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ProAssurance (ProAssurance) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.02% (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is ProAssurance Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.02%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ProAssurance's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



ProAssurance Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-8.62

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.02%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For insurance companies, CASHMTA is measured as:


4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


ProAssurance  (NYSE:PRA) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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ProAssurance (ProAssurance) Business Description

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100 Brookwood Place, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35209
ProAssurance Corp is a holding company for property and casualty insurance companies. The company's wholly owned insurance subsidiaries provide professional liability insurance for healthcare professionals and facilities, professional liability insurance for attorneys, and workers' compensation insurance. ProAssurance reports operating results in five segments: Specialty Property and Casualty, Workers' Compensation, Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance, Lloyd's Syndicate, and Corporate. ProAssurance generates the vast majority of its revenue from its Specialty P&C activities, followed by Worker's Compensation.
Executives
Robert David Francis officer: Pres Healthcare Pro. Liability 4 PINE RIDGE LANE, MOUNTAIN BROOK AL 35213
Scott C Syphax director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Fabiloa Cobarrubias director 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209
Noreen Dishart officer: Executive VP/Chief HR Officer 177 SALOLI WAY, LOUDON TN 37774
Frank Anthony Spinosa director PO BOX 72, SHELTER ISLAND NY 11964
Mcmahon John J Jr director 1927 1ST AVENUE NORTH, 5TH FLOOR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Maye Head Frei director 2964 CHEROKEE ROAD, BIRMINGHAM AL 35223
Kevin Merrick Shook officer: President of a Subsidiary 25 RACE AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Dana S Hendricks officer: Chief Financial Officer 656 AYLESFORD LANE, FRANKLIN TN 37069
Magnus James Gorrie director PO BOX 10383, BIRMINGHAM AL 35202
Adkins Kedrick D Jr director 1173 COPPERWOOD DRIVE, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
O Neil Frank B officer: Senior Vice-President, other: Assistant Secretary
Howard H Friedman officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Secretary & Senior VP
William Stancil Starnes officer: Chief Executive Officer P O BOX 598512, BIRMINGHAM AL 35259-8512
Jeffrey Patton Lisenby officer: Vice-President, other: Corporate Secretary 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35209