argo-20250331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025


☐			Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to

Commission file number: 1-15259

ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

98-0214719

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

501 7th Avenue 7th Floor

New York

10018

New York

10018

New York

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Mailing address)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (210) 321-8400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
6.500% Senior Notes due 2042 issued by Argo Group US, Inc. and The Guarantee With Respects Thereto	ARGD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1000th Interest in 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A, Par Value $1.00 Per Share	ARGO/PA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☒


Smaller reporting company			☐			Emerging growth company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark whether the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of May 8, 2025.

As of May 8, 2025, the registrant had 13 shares of common stock outstanding.

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) for Form 10-Q and therefore is filing

this Form 10-Q in the reduced disclosure format.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX


		Page
PART I. Financial Information (unaudited)		3
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 3 1 , 202 5 and December 31, 2024	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 5 and 202 4	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 5 and 202 4	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 5 and 202 4	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended M a rch 3 1 , 202 5 and 202 4	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
	1. Business and Significant Accounting Policies	8
	2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	8
	3. Investments	9
	4. Allowance for Credit Losses	20
	5. Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	21
	6. Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments	22
	7. Stockholders' Equity	23
	8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	23
	9. Supplemental Cash Flow Information	24
	10. Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses	24
	11. Income Taxes	24
	12. Commitments and Contingencies	26
	13. Segment Information	27
	14. Related Party Transactions	29
	15. Subsequent Events	29
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40
PART II. Other Information		40
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	40
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	41
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5.	Other Information	42
Item 6.	Exhibits	43
	Signatures	44

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except number of shares and per share amounts)


	As of
	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Investments:
Fixed maturities available-for-sale, at fair value (cost: 2025 - $1,866.4, 2024 - $2,032.9; allowance for expected credit losses: 2025 - $1.2, 2024 - $0.9)	$	1,915.8	$	2,068.9
Mortgage loans (cost: $218.3 and $210.1, respectively; allowance for expected credit losses: $1.2 and $1.2, respectively)	217.7		208.2
Private loans (cost: $617.8 and $577.3, respectively; allowance for expected credit losses: $5.9 and $4.4, respectively)	611.9		572.9
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: $402.2 and $396.3, respectively)	431.3		413.0
Other investments (cost: $573.4 and $577.4, respectively)	573.4		577.4
Short-term investments, at fair value (cost: $360.5 and $254.1, respectively)	360.6		254.4
Total investments	4,110.7		4,094.8
Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents	617.6		644.4
Accrued investment income	18.2		18.6
Premiums receivable	196.1		179.5
Reinsurance recoverables	2,936.1		3,053.2

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	131.7		139.3
Current income taxes receivable, net	21.6		21.6
Deferred tax asset, net	79.3		91.5
Deferred acquisition costs, net	55.3		52.1
Ceded unearned premiums	359.1		357.8
Operating lease right-of-use assets	47.5		47.6
Other assets	150.6		166.3
Value of business acquired, net of accumulated amortization	10.6		12.9

Total assets	$	8,734.4	$	8,879.6
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	5,680.2	$	5,798.6
Unearned premiums	729.8		798.8
Accrued underwriting expenses and other liabilities	56.9		54.3
Ceded reinsurance payable, net	165.2		158.7
Funds held	42.3		44.6

Senior unsecured fixed rate notes	129.0		128.8

Junior subordinated debentures	243.7		243.2


Operating lease liabilities	48.9		49.1

Total liabilities	7,096.0		7,276.1
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' equity:
Series A Preferred stock and additional paid-in capital ($1.00 par; 10,000 shares authorized; 6,000 shares issued; liquidation preference $25,000)	137.1		137.1
Common stock ($0.01 par; 1,000 shares authorized; 13 shares issued)	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	1,592.4		1,592.4
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	(130.1)		(157.7)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	39.0		31.7
Total stockholders' equity	1,638.4		1,603.5
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	8,734.4	$	8,879.6

See accompanying notes.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions, except number of shares and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Premiums and other revenue:
Net earned premiums	$	210.0	$	313.7
Net investment income	59.1		58.8

Net investment and other gains (losses):
Net realized investment and other gains (losses)	(2.8)		6.2
Change in fair value recognized	14.3		—
Change in allowance for credit losses	(1.8)		—
Total net investment and other gains (losses)	9.7		6.2
Total revenue	278.8		378.7
Expenses:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	148.1		220.0
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	80.6		117.1
Non-operating expenses (income)	5.6		7.7
Interest expense	8.6		8.7

Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses	(2.6)		(2.0)

Total expenses	240.3		351.5
Income (loss) before income taxes	38.5		27.2
Income tax provision (benefit)	8.3		1.6
Net income (loss)	$	30.2	$	25.6
Dividends on Series A Preferred stock	2.6		2.6
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	27.6	$	23.0

See accompanying notes.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)

(Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Net income (loss)	$	30.2	$	25.6
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0.1		(0.1)



Fixed maturity securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	7.9		(13.8)
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income (loss)	1.3		(6.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	9.3		(20.4)

Income tax provision (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss):


Fixed maturity securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	1.7		(3.1)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	0.3		(1.3)
Income tax provision (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)	2.0		(4.4)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	7.3		(16.0)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	37.5	$	9.6

See accompanying notes.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in millions, except number of shares and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Preferred Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings (Accumulated deficit)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Stockholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024	$	137.1	$	—	$	1,592.4	$	(157.7)	$	31.7	$	1,603.5
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		30.2		—		30.2

Other comprehensive income - change in fair value of fixed maturities, net of taxes	—		—		—		—		7.2		7.2
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		—		0.1		0.1





Dividends on Series A Preferred stock	—		—		—		(2.6)		—		(2.6)


Balance, March 31, 2025	$	137.1	$	—	$	1,592.4	$	(130.1)	$	39.0	$	1,638.4




	Preferred Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings (Accumulated deficit)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Stockholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023	$	137.1	$	1,056.6	$	51.1	$	0.9	$	51.8	$	1,297.5
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		25.6		—		25.6

Other comprehensive loss - change in fair value of fixed maturities, net of taxes	—		—		—		—		(15.9)		(15.9)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—		(0.1)		(0.1)



Dividends on Series A Preferred stock	—		—		—		(2.6)		—		(2.6)


Issuance of common stock	—		100.0		—		—		—		100.0
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	137.1	$	1,156.6	$	51.1	$	23.9	$	35.8	$	1,404.5

See accompanying notes.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(Unaudited)



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	30.2	$	25.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation	11.4		46.1

Deferred income tax expense (benefit), net	8.3		2.6
Net investment and other (gains) losses	(9.7)		(6.2)
Undistributed earnings from alternative investment portfolio	(3.1)		(5.9)

Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses	(2.6)		(2.0)

Change in:
Accrued investment income	0.4		2.4
Receivables	100.5		47.1
Deferred acquisition costs	(3.2)		(25.0)
Ceded unearned premiums	(1.3)		2.3
Reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses	(115.8)		0.6
Unearned premiums	(69.0)		(74.5)
Ceded reinsurance payable and funds held	4.2		28.0
Income taxes	—		(1.1)
Accrued underwriting expenses and other liabilities	2.7		(18.6)
Other, net	(3.6)		(35.1)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(50.6)		(13.7)
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Sales of fixed maturity investments	99.0		102.7
Maturities and mandatory calls of fixed maturity investments	155.9		63.7
Proceeds from mortgage loans	42.7		—
Proceeds from private loan investments	22.1		—
Sales of equity securities	—		2.3
Sales of short-term investments	210.0		—
Sales of other investments	14.6		31.9
Purchases of fixed maturity investments	(68.5)		(1.0)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(4.6)		(26.9)
Purchases of private loan investments	(68.4)		—
Purchases of equity securities	(5.9)		(0.1)
Purchases of short-term investments	(359.9)		—
Purchases of other investments	(8.8)		(48.5)

Change in short-term investments	—		(637.8)
Settlements of foreign currency exchange forward contracts	—		0.8



Purchases of fixed assets, net	(1.8)		—

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	26.4		(512.9)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Debt borrowings	—		100.0

Issuance of common stock	—		100.0


Payment of cash dividends to preferred stockholders	(2.6)		(2.6)

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(2.6)		197.4

Net change in cash and restricted cash including balances classified as held-for-sale	(26.8)		(329.2)

Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, beginning of period	644.4		791.6
Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, end of period	$	617.6	$	462.4

See accompanying notes.

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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Business and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Argo Group,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Argo Group is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market.

On November 16, 2023, we merged with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (formerly known as Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.), which resulted in a change to the Company’s ownership (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, and overall strategic shift, the Company changed its internal segments in a manner that caused the composition of its reporting segments to change in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company’s reporting segments were realigned to three reportable segments—Casualty Lines, Specialty Lines, and Run-off Lines. Previously, the Company reported its operations under U.S Operations, International Operations and Run-off Lines, which primarily consisted of other liability policies that were issued in the 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s, as well as the former risk-management business. For additional segment information, refer to Note 13, “Segment Information.” The Company has recast all applicable periods for comparability.

