Reliance Global Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:RELI) reported Q2 2025 financial results, highlighting strategic progress despite revenue challenges. Commission income was $3.1 million, slightly down from $3.2 million in Q2 2024, with an 8% increase in P&C revenue offsetting medical/health client base shifts.

Key developments include the sale of Fortman Insurance Services, expected to generate a $3.0 million gain in Q3, and significant debt reduction of $5.6 million (50% of long-term debt), reducing annual debt service by $1.8 million. The company also launched RELI Auto Leasing, creating new revenue opportunities for RELI Exchange Agency Partners.

The quarter resulted in a net loss of $2.7 million, compared to $1.5 million in Q2 2024, impacted by non-cash equity compensation and acquisition-related costs. Adjusted EBITDA loss increased to $382,000 from $178,000 in Q2 2024.

Positive

• Reduced long-term debt by 50% ($5.6 million), improving annual debt service by $1.8 million
• 8% increase in property and casualty (P&C) revenue stream
• Expected $3.0 million gain from Fortman Insurance Services sale in Q3 2025
• Launch of RELI Auto Leasing platform creating new revenue stream for agents
• Implementation of OneFirm strategy driving operational efficiencies

Negative

• Commission income declined to $3.1 million from $3.2 million year-over-year
• Net loss increased to $2.7 million from $1.5 million in Q2 2024
• Adjusted EBITDA loss widened to $382,000 from $178,000 year-over-year
• Higher operating expenses with salaries increasing to $2.6 million from $2.0 million
• General and administrative expenses increased to $1.5 million from $1.0 million

Insights

Financial Analyst

Reliance Global reduced debt by 50%, preserving core stability despite higher net losses from non-cash expenses and acquisition costs.

Reliance Global's Q2 results present a mixed financial picture with some positive strategic developments amid challenging numbers. The company reduced its long-term debt by $5.6 million (approximately 50%) from proceeds of the Fortman Insurance Services sale, significantly improving its financial flexibility by cutting annual debt service by $1.8 million.

Revenue performance showed slight weakness with commission income at $3.1 million, down from $3.2 million in Q2 2024. However, this contained an important bright spot: their property and casualty segment grew by 8%, offsetting weakness in their medical/health client base. This demonstrates some resilience in their core business despite overall revenue challenges.

Cost structures showed concerning increases. Commission expenses rose to $989,000 from $886,000, while salaries jumped to $2.6 million from $2 million due to non-cash share-based compensation. General and administrative expenses increased to $1.5 million from $1 million, primarily attributed to acquisition-related costs. These expense increases contributed to a widened net loss of $2.7 million compared to $1.5 million in Q2 2024.

The adjusted EBITDA loss of $382,000 (vs $178,000 last year) offers a clearer picture of operational performance by excluding non-cash items, though this still represents deterioration. Looking forward, the expected $3 million gain from the Fortman sale in Q3 should provide a significant one-time boost to profitability.

The company's "OneFirm" integration strategy and launch of RELI Auto Leasing represent meaningful attempts to create operational efficiencies and new revenue streams, though these initiatives have yet to meaningfully improve financial performance. The debt reduction, however, represents a genuine positive by lowering the company's financial risk profile and improving its future cash flow flexibility.

Reduces Debt by 50%, Strengthens Balance Sheet, and Refocuses Strategic Priorities

Company to Host Conference Call Today at 4:30 PM Eastern Time

LAKEWOOD, N.J., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance Global Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELI) (“Reliance”, “we” or the “Company”) today provided a business update and reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

“During the second quarter, we made meaningful progress toward our long-term strategic objectives, continuing to execute with discipline across both operational and financial fronts,” said Ezra Beyman, Chairman and CEO of Reliance Global Group. “While revenue was modestly lower compared to the prior year period, this was primarily due to a shift in our medical/health client base but offset by an 8% increase in our property and casualty (P&C) revenue stream. Importantly, our core business remained stable, and we continued to drive improvements across the organization. A key pillar of our transformation remains our OneFirm strategy, which unifies our agency operations under a cohesive, integrated model. We believe this approach is driving greater internal efficiency, enhancing collaboration across our teams, and delivering improved service experiences for clients and agents alike. It also positions us to scale more effectively and expand margins as we grow.”

“As part of this strategy, the recent sale of Fortman Insurance Services marked a key step in streamlining our portfolio. By monetizing this asset, we’ve not only strengthened our balance sheet but also reinforced our focus on tech-enabled, high-growth areas that align with our long-term vision for sustainable, innovation-driven growth.”

“From the sale proceeds, we took a major step to strengthen our financial position by repaying approximately $5.6 million—about half of our long-term debt, which reduced our annual debt service by over $1.8 million and meaningfully improved our cash flow and financial flexibility.”

