James River Group Holdings Ltd

1. Accounting Policies

Organization

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (referred to as “JRG Holdings” or, with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an exempted holding company registered in Bermuda, organized for the purpose of acquiring and managing insurance entities.

The Company owns five insurance companies based in the United States (“U.S.”) focused on specialty insurance niches as described below:

•James River Group Holdings UK Limited (“James River UK”) is an insurance holding company formed in 2015 in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). JRG Holdings contributed James River Group, Inc. (“James River Group”), a U.S. insurance holding company, to James River UK in 2015.

•James River Group is a Delaware domiciled insurance holding company formed in 2002 which owns all of the Company’s U.S.-based subsidiaries, either directly or indirectly through one of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. James River Group oversees the Company’s U.S. insurance operations and maintains all of the outstanding debt in the U.S.

•James River Insurance Company is an Ohio domiciled excess and surplus lines insurance company that, with its wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, James River Casualty Company, an Ohio domiciled company, is authorized to write business in every state and the District of Columbia.

•Falls Lake National Insurance Company (“Falls Lake National”) is an Ohio domiciled insurance company which wholly owns Stonewood Insurance Company, an Ohio domiciled company, and Falls Lake Fire and Casualty Company, a California domiciled company. Falls Lake National and its subsidiaries primarily write specialty admitted fronting and program business.

The Company previously owned JRG Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“JRG Re”), a Bermuda domiciled reinsurer, which comprised the former Casualty Reinsurance segment, and which, prior to the suspension of its underwriting activities in 2023, primarily provided non-catastrophe casualty reinsurance to U.S. third parties. On November 8, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell JRG Re. The sale closed on April 16, 2024 and resulted in the Company’s disposition of its casualty reinsurance business and related assets. See Held-for-Sale and Discontinued Operations below and Note 2 for additional disclosure.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its subsidiaries from their respective dates of inception or acquisition, as applicable. Readers are urged to review the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for a more complete description of the Company’s business and accounting policies. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 was derived from the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements.

Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Held-for-Sale and Discontinued Operations

The results of operations of a component of the Company are reported in discontinued operations when certain criteria are met as of the date of disposal, or earlier if classified as held-for-sale. The Company determined that the definitive agreement to sell JRG Re met the criteria for JRG Re to be classified as held for sale at December 31, 2023 and that the sale represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations. Accordingly, the results of JRG Re's operations have been presented as discontinued operations, and the assets and liabilities of JRG Re at December 31, 2023 have been classified as held-for-sale and segregated for all periods presented in this interim report on Form 10-Q. See Note 2 for additional disclosure.

Estimates and Assumptions

Preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Those estimates are inherently subject to change, and actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.

Variable Interest Entities

Entities that do not have sufficient equity at risk to allow the entity to finance its activities without additional financial support or in which the equity investors, as a group, do not have the characteristic of a controlling financial interest are referred to as variable interest entities (“VIE”). A VIE is consolidated by the variable interest holder that is determined to have the controlling financial interest (primary beneficiary) as a result of having both the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of an entity subject to consolidation based on a qualitative assessment of the VIE’s capital structure, contractual terms, nature of the VIE’s operations and purpose, and the Company’s relative exposure to the related risks of the VIE on the date it becomes initially involved in the VIE. The Company reassesses its VIE determination with respect to an entity on an ongoing basis.

The Company holds interests in VIEs through certain equity method investments included in “other invested assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has determined that it should not consolidate any of the VIEs as it is not the primary beneficiary in any of the relationships. Although the investments resulted in the Company holding variable interests in the entities, they did not empower the Company to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities. The Company’s investments related to these VIEs totaled $7.5 million at September 30, 2024 and $8.4 million at December 31, 2023, representing the Company’s maximum exposure to loss.

Income Tax Expense

Our effective tax rate fluctuates from period to period based on the relative mix of income from continuing operations reported by country and the respective tax rates imposed by each tax jurisdiction. Statutory tax rates are 0% and 21% for Bermuda and the U.S. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 26.8% and our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was not meaningful due to minimal pre-tax income in the period (22.8% and 27.4% in the respective prior year periods). The Company does not receive a U.S. tax deduction for losses in our Bermuda entities. Bermuda had losses in both periods primarily due to Bermuda holding company expenses and interest expense. For U.S.-sourced income, the Company’s U.S. federal income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to income before taxes due primarily to interest income on tax-advantaged state and municipal securities, dividends received income, and excess tax benefits and expenses on share based compensation.

Adopted Accounting Standards

There were no new accounting standards adopted in 2024 that materially impacted the Company's financial statements.

Prospective Accounting Standards

The guidance in ASU 2023-07—Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosureswas designed to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Although the Company continues to evaluate the impact of adopting this new accounting standard, the amendments are disclosure-related and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

The guidance in ASU 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosureswas designed to increase transparency about income tax information through improvements to the rate reconciliation and disclosure of income taxes paid. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Although the Company continues to evaluate the impact of adopting this new accounting standard, the amendments are disclosure-related and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

2. Discontinued Operations

On November 8, 2023, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Fleming Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, and on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, the Buyer agreed to purchase from the Company all of the common shares of JRG Re. JRG Re comprised the remaining operations of the former Casualty Reinsurance segment, and the sale of JRG Re, which closed on April 16, 2024, resulted in the Company’s disposition of its casualty reinsurance business and related assets.

Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price received by the Company, after giving effect to estimated adjustments based on changes in JRG Re’s adjusted net worth between March 31, 2023 and the closing, totaled approximately $291.4 million (the “Closing Date Purchase Price”). The aggregate Closing Date Purchase Price was comprised of (i) $152.4 million paid in cash by the Buyer and (ii) an aggregate $139.0 million dividend and distribution from contributed surplus by JRG Re to the Company. In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, the cash portion of the purchase price was calculated based on an estimated balance sheet of JRG Re as of the date of closing. The estimated balance sheet is subject to final post-closing adjustments, which resulted in the downward adjustment to the purchase price discussed below. Additionally, the Buyer may pay an additional $2.5 million to the Company in the event that certain conditions outlined in the Stock Purchase Agreement are met on the date that is nine months following the date of closing.

