UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number
001-36462
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
45-5338504
(State of Incorporation)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1401 N. Westshore Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(727) 362-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
HRTG
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Emerging growth company
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding on May 1, 2026 was 30,349,925
HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
Table of Contents
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 Unaudited Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets: March 31, 2026 (unaudited) and December 31, 2025
2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (unaudited)
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (unaudited)
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (unaudited)
5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
25
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
35
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
36
Item 1A Risk Factors
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 5 Other Information
Item 6 Exhibits
Signatures
38
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) or in documents incorporated by reference that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements, expectations or beliefs regarding: (i) our core strategy and ability to fully execute our business plan; (ii) our growth, including by geographic expansion, new lines of business, additional policies and new products and services, competitive strengths, proprietary capabilities, processes and new technology, results of operations and liquidity; (iii) strategic initiatives and their impact on shareholder value; (iv) projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to our business, financial and operational results and future economic performance; (v) management’s goals and objectives, including intentions to pursue certain business and the handling of certain claims; (vi) projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure, reserves, liquidity and other financial items; (vii) potential for rising costs of materials and labor; (viii) the supply of catastrophe reinsurance and its costs; (ix) assumptions underlying our critical accounting policies and estimates; (x) assumptions underlying statements regarding us and our business; (xi) the impact of legislation; (xii) claims and related expenses, and our reinsurers’ obligations; (xiii) pending legal proceedings and their effect on our financial position; (xiv) effects of updated claims, policy, and billing systems; and (xv) other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included throughout this filing and particularly in Item 1A: "Risk Factors" set forth in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to any such forward-looking statement, except as may otherwise be required by law.
These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and market in which we operate, and management’s beliefs and assumptions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” or “continue” or the negative variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrences of anticipated events. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Consequently, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Item 1 – Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share and share amounts)
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
ASSETS
(unaudited)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $769,426 and $726,774)
$
751,384
713,237
Equity securities, at fair value, (cost $1,072 and $1,064)
1,072
1,064
Other investments, net
1,259
1,285
Total investments
753,715
715,586
Cash and cash equivalents
517,070
559,274
Restricted cash
16,221
13,307
Accrued investment income
6,272
6,556
Premiums receivable, net
93,989
95,331
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid claims, net of allowance for credit losses of $175
261,179
318,588
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
194,607
307,039
Deferred income tax asset, net
5,589
5,855
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net
64,367
64,544
Property and equipment, net
28,447
28,254
Right-of-use lease asset, finance
11,978
12,598
Right-of-use lease asset, operating
6,328
4,878
Intangibles, net
28,643
30,189
Other assets
32,579
33,823
Total Assets
2,020,984
2,195,822
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
544,043
579,477
Unearned premiums
701,090
707,923
Reinsurance payable
73,498
232,801
Long-term debt, net
77,613
78,428
Advance premiums
30,797
19,164
Income taxes payable
15,499
4,282
Accrued compensation
4,896
8,844
Lease liability, finance
14,914
15,587
Lease liability, operating
6,521
5,800
Accounts payable and other liabilities
31,741
38,265
Total Liabilities
1,500,612
1,690,571
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 43,043,218 shares issued and 30,334,925 outstanding at March 31, 2026 and 43,171,585 shares issued and 30,833,776 outstanding at December 31, 2025
Additional paid-in capital
357,813
365,736
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
(13,988
)
(10,555
Treasury stock, at cost, 12,708,293 and 12,337,809 shares at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
(143,189
(133,183
Retained earnings
319,733
283,250
Total Stockholders' Equity
520,372
505,251
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months EndedMarch 31,
2026
2025
REVENUES:
Gross premiums written
346,745
355,997
Change in gross unearned premiums
6,817
(2,169
Gross premiums earned
353,562
353,828
Ceded premiums
(153,870
(153,794
Net premiums earned
199,692
200,034
Net investment income
9,867
8,575
Net realized gains (losses) on debt securities and other investments
16
(4
Other revenue
3,083
2,915
Total revenues
212,658
211,520
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
91,597
99,407
Policy acquisition costs, net of ceding commission income (1)
45,335
45,815
General and administrative expenses, net of ceding commission income(2)
24,908
23,862
Total expenses
161,840
169,084
Operating income
50,818
42,436
Interest expense, net
1,779
2,426
Income before income taxes
49,039
40,010
Income tax expense
12,556
9,536
Net income
36,483
30,474
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on investments
(4,491
8,477
Reclassification adjustment for net realized investment (gains) losses
(16
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income
1,074
(2,016
Total comprehensive income
33,050
36,939
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic
30,680,933
30,697,826
Diluted
30,740,251
30,757,089
Earnings per share
1.19
0.99
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Common Shares
Par Value
Additional Paid-In Capital
RetainedEarnings
Treasury Shares
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
TotalStockholders'Equity
Balance at December 31, 2025
30,833,776
Net unrealized change in investments, net of tax
—
(3,433
Issuance of restricted stock
188,225
Surrendered shares for tax withholdings
(316,592
(8,909
Stock-based compensation on restricted stock
986
Stock buyback
(370,484
(10,006
Net Income
Balance at March 31, 2026
30,334,925
Balance at December 31, 2024
30,607,039
362,644
87,656
(130,900
(28,604
290,799
6,465
386,231
1,265
Balance at March 31, 2025
30,993,270
363,909
118,130
(22,139
329,003
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
For The Three Months Ended March 31,
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
Bond amortization and accretion
(151
(92
Amortization of original issuance discount on debt
123
140
Depreciation and amortization
3,152
2,879
Provision for credit losses
(77
6
Net realized losses
Deferred income taxes
1,340
(10,261
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
284
362
1,419
(7,208
112,432
113,574
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid claims
57,409
147,121
177
(702
Right of use leased asset, net
(830
933
1,244
(5,205
(35,434
(193,759
(6,833
2,150
(159,303
(103,995
Accrued interest
17
(3,948
1,510
11,633
6,449
Leased liabilities, net
48
(940
Income tax payable
11,217
19,797
Other liabilities
(6,525
(3,682
Net cash provided by operating activities
24,864
837
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Fixed maturity securities sales, maturities and paydowns
34,642
18,763
Fixed maturity securities purchases
(77,159
(22,097
Redemption of equity securities
960
Proceeds from sale of assets
Return on other investments
26
1,022
Equity securities reinvestments of dividends
(11
(21
Cost of property and equipment acquired, net of disposals
(1,816
(2,096
Net cash used in investing activities
(44,301
(3,469
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on term loan facility
(938
(2,375
Purchase of treasury stock
Repayment of loan agreement
(19,200
Tax withholding on share-based compensation awards
Mortgage loan payments
(76
Net cash used in financing activities
(19,853
(21,651
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(39,290
(24,283
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
572,581
463,645
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
533,291
439,362
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid
1,505
2,090
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(In thousands)
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows
Restricted cash represents funds held to meet regulatory requirements in certain states in which the Company operates as well as deposits related to reinsurance transactions using catastrophe bonds.
No cash payments were made for income taxes for the for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025.
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”). These statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain financial information that is normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, but that is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been omitted. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated and all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which are necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods have been reflected. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 12, 2026 (as amended, the “2025 Form 10-K”).
Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies of the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K.
Segment Information
Nature of Operations
The Company's results are reported as a single operating and reportable segment - residential property insurance. Operating segments represent components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in determining how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. For more information regarding the Company's nature of operations, see the "Business Segment" section of Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Accounting Pronouncements not yet adopted
The Company has documented the summary of its significant accounting policies in its Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the Company’s accounting policies since the filing of that report.
No other new accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet adopted, have had, or are expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
NOTE 2. INVESTMENTS
Securities Available-for-Sale
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of the Company’s debt securities available-for-sale are as follows for the periods presented:
Cost or Adjusted /Amortized Cost
Gross UnrealizedGains
Gross UnrealizedLosses
Fair Value
Debt Securities Available-for-sale
U.S. government and agency securities (1)
99,412
553
276
99,689
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
351,516
1,400
14,344
338,572
Corporate bonds
234,371
1,812
4,919
231,264
Mortgage-backed securities (1)
79,874
54
2,294
77,634
Asset-backed securities
1,173
28
1,145
Other
3,080
Total
769,426
3,819
21,861
89,380
1,014
210
90,184
347,487
2,147
14,152
335,482
226,541
3,431
4,250
225,722
59,087
339
1,826
57,600
1,199
30
1,169
726,774
6,931
20,468
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Debt Securities
The Company did not recognize any net realized gains or losses from debt securities available‑for‑sale during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The following table presents net realized losses on debt securities available‑for‑sale for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Gains(Losses)
Fair Value at Sale
Debt Securities Available-for-Sale
Total realized gains
Total realized losses
(9
110
The following table presents the reconciliation of net realized gains (losses) from debt securities and other investments on the Company’s investments reported for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:
As of March 31,
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized losses on other investments
(8
Gross realized gains on other investments
24
Net realized gains (losses)
The table below summarizes the Company’s debt securities at March 31, 2026 by contractual maturity periods. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturity of those obligations.
