurance premiums, acquisition costs and general and administrative expenses and to purchase investments.  

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $9.2 million compared to 
cash  flows  used  in  operating  activities  of  $32.6  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012  and  cash  flows  used  in 
operating activities of $1.6 million for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011. Cash 
flows from operating activities generally represent net premiums collected less loss and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition 
costs and general and administrative expenses paid.  

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Cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $397.6 million compared to cash 
flows used in investment activities of $766.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The cash flows used in investing 
activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 reflects the investment of the net proceeds from our IPO and the investment 
of float generated by our reinsurance operations. The cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 
2012, reflected the initial investment of our portfolio. There were no cash flows used for investing activities for the period 
from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011. 

Cash flows provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $386.0 million compared to 
$228.7  million  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012  and  $605.4  million  for  the  period  from  October  6,  2011  (date  of 
incorporation) to December 31, 2011. The cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 relate 
primarily  to  the  net  proceeds  generated  by  our  IPO  and  new  deposit  liability  contracts  entered  into  in  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2013. The cash flows from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 consisted of the receipt 
of subscriptions receivable, net of costs. The cash flows from financing activities for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of 
incorporation) to December 31, 2011 consisted of the net proceeds generated from the initial capitalization of the Company. 

For  the  period  from  inception  until  December 31,  2013,  we  have  had  sufficient  cash  flow  from  proceeds  of  our 
initial capitalization and IPO and from operations to meet our liquidity requirements. We expect that projected operating and 
capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months will be met by our balance of cash, cash flows generated 
from underwriting activities and investment income. We may incur indebtedness in the future if we determine that it would 
be an efficient part of our capital structure.  

In addition, we expect that the net proceeds from our IPO and cash flow from operations will provide us with the 
financial flexibility to execute our strategic objectives. Our ability to generate cash, however, is subject to our performance, 
general economic conditions, industry trends and other factors. To the extent that the net proceeds from our IPO, combined 
with  existing  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  investment  returns  and  operating  cash  flow  are  insufficient  to  fund  our  future 
activities and requirements, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private equity or debt financing. If we 
issue equity securities in order to raise additional funds, substantial dilution to existing shareholders may occur. If we raise 
cash through the issuance of additional indebtedness, we may be subject to additional contractual restrictions on our business. 
There is no assurance that we would be able to raise the additional funds on favorable terms or at all.  

We  do  not  believe  that  inflation  has  had  a  material  effect  on  our  consolidated  results  of  operations  to  date.  The 
effects of inflation are considered implicitly in pricing our reinsurance contracts. Loss reserves are established to recognize 
likely loss settlements at the date payment is made. Those reserves inherently recognize the effects of inflation. However, the 
actual effects of inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until claims are ultimately resolved.  

Cash and restricted cash and cash equivalents  

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original 

maturity dates of ninety days or less.  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held with brokers securing letters of credit issued under letter of 

credit facilities.  

Letter of Credit Facilities  

As of December 31, 2013, we had entered into the following letter of credit facilities,  which automatically renew 

annually unless terminated by either party in accordance with the required notice period:  

BNP Paribas ............................... 
Citibank (1) ................................ 
J.P. Morgan ................................ 

Facility
($ in thousands)  
100,000 
$ 
150,000 
50,000 
300,000 

$ 

Renewal date

  Notice period (Unused Facility Portion)

  February 15, 2015  
  January 23, 2015 
  August 22, 2014 

  60 days prior to termination date 
  90 days prior to termination date 
  60 days prior to termination date 

(1)  Effective January 1, 2013, the Citibank facility was reduced from $250 million to $150 million. 

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As of December 31, 2013, $127.3 million (December 31, 2012 - $60.9 million) of letters of credit, representing 42.4% of 
the total available facilities, had been drawn upon (December 31, 2012 – 15.3% (based on total available facilities of $400 
million)).  

Under the facilities, we provide collateral that may consist of equity securities, repurchase agreements, restricted cash, 
and cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2013, total cash and cash equivalents with a fair value of $100.6 million 
(December 31, 2012 - $64.8 million) were pledged as security against the letters of credit issued. These amounts are included 
in restricted cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets. Each of the facilities contain customary events of 
default and restrictive covenants, including but not limited to, limitations on liens on collateral, transactions with affiliates, 
mergers  and  sales  of  assets,  as  well  as  solvency  and  maintenance  of  certain  minimum  pledged  equity  requirements,  A.M. 
Best Company rating of “A-” or higher, and restricts issuance of any debt without the consent of the letter of credit provider. 
Additionally,  if  an  event  of  default  exists,  as  defined  in  the  letter  of  credit  facilities,  we  will  be  prohibited  from  paying 
dividends. We were in compliance with all of the covenants as of December 31, 2013.  

Financial Condition  

Shareholders’ equity  

As  of  December 31,  2013,  total  shareholders’  equity  was  $1,510.4  million  compared  to  $928.3  million  as  of 
December 31, 2012. This increase was primarily due to net proceeds of $286.0 million generated in our IPO, net income of 
$227.3  million  and  contributions  from  non-controlling  interests  of  $88.3  million  consisting  of  $25.3  million  related  to 
additional  capital  called  by  the  Catastrophe  Fund  and  $62.3  million  related  to  the  investment  joint  venture,  primarily  as  a 
result of performance fees earned for 2013. These increases were partially offset by distributions of non-controlling interests 
of $35.1 million related to the investment joint venture.  

Investments  

As of December 31, 2013, total cash and net investments managed by Third Point LLC at fair value was $1,581.0 
million compared to $972.3 million as of December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to the net proceeds of $286.0 
million generated  in our  IPO,  float  generated by  our  reinsurance operations  and net  investment  income  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2013. 

Contractual Obligations 

As of December 31, 2013: 

  Total

Less than
1 year

  1-3 years 
($ in thousands) 

  3-5 years  

More
than 5
years

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves (1) ..... 
Other operating agreements (2) ............................ 
Rental leases (3) ................................................... 
Deposit liabilities (4) ............................................ 

$ 134,221 
1,653 
770 
  148,061 
$ 284,705 

$

$

68,922 
547 
402 
679 
70,550 

$

36,566 
1,106 
368 
65,402 
$ 103,442 

$  12,936  $ 15,797 
— 
— 
  38,886 
$  56,030  $ 54,683 

— 
— 
43,094 

(1)  We have estimated the expected payout pattern of the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves by applying estimated payout patterns by contract. The 
amount and timing of actual loss payments could differ materially from the estimated payouts in the table above. Please refer to Critical Accounting 
Estimates-Reserve for losses and loss expenses for additional information.  

(2)  On  December 20,  2011,  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Company  Ltd.  acquired  from  Netjets  Sales  Inc.,  two  12.5%,  five  year,  undivided  interests  in  two 

aircraft. The agreement with Netjets provides for monthly management fees, occupied hourly fees and other fees.  

(3)  We lease office space at Chesney House in Bermuda. This two year lease is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2015, with an option to renew for an 

additional three years.  

(4)  See  Note  12  to  consolidated  financial  statements  for  detailed  information  on  deposit  liability  contracts.  For  purposes  of  this  contractual  obligations 
table,  we  have  included  estimates  of  future  interest  accruals  and  what  we  expect  the  deposit  liability  contracts  would  settle  for  at  their  probable 
commutation dates. 

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Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements  

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, other than those derivatives in our investment portfolio and disclosed in 
our  notes  to  consolidated  financial  statements,  which  would  be  considered  off-balance  sheet  arrangements.  We  do  not 
participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as 
variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.  

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  

We believe we are principally exposed to the following types of market risk: 

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

equity price risk; 
foreign currency risk; 
interest rate risk; 
commodity price risk; 
credit risk; and 
political risk. 

Equity Price Risk 

Our  investment  manager,  Third  Point  LLC,  continually  tracks  the  performance  and  exposures  of  our  entire 
investment  portfolio,  each  strategy  and  sector,  and  selective  individual  securities.  A  particular  focus  is  placed  on  “beta” 
exposure, which is the portion of the portfolio that is directly correlated to risks and movements of the equity market as a 
whole  (usually  represented by  the  S&P 500  index)  as  opposed  to  idiosyncratic  risks and  factors  associated with  a  specific 
position.  Further,  the  performance  of  our  investment  portfolio  has  historically  been  compared  to  several  market  indices, 
including the S&P 500, CS/Tremont Event Driven Index, HFRI Event Driven Index, and others. 

As  of  December 31,  2013,  our  investment  portfolio  included  long  and  short  equity  securities,  along  with  certain 

equity-based derivative instruments, the carrying values of which are primarily based on quoted market prices.  

Generally, market prices of common equity securities are subject to fluctuation, which could cause the amount to be realized 
upon the closing of the position to differ significantly from their current reported value. This risk is partly mitigated by the 
presence of both long and short equity securities in our investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2013, a 10% decline in the 
value of all equity and equity-linked derivatives would result in a loss of $111.5 million, or 7.1% in the fair value of our total 
net investments managed by Third Point LLC. 

Computations of the prospective effects of hypothetical equity price changes are based on numerous assumptions, 
including  the  maintenance  of  the  existing  level  and  composition  of  investment  securities  and  should  not  be  relied  on  as 
indicative of future results. 

Foreign Currency Risk 

As  of  December 31,  2013,  100%  of  our  reinsurance  contracts  were  denominated  in  U.S.  dollars,  and  any  losses 
related to these contracts would be paid in U.S. dollars. As such, were not exposed to foreign currency risk with regard to our 
underwriting operations as of December 31, 2013. 

Third Point LLC continually measures foreign currency exposures in the investment portfolio and compares current 
exposures to historical movement within the relevant currencies. Within the typical course of business, Third Point LLC may 
decide to hedge foreign currency risk within our investment portfolio by using short-term forward contracts; however, from 
time  to  time  Third  Point  LLC  may  determine  not  to  hedge  based  on  its  views  of  the  likely  movements  of  the  underlying 
currency. 

We are exposed to foreign currency risk through cash, forwards, options and investments in securities denominated 
in  foreign  currencies.  Foreign  currency  exchange  rate  risk  is  the  potential  for  adverse  changes  in  the  U.S.  dollar  value  of 
investments (long and short) and foreign currency derivative instruments, which we employ from both a speculative and risk 
management  perspective,  due  to  a  change  in  the  exchange  rate  of  the  foreign  currency  in  which  cash  and  financial 
instruments  are  denominated.  As  of  December 31,  2013,  our  total  net  (short)  exposure  to  foreign  denominated  securities 
represented (6.2)% of our investment portfolio including cash and cash equivalents, was $(97.7) million. 

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The following table summarizes the net impact that 10% increase and decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar against 

select foreign currencies would have had on the value of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013: 

Foreign Currency 

10% increase in U.S. dollar

10% decrease in U.S. dollar

Change in fair 
value

Change in fair
value as % of 
investment 
portfolio

Change in fair 
value 

Change in fair
value as % of 
investment 
portfolio

Euro ........................................................................  $
Japanese Yen .......................................................... 
British Pound .......................................................... 
Other ....................................................................... 
Total .......................................................................  $

8,873 
341 
783 
631 
10,628 

($ in thousands)
0.56%  $
0.02% 
0.05% 
0.04% 
0.67%  $

(8,873)   
(341)   
(783)   
(631)   
(10,628)   

(0.56)% 
(0.02)% 
(0.05)% 
(0.04)% 
(0.67)% 

Interest Rate Risk 

Our investment portfolio includes interest rate sensitive securities, such as corporate and sovereign debt instruments, 
asset-backed securities (“ABS”), and interest rate options. One key market risk exposure for any debt instrument is interest 
rate  risk.  As  interest  rates  rise,  the  market  value  of  our  long  fixed-income  portfolio  falls,  and  the  opposite  is  also  true  as 
interest rates fall. Additionally, some of our corporate and sovereign debt instruments, ABS and derivative investments may 
also be credit sensitive and their value may indirectly fluctuate with changes in interest rates. 

The  effects  of  interest  rate  movement  have  historically  not  had  a  material  impact  on  the  performance  of  our 
investment  portfolio  as  managed  by  Third  Point  LLC.  However,  our  investment  manager  monitors  the  potential  effects  of 
interest rate shifts by performing stress tests against the portfolio composition using a proprietary in-house risk system. 

The following table summarizes the impact that a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would have 

on the value of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013: 

100 basis point increase in interest rates

100 basis point decrease in interest rates

Change in fair 
value

Change in fair
value as % of 
investment 
portfolio

Change in fair 
value 

Change in fair
value as % of 
investment 
portfolio

Corporate and Sovereign Debt Instruments .............  $
Asset Backed Securities(1) ........................................ 
Net exposure to interest rate risk .............................  $

(1,434) 
(9,240) 
(10,674) 

($ in thousands)
(0.09)%  $
(0.59)%   
(0.68)%  $

2,364 
9,471 
11,835 

0.15%
0.60%
0.75%

(1) 

Includes  instruments  for  which  durations  are  available  on  December 31,  2013.  Includes  a  convexity  adjustment  if  convexity  is  available.  Not 
included are mortgage hedges which would reduce the impact of rate changes. 

For the purposes of the above tables, the hypothetical impact of changes in interest rates on debt instruments, ABS, 
and  interest  rate  options  was  determined  based  on  the  interest  rates  and  credit  spreads  applicable  to  each  instrument 
individually. We and our investment manager periodically monitor our net exposure to interest rate risk and generally do not 
expect changes in interest rates to have a materially adverse impact on our operations. 

Commodity Price Risk 

In managing our investment portfolio, Third Point LLC periodically monitors and actively trades to take advantage 
of, and/or seeks to minimize any damage from, fluctuations in commodity prices. As our investment manager, Third Point 
LLC may choose to opportunistically make a long or short investment in a commodity or in a security directly impacted by 
the price of a commodity as a response to market developments. 

As  of  December 31,  2013,  our  investment  portfolio  included  exposure  to  changes  in  commodity  prices,  through 
ownership of physical commodities and commodity-linked securities. We purchase such investments from time to time from 
both a speculative and risk management perspective. Generally, market prices of commodities are subject to fluctuation. As 
of December 31, 2013, a 10% decline in the price of each of these commodities and commodity-linked securities would have 
resulted in a loss of $0.3 million in the fair value of our total net investments managed by Third Point LLC. 

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We and our investment manager periodically monitor our exposure to commodity price fluctuations and generally 

do not expect changes in commodity prices to have a materially adverse impact on our operations. 

Credit Risk 

We  are  exposed  to  credit  risk  from  our  clients  relating  to  balances  receivable  under  our  reinsurance  contracts, 
including  premiums  receivable,  and  the  possibility  that  counterparties  may  default  on  their  obligations  to  us.  The  risk  of 
counterparty default is partially mitigated by the fact that any amount owed to us from a reinsurance counterparty is netted 
against  any  claims  related  losses  we  would  pay  in  the  future. We  monitor  the  collectability  of  these balances  on  a regular 
basis. 

Third Point LLC typically performs intensive fundamental analysis on the broader markets, credit spreads, security-

specific information, and the underlying issuers of debt securities that are contained in our investment portfolio. 

In addition, the securities, commodities, and cash in our investment portfolio are held with several prime brokers, 
subjecting us to the related credit risk from the possibility that one or more of them may default on their obligations to us. 
Our investment  manager closely and regularly  monitors the concentration of credit risk with each broker and if necessary, 
transfers cash or securities among brokers to diversify and mitigate our credit risk. 

Political Risk 

We are exposed to political risk to the extent that our investment manager trades securities that are listed on various 
U.S. and foreign exchanges and markets. The governments in any of these jurisdictions could impose restrictions, regulations 
or other measures, which may have a material impact on our investment strategy and underwriting operations. We currently 
do not write political risk coverage on our insurance contracts; however, changes in government laws and regulations may 
impact our underwriting operations. 

In  managing  our  investment  portfolio,  Third  Point  LLC  routinely  monitors  and  assesses  relative  levels  of  risks 
associated with local political and market conditions and focuses its investments primarily in countries in which it believes 
the rule of law is respected and followed, thereby affording more predictable outcomes of investments in that country. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements 

Please refer to Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in 

Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details of recently issued accounting standards. 

Under  Section  102(b)  of  the  Jumpstart  Our  Business  Startups  Act,  an  “emerging  growth  company”  such  as  the 
Company  can  delay  adopting  new  or  revised  accounting  standards  until  such  time  as  those  standards  apply  to  private 
companies. Pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, we have irrevocably elected to “opt out” 
of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised 
accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

See our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and required financial statement schedules commencing 

on page F-1. 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

Not applicable. 

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 

(a) 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the 
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) 
and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of December 31, 2013. Based upon this evaluation, 
our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were 
effective as of December 31, 2013. 

(b) 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

There  have  been  no  material  changes  to  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  in  connection  with  the 
evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal quarter that have 
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 9B. Other Information 

Not applicable. 

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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 

Part III 

Certain  of  the  information  required  by  this  item  relating  to  the  executive  officers  of  the  Company  may  be  found 
starting at page 54. The balance of the information required by this item is omitted because a definitive proxy statement that 
involves the election of directors will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the 
close of the fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A, which proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 11. Executive Compensation 

This item is omitted because a definitive proxy statement that involves the election of directors will be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A, 
which proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters 

Information relating to this item is set forth in this Annual Report under the caption “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s 
Common  Equity,  Related  Shareholder  Matters  and  Issuer  Purchases  of  Equity  Securities  -  Equity  Compensation  Plan 
Information”.  