The Buyer delivered a closing statement to the Company, and pursuant to the procedures in the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company has given its notice of disagreement with the Buyer’s closing statement. In its notice of disagreement, the Company (i) agreed with an $11.4 million downward adjustment to the Closing Date Purchase Price due to losses from JRG Re’s operations between the date of the balance sheet used to produce the estimated closing statement and the Closing Date, which downward adjustment is included in “Other Liabilities” on the Company’s Balance Sheet at September 30, 2024 (and was paid to the Buyer on October 18, 2024), and (ii) disputed $54.1 million in aggregate downward adjustments to the Closing Date Purchase Price claimed by the Buyer, which the Company believes are unsupported by the facts known to the Company and the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement. The Stock Purchase Agreement provides procedures for resolving disputes between the parties regarding the closing statement and it is possible that the resolution of these disputes could result in a significant reduction to the amount of the purchase price.

The Company determined that the sale of JRG Re met the criteria to be classified as held for sale at December 31, 2023 and that the sale represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on its operations. Accordingly, the results of JRG Re's operations have been presented as discontinued operations, and the assets and liabilities of JRG Re at December 31, 2023 have been classified as held for sale and segregated for all periods presented in this interim report on Form 10-Q.

The $139.0 million pre-closing dividend was completed in the first quarter of 2024. It included the forgiveness of $133.2 million owed from JRG Holdings to JRG Re and $5.8 million paid in cash to JRG Holdings. In the fourth quarter of 2023, after giving effect to the pre-closing dividend, we recorded an estimated loss on sale of $80.4 million to write down the carrying value of JRG Re to its estimated fair value based upon the estimated sales price of the transaction less costs to sell and other adjustments in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the estimated loss on the sale was revised to $78.3 million. The loss on disposal for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 of $2.7 million includes the $2.1 million gain for the change in the estimated loss on sale and selling costs incurred of $4.8 million. The $5.8 million cash portion of the pre-closing dividend was included in other liabilities at December 31, 2023.

JRG Re's assets and liabilities held for sale at December 31, 2023 were comprised of the following:

The operating results of JRG Re reported in discontinued operations were as follows:

Cash flows from discontinued operations included in the consolidated statements of cash flows were as follows:

3. Investments

The Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity securities are summarized as follows:

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale investments in fixed maturity securities at September 30, 2024 are summarized, by contractual maturity, as follows:

Actual maturities may differ for some securities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

The following table shows the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair value for available-for-sale securities aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

At September 30, 2024, the Company held fixed maturity securities of 397 issuers that were in an unrealized loss position with a total fair value of $804.6 million and gross unrealized losses of $62.3 million. None of the fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses has ever missed, or been delinquent on a scheduled principal or interest payment. At September 30, 2024,99.9% of the Company’s fixed maturity security portfolio was rated “BBB-” or better (“investment grade”) by Standard & Poor’s or received an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating agency. The Company holds one fixed maturity security that is not rated by Standard & Poor's or another nationally recognized rating agency with a fair value of $151,000.

The Company reviews its available-for-sale fixed maturities to determine whether unrealized losses are due to credit-related factors. An allowance for credit losses is established for any credit-related impairments, limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recognized in earnings and included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments. Unrealized losses that are not credit-related are recognized in other comprehensive income.

The Company considers the extent to which fair value is below amortized cost in determining whether a credit-related loss exists. The Company also considers the credit quality rating of the security, with a special emphasis on securities downgraded below investment grade. A comparison is made between the present value of expected future cash flows for a security and its amortized cost. If the present value of future expected cash flows is less than amortized cost, a credit loss is presumed to exist and an allowance for credit losses is established. Management may conclude that a qualitative analysis is sufficient to support its conclusion that the present value of the expected cash flows equals or exceeds a security’s amortized cost. As a result of this review, management concluded that there were no credit-related impairments of fixed maturity securities at September 30, 2024, December 31, 2023, or September 30, 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, management recognized an impairment loss of $207,000 for one fixed maturity security due to the Company’s inability to hold the security until a recovery in its value to the amortized cost basis. For the remainder of securities in an unrealized loss position, management does not intend to sell the securities, andit is not “more likely than not” that the Company will be required to sell these securities before a recovery in their value to their amortized cost basis occurs.

The Company elected the fair value option to account for bank loan participations. Under the fair value option, bank loan participations are measured at fair value, and changes in unrealized gains and losses in bank loan participations are reported in the income statement as net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments. Applying the fair value option to the bank loan portfolio increases volatility in the Company's financial statements, but management believes it is less subjective and less burdensome to implement and maintain than ASU 2016-13, which would have otherwise been required.

At September 30, 2024, the Company's bank loan portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $149.1 million and unpaid principal of$157.3 million. Investment income on bank loan participations included in net investment income was$4.1 million and$13.2 million for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively ($4.3 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively). Net realized and unrealized losses on bank loan participations were$2.0 million and $3.1 millionfor thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively (gains of$2.6 millionand$4.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively). For thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, management concluded that$654,000 and $2.5 million of the net realized and unrealized losses were due to credit-related impairments. For thenine months ended September 30, 2023, management concluded that $153,000 of the net realized and unrealized losses were due to credit-related impairments. Losses due to credit-related impairments are determined based upon consultations and advice from the Company's specialized investment manager and consideration of any adverse situations that could affect the borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and other relevant factors.

Bank loan participations generally provide a higher yield than our portfolio of fixed maturities and have a credit rating that is below investment grade (i.e. below “BBB-” for Standard & Poor’s) at the date of purchase. These bank loans are primarily senior, secured floating-rate debt rated “BB”, “B”, or “CCC” by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating agency. These bank loans include assignments of, and participations in, performing and non-performing senior corporate debt generally acquired through primary bank syndications and in secondary markets. Bank loans consist of, but are not limited to, term loans, the funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit loans, and other similar loans and investments. Management believed that it was probable at the time that these loans were acquired that the Company would be able to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

Interest income on bank loan participations is accrued on the unpaid principal balance, and discounts and premiums on bank loan participations are amortized to income using the interest method. Generally, the accrual of interest on a bank loan participation is discontinued when the contractual payment of principal or interest has become 90 days past due or management has serious doubts about further collectability of principal or interest. A bank loan participation may remain on accrual status if it is in the process of collection and is either guaranteed or well secured. Generally, bank loan participations are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time, and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt. Interest received on nonaccrual loans generally is reported as investment income. There were no bank loans on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

The Company’s net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are summarized as follows:

Realized investment gains or losses are determined on a specific identification basis.

The Company invests selectively in private debt and equity opportunities. These investments, which together comprise the Company’s other invested assets, are primarily focused in renewable energy, limited partnerships, and private debt.

