acic-20240331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 001-35761

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American Coastal Insurance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

75-3241967

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

800 2nd Avenue S.

33701

St. Petersburg,

Florida

(Address of Principle Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

727-633-0851

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	ACIC	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Emerging growth company

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No R

As of May 3, 2024, 47,828,491 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1. Financial Statements	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
	Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	34
	Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	50
	Item 4. Controls and Procedures	50
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1. Legal Proceedings	51
	Item 1A. Risk Factors	52
	Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	53
	Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	53
	Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	53
	Item 5. Other Information	53
	Item 6. Exhibits	53
Signatures		54

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Q), we present amounts in all tables in thousands, except for share amounts, per share amounts, policy counts or where more specific language or context indicates a different presentation. In the narrative sections of this Form 10-Q, we show full values rounded to the nearest thousand.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements about anticipated growth in revenues, gross written premium, earnings per share, estimated unpaid losses on insurance policies, investment returns, and diversification and expectations about our liquidity, our ability to meet our investment objectives, our ability to manage and mitigate market risk with respect to our investments and our ability to continue as a going concern. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “project,” “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” or “continue” or the negative variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and market in which we operate, and management's beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:

•our exposure to catastrophic events and severe weather conditions;

•the regulatory, economic and weather conditions present in Florida and New York the states in which we write business;

•our ability to cultivate and maintain agent relationships, particularly our relationship with AmRisc, LLC (AmRisc);

•the possibility that actual claims incurred may exceed our loss reserves for claims;

•assessments charged by various governmental agencies;

•our ability to implement and maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting, including our ability to remediate any existing material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting and the timing of any such remediation, as well as our ability to reestablish effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;

•our ability to maintain information technology and data security systems, and to outsource relationships;

•our reliance on key vendor relationships, and the ability of our vendors to protect the personally identifiable information of our customers, claimants or employees;

•our ability to attract and retain the services of senior management;

•risks and uncertainties relating to our mergers, dispositions and other strategic transactions;

•risks associated with investments in which we share ownership or management with third parties;

•our ability to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and comply with covenants and other requirements related to our indebtedness;

•our ability to maintain our market share;

•changes in the regulatory environment present in the states in which we operate;

•the impact of new federal or state regulations that affect the insurance industry;

•the cost, viability and availability of reinsurance;

•our ability to collect from our reinsurers or others on our reinsurance claims;

•dependence on investment income and the composition of our investment portfolio and related market risks;

•the possibility of the pricing and terms for our products to decline due to the historically cyclical nature of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry;

•the outcome of litigation pending against us, including the terms of any settlements;

•downgrades in our financial strength or stability ratings;

•the impact of future transactions of substantial amounts of our common stock by us or our significant stockholders on our stock price;

•our ability to meet the standards for continued listing on Nasdaq;

•our ability to pay dividends in the future, which may be constrained by our holding company structure;

•the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends in the future, which may affect our liquidity and our ability to meet our obligations;

•the ability of R. Daniel Peed and his affiliates to exert significant control over us due to substantial ownership of our common stock, subject to certain restrictive covenants that may restrict our ability to pursue certain opportunities;

•the impact of transactions by R. Daniel Peed and his affiliates on the price of our common stock;

•provisions in our charter documents that may make it harder for others to obtain control of us; and

•other risks and uncertainties described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

We caution you not to rely on these forward-looking statements, which are valid only as of the date they were made. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale (amortized cost of $198,750 and $200,951, respectively)	$	178,316	$	180,703
Equity securities	6,214		—
Other investments (amortized cost of $14,121 and $16,118, respectively)	14,217		16,487

Total investments	$	198,747	$	197,190
Cash and cash equivalents	285,400		153,762
Restricted cash	20,309		18,070
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	305,709	$	171,832
Accrued investment income	2,534		2,104
Property and equipment, net	10,351		3,658
Premiums receivable, net (credit allowance of $53 and $51, respectively)	53,990		47,274
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses, net (credit allowance of $65 and $97, respectively)	257,090		341,102
Ceded unearned premiums	137,760		159,147
Goodwill	59,476		59,476
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net	27,290		25,041
Intangible assets, net	8,511		9,323
Other assets	15,853		36,141
Assets held for disposal	—		8,095
Total Assets	$	1,077,311	$	1,060,383
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	279,556	$	370,221
Unearned premiums	321,693		293,057
Reinsurance payable on premiums	38,387		317
Payments outstanding	1,971		2,116
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	81,725		75,284
Operating lease liability	105		776
Other liabilities	1,111		1,159
Notes payable, net	148,771		148,688
Liabilities held for disposal	—		—
Total Liabilities	$	873,319	$	891,618
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	$	—	$	—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,011,548 and 46,989,089 issued, respectively; 47,799,465 and 46,777,006 outstanding, respectively	5		5
Additional paid-in capital	435,543		423,717
Treasury shares, at cost: 212,083 shares	(431)		(431)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,335)		(17,137)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(213,790)		(237,389)


Total Stockholders' Equity	$	203,992	$	168,765
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	1,077,311	$	1,060,383

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
		2024		2023
REVENUE:
Gross premiums written		$	197,458	$	187,123
Change in gross unearned premiums		(28,636)		(42,647)
Gross premiums earned		168,822		144,476
Ceded premiums earned		(100,092)		(57,152)
Net premiums earned		68,730		87,324
Net investment income		4,508		2,589
Net realized investment losses		—		(83)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities		(50)		474

Other revenue		16		16
Total revenue		73,204		90,320
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		15,906		16,412
Policy acquisition costs		11,793		26,972
Operating expenses		2,809		2,168
General and administrative expenses		9,573		8,793
Interest expense		2,719		2,719
Total expenses		42,800		57,064
Income before other income		30,404		33,256
Other income		810		588
Income before income taxes		31,214		33,844
Provision for income taxes		7,615		3,477
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$	23,599	$	30,367
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—		236,913
Net income		$	23,599	$	267,280


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments		(198)		4,231
Reclassification adjustment for net realized investment losses		—		83

Income tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)		—		—
Total comprehensive income		$	23,401	$	271,594



Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		47,323,356		43,124,825
Diluted		48,969,550		43,574,840

Earnings available to ACIC common stockholders per share
Basic
Continuing operations		$	0.50	$	0.70
Discontinued operations		—		5.49
Total		$	0.50	$	6.19
Diluted
Continuing operations		$	0.48	$	0.70
Discontinued operations		—		5.44
Total		$	0.48	$	6.14

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended

(Unaudited)


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings (Deficit)		Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
	Number of Shares	Dollars

December 31, 2022	43,280,173	$	4	$	395,631	$	(431)	$	(30,947)	$	(546,296)	$	(182,039)
Net income	—	—		—		—		—		267,280		267,280
Other comprehensive income, net	—	—		—		—		4,314		—		4,314
Impact of Deconsolidation of Discontinued Operations	—	—		—		—		1,004		(1,004)		—
Stock Compensation	(5,814)	—		335		—		—		—		335




March 31, 2023	43,274,359	$	4	$	395,966	$	(431)	$	(25,629)	$	(280,020)	$	89,890


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings (Deficit)		Total Stockholders' Equity
	Number of Shares	Dollars

December 31, 2023	46,777,006	$	5	$	423,717	$	(431)	$	(17,137)	$	(237,389)	$	168,765
Net Income	—	—		—		—		—		23,599		23,599
Other comprehensive loss, net	—	—		—		—		(198)		—		(198)

Stock Compensation	22,459	—		428		—		—		—		428
Issuance of common stock	1,000,000	—		11,398		—		—		—		11,398




March 31, 2024	47,799,465	$	5	$	435,543	$	(431)	$	(17,335)	$	(213,790)	$	203,992

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	23,599	$	267,280
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,168		2,155
Bond amortization and accretion	200		160
Net realized gains on investments	—		(1,260)
Net unrealized losses (gains) on equity securities	50		(2,554)
Provision for uncollectable premiums	(2)		5
Provision for uncollectable reinsurance recoverables	32		183

Deferred income taxes, net	(260)		15,767
Stock based compensation	428		335
Gain on sale of property and equipment	—		(422)
Fixed asset disposal	129		524
Gain on disposition of former subsidiary	—		(238,440)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued investment income	(430)		369
Premiums receivable	(6,714)		15,178
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses	83,980		289,946
Ceded unearned premiums	21,387		72,064
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net	(2,249)		(875)
Other assets	20,548		(31,630)

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	(90,665)		(278,142)
Unearned premiums	28,636		(145,540)
Reinsurance payable on premiums	38,070		(13,376)
Payments outstanding	(145)		(68,493)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	6,441		16,440
Operating lease liability	(671)		(277)
Other liabilities	(48)		(3,561)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	124,484	$	(104,164)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of:
Fixed maturities	1,956		178,211
Equity securities	—		24,163
Other investments	2,043		227
Purchases of:
Fixed maturities	—		(7,439)
Equity securities	(6,004)		(80)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—		464
Cost of property, equipment and capitalized software acquired	—		(154)
Disposition of cash on divestiture of subsidiary	—		(232,582)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(2,005)	$	(37,190)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES




Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$	11,398	$	—
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	11,398	$	—
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, including cash classified as assets held for disposal	133,877		(141,354)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	171,832		283,611
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted at end of period	$	305,709	$	142,257
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Interest paid	$	—	$	—
Income taxes paid (refunded)	$	(7,170)	$	5,325

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

1) ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION

(a)Business

American Coastal Insurance Corporation (referred to in this document as we, our, us, the Company or ACIC) is a property and casualty insurance holding company that sources, writes and services residential commercial and personal property and casualty insurance policies using a network of agents and two wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries. On July 10, 2023, we changed our corporate name from United Insurance Holdings Corp. to American Coastal Insurance Corporation. Our two insurance subsidiaries are Interboro Insurance Company (IIC), acquired via acquisition on April 29, 2016; and American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal), acquired via merger on April 3, 2017.

Our other subsidiaries include United Insurance Management, L.C. (UIM), a managing general agent; Skyway Claims Services, LLC (SCS), which provides claims adjusting services to our insurance companies; AmCo Holding Company, LLC (AmCo) which is a holding company subsidiary that consolidates its respective insurance company; BlueLine Cayman Holdings (BlueLine), which reinsures portfolios of excess and surplus policies; UPC Re, which provides a portion of the reinsurance protection purchased by our insurance subsidiaries when needed; Skyway Reinsurance Services, LLC, which provides reinsurance brokerage services for our insurance companies; Skyway Legal Services, LLC (SLS), which provides claims litigation services to our insurance companies; and Skyway Underwriters, LLC, a managing general agent that provides technological and distribution services to our insurance companies.

Our primary products are commercial and homeowners' residential property insurance. We currently offer commercial residential insurance in Florida and personal residential insurance in New York. We conduct our operations under two reportable segments, commercial residential property and casualty insurance policies (commercial lines) and personal residential property and casualty insurance policies (personal lines). Our chief operating decision maker is our President, who makes decisions to allocate resources and assesses performance at both segment levels, as well as at the corporate level.

On February 27, 2023, our former insurance subsidiary, United Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPC) was placed into receivership with the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), which divested our ownership of UPC. The events leading to receivership and results of this subsidiary, now included within discontinued operations, are discussed in Note 3 below.

(b)Consolidation and Presentation

We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP. In management's opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair presentation of interim periods. We include all of our subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements, eliminating intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation. As described in Note 3, our former subsidiary, UPC, and activities related directly to supporting the business conducted by UPC qualified as discontinued operations. Our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and footnotes should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

While preparing our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Reported amounts that require us to make extensive use of estimates include our reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, investments and goodwill. Except for the captions on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, we generally use the term loss(es) to collectively refer to both loss and loss adjustment expenses.

Our results of operations and our cash flows as of the end of the interim periods reported herein do not necessarily indicate our results for the remainder of the year or for any other future period.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Changes to Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

(b) Pending Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) Improvements to Reportable Segments Disclosures. This update requires the disclosure of significant segment expenses that are part of an entity’s segment measure of profit or loss and regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. In addition, it adds or makes clarifications to other segment-related disclosures, such as clarifying that the disclosure requirements in ASC 280 are required for entities with a single reportable segment and that an entity may disclose multiple measures of segment profit and loss. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We do not intend to elect to early adopt and are assessing the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This update amends the Codification to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This ASU requires additional disaggregation of the reconciliation between the statutory and effective tax rate for an entity and of income taxes paid, both of which are disclosures required by current GAAP. The amendments improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We do not intend to elect to early adopt and are assessing the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On August 25, 2022, we announced that our former subsidiary UPC had filed plans for withdrawal in the states of Florida, Louisiana, and Texas and intended to file a plan for withdrawal in the state of New York. All filed plans entailed non-renewing personal lines policies in these states. Additionally, we announced that Demotech, an insurance rating agency, notified UPC of its intent to withdraw UPC's Financial Stability Rating. On December 5, 2022, the FLOIR issued Consent Order No. 303643-22- CO that provided for the administrative supervision and approval of the plan of run-off for UPC (the "Consent Order"). The Consent Order provided formal approval of UPC's Plan of Run-Off (the "Plan") to facilitate a solvent wind down of its affairs in an orderly fashion. On February 10, 2023, we announced that a solvent run-off of UPC was unlikely, driven by Hurricane Ian losses which exhausted UPC's reinsurance coverage. On February 27, 2023, UPC was placed into receivership with the DFS which divested our ownership of UPC.

