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      Kestrel Group Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results


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      Aug 07, 2026, 08:30 ET

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      AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kestrel Group Ltd (NASDAQ: KG) ("Kestrel" or the "Company") a leading specialty insurance platform that provides fronting services to program managers, reinsurers, and reinsurance brokers, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

      Key Highlights – Second Quarter 2026 Financials

      • Program Services fee income was $2.4 million
      • Program Services fee revenue was $3.7 million
      • Premium produced(1) by Program Services clients was $109.6 million
      • Total revenues were $6.7 million
      • Net premiums earned were $3.5 million
      • As of June 30, 2026, the Company's book value per common share(2) was $14.57
      • Net loss was $8.1 million, or a loss of $1.03 per share

      Commenting on the results, Kestrel's Chief Executive Officer, Luke Ledbetter, stated, "We continue to see excellent progress in our Program Services segment, with fee income, fee revenue and premium produced up again, both sequentially from the first quarter of 2026 and year-over-year. This is an encouraging sign as we execute on our growing pipeline of opportunity. While we work to maximize efficiency and enhance operating leverage, we believe Kestrel is well positioned to build on recent momentum within the Program Services segment and deliver continued improvement over time."

      Program Services Segment

      The Program Services segment provides fronting services to general agents and insurance carriers to leverage Kestrel's trusted reputation to provide access to the U.S. property and casualty insurance market and insurance paper rated "A-" (Excellent) A.M. Best rating and expansive licenses in exchange for fees. Kestrel issues the policy through exclusive use of four insurance carriers, and those carriers presently retain and reinsure the risk. The Company continues to actively pursue reinsurance mechanisms with its existing partners that would selectively deploy the Company's underwriting capacity that it believes could facilitate and accelerate both its fee and premium revenue growth.

      In the second quarter of 2026, total fee revenues from the Program Services segment were $3.7 million, a 587.9% increase over the second quarter of 2025, a combination of expanding existing and new client accounts. Premium produced(1) by client programs during the second quarter of 2026 totaled $109.6 million, a 479.8% increase over the second quarter of 2025.

      The second quarter results bring Program Services' fee income to $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to fee income of $12.0 thousand for the same period in 2025.

      Fee revenue increased to $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2025 resulting from higher premium produced by both new and existing client programs. Premium produced(1) by client programs for the six months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $203.8 million, a 382.5% increase over the same period in 2025.

      Legacy Reinsurance Segment

      The Legacy Reinsurance segment consists of the AmTrust Reinsurance and Diversified Reinsurance segments previously reported by Maiden Holdings, Ltd. ("Maiden") prior to the Combination with Kestrel. The AmTrust portion of this segment includes all business ceded to Maiden Reinsurance by AmTrust. The Diversified portion of this segment consists of a run-off portfolio of predominantly third-party property and casualty reinsurance business focusing on regional and specialty property and casualty insurance companies located primarily in Europe, as well as business produced by Maiden LF and Maiden GF along with transactions entered into by Genesis Legacy Solutions.

      During the second quarter of 2026, the Legacy Reinsurance segment produced an underwriting loss of $1.3 million. The underwriting loss in the second quarter of 2026 included $0.6 million of losses related to the segment's AmTrust business and $0.7 million of losses related to the Diversified business.

      The AmTrust business reported underwriting income of $1.7 million for the current accident year in the second quarter of 2026 as the run-off of certain remaining multiple year policies continues. This was offset by $2.3 million in adverse prior period loss development during the second quarter of 2026, which was almost entirely due to foreign currency fluctuations on loss reserves denominated in non-USD currencies.

      The results for the segment's Diversified business largely reflect the ongoing run-off of the Company's international operations, which reported an underwriting loss for the second quarter of $1.3 million, inclusive of $0.7 million of severance-related costs. This was partially offset by $0.6 million in underwriting income from the run-off of Genesis Legacy Solutions and other business.

      Investment Activities and Other Gains

      The Company reported a combined loss from investment activities totaling $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, resulting from net investment income of $2.5 million offset by net realized and unrealized investment losses of $3.0 million.

      Also, during the second quarter, the Company recognized foreign exchange and other gains of $2.3 million. This primarily included a $1.8 million gain from the revaluation of a contingent receivable in the insurance distribution industry and $0.4 million of net foreign exchange gains due to appreciation of the U.S. dollar on the re-measurement of net loss reserves and insurance related liabilities denominated in non-USD currencies.

      General and Administrative Expenses

      Total general and administrative expenses were $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026.

      Included in total general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2026, the Company had $0.6 million in segment expenses related to fair value adjustments recognized at the time of its combination with Maiden.