(a)The Company's Excess and Surplus Lines segment owns equity interests ranging from 3.7% to 5.1% in various LLCs whose principal objective is capital appreciation and income generation from owning and operating renewable energy production facilities (wind and solar). The Company's former Non-Executive Chairman invested in certain of these LLCs. The equity method is used to account for the Company’s LLC investments. Income for the LLCs primarily reflects adjustments to the carrying values of investments in renewable energy projects to their determined fair values. The fair value adjustments are included in revenues for the LLCs. Expenses for the LLCs are not significant and are comprised of administrative and interest expenses. The Company received cash distributions from these investments totaling $439,000 and $50,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the underlying projects intwo of our LLCs were sold at the manager's discretion. In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company received additional proceeds from the sales of $1.2 million comprised of $984,000 in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment and $170,000 in the Corporate and Other segment. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received additional proceeds from the sale of $2.0 million comprised of $1.7 million in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment and $293,000 in the Corporate and Other segment.

(b)The Company's Excess and Surplus Lines and Corporate and Other segments invested intwo notes receivable for renewable energy projects. Interest on the notes was fixed at 12%. During thenine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received final principal repayments of $608,000 and $761,000 on the notes receivable in the Company's Excess and Surplus Lines segment and Corporate and Other segment, respectively.

(c)The Company owns investments in limited partnerships that invest in concentrated portfolios including publicly-traded small cap equities, loans of middle market private equity sponsored companies, private equity general partnership interests, commercial mortgage-backed securities, specialty private credit, and tranches of distressed home loans. Income from the partnerships is recognized under the equity method of accounting. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s Excess and Surplus Lines segment has outstanding commitments to invest another $5.0 million in the limited partnerships.

(d)The Company's Excess and Surplus Lines segment has invested intwo notes receivable for structured private specialty credit. Interest on the notes, which mature in 2031, is fixed at 4.25% and 5.25%. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s Excess and Surplus Lines segment has outstanding commitments to invest another $2.3 million in these notes. Previously, the Company's Excess and Surplus Lines segment held $4.5 million of subordinated notes issued by a bank holding company for which the former Non-Executive Chairman of the Company was previously the Lead Independent Director and an investor. The notes matured on August 12, 2023. Interest on the notes was fixed at 7.6% per annum.

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

On December 11, 2007, the Company completed an acquisition of James River Group by acquiring 100% of the outstanding shares of James River Group common stock, referred to herein as the “Merger”. The transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and goodwill and intangible assets were recognized by the Company as a result of the transaction. Goodwill resulting from the Merger was $181.8 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for each major specifically identifiable intangible asset class were as follows:

5. Earnings Per Share

The following represents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computations contained in the condensed consolidated financial statements:

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, potential common shares of 6,949,943 and 6,957,275 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, respectively, as their effects were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, all potential common shares were dilutive and included in thecalculation of diluted earnings per common share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, potential common shares of 5,640,158 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as their effects were anti-dilutive.

6. Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserve balances for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance, to the gross amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses on reinsurance balances of $776,000 at September 30, 2024, $744,000 at June 30, 2024, $660,000 at December 31, 2023, $662,000 at September 30, 2023, $637,000 at June 30, 2023, and $580,000 at December 31, 2022.

The Company experienced $56.9 million of net adverse reserve development in the three months ended September 30, 2024 on the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses held at December 31, 2023 (excluding adverse prior year development subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting - see Loss Portfolio Transfers below). This reserve development included $57.0 million of net adverse development in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment, including the $52.2 million reserve charge upon execution of the E&S ADC (consideration paid in excess of initial reserves), and $165,000 of net favorable development in the Specialty Admitted Insurance segment.

The Company experienced $7.8 million of net adverse reserve development in the three months ended September 30, 2023 on the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses held at December 31, 2022 (excluding adverse prior year development subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting - see Loss Portfolio Transfers below). This reserve development included $7.8 million of net adverse development in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment andno development in the Specialty Admitted Insurance segment.

The Company experienced $67.1 million of net adverse reserve development in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 on the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses held at December 31, 2023 (excluding adverse prior year development subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting - see Loss Portfolio Transfers below). This reserve development included $67.7 million of net adverse development in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment, including the $52.2 million reserve charge upon execution of the E&S ADC (consideration paid in excess of initial reserves), and $607,000 of net favorable development in the Specialty Admitted Insurance segment.

The Company experienced $6.6 million of net adverse reserve development in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 on the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses held at December 31, 2022 (excluding adverse prior year development subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting - see Loss Portfolio Transfers below). This reserve development included $7.6 million of net adverse development in the Excess and Surplus Lines segment and $1.0 million of net favorable development in the Specialty Admitted Insurance segment.

Loss Portfolio Transfers

Loss portfolio transfers are a form of reinsurance utilized by the Company to transfer losses and loss adjustment expenses and associated risk of adverse development on covered subject business, as defined in the respective agreements, to an assuming reinsurer in exchange for a reinsurance premium. Loss portfolio transfers can bring economic finality (up to the limit of such loss portfolio transfer, if applicable) on the subject risks when they no longer meet the Company's risk appetite or are no longer aligned with the Company's risk management guidelines. There is no economic impact to the Company over the life of a loss portfolio transfer so long as any additional losses subject to the contract are within the limit of the contract and the counterparty performs under the contract.

On July 2, 2024, James River Insurance Company (“JRIC”) and James River Casualty Company (together with JRIC, the “Ceding Companies”), two of the Company’s principal operating subsidiaries, entered into a Combined Loss Portfolio Transfer and Adverse Development Cover Reinsurance Contract (the “E&S ADC”) with State National Insurance Company, Inc. (“State National”). The transaction closed upon signing.

The E&S ADC was effective January 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) and applies to the Ceding Companies’ Excess & Surplus Lines segment portfolio losses attaching to premium earned during 2010-2023 (both years inclusive), excluding, among others, losses related to commercial auto policies issued to a former large insured or its affiliates (the “Subject Business”). Pursuant to the E&S ADC, (a) State National reinsures 85% of losses paid on and after the Effective Date in respect of the Subject Business in excess of $716.6 million up to an aggregate limit of $467.1 million (with State National’s share of the aggregate limit being $397.0 million) in exchange for a reinsurance premium paid by the Ceding Companies equal to $313.2 million, (b) the Ceding Companies continue to manage claims and to manage and collect the benefit of other existing third-party reinsurance on the Subject Business, which third-party reinsurance inures to the benefit of the E&S ADC, and (c) the Ceding Companies are entitled to a profit commission of 50% of any favorable development on the business ceded to State National below 104.5% of carried reserves, which profit commission shall not exceed $87.0 million in total.

