Lemonade Inc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 6, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 6, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-10-31.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-06.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
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Changing U.S. and global economic conditions, including the potential impact from evolving tariff policy and capital market volatility, may impact our business. In particular, the effects of inflation, if any, could impact our claims costs, product pricing and investment yield, among other impacts. The actual effects of the current and potential future impact on our results remains to be unknown and cannot be estimated with precision.
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Net Earned Premium
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Ceding Commission Income
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Net Investment Income
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Commission and Other Income
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Other Insurance Expense
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Sales and Marketing
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Technology Development
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General and Administrative
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Income Tax Expense
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Net Earned Premium
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Net written premium increased $21.5 million, or 23%, to $115.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Ceding Commission Income
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Net Investment Income
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Commission and Other Income
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Other Insurance Expense
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Sales and Marketing
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Technology Development
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General and Administrative
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Income Tax Expense
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Income tax expense decreased $1.1 million, 52%, to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and three months ended March 31, 2024 due to the decrease in the liability for uncertain tax positions due to updated benchmarking analyses.
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(1) Includes the impact of canceled unvested warrant shares for contract year 2 related to the termination of the Warrant Agreement with Chewy of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and compensation expense related to the warrant shares $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (Note 11).
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(2) California FAIR Plan assessment related to the January 2025 California Wildfires (Note 15).
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General economic inflation has increased and there is a risk of inflation remaining elevated for an extended period. We anticipate the effects of inflation impacting our investment portfolio, pricing of our products and in estimating reserves for unpaid claims and claim expenses. The actual effects of the current and potential future increase in inflation on our results remains to be unknown and cannot be estimated with precision.
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MIC entered into a Quota Share reinsurance agreement effective January 1, 2022 and expired on June 30, 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company ceded 30% of premiums and losses to reinsurers.
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We also entered into a reinsurance program to protect against catastrophe risk in the U.S. that exceed $80,000,000 in losses effective July 1, 2022 and expired on June 30, 2023.
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Net written premium increased $20.7 million, or 22%, to $115.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to factors noted above.
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Income tax expense remained at $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and three months ended September 30, 2023.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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Net earned premium increased $38.1 million, or 16%, to $269.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the earning of increased gross written premium and the impact of our reinsurance program to our ceded written premium as discussed above under "Reinsurance."
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Net written premium increased $46.0 million, or 17%, to $311.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to factors noted above.
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Ceding commission income increased $10.1 million, or 20%, to $61.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, consistent with the increase in ceded earned premium..
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Loss and LAE, net decreased $1.1 million, or 1%, to $214.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to improvement in overall loss ratio driven by reduced impact of catastrophe events, reserve releases due to better than expected loss reserve emergence on homeowners multi-peril and pet lines of business, and reduction in loss adjustment expenses. Incurred loss and LAE also included an extra-contractual car claim liability related to pre-acquisition Metromile. Net incurred losses during the third quarter of 2024 also included $5.0 million from hurricane Helene and $4.0 million from hurricane Beryl.
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Other insurance expense increased $12.2 million, or 28%, to $55.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Professional fees and other services increased $3.5 million, or 26%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily in support of growth and expansion initiatives. Credit card fees also increased $3.2 million, or 33%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as a result of the increase in customers and associated premium. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, increased $2.9 million, or 22%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs, net of ceding commissions increased $2.7 million, or 38%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Sales and marketing expense increased $41.2 million, or 53%, to $118.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Expense related to advertising, other customer acquisition channels and partner payments increased $40.5 million, or 90%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Compensation expense related to the warrant shares increased $3.0 million, or 200%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, decreased by $3.8 million, or 15% as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Technology development expense decreased $3.7 million, or 5%, to $64.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, net of capitalized costs for the development of internal-use software, decreased $2.3 million, or 4%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Hosting and development costs also decreased by $0.7 million, or 10%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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General and administrative expense decreased $9.3 million, or 9%, to $91.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. During the third quarter of 2023, we recognized an asset impairment on the right-of-use asset related to the San Francisco office in the amount of $3.7 million and an accrual for a potential liability claim of $3.0 million related to Metromile. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, decreased by $2.4 million, or 6%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Insurance expense decreased $2.1 million, or 48% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Bad debt expense increased $1.9 million, or 32% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Income tax expense increased $1.8 million, or 42%, to $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to change in transfer pricing methodology and uncertain tax position.
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Net Loss
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Net loss decreased $22.3 million, or 11%, to $172.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to the factors described above.