The balance of the information required by this item is omitted because a definitive proxy statement that involves 
the election of directors will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the close of 
the fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A, which proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 

This item is omitted because a definitive proxy statement that involves the election of directors will be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A, 
which proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

This item is omitted because a definitive proxy statement that involves the election of directors will be filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A, 
which proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 

PART IV 

3.1* 
3.1.1 
3.2 
4.1* 
4.2* 

4.3* 
4.4* 
4.5* 
4.6* 
4.7* 

4.8* 

4.9* 

4.10* 
10.1* 

10.2*** 

10.3*** 

10.4*** 

10.5*** 
10.6*** 
10.6.1** 
10.7*** 
10.8*** 
10.8.1** 
10.9*** 
10.10*** 
10.11*** 
10.22* 

10.23* 

10.24* 

10.25* 

10.26† 
10.27*** 
10.28*** 

Memorandum of Association 
Certificate of Deposit of Memorandum of Increase of Share Capital  
Bye-laws of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 
Specimen Common Share Certificate 
Registration Rights Agreement, by and among the Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and each of the Members, 
dated as of December 22, 2011 
Warrant to Purchase Common Shares issued to KEP TP Holdings, L.P., dated as of December 22, 2011 
Warrant to Purchase Common Shares issued to KIA TP Holdings, L.P., dated as of December 22, 2011 
Warrant to Purchase Common Shares issued to Pine Brook LVR, L.P., dated as of December 22, 2011 
Warrant to Purchase Common Shares issued to P RE Opportunities Ltd., dated as of December 22, 2011 
Warrant Subscription Agreement, by and among Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and each of the signatories 
thereto, dated as of December 22, 2011 
Agreement among Members by and among Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and each of the Members, dated as 
of December 22, 2011 
Founders’  Agreement,  by  and  among  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Ltd.,  KEP  TP  Bermuda  Ltd.,  KIA  TP 
Bermuda Ltd., Pine Brook LVR, L.P., P RE Opportunities Ltd. and Dowling Capital Partners I, L.P. 
Closing Side Letter, dated as of December 22, 201 
Joint Venture and Investment Management Agreement, by and among Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., Third 
Point Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Third Point Advisors LLC and Third Point LLC, dated as of December 
22, 2011 
Employment Agreement between Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and John R. Berger, dated as of December 
22, 2011 
Employment Agreement between Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and J. Robert Bredahl, dated as of January 
26, 2012 
Employment  Agreement  between  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Ltd.  and  Daniel  Victor  Malloy  III,  dated  as  of 
January 23, 2012 
Share Incentive Plan 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement 
Form of Director Restricted Share Award Agreement 
Form of Nonqualified Share Option Agreement under the Share Incentive Plan 
Form of Director Service Agreement 
Form of Director Service Agreement (Adopted November 2013) 
Management Compensation Cash Bonus Pool 
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan 
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. Annual Incentive Plan 
Trademark  License  Agreement  between  Third  Point  LLC  and  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Ltd.,  dated  as  of 
December 22, 2011 
Trademark License Agreement between Third Point LLC and Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd., dated 
as of December 22, 2011 
Net  Retained  Lines  Quota  Share  Reinsurance  Contract  issued  to  Narragansett  Bay  Insurance  Company, 
dated as of January 31, 2013 
Shareholders  Agreement  between  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Investment  Management  Ltd.,  Third  Point 
Reinsurance Ltd. and Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, dated as of December 11, 2012 
Letter Agreement dated as of December 22, 2011 
Section 409A Specified Employee Policy 
Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement 

E-1 

10.28.1 
10.29** 
14.1* 
21.1* 
23.1 
24.1 
31.1 

31.2 

32.1± 

32.2± 

101.INS†† 
101.SCH†† 
101.CAL†† 
101.LAB†† 
101.PRE†† 
101.DEF†† 

Schedule of Signatories to the Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement 
Director Compensation Policy 
Code of Ethics 
List of Subsidiaries 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  
Power of Attorney signed by each of the members of the Board of Directors on February 25, 2014. 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
Certification  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to 
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
Certification  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to 
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
XBRL Instance Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 

*  

** 

± 

† 

†† 

Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the Company’s registration statement on 
Form  S-1  (File  No.  333-189960)  which  was  declared  effective  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on 
August 14, 2013. 

Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements. 

This  certification  accompanies  the  Form  10-K  to  which  it  relates,  is  not  deemed  filed  with  the  Securities  and 
Exchange  Commission  and  is  not  to  be  incorporated  by  reference  into  any  filing  of  the  Registrant  under  the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or 
after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. 

Registrant has omitted portions of the referenced exhibit pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 
406 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act). 

In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits is furnished and deemed not filed 
or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is 
deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability 
under these sections. 

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly 
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Pembroke, Bermuda, on this 
27th day of February, 2014.  

SIGNATURES 

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 

(Registrant) 

/s/ John R. Berger  

By: 
Name:  John R. Berger 
Title:  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this report has been signed below by the 

following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

Signature 

Title

Date

/s/ John R. Berger 
John R. Berger 

/s/ J. Robert Bredahl 
J. Robert Bredahl 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 
(Principal Executive Officer) 

February 27, 2014 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer  
(Principal Financial Officer) 

February 27, 2014 

/s/ Christopher S. Coleman 
Christopher S. Coleman 

Chief Accounting Officer 
(Principal Accounting Officer) 

* 
Christopher L. Collins 

* 
Steven E. Fass 

* 
Rafe de la Gueronniere 

* 
Mary R. Hennessy 

* 
Neil McConachie 

* 
Mark Parkin 

* 
William Spiegel 

* 
Joshua L. Targoff 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

/s/ Tonya L. Marshall 

* By: 
Name:  Name: Tonya L. Marshall 
Title:  Attorney-in-Fact 

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February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

February 27, 2014 

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 
Consolidated  Statements  of  Income  (Loss)  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012  and  period  from 

October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and 

period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 

Consolidated  Statements  of  Cash  Flows  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012  and  period  from 

October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
Schedule I - Summary of Investments - Other than Investments in Related Parties 
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant 
Schedule III - Supplementary Insurance Information 
Schedule IV - Reinsurance 

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F-4 

F-5 

F-6 
  F-7 
  F-41
  F-42
  F-45
  F-46

All other schedules and notes specified under Regulation S-X are omitted because they are either not applicable, not 
required or the information called for therein appears in response to the items in the Consolidated Financial Statements and 
the  related  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Ltd.  and  its  subsidiaries  listed  on  the 
above index.  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. as of December 31, 2013 
and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for years ended December 
31,  2013  and  2012  and  the  period  from  October  6,  2011  (date  of  incorporation)  to  December  31,  2011.  Our  audits  also 
included  the financial  statement  schedules  listed  in  the  Index  at  Item  15.  These financial  statements  and  schedules  are  the 
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and 
schedules based on our audits. 

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board  (United 
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial 
statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement. We were not  engaged  to perform  an  audit  of  the  Company’s  internal control 
over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing 
audit  procedures  that  are  appropriate  in  the  circumstances,  but  not  for  the  purpose  of  expressing  an  opinion  on  the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit 
also  includes  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements, 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial 
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred  to  above present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  consolidated  financial 
position of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the consolidated results of its operations and 
its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) 
to December 31, 2011, in conformity with  U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related 
financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in 
all material respects the information set forth therein. 

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd. 

Ernst & Young Ltd. 
Hamilton, Bermuda 
February 27, 2014 

F-2 

THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts)  

December 31,  
2013 

December 31, 
2012 

Assets 
Equity securities, trading, at fair value (cost - $824,723; 2012 - $450,766) .....................   $
Debt securities, trading, at fair value (cost - $408,754; 2012 - $249,110) ........................  
Other investments, at fair value ........................................................................................  
Total investments in securities and commodities..............................................................  
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................................................  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents ................................................................................  
Due from brokers ..............................................................................................................  
Securities purchased under an agreement to sell ..............................................................  
Derivative assets, at fair value ..........................................................................................  
Interest and dividends receivable ......................................................................................  
Reinsurance balances receivable .......................................................................................  
Deferred acquisition costs, net ..........................................................................................  
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable ...............................................................  
Other assets .......................................................................................................................  
Total assets ......................................................................................................................   $
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
Liabilities 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..........................................................................   $
Reinsurance balances payable ..........................................................................................  
Deposit liabilities ..............................................................................................................  
Unearned premium reserves .............................................................................................  
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves.......................................................................  
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value ................................................................  
Due to brokers...................................................................................................................  
Derivative liabilities, at fair value .....................................................................................  
Interest and dividends payable ..........................................................................................  
Total liabilities .................................................................................................................  
Commitments and contingent liabilities ...........................................................................  
Shareholders’ equity 
Preference shares (par value $0.10; authorized, 30,000,000; none issued) .......................  
Common shares (par value $0.10; authorized, 300,000,000; issued and outstanding, 

103,888,916 (2012: 78,432,132)) ..................................................................................  
Additional paid-in capital .................................................................................................  
Retained earnings ..............................................................................................................  
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders ......................................................  
Non-controlling interests ..................................................................................................  
Total shareholders’ equity .............................................................................................  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity......................................................................   $

954,111  $
441,424 
65,329 
1,460,864 
31,625 
193,577 
98,386 
38,147 
39,045 
2,615 
191,763 
91,193 
9,277 
3,398 
2,159,890  $

9,456  $
9,081 
120,946 
265,187 
134,331 
56,056 
44,870 
8,819 
748 
649,494 
— 

500,929 
279,331 
157,430 
937,690 
34,005 
77,627 
131,785 
60,408 
25,628 
2,088 
84,280 
45,383 
— 
3,123 
1,402,017 

5,278 
— 
50,446 
93,893 
67,271 
176,454 
66,107 
12,992 
1,255 
473,696 
— 

— 

— 

10,389 
1,055,690 
325,582 
1,391,661 
118,735 
1,510,396 
2,159,890  $

7,843 
762,430 
98,271 
868,544 
59,777 
928,321 
1,402,017 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are 
an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

F-3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation)  
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts) 

Revenues 
Gross premiums written ...........................................................................   $
Gross premiums ceded .............................................................................  
Net premiums written ..............................................................................  
Change in net unearned premium reserves ..............................................  
Net premiums earned ...............................................................................  
Net investment income ............................................................................  
Total revenues ..........................................................................................  
Expenses 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net .....................................  
Acquisition costs, net ...............................................................................  
General and administrative expenses .......................................................  
Total expenses .........................................................................................  
Income (loss) including non-controlling interests....................................  
Income attributable to non-controlling interests ......................................  
Net income (loss) ....................................................................................   $
Earnings (loss) per share 
Basic ........................................................................................................   $
Diluted .....................................................................................................   $
Weighted average number of common shares used in the 

determination of earnings (loss) per share 

2013 

2012 

2011 

401,937  $
(9,975) 
391,962 
(171,295) 
220,667 
253,203 
473,870 

139,812 
67,944 
33,036 
240,792 
233,078 
(5,767) 
227,311  $

190,374  $
— 
190,374 
(93,893) 
96,481 
136,422 
232,903 

80,306 
24,604 
27,376 
132,286 
100,617 
(1,216) 
99,401  $

2.58  $
2.54  $

1.26  $
1.26  $

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
1,130 
1,130 
(1,130)
— 
(1,130)

(0.01)
(0.01)

Basic ........................................................................................................  
Diluted .....................................................................................................  

  87,505,540 
  88,970,531 

78,432,132 
78,598,236 

  78,432,132 
  78,432,132 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are 
an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

F-4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) 
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts) 

2013 

2012 

2011 

Common shares 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................  
Issuance of common shares ...................................................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Common shares 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................   $
Issuance of common shares ...................................................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Additional paid-in capital 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................  
Issuance of common shares, net.............................................................  
Fair value of Founder and advisor warrants ...........................................  
Fair value of warrants qualifying as shareholders’ equity .....................  
Share compensation expense .................................................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Subscriptions receivable 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................  
Subscriptions due from shareholders .....................................................  
Receipt of subscriptions due from shareholders ....................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Retained earnings (deficit) 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................  
Net income (loss) ...................................................................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders ...........................  
Non-controlling interests 
Balance, beginning of period .................................................................  
Contributions .........................................................................................  
Distributions ..........................................................................................  
Income attributable to non-controlling interests ....................................  
Balance, end of period ...........................................................................  
Total shareholders’ equity .....................................................................   $

78,432,132 
25,456,784 
  103,888,916 

78,432,132 
— 
78,432,132 

— 
78,432,132 
78,432,132 

7,843  $
2,546 
10,389 

7,843  $
— 
7,843 

762,430 
283,460 
3,747 
(3,747) 
9,800 
1,055,690 

— 
— 
— 
— 

98,271 
227,311 
325,582 
1,391,661 

59,777 
88,320 
(35,129) 
5,767 
118,735 
1,510,396  $

756,219 
(197) 
— 
— 
6,408 
762,430 

(177,507) 
— 
177,507 
— 

(1,130) 
99,401 
98,271 
868,544 

— 
58,561 
— 
1,216 
59,777 
928,321  $

— 
7,843 
7,843 

— 
756,219 
13,627 
(13,627)
— 
756,219 

— 
(177,507)
— 
(177,507)

— 
(1,130)
(1,130)
585,425 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
585,425 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are 
an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the period from October 6, 2011 (incorporation date) 
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share and share amounts) 

Operating activities 
Net income (loss) ..................................................................................  $
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by 

(used in) operating activities 

 Share compensation expense ............................................................... 
Net unrealized gain on investments and derivatives ............................. 
Net realized gain on investments and derivatives ................................. 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount, net ..................... 
Changes in assets and liabilities: 
Reinsurance balances receivable ........................................................... 
Deferred acquisition costs, net .............................................................. 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable ................................... 
Other assets ........................................................................................... 
Interest and dividends receivable, net ................................................... 
Unearned premium reserves ................................................................. 
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves........................................... 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses .............................................. 
Reinsurance balances payable .............................................................. 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities .............................. 
Investing activities 
Purchases of investments ...................................................................... 
Proceeds from sales of investments ...................................................... 
Purchases of investments to cover short sales ...................................... 
Proceeds from short sales of investments ............................................. 
Change in due to/from brokers, net ....................................................... 
Increase (decrease) in securities purchased under an agreement to sell 
Non-controlling interest in investment affiliate .................................... 
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents .................................... 
Net cash used in investing activities ..................................................... 
Financing activities 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of costs ...................... 
Increase in deposit liabilities ................................................................. 
Non-controlling interest in Catastrophe Fund ....................................... 
Non-controlling interest in Catastrophe Fund Manager ........................ 
Net cash provided by financing activities ............................................. 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents ........................... 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ................................ 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ......................................  $
Supplementary information 
Interest paid in cash ..............................................................................  $

2013 

2012 

2011 

227,311  $

99,401  $

(1,130) 

9,800 
(78,950) 
(236,333) 
(262) 

(107,483) 
(45,810) 
(9,277) 
(275) 
(1,034) 
171,294 
67,060 
4,089 
9,081 
9,211 

(2,172,077) 
1,943,655 
(407,965) 
290,770 
12,162 
22,261 
29,588 
(115,950) 
(397,556) 

6,408 
(113,421) 
(55,632) 
(2,434) 

(84,280) 
(45,383) 
— 
(1,701) 
(833) 
93,893 
67,271 
4,157 
— 
(32,554) 

(2,317,234) 
1,521,110 
(535,443) 
729,182 
(65,678) 
(60,408) 
40,129 
(77,627) 
(765,969) 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
(1,420) 
— 
— 
— 
995 
— 
(1,555) 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

286,095 
70,500 
29,608 
(238) 
385,965 
(2,380) 
34,005 
31,625  $

158,593 
50,446 
19,646 
2 
228,687 
(569,836) 
603,841 
34,005  $

605,396 
— 
— 
— 
605,396 
603,841 
— 
603,841 

4,221  $

1,823  $

— 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are 
an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.  
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Expressed in United States Dollars) 

1. 

Organization 

Third  Point  Reinsurance  Ltd.  (the  “Company”)  was  incorporated  as  an exempted  company  under  the  laws  of  Bermuda  on 
October 6, 2011 and, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Third Point Re”), is a 
provider of global specialty property and casualty reinsurance products. Third Point Re was incorporated in Bermuda and is 
registered as a Class 4 insurer under the Insurance Act 1978, as amended, and related regulations (the “Act”). Third Point Re 
commenced reinsurance operations in January 2012.  

On  June 15,  2012,  Third  Point  Reinsurance  Opportunities  Fund  Ltd.  (the  “Catastrophe  Fund”),  Third  Point  Reinsurance 
Investment Management Ltd. (the “Catastrophe Fund Manager”), and Third Point Re Cat Ltd. (the “Catastrophe Reinsurer”) 
were  incorporated  in  Bermuda.  The  Company  subsequently  announced  a  strategic  arrangement  with  Hiscox  Insurance 
Company (Bermuda) Limited (“Hiscox”) to launch a collateralized catastrophe reinsurance underwriting fund management 
business. The Catastrophe Fund Manager, a Bermuda exempted company, is the investment manager of the Catastrophe Fund 
and  is  85%  owned  by  Third  Point  Re  and  15%  owned  by  Hiscox.  The  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  is  responsible  for  the 
investment and management of the Catastrophe Fund’s assets. The Catastrophe Fund is an exempted company incorporated 
in Bermuda and is open to both related party and third party investors. The Catastrophe Fund Manager also acts as manager 
of the Catastrophe Reinsurer and, in this capacity, is responsible for overseeing the underwriting and investment activities of 
the Catastrophe Reinsurer. The Catastrophe Reinsurer is a Bermuda exempted company and is licensed as a special purpose 
insurer under the Act.  

On August 2, 2012, the Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Third Point Re Marketing 
(UK)  Limited.  (“TPRUK”).  On  May  20,  2013,  TPRUK  was  licensed  as  an  insurance  intermediary  by  the  UK  Financial 
Conduct Authority.  

On August 20, 2013, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of 24,832,484 common shares at an offering 
price  of  $12.50  per  share.  The  net  proceeds  of  the  offering  were  $286.0  million,  after  deducting  offering  costs.  The 
Company’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TPRE”. 

These consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries 
and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. 
GAAP”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. 

2. 

Significant accounting policies 

The following is a summary of the significant accounting and reporting policies adopted by the Company:  

Use of estimates  

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates 
and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets 
and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during 
the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those  estimates.  The  major  estimates  reflected  in  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, estimates of 
written and earned premiums and fair value of financial instruments. 

Cash and restricted cash and cash equivalents  

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in banks and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturity 
dates of ninety days or less.  

Restricted  cash  and  cash  equivalents  consist  of  cash  held  in  trust  accounts  with  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  securing 
collateralized reinsurance contracts written and cash held with brokers securing letters of credit issued under credit facilities.  

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Premium revenue recognition  

The Company estimates the ultimate premiums for the entire contract period and records this estimate at the inception of the 
contract, to the extent that the amount of written premium is estimable. For contracts where the full written premium is not 
estimable at inception, the Company records written premium for the portion of the contract period for which the amount is 
estimable. These estimates are based primarily on information in the underlying contracts as well as information provided by 
clients and/or brokers.  

Premiums  written  are  earned  over  the  exposure  period  in  proportion  to  the  period  of  risk  covered.  Unearned  premiums 
represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the remaining term of the underlying policies in force.  

Premiums  for  retroactive  reinsurance  contracts,  where  the  Company  has  evaluated  and  concluded  that  risk  transfer  has 
occured, are earned at the inception of the contract, as all of the underlying loss events covered by these contracts occurred in 
the  past.  Any  underwriting  profit  at  inception  of  a  retroactive  reinsurance  contract  is  deferred  and  recognised  over  the 
estimated future payout of the loss and loss adjustment expenses reserves. Any underwriting loss at inception of a retroactive 
reinsurance contract is recognised immediately.  

Changes in premium estimates are expected and may result in adjustments in any reporting period. These estimates change 
over  time  as  additional  information  regarding  the  underlying  business  volume  is  obtained.  Any  subsequent  adjustments 
arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined.  

