National Interstate Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 08, 2011
National Interstate Corp. (NATL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

National Interstate Corp. has a market cap of $396.4 million; its shares were traded at around $20.48 with a P/E ratio of 13 and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of National Interstate Corp. stocks is 1.6%.

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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $130.7 million (based upon non-affiliate holdings of 6,592,469 shares and a market price of $19.82 at June 30, 2010).

We are a specialty property and casualty insurance company with a niche orientation and a focus on the transportation industry. Founded in 1989, we have had an uninterrupted record of profitability in every year since 1990, our first full year of operation. We have also reported an underwriting profit in 20 of the 22 years we have been in business. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had gross premiums written (direct and assumed) of $438.6 million and net income of $39.5 million.

The premiums generated by each of the captive insurance programs offered by us are developed in a similar manner. The most important component of the premium charged is the development of the participants loss fund. The loss fund represents the amount of premium needed to cover the participants expected losses in the layer of risk being ceded to the captive reinsurer. Participants may share in the losses on a quota share or excess of loss basis. For a quota share program, the participation percentage ranges from 5.0% to 60.0% of losses up to $1 million. For excess of loss programs, the loss fund typically involves the first loss layer which, depending on the captive program, currently ranges from the first $50,000 to the first $350,000 of loss per occurrence. Once the participants loss fund is established, all other expenses related to the coverages and services being provided are derived by a formula agreed to in advance by the captive participants and the service providers. We are the primary or only service provider to every rental captive program we support. The service providers issue policies, adjust claims,

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