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Cayman Islands
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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001-42765
(Commission File Number)
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98-1753044
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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Accelerant Holdings
c/o Accelerant Re (Cayman) Ltd.
Unit 106, Windward 3, Regatta Office Park,
West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, KY1-1108
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1 (345) 743-4611 | ||||||||
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices) | ||||||||
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||||||
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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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Class A common shares,
$0.0000011951862 par value per share
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ARX |
New York Stock Exchange |
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
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99.2 |
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104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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ACCELERANT HOLDINGS | |||||
By: |
/s/ Linda S. Huber |
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Linda S. Huber |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in millions, unless indicated) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Number of members | 296 |
232 |
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| Net revenue retention | 116 % |
157 % |
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| Exchange written premium | $ 1,138.7 |
$ 985.2 |
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| Accelerant direct written premium | 59 % |
81 % |
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| Third-party direct written premium | 41 % |
19 % |
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| Accelerant-retained exchange premium | 10 % |
8 % |
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| Exchange written premium growth rate | 16 % |
69 % |
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| Total revenues | $ 273.3 |
$ 178.0 |
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| Gross loss ratio | 52.1 % |
53.3 % |
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| Income before income taxes | $ 2.0 |
$ 15.5 |
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| Net (loss) income | $ (4.1) |
$ 7.8 |
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Non-GAAP financial measures (1) |
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Operating revenues (1) |
$ 273.2 |
$ 174.0 |
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Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
$ 66.1 |
$ 38.8 |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin (1) |
24 % |
22 % |
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Adjusted net income (1) |
$ 37.7 |
$ 17.3 |
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Adjusted earnings per diluted share (1) |
$ 0.17 |
$ 0.08 |
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| Investor Relations | Media Relations | |||||||
| Ray Iardella | Chelsea Allison | |||||||
| ray.iardella@accelins.com | chelsea@heycommand.com |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (expressed in millions of US dollars, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||
Ceding commission income |
$ 80.5 |
$ 70.7 |
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Direct commission income |
50.8 |
28.1 |
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Net earned premiums |
129.8 |
63.0 |
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Net investment income |
12.1 |
12.2 |
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Net realized gains on investments |
0.1 |
2.3 |
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Net unrealized gains on investments |
— |
1.7 |
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| Total revenues | 273.3 |
178.0 |
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| Expenses | |||||||||||
| Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 81.8 |
45.2 |
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| Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 33.6 |
17.1 |
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| General and administrative expenses | 123.8 |
75.3 |
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| Interest expenses | 2.5 |
2.6 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 10.0 |
7.4 |
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| Net foreign exchange losses | 1.9 |
3.1 |
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| Other expenses | 17.7 |
11.8 |
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| Total expenses | 271.3 |
162.5 |
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| Income before income taxes | 2.0 |
15.5 |
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| Income tax expense | (6.1) |
(7.7) |
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| Net (loss) income | (4.1) |
7.8 |
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| Adjustment for net income attributable to non-controlling interests | (1.1) |
(1.3) |
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| Net (loss) income attributable to Accelerant common shareholders | $ (5.2) |
$ 6.5 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to Accelerant per common share: |
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| Basic | $ (0.02) |
$ 0.04 |
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| Diluted | $ (0.02) |
$ 0.03 |
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| Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 221,984,101 | 166,185,094 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 221,984,101 | 205,273,147 | |||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (expressed in millions of US dollars, except share data) | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Investments | |||||||||||
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Short-term investments available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost 2026: $202.8 and 2025: $41.5)
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$ 202.8 |
$ 41.6 |
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Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost 2026: $692.3 and 2025: $665.6)
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687.4 |
670.4 |