At March 31, 2026
Cost or Amortized Cost
Percent of Total
Maturity dates:
Due in one year or less
108,717
14.1
%
107,992
14.4
Due after one year through five years
389,206
50.6
380,018
Due after five years through ten years
166,501
21.6
160,750
21.4
Due after ten years
105,002
13.7
102,624
13.6
100.0
Net Investment Income
The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:
\
Three Months Ended March 31,
Debt securities
6,924
5,348
Equity securities
33
3,397
3,405
Other investments
46
309
10,392
9,095
Less: Investment expenses
525
520
Net investment income, less investment expenses
The following tables present, for all debt securities available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position (including securities pledged) and for which no credit loss allowance has been established to date, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively (in thousands):
Less Than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or More
Number ofSecurities
GrossUnrealizedLosses
U.S. government and agency securities
108
12,921
12
168
11,212
493
25,429
291
13,851
221,766
600
49,738
94
4,319
64,066
Mortgage-backed securities
34
420
50,775
106
1,874
12,789
20
1,144
104
1,621
138,863
523
20,240
310,977
8
11,164
55
10,937
302
14,097
232,460
9
11
11,734
115
4,239
77,501
112
13,336
1,170
66
22,672
561
20,402
335,631
The Company’s unrealized losses on debt securities have not been recognized because the securities are of a high credit quality with investment grade ratings. After reviewing the Company's portfolio, if (i) the Company does not have the intent to sell, or (ii) it is more likely than not it will not be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery, then the Company's intent is to hold the investment securities to recovery, or maturity if necessary to recover the decline in valuation as prices accrete to par. However, the Company's intent may change prior to maturity due to certain types of events, which include, but are not limited to, changes in the financial markets, the Company's analysis of an issuer’s credit metrics and prospects, changes in tax laws or the regulatory environment, or as a result of significant unforeseen changes in liquidity needs. As such, the Company may, from time to time, sell invested assets subsequent to the balance sheet date that it did not intend to sell at the balance sheet date. Conversely, the Company may not sell invested assets that the Company asserted it intended to sell at the balance sheet date. Such changes in intent are due to unforeseen events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date.
The Company evaluated available‑for‑sale debt securities in unrealized loss positions at March 31, 2026 and determined that the losses were driven by interest rate movements, changes in yield curve dynamics, market liquidity conditions, and broader fixed‑income market volatility, none of which indicated credit deterioration; accordingly, no allowance for credit losses was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Other Investments
Non-Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)
The Company makes passive investments in limited partnerships (“LPs”), which is accounted for using the equity method, with income reported in net realized and unrealized gains and losses. The Company also makes passive investments in a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”), which are accounted for using the measurement alternative method, which is reported at cost less impairment (if any), plus or minus changes from observable price changes, as described in the table below.
The following table summarizes the carrying value and maximum loss exposure of the Company’s non-consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively:
As of March 31, 2026
As of December 31, 2025
Carrying Value
Maximum Loss Exposure
Investments in non-consolidated VIEs - Equity method
833
839
Investments in non-consolidated VIEs - Measurement alternative
426
446
Total non-consolidated VIEs
The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to these investments is limited to the investment carrying amounts reported as “other investments” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. No agreements exist requiring the Company to provide additional funding to any of the non-consolidated VIEs in excess of the Company’s initial investment.
NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The Company is required to use an established hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the inputs to the valuation and degree to which they are observable or not observable in the market. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows:
The highest priority is assigned to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no transfers in or out of Level 1, 2, and 3.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company assesses the levels for the investments at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy regarding the recognitions of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.
The tables below present the balances of the Company’s invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Financial assets:
(in thousands)
Total assets:
Total debt securities
Equity Securities
Common stock
Total debt securities and equity securities
752,456
10
714,301
Financial Instruments excluded from the fair value hierarchy
The carrying value of premium receivables, accounts payable, accrued expense, revolving loans and borrowings under the Company’s senior secured credit facility approximate their fair value. The rate at which revolving loans and borrowings under the Company’s senior secured credit facility bear interest resets periodically at market interest rates.
Non-recurring fair value measurements
Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include intangible assets which are recognized at fair value during the period in which an acquisition is completed, from updated estimates and assumptions during the measurement period, or when they are considered to be impaired. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
Certain of the Company's investments, in accordance with GAAP for the type of investment, are measured using methodologies other than fair value.
NOTE 4. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
The following table summarizes other comprehensive (loss) income and discloses the tax impact of each component of other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:
Pre-tax
Tax
After-tax
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Change in unrealized (losses) gains on investments, net
1,070
(3,421
6,461
Reclassification adjustment of realized losses included in net income
(12
Effect on other comprehensive (loss) income
(4,507
8,481
NOTE 5. LEASES
The Company has entered into operating and financing leases primarily for real estate and vehicles. The Company will determine whether an arrangement is a lease at inception of the agreement. The operating leases have terms of one to ten years, and often include one or more options to renew. These renewal terms can extend the lease term from two to ten years and are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. The Company considers these options in determining the lease term used in establishing the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease obligations. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
Because the rate implicit in each operating lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine present value of the lease payments. The Company used the implicit rates within the finance leases.
Components of the Company’s lease costs were as follows (in thousands):
Operating lease cost, included in General & Administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
359
399
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of assets, included in General & Administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
606
623
Interest on lease liabilities, included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
153
180
Total finance lease cost
759
803
Variable lease cost, included in General & Administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
116
269
Short-term lease cost, included in General & Administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating and financing leases were as follows (in thousands):
Operating Leases
Right of use assets
Lease liability
Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s operating and financing leases for the periods presented below were as follows:
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating lease
8.17
yrs.
2.10
Finance lease
4.99
5.22
Weighted-average discount rate
6.17
5.33
4.11
4.12
Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s operating and financing leases were as follows (in thousands):
Financing Lease
Operating Lease
2026 - remaining
2,388
955
2027
3,190
1,241
2028
3,270
1,272
2029
3,351
1,182
2030
3,436
466
2031 and thereafter
864
3,392
Total lease payments
16,499
8,508
Less: imputed interest
1,585
1,987
Present value of lease liabilities
NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
Computer hardware and software
42,573
41,035
Office furniture and equipment
1,499
1,498
Tenant and leasehold improvements
2,113
5,462
Vehicle fleet
228
234
Total, at cost
46,413
48,229
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(17,966
(19,975
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company capitalized an additional $1.8 million of costs related to internal‑use software development to incorporate the Company’s commercial products into the system. The Company expects the development and full integration of the system to be completed by the end of 2026. Upon being placed into service, capitalized internally developed software costs are amortized on a straight‑line basis over an estimated useful life of seven years.
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment was approximately $1.6 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded a charge for the write‑off of the remaining net book value of leasehold improvements related to an operating lease that was early terminated effective January 31, 2026. In connection with the early termination, the Company reduced its occupied square footage and entered into a new lease with the existing landlord. Fully depreciated leasehold improvements totaling $3.6 million were written off during the period. In addition, the Company recognized a gain of $721,839 related to the derecognition of the associated operating lease right‑of‑use asset and lease liability, which is included in general and administrative expense in the Company's condensed statement of operations.
NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, intangible assets were $28.6 million and $30.2 million, respectively. The Company has determined the useful life of its intangible assets to range between 2.5-15 years. Intangible assets include $1.3 million relating to insurance licenses which is classified as an indefinite lived intangible and is subject to annual impairment testing.
The Company’s intangible assets consist of brand, agent relationships, renewal rights, customer relations, trade names and insurance licenses.
Amortization expense of the Company’s intangible assets for each of the respective three month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $1.5 million. No impairment in the value of amortizing or non-amortizing intangible assets was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
Estimated annual pretax amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Year
Amount
2026 − remaining
4,489
5,836
3,913
3,813
Thereafter
5,464
27,328
NOTE 8. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts).
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Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (000's)
Diluted earnings per share:
Add: Effect of dilutive securities
5.875% Convertible Notes
59,318
59,263
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
NOTE 9. DEFERRED REINSURANCE CEDING COMMISSION
The Company defers ceding commission earned in connection with its quota share reinsurance contracts, which is earned subject to the terms of the reinsurance agreements. Ceding commission on quota share agreements generally includes a provisional ceding rate, subject to sliding scale adjustments based on the loss experience of the reinsurers. Adjustments to estimated ceding commission income are reflected in current operations. The Company allocates 75% of ceding commission income to policy acquisition costs and 25% of ceding commission income to general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company allocated ceding commission income of $11.0 million and $15.6 million to policy acquisition costs, respectively, and $3.6 million and $3.8 million to general and administrative expense, respectively.
The table below depicts the activity regarding deferred reinsurance ceding commission during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Beginning balance of deferred ceding commission income
42,213
42,561
Ceding commission deferred
13,251
30,638
Less: ceding commission earned
(14,555
(19,425
Ending balance of deferred ceding commission income
40,909
53,774
Deferred ceding commission income is recorded as an offset to deferred policy acquisition costs in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
NOTE 10. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
The Company defers certain costs in connection with written policies, called deferred policy acquisition costs (“DPAC”), which are amortized over the effective period of the related insurance policies. As described in Note 9. Deferred Reinsurance Ceding Commission, the Company records provisional ceding commission that it receives in connection with the Company's reinsurance contracts as an offset to deferred policy acquisition costs. Therefore, deferred policy acquisition costs are presented net of deferred reinsurance ceding commission.