Reinsurance premiums ceded 

The Company reduces the risk of losses on business written by reinsuring certain risks and exposures with other reinsurers. 
The  Company  remains  liable  to  the  extent  that  any  retrocessionaire  fails  to  meet  its  obligations  and  to  the  extent  that  the 
Company  does  not  hold  sufficient  security  for  their  unpaid  obligations.  Ceded  premiums  are  written  during  the  period  in 
which  the  risks  incept  and  are  expensed  over  the  contract  period  in  proportion  to  the  period  of  risk  covered.  Unearned 
premiums ceded consist of the unexpired portion of reinsurance ceded. 

Deferred acquisition costs  

Acquisition costs consist of commissions, brokerage and excise taxes that are related directly to the successful acquisition of 
new or renewal reinsurance contracts. These costs are deferred and amortized over the period in which the related premiums 
are earned. The Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred acquisition costs by determining if the sum of future earned 
premiums  and  anticipated  investment  income  is  greater  than  expected  future  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  and 
acquisition costs. If a loss is probable on the unexpired portion of contracts in force, a premium deficiency loss is recognized. 
As of December 31, 2013, deferred acquisition costs are considered to be fully recoverable and no premium deficiency has 
been recorded.  

Acquisition  costs  also  include  profit  commissions  that  are  expensed  when  incurred.  Profit  commissions  are  calculated  and 
accrued based on the expected loss experience for contracts and recorded when the current loss estimate indicates that a profit 
commission is probable under the contract terms.  

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves  

The Company’s loss and loss adjustment expense reserves include case reserves and reserves for losses incurred but not yet 
reported (“IBNR reserves”). Case reserves are established for losses that have been reported, but not yet paid, based on loss 
reports from brokers and ceding companies. IBNR reserves represent the estimated loss and loss adjustment expenses that 
have  been  incurred  by  insureds  and  reinsureds  but  not  yet  reported  to  the  insurer  or  reinsurer,  including  unknown  future 
developments  on  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  which  are  known  to  the  insurer  or  reinsurer.  IBNR  reserves  are 
established by management based on actuarially determined estimates of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses.  

Inherent in the estimate of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses are expected trends in claim severity and frequency and 
other factors that may vary significantly as claims are settled. Accordingly, ultimate loss and loss adjustment expenses may 
differ materially from the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements. These estimates are reviewed regularly 
and, as experience develops and new information becomes known, the reserves are adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments, 
if any, are recorded in the consolidated statements of income (loss) in the period in which they become known.  

F-8 

Deposit liabilities  

Certain  contracts  do  not  transfer  sufficient  insurance  risk  and are  accounted  for  using  the  deposit  method  of  accounting. 
Management exercises judgment in determining whether contracts contain sufficient risk to be accounted for as reinsurance 
contracts. Using the deposit method of accounting, a deposit liability, rather than written premium, is initially recorded based 
upon the consideration received less any explicitly identified premiums or fees. In subsequent periods, the deposit liability is 
adjusted by calculating the effective yield on the deposit to reflect actual payments to date and future expected payments.  

Fair value measurement  

The  Company  determines  the  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  in  accordance  with  current  accounting  guidance,  which 
defines fair value and establishes a three level fair value hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs used in the valuation 
of an asset or liability. Fair  value is defined as the price that the Company would receive to sell an asset or would pay to 
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company determines 
the estimated fair value of each individual security utilizing the highest level inputs available.  

The  fair  value  of  the  Company’s  assets  and  liabilities,  which  qualify  as  financial  instruments,  approximates  the  carrying 
amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets.  

Investments  

The  Company’s  investments  are  classified  as  “trading  securities”  and  are  carried  at  fair  value  with  changes  in  fair  value 
included in earnings in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

The fair value of the Company’s investments are based on quoted market prices, or when such prices are not available, by 
reference  to  broker  or  underwriter  bid  indications  and/or  internal  pricing  valuation  techniques.  Investment  transactions  are 
recorded on a trade date basis with balances pending settlement included in due to/from brokers in the consolidated balance 
sheets.  

Realized gains and losses are determined using cost calculated on a specific identification basis. Dividends are recorded on 
the ex-dividend date. Income and expense are recorded on the accrual basis including interest and premiums amortized and 
discounts accreted.  

Derivatives 

Underwriting  

The Catastrophe Reinsurer enters into certain contracts under which the potential loss payments are triggered exclusively by 
reference to a specified index, such as an industry loss. These contracts are considered derivatives. The Company records the 
fair value of these contracts in derivative liabilities, at fair value, in the consolidated balance sheet. Changes in the fair value 
of these contracts are recorded in net investment income in the consolidated statement of income. 

Investments 

Derivative instruments within our investment assets managed by our investment manager Third Point LLC, are recorded in 
the  consolidated  balance  sheets  at  fair  value,  with  changes  in  fair  values  and  realized  gains  and  losses  recognised  in  net 
investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

Derivatives  serve  as  a  key  component  of  the  Company’s  investment  strategy  and  are  utilized  primarily  to  structure  the 
portfolio, or individual investments, and to economically match the investment objectives of the Company. The Company’s 
derivatives do not qualify as hedges for financial reporting purposes and are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets on a 
gross  basis  and  not  offset  against  any  collateral  pledged  or  received.  Pursuant  to  the  International  Swaps  and  Derivatives 
Association (“ISDA”) master agreements, securities lending agreements and other derivatives agreements, the Company and 
its counterparties typically have the ability to net certain payments owed to each other in specified circumstances. In addition, 
in  the  event  a  party  to  one  of  the  ISDA  master  agreements,  securities  lending  agreements  or  other  derivatives  agreements 
defaults, or a transaction is otherwise subject to termination, the non-defaulting party generally has the right to set off against 
payments owed to the defaulting party or collateral held by the non defaulting party. 

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The  Company  enters  into  derivative  contracts  to  manage  credit  risk,  interest  rate  risk,  currency  exchange  risk,  and  other 
exposure  risks.  The  Company  uses  derivatives  in  connection  with  its  risk-management  activities  to  economically  hedge 
certain risks and to gain exposure to certain investments. The utilization of derivative contracts also allows for an efficient 
means by which to trade certain asset classes.  

Fair values of derivatives are determined by using quoted market prices and counterparty quotes when available; otherwise 
fair  values  are  based  on  pricing  models  that  consider  the  time  value  of  money,  volatility,  and  the  current  market  and 
contractual prices of underlying financial instruments. 

Share-based compensation  

The  Company  accounts  for  its  share-based  compensation  transactions  using  the  fair  value  of  the  award  at  the  grant  date. 
Determining the fair value of share purchase options at the grant date requires estimation and judgment. The Company uses 
an option-pricing model (Black-Scholes) to calculate the fair value of share purchase options.  

For  share  purchase  options  granted  that  contain  both  a  service  and  performance  condition,  the  Company  recognizes  share 
compensation  expense  only  for  the  portion  of  the  options  that  are  considered  probable  of  being  exercised.  Share 
compensation for share purchase options considered probable of being exercised is expensed over the service (vesting) period 
on a graded vesting basis. The probability of share purchase options being exercised is evaluated at each reporting period. 
When  the  share  purchase  options  are  considered  probable  of  being  exercised,  the  Company  records  a  catch  up  of  share 
compensation  expense  from  the  grant  date  (service  inception  date  for  existing  options)  to  the  current  reporting  period  end 
based on the fair value of the options at the grant date. 

The Company measures grant date fair value for restricted share awards based on the price of its common shares at the grant 
date and the expense is recognised on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  

Warrants  

The Company accounts for certain warrant contracts issued to its Founders in conjunction with the initial capitalization of the 
Company, and which it may settle by using either the physical settlement or net-share settlement methods. The fair value of 
these  warrants  was  recorded  in  equity  as  additional  paid-in  capital.  The  fair  value  of  warrants  issued  are  estimated  on  the 
grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. 

The  Company  accounts  for  certain  warrant  contracts  issued  to  an  advisor,  where  services  have  been  received  by  the 
Company, in part, in exchange for equity instruments, based on the fair value of such services. The associated cost of these 
warrants has been recorded as capital raise costs and is included in additional paid in capital in the consolidated statements of 
shareholders’ equity.  

Offering costs 

Offering costs incurred in connection with the initial capital raise of the Company and the IPO, which included underwriters’ 
fees,  legal  and  accounting  fees,  printing  and  other  fees  have  been  deducted  from  the  gross  proceeds  of  the  offering.  The 
proceeds  from  the  issuance  of  shares  net  of  offering  costs  is  included  in  additional  paid  in  capital  in  the  consolidated 
statements of shareholders’ equity. 

Foreign currency transactions 

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded in U.S. dollars at the 
exchange  rate  in  effect  on  the  transaction  date.  Monetary  assets  and  liabilities  in  foreign  currencies  are  translated  at  the 
exchange  rates  in  effect  at  the  reporting  date  and  foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  are  included  in  the  consolidated 
statements of income (loss).  

Income taxes and uncertain tax positions 

Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not subject to any income or capital gains taxes. 
In the event that such taxes are imposed, the Company and its Bermuda subsidiaries would be exempted from any such taxes 
until  March  2035  pursuant  to  the  Tax  Assurance  Certificates  issued  to  such  entities  pursuant  to  the  Bermuda  Exempted 
Undertakings Tax Protection Act of 1966, as amended.  

As of December 31, 2013, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions. 

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Non-controlling interests  

The Company consolidates the results of entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company records the 
portion of shareholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests as a separate line within shareholders’ equity in the 
consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  Company  records  the  portion  of  income  attributable  to  non-controlling  interests  as  a 
separate line within the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

Earnings per share  

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding 
during  the  period.  The  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  excludes  any  dilutive  effect  of  outstanding  warrants, 
options  and  convertible  securities  such  as  unvested  restricted  shares.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  is  based  on  the  weighted 
average number of common shares and share equivalents including any dilutive effects of warrants, options and other awards 
under share plans and are determined using the treasury stock method. U.S. GAAP requires that unvested share awards that 
contain  non-forfeitable  rights  to  dividends  or  dividend  equivalents,  whether  paid  or  unpaid  (referred  to  as  ‘‘participating 
securities”), be included in the number of shares outstanding for both basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. The 
Company treats its unvested restricted shares as participating securities. In the event of a net loss, the participating securities 
are excluded from the calculation of both basic and diluted loss per share.  

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company determined that it had incorrectly calculated diluted earnings per share for 
the prior periods, which resulted in an understatement of diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share was correctly 
presented for the prior periods. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 
and  2012  and  for  the  period  from  October  6,  2011  (incorporation  date)  to  December  31,  2011  correctly  present  diluted 
earnings  per  share  and  the  weighted  average  number  of  dilutive  shares  outstanding.  The  following  tables  summarize  the 
correct diluted earnings per share amounts and weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding amounts for the prior 
periods. 

March 31, 
2012 

June 30, 
2012 (1)

September 
30, 2012

March 31,  
2013 

June 30, 
2013 

September
 30, 2013

Three months ended
December 
31, 2012
(unaudited) 

Diluted EPS (as originally reported): ..............   $ 
Diluted EPS (as corrected): .............................   $ 

0.35  $
0.38  $

(0.40) $
(0.40) $

0.45  $
0.50  $

0.69  $
0.76  $

0.85  $ 
0.93  $ 

0.30 $
0.33 $

0.46
0.51

Weighted Average Number of Dilutive 
Shares Outstanding (as originally 
reported): .....................................................     85,335,404 

Weighted Average Number of Dilutive 

  78,432,132 

  87,888,983    87,866,613    87,777,462    87,895,953   100,176,416

Shares Outstanding (as corrected): .............     78,432,132 

  78,432,132 

  78,551,830    78,820,844    79,083,675    79,254,268  

90,915,805

Six months ended

Nine months ended

June 30, 
2012 (1)

June 30, 
2013

September
 30, 2012

September
 30, 2013

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Year ended  
December  
31, 2012 
(audited) 

Diluted EPS (as originally reported): ............... 
Diluted EPS (as corrected): .............................. 

$ 
$ 

(0.01)  $
(0.01)  $

1.15 
1.26 

$
$

0.44 
0.49 

$
$

1.59 
1.75 

$ 
$ 

1.14 
1.26 

Weighted Average Number of Dilutive 
Shares Outstanding (as originally 
reported): ...................................................... 

Weighted Average Number of Dilutive 

78,432,132 

  87,836,378 

  87,031,196 

  92,438,629 

  87,253,760 

Shares Outstanding (as corrected): .............. 

  78,432,132 

  79,147,972 

  78,492,979 

  83,453,834 

  78,598,236 

(1)  Prior periods with a net loss correctly presented diluted earnings per share. 

F-11 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leases  

Leases in which substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating 
leases.  Payments  made  under  operating  leases  (net  of  any  incentives  received  from  the  lessor)  are  recognised  in  the 
consolidated statements of income (loss) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  

Comprehensive income  

The Company has no comprehensive income other than net income disclosed in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

Segment information  

Under U.S. GAAP, operating segments are based on the internal information that management uses for allocating resources 
and  assessing  performance  of  the  Company.  The  Company  reports  two  operating  segments  –  Property and  Casualty 
Reinsurance  and  Catastrophe  Risk  Management.  The  Company  also  has  a  corporate  function  that  includes  the  Company’s 
investment results and certain general and administrative expenses related to its corporate activities.  

Recently issued accounting standards  

Issued and effective as of December 31, 2013  

In  January  2013,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No. 2013-01,  Clarifying  the  Scope  of  Disclosures  about 
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2013-01). The objective of ASU 2013-01 is to address implementation issues about 
the  scope  of  ASU  2011-11,  Disclosures  about  Offsetting  Assets  and  Liabilities.  The  amendments  clarify  that  the  scope  of 
ASU  2011-11  applies  to  derivatives,  including  bifurcated  embedded  derivatives,  repurchase  agreements  and  reverse 
repurchase  agreements,  and  securities  borrowing  and  securities  lending  transactions.  Entities  with  other  types  of  financial 
assets and financial liabilities subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement also are affected because these 
amendments  make  them  no  longer  subject  to  the  disclosure  requirements  in  ASU  2011-11.  ASU  2013-01  is  effective  for 
interim  and  annual  periods  beginning  on  or  after  January 1,  2013.  The  Company  has  included  the  required  disclosures  in 
Note 9 of notes to consolidated financial statements. 

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). The 
objective of ASU 2013-02 is to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 
is effective for periods subsequent to December 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s 
consolidated financial statements. 

Issued but not yet effective as of December 31, 2013  

In  June  2013,  the  FASB  issued  Accounting  Standards  Update  No.  2013-08,  Financial  Services  -  Investment  Companies  - 
Amendments  to  the  Scope,  Measurement,  and  Disclosure  Requirements  (ASU  2013-08).  The  amendments  in  this  update 
change  the  assessment  of  whether  an  entity  is  an  investment  company  by  developing  a  new  two-tiered  approach  for  that 
assessment,  which  requires  an  entity  to  possess  certain  fundamental  characteristics  while  allowing  judgment  in  assessing 
other typical characteristics. The new approach requires an entity to assess all of the characteristics of an investment company 
and  consider  its  purpose  and  design  to  determine  whether  it  is  an  investment  company.  ASU  2013-08  is  effective 
prospectively  for  periods  subsequent  to  December  15,  2013.  Early  adoption  is  prohibited.  The  Company  is  currently 
evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated 
financial statements.  

3. 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:  

Restricted cash securing collateralized reinsurance contracts written by the  

Catastrophe Reinsurer .....................................................................................................  $

Restricted cash securing credit facilities ............................................................................. 

  $

93,014  $

100,563 
193,577  $

12,844 
64,783 
77,627 

  December 31, 

2013 

  December 31,   
2012 

($ in thousands)

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4. 

Reinsurance premiums ceded 

The  Company  from  time  to  time  purchases  retrocessional  coverage  for  one  or  more  of  the  following  reasons:  to 
manage its overall exposure, to reduce its net liability on individual risks, to obtain additional underwriting capacity and to 
balance its underwriting portfolio. Additionally, retrocession can be used as a mechanism to share the risks and rewards of 
business  written  and  therefore  can  be  used  as  a  tool  to  align  the  Company’s interests  with  those  of  its counterparties.  The 
Company currently has coverage that provides for recovery of a portion of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred on one 
crop contract. Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable from the retrocessionaires are recorded as assets. For the year 
ended December 31, 2013, loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred and reported on the consolidated statements of income 
(loss) are net of loss and loss expenses recovered of $9.3 million. Retrocession contracts do not relieve the Company from its 
obligations to the insureds. Failure of retrocessionaires to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company. As of 
December 31,  2013,  the  Company  had  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  recoverable  of  $9.3  million  with  one 
retrocessionaire  who  was  rated  “A  (Excellent)”  by  A.M.  Best  Company.  The  Company  regularly  evaluates  the  financial 
condition of its retrocessionaires to assess the ability of the retrocessionaires to honor their obligations.  

5. 

Investments 

The  Company’s  investments  are  managed  by  its  investment  manager,  Third  Point  LLC  (“Third  Point  LLC”  or  the 
“Investment  Manager”),  under  a  long-term  investment  management  contract.  The  Company  directly  owns  the  investments 
which are held in a separate account and managed by Third Point LLC. The following is a summary of the separate account 
managed by Third Point LLC: 

Assets 
Total investments in securities and commodities..........................................................  $
Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................................ 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................ 
Due from brokers .......................................................................................................... 
Securities purchased under an agreement to sell .......................................................... 
Derivative assets ........................................................................................................... 
Interest and dividends receivable .................................................................................. 
Other assets ................................................................................................................... 
Total assets ..................................................................................................................  $
Liabilities and non-controlling interest 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ......................................................................  $
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value ............................................................ 
Due to brokers............................................................................................................... 
Derivative liabilities ...................................................................................................... 
Interest and dividends payable ...................................................................................... 
Non-controlling interest ................................................................................................ 
Total liabilities and non-controlling interest ................................................................. 
Total net investments managed by Third Point LLC ..............................................  $

December 31, 
2013 

  December 31, 

2012 

($ in thousands)

1,460,864  $ 
869 
100,563 
98,386 
38,147 
39,045 
2,604 
933 
1,741,411  $ 

1,759  $ 
56,056 
44,870 
8,819 
748 
69,717 
181,969 
1,559,442  $ 

937,690 
4 
64,783 
131,785 
60,408 
25,628 
2,088 
829 
1,223,215 

825 
176,454 
66,107 
12,992 
1,255 
40,129 
297,762 
925,453 

The Company’s Investment Manager has a formal valuation policy that sets forth the pricing methodology for investments to 
be  used  in  determining  the  fair  value  of  each  security  in  the  Company’s  portfolio.  The  valuation  policy  is  updated  and 
approved at least on an annual basis by Third Point LLC’s valuation committee (the “Committee”), which is comprised of 
officers and employees who are senior business management personnel of Third Point LLC. The Committee meets monthly. 
The Committee’s role is to review and verify the propriety and consistency of the valuation methodology to determine the 
fair value of investments. The Committee also reviews any due diligence performed and approves any changes to current or 
potential external pricing vendors.  

