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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation—In our opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2025.
Basis of Consolidation—The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Root, Inc. and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or GAAP. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, reserves for loss and loss adjustment expense, or LAE, valuation allowances on our deferred tax assets and the amount of reinsurance recoverable and receivable from reinsurance contracts.
Legal and Other Contingencies—From time to time, we are party to litigation and legal proceedings relating to our business operations. While the outcome of all legal actions is not presently determinable, we do not believe that we are party to any current or pending legal action that if concluded adversely could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations and cash flow.
We are contingently liable for possible future assessments under regulatory requirements for insolvencies and impairments of unaffiliated insurance companies.
Segment Information—We are a technology company that provides direct-to-consumer insurance products to customers. We operate as a single reporting segment that is managed on a consolidated basis. Our Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker, or CODM. The primary measure the CODM utilizes to manage operations, monitor budget versus actual results, and evaluate financial performance is net income (loss) as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). This information is regularly provided to the CODM.
The CODM allocates resources based on consolidated expense and forecasted expense information. Significant expenses, which are presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), include loss and loss adjustment expense, sales and marketing, other insurance expense and technology and
development. Other segment items include expenses that our CODM does not evaluate for purposes of making operating decisions. These items include general and administrative, interest expense, and income tax expense, which can all be found on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Assets provided to the CODM are consistent with those reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash—The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amount in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
As of
June 30,December 31,
20252024
(dollars in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$641.4 $599.3 
Restricted cash1.1 1.0 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$642.5 $600.3 

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs—Deferred policy acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization, was $38.7 million and $29.3 million as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. We amortized deferred policy acquisition costs of $18.3 million and $29.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and $9.1 million and $15.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units—In the second quarter of 2025, we granted 0.2 million performance-based restricted stock units to our executive officers and certain key employees as part of our equity compensation plan. The actual number of performance-based restricted stock units can vary from zero to 200% of the target depending on goal achievement relative to a gross accident period loss ratio and policies in force goal matrix. The overall performance period begins on January 1, 2025 and ends on December 31, 2027 and is divided into three sub-performance periods, each beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31 of 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively. These overlapping sub-performance periods are one, two, and three years in duration. Expense for each sub-performance period is recognized ratably over the requisite service period. Awards earned in any sub-performance period vest on the Compensation Committee Certification date, which is expected to be in the first quarter of the subsequent year.
The performance-based restricted stock units expense is recognized based on the grant date fair value of the award, which was determined using the Company’s close price as of the grant date. This expense is recognized using a graded vesting approach. We assess the probability of the performance conditions being met on a quarterly basis and begin recognizing expense only once it is deemed probable that the performance criteria will be satisfied.