      Balance Sheet

      Total assets were $919.6 million at June 30, 2026, and shareholders' equity was $114.0 million.

      As of June 30, 2026, the Company has available net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards of $471.6 million for income tax purposes. Approximately $383.4 million of NOL carryforwards expire in various years beginning in 2029. As of June 30, 2026, approximately $88.2 million or 18.7% of the Company's NOL carryforwards have no expiry date under the relevant U.S. tax law.

      Investor Presentation

      The Company has posted an investor presentation on its website in connection with this earnings release. The presentation, dated August 2026, can be found at https://kestrelgroup.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations/presentations.

      Non-GAAP Reconciliations

      Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this earnings release for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

      Forward Looking Statements

      This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the Company's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause differences are discussed in the Company's SEC filings, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

      Various statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include projections, assumptions, and estimates concerning the anticipated benefits of the business combination and integration of Maiden and Kestrel, our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, the timing and success of specific projects and strategies for growth, and our future production, revenues, income, expenses, capital spending, and reserves. Our forward-looking statements are generally, but not always, accompanied by words such as "estimate," "believe," "expect," "will," "plan," "target," "could" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.

      There can be no assurance that actual developments will be those anticipated by us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements as a result of significant risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to recover from our capacity providers, the cost and availability of reinsurance coverage, challenges to our use of issuing carrier or fronting arrangements by regulators or changes in state or federal insurance or other statutes or regulations, our dependence on a limited number of business partners, our ability to compete effectively, a downgrade in the financial strength ratings of insurance carriers utilized for fronting arrangements, our ability to accurately underwrite and price our products and to maintain and establish accurate loss reserves, opportunities to expand our ability and capacity to write fee-based business, our ability to implement reinsurance mechanisms to selectively deploy underwriting capacity, our ability to manage our legacy business and ongoing run-off of our international operations, changes in interest or foreign exchange rates or other changes in the financial markets, availability and sources of liquidity, timing and amount of expenditures, measures to contain or reduce operating expenses, the effects of emerging claim and coverage issues, changes in the demand for our products, outcomes of ongoing litigation or other legal matters, our competitive position in the industry and markets in which we operate, the effect of general economic conditions, breaches in data security or other disruptions with our technology, changes in pricing or other competitive environments, and the development and success of strategies or other initiatives.

      Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, many of which are beyond our control. Additional information about these risks and uncertainties is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

      Kestrel Group

      Kestrel Group Ltd specializes in providing fronting services to insurance program managers, managing general agents (MGAs), reinsurers, and reinsurance brokers. Kestrel Group facilitates insurance transactions utilizing its exclusive management contracts with four insurance carriers, all of which are rated A- "Excellent" by A.M. Best. These contracts enable Kestrel Group to offer both admitted and surplus lines in all U.S. states. Kestrel Group generally does not assume significant underwriting risk and produces lines of business such as casualty, workers' compensation, catastrophe-exposed property, and non-catastrophe-exposed property, with diverse risk durations, sizes, and product types. To learn more about Kestrel Group, please visit https://kestrelgroup.com.

      Contact:
      Kestrel Group Investor Relations
      Ken Dennard / Zach Vaughan
      KG@dennardlascar.com

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)





      June 30,
      2026


      December
      31, 2025



      (Unaudited)


      (Audited)

      ASSETS

      Investments:





      Fixed maturities: available-for-sale, at fair value (Amortized cost: 2026: $144,533; 2025: $168,991)


      $      144,624


      $      169,665

      Equity securities: at fair value (Cost: 2026: $11,145; 2025: $11,145)


      11,748


      11,748

      Equity method investments


      33,413


      33,532

        Other investments


      173,280


      173,358

      Total investments


      363,065


      388,303

      Cash and cash equivalents


      16,062


      20,044

      Restricted cash and cash equivalents


      10,216


      9,146

      Accrued investment income


      4,900


      5,063

      Reinsurance balances receivable, net


      5,590


      724

      Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses


      412,121


      461,197

      Net loan receivable from related party


      69,443


      86,883

      Intangible assets


      7,676


      9,347

      Funds withheld receivable


      6,417


      10,956

      Other assets


      24,116


      18,292

      Total assets


      $      919,606


      $    1,009,955

      LIABILITIES

      Reserve for loss and loss adjustment expenses


      $      554,341


      $      637,169

      Unearned premiums


      14,837


      17,406

      Accrued expenses and other liabilities


      61,419


      52,694

      Senior notes - principal amount


      262,361


      262,361

      Less: unamortized fair value adjustment


      87,312


      87,959

      Senior notes, net


      175,049


      174,402

      Total liabilities


      805,646


      881,671

      Commitments and Contingencies





      EQUITY

      Common shares


      101


      100

      Additional paid-in capital


      180,153


      177,534

      Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income


      (29)


