v3.26.1
Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expense
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense
7)
LIABILITY FOR UNPAID LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSE (LAE)

The Company determines its reserve for unpaid losses on an individual case basis for all incidents reported. The liability also includes amounts for incurred but not reported ("IBNR") claims as of the balance sheet date.

The table below shows the analysis of the Company's reserve for unpaid losses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Balance at January 1

$

165,701

 

 

$

322,087

 

Less: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses

 

116,772

 

 

 

249,276

 

Net balance at January 1

 

48,929

 

 

 

72,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incurred related to:

 

 

 

 

 

Current year

 

29,975

 

 

 

30,398

 

Prior years

 

(899

)

 

 

(3,469

)

Total incurred

 

29,076

 

 

 

26,929

 

Paid related to:

 

 

 

 

 

Current year

 

20,295

 

 

 

22,781

 

Prior years

 

10,907

 

 

 

14,652

 

Total paid

 

31,202

 

 

 

37,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net balance at June 30

 

46,803

 

 

 

62,307

 

Plus: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses

 

72,117

 

 

 

156,935

 

Balance at June 30

 

118,920

 

 

 

219,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of reserve for unpaid losses and LAE:

 

 

 

 

 

Case reserves

 

13,229

 

 

 

37,258

 

IBNR reserves

 

105,691

 

 

 

181,984

 

Balance at June 30

$

118,920

 

 

$

219,242

 

 

Based upon the Company's internal analysis and the Company's review of the annual statement of actuarial opinion provided by its actuarial consultants at December 31, 2025, the Company believes that the reserve for unpaid losses reasonably represents the amount necessary to pay all claims and related expenses which may arise from incidents that have occurred as of the balance sheet date.

As reflected in the table above, the Company had favorable development in the first six months of 2026 and 2025 related to prior year losses. This development came as a result of re-estimating ultimate losses in 2026 and 2025 based on our initial reserves being higher than ultimate settlements. Current year loss payments made by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2026 have decreased compared to the same period in 2025. Case and IBNR reserves on unpaid losses decreased when compared to the prior period as a result of the continued settlement of claims and no new catastrophe events. Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses decreased in line with this decrease in case and IBNR reserves.