Company: KG
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0002055116-25-000018
Chunk: 90

Company: Kestrel Group Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 90
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 financial information to analyze its performance in a manner similar to how management analyzes performance. Management also believes that these measures generally follow industry practice therefore allowing the users of financial information to compare the Company’s performance with its industry peer group, and that the equity analysts and certain rating agencies which follow the Company, and the insurance industry as a whole, generally exclude these items from their analyses for the same reasons. Non-GAAP operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP net income. 

Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) is an internal performance measure used by management as these measures focus on the underlying fundamentals of the Company's operations by excluding, on a recurring basis: (1) net realized investment gains (losses); (2) foreign exchange and other gains (losses); and (3) interest in income (loss) of equity method investments. It also excludes on a non-recurring basis: (1) loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax and; (2) the bargain purchase gain resulting from the Combination Agreement, and (3) the change in the fair value of the earn out liability. We excluded net realized investment gains (losses), interest in income (loss) of equity method investments and foreign exchange and other gains (losses) as we believe these are influenced by market opportunities and other factors. We do not believe the net loss from our discontinued operations, the bargain purchase gain on the Combination Agreement, and the change in fair value of the earn out liability are representative of our ongoing and future business.We believe all of these amounts are substantially independent of our business and any potential future underwriting process, therefore their inclusion would distort the analysis of underlying trends in our operations. 

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