The Company anticipates that its DPAC will be fully recoverable in the near term. The table below depicts the activity regarding DPAC for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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Beginning Balance
63,204
Policy acquisition costs deferred
97,203
115,172
Amortization
(56,471
(60,696
Unearned ceding commission
(40,909
(53,774
Ending Balance
63,906
NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES
The following table summarizes the provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Federal:
Current
9,330
16,839
Deferred
1,886
2,957
Provision for Federal income tax
11,216
State:
1,181
(9,015
159
(1,245
Provision for State income tax expense
Provision for income taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded income tax provision of $12.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The increase is due to the increase in pre-tax income and higher effective tax rate. The effective tax rate was 25.6% compared to 23.8% in the prior year quarter, with the variance driven primarily by estimated pre-tax income for full years 2026 and 2025 and the related impact on permanent tax differences.
We have recorded our deferred tax assets and liabilities using the statutory federal tax rate of 21%. We believe it is more likely than not that all deferred tax assets will be recovered, given the carry back availability as well as the result of future operations, which we believe will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax asset.
The below table summarizes the significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets:
Deferred tax assets:
19,632
19,342
Net operating loss
Tax-related discount on loss reserve
4,513
4,398
768
1,323
Accrued expenses
436
1,533
Leases
744
924
Unrealized losses
5,259
4,185
504
488
Total deferred tax asset
31,856
32,194
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred acquisition costs
15,336
15,379
Prepaid expenses
71
152
Property and equipment
2,648
2,738
Basis in purchased investments
Basis in purchased intangibles
6,317
6,652
1,890
1,417
Total deferred tax liabilities
26,267
26,339
Net deferred tax assets
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On July 4, 2025, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" ("OBBBA") was signed into law in the United States. The OBBBA makes permanent many of the tax provisions enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire at the end of 2025. In addition, the OBBBA makes changes to certain U.S. corporate tax provisions, including the immediate expensing of acquired business assets and a temporary suspension of the requirement to capitalize and amortize U.S. R&D expenditures. The tax effects of the enacted legislation are reflected in the 2025 financials and there was no material impact to the effective tax rate. The Company will continue to monitor the impact of the OBBBA on future financial statements.
The statute of limitations related to the Company’s federal and state income tax returns remains open from the Company’s filings for 2022 through 2025. There are currently no tax years under examination.
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no significant uncertain tax positions or unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate.
NOTE 12. REINSURANCE
Overview
In order to limit the Company’s potential exposure to individual risks and catastrophic events, the Company purchases significant reinsurance from third party reinsurers. Purchasing reinsurance is an important part of the Company’s risk strategy, and premiums ceded to reinsurers is one of the Company’s largest costs. The Company has strong relationships with reinsurers, which it attributes to its management’s industry experience, disciplined underwriting, and claims management capabilities. For each of the twelve months beginning June 1, 2025 and 2024, the Company purchased catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance from the following sources: (i) the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a state-mandated catastrophe fund (“FHCF”) which provides reinsurance for Florida personal residential and commercial residential admitted policies only, (ii) private reinsurers, all of which were rated “A-” or higher by A.M. Best Company, Inc. (“A.M. Best”) or Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) or are fully collateralized, (iii) the Company’s wholly-owned reinsurance subsidiary, Osprey Re Ltd. (“Osprey”), and (iv) Citrus Re Ltd (“Citrus Re”), a special purpose vehicle through which the Company sponsors catastrophe bonds. In addition to purchasing excess of loss catastrophe reinsurance, the Company also purchases quota share, property per risk and facultative reinsurance from reinsurers who are either rated “A-” or higher by A.M. Best or are fully collateralized. The Company’s quota share program limits its exposure on catastrophe and non-catastrophe losses and provides ceding commission income. The Company’s per risk programs limit its net exposure in the event of a severe non-hurricane loss impacting a single location or risk. The Company also utilizes facultative reinsurance to supplement its per risk reinsurance program where the Company’s capacity needs dictate.
Purchasing a sufficient amount of reinsurance to cover catastrophic losses from single or multiple events or significant non-catastrophe losses is an important part of the Company’s risk strategy. Reinsurance involves transferring, or “ceding”, a portion of the risk exposure on policies the Company writes to another insurer, known as a reinsurer. To the extent that the Company’s reinsurers are unable to meet the obligations they assume under the Company’s reinsurance agreements, the Company remains liable for the entire insured loss.
The Company’s state insurance regulators require the Company, like all insurance companies, to have a certain amount of capital and reinsurance coverage in order to cover losses and loss adjustment expenses upon the occurrence of a catastrophic event. The Company’s reinsurance program provides reinsurance which complies with state regulator requirements, which are generally based on the probable maximum loss that it would incur from an individual catastrophic event estimated to occur once in every 100 years based on its portfolio of insured risks. The nature, severity and location of the event giving rise to such a probable maximum loss differs for each insurer depending on the insurer’s portfolio of insured risks, including, among other things, the geographic concentration of insured value within such portfolio. As a result, a particular catastrophic event could be a one-in-100-year loss event for one insurance company while having a greater or lesser probability of occurrence for another insurance company. The Company also purchases reinsurance coverage to protect against the potential for multiple catastrophic events occurring in the same year. The Company shares portions of its reinsurance program coverage among its insurance company affiliates.
For a detailed discussion of the Company’s 2025-2026 Reinsurance Program refer to Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and “Note 12. Reinsurance” in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K.
Effect of Reinsurance
The Company’s reinsurance arrangements had the following effect on certain items in the condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2026:
Premium written:
Direct
Ceded
(41,438
(41,778
Net
305,307
314,219
Premiums earned:
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
95,044
36,912
(3,447
62,495
During the Company's March 31, 2026 quarterly assessment of loss reserves, the ultimate catastrophe losses for Hurricane Milton were adjusted downward based on loss development. This had a dampening effect on the ceded losses for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2026. During the Company's March 31, 2025 quarterly assessment of loss reserves, the ultimate catastrophe losses for certain hurricane events were adjusted downward based upon loss development. The reduction in ultimate catastrophe losses reduced both the reserve for unpaid losses and the balance of reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid claims by the same amount, with no resultant change on a net basis because the losses were fully ceded under the Company's catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance coverage. This caused the ceded losses during the first quarter 2025 to be positive in the table above.
NOTE 13. RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES
The Company determines the reserve for unpaid losses on an individual-case basis for all incidents reported. The liability also includes amounts which are commonly referred to as incurred but not reported, or “IBNR”, claims as of the balance sheet date. The Company estimates its IBNR reserves by projecting its ultimate losses using industry accepted actuarial methods and then deducting actual loss payments and case reserves from the projected ultimate losses.
The table below summarizes the activity related to the Company’s reserve for unpaid losses:
Balance, beginning of period
1,042,687
Less: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses
269,367
675,652
Net balance, beginning of period
310,110
367,035
Incurred related to:
Current year
99,778
107,205
Prior years
(8,181
(7,798
Total incurred
Paid related to:
32,126
55,527
52,022
71,378
Total paid
84,148
126,905
Net balance, end of period
317,559
339,537
Plus: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses
226,484
509,391
Balance, end of period
848,928
The Company believes that the reserve for unpaid losses reasonably represents the amount necessary to pay all claims and related expenses which may arise from incidents that have occurred as of the balance sheet date.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company reported $317.6 million in unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance which included $241.7 million attributable to IBNR net of reinsurance recoverable, or 76.0% of net reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses. The favorable loss development is driven primarily from the positive impacts of legislative reform and improved claims handling.
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses includes expected reinsurance recoveries associated with reinsurance contracts the Company has in place. The amount may include recoveries from catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance, net quota share reinsurance, per risk reinsurance, and facultative reinsurance contracts.
In the fourth quarter of 2022 we re-estimated our ultimate losses for Hurricane Irma, which struck Florida in 2017. As a result of that re-estimation, the Company exhausted the private layers of reinsurance specific to Hurricane Irma but had a 45% participation in the FHCF limit remaining. As further described in Note 17, Commitments and Contingencies, to these consolidated financial statements, the Company's 2017 reinsurance agreement with the FHCF required a commutation no later than 60 months after the end of the contract year. As part of this process, the Company and the FHCF terminated the 2017 reinsurance agreement and agreed on the amount that the FHCF would pay to the Company to settle all outstanding losses owed under the agreement related to losses from Hurricane Irma. As such, this commutation process resulted in a final determination of and payment for known, unknown or unreported claims relating to Hurricane Irma. Social inflation and the litigated claims environment in the State of Florida, which affected Hurricane Irma claims, could result in future adverse development of these claims, which creates uncertainty as to the ultimate cost to settle all of the remaining Hurricane Irma claims. Accordingly, should future re-estimations to Hurricane Irma losses increase the Company’s expected loss reserves, all of the increase will be retained by the Company.
NOTE 14. LONG-TERM DEBT
Convertible Senior Notes
In August 2017 and September 2017, the Company issued in aggregate $136.8 million of 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes (“Convertible Notes”) maturing on August 1, 2037, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears, on February 1, and August 1 of each year. In January 2022, the Company reacquired and retired $11.7 million of its outstanding Convertible Senior Notes. Payment was made in cash and the Convertible Notes were retired at the time of repurchase. In addition, the Company expensed $242,700 which was the proportionate amount of the unamortized issuance and debt discount costs associated with this repurchase.