Commercial Auto Loss Portfolio Transfer

On September 27, 2021, James River Insurance Company and James River Casualty Company (together, “James River”) entered into a loss portfolio transfer transaction (the “Commercial Auto LPT”) with Aleka Insurance, Inc. (“Aleka”), a captive insurance company affiliate of Rasier LLC, to reinsure substantially all of the Excess and Surplus Lines segment's legacy portfolio of commercial auto policies previously issued to Rasier LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “Rasier”) for which James River is not otherwise indemnified by Rasier. The reinsurance coverage is structured to be fully collateralized, is not subject to an aggregate limit, and is subject to certain exclusions.

Retroactive Reinsurance Accounting

The Company periodically reevaluates the remaining reserves subject to the Commercial Auto LPT and the E&S ADC, and when recognized adverse prior year development on the subject business causes the cumulative amounts ceded under the loss portfolio transfers to exceed the consideration paid, the loss portfolio transfers move into a gain position subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting under GAAP. Gains are deferred under retroactive reinsurance accounting and recognized in earnings in proportion to actual paid recoveries under the loss portfolio transfers using the recovery method. While the deferral of gains can introduce volatility in our results in the short-term, over the life of the contract, we would expect no economic impact to the Company as long as the counterparty performs under the contract. The impact of retroactive reinsurance accounting is not indicative of our current and ongoing operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, due to adverse paid and reported loss trends on the legacy Rasier business, the Company recognized adverse prior year development of $914,000 and $2.8 million, respectively ($7.1 million and $60.6 million in the respective prior year periods), on the net reserves subject to the Commercial Auto LPT, resulting in corresponding additional amounts ceded under the Commercial Auto LPT. As a result, the cumulative amounts ceded under the Commercial Auto LPT exceed the consideration paid, putting the Commercial Auto LPT into a gain position. The Company has applied retroactive reinsurance accounting to the loss portfolio transfer. Retroactive reinsurance benefits of $2.2 million and $11.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively ($10.2 million and $54.4 million in the respective prior year periods), were recorded in losses and loss adjustment expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income using the recovery method. The cumulative amounts ceded under the loss portfolio transfer were $459.1 million and $456.2 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The deferred retroactive reinsurance gain related to the Commercial Auto LPT was $11.8 million and $20.7 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

In the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $19.2 million of net adverse development on E&S business subject to the E&S ADC and retroactive reinsurance accounting which put the E&S ADC into a gain position. Retroactive reinsurance accounting was applied, resulting in a deferred retroactive reinsurance gain related to the E&S ADC of $19.2 million at September 30, 2024. The Company also recognized a reserve charge upon execution of the contract (consideration paid in excess of initial reserves) of $52.2 million, which was recorded as adverse development within losses and loss adjustment expenses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company has $75.9 million of aggregate limit remaining on the E&S ADC at September 30, 2024.

7. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the components of other comprehensive income (loss):

In addition to the $106,000 and $1.2 million of net realized investment losses on available-for-sale fixed maturities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 ($478,000 and $847,000 of net realized investment losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively), the Company also recognized net realized and unrealized investment losses in the respective periods of $2.0 million and $3.1 million on its investments in bank loan participations (net realized and unrealized investment gains of $2.6 million and $4.6 million in the respective prior year periods) and net realized and unrealized investment gains of $6.2 million and $10.7 million on its investments in equity securities (net realized and unrealized investment losses of $1.6 million and $1.8 million in the respective prior year periods).

8. Contingent Liabilities

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including commercial matters and litigation regarding insurance claims which arise in the ordinary course of business, as well as the matters specifically discussed below. In addition, the Company is involved from time to time in legal actions which seek extra-contractual damages, punitive damages or penalties, including claims alleging bad faith in the handling of insurance claims. The Company believes that the outcome of such matters, individually and in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On November 13, 2023, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on behalf of Paul Glantz against James River Group Holdings, Ltd. and certain of its officers, asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On January 12, 2024, both Mr. Glantz and Madhav Ghimire, another individual shareholder, filed an application with the court for appointment as Lead Plaintiff, and on January 26, 2024 Mr. Glantz filed a notice of non-opposition to Mr. Ghimire's competing motion for appointment as Lead Plaintiff. On March 25, 2024 the court entered an order appointing Mr. Ghimire as lead plaintiff. On May 24, 2024, Plaintiff filed its consolidated amended complaint alleging that he acquired the Company’s common stock at artificially inflated pricing between May 2, 2023 and November 7, 2023, inclusive, that the Company knew and/or recklessly disregarded that it had improperly accounted for reinsurance premiums and did not have effective internal control over financial reporting, and that as a result, he suffered unspecified damages, and seeking unspecified damages, costs, attorneys’ fees and such other relief as the court may deem proper. On July 23, 2024 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. On September 6, 2024, the plaintiff filed its Opposition to Motion to Dismiss and on October 8, 2024, the Company filed its Reply to the plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion to Dismiss. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.

On March 11, 2024, the Company filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Commercial Division against Fleming Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Fleming”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company, relating to the previously announced Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2023 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Fleming agreed to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of JRG Re (the “Transaction”). The complaint alleges that Fleming breached the Stock Purchase Agreement by its refusal to close the Transaction on March 1, 2024 as required under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and seeks specific performance of Fleming’s obligation to complete the Transaction and an award of damages. The Company subsequently filed a motion for preliminary injunction to require Fleming to fulfill its contractual obligation to close the Transaction, and on April 6, 2024 the Court granted the Company’s motion and ordered Fleming to complete the Transaction on or prior to April 16, 2024. On April 8, 2024, Fleming filed a notice of appeal of the preliminary injunction, which Fleming withdrew on October 9, 2024. The Transaction closed on April 16, 2024. On April 19, 2024, Fleming filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint. On May 9, 2024, the Company filed an amended complaint seeking, among other things, specific performance and damages suffered as a result of Fleming’s breach of the Stock Purchase Agreement. On June 6, 2024, Fleming filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, on July 3, 2024 the Company filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss, on July 24, 2024 Fleming filed its reply to the opposition, and on October 29, 2024 the court heard oral arguments on the motion to dismiss.