In the first quarter of 2023, the assets and liabilities of UPC were divested. In addition, activities provided by our entities, SCS, SLS and UIM, related directly to supporting the business conducted by UPC have been included. The remaining assets for the balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 are presented as held for disposal, and the results of UPC and activities related directly to supporting the business conducted by UPC are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The results from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are presented below.


Results From Discontinued Operations
	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
REVENUE:
Gross premiums written		$	—	$	(120,608)
Change in gross unearned premiums		—		198,154
Gross premiums earned		—		77,546
Ceded premiums earned		—		(48,203)
Net premiums earned		—		29,343
Net investment income		—		2,182
Net realized investment gains		—		1,343
Net unrealized gains on equity securities		—		2,080
Other revenue		—		2,717
Total revenue		—		37,665
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		—		35,226
Policy acquisition costs		—		(1,352)
Operating expenses		—		3,996
General and administrative expenses		—		1,284
Interest expense		—		22
Total expenses		—		39,176
Loss before other income		—		(1,511)
Other income		—		—
Loss before income taxes		—		(1,511)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		—		16
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$	—	$	(1,527)

As of February 28, 2023, the Company completed the disposal of its former subsidiary, UPC. This divestiture resulted in a gain of $238,440,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This gain was driven by the negative equity position of UPC prior to the divestiture.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The major classes of assets and liabilities transferred as a result of the transaction as of the date of transfer are presented below.


Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Disposed
	Closing (1)
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	$	1,380
Equity securities	272
Other investments	12,882
Cash and cash equivalents	224,824
Restricted cash	7,758
Accrued investment income	875
Premiums receivable, net	22,733
Reinsurance recoverable on paid and unpaid losses, net	548,929
Ceded unearned premiums	75,262
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net	(89)
Other assets	51,625
Total assets	$	946,451

LIABILITIES
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	920,431
Unearned premiums	98,655
Reinsurance payable on premiums	12,612
Payments outstanding	144,238
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,361
Other liabilities	3,476
Notes payable, net	4,118
Total Liabilities	$	1,184,891

(1) The Company divested its ownership on February 27, 2023, the date the DFS was appointed as receiver of the entity.

During the first quarter of 2024, due to a change in circumstances, the Company evaluated its capitalized software, previously classified as held for disposal at December 31, 2023. As a result of this evaluation, it was determined that the use case of the software by the Company has shifted. The Company has reclassified this asset and the associated amortization expense in the current period presented within this footnote in accordance with GAAP guidance, resulting in amortization expense for the capitalized software being captured in continuing operations prospectively. Property & equipment of $8,095,000 at December 31, 2023 was also reclassed at March 31, 2024, before current quarter amortization.

As a result of the reclassification in the first quarter of 2024, described above, the Company held no assets or liabilities for disposal at March 31, 2024. At December 31, 2023, assets held for disposal consisted of property & equipment totaling $8,095,000. There were no liabilities held for disposal at December 31, 2023. In addition, other than the item related to capitalized software noted above, there were no non-cash transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, amortization attributed to discontinued operations totaled $252,000.

4) SEGMENT REPORTING

Commercial Lines Business

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

Our commercial lines business primarily provides commercial multi-peril property insurance for residential condominium associations and apartments in Florida, through our subsidiary AmCoastal. We include coverage to policyholders for loss or damage to buildings, inventory or equipment caused by covered causes of loss such as fire, wind, hail, water, theft and vandalism.

All of our commercial lines business is administered by an outside managing general underwriter, AmRisc. This includes handling the underwriting, claims processing and premium collection related to our commercial business. In return, AmRisc is reimbursed through monthly management fees.

Personal Lines Business

Our personal lines business provides structure, content and liability coverage for standard single-family homeowners, renters and condominium unit owners, through our subsidiary IIC. Personal residential products are offered in New York. We include coverage to policyholders for loss or damage to dwellings, detached structures or equipment caused by covered causes of loss such as fire, wind, hail, water, theft and vandalism.

Please note the following similarities pertaining to the accounting and transactions of our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

•Both operating segments follow the accounting policies as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023;

•Neither operating segment experienced significant non-cash transactions outside of depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The tables below present the information for each of the reportable segment's profit or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Commercial			Personal (1)			Adjustments		Consolidated
REVENUE:
Gross premiums written	$	184,601		$	12,857		$	—	$	197,458
Change in gross unearned premiums	(24,331)			(4,305)			—		(28,636)
Gross premiums earned	160,270			8,552			—		168,822
Ceded premiums earned	(97,639)			(2,453)			—		(100,092)
Net premiums earned	62,631			6,099			—		68,730
Net investment income	3,468			772			268		4,508
Net realized investment losses	—			—			—		—
Net unrealized losses on equity securities	(50)			—			—		(50)

Other revenue	—			16			—		16
Total revenues	66,049			6,887			268		73,204
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	11,553			4,353			—		15,906
Policy acquisition costs	12,181			(388)			—		11,793
Operating expenses	2,187			536			86		2,809
General and administrative expenses	7,333			2,090			150		9,573
Interest expense	—			—			2,719		2,719
Total expenses	33,254			6,591			2,955		42,800
Income (loss) before other income	32,795			296			(2,687)		30,404
Other income (loss)	—			810			—		810
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	32,795		$	1,106		(2,687)		31,214
Provision for income taxes							7,615		7,615
Net income (loss)							$	(10,302)	$	23,599



Loss ratio, net (2) (3)	18.4		%	71.4		%			23.1		%
Expense ratio (2) (4)	34.6		%	36.7		%			35.2		%
Combined ratio (2) (5)	53.0		%	108.1		%			58.3		%

(1) Our personal lines income statement also includes amounts related to subsidiaries outside of our insurance companies. We have included these items as these subsidiaries directly support our personal lines operations.

(2) As these are calculated ratios, the addition of the ratios will not result in the same value as the consolidated ratio. To calculate the consolidated ratio please see the corresponding footnote below.

(3) Loss ratio, net is calculated as losses and LAE net of losses ceded to reinsurers, relative to net premiums earned. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our loss trends and believes it is useful for investors to evaluate this component separately from our other operating expenses.

(4) Expense ratio is calculated as the sum of all operating expenses less interest expense relative to net premiums earned. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our expense trends and believes it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately from our loss expenses.

(5) Combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio, net and expense ratio. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our total expense trends and believes it is a key indicator for investors when evaluating the overall profitability of our business.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	Commercial			Personal (1)			Adjustments		Consolidated
REVENUE:
Gross premiums written	$	176,641		$	10,482		$	—	$	187,123
Change in gross unearned premiums	(44,607)			1,960			—		(42,647)
Gross premiums earned	132,034			12,442			—		144,476
Ceded premiums earned	(53,374)			(3,778)			—		(57,152)
Net premiums earned	78,660			8,664			—		87,324
Net investment income	1,786			782			21		2,589
Net realized investment losses	(83)			—			—		(83)
Net unrealized losses on equity securities	473			—			1		474

Other revenue	—			16			—		16
Total revenues	80,836			9,462			22		90,320
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	13,901			2,511			—		16,412
Policy acquisition costs	25,166			1,806			—		26,972
Operating expenses	96			1,948			124		2,168
General and administrative expenses	2,754			5,907			132		8,793
Interest expense	—			—			2,719		2,719
Total expenses	41,917			12,172			2,975		57,064
Income (loss) before other income	38,919			(2,710)			(2,953)		33,256
Other income	—			803			(215)		588
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,919		$	(1,907)		(3,168)		33,844
Provision for income taxes							3,477		3,477
Net income (loss)							$	(6,645)	$	30,367



Loss ratio, net (2) (3)	17.7		%	29.0		%			18.9		%
Expense ratio (2) (4)	35.6		%	111.5		%			43.4		%
Combined ratio (2) (5)	53.3		%	140.5		%			62.3		%

Depreciation and amortization related to our commercial lines operating segment totaled $812,000 and $812,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization related to our personal lines operating segment totaled $1,273,000 and $1,007,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The tables below present the segment assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.


Assets by Segment as of
	Commercial		Personal		Adjustments		Total
March 31, 2024	$	903,446	$	103,947	$	69,918	$	1,077,311
December 31, 2023	896,159		85,099		71,030		1,052,288

5) INVESTMENTS

The following table details fixed-maturity available-for-sale securities, by major investment category, at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Cost or Adjusted/Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
March 31, 2024
U.S. government and agency securities	$	27,494	$	—	$	198	$	27,296
Foreign government	—		—		—		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	25,806		—		2,529		23,277
Public utilities	5,632		—		504		5,128
Corporate securities	70,027		8		8,562		61,473
Mortgage-backed securities	52,627		—		7,187		45,440
Asset-backed securities	17,164		3		1,465		15,702

Total fixed maturities	$	198,750	$	11	$	20,445	$	178,316

December 31, 2023
U.S. government and agency securities	$	27,489	$	11	$	68	$	27,432

States, municipalities and political subdivisions	26,336		9		2,480		23,865
Public utilities	5,645		—		511		5,134
Corporate securities	70,197		20		8,368		61,849
Mortgage-backed securities	53,619		—		7,309		46,310
Asset-backed securities	17,665		9		1,561		16,113

Total fixed maturities	$	200,951	$	49	$	20,297	$	180,703

Equity securities are summarized as follows:


	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
	Estimated Fair Value		Percent of Total		Estimated Fair Value		Percent of Total

Mutual funds	$	6,214	100.0	%	$	—	—	%

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

When the Company sells investments, the Company calculates the gain or loss realized on the sale by comparing the sales price (fair value) to the cost or adjusted/amortized cost of the security sold. We determine the cost or adjusted/amortized cost of the security sold using the specific-identification method. The following table details our realized gains (losses) by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:


	2024				2023
	Gains (Losses)		Fair Value at Sale(1)		Gains (Losses)		Fair Value at Sale(1)












Three Months Ended March 31,
Fixed maturities	$	—	$	1,957	$	4	$	5,292

Short-term investments	—		—		—		126
Other investments	—		2,000		—		—
Total realized gains	—		3,957		4		5,418
Fixed maturities	—		—		(87)		(41)



Total realized losses	—		—		(87)		(41)
Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	—	$	3,957	$	(83)	$	5,377

(1) Fair value at sale includes maturities and paydowns executed at par value.

The table below summarizes our fixed maturities at March 31, 2024 by contractual maturity periods. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturities of those obligations.


	March 31, 2024
	Cost or Amortized Cost		Percent of Total		Fair Value		Percent of Total
Due in one year or less	$	12,395	6.2	%	$	12,284	6.9	%
Due after one year through five years	62,890		31.6		59,194		33.2
Due after five years through ten years	51,157		25.7		43,629		24.5
Due after ten years	2,517		1.3		2,067		1.2
Asset and mortgage-backed securities	69,791		35.2		61,142		34.2
Total	$	198,750	100.0	%	$	178,316	100.0	%

The following table summarizes our net investment income by major investment category:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Fixed maturities		$	1,281	$	1,272
Equity securities		13		81
Cash and cash equivalents		3,122		1,304
Other investments		155		6

Investment income		4,571		2,663
Investment expenses		(63)		(74)
Net investment income		$	4,508	$	2,589

Portfolio monitoring

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

We have a quarterly portfolio monitoring process to identify and evaluate each fixed-income security whose carrying value may be impaired as the result of a credit loss. For each fixed-income security in an unrealized loss position, if we determine that we intend to sell the security or that it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of the cost or amortized cost basis for reasons such as liquidity needs, contractual or regulatory requirements, the security's entire decline in fair value is recorded in earnings.

If our management decides not to sell the fixed-income security and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell the fixed-income security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. This is typically indicated by a change in the rating of the security assigned by a rating agency, and any adverse conditions specifically related to the security or industry, among other factors. If the assessment indicates that a credit loss may exist, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses will be recorded in earnings. Credit loss is limited to the difference between a security's amortized cost basis and its fair value. Any additional impairment not recorded through an allowance for credit losses is recognized in other comprehensive loss.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we determined that none of our fixed-income securities shown in the table below that are in an unrealized loss position have declines in fair value that are reflected as a result of credit losses. Therefore, no credit loss allowance was recorded at March 31, 2024. The issuers of our debt security investments continue to make interest payments on a timely basis. We do not intend to sell, nor is it likely that we would be required to sell the debt securities before we recover our amortized cost basis. Equity securities are reported at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the valuation of equity investments.