As of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately $885,000 of the Convertible Notes outstanding, net of $21.1 million of Convertible Notes held by an insurance company subsidiary. For each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company made interest payments, net of affiliated Convertible Notes, of approximately $25,115, on the outstanding Convertible Notes.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
On July 22, 2025, the Company and its subsidiary guarantors entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated in its entirety the Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2018 (as amended to date, the “Prior Credit Agreement”).
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of up to $200.0 million, consisting of (a) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50.0 million (inclusive of a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit equal to the unused amount of the revolving credit facility and a sublimit for swingline loans equal to the lesser of $25 million and the unused amount of the revolving credit facility), with a maturity of July 2030 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), (b) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75 million with a maturity of July 2030 (the "Term Loan Facility"), and (c) a $75 million committed delayed draw term loan that may be advanced to finance specified permitted acquisitions and investments, subject to satisfaction of conditions to borrowing and compliance with a specified consolidated leverage ratio, in up to five separate installments during the two year period following the effective date of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a maturity of July 2030 (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”) (collectively, the “Credit Facilities”).
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Term Loan Facility. The principal amount of the term loan facility under the Prior Credit Agreement amortized in quarterly installments, which began with the close of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019 and was amortizing in an amount equal to $2.4 million per quarter until its scheduled maturity date of July 28, 2026. The term loan facility under the Prior Credit Agreement was to mature on July 28, 2026 but was refinanced in full in connection with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was $73.1 million and $74.0 million in aggregate principal amount under the Term Loan Facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, respectively. The principal amount of the Term Loan Facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amortizes in quarterly installments beginning with the close of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025, in an amount equal to $937,500 per quarter, increasing to approximately $1.4 million commencing with the quarter ending September 30, 2028 with the remaining balance payable at maturity in July 2030.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company made principal payments of $937,500, and interest payments of approximately $1.1 million, on the Term Loan Facility. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made principal payments of approximately $2.4 million and interest payments of $1.4 million under the Prior Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility allows for borrowings of up to $50 million inclusive of a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit equal to the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility and a sublimit for swingline loans equal to the lesser of $25 million and the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility. At July 22, 2025, the outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement was $10.0 million, which was repaid in connection with the Amendment and Restated Credit Agreement. During 2024, the Company secured letters of credit in aggregate of $24.4 million with a maturity date of March 16, 2025. The letters of credit were not drawn upon during the first quarter of 2025 and were cancelled effective on their maturity date of March 16, 2025. At March 31, 2026, there were $25.0 million outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility and there were no draws as such date. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company made interest payments in aggregate of approximately $275,770 relating to letters of credit and unused availability commitment fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made interest payments in aggregate of approximately $181,428 on the Revolving Credit Facility and $158,562 relating to letters of credit and unused availability commitment fees under the Prior Credit Agreement.
At the Company’s option, borrowings under the Credit Facilities bear interest at rates equal to either (1) a rate determined by reference to SOFR, plus an applicable margin or (2) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the “prime rate” of Regions Bank, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, and (c) the adjusted term SOFR in effect on such day for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin.
At March 31,2026, the effective interest rate for the Term Loan Facility was 6.173%. The Company monitors the rates prior to the reset date which allows it to establish if the payment is monthly or quarterly payment based on the most beneficial rate used to calculate the interest payment.
Mortgage Loan
In October 2017, the Company and its subsidiary, Skye Lane Properties LLC, jointly obtained a commercial real estate mortgage loan in the amount of $12.7 million, bearing interest of 4.95% per annum and maturing on October 30, 2027. Pursuant to the terms of the mortgage loan, on October 30, 2022, the interest rate adjusted to an interest rate equal to the annualized interest rate of the United States 5-year Treasury Notes as reported by the Federal Reserve on a weekly average basis plus 3.10%, which resulted in an increase of the rate from 4.95% to 7.42% per annum, paid monthly. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made principal and interest payments of $274,066 on the mortgage loan. On July 23, 2025, the Company paid the mortgage loan principal and accrued interest balance in full in the amount of $10.7 million as part of the sale of the Company's commercial real estate.
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FHLB Loan Agreements
In December 2018, a subsidiary of the Company received a 3.094% fixed interest rate cash loan of $19.2 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Atlanta (“FHLB-ATL”). On September 29, 2023, the Company restructured the December 2018 agreement to extend the maturity date to March 28, 2025, with a 5.109% fixed interest rate payable quarterly commencing on December 28, 2023. In connection with the initial loan agreement, the subsidiary became a member of the FHLB-ATL. Membership in the FHLB-ATL required an investment in FHLB-ATL’s common stock which was purchased in December 2018 and valued at $1.4 million. Additionally, the transaction required the acquired FHLB-ATL common stock and certain other investments to be pledged as collateral. In March 2025, the Company repaid the loan and released the investments from pledged collateral. As of March 31, 2026, the Company's membership in FHLB-ATL was $570,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company made quarterly interest payments under the terms of the loan agreement in aggregate amounts of approximately $239,780.
In December 2018, a subsidiary of the Company became a member of the FHLB Boston. As of March 31, 2026 and at December 31, 2025, the Company also holds common stock from FHLB Boston for a value of $177,197, classified as equity securities and reported at fair value on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2018, a subsidiary of the Company became a member of the FHLB Des Moines (“FHLB-DM”). Membership in the FHLB-DM required an investment in FHLB-DM’s common stock which was purchased in December 2018 and valued at $133,200. In January 2024, the insurance subsidiary of the Company received a 4.23% fixed interest rate cash loan of $5.5 million from the FHLB-DM. Additionally, the transaction required the acquired FHLB-DM common stock and certain other investments to be pledged as collateral. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the collateralized securities was $3.6 million and the equity investment in FHLB-DM common stock was $324,700.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company made monthly interest payments as per the terms of the loan agreement of $58,163 and $58,162, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt and credit facilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
Convertible debt
885
Term loan facility
73,125
74,063
FHLB loan agreements
5,500
Total principal amount
79,510
80,448
Deferred finance costs
1,897
2,020
Total long-term debt
As of the date of this report, the Company was in compliance with the applicable terms of all its covenants and other requirements under the Credit Agreement, Convertible Notes, cash borrowings and other loans. The Company’s ability to secure future debt financing depends, in part, on its ability to remain in such compliance. The covenants in the Credit Agreement may limit the Company’s flexibility in connection with future financing transactions and in the allocation of capital in the future, including the Company’s ability to pay dividends and make stock repurchases, and contribute capital to its insurance subsidiaries that are not parties to the Credit Agreement.
The covenants and other requirements under the revolving agreement represent the most restrictive provisions that we are subject to with respect to the Company's long-term debt.
The schedule of principal payments on long-term debt as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:
2026 remaining
2,813
3,750
4,675
5,600
61,787
NOTE 15. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and other liabilities consist of the following:
Description
Accounts payable and other payables
17,286
18,845
Accrued interest and issuance costs
63
Commission payables
14,368
19,358
Total other liabilities
NOTE 16. STATUTORY ACCOUNTING AND REGULATIONS
State laws and regulations, as well as national regulatory agency requirements, govern the operations of all insurers such as the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. The various laws and regulations require that insurers maintain minimum amounts of statutory surplus and risk-based capital, restrict insurers’ ability to pay dividends, restrict the allowable investment types and investment mixes, and subject the Company’s insurers to assessments.
The Company’s insurance subsidiaries Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“Heritage P&C)”, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (“NBIC”), Zephyr Insurance Company (“Zephyr”), and Pawtucket Insurance Company (“PIC”) must maintain capital and surplus ratios or balances as determined by the regulatory authority of the states in which they are domiciled. Heritage P&C is required to maintain capital and surplus equal to the greater of $15.0 million or 10% of its respective liabilities. Zephyr is required to maintain a deposit of $750,000 in a federally insured financial institution. NBIC is required to maintain capital and surplus of $3.0 million. The combined statutory surplus for Heritage P&C, Zephyr, and NBIC was $359.4 million at March 31, 2026 and $392.5 million at December 31, 2025. State law also requires the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to adhere to prescribed premium-to-capital surplus ratios, and risk-based capital requirements with which the Company's insurance subsidiaries are in compliance. At March 31, 2026, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries met the financial and regulatory requirements of each of the states in which they conduct business.
NOTE 17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is involved in claims-related legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues amounts resulting from claims-related legal actions in unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses during the period that it determines an unfavorable outcome becomes probable and it can estimate the amounts. Management makes revisions to its estimates based on its analysis of subsequent information that the Company receives regarding various factors, including: (i) per claim information; (ii) company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) judicial decisions and legal developments in the awarding of damages; and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation.
Heritage P&C the Florida insurance company affiliate is required to enter into a reinsurance contract with the FHCF for a portion of its catastrophe risk transfer each year. Since the Company’s inception in 2012, certain catastrophic events have resulted in losses which pierced the FHCF layer and resulted in reimbursements from the FHCF. To date, losses from Hurricane Irma, which struck in 2017, Hurricane Ian, which struck in 2023, and Hurricane Milton, which struck in 2024, have triggered the Company’s FHCF coverage.
