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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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001-41591
(Commission File Number)
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14-1957288
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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800 Gessner Road, Suite 600
Houston, Texas
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77024-4284 |
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
(Zip Code) |
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(713) 935-4800 | ||||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
☐ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common stock, par value $0.01 |
SKWD |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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Emerging growth company |
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Item 2.02. |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
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Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
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104.1 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP, INC. |
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Date: |
February 23, 2026 |
/s/ Mark Haushill |
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Mark Haushill |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(1) See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” |
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Premiums |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
unaudited |
2025 |
2024 |
%
Change
|
2025 |
2024 |
%
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross written premiums |
$ |
439,487 |
$ |
388,355 |
13.2% |
$ |
2,166,236 |
$ |
1,743,232 |
24.3% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceded written premiums |
$ |
(156,906) |
$ |
(117,328) |
33.7% |
$ |
(760,004) |
$ |
(619,654) |
22.6% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net retention |
64.3% |
69.8% |
NM (1) |
64.9% |
64.5% |
NM (1) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net written premiums |
$ |
282,581 |
$ |
271,027 |
4.3 |
% |
$ |
1,406,232 |
$ |
1,123,578 |
25.2% |
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Net earned premiums |
$ |
356,800 |
$ |
293,240 |
21.7 |
% |
$ |
1,304,505 |
$ |
1,056,722 |
23.4% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Not meaningful |
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Combined Ratio |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cat loss and LAE |
60.9 |
% |
60.5 |
% |
60.3 |
% |
60.6 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Cat loss and LAE(1) |
0.8% |
2.2 |
% |
1.2 |
% |
1.7 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Prior accident year development(2) |
(2.1)% |
4.2% |
(0.6)% |
1.1% |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Ratio |
59.6 |
% |
66.9 |
% |
60.9 |
% |
63.4 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Net policy acquisition costs |
16.0 |
% |
15.3 |
% |
15.0 |
% |
14.2 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Other operating and general expenses |
13.0 |
% |
13.9 |
% |
13.9 |
% |
15.3 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Commission and fee income |
(0.1) |
% |
(0.3) |
% |
(0.5) |
% |
(0.6) |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Expense ratio |
28.9 |
% |
28.9 |
% |
28.4 |
% |
28.9 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Combined ratio |
88.5 |
% |
95.8 |
% |
89.3 |
% |
92.3 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Ex-Cat Combined Ratio(3) |
87.7 |
% |
93.6 |
% |
88.1 |
% |
90.6 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
(1) Current accident year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Prior accident year development for the fourth quarter and year-ended 2024 was due to the net impact of the LPT.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Defined as the combined ratio excluding cat loss and LAE(1) |
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Net Investment Income |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ in thousands |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments & cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
3,132 |
$ |
3,998 |
$ |
15,877 |
$ |
17,643 |
||||||||||||||||||
Fixed income |
22,530 |
15,909 |
77,888 |
57,631 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Equities |
59 |
771 |
1,380 |
2,745 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative & strategic investments |
(2,209) |
56 |
(11,526) |
2,581 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ |
23,512 |
$ |
20,734 |
$ |
83,619 |
$ |
80,600 |
||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized (losses) gains on securities still held |
$ |
5,122 |
$ |
(7,688) |
$ |
(1,555) |
$ |
7,921 |
||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains |
107 |
(2,725) |
23,704 |
(1,579) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment gains (losses) |
$ |
5,229 |
$ |
(10,413) |
$ |
22,149 |
$ |
6,342 |
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
||||||||||||||
(unaudited) |
December 31, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $7,000 and $0, respectively) (amortized cost of $1,848,755 and $1,320,266, respectively) |
$ |
1,856,303 |
$ |
1,292,218 |
||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (net of allowance for credit losses of $468 and $243, respectively) |
32,822 |
39,153 |
||||||||||||
Equity securities, at fair value |
1,174 |
106,254 |
||||||||||||
Mortgage loans, at fair value |
9,902 |
26,490 |
||||||||||||
Equity method investments |
77,365 |
98,594 |
||||||||||||
Other long-term investments |