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| Equity method investments | 11.8 |
10.4 |
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| Other investments | 84.2 |
84.0 |
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| Total investments | 986.2 |
806.4 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
1,536.5 |
1,799.3 |
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Premiums receivable (net of allowance 2026: $4.8 and 2025: $4.6) |
1,182.7 |
1,077.9 |
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| Ceded unearned premiums | 1,848.5 |
1,812.4 |
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| Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and LAE | 1,858.5 |
1,682.3 |
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| Other reinsurance recoverables | 676.8 |
594.2 |
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| Deferred acquisition costs | 85.0 |
76.9 |
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| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 111.9 |
115.1 |
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| Capitalized technology development costs, net | 102.5 |
100.5 |
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| Other assets | 215.5 |
198.1 |
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| Total assets | $ 8,604.1 |
$ 8,263.1 |
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| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | $ 2,129.2 |
$ 2,005.4 |
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| Unearned premiums | 2,207.5 |
2,163.0 |
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| Payables to reinsurers | 1,243.4 |
1,220.6 |
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| Deferred ceding commissions | 247.8 |
232.5 |
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| Funds held under reinsurance | 1,275.6 |
1,200.3 |
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| Debt | 120.7 |
121.3 |
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| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 660.0 |
593.6 |
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| Total liabilities | 7,884.2 |
7,536.7 |
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| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
Equity |
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| Shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
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Common shares (par value $0.000001 per share, issued and outstanding
2026: Class A - 115,973,643; Class B - 105,402,146 and
2025: Class A - 114,580,918; Class B - 107,241,428)
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— |
— |
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| Additional paid-in capital | 2,243.5 |
2,232.4 |
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| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (8.8) |
2.2 |
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| Accumulated deficit | (1,542.1) |
(1,536.9) |
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| Total Accelerant shareholders' equity | 692.6 |
697.7 |
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| Non-controlling interests | 27.3 |
28.7 |
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| Total equity | 719.9 |
726.4 |
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| Total liabilities and equity | $ 8,604.1 |
$ 8,263.1 |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
(expressed in millions of US dollars) |
2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (4.1) | $ | 7.8 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
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| Non-cash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in net (loss) income: | |||||||||||
| Net realized gains on investments | (0.1) | (2.3) | |||||||||
| Net unrealized gains on investments | — | (1.7) | |||||||||
| Earnings from equity method investments | (0.2) | (0.5) | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 28.8 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10.0 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (0.4) | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Net foreign exchange losses | 1.9 | 3.1 | |||||||||
| Net accretion of discount on fixed maturity securities and short-term investments | (1.5) | (1.8) | |||||||||
| Other, net | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Premiums receivable | (110.0) | (55.7) | |||||||||
| Ceded unearned premiums | (40.9) | (138.0) | |||||||||
| Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | (82.7) | (188.7) | |||||||||
| Other reinsurance recoverables | (86.6) | (2.0) | |||||||||
| Deferred acquisition costs | (7.8) | 4.3 | |||||||||
| Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 142.2 | 194.2 | |||||||||
| Unearned premiums | 61.8 | 155.0 | |||||||||
| Payables to reinsurers | 27.2 | 66.6 | |||||||||
| Deferred ceding commissions | 10.0 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| Funds held under reinsurance | (22.7) | 108.0 | |||||||||
| Other assets, accounts payable and other liabilities | 53.5 | (74.3) | |||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (21.4) | 91.8 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of: | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturity securities | 44.3 | 26.4 | |||||||||
| Maturities of fixed maturity securities | 14.1 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| Payments for purchases of: | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturity securities | (91.0) | (126.9) | |||||||||
| Equity method investments | (1.3) | — | |||||||||
| Net change in short-term investments | (161.2) | 2.5 | |||||||||
| Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | (9.4) | — | |||||||||
| Capitalized technology development expenditures | (6.7) | (6.6) | |||||||||
| Other, net | (0.4) | (0.9) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (211.6) | (89.7) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of common shares | (12.2) | — | |||||||||
| Payment of debt | (0.8) | — | |||||||||
| Acquisition of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | (4.9) | — | |||||||||
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (1.3) | (2.3) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (19.2) | (2.3) | |||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (252.2) | (0.2) | |||||||||
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
(10.6) | 17.9 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 1,799.3 | 1,273.0 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,536.5 | $ | 1,290.7 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Exchange Services | MGA Operations | Underwriting | Total Segments | Corporate and Other | Consolidation and elimination adjustments | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceding commission income | $ — |