“Another exciting development this quarter was the launch of RELI Auto Leasing, which empowers our RELI Exchange Agency Partners to connect their clients with great auto leasing options. This unique platform not only creates a new revenue stream for our agents—who earn commissions on both the leasing referral and the accompanying insurance—but also delivers a high-convenience experience for consumers, with nationwide delivery available. By integrating leasing solutions into the RELI Exchange platform, we are continuing to strengthen our value proposition and expand the tools our agents can use to grow their businesses,” concluded Mr. Beyman.

2025 Second Quarter Financial Highlights

(approximate figures)

• Commission income was $3.1 million in Q2 2025, compared to $3.2 million in Q2 2024. The swing was primarily due to a shift in our medical/health client base but offset by an 8% increase in our property and casualty (P&C) revenue stream.
• Commission expense was $989,000 in Q2 2025, compared to $886,000 in Q2 2024 with the swing primarily attributed to the 8% growth in P&C revenues.
• Salaries and wages were $2.6 million in Q2 2025, compared to $2.0 million in Q2 2024, with the increase due to non-cash share-based compensation, offset by OneFirm efficiencies and overall leaner operations.
• General and administrative expenses were $1.5 million in Q2 2025, compared to $1.0 million in Q2 2024, with the flux being driven by acquisition related cash and non-cash costs offset by OneFirm efficiencies and overall leaner operations.
• Net loss for the quarter was $2.7 million, compared to $1.5 million in Q2 2024, reflecting the impacts of non-cash equity compensation and acquisition cash and non-cash related costs.
• Adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”) (Non-GAAP measure) loss for the quarter was $382,000 compared to $178,000 in Q2 2024. The increase was driven primarily by the fluctuations affecting the commission income and commission expense accounts offset by improvements in the general expense accounts pursuant to OneFirm efficiencies and overall leaner operations.

“Following the sale of Fortman Insurance Services, we expect to recognize a gain on sale of approximately $3.0 million in the third quarter,” said Joel Markovits, Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Global Group. “Combined with our debt reduction efforts, we’ve significantly deleveraged our balance sheet and lowered our annual debt service obligations by approximately 61%. Our outlook remains strong as we continue to move forward with a focus on disciplined financial management, whilst making strides forward in our pursuit of innovation and expansion of our market footprint.”

Conference Call

Reliance Global Group will host a conference call today at 4:30 PM Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as well as the Company’s corporate progress and other developments.

The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll-free +1 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0011 for international callers and entering access code 627850. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2381/52790 or on the investor relations section of the Company’s website, https://relianceglobalgroup.com/events-and-presentations/.

A webcast replay will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at https://relianceglobalgroup.com/events-and-presentations/ through May 13, 2026. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through May 27, 2025, and can be accessed by dialing +1 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering access code 52473.

About Reliance Global Group, Inc.

Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELI) is an InsurTech pioneer, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud-based technologies, to transform and improve efficiencies in the insurance agency/brokerage industry. The Company’s business-to-business InsurTech platform, RELI Exchange, provides independent insurance agencies an entire suite of business development tools, enabling them to effectively compete with large-scale national insurance agencies, whilst reducing back-office cost and burden. The Company’s business-to-consumer platform, 5minuteinsure.com, utilizes AI and data mining, to provide competitive online insurance quotes within minutes to everyday consumers seeking to purchase auto, home, and life insurance. In addition, the Company operates its own portfolio of select retail “brick and mortar” insurance agencies which are leaders and pioneers in their respective regions throughout the United States, offering a wide variety of insurance products. Further information about the Company can be found at https://www.relianceglobalgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding:

• Our expectations regarding the financial and operational benefits of our recent debt reduction, including reduced annual debt service obligations, improved cash flow, and enhanced financial flexibility;
• Our belief that the OneFirm strategy is enhancing internal efficiency, enabling scalability, and positioning us for sustainable margin expansion;
• Our intention to continue realigning our portfolio and operations around high-growth, tech-enabled assets, including through the sale of Fortman Insurance Services and the expansion of the RELI Exchange platform;
• Our expectation that RELI Auto Leasing will generate new revenue opportunities for our agency partners and increase customer convenience and engagement;
• Our outlook regarding the anticipated gain on the Fortman sale and our ability to continue deleveraging and improving our financial condition; and
• Other statements relating to our future growth, financial performance, business strategy, and operational execution.

These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions, including that our OneFirm strategy will continue to drive efficiencies, the RELI Exchange and RELI Auto Leasing platforms will gain market traction as expected, the anticipated gain on the Fortman sale will be recognized, and market, economic, and regulatory conditions will remain favorable. There can be no assurance that these assumptions will prove accurate.

Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including: our ability to successfully integrate new business initiatives such as RELI Auto Leasing; challenges in realizing anticipated cost savings, cash flow improvements, or strategic benefits from our restructuring efforts; competitive pressures in the InsurTech and insurance agency markets; adverse economic or regulatory developments; and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

You are encouraged to carefully review our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, as well as other SEC filings, for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Except as required by law, Reliance Global Group, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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INFORMATION REGARDING A NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE

The Company believes certain financial measures which meet the definition of non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G of the SEC rules, provide important supplemental information. Namely our key financial performance metric Adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. “AEBITDA” is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) with additional adjustments as further outlined below, to result in Adjusted EBITDA (“AEBITDA”). The Company considers AEBITDA an important financial metric because it provides a meaningful financial measure of the quality of the Company’s operational, cash impacted and recurring earnings and operating performance across reporting periods. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which might limit its usefulness as a comparative measure to other companies in the industry. AEBITDA is used by management in addition to and in conjunction (and not as a substitute) with the results presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses AEBITDA to evaluate the Company’s operational performance, including earnings across reporting periods and the merits for implementing cost-cutting measures. We have presented AEBITDA solely as supplemental disclosure because we believe it allows for a more complete analysis of results of operations and assists investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Consistent with Regulation G, a description of such information is provided below herein and tabular reconciliations of this supplemental non-GAAP financial information to our most comparable GAAP information are contained below.

We exclude the following items when calculating Adjusted EBITDA, and the following items define our non-GAAP financial measure “AEBITDA”:

• Interest and related party interest expense: Unrelated to core Company operations and excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Depreciation and amortization: Non-cash charge, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Goodwill and/or asset impairments: Non-cash charge, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Equity-based compensation: Non-cash compensation provided to employees and service providers, excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core cash impacted operational performance.
• Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables: An earn-out liability is a liability to the seller upon an acquisition which is contingent on future earnings. These liabilities are valued at each reporting period and the changes are reported as either a gain or loss in the change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables account in the consolidated statements of operations. The gain or loss is non-cash, can be highly volatile and overall is not deemed relevant to ongoing operations, thus, it is excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities: This account includes changes to derivative warrant liabilities which are valued at each reporting period and could result in either a gain or loss. The period changes do not impact cash, can be highly volatile, and are unrelated to ongoing operations, and thus are excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Other income (expense), net: Includes certain non-routine income or expenses and other individually de minimis items and is thus excluded as unrelated to core operations of the company.
• Transactional costs: This includes expenses related to mergers, acquisitions, financings and refinancings, and amendments or modification to indebtedness. These costs are unrelated to primary Company operations and are excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Non-standard costs: This account includes non-standard non-operational items, related to costs incurred for a legal suit the Company has filed against one of the third parties involved in the discontinued operations and was excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.
• Loss from discontinued operations before tax: This account includes the net results from discontinued operations, and since discontinued, are unrelated to the Company’s ongoing operations and thus excluded to provide more meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s core operational performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation from net loss to AEBITDA for the 3 month and 6 month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively:

	The Period Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
				As reported on10-Q2'24						As reported on10-Q2'24
Net income (loss)	(2,710,901	)		(1,489,395	)		(4,447,786	)		(6,836,057	)
Adjustments:
Interest and related party interest expense	318,988			403,495			644,230			813,780
Depreciation and amortization	346,151			469,788			706,746			1,003,941
Asset impairment	-			-			-			3,922,110
-	-			-
Share based compensation employees directors and third parties	1,479,557			333,897			2,504,542			488,808
Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables	-			-			-			47,761
Other (income) expense, net	-			(11	)		24,598			(22	)
Transactional costs	248,049			119,203			391,236			373,096
Non-standard costs	(63,534	)		45,724			(35,254	)		90,963
Recognition and change in fair value of warrant liabilities	-			(60,667	)		-			(156,000	)
Total adjustments	2,329,211			1,311,429			4,236,098			6,584,437
AEBITDA	(381,690	)		(177,966	)		(211,688	)		(251,620	)

FAQ

What were RELI's key financial results for Q2 2025?

RELI reported commission income of $3.1 million, a net loss of $2.7 million, and an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $382,000. The company achieved an 8% increase in P&C revenue but saw overall commission income decline slightly year-over-year.

How much debt did Reliance Global Group (RELI) reduce in Q2 2025?

RELI reduced its long-term debt by $5.6 million, representing 50% of total long-term debt. This reduction decreased annual debt service by $1.8 million, improving cash flow and financial flexibility.

What is the expected gain from RELI's sale of Fortman Insurance Services?

Reliance Global Group expects to recognize a gain of approximately $3.0 million in the third quarter of 2025 from the sale of Fortman Insurance Services.

What new business initiative did RELI launch in Q2 2025?

RELI launched RELI Auto Leasing, a platform that allows RELI Exchange Agency Partners to offer auto leasing options to clients, generating commissions from both leasing referrals and insurance sales.

How did RELI's operating expenses change in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024?

Operating expenses increased significantly, with salaries rising to $2.6 million from $2.0 million and general administrative expenses increasing to $1.5 million from $1.0 million year-over-year.