The following table presents an aging of our unrealized investment losses by investment class:


	Less Than Twelve Months					Twelve Months or More
	Number of Securities(1)	Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Number of Securities(1)	Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
March 31, 2024
U.S. government and agency securities	14	$	131	$	25,867	2	$	67	$	1,428

States, municipalities and political subdivisions	5	39		2,508		44	2,490		20,519
Public utilities	—	—		—		12	504		5,128
Corporate securities	1	2		598		136	8,560		60,311
Mortgage-backed securities	2	29		783		114	7,158		43,756
Asset-backed securities	3	12		1,136		43	1,453		13,844

Total fixed maturities	25	$	213	$	30,892	351	$	20,232	$	144,986

December 31, 2023
U.S. government and agency securities	9	$	14	$	19,943	2	$	54	$	1,430

States, municipalities and political subdivisions	4	12		2,052		44	2,468		20,571
Public utilities	—	—		—		12	511		5,134
Corporate securities	3	27		1,255		133	8,341		59,419
Mortgage-backed securities	2	14		807		117	7,295		45,502
Asset-backed securities	4	6		1,354		43	1,555		14,074

Total fixed maturities	22	$	73	$	25,411	351	$	20,224	$	146,130

(1) This amount represents the actual number of discrete securities, not the number of shares or units of those securities. The numbers are not presented in thousands.

Fair value measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The hierarchy for inputs used in determining fair value maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

used when available. Assets and liabilities recorded on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value are categorized in the fair value hierarchy based on the observability of inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that we can access.

Level 2: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on the following:

(a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

(b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or

(c) Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect our estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the assets and liabilities.

We estimate the fair value of our investments using the closing prices on the last business day of the reporting period, obtained from active markets such as the NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American. For securities for which quoted prices in active markets are unavailable, we use a third-party pricing service that utilizes quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, benchmark interest rates, broker quotes and other relevant inputs to estimate the fair value of those securities for which quoted prices are unavailable. Our estimates of fair value reflect the interest rate environment that existed as of the close of business on March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Changes in interest rates subsequent to March 31, 2024 may affect the fair value of our investments.

The fair value of our fixed maturities is initially calculated by a third-party pricing service. Valuation service providers typically obtain data about market transactions and other key valuation model inputs from multiple sources and, through the use of proprietary models, produce valuation information in the form of a single fair value for individual fixed-income and other securities for which a fair value has been requested. The inputs used by the valuation service providers include, but are not limited to, market prices from recently completed transactions and transactions of comparable securities, interest rate yield curves, credit spreads, liquidity spreads, currency rates and other information, as applicable. Credit and liquidity spreads are typically implied from completed transactions and transactions of comparable securities. Valuation service providers also use proprietary discounted cash flow models that are widely accepted in the financial services industry and similar to those used by other market participants to value the same financial information. The valuation models take into account, among other things, market observable information as of the measurement date, as described above, as well as the specific attributes of the security being valued, including its term, interest rate, credit rating, industry sector and, where applicable, collateral quality and other issue or issuer specific information. Executing valuation models effectively requires seasoned professional judgment and experience.

Any change in the estimated fair value of our fixed-income securities would impact the amount of unrealized gain or loss we have recorded, which could change the amount we have recorded for our investments and other comprehensive loss on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The following table presents the fair value of our financial instruments measured on a recurring basis by level at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
March 31, 2024
U.S. government and agency securities	$	27,296	$	—	$	27,296	$	—
Foreign government	—		—		—		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	23,277		—		23,277		—
Public utilities	5,128		—		5,128		—
Corporate securities	61,473		—		61,473		—
Mortgage-backed securities	45,440		—		45,440		—
Asset-backed securities	15,702		—		15,702		—

Total fixed maturities	178,316		—		178,316		—
Mutual funds	6,214		6,214		—		—



Total equity securities	6,214		6,214		—		—
Other investments (1)	14,037		—		14,037		—
Total investments	$	198,567	$	6,214	$	192,353	$	—

December 31, 2023
U.S. government and agency securities	$	27,432	$	—	$	27,432	$	—

States, municipalities and political subdivisions	23,865		—		23,865		—
Public utilities	5,134		—		5,134		—
Corporate securities	61,849		—		61,849		—
Mortgage-backed securities	46,310		—		46,310		—
Asset-backed securities	16,113		—		16,113		—

Total fixed maturities	180,703		—		180,703		—
Mutual Funds	—		—		—		—



Total equity securities	—		—		—		—
Other investments (1)	14,004		—		14,004		—
Total investments	$	194,707	$	—	$	194,707	$	—

(1) Other investments included in the fair value hierarchy exclude these limited partnership interests that are measured at estimated fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient.

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; this is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). There were no financial instruments measured on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The carrying amounts for the following financial instrument categories approximate their fair values at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, because of their short-term nature: cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, premiums receivable, reinsurance recoverable, reinsurance payable, other assets, and other liabilities. The carrying amount of our senior notes approximate fair value as the interest rates and terms are variable.

We are responsible for the determination of fair value and the supporting assumptions and methodologies. We have implemented a system of processes and controls designed to provide assurance that our assets and liabilities are appropriately valued. For fair values received from third parties, our processes are designed to provide assurance that the valuation

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

methodologies and inputs are appropriate and consistently applied, the assumptions are reasonable and consistent with the objective of determining fair value, and the fair values are accurately recorded.

At the end of each quarter, we determine whether we need to transfer the fair values of any securities between levels of the fair value hierarchy and, if so, we report the transfer as of the end of the quarter. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we transferred no investments between levels.

For our investments in U.S. government securities that do not have prices in active markets, agency securities, state and municipal governments, and corporate bonds, we obtain the fair values from our investment custodians, which use a third-party valuation service. The valuation service calculates prices for our investments in the aforementioned security types on a month-end basis by using several matrix-pricing methodologies that incorporate inputs from various sources. The model the valuation service uses to price U.S. government securities and securities of states and municipalities incorporates inputs from active market makers and inter-dealer brokers. To price corporate bonds and agency securities, the valuation service calculates non-call yield spreads on all issuers, uses option-adjusted yield spreads to account for any early redemption features, and adds final spreads to the U.S. Treasury curve at 3 p.m. (ET) as of quarter end. Since the inputs the valuation service uses in its calculations are not quoted prices in active markets, but are observable inputs, they represent Level 2 inputs.

Other investments

We acquired investments in limited partnerships, recorded in the other investments line of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and these investments are currently being measured at estimated fair value utilizing a net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient.

The information presented in the table below is as of March 31, 2024:


	Book Value		Unrealized Gain		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value
March 31, 2024
Limited partnership investments (1)	$	62	$	118	$	—	$	180

Short-term investments	14,059		2		24		14,037
Total other investments	$	14,121	$	120	$	24	$	14,217

(1) Distributions will be generated from investment gains, from operating income, from underlying investments of funds, and from liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets of the funds will be liquidated over the next few months to five years.

Restricted Cash

We are required to maintain assets on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support our insurance operations. The cash on deposit with state regulators is available to settle insurance liabilities. We also use trust funds in certain reinsurance transactions.

The following table presents the components of restricted assets:


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Trust funds	$	19,677	$	17,439
Cash on deposit (regulatory deposits)	632		631
Total restricted cash	$	20,309	$	18,070

In addition to the cash held on deposit described above, we also have securities on deposit with regulators, which are presented within our Fixed Maturities or Other Investments lines on the Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets, dependent upon if they are short-term or long-term in nature. The table below shows the carrying value of those securities held on deposit with regulators.


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Invested assets on deposit (regulatory deposits)	$	1,495	$	1,495

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

6) EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)

Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding any dilutive common share equivalents. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution resulting from the vesting of outstanding restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance stock units and stock options. The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to ACIC common stockholders		$	23,599	$	267,280

Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		47,323,356		43,124,825
Effect of dilutive securities		1,646,194		450,015
Weighted-average diluted shares		48,969,550		43,574,840

Earnings available to ACIC common stockholders per share
Basic		$	0.50	$	6.19
Diluted		$	0.48	$	6.14

See Note 17 of these Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the stock grants related to dilutive securities.

7) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023



Computer hardware and software	$	15,873	$	7,925
Office furniture and equipment	705		748
Leasehold improvements	—		311

Total, at cost	16,578		8,984
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(6,227)		(5,326)
Property and equipment, net	$	10,351	$	3,658

Depreciation and amortization expense under property and equipment was $1,273,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we moved capitalized software from discontinued operations to continuing operations to align with the Company's use of the system in the current year. Please see Note 3 for more detail. Depreciation and amortization expense under property and equipment was $1,008,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold or disposed of leasehold improvements totaling $311,000. The accumulated depreciation on these improvements totaled $232,000 at the time of disposal. We disposed of computer hardware and software totaling $147,000. The accumulated depreciation on these systems totaled $98,000 at the time of disposal. In addition, we disposed of office furniture totaling $43,000. The accumulated depreciation on the office furniture totaled $41,000 at the time of disposal. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we sold or disposed of leased vehicles totaling $1,069,000.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The accumulated depreciation on these vehicles totaled $1,038,000 at the time of disposal. We realized a net gain on this disposal of $559,000. We disposed of computer hardware and software totaling $1,061,000. The accumulated depreciation on these systems totaled $379,000 at the time of disposal. In addition, we disposed of office furniture totaling $749,000 during the period. Accumulated depreciation at the time of this disposal totaled $702,000. Our depreciation and amortization expense under property and equipment can be attributed fully to our personal lines operating segment for these periods. These gains (losses) are reflected within "Other income" on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

8) GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $59,476,000.

No impairment in the value of goodwill was recognized during the three month period ended March 31, 2024.

Goodwill allocated to our commercial lines reporting unit was $59,476,000 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There was no goodwill allocated to our personal lines reporting unit at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

There was no goodwill acquired or disposed of during the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Accumulated impairment related to goodwill was $10,156,000 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Accumulated impairment can be attributed to our personal lines segment.

Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of intangible assets excluding goodwill recorded as intangible assets on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	7,313	$	8,125
Indefinite-lived intangible assets(1)	1,198		1,198
Total	$	8,511	$	9,323

(1) Indefinite-lived intangible assets are comprised of state insurance and agent licenses, as well as perpetual software licenses.

Intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following:


	Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
March 31, 2024
Value of business acquired	—	$	42,788	$	(42,788)	$	—
Agency agreements acquired	3.0	34,661		(27,348)		7,313
Trade names acquired	—	6,381		(6,381)		—
Total		$	83,830	$	(76,517)	$	7,313

December 31, 2023
Value of business acquired	—	$	42,788	$	(42,788)	$	—
Agency agreements acquired	3.3	34,661		(26,738)		7,923
Trade names acquired	0.3	6,381		(6,179)		202
Total		$	83,830	$	(75,705)	$	8,125

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

No impairment in the value of amortizing or non-amortizing intangible assets was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. However, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, we disposed of intangible assets totaling $200,000.

Amortization expense of our intangible assets was $812,000 for both the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Estimated amortization expense of our intangible assets to be recognized by the Company during the remainder of 2024 and over the next five years is as follows:


Year ending December 31,	Estimated Amortization Expense
Remaining in 2024	$	1,829
2025	2,438
2026	2,438
2027	608
2028	—
2029	—

9) REINSURANCE

Our catastrophe reinsurance programs are designed primarily by utilizing third-party catastrophe modeling software and consulting with third-party reinsurance experts to project our exposure to catastrophe events. We evaluate modeled expected losses developed by the catastrophe modeling software using our risk portfolio data to estimate probable maximum losses (PML) across multiple return periods and the average annual loss. The Company monitors and manages its catastrophe risk using this model output along with other internal and external data sources, such as our historical loss experience and industry loss experience, to develop our view of catastrophe risk.

Our catastrophe reinsurance coverage consists of three separate placements:

1.AmCoastal’s core catastrophe reinsurance program in effect June 1 through May 31, annually, which includes excess of loss and quota share treaties providing coverage for catastrophe losses from named or numbered windstorms and earthquakes;

2.AmCoastal’s all other perils catastrophe excess of loss agreement in effect January 1 through December 31, annually, which provides protection from catastrophe loss events other than named or numbered windstorms and earthquakes; and

3.IIC’s core catastrophe reinsurance program in effect June 1 through May 31, annually, which provides protection from all catastrophe losses.