58,650 |
33,182 |
||||||||||||
Short-term investments, at fair value |
264,299 |
274,929 |
||||||||||||
Total investments |
2,300,515 |
1,870,820 |
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
168,544 |
121,603 |
||||||||||||
Restricted cash |
30,570 |
35,922 |
||||||||||||
Premiums receivable, net |
544,217 |
321,641 |
||||||||||||
Reinsurance recoverables, net |
1,119,880 |
857,876 |
||||||||||||
Ceded unearned premium |
238,948 |
203,901 |
||||||||||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs |
136,100 |
113,183 |
||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
27,865 |
30,486 |
||||||||||||
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |
88,040 |
87,348 |
||||||||||||
Other assets |
137,173 |
86,698 |
||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ |
4,791,852 |
$ |
3,729,478 |
||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||
Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses |
$ |
2,318,894 |
$ |
1,782,383 |
||||||||||
Unearned premiums |
774,035 |
637,185 |
||||||||||||
Deferred ceding commission |
46,453 |
40,434 |
||||||||||||
Reinsurance and premium payables |
279,888 |
177,070 |
||||||||||||
Funds held for others |
128,003 |
102,665 |
||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
115,034 |
76,206 |
||||||||||||
Notes payable |
100,411 |
100,000 |
||||||||||||
Subordinated debt, net of debt issuance costs |
19,569 |
19,536 |
||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
3,782,287 |
2,935,479 |
||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity |
||||||||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 40,511,222 and 40,127,908 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
405 |
401 |
||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
730,555 |
718,598 |
||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
11,457 |
(22,120) |
||||||||||||
Retained earnings |
267,148 |
97,120 |
||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity |
1,009,565 |
793,999 |
||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
4,791,852 |
$ |
3,729,478 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
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(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earned premiums |
$ |
356,800 |
$ |
293,240 |
$ |
1,304,505 |
$ |
1,056,722 |
||||||||||||||||||
Commission and fee income |
415 |
806 |
6,855 |
6,703 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
23,512 |
20,734 |
83,619 |
80,600 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment gains (losses) |
5,229 |
(10,413) |
22,149 |
6,342 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (loss) income |
(371) |
35 |
(587) |
(167) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
385,585 |
304,402 |
1,416,541 |
1,150,200 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
212,671 |
196,320 |
795,022 |
669,809 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses |
103,536 |
85,487 |
377,359 |
311,757 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction costs |
10,944 |
— |
14,019 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
2,290 |
2,091 |
7,919 |
9,496 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization expense |
472 |
908 |
1,636 |
2,007 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses |
1,025 |
1,042 |
4,162 |
4,392 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
330,938 |
285,848 |
1,200,117 |
997,461 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
54,647 |
18,554 |
216,424 |
152,739 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
11,417 |
4,148 |
46,396 |
33,911 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ |
43,230 |
$ |
14,406 |
$ |
170,028 |
$ |
118,828 |
||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ |
43,230 |
$ |
14,406 |
$ |
170,028 |
$ |
118,828 |
||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains and losses on investments: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax |
3,092 |
(14,735) |
33,092 |
9,792 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (losses) gains on securities no longer held, net of tax |
(1,174) |
(5,682) |
485 |
(8,959) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |
1,918 |
(20,417) |
33,577 |
833 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ |
45,148 |
$ |
(6,011) |
$ |
203,605 |
$ |
119,661 |
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Share and Per Share Data |
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($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
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(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average basic shares |
40,494,443 |
40,107,617 |
40,407,310 |
40,056,475 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average diluted shares |
41,902,370 |
41,622,397 |
41,808,046 |
41,377,460 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share |
$ |
1.07 |
$ |
0.36 |
$ |
4.21 |
$ |
2.97 |
||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
1.03 |
$ |
0.35 |
$ |
4.07 |
$ |
2.87 |
||||||||||||||||||
Basic adjusted operating earnings per share |
$ |
1.21 |
$ |
0.83 |
$ |
4.14 |
$ |
3.16 |
||||||||||||||||||
Diluted adjusted operating earnings per share |
$ |
1.17 |
$ |
0.80 |
$ |
4.00 |
$ |
3.06 |
||||||||||||||||||
Annualized ROE (1) |
17.5% |
7.2 |
% |
18.9 |
% |
16.3% |
||||||||||||||||||||
Annualized adjusted ROE (2) |
19.8 |
% |
16.7 |
% |
18.6 |
% |
17.4 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||
Annualized ROTE (3) |
19.3% |
8.1 |
% |
20.9 |
% |
18.6 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||
Annualized adjusted ROTE (4) |
21.8 |
% |
18.8 |
% |
20.6 |
% |
19.8 |
% |
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December 31 |
December 31 |
