Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. Reports 2025 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
Key Terms
net operating earnings financial
combined ratio financial
loss ratio financial
expense ratio financial
return on equity financial
annualized operating return on equity financial
Net operating earnings(1) were
Highlights for the fourth quarter of 2025 included:
-
Diluted earnings per share increased by
28.0% and diluted operating earnings(1) per share increased by25.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 -
Gross written premiums increased by
1.8% to$451.1 million 7.1% to$370.6 million -
Net investment income increased by
24.9% to$52.3 million -
Underwriting income(2) was
$120.6 million 71.7%
Highlights for the full year of 2025 included:
-
Diluted earnings per share increased by
21.8% and diluted operating earnings(1) per share increased by21.5% compared to the full year of 2024 -
Gross written premiums increased by
5.7% to$2.0 billion 9.4% to$1.6 billion -
Net investment income increased by
27.9% to$192.2 million -
Underwriting income(2) was
$389.2 million 75.9% -
Operating return on equity(7) was
26.4% for the year ended December 31, 2025
"We delivered another strong quarter to close out 2025, marked by exceptional profitability resulting from continued disciplined underwriting and technology-enabled low costs in a competitive market. We remain confident that the resilience of our model positions us to deliver long-term value for our stockholders throughout the market cycle," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael P. Kehoe.
Results of Operations
Underwriting Results
Gross written premiums were
Net written premiums were
Underwriting income(2) was
Underwriting income(2) was
Summary of Operating Results
The Company’s operating results for the three months and years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized as follows:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
|
($ in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Gross written premiums |
$ |
451,123 |
|
|
$ |
443,281 |
|
|
$ |
1,977,171 |
|
|
$ |
1,870,341 |
|
Ceded written premiums |
|
(80,571 |
) |
|
|
(97,160 |
) |
|
|
(361,154 |
) |
|
|
(392,993 |
) |
Net written premiums |
$ |
370,552 |
|
|
$ |
346,121 |
|
|
$ |
1,616,017 |
|
|
$ |
1,477,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net earned premiums |
$ |
415,482 |
|
|
$ |
359,739 |
|
|
$ |
1,575,842 |
|
|
$ |
1,350,470 |
|
Fee income |
|
10,059 |
|
|
|
8,546 |
|
|
|
40,714 |
|
|
|
34,118 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
213,196 |
|
|
|
192,548 |
|
|
|
890,693 |
|
|
|
772,899 |
|
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses |
|
91,764 |
|
|
|
77,848 |
|
|
|
336,696 |
|
|
|
285,808 |
|
Underwriting income(2) |
$ |
120,581 |
|
|
$ |
97,889 |
|
|
$ |
389,167 |
|
|
$ |
325,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Loss ratio(3) |
|
50.1 |
% |
|
|
52.3 |
% |
|
|
55.1 |
% |
|
|
55.8 |
% |
Expense ratio(4) |
|
21.6 |
% |
|
|
21.1 |
% |
|
|
20.8 |
% |
|
|
20.6 |
% |
Combined ratio(5) |
|
71.7 |
% |
|
|
73.4 |
% |
|
|
75.9 |
% |
|
|
76.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Annualized return on equity(6) |
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
29.9 |
% |
|
|
29.3 |
% |
|
|
32.3 |
% |
Annualized operating return on equity(7) |
|
28.2 |
% |
|
|
29.6 |
% |
|
|
26.4 |
% |
|
|
29.2 |
% |
(1) |
Net operating earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. See discussion of "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. |
|
(2) |
Underwriting income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See discussion of "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. |
|
(3) |
Loss ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the ratio of losses and loss adjustment expenses to the sum of net earned premiums and fee income. |
|
(4) |
Expense ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the ratio of underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses to the sum of net earned premiums and fee income. |
|
(5) |
The combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and expense ratio as presented. Calculations of each component may not add due to rounding. |
|
(6) |
Annualized return on equity is net income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders’ equity during the period. |
|
(7) |
Annualized operating return on equity is net operating earnings (a non-GAAP financial measure) expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders’ equity during the period. |
The following tables summarize losses incurred for the current accident year and the development of prior accident years for the three months and years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||||||
December 31, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||
|
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
|
% of Sum of Earned Premiums and Fee Income |
|
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
|
% of Sum of Earned Premiums and Fee Income |
||||||
Loss ratio: |
($ in thousands) |
