Safety Insurance Group Inc. (SAFT, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.
Safety Insurance Group Inc. has a market cap of $688.94 million; its shares were traded at around $45.81 with a P/E ratio of 12.25 and P/S ratio of 1.12. The dividend yield of Safety Insurance Group Inc. stocks is 4.37%. Safety Insurance Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 17.7% over the past 10 years.
private passenger coverage competitively by offering group discounts since 1995 and we currently offer approximately 169 affinity group discount programs ranging from 3% to 8% discounts. Under Massachusetts' Managed Competition regulations, we offer various new discounts including a discount of 10% when a private passenger policy is issued along with an other than private passenger policy with us, a longevity/renewal credit of up to 4% for policyholders who maintain continuous coverage with us, and a 7% e-Customer discount for policyholders who want electronic policy issuance with one combined bill for all of their policies with us. We began using four rating tiers effective January 1, 2010. A Companion Policy Client Tier, which is policyholders who have a non private passenger automobile policy with us, receives a rate decrease of 2.5% from our filed base rates. A Loyal Automobile Client Tier, which is policyholders who have been insured with us for two or more years, receives our filed base rates. A New Insurance Client Tier, which is policyholders with twelve or more months of continuous coverage or who qualify for a multi-car discount, receives a rate increase of 2.5% from our filed base rates. A New Policyholder Tier, which is policyholders who do not qualify for the other three tiers, receives MAIP rates.
Commercial Automobile (10.4% of 2010 direct written premiums). Our commercial automobile program supports all Massachusetts policy forms and limits of coverage including endorsements that broaden coverage over and above that offered on the standard Massachusetts policy forms. Commercial automobile policies provide coverage for bodily injury and property damage to others, no-fault personal injury coverage, and physical damage coverage for an insured's own vehicle for collision or other perils resulting from the ownership or use of commercial vehicles in a business. We offer insurance for commercial vehicles used for business purposes such as private passenger-type vehicles, trucks, tractors and trailers, and insure individual vehicles as well as commercial fleets. Commercial automobile policies are written at a standard rate through Safety Insurance. We did not file for Massachusetts commercial automobile insurance rate changes during 2008, 2009 or 2010. Qualifying risks eligible for preferred rates are written through Safety Indemnity which offers rates that are 20% lower than Safety Insurance. Effective December 1, 2007, qualifying risks eligible for ultra preferred rates are written through Safety P&C which offers rates that are 35% lower than Safety Insurance.
Homeowners (16.8% of 2010 direct written premiums). We offer a broad selection of coverage forms for qualified policyholders. Homeowners policies provide coverage for losses to a dwelling and its contents from numerous perils, and coverage for liability to others arising from ownership or occupancy. We write policies on homes, condominiums, and apartments. We offer loss-free credits of up to 16% for eight years of loss free experience, an account credit of up to 20% when a home is written together with an automobile, and a 5% e-Customer discount for policyholders who want electronic policy issuance with one combined bill for all of their policies with us. We received approval for a Massachusetts rate increase of 2.3% effective August 1, 2010. All forms of homeowners coverage are written at a standard rate through Safety Insurance. Qualifying risks eligible for preferred rates are written through Safety Indemnity which offers rates that are 13% lower than Safety Insurance. Effective September 1, 2007, qualifying risks eligible for ultra preferred rates are written through Safety P&C which offers rates that are 22% lower than Safety Insurance.
Personal Umbrella (0.7% of 2010 direct written premiums). We offer personal excess liability coverage over and above the limits of individual automobile, watercraft, and homeowner's insurance policies to clients. We offer an account credit of 10% when an umbrella policy is written together with an automobile insurance policy. We write policies at standard rates with limits of $1,000 to $5,000.
Dwelling Fire (0.8% of 2010 direct written premiums). We underwrite dwelling fire insurance, which is a limited form of a homeowner's policy for non-owner occupied residences. We offer superior construction and protective device credits, with an account credit of 5% when a dwelling fire policy is issued along with an automobile policy. We write all forms of dwelling fire coverage at standard rates with qualifying risks eligible for preferred lower rates.
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Safety Insurance Group Inc. has a market cap of $688.94 million; its shares were traded at around $45.81 with a P/E ratio of 12.25 and P/S ratio of 1.12. The dividend yield of Safety Insurance Group Inc. stocks is 4.37%. Safety Insurance Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 17.7% over the past 10 years.