This reinsurance protection is an essential part of our catastrophe risk management strategy. It is intended to provide our stockholders with an acceptable return on the risks assumed by our insurance entities, and to reduce the variability of earnings, while providing surplus protection. Although reinsurance agreements contractually obligate our reinsurers to reimburse us for the agreed-upon portion of our gross paid losses, they do not discharge our primary liability. In the event one or more of our reinsurers fail to fulfill their obligation, the surplus of our statutory entities may decline, and we may not be able to fulfill our obligation to policyholders, or we may not be able to maintain compliance with various regulatory financial requirements. Additionally, we face the risk that actual losses incurred from one or more catastrophic events may be above the modeled expected loss, resulting in losses exceeding our reinsurance coverage, which may result in a decline in surplus, and as a result we may not be able to fulfill our obligations to policyholders, or we may not be able to maintain compliance with various regulatory financial requirements. The details of our programs and the likelihood of a catastrophic event exceeding these three coverages are outlined below.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-150-year return period, indicating that the probability of a single occurrence exceeding protection purchased is roughly 0.7% estimated by equally blending the AIR and RMS catastrophe models using long-term catalogs including demand surge. AmCoastal’s program also provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-100-year event followed by a 1-in-50-year event in the same treaty year, the probability of which is less than 0.1%. While we believe these catastrophe models are very good tools and their output provides reasonable proxies for the probability of exhausting our reinsurance protections, they are imperfect, so actual results could vary dramatically from those expected.

AmCoastal’s all other perils catastrophe excess of loss agreement provides protection from catastrophe loss events other than named windstorms and earthquakes up to $172,000,000 in the aggregate. This agreement provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-450-year return period, indicating that the probability of a single occurrence exceeding protection purchased is no more than 0.2%.

IIC’s core catastrophe reinsurance program provides coverage up to an exhaustion point of approximately $82,000,000 in the aggregate, with a retention of $3,000,000 per occurrence. Based on IIC’s PML, the program provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-130-year return period, indicating the probability of a single occurrence exceeding protection purchased is no more than 0.8%. IIC’s program also provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-100-year event followed by a 1-in-50-year event in the same treaty year, the probability of which is less than 0.1%.

Effective December 15, 2023, we agreed to commute a private reinsurer’s share of core catastrophe reinsurance coverage and replace this gap in coverage with new coverage provided by one of our other private reinsurers. This transaction resulted in additional expense of approximately $6,300,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, and a reduction in expense of approximately $9,400,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The table below outlines our quota share agreements in effect for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The impacts of these quota share agreements on the financial statements of our former subsidiary, UPC, are included in discontinued operations.

Reinsurer

Companies in Scope

Effective Dates

Cession Rate

States in Scope

External third-party

AmCoastal

06/01/2023 - 06/01/2024

40% (1)

Florida

External third-party

UPC, FSIC & AmCoastal

06/01/2022 - 06/01/2023

10% (1)

Florida, Louisiana, Texas

TypTap

UPC

06/01/2022 - 06/01/2023

100% (2)

Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

(1) This treaty provides coverage for all catastrophe perils and attritional losses incurred. For all catastrophe perils, the quota share agreement provides ground- up protection, effectively reducing our retention for catastrophe losses.

(2) This treaty provided coverage on our in-force, new and renewal policies until these states were transitioned to HCPCI or TypTap upon renewal.

Reinsurance recoverable at the balance sheet dates consists of the following:


	March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	193,949	$	271,948
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses and loss adjustment expenses	63,141		69,154
Reinsurance recoverable (1)	$	257,090	$	341,102

(1) Our reinsurance recoverable balance is net of our allowance for expected credit losses. More information related to this allowance can

be found in Note 13.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

10) LIABILITY FOR UNPAID LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSE (LAE)

We determine the reserve for unpaid losses on an individual case basis for all incidents reported. The liability also includes amounts for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims as of the balance sheet date.

The table below shows the analysis of our reserve for unpaid losses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 on a GAAP basis:


	March 31,
	2024		2023
Balance at January 1	$	370,221	$	842,958
Less: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses	271,948		732,254
Net balance at January 1	$	98,273	$	110,704

Incurred related to:
Current year	16,337		19,577
Prior years	(432)		(3,165)
Total incurred	$	15,905	$	16,412
Paid related to:
Current year	10,702		10,654
Prior years	17,869		14,108
Total paid	$	28,571	$	24,762

Net balance at March 31	$	85,607	$	102,354
Plus: reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses	193,949		646,011
Balance at March 31	$	279,556	$	748,365

Composition of reserve for unpaid losses and LAE:
Case reserves	$	97,944	$	284,679
IBNR reserves	181,612		463,686
Balance at March 31	$	279,556	$	748,365

Based upon our internal analysis and our review of the annual statement of actuarial opinion provided by our actuarial consultants at December 31, 2023, we believe that the reserve for unpaid losses reasonably represents the amount necessary to pay all claims and related expenses which may arise from incidents that have occurred as of the balance sheet date.

As reflected in the table above, we had favorable development in both 2024 and 2023 related to prior year losses. This favorable development came as a result of re-estimating ultimate losses in 2024 and 2023 based on historical loss trends. The loss payments made by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2024, were higher than the loss payments made during the three months ended March 31, 2023, due to the settling of prior year catastrophe claims. Current year loss payments remained relatively flat. Case and IBNR reserves and reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses also decreased when compared to the prior period as a result of the continued settlement of prior year claims with no similar losses in 2023 or the current year.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

11) LONG-TERM DEBT

Senior Notes Payable

On December 13, 2017, we issued $150,000,000 of 10-year senior notes (the Senior Notes) that will mature on December 15, 2027 and bear interest at a rate equal to 6.25% per annum payable semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15, commencing June 15, 2018. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. We may redeem the Senior Notes at our option, at any time and from time to time in whole or in part, prior to September 15, 2027, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon from the date of redemption to the date that is three months prior to maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. On or after that date, we may redeem the Senior Notes at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. On December 8, 2022, the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC announced a downgrade of our issuer and debt ratings from BBB- to BB+. As a result, pursuant to our agreement, the interest rate of our Senior Notes increased from 6.25% to 7.25%.

Financial Covenants

Our Senior Notes provide that the Company and its subsidiaries shall not incur any indebtedness unless no default exists and the Company’s leverage ratio as of the last day of any annual or quarterly period (the balance sheet date) immediately preceding the date on which such additional indebtedness is incurred would have been no greater than 0.3:1, determined on a pro forma basis as if the additional indebtedness and all other indebtedness incurred since the immediately preceding balance sheet date had been incurred and the proceeds therefrom applied as of such day. The Company and its subsidiaries also may not create, assume, incur or permit to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money that is secured by a lien on the voting stock of any significant subsidiary without securing the Senior Notes equally. The Company may not issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the capital stock of the Company’s significant subsidiaries as of the issue date of the Senior Notes (except to the Company or to one or more of the Company’s other subsidiaries, or for the purpose of qualifying directors or as may be required by law or regulation), subject to certain exceptions. At December 31, 2023, while our leverage ratio was greater than the allowed ratio above, we did not incur any additional indebtedness during the period and as a result, we were in compliance with the covenants in the Senior Notes.

Debt Issuance Costs

The table below presents the roll forward of our debt issuance costs paid, in conjunction with the debt instruments described above, during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:


	2024		2023
Balance at January 1,	$	1,312	$	1,645

Amortization	(83)		(83)
Balance at March 31,	$	1,229	$	1,562

12) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

We are involved in claims-related legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. We accrue amounts resulting from claims-related legal actions in unpaid losses and LAE during the period that we determine an unfavorable outcome becomes probable and we can estimate the amounts. Management makes revisions to our estimates based on its analysis of subsequent information that we receive regarding various factors, including: (i) per claim information; (ii) company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) judicial decisions and legal developments in the awarding of damages; and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

On October 20, 2023, we received notice that the DFS filed a notice of claim and demand for tender of insurance policy limits under our director and officer insurance to carriers participating in our director and officer’s insurance program (the “Claim”). The Claim alleges that former officers and directors of UPC were involved in wrongful acts that resulted in UPCs insolvency and demands immediate tender of our director and officer’s policy limit of $40,000,000 where we have a retention of $1,500,000. The former directors and officers of UPC deny the allegations. Although no litigation has arisen from the Claim, litigation is anticipated. The directors and officers plan to vigorously defend against the Claim; however, due to our indemnification obligation, during 2023, we accrued the policy retention amount of $1,500,000. This claim remains open as of March 31, 2024.

Commitments to fund partnership investments

We have fully funded one limited partnership investment. We have no unfunded commitments at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Leases

We, as lessee, have entered into leases of commercial office space of various term lengths. In addition to office space, we lease office equipment and a parking lot under operating leases.

The classification of operating and lease asset and liability balances within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:


	Financial Statement Line	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Operating lease assets	Other assets	$	97	$	593

Total lease assets		$	97	$	593

Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liability	$	105	$	776

Total lease liabilities		$	105	$	776

The components of lease expenses were as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Operating lease expense		$	97	$	222
Financing lease expense:
Amortization of leased assets		—		7


Net lease expense		$	97	$	229

At March 31, 2024, future minimum gross lease payments relating to these non-cancellable operating lease agreements were as follows:


	March 31, 2024
Remaining in 2024	$	59
2025	49
2026	8
2027	—


Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments	116
Less: Imputed interest	(11)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	105

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

Weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate related to operating leases were as follows:


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term (months)	20		17

Weighted average discount rate	3.47	%	3.30	%

There were no other cash or non-cash related activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Capital lease amortization expenses are included in depreciation expense in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See Note 7 of these Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding depreciation expense, Note 11 for information regarding commitments related to long-term debt, and Note 14 for information regarding commitments related to regulatory actions.

Subleases

We previously leased and occupied office space in which we no longer operate. Effective October 1, 2022, this office space was subleased to a third-party. The sublease was effective from October 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025, with no option to extend. However, on February 29, 2024, this sublease was cancelled as a part of an agreement to terminate the original lease associated with the office space. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized $33,000 of income related to this sublease, exclusive of the lease expense associated with the original lease.

Employee Retention Credit

A series of legislation was enacted in the United States during 2020 and 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that provided financial relief for businesses impacted by government-mandated shutdowns, work stoppages, or other losses suffered by employers. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided an employee retention credit, which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes of up to $5,000 per employee for eligible employers. The tax credit is equal to 50% of qualified wages paid to employees during a quarter, capped at $10,000 of qualified wages per employee. During the second quarter of 2022, we evaluated our eligibility and filed for a $10,161,000 refund in connection with our Employee Retention Tax Credit for the tax year ended December 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2024, we have received $5,718,000 from the IRS related to this refund. A gain contingency is an uncertain situation that will be resolved in the future, possibly resulting in a gain. We have not recognized this gain contingency of $10,161,000 within our financial statements except for the $5,718,000 that has already been received.

Quota Share Commission Loss Contingency

AmCoastal participates in shared quota-share reinsurance agreements with our former subsidiary, UPC, which are subject

to a variable ceding commission based on loss experience. With the receivership of UPC in 2023, we have not received data

related to UPC losses that could unfavorably shift AmCoastal’s commission related to these contracts. In addition, we cannot

reasonably determine how this shift will be allocated between the contracted parties. Until we receive this loss data and provide

the updated calculations to both our reinsurance partners and the DFS, as receiver of UPC, we are unable to estimate the impact,

however, we believe a loss contingency related to these commissions may exist as of March 31, 2024.

We will continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the outcome of these contingencies and will make any appropriate adjustments each quarter.

13) ALLOWANCE FOR EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES

We are exposed to credit losses primarily through three different pools of assets based on similar risk characteristics: premiums receivable for direct written business; reinsurance recoverables from ceded losses to our reinsurers; and our investment holdings. We estimate the expected credit losses based on historical trends, credit ratings assigned to reinsurers by rating agencies, average default rates, current economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions that affect the collectability of the reported amounts over its expected life. Changes in the relevant information may significantly affect the estimates of expected credit losses.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The allowance for credit losses is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the assets to present their net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected. Each period, the allowance for credit losses is adjusted through earnings to reflect expected credit losses over the remaining lives of the assets.

The following tables summarize our allowance for expected credit losses by pooled asset for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:


March 31, 2024	December 31, 2023		Provision for expected credit losses		Write-offs		March 31, 2024
Premiums Receivable	$	51	$	(16)	$	18	$	53
Reinsurance Recoverables	97		(32)		—		65

Total	$	148	$	(48)	$	18	$	118

March 31, 2023	December 31, 2022		Provision for expected credit losses		Write-offs		March 31, 2023
Premiums Receivable	$	32	$	(34)	$	29	$	27
Reinsurance Recoverables	333		(183)		—		150

Total	$	365	$	(217)	$	29	$	177

14) STATUTORY ACCOUNTING AND REGULATION

The insurance industry is heavily regulated. State laws and regulations, as well as national regulatory agency requirements, govern the operations of all insurers such as our insurance subsidiaries. The various laws and regulations require that insurers maintain minimum amounts of statutory surplus and risk-based capital, restrict insurers' ability to pay dividends, specify allowable investment types and investment mixes, and subject insurers to assessments. AmCoastal is domiciled in Florida, while IIC is domiciled in New York. At March 31, 2024, and during the three months then ended, AmCoastal and IIC met all regulatory requirements of the states in which they operate.