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(1) Includes compensation expense related to warrant shares of $2.0 million and $4.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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(2) Includes impairment charge of $3.7 million related to the San Francisco office sublease (refer to Note 15 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements) and $3.0 million accrual for a potential liability claim, both related to Metromile, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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(3) Includes $3.9 million extra-contractual car claim liability related to pre-acquisition Metromile, and impairment charge of $0.3 million related to a portion of the New York office sublease (refer to Note 15 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements), net of gain on termination of lease for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The discussion and analysis below includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Additionally, our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This discussion and analysis below includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Additionally, our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
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A brief chat with our bot, AI Maya, is all it takes to get covered with renters, homeowners, pet, car or life insurance, and we expect to offer a similar experience for other insurance products over time. Claims are filed by chatting with another bot, AI Jim, who pays claims in as little as two seconds. This breezy experience belies the extraordinary technology that enables it: a state-of-the-art platform that spans from marketing to underwriting, customer care to claims processing, finance to regulation. Our architecture melds artificial intelligence with the human kind, and learns from the prodigious data it generates to become even better at delighting customers and evaluating risks.
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A brief chat with our bot, AI Maya, is all it takes to get covered with renters, homeowners, pet, car or life insurance, and we expect to offer a similar experience for other insurance products over time. Claims are filed by chatting with another bot, AI Jim, who pays claims in as little as two seconds. This breezy experience belies the extraordinary technology that enables it: a state-of-the-art platform that spans marketing to underwriting, customer care to claims processing, finance to regulation. Our architecture melds artificial intelligence with the human kind, and learns from the prodigious data it generates to become even better at delighting customers and evaluating risks.
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On June 28, 2023, we entered into a Customer Investment Agreement (the “Agreement”), with GC Customer Value Arranger, LLC (a General Catalyst company) ("GC"). Under the Agreement, up to $150 million of financing will be provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts. The Agreement has a commitment period of 18 months which expires on December 31, 2024 ("Original Commitment End Date"). Under the Agreement, subject to certain terms and conditions specified therein, at the start of each growth period, an Investment Amount of up to 80% of our growth spend (the "Investment Amount") will be advanced by GC. During each growth period, we will repay each Investment Amount including a 16% rate of return, based upon an agreed schedule. Once fully repaid, we will retain all future reference income related to each respective Investment Amount.
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On January 8, 2024, we entered into an Amended and Restated Customer Investment Agreement where GC will provide up to an additional $140 million of financing for our sales and marketing growth efforts beginning from the Original Commitment End Date through December 31, 2025. This was further amended and restated in April 2024 and June 2024 to clarify certain provisions with no changes to material terms and conditions of the Agreement. On February 3, 2025, the Agreement was further amended under which GC will provide up to an additional $200 million of financing from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 for our sales and marketing growth efforts (collectively, the "Amended and Restated Agreement"). The Amended and Restated Agreement as of February 2025 contains standard customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties, and will continue in effect unless terminated by any party pursuant to its terms. Under all of these agreements, subject to certain terms and conditions specified therein, at the start of each growth period, an Investment Amount of up to 80% of our growth spend (the "Investment Amount") will be advanced by GC. During each growth period, we will repay each Investment Amount including a 16% rate of return based upon an agreed schedule. Once fully repaid, we will retain all future reference income related to each respective Investment Amount.
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As of September 30, 2024, we had $67.4 million of outstanding borrowings under the Agreement. We incurred interest expense of $1.8 million and $3.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively and such interest is included in “General and administrative expense” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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As of March 31, 2025, we had $101.9 million of outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Agreement. We incurred interest expense of $3.3 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively and such interest is included in “General and administrative expense” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Based on historical experience, existing and potential customers move more frequently in the third quarter, compared to the rest of the calendar year. As a result, we may see greater demand for new or expanded insurance coverage, and increased online engagement resulting in proportionately more growth during the third quarter. We expect that as we grow our customers, expand geographically, and launch new products, the impact of seasonal variability on our rate of growth may decrease.
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Seasonal patterns can impact both our rate of customer acquisition and the incurrence of claims and losses. Based on historical experience, existing and potential customers move more frequently in the third quarter, compared to the rest of the calendar year. As a result, we may see greater demand for new or expanded insurance coverage, and increased online engagement resulting in proportionately more growth during the third quarter. We expect that as we grow our customers, expand geographically, and launch new products, the impact of seasonal variability on our rate of growth may decrease.
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Additionally, seasonal weather patterns impact the level and amount of claims we receive. These patterns include hurricanes, wildfires, and coastal storms in the fall, cold weather patterns, and changing home heating needs in the winter, and tornados and hailstorms in the spring and summer. The mix of geographic exposure and products within our customer base impacts our exposure to these weather patterns.
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Additionally, seasonal weather patterns impact the level and amount of claims we receive. These patterns include hurricanes, wildfires, and coastal storms in the fall, cold weather patterns, and changing home heating needs in the winter, and tornados and hailstorms in the spring and summer. The mix of geographic exposure and products within our customer base impacts our exposure to these weather patterns. For additional information, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Industry — Severe weather events and other catastrophes, including the effects of climate change and global pandemics, are inherently unpredictable and may have a material adverse effect on our financial results and financial condition.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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We conduct certain of our operations in Israel and therefore our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and military instability and conflict in Israel and the surrounding region. This evolving conflict has increased global economic and political uncertainty. There is still uncertainty regarding the extent to which the war and its broader macroeconomic implications will impact our operations in Israel. We will continue to evaluate the extent to which this may impact our business, financial condition, or results of operations. These and other uncertainties could result in changes to our current expectations.
