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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Tower Hill
The Company has equity investments in Tower Hill Holdings Inc. (“Tower Hill”) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Tower Hill Companies”), which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. As a result, the Tower Hill Companies are considered related parties to the Company. The Company has entered into reinsurance agreements with certain subsidiaries and affiliates of Tower Hill and has also entered into reinsurance agreements with respect to business produced by the Tower Hill Companies.
The following table summarizes the significant balances resulting from these reinsurance agreements with the Tower Hill Companies:
Year ended December 31,202520242023
Net premiums written$86,423 $115,073 $96,810 
Net premiums earned89,401 118,993 83,256 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred(5,427)94,486 (9,753)
Acquisition expenses13,411 14,199 12,730 
At December 31,20252024
Premiums receivable (payable)$35,877 $31,925 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses50,992 95,215 
During 2025, the Company received distributions of $32.6 million from the Tower Hill Companies (2024 - $34.4 million, 2023 - $22.6 million).
Top Layer
During 2025, the Company received distributions from Top Layer of $14.0 million (2024 - $16.8 million, 2023 - $7.8 million), and recorded a management fee of $2.5 million (2024 - $3.0 million, 2023 - $3.4 million). The management fee reimburses the Company for services it provides to Top Layer.
Broker Concentration
During 2025, the Company received 81.3% of its gross premiums written (2024 - 82.1%, 2023 - 84.3%) from three brokers. Subsidiaries and affiliates of Aon plc, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Arthur J. Gallagher accounted for 34.5%, 33.8% and 13.0%, respectively, of the Company’s gross premiums written in 2025 (2024 - 32.0%, 36.5% and 13.6%, respectively).