During 2023, we received an assessment notice from the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA). This assessment will be 0.7% on direct written premium of all covered lines of business in Florida to cover the cost of an insurance company facing insolvency. This assessment is in addition to the 1.3% assessment, described below, and is recoupable from policyholders. During 2022, we received an assessment notice from FIGA. This assessment was 1.3% on direct written premium of all covered lines of business in Florida to cover the cost of an insurance company facing insolvency.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has Risk-Based Capital (RBC) guidelines for insurance companies that are designed to assess capital adequacy and to raise the level of protection that statutory surplus provides for policyholders. Most states, including Florida and New York, have enacted statutory requirements adopting the NAIC RBC guidelines, and insurers having less statutory surplus than required will be subject to varying degrees of regulatory action, depending on the level of capital inadequacy. State insurance regulatory authorities could require an insurer to cease operations in the event the insurer fails to maintain the required statutory capital.

The state laws of Florida and New York permit an insurer to pay dividends or make distributions out of that part of statutory surplus derived from net operating profit and net realized capital gains. The state laws further provide calculations to determine the amount of dividends or distributions that can be made without the prior approval of the insurance regulatory authorities in those states and the amount of dividends or distributions that would require prior approval of the insurance regulatory authorities in those states. Statutory RBC requirements may further restrict our insurance subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends or make distributions if the amount of the intended dividend or distribution would cause statutory surplus to fall below minimum RBC requirements. Additionally, in connection with our former subsidiary UPC's plan for run off, IIC has agreed not to pay ordinary dividends without prior approval of the New York Department of Financial Services until January 1, 2025.

Our insurance subsidiaries must each file with the various insurance regulatory authorities an “Annual Statement” which reports, among other items, statutory net income (loss) and surplus as regards policyholders, which is called stockholders'

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

equity under GAAP. The table below details the statutory net income (loss) for each of our regulated entities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
AmCoastal		24,929		18,230
IIC		(305)		(2,203)
Total		$	24,624	$	16,027

Our insurance subsidiaries must maintain capital and surplus ratios or balances as determined by the regulatory authority of the states in which they are domiciled. At March 31, 2024, we met these requirements. The table below details the amount of surplus as regards policyholders for each of our regulated entities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
AmCoastal	170,607		143,452
IIC	22,423		22,661
Total	$	193,030	$	166,113

15) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

We report changes in other comprehensive income (loss) items within comprehensive income (loss) on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and we include accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders' equity on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The table below details the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at period end:


	Pre-Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) Benefit		Net-of-Tax Amount
December 31, 2023	$	(20,238)	$	3,101	$	(17,137)
Changes in net unrealized losses on investments	(198)		—		(198)
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses	—		—		—

March 31, 2024	$	(20,436)	$	3,101	$	(17,335)

16) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Our Board of Directors declared no dividends on our outstanding shares of common stock to stockholders of record during 2023 or 2024.

In July 2019, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan of up to $25,000,000 of our common stock. As of March 31, 2024, we had not yet repurchased any shares under this stock repurchase plan. The timing and volume of repurchases are at the discretion of management, based on the capital needs of the business, the market price of ACIC common stock, and general market conditions. The plan has no expiration date, and the plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

In September 2023, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as agent (the “Agent”), of up to 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”). Sales of the Shares under the Agreement will be made in sales deemed to be “at the market offerings”. The Agent is not required to sell any specific amount of Shares but has agreed to act as the Company’s sales agent for a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of the Shares. As of March 31, 2024, 4,373,000 shares have been sold under the Agreement resulting in commissions paid of approximately $1,181,000 and net proceeds of approximately $38,190,000.

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

The Agreement will terminate upon the issuance and sale of all Shares subject to the Agreement, or the Agreement may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company does not plan to sell additional shares under the at-the-market program to which this Agreement relates during the first half of 2024.

See Note 17 in these Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding stock-based compensation activity.

17) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We account for stock-based compensation under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC Topic 718 - Compensation - Stock Compensation. We recognize stock-based compensation cost over the award’s requisite service period on a straight-line basis for time-based restricted stock grants and performance-based restricted stock grants. We record forfeitures as they occur for all stock-based compensation.

The following table presents our total stock-based compensation expense:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Employee stock-based compensation expense
Pre-tax		$	369	$	309
Post-tax (1)		292		244
Director stock-based compensation expense
Pre-tax		59		26
Post-tax (1)		47		21

(1) The after tax amounts are determined using the 21% corporate federal tax rate.

We had approximately $1,886,000 of unrecognized stock compensation expense at March 31, 2024 related to non-vested stock-based compensation granted, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.7 years. We had approximately $41,000 of unrecognized director stock-based compensation expense at March 31, 2024 related to non-vested director stock-based compensation granted, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.2 years.

Restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units

Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance stock units is measured based on the closing fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, which vest in equal installments over the requisite service period of typically three years. Restricted stock awards granted to non-employee directors vest over a one-year period. Each restricted stock unit and performance stock unit represents our obligation to deliver to the holder one share of common stock upon vesting.

Performance stock units vest based on the Company's return on average equity compared to a defined group of peer companies. On the grant date, we issue the target number of performance stock units. They are subject to forfeitures if performance goals are not met. The actual number of performance stock units earned can vary from zero to 150 percent of the target for the 2022 and 2021 awards.

We granted 30,000 shares of restricted common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2024, which had a weighted-average grant date fair value of $9.46. We did not grant shares of restricted common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The following table presents certain information related to the activity of our non-vested restricted common stock grants:

AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024


	Number of Restricted Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023(1)	445,646	$	2.64
Granted	30,000	9.46
Less: Forfeited	856	3.59
Less: Vested	32,233	4.36
Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	442,557	$	2.98

(1) Contingent shares granted during 2023 have been excluded from the calculations above.

Stock options

Stock option fair value was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton formula. Stock options vest in equal installments over the requisite service period of typically three years. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to value the stock options granted:


	2024		2023
Expected annual dividend yield	—	%	—	%
Expected volatility	—	%	80.84	%
Risk-free interest rate	—	%	3.44	%
Expected term	N/A		6 years

The expected annual dividend yield for our options granted during 2024 and 2023 is based on no dividends being paid in future quarters. The expected volatility is a historical volatility calculated based on the daily closing prices over a period equal to the expected term. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the grant date. Expected term takes into account the three-year graded vesting term and the 10-year contractual term of the option.

We did not grant any stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The following table presents certain information related to the activity of our non-vested stock option grants:


	Number of Stock Options	Weighted Average Exercise Prices		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (3)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023(1)	1,028,760	$	3.83	7.80	$	6,151,000
Granted	—	—		—	—
Less: Forfeited	—	—		—	—
Less: Expired	—	—		—	—
Less: Exercised	—	—		—	—
Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	1,028,760	$	3.83	7.55	$	7,368,000

Vested as of March 31, 2024(2)	920,818	$	4.78	7.31	$	3,736,000
Exercisable as of March 31, 2024	580,568	$	4.78	7.31	$	3,736,000

(1) Contingent options granted during 2023 have been excluded from the calculations above.

(2) The vested shares are calculated based on all vested shares at March 31, 2024, inclusive of those that have since expired. The weighted average exercise prices, weighted-average remaining contractual term and aggregate intrinsic value is calculated based on only vested shares that are outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2024.

(3) Presented in ones.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

18) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

We evaluate all subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in our financial statements.

Effective April 17, 2024, the Company secured $200 million dollars of excess of loss reinsurance limit related to its AmCoastal core catastrophe reinsurance program for 2024-2025. This limit attaches to AmCoastal's reinsurance coverage at $275 million and was obtained through 10.25% catastrophe bonds issued by Armor Re II Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer.

On May 9, 2024, the Company signed definitive agreements with Forza Insurance Holdings, LLC ("Forza") in which the Company will sell and Forza will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of IIC. Closing is subject to the approval of the New York Department of Financial Services. Concurrently, IIC and SageSure entered into a Program Administrator Agreement and Claims Services Agreement on May 9, 2024. Under the terms of these service agreements, SageSure will provide policy administration, underwriting and claims administration services on behalf of IIC.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, as well as with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes under Part II. Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties. See "Forward-Looking Statements."

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Overview

American Coastal Insurance Corporation (referred to in this document as we, our, us, the Company or ACIC) is a holding company primarily engaged in commercial and personal property and casualty insurance business with investments in the United States. On July 10, 2023, we changed our corporate name from United Insurance Holdings Corp. to American Coastal Insurance Corporation. We conduct our business principally through our two wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries: American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal); and Interboro Insurance Company (IIC). Collectively, we refer to the holding company and all our subsidiaries, including non-insurance subsidiaries, as “American Coastal Insurance Corporation,” which is the preferred brand identification for our Company.

Our Company’s primary source of revenue is generated from writing insurance in Florida and New York. Our target market in such areas consists of states where the perceived threat of natural catastrophe has caused large national insurance carriers to reduce their concentration of policies. We believe an opportunity exists for ACIC to write profitable business in such areas.

We have historically grown our business through strong organic growth, complemented by strategic acquisitions and partnerships, including our acquisitions of AmCo Holding Company, LLC (AmCo) and its subsidiaries, including AmCoastal, in April 2017 and IIC in April 2016.

Our policies in-force decreased by 3.2% from 23,473 policies in-force at March 31, 2023 to 22,733 policies in-force at March 31, 2024. For more information regarding the concentration of our policies in force, please see the results of operations section below.

As of October 6, 2023, we were seeking a buyer for IIC to complete our exit from the personal lines business and expect the sale price to be the book value of the entity. The Company entered into a non-binding term sheet on October 6, 2023 for the sale of IIC whereby the buyer will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Interboro in exchange for a cash purchase price equal to the GAAP book value of IIC at the time of closing, subject to negotiating and entering into definitive documents containing customary terms and conditions and obtaining regulatory approval(s). The following discussion highlights significant factors influencing the consolidated financial position and results of operations of American Coastal Insurance Corporation. In evaluating our results of operations, we use premiums written and earned, policies in-force and new and renewal policies by geographic concentration. We also consider the impact of catastrophe losses and prior year development on our loss ratios, expense ratios and combined ratios. In monitoring our investments, we use credit quality, investment income, cash flows, realized gains and losses, unrealized gains and losses, asset diversification and portfolio duration. To evaluate our financial condition, we consider our liquidity, financial strength, ratings, book value per share and return on equity.

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2024 Highlights


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023

Gross premiums written		$	197,458	$	187,123
Gross premiums earned		168,822		144,476
Net premiums earned		68,730		87,324
Total revenues		73,204		90,320
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		23,599		30,367
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—		236,913
Consolidated net income		23,599		267,280
Net income available to ACIC stockholders per diluted share
Continuing Operations		$	0.48	$	0.70
Discontinued Operations		—		5.44
Total		$	0.48	$	6.14

Reconciliation of net income to core income:

Plus: Non-cash amortization of intangible assets and goodwill impairment		$	812	$	812
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—		236,913
Less: Realized losses on investment portfolio		—		(83)
Less: Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities		(50)		474
Less: Net tax impact (1)		181		88
Core income (2)		24,280		30,700
Core income per diluted share(2)		$	0.50	$	0.70

Book value per share		$	4.27	$	2.08

(1) In order to reconcile the net income to the core income measure, we included the tax impact of all adjustments using the 21% corporate federal tax rate.

(2) Core income, a measure that is not based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), is reconciled above to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Additional information regarding non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Form 10-Q is in "Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" below.