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We conduct certain of our operations in Israel and therefore our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and military instability and conflict in Israel and the surrounding region. There is still uncertainty regarding the extent to which the war and its broader macroeconomic implications will impact our operations in Israel. We will continue to evaluate the extent to which this may impact our business, financial condition, or results of operations. These and other uncertainties could result in changes to our current expectations. For additional information, see "Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business —We conduct certain of our operations in Israel and therefore our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and military instability in Israel and the surrounding region." in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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We obtain reinsurance to help manage our exposure to property and casualty insurance risks. Although our reinsurance counterparties are liable to us according to the terms of the reinsurance policies, we remain primarily liable to our policyholders as the direct insurers on all risks reinsured, see "Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Our Business" and "Risks relating to our Industry" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. As a result, reinsurance does not eliminate the obligation of our insurance subsidiaries to pay all claims, and we are subject to the risk that one or more of our reinsurers will be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, that the reinsurers will not pay in a timely fashion, or that our losses are so large that they exceed the limits inherent in our reinsurance contracts, each of which could have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, reinsurance may be unavailable at current levels and prices, which may limit our ability to write new business.
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We obtain reinsurance to help manage our exposure to property and casualty insurance risks. Although our reinsurance counterparties are liable to us according to the terms of the reinsurance policies, we remain primarily liable to our policyholders as the direct insurers on all risks reinsured. For additional information, see "Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Our Business" and "Risks Relating to our Industry" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. As a result, reinsurance does not eliminate the obligation of our insurance subsidiaries to pay all claims, and we are subject to the risk that one or more of our reinsurers will be unable or unwilling to honor its obligations, that the reinsurers will not pay in a timely fashion, or that our losses are so large that they exceed the limits inherent in our reinsurance contracts, each of which could have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, reinsurance may be unavailable at current levels and prices, which may limit our ability to write new business.
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Our proportional reinsurance contracts provides 55% protection on covered risks. We agreed to the terms of our reinsurance program effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 which includes Whole Account Quota Share Reinsurance Contracts by and among the Company, Lemonade Insurance Company ("LIC"), Metromile Insurance Company ("MIC") and Lemonade Insurance N.V. ("LINV"), and each of Hannover Ruck SE, MAPFRE Re, and Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation (collectively referred to as “Reinsurers”) ("Reinsurance Program"). Under the Reinsurance Program, which covers all products and geographies, the Company transfers, or "cedes," a share of premium to the Reinsurers. In exchange, these Reinsurers pay us a ceding commission on all premiums ceded to the Reinsurers, in addition to funding the corresponding claims, subject to certain limitations, including but not limited to, the exclusion of hurricane losses, and a limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence for non-hurricane catastrophe losses. The overall share of proportional reinsurance under the Reinsurance Program is approximately 55% of premium. The Per Risk Cap across the contracts is $750,000. Additionally, the contracts are subject to loss ratio caps and variable ceding commission levels, which align our interests with those of its Reinsurers. We renewed the Reinsurance Program effective July 1, 2024 and will expire on June 30, 2025, with similar terms to the contracts that expired on June 30, 2024, except for the limit per occurrence for non-hurricane catastrophe losses which increased to $10,000,000.
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We agreed to the terms of our reinsurance program effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 which included Whole Account Quota Share Reinsurance Contracts by and among the Company, Lemonade Insurance Company ("LIC"), Metromile Insurance Company ("MIC") and Lemonade Insurance N.V. ("LINV"), and each of Hannover Ruck SE, MAPFRE Re, and Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation (collectively referred to as “Reinsurers”) ("Reinsurance Program"). Under the Reinsurance Program, which covers all products and geographies, the Company transfers, or "cedes," a share of premium to the Reinsurers. In exchange, these Reinsurers pay us a ceding commission on all premiums ceded to the Reinsurers, in addition to funding the corresponding claims, subject to certain limitations, including but not limited to, the exclusion of hurricane losses, and a limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence for non-hurricane catastrophe losses. The overall share of proportional reinsurance under the Reinsurance Program is approximately 55% of premium. The Per Risk Cap across the contracts is $750,000. Additionally, these contracts are subject to loss ratio caps and variable ceding commission, which align our interests with those of our Reinsurers and is settled primarily on a funds withheld basis. We renewed the Reinsurance Program effective July 1, 2024 and will expire on June 30, 2025, with similar terms to the contracts that expired on June 30, 2024, except for the limit per occurrence for non-hurricane catastrophe losses which increased to $10,000,000.