The fair values of investments are estimated using prices obtained from either third-party pricing services or dealer quotes. 
The  methodology  for  valuation  is  generally  determined  based  on  the  investment’s  asset  class  as  per  the  Company’s 
Investment Manager valuation policy. For investments that the Company is unable to obtain fair values from a pricing service 
or broker, fair values are estimated using information obtained from the Company’s Investment Manager.  

F-13 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities  and  commodities  listed  on  a  national  securities  or  commodities  exchange  or  quoted  on  NASDAQ  are  valued  at 
their last sales price as of the last business day of the period. Listed securities with no reported sales on such date and over-
the-counter (“OTC”) securities are valued at their last closing  bid price if held long by the Company, and last closing ask 
price  if  held  short  by  the  Company.  As  of  December 31,  2013,  securities  valued  at  $483.2  million  (December 31,  2012  - 
$248.4 million), representing 33.1% (December 31, 2012 – 26.5%) of investments in securities and commodities, and $41.0 
million (December 31, 2012 - $68.8 million), representing 73.1% (December 31, 2012 – 39.0%) of securities sold, not yet 
purchased, are valued based on dealer quotes or other quoted market prices for similar securities.  

Private  securities  are  not  registered  for  public  sale  and  are  carried  at  an  estimated  fair  value  at  the  end  of  the  period,  as 
determined by the Company’s Investment Manager. Valuation techniques used by the Company’s Investment Manager may 
include market approach, last transaction analysis, liquidation analysis and/or using discounted cash flow models where the 
significant inputs could include but are not limited to additional rounds of equity financing, financial metrics such as revenue 
multiples  or  price-earnings  ratio,  discount  rates  and  other  factors.  In  addition,  the  Company  or  the  Company’s  Investment 
Manager  may  employ  third  party  valuation firms  to  conduct  separate  valuations  of  such  private  securities.  The  third  party 
valuation  firms  provide  the  Company  or  the  Company’s  Investment  Manager  with  a  written  report  documenting  their 
recommended valuation as of the determination date for the specified investments.  

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $3.3 million (December 31, 2012 - $2.8 million) of private securities fair valued 
by  a  third  party  valuation  firm  using  information  obtained  from  the  Company’s  Investment  Manager.  Private  securities 
represented less than 1% of total investments in securities. The actual value at which these securities could actually be sold or 
settled with a willing buyer or seller may differ from the Company’s estimated fair values depending on a number of factors 
including, but not limited to, current and future economic conditions, the quantity sold or settled, the presence of an active 
market and the availability of a willing buyer or seller.  

The Company’s derivatives are recorded at fair value, and are included in the consolidated balance sheet in derivative assets 
and derivative liabilities. The Company values exchange-traded derivatives at their last sales price on the exchange where it 
is primarily traded. OTC derivatives, which include swap, option, swaption, forward, future and contract for differences, are 
valued by third party sources when available; otherwise, fair values are obtained from counterparty quotes that are based on 
pricing  models  that  consider  the  time  value  of  money,  volatility,  and  the  current  market  and  contractual  prices  of  the 
underlying financial instruments.  

As  an  extension  of  its  underwriting  activities,  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  has  sold  derivative  instruments  that  provide 
reinsurance-like protection to third parties for specific loss events associated with certain lines of business. These derivatives 
are  recorded  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  at  fair  value,  with  the  offset  recorded  in  net  investment  income  in  the 
consolidated  statements  of  income  (loss).  These  contracts  are  valued  on  the  basis  of  models  developed  by  the  Company, 
which approximates fair value. 

The  Company’s  holdings  in  asset-backed  securities  (“ABS”)  are  substantially  invested  in  residential  mortgage-backed 
securities (“RMBS”). The balance of the ABS positions was held in commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized 
debt obligations and student loan asset-backed securities. These investments are valued using dealer quotes or a recognised 
third-party pricing vendor. All of these classes of ABS are sensitive to changes in interest rates and any resulting change in 
the rate at which borrowers sell their properties, refinance, or otherwise pre-pay their loans. Investors in these classes of ABS 
may be exposed to the credit risk of underlying borrowers not being able to make timely payments on loans or the likelihood 
of borrowers defaulting on their loans. In addition, investors may be exposed to significant market and liquidity risks.  

The Company values its investments in limited partnerships at fair value, which is estimated based on the Company’s share 
of the net asset value of the limited partnerships as provided by the investment managers of the underlying investment funds. 
The resulting net gains or net losses are reflected in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

The  Company  performs  several  processes  to  ascertain  the  reasonableness  of  the  valuation  of  all  of  the  Company’s 
investments comprising the Company’s investment portfolio, including securities that are categorized as Level 2 and Level 3 
within the fair value hierarchy. These processes include i) obtaining and reviewing weekly and monthly investment portfolio 
reports from the Investment Manager, ii) obtaining and reviewing monthly Net Asset Value (“NAV”) and investment return 
reports received directly from the Company’s third-party fund administrator which are compared to the reports noted in (i), 
and iii) monthly update discussions with the Company’s Investment Manager regarding the investment portfolio, including, 
their process for reviewing and validating pricing obtained from outside service providers.  

For  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012,  there  were  no  changes  in  the  valuation  techniques  as  it  relates  to  the 
above. 

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Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rates of exchange. Transactions 
during  the  period  are  translated  at  the  rate  of  exchange  prevailing  on  the  date  of  the  transaction.  The  Company  does  not 
isolate that portion of the net investment income resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments, dividends 
and interest from  the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of securities and derivatives held. Periodic payments 
received or paid on swap agreements are recorded as realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Such fluctuations are 
included within net investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, including a three-level hierarchy for fair 
value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. The three-level hierarchy 
of inputs is summarized below:  

• 

• 

• 

Level 1 – Quoted prices available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting date. 

Level 2 – Observable inputs to the valuation methodology other than unadjusted quoted market prices for identical 
assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 inputs include, but are not limited to, prices quoted for similar assets or 
liabilities in active markets/ exchanges, prices quoted for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are 
not active and fair values determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. 

Level 3 – Pricing inputs unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, market 
activity  for  the  investment.  The  inputs  applied  in  the  determination  of  fair  value  require  significant  management 
judgment and estimation. 

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based 
on market data obtained from sources other than those of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the 
reporting  entity’s  own  assumptions  about  the  assumptions  market  participants  would  use  in  pricing  the  asset  or  liability 
developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.  

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, 
an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement.  The  Company’s  assessment  of  the  significance  of  a  particular  input  to  the  fair  value  measurement  in  its 
entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment.  

The key inputs for corporate, government and sovereign bond valuation are coupon frequency, coupon rate and underlying 
bond spread. The key inputs for asset-backed securities are yield, probability of default, loss severity and prepayment.  

Key inputs for over-the-counter (“OTC”) valuations vary based on the type of underlying security on which the contract was 
written:  

• 

• 

• 

The  key  inputs  for  most  OTC  option  contracts  include  notional,  strike  price,  maturity,  payout  structure,  current 
foreign exchange forward and spot rates, current market price of underlying and volatility of underlying. 

The key  inputs  for  most  forward  contracts  include  notional,  maturity,  forward  rate, spot rate, various  interest  rate 
curves and discount factor. 

The  key  inputs  for  swap  valuation  will  vary  based  on  the  type  of  underlying  on  which  the  contract  was  written. 
Generally,  the  key  inputs  for most  swap  contracts  include  notional,  swap  period,  fixed  rate,  credit  or  interest  rate 
curves, current market or spot price of the underlying and the volatility of the underlying. 

F-15 

The  following  tables  present  the  Company’s  investments,  categorized  by  the  level  of  the  fair  value  hierarchy  as  of 
December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

December 31, 2013 

Quoted prices in
active markets 
(Level 1) 

Significant other 
observable inputs
(Level 2) 

Significant 
unobservable 
inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

Assets 
Equity securities ..........................................................  $
Private common equity securities ................................ 
Total equities ............................................................... 
Asset-backed securities ................................................ 
Bank debts ................................................................... 
Corporate bonds ........................................................... 
Municipal bonds .......................................................... 
Sovereign debt ............................................................. 
Total debt securities ..................................................... 
Investments in limited partnerships ............................. 
Options ........................................................................ 
Rights and warrants ..................................................... 
Trade claims ................................................................ 
Total other investments ................................................ 
Derivative assets .......................................................... 
Total assets .................................................................  $
Liabilities 
Equity securities ..........................................................  $
Sovereign debt ............................................................. 
Corporate bonds ........................................................... 
Options ........................................................................ 
Total securities sold, not yet purchased ....................... 
Derivative liabilities..................................................... 
Total liabilities ...........................................................  $

839,903  $
— 
839,903 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
6,284 
1 
— 
6,285 
321 
846,509  $

5,207  $
— 
— 
4,714 
9,921 
441 
10,362  $

($ in thousands) 
17,914  $
94,282 
112,196 
325,133 
8,017 
82,139 
10,486 
10,639 
436,414 
29,286 
6,785 
— 
17,681 
53,752 
38,724 
641,086  $

—  $

37,592 
3,372 
5,171 
46,135 
8,378 
54,513  $

—  $

857,817 
96,294 
954,111 
325,533 
8,017 
86,749 
10,486 
10,639 
441,424 
34,578 
13,069 
1 
17,681 
65,329 
39,045 
12,314  $ 1,499,909 

2,012 
2,012 
400 
— 
4,610 
— 
— 
5,010 
5,292 
— 
— 
— 
5,292 
— 

—  $
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
—  $

5,207 
37,592 
3,372 
9,885 
56,056 
8,819 
64,875 

December 31, 2012 

Quoted prices in
active markets  
(Level 1) 

Significant other 
observable inputs 
(Level 2) 

Significant 
unobservable 
inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

Assets 
Equity securities ..........................................................  $
Private common equity securities ................................ 
Total equities ............................................................... 
Asset-backed securities ................................................ 
Bank debts ................................................................... 
Corporate bonds ........................................................... 
Sovereign debt ............................................................. 
Total debt securities ..................................................... 
Investments in limited partnerships ............................. 
Commodities ................................................................ 
Options ........................................................................ 
Trade claims ................................................................ 
Total other investments ................................................ 
Derivative assets .......................................................... 
Total assets .................................................................  $
Liabilities 
Equity securities ..........................................................  $
Sovereign debt ............................................................. 
Corporate bonds ........................................................... 
Options ........................................................................ 
Total securities sold, not yet purchased ....................... 
Derivative liabilities..................................................... 
Total liabilities ...........................................................  $

496,473  $
— 
496,473 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
51,093 
3,191 
— 
54,284 
1,025 
551,782  $

104,308 
— 
— 
3,259 
107,567 
10 
107,577  $

($ in thousands) 
1,699 
— 
1,699 
191,401 
22,531 
56,814 
7,485 
278,231 
91,287 
— 
276 
11,583 
103,146 
24,603 
407,679  $

— 
59,918 
8,924 
45 
68,887 
12,982 
81,869  $

— 
2,757 
2,757 
— 
54 
1,046 
— 
1,100 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3,857 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

$

$

$

$

498,172 
2,757 
500,929 
191,401 
22,585 
57,860 
7,485 
279,331 
91,287 
51,093 
3,467 
11,583 
157,430 
25,628 
963,318 

104,308 
59,918 
8,924 
3,304 
176,454 
12,992 
189,446 

During  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012,  the  Company  made  no  significant  reclassifications  of  assets  or 
liabilities between Levels 1 and 2.  

F-16 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The  following  table  presents  the  reconciliation  for  all  investments  measured  at  fair  value  using  significant  unobservable 
inputs (Level 3) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

January 1, 
2013 

Transfers in 
to (out of) 
Level 3

  Purchases

Sales
($ in thousands)

Realized and 
Unrealized 
Gains 
(Losses) (1) 

December 31,
2013

Assets 
Asset-backed securities ........    $
Bank debt .............................   
Corporate bonds ...................   
Private common equity 

—  $ 
54   
1,046   

133  $
(54)   
— 

552  $
— 
4,094 

(12) $
— 
(1,392)  

securities ...........................   

2,757   

(2,757)   

2,031 

— 

(273)  $
— 
862 

(19)   

400 
— 
4,610 

2,012 

Investments in limited 

partnerships ......................   

Liabilities 
Derivative liabilities .............    $

  $

—   
3,857  $ 

— 
(2,678)  $

(342)  
4,690 
11,367  $ (1,746) $

944 
1,514  $

5,292 
12,314 

—  $ 

—  $

—  $ (4,335) $

4,335  $

— 

January 1, 
2012 

Transfers in to
(out of) 
Level 3 

  Purchases

Sales 

($ in thousands)

Realized and 
Unrealized 
Gains 
(Losses) (1) 

December 31,
2012 

Assets 
Corporate bonds ...................    $
Bank debt .............................   
Private common equity 

securities ...........................   
Trade claims ........................   
Total assets .........................    $

—  $ 
—   

—   
—   
—  $ 

1,093  $
109 

5,450 
20 
6,672  $

—  $
— 

(488)  $
(8)   

(2,401)   
— 
— 
(22)   
—  $ (2,919)  $

441  $
(47)   

(292)   
2   
104  $

1,046 
54 

2,757 
— 
3,857 

(1)  Total change in realized and unrealized gain (loss) recorded on Level 3 financial instruments are included in net investment income in 

the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

Total  unrealized  gains  related  to  fair  value  assets  using  significant  unobservable  inputs  (Level 3)  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2013 was $1.0 million (December 31, 2012 - $(0.7) million).  

For assets and liabilities that were transferred into Level 3 during the period, gains (losses) are presented as if the assets or 
liabilities  had  been  transferred  into  Level  3  at  the  beginning  of  the  period;  similarly,  for  assets  and  liabilities  that  were 
transferred out of Level 3 during the year, gains (losses) are presented as if the assets or liabilities had been transferred out of 
Level 3 at the beginning of the year. The Company held no Level 3 investments where quantitative unobservable inputs are 
produced by the Company itself when measuring fair value.  

6. Securities purchased under an agreement to sell  

The Company may enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with financial institutions in which the financial 
institution agrees to resell or repurchase and the Company agrees to repurchase or resell such securities at a mutually agreed 
price upon maturity. As of December 31, 2013, the Company held outstanding reverse repurchase agreements valued at $38.1 
million (December 31, 2012 - $60.4 million). As of December 31, 2013, the total value of securities received as collateral by 
the  Company  was  $37.6  million  (December 31,  2012  -  $60.0  million).  As  the  Company  held  only  reverse  repurchase 
agreements as of December 31, 2013, these positions are not impacted by master netting agreements. Interest expense and 
income related to these transactions are included in interest payable and receivable in the consolidated balance sheets. For the 
year ended December 31, 2013, foreign currency gains of $1.9 million (2012 – gains of $0.6 million) on reverse repurchase 
agreements  are  included  in  net  investment  income  in  the  consolidated  statements  of  income  (loss).  Generally,  reverse 
repurchase agreements mature within 30 to 90 days.  

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7. 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value 

Securities sold, not yet purchased are securities that the Company has sold, but does not own, in anticipation of a decline in 
the  fair  value  of  the  security.  The  Company’s  risk  is  that  the  value  of  the  security  will  increase  rather  than  decline. 
Consequently, the settlement amount of the liability for securities sold, not yet purchased may exceed the amount recorded in 
the consolidated balance sheet as the Company is obligated to purchase the securities sold, not yet purchased in the market at 
prevailing prices to settle its obligations. To sell a security sold, not yet purchased, the Company needs to borrow the security 
for  delivery  to  the  buyer.  On  each  day  that  the  transaction  is  open,  the liability  for  the  obligation  to  replace  the  borrowed 
security  is  marked-to-market  and  an  unrealized  gain  or  loss  is  recorded.  At  the  time  that  the  transaction  is  closed,  the 
Company  realizes  a  gain  or  loss  equal  to  the  difference  between  the  price  at  which  the  security  was  sold  and  the  cost  of 
replacing the borrowed security. While the transaction is open, the Company will also incur an expense for any dividends or 
interest that will be paid to the lender of the securities.  

8. 

Due from/to brokers 

The  Company  holds  substantially  all  of  its  investments  through  its  prime  brokers  pursuant  to  various  agreements  between 
Third Point LLC and each prime broker. The brokerage arrangements differ from broker to broker, but generally cash and 
investments  in  securities  balances  are  available  as  collateral  against  investment  in  securities  sold,  not  yet  purchased  and 
derivative positions, if required.  

Margin debt balances are collateralized by cash held by the prime brokers and certain of the Company’s securities. Margin 
interest was paid either at the daily broker call rate or based on LIBOR.  

Due  from/to  brokers  include  cash  balances  maintained  with  the  Company’s  prime  brokers,  receivables  and  payables  from 
unsettled  trades  and  proceeds  from  securities  sold,  not  yet  purchased.  In  addition,  due  from  and  to  brokers  includes  cash 
collateral received and posted from OTC and repurchase agreement counterparties. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s 
due  from/to  brokers  includes  a  total  non-U.S.  currency  payable  balance  of  $268.5  million  (December 31,  2012  -  $90.8 
million).  

F-18 

9. 

Derivatives 

The following tables identify the listing currency, fair value and notional amounts of derivative instruments included in the 
consolidated balance sheets, categorized by primary underlying risk. Balances are presented on a gross basis.  

Derivative Assets by Primary Underlying Risk 
Commodity Price 
Commodity Future Options - Purchased ............................... 
Credit 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased ....................... 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Sold ................................ 
Equity Price 
Contracts for Differences - Long Contracts .......................... 
Contracts for Differences - Short Contracts .......................... 
Total Return Swaps - Long Contracts ................................... 
Total Return Swaps - Short Contracts................................... 
Interest Rates 
Bond Futures - Short Contracts ............................................ 
Interest Rate Swaps .............................................................. 
Interest Rate Swaptions ........................................................ 
Treasury Futures - Short Contracts ....................................... 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates 
Foreign Currency Forward.................................................... 
Foreign Currency Options - Purchased ................................. 
Total Derivative Assets ....................................................... 

Derivative Liabilities by Primary Underlying Risk 
Commodity Price 
Commodity Future Options - Sold ......................................... 
Credit 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased ........................ 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Sold ................................. 
Equity Price 
Contracts for Differences - Long Contracts ........................... 
Contracts for Differences - Short Contracts ........................... 
Total Return Swaps - Long Contracts .................................... 
Total Return Swaps - Short Contracts.................................... 
Index 
Index Futures - Short Contracts ............................................. 
Interest Rates 
Bond Futures - Short Contracts ............................................. 
Interest Rate Swaps ............................................................... 
Interest Rate Swaptions ......................................................... 
Treasury Futures - Short Contracts ........................................ 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates 
Foreign Currency Forward..................................................... 
Foreign Currency Options - Sold ........................................... 
Total Derivative Liabilities ................................................. 