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We are a leading provider of private passenger automobile insurance in Massachusetts. In addition to private passenger automobile insurance (which represented 68.7% of our direct written premiums in 2010), we offer a portfolio of property and casualty insurance products, including commercial automobile, homeowners, dwelling fire, umbrella and business owner policies. Operating exclusively in Massachusetts and New Hampshire through our insurance company subsidiaries, Safety Insurance Company ("Safety Insurance"), Safety Indemnity Insurance Company ("Safety Indemnity") and Safety Property and Casualty Insurance Company ("Safety P&C") (together referred to as the "Insurance Subsidiaries"), we have established strong relationships with independent insurance agents, who numbered 783 in 908 locations throughout Massachusetts and 31 locations in New Hampshire during 2010. We have used these relationships and our extensive knowledge of the Massachusetts market to become the second largest private passenger automobile carrier, capturing an approximate 11.4% share of the Massachusetts private passenger automobile insurance market, and the third largest commercial automobile carrier, with an 10.7% share of the Massachusetts commercial automobile insurance market in 2010 according to statistics compiled by Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers ("CAR"). In addition, we were also ranked the 50th largest automobile writer in the country according to A.M. Best, based on 2009 direct written premiums. We were incorporated under the laws of Delaware in 2001, but through our predecessors, we have underwritten insurance in Massachusetts since 1979.private passenger coverage competitively by offering group discounts since 1995 and we currently offer approximately 169 affinity group discount programs ranging from 3% to 8% discounts. Under Massachusetts' Managed Competition regulations, we offer various new discounts including a discount of 10% when a private passenger policy is issued along with an other than private passenger policy with us, a longevity/renewal credit of up to 4% for policyholders who maintain continuous coverage with us, and a 7% e-Customer discount for policyholders who want electronic policy issuance with one combined bill for all of their policies with us. We began using four rating tiers effective January 1, 2010. A Companion Policy Client Tier, which is policyholders who have a non private passenger automobile policy with us, receives a rate decrease of 2.5% from our filed base rates. A Loyal Automobile Client Tier, which is policyholders who have been insured with us for two or more years, receives our filed base rates. A New Insurance Client Tier, which is policyholders with twelve or more months of continuous coverage or who qualify for a multi-car discount, receives a rate increase of 2.5% from our filed base rates. A New Policyholder Tier, which is policyholders who do not qualify for the other three tiers, receives MAIP rates.
Commercial Automobile (10.4% of 2010 direct written premiums). Our commercial automobile program supports all Massachusetts policy forms and limits of coverage including endorsements that broaden coverage over and above that offered on the standard Massachusetts policy forms. Commercial automobile policies provide coverage for bodily injury and property damage to others, no-fault personal injury coverage, and physical damage coverage for an insured's own vehicle for collision or other perils resulting from the ownership or use of commercial vehicles in a business. We offer insurance for commercial vehicles used for business purposes such as private passenger-type vehicles, trucks, tractors and trailers, and insure individual vehicles as well as commercial fleets. Commercial automobile policies are written at a standard rate through Safety Insurance. We did not file for Massachusetts commercial automobile insurance rate changes during 2008, 2009 or 2010. Qualifying risks eligible for preferred rates are written through Safety Indemnity which offers rates that are 20% lower than Safety Insurance. Effective December 1, 2007, qualifying risks eligible for ultra preferred rates are written through Safety P&C which offers rates that are 35% lower than Safety Insurance.
Homeowners (16.8% of 2010 direct written premiums). We offer a broad selection of coverage forms for qualified policyholders. Homeowners policies provide coverage for losses to a dwelling and its contents from numerous perils, and coverage for liability to others arising from ownership or occupancy. We write policies on homes, condominiums, and apartments. We offer loss-free credits of up to 16% for eight years of loss free experience, an account credit of up to 20% when a home is written together with an automobile, and a 5% e-Customer discount for policyholders who want electronic policy issuance with one combined bill for all of their policies with us. We received approval for a Massachusetts rate increase of 2.3% effective August 1, 2010. All forms of homeowners coverage are written at a standard rate through Safety Insurance. Qualifying risks eligible for preferred rates are written through Safety Indemnity which offers rates that are 13% lower than Safety Insurance. Effective September 1, 2007, qualifying risks eligible for ultra preferred rates are written through Safety P&C which offers rates that are 22% lower than Safety Insurance.
Personal Umbrella (0.7% of 2010 direct written premiums). We offer personal excess liability coverage over and above the limits of individual automobile, watercraft, and homeowner's insurance policies to clients. We offer an account credit of 10% when an umbrella policy is written together with an automobile insurance policy. We write policies at standard rates with limits of $1,000 to $5,000.
Dwelling Fire (0.8% of 2010 direct written premiums). We underwrite dwelling fire insurance, which is a limited form of a homeowner's policy for non-owner occupied residences. We offer superior construction and protective device credits, with an account credit of 5% when a dwelling fire policy is issued along with an automobile policy. We write all forms of dwelling fire coverage at standard rates with qualifying risks eligible for preferred lower rates.
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