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Consolidated Net Income


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024			2023
REVENUE:
Gross premiums written		$	197,458		$	187,123
Change in gross unearned premiums		(28,636)			(42,647)
Gross premiums earned		168,822			144,476
Ceded premiums earned		(100,092)			(57,152)
Net premiums earned		68,730			87,324
Net investment income		4,508			2,589
Net realized investment losses		—			(83)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities		(50)			474

Other revenue		16			16
Total revenue		73,204			90,320
EXPENSES:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		15,906			16,412
Policy acquisition costs		11,793			26,972
Operating expenses		2,809			2,168
General and administrative expenses		9,573			8,793
Interest expense		2,719			2,719
Total expenses		42,800			57,064
Income before other income		30,404			33,256
Other income		810			588
Income before income taxes		31,214			33,844
Provision for income taxes		7,615			3,477
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax		$	23,599		$	30,367
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			236,913
Net income		$	23,599		$	267,280
Earnings available to ACIC common stockholders per diluted share		$	0.48		$	6.14
Book value per share		$	4.27		$	2.08
Return on equity based on GAAP net income		67.7		%	NM
Loss ratio, net (1)		23.1		%	18.9		%
Expense ratio (2)		35.2		%	43.4		%
Combined ratio (3)		58.3		%	62.3		%
Effect of current year catastrophe losses on combined ratio		1.1		%	3.0		%
Effect of prior year development on combined ratio		(0.6)		%	(3.6)		%

Underlying combined ratio (4)		57.8		%	63.0		%

(1) Loss ratio, net is calculated as losses and LAE net of losses ceded to reinsurers, relative to net premiums earned. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our loss trends and believes it is useful for investors to evaluate this component separately from our other operating expenses.

(2) Expense ratio is calculated as the sum of all operating expenses less interest expense relative to net premiums earned. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our expense trends and believes it is useful for investors to evaluate this component separately from our loss expenses.

(3) Combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio, net and the expense ratio, net. Management uses this operating metric to analyze our total expense trends and believes it is a key indicator for investors when evaluating the overall profitability of our business.

(4) Underlying combined ratio, a measure that is not based on GAAP, is reconciled above to the combined ratio, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Additional information regarding non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Form 10-Q is in "Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" below.

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Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

We believe that investors' understanding of ACIC's performance is enhanced by our disclosure of the following non-GAAP measures. Our methods for calculating these measures may differ from those used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.

Combined ratio excluding the effects of current year catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development (underlying combined ratio) is a non-GAAP measure, that is computed by subtracting the effect of current year catastrophe losses and prior year development from the combined ratio. We believe that this ratio is useful to investors and it is used by management to highlight the trends in our business that may be obscured by current year catastrophe losses and prior year development. Current year catastrophe losses cause our loss trends to vary significantly between periods as a result of their frequency of occurrence and magnitude, and can have a significant impact on the combined ratio. Prior year development is caused by unexpected loss development on historical reserves. We believe it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing our performance. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio should not be considered as a substitute for the combined ratio and does not reflect the overall profitability of our business.

Net loss and LAE excluding the effects of current year catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development (underlying loss and LAE) is a non-GAAP measure, that is computed by subtracting the effect of current year catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development from net loss and LAE. We use underlying loss and LAE figures to analyze our loss trends that may be impacted by current year catastrophe losses and prior year development on our reserves. As discussed previously, these two items can have a significant impact on our loss trends in a given period. We believe it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing our performance. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net loss and LAE. The underlying loss and LAE measure should not be considered a substitute for net loss and LAE and does not reflect the overall profitability of our business.

Net income (loss) excluding the effects of amortization of intangible assets, income (loss) from discontinued operations, realized gains (losses) and unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net of tax (core income (loss)) is a non-GAAP measure, which is computed by adding amortization, net of tax, to net income (loss) and subtracting income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, realized gains (losses) on our investment portfolio, net of tax, and unrealized gains (losses) on our equity securities, net of tax, from net income (loss). Amortization expense is related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired, including goodwill, through mergers and therefore the expense does not arise through normal operations. Investment portfolio gains (losses) and unrealized equity security gains (losses) vary independent of our operations. We believe it is useful for investors to evaluate these components separately and in the aggregate when reviewing our performance. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss). The core income (loss) measure should not be considered a substitute for net loss and does not reflect the overall profitability of our business.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

When we prepare our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with GAAP, we must make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts we report. Certain of these estimates result from judgments that can be subjective and complex. As a result of that subjectivity and complexity, and because we continuously evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on a variety of factors, actual results could materially differ from our estimates and assumptions if changes in one or more factors require us to make accounting adjustments. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we reassessed our critical accounting policies and estimates as disclosed in Note 2 to the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We have made no material changes or additions with regard to those policies and estimates.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Please refer to Note 2 in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting standards that may affect us.

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ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - MARCH 31, 2024 COMPARED TO DECEMBER 31, 2023

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes, and in conjunction with the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Investments

The primary goals of our investment strategy are to preserve capital, maximize after-tax investment income, maintain liquidity and minimize risk. To accomplish our goals, we purchase debt securities in sectors that represent the most attractive relative value, and we maintain a moderate equity exposure. Limiting equity exposure manages risks and helps to preserve capital for two reasons: first, bond market returns are less volatile than stock market returns, and second, should the bond issuer enter bankruptcy liquidation, bondholders generally have a higher priority than equity holders in a bankruptcy proceeding. Our investment strategy is the same for both our personal lines and commercial lines operating segments.

We must comply with applicable state insurance regulations that prescribe the type, quality and concentrations of investments our insurance subsidiaries can make; therefore, our current investment policy limits investment in non-investment-grade fixed maturities and limits total investment amounts in preferred stock, common stock and mortgage notes receivable. We do not invest in derivative securities.

Two outside asset management companies, which have authority and discretion to buy and sell securities for us, manage our investments subject to (i) the guidelines established by our Board of Directors and (ii) the direction of management. The Investment Committee of our Board of Directors reviews and approves our investment policy on a regular basis.

Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investment portfolio totaled $504,456,000 at March 31, 2024, compared to $369,022,000 at December 31, 2023.

The following table summarizes our investments, by type:


	March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
	Estimated Fair Value		Percent of Total		Estimated Fair Value		Percent of Total
U.S. government and agency securities	$	27,296	5.4%		$	27,432	7.4%

States, municipalities and political subdivisions	23,277		4.6%		23,865		6.5%
Public utilities	5,128		1.0%		5,134		1.4%
Corporate securities	61,473		12.3%		61,849		16.7%
Mortgage-backed securities	45,440		9.0%		46,310		12.5%
Asset-backed securities	15,702		3.1%		16,113		4.4%

Total fixed maturities	178,316		35.4	%	180,703		48.9	%
Mutual funds	6,214		1.2%		—		—%



Total equity securities	6,214		1.2	%	—		—	%
Other investments	14,217		2.8	%	16,487		4.5	%
Total investments	198,747		39.4%		197,190		53.4%
Cash and cash equivalents	285,400		56.6	%	153,762		41.7	%
Restricted cash	20,309		4.0%		18,070		4.9%
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments	$	504,456	100.0	%	$	369,022	100.0	%

We classify all of our fixed-maturity investments as available-for-sale. Our investments at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted mainly of U.S. government and agency securities, states, municipalities and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities and securities of investment-grade corporate issuers. Our equity holdings as of March 31, 2024 consist of mutual funds. We held no equities as of December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, approximately 83.1% of our fixed maturities were U.S. Treasuries or corporate bonds rated “A” or better, and 16.9% were corporate bonds rated “BBB” or "BB".

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Reinsurance

We follow the industry practice of reinsuring a portion of our risks. Reinsurance involves transferring, or "ceding", all or a portion of the risk exposure on policies we write to another insurer, known as a reinsurer. To the extent that our reinsurers are unable to meet the obligations they assume under our reinsurance agreements, we remain primarily liable for the entire insured loss under the policies we write.

Our catastrophe reinsurance coverage consists of three separate placements:

3.IIC’s core catastrophe reinsurance program in effect June 1 through May 31, annually, which provides protection from all catastrophe losses.

This reinsurance protection is an essential part of our catastrophe risk management strategy. It is intended to provide our stockholders with an acceptable return on the risks assumed by our insurance entities, and to reduce the variability of earnings, while providing surplus protection. Although reinsurance agreements contractually obligate our reinsurers to reimburse us for the agreed-upon portion of our gross paid losses, they do not discharge our primary liability. In the event one or more of our reinsurers fail to fulfill their obligation, the surplus of our statutory entities may decline, and we may not be able to fulfill our obligation to policyholders, or we may not be able to maintain compliance with various regulatory financial requirements. Additionally, we face the risk that actual losses incurred from one or more catastrophic events may be above the modeled expected loss resulting in losses exceeding our reinsurance coverage, which may result in a decline in surplus, and as a result we may not be able to fulfill our obligations to policyholders, or we may not be able to maintain compliance with various regulatory financial requirements. The details of our programs and the likelihood of a catastrophic event exceeding these three coverages are outlined below.

AmCoastal’s core catastrophe reinsurance program provides occurrence-based coverage up to an exhaustion point of approximately $1,100,000,000 for a first occurrence and $1,300,000,000 in the aggregate. Under this program, our retention on a first and second event is $10,000,000 each, plus $2,250,000 retained separately by our captive. AmCoastal’s program provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-150-year return period, indicating that the probability of a single occurrence exceeding protection purchased is roughly 0.7% estimated by equally blending the AIR and RMS catastrophe models using long-term catalogs including demand surge. AmCoastal’s program also provides sufficient coverage for a 1-in-100-year event followed by a 1-in-50-year event in the same treaty year, the probability of which is less than 0.1%. While we believe these catastrophe models are very good tools and their output provides reasonable proxies for the probability of exhausting our reinsurance protections, they are imperfect so actual results could vary dramatically from those expected.

Effective December 15, 2023, we agreed to commute a private reinsurer’s share of core catastrophe reinsurance coverage and replace this gap in coverage with new coverage provided by one of our other private reinsurers. This transaction resulted in additional expense of approximately $6,300,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, but will result in decreased expense totaling $14,300,000 during the first half of 2024, resulting in a net economic benefit of approximately $8,000,000 net of replacement coverage for the period December 15, 2023 through May 31, 2024.

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The table below outlines our quota share agreements in effect for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Reinsurer

Companies in Scope

Effective Dates

Cession Rate

States in Scope

External third-party

AmCoastal

06/01/2023 - 06/01/2024

40% (1)

Florida

External third-party

UPC, FSIC & AmCoastal

06/01/2022 - 06/01/2023

10% (1)

Florida, Louisiana, Texas

TypTap

UPC

06/01/2022 - 06/01/2023

100% (2)

Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

(1) This treaty provides coverage for all catastrophe perils and attritional losses incurred. For all catastrophe perils, the quota share agreement provides ground- up protection effectively reducing our retention for catastrophe losses.

(2) This treaty provided coverage on our in-force, new and renewal policies until these states were transitioned to HCPCI or TypTap upon renewal.

Reinsurance costs as a percentage of gross earned premium during the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:


	2024		2023






Three Months Ended March 31,
Non-at-Risk	(0.3)	%	(0.5)	%
Quota Share	(29.8)	%	(6.1)	%
All Other	(29.2)	%	(33.0)	%
Total Ceding Ratio	(59.3)	%	(39.6)	%

Reinsurance costs as a percent of gross earned premium for our personal residential property and casualty insurance policies (personal lines) and commercial residential property and casualty insurance policies (commercial lines) operating segments during the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:


	Personal				Commercial
	2024		2023		2024		2023






Three Months Ended March 31,
Non-at-Risk	(2.7)	%	(1.6)	%	(0.2)	%	(0.4)	%
Quota Share	—	%	—	%	(31.5)	%	(6.7)	%
All Other	(26.1)	%	(28.8)	%	(29.2)	%	(33.3)	%
Total Ceding Ratio	(28.8)	%	(30.4)	%	(60.9)	%	(40.4)	%

Please note that the sum of the percentages above will not reconcile to the consolidated percentages as they are calculated using each operating segments’ gross earned premium rather than our consolidated gross earned premium.

We amortize our ceded unearned premiums over the annual agreement period, and we record that amortization in ceded premiums earned on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The table below summarizes the amounts of our ceded premiums written under the various types of agreements, as well as the amortization of ceded unearned premiums:

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Quota Share		$	(58,094)	$	(12,243)
Excess-of-loss		(19,829)		(19,295)
Equipment, identity theft, and cyber security		(783)		(820)

Ceded premiums written		$	(78,706)	$	(32,358)
Change in ceded unearned premiums		(21,386)		(24,794)
Ceded premiums earned		$	(100,092)	$	(57,152)

The breakdown of our ceded premiums written under the various types of agreements, as well as the amortization of ceded unearned premiums for our personal lines and commercial lines operating segments can be seen in the tables below. These values can be reconciled to the table above.

Commercial Lines Operating Segment Impact


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Quota Share		$	(58,094)	$	(12,243)
Excess-of-loss		(19,322)		(18,300)
Equipment, identity theft, and cyber security		(481)		(530)


Ceded premiums written		$	(77,897)	$	(31,073)
Change in ceded unearned premiums		(19,742)		(22,301)
Ceded premiums earned		$	(97,639)	$	(53,374)

Personal Lines Operating Segment


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023

Excess-of-loss		(507)		(995)
Equipment, identity theft, and cyber security		(302)		(290)


Ceded premiums written		$	(809)	$	(1,285)
Change in ceded unearned premiums		(1,644)		(2,493)
Ceded premiums earned		$	(2,453)	$	(3,778)

Current year catastrophe losses disaggregated between named and numbered storms and all other catastrophe loss events are shown in the following table.


