Financial Performance - Gross written premiums for Q2 2024 were 100,706,000,adecreaseof8.3110,100,000 in Q2 2023[5] - Net earned premiums for the first half of 2024 were 189,393,000,down29.6269,228,000 in the same period of 2023[5] - Net income for Q2 2024 was 10,093,000,anincreaseof8.19,337,000 in Q2 2023[5] - Total revenues for Q2 2024 were 108,687,000,adecreaseof23.4141,893,000 in Q2 2023[5] - Comprehensive income for Q2 2024 was 12,037,000,significantlyhigherthan6,781,000 in Q2 2023[6] - Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was 21,459,000,comparedto11,831,000 for the same period in 2023, representing an increase of 81.5%[11] - Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, was 10,093,000,anincreaseof8.29,337,000 in the same quarter of 2023[96] - Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, were 93,171,000,upfrom129,438,000 in the same quarter of 2023, indicating a decrease of 28%[100][101] Investment Income - Net investment income increased to 15,311,000inQ22024from13,216,000 in Q2 2023, reflecting a growth of 15.9%[5] - The net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was 29,831,000,anincreasefrom25,224,000 in the same period of 2023[41] - The total investment income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, was 15,823,000,anincreasefrom13,567,000 in the same quarter of 2023[40] - The total investment return for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, was 17,903,000,representingareturnof1.3667,490,000 as of June 30, 2024, up from 626,408,000attheendofJune2023,reflectingagrowthof6.60.35 in Q2 2024 from 0.25inQ22023,representinga409.544 million, with 4.752milliondeclaredonMarch6,2024[80]−Thecompanydeclareddistributionsof0.25 per common share during the six months ended June 30, 2023, totaling 6.764million[81]LossManagement−Thecompanyexperiencedanetlossandlossadjustmentexpenseof53,662,000 in Q2 2024, down from 78,082,000inQ22023,indicatingimprovedlossmanagement[5]−Thecompanyreportedincurredlossesandlossadjustmentexpensesof53.662 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to 78.082millionforthesamequarterin2023,indicatingadecreaseof31.2773.814 million as of June 30, 2024, from 793.018millioninthepreviousyear[70]RestructuringandOperationalChanges−Thecompanyincurredtotalrestructuringcostsof5.4 million from exiting four brokerage divisions, with no additional costs incurred during the first half of 2024[15] - The restructuring plan was completed in the first quarter of 2023, with the liability related to the plan being less than 0.1millionasofDecember31,2023[15]−Thecompanyrestructureditsinsuranceoperationsintotwosegments:Penn−AmericaandNon−CoreOperations,toenhancefocusoncoreproducts[98]−Therestructuringisexpectedtoimprovethecompany′soverallfinancialperformanceandmarketpositioning[98]InvestmentPortfolioandValuation−AsofJune30,2024,thetotalamortizedcostoffixedmaturitieswas1,362,384 thousand, with an estimated fair value of 1,340,046thousand,reflectingagrossunrealizedlossof23,744 thousand[17] - The company reported a net realized investment loss of 1,052,000forthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024,comparedtoagainof2,281,000 for the same period in 2023[11] - The fair value of U.S. treasuries was reported at 699,464thousandwithgrossunrealizedlossesof2,585 thousand as of June 30, 2024[20] - The total fixed maturities as of December 31, 2023, had an amortized cost of 1,322,092thousandandanestimatedfairvalueof1,293,793 thousand, resulting in gross unrealized losses of 29,879thousand[22]Taxation−ThetotalincometaxexpenseforthequarterendedJune30,2024,was2.581 million, compared to 2.371millionforthesamequarterin2023,representinganincreaseof8.85.480 million, which is 20.3% of pre-tax income, compared to 2.944millionor19.9135 million, with 101millionremainingasofJune30,2024[75]−DuringthesixmonthsendedJune30,2024,thecompanyrepurchased16,527sharesatanaveragepriceof32.00 per share[76] - The company granted 550,000 Time-Based Stock Options during the six months ended June 30, 2024, with an average strike price of $30.73[91]