Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. announced a fourth-quarter loss and a restatement of earnings stemming from finite insurance accounting irregularities.

For the fourth quarter of 2005 the company lost $81.7 million compared to earnings of $57.2 million in the comparable period in 2004.

The Stamford, Conn.-based company also announced it was restating results from 2001 through 2004 along with the first three quarters of last year after an internal review of contracts with finite characteristics.

As a result of the restatement, net income for 2004 will be increased by $16.1 million, but will be reduced by $2.4 million for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2005.

The company's fourth-quarter 2005 figures include catastrophe losses net of reinsurance premiums of $115.4 million on an after-tax basis. A total of $91 million stemmed from Hurricane Wilma and $13.7 million of insured losses were added to the totals for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The fourth-quarter combined ratio was 126.9 compared to 93.5 for the comparable period in 2004.

For the full year 2005, the company recorded a loss of $101.8 million compared to earnings of $203 million for 2004.

The combined ratio for 2005 was 117.2 compared to 96.9 for the previous year.

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