      916

         (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings


      (14,316)


      1,197

      Treasury shares, at cost


      (51,949)


      (51,463)

      Total Equity


      113,960


      128,284

      Total Liabilities and Equity


      $      919,606


      $    1,009,955






      Book value per common share(2)


      $         14.57


      $         16.57






      Common shares outstanding


      7,824,030


      7,741,943

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)




      For the Three Months Ended June 30,


      For the Six Months Ended June 30,



      2026


      2025


      2026


      2025

      Revenues:









      Gross premiums written


      $      1,435


      $      1,096


      $      4,090


      $      1,096

      Net premiums written


      $      1,436


      $      1,095


      $      4,090


      $      1,095

      Change in unearned premiums


      2,038


      1,327


      2,541


      1,327

      Net premiums earned


      3,474


      2,422


      6,631


      2,422

      Fee revenue


      3,742


      544


      6,862


      1,351

      Net investment income


      2,454


      1,542


      5,062


      1,576

      Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains


      (2,984)


      1,058


      (1,645)


      1,058

      Total revenues


      6,686


      5,566


      16,910


      6,407

      Expenses:









      Net loss and loss adjustment expenses


      1,515


      (5,961)


      3,770


      (5,961)

      Commission and other acquisition expenses


      983


      394


      2,456


      394

      General and administrative expenses


      10,493


      5,493


      22,737


      6,636

      Total expenses


      12,991


      (74)


      28,963


      1,069

      Other expenses









      Interest and amortization expenses


      4,177


      1,519


      8,073


      1,519

      Change in fair value of earn out liability


      —


      2,679


      —


      2,679

      Gain on bargain purchase


      —


      (73,590)


      —


      (73,590)

      Foreign exchange and other (gains) losses


      (2,278)


      5,102


      (4,498)


      5,102

      Total other expenses


      1,899


      (64,290)


      3,575


      (64,290)

      Net (loss) income before income taxes


      (8,204)


      69,930


      (15,628)


      69,628

      Less: income tax (benefit) expense


      (112)


      3


      (106)


      95

      Interest in income of equity method investments


      10


      —


      9


      —

      Net (loss) income


      $     (8,082)


      $    69,927


      $   (15,513)


      $    69,533










      Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Kestrel common shareholders


      $      (1.03)


      $     15.05


      $      (1.99)


      $     18.80

      Annualized return on average common equity


      (27.5) %


      363.5 %


      (25.8) %


      181.3 %

      Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted


      7,824,030


      4,635,406


      7,788,420


      3,692,701

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Unaudited)
      (in thousands of U.S. dollars)


      For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026


      Legacy
      Reinsurance


      Program
      Services


      Total

      Gross premiums written


      $        1,435


      $            —


      $        1,435

      Net premiums written


      $        1,436


      $            —


      $        1,436

      Net premiums earned


      $        3,474


      $            —


      $        3,474

      Fee revenue


      —


      3,742


      3,742

      Net loss and loss adjustment expenses ("loss and LAE")


      (1,515)


      —


      (1,515)

      Commission and other acquisition expenses


      (983)


      —


      (983)

      General and administrative expenses(3)


      (2,322)


      (1,349)


      (3,671)

      Underwriting loss and fee income(4)


      $       (1,346)


      $        2,393


      1,047

      Reconciliation to net loss







      Net investment income and net realized and unrealized investment losses






      (530)

      Interest and amortization expenses






      (4,177)

      Foreign exchange and other gains, net






      2,278

      Other general and administrative expenses(3)






      (6,822)

      Income tax benefit






      112

      Interest in income of equity method investments






      10

      Net loss






      $       (8,082)


      For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025


      Legacy Reinsurance*


      Program Services


      Total

      Gross premiums written


      $        1,096


      $            —


      $      1,096

      Net premiums written


      $        1,095


      $            —


      $      1,095

      Net premiums earned


      $        2,422


      $            —


      $      2,422

      Fee revenue


      —


      544


      544

      Net loss and LAE


      5,961


      —


      5,961

      Commission and other acquisition expenses


      (394)


      —


      (394)

      General and administrative expenses(3)


      (2,156)


      (767)


      (2,923)

      Underwriting income and fee loss(4)


      $        5,833


      $         (223)


      5,610

      Reconciliation to net income







      Net investment income  and net realized and unrealized investment gains






      2,600

      Interest and amortization expenses






      (1,519)

