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Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The following table presents a reconciliation of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE"):

Six Months Ended
June 30,
($ in thousands)
20262025
Gross unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of period$4,415,176 $3,532,491 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses1,375,857 1,171,040 
Net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of period3,039,319 2,361,451 
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year668,998 699,855 
Prior years17,276 (34,692)
Total incurred686,274 665,163 
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year12,772 104,341 
Prior years384,611 223,599 
Total paid397,383 327,940 
Foreign currency revaluation and other(9,052)48,947 
Net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, end of period3,319,158 2,747,621 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 1,463,936 1,236,660 
Gross unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, end of period$4,783,094 $3,984,281 

Net unfavorable prior year development of $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was driven by unfavorable prior year development of $13.1 million and $4.2 million on attritional and catastrophe losses, respectively. See below for further details:

Net unfavorable development of $15.9 million on casualty contracts, primarily driven by unfavorable development in certain casualty classes and additional information on one large loss;
Net unfavorable development of $14.5 million, driven by additional loss information in relation to the Baltimore Bridge collapse; partially offset by
Net favorable development of $12.3 million on specialty contracts, primarily driven by a reduction in loss estimates on certain classes;
Net favorable development of $0.6 million on property contracts; and
In addition, casualty business protected by the LPT discussed in Note 6, Reinsurance, benefited from a change in the deferred gain of $2.6 million, partially offset by unfavorable development in the underlying reserves of $2.4 million, for a total net positive earnings impact of $0.2 million.

Net favorable prior year development of $34.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by $17.6 million and $17.1 million of favorable prior year development on catastrophe and attritional losses, respectively. See below for further details:

Net favorable development of $35.6 million on property contracts, primarily driven by favorable prior year development on Hurricane Ian, the June 2023 severe convective storms and Hurricane Idalia, in addition to favorable attritional loss development;
Net favorable development of $18.3 million on specialty contracts, primarily driven by a reduction in loss estimates on certain classes; partially offset by
Net unfavorable development of $20.4 million on casualty contracts, primarily driven by unfavorable prior year development on discontinued lines of business and additional information on certain large losses; and
In addition, casualty business protected by the LPT discussed in Note 6, Reinsurance, benefited from favorable development in the underlying reserves of $3.9 million, which was partially offset by a change in the deferred gain of $2.7 million, for a total net positive earnings impact of $1.2 million.

Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses related to the LPT discussed in Note 6, Reinsurance was recognized for each of the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 in the reconciliation of beginning and ending gross and net loss and LAE reserves.
Acquisition Costs

The Company amortized acquisition costs of $145.4 million and $122.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $289.9 million and $239.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Middle East Conflict

The net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to the Middle East conflict are subject to significant uncertainty. As at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net recorded reserves relating to the Middle East conflict totaled $45.5 million and $Nil, respectively.

California Wildfires

The net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to the California wildfires are also subject to significant uncertainty. As at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net recorded reserves relating to the California wildfires totaled $45.9 million and $57.5 million, respectively.

Baltimore Bridge

The net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to the Francis Scott Key Baltimore Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024 are also subject to significant uncertainty. As at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net recorded reserves totaled $11.4 million and $20.5 million, respectively.

Ukraine Conflict

The net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to the ongoing Ukraine conflict are also subject to significant uncertainty. As at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net recorded reserves totaled $8.0 million and $59.5 million, respectively.

While the Company believes, based on current facts and circumstances, that its estimates of net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses are adequate for losses and loss adjustment expenses that have been incurred at June 30, 2026, the Company will continue to monitor its assumptions as new information becomes available and will adjust its estimate of net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses as appropriate. Actual ultimate losses for these events may differ materially from the Company's current estimates.