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Net investment income represents interest earned from fixed maturity securities, short term and other investments, net of investment fees paid to the Company's investment manager. Our cash and invested assets are primarily fixed maturity securities, and may also include cash and cash equivalents, equity securities, and short-term investments. The principal factors that influence net investment income are the size of our investment portfolio and the yield on that portfolio. As measured by amortized cost (which excludes changes in fair value, such as changes in interest rates), the size of our investment portfolio is mainly a function of our invested equity capital along with premium we receive from our customers less payments on customer claims. Over time, we expect that net investment income will represent a more meaningful component of our results of operations.
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Net investment income represents interest earned from fixed maturity securities, short term and other investments, net of investment fees paid to the Company's investment manager. Our cash and invested assets are primarily comprised of fixed maturity securities, and may also include cash and cash equivalents, equity securities, and short-term investments. The principal factors that influence net investment income are the size of our investment portfolio and the yield on that portfolio. As measured by amortized cost (which excludes changes in fair value, such as changes in interest rates), the size of our investment portfolio is mainly a function of our invested equity capital along with premium we receive from our customers less payments on customer claims. Over time, we expect that net investment income will represent a more meaningful component of our results of operations.
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Commission income consists of commissions earned for policies placed with third-party insurance companies where we have no exposure to the insured risk. Such commission is recognized on the effective date of the associated policy which is when the performance obligation is completed. Other income primarily consists of fees collected from policyholders relating to installment premiums. These fees are recognized at the time each policy installment is billed. Other income also includes net realized gains or losses from the sale of investments and sublease income.
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Commission income consists of commissions earned for policies placed with third-party insurance companies where we have no exposure to the insured risk. Such commission is recognized on the effective date of the associated policy which is when the performance obligation is completed. Other income primarily consists of fees collected from policyholders relating to installment premiums. These fees are recognized at the time each policy installment is billed. Other income also includes net realized gains or losses from sale of investments and sublease income.
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We have a valuation allowance for our U.S. deferred tax assets, including federal and state net operating losses and capital losses. We expect to maintain this valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not, that the benefit of our federal and state deferred tax assets will be realized through expected future taxable income in the United States.
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We have a valuation allowance for our U.S. deferred tax assets, including federal and state net operating losses. We expect to maintain this valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not, that the benefit of our federal and state deferred tax assets will be realized through expected future taxable income in the U.S..
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ii)In force placed premium — the annualized premium of in force policies placed with third party insurance companies for which we earn a recurring commission payment. In force placed premium currently reflects approximately 2% of IFP.
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ii)In force placed premium — the annualized premium of in force policies placed with third party insurance companies for which we earn a recurring commission payment. In force placed premium currently reflects approximately 3% of IFP.
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The annualized value of premiums is a legal and contractual determination made by assessing the contractual terms with our customers. The annualized value of contracts is not determined by reference to historical revenues, deferred revenues or any other U.S. GAAP financial measure over any period. IFP is not a forecast of future revenues nor is it a reliable indicator of revenue expected to be earned in any given period. We believe that our calculation of IFP is useful to analysts and investors because it captures the impact of growth in customers and premium per customer at the end of each reported period, without adjusting for known or projected policy updates, cancellations, rescissions, and non-renewals. We use IFP because we believe it gives our management useful insight into the total reach of our platform by showing all in force policies underwritten and placed by us. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate IFP differently or not at all, which reduces the usefulness of IFP as a tool for comparison.
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The annualized value of premiums is a legal and contractual determination made by assessing the contractual terms with our customers. The annualized value of contracts is not determined by reference to historical revenues, deferred revenues or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. IFP is not a forecast of future revenues nor is it a reliable indicator of revenue expected to be earned in any given period. We believe that our calculation of IFP is useful to analysts and investors because it captures the impact of growth in customers and premium per customer at the end of each reported period, without adjusting for known or projected policy updates, cancellations, rescissions, and non-renewals. We use IFP because we believe it gives our management useful insight into the total reach of our platform by showing all in force policies underwritten and placed by us. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate IFP differently or not at all, which reduces the usefulness of IFP as a tool for comparison.
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We define Annual Dollar Retention ("ADR"), as the percentage of IFP retained over a twelve month period, inclusive of changes in policy value, changes in number of policies, changes in policy type, and churn. To calculate ADR we first aggregate the IFP from all active customers at the beginning of the period and then aggregate the IFP from those same customers at the end of the period. ADR is then equal to the ratio of ending IFP to beginning IFP. Beginning in the third quarter of 2023, ADR included Metromile. We believe that our calculation of ADR is useful to analysts and investors because it captures our ability to retain customers and sell additional products and coverage to them over time. We view ADR as an important metric to measure our ability to provide a delightful end-to-end customer experience, satisfy our customers’ evolving insurance needs and maintain our customers’ trust in our products. Our customers become more valuable to us every year they continue to subscribe to our products. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate ADR differently or not at all, which reduces the usefulness of ADR as a tool for comparison.