On July 15, 2024, Fleming filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York against James River Group Holdings, Ltd. and certain of its officers, asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, common law fraud, and breaches of contract, and seeking unspecified monetary damages, including compensatory, consequential and punitive damages, all associated with Fleming’s purchase of JRG Re pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. On July 31, 2024, Fleming filed an amended complaint, on September 13, 2024 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, and on October 18, 2024 Fleming filed an amended complaint. The Company’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint is due November 15, 2024, Fleming’s opposition to the motion to dismiss is due December 23, 2024 and the Company’s reply to the opposition is due January 17, 2025. The Company believes Fleming’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.

Amounts Recoverable from an Indemnifying Party and Reinsurer on Legacy Commercial Auto Book

James River previously issued a set of commercial auto insurance contracts (the “Rasier Commercial Auto Policies”) to Rasier under which James River pays losses and loss adjustment expenses on the contracts. James River has indemnity agreements with Rasier (non-insurance entities) (collectively, the “Indemnity Agreements”) and is contractually entitled to reimbursement for the portion of the losses and loss adjustment expenses paid on behalf of Rasier under the Rasier Commercial Auto Policies and other expenses incurred by James River. On September 27, 2021, James River entered into the Commercial Auto LPT with Aleka to reinsure substantially all of the Rasier Commercial Auto Policies for which James River is not otherwise indemnified by Rasier under the Indemnity Agreements. Under the terms of the Commercial Auto LPT, effective as of July 1, 2021, James River ceded to Aleka approximately $345.1 million of commercial auto liabilities relating to Rasier Commercial Auto Policies written in the years 2013-2019, which amount constituted the reinsurance premium. Since inception, due to adverse paid and reported loss trends on the legacy Rasier business, the Company has recognized adverse prior year development of $113.9 million on the reserves subject to the Commercial Auto LPT, bringing the cumulative amount ceded under the Commercial Auto LPT to $459.1 million at September 30, 2024.

Each of Rasier and Aleka are required to post collateral under the Indemnity Agreements and the Commercial Auto LPT, respectively:

•Pursuant to the Indemnity Agreements, Rasier is required to post collateral equal to 102% of James River’s estimate of the amounts that are recoverable or may be recoverable under the Indemnity Agreements, including, among other things, case loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, IBNR loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, extra contractual obligations and excess policy limits liabilities. The collateral is provided through a collateral trust arrangement (the “Indemnity Trust”) in favor of James River by Aleka. In connection with the execution of the Commercial Auto LPT, James River returned $691.3 million to the Indemnity Trust, representing the remaining balance of the amount withdrawn in October 2019, as was permitted under the indemnification agreements with Rasier and the associated trust agreement. At September 30, 2024, the balance in the Indemnity Trust was $85.3 million, and, together with the balance of the Loss Fund Trust (as defined below) attributable to the

Indemnity Agreements as described below, the total balance of collateral securing Rasier’s obligations under the Indemnity Agreements was $102.7 million.

•Pursuant to the Commercial Auto LPT, Aleka is required to post collateral equal to 102% of James River’s estimate of Aleka’s obligations under the Commercial Auto LPT, calculated in accordance with standard actuarial principles and based on reserves recorded in the Company’s statutory financial statements. The collateral is provided through a collateral trust arrangement (the “LPT Trust”) established in favor of James River by Aleka. At September 30, 2024, the balance in the LPT Trust was $40.1 million, and, together with the balance of the Loss Fund Trust (as defined below) attributable to the Commercial Auto LPT as described below, the total balance of collateral securing Aleka’s obligations under the Commercial Auto LPT was $47.8 million. At September 30, 2024, the total reinsurance recoverables under the Commercial Auto LPT was $46.9 million.

In connection with the execution of the Commercial Auto LPT, James River and Aleka entered into an administrative services agreement (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) with a third party claims administrator (the “Administrator”) pursuant to which the Administrator handles the claims on the Rasier Commercial Auto Policies for the remaining life of those claims. The claims paid by the Administrator are reimbursable by James River, and pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, James River established a loss fund trust account for the benefit of the Administrator (the “Loss Fund Trust”) to collateralize its claims payment reimbursement obligations. James River funds the Loss Fund Trust using funds withdrawn from the Indemnity Trust, funds withdrawn from the LPT Trust, and its own funds, in each case in an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the required Loss Fund Trust balance attributable to the Indemnity Agreements, the Commercial Auto LPT and James River’s existing third party reinsurance agreements, respectively. At September 30, 2024, the balance in the Loss Fund Trust was $28.4 million, including $17.4 million representing collateral supporting Rasier’s obligations under the Indemnity Agreements and $7.7 million representing collateral supporting Aleka’s obligations under the Commercial Auto LPT. Funds posted to the Loss Fund Trust are classified as restricted cash equivalents on the Company’s balance sheets.

While the Commercial Auto LPT brings economic finality to substantially all of the Rasier Commercial Auto Policies, the Company has credit exposure to Rasier and Aleka under the Indemnity Agreements and the Commercial Auto LPT if the estimated losses and expenses of the Rasier Commercial Auto Policies grow at a faster pace than the growth in the collateral balances. In addition, the Company has credit exposure if its estimates of future losses and loss adjustment expenses and other amounts recoverable under the Indemnity Agreements and the Commercial Auto LPT, which are the basis for establishing the collateral balances, are lower than actual amounts paid or payable. The amount of our credit exposure in any of these instances could be material. To mitigate these risks, the Company closely and frequently monitors its exposure compared to the collateral held, and requests additional collateral in accordance with the terms of the Commercial Auto LPT and Indemnity Agreements when its analysis indicates that it has uncollateralized exposure.

9. Segment Information

The Company’s continuing operations are comprised ofthree reportable segments, two of which are separately managed business units and the third (“Corporate and Other”) includes the Company’s remaining operations. Prior to entering into a definitive agreement to sell JRG Re on November 8, 2023, JRG Re was considered a reportable segment (the “Casualty Reinsurance” segment). After entering into the agreement to sell JRG Re, the Company no longer considered Casualty Reinsurance to be a reportable segment, but instead it is reported as discontinued operations. The segment information below excludes discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Segment profit (loss) is measured by underwriting profit (loss), which is generally defined as net earned premiums and gross fee income (in specific instances when the Company is not retaining insurance risk) in “other income” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income less loss and loss adjustment expenses on business not subject to retroactive reinsurance accounting for loss portfolio transfers (see Loss Portfolio Transfersin Note 6 – Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses) and other operating expenses of the operating segments. Gross fee income of $1.1 million and $3.7 million for the Specialty Admitted Insurance segment was included in other income and in underwriting profit (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively ($1.2 million and $3.6 million in the respective prior year periods). Segment results are reported prior to the effects of intercompany reinsurance agreements among the Company’s insurance subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes the Company’s segment results:

The following table reconciles the underwriting (loss) profit of the operating segments by individual segment to consolidated (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes:

10. Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

Other operating expenses consist of the following:

Other expenses of $1.8 million and $4.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively ($641,000 and $1.5 million in the respective prior year periods), primarily consist of certain nonoperating expenses including legal and other professional fees and other expenses related to various strategic initiatives.