The preparation of interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The major estimates reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include, but are not limited to, reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses; reinsurance recoverables, including the reinsurance recoverables allowance for expected credit losses; fair value of investments and assessment of potential impairment, including the allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities; valuation of intangibles, including those identified as part of purchase accounting related to the Merger, and our deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Certain financial information that is normally included in annual Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, including certain financial statement footnotes, prepared in accordance with GAAP, is not required for interim reporting purposes and has been condensed or omitted. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (the “2024 Form 10-K”).

The interim financial information as of, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2025 and 2024 is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, the interim information includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results presented for the interim periods. The operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. All material intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to financial information presented for prior years to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Argo Pro

In January 2025 certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Business Transfer Agreement, as amended and restated, with Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Core”) and a Renewal Rights Agreement with Westfield Insurance Company, Westfield National Insurance Company, Westfield Select Insurance Company and Westfield Specialty Insurance Company (collectively, “Westfield”, and together with Core, collectively, the “Purchasers”), whereby the Purchasers purchased the renewal rights and related unearned premium reserves of the Company’s professional lines businesses. The Company entered into the transaction to align with strategic goals and continue to serve our broker partners through growth across other lines of business.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments improve income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures.

The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024.

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We are currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2023-09. However, as they apply to disclosure requirements, the adoption of the standard is not anticipated to have a material impact on our profitability, financial position or cash flows.

On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03—Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. Disaggregation of income statement expenses is to improve interim and annual disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses by requiring more detailed information in the notes to the financial statements about certain expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and selling expenses. We expect to adopt ASU 2024-03 effective January 1, 2027 but the adoption will not affect our financial position or our results of operations, however, will result in additional disclosures.

3. Investments

Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, allowance for credit losses, and fair value of fixed maturity investments were as follows:


March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	210.5	$	3.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	213.2
Foreign Governments	4.1		0.1		—		—		4.2
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	66.2		1.9		—		—		68.1
Corporate bonds	896.4		23.3		1.2		1.1		917.4
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	305.1		12.6		0.3		—		317.4
Residential mortgage-backed securities	196.7		5.7		—		—		202.4
Asset-backed securities	101.1		3.0		0.1		0.1		103.9
Collateralized loan obligations	86.3		2.9		—		—		89.2
Total fixed maturities	$	1,866.4	$	52.5	$	1.9	$	1.2	$	1,915.8


December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	222.3	$	1.5	$	0.6	$	—	$	223.2
Foreign Governments	7.1		—		—		—		7.1
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	80.1		1.6		—		—		81.7
Corporate bonds	1,033.5		19.4		1.3		0.9		1,050.7
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	276.6		10.0		0.3		—		286.3
Residential mortgage-backed securities	201.0		2.8		0.6		—		203.2
Asset-backed securities	104.9		2.6		0.1		—		107.4
Collateralized loan obligations	107.4		2.1		0.2		—		109.3
Total fixed maturities	$	2,032.9	$	40.0	$	3.1	$	0.9	$	2,068.9

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Contractual Maturity

The amortized cost and fair values of fixed maturity investments as of March 31, 2025, by contractual maturity, were as follows:


(in millions)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	242.5	$	243.8
Due after one year through five years	778.9		794.1
Due after five years through ten years	136.0		143.0
Due after ten years	19.8		22.0
Structured securities	689.2		712.9
Total	$	1,866.4	$	1,915.8

The actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because debtors may have the right to call or prepay obligations.

Other Investments

Details regarding the carrying value and unfunded investment commitments of Other investments as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:


	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Carrying Value		Unfunded Commitments		Carrying Value		Unfunded Commitments
Investment type
Hedge funds	$	27.0	$	—	$	27.5	$	—
Private equity	258.0		211.9		262.4		214.1

Real estate equity investments	283.4		5.5		282.6		—
Other	5.0		—		4.9		6.8
Total other investments	$	573.4	$	217.4	$	577.4	$	220.9

The following describes each investment type:

•Hedge funds: Hedge funds, carried at net asset value (“NAV”) as a practical expedient of fair value, include funds that primarily buy and sell stocks, including short sales, multi-strategy credit, relative value credit and distressed credit.

•Private equity: Private equity includes limited partnership investments accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting and whose strategies include: buyout funds, real asset/infrastructure funds, credit special situations funds, mezzanine lending funds and direct investments and strategic non-controlling minority investments in private companies.

•Real estate equity investments: Includes equity interests with underlying real estate investments accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting or at fair value.

•Other: Other primarily includes equity investments accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting and investments for which the Company has elected the fair value option of accounting.

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Unrealized Losses and Other-than-temporary Impairments

An aging of unrealized losses on our investments in fixed maturities is presented below:


March 31, 2025	Less Than One Year				One Year or Greater				Total
(in millions)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	17.7	$	0.3	$	—	$	—	$	17.7	$	0.3


Corporate bonds	24.1		1.1		2.5		0.1		26.6		1.2
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	28.3		0.2		8.9		0.1		37.2		0.3

Asset-backed securities	13.8		0.1		—		—		13.8		0.1

Total fixed maturities	$	83.9	$	1.7	$	11.4	$	0.2	$	95.3	$	1.9


December 31, 2024	Less Than One Year				One Year or Greater				Total
(in millions)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	17.4	$	0.6	$	—	$	—	$	17.4	$	0.6


Corporate bonds	19.6		1.2		1.7		0.1		21.3		1.3
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	9.7		0.1		8.0		0.2		17.7		0.3
Residential mortgage-backed securities	48.9		0.6		—		—		48.9		0.6
Asset-backed securities	9.9		0.1		—		—		9.9		0.1
Collateralized loan obligations	11.5		0.2		—		—		11.5		0.2
Total fixed maturities	$	117.0	$	2.8	$	9.7	$	0.3	$	126.7	$	3.1

The Company holds a total of 963 fixed maturity securities, of which 37 were in an unrealized loss position for less than one year and 12 were in an unrealized loss position for a period of one year or greater as of March 31, 2025. The unrealized losses as of March 31, 2025 are primarily driven by interest rate movements.

Allowance for Credit Losses

For fixed maturities with a decline in fair value below the amortized cost due to credit-related factors, an allowance is established for the difference between the estimated recoverable value and amortized cost with a corresponding charge to Net investment and other gains (losses) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The allowance is limited to the difference between amortized cost and fair value. The estimated recoverable value is the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, as determined by management. The difference between fair value and amortized cost that is not associated with credit-related factors is recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Accrued interest is excluded from the measurement of the allowance for credit losses.

When determining if a credit loss has been incurred, we may consider the historical performance of the security, available market information and security specific considerations such as the priority payment of the security. In addition, inputs used in our analysis include, but are not limited to, credit ratings and downgrades, delinquency rates, missed scheduled interest or principal payments, purchase yields, underlying asset performance, collateral types, modeled default rates, modeled severity rates, call/prepayment rates, expected cash flows, industry concentrations, and potential or filed bankruptcies or restructurings.

In cooperation with our investment managers, we evaluate for credit losses each quarter utilizing a bottom up review approach. At the security level, a determination is made as to whether a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis is due to credit-related or noncredit-related factors. If we determine that all or a portion of a fixed maturity is uncollectible, the uncollectible amortized cost is written off with a corresponding reduction to the allowance for credit losses. If we collect cash flows that were previously written off, the recovery is recognized in Net investment and other gains (losses). We also consider whether we intend to sell an available-for-sale security or if it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost. In these instances, a decline in fair value is recognized in Net investment and other gains (losses) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) based on the fair value of the security at the time of assessment, resulting in a new cost basis for the security.

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The following table presents a roll-forward of the changes in allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale fixed maturities by industry category for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:



(in millions)	Corporate bonds		Asset backed securities		Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2025	$	0.9	$	—	$	0.9

Securities for which allowance was not previously recorded	0.1		0.1		0.2


Additional net increases (decreases) in existing allowance	0.1		—		0.1
Ending balance, March 31, 2025	$	1.1	$	0.1	$	1.2



(in millions)	Foreign Governments		Corporate bonds		Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2024	$	0.2	$	—	$	0.2

Securities for which allowance was not previously recorded	—		0.1		0.1


Additional net increases (decreases) in existing allowance	(0.2)		0.1		(0.1)
Ending balance, March 31, 2024	$	—	$	0.2	$	0.2

For mortgage loans an allowance for credit losses is established at the time of origination or purchase, as necessary, and is updated each reporting period. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded in Net investment and other gains (losses). This allowance reflects the risk of loss, even when that risk is remote, that is expected over the remaining contractual life of the loan. The allowance for credit losses considers available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loan investments are composed of participation interests in a portfolio of commercial and residential mortgage loans. Loan collateral is diversified with regard to property type and geography. The following table presents loans by property type:


	March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Cost		Composition		Loan Count

Apartments	$	109.5	50.2	%	14
Hotel	12.6		5.8	%	1
Industrial	32.8		15.0	%	2
Office	44.1		20.2	%	4
Retail	19.3		8.8	%	2
Total	$	218.3	100.0	%	23


	December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Cost		Composition		Loan Count
Apartments	$	82.5	39.3	%	10
Hotel	12.6		6.0	%	1
Industrial	69.2		32.9	%	3
Office	26.0		12.4	%	1
Retail	19.8		9.4	%	2
Total	$	210.1	100.0	%	17

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The following table presents our loans by Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”):


	March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count
Less than 1.00	$	37.4	4
1.00 to 1.50	65.0		8
Greater than 1.5 to 2.0	88.2		6
Greater than 2.0 to 3.0	12.6		1


Total	$	203.2	19


	December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count
Less than 1.00	$	12.2	3
1.00 to 1.50	37.1		4
Greater than 1.5 to 2.0	135.7		8
Greater than 2.0 to 3.0	12.6		1


Total	$	197.6	16

DSCR does not include residential mortgage loans, which are included within Apartments property type.

