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BRP Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2021 Results
来源: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 10 5月 2021 16:10:00 America/New_York
- First Quarter 2021 Revenue Grew 182% Year-Over-Year to $152.8 Million -
- First Quarter 2021 Organic Revenue Growth of 14% -
TAMPA, Fla., May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BRP Group, Inc. (“BRP Group” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BRP), a rapidly growing independent insurance distribution firm announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
FIRST QUARTER 2021 HIGHLIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT UPDATE
- Revenue increased 182% year-over-year to $152.8 million
- Pro Forma Revenue(1) grew 171% year-over-year to $153.3 million
- Organic Revenue Growth(2) was 14% year-over-year
- “MGA of the Future” revenue grew 56% year-over-year to $17.2 million
- GAAP net income of $30.6 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to BRP Group of $0.32
- Adjusted Net Income(3) of $42.5 million, or $0.44(3) per fully diluted share
- Net income margin of 20%, compared to 9% in the prior-year period
- Adjusted EBITDA(4) grew 276% to $52.7 million, compared to $14.0 million in the prior-year period
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin(4) of 35%, compared to 26% in the prior-year period
- Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA(5) of $52.8 million and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin(5) of 34%
- “MGA of the Future” policies in force grew by 41,744 to 566,114 at March 31, 2021. Comparatively, in the first quarter 2020, policies in force grew sequentially by 26,929
- Closed two Partner acquisitions during the first quarter 2021 that generated total annualized revenue(6) of approximately $4.0 million for the 12-month period pre-acquisition; subsequent to March 31, 2021, closed three Partner acquisition that generated total annualized revenue(6) of approximately $4.6 million for the 12-month period pre-acquisition
“Momentum from 2020 carried nicely into the first quarter of 2021, as we nearly tripled total revenues on a year-over-year basis to $152.8 million, while continuing to deliver double-digit organic growth,” said Trevor Baldwin, Chief Executive Officer of BRP Group. “In the first quarter, we saw excellent performances from our late 2020 acquisitions of three of Business Insurance’s Top 100 largest U.S. brokers, as well as continued rapid expansion of our ‘MGA of the Future’ platform. Most importantly, March was the strongest month of the first quarter and we saw further acceleration across the business into April and early May.”
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of March 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were $90.5 million and there was $384.8 million of long-term debt outstanding. The Company had aggregate borrowing capacity of $400.0 million under its revolving credit facility.
WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
BRP Group will host a webcast and conference call to discuss first quarter 2021 results today at 5:00 PM ET. A live webcast and a slide presentation of the conference call will be available on BRP Group’s investor relations website at ir.baldwinriskpartners.com. The dial-in number for the conference call is (877) 451-6152 (toll-free) or (201) 389-0879 (international). Please dial the number 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A webcast replay of the call will be available at ir.baldwinriskpartners.com for one year following the call.
ABOUT BRP GROUP, INC.
BRP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRP) is a rapidly growing independent insurance distribution firm delivering tailored insurance and risk management insights and solutions that give our Clients the peace of mind to pursue their purpose, passion and dreams. We are innovating the industry by taking a holistic and tailored approach to risk management, insurance and employee benefits, and support our Clients, Colleagues, Insurance Company Partners and communities through the deployment of vanguard resources and capital to drive our growth. BRP represents over 600,000 Clients across the United States and internationally. For more information, please visit www.baldwinriskpartners.com.
FOOTNOTES
(1) Pro Forma Revenue is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliation of Pro Forma Revenue to commissions and fees, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.
(2) Organic Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020 used to calculate Organic Revenue Growth for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $54.2 million, which is adjusted to reflect revenues from Partnerships that reach the 12-month owned mark during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Organic Revenue is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliation of Organic Revenue to commissions and fees, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.
(3) Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to net income (loss) attributable to BRP Group, Inc. and reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted EPS to diluted earnings (loss) per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, are set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.
(4) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.
(5) Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.