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We define Annual Dollar Retention ("ADR"), as the percentage of IFP retained over a twelve month period, inclusive of changes in policy value, changes in number of policies, changes in policy type, and churn. To calculate ADR we first aggregate the IFP from all active customers at the beginning of the period and then aggregate the IFP from those same customers at the end of the period. ADR is then equal to the ratio of ending IFP to beginning IFP. We believe that our calculation of ADR is useful to analysts and investors because it captures our ability to retain customers and sell additional products and coverage to them over time. We view ADR as an important metric to measure our ability to provide a delightful end-to-end customer experience, satisfy our customers’ evolving insurance needs and maintain our customers’ trust in our products. Our customers become more valuable to us every year they continue to subscribe to our products. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate ADR differently or not at all, which reduces the usefulness of ADR as a tool for comparison.
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Unlike net earned premium, gross earned premium excludes the impact of premiums ceded to reinsurers, and therefore should not be used as a substitute for net earned premium, total revenue, or any other measure presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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Unlike net earned premium, gross earned premium excludes the impact of premiums ceded to reinsurers, and therefore should not be used as a substitute for net earned premium, total revenue, or any other measure presented in accordance with GAAP.
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Gross profit is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP as total revenue less loss and loss adjustment expense, net, other insurance expense, and depreciation and amortization (allocated to cost of revenue).
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Gross profit is calculated in accordance with GAAP as total revenue less loss and loss adjustment expense, net, other insurance expense, and depreciation and amortization (allocated to cost of revenue).
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•Gross profit, excluding net investment income, interest income and other income, interest expense, and net realized gains and losses on sale of investments, plus
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•Gross profit, excluding net investment income, interest income and other income, plus
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We define adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net loss excluding the impact of income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, interest income, interest expense, net investment income, net realized gains and losses on sale of investments, change in fair value of warrants liability, amortization of fair value adjustment on insurance contract intangible liability relating to the Metromile Acquisition, and other non-cash adjustments and other transactions that we consider to be unique in nature. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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We define adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net loss excluding the impact of income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, interest expense, interest income and others, net investment income, change in fair value of warrants liability, amortization of fair value adjustment on insurance contract intangible liability relating to the Metromile Acquisition, and other non-cash adjustments and other transactions that we consider to be unique in nature. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA in accordance with GAAP.
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Net earned premium increased $9.1 million, or 11%, to $95.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the earning of increased gross written premium and the impact of our reinsurance program to ceded written premium under our Proportional Reinsurance Contracts as discussed above under "Reinsurance."
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Net earned premium increased $19.9 million, or 24%, to $104.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to the earning of increased gross written premium.
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Gross written premium increased $56.1 million, or 26%, to $268.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a 17% increase in net added customers year over year driven by the success of our digital advertising campaigns and partnerships. We also continued to expand our geographic footprint and product offerings. In addition, we also saw a 6% increase in premium per customer year over year due to an increasing prevalence of multiple policies per customer, growth in the overall average policy value, and continued shift in the mix of underlying products toward higher value policies. Assumed premium related to car insurance policies written in Texas through our fronting arrangement with a third party carrier in Texas also contributed to the increase in gross written premium during the period.
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Gross written premium increased $48.6 million, or 24%, to $254.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a 21% increase in net added customers year over year driven by the success of our digital advertising campaigns and partnerships. We also continued to expand our geographic footprint and product offerings. In addition, we also saw a 4% increase in premium per customer year over year due to an increasing prevalence of multiple policies per customer, growth in the overall average policy value, and continued shift in the mix of underlying products toward higher value policies. Assumed premium related to car insurance policies written in Texas through our fronting arrangement with a third party carrier in Texas also contributed to the increase in gross written premium during the period.
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Ceded written premium increased $35.4 million, or 30%, to $153.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to growth in business across all products and the impact of our reinsurance agreements. Under our proportional reinsurance program, our overall share is approximately 55% of premium and are subject to loss ratio caps and variable commission. Other non-proportional reinsurance contracts were renewed with terms similar to the expired contracts. See "Reinsurance" above for further information.
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Ceded written premium increased $27.1 million, or 24%, to $138.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to growth in business across all products and the impact of our reinsurance agreements. Under our proportional reinsurance program, our overall share is approximately 55% of premium and are subject to loss ratio caps and variable commission. Other non-proportional reinsurance contracts were renewed with terms similar to the expired contracts. See "Reinsurance" above for further information.
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The table below shows the amount of premium we earned on a gross and net basis. Ceded earned premium as a percentage of gross earned premium slightly increased to 55% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 consistent with the total participation under the proportional reinsurance program.