The Company’s 2017 reinsurance agreement with the FHCF is consistent among Florida insurance companies and required a commutation no later than 60 months after the end of the contract year, for which the commutation process began in June 2023. This commutation represents an agreement between Heritage and the FHCF to terminate the 2017 reinsurance agreement and agree on the conditions under which all obligations for both parties are discharged and therefore a final determination of and payment for any claims related to Hurricane Irma. The terms of the 2017 reinsurance agreement with the FHCF provide for the commutation process as well as the process to settle any disagreements as to the present value of outstanding losses that served as the basis for determining the amount payable by FHCF upon termination of the reinsurance agreement. During the third quarter of 2023, the commutation process was completed and a final payment by the FHCF was received by the Company. To the extent there is adverse development of these
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claims, the final amount paid by the FHCF could vary from the Company’s current or future estimation of losses to be recovered from the FHCF.
NOTE 18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
From time to time the Company has been party to various related party transactions involving certain of its officers, directors and significant stockholders, including as set forth below. The Company has entered into each of these arrangements without obligation to continue its effect in the future and the associated expense was immaterial to its results of operations or financial position as of March 31, 2026 and 2025.
In July 2020, the Board of Directors appointed Mark Berset to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Berset is also the Chief Executive Officer of Comegys Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Comegys”), an independent insurance agency that writes policies for the Company. The Company pays commission to Comegys based upon standard industry rates consistent with those provided to the Company’s other insurance agencies. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Berset and any other persons with respect to his appointment as a director. Effective September 23, 2025, Mr. Berset retired from the Board of Directors of the Company to pursue other opportunities. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid agency commission to Comegys of $39,774.
NOTE 19. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company provides a 401(k) plan for all qualifying employees. The Company provides a matching contribution of 100% on the first 3% of employees’ contribution and 50% on the next 2% of the employees’ contribution to the plan. The maximum match is 4%. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the matching contributions made to the plan on behalf of the participating employees were approximately $617,000 and $408,300, respectively. In addition to the matching contribution, the Company also made a profit sharing contribution to the 401(k) plan of $533,493. This amount was included in accrued compensation at December 31, 2025.
The Company offers employees a flex healthcare plan which allows employees the choice of three medical plans with a range of coverage levels and costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred medical premium costs including healthcare premiums of $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
NOTE 20. EQUITY
The total amount of authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 30,334,925 shares of common stock outstanding, 12,708,293 treasury shares of common stock and 1,066,718 shares of unvested restricted common stock outstanding reflecting additional paid-in capital of $357.8 million as of such date.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 30,833,776 shares of common stock outstanding, 12,337,809 treasury shares of common stock and 1,479,243 shares of unvested shares of restricted common stock outstanding reflecting additional paid-in capital of $365.7 million as of such date.
Common Stock
Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters subject to a vote of stockholders, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding preferred stock. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock will be entitled to receive ratably any dividends that the board of directors may declare out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock. Upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock will be entitled to receive ratably the Company's net assets available after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of holders of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. There is no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock (excluding restricted stock) are fully paid and non-assessable.
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Stock Repurchase Program
On December 9, 2024, the Board of Directors established a new share repurchase program plan which commenced upon the expiration of the 2024 Share Repurchase Plan on December 31, 2024, for the purpose of repurchasing up to an aggregate of $10.0 million of common stock, through the open market or in such other manner as will comply with the terms of applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations, including without limitation, Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Act at any time or from time to time on or prior to December 31, 2025 (the "2025 Share Repurchase Plan"). For the year ended December 31, 2025, the company repurchased in aggregate 106,135 shares of its common stock under its repurchase program for $2.3 million.
On November 5, 2025, the Board of Directors established a new share repurchase plan to commence upon the expiration of the previously authorized share repurchase plan on December 31, 2025, for the purpose of repurchasing up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of common stock through the open market or in such other manner as will comply with the terms of applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations, including without limitation, Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Act at any time or from time to time on or prior to December 31, 2026 (the “2026 Share Repurchase Plan”). For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 370,484 shares of its common stock under the 2026 Share Repurchase program for a total purchase price of $10.0 million.
Dividends
The declaration and payment of any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on a variety of factors including the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
The Board of Directors elected not to declare any dividends during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
NOTE 21. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Restricted Stock
The Company adopted the Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”), which became effective on June 7, 2023 upon approval by the Company's stockholders. The 2023 Plan authorized 2,125,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan for future grants. Upon effectiveness of the original 2023 Plan, no new awards may be granted under the prior Omnibus Incentive Plan, which will continue to govern the terms of awards previously made under such plan. In June 2025, the 2023 Plan was amended, effective on June 10, 2025 upon approval by the Company's stockholders, to increase the authorized shares by 1,800,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2023 Plan for future grants.
At March 31, 2026, there were 1,838,224 shares available for grant under the Plan. The Company recognizes compensation expense under ASC 718 for its stock-based payments based on the fair value of the awards.
On March 5, 2026, the Company awarded an aggregate of 49,369 shares of time-based restricted stock and 138,856 shares of performance-based restricted stock, each with a fair value at the time of grant of $26.98 per share under the 2023 Plan to certain employees. The time-based restricted stock vests annually in three equal installments commencing on December 15, 2026. The performance based restricted stock has a three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2028 and will vest following the end of the performance period but no later than March 31, 2029.
On June 10, 2025, the date of the annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, the Company awarded to non-employee directors an aggregate of 15,300 shares of common stock with a fair value at the time of grant of $23.53 per share. The stock was fully vested on the date of issuance.
On April 15, 2025, the Company awarded 9,000 shares of time-based restricted stock, with a fair value at the time of grant of $17.30 per share under the 2023 Plan to certain employees. The time-based restricted stock vested on December 15, 2025.
On March 11, 2025, the Company awarded an aggregate of 99,246 shares of time-based restricted stock and 285,985 shares of performance-based restricted stock, with a fair value at the time of grant of $11.88 per share under the 2023 Plan to certain employees. The time-based restricted stock vests annually in three equal installments commencing on December 15, 2025. The performance based restricted stock has a three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2027 and will vest following the end of the performance period but no later than March 31, 2028.
On January 10, 2025, the Company awarded 1,000 shares of time-based restricted stock, with a fair value at the time of grant of $10.86 per share under the 2023 Plan to an employee. The time-based restricted stock vested on December 15, 2025.
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On February 26, 2024, the Company awarded an aggregate of 163,640 shares of time-based restricted stock and an aggregate of 253,918 shares of performance-based restricted stock, with a fair value at the time of grant of $7.02 per share to certain employees. The time-based restricted stock will vest annually in three equal installments commencing on December 15, 2024. The performance based restricted stock has a three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2025 and will vest following the end of the performance period but no later than March 31, 2027.
In January 2025, the Company evaluated the restricted stock performance criteria and determined that based on the Company’s results measured against the performance conditions under the awards, the maximum percentage would most likely be met by each of the recipients at the end of the vesting period for the 2024 awards, which were issued at target. Therefore, additional shares of restricted stock are expected to be earned upon vesting and beginning the first quarter of 2025, the Company began to recognize stock-based compensation on the additional 217,877 shares of performance-based restricted stock, as a result of the expected maximum achievement of the performance conditions under the awards.
For the performance-based restricted stock that are issued at target, the number of shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the performance condition. However, for those issued at the maximum, the number of shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to decrease based on the results of the performance condition under the awards.
The Plan authorizes the Company to grant stock options at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the dates the options are granted. The Company has not granted any stock options since 2015 and all unexercised stock options have since been forfeited.
Restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair
Number of shares
Value per Share
Non-vested, at December 31, 2025
1,479,243
18.86
Granted - Performance-based restricted stock
138,856
26.98
Granted - Time-based restricted stock
49,369
Vested
(502,034
28.14
Canceled and surrendered
(316,593
Non-vested, at March 31, 2026
848,841
13.46
Awards are being amortized to expense over the one- to three-year vesting period. The Company recognized approximately $986,000 and $1.3 million of compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company granted in aggregate 188,225 of time-based and performance-based restricted stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, 818,627 shares of performance-based restricted stock were vested and released. Of the stock released to employees, 316,593 shares were withheld to cover withholding taxes of $8.9 million.
At March 31, 2026, there was approximately $2.3 million unrecognized expense related to time-based non-vested restricted stock and an additional $6.6 million for performance-based restricted stock, net of expected forfeitures which is expected to be recognized over the remaining restriction periods as described in the table below. For the comparable period in 2025, there was in aggregate $8.4 million of unrecognized expense.
Additional information regarding the Company’s outstanding non-vested time-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock at March 31, 2026 is as follows:
Grant date
Restricted shares unvested
Share Value at Grant Date Per Share
Remaining Restriction Period (Years)
February 27, 2024
54,546
7.02
0.8
253,918
1.0
March 11, 2025
66,166
11.88
2.0
285,986
1.8
March 5, 2026
2.8
Total non-vested shares
NOTE 22. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's business is reported as one operating and reportable segment, which is residential property insurance. The Company's residential property insurance business was determined to be one operating and reportable segment based on the Company's approach to making decisions on operating matters, including allocating resources, assessing performance, determining which products to market and sell, determining distribution networks with insurance agents, and monitoring the regulatory environment. The Company conducts its business as a residential property insurer, which is based upon the Company's business organizational and management structure, as well as information used to allocate the Company's resources and assess performance by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, who are collectively the chief operating decision maker ("CODM").
As the Company operates as one reportable segment, all significant expenses presented to the CODM are presented on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The CODM uses net income to evaluate income generated from segment assets, such as return on assets, in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the business or other parts of the entity, such as for acquisitions or to pay dividends.