The following table presents loans by Loan To Value:


	March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count

Greater than 50.0% to 55.0%	$	22.6	2
Greater than 55.0% to 60.0%	15.1		5
Greater than 60.0% to 70.0%	102.1		8
Greater than 70.0%	78.5		8
Total	$	218.3	23


	December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count
Equal to or less than 50.0%	$	1.7	2
Greater than 50.0% to 55.0%	43.2		1
Greater than 55.0% to 60.0%	12.4		1
Greater than 60.0% to 70.0%	47.6		4
Greater than 70.0%	105.2		9
Total	$	210.1	17

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The following table presents loans by maturity:


	March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count
One year or less	$	95.4	8
Greater than one year and less than three	48.3		5
Greater than three years and less than five years	17.9		2

Greater than seven years and less than ten years	56.7		8

Total	$	218.3	23


	December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Cost		Loan Count
One year or less	$	34.9	3
Greater than one year and less than three	103.5		7
Greater than three years and less than five years	17.7		2

Greater than seven years and less than ten years	54.0		5

Total	$	210.1	17

Investment and Other Gains and Losses

The following table presents our gross realized investment gains and losses:


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Realized gains on fixed maturities and other:
Fixed maturities	$	2.2	$	6.8
Other investments, including short-term investments	1.6		2.6

Total realized gains on fixed maturities and other	3.8		9.4

Realized losses on fixed maturities and other:
Fixed maturities	(0.3)		(0.3)
Other investments, including short-term investments	(4.1)		(2.8)

Total realized losses on fixed maturities and other	(4.4)		(3.1)


Other net losses recognized on fixed maturities and other:
Credit losses on fixed maturities	(0.3)		(0.5)
Impairment related to change in intent	(0.2)		—
Other	(2.5)		—
Total other net losses recognized on fixed maturities and other	(3.0)		(0.5)

Equity securities:
Net realized gains (losses) on equity securities	—		0.4
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities held at the end of the period	13.3		—
Net gains (losses) on equity securities	13.3		0.4

Net investment and other gains (losses) before income taxes	9.7		6.2
Income tax (benefit) provision	2.8		1.6
Net investment and other gains (losses), net of income taxes	$	6.9	$	4.6

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The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) related to fixed maturity investments are summarized as follows:


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
Fixed maturities	$	9.4	$	(19.9)


Other and short-term investments	(0.2)		(0.4)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) before income taxes	9.2		(20.3)
Income tax provision (benefit)	2.0		(4.4)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of income taxes	$	7.2	$	(15.9)

Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts

We entered into foreign currency exchange forward contracts primarily to manage currency exposure from our non-USD insurance operations. The currency forward contracts were carried at fair value in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Accrued underwriting expenses and other liabilities and Other assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The net realized gains and (losses) are included in Net realized investment and other gains (losses) in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

The fair value of our foreign currency exchange forward contracts as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:


	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value





Asset manager investment exposure
Open contracts in a gain position	$	—	$	—	$	151.0	$	2.7
Open contracts in a loss position	105.4		(2.3)		—		—
Net open contracts for asset manager investment exposure			(2.3)				2.7
Total			$	(2.3)			$	2.7

The following table presents our gross realized investment gains and losses on our foreign currency exchange forward contracts:


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Realized gains
Operational currency exposure	$	—	$	1.4
Asset manager investment exposure	—		1.2

Gross realized investment gains	—		2.6
Realized losses
Operational currency exposure	—		(2.7)
Asset manager investment exposure	(4.1)		—

Gross realized investment losses	(4.1)		(2.7)
Net realized investment (losses) gains on foreign currency exchange forward contracts	$	(4.1)	$	(0.1)

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Regulatory Deposits, Pledged Securities and Letters of Credit

We are required to maintain assets on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support our insurance and reinsurance operations. We maintain assets pledged as collateral in support of irrevocable letters of credit issued under the terms of certain reinsurance agreements for loss and loss expense reserves. The following table presents our components of restricted investments:


(in millions)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Securities and cash on deposit for regulatory and other purposes	$	167.2	$	180.1
Securities and cash pledged as collateral for letters of credit	42.6		40.1

Total restricted investments	$	209.8	$	220.2

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal (or most advantageous) market that are independent, knowledgeable, able to transact for the asset or liability and willing to transfer the asset or liability.

Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value. The inputs of these valuation techniques are categorized into three levels.

•Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed at the reporting date. We define actively traded as a security that has traded in the past seven days.

•Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. We receive one quote per instrument for Level 2 inputs.

•Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect our own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Significant increases (decreases) in those inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

To validate the fair value of investments in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we receive prices from multiple sources including third-party pricing services and our outside investment managers. Through a comparative analysis, the Company validates the reasonableness of its valuations. These prices are determined using observable market information such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things. We have reviewed the processes used by the third-party providers for pricing the securities and have determined that these processes result in fair values consistent with GAAP requirements. In addition, we review these prices for reasonableness, and have not adjusted any prices received from the third-party providers as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. A description of the valuation techniques we use to measure assets at fair value is as follows:

Fixed Maturities (Available-for-Sale) Levels 1 and 2:

•United States Treasury securities are typically valued using Level 1 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from third-party pricing services using quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets at the reporting date.

•United States Government agencies, non-U.S. Government securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions, credit securities and foreign denominated government and credit securities are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from third-party pricing services. Observable data may include dealer quotes, market spreads, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things.

•Asset and mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from third-party pricing services. Observable data may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things.

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Fixed Maturities (Available-for-Sale) Level 3: We own term loans and asset-back securities that are valued using unobservable inputs.

Equity Securities Level 1: For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from a third-party pricing service using quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets at the reporting date.

Equity Securities Level 3: We own certain equity securities that are reported at fair value using Level 3 inputs. The valuation techniques for these securities include the following:

•Fair value measurements for an investment in an equity fund obtained by applying final prices provided by the administrator of the fund, which is based upon certain estimates and assumptions.

•Fair value measurements from brokers and independent valuation services, both based upon estimates, assumptions and other unobservable inputs.

Short-term Investments: Short-term investments are principally reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs, with the exception of short-term corporate and governmental bonds reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs as described in the fixed maturities section above. Values for the investments categorized as Level 1 are obtained from various financial institutions as of the reporting date.

Other investments: Other investments include private securities for which we have elected the fair value option of accounting, and are valued using unobservable Level 3 inputs.

Derivative assets: As a result of the Company’s commutation of the assumed reinsurance agreement with Riverstone Holdings Limited, the Company classified the ceded reserves on the Malta business as a derivative in accordance with ASC 815. As the ceded reserves are shorter term in nature, management has concluded that the fair value is equivalent to its carrying value, resulting in no impact to earnings.

Derivative liabilities: We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge our investment exposure to foreign currencies. These derivatives are carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs, primarily observable foreign exchange rates at the end of the period.

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Based on an analysis of the inputs, our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis have been categorized as follows:


			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in millions)	March 31, 2025		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	213.2	$	211.0	$	2.2	$	—
Foreign Governments	4.2		—		4.2		—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	68.1		—		68.1		—
Corporate bonds	917.4		—		892.6		24.8
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	317.4		—		316.3		1.1
Residential mortgage-backed securities	202.4		—		202.4		—
Asset-backed securities	103.9		—		75.8		28.1
Collateralized loan obligations	89.2		—		85.3		3.9
Total fixed maturities	1,915.8		211.0		1,646.9		57.9
Equity securities	431.3		310.5		—		120.8
Other investments	9.5		—		0.2		9.3
Short-term investments	360.6		360.5		0.1		—
Derivatives	21.5		—		21.5		—
Total assets	$	2,738.7	$	882.0	$	1,668.7	$	188.0

Derivatives	2.9		—		2.9		—
Total liabilities	$	2.9	$	—	$	2.9	$	—


			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in millions)	December 31, 2024		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Fixed maturities
U.S. Governments	$	223.2	$	221.0	$	2.2	$	—
Foreign Governments	7.1		—		7.1		—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	81.7		—		81.7		—
Corporate bonds	1,050.7		—		1,028.0		22.7
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	286.3		—		286.3		—
Residential mortgage-backed securities	203.2		—		203.2		—
Asset-backed securities	107.4		—		93.5		13.9
Collateralized loan obligations	109.3		—		109.3		—
Total fixed maturities	2,068.9		221.0		1,811.3		36.6
Equity securities	413.0		297.5		—		115.5
Other investments	4.7		—		0.2		4.5
Short-term investments	209.1		208.9		0.2		—
Derivatives	24.2		—		24.2		—
Total assets	$	2,719.9	$	727.4	$	1,835.9	$	156.6

The fair value measurements in the tables above do not equal Total investments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as they primarily exclude Mortgage loans, Private loans, certain Other investments and certain Short-term investments. Our mortgage loans and private loans, some of which are classified as short-term investments based on the time to maturity at acquisition, are carried at amortized cost. Certain other investments are accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting, carried at amortized cost or use NAV as a practical expedient.