Listing currency (1)

USD 

USD 
USD 

  CHF/EUR/GBP/USD   
NOK 
BRL/JPY/USD 
USD 

JPY 
EUR 
EUR/JPY/USD 
USD 

As of December 31, 2013 
Fair Value 
($ in thousands) 

$ 

256 

$ 

15,397 
1,157 

10,549 
67 
2,950 
3 

212 
182 
1,269 
108 

Notional Amounts (2) 

12,325 

109,520 
9,557 

62,847 
2,758 
68,044 
290 

40,847 
212,594 
54,884 
6,544 

59,925 
240,062 
880,197 

  AUD/CAD/JPY/TRY   
USD 

1,332 
5,563 
39,045 

$ 

$ 

Listing currency (1)

Fair Value 
($ in thousands) 

Notional Amounts (2) 

USD 

$ 

148 

$ 

EUR/USD 
USD 

EUR 
DKK 
BRL/JPY/USD 
USD 

USD 

EUR/USD 
USD/JPY 
USD 

EUR/GBP 
USD 

2,634 
348 

66 
425 
1,385 
140 

441 

— 
821 
174 
— 

709 
1,528 
8,819 

$ 

$ 

35,484 

59,446 
875 

14,607 
7,253 
24,807 
5,037 

8,888 

— 
465,560 
99,587 
— 

189,030 
178,476 
1,089,050 

(1)  USD = US dollar, JPY = Japanese yen, EUR = Euro, GBP = British pound, BRL = Brazilian real, NOK = Norwegian krone, AUD = Australian dollar, 

DKK = Danish krone, CAD = Canadian dollar, CHF = Swiss franc, TRY = Turkish lira 

(2)  The  absolute  notional  exposure  represents  the  Company’s  derivative  activity  as  of  December 31,  2013,  which  is  representative  of  the  volume  of 

derivatives held during the period. 

F-19 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Assets by Primary Underlying Risk 
Commodity Price 
Commodity Future - Short Contracts ..................................... 
Credit 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased ........................ 
Equity Price 
Contracts for Differences - Long Contracts ........................... 
Total Return Swaps - Long Contracts .................................... 
Total Return Swaps - Short Contracts.................................... 
Interest Rates 
Bond Futures - Short Contracts ............................................. 
Interest Rate Swaps ............................................................... 
Interest Rate Swaptions ......................................................... 
Treasury Futures - Short Contracts ........................................ 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates 
Foreign Currency Forward..................................................... 
Foreign Currency Options - Purchased .................................. 
Total Derivative Assets ........................................................ 

Derivative Liabilities by Primary Underlying Risk
Commodity Price 
Commodity Future Options - Purchased ................................ 
Credit 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased ........................ 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Sold ................................. 
Equity Price 
Contracts for Differences - Long Contracts ........................... 
Contracts for Differences - Short Contracts ........................... 
Total Return Swaps - Long Contracts .................................... 
Total Return Swaps - Short Contracts.................................... 
Interest Rates 
Interest Rate Swaps ............................................................... 
Interest Rate Swaptions ......................................................... 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates 
Foreign Currency Forward..................................................... 
Foreign Currency Options - Sold ........................................... 
Total Derivative Liabilities ................................................. 

Listing currency (1)

As of December 31, 2012 

Fair Value
($ in thousands) 

Notional Amounts (2)

USD 

$ 

212 

$ 

JPY/USD 

14,176 

EUR/GBP/USD 
BRL/USD 
HKD 

JPY 
EUR 
EUR/JPY/USD 
USD 

CAD/JPY/USD 
EUR/USD 

4,913 
246 
(65) 

248 
156 
584 
564 

2,090 
2,504 
25,628 

$ 

$ 

5,363 

69,059 

40,454 
13,710 
179 

43,108 
6,569 
584 
64,819 

57,549 
2,504 
303,898 

Listing currency (1)

Fair Value
($ in thousands) 

Notional Amounts (2)

USD 

$ 

10 

$ 

EUR/JPY/USD 
USD 

EUR/GBP/USD 
EUR 
BRL/JPY/USD 
HKD/USD 

JPY/USD 
USD 

EUR/GBP/USD 
USD 

10,458 
212 

710 
29 
467 
38 

539 
— 

211 
318 
12,992 

$ 

$ 

17 

37,567 
438 

9,016 
1,513 
24,499 
1,014 

478,730 
— 

41,334 
318 
594,446 

(1)  USD  =  US  dollar,  JPY  =  Japanese  yen,  EUR  =  Euro,  GBP  =  British  pound,  BRL  =  Brazilian  real,  HKD  =  Hong  Kong  dollar,  NOK  =  Norwegian 

krone, AUD = Australian dollar, DKK = Danish krone, CAD = Canadian dollar, CHF = Swiss Franc 

(2)  The  absolute  notional  exposure  represents  the  Company’s  derivative  activity  as  of  December 31,  2012,  which  is  representative  of  the  volume  of 

derivatives held during the period. 

F-20 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following table sets forth, by major risk type, the Company’s realized and unrealized gains (losses) relating to derivative 
trading activities for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. These realized and unrealized gains (losses) are included 
in net investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

December 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

Realized Gain
(Loss)

Unrealized Gain
(Loss)*

Realized Gain 
(Loss) 

Unrealized Gain
(Loss)*

($ in thousands) 

Primary Underlying Risk 
Commodity Price 
Commodities Futures - Long Contracts ............................  $
Commodities Futures - Short Contracts ............................   
Commodity Future Options - Purchased ...........................   
Commodity Future Options - Sold ....................................   
Credit 
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased ...................   
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Sold ............................   
Equity Price 
Contracts for Differences - Long Contracts ......................   
Contracts for Differences - Short Contracts ......................   
Total Return Swaps - Long Contracts ...............................   
Total Return Swaps - Short Contracts...............................   
Index 
Index Futures - Long Contracts ........................................   
Index Futures - Short Contracts ........................................   
Interest Rates 
Bond Futures - Short Contracts ........................................   
Interest Rate Swaps ..........................................................   
Interest Rate Swaptions ....................................................   
Sovereign Debt Futures - Short Contracts ........................   
Treasury Futures - Long Contracts ...................................   
Treasury Futures - Short Contracts ...................................   
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates 
Foreign Currency Forward................................................   
Foreign Currency Options ................................................   
Foreign Currency Options - Purchased .............................   
Foreign Currency Options - Sold ......................................   
Catastrophe Risk Derivatives .......................................    
  $

—  $
437 
264 
(81)   

4,243 
(4,845)   

8,900 
1,219 
1,026 
(557)   

(2,413)   
1,169 

(289)   
949 
(170)   
— 
(119)   
830 

5,385 
— 
5,920 
(3,787)   
1,250 
19,331  $

—  $
(212)   
15 
168 

(10,943)   
10,690 

6,172 
(341)   
1,786 
76 

— 
(441)   

(36)   
(255)   
913 
— 
— 
(456)   

(1,255)   
— 
1,069 
(109)   
3,085 
9,926  $

1,710  $ 
127 
(17)   
— 

1,239 
— 

288 
931 
(4,666)   
2,569 

— 
(314)   

— 
312 
665 
(970)   
— 
(1,233)   

(1,270)   
38 
(145)   
— 
— 
(736)  $ 

— 
212 
(10)
— 

265 
(212)

4,203 
(29)
(221)
(103)

— 
— 

248 
(383)
5 
— 
— 
564 

1,879 
— 
198 
(87)
— 
6,529 

*Unrealized gain (loss) relates to derivatives still held at reporting date. 

F-21 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company’s ISDA agreements with its counterparties provide for various termination events including decline in NAV of 
the  Company’s  investments  over  a  certain  period,  key-man  provisions,  document  delivery  schedules,  and  Employment 
Retirement Income Security Act and bankruptcy provisions. Upon the triggering of a termination event, a counterparty may 
avail itself of various remedies including, but not limited to, waiver of the termination event, request for additional collateral, 
renegotiation of the ISDA agreement, or immediate settlement of positions.  

The  Company  obtains/provides  collateral  from/to  various  counterparties  for  OTC  derivative  contracts  in  accordance  with 
bilateral collateral agreements. As of December 31, 2013, the Company posted collateral in the form of cash of $35.4 million 
(December 31, 2012 - $28.0 million) to certain counterparties to cover collateral requirements for open OTC derivatives.  

The  Company  does  not  offset  its  derivative  instruments  and  presents  all  amounts  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  on  a 
gross basis. The Company has pledged cash collateral to counterparties to support the current value of amounts due to the 
counterparties based on the value of the underlying security. As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the gross and 
net amounts of derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements were 
as follows: 

December 31, 2013  
Counterparty 

Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented 
 in the Consolidated 
Balance Sheet

Financial
Instruments

Cash Collateral 
Received 

Net 
Amount

Counterparty 1 ......................................................   $
Counterparty 2 ......................................................  
Counterparty 3 ......................................................  
Counterparty 4 ......................................................  
Counterparty 5 ......................................................  
Counterparty 6 ......................................................  
Counterparty 7 ......................................................  
Counterparty 8 ......................................................  
Counterparty 9 ......................................................  

1,128  $
4,998 
16,066 
1,351 
3,198 
12,234 
2 
— 
68 

($ in thousands) 
1,041  $
400 
3,509 
1,351 
1,054 
492 
2 
— 
68 

—  $

1,629 
— 
— 
— 
10,465 
— 
— 
— 

87 
2,969 
12,557 
— 
2,144 
1,277 
— 
— 
— 

Total ......................................................................   $

39,045  $

7,917  $

12,094  $

19,034 

December 31, 2013  
Counterparty 

Counterparty 1 ......................................................   $
Counterparty 2 ......................................................  
Counterparty 3 ......................................................  
Counterparty 4 ......................................................  
Counterparty 5 ......................................................  
Counterparty 6 ......................................................  
Counterparty 7 ......................................................  
Counterparty 8 ......................................................  
Counterparty 9 ......................................................  

Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Gross Amounts of 
Liabilities 
 Presented in the 
 Consolidated 
 Balance Sheet

Financial 
Instruments

Cash Collateral  
Pledged 

Net 
Amount

1,041  $
400 
3,509 
1,360 
1,054 
492 
59 
— 
904 

($ in thousands) 
1,041  $
400 
3,509 
1,351 
1,054 
492 
2 
— 
68 

—  $
— 
— 
9 
— 
— 
57 
— 
836 

902  $

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

Total ......................................................................   $

8,819  $

7,917  $

F-22 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2012  
Counterparty 

Counterparty 1 ....................................................    $
Counterparty 2 ....................................................   
Counterparty 3 ....................................................   
Counterparty 4 ....................................................   
Counterparty 5 ....................................................   
Counterparty 6 ....................................................   
Counterparty 7 ....................................................   
Counterparty 8 ....................................................   
Counterparty 9 ....................................................   
Counterparty 10 ..................................................   
Counterparty 11 ..................................................   
Counterparty 12 ..................................................   
Total ....................................................................    $

December 31, 2012  
Counterparty 

Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Gross Amounts of
Assets Presented 
 in the Consolidated 
Balance Sheet

Financial 
Instruments

Cash Collateral 
Received 

Net Amount 

($ in thousands) 

1,381  $
4,987 
6,390 
124 
526 
11,607 
231 
232 
— 
142 
— 
8 

25,628  $

—  $

1,761 
4,850 
124 
526 
1,080 
231 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
8,588  $

—  $
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
—  $

1,381 
3,226 
1,540 
— 
— 
10,527 
— 
216 
— 
142 
— 
8 
17,040 

Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Gross Amounts of 
Liabilities 
 Presented in the 
 Consolidated 
 Balance Sheet

Financial 
Instruments

Cash Collateral  
Pledged 

Net 
Amount

($ in thousands) 

Counterparty 1 .....................................................   $
Counterparty 2 .....................................................  
Counterparty 3 .....................................................  
Counterparty 4 .....................................................  
Counterparty 5 .....................................................  
Counterparty 6 .....................................................  
Counterparty 7 .....................................................  
Counterparty 8 .....................................................  
Counterparty 9 .....................................................  
Counterparty 10 ...................................................  
Counterparty 11 ...................................................  
Counterparty 12 ...................................................  
Total .....................................................................   $

10. 

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves 

—  $

1,761 
4,850 
1,812 
2,456 
1,080 
1,017 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
12,992  $

—  $

1,761 
4,850 
124 
526 
1,080 
231 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
8,588  $

—  $
— 
— 
1,688 
1,930 
— 
786 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
4,404  $

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

As  of  December 31,  2013  and  2012,  loss  and  loss  adjustment  expense  reserves  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  was 
comprised of the following: 

Case loss and loss adjustment expense reserves ...............................................................   $
Incurred but not reported loss and loss adjustment expense reserves ...............................  

  $

December 31,  
2013 

December 31, 
2012

($ in thousands)
34,307  $

100,024 
134,331  $

3,668 
63,603 
67,271 

F-23 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The  following  table  represents  the  activity  in  the  reserve  for  losses  and  loss  adjustment  expenses  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2013 and 2012: 

Gross reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year .....................................    $ 
Less: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, beginning of year ......................................   
Net reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year .........................................   
Increase (decrease) in net loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred in respect of losses 

occurring in: 
Current year ................................................................................................................................   
Prior years’ .................................................................................................................................   
Total incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses ..........................................................................   
Net loss and loss adjustment expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in: 

2013 

2012

($ in thousands)
67,271  $
— 
67,271 

— 
— 
— 

144,509 

(4,697)   

139,812 

80,306 
— 
80,306 

Current year ................................................................................................................................   
Prior years’ .................................................................................................................................   
Total net paid losses .......................................................................................................................   
Net reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year .....................................................   
Plus: loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable, end of year .................................................   
Gross reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year .................................................    $  134,331  $

(27,528)   
(54,501)   
(82,029)   
125,054 
9,277 

(13,035)
— 
(13,035)
67,271 
— 
67,271 

The $4.7 million decrease in prior years’ reserves reflects $1.3 million of favorable loss experience on several contracts and 
$3.4  million  related  to  premium  estimate  decreases,  primarily  related  to  one  crop  contract.  The  reduction  in  loss  and  loss 
adjustment expense reserves related to premium estimates was accompanied by an equal decrease in the premium written and 
earned for that contract, resulting in a minimal impact to net underwriting income. 

11. 

Management, performance and Founders fees  

The  Company  and  Third  Point  Re  are party  to  a  Joint  Venture  and  Investment  Management  Agreement  (the  “Investment 
Agreement”)  with  Third  Point  LLC  and  Third  Point  Advisors  LLC  under  which  Third  Point  LLC  manages  certain  jointly 
held assets.  

Pursuant  to  the  Investment  Agreement,  Third  Point  Advisors  LLC  receives  an  annual  performance  fee  allocation  equal  to 
20% of the net investment income of the Company’s share of the investment assets managed by Third Point LLC, subject to a 
loss  carry  forward  provision.  Additionally,  a  total  management  fee  equal  to  2%  annually  of  the  Company’s  share  of  the 
investment  assets  managed  by  Third  Point  LLC  is  paid  to  Third  Point  LLC  and  various  Founders  of  the  Company. 
Management fees are paid monthly, whereas performance fees are paid annually, in arrears. 

Investment  fee  expenses  related  to  the  Investment  Agreement,  which  are  included  in  net  investment  income  in  the 
consolidated statements of income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:  

2013 

2012

Management fees - Third Point LLC ..........................................................................................  
Management fees - Founders ......................................................................................................  
Performance fees - Third Point Advisors LLC ...........................................................................  

$ 

$ 

$

($ in thousands)
3,651 
20,686 
62,996 
87,333 

$

2,444 
13,854 
33,913 
50,211 

As  of  December  31,  2013,  $63.0  million  (December  31,  2012  -  $33.9  million)  was  included  in  non-controlling  interests 
related to the performance fee payable to Third Point Advisors LLC. Since the performance fee allocation is based on annual 
performance,  the  performance  fees  are  included  in  total  liabilities  until  the  performance  fee  is  determined  at  year  end  and 
allocated to Third Point Advisors LLC’s capital account, in accordance with the Investment Agreement. 

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12. 

Deposit contracts 

Effective  October 1,  2012,  Third  Point  Re  entered  into  an  aggregate  excess  of  loss  agreement  for  consideration  of  $50.0 
million. Under the terms of the agreement, Third Point Re maintains a notional experience account, the value of which is the 
$50.0 million of consideration less claims paid plus a crediting rate multiplied by the annual starting balance of the notional 
experience  account.  The  crediting  rate  varies  from  a  minimum  of  3%  to  a  maximum  of  6.1%,  based on  actual  investment 
returns realized by the Company.  

Effective May 1, 2013, Third Point Re entered into an aggregate excess of loss agreement for consideration of $25.0 million. 
Under the terms of the agreement, Third Point Re maintains a notional experience account, the value of which is the $25.0 
million  of  consideration  less  claims  paid  plus  a  crediting  rate  multiplied  by  the  annual  starting  balance  of  the  notional 
experience  account.  The  crediting  rate  varies  from  a  minimum  of  3%  to  a  maximum  of  6.5%,  based on  actual  investment 
returns realized by the Company.  

Effective June 30, 2013, Third Point Re entered into two loss portfolio contracts for consideration of $27.2 million. Under the 
terms of the agreements, Third Point Re maintains a notional experience account, the initial value of which is based on the 
consideration received less a margin. The value of the experience account is reduced by loss payments as they are made and 
increased by a quarterly interest credit of 0.625%. 

Effective  July  1,  2013,  Third  Point  Re  entered  into  a  contract  for  consideration  of  $14.2  million.  Under  the  terms  of  the 
agreement, Third Point Re maintains a notional experience account, the initial value of which is based on the consideration 
received less a margin. The value of the experience account is reduced by loss payments as they are made and increased by a 
quarterly interest credit of 0.625%. 

The following table details the deposit liabilities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012: 

Initial consideration received ......................................................................................  
Net investment expense accrued .................................................................................  
Payments .....................................................................................................................  

December 31, 
2013 

  December 31,

2012

$

$

($ in thousands)

116,369 
5,177 
(600) 
120,946 

$ 

$ 

50,000 
446 
— 
50,446 

13. 

General and administrative expenses  

General  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  years  ended  December 31,  2013  and  2012  and  period  from  October  6,  2011 
(incorporation date) to December 31, 2011 are as follows:  

Payroll and related ............................................................................................... 
Share compensation expenses .............................................................................. 
Legal and accounting ........................................................................................... 
Travel and entertainment ..................................................................................... 
IT related .............................................................................................................. 
Corporate insurance ............................................................................................. 
Credit facility fees ................................................................................................ 
Occupancy ........................................................................................................... 
Director and board costs ...................................................................................... 
Other general and administrative expenses .......................................................... 

