James River Recruits Industry Veteran Kelly Hadiaris to Lead Excess Casualty
James River (NASDAQ: JRVR) announced that Kelly Hadiaris has re-joined the company as Senior Vice President, Underwriting – Excess Casualty to lead the Excess Casualty division within its Excess and Surplus (E&S) segment.
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James River (NASDAQ: JRVR) announced that Kelly Hadiaris has re-joined the company as Senior Vice President, Underwriting – Excess Casualty to lead the Excess Casualty division within its Excess and Surplus (E&S) segment.
Ms. Hadiaris brings more than two decades of E&S underwriting experience, will report to Todd Sutherland, and will oversee strategic direction, underwriting performance, and profitable growth for the division. She previously worked at James River and contributed to early excess and general casualty portfolio development.
Positive
- Experienced hire: Kelly Hadiaris brings 20+ years of E&S underwriting experience
- Leadership continuity: Hadiaris previously contributed to James River's excess and casualty portfolios
- Clear reporting line: Will report to Todd Sutherland, President of the E&S segment
- Focus areas: Responsible for strategic direction, underwriting performance, and profitable growth
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News Market Reaction – JRVR
On Mar 5, the first trading day after this news, JRVR closed 7.20% below the previous close.
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Key Figures
- 2025 net income Q4
- $30.1 million
- Net income available to common shareholders, Q4 2025
- 2025 combined ratio
- 96.6%
- Full-year 2025 combined ratio
- Retroactive reinsurance premium
- $313.2 million
- Loss portfolio transfer and adverse development cover premium
- Top-up adverse cover
- $75.0 million
- Additional adverse development cover premium
- Net loss reserves
- $1.07 billion
- Net loss reserves at December 31, 2025
- Invested assets and cash
- $1.96 billion
- Total invested assets and cash at December 31, 2025
- Shelf registered shares
- 21,334,134 shares
- Common shares registered for resale on Form S-3
- Series A preferred issuance
- $150,000,000
- Preferred issuance referenced in shelf registration
Historical Context
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Reported strong Q4 profitability, improved combined ratio, and dividend declaration.
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Announced timing and access details for upcoming Q4 2025 earnings call.
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Showed major improvement in earnings, combined ratio, and underwriting income versus prior year.
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Set schedule and dial-in details for Q3 2025 earnings conference call.
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Added senior E&S specialty and distribution leaders to support profitable growth strategy.
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Key Terms
excess and surplus technical
portfolio management financial
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James River Group Holdings, Inc. ("James River" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: JRVR) today announced that Kelly Hadiaris has re-joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Underwriting – Excess Casualty, to lead the Excess Casualty division within its Excess and Surplus (“E&S”) segment. Ms. Hadiaris will report to Todd Sutherland, President of the E&S segment.
Ms. Hadiaris brings more than two decades of experience in the E&S market, with deep expertise across technical underwriting, portfolio management, and underwriting operations. She held senior underwriting roles with firms including Markel, Berkley, and Allianz where she was responsible for building and managing complex casualty portfolios and leading high-performing underwriting teams.
At James River, Ms. Hadiaris will be responsible for the strategic direction, underwriting performance, and profitable growth of the Excess Casualty division. Ms. Hadiaris previously worked at James River, where she played a key role in the early development of the Company’s excess and general casualty portfolios. Her return brings both deep market experience and familiarity with James River’s underwriting approach and culture.
Todd Sutherland, President of E&S commented, “Kelly’s breadth of experience, strong relationships, and deep technical knowledge of the excess casualty market position her well to lead this important business. We are excited to have her on the team as we continue to invest in and grow our E&S platform.”
About James River Group Holdings, Inc.
James River Group Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that owns and operates a group of specialty insurance companies. The Company operates in two specialty property-casualty insurance segments: Excess and Surplus Lines and Specialty Admitted Insurance. Each of the Company’s regulated insurance subsidiaries are rated “A-” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.
Visit James River Group Holdings, Inc. on the web at https://jrvrgroup.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which we intend to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risk and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
Bob Zimardo
SVP, Investments & Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@james-river-group.com
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