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the investments categorized as Level 3 are as follows:

Fair Value Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)


(in millions)	Fixed Maturities		Equity Securities		Other Investments		Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2025	$	36.6	$	115.5	$	4.5	$	156.6
Transfers into Level 3	14.1		—		4.3		18.4
Transfers out of Level 3	(0.7)		—		—		(0.7)
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in net income	(1.0)		2.0		—		1.0
Included in other comprehensive income	1.9		—		—		1.9
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements:
Purchases	7.0		3.3		1.0		11.3

Sales	—		—		(0.5)		(0.5)
Settlements	—		—		—		—
Ending balance, March 31, 2025	$	57.9	$	120.8	$	9.3	$	188.0
Amount of total gains or losses for the year included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held as of March 31, 2025	$	—	$	2.8	$	—	$	2.8


(in millions)	Fixed Maturities		Equity Securities		Other Investments		Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2024	$	50.4	$	6.4	$	—	$	56.8
Transfers into Level 3	0.7		—		—		0.7
Transfers out of Level 3	(10.1)		—		—		(10.1)
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):					—		—
Included in net income	1.5		28.3		—		29.8
Included in other comprehensive loss	(0.7)		—		—		(0.7)
Purchases, issuances, sales, and settlements:					—		—
Purchases	2.5		80.9		8.3		91.7

Sales	—		(0.1)		(1.6)		(1.7)
Settlements	(7.7)		—		(2.2)		(9.9)
Ending balance, December 31, 2024	$	36.6	$	115.5	$	4.5	$	156.6
Amount of total gains or losses for the year included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held as of December 31, 2024	$	—	$	28.4	$	—	$	28.4

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have any financial assets or financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

The Company holds certain investments at cost, less an allowance for expected credit losses, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the Company’s investments is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis. Due to the level of unobservable inputs factored into the estimation of fair value, the valuation would be categorized as Level 3. The cost and estimated fair value of these investments were:



	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Mortgage loans	$	218.3	$	218.0	$	210.1	$	214.2
Private loans	617.8		624.3		577.3		597.2
Total	$	836.1	$	842.3	$	787.4	$	811.4

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4. Allowance for Credit Losses

Premiums receivable

The following table presents the balances of premiums receivable, net of allowance for estimated uncollectible premiums, including expected lifetime credit losses and the changes in the allowance for the respective periods:


(in millions)	Premiums Receivable, Net of Allowance for Estimated Uncollectible Premiums		Allowance for Estimated Uncollectible Premiums
Balance, December 31, 2024	$	179.5	$	7.8
Current period change for estimated uncollectible premiums			0.7
Write-offs of uncollectible premiums receivable			(0.7)

Balance, March 31, 2025	$	196.1	$	7.8

Balance, December 31, 2023	$	230.7	$	3.0
Current period change for estimated uncollectible premiums			1.4
Write-offs of uncollectible premiums receivable			(0.3)
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	209.8	$	4.1

Reinsurance Recoverables

The following table presents the balances of reinsurance recoverables, net of the allowance for estimated uncollectible reinsurance, including expected credit losses and changes in the allowance for the respective periods:


(in millions)	Reinsurance Recoverables, Net of Allowance for Estimated Uncollectible Reinsurance		Allowance for Estimated Uncollectible Reinsurance
Balance, December 31, 2024	$	3,053.2	$	5.8


Balance, March 31, 2025	$	2,936.1	$	5.8

Balance, December 31, 2023	$	2,959.3	$	—
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	2,933.1	$	—

We primarily utilize A.M. Best credit ratings when determining the allowance and adjust as needed based on our historical experience with the reinsurers. A portion of our reinsurance recoverables are collateralized by letters of credit, funds held or trust agreements.

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5. Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The following table provides a reconciliation of reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”):


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Net reserves - beginning of the year	$	3,003.9	$	2,747.1


Add:
Losses and LAE incurred during current calendar year, net of reinsurance:
Current accident year	147.1		195.2
Prior accident years	1.0		24.8
Losses and LAE incurred during calendar year, net of reinsurance	148.1		220.0
Deduct:
Losses and LAE payments made during current calendar year, net of reinsurance:
Current accident year	38.6		6.7
Prior accident years	144.6		174.8
Losses and LAE payments made during current calendar year, net of reinsurance:	183.2		181.5
Add/(Deduct):








Foreign exchange adjustments	—		(1.3)
Net reserves - end of period	2,968.8		2,784.3
Add:
Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and LAE, end of period	2,711.4		2,758.8
Gross reserves - end of period	$	5,680.2	$	5,543.1

Reserves for losses and LAE represent the estimated indemnity cost and related adjustment expenses necessary to investigate and settle claims. Such estimates are based upon individual case estimates for reported claims, estimates from ceding companies for reinsurance assumed and actuarial estimates for losses that have been incurred but not yet reported to the insurer. Any change in probable ultimate liabilities is reflected in current operating results.

The impact from the unfavorable (favorable) development of prior accident years’ loss and LAE reserves on each reporting segment is presented below:


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Casualty Lines	$	0.8	$	0.7
Specialty Lines	0.1		0.7
Run-off Lines	0.1		23.4
Total unfavorable (favorable) prior-year development	$	1.0	$	24.8

The following describes the primary factors behind each segment’s net prior accident year loss reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

•For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net unfavorable development primarily within Casualty Lines related to involuntary pools and other workers’ compensation exposures.

•For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net unfavorable development primarily related to movements within Run-off lines on large individual surety claims and assumed business from our former Malta operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd., which was sold in 2022.

Our reserves represent the best estimate of our ultimate liabilities, based on currently known facts, current law, current technology and reasonable assumptions where facts are not known. Due to the significant uncertainties and related management judgments, there can be no assurance that future favorable or unfavorable loss development, which may be material, will not occur.

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6. Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Cash. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Investment securities, mortgage loan and private loan investments, and short-term investments. See Note 3, “Investments,” for additional information.

Premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables on paid losses. The carrying value of current receivables and reinsurance recoverables on paid losses approximates fair value due to short-term nature.

Debt. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of our debt instruments is determined using both Level 1 and Level 2 inputs, as previously defined in Note 3, “Investments.”

We receive fair value prices for similar financial instruments being traded in active markets. These prices are determined using observable market information such as publicly traded quoted prices, and trading prices for similar financial instruments actively being traded in the current market. We have reviewed the processes used by third-party providers for pricing these instruments and have determined that they result in fair values consistent with GAAP requirements. In addition, we review these prices for reasonableness, and have not adjusted any prices received from the third-party providers as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. A description of the valuation techniques we use to measure these liabilities at fair value is as follows:

Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes Level 1:

•Our senior unsecured fixed rate notes are valued using Level 1 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from a third-party pricing service using quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets at the reporting date.

Junior Subordinated Debentures Level 2:

•Our trust preferred debentures and subordinated debentures are typically valued using Level 2 inputs. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements using quoted prices for similar securities being traded in active markets at the reporting date, as our specific debt instruments are less frequently traded.

A summary of our financial instruments whose carrying value did not equal fair value is shown below:


	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in millions)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Junior subordinated debentures:
Trust preferred debentures	$	162.3	$	162.8	$	162.0	$	163.9
Subordinated debentures	81.4		81.3		81.2		81.3
Total junior subordinated debentures	243.7		244.1		243.2		245.2
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes	129.0		119.1		128.8		128.6

	$	372.7	$	363.2	$	372.0	$	373.8

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Based on an analysis of the inputs, our financial instruments measured at fair value for disclosure purposes have been categorized as follows:


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
(in millions)	March 31, 2025		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Junior subordinated debentures:
Trust preferred debentures	$	162.8	$	—	$	162.8	$	—
Subordinated debentures	81.3		—		81.3		—
Total junior subordinated debentures	244.1		—		244.1		—
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes	119.1		119.1		—		—

	$	363.2	$	119.1	$	244.1	$	—


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
(in millions)	December 31, 2024		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Junior subordinated debentures:
Trust preferred debentures	$	163.9	$	—	$	163.9	$	—
Subordinated debentures	81.3		—		81.3		—
Total junior subordinated debentures	245.2		—		245.2		—
Senior unsecured fixed rate notes	128.6		128.6		—		—

	$	373.8	$	128.6	$	245.2	$	—

7. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock Dividend

On February 5, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $437.50 per share on our 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A, par value of $1.00 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Holders of depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Depositary Shares”), received $0.43750 per Depositary Share. On March 17, 2025, we paid $2.6 million to our stockholders of record, as of February 28, 2025, of the Series A Preferred Stock.