2013

2012 
($ in thousands)

2011

$

$

13,490 
9,800 
3,312 
2,473 
1,290 
744 
605 
420 
213 
689 
33,036 

$ 

$ 

13,780 
6,408 
1,436 
1,887 
1,417 
365 
677 
595 
236 
575 
27,376 

$

$

698 
— 
149 
— 
— 
— 
— 
34 
— 
249 
1,130 

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14. 

Net investment income  

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 a consisted of the following:  

Net investment income by type 
Net unrealized gains on investments and investment derivatives ..............................................................   
Net realized gains on investments and investment derivatives ..................................................................   
Net gain (loss) on foreign currencies .........................................................................................................   
Dividend and interest income, net of withholding taxes ............................................................................   
Dividends paid on securities sold, not yet purchased .................................................................................   
Management and performance fees ...........................................................................................................   
Other expenses ...........................................................................................................................................   
Net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC ......................................................   
Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense ..............................................................   
Investment income on cash collateral held by the Catastrophe Reinsurer .................................................   
Net gain on reinsurance contract derivatives written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer ..................................   

Net investment income by asset class 
Net investment gains on equity securities ..................................................................................................  
Net investment gains on debt securities .....................................................................................................  
Net investment gains (losses) on other investments ...................................................................................  
Net investment gains on derivatives ..........................................................................................................  
Net investment gains (losses) on securities sold, not yet purchased ..........................................................  
Net investment income (loss) on cash ........................................................................................................  
Net investment gains on securities purchased under and agreement to resell ............................................  
Management and performance fees ...........................................................................................................  
Other investment expenses ........................................................................................................................  
Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense ..............................................................  

2013 

2012

($ in thousands)

78,950 
236,333 
21,106 
14,233 
(722) 
(87,333) 
(8,863) 
253,704 
(4,922) 
86 
4,335 
253,203 

$

$

113,422 
55,632 
(219) 
25,284 
(1,629) 
(50,211) 
(5,411) 
136,868 
(446) 
— 
— 
136,422 

2013 

2012

($ in thousands)

243,449 
69,194 
(5,045) 
29,257 
(5,974) 
17,961 
1,863 
(87,333) 
(5,247) 
(4,922) 
253,203 

$

$

96,210 
65,040 
7,386 
5,793 
17,076 
(1,230) 
562 
(50,211) 
(3,758) 
(446) 
136,422 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

15. 

Share capital 

Authorized and issued 

The Company’s authorized share capital of $33.0 million is comprised of 300,000,000 common shares with a par value of 
$0.10 each and 30,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.10 each. As of December 31, 2013, 103,888,916 common 
shares were issued and outstanding. No preference shares have been issued to date. 

On August 20, 2013, the Company completed an IPO of 24,832,484 common shares at a purchase price of $12.50 per share. 
The net proceeds of the offering were $286.0 million, after deducting offering costs.  

Warrants  

The Company’s Founders and an advisor provided insurance industry expertise, resources and relationships to ensure that the 
Company  would  be  fully  operational  with  key  management  in  place  in  time  for  the  January  2012  underwriting  season.  In 
consideration of these commitments, the Company reserved for issuance to the Founders and an advisor warrants to purchase, 
in the aggregate, up to 4.0% (Founders 3.5% and an advisor 0.5%) of the diluted shares (up to a maximum of $1 billion of 
subscribed shares) provided that the Founders and the advisor will not be issued any warrants for common shares issued in 
consideration for any capital raised by the Company in excess of $1 billion. The following is a summary of warrants as of 
December 31, 2013: 

Founders ................................................................................... 
Advisor ..................................................................................... 

$
$

10.00 
10.00 

4,069,868 
581,295 
4,651,163 

$ 

$ 

15,203 
2,171 
17,374 

Authorized and 
Exercise price
issued 
($ in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

  Aggregated fair  
value of
warrants

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The warrants were subject to a performance condition that was met as a result of the IPO. Prior to the IPO, 3,648,006 of the 
warrants  outstanding  had  met  the  performance  condition.  After  the  IPO,  the  remaining  1,003,157  warrants  met  the 
performance condition. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded $3.7 million related to the additional 
warrants that met the performance condition as a result of the IPO. These amounts have been recorded as a component of 
capital raise costs in additional paid in capital resulting in no net impact to total shareholders’ equity. 

The warrants expire 10 years from the date of issuance, December 22, 2011, and will be exercisable at a price per share of 
$10.00, which is equal to the price per share paid by investors in the initial private offering. 

16. 

Share-based compensation 

On July 15, 2013, the Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 2103 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”) was approved by the 
Board of Directors and subsequently on August 2, 2013 by the Shareholders of the Company. An aggregate of 21,627,906 
common shares were made available under the Omnibus Plan. This number of shares includes the shares available under the 
Third  Point  Reinsurance  Limited  Share  Incentive  Plan  (“Share  Incentive  Plan”).  Awards  under  the  Omnibus  Plan  may  be 
made in the form of performance awards, restricted shares, restricted share units, share options, share appreciation rights and 
other share-based awards.  

As of December 31, 2013, 10,613,975 of the Company’s common shares were available for future issuance under the equity 
incentive compensation plans. 

Share based compensation expense of $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2012 - $6.4 million) was included 
in  general  and  administrative  expenses,  which  included  $2.1  million  related  to  additional  expense  incurred  due  to  the 
performance condition having been met as a result of the IPO.  

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $23.8 million of unamortized share compensation expense which is expected to 
be amortized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years. 

(a) 

Management and director options 

The  management  options  issued  under  the  Share  Incentive  Plan  were  subject  to  a  service  and  performance  condition.  The 
service  condition  will  be  met  with  respect  to  20%  of  the  management  options  on  each  of  the  first  five  anniversary  dates 
following the grant date of the management options. The performance condition with respect to the management options was 
met  as  a  result  of  the  IPO.  Prior  to  the  IPO,  8,572,594  of  the  management  options  outstanding  had  met  the  performance 
condition. After the IPO, the remaining 2,357,633 management options had met the performance condition.  

The director options contain only a service condition that will be met with respect to 20% of the director options on each of 
the five anniversary dates following the grant date of the director options. On November 6, 2013, the director options were 
modified so that a total of 60% of the outstanding options vested on that date and the remaining 40% of the director options 
were forfeited. These forfeited options were replaced with restricted share awards.  

The management and director options activity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:  

Balances as of January 1, 2012 ...................................................................................  
Granted - employees ...................................................................................................  
Granted - directors ......................................................................................................  
Forfeited ......................................................................................................................  
Exercised ....................................................................................................................  
Balances as of December 31, 2012 .............................................................................  
Granted - employees ...................................................................................................  
Granted - directors ......................................................................................................  
Forfeited ......................................................................................................................  
Exercised ....................................................................................................................  
Balances as of December 31, 2013 .............................................................................  

Number of 
options 

— 
  10,872,090 
84,748 
— 
— 
  10,956,838 
348,836 
— 
(324,599) 
— 
  10,981,075 

Weighted
average exercise
price

$ 

$ 

— 
13.20 
13.20 
— 

13.20 
14.09 

13.20 

13.23 

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The fair value of share options issued were estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The 
estimated share price used for purposes of determining the fair value of share options that were granted in the second quarter 
of 2013 (prior to the IPO) was $10.89 (2012 - $10.00). The volatility assumption used of 21.95% (2012 - 31.25%) was based 
on the average estimated volatility of a reinsurance company peer group. The other assumptions used in the option-pricing 
model were as follows: risk free interest rate of 1.23% (2012 - 1.9%), expected life of 6.5 years (2012 - 10.0 years) and a 
0.0% dividend yield (2012 - 0.0%). As of December 31, 2013, the weighted average remaining contractual term for options 
outstanding was 8.1 years (2012 - 9.0 years). 

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s management and director share options outstanding as of 
December 31, 2013: 

Range of exercise prices 
$10.00-$10.89 ................................   
$16.00-$16.89 ................................   
$20.00-$20.89 ................................   

Options outstanding
Weighted
average
exercise price   
10.03 
16.03 
20.03 
13.23 

$
$
$
$

Number of
Options 
  6,588,647 
  2,196,214 
  2,196,214 
  10,981,075 

Remaining
contractual
life 

8.06 
8.06 
8.06 
8.06 

Options exercisable

Number of   
options 
  1,872,367 
624,123 
624,123 
  3,120,613 

Weighted
average
exercise price 
10.00
$
16.00
$
20.00
$
13.20
$

For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013,  the  Company  recorded  $8.3  million  (2012  -  $4.8  million)  of  share  compensation 
expense  related  to  share  options,  which  included  $2.1  million  related  to  additional  expense  incurred  related  to  the 
performance condition being met as a result of the IPO.  

The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable as of December 31, 2013 was $61.5 million and 
$17.6 million, respectively (2012 - $5.9 million and $0.5 million, respectively). 

(b) 

Restricted shares 

Restricted  shares  vest  either  ratably  or  at  the  end  of  the  required  service  period  and  contain  certain  restrictions  during  the 
vesting  period,  relating  to,  among  other  things,  forfeiture  in  the  event  of  termination  of  employment  or  service  and 
transferability.  

Restricted share award activity for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:  

Balance as of January 1, 2012 .............................................................................  
Granted ................................................................................................................  
Forfeited ...............................................................................................................  
Vested ..................................................................................................................  
Balance as of December 31, 2012 ........................................................................  
Granted ................................................................................................................  
Forfeited ...............................................................................................................  
Vested ..................................................................................................................  
Balance as of December 31, 2013 ........................................................................  

Number of non- 
vested restricted 
shares 

— 
641,800 
(22,500) 
— 
619,300 
37,856 
— 
— 
657,156 

Weighted
average grant
date fair value
$ 

— 
10.00 
10.00 

10.00 
15.22 
— 
— 
10.30 

$ 

For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013,  the  Company  issued  5,000  (2012  -  641,800)  restricted  shares  to  employees.  The 
restricted shares issued to employees in 2013 will cliff vest after 2 years from the date of issuance, subject to the grantee’s 
continued  service  with  the  Company.  The  restricted  shares  issued  in  2012  cliff  vest  after  3  or  5  years  from  the  date  of 
issuance, subject to the grantee’s continued service with the Company. 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company also awarded 32,856 restricted shares (2012 - none) to non-employee 
directors pursuant to the Company’s Omnibus Plan. Each of the restricted shares issued to non-employee directors contain 
similar  restrictions  to  those  issued  to  employees  and  will  vest  on  December  31,  2014,  subject  to  the  grantee’s  continued 
service with the Company. 

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For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013,  the  Company  recorded  $1.5  million  (2012  -  $1.6  million)  compensation  expense 
related to restricted share awards.  

17. 

Non-controlling interests 

Non-controlling interests represent the portion of equity in consolidated subsidiaries not attributable, directly or indirectly, to 
the  Company.  The  ownership  interests  in  consolidated  subsidiaries  held  by  parties  other  than  the  Company  have  been 
presented in the consolidated balance sheets, as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Non-controlling interests as of 
December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows: 

Catastrophe Fund ............................................................................................................   $
Catastrophe Fund Manager .............................................................................................  
Joint Venture - Third Point Advisors LLC share ............................................................  

($ in thousands)
49,254  $ 
(236) 
69,717 

  $

118,735  $ 

19,646 
2 
40,129 
59,777 

December 31, 
 2013 

December 31, 
2012

Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was:  

Catastrophe Fund ............................................................................................................   $
Catastrophe Fund Manager .............................................................................................  
Joint Venture - Third Point Advisors LLC share ............................................................  

  $

2013 

2012

($ in thousands) 
4,284  $ 
(238) 
1,721 
5,767  $ 

— 
— 
1,216 
1,216 

As of December 31, 2013, the following entities were consolidated in line with voting model per ASC 810: 

Consolidation: 

• 

• 

• 

Third Point Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. 

Third Point Re Cat Ltd. 

Third Point Reinsurance Investment Management Ltd. 

As  of  December 31,  2013,  the  following  entities  were  consolidated  in  line  with  variable  interest  model  as  per  ASC  810: 
Consolidation: 

• 

Investment Joint Venture 

a) 

Third Point Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. and Third Point Re Cat Ltd. 

As of December 31, 2013, Third Point Re’s investment in the Catastrophe Fund was $54.8 million (December 31, 
2012 - $22.0 million), representing approximately 53% of the Catastrophe Fund’s issued, non-voting, participating 
share  capital.  The  objective  of  the  Catastrophe  Fund  is  to  achieve  positive  uncorrelated  investment  returns  by 
investing,  through  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer,  in  a  portfolio  of  collateralized  reinsurance  transactions  and  other 
insurance-linked investments, including catastrophe bonds and industry loss warranties.  

The  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  holds  100%  of  the  authorized  and  issued  voting,  nonparticipating  shares  of  the 
Catastrophe  Fund,  while  the  Catastrophe  Fund’s  investors,  including  Third  Point  Re,  hold  100%  of  issued  non-
voting, participating shares.  

Furthermore, 100% of the authorized and issued voting, non-participating share capital of the Catastrophe Reinsurer 
and  100%  of  the  issued  non-voting,  participating  share  capital  of  the  Catastrophe  Reinsurer  is  held  by  the 
Catastrophe Fund. 

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For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Catastrophe Fund called $53.0 million (Third Point Re’s share - $28.0 
million)  of  committed  capital  resulting  in  a  contribution  to  non-controlling  interests  for  the  Catastrophe  Fund  of 
$25.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. 

b) 

Third Point Reinsurance Investment Management Ltd. (the “Catastrophe Fund Manager”)  

The  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  has  been  consolidated  as  part  of  the  Company  with  Hiscox’s  15%  interest  in  the 
Catastrophe Fund Manager recorded as a non-controlling interest. The Catastrophe Fund Manager acts as manager 
for both the Catastrophe Fund and the Catastrophe Reinsurer and in that capacity is responsible for overseeing:  

• 

• 

The investment activities of the Catastrophe Fund, and  

The underwriting activities of the Catastrophe Reinsurer.  

The  Catastrophe  Fund  Manager  does  not  participate  in  the  profits  or  losses  of  either  the  Catastrophe  Fund  or  the 
Catastrophe Reinsurer; however, the Catastrophe Fund Manager does receive management and performance fees for 
its advisory services.  

c) 

Third Point Advisors LLC 

The joint venture created through the Investment Agreement (Note 11) has been considered a variable interest entity 
in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Since the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary, the Company has 
consolidated the joint venture and has recorded Third Point Advisors LLC’s minority interest as a non-controlling 
interest in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.  

For the year ended December 31, 2013, $35.1 million (2012 - $nil) was distributed by Third Point Advisors LLC 
and reduced the amount of the non-controlling interest.  

18. 

Earnings per share  

The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 
2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011:  

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:

Basic number of common shares outstanding .............................  
Dilutive effect of options .............................................................  
Dilutive effect of warrants ...........................................................  
Diluted number of common shares outstanding ..........................  

2013

87,505,540 
400,149 
1,064,842 
88,970,531 

2012 
($ in thousands) 
78,432,132 
— 
166,104 
78,598,236 

2011

78,432,132 
— 
— 
78,432,132 

Basic net income (loss) per common share: 

Net income (loss) ........................................................................   $
Income allocated to participating shares .....................................  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders .................   $

227,311 
(1,618) 
225,693 

Basic net income (loss) per common share .................................   $

2.58 

Diluted net income (loss) per common share 

Net income (loss) ........................................................................   $
Income allocated to participating securities ................................  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders .................   $

227,311 
(1,592) 
225,719 

Diluted net income (loss) per common share ..............................   $

2.54 

$

$

$

$

$

$

99,401 
(734) 
98,667 

1.26 

99,401 
(737) 
98,664 

1.26 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(1,130) 
— 
(1,130) 

(0.01) 

(1,130) 
— 
(1,130) 

(0.01) 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 
2011,  anti-dilutive  options  and  warrants  of  3,786,173,  3,052,091  and  3,648,006,  respectively,  were  excluded  from  the 
computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share.  

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19. 

Related party transactions  

In  addition  to  the  transactions  disclosed  in  Notes  5,  11  and  17  to  these  consolidated  financial  statements,  the  following 
additional  transactions  are  classified  as  related  party  transactions,  as  each  counterparty  has  either  a  direct  or  indirect 
shareholding in the Company or the Company has an investment in such counterparty.  

a) 

Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC and Narragansett Bay Insurance Company  

Third  Point  Re  entered  into  a  quota  share  reinsurance  agreement  with  Narragansett  Bay  Insurance  Company 
(“Narragansett  Bay”)  effective  December 31,  2012,  which  was  renewed  on  December  31,  2013.  The  Company 
recorded $4.7 million of premiums related to these contracts for the year ended December 31, 2013 (December 31, 
2012  -  $9.0  million).  Pine  Brook  Road  Partners,  LLC  (“Pine  Brook”)  is  the  manager  of  an  investment  fund  that 
owns common shares and warrants issued by the Company. Pine Brook currently owns approximately 12.0% of the 
Company’s outstanding common shares. Pine Brook is also the manager of an investment fund that owns common 
shares in Narragansett Bay.  

b) 

TP Lux Holdco LP  

Third Point Re entered into a limited partnership agreement, as one of the limited partners of TP Lux Holdco LP (the 
“Cayman  HoldCo”),  which  is  also  an  affiliate  of  the Investment  Manager.  The  Cayman HoldCo  was  formed  as  a 
limited partnership under the laws of the Cayman Islands and invests and holds debt and equity interests in TP Lux 
HoldCo  S.a.r.l,  a  Luxembourg  private  limited  liability  company  (the  “LuxCo”),  which  is  also  an  affiliate  of  the 
Investment Manager.  

The LuxCo was established under the laws of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and its principle objective is to act 
as  a  collective  investment  vehicle  to  purchase  Euro  debt  and  equity  investments.  Third  Point  Re  invests  in  the 
Cayman HoldCo alongside other investment funds managed by the Investment Manager. As of December 31, 2013 
and  2012,  Third  Point  Re  held  approximately  a  10%  interest  in  the  Cayman  Holdco.  As  a  result,  Third  Point  Re 
accounts for its investment in the limited partnership under the variable interest model, in which Third Point Re is 
not the primary beneficiary, at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and records the change in the fair value 
in the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

As of December 31, 2013, the estimated fair value of the investment in the limited partnership was $29.3 million 
(December 31, 2012 - $91.3 million). The valuation policy with respect to this investment in a limited partnership is 
further described in Note 5. 

c) 

Third Point Loan L.L.C.  