11. Senior Debt

On April 16, 2024, the Company amended a senior revolving credit facility (as amended or amended and restated, the (“2013 Facility”) in connection with the closing of the sale of JRG Re by the Company to (i) release JRG Re as a borrower and release all collateral pledged by JRG Re thereunder, and (ii) decrease a secured revolving facility commitment to $45.0 million. At September 30, 2024, the 2013 Facilityis comprised of the following:

• A $212.5 million unsecured revolving facility to meet the working capital needs of the Company. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had a drawn balance of $185.8 million outstanding on the unsecured revolver.

• A $45.0 million secured revolving facility to issue letters of credit for the benefit of third-party reinsureds. At September 30, 2024, the Company had $23.9 million of letters of credit issued under the secured facility, all of which are collateralized by a back-to-back letter of credit issued by Comerica Bank on behalf of JRG Re.

The 2013 Facility contains certain financial and other covenants (including minimum net worth, maximum ratio of total adjusted debt outstanding to total capitalization, and financial strength ratings) with which the Company was in compliance at September 30, 2024.

Also in connection with the closing of the sale of JRG Re by the Company, on April 16, 2024, the Company amendeda credit agreement (the “2017 Facility”) to (i) release JRG Re as a borrower and release all collateral pledged by JRG Re thereunder, (ii) increase the applicable interest rates, (iii) eliminate the letter of credit portion of the facility, and (iv) to build in an automatic decrease of the facility amount by the amount of each letter of credit outstanding under the 2017 Facility as of the date of the amendment with effect from the date each such letter of credit is cancelled. The 2017 Facility provides the Company with a revolving line of credit which may be used for loans and letters of credit made or issued, at the borrowers’ option, on a secured or unsecured basis. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repaid $21.5 million of unsecured loans under the facility. At September 30, 2024, there wereno loans outstanding and $24.4 million ofletters of credit were issued under the facility, all of which are collateralized by a back-to-back letter of credit issued by Comerica Bank on behalf of JRG Re. The 2017 Facility contains certain financial and other covenants with which the Company was in compliance at September 30, 2024.

12. Fair Value Measurements

Three levels of inputs are used to measure fair value of financial instruments: (1) Level 1: quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets, (2) Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the instrument, and (3) Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable for the asset or liability.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

The fair values of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, and bank loan participations have been determined using fair value prices provided by the Company’s investment accounting services provider or investment managers, who utilize internationally recognized independent pricing services. The prices provided by the independent pricing services are generally based on observable market data in active markets (e.g. broker quotes and prices observed for comparable securities). Values for U.S. Treasury and publicly-traded equity securities are generally based on Level 1 inputs which use the market approach valuation technique. The values for all other fixed maturity securities (including state and municipal securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies) and bank loan participations generally incorporate significant Level 2 inputs, and in some cases, Level 3 inputs, using the market approach and income approach valuation techniques. There have been no changes in the Company’s use of valuation techniques since December 31, 2022.

The Company reviews fair value prices provided by its outside investment accounting service provider or investment managers for reasonableness by comparing the fair values provided by the managers to those provided by its investment custodian. The Company also reviews and monitors changes in unrealized gains and losses. The Company has not historically adjusted security prices. The Company obtains an understanding of the methods, models and inputs used by the investment managers and independent pricing services, and controls are in place to validate that prices provided represent fair values. The Company’s control process includes, but is not limited to, initial and ongoing evaluation of the methodologies used, a review of specific securities and an assessment for proper classification within the fair value hierarchy, and obtaining and reviewing internal control reports for our investment manager that obtains fair values from independent pricing services.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024 are summarized below:

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 are summarized below:

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, equity securities, and bank loan participations measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is shown below:

The Company heldone equity security at December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024 for which the fair value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The fair value of $11,000 at September 30, 2024 for the equity security was obtained from our asset manager and was derived from an internal model.

The Company heldone equity security at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023 for which the fair value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The fair value of $24,000 at September 30, 2023 for the equity security was obtained from our asset manager and was derived from an internal model.

Transfers out of Level 3 occur when the Company is able to obtain reliable prices from pricing vendors for securities for which the Company was previously unable to obtain reliable prices. Transfers in to Level 3 occur when the Company is unable to obtain reliable prices for securities from pricing vendors and instead must use broker price quotes to value the securities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023. The Company recognizes transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.

In the determination of the fair value for bank loan participations and certain high yield bonds, the Company’s investment manager endeavors to obtain data from multiple external pricing sources. External pricing sources may include brokers, dealers and price data vendors that provide a composite price based on prices from multiple dealers. Such external pricing sources typically provide valuations for normal institutional size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities, and various relationships between securities, as generally recognized by institutional dealers. For investments in which the investment manager determines that only one external pricing source is appropriate or if only one external price is available, the relevant investment is generally recorded at fair value based on such price.

Investments for which external sources are not available or are determined by the investment manager not to be representative of fair value are recorded at fair value as determined by the Company, with input from its investment managers and valuation specialists as considered necessary. In determining the fair value of such investments, the Company considers one or more of the following factors: type of security held, convertibility or exchangeability of the security, redeemability of the security (including the timing of redemptions), application of industry accepted valuation models, recent trading activity, liquidity, estimates of liquidation value, purchase cost, and prices received for securities with similar terms of the same issuer or similar issuers. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no investments for which external sources were unavailable to determine fair value.

The carrying values and fair values of financial instruments are summarized below:

The fair values of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, and bank loan participations have been determined using quoted market prices for securities traded in the public market or prices using bid or closing prices for securities not traded in the public marketplace. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments approximate their carrying values due to their short-term maturity.