8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

A summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (where applicable) by component for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is presented below:


(in millions)	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) on Securities		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Total
Balance, January 1, 2025	$	(0.4)	$	31.2	$	0.9	$	31.7
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0.1		6.2		—		6.3
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		1.0		—		1.0
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	0.1		7.2		—		7.3
Balance, March 31, 2025	$	(0.3)	$	38.4	$	0.9	$	39.0

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(in millions)	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Unrealized Holding Gains (Losses) on Securities		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Total
Balance, January 1, 2024	$	0.1	$	51.1	$	0.6	$	51.8
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(0.1)		(10.7)		—		(10.8)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		(5.2)		—		(5.2)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.1)		(15.9)		—		(16.0)

Balance, March 31, 2024	$	—	$	35.2	$	0.6	$	35.8

The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) shown in the above table have been included in the following captions in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss):


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Unrealized gains and losses on securities:
Net realized investment and other (gains) losses	$	1.3	$	(6.5)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(0.3)		1.3


Total, net of taxes	$	1.0	$	(5.2)

Income tax effects are released from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for unrealized gains or losses when the gains or losses are realized and are taxed at the statutory rate based on jurisdiction of the underlying transaction.

9. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Interest paid was as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024



Total interest paid	$	7.8	$	9.0

10. Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses were as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Commission expense	$	20.8	$	31.1
Other underwriting and insurance expenses	53.1		68.1
Amortization of value of business acquired and other intangible assets	9.9		42.9
Total	83.8		142.1
Net deferral of policy acquisition costs	(3.2)		(25.0)
Total underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	$	80.6	$	117.1

11. Income Taxes

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the United States. We have subsidiaries based in the U.S. that are subject to U.S. tax laws. Under current law, these subsidiaries are taxed at the applicable corporate tax rates. Beginning January 1, 2024, our U.S. subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return with BAMR US Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd.

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We also have operations in Italy and United Kingdom which are subject to income taxes imposed by the jurisdiction in which they operate. Furthermore, we have an operation in Barbados which is not subject to income tax under the laws of that country.

On August 16, 2022, U.S. legislation referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was enacted. This legislation enacted a new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (“CAMT”) and Excise Tax on Repurchases of Corporate Stock. The Company has determined as of the period ended March 31, 2025, that it is subject to CAMT. The recognition of applicable CAMT is reported on a consolidated basis with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. The Company is not subject to Excise Tax on Repurchases of Corporate Stock.

Our expected income tax provision computed on pre-tax income (loss) at the weighted average tax rate has been calculated as the sum of the pre-tax income (loss) in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, pre-tax income (loss) attributable to our operations and the corresponding operations’ effective tax rates were as follows:


	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025					2024
(in millions)	Pre-Tax Income (Loss)			Effective Tax Rate		Pre-Tax Income (Loss)		Effective Tax Rate
United States	$	38.9		21.3	%	$	28.0	5.5	%
United Kingdom	—		(1)	—	%	—		—	%




Italy	(0.4)			—	%	(0.8)		(4.7)	%
Pre-tax income (loss)	$	38.5		21.6	%	$	27.2	5.8	%

(1) Pre-tax income (loss) for the respective year was less than $0.1 million.

A reconciliation of the difference between the provision (benefit) for income taxes and the expected tax provision (benefit) at the weighted average tax rate is as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Income tax provision (benefit) at expected rate	$	8.1	$	5.7
Tax effect of:
Nontaxable investment income	(0.1)		—



Withholding taxes	0.1		—



Change in valuation allowance	(1.3)		—

Prior period adjustment	1.2		(4.4)
Other	0.3		0.3
Income tax provision (benefit)	$	8.3	$	1.6

Our gross deferred tax assets are supported by taxes paid in previous periods, reversal of taxable temporary differences and recognition of future taxable income. Management regularly evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax assets and makes any necessary adjustments to them based upon any changes in management’s expectations of future taxable income. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon our generation of future taxable income sufficient to recover tax benefits that cannot be recovered from taxes paid in the carryback period, generally for our U.S. property and casualty insurers two years for net operating losses and for all our U.S. subsidiaries three years for capital losses. If a company determines that any of its deferred tax assets will not result in future tax benefits, a valuation allowance must be established for the portion of these assets that are not expected to be realized. For three months ended March 31, 2025, the net change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was a decrease of $1.3 million related to the reduction of net operating loss carryforwards incurred in the United Kingdom. Existing valuation allowances pertain to Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limited net operating loss carryforwards within the United States and cumulative losses incurred in the United Kingdom and Italy. Based upon a review of all positive and negative evidence, our management concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that $79.3 million of our deferred tax assets will be realized. Should our future income deviate from our present income estimates, the Company’s realization assessment may differ from our current conclusion.

For any uncertain tax positions not meeting the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold, accounting standards require recognition, measurement and disclosure in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not have any recognized uncertain tax positions for federal or state income tax liability for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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Furthermore, there are no interest or penalties recorded for federal or state income tax liability for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Our U.S. subsidiaries are no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2021. Our U.K. subsidiary is no longer subject to U.K. income tax examinations by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for years before 2023. Our Ireland subsidiary is no longer subject to Ireland income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2020. Our Italy subsidiary is no longer subject to Italy income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2019.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Actions

Argo Group’s subsidiaries are parties to legal actions incidental to their business. As of March 31, 2025, management believes that the resolution of these matters would not materially affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Federal Securities Class Action

The Police & Fire Retirement System City of Detroit v. Argo Group International Holdings, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-8971 (S.D.N.Y.)

On October 20, 2022, a securities class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and certain of its current and former officers, alleging securities fraud violations under sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Plaintiff alleges that from February 13, 2018 through August 9, 2022, the defendants made false and misleading statements concerning the Company’s reserves and underwriting standards. On January 18, 2023, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted the Police and Fire Retirement System City of Detroit and the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System’s joint motion for appointment as lead plaintiff. On March 27, 2023, lead plaintiffs filed an amended class action complaint. On May 26, 2023, the defendants moved to dismiss the amended class action complaint. On July 13, 2023, lead plaintiffs filed an opposition to such motion, after which defendants filed a reply on August 14, 2023. On December 12, 2024, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss. The period to appeal this decision expired on January 16, 2025, and accordingly, we consider this matter to be closed.

Bermuda Appraisal Petitions

In April 2023, appraisal petitions were filed in the Supreme Court of Bermuda (the “Court”) relating to the acquisition of the Company by Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. for $30.00 per share (the “Transaction Price”) that closed on November 16, 2023.

The petitions were filed by certain persons who were shareholders of the Company at such time pursuant to Section 106(6) of the Bermuda Companies Act, and are captioned Corbin Erisa Opportunity Fund, Ltd. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Corbin Opportunity Fund, L.P. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Event Opportunities, LP v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Global Opportunities Fund, Ltd. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Special Opportunities Fund, LLC v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., and FW Deep Value Opportunities Fund I, LLC v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

Section 106(6) of the Companies Act permits a shareholder of a Bermuda company, such as the Company prior to the Company’s redomestication to the State of Delaware, to petition the Court for a determination of the fair value of the Company’s shares if they are not satisfied with the Transaction Price.

On January 3, 2024, the Company filed a summons to stay the appraisal action pending judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the matter captioned “In re matter of Jardine Strategy Holdings Limited Case No: Civ/2022/14-31.” Hearings were held on July 9, 2024 and July 18, 2024. On December 3, 2024, the Court denied the stay application. The Company intends to continue to defend this matter vigorously.

Contractual Commitments

We have contractual commitments to invest up to $211.9 million related to our limited partnership investments at March 31, 2025, as further disclosed in Note 3, “Investments.” These commitments will be funded as required by the partnership agreements which can be called to be fulfilled at any time. Additionally, the Company has commitments to fund up to $130.4 million related to various other investments, including term and mortgage loans.

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13. Segment Information

We are primarily engaged in underwriting property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. As a result of the Company’s merger with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd, and overall strategic assessment of the business, the Company changed its internal segments in a manner that caused the composition of its reporting segments to change in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company’s reporting segments were realigned to three reportable segments—Casualty Lines, Specialty Lines, and Run-off Lines. The Run-off Lines segment is for certain products that we no longer underwrite. The Company has recast all applicable periods for comparability.

We consider many factors, including the nature of each segment’s insurance and reinsurance products, production sources, distribution strategies and the regulatory environment, in determining how to aggregate operating segments. Transactions between segments are reported in the segment that initiated the transaction.

Our reporting segments consist primarily of the following products:

•Casualty Lines: Argo Construction, Argo Environmental, Argo Casualty, Rockwood, Bermuda Casualty, and Bermuda Insurance and Europe

•Specialty Lines: Specialty Programs and Fronting, Colony Specialty Garage, Argo Inland Marine, and Bermuda Property

•Run-off Lines: Liability and surety policies

We have identified our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”).

In evaluating the operating performance of our segments, the CODM assesses the segments’ performance by using each segments’ segment operating income (loss) consistent with GAAP measures.