Third  Point  Loan  L.L.C.  (“Loan  LLC”)  serves  as  nominee  of  Third  Point  Re  and  other  affiliated  investment 
management  clients  of  the  Investment  Manager  for  certain  investments.  Loan  LLC  has  appointed  the  Investment 
Manager  as  its  true  and  lawful  agent  and  attorney.  As  of  December 31,  2013,  Loan  LLC  held  $147.2  million 
(December 31,  2012  -  $43.7  million)  of  Third  Point  Re’s  investments,  which  are  included  in  investments  in 
securities  and  in  derivative  contracts  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  Third  Point  Re’s  pro  rata  interest  in  the 
underlying investments registered in the name of the Loan LLC and the related income and expense are reflected 
accordingly in the consolidated balance sheets and the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

d) 

Third Point Hellenic Recovery US Feeder Fund, L.P.  

Third Point Re is a limited partner in Third Point Hellenic Recovery US Feeder Fund, L.P. (“Hellenic Fund”), which 
is an affiliate of the Investment Manager. The Hellenic Fund was formed as a limited partnership under the laws of 
the Cayman Islands and invests and holds debt and equity interests.  

Third  Point  Re  committed  $11.4  million  in  the  Hellenic  Fund,  of  which  $4.3  million  was  called  during  the  year 
ended December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the estimated fair value of Third Point Re’s investment in the 
Hellenic  Fund  was  $5.3  million.  The  valuation  policy  with  respect  to  this  investment  in  a  limited  partnership  is 
further described in Note 5.  

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As of December 31, 2013, Third Point Re held less than a 2% interest in the Hellenic Fund. As a result, Third Point 
Re accounts for its investment in the Hellenic Fund under the variable interest model, in which Third Point Re is not 
the primary beneficiary, at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and records the change in the fair value in 
the consolidated statements of income (loss).  

20. 

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk or concentrations of credit risk  

Off-balance sheet risk  

In  the  normal  course  of  business,  the  Company  trades  various  financial  instruments  and  engages  in  various  investment 
activities with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments include securities sold, not yet purchased, forwards, futures, 
options, swaptions, swaps and contracts for differences. Generally, these financial instruments represent future commitments 
to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates. Each of these financial instruments 
contains varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk whereby changes in the fair values of the securities underlying the financial 
instruments or fluctuations in interest rates and index values may exceed the amounts recognised in the consolidated balance 
sheets.  

Securities sold, not yet purchased are recorded as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and have market risk to the 
extent  that  the  Company,  in  satisfying  its  obligations,  may  be  required  to  purchase  securities  at  a  higher  value  than  that 
recorded  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  Company’s  investments  in  securities  and  amounts  due  from  brokers  are 
partially restricted until the Company satisfies the obligation to deliver securities sold, not yet purchased.  

Forward  and  futures  contracts  are  a  commitment  to  purchase  or  sell  financial  instruments,  currencies  or  commodities  at  a 
future date at a negotiated rate. Forward and futures contracts expose the Company to market risks to the extent that adverse 
changes occur to the underlying financial instruments such as currency rates or equity index fluctuations.  

Option  contracts  give  the  purchaser  the  right,  but  not  the  obligation,  to  purchase  or  sell  to  the  option  writer  financial 
instruments,  commodities  or  currencies  within  a  defined  time  period  for  a  specified  price.  The  premium  received  by  the 
Company  upon  writing  an  option  contract  is  recorded  as  a  liability,  marked  to  market  on  a  daily  basis  and  is  included  in 
securities sold, not yet purchased in the consolidated balance sheets. In writing an option, the Company bears the market risk 
of  an  unfavorable  change  in  the  financial  instrument  underlying  the  written  option.  Exercise  of  an  option  written  by  the 
Company could result in the Company selling or buying a financial instrument at a price different from the current fair value.  

Swaption contracts give the Company the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a specified interest-rate swap within a 
specified period of time. The Company’s market and counterparty credit risk is limited to the premium paid to enter into the 
swaption contract and net unrealized gains.  

Total return swaps, contracts for differences, index swaps, and interest rate swaps that involve the exchange of cash flows 
between the Company and counterparties are based on the change in the fair value of a particular equity, index, or interest 
rate on a specified notional holding. The use of these contracts exposes the Company to market risks equivalent to actually 
holding securities of the notional value but typically involve little capital commitment relative to the exposure achieved. The 
gains or losses of the Company may therefore be magnified on the capital commitment.  

Credit derivatives  

Credit default swaps protect the buyer against the loss of principal on one or more underlying bonds, loans, or mortgages in 
the  event  the  issuer  suffers  a  credit  event.  Typical  credit  events  include  failure  to  pay  or  restructuring  of  obligations, 
bankruptcy, dissolution or insolvency of the underlying issuer. The buyer of the protection pays an initial and/or a periodic 
premium to the seller and receives protection for the period of the contract. If there is not a credit event, as defined in the 
contract,  the  buyer  receives no payments  from  the  seller.  If  there  is  a  credit  event,  the  buyer receives  a  payment  from  the 
seller of protection as calculated by the contract between the two parties.  

The Company may also enter into index and/or basket credit default swaps where the credit derivative may reference a basket 
of  single-name  credit  default  swaps  or  a  broad-based  index.  Generally,  in  the  event  of  a  default  on  one  of  the  underlying 
names,  the  buyer  will  receive  a  pro-rata portion of  the  total  notional  amount  of  the  credit  default  index  or  basket  contract 
from the seller. When the Company purchases single-name, index and basket credit default swaps, the Company is exposed 
to counterparty nonperformance.  

Upon  selling  credit  default  swap  protection,  the  Company  may  expose  itself  to  the  risk  of  loss  from  related  credit  events 
specified in the contract. Credit spreads of the underlying together with the period of expiration is indicative of the likelihood 
of  a  credit  event  under  the  credit  default  swap  contract  and  the  Company’s  risk  of  loss.  Higher  credit  spreads  and  shorter 

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expiration dates are indicative of a higher likelihood of a credit event resulting in the Company’s payment to the buyer of 
protection.  Lower  credit  spreads  and  longer  expiration  dates  would  indicate  the  opposite  and  lowers  the  likelihood  the 
Company needs to pay the buyer of protection. Cash collateral available to the Company to mitigate potential counterparty 
risk  related  to written  credit  default  swaps  amounted  to  $1.6  million  as  of  December 31,  2013.  Cash collateral  received  is 
based  on  the  net  exposure  associated  with  all  derivative  instruments  subject  to  applicable  netting  agreements  with 
counterparties and may not be specific to any individual derivative contract.  

The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information  related  to  the  Company’s  written  credit  derivatives  as  of  December 31, 
2013: 

Maximum Payout/ Notional Amount  
(by period of expiration)

Fair Value of Written Credit 
Derivatives (2)

Credit Spreads on 
underlying (basis 
points) 

0-5 years   

5 years or 
Greater 
Expiring 
Through 2046  

Total Written 
Credit Default 
Swaps (1)
($ in thousands)

Asset   

Liability   

Net Asset/
(Liability)

Single name (0 - 250) ........    $ 
Single name (251-500) ......   
Index (0-250) .....................   

  $ 

368  $ 

9,514 
— 
9,882  $ 

—  $
— 
550 
550  $

368  $ — 
  1,136 
21 

9,514 
550 

10,432  $ 1,157  $ 

(104) 
— 
(244) 
(348)  $

(104)
1,136 
(223)
809 

(1)  As  of  December 31,  2013,  the  Company  did  not  hold  any  offsetting  buy  protection  credit  derivatives  with  the  same  underlying 

reference obligation. 

(2)  Fair value amounts of derivative contracts are shown on a gross basis prior to cash collateral or counterparty netting. 

As of December 31, 2012, the Company sold protection on an index-reference obligation with a maximum potential payout 
amount of $0.4 million, a credit spread of 0.44% and maturity in 2046. The fair value of such protection sold totaled $0.2 
million as of December 31, 2012. 

Concentrations of credit risk  

In addition to off-balance sheet risks related to specific financial instruments, the Company may be subject to concentration 
of credit risk with particular counterparties. Substantially all securities  transactions of the Company  are cleared by several 
major securities firms. The Company had substantially all such individual counterparty concentration with these brokers or 
their affiliates as of December 31, 2013. However, the Company reduces its credit risk with counterparties by entering into 
master  netting  agreements.  Therefore,  assets  represent  the  Company’s  greater  unrealized  gains  less  unrealized  losses  for 
derivative  contracts  in  which  the  Company  has  master  netting  agreements.  Similarly,  liabilities  represent  the  Company’s 
greater  unrealized  losses  less  unrealized  gains  for  derivative  contracts  in  which  the  Joint  Venture  has  master  netting 
agreements.  Furthermore,  the  Company obtains  collateral  from  counterparties  to reduce  its  exposure  to  counterparty  credit 
risk.  

The  Company’s  maximum  exposure  to  credit  risk  associated  with  counterparty  nonperformance  on  derivative  contracts  is 
limited  to  the  net  unrealized  gains  by  counterparty  inherent  in  such  contracts  which  are  recognised  in  the  consolidated 
balance  sheets.  As  of  December 31,  2013,  the  Company’s  maximum  counterparty  credit  risk  exposure  was  $19.0  million 
(December 31, 2012 - $17.0 million).  

21. 

Commitments and Contingencies  

Operating lease  

The Company leases office space at Chesney House in Bermuda. The lease expires on November 30, 2015. The lease has 
been accounted for as an operating lease. Total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $0.4 million (2012: 
$0.4 million, 2011: $0.03 million). 

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Future minimum rental commitments as of December 31, 2013 under this lease are expected to be as follows:  

2014 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2015 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2016 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2017 ...........................................................................................................................................................  

  $

($ in thousands)  
402 
368 
— 
— 
770 

Agreements  

Third Point LLC  

The Company and Third Point Re (together, the “Companies”) entered into a 5 year investment management agreement with 
Third  Point  LLC  on  December  22,  2011.  The  Companies  are  parties  to  an  Investment  Agreement  with  Third  Point  LLC 
under  which  the  Companies,  Third  Point  LLC  and  Third  Point  Advisors  LLC  formed  a  joint  venture  for  the  purpose  of 
managing  certain  jointly  held  assets.  The  non-controlling  interest  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  includes  Third  Point 
Advisors LLC’s share of assets in the investment joint venture. 

Netjets  

On  December 20,  2011,  Third  Point  Re  acquired  from  Netjets  Sales  Inc.  (“Netjets”)  an  undivided  12.5%  interest  in  two 
aircraft for a five year period. The agreement with NetJets provides for monthly management fees, occupied hourly fees and 
other fees. Future minimum management fee commitments as of December 31, 2013 under the existing lease are expected to 
be as follows:  

2014 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2015 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2016 ...........................................................................................................................................................  
2017 ...........................................................................................................................................................  

($ in thousands)  
547 
567 
539 
— 
1,653 

  $ 

Letters of credit  

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had entered into the following letter of credit facilities, which automatically renew 
annually unless terminated by either party in accordance with the required notice period:  

BNP Paribas ...............................  $ 
Citibank (1) ................................ 
J.P. Morgan ................................ 

Facility 
($ in thousands)  
100,000 
150,000 
50,000 
300,000 

  $ 

Renewal date 

Notice period (Unused Facility Portion) 

  February 15, 2015   
January 23, 2015 
  August 22, 2014 

  60 days prior to termination date 
  90 days prior to termination date 
  60 days prior to termination date 

(1)  Effective January 1, 2013, the Citibank facility was reduced from $250.0 million to $150.0 million. 

As  of  December 31,  2013,  $127.3  million  (December 31,  2012  -  $60.9  million)  of  letters  of  credit,  representing  42.4% 
(December 31, 2012 – 15.3% (based on total available facilities of $400 million)) of the total available facilities, had been 
drawn upon.  

Under the facilities, the Company provides collateral that may consist of equity securities, repurchase agreements and cash 
and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2013, cash and cash equivalents with a fair value of $100.6 million (December 31, 
2012 - $64.8 million) were pledged as security against the letters of credit issued. These amounts are included in restricted 
cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets. Each of the facilities contain customary events of default and 
restrictive covenants, including but not limited to, limitations on liens on collateral, transactions with affiliates, mergers and 
sales of assets, as well as solvency and maintenance of certain minimum pledged equity requirements, A.M. Best Company 
rating of “A-” or higher, and restricts issuance of any debt without the consent of the letter of credit provider. Additionally, if 
an event of default exists, as defined in the letter of credit facilities, the Company will be prohibited from paying dividends. 
The Company was in compliance with all of the covenants as of December 31, 2013.  

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Investments  

Loan  and  other  participation  interests  purchased  by  the  Company,  such  as  bank  debt,  may  include  revolving  credit 
arrangements  or  other  financing  commitments  obligating  the  Company  to  advance  additional  amounts  on  demand.  As  of 
December 31, 2013, the Company had no unfunded capital commitments.  

In the normal course of business, the Company, as part of its investment strategy, enters into contracts that contain a variety 
of indemnifications and warranties. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would 
involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, the Company has not had 
prior  claims  or  losses  pursuant  to  these  contracts  and  expects  the  risk  of  loss  to  be  remote.  Thus,  no  amounts  have  been 
accrued related to such indemnifications. The Company also indemnifies Third Point Advisors LLC, Third Point LLC and its 
employees from and against any loss or expense, including, without limitation any judgment, settlement, legal fees and other 
costs. Any expenses related to this indemnification are reflected in net investment income in the consolidated statements of 
income (loss).  

Litigation 

From time to time in the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in formal and informal dispute resolution 
procedures, which may include arbitration or litigation, the outcomes of which determine the rights and obligations under the 
Company’s reinsurance contracts and other contractual agreements. In some disputes, the Company may seek to enforce its 
rights  under  an  agreement  or  to  collect  funds  owing  to  it.  In  other  matters,  the  Company  may  resist  attempts  by  others  to 
collect  funds  or  enforce  alleged  rights.  While  the  final  outcome  of  legal  disputes  that  may  arise  cannot  be  predicted  with 
certainty, the Company is not currently involved in any formal or informal dispute resolution procedures.  

22. 

Segment reporting  

The  determination  of  the  Company’s  business  segments  is  based  on  the  manner  in  which  management  monitors  the 
performance  of  its  operations.  The  Company  reports  two  operating  segments  –  Property and  Casualty  Reinsurance  and 
Catastrophe  Risk  Management.  The  Company  has  also  identified  a  corporate  function  that  includes  the  Company’s 
investment results and certain general and administrative expenses related to corporate activities.  

The following is a summary of the Company’s operating segments results for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

Year Ended December 31, 2013 

Property and
Casualty 
Reinsurance 

Catastrophe
Risk 
Management

  Corporate 

Total 

Revenues 
Gross premiums written ..................................................... 
Gross premiums ceded ....................................................... 
Net premiums written ........................................................ 
Change in net unearned premium reserves ........................ 
Net premiums earned ......................................................... 
Net investment income ...................................................... 
Total revenues .................................................................... 
Expenses 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net ............... 
Acquisition costs, net ......................................................... 
General and administrative expenses ................................. 
Total expenses ................................................................... 
Underwriting loss ............................................................... 
Income including non-controlling interests ....................... 
Income attributable to non-controlling interests ................ 
Net income (loss) .............................................................. 

$

$

Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio (1) ...................................................................... 
Acquisition cost ratio (2) ................................................... 
General and administrative expense ratio (3) ..................... 
Combined ratio (4) ............................................................. 

$

393,588 
(9,975) 
383,613 
(171,006) 
212,607 
— 
212,607 

139,616 
66,981 
21,838 
228,435 
(15,828) 
n/a 
n/a 
(15,828)  $

65.7%   
31.5%   
10.3%   
107.5%   

($ in thousands) 
8,349 
$ 
— 
8,349 
(289) 
8,060 
4,421 
12,481 

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
248,782  
248,782  

196 
963 
3,852 
5,011 
n/a 
7,470 
(4,046) 
3,424 

—  
—  
7,346  
7,346  
n/a  
241,436  
(1,721 ) 
$  239,715  

$

$

401,937 
(9,975) 
391,962 
(171,295) 
220,667 
253,203 
473,870 

139,812 
67,944 
33,036 
240,792 
n/a 
233,078 
(5,767) 
227,311 

(1)  Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned. 

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(2)  Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned. 

(3)  General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting 

activities by net premiums earned. 

(4)  Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and 

general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned. 

Year Ended December 31, 2012 

Property and
Casualty 
Reinsurance   

Catastrophe
Risk 
Management

Corporate 

Total 

Revenues 
Gross premiums written .............................................. 
Gross premiums ceded ................................................ 
Net premiums written ................................................. 
Change in net unearned premium reserves ................. 
Net premiums earned .................................................. 
Net investment income ............................................... 
Total revenues ............................................................. 
Expenses 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net ........ 
Acquisition costs, net .................................................. 
General and administrative expenses .......................... 
Total expenses ............................................................ 
Underwriting loss ........................................................ 
Income (loss) including non-controlling interests....... 
Income attributable to non-controlling interests ......... 
Net income (loss) ....................................................... 

$

$

$

190,374 
— 
190,374 
(93,893) 
96,481 
— 
96,481 

80,306 
24,604 
20,290 
125,200 
(28,719) 
n/a 
n/a 
(28,719)  $

Property and Casualty Reinsurance - Underwriting Ratios:

Loss ratio (1) ............................................................... 
Acquisition cost ratio (2) ............................................ 
General and administrative expense ratio (3) ............. 
Combined ratio (4) ...................................................... 

83.2%   
25.5%   
21.0%   
129.7%   

$ 

($ in thousands) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
136,422  
136,422  

— 
— 
1,534 
1,534 
n/a 
(1,534) 
— 

—  
—  
5,552  
5,552  
n/a  
130,870  
(1,216 ) 
(1,534)  $  129,654  

$

$

190,374 
— 
190,374 
(93,893) 
96,481 
136,422 
232,903 

80,306 
24,604 
27,376 
132,286 
n/a 
100,617 
(1,216) 
99,401 

(1) 

Loss ratio is calculated by dividing loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net by net premiums earned. 

(2)  Acquisition cost ratio is calculated by dividing acquisition costs, net by net premiums earned. 

(3)  General and administrative expense ratio is calculated by dividing general and administrative expenses related to underwriting 

activities by net premiums earned. 

(4)  Combined ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, net, acquisition costs, net and

general and administrative expenses related to underwriting activities by net premiums earned. 

For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013,  three  contracts  individually  contributed  greater  than  10% of  total  gross  premiums 
written.  These  three  contracts  individually  contributed  14.9%,  11.2%  and  10.5%,  respectively,  of  total  gross  premiums 
written  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2013.  For  the  year  ended  December 31,  2012,  three  contracts  each  contributed 
greater than 10% of total gross premiums written. These three contracts contributed 22.3%, 20.0% and 11.8%, respectively, 
of total gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

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The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by line of business for the years ended 
December 31, 2013 and 2012: 

Property ...................................................................................... 
Casualty ...................................................................................... 
Specialty ..................................................................................... 
Total property and casualty reinsurance ..................................... 
Catastrophe risk management ..................................................... 

