Ownership and Structure - Donegal Mutual held approximately 44% of the outstanding Class A common stock and 84% of the outstanding Class B common stock as of December 31, 2024, providing it with about 70% of the combined voting power[230]. - The pooling agreement between Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States allocates 80% of the pooled business to Atlantic States, allowing both companies to share underwriting results proportionately[231]. - In 2024, Donegal Mutual purchased 1,057,282 shares of Class A common stock, while no shares of Class B common stock were purchased during 2024 or 2023[234]. - Donegal Mutual has 100% quota-share reinsurance agreements with Southern Mutual Insurance Company and Mountain States insurance subsidiaries, placing assumed business into the underwriting pool[339]. - The underwriting pool homogenizes risk characteristics, with a significant percentage of total consolidated revenues derived from Atlantic States' business[340]. Financial Performance - Net premiums written increased from 942,281,000 in 2024, representing a growth of approximately 5.2%[256]. - The combined ratio improved from 104.4% in 2023 to 98.6% in 2024, indicating enhanced underwriting profitability[256]. - The loss ratio decreased from 69.1% in 2023 to 64.5% in 2024, reflecting better loss management[256]. - Net income for 2024 was 1.53 per share for Class A common stock, compared to 0.14 per share in 2023[276]. - Total revenues for 2024 amounted to 927,337,984 in 2023, indicating a growth of approximately 6.7%[326]. - Net income for 2024 reached 4,425,504 in 2023 and a recovery from a net loss of 15.0 million in 2024, representing 2.2% of the December 31, 2023 net carried reserves[243]. - The average claim outstanding has gradually increased due to rising property and automobile repair costs, medical loss costs, and increased litigation trends[244]. - The establishment of liabilities for losses and loss expenses is inherently uncertain, and the ultimate liability may exceed the recorded reserves[242]. - The 2024 development in loss expenses was primarily due to lower-than-expected loss emergence in commercial multi-peril, personal automobile, and homeowner lines of business[243]. - The total liability for losses and loss expenses decreased slightly from 1,120,985,000 in 2024, reflecting a reduction of approximately 0.5%[247]. - The company reported a liability for losses and loss expenses of 299,947,390 in 2023[381]. Investment Performance - Net investment income rose from 44,918,000 in 2024, an increase of approximately 10.1%[256]. - The company reported net realized gains of 311.4 million in 2023[401]. - The company recorded gross realized gains of 3.7 billion in 2023, indicating a significant decrease in investment performance[401]. - The total investments in special revenue bonds represented 44% in education bonds and 37% in water and sewer utility bonds based on carrying values as of December 31, 2024[394]. Assets and Equity - Total assets increased to 2,266,293,888 in 2023, representing a growth of approximately 3.1%[323]. - Stockholders' equity increased by 15.36 from 1,384,972,332 in 2024, up from 52,925,931 in 2024, significantly higher than 11.5 million[275]. - The expense ratio decreased to 33.7% in 2024 from 34.7% in 2023, due to various expense reduction initiatives[271]. - The company incurred 604,117,716[415]. Actuarial and Claims Development - The actuaries for the insurance subsidiaries prepare initial estimates for ultimate losses by multiplying earned premium by an expected loss ratio, which is based on historical experience and various trends[419]. - The company continues to monitor and adjust its actuarial methods to ensure accurate predictions of future liabilities and claims expenses[420]. - The cumulative number of reported claims for 2024 is 29,466, indicating a significant volume of claims being processed[427]. - The total IBNR reserves plus expected development on reported claims for 2024 is $153,403 thousand, reflecting the company's ongoing liability management[427].
Donegal (DGICB) - 2024 Q4 - Annual Report