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Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/14 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Wednesday, 2/11/15, at 5:20pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/14   ·   Accession #:  1171500-15-7   ·   File #:  1-31341

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 2/11/15  Platinum Underwriters Holdin… Ltd 10-K       12/31/14   88:33M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd 10-K            HTML   2.47M 
                12-31-2014                                                       
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60: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     54K 
47: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    122K 
58: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     45K 
62: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    116K 
81: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     78K 
                (Loss)                                                           
49: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     74K 
57: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    162K 
42: R8          Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     71K 
                Policies                                                         
32: R9          Investments                                         HTML    274K 
82: R10         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    209K 
64: R11         Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses          HTML     91K 
63: R12         Retrocessional Reinsurance                          HTML     62K 
69: R13         Debt Obligations And Credit Facilities              HTML     49K 
70: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML     99K 
67: R15         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    163K 
71: R16         Statutory Regulations And Dividend Restrictions     HTML     65K 
59: R17         Operating Segment Information                       HTML    219K 
61: R18         Share Incentive Compensation and Defined            HTML    331K 
                Contribution Retirement Plans                                    
66: R19         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share                    HTML     73K 
88: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     48K 
77: R21         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    100K 
53: R22         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    804K 
65: R23         Schedule I                                          HTML     58K 
55: R24         Schedule II                                         HTML    149K 
24: R25         Schedule III                                        HTML    132K 
78: R26         Schedule IV                                         HTML     83K 
85: R27         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    117K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
37: R28         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    262K 
36: R29         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    185K 
40: R30         Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses          HTML     84K 
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43: R32         Debt Obligations And Credit Facilities (Tables)     HTML     38K 
20: R33         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     96K 
75: R34         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    159K 
51: R35         Statutory Regulations And Dividend Restrictions     HTML     42K 
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54: R36         Operating Segment Information (Tables)              HTML    214K 
27: R37         Share Incentive Compensation and Defined            HTML    316K 
                Contribution Retirement Plans (Tables)                           
87: R38         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)           HTML     71K 
13: R39         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     34K 
44: R40         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     98K 
80: R41         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    807K 
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26: R42         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     67K 
                Policies (Details)                                               
35: R43         Investments (Details)                               HTML    200K 
39: R44         Investments, Trading Securities (Details)           HTML     28K 
48: R45         Investments, Maturities of Available-for-sale and   HTML     66K 
                Trading Securities (Details)                                     
19: R46         Investments, Short Term Investments (Details)       HTML     41K 
31: R47         Investments, Restricted (Details)                   HTML     32K 
15: R48         Investments, Other Than Temporary Impairments       HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R49         Investments, Investment Income and Net Realized     HTML     75K 
                Gains Losses (Details)                                           
25: R50         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML    273K 
76: R51         Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses          HTML     90K 
                (Details)                                                        
28: R52         Retrocessional Reinsurance (Details)                HTML     64K 
45: R53         Debt Obligations and Credit Facilities, Debt        HTML     37K 
                Obligations (Details)                                            
14: R54         Debt Obligations And Credit Facilities, Credit      HTML     65K 
                Facilities (Details)                                             
18: R55         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    137K 
38: R56         Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     76K 
22: R57         Shareholders' Equity, Accumulated Other             HTML    103K 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
83: R58         Shareholders' Equity, Reclassfication Out of        HTML     53K 
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                 
50: R59         Statutory Regulations And Dividend Restrictions     HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R60         Operating Segment Information (Details)             HTML    207K 
30: R61         Share Incentive Compensation and Defined            HTML    428K 
                Contribution Retirement Plans (Details)                          
33: R62         Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details)          HTML     92K 
74: R63         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     70K 
72: R64         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     99K 
52: R65         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    197K 
                Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details)                  
73: R66         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    255K 
                Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations                  
                (Details)                                                        
29: R67         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    202K 
                Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Comprehensive               
                Income (Details)                                                 
56: R68         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information -     HTML    228K 
                Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows                  
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84: R69         Schedule I (Details)                                HTML     72K 
17: R70         Schedule II (Details)                               HTML    306K 
23: R71         Schedule III (Details)                              HTML    115K 
46: R72         Schedule IV (Details)                               HTML     68K 
86: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    138K 
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