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues:
Net earned premiums
Expenses:
Losses and loss adjustment expense - current year
Losses and loss adjustment expense - prior year
Policy acquisition costs
General and administration costs (1)
21,756
20,983
Depreciation & amortization
Interest expenses
Segment net income
30,473
Reconciliation of profit or loss:
Adjustment and reconciling items:
Consolidated net income
(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense
NOTE 23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and determined there were no recognized or unrecognized subsequent events that would require an adjustment or additional disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026.
In April 2026, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 76,400 shares of its common stock under the 2026 Share Repurchase program for a total purchase price of $2.0 million.
On May 7, 2026, the Board of Directors established a new share repurchase plan, replacing the 2026 Share Repurchase Plan, for the purpose of repurchasing up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of common stock through the open market or in such other manner as will comply with the terms of applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations, including without limitation, Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Act at any time or from time to time on or prior to December 31, 2026.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (as amended, the “2025 Form 10-K”). Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this Form 10-Q, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “the Company”, “our Company”, and similar references refer to Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.
We are a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company that primarily provides personal and commercial residential insurance products across our multi-state footprint. We provide personal residential insurance in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia and commercial residential insurance in Florida, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York. We provide personal residential insurance in Florida, Hawaii, and South Carolina on both an admitted and non-admitted basis and in California on a non-admitted basis only. As a vertically integrated insurer, we control or manage substantially all aspects of risk management, underwriting, claims processing and adjusting, actuarial rate making and reserving, customer service, and distribution. Our financial strength ratings are important to us in establishing our competitive position and can impact our ability to write policies.
Recent Developments
Economic and Market Factors
We continue to monitor the effects of general changes in economic and market conditions on our business. As a result of general inflationary pressures, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, increased cost of materials and labor needed for repairs and to otherwise remediate claims throughout all states in which we conduct business. We mitigate the impact of inflation by implementation of rate increases and the use of inflation guard, which ensures appropriate replacement cost values for our business to reflect the inflationary impact on costs to repair properties. Use of inflation guard impacts both premium and total insured value ("TIV"). Rising reinsurance costs may be mitigated through exposure management as well as recouping the cost of reinsurance in future rate filings.
Supplemental Information
The Supplemental Information table below provides insight on our personal lines, commercial lines, and other business by providing policy count, premiums-in-force and total insured value for those product lines.
Policies-in-force:
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
% Change
Personal Residential
341,843
364,781
(6.29
Commercial Residential
3,069
2,908
5.54
8,997
10,132
(11.20
353,909
377,821
(6.33
Premiums-in-force:
1,161,078,115
1,144,698,410
1.43
256,415,766
278,158,021
(7.82
9,632,637
9,796,388
(1.67
1,427,126,518
1,432,652,819
(0.39
Total Insured Value:
317,090,936,074
320,649,423,206
(1.11
48,009,340,202
42,995,169,737
11.66
N/A
365,100,276,276
363,644,592,943
0.40
Strategic Profitability Initiatives
The Company has focused on three main strategic initiatives aimed at achieving consistent long-term quarterly earnings and driving shareholder value, including:
In continuing to implement these three strategic initiatives, we plan to target the following profitability initiatives in 2026:
Trends
Inflation, Underwriting and Pricing
We address reinsurance and loss cost trends in the property insurance sector through rates and inflation guard factors. Over the last several years, we have filed and been approved by state regulators for rate increases to achieve rate adequacy. Our rates are now adequate in over 90% of our territories, which are currently open for new business. We experienced intentional growth of our commercial residential business during 2025, with in-force premium in that line of business decreasing in the first quarter of 2026, driven primarily by competitive market conditions. To the extent that reinsurance and loss cost trends decline, our rates may be adjusted downward in the future. New rates, which are subject to approval by our regulators, become effective when a policy is written or renewed, and the premium is earned pro rata over the policy period of one year. As a result of this timing, it can take up to twenty-four months for the complete impact of a rate change to be fully earned and impact our financial statements.
We invest in data analytics, using software and experienced personnel, to continuously evaluate our underwriting criteria and manage exposure to catastrophe and other losses. Our policy retention has remained consistent in the upper 80’s to low 90’s. While we believe our rates are generally competitive with private market insurers operating in our space, we are focused on prudent growth in 2026 while managing exposure and ensuring rate adequacy throughout our book of business as well as providing high levels of customer service to our agents and policyholders.
We may experience rising inflation in the form of increased labor and material costs, which drive up claim costs throughout all states in which we conduct business. However, inflation is increasing at a lower rate than what we have experienced in the last several years. We adjust for changes in inflation by increasing or decreasing the inflation factor used in our pricing. Florida personal lines claim costs associated with litigated claims have decreased over the last several years due to favorable legislation aimed to curtail claims abuse and stabilize the Florida property insurance market. This has had the intended impact and has resulted in better margins and better rates for Florida policyholders. Accordingly, we have a positive outlook for Florida and the other rate adequate states.
We have a solid, consistent panel of reinsurance partners that provide reinsurance capacity at competitive pricing and sufficient levels to support our growth objectives. Additionally, we may leverage our captive reinsurer to assume risks from our insurance company affiliates.
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Overview of Financial Results
In the following section, we discuss our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows provides information that will assist the reader in understanding our consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from quarter to quarter, including certain key performance indicators such as net combined ratio, ceded premium ratio, net expense ratio and net loss ratio, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our consolidated financial statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
$ Change
REVENUE:
(9,252
(2.6
)%
8,986
NM
(266
(0.1
0.0
(342
(0.2
1,292
15.1
169
5.8
Total revenue
1,139
0.5
*NM - Not Meaningful
Total revenue was $212.7 million, up 0.5% compared to $211.5 million in the prior year quarter. The increase primarily stems from higher net investment income as described below.
Gross premiums written were $346.7 million, down 2.6% from $356.0 million in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by a reduction in commercial residential business which was partly offset by higher gross premiums written for personal lines business. The Florida commercial residential business has become increasingly competitive, and our commitment to maintaining acceptable margins and our underwriting standards remains intact. However, to the extent that reinsurance and loss costs decrease, premiums charged to policyholders could decrease while maintaining adequate margins. Management believes we have achieved rate adequacy in over 90% of our territories and each of those territories were open for new business as of March 31, 2026.
Premiums-in-force were $1.427 billion as of first quarter 2026, a decrease of 0.4% compared to $1.432 billion as of first quarter 2025, driven mostly by a reduction of commercial residential in-force premium driven by competitive pressures as described above.
Gross premiums earned of $353.6 million were down 0.1% from $353.8 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting a reduction in commercial residential business driven by competitive pressures as described above, which was mostly offset by higher gross premiums earned for the personal residential business.
Ceded premiums were $153.9 million in first quarter 2026, relatively flat from $153.8 million in the prior year quarter.
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Net premiums earned were $199.7 million in first quarter 2026, down 0.2% from $200.0 million in the prior year quarter driven by a small reduction in gross premiums earned and relatively flat ceded premiums as described above.
Net investment income was $9.9 million a 15.1% increase from $8.6 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase is primarily due to higher cash and invested assets balances which are moving out on the yield curve, which was partly offset by lower yields on money market funds and our bank sweep accounts as a result of the current interest rate environment. We continue to manage our investment portfolio, while maintaining a conservative portfolio with high quality investments and duration liability matched.
OPERATING EXPENSES:
(7,810
(7.9
(480
(1.0
General and administrative expenses
1,046
4.4
Total operating expenses
(7,244
(4.3
Total expenses were $161.8 million in first quarter 2026, an improvement of 4.3% compared to $169.1 million in the prior year quarter. As described below, a reduction of losses and LAE is the primary driver, coupled with a small decrease in policy acquisition costs, and partly offset by higher general and administrative expenses.
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE")
Losses and LAE incurred were $91.6 million in first quarter 2026, down 7.9% from $99.4 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease primarily stems from lower catastrophe losses and lower attritional losses, as well as higher favorable net loss development. Net weather and catastrophe losses for the current accident quarter were $36.7 million, a decrease from $43.5 million in the prior year quarter. Catastrophe losses were $24.4 million compared to $31.8 million in the prior year quarter. Other weather losses totaled $12.3 million, an increase of $600,000 from the prior year quarter amount of $11.7 million. Net favorable prior year loss development was $8.2 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to net favorable loss development of $7.8 million for the prior year quarter.
Policy acquisition costs were $45.3 million in first quarter 2026, down 1.0% from $45.8 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease is primarily attributable to lower policy and membership fees due to systems efficiencies, which was partly offset by higher agent commission and less ceding commission.
General and administrative expenses were $24.9 million in first quarter 2026, up 4.4% from $23.9 million in the prior year quarter. The increase was driven largely by higher human capital related costs.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
8,382
19.8
(647
(26.7
9,029
22.6
3,020
31.7
6,009
19.7
Basic earnings per share
0.20
20.2
Diluted earnings per share
First quarter ended 2026 net income was $36.5 million or $1.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $30.5 million or $0.99 per diluted share in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by higher investment income and a reduction in losses, partly offset by higher general and administrative expenses. The reduction in losses is attributable to a slightly lower attritional loss ratio resulting from the positive impact of rate actions, underwriting actions, and targeted exposure management taken over the last several years, which continue to favorably impact results, as well as lower weather losses. Additionally, favorable prior year loss development increased from the prior year quarter. Policy acquisition costs were relatively flat and general and administrative costs increased 4.4% driven primarily by human capital costs, with the net general and administrative expense ratio relatively flat compared to the prior year quarter
Interest expense, net was $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2026, slightly lower than $2.4 million for the prior year quarter, driven by lower interest rates on a lower amount of debt outstanding.