The fair values of other invested assets-notes receivable, senior debt, and junior subordinated debt at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were determined by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows under the terms of the note agreements or debt agreements, as applicable, discounted at an estimated market rate of interest at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company also utilized an internally developed valuation model based on the spread of a comparable market index to determine the fair value of certain other invested assets-notes receivable at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The fair values of senior debt, junior subordinated debt, and investments in notes receivable, classified in other invested assets, at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were determined using inputs to the valuation methodology that are unobservable (Level 3).

13. Series A Preferred Shares

On February 24, 2022, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement with GPC Partners Investments (Thames) LP (“GPC Partners”), an affiliate of Gallatin Point Capital LLC, relating to the issuance and sale of 150,000 7% Series A Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, par value $0.00125 per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million, or $1,000 per share, in a private placement. The transaction closed on March 1, 2022 (the “Series A Closing Date”).

The Series A Preferred Shares rank senior to our common shares with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, upon which the holders of Series A Preferred Shares would receive the greater of the $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Liquidation Preference”) plus accrued and unpaid dividends, or the amount they would have received if they had converted all of their Series A Preferred Shares to common shares immediately before such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to a dividend at the initial rate of 7% of the Liquidation Preference per annum, paid in cash, in-kind in common shares or in Series A Preferred Shares, at the Company’s election. On thefive-year anniversary of the Series A Closing Date, and each five-year anniversary thereafter, the dividend rate will reset to a rate equal to thefive-year U.S. treasury rate plus 5.2%. Dividends accrue and are payable quarterly. Cash dividends of $10.5 million were paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 including cash dividends paid in January, April, July, and September for the three month periods ended December 31, 2023, March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cash dividends of $7.9 million were paid including cash dividends paid in January, March, and June for the three month periods ended December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, and June 30, 2023, respectively. Dividends of $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were paid on October 2, 2023.

The Series A Preferred Shares are convertible at the option of the holders thereof at any time into common shares at an initial conversion price of $26.5950, making the Series A Preferred Shares convertible into 5,640,158 common shares. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, including cash dividends on the common shares above specified levels, as well as certain adjustments in case of net adverse reserve developments in excess of a threshold over a period of time. The measurement period for the adverse reserve development anti-dilution adjustment commenced with the quarter beginning January 1, 2022 and ends with the quarter ending December 31, 2025. As of September 30, 2024, net adverse reserve development exceeded the threshold. If net adverse reserve development exceeds the threshold at the conclusion of the measurement period (or upon a mandatory or optional conversion, if earlier), the conversion price will be adjusted pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, subject to a floor conversion price of $21.902, and the adjusted conversion price will become effective after the filing of the Company's financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2025 (or immediately after the close of business on the date of the public filing of the Company's financial statements for the most recent quarterly period preceding a mandatory or optional conversion, if earlier). None of the other triggers that would result in additional adjustments to the conversion price have been met at September 30, 2024.

The Certificate of Designations setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares (the “Certificate of Designations”) limits the Company's ability to pay dividends to its common shareholders. If the Company pays cash dividends of more than $0.05 per common share per quarter, without the consent of at least the majority of the Series A Preferred Shares then outstanding, the Company will be required to reduce the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Shares. Additionally, the payment of cash dividends in excess of $0.10 per common share per quarter is not permitted if the dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares for that quarter are not paid in cash, unless the Company’s U.S.-based insurance subsidiaries and direct Bermuda-based insurance subsidiary satisfy certain capital requirements. Share dividends payable on the common shares to the Company's shareholders also trigger a reduction of the conversion price applicable to the Series A Preferred Shares.

At any time on or after thetwo year anniversary of the Series A Closing Date, if the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) per common share is greater than 130% of the then-applicable conversion price for at least twenty consecutive trading days, the Company will be able to elect to convert (a “Mandatory Conversion”) all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares into common shares. In the case of a Mandatory Conversion, each Series A Preferred Share then outstanding will be converted into (i) the number of common shares equal to the quotient of (A) the sum of the Liquidation Preference and the accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to such Series A Preferred Share to be converted divided by (B) the conversion price of such share in effect as of the date of the Mandatory Conversion plus (ii) cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Upon any Mandatory Conversion on or before thefive-year anniversary of the Series A Closing Date, all dividends that would have accrued from the date of the Mandatory Conversion to the later of thefive-year anniversary of the Series A Closing Date or the last day of the eighth quarter following the date of the Mandatory Conversion, the last eight quarters of which will be discounted to present value using a discount rate of 3.5% per annum, and will be immediately payable in common shares, valued at the average of the daily VWAP of the Company’s common shares during thefive (5) trading days immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion.

The holders of the Series A Preferred Shares may require the Company to repurchase their shares upon the occurrence of certain change of control events. Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of Designations designating the Series A Preferred Shares), each holder of outstanding Series A Preferred Shares will be permitted to, at its election, (i) effective as of immediately prior to the Fundamental Change, convert all or a portion of its Series A Preferred Shares into common shares, or (ii) require the Company to repurchase any or all of such holder’s Series A Preferred Shares at a purchase price per Series A Preferred Share equal to the Liquidation Preference of such Series A Preferred Share plus accrued and unpaid dividends plus, if the Fundamental Change repurchase occurs prior to thefive-year anniversary of the Series A Closing Date, all dividends that would have accrued up to such five-year anniversary, but that have not been paid. The repurchase price will be payable in cash.

Because the Company may be required to repurchase all or a portion of the Series A Preferred Shares at the option of the holder upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, the Series A Preferred Shares have been classified as mezzanine equity in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets and are recognized at fair value of $150.0 million (the proceeds on the date of issuance) less issuance costs of $5.1 million, resulting in a carrying value of $144.9 million. The Certificate of Designations was amended by the Company and GPC Partners on November 11, 2024. See Note 15 – Subsequent Events below.

Under the terms of the Investment Agreement, GPC Partners has the right to designate one member of the Board (the “Series A Designee”) for appointment to the Board, or election at the Company’s annual general meeting. GPC Partners initially designated Matthew Botein as the Series A Designee, and Mr. Botein was approved by the Board as a Class I director with a term that expired at the 2024 annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders. Mr. Botein was re-elected as a director at the 2024 annual general meeting for a term ending at the 2025 annual general meeting.

14. Capital Stock and Equity Awards

Common Shares

Total common shares outstanding increased from 37,641,563 at December 31, 2023 to 37,829,475 at September 30, 2024, reflecting 187,912 common shares issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 related to vesting of RSUs.