2013 

2012 

$

67,612 
210,017 
115,959 
393,588 
8,349 
$ 401,937 

($ in thousands) 

16.8%  $  103,174 
44,700 
52.2%   
42,500 
28.9%   
190,374 
97.9%   
— 
2.1%   
100.0%  $  190,374 

54.2%
23.5%
22.3%
100.0%
—%
100.0%

The  following  table  provides  a  breakdown  of  the  Company’s  gross  premiums  written  by  prospective  and  retroactive 
reinsurance contracts for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

Prospective .................................................................................. 
Retroactive .................................................................................. 

2013 

2012 

$ 362,151 
39,786 
$ 401,937 

($ in thousands) 

90.1%  $  190,374 
— 
100.0%  $  190,374 

9.9%   

100.0%
—%
100.0%

The  Company  records  the  gross  premium  written  and  earned  at  the  inception  of  the  contract  for  retroactive  reinsurance 
contracts. 

Substantially  all  of  the  Company’s  business  is  sourced  through  reinsurance  brokers.  The  following  table  provides  a 
breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written from brokers for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:  

Aon Benfield - a division of Aon plc .........................................  
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC ..............................................  
Advocate Reinsurance Partners, LLC ........................................  
BMS Intermediaries ...................................................................  
Other brokers .............................................................................  
Total broker placed ....................................................................  
Other ..........................................................................................  

2013 

2012 

$ 111,865 
89,125 
57,994 
46,095 
40,246 
345,325 
56,612 
$ 401,937 

($ in thousands) 
27.8%  $ 
22.2%   
14.4%   
11.5%   
10.0%   
85.9%   
14.1%   

22,000 
65,073 
22,473 
5,269 
33,059 
147,874 
42,500 
100.0%  $  190,374 

11.6%
34.2%
11.8%
2.8%
17.4%
77.8%
22.2%
100.0%

The following table provides a breakdown of the Company’s gross premiums written by domicile of the ceding companies 
for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012: 

United States ............................................................................ 
Bermuda ................................................................................... 
Other ........................................................................................ 

2013

2012

$

$

304,141 
96,396 
1,400 
401,937 

($ in thousands) 

75.7%  $  190,374 
— 
24.0%   
— 
0.3%   
100.0%  $  190,374 

100.0%
—%
—%
100.0%

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23. 

Statutory requirements 

The following is a summary of actual and required statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income as of December 31, 
2013 and 2012 and for the years then ended: 

Actual statutory capital ........................................................   $
Required statutory capital and surplus .................................  
Statutory net income ............................................................  

December 31, 
2013

December 31,
 2012 

($ in thousands) 

$ 

1,303,487 
526,933 
229,974 

824,453 
116,416 
101,347 

Under the Bermuda Insurance Act, 1978 and related regulations, Third Point Re is subject to capital requirements calculated 
using the Bermuda Solvency and Capital Requirement, or BSCR model, which is a standardized statutory risk-based capital 
model used to measure the risk associated with Third Point Re’s assets, liabilities and premiums. Third Point Re’s required 
statutory capital and surplus under the BSCR model is referred to as the enhanced capital requirement, or ECR. Third Point 
Re is required to calculate and submit the ECR to the Bermuda Monetary Authority, or the BMA, annually. Following receipt 
of the submission of Third Point Re’s ECR the BMA has the authority to impose additional capital requirements (capital add-
ons) if it deems necessary. If a company fails to maintain or meet its ECR, the BMA may take various degrees of regulatory 
action. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, Third Point Re met its ECR. 

The principal difference between statutory capital and surplus and shareholders’ equity presented in accordance with GAAP 
is deferred acquisition costs and prepaid expenses, which are non-admitted assets for statutory purposes. 

Third  Point  Re  is  also  required  under  its  Class  4  license  to  maintain  a  minimum  liquidity  ratio  whereby  the  value  of  its 
relevant assets is not less than 75% of the amount of its relevant liabilities for general business. As of December 31, 2013 and 
2012, Third Point Re met the minimum liquidity ratio requirement. 

Third Point Re may declare dividends subject to it continuing to meet its solvency and capital requirements, which includes 
continuing to hold statutory capital and surplus equal to or exceeding its ECR. Third Point Re is prohibited from declaring or 
paying in any fiscal year dividends of more than 25% of its prior year’s statutory capital and surplus unless Third Point Re 
files with the BMA a signed affidavit by at least two members of the Board of Directors attesting that a dividend would not 
cause  the  company  to  fail  to  meet  its  relevant  margins.  As  of  December 31,  2013,  Third  Point  Re  could  pay  dividends  in 
2014 of approximately $325.9 million (2012 - $206.1 million) without providing an affidavit to the BMA. 

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24. Quarterly financial results (UNAUDITED) 

Revenues 
Gross premiums written ................................. 
Gross premiums ceded ................................... 
Net premiums written .................................... 
Change in net unearned premium reserves .... 
Net premiums earned ..................................... 
Net investment income .................................. 
Total revenues ................................................ 
Expenses 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred, 
net ............................................................... 
Acquisition costs, net ..................................... 
General and administrative expense .............. 
Total expenses ............................................... 
Income including non-controlling interests ... 
Income attributable to non-controlling 

interests ...................................................... 
Net income .................................................... 

Earnings per share 
Basic .............................................................. 
Diluted (1) ...................................................... 

Weighted average number of common 
shares used in the determination of 
earnings per share 

$

$

$
$

December 31,
2013

September 30,
 2013

June 30,  
2013 

March 31,
2013

Quarters ended 

($ in thousands) 

162,277 
— 
162,277 
(103,767) 
58,510 
87,074 
145,584 

36,133 
18,833 
8,965 
63,931 
81,653 

(1,565) 
80,088 

0.77 
0.75 

$

$

$
$

45,425 
— 
45,425 
20,904 
66,329 
53,371 
119,700 

39,349 
21,117 
9,846 
70,312 
49,388 

(2,818) 
46,570 

0.52 
0.51 

$

$

$
$

98,215  $
— 
98,215 
(35,928)   
62,287 
32,067 
94,354 

45,692 
14,921 
7,217 
67,830 
26,524 

(301)   
26,223  $

96,020 
(9,975)
86,045 
(52,504)
33,541 
80,691 
114,232 

18,638 
13,073 
7,008 
38,719 
75,513 

(1,083)
74,430 

0.33  $
0.33  $

0.94 
0.93 

Basic .............................................................. 
Diluted (1) ...................................................... 

103,264,616 
106,390,339 

89,620,394 
90,915,805 

78,432,132 
79,254,268 

  78,432,132 
  79,083,675 

(1) - During the quarter, it was determined that diluted earnings per share for the prior periods had been calculated incorrectly, which 

resulted in an understatement of diluted earnings per share. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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December 31,
2012

September 30,
2012

June 30,  
2012 

March 31, 
2012

Quarters ended 

($ in thousands) 

27,895 
— 
27,895 
5,590 
33,485 
72,511 
105,996 

26,626 
10,898 
7,155 
44,679 

61,317 

(607) 
60,710 

0.77 
0.76 

$

$

$
$

41,651 
— 
41,651 
(7,333) 
34,318 
47,686 
82,004 

24,709 
10,856 
6,440 
42,005 

39,999 

(423) 
39,576 

0.50 
0.50 

$

$

$
$

28,178 
— 
28,178 
(13,337) 
14,841 
(17,623) 
(2,782) 

16,686 
2,138 
9,621 
28,445 

(31,227) 

120 
(31,107) 

(0.40) 
(0.40) 

$

$

$
$

92,650 
— 
92,650 
(78,813)
13,837 
33,848 
47,685 

12,285 
712 
4,160 
17,157 

30,528 

(306)
30,222 

0.38 
0.38 

Revenues 
Gross premiums written ................................ 
Gross premiums ceded .................................. 
Net premiums written ................................... 
Change in net unearned premium reserves ... 
Net premiums earned .................................... 
Net investment income ................................. 
Total revenues ............................................... 
Expenses 
Loss and loss adjustment expenses 

incurred, net ............................................... 
Acquisition costs, net .................................... 
General and administrative expense ............. 
Total expenses .............................................. 
Income (loss) including non-controlling 

interests ..................................................... 

(Income) loss attributable to non-

controlling interests ................................... 
Net income (loss) ......................................... 

Earnings (loss) per share 
Basic ............................................................. 
Diluted (1) ..................................................... 

Weighted average number of common 
shares used in the determination of 
earnings (loss) per share 

$

$

$
$

Basic ............................................................. 
Diluted (1) ..................................................... 

78,432,132 
78,820,844 

78,432,132 
78,551,830 

78,432,132 
78,432,132 

78,432,132 
78,432,132 

(1) - During  the  quarter,  it  was  determined  that  diluted  earnings  per  share  for  the  prior  periods  had  been  calculated  incorrectly,  which 

resulted in an understatement of diluted earnings per share. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule I - Summary of Investments - Other than Investments in Related Parties  
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

Cost

Fair value 

Balance sheet value

Assets 
Equity securities........................................................................... 
Private common equity securities ................................................ 
Total equities ............................................................................... 
Asset-backed securities ................................................................ 
Bank debts ................................................................................... 
Corporate bonds ........................................................................... 
Municipal bonds .......................................................................... 
Sovereign debt ............................................................................. 
Total debt securities ..................................................................... 
Investments in limited partnerships ............................................. 
Rights and warrants ..................................................................... 
Options......................................................................................... 
Trade claims ................................................................................ 
Total other investments ................................................................ 
Total investments ......................................................................... 

$

743,528 
81,195 
824,723 
309,509 
7,885 
69,570 
12,025 
9,765 
408,754 
24,666 
1 
11,458 
11,805 
47,930 
$ 1,281,407 

$

857,817  
96,294  
954,111  
325,533  
8,017  
86,749  
10,486  
10,639  
441,424  
34,578  
1  
13,069  
17,681  
65,329  
$ 1,460,864  

$ 

$ 

857,817 
96,294 
954,111 
325,533 
8,017 
86,749 
10,486 
10,639 
441,424 
34,578 
1 
13,069 
17,681 
65,329 
1,460,864 

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant 
Condensed Balance Sheets - Parent company only 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

December 31, 
2013 

December 31,
2012

Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents ..............................................................................................  $
Investments in subsidiaries ............................................................................................. 
Prepaid expenses ............................................................................................................. 
Amounts due from affiliates ........................................................................................... 
Total assets ....................................................................................................................  $
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
Liabilities 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........................................................................  $
Amounts due to affiliates ................................................................................................ 
Total liabilities ............................................................................................................... 
Commitments and contingent liabilities ......................................................................... 
Shareholders’ equity 
Preference shares (par value $0.10; authorized, 30,000,000; none issued) ..................... 
Common shares (par value $0.10; authorized, 300,000,000; issued and outstanding, 

103,888,916 (2012: 78,432,132)) ................................................................................ 
Additional paid-in capital ............................................................................................... 
Retained earnings ............................................................................................................ 
Total shareholders’ equity ........................................................................................... 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity....................................................................  $

294  $ 

1,394,644 
720 
417 
1,396,075  $ 

242  $ 

4,172 
4,414 
— 

— 

10,389 
1,055,690 
325,582 
1,391,661 
1,396,075  $ 

169 
870,116 
35 
770 
871,090 

394 
2,152 
2,546 
— 

— 

7,843 
762,430 
98,271 
868,544 
871,090 

F-42 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant 
Condensed Statements of Income (Loss) - Parent company only 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation)  
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

2013

2012 

2011

Revenues 
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries ........................................................   $ 228,646  $  101,346  $
Total revenues ...........................................................................................................  
Expenses 
General and administrative expenses ........................................................................  
Total expenses ..........................................................................................................  
Net income (loss) ......................................................................................................   $ 227,311  $ 

1,945 
1,945 
99,401  $

1,335 
1,335 

101,346 

228,646 

(1,092)
(1,092)

38 
38 
(1,130)

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant 
Condensed Statements of Cash flows - Parent company only 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation)  
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

Operating activities 
Net income (loss) ......................................................................................................   $ 227,311  $ 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) 

99,401  $

(1,130)

2013

2012 

2011

operating activities 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries .............................................................................  
Changes in assets and liabilities: 
Prepaid expenses .......................................................................................................  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..................................................................  
Amounts due from affiliates .....................................................................................  
Amounts due to affiliates ..........................................................................................  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities ..................................................  
Investing activities 
Contributed capital to subsidiaries ............................................................................  
Net cash used in investing activities .........................................................................  
Financing activities 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net ........................................................  
Net cash provided by financing activities .................................................................  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ...............................................  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ....................................................  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ..........................................................   $

(228,646)   

(101,346)   

1,092 

(686)   
(66)   
353 
2,020 
286 

(33)   
682 
(770)   
2,152 
86 

(2)
(413)
— 
— 
(453)

(286,257)   
(286,257)   

(170,110)   
(170,110)   

(593,343)
(593,343)

286,096 
286,096 
125 
169 
294  $ 

158,593 
158,593 
(11,431)   
11,600 

169  $

605,396 
605,396 
11,600 
— 
11,600 

Supplemental information: 
Dividends received from subsidiaries .......................................................................   $

—  $ 

—  $

— 

F-44 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule III - Supplementary Insurance Information 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation)  
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 

Loss and 
loss 
adjustment 
expense 
reserves 

Deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Unearned
premium

Net 
premiums
earned

Net 
investment
income

Loss and
loss 
adjustment
expenses
incurred,
net

Amortization 
of deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Other
operating
expenses

Net 
premiums
written

Property and Casualty 

Reinsurance .............   $ 

91,141  $ 

134,221  $  264,898  $

212,607  $

—  $

139,616  $

66,981  $  21,838  $

383,613

Catastrophe Risk 

Management ............  
Corporate .....................  

  $ 

52 
— 
91,193  $ 

110 
— 

289 
— 

134,331  $  265,187  $

8,060   
—   
220,667  $

4,421 
248,782 
253,203  $

196 
— 

963 
— 

3,852 
7,346 

139,812  $

67,944  $  33,036  $

8,349
—
391,962

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 

Loss and 
loss 
adjustment 
expense 
reserves 

Deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Unearned
premium

Net 
premiums
earned

Net 
investment
income

Loss and
loss 
adjustment
expenses
incurred,
net

Amortization 
of deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Other
operating
expenses

Net 
premiums
written

$ 

45,383  $ 

67,271   $ 

93,893  $ 

96,481  $ 

—  $ 

80,306  $ 

24,604  $  20,290  $  190,374

— 
— 
45,383  $ 

—  
—  
67,271   $ 

— 
— 
93,893  $ 

$ 

— 
— 

— 
136,422 

96,481  $  136,422  $ 

— 
— 
80,306  $ 

— 
— 

—
1,534 
—
5,552 
24,604  $  27,376  $  190,374

Property and Casualty 
Reinsurance ............. 

Catastrophe Risk 

Management ............ 
Corporate ..................... 

As of and for the period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2011

Loss and 
loss 
adjustment 
expense 
reserves 

Deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Unearned
premium  

Net 
premiums
earned

Net 
investment
income

Loss and
loss 
adjustment
expenses
incurred,
net

Amortization 
of deferred 
acquisition 
costs, net 

Other 
operating
expenses

Net 
premiums
written

Property and Casualty 

Reinsurance .............. 

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $

Catastrophe Risk 

Management ............. 
Corporate ...................... 

— 
— 
—  $ 

— 
— 
—  $ 

— 
— 
—  $ 

—   
—   
—  $ 

— 
— 
—  $

$ 

—  $ 

— 
— 
—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $

— 
— 
—  $ 

—   
1,130   
1,130  $

— 

— 
— 
— 

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THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. 
Schedule IV - Reinsurance 
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and period from October 6, 2011 (date of incorporation)  
to December 31, 2011 
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars) 

Year ended December 31, 2013 ........  $ 
Year ended December 31, 2012 ........ 
Period from October 6, 2011 (date 

of incorporation) to December 31, 
2011 ............................................... 

Direct 
gross 
premiums
written

Ceded to 
other 
companies

Assumed 
from other 
companies

Net 
amount 

Percentage 
of amount 
assumed to 
net

—  $
— 

9,975  $
— 

401,937  $
190,374 

391,962   
190,374   

98%
100%

— 

— 

— 

—   

n/a 

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CoRPoRaTe InFoRMaTIon

Board of Directors
John R. Berger (Chairman)
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer 
and Chief Underwriting Officer

Christopher L. Collins 
Managing Director, Kelso & Company

Rafe de la Gueronniere
Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, New Providence 
Asset Management

Steven E. Fass 
Retired 2008, White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. 

Mary R. Hennessy
Independent Consultant to P&C industry 

Neil McConachie
Retired 2012, Lancashire Group

Mark Parkin
Retired 2013, Deloitte & Touche LLP

William L. Spiegel
Founding Partner and Managing Director,  
Pine Brook Road Partner LLC

Joshua L. Targoff
Partner, COO and General Counsel,  
Third Point LLC

Audit Committee
Parkin (Chairman), Collins, Fass, Hennessy, 
McConachie

Compensation Committee
Collins (Chairman), de la Gueronniere, Fass, 
Hennessy, Targoff

Nominating and Governance Committee
Collins (Chairman), Fass, McConachie, Parkin 

Management Team
John R. Berger
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer 
and Chief Underwriting Officer

J. Robert Bredahl
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Nicholas Campbell 
Senior Vice President—Underwriting 

Christopher S. Coleman 
Chief Accounting Officer

Manoj K. Gupta 
Senior Vice President—Underwriting; and Lead 
Portfolio Manager, Third Point Reinsurance 
Investment Management Ltd.

Shane Haverstick 
Senior Vice President—Operations 

Clare Himmer 
Marketing Director, Third Point Re (UK) Limited

Daniel V. Malloy 
Executive Vice President—Underwriting

Tonya L. Marshall 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel  
and Secretary

Michael McKnight 
Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer

Anthony Urban 
Executive Vice President—Underwriting

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Common Share Information
The Company’s common shares are listed on 
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Trading 
of the Company’s common shares began on 
August 15, 2013 under the symbol TPRE.

Dividends
The Company has never declared or paid 
cash dividends on its common shares. The 
Company intends to retain future earnings to 
finance the growth and development of its 
business, and does not anticipate declaring 
or paying any cash dividends in the foresee-
able future.

Common Share Performance

Fiscal 2013*
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
*Since August 15, 2013 IPO

High
$14.58
$18.71

Low
$12.88
$14.44

Executive Offices
The Waterfront, Chesney House 
96 Pitts Bay Road 
Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda

2014 Annual General Meeting
May 7, 2014
4:00 P.M. AST
Princess Louise Room 
Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel 
76 Pitts Bay Road 
Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda

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