||||||||||||
Current accident year |
$ |
227,309 |
|
|
53.4 |
% |
|
$ |
194,226 |
|
|
52.7 |
% |
Current accident year - catastrophe losses |
|
2,851 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
7,905 |
|
|
2.2 |
% |
Effect of prior accident year development |
|
(16,964 |
) |
|
(4.0 |
)% |
|
|
(9,583 |
) |
|
(2.6 |
)% |
Total |
$ |
213,196 |
|
|
50.1 |
% |
|
$ |
192,548 |
|
|
52.3 |
% |
|
Year Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||
December 31, 2025 |
December 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||
|
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
|
% of Sum of Earned Premiums and Fee Income |
|
Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
|
% of Sum of Earned Premiums and Fee Income |
||||||
Loss ratio: |
($ in thousands) |
||||||||||||
Current accident year |
$ |
923,160 |
|
|
57.1 |
% |
|
$ |
785,036 |
|
|
56.7 |
% |
Current accident year - catastrophe losses |
|
30,350 |
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
25,518 |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Effect of prior accident year development |
|
(62,817 |
) |
|
(3.9 |
)% |
|
|
(37,655 |
) |
|
(2.7 |
)% |
Total |
$ |
890,693 |
|
|
55.1 |
% |
|
$ |
772,899 |
|
|
55.8 |
% |
Investment Results
Net investment income was
(8) |
Gross investment return is investment income from fixed-maturity and equity securities (and short-term investments, if any), before any deductions for fees and expenses, expressed as a percentage of average beginning and ending book values of those investments during the period. |
Capital Return to Stockholders
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 119,752 shares of its common stock in the open market at an average price of
In February 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of
The new share repurchase authorization and increased dividend return excess capital to stockholders while maintaining a conservative capital position for the Company's business.
Other
The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were
Stockholders' equity was
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Net Operating Earnings
Net operating earnings is defined as net income excluding the effects of the change in the fair value of equity securities, after taxes, net realized investment gains and losses, after taxes, and the change in allowance for credit losses on investments, after taxes. Management believes the exclusion of these items provides a useful comparison of the Company's underlying business performance from period to period. Net operating earnings and percentages or calculations using net operating earnings (e.g., diluted operating earnings per share and annualized operating return on equity) are non-GAAP financial measures. Net operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for net income calculated in accordance with GAAP, and other companies may define net operating earnings differently.
For the three months and years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, net income and diluted earnings per share reconcile to net operating earnings and diluted operating earnings per share as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
|
|
($ in thousands, except per share data) |
||||||||||||||
Net operating earnings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
138,620 |
|
|
$ |
109,094 |
|
|
$ |
503,614 |
|
|
$ |
414,843 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Change in the fair value of equity securities, before taxes |
|
|
(3,460 |
) |
|
|
(1,496 |
) |
|
|
(58,836 |
) |
|
|
(43,367 |
) |
Income tax expense (1) |
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
12,356 |
|
|
|
9,107 |
|
Change in fair value of equity securities, after taxes |
|
|
(2,733 |
) |
|
|
(1,182 |
) |
|
|
(46,480 |
) |
|
|
(34,260 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net realized investment gains, before taxes |
|
|
(1,558 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
(4,390 |
) |
|
|
(6,831 |
) |
Income tax expense (1) |
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
922 |
|
|
|
1,435 |
|
Net realized investment gains, after taxes |
|
|
(1,231 |
) |
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
|
(3,468 |
) |
|
|
(5,396 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments, before taxes |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(526 |
) |
Income tax expense (1) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
110 |
|
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments, after taxes |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(416 |
) |
Net operating earnings |
|
$ |
134,649 |
|
|
$ |
107,810 |
|
|
$ |
453,668 |
|
|
$ |
374,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted operating earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
5.99 |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
|
$ |
21.65 |
|
|
$ |
17.78 |
|
Change in fair value of equity securities, after taxes, per share |
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(2.00 |
) |
|
|
(1.47 |
) |
