Company: KG
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001104659-25-021993
Chunk: 78

Company: Kestrel Group Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: S-4
Chunk 78
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. The NAIC model law has been adopted by certain states, including Vermont, which may raise compliance costs or increase the risk of noncompliance, and noncompliance could subject the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries to regulatory enforcement actions and penalties, as well as reputational harm. Any such events could potentially have an adverse impact on the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries’ business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Because the interpretation and application of many privacy and data protection laws along with contractually imposed industry standards are uncertain, it is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries’ existing data management practices or the features of their services and platform capabilities. Any failure or perceived failure by the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries, or any third parties with which they do business, to comply with their posted privacy policies, changing consumer expectations, evolving laws, rules and regulations, industry standards, or contractual obligations to which they or such third parties are or may become subject, may result in actions or other claims against the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries by governmental entities or private actors, the expenditure of substantial costs, time and other resources or the incurrence of significant fines, penalties or other liabilities. In addition, any such action, particularly to the extent the combined company’s insurance subsidiaries were found to be guilty of violations or otherwise liable for damages, would damage their reputation and adversely affect their business, financial condition and results of operations.

Maiden’s business is subject to risks related to litigation. Losses from legal and regulatory actions may have a material adverse effect on Maiden’s reputation, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s operating results, cash flows, financial condition and prospects.

Maiden may from time to time be subject to litigation or other legal or regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business relating to its current and past business operations, including, but not limited to, disputes over coverage or claims adjudication, including reinsurance contract disputes and arbitration,

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claims alleging that Maiden has acted in bad faith in the administration of claims by its policyholders, disputes with its agents, producers and termination of contracts and related claims and disputes with former employees.

Maiden also may be subject to litigation from security holders due to the diminution in value of its securities as a result of its operating results and financial condition. For example, in 2019 certain security holders of Maiden filed a class action alleging