The CODM uses segment operating income (loss) for each segment predominantly in the quarterly/annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances on a quarterly basis for the profit measure when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources to each segment. The CODM also uses segment operating income (loss) for each segment for evaluating pricing strategy and to assess the performance of each segment by comparing the results of each segment with one another and in determining the compensation of certain employees.

Realized investment and other gains (losses) are reported as a component of Corporate and Other, as decisions regarding the acquisition and disposal of securities reside with the corporate investment function and are not under the control of the individual business segments.

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Revenue and segment operating income (loss) for each segment were as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
(in millions)	Casualty Lines		Specialty Lines		Run-off Lines		Total
Net earned premiums	$	144.1	$	61.0	$	4.9	$	210.0
Net investment income	30.6		4.6		23.9		59.1
Total segment revenues	174.7		65.6		28.8		269.1
Reconciliation of revenue
Net investment and other gains (losses)							9.7
Total consolidated revenues							278.8
Less:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	90.8		46.3		11.0
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	44.9		17.6		2.0
Other segment items (1)	4.4		0.7		3.5
Segment operating income (loss)	34.6		1.0		12.3		47.9
Reconciliation of profit or loss
Unallocated amounts:
Non-operating expenses							5.6
Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses							(2.6)
Net investment and other (gains) losses							(9.7)
Total other expenses (2)							16.1
Income (loss) before income taxes							$	38.5

(1) Includes interest expense and fee and other expense (income), net.

(2) Includes amortization of value of business acquired and other intangible assets related to purchase accounting of $9.9 million.


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
(in millions)	Casualty Lines		Specialty Lines		Run-off Lines		Total
Net earned premiums	$	136.5	$	66.7	$	110.5	$	313.7
Net investment income	26.9		7.1		24.8		58.8
Total segment revenues	163.4		73.8		135.3		372.5
Reconciliation of revenue
Net investment and other gains (losses)							6.2
Total consolidated revenues							378.7
Less:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	85.9		42.3		91.8
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	30.2		11.9		30.2
Other segment items (1)	4.0		1.0		3.7
Segment operating income (loss)	43.3		18.6		9.6		71.5
Reconciliation of profit or loss
Unallocated amounts:
Non-operating expenses							7.7
Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses							(2.0)
Net investment and other (gains) losses							(6.2)
Total other expenses (2)							44.8
Income (loss) before income taxes							$	27.2

(1) Includes interest expense and fee and other expense (income), net.

(2) Includes amortization of value of business acquired and other intangible assets related to purchase accounting of $42.9 million.

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The following table represents identifiable assets by geographic location:


(in millions)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
U.S. operations	$	7,313.1	$	7,429.3
International operations	1,421.3		1,450.3
Total assets	$	8,734.4	$	8,879.6

14. Related Party Transactions

As part of the Merger, the Company has entered into recurring transactions and agreements with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd., its subsidiaries and affiliates.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company purchased related party investments of $42.0 million. Related party investments as of March 31, 2025 were primarily attributed to $446.1 million of private loans, $283.9 million of other investments and $294.3 million of equity securities. Additionally, the Company has unfunded commitments totaling $102.7 million across all related party investments. Investment transactions with related parties are accounted for in the same manner as those with unrelated parties in the financial statements.

Through March 31, 2024, the Company had purchased related party investments totaling $48.4 million, of which $27.3 million were mortgage loans and $21.1 million in other invested asset classes. Additionally, the Company had unfunded commitments totaling $40.7 million across the related party investments. Investment transactions with related parties are accounted for in the same manner as those with unrelated parties in the financial statements.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred investment management fees due to related party arrangements of $3.4 million, which is recognized in Net investment income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). As of March 31, 2025, the related party investment management fees payable is $2.6 million which is recognized in Accrued underwriting expenses and other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred investment management fees due to related party arrangements of $2.3 million, which is recognized in Net investment income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

15. Subsequent Events

There are no subsequent events identified as of the date of this report.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the three months ended March 31, 2024, and a discussion of our financial condition as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and Argo Group’s 2024 Form 10-K, including the audited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto.

Certain reclassifications have been made to financial information presented for prior years to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Report are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our management’s projections, forecasts, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," “do not believe,” “aim,” "project," "anticipate," “seek,” "will," “likely,” “assume,” “estimate,” "may," “continue,” “guidance,” “growth,” “objective,” “remain optimistic,” “improve,” “progress,” “path toward,” “outlook,” “trends,” “future,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “target,” “on track” and similar expressions of a future or forward-looking nature.

Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates and inflation, changes in trade policies, including the imposition of new or increased tariffs, our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd., the adequacy of our projected loss reserves, employee retention and changes in key personnel, the ability of our insurance subsidiaries to meet risk-based capital and solvency requirements, the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings, investigations, inquiries, claims and litigation and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the SEC. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” herein and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in Argo Group’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The inclusion of a forward-looking statement herein should not be regarded as a representation by Argo Group that Argo Group's objectives will be achieved. Argo Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on any such statements.

Consolidated Results of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we reported a net income attributable to common stockholders of $27.6 million and $23.0 million, respectively.

The following is selected data from our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Net earned premiums	$	210.0	$	313.7
Net investment income	59.1		58.8
Net investment and other gains (losses)	9.7		6.2
Total consolidated revenues	278.8		378.7
Income (loss) before income taxes	38.5		27.2
Income tax provision (benefit)	8.3		1.6
Net income (loss)	$	30.2	$	25.6

Net Earned Premiums

Consolidated net earned premiums for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $210.0 million compared to $313.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decline in net earned premiums was driven by the portfolio transfer of Argo Pro in January 2025 as well as other businesses being put into run-off during 2024.

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Our net earned premiums are further discussed by reporting segment and major lines of business below under the heading “Segment Results.”

Net Investment Income

Consolidated net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $59.1 million, primarily driven by $12.4 million of accretion income from the application of purchase accounting to fixed maturities and income from loans and fixed maturity securities. A change in investment manager and investment strategy has increased allocations to mortgage and private loans with decreasing allocations to fixed maturity securities. In connection with the Merger, the Company valued its investments in fixed maturities at market value and established new book yields prospectively as of the merger date.

Net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $58.8 million, primarily driven by income from fixed maturity and short-term investment securities. Included in net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is accretion of discount income of approximately $15.8 million relating to the purchase accounting push-down as a result of the Merger. The alternative investment portfolio, which includes earnings from both private equity and hedge fund investments, provided an additional contribution to the result.

Net Investment and Other Gains (Losses)

Consolidated net investment and other gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $9.7 million, primarily driven by net unrealized gains on equity securities of $13.3 million, offset partially by losses from foreign currency exchange forward contracts of $4.1 million. Equity securities gains were driven by holding gains on publicly traded related party equity securities.

Consolidated net investment and other gains (losses) of $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to net realized gains recognized in connection with the disposal of various below investment grade positions sold into an appreciated market.

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Consolidated losses and loss adjustment expenses were $148.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the period ended March 31, 2024, losses and loss adjustment expenses were $220.0 million.

The loss ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 70.5%, and 70.1% for the same period in 2024.

Catastrophe losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $7.2 million (3.4% percentage points) were mainly attributable to losses associated with U.S. storms compared to $6.4 million (2.0% percentage points) for the period ended March 31, 2024.

The net unfavorable prior-year reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $1.0 million was due to $0.8 million from Casualty Lines, $0.1 million from Specialty Lines, and $0.1 million in Run-off Lines. The net unfavorable prior-year reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $24.8 million was due to $0.7 million from Casualty Lines, $0.7 million from Specialty Lines, and $23.4 million in Run-off Lines. Net unfavorable development primarily related to movements within Run-off lines on large individual surety claims and assumed business from our former Malta operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd., which was sold in 2022.

Our losses and loss adjustment expenses, including the prior-year loss reserve development shown in the following table, are further discussed by reporting segment under the heading “Segment Results” below. The following table summarizes the above referenced prior-year loss reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2025 with respect to net loss reserves by line of business as of December 31, 2024.


(in millions)	Net Reserves as of December 31, 2024		Net Reserve Development (Favorable) / Unfavorable for the period ended March 31, 2025		Percent of Net Reserves as of December 31, 2024
Casualty Lines	$	1,323.6	$	0.8	0.1	%
Specialty Lines	341.5		0.1		—	%
Run-off Lines	1,338.8		0.1		—	%

Total	$	3,003.9	$	1.0	—	%

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In determining appropriate reserve levels for the three months ended March 31, 2025, we maintained the same general processes and disciplines that were used to set reserves at prior reporting dates. No significant changes in methodologies were made to estimate the reserves since the last reporting date; however, at each reporting date we reassess the actuarial estimate of the reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses and record our best estimate. Consistent with prior reserve valuations, as claims data becomes more mature for prior accident years, actuarial estimates were refined to weigh certain actuarial methods more heavily in order to respond to any emerging trends in the paid and reported loss data. Pricing, reinsurance costs, legal environment, general economic conditions including changes in inflation and trade policies and many other factors impact our ultimate loss estimates. Refer to segment results for specific factors impacting our current accident year loss ratios.

