I try not to analysis for terrible events, cuz I think in certain degree that is unethical.
I changed my mind, read details from the following link:
http://bilibala-life.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_16.htmlOk, how’s the earthquake impact Manulife? & is Act of God need to pay claim?
Summary
To me, it is over-react just like what most ppl do in history when bad news happen.
Life insurance need to pay claim for Act of God. P&C insurance may not, depends on the type of policy.
Analysis
Yes, from a growth perspective, Japan’s sales growth is huge in 2010, but from the corporate Japan business is tiny.
Japan’s Premium & Deposit is about 3.5% of the entire corporation (you can’t just look at 1st year premium growth when you calculate the benefit & claims in earthquake)
Japan’s asset under management (included insurance reserve) is about 5.9% of MFC’s AUM - US$28B ($11B in insurance & $17B in variable annuities)
Assume 15,000 dead (+4000 confirmed dead & +9000 missing) with general 8% market shares & 80% insurance penetration and each with a coverage of said C$1M, Manulife may set asided $1.0B addition reserve, after tax, will be about $0.7B.
C$0.7B is about 2.6% of Manulife’s book value while 2011 original estimate earnings after tax are C$2.0B.
Manulife’s book value (before dividend) will still go up by 5.2% to C$28.2B after this addition reserve.
Compare to its share price, down by 8.6% to C$16.0 since the earthquake.
Other concerns
· Since the earthquake has triggered a downside in equity market and a potential slow down in economy in 2011, if market fall 10% (another 5% from today’s), Manulife will loss $0.7B.
· Partially offset by $0.2B on reserve release as government debt interest rate go higher by 20 bps
· Usually, premium & deposit growth rate will go up, lapse rate will go down, claims will go down…..in the next 3 years after earthquake. But I will not take those benefit into account
Conclusion
Overall impact of $1.2B to net earnings or C$0.67 per share.
Bilibala’s previous NPV for Manulife Financial is C$31.4, and based on all the above calculation, it will reduced to C$30.7
If you think that’s too good to be true. Then take the overall wall/bay street 12 month’s target price (which is C$19.27) and reduced by $0.67 will be C$18.6 (around 15% above current market value).
PS:
In theory the nuclear plant keep cooling down every second, right at this moment, the situation still ok, and market will rebound soon. What if the nuclear plant finally & completely meltdown? It is not the meltdown ppl worry, but the worry trigger the hearts & the market to meltdown, until either 1) the nuclear plant really meltdown; 2) it's under control. Either way, the market will recover (a lot greater & much more supportable if it is under control).