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Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of Radian Group and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions, and intercompany profits and losses, have been eliminated. As described in Note 3, the Company completed an acquisition during the first quarter of 2026; as a result, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the acquired business from the acquisition date

forward and may not be comparable to those of prior periods. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, including certain balance sheet and statement of operations reclassifications and related line‑item caption changes resulting from the acquisition of Inigo, as well as reclassifications related to businesses held for sale and discontinued operations. We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP pursuant to the instructions set forth in Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC.

We generally refer to our holding company alone, without its consolidated subsidiaries, as “Radian Group.” We refer to Radian Group together with its consolidated subsidiaries as “Radian,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our,” unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise defined in this report, certain terms and acronyms used throughout this report are defined in the Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms included as part of this report.

The financial information presented for interim periods is unaudited; however, such information reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from our audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

To fully understand the basis of presentation, these interim financial statements and related notes contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2025 Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or for any other period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. While the amounts included in our condensed consolidated financial statements include our best estimates and assumptions, actual results may vary materially.

Updates to Significant Accounting Policies

See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2025 Form 10-K for information regarding our significant accounting policies. There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies from those discussed in our 2025 Form 10-K, other than those described below.

In addition to the changes to our significant accounting policies described below, the following notes include changes in significant accounting policies as a result of the Inigo acquisition.

Note 3 – Business Combinations
Note 8 – Reinsurance
Note 10 – Income Taxes
Note 11 – Losses and LAE

Revenue Recognition—Specialty Premiums

Gross premiums written represent the total premiums receivable for the full period of insurance coverage provided by contracts that incept during the reporting period, including adjustments related to policies written in the current or prior reporting periods. Premiums are recognized as written on the date the insurance policy incepts and are presented gross of brokerage payable and exclude taxes and duties assessed by governmental authorities. Premiums payable under proportional treaty contracts and delegated underwriting authorities are generally not reported to the Company until after the reinsurance coverage is in force. As a result, an estimate of these premiums is recorded. The Company estimates the premium for these contracts based on projections of ultimate premium taking into account reported premiums and expected development patterns.

Written premiums include estimates for premiums related to policies for which coverage has commenced before the reporting date but for which premium information has not yet been fully reported. Such estimates are based on underwriting information, historical experience and other relevant data. Where sufficient information exists to make a reliable estimate, written premiums also include estimated variable premiums, including those contingent on claims experience or exposure.

Additional and return premiums are accounted for as adjustments to the initial premium estimate and recognized in the period in which the adjustment becomes known. Estimated premiums based on claims experience are measured consistently with the methodologies used to estimate related claims provisions, while estimated premiums based on exposure are recognized when the amount can be determined with reasonable certainty.

Premiums written are recognized as earned over the applicable policy period as insurance coverage is provided. Unearned premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relates to periods of risk subsequent to the reporting date and are recorded as a liability. Premiums are generally earned on a straight-line basis over the period of coverage, unless the pattern of risk differs significantly from the passage of time. For certain classes of reinsurance, premiums are earned based on modeled expected losses to reflect the seasonality of risk.

Foreign Currency

The Company’s reporting and functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction dates or, when appropriate, at average exchange rates for the period. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into the functional currency at exchange rates in effect at the reporting date.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and measured at fair value are remeasured using the exchange rate in effect on the date the fair value is determined. Non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate in effect on the date of the original transaction.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are included in net gains (losses) on financial instruments and foreign exchange on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update requires enhanced disclosures of certain costs and expenses in the notes to the financial statements. This update is applicable to all public entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively; however, retrospective application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the ASU will have on our disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which introduces a principles-based approach for determining when costs can be capitalized. Entities are required to start capitalizing software costs when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, it is probable the project will be completed, and the software will be used to perform the function intended (referred to as the “probable-to-complete recognition threshold”). This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. Adoption is permitted prospectively, retrospectively or using a modified approach that is based on the status of the project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact the ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Improvements to Interim Disclosure Requirements, which clarifies and changes interim disclosure requirements to improve the consistency and usefulness of information provided in interim financial statements. The amendments focus on clarifying the application of certain disclosure requirements and reducing diversity in practice related to the level of detail required in interim periods as compared to annual reporting. The amendments in this update are to be applied prospectively beginning in the first interim period of adoption. This

update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the ASU will have on our interim disclosures.