	2024					2023
	Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact		Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact






Three Months Ended March 31,
Current period catastrophe losses incurred
Named and numbered storms	—	$	—	—	%	—	$	—	—	%
All other catastrophe loss events	6	754		1.1	%	3	2,615		3.0	%
Total	6	$	754	1.1	%	3	$	2,615	3.0	%

(1) Incurred loss and LAE is equal to losses and LAE paid plus the change in case and incurred but not reported reserves. Shown net of losses ceded to reinsurers. Incurred loss and LAE and number of events includes the development on storms during the year in which it occurred.

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The impact of the current year catastrophes to our personal lines and commercial lines operating segments can be seen in the tables below. Please note that the catastrophe events may have impacted both operating segments. As a result, the sum of the number of events in the tables below will not reconcile to the consolidated number of events above. In addition, the combined ratio impact is calculated using each segment's net premiums earned and sum of the ratios in the tables below will not reconcile to the ratios above.

Commercial Lines Operating Segment


	2024					2023
	Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact		Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact






Three Months Ended March 31,
Current period catastrophe losses incurred
Named and numbered storms	—	$	—	—	%	—	$	—	—	%
All other catastrophe loss events	2	211		0.3	%	1	2,097		2.7	%
Total	2	$	211	0.3	%	1	$	2,097	2.7	%

Personal Lines Operating Segment


	2024					2023
	Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact		Number of Events	Incurred Loss and LAE (1)		Combined Ratio Impact






Three Months Ended March 31,
Current period catastrophe losses incurred
Named and numbered storms	—	$	—	—	%	—	$	—	—	%
All other catastrophe loss events	5	543		8.9	%	3	518		6.0	%
Total	5	$	543	8.9	%	3	$	518	6.0	%

See Note 9 in our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our reinsurance program.

Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustments

We generally use the term “loss(es)” to collectively refer to both loss and LAE. We establish reserves for both reported and unreported unpaid losses that have occurred at or before the balance sheet date for amounts we estimate we will be required to pay in the future, including provisions for claims that have been reported but are unpaid at the balance sheet date and for obligations on claims that have been incurred but not reported at the balance sheet date. Our policy is to establish these loss reserves after considering all information known to us at each reporting period. At any given point in time, our loss reserve represents our best estimate of the ultimate settlement and administration costs of our insured claims incurred and unpaid.

Unpaid losses and LAE totaled $279,556,000 and $370,221,000 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Of this total, $258,379,000 and $347,738,000, respectively, is related to our commercial lines operating segment. The remaining $21,177,000 and $22,483,000, respectively, is related to our personal lines operating segment. On a consolidated basis, this balance has decreased from year end as we continue to settle claims related to Hurricane Ian which made landfall in the third quarter of 2022.

Since the process of estimating loss reserves requires significant judgment due to a number of variables, such as fluctuations in inflation, judicial decisions, legislative changes and changes in claims handling procedures, our ultimate liability will likely differ from these estimates. We revise our reserve for unpaid losses as additional information becomes available, and reflect adjustments, if any, in our earnings in the periods in which we determine the adjustments as necessary.

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See Note 10 in our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our losses and loss adjustments.

Discontinued Operations

On February 10, 2023, we announced that a solvent run-off for UPC was unlikely and on February 27, 2023, UPC was placed into receivership with the DFS, which divested our ownership of UPC. As a result, UPC, as well as the activities related directly to supporting the business conducted by UPC, qualifies as a discontinued operation. For more information regarding the results of our discontinued operations, see Note 3 in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - COMPARISON OF THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

Net income attributable to ACIC for the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased $243,681,000, or 91.2%, to $23,599,000 from $267,280,000 for the same period in 2023. Of this income, $23,599,000 is attributable to continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $6,768,000 from $30,367,000 for the same period in 2023. Drivers of net income from continuing operations during 2024 include increased gross premiums earned and decreased expenses driven by decreases in policy acquisition costs and losses and LAE incurred, partially offset by lower revenues as the result of higher ceded premiums earned. During the first quarter of 2024, none of our net income was attributable to discontinued operations, compared to $236,913,000 of net income attributable to discontinued operations in 2023.

Revenue

Our gross written premiums increased $10,335,000, or 5.5%, to $197,458,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $187,123,000 for the same period in 2023. This increase was driven primarily by an increase in our commercial premiums written in Florida, as we continue to focus on our commercial book of business. In addition, we saw an increase in written premiums across our personal lines business, due primarily to rate increases. The breakdown of the quarter-over-quarter changes in both direct written and assumed premiums by state and gross written premium by line of business are shown in the table below.


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023		Change
Direct Written and Assumed Premium by State (1)
Florida	$	184,601	$	176,611	$	7,990
New York	12,857		10,482		2,375
Texas	—		(9)		9
Total direct written premium by region	197,458		187,084		10,374
Assumed premium (2)	—		39		(39)
Total gross written premium by region	$	197,458	$	187,123	$	10,335

Gross Written Premium by Line of Business
Commercial property	184,601		176,641		7,960
Personal property	$	12,857	$	10,482	$	2,375
Total gross written premium by line of business	$	197,458	$	187,123	$	10,335

(1) We are no longer writing in Texas as of May 31, 2022.

(2) Assumed premium written for 2023 and 2024 primarily included commercial property business assumed from unaffiliated insurers.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
New and Renewal Policies (1) By State	2024	2023	Change
Florida	1,062	1,157	(95)
New York	6,611	6,137	474

Total	7,673	7,294	379

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(1) Only includes new and renewal homeowner, commercial and dwelling fire policies written during the quarter.

Expenses

Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased $14,264,000, or 25.0%, to $42,800,000 from $57,064,000 for the same period in 2023. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to a decrease in policy acquisition costs quarter-over-quarter. This was partially offset by increased operating and administrative costs quarter-over-quarter. The details of these changes can be seen below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Net loss and LAE	$	15,906		$	16,412		$	(506)
% of Gross earned premiums	9.4		%	11.5		%	(2.1) pts
% of Net earned premiums	23.1		%	18.9		%	4.2 pts
Less:
Current year catastrophe losses	$	754		$	2,615		$	(1,861)
Prior year reserve (favorable) development	(432)			(3,165)			2,733
Underlying loss and LAE (1)	$	15,584		$	16,962		$	(1,378)
% of Gross earned premiums	9.2		%	11.7		%	(2.5) pts
% of Net earned premiums	22.7		%	19.4		%	3.3 pts

(1) Underlying loss and LAE is a non-GAAP measure and is reconciled above to net loss and LAE, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Additional information regarding non-GAAP financial measures presented in this document is in the "Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" section of this Form 10-Q.

The calculations of our expense ratios are shown below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Policy acquisition costs	$	11,793		$	26,972		$	(15,179)
Operating and underwriting	2,809			2,168			641
General and administrative	9,573			8,793			780
Total operating expenses	$	24,175		$	37,933		$	(13,758)
% of Gross earned premiums	14.3		%	26.3		%	(12.0) pts
% of Net earned premiums	35.2		%	43.4		%	(8.2) pts

Loss and LAE decreased $506,000, or 3.1%, to $15,906,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $16,412,000 for the same period in 2023. Loss and LAE expense as a percentage of net earned premiums increased 4.2 points to 23.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 18.9% for the same period in 2023. Excluding catastrophe losses and reserve development, our gross underlying loss and LAE ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was 9.2%, a decrease of 2.5 points from 11.7% during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Policy acquisition costs decreased $15,179,000, or 56.3%, to $11,793,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $26,972,000 for the same period in 2023. The primary driver of the decrease was an increase in ceding commission income of $17,321,000, driven by our commercial lines quota share coverage effective June 1, 2023. This was partially offset by an increase in external management fees incurred of $1,599,000 and premium taxes of $556,000 related primarily to our increased commercial lines gross written premium during 2024.

Operating expenses increased $641,000, or 29.6%, to $2,809,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $2,168,000 for the same period in 2023, primarily due to increased underwriting costs quarter-over-quarter totaling $1,120,000. This was partially offset by decreased overhead costs such as rent, printing, postage and utilities totaling $328,000 as a result of cost saving initiatives implemented.

General and administrative expenses increased $780,000, or 8.9%, to $9,573,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $8,793,000 for the same period in 2023 driven increased external legal and audit fees in 2024 totaling $707,000.

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Commercial Lines Operating Segment Results

Pretax earnings attributable to our commercial lines operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased $6,124,000, or 15.7%, to pre-tax income of $32,795,000 from pre-tax income of $38,919,000 for the same period in 2023. The change in earnings was primarily driven by increased ceded premiums, driven by changes in our quota share contracts effective June 1, 2023, increased general and administrative expenses and increased operating expenses, the details of which are described below. This was partially offset by increased gross premiums earned quarter-over-quarter as we continue to focus on our specialty commercial lines underwriting.

Revenue

Our gross written premiums attributable to our commercial lines operating segment increased $7,960,000, or 4.5%, to $184,601,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $176,641,000 for the same period in 2023. This increase was driven by our continued focus on our specialty commercial lines underwriting. The breakdown of the commercial lines operating segment year-over-year changes in both direct written and assumed premiums by state are shown in the table below.


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023		Change
Direct Written and Assumed Premium by State (1)
Florida	$	184,601	$	176,611	$	7,990
Texas	—		(9)		9
Total direct written premium by region	184,601		176,602		7,999
Assumed premium (2)	—		39		(39)
Total gross written premium by region	$	184,601	$	176,641	$	7,960

(1) We are no longer writing in Texas as of May 31, 2022.

(2) Assumed premium written for 2024 and 2023 is primarily commercial property business assumed from unaffiliated insurers.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
New and Renewal Policies(1) by State	2024	2023	Change
Florida	1,062	1,157	(95)


Total	1,062	1,157	(95)

(1) Only includes new and renewal commercial policies written during the year.

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Expenses

Expenses attributable to our commercial lines operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased $8,663,000, or 20.7%, to $33,254,000 from $41,917,000 for the same period in 2023. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to a decrease in policy acquisition costs and loss and LAE incurred. This was partially offset by increased operating and administrative costs. The details of these changes quarter-over-quarter can be seen below.

The calculations of our commercial lines operating segment loss ratios and underlying loss ratios are shown below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Net loss and LAE	$	11,553		$	13,901		$	(2,348)
% of Gross earned premiums	7.2		%	10.5		%	(3.3) pts
% of Net earned premiums	18.4		%	17.7		%	0.7 pts
Less:
Current year catastrophe losses	$	211		$	2,097		$	(1,886)
Prior year reserve (favorable) development	(54)			(2,770)			2,716
Underlying loss and LAE (1)	$	11,396		$	14,574		$	(3,178)
% of Gross earned premiums	7.1		%	11.0		%	(3.9) pts
% of Net earned premiums	18.2		%	18.5		%	(0.3) pts

(1) Underlying loss and LAE is a non-GAAP measure and is reconciled above to Net loss and LAE, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Additional information regarding non-GAAP financial measures presented in this document is in the "Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures" section of this Form 10-Q.

The calculations of our commercial lines operating segment expense ratios are shown below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Policy acquisition costs	$	12,181		$	25,166		$	(12,985)
Operating and underwriting	2,187			96			2,091
General and administrative	7,333			2,754			4,579
Total Operating Expenses	$	21,701		$	28,016		$	(6,315)
% of Gross earned premiums	13.5		%	21.2		%	(7.7) pts
% of Net earned premiums	34.6		%	35.6		%	(1.0) pts

Loss and LAE attributable to our commercial lines operating segment decreased by $2,348,000, or 16.9%, to $11,553,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $13,901,000 for the same period in 2023. Loss and LAE expense as a percentage of net earned premiums increased 0.7 points to 18.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 17.7% for the same period in 2023. Excluding catastrophe losses and reserve development, our gross underlying loss and LAE ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2024 would have been 7.1%, a decrease of 3.9 points from 11.0% during the same period in 2023.

Policy acquisition costs attributable to our commercial lines operating segment decreased by $12,985,000, or 51.6%, to $12,181,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $25,166,000 for the same period in 2023, driven by a $17,311,000 increase in ceding commission income related to our quota share agreements effective June 1, 2023. This was partially offset by an $3,823,000 increase in external management fees and commissions and a $509,000 increase in premium tax expense, all as a result of increased gross written premiums quarter-over-quarter.

Operating and underwriting expenses attributable to our commercial lines operating segment increased by $2,091,000, or 2,178.1%, to $2,187,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $96,000 for the same period in 2023, driven by a $1,050,000 increase in underwriting expenses and a $1,041,000 increase in allocation of overhead expenses in 2024.