Gross reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses were $5,680.2 million and $5,798.6 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $80.6 million, and $117.1 million for the same period ended 2024. The expense ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 38.4%, and 37.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses includes amortization expense of value of business acquired (“VOBA”) and other intangible assets. The increase in the expense ratio was primarily driven by the reduction in net earned premiums exceeding our reduction in operating expenses.

Our underwriting, acquisition and general expenses are further discussed below by reporting segment under the heading “Segment Results.”

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

The consolidated income tax provision represents the income tax expense or benefit associated with our operations based on the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Therefore, the provision for income taxes represents taxes on net income for our United States, United Kingdom, and Italy operations. The Company recorded an income tax provision of $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. This is compared to the income tax provision of $1.6 million for the same period ended 2024.

The effective tax rate was 21.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the effective tax rate of 5.8% for the same periods ended 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rate is aligned with statutory tax rates. For the three months ending March 31, 2024, the effective tax rate was impacted by prior period adjustments. Excluding the prior period adjustments, the effective tax rate for the period ending March 31, 2024 was more aligned with statutory tax rates.

Segment Results

As a result of the Company’s merger with Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd, and overall strategic assessment of the business, the Company changed its internal segments in a manner that caused the composition of its reporting segments to change in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company’s reporting segments were realigned to three reportable segments—Casualty Lines, Specialty Lines, and Run-off Lines. The Company has recast all applicable periods for comparability.

For additional segment information, refer to Note 13, “Segment Information” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Casualty Lines

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the Casualty Lines segment:


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Net earned premiums	$	144.1	$	136.5
Net investment income	30.6		26.9
Total segment revenues	174.7		163.4
Less:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	90.8		85.9
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	44.9		30.2
Other segment items (1)	4.4		4.0
Segment operating income (loss)	$	34.6	$	43.3

(1) Includes interest expense and fee and other expense (income), net.

Net Earned Premiums

Net earned premiums were $144.1 million and $136.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Premium growth was attributable to our casualty, construction, environmental and Bermuda business units and driven by lower ceded earned premiums resulting from changes to our reinsurance structure.

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Loss and loss adjustment expenses were $90.8 million and $85.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The loss ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were 63.0% and 62.9%, respectively.

Net unfavorable prior-year reserve development was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $0.7 million unfavorable for the same period in 2024. The net unfavorable prior year reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily related to involuntary pools and other workers’ compensation exposures.

Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses were $44.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to $30.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The expense ratio was 31.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 22.2% for the same period ended 2024.

The increase in expense ratio was primarily driven by less ceding commissions compared to the prior period resulting from changes to our reinsurance structure and treaty terms.

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Specialty Lines

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the Specialty Lines segment:


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Net earned premiums	$	61.0	$	66.7
Net investment income	4.6		7.1
Total segment revenues	65.6		73.8
Less:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	46.3		42.3
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	17.6		11.9
Other segment items (1)	0.7		1.0
Segment operating income (loss)	$	1.0	$	18.6

(1) Includes interest expense and fee and other expense (income), net.

Net Earned Premiums

Net earned premiums were $61.0 million and $66.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in net earned premiums compared to the prior period was primarily driven by our inland marine business as a result of remediation and a decline in our programs business where we have terminated certain programs. This was partially offset by an increase in net earned premiums from our garage business where we have benefited from favorable rate change and new business.

Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Loss and loss adjustment expenses were $46.3 million and $42.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The loss ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 75.9% as compared to 63.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Net prior-year reserve development was $0.1 million unfavorable for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $0.7 million unfavorable for the same period in 2024. The net unfavorable prior year reserve development for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily related to involuntary pools, offset by small favorable movements in other lines.

Catastrophe losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $7.2 million. Catastrophe losses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were $5.8 million. Catastrophe losses for both 2025 and 2024 periods were mainly due to U.S. storms.

Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses were $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was driven by a higher acquisition costs partially offset by lower operating costs from personnel expense reductions.

The expense ratio was 28.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 17.9% for the same period in 2024. The increase in the overall expense ratio was due to the decline in net earned premiums exceeding our reduction in operating expenses.

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Run-off Lines

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Run-off Lines:


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2025		2024
Net earned premiums	$	4.9	$	110.5
Net investment income	23.9		24.8
Total segment revenues	28.8		135.3
Less:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	11.0		91.8
Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses	2.0		30.2
Other segment items (1)	3.5		3.7
Segment operating income (loss)	$	12.3	$	9.6

(1) Includes interest expense and fee and other expense (income), net.

Net Earned Premiums

Net earned premiums were $4.9 million and $110.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The reduction occurred primarily in professional lines, surety lines and public entity business.

Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Loss and loss adjustment expenses were $11.0 million and $91.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The loss ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 224.5% as compared to 83.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Net prior-year reserve development was $0.1 million unfavorable for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $23.4 million unfavorable for the same period in 2024. The net unfavorable prior year development for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily related to movements on large individual surety claims and assumed business from our former Malta operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd., which was sold in 2022.

Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and general expenses were $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $30.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The expense ratio was 40.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 27.3% for the same period in 2024.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

The Company’s future cash flows largely depend on the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible payments from subsidiaries. The ability to pay such dividends is limited by the applicable laws and regulations of the various countries and states in which these subsidiaries operate, including, among others, Bermuda.

The primary sources of our cash inflows are premiums, reinsurance recoveries, proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments and investment income. The primary cash outflows are claim payments, loss adjustment expenses, reinsurance costs, underwriting, acquisition and overhead expenses, interest expense, purchases of investments, payment of preferred dividends and income taxes. Management believes that cash inflows are sufficient to cover cash outflows in the foreseeable future. We have access to additional sources of liquidity should the need for additional cash arise.

Cash provided by or used in operating activities can fluctuate due to timing differences in the collection of premiums and reinsurance recoveries and the payment of losses and expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $50.6 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $13.7 million, respectively. The decrease in cash flows from operating activities in 2025 compared to 2024 was attributable to various fluctuations within our operating activities, and primarily related to the timing of reinsurance payments and recoveries, claim payments and premium cash receipts in the respective periods. The decrease in premium is a result of a strategic reassessment of our various lines of business.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash provided by investing activities was $26.4 million compared to net cash used in investing activities of $512.9 million for the same period in 2024. Net cash provided by investing activities in 2025 was mainly the result of sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments and proceeds from mortgage loans, partially offset by purchases of short-term investments, fixed maturity investments, and private loan investments. Net cash used in investing activities in 2024 was mainly the result of purchases of short-term investments and mortgage loans offset by net proceeds from fixed maturities investments.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in financing activities was $2.6 million compared to $197.4 million net cash provided by in 2024. Net cash used in financing activities in 2025 was driven by the payment of cash dividends to preferred stockholders. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2024 was driven by the issuance of our common shares to Brookfield Reinsurance and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Revolving Credit Facility

On February 21, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 6 (“Amendment No. 6”) of the Credit Agreement with the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually as a lender and as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). Amendment No. 6, among other things, replaced the minimum Tangible Net Worth covenant in the Credit Agreement with a minimum Consolidated Net Worth. The Consolidated Net Worth covenant is tested at the end of each fiscal quarter and has been set at an amount equal to the sum of (i) $872.0 million plus (ii) 50% of positive net income for each fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2023 plus (iii) 50% of net proceeds received from the issuance and sale of certain equity interests after December 31, 2023.

On February 22, 2024, the Company borrowed $100.0 million from the revolving credit facility and elected a one-month term and interest option, under the terms of the Credit Agreement. The loan had been renewed using the one-month option until May 29, 2024, when the Company repaid the $100.0 million borrowed under the revolving credit facility. The facility was subsequently terminated on June 4, 2024. On June 4, 2024, the Company was named as a party under Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd.’s $1.2 billion revolving credit facility.

Letter of Credit Facilities

On March 31, 2025, letters of credit totaling $31.4 million were outstanding, of which $21.5 million were issued against the committed secured bilateral letter of credit facility and $9.9 million were issued against the uncommitted, secured bilateral letter of credit facility. Collateral with a market value of $42.6 million was pledged to these banks as security against these letters of credit.

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Preferred Stock Dividends

On February 5, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $437.50 per share on our 7.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preferred Stock, Series A, par value of $1.00 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Holders of depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Depositary Shares”), will receive $0.43750 per Depositary Share. On March 17, 2025, we paid $2.6 million to our stockholders of record, as of February 28, 2025, of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information

In September 2012, the Parent Guarantor, through its Subsidiary Issuer, issued $143.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Subsidiary Issuer’s 6.5% Senior Notes due September 15, 2042 (the “Notes”). The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Subsidiary Issuer and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Subsidiary Issuer’s other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Notes are guaranteed on a full and unconditional senior unsecured basis by the Parent Guarantor. The Notes may be redeemed, for cash, in whole or in part at the Subsidiary Issuer’s option, at any time and from time to time, prior to maturity at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company’s ability to repay the Notes largely depends on the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible payments from subsidiaries.