(6) Annualized revenue represents the aggregate revenues of Partners acquired during the relevant period presented, for the most recent trailing 12-month period prior to acquisition by the Company, in each case, at the time the due diligence was concluded based on a quality of earnings review and not an audit.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which represent BRP Group’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and may include statements that address future operating, financial or business performance or BRP Group’s strategies or expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “projects”, “potential”, “outlook” or “continue”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.
Factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in BRP Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in BRP Group’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at: www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. All forward-looking statements and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to BRP Group or to persons acting on behalf of BRP Group are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BRP Group does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.
CONTACTS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Bonnie Bishop
Investor Relations
(813) 259-8032
IR@baldwinriskpartners.comPRESS
Rachel Carr
Baldwin Risk Partners
(813) 418-5166
Rachel.carr@baldwinriskpartners.comBRP GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,(in thousands, except share and per share data) 2021 2020 Revenues: Commissions and fees $ 152,828 $ 54,159 Operating expenses: Commissions, employee compensation and benefits 89,375 34,548 Other operating expenses 17,568 8,885 Amortization expense 10,537 3,596 Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,503 ) 1,661 Depreciation expense 594 165 Total operating expenses 116,571 48,855 Operating income 36,257 5,304 Interest expense, net (5,643 ) (585 ) Income before income taxes 30,614 4,719 Income tax provision — 12 Net income 30,614 4,707 Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 16,001 3,239 Net income attributable to BRP Group, Inc. $ 14,613 $ 1,468 Comprehensive income $ 30,614 $ 4,707 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 16,001 3,239 Comprehensive income attributable to BRP Group, Inc. 14,613 1,468 Basic earnings per share $ 0.33 $ 0.08 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.32 $ 0.07 Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic 44,255,011 19,481,721 Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted 45,783,086 19,816,363 BRP GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data) March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 90,544 $ 108,462 Restricted cash 32,003 33,560 Premiums, commissions and fees receivable, net 206,594 155,501 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,643 4,447 Due from related parties — 19 Total current assets 333,784 301,989 Property and equipment, net 11,577 11,019 Other assets 14,795 11,084 Intangible assets, net 547,751 554,320 Goodwill 669,126 651,502 Total assets $ 1,577,033 $ 1,529,914 Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Premiums payable to insurance companies $ 143,586 $ 135,576 Producer commissions payable 33,711 24,260 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 41,418 47,490 Due to related parties 155 — Current portion of long-term debt 4,000 4,000 Current portion of contingent earnout liabilities 27,467 6,094 Total current liabilities 250,337 217,420 Long-term debt, less current portion 380,826 381,382 Contingent earnout liabilities, less current portion 137,816 158,725 Other liabilities 2,408 2,419 Total liabilities 771,387 759,946 Commitments and contingencies Mezzanine equity: Redeemable noncontrolling interest 125 98 Stockholders’ equity: Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 45,925,711 and 44,953,166 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 460 450 Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 49,715,644 and 49,828,383 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 5 5 Additional paid-in capital 398,885 392,139 Accumulated deficit (9,733 ) (24,346 ) Notes receivable from stockholders (349 ) (465 ) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to BRP Group, Inc. 389,268 367,783 Noncontrolling interest 416,253 402,087 Total stockholders’ equity 805,521 769,870 Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity $ 1,577,033 $ 1,529,914 BRP GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2021 2020 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 30,614 $ 4,707 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 11,131 3,761 Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,503 ) 1,661 Share-based compensation expense 3,542 1,139 Amortization of deferred financing costs 693 76 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: Premiums, commissions and fees receivable, net (50,364 ) (5,221 ) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (636 ) (634 ) Due from related parties 174 9 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 9,636 (527 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 3,287 4,971 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (1,000 ) (583 ) Cash consideration paid for business combinations, net of cash received (17,358 ) (39,305 ) Net cash used in investing activities (18,358 ) (39,888 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from revolving line of credit — 20,000 Payments on long-term debt (1,000 ) — Payments of debt issuance costs (59 ) (230 ) Purchase of interest rate caps (3,461 ) — Proceeds from repayment of stockholder notes receivable 116 41 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (4,404 ) 19,811 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (19,475 ) (15,106 ) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 142,022 71,071 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 122,547 $ 55,965 NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Organic Revenue, Organic Revenue Growth, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”), Pro Forma Revenue, Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for GAAP measures, including commissions and fees (for Organic Revenue, Organic Revenue Growth and Pro Forma Revenue), net income (loss) (for Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin), net income (loss) attributable to BRP Group, Inc. (for Adjusted Net Income) or diluted earnings (loss) per share (for Adjusted Diluted EPS), which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for commissions and fees, net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to BRP Group, Inc. or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies in our industry may define or calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, and accordingly these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, depreciation, amortization and change in fair value of contingent consideration. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration and certain items of income and expense, including share-based compensation expense, transaction-related expenses related to Partnerships including severance, and certain non-recurring costs, including those related to raising capital. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA divided by commissions and fees. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA Margin is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA Margin is helpful in measuring profitability of operations on a consolidated level.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin have important limitations as analytical tools. For example, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
- do not reflect any cash capital expenditure requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future;
- do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations;
- do not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
- do not reflect share-based compensation expense and other non-cash charges; and
- exclude certain tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.