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The table below shows the amount of premium we earned on a gross and net basis. Ceded earned premium as a percentage of gross earned premium is at 55% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 consistent with our participation rate in our reinsurance contracts as discussed above.
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Ceding commission income increased $7.3 million, or 44%, to $24.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, consistent with the increase in ceded earned premium during the period.
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Ceding commission income increased $5.9 million, or 28%, to $26.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, consistent with the increase in ceded earned premium during the period.
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Net investment income increased $1.9 million, or 27% to $8.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the diversification of the Company's investment portfolio with higher returns, offset by investment expenses of $0.1 million. We mainly invest in cash, money market funds, U.S. Treasury bills, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
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Net investment income increased $1.9 million, or 25% to $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by the diversification of the Company's investment portfolio with higher returns, offset by investment expenses. We mainly invest in cash, money market funds, U.S. Treasury bills, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and Non-US Government.
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Commission and other income increased $3.8 million, or 90%, to $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to growth in premiums placed with third-party insurance companies during the period, installment fees and sublease income from our New York and San Francisco office space.
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Commission and other income increased $4.4 million, or 72%, to $10.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to growth in premiums placed with third-party insurance companies during the period, installment fees and sublease income from our New York and San Francisco office space.
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Loss and LAE, net increased $2 million, or 3%, to $77.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was in line with growth in premium, increased claim costs and the impact of an extra-contractual car claim liability related to pre-acquisition Metromile, offset by reserve releases due to better than expected loss reserve emergence on homeowners multi-peril and pet lines of business. Net incurred losses during the third quarter of 2024 also included $5.0 million from hurricane Helene and $4.0 million from hurricane Beryl.
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Loss and LAE, net increased $19.5 million, or 30%, to $85.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was in line with growth in premium and increased claim costs offset by reserve releases due to better than expected loss reserve emergence on homeowners multi-peril line of business. Net incurred losses during the first quarter of 2025 included the impact of the California Wildfires in January 2025 in the amount of $16.8 million.
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Other insurance expense increased $4.7 million, or 31%, to $19.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 consistent with growth in earned premium. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs, net of ceding commissions increased $1.3 million, or 54% as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Professional fees and other services increased $1.3 million, or 29%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily in support of growth and expansion initiatives. Credit card processing fees increased $1.1 million, or 31%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of the increase in customers and associated premium.
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Other insurance expense increased $8.8 million, or 51%, to $26.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 consistent with growth in earned premium and the California FAIR Plan assessment charge of $6.9 million related to the January 2025 California Wildfires. Credit card processing fees increased $1.3 million, or 34%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 as a result of the increase in customers and associated premium. Data costs increased $1.0 million, or 38%, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Sales and marketing expense increased $27.0 million, or 111%, to $51.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to brand and performance advertising, which is the largest component of our sales and marketing expenses. Expense related to advertising, other customer acquisition channels and partner payments increased $25.9 million, or 185%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Compensation expense related to the warrant shares increased $1.1 million, or 122%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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Sales and marketing expense increased $12.8 million, or 42%, to $43.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to brand and performance advertising, which is the largest component of our sales and marketing expenses. Expense related to advertising, other customer acquisition channels and partner payments increased $18.3 million, or 92%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Compensation expense related to the warrant shares decreased $6.1 million, or 678%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 due to the $5.2 million impact of the canceled unvested warrant shares for contract year 2 as a result of the termination of the Warrant Agreement with Chewy.
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Technology development expense increased $0.1 million, or less than 1%, to $21.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, and net of capitalized costs for the development of internal-use software, increased $0.3 million, or 2%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Hosting and development costs decreased $0.3 million or 13%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.
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Technology development expense increased $1.1 million, or 5%, to $22.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, and net of capitalized costs for the development of internal-use software, increased $1.6 million, or 10%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Hosting and development costs decreased $0.5 million or 23%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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General and administrative expense decreased $5.5 million, or 15%, to $31.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. During the third quarter of 2023, we recognized an asset impairment on the right-of-use asset related to the San Francisco office in the amount of $3.7 million and an accrual for a potential liability claim of $3.0 million related to Metromile. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, increased $0.4 million, or 3%, as compared to three months ended September 30, 2023. Legal, accounting and other professional fees decreased $0.5 million, or 20%, compared to three months ended September 30, 2023. Bad debt expense increased by $0.5 million or 24%, as compared to three months ended September 30, 2023.
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General and administrative expense increased $6.1 million, or 20%, to $35.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Interest expense related to borrowings from financing agreement with GC increased $2.7 million, or 450%, to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024. Employee-related expense, including stock-based compensation, increased $2.0 million, or 15%, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024. Bad debt expense increased by $1.3 million or 41%, as compared to three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Net loss increased $6.2 million, or 10%, to $67.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to the factors described above.
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Net loss increased $15.1 million, or 32%, to $62.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 due to the factors described above.