The income tax expense was $12.6 million in first quarter 2026 compared to $9.5 million in the prior year quarter, with the higher provision in the current quarter driven by higher pre-tax earnings compared to the prior year quarter. The effective tax rate for the current year quarter was 25.6% compared to 23.8% in the prior year quarter, an increase of 1.8 points. We calculate the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year. The effective tax rate can fluctuate throughout the year as estimates used in the quarterly tax provision are updated with additional information.
Ratios
Ceded premium ratio
43.5
Net loss and LAE ratio
45.9
49.7
Net expense ratio
35.2
34.8
Net combined ratio
81.0
84.5
The net combined ratio was 81.0% in first quarter 2026, a 3.5 point improvement from 84.5% in the prior year quarter. The decrease primarily stems from a lower net loss and LAE ratio, partly offset by a higher expense ratio, as described below.
The ceded premium ratio was 43.5% in first quarter 2026, the same as the prior year quarter.
The net loss and LAE ratio was 45.9% in first quarter 2026, a 3.8 point improvement from 49.7% in the prior year quarter, driven by a reduction in net losses and LAE as described above.
The net expense ratio was 35.2%, up 0.3 points from the prior year quarter amount of 34.8%, primarily driven by a slightly higher net general and administrative expense ratio, partly offset by a lower policy acquisition cost ratio.
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Financial Condition – March 31, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents were $517.1 million as of March 31, 2026, a decrease of $42.2 million from $559.3 million as of December 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by $10.0 million of cash used for the repurchase of 370,484 shares of common stock and the reallocation of $28.0 million of cash into bond investments.
Fixed Maturity Securities
At March 31, 2026, fixed income securities increased by $38.1 million to $751.4 million from $713.2 million at December 31, 2025. The increase primarily relates to the allocation of $28.0 million to purchase debt securities with a longer duration to lock in interest rates.
Reinsurance Recoverable on Paid and Unpaid Claims
At March 31, 2026, reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid claims decreased by $57.4 million to $261.2 million from $318.6 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by reinsurance reimbursements collected during the first quarter of 2026, primarily associated with claims payments for Hurricanes Ian and Milton as well as a reduction in ultimate losses for certain catastrophic events which reduced reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims as claims developed favorably.
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums
At March 31, 2026, prepaid reinsurance premium decreased by $112.4 million to $194.6 million from $307.0 million at December 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by payment of reinsurance deposit premiums during the first quarter of 2026.
Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
At March 31, 2026, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased by $35.4 million to $544.0 million from $579.5 million at December 31, 2025. This amount represents unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses excluding any reinsurance recoveries. The decrease was primarily due to payment of claims for Hurricanes Milton and Ian during first quarter 2025, as well as a reduction in ultimate losses for certain catastrophic events as claims developed favorably.
Reinsurance Payable
At March 31, 2026, reinsurance payable decreased by $159.3 million to $73.5 million from $232.8 million at December 31, 2025, driven by quarterly deposit premium payments made during the quarter.
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity increased $15.1 million to $520.4 million at March 31, 2026 from $505.3 million at December 31, 2025, primarily reflecting net income for the quarter, partially offset by an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to higher unrealized losses, a reduction in additional paid‑in capital related to surrendered restricted stock for tax withholdings, and common stock repurchases.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity include cash flows generated from operations, existing cash and cash equivalents, our marketable securities balances and borrowings available under our Credit Facilities. As of March 31, 2026, we had $517.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and $753.7 million in investments, compared to $559.3 million and $715.6 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2025. As described above, the decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the pay down on other debt, and strategic investment of funds into longer duration fixed income securities to lock in current interest rates.
We generally hold substantial cash balances to meet seasonal liquidity needs including amounts to pay quarterly reinsurance installments as well as meet the collateral requirements of Osprey Re, our captive reinsurance company, which is required to maintain a collateral trust account equal to the risk that it assumes from our insurance company affiliates.
We believe that our sources of liquidity are adequate to meet our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
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We may increase capital expenditures consistent with our investment plans and anticipated business strategies. Cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to fund such expenditures. As such, in addition to the use of our existing Credit Facilities, we may need to utilize additional debt to secure funds for such purposes.
Cash Flows
Change
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities
24,026
Investing activities
(40,831
Financing activities
1,798
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(15,007
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $24.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $837,000 for the comparable period in 2025. The increase in cash provided by operating activities relates primarily to timing of cash flows associated with claim and reinsurance payments as well as reinsurance reimbursements during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $44.3 million as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $3.5 million for the comparable period in 2025. The change in cash used in investing activities relates primarily to timing of investment maturities and re-investment of proceeds as well as availability of existing cash to invest in longer duration fixed income securities to lock in current interest rates.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $19.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $21.7 million for the comparable period in 2025. The change was primarily driven by the repurchase of common stock of $10.0 million and the surrender of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations of $8.9 million. By comparison, cash used in financing activities during the 2025 period primarily reflected repayments of the FHLB‑ATL loan and term note agreement totaling $21.6 million.
Credit Facilities
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of up to $200.0 million, consisting of (1) a five-year senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75 million with a maturity of July 2030 (the “Term Loan Facility”), (2) a $75 million committed delayed draw term loan that may be advanced to finance specified permitted acquisitions and investments with a maturity of July 2030 (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”) and (3) a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $50 million with a maturity of July 2030 (inclusive of a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit equal to the unused amount of the revolving credit facility and a sublimit for swingline loans equal to the lesser of $25 million and the unused amount of the revolving credit facility) (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Facility and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).
Term Loan Facility. The principal amount of the Term Loan Facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility amortizes in quarterly installments beginning with the close of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025, in an amount equal to $937,500 per quarter, payable quarterly, and increasing to approximately $1.4 million per quarter commencing with the quarter ending
September 30, 2028, with the remaining balance payable at maturity in July 2030. As of March 31, 2026, there was $73.1 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan Facility and as of December 31, 2025, there was $74.1 million in aggregate principal outstanding under the term loan facility under the Prior Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility allows for borrowings of up to $50 million inclusive of a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit equal to the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility and a sublimit for swingline loans equal to the lesser of $25.0 million and the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility. Immediately prior to entering into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement the outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility under the Prior Credit Agreement was $10.0 million, which amount was repaid in connection with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. During 2024, the Company secured letters of credit in aggregate of $24.4 million with a maturity date of March 16, 2025. There were no draws on the letters of credit during 2025, which were cancelled effective on their maturity date of March 16, 2025. On December 3, 2025, the Company secured letters of credit in aggregate of $32.0 million with a maturity date of March 31, 2026, with no draws as of December 31, 2025. At March 31, 2026, the Company had $25.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued from the Revolving Credit Facility and paid $198,823 of letter of credit issuance fees.
At our option, borrowings under the Credit Facilities, bear interest at rates equal to either (1) a rate determined by reference to SOFR, plus an applicable margin (described below) or (2) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the “prime rate” of Regions Bank, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, and (c) the adjusted term SOFR in effect on such day for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin (described below).
The applicable margin for loans under the Credit Facilities varies from 2.50% per annum to 3.00% per annum (for SOFR loans) and 1.50% to 2.00% per annum (for base rate loans) based on our consolidated leverage ratio ranging from less than or equal to 1-to-1 to greater than 1.5-to-1. Interest payments with respect to the Credit Facilities are required either on a quarterly basis (for base rate loans) or at the end of each interest period (for SOFR loans) or, if the duration of the applicable interest period exceeds three months, then every three months. As of March 31, 2026, the borrowings under the Term Loan Facility were accruing interest at a rate of 6.173% per annum.
In addition to paying interest on outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, we are required to pay a quarterly commitment fee based on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, which is determined by our consolidated leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2026, the Company paid in commitment fees in aggregate of $76,946 as it relates to the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Company may prepay the loans under the Credit Facilities, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions including minimum amounts and reimbursement of certain costs in the case of prepayments of SOFR loans. In addition, we are required to prepay the loan under the Term Loan Facility with the proceeds from certain financing transactions, involuntary dispositions or asset sales (subject, in the case of asset sales, to reinvestment rights).
All obligations under the Credit Facilities are or will be guaranteed by each existing and future direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiary of the Company, other than all of the Company’s current and future regulated insurance subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”).
