TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2024
/CNW/ - TD Bank Group (TD or the Bank) (TSX: TD) (NYSE: TD)
announced today that it expects catastrophe claims of approximately
$388 million after reinsurance and
before tax to be reflected in the Bank's Wealth Management &
Insurance segment's fourth quarter results.
Catastrophe claims are insurance claims that relate to any
single event that occurred in the relevant fiscal quarter, for
which the aggregate insurance claims are equal to or greater than
an internal threshold of $5 million
before reinsurance. The Bank's internal threshold may change from
time to time. The total amount of catastrophe claims presented
reflects the estimated pre-tax cost of these claims net of
recoveries from related reinsurance coverage and, when applicable,
includes the cost of reinsurance reinstatement premiums. The total
amount of catastrophe claims is included in Insurance service
expenses and amounts related to reinsurance coverage are included
in Other income (loss) on the Bank's Consolidated Statement of
Income.
Additional information about Bank's insurance catastrophe claims
(including catastrophe claims, net of reinsurance for the
comparative quarter) is available on its website here:
https://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/for-investors/investor-relations/financial-information
Going forward, TD intends to provide this type of catastrophe
claims information each quarter, by issuing a news release
approximately five days after the end of the fiscal quarter. The
Bank also intends to make such information available on its website
here:
https://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/for-investors/investor-relations/financial-information
Quarterly Earnings Announcement
TD will release its fourth quarter financial results and host an
earnings conference call on Thursday,
December 5, 2024.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively
known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the sixth
largest bank in North America by
assets and serves over 27.5 million customers in four key
businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres
around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking,
including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; U.S. Retail,
including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, TD Auto Finance
U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in The Charles Schwab
Corporation; Wealth Management and Insurance, including TD Wealth
(Canada), TD Direct Investing, and
TD Insurance; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities and TD
Cowen. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial
services firms, with more than 17 million active online and mobile
customers. TD had $1.97 trillion in
assets on July 31, 2024. The
Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the
Toronto and New York Stock
Exchanges.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
From time to time, the Bank (as defined in this document) makes
written and/or oral forward-looking statements, including in this
document, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the United States (U.S.) Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other communications. In
addition, representatives of the Bank may make forward-looking
statements orally to analysts, investors, the media, and others.
All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbour"
provisions of, and are intended to be forward-looking statements
under, applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation,
including the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements made in this document, the Management's Discussion and
Analysis ("2023 MD&A") in the Bank's 2023 Annual Report under
the heading "Economic Summary and Outlook", under the headings "Key
Priorities for 2024" and "Operating Environment and Outlook" for
the Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, U.S. Retail, Wealth
Management and Insurance, and Wholesale Banking segments, and under
the heading "2023 Accomplishments and Focus for 2024" for the
Corporate segment, and in other statements regarding the Bank's
objectives and priorities for 2024 and beyond and strategies to
achieve them, the regulatory environment in which the Bank
operates, and the Bank's anticipated financial performance.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast",
"goal", "intend", "may", "outlook", "plan", "possible",
"potential", "predict", "project", "should", "target", "will", and
"would" and similar expressions or variations thereof, or the
negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of
identifying such statements.
By their very nature, these forward-looking statements require
the Bank to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties, general and specific. Especially in light of the
uncertainty related to the physical, financial, economic,
political, and regulatory environments, such risks and
uncertainties – many of which are beyond the Bank's control and the
effects of which can be difficult to predict – may cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause,
individually or in the aggregate, such differences include:
strategic, credit, market (including equity, commodity, foreign
exchange, interest rate, and credit spreads), operational
(including technology, cyber security, and infrastructure), model,
insurance, liquidity, capital adequacy, legal, regulatory
compliance and conduct, reputational, environmental and social, and
other risks. Examples of such risk factors include general business
and economic conditions in the regions in which the Bank operates;
geopolitical risk; inflation, rising rates and recession;
regulatory oversight and compliance risk; risks associated with the
Bank's ability to satisfy the consent orders relating to its global
resolution of the civil and criminal investigations into the Bank's
BSA/AML program; the impact of the resolution of the Bank's civil
and criminal investigations into the Bank's BSA/AML program on the
Bank's businesses, operations and financial condition; the ability
of the Bank to execute on long-term strategies, shorter-term key
strategic priorities, including the successful completion of
acquisitions and dispositions and integration of acquisitions, the
ability of the Bank to achieve its financial or strategic
objectives with respect to its investments, business retention
plans, and other strategic plans; technology and cyber security
risk (including cyber-attacks, data security breaches or technology
failures) on the Bank's technologies, systems and networks, those
of the Bank's customers (including their own devices), and third
parties providing services to the Bank; model risk;
fraud activity; insider risk; the failure of third
parties to comply with their obligations to the Bank or its
affiliates, including relating to the care and control of
information, and other risks arising from the Bank's use of third
parties; the impact of new and changes to, or application of,
current laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation
tax laws, capital guidelines and liquidity regulatory guidance;
increased competition from incumbents and new entrants (including
Fintechs and big technology competitors); shifts in consumer
attitudes and disruptive technology; environmental and social risk
(including climate change); exposure related to significant
litigation and regulatory matters; ability of the Bank to attract,
develop, and retain key talent; changes to the Bank's credit
ratings; changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, credit
spreads and equity prices; the interconnectivity of Financial
Institutions including existing and potential international debt
crises; increased funding costs and market volatility due to market
illiquidity and competition for funding; Interbank Offered Rate
(IBOR) transition risk; critical accounting estimates and changes
to accounting standards, policies, and methods used by the Bank;
the economic, financial, and other impacts of pandemics; and the
occurrence of natural and unnatural catastrophic events and claims
resulting from such events. The Bank cautions that the preceding
list is not exhaustive of all possible risk factors and other
factors could also adversely affect the Bank's results. For more
detailed information, please refer to the "Risk Factors and
Management" section of the 2023 MD&A, as may be updated in
subsequently filed quarterly reports to shareholders and news
releases (as applicable) related to any events or transactions
discussed under the heading "Significant Events" or "Significant
and Subsequent Events" in the relevant MD&A, which applicable
releases may be found on www.td.com, and to the Material Change
Report dated October 10, 2024, which
is available on SEDAR+. All such factors, as well as other
uncertainties and potential events, and the inherent uncertainty of
forward-looking statements, should be considered carefully when
making decisions with respect to the Bank. The Bank cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on the Bank's forward-looking
statements.
Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking
statements contained in this document are set out in the 2023
MD&A under the heading "Economic Summary and Outlook", under
the headings "Key Priorities for 2024" and "Operating Environment
and Outlook" for the Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, U.S.
Retail, Wealth Management and Insurance, and Wholesale Banking
segments, and under the heading "2023 Accomplishments and Focus for
2024" for the Corporate segment, each as may be updated in
subsequently filed quarterly reports to shareholders.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this document
represent the views of management only as of the date hereof and
are presented for the purpose of assisting the Bank's shareholders
and analysts in understanding the Bank's financial position,
objectives and priorities and anticipated financial performance as
at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, and may not be
appropriate for other purposes. The Bank does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral,
that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf, except as
required under applicable law.
SOURCE TD Investor Relations