We calculate Organic Revenue Growth based on commissions and fees for the relevant period by excluding the first twelve months of commissions and fees generated from new Partners. Organic Revenue Growth is the change in Organic Revenue period-to-period, with prior period results adjusted for Organic Revenues that were excluded in the prior period because the relevant Partners had not yet reached the twelve-month owned mark, but which reach the twelve-month owned mark in the current period. For example, revenues from a Partner acquired on June 1, 2020 are excluded from Organic Revenue for 2020. However, after June 1, 2021, results from June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 for such Partners are compared to results from June 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 for purposes of calculating Organic Revenue Growth in 2021. Organic Revenue Growth is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. We believe that Organic Revenue and Organic Revenue Growth are appropriate measures of operating performance as they allow investors to measure, analyze and compare growth in a meaningful and consistent manner.
Adjusted Net Income is presented for the purpose of calculating Adjusted Diluted EPS. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income (loss) attributable to BRP Group, Inc. adjusted for amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration and certain items of income and expense, including share-based compensation expense, transaction-related expenses related to Partnerships including severance, and certain non-recurring costs that, in the opinion of management, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results, and the related tax effect of those adjustments.
Adjusted Diluted EPS measures our per share earnings excluding certain expenses as discussed above and assuming all shares of Class B common stock were exchanged for Class A common stock. Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated as Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted dilutive weighted-average shares outstanding. We believe Adjusted Diluted EPS is useful to investors because it enables them to better evaluate per share operating performance across reporting periods.
Pro Forma Revenue reflects GAAP revenue (commissions and fees), plus revenue from Partnerships in the unowned periods.
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA takes into account Adjusted EBITDA from Partnerships in the unowned periods and eliminates the effects of financing, depreciation and amortization. We define Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as pro forma net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration and certain items of income and expense, including share-based compensation expense, transaction-related expenses related to Partnerships including severance, and certain non-recurring costs, including those related to raising capital. We believe that Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance.
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA divided by Pro Forma Revenue. Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. We believe that Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. We believe that Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin is helpful in measuring profitability of operations on a consolidated level.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,2021 2020 Commissions and fees $ 152,828 $ 54,159 Net income $ 30,614 $ 4,707 Adjustments to net income: Amortization expense 10,537 3,596 Interest expense, net 5,643 585 Share-based compensation 3,542 1,139 Transaction-related Partnership expenses 2,445 1,848 Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,503 ) 1,661 Depreciation expense 594 165 Severance related to Partnership activity — 53 Income tax provision — 12 Other 859 266 Adjusted EBITDA $ 52,731 $ 14,032 Adjusted EBITDA Margin 35 % 26 % Organic Revenue and Organic Revenue Growth
The following table reconciles Organic Revenue to commissions and fees, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Organic Revenue:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,(in thousands, except percentages) 2021 2020 Commissions and fees $ 152,828 $ 54,159 Partnership commissions and fees (1) (91,215 ) (22,868 ) Organic Revenue $ 61,613 $ 31,291 Organic Revenue Growth (2) $ 7,447 $ 1,454 Organic Revenue Growth % (2) 14 % 5 % __________
(1) Includes the first twelve months of such commissions and fees generated from newly acquired Partners. Amount is reduced by approximately $830,000 for the timing of certain cash receipts that were fully constrained under ASC 606 in the post-partnership period for our partnership with Agency RM, which closed February 1, 2020.
