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Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale Classification
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale Classification [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale Classification

3. Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale Classification

On October 7, 2022 the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of its excess and surplus  lines operations to Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Core Specialty”), a specialty property and casualty insurer, for $40.0 million cash consideration, plus an estimated $19.2 million consideration for the acquisition costs associated with certain net unearned premium reserves.  The Company retained the related loss and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) reserves of its excess and surplus lines businesses and will experience future cash outflows and change in estimates for these reserves until all claims have been settled. As of September 30, 2022 the expected net liability amount recorded related to these future outflows are  $209.5 million, which are included in reserves for unpaid losses and LAE and reinsurance recoverable in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. At this time, a date in which all claims will be settled is not known. The transaction was comprised of substantially all of nine business units within the Company’s former Specialty Commercial Segment, certain related assets and liabilities, and the immediate transition to Core Specialty of approximately 200 employees who produce and support these lines of businesses. This transaction met the criteria for held-for-sale and discontinued operations accounting. As a result, the  results of operations for the affected excess and surplus lines are included in discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods shown and the corresponding assets and liabilities are presented separately as single line items in the asset and liability sections of the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2022.

The following table summarizes income (loss) from discontinued operations (in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Gross premiums written

$

113,502

$

113,976

$

331,190

$

316,100

Ceded premiums written

 

(70,088)

 

(56,552)

 

(203,861)

 

(170,882)

Net premiums written

 

43,414

 

57,424

 

127,329

 

145,218

Change in unearned premiums

 

(1,463)

 

(5,780)

 

859

 

(3,778)

Net premiums earned

 

41,951

 

51,644

 

128,188

 

141,440

Commission and fees

 

241

 

230

 

810

 

739

Total revenues

 

42,192

 

51,874

 

128,998

 

142,179

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

31,244

 

36,157

 

95,174

 

98,104

Operating expenses

 

8,028

 

9,324

 

22,894

 

26,074

Amortization of intangible assets

 

119

 

119

 

357

 

357

Total expenses

 

39,391

 

45,600

 

118,425

 

124,535

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before tax

 

2,801

 

6,274

 

10,573

 

17,644

Income tax expense (benefit) from discontinued operations

 

1,701

 

785

 

6,419

 

2,209

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

$

1,100

$

5,489

$

4,154

$

15,435

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities held for sale (in thousands):

September 30,

December 31,

2022

2021

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Ceded unearned premiums

$

130,608

$

117,226

Prepaid expenses

985

216

Other assets

851

634

Total assets held-for-sale

$

132,444

$

118,076

LIABILITIES

Unearned premiums

$

214,216

$

201,691

Accounts payable and other liabilities

1,312

952

Total liabilities held-for-sale

$

215,528

$

202,643