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The non-GAAP financial measures below have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results. In addition, adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin, ratio of adjusted gross profit to gross earned premium, and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as indicators of our operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating, investing and financing activities, as there may be significant factors or trends that they fail to address. We caution investors that non-GAAP financial information, by its nature, departs from traditional accounting conventions. Therefore, its use can make it difficult to compare our current results with our results from other reporting periods and with the results of other companies.
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The non-GAAP financial measures below have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results. In addition, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross profit margin, ratio of adjusted gross profit to gross earned premium, and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as indicators of our operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating, investing and financing activities, as there may be significant factors or trends that they fail to address. We caution investors that non-GAAP financial information, by its nature, departs from traditional accounting conventions. Therefore, its use can make it difficult to compare our current results with our results from other reporting periods and with the results of other companies.
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We define adjusted gross profit, a non-GAAP financial measure, as gross profit excluding net investment income, interest income and other income, and net realized gains and losses on sale of investments, plus fixed costs and overhead associated with our underwriting operations including employee-related expense, professional fees and other, and depreciation and amortization allocated to cost of revenue, and other adjustments that we would consider to be unique in nature. After these adjustments, the resulting calculation is inclusive of only those variable costs of revenue incurred on the successful acquisition of business and without the volatility of investment income. We use adjusted gross profit as a key measure of our progress towards profitability and to consistently evaluate the variable contribution to our business from underwriting operations from period to period.
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We define adjusted gross profit, a non-GAAP financial measure, as gross profit excluding net investment income, interest income and other income, plus fixed costs and overhead associated with our underwriting operations including employee-related expense, professional fees and other, and depreciation and amortization allocated to cost of revenue, and other adjustments that we would consider to be unique in nature. After these adjustments, the resulting calculation is inclusive of only those variable costs of revenue incurred on the successful acquisition of business and without the volatility of investment income. We use adjusted gross profit as a key measure of our progress towards profitability and to consistently evaluate the variable contribution to our business from underwriting operations from period to period.
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We define adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net loss excluding income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, interest expense, interest income and others, net investment income, net realized gains and losses on sale of investments, change in fair value of warrants liability, amortization of fair value adjustment on insurance contract intangible liability relating to the Metromile Acquisition, and other non-cash adjustments and other transactions that we would consider to be unique in nature. We exclude these items from adjusted EBITDA because we do not consider them to be directly attributable to our underlying operating performance. We use adjusted EBITDA as an internal performance measure in the management of our operations because we believe it gives our management and other customers of our financial information useful insight into our results of operations and our underlying business performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as a substitute for net loss calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and other companies may define adjusted EBITDA differently.
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We define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net loss excluding income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, interest expense, interest income and others, net investment income, change in fair value of warrants liability, amortization of fair value adjustment on insurance contract intangible liability relating to the Metromile Acquisition, and other non-cash adjustments and other transactions that we would consider to be unique in nature. We exclude these items from Adjusted EBITDA because we do not consider them to be directly attributable to our underlying operating performance. We use Adjusted EBITDA as an internal performance measure in the management of our operations because we believe it gives our management and other customers of our financial information useful insight into our results of operations and our underlying business performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as a substitute for net loss calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and other companies may define Adjusted EBITDA differently.
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As of September 30, 2024, we had $329.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $640.8 million in investments. From the date we commenced operations, we have generated negative cash flows from operations, and we have financed our operations primarily through private and public sales of equity securities and third party financing. Our principal sources of funds are insurance premiums, investment income, reinsurance recoveries and proceeds from the maturity and sale of invested assets. These funds are primarily used to pay claims, operating expenses and taxes. In June 2023, we entered into an Agreement with GC, where up to $150 million of financing will be provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts through December 31, 2024. The Agreement was amended and restated in January 2024, pursuant to which an additional financing of $140 million will be provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts through December 31, 2025, and was further amended and restated in April 2024 and June 2024 to clarify certain provisions and all material terms and conditions remain unchanged. As of September 30, 2024, we had $67.4 million of outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Agreement with GC. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024 will be sufficient to meet our working capital, liquidity and capital expenditure needs for at least the next 12 months. This belief is subject, to a certain extent, on general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
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As of March 31, 2025, we had $309.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $676.1 million in investments. From the date we commenced operations, we have generated negative cash flows from operations, and we have financed our operations primarily through private and public sales of equity securities and third party financing. Our principal sources of funds are insurance premiums, investment income, reinsurance recoveries and proceeds from maturity and sale of invested assets. These funds are primarily used to pay claims, operating expenses and taxes. In June 2023, we entered into an Agreement with GC, where up to $150 million of financing was provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts through December 31, 2024. The Agreement was amended and restated in January 2024, pursuant to which an additional financing of $140 million will be provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts through December 31, 2025, and was further amended and restated in April 2024 and June 2024 to clarify certain provisions and all material terms and conditions remain unchanged. On February 3, 2025, the Agreement was further amended in which GC will provide up to an additional $200 million of financing for our sales and marketing growth efforts from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2025, we had $101.9 million of outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Agreement with GC. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 will be sufficient to meet our working capital, liquidity and capital expenditure needs over at least the next 12 months. This belief is subject, to a certain extent, on general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
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Our U.S. and Dutch insurance company subsidiaries, and our Dutch insurance holding company, are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval of their respective competent regulatory authorities. As of September 30, 2024, cash and investments held by these companies was $556.6 million of which $241.2 million is held as regulatory surplus.
