GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 9, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 9, 2026
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Open Market Segment
Results for the Open Market segment were as follows:
| 2025 · 2024 · % Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross premiums written | $652,229 | $603,798 | 8% | ||
| Net premiums written | $601,690 | $541,446 | 11% | ||
| Net premiums earned | $576,032 | $511,922 | 13% | ||
| Net loss and LAE incurred | (358,396) | (341,586) | |||
| Acquisition costs | (158,465) | (144,852) | |||
| Other underwriting expenses | (21,114) | (19,175) | |||
| Deposit interest expense, net | (421) | (1,228) | |||
| Underwriting income | 37,636 | 5,081 | |||
| Net investment income | 32,036 | 42,629 | (25)% | ||
| Income before income taxes | $69,672 | $47,710 | |||
| Underwriting ratios: | 2025 | 2024 | % Point Change | ||
| Loss ratio | 62.2% | 66.7% | (4.5) | ||
| Acquisition cost ratio | 27.5% | 28.3% | (0.8) | ||
| Composite ratio | 89.7% | 95.0% | (5.3) | ||
| Underwriting expenses ratio | 3.7% | 4.0% | (0.3) | ||
| Combined ratio | 93.4% | 99.0% | (5.6) | ||
Gross premiums written by line of business were as follows:
| 2025 · 2024 · Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casualty | $66,210 | 10% | $92,471 | 15% | $(26,261) |
| Financial | 77,461 | 12% | 63,679 | 11% | 13,782 |
| Health | 230 | —% | 217 | —% | 13 |
| Multiline | 252,265 | 39% | 181,140 | 30% | 71,125 |
| Property | 82,537 | 13% | 87,922 | 15% | (5,385) |
| Specialty | 173,526 | 27% | 178,369 | 30% | (4,843) |
| Total | $652,229 | 100% | $603,798 | 100% | $48,431 |
Gross premiums written within our Open Market segment in 2025 increased by $48.4 million or 8%, compared to 2024. The increase was predominantly attributable to the following lines of business:
Multiline:The $71.1 million, or 39%, increase was driven mostly by growth in our FAL business bound in 2025, coupled with growth from new construction and engineering business bound in 2025. This was partially offset by non-renewal of commercial auto business.
Financial: The $13.8 million, or 22%, increase was mainly due to the reporting of additional premiums from previous treaty years in our mortgage business, coupled with rate and exposure growth in our transactional liability business and new surety business bound in 2025.
The above was partially offset by the decrease in our casualty, property and specialty lines of business. The significant decrease in casualty business is predominantly a result of our decision to reduce our casualty exposure through non-renewal of certain general liability and workers’ compensation programs.
Net Premiums Written
Ceded premiums written in 2025 was $50.5 million, resulting in net premiums written of $601.7 million, compared to $62.4 million and $541.4 million, respectively, in 2024. The decrease in ceded premiums written of 19% was driven by reduced quota share retrocessional activity within our property business due to lower inward premiums. Additionally in 2024, we reinstated certain retrocession excess of loss treaties in which the full coverage was deemed exhausted due to the Baltimore Bridge loss. This was partially offset mainly by additional excess of loss retrocessional coverage within our specialty business in 2025 to manage our overall exposure to aviation, marine and energy risks.
For our Open Market segment, net premiums earned by line of business were as follows:
| 2025 · 2024 · Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casualty | $87,279 | 15% | $89,213 | 15% | $(1,934) |
| Financial | 63,470 | 11% | 56,903 | 9% | 6,567 |
| Health | 221 | —% | 217 | —% | 4 |
| Multiline | 216,673 | 38% | 191,849 | 32% | 24,824 |
| Property | 61,065 | 11% | 49,262 | 8% | 11,803 |
| Specialty | 147,324 | 26% | 124,478 | 21% | 22,846 |
| Total | $576,032 | 100% | $511,922 | 100% | $64,110 |
Net premiums earned in 2025 increased by $64.1 million, or 13%, compared to 2024. The change is influenced by the amount and timing of net premiums written during the current year and prior years, coupled with the business mix written in the form of excess of loss versus proportional contracts. Additionally, within the financial line and certain specialty line classes, the gross premiums written for some treaties are earned over multiple years, corresponding with the anticipated risk coverage period. Similarly, the impact of scaling back our casualty business was partially reflected during 2025, and will mostly impact our casualty earned premiums in 2026.
Loss ratio
The components of the loss ratio for our Open Market segment were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | % Point Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current year: | |||
| Attritional loss ratio | 52.8% | 56.8% | (4.0) |
| Large event loss ratio | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.9 |
| CAT event loss ratio | 4.6% | 4.8% | (0.2) |
| Current year loss ratio | 60.5% | 63.8% | (3.3) |
| Prior year reserve development ratio | 1.8% | 2.9% | (1.1) |
| Loss ratio | 62.2% | 66.7% | (4.4) |
Current Year Loss Ratio
The current year loss ratio in 2025 decreased by 3.3 percentage points to 60.5%, compared to 2024, predominantly due to improved attritional loss ratio, offset partially by a higher volume of large event losses. The CAT losses during 2025 primarily related to the California wildfire losses.
Prior Year Reserve Development Ratio
The Open Market segment’s prior year reserve development ratio improved by 1.1 percentage points in 2025 compared to 2024. Refer to Note 8 Loss and LAE Reserves to the consolidated financial statements for further details on the lines of business and prior year development.
Acquisition cost ratio
The acquisition cost ratio decreased by 0.8 percentage points in 2025 compared to 2024, due to the change in business mix, coupled with improved acquisition cost ratios for our multiline and financial lines of business. This was partially offset by an increase in acquisition cost ratio for our specialty line, mainly due to growth in quota share reinsurance treaties at higher acquisition cost ratio than for excess of loss treaties.
The key drivers for the improved acquisition cost ratio relating to the financial and multiline business were:
Financial: Driven by our transactional liability business due to lower profit commission costs as a result of adverse loss reserve development in 2025. Additionally, the acquisition cost ratio for the mortgage business was higher in 2024 due to an increase in profit commission costs on prior years’ treaties.
Multiline: Driven predominantly from lower acquisition cost ratio for our FAL business, in part due to higher net premiums earned base to absorb fixed brokerage and commissions for new Syndicate 3456 programs.
Underwriting expense ratio
The underwriting expense ratio decreased marginally by 0.3 percentage points to 3.7% in 2025 compared to 2024, mainly due to net premiums earned growing more than our underwriting expenses which included higher incentive compensation due to stronger underwriting performance in 2025. A lower deposit interest expense also contributed to the lower expense ratio for 2025.
Net investment income
Net investment income decreased by 25% to $32.0 million in 2025 compared to 2024, predominantly driven by lower yields on collateralized cash balances and lower returns on funds withheld by third party Lloyd’s syndicates.
Income before income taxes
Income before income taxes for the Open Market segment was $69.7 million for 2025, compared to $47.7 million in 2024, driven predominantly by strong underwriting profits; partially offset by lower net investment income.
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