This summarized financial information has been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X Rule 13-01, Financial Disclosures about Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities and is not intended to present the financial position or results of operations of the obligor group in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following tables present summarized financial information related to the Senior Notes issued by Argo Group U.S. (the “Subsidiary Issuer") and the Company (the “Parent Guarantor”) on a combined basis after elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances among the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Issuer, (ii) equity in undistributed earnings from and investments in any other subsidiaries that are non-obligor group, and (iii) amounts due to, amounts due from, and transactions with (1) non-obligor subsidiaries and (2) affiliates are separately disclosed, as applicable. Obligor group consists of the Subsidiary Issuer and the Parent Guarantor.

Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. Obligor Group

Balance Sheet Information


	As of
(in millions)	March 31, 2025
Total assets (1)	$	26.0
Total liabilities (2)	370.5
Series A Preferred stock	137.1

(1) Includes $21.6 million of investments, $1.2 million of cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and $2.4 million of deferred tax assets, net

(2) Includes $5.8 million and $61.3 million of due to (from) affiliates and intercompany notes payable, respectively, $291.3 million of debt, and $9.6 million of accrued underwriting expenses and other liabilities

Income Statement Information


						For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)						2025

Total expenses (1)						8.5
Net income (loss)						(10.9)
Dividends on Series A Preferred stock						(2.6)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders						(13.5)

(2) Includes interest expense of $7.3 million

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Recent Accounting Standards and Critical Accounting Estimates

New Accounting Standards

The discussion of the adoption and pending adoption of recently issued accounting policies is included in Note 1, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K.

Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K for information on accounting estimates and policies that we consider critical in preparing our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These policies include significant estimates made by management using information available at the time the estimates were made. However, these estimates could change materially if different information or assumptions were used.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates described in our 2024 Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We believe that we are principally exposed to four types of market risk: interest rate risk, credit risk, equity price risk and foreign currency risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Our primary market risk exposure on fixed maturity investments relates to interest rate risk and the changes in interest rates. Fluctuations in interest rates have a direct impact on the fair value of these securities. As interest rates rise, the fair value of our fixed maturity portfolio falls, and the converse is also true. We manage interest rate risk through an active portfolio management strategy that involves the selection of investments with appropriate characteristics such as duration, yield, currency and liquidity that are tailored to the anticipated cash outflow characteristics of our liabilities. A significant portion of our investment portfolio matures each year, allowing for reinvestment at current market rates. The model duration of the assets comprising our fixed maturity investment portfolio was 2.64 years and 2.66 years at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Credit Risk

We have exposure to credit risk on losses recoverable from reinsurers and receivables from insureds. Our controls to mitigate this risk include limiting our exposure to any one counterparty, evaluating the financial strength of our reinsurers, canceling policies, generally requiring minimum credit ratings and in certain cases receiving collateral from our reinsurers and insureds.

We also have exposure to credit risk in our investment holdings. Our risk management strategy and investment policy attempts to mitigate this risk by primarily investing in debt instruments of high credit quality issuers, limiting credit concentration, monitoring the credit quality of issuers and counterparties and diversifying issuers. The weighted average rating of our fixed maturity investments was AA- and A+ with 96.6% and A with 97.0% rated investment grade or better (BBB- or higher) at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

We review our investments to identify and evaluate those that may have credit impairments on a quarterly basis, considering the historical performance of the security, available market information, and credit ratings, among other things. For fixed maturity securities, the review includes consideration of current ratings and actions of major rating agencies (Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch). If a security has two ratings, the lower rating is used. If a security has three ratings, the middle rating is used. The following table reflects the credit quality of our fixed maturity portfolio at March 31, 2025:

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Other Fixed Maturities	Cost		Fair Value
AAA	$	224.4	$	227.3
AA	83.6		85.3
A	401.5		411.1
BBB	434.8		445.6
BB/B	27.1		28.5
CCC and Below	4.1		3.4
Unrated	1.7		1.7
Other Fixed Maturities	$	1,177.2	$	1,202.9

Structured Securities	Cost		Fair Value
AAA	$	460.3	$	477.0
AA	55.5		58.0
A	94.0		96.5
BBB	49.2		50.4
BB/B	13.9		14.6
CCC and Below	0.3		0.4
Unrated	16.0		16.0
Structured Securities	$	689.2	$	712.9

Total Fixed Maturities	Cost		Fair Value
AAA	$	684.7	$	704.3
AA	139.1		143.3
A	495.5		507.6
BBB	484.0		496.0
BB/B	41.0		43.1
CCC and Below	4.4		3.8
Unrated	17.7		17.7
Total Fixed Maturities	$	1,866.4	$	1,915.8

Our portfolio also includes alternative investments with a carrying value at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 of $573.4 million and $577.4 million (13.9% and 14.1% of total invested assets), respectively. We may invest in both long and short equities, corporate debt securities, currencies, real estate, commodities and derivatives. We attempt to mitigate our risk by selecting managers with extensive experience, proven track records and robust controls and processes. We also attempt to mitigate our risk by diversifying through multiple managers and different types of assets and asset classes.

Mortgage loans add portfolio diversification. These assets typically afford credit protections through covenants and deeper due diligence given information access. We also monitor debt service coverage ratios and loan-to-value ratios in our assessment of credit risk and exposure.

Equity Price Risk

We hold a diversified portfolio of equity securities with a fair value of $431.3 million and $413.0 million (10.5% and 10.1% of total invested assets) at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Our equity securities are exposed to equity price risk which is defined as the potential for loss in fair value due to a decline in equity prices. We believe the diversification of our equity securities among various industries, market segments and issuers, as well as the use of multiple outside investment managers, mitigates our exposure to equity price risk.

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Foreign Currency Risk

We have exposure to foreign currency risk in our insurance contracts and invested assets. We attempt to manage our foreign currency risk by seeking to match our liabilities under insurance and reinsurance contracts that are payable in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar with cash and investments that are denominated in such currencies. We also use foreign exchange forward contracts to attempt to mitigate this risk. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized $0.0 million of gross gains and $4.1 million of gross losses from foreign exchange contracts, for a net loss of $4.1 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized $2.6 million of gross gains and $2.7 million of gross losses from foreign exchange contracts, for a net loss of $0.1 million. The net losses are recorded in the Net investment and other gains (losses) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Argo Group, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025, at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Argo Group in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting made during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Argo Group,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We and our subsidiaries are parties to legal actions from time to time, generally incidental to our and their business. While any litigation or arbitration proceedings include an element of uncertainty, management believes that the resolution of these matters will not materially affect our financial condition or results of operations. See “Legal Actions” in Note 12. “Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report for additional information.

Federal Securities Class Action

The Police & Fire Retirement System City of Detroit v. Argo Group International Holdings, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-8971 (S.D.N.Y.)

Bermuda Appraisal Petitions

In April 2023, appraisal petitions were filed in the Supreme Court of Bermuda relating to the acquisition of the Company by Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. for $30.00 per share (the “Transaction Price”) that closed on November 16, 2023.

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The petitions were filed by certain persons who were shareholders of the Company at such time pursuant to Section 106(6) of the Companies Act and are captioned Corbin Erisa Opportunity Fund, Ltd. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Corbin Opportunity Fund, L.P. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Event Opportunities, LP v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Global Opportunities Fund, Ltd. v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., Fourworld Special Opportunities Fund, LLC v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., and FW Deep Value Opportunities Fund I, LLC v. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025. You should review the risk factor below for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We are subject to laws, policies and regulations relating to sanctions, anti-corruption and money laundering, the violation of which could adversely affect our operations.

Our activities are subject to applicable economic and trade sanctions, money laundering regulations, and anti-corruption laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, including Bermuda, the U.K. and the European Community and the U.S., among others. For example, we are subject to The Bribery Act, 2016 of Bermuda, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, which, among other matters, generally prohibit corrupt payments or unreasonable gifts to foreign governments or officials. New sanction regimes may be initiated, or existing sanctions expanded, at any time, which can impact our business activities. In addition, changes in international trade policies and tariffs by the U.S. and other countries, particularly large trading partners like Canada, China, and Mexico, could (i) impact our claims severity across multiple lines of business and cause adverse reserve development by increasing costs for materials and parts used in claims involving real property and (ii) negatively affect our investments' fair value and/or our level of investment income.

We believe we maintain strong oversight and control through our experienced Co-Chief Investment Officers and internal investment teams, the deployment of our Code of Conduct and Business Ethics and associated policies and procedures including the Company’s whistleblower policies, and continuous education and training programs. However, although we have in place systems and controls designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws, policies and regulations, there is a risk that those systems and controls will not always be effective to achieve full compliance. It is also possible that an employee or intermediary could fail to comply with applicable laws, policies and regulations. Failure to accurately interpret or comply with or obtain appropriate authorizations and/or exemptions under such laws, policies or regulations could subject us to investigations, criminal sanctions or civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, loss of an operating license and other sanctions, all of which could damage our business or reputation, and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

A list of exhibits required to be filed as part of this report is set forth in the below Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number						Description
10.1						Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan of Argo G roup International Holdings, Inc.
10.2						Offer Letter, by and between Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. and David Chan, dated March 24, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2025).
31.1						Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2						Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS						Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

May 8, 2025	By	/s/ Christopher Donahue
		Christopher Donahue
		Chief Executive Officer

May 8, 2025	By	/s/ David Chan
		David Chan
		Chief Financial Officer