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Our U.S. and Dutch insurance company subsidiaries, and our Dutch insurance holding company, are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval of their respective competent regulatory authorities. As of March 31, 2025, cash and investments held by these companies was $604.4 million of which $259.0 million is held as regulatory surplus.
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Cash used in operating activities was $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $77.8 million from $103.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This reflected the $22.3 million decrease in our net loss, primarily offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities. The decrease in cash used in operating activities from the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to claim payments, settlements with our reinsurance partners, and growth and expansion spend of the Company, offset by collection of premiums and recoveries from reinsurance partners.
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Cash used in operating activities was $47.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $17.4 million from $29.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This reflected the $15.1 million decrease in our net loss, primarily offset by changes in our operating assets and liabilities. The increase in cash used in operating activities from the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to claim payments, settlements with our reinsurance partners, and growth and expansion spend of the Company, offset by collection of premiums and recoveries from reinsurance partners.
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Cash provided by investing activities was $48.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, short term investments offset by purchases of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, short term investments. We also purchased property and equipment during the period.
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Cash used in investing activities was $40.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to purchases of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, offset by proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, short term investments. We also purchased property and equipment during the period.
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Cash provided by investing activities was $38.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, short term investments offset by purchases of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, short term investments. We also purchased property and equipment during the period.
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Cash provided by investing activities was $30.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, short term investments offset by purchases of U.S. government obligations, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, short term investments. We also purchased property and equipment during the period.
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On June 28, 2023, we entered into a Customer Investment Agreement (the “Agreement”), with GC Customer Value Arranger, LLC (a General Catalyst company) ("GC"). Under the Agreement, up to $150 million of financing will be provided for our sales and marketing growth efforts. The Agreement had a commitment period of 18 months which expired on December 31, 2024 ("Original Commitment End Date").
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On January 8, 2024, we entered into an Amended and Restated Customer Investment Agreement where GC will provide up to an additional $140 million of financing for our sales and marketing growth efforts beginning from the Original Commitment End Date through December 31, 2025. This was further amended and restated in April 2024 and June 2024 to clarify certain provisions with no changes to material terms and conditions (collectively, the "Amended and Restated Agreement"). The Amended and Restated Agreement as of June 2024 contains standard customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties, and will continue in effect unless terminated by any party pursuant to its terms.
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Seasonal patterns can impact both our rate of customer acquisition and the incurrence of claims and losses.
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See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Industry — Severe weather events and other catastrophes, including the effects of climate change and global pandemics, are inherently unpredictable and may have a material adverse effect on our financial results and financial condition.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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See "Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business —We conduct certain of our operations in Israel and therefore our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and military instability in Israel and the surrounding region." in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The table below shows the amount of premium we earned on a gross and net basis. Ceded earned premium as a percentage of gross earned premium increased to 55% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 50% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the impact of reinsurance terms under the proportional reinsurance contracts as discussed above.
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Gross written premium increased $142.0 million, or 25%, to $700.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a 17% increase in net added customers year over year driven by the success of our digital advertising campaigns and partnerships. We also continued to expand our geographic footprint and product offerings. We also saw a 6% increase in premium per customer year over year primarily due to an increasing prevalence of multiple policies per customer, growth in the overall average policy value, and continued shift in the mix of underlying products toward higher value policies. Assumed premium related to car insurance policies written in Texas from our fronting arrangement with a third party carrier in Texas also contributed to the increase in gross written premium during the period.
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Ceded written premium increased $96.0 million, or 33%, to $389.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to growth in business across all products and the impact of our reinsurance agreements. Under our proportional reinsurance program, our overall share is approximately 55% of premium and are subject to loss ratio caps and variable commission. Other non-proportional reinsurance contracts were renewed with terms similar to the expired contracts. See "Reinsurance" above for further information.
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Net investment income increased $7.0 million, or 40%, to $24.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the diversification of the Company's investment portfolio with higher returns offset by investment expenses of $0.2 million. We mainly invest in cash, money market funds, U.S. Treasury bills, corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
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Commission and other income increased $8.2 million, or 59%, to $22.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to growth on premium placed with third-party insurance companies during the period, installment fees and sublease income from our New York and San Francisco office space.