Dividends

The Company declared the following dividends on common shares during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023:

Included in the total dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are $143,000 and $121,000, respectively, of dividend equivalents on unvested RSUs. The balance of dividends payable on unvested RSUs was $260,000 at September 30, 2024 and $255,000 at December 31, 2023.

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company’s shareholders have approved various equity incentive plans, including the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2014 LTIP”) and the 2014 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (“2014 Director Plan”) (collectively, the “Plans”). All awards issued under the Plans are issued at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Employees are eligible to receive non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, share appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted shares, RSUs, and other awards under the 2014 LTIP. At September 30, 2024, the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2014 LTIP was 4,982,650 and 1,180,368 shares were available for grant.

On July 26, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new long-term incentive plan (the “LTI Plan”) under the 2014 LTIP. The LTI Plan is designed to align compensation of designated senior officers of the Company with Company performance and shareholder interests over the long-term. Awards under the LTI Plan are made in the form of performance restricted share units (a “PRSU”) and service based restricted share units (RSUs).

Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receiveone Company common share based upon the level of achievement of certain performance metrics during the performance period, with payout for achievement of threshold, target and maximum performance levels to be set at 50%,100% and 200% of the target number of PRSUs, respectively. The PRSUs awarded in the first quarter of 2023 have a performance period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The PRSUs awarded in the first quarter of 2024 have a performance period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.

Non-employee directors of the Company are eligible to receive non-qualified stock options, share appreciation rights, performance shares, restricted shares, RSUs, and other awards under the 2014 Director Plan. At September 30, 2024, the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2014 Director Plan was 150,000 and 31,927 shares were available for grant.

Generally, awards issued under the 2014 LTIP and 2014 Director Plan vest immediately in the event that an award recipient is terminated without Cause (as defined in the applicable plans), and in the case of the 2014 LTIP for Good Reason (as defined in the applicable plans), at any time following a Change in Control (as defined in the applicable plans).

Options

The following table summarizes option activity:

The options outstanding at December 31, 2023 lapsed in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2024, no options remain outstanding.

The following table summarizes RSU activity:

Outstanding RSUs granted to employees generally vest ratably over athree year vesting period in the case of time-vest RSUs and cliff vest at the end of athree-year performance period in the case of PRSUs. RSUs granted to non-employee directors generally have aone year vesting period. The holders of RSUs are entitled to dividend equivalents. The dividend equivalents are settled in cash at the same time that the underlying RSUs vest and are subject to the same risk of forfeiture as the underlying shares. The fair value of the RSUs granted is generally based on the market price of the underlying shares at the date of grant. The RSUs granted in 2024 and 2023 include 231,492 and 91,818 PRSU awards, respectively. The number of PRSUs is based upon the probable outcome of performance conditions.

Compensation Expense

Share based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The amount of expense and related tax benefit is summarized below:

At September 30, 2024, the Company had $8.2 million of unrecognized share based compensation expense expected to be charged to earnings over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

15. Subsequent Events

On October 18, 2024, the Company disbursed $11.9 million to Fleming Intermediate Holdings LLC. The disbursement included $11.4 million for the downward adjustment to the Closing Date Purchase Price due to losses from JRG Re’s operations between the date of the balance sheet used to produce the estimated closing statement and the Closing Date (see Note 2 - Discontinued Operations), and $471,000 of interest pursuant to the terms in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

On November 9, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 16, 2024.

On October 24, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of up to $2.6 million on the Series A Preferred Shares. The dividend will be payable in cash on December 31, 2024 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2024.

At the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) held on October 24, 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the James River Group Holdings, Ltd. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2014 LTIP”). The Third Amendment increases the number of the Company’s common shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 LTIP by 525,000 common shares.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also approved an amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the James River Group Holdings, Ltd. 2014 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the “Non-Employee Director Plan”). The Second Amendment increases the number of the Company’s common shares authorized for issuance under the Non-Employee Director Plan by 100,000 common shares and extends the duration of the Non-Employee Director Plan from 2024 to 2034.

On November 6, 2024, the Company received notification from the lender under the 2017 Facility of their intent to terminate the agreement. As provided for in the credit agreement, the maturity date will occur 30 days after the notification of termination.

The Company is commencing a multi-pronged strategic partnership with Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar"). As part of this, on November 11, 2024, Enstar, through its subsidiary Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, entered into (i) a subscription agreement to purchase $12.5 million of the Company’s common shares at a share price of $6.40, in addition to 637,640 shares Enstar previously purchased in the open market, and (ii) an adverse development cover agreement with James River Insurance Company and James River Casualty Company, pursuant to which, in exchange for a premium of $52.8 million (less an amount equal to the federal excise tax payable on the premium) to be paid by the ceding companies, Cavello Bay will reinsure, effective January 1, 2024,100% of the losses associated with the ceding companies’ Excess & Surplus Lines segment portfolio losses attaching to premium earned during 2010-2023 (both years inclusive), excluding, among others, losses related to commercial auto policies issued to a former large insured or its affiliates, subject to a retention by the ceding companies of $1,183.7 million (the limit of the E&S ADC executed on July 2, 2024) and up to an aggregate limit of $75.0 million (such transactions together, the “Enstar Transactions”). The Company expects to recognize a reduction in pre-tax income of $52.8 million in connection with the adverse development cover upon closing. The Enstar Transactions are subject to satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including approval of the adverse development cover by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

On November 11, 2024, the Company amended the Certificate of Designations setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares (the “Certificate of Designations”) held by GPC Partners to, among other things, (i) convert $37.5 million of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares to common stock at a per share price of $6.40 (the “Minimum Price”), (ii) increase the voluntary conversion price from 127.5% to 130% of the Minimum Price, (iv) increase the mandatory conversion price from 130% to 200% of the voluntary conversion price, (v) delay the first date on which the dividend rate re-sets from March 1, 2027 to October 1, 2029, (vi) cap the dividend rate at 8%, (vii) eliminate the adverse development anti-dilution adjustment provision, and (viii) limit transfers of the Series A Preferred Shares without the Company’s consent if, after the transfer, the transferee would hold 9.9% or more of the voting equity of the Company or, in the event of an A.M. Best downgrade of James River Insurance Company below A- (Excellent),19.9% of the voting equity.

With these announcements, the Board of Directors has concluded the strategic review process announced in November of 2023. While the strategic review process has been completed, in the ordinary course of business the Company expects to consider beneficial opportunities.