(2) Organic Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020 used to calculate Organic Revenue Growth for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $54.2 million, which is adjusted to reflect revenues from Partnerships that reached the twelve-month owned mark during the three months ended March 31, 2021.Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS
The following table reconciles Adjusted Net Income to net income attributable to BRP Group, Inc. and reconciles Adjusted Diluted EPS to diluted earnings per share attributable to BRP Group, Inc. Class A common stock:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,(in thousands, except per share data) 2021 2020 Net income attributable to BRP Group, Inc. $ 14,613 $ 1,468 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 16,001 3,239 Amortization expense 10,537 3,596 Share-based compensation 3,542 1,139 Transaction-related Partnership expenses 2,445 1,848 Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,503 ) 1,661 Amortization of deferred financing costs 693 76 Severance related to Partnership activity — 53 Other 859 266 Adjusted pre-tax income 47,187 13,346 Adjusted income taxes (1) 4,672 1,321 Adjusted Net Income $ 42,515 $ 12,025 Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted 45,783 19,816 Exchange of Class B shares (2) 49,789 43,541 Adjusted dilutive weighted-average shares outstanding 95,572 63,357 Adjusted Diluted EPS $ 0.44 $ 0.19 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.32 $ 0.07 Other adjustments to earnings per share 0.17 0.14 Adjusted income taxes per share (0.05 ) (0.02 ) Adjusted Diluted EPS $ 0.44 $ 0.19 ___________
(1) Represents corporate income taxes at assumed effective tax rate of 9.9% applied to adjusted pre-tax income.
(2) Assumes the full exchange of Class B shares for Class A common stock pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement.Pro Forma Revenue
The following table reconciles Pro Forma Revenue to commissions and fees, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Pro Forma Revenue:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,(in thousands) 2021 2020 Commissions and fees $ 152,828 $ 54,159 Revenue for Partnerships in the unowned period (1) 468 2,391 Pro Forma Revenue $ 153,296 $ 56,550 ___________
(1) The adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 reflect commissions and fees revenue for LeaseTrack and Medicare Help Now as if the Company had acquired the Partners on January 1, 2021. The adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2020 reflect commissions and fees revenue for AgencyRM LLC and VibrantUSA Inc. as if the Company had acquired the Partners on January 1, 2020. This unaudited pro forma information should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had occurred on that date, nor the results that may be obtained in the future.Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin
The following table reconciles Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin to net income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,(in thousands) 2021 2020 Pro Forma Revenue $ 153,296 $ 56,550 Net income $ 30,614 $ 4,707 Net income (loss) for Partnerships in the unowned period (1) (4 ) 1,210 Pro Forma Net Income 30,610 5,917 Adjustments to pro forma net income: Amortization expense 10,633 3,657 Interest expense, net 5,643 585 Share-based compensation 3,542 1,139 Transaction-related Partnership expenses 2,445 1,848 Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,503 ) 1,661 Depreciation expense 594 165 Severance related to Partnership activity — 53 Income tax provision — 12 Other 859 266 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA $ 52,823 $ 15,303 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin 34 % 27 % ___________
(1) The adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 reflect commissions and fees revenue for LeaseTrack and Medicare Help Now as if the Company had acquired the Partners on January 1, 2021. The adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2020 reflect commissions and fees revenue for AgencyRM LLC and VibrantUSA Inc. as if the Company had acquired the Partners on January 1, 2020. This unaudited pro forma information should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had occurred on that date, nor the results that may be obtained in the future.COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS
The following terms have the following meanings throughout this press release unless the context indicates or requires otherwise:
Clients Our insureds Colleagues Our employees GAAP Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America Partners Companies that we have acquired, or in the case of asset acquisitions, the producers Partnerships Strategic acquisitions made by the Company