Net realized investment gains, after taxes, per share |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
(0.23 |
) |
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments, after taxes, per share |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
Diluted operating earnings per share(2) |
|
$ |
5.81 |
|
|
$ |
4.62 |
|
|
$ |
19.51 |
|
|
$ |
16.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating return on equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Average equity(3) |
|
$ |
1,912,400 |
|
|
$ |
1,459,255 |
|
|
$ |
1,721,572 |
|
|
$ |
1,285,197 |
|
Annualized return on equity(4) |
|
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
29.9 |
% |
|
|
29.3 |
% |
|
|
32.3 |
% |
Annualized operating return on equity(5) |
|
|
28.2 |
% |
|
|
29.6 |
% |
|
|
26.4 |
% |
|
|
29.2 |
% |
(1) |
Income taxes on adjustments to reconcile net income to net operating earnings use a |
|
(2) |
Diluted operating earnings per share may not add due to rounding. |
|
(3) |
Average equity is computed by adding the total stockholders' equity as of the date indicated to the prior quarter-end or year-end total, as applicable, and dividing by two. |
|
(4) |
Annualized return on equity is net income expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders’ equity during the period. |
|
(5) |
Annualized operating return on equity is net operating earnings expressed on an annualized basis as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders’ equity during the period. |
Underwriting Income
Underwriting income is defined as net income excluding net investment income, the change in the fair value of equity securities, net realized investment gains and losses, the change in allowance for credit losses on investments, interest expense, other expenses, other income and income tax expense. The Company uses underwriting income as an internal performance measure in the management of its operations because the Company believes it gives management and users of the Company's financial information useful insight into the Company's results of operations and underlying business performance. Underwriting income should not be viewed as a substitute for net income calculated in accordance with GAAP, and other companies may define underwriting income differently.
For the three months and years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, net income reconciles to underwriting income as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
138,620 |
|
|
$ |
109,094 |
|
|
$ |
503,614 |
|
|
$ |
414,843 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
36,204 |
|
|
|
29,557 |
|
|
|
130,688 |
|
|
|
99,873 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
174,824 |
|
|
|
138,651 |
|
|
|
634,302 |
|
|
|
514,716 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(52,296 |
) |
|
|
(41,863 |
) |
|
|
(192,192 |
) |
|
|
(150,287 |
) |
Change in fair value of equity securities |
|
|
(3,460 |
) |
|
|
(1,496 |
) |
|
|
(58,836 |
) |
|
|
(43,367 |
) |
Net realized investment gains |
|
|
(1,558 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
(4,390 |
) |
|
|
(6,831 |
) |
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(526 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
2,982 |
|
|
|
2,559 |
|
|
|
10,646 |
|
|
|
10,134 |
|
Other expenses (6) |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
3,968 |
|
Other income |
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
|
(349 |
) |
|
|
(2,015 |
) |
|
|
(1,926 |
) |
Underwriting income |
|
$ |
120,581 |
|
|
$ |
97,889 |
|
|
$ |
389,167 |
|
|
$ |
325,881 |
|
(6) |
Other expenses includes primarily corporate expenses not allocated to the Company's insurance operations. |
Conference Call
Kinsale Capital Group will hold a conference call to discuss this press release on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Members of the public may access the conference call by dialing (800) 715-9871, conference ID# 6520221, or via the Internet by going to www.kinsalecapitalgroup.com and clicking on the "Investor Relations" link. A replay of the call will be available on the website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, such forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "outlook," "future," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may," "can have," "prospects" or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: inadequate loss reserves to cover the Company's actual losses; inherent uncertainty of models resulting in actual losses that are materially different than the Company's estimates; adverse economic factors; a decline in the Company's financial strength rating; loss of one or more key executives; loss of a group of brokers that generate significant portions of the Company's business; failure of any of the loss limitations or exclusions the Company employs, or change in other claims or coverage issues; adverse performance of the Company's investment portfolio; adverse market conditions that affect its excess and surplus lines insurance operations; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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.
About Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. is a specialty insurance group headquartered in
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
Revenues |
|
(in thousands, except per share data) |
||||||||||||||
Gross written premiums |
|
$ |
451,123 |
|
|
$ |
443,281 |
|
|
$ |
1,977,171 |
|
|
$ |
1,870,341 |
|
Ceded written premiums |
|
|
(80,571 |
) |
|
|
(97,160 |
) |
|
|
(361,154 |
) |
|
|
(392,993 |
) |
Net written premiums |
|
|
370,552 |
|
|
|
346,121 |
|
|
|
1,616,017 |
|
|
|
1,477,348 |
|
Change in unearned premiums |
|
|
44,930 |
|
|
|
13,618 |
|
|
|
(40,175 |
) |
|
|
(126,878 |
) |
Net earned premiums |
|
|
415,482 |
|
|
|
359,739 |
|
|
|
1,575,842 |
|
|
|
1,350,470 |
|
Fee income |
|
|
10,059 |
|
|
|
8,546 |
|
|
|
40,714 |
|
|
|
34,118 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
52,296 |
|
|
|
41,863 |
|
|
|
192,192 |
|
|
|
150,287 |
|
Change in fair value of equity securities |
|
|
3,460 |
|
|
|
1,496 |
|
|
|
58,836 |
|
|
|
43,367 |
|
Net realized investment gains |
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
4,390 |
|
|
|
6,831 |
|
Change in allowance for credit losses on investments |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
526 |
|
Other income |
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
2,015 |
|
|
|
1,926 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
483,271 |
|
|
|
412,123 |
|
|
|
1,873,987 |
|
|
|
1,587,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
213,196 |
|
|
|
192,548 |
|
|
|
890,693 |
|
|
|
772,899 |
|
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses |
|
|
91,764 |
|
|
|
77,848 |
|
|
|
336,696 |
|
|
|
285,808 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
2,982 |
|
|
|
2,559 |
|
|
|
10,646 |
|
|
|
10,134 |
|
Other expenses |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
3,968 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
308,447 |
|
|
|
273,472 |
|
|
|
1,239,685 |
|
|
|
1,072,809 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
174,824 |
|
|
|
138,651 |
|
|
|
634,302 |
|
|
|
514,716 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
36,204 |
|
|
|
29,557 |
|
|
|
130,688 |
|
|
|
99,873 |
|
Net income |
|
|
138,620 |
|
|
|
109,094 |
|
|
|
503,614 |
|
|
|
414,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments, net of taxes |
|
|
5,548 |
|
|
|
(50,455 |
) |
|
|
66,514 |
|
|
|
(2,589 |
) |
Total comprehensive income |
|
$ |
144,168 |
|
|
$ |
58,639 |
|
|
$ |
570,128 |
|
|
$ |
412,254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
6.01 |
|
|
$ |
4.71 |
|
|
$ |
21.76 |
|
|
$ |
17.92 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
5.99 |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
|
$ |
21.65 |
|
|
$ |
17.78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
|
23,056 |
|
|
|
23,164 |
|
|
|
23,140 |
|
|
|
23,153 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
23,161 |
|
|
|
23,330 |
|
|
|
23,259 |
|
|
|
23,332 |
|
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
||||||
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
||
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
||
Fixed-maturity securities at fair value |
|
$ |
4,341,450 |
|
$ |
3,537,563 |
Equity securities at fair value |
|
|
626,399 |
|
|
398,359 |
Real estate investments, net |
|
|
55,236 |
|
|
15,045 |
Short-term investments |
|
|
3,864 |
|
|
3,714 |
Total investments |
|
|
5,026,949 |
|
|
3,954,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
163,361 |
|
|
113,213 |
Investment income due and accrued |
|
|
30,971 |
|
|
27,366 |
Premiums receivable, net |
|
|
124,593 |
|
|
140,027 |
Reinsurance recoverables, net |
|
|
394,329 |
|
|
337,891 |
Ceded unearned premiums |
|
|
44,506 |
|
|
52,736 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net of ceding commissions |
|
|
118,737 |
|
|
109,263 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |
|
|
3,538 |
|
|
3,538 |
Deferred income tax asset, net |
|
|
42,191 |
|
|
60,215 |
Other assets |
|
|
94,386 |
|
|
87,774 |
Total assets |
|
$ |
6,043,561 |
|
$ |
4,886,704 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
||
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||
Reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
$ |
2,890,870 |
|
$ |
2,285,668 |
Unearned premiums |
|
|
860,394 |
|
|
828,449 |
Payable to reinsurers |
|
|
34,385 |
|
|
43,959 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
66,301 |
|
|
55,159 |
Debt |
|
|
224,397 |
|
|
184,122 |
Other liabilities |
|
|
7,631 |
|
|
5,786 |
Total liabilities |
|
|
4,083,978 |
|
|
3,403,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Stockholders' equity |
|
|
1,959,583 |
|
|
1,483,561 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
$ |
6,043,561 |
|
$ |
4,886,704 |
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260212699738/en/
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
Bryan Petrucelli
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
804-289-1272
ir@kinsalecapitalgroup.com
Source: Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
