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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended

September 30, 2021

Or
☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number:  001-16209

 

ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda

98-0374481

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Waterloo House, Ground Floor

100 Pitts Bay Road,

Pembroke

HM 08,

Bermuda

(441)

278-9250

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☑ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-accelerated Filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐   No ☑

As of November 1, 2021, there were 386,133,743 common shares, $0.0011 par value per share, of the registrant outstanding.

ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

									Page No.
			PART I
			Financial Information						2
Item 1.			Consolidated Financial Statements						4
Item 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations						42
Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk						69
Item 4.			Controls and Procedures						69
			PART II
			Other Information						70
Item 1.			Legal Proceedings						70
Item 1A.			Risk Factors						70
Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds						71
Item 3.			Defaults Upon Senior Securities						71
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures						71
Item 5.			Other Information						71
Item 6.			Exhibits						72
			Signatures						73