The Company and the Guarantors are party to a Pledge and Security Agreement, (as amended from time to time the “Security Agreement”), in favor of a collateral agent. Pursuant to the Security Agreement, amounts borrowed under the Credit Facilities are secured on a first priority basis by a perfected security interest in substantially all of the present and future assets of the Company and each Guarantor (subject to certain exceptions), including all of the capital stock of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, other than its regulated insurance subsidiaries.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains, among other things, covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for facilities of this type. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain, as of each fiscal quarter (1) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 2.00 to 1.00, (2) a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.20 to 1.00 and (3) a minimum consolidated tangible net worth for the Company and its subsidiaries, which is required to be not less than the sum of 75% of consolidated tangible net worth measured as of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025 plus 25% of positive consolidated net income (including its subsidiaries and regulated subsidiaries) plus the net cash proceeds of any equity transactions. Events of default include, among other events, (i) nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other
amounts; (ii) failure to perform or observe certain covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement; (iii) breach of any representation or warranty; (iv) cross-default to other indebtedness; (v) bankruptcy and insolvency defaults; (vi) monetary judgment defaults and material nonmonetary judgment defaults; (vii) customary ERISA defaults; (viii) a change of control of the Company; and (ix) failure to maintain specified catastrophe retentions in each of the Company’s regulated insurance subsidiaries or observe specified reinsurer concentration limits.
Convertible Notes
On August 10, 2017, the Company and Heritage MGA, LLC (the “Notes Guarantor”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the initial purchaser party thereto (the “Initial Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and the Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase, $136.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private placement transaction pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The net proceeds from the offering of the Convertible Notes, after deducting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $120.5 million. The offering of the Convertible Notes was completed on August 16, 2017.
The Company issued the Convertible Notes under an Indenture (the “Convertible Note Indenture”), dated August 16, 2017, by and among the Company, as issuer, the Notes Guarantor, as guarantor, and the trustee party thereto (the “Trustee”).
The Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per year. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears, on February 1 and August 1 of each year. The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to the Company’s future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment to the Company’s unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness or other liabilities incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries other than the Notes Guarantor, which fully and unconditionally guarantee the Convertible Notes on a senior unsecured basis.
The Convertible Notes mature on August 1, 2037, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
Holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding February 1, 2037, under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2017, if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock, for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the calendar quarter in which the conversion occurs, is more than 130% of the conversion price of the Convertible Notes in effect on each applicable trading day; (2) during the ten consecutive business-day period following any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price for the Convertible Notes for each such trading day was less than 98% of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on such date multiplied by the then-current conversion rate; (3) if the Company calls any or all of the Convertible Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the third business day immediately preceding the redemption date; or (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.
On or after February 1, 2037 until the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding August 1, 2037, holders may surrender their Convertible Notes for conversion at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances.
Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Convertible Note Indenture) (but not, at the Company’s election, a public acquirer change of control (as defined in the Convertible Note Indenture)), holders of the Convertible Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their Convertible Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
At any time prior to February 1, 2037, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Convertible Notes, at the Company’s option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the Convertible Notes, which means that the Company is not required to redeem or retire the Convertible Notes periodically. Holders of the Convertible Notes are
able to cause the Company to repurchase their Convertible Notes for cash on any of August 1, 2022, August 1, 2027 and August 1, 2032, in each case at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the relevant repurchase date.
The Convertible Note Indenture contains customary terms and covenants and events of default. If an Event of Default (as defined in the Convertible Note Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes then outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all the Convertible Notes to be immediately due and payable. In the case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization (as set forth in the Convertible Note Indenture) with respect to the Company, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, the Convertible Notes automatically become immediately due and payable.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was $885,000 principal amount of outstanding Convertible Notes, net of $21.1 million of Convertible Notes held by an insurance company subsidiary.
In December 2018, a subsidiary of the Company received a 3.094% fixed interest rate cash loan of $19.2 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta (“FHLB-ATL”). On September 29, 2023, the Company restructured the December 2018 agreement to extend the maturity date to March 28, 2025, with a 5.109% fixed interest rate payable quarterly commencing on December 28, 2023. Membership in the FHLB-ATL required an investment in FHLB-ATL’s common stock which was purchased in December 2018 and valued at $1.4 million. In March 2025, the FHLB-ATL agreement was repaid and the securities were released from pledged collateral. As of March 31, 2026, the subsidiary continues to be a member in FHLB-ATL with its common stock valued at $570,000.
In December 2018, another subsidiary became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines ("FHLB-DM"). Membership in the FHLB-DM required an investment in FHLB-DM’s common stock which was purchased in December 2018 and valued at $133,200. In January 2024, the insurance subsidiary of the Company received a 4.23% fixed interest rate cash loan of $5.5 million from the FHLB-DM. Additionally, the transaction required the acquired FHLB-DM common stock and certain other investments to be pledged as collateral. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the collateralized securities was $3.6 million and the equity investment in FHLB-DM common stock was $324,700.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
When we prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we must make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts we report. Certain of these estimates result from judgments that can be subjective and complex. As a result of that subjectivity and complexity, and because we continuously evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on a variety of factors, actual results could materially differ from our estimates and assumptions if changes in one or more factors require us to make accounting adjustments. We have made no material changes or additions with regard to those policies and estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The information set forth under Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements under the caption “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies” is incorporated herein by reference. We do not expect any recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The duration of the financial instruments held in our portfolio that are subject to interest rate risk was 3.45 years and 3.0 years at March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 3.1 years at December 31, 2025. To the extent interest rates decrease during 2026, we anticipate the fair value of our fixed rate debt securities to be subject to increase. Credit risk results from uncertainty in a counterparty’s ability to meet its obligations. Credit risk is managed by maintaining a high credit quality fixed maturity securities portfolio. As of March 31, 2026, the estimated weighted-average credit quality rating of the fixed maturity securities portfolio was A+, at fair value, consistent with the average rating at March 31, 2026.
We have not experienced a material impact when compared to the tabular presentations of our interest rate and market risk sensitive instruments in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) that are designed to assure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. There were no significant changes to our internal control over financial reporting for the period ending March 31, 2026.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to routine legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Company documented its risk factors in Item 1A of Part I of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 13, 2026. There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors since the filing of that report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 370,484 shares of common stock under the 2026 Share Repurchase Plan. The average cost per share repurchased was $26.79. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $15.0 million of capacity remaining under the 2026 Share Repurchase Plan.
A summary of the Company’s common stock repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, is set forth in the table below (in thousands, except shares and price per share):
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share (1)
Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Plans or Programs
Dollar Value of Shares that May yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (2)
January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026
112,858
26.58
21,997
February 1, 2026 - February 28, 2026
March 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
257,626
27.00
14,994
Total for the three months ended March 31, 2026
370,484
26.79
(1) Represents the average balance before commission and fees at the end of each period.
(2) On November 5, 2025, the Board of Directors established the 2026 Share Repurchase Plan, which commenced on January 1, 2026 and will expire on December 31, 2026, for repurchases of up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of the Company's common stock.
Item 5. Other Information
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Executive Officer Employment Agreements
(e)
On May 5, 2026, the Company entered into an amendment to the employment agreement with Timothy Moura, the President of NBIC (the “Moura Amendment”). On May 6, 2026, the Company entered into an amendment to the employment agreement with each of Ernie Garateix, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Garateix Amendment”) and Kirk Lusk, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “Lusk Amendment” and together with the Moura Amendment and the Garateix Amendment, the “Amendments”).
The Garateix Amendment amended Mr. Garateix’s existing employment agreement to, beginning in 2026, (i) increase the value of his annual time-based restricted stock award from 75% to 80% of his annual base salary, (ii) increase the value of his threshold and target opportunity under his annual performance-based restricted stock award to a threshold opportunity of 55% of the target opportunity (from 50%) and a target opportunity of 125% of annual base salary (from 120%) and (iii) increase his cash severance payment multiple in the event of a termination of employment without cause or for good reason from 1.5 times to 2.0 times.
The Lusk Amendment amended Mr. Lusk’s existing employment agreement to, beginning in 2026, (i) increase the value of his annual cash incentive award from a threshold, target and maximum opportunity of 30%, 65% and 95%, respectively, of annual base salary to 35%, 75% and 110%, respectively, of annual base salary, (ii) increase the value of his annual time-based restricted stock award from 40% to 50% of his annual base salary and (iii) increase the value of his target opportunity under his annual performance-based restricted stock award from 50% to 60% of annual base salary.
The Moura Amendment amended Mr. Moura’s existing employment agreement to, beginning in 2026, (i) decrease his annual base salary from $650,000 to $585,000, (ii) increase the value of his annual cash incentive award from a threshold, target and maximum opportunity of 15%, 19% and 40%, respectively, of annual base salary to 25%, 30% and 60%, respectively, of annual base salary, (iii) increase the value of his annual time-based restricted stock award from 15% to 20% of his annual base salary and (iv) modify the value of his target and maximum opportunity under his annual performance-based restricted stock award to a target opportunity of 50% of annual base salary (from 20%) and a maximum opportunity of 150% of the target opportunity (from 240%).
The foregoing descriptions of the Amendments are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Garateix Amendment, the Lusk Amendment and the Moura Amendment, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.10(a), Exhibit 10.7(a) and Exhibit 10.11(a), respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
No officers or directors, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, during the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Item 6. Exhibits
The information required by this Item 6 is set forth in the Index to Exhibits accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Index to Exhibits
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2014
3.2
By-laws of Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2014
Form of Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-195409) filed on May 13, 2014)
10.7(a)†*
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated May 6, 2026, between Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. and Kirk Lusk
10.10(a)†*
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated May 6, 2026, between Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. and Ernie Garateix
10.11(a)†*
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated May 5, 2026, between Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. and Tim Moura
31.1*
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 8, 2026
By:
/s/ ERNESTO GARATEIX
Ernesto Garateix
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
/s/ KIRK LUSK
Kirk Lusk
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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