$ — |
$ 10.0 |
$ 10.0 |
$ — |
$ 70.5 |
$ 80.5 |
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Direct commission income |
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| Affiliated entities | 72.7 |
28.8 |
— |
101.5 |
— |
(101.5) |
— |
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| Unaffiliated entities | 26.4 |
24.4 |
— |
50.8 |
— |
— |
50.8 |
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| Net earned premiums | — |
— |
129.8 |
129.8 |
— |
— |
129.8 |
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| Net investment income | 0.9 |
0.9 |
9.2 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
— |
12.1 |
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| Operating revenues | 100.0 |
54.1 |
149.0 |
303.1 |
1.1 |
(31.0) |
273.2 |
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Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
81.8 |
81.8 |
— |
— |
81.8 |
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Amortization of deferred acquisition costs |
— |
— |
49.0 |
49.0 |
— |
(15.4) |
33.6 |
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General and administrative expenses |
32.7 |
37.3 |
11.7 |
81.7 |
19.3 |
(9.3) |
91.7 |
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| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 67.3 |
$ 16.8 |
$ 6.5 |
$ 90.6 |
$ (18.2) |
$ (6.3) |
$ 66.1 |
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| Net realized gains on investments | 0.1 |
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Share-based compensation expenses |
(32.1) |
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| Interest expenses | (2.5) |
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| Depreciation and amortization | (10.0) |
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| Net foreign exchange losses | (1.9) |
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| Other expenses | (17.7) |
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| Income before income taxes | $ 2.0 |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Exchange Services | MGA Operations | Underwriting | Total Segments | Corporate and Other | Consolidation and elimination adjustments | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceding commission income | $ — |
$ — |
$ 19.2 |
$ 19.2 |
$ — |
$ 51.5 |
$ 70.7 |
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Direct commission income |
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| Affiliated entities | 59.0 |
31.5 |
— |
90.5 |
— |
(90.5) |
— |
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| Unaffiliated entities | 11.2 |
16.9 |
— |
28.1 |
— |
— |
28.1 |
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| Net earned premiums | — |
— |
63.0 |
63.0 |
— |
— |
63.0 |
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| Net investment income | 0.6 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
— |
12.2 |
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| Operating revenues | 70.8 |
49.3 |
92.2 |
212.3 |
0.7 |
(39.0) |
174.0 |
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Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
— |
— |
45.2 |
45.2 |
— |
— |
45.2 |
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Amortization of deferred acquisition costs |
— |
— |
24.8 |
24.8 |
— |
(7.7) |
17.1 |
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General and administrative expenses |
23.8 |
31.2 |
11.5 |
66.5 |
14.5 |
(8.1) |
72.9 |
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| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 47.0 |
$ 18.1 |
$ 10.7 |
$ 75.8 |
$ (13.8) |
$ (23.2) |
$ 38.8 |
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| Net realized gains on investments | 2.3 |
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| Net unrealized gains on investments | 1.7 |
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Share-based compensation expenses |
(2.4) |
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| Interest expenses | (2.6) |
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| Depreciation and amortization | (7.4) |
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Net foreign exchange losses |
(3.1) |
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| Other expenses | (11.8) |
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| Income before income taxes | $ 15.5 |
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ (4.1) |
$ 7.8 |
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Adjustments: |
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Net realized gains on investments |
(0.1) |
(2.3) |
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Net unrealized gains on investments |
— |
(1.7) |
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Share-based compensation expenses |
32.1 |
2.4 |
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Other expenses |
17.7 |
11.8 |
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Tax effect of adjustments to net (loss) income (1) |
(7.9) |
(0.7) |
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Adjusted net income (2) |
$ 37.7 |
$ 17.3 |
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Adjustments: |
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Add back tax effect of adjustments to net (loss) income |
7.9 |
0.7 |
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Income tax expense |
6.1 |
7.7 |
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Interest expenses |
2.5 |
2.6 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
10.0 |
7.4 |
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Net foreign exchange losses |
1.9 |
3.1 |
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Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ 66.1 |
$ 38.8 |
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Total revenues |
273.3 |
178.0 |
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Less: net realized and unrealized gains on investments |
(0.1) |
(4.0) |
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Operating revenues (2) |
$ 273.2 |
$ 174.0 |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin (2) |
24 % |
22 % |
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Adjusted net income (2) |
$ 37.7 |
$ 17.3 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |
221,984,101 |
205,273,147 |
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Adjusted earnings per diluted share (2) |
$ 0.17 |
$ 0.08 |
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