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2025 |
2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding |
40,511,222 |
40,127,908 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fully diluted shares outstanding |
42,292,371 |
42,059,182 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book value per share |
$ |
24.92 |
$ |
19.79 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Fully diluted book value per share |
$ |
23.87 |
$ |
18.88 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Fully diluted tangible book value per share |
$ |
21.79 |
$ |
16.80 |
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(1) Annualized ROE is net income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders' equity during the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Annualized adjusted ROE is adjusted operating income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders' equity during the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Annualized ROTE is net income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending tangible stockholders' equity during the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Annualized adjusted ROTE is adjusted operating income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending tangible stockholders' equity during the period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
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(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax |
After-tax |
Pre-tax |
After-tax |
Pre-tax |
After-tax |
Pre-tax |
After-tax |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income as reported |
$ |
54,647 |
$ |
43,230 |
$ |
18,554 |
$ |
14,406 |
$ |
216,424 |
$ |
170,028 |
$ |
152,739 |
$ |
118,828 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less (add): |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment gains (losses) |
5,229 |
4,137 |
(10,413) |
(8,226) |
22,149 |
17,401 |
6,342 |
5,010 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net impact of loss portfolio transfer |
— |
— |
(12,398) |
(9,794) |
— |
— |
(11,598) |
(9,162) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction costs |
(10,944) |
(8,658) |
— |
— |
(14,019) |
(11,014) |
— |
— |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (loss) income |
(371) |
(293) |
35 |
28 |
(587) |
(461) |
(167) |
(132) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses |
(1,025) |
(811) |
(1,042) |
(823) |
(4,162) |
(3,270) |
(4,392) |
(3,470) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income |
$ |
61,758 |
$ |
48,855 |
$ |
42,372 |
$ |
33,221 |
$ |
213,043 |
$ |
167,372 |
$ |
162,554 |
$ |
126,582 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
Three months ended December 31, |
Twelve months ended December 31, |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
$ |
54,647 |
$ |
18,554 |
$ |
216,424 |
$ |
152,739 |
||||||||||||||||||
Add: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction costs |
10,944 |
— |
14,019 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
2,290 |
2,091 |
7,919 |
9,496 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization expense |
472 |
908 |
1,636 |
2,007 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses |
1,025 |
1,042 |
4,162 |
4,392 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Less (add): |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
23,512 |
20,734 |
83,619 |
80,600 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment gains (losses) |
5,229 |
(10,413) |
22,149 |
6,342 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (loss) gain |
(371) |
35 |
(587) |
(167) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Underwriting income |
$ |
41,008 |
$ |
12,239 |
$ |
138,979 |
$ |
81,859 |
||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||
(unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity |
$ |
1,009,565 |
$ |
793,999 |
||||||||||
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets |
88,040 |
87,348 |
||||||||||||
Tangible stockholders’ equity |
$ |
921,525 |
$ |
706,651 |
||||||||||
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
Twelve months ended
December 31,
|
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($ in thousands) |
2025 |
2024 |
%
Change
|
2025 |
2024 |
% Change |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accident & Health |
$ |
67,297 |
$ |
44,594 |
50.9 |
% |
$ |
254,102 |
$ |
173,073 |
46.8 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agriculture and Credit (Re)insurance |
18,687 |
21,113 |
(11.5) |
% |
346,212 |
118,070 |
193.2 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captives |
62,376 |
57,765 |
8.0 |
% |
275,694 |
241,902 |
14.0 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction & Energy Solutions |
58,558 |
73,837 |
(20.7)% |
274,318 |
296,582 |
(7.5)% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Property |
19,801 |
18,713 |
5.8 |
% |
178,128 |
201,796 |
(11.7) |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional Lines |
34,320 |
39,130 |
(12.3) |
% |
149,231 |
159,785 |
(6.6) |
% |
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Specialty Programs |
91,304 |
52,151 |
75.1 |
% |
322,705 |
218,407 |
47.8 |
% |
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Surety |
45,876 |
37,889 |
21.1 |
% |
168,148 |
143,965 |
16.8 |
% |
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Transactional E&S |
41,362 |
43,163 |
(4.2) |
% |
197,779 |
189,669 |
4.3 |
% |
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Total gross written premiums(1) |
$ |
439,581 |
$ |
388,355 |
13.2% |
$ |
2,166,317 |
$ |
1,743,249 |
24.3% |
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(1) Excludes exited business |
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