      Change in fair value of earn out liability






      (2,679)

      Gain on bargain purchase






      73,590

      Foreign exchange and other losses, net






      (5,102)

      Other general and administrative expenses(3)






      (2,570)

      Income tax expense






      (3)

      Net income






      $     69,927


      * Legacy Reinsurance underwriting results only include the post-combination period of May 28, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Unaudited)
      (in thousands of U.S. dollars)



      For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026


      Legacy
      Reinsurance


      Program
      Services


      Total

      Gross premiums written


      $        4,090


      $            —


      $      4,090

      Net premiums written


      $        4,090


      $            —


      $      4,090

      Net premiums earned


      $        6,631


      $            —


      $      6,631

      Fee revenue


      —


      6,862


      6,862

      Net loss and LAE


      (3,770)


      —


      (3,770)

      Commission and other acquisition expenses


      (2,456)


      —


      (2,456)

      General and administrative expenses(3)


      (5,536)


      (2,861)


      (8,397)

      Underwriting loss and fee income(4)


      $       (5,131)


      $        4,001


      $     (1,130)

      Reconciliation to net loss







      Net investment income and net realized and unrealized investment losses






      3,417

      Interest and amortization expenses






      (8,073)

      Foreign exchange and other gains, net






      4,498

      Other general and administrative expenses(3)






      (14,340)

      Income tax benefit






      106

      Interest in income from equity method investments






      9

      Net loss






      $   (15,513)


      For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025


      Legacy
      Reinsurance*


      Program
      Services


      Total

      Gross premiums written


      $        1,096


      $            —


      $      1,096

      Net premiums written


      $        1,095


      $            —


      $      1,095

      Net premiums earned


      $        2,422


      $            —


      $      2,422

      Fee revenue


      —


      1,351


      1,351

      Net loss and LAE


      5,961


      —


      5,961

      Commission and other acquisition expenses


      (394)


      —


      (394)

      General and administrative expenses(3)


      (2,156)


      (1,339)


      (3,495)

      Underwriting income and fee income(4)


      $        5,833


      $            12


      $      5,845

      Reconciliation to net income







      Net investment income and net realized and unrealized investment gains






      2,634

      Interest and amortization expenses






      (1,519)

      Change in earn out liability






      (2,679)

      Gain on bargain purchase






      73,590

      Foreign exchange and other losses, net






      (5,102)

      Other general and administrative expenses(3)






      (3,141)

      Income tax expense






      (95)

      Net income






      $     69,533


      * Legacy Reinsurance underwriting results only include the post-combination period of May 28, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)




      For the Three Months Ended June 30,


      For the Six Months Ended June 30,



      2026


      2025


      2026


      2025

      Non-GAAP operating (loss) earnings(5)


      $     (6,740)


      $      5,394


      $   (17,352)


      $      5,000

      Non-GAAP basic and diluted operating (loss) earnings per common share attributable to Kestrel common shareholders(5)


      $       (0.86)


      $        1.12


      $      (2.23)


      $        1.32

      Annualized non-GAAP operating return on average shareholders' equity(6)


      (23.0) %


      28.0 %


      (28.9) %


      13.0 %

      Reconciliation of net (loss) income to non-GAAP operating (loss) earnings:









      Net (loss) income


      $     (8,082)


      $     69,927


      $   (15,513)


      $     69,533

      Add (subtract):









      Net realized and unrealized investment losses (gains)


      2,984


      (1,058)


      1,645


      (1,058)

      Amortization of intangible assets


      833


      426


      1,671


      426

      Foreign exchange and other (gains) losses


      (2,278)


      5,102


      (4,498)


      5,102

      Interest in income of equity method investments


      (10)


      —


      (9)


      —

      Litigation costs from GLS related arbitration


      (847)


      5


      (884)


      5

      Change in bargain purchase gain


      —


      (73,590)


      —


      (73,590)

      Restructuring and severance costs


      734


      1,779


      1,007


      1,779

      Costs incurred due to the Combination


      (74)


      124


      (771)


      124

      Change in fair value of earn out consideration


      —


      2,679


      —


      2,679

      Non-GAAP operating (loss) earnings(5)


      $     (6,740)


      $      5,394


      $   (17,352)


      $      5,000










      Weighted average number of common shares - basic and diluted


      7,824,030


      4,635,406


      7,788,420


      3,692,701

      Reconciliation of diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Kestrel common
      shareholders to non-GAAP diluted operating (loss) earnings per share attributable
      to Kestrel common shareholders:





      Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common shareholders


      $       (1.03)


      $      15.05


      $      (1.99)


      $      18.80

      Add (subtract):









      Net realized and unrealized investment losses (gains)


      0.38


      (0.23)


      0.21


      (0.29)

      Amortization of intangible assets


      0.11


      0.09


      0.21


      0.12

      Foreign exchange and other (gains) losses


      (0.29)


      1.10


      (0.58)


      1.38

      Interest in income of equity method investments


      —


      —


      —


      —

      Litigation costs from GLS related arbitration


      (0.11)


      —


      (0.11)


      —

      Change in bargain purchase gain


      —


      (15.88)


      —


      (19.93)

      Restructuring and severance costs


      0.09


      0.38


      0.13


      0.48

      Costs incurred due to the Combination


      (0.01)


      0.03


      (0.10)


      0.03

      Change in fair value of earn out consideration


      —


      0.58


      —


      0.73

      Non-GAAP diluted operating (loss) earnings per share attributable to common shareholders(5)


      $       (0.86)


      $        1.12


      $      (2.23)


      $        1.32

      KESTREL GROUP LTD
      NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
      (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)



      June 30, 2026


      December 31,
      2025

      Investable assets:




      Total investments

      $      363,065


      $      388,303

      Cash and cash equivalents

      16,062


      20,044

      Restricted cash and cash equivalents

      10,216


      9,146

      Net loan receivable from related party

      69,443


      86,883

      Funds withheld receivable

      6,417


      10,956

      Total investable assets(7)

      $      465,203


      $      515,332





      Capital:




      Total shareholders' equity

      $      113,960


      $      128,284

      2016 Senior Notes

      110,000


      110,000

      2013 Senior Notes

      152,361


      152,361

      Total capital resources(8)

      $      376,321


      $      390,645



      (1)

      Premium produced is an operating metric determined by management as a byproduct of the program services fees it earns and is paid by clients. Premium produced is equal to the premium written by an MGA or capacity provider, and management believes this measure is important in understanding the underlying production trends of its Program Services business and the fees it earns. Where available, the Company utilizes underlying premium produced as reported by its clients. Where the premium produced was not directly observable, the Company derived the premium produced by grossing up the known fee component using the applicable contractual fee percentage, including its arrangements with its insurance carrier partners.



      (2)

      Book value per common share is calculated using shareholders' equity divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Management uses growth in this metric as a prime measure of the value we are generating for our common shareholders, because management believes that growth in this metric ultimately results in growth in the Company's common share price. This metric is impacted by the Company's net income and external factors, such as interest rates, which can drive changes in unrealized gains or losses on our investment portfolio as well as share repurchases.



      (3)

      Underwriting income and fee income related general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP measure and includes expenses which are segregated for analytical purposes as a component of underwriting income and fee income.



      (4)

      Underwriting income and fee income is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated as net premiums earned plus fee revenue less net loss and LAE, commission and other acquisition expenses and general and administrative expenses directly related to underwriting and fee revenue activities. For purposes of these non-GAAP operating measures, the fee-generating business, which is included in our Program Services segment, is considered part of the underwriting and fee income operations of the Company. Management believes that this measure is important in evaluating the underwriting and fee income performance of the Company and its segments. This measure is also a useful tool to measure the profitability of the Company separately from the investment results and is also a widely used performance indicator in the insurance industry.



      (5)

      Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) and non-GAAP basic and diluted operating earnings (loss) per common share are non-GAAP financial measure defined by the Company as net income (loss) excluding realized investment gains and losses, foreign exchange and other gains and losses, interest in income (loss) of equity method investment, and amortization of intangible assets and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss). It also excludes on a non-recurring basis: (1) loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax; (2) restructuring and severance costs; and (3) costs incurred due to the Combination. The Company's management believes that the use of non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) and non-GAAP diluted operating earnings (loss) per common share enables investors and other users of the Company's financial information to analyze its performance in a manner similar to how management analyzes performance. Management also believes that these measures generally follow industry practice therefore allowing the users of financial information to compare the Company's performance with its industry peer group, and that the equity analysts and certain rating agencies which follow the Company, and the insurance industry as a whole, generally exclude these items from their analyses for the same reasons. Non-GAAP operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP net income.



      (6)

      Non-GAAP operating return on average shareholders' equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses non-GAAP operating return on average shareholders' equity as a measure of profitability that focuses on the return to common shareholders. It is calculated using non-GAAP operating earnings divided by average shareholders' equity.



      (7)

      Investable assets are the total of the Company's investments, cash and cash equivalents, net loan receivable from related party and funds withheld receivable.



      (8)

      Total capital resources are the sum of the Company's principal amount of debt and shareholders' equity.



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