General and administrative expenses attributable to our commercial lines operating segment increased by $4,579,000, or 166.3%, to $7,333,000 for the three months ended 2024 from $2,754,000 for the same period in 2023, driven by a $2,728,000 increase in allocated salaries and a $1,777,000 increase in allocated external fees such as legal, audit, actuarial and tax services provided during the year.

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Personal Lines Operating Segment Results

Pretax earnings attributable to our personal lines operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased $3,013,000, or 158.0%, to pre-tax income of $1,106,000 from a pre-tax loss of $1,907,000 for the same period in 2023. The change in pretax earnings was primarily driven by a decrease in expenses, the details of which are described below. These decreases were partially offset by a decrease in net premiums earned quarter-over-quarter and increased losses and LAE, driven by increased non-catastrophe losses quarter-over-quarter.

Revenue

Our gross written premiums attributable to our personal lines operating segment increased $2,375,000 or 22.7%, to $12,857,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $10,482,000 for the same period in 2023. This increase was driven primarily by rate increases on our personal lines book of business. The change in personal lines written premiums and new and renewal policies of the personal lines operating segment quarter-over-quarter can be seen below.


($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023		Change




Direct Written Premium	$	12,857	$	10,482	$	2,375

Total gross written premium	$	12,857	$	10,482	$	2,375

New and Renewal Policies (1)	6,611		6,137		474

(1) Only includes new and renewal homeowner and dwelling fire policies written during the year.

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Expenses

Expenses attributable to our personal lines operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased $5,581,000, or 45.9%, to $6,591,000 from $12,172,000 for the same period in 2023. The decrease in expenses is attributable to a decrease in policy acquisition costs, operating and administrative costs, the details of which are described below. These decreases were partially offset by increased loss and LAE incurred, driven by increased non-catastrophe losses.

The calculations of our personal lines operating segment loss ratios and underlying loss ratios are shown below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Net loss and LAE	$	4,353		$	2,511		$	1,842
% of Gross earned premiums	50.9		%	20.2		%	30.7 pts
% of Net earned premiums	71.4		%	29.0		%	42.4 pts
Less:
Current year catastrophe losses	$	543		$	518		$	25
Prior year reserve (favorable) development	(378)			(395)			17
Underlying loss and LAE (1)	$	4,188		$	2,388		$	1,800
% of Gross earned premiums	49.0		%	19.2		%	29.8 pts
% of Net earned premiums	68.7		%	27.5		%	41.2 pts

The calculations of our personal lines operating segment expense ratios are shown below.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024			2023			Change
Policy acquisition costs	$	(388)		$	1,806		$	(2,194)
Operating and underwriting	536			1,948			(1,412)
General and administrative	2,090			5,907			(3,817)
Total Operating Expenses	$	2,238		$	9,661		$	(7,423)
% of Gross earned premiums	26.2		%	77.6		%	(51.4) pts
% of Net earned premiums	36.7		%	111.5		%	(74.8) pts

Loss and LAE attributable to our personal lines operating segment increased by $1,842,000, or 73.4%, to $4,353,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $2,511,000 for the same period in 2023. Loss and LAE expense as a percentage of net earned premiums increased 42.4 points to 71.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 29.0% for the same period in 2023. Excluding catastrophe losses and reserve development, our gross underlying loss and LAE ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2024 would have been 49.0%, an increase of 29.8 points from 19.2% for the same period in 2023.

Policy acquisition costs attributable to our personal lines operating segment decreased by $2,194,000, or 121.5%, to $(388,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $1,806,000 for the same period in 2023, primarily due to a $2,214,000 decrease in agent commission expense in 2024, driven by the collection of previously unearned agent commissions.

Operating and underwriting expenses attributable to our personal lines operating segment decreased by $1,412,000, or 72.5%, to $536,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $1,948,000 for the same period in 2023, due to decreased allocation of investments in technology of $1,070,000. We also experienced decreased operating costs such as utilities, printing and postage of $375,000 quarter-over-quarter.

General and administrative expenses attributable to our personal lines operating segment decreased $3,817,000, or 64.6%, to $2,090,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $5,907,000 for the same period in 2023, driven by a $3,363,000 decrease in allocated salaries and a $586,000 decrease in allocated external fees such as legal, audit, actuarial and tax services provided during the year.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We generate cash through premium collections, reinsurance recoveries, investment income, the sale or maturity of invested assets, the incurrence of debt and the issuance of additional shares of our stock. We use our cash to pay reinsurance premiums, claims and related costs, policy acquisition costs, salaries and employee benefits, other expenses and stockholder dividends, acquire subsidiaries and pay associated costs, as well as to repay debts, repurchase stock and purchase investments.

As a holding company, we do not conduct any business operations of our own and, as a result, we rely on cash dividends or intercompany loans from our management subsidiaries to pay our general and administrative expenses. Insurance regulatory authorities heavily regulate our insurance subsidiaries, including restricting any dividends paid by our insurance subsidiaries and requiring approval of any management fees our insurance subsidiaries pay to our management subsidiaries for services rendered; however, nothing restricts our non-insurance company subsidiaries from paying us dividends other than state corporate laws regarding solvency. Our management subsidiaries pay us dividends primarily using cash from the collection of management fees from our insurance subsidiaries, pursuant to the management agreements in effect between those entities. In accordance with state laws, our insurance subsidiaries may pay dividends or make distributions out of that part of their statutory surplus derived from their net operating profit and their net realized capital gains. The Risk-Based Capital (RBC) guidelines published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners may further restrict our insurance subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make distributions if the amount of the intended dividend or distribution would cause their respective surplus as it regards policyholders to fall below minimum RBC guidelines. See Note 14 in our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made a capital contribution of $1,265,000 to its reinsurance subsidiary, UPC Re. We may make future contributions of capital to our insurance subsidiaries as circumstances require. The Company made no capital contributions to its subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

In September 2023, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as agent (the “Agent”), of up to 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”). Sales of the Shares under the Agreement will be made in sales deemed to be “at the market offerings”. The Agent is not required to sell any specific amount of Shares but has agreed to act as the Company’s sales agent for a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sales of the Shares. As of March 31, 2024, 4,373,000 shares had been sold under the Agreement resulting in commissions paid of approximately $1,181,000 and net proceeds of approximately $38,190,000. The Agreement will terminate upon the issuance and sale of all Shares subject to the Agreement, or the Agreement may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company does not plan to sell additional shares under the at-the-market program to which this Agreement relates during the first half of 2024.

Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in millions)

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Operating Activities

The principal cash inflows from our operating activities come from premium collections, reinsurance recoveries and investment income. The principal cash outflows from our operating activities are the result of claims and related costs, reinsurance premiums, policy acquisition costs and salaries and employee benefits. A primary liquidity concern with respect to these cash flows is the risk of large magnitude catastrophe events.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we experienced cash inflows of $124,484,000 compared to cash outflows of $104,164,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. This change was driven by normal business operations, such as premium collections. Claims payments were offset by reinsurance recovery collections, with the net outflow from these activities totaling approximately $6,685,000. In addition, during the first quarter of 2023, we disposed of UPC, resulting in a gain on disposal adjustment of $238,440,000. There was no similar transaction in 2024.

Investing Activities

The principal cash inflows from our investing activities come from repayments of principal, proceeds from maturities and sales of investments. We closely monitor and manage these risks through our comprehensive investment risk management process. The principal cash outflows relate to sales of investments. The primary liquidity concerns with respect to these cash flows are the risk of default by debtors and market disruption. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, net purchases of investments totaled $2,005,000 compared to net sales of investments of $195,082,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. These net sales in 2023 were offset by the disposition of $232,582,000 in cash related to the receivership of UPC.

Financing Activities

The principal cash outflows from our financing activities come from repayments of debt and payments of dividends. The primary liquidity concern with respect to these cash flows is market disruption in the cost and availability of credit. We believe our current capital resources, together with cash provided from our operations, are sufficient to meet currently anticipated working capital requirements. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash provided by financing activities totaled $11,398,000, compared to no cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in inflow in 2024 can be attributed to the proceeds received from the issuance of our common stock under our at the market program described above.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

At March 31, 2024, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or material changes to our contractual obligations during the quarter.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks, including interest rate risk related to changes in interest rates in our fixed-maturity securities, credit risk related to changes in the financial condition of the issuers of our fixed-maturities and equity price risk related to changes in equity security prices. These risks are disclosed in Part II, Item 7A. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

We held no equity securities as of December 31, 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, we began investing in equity securities. As of March 31, 2024, our equity portfolio consists of mutual funds totaling $6,214,000. We had no other material changes in our market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. We designed our disclosure controls with the objective of ensuring we accumulate and communicate this information to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on our evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

Existence of Material Weakness as of March 31, 2023

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting related to the reporting of the discontinued operations as of March 31, 2023. Specifically, the Company’s controls over the review of significant unusual transactions, including the effects of the transactions on the preparation of the Company's tax provision were not designed effectively. The Company did not have sufficient, experienced accounting resources to effectively review the accounting for and reporting of significant, unusual transactions. As a result of the material weakness, management’s review control did not detect an error in the accounting related to the recording of the discontinued operations and as a result, net income was understated by $6.4 million. In 2023, the Company restated its consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 to reflect the correction of this error.

Remediation Plan

Since identifying the material weakness related to management’s review controls related to significant, unusual and complex transactions in the preparation of the Company's financial statements, management has begun remediation of the process and controls in place to measure and record transactions and their related effects to income tax accounting to enhance the effectiveness of the design and operation of those controls. The Company will focus on the accounting and disclosure for unusual and complex transactions such as discontinued operations and will continue to augment existing staff with additional skilled accounting resources and strengthen the review process to improve the design and operation of financial reporting and corresponding internal controls.

These remediation measures require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over

a sustained period of financial reporting to reach a determination that the material weakness has been remediated. As we continue to validate and test our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine that additional measures or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary or appropriate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our internal control performed during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved in routine claims-related legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. We accrue amounts resulting from claims-related legal actions in unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses during the period that we determine an unfavorable outcome becomes probable and we can estimate the amounts. Management makes revisions to our estimates based on its analysis of subsequent information that we receive regarding various factors, including: (i) per claim information; (ii) company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) judicial decisions and legal developments in the awarding of damages; and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation.

On October 20, 2023, we received notice that the DFS filed a notice of claim and demand for tender of insurance policy limits under our director and officer insurance to carriers participating in our director and officer’s insurance program (the “Claim”). The Claim alleges that former officers and directors of UPC were involved in wrongful acts that resulted in UPCs insolvency and demands immediate tender of our director and officer’s policy limit of $40,000,000 where we have a retention of $1,500,000. The former directors and officers of UPC deny the allegations. Although no litigation has arisen from the Claim, litigation is anticipated. The directors and officers plan to vigorously defend against the Claim; however, due to our indemnification obligation, during 2023 we accrued the policy retention amount of $1,500,000. This claim remains open as of March 31, 2024.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I. Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, except as set forth below.

The insurance industry is heavily regulated and further restrictive regulation may reduce our profitability and limit our growth.

The insurance industry is extensively regulated and supervised. Insurance regulatory authorities generally design insurance rules and regulations to protect the interests of policyholders, and not necessarily the interests of insurers, their stockholders, and other investors. This regulation relates to authorization for lines of business, capital and surplus requirements, investment limitations, underwriting limitations, transactions with affiliates, dividend limitations, changes in control, premium rates and a variety of other financial and non-financial components of an insurance company's business. We are subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision by state insurance departments in New York and Florida, the states in which our insurance subsidiaries are domiciled, as well as all states in which they are licensed. The regulations of each state are unique and complex and subject to change, and certain states may have regulations that conflict with the regulations of other states in which we operate. As a result, we are subject to the risk that compliance with the regulations in one state may not result in compliance with the regulations in another state.

We strive to maintain all required licenses and approvals. However, we may not fully comply with the wide variety of applicable laws and regulations. The relevant authority's interpretation of the laws and regulations also may change from time to time. Regulatory authorities have relatively broad discretion to impose fines, and grant, renew or revoke licenses and approvals. If we do not have the required licenses and approvals or do not comply with applicable regulatory requirements, these authorities could preclude or temporarily suspend us from carrying on some or all of our activities or impose substantial fines. In addition, we may face individual and class action lawsuits by insured and other parties for alleged violations of certain of these laws or regulations.

State statutes and administrative rules generally require each insurance company to register with the department of insurance in its state of domicile and to furnish information concerning the operations of the companies within the holding company system. Failure to comply with such requirements may materially affect the operations, management or financial condition of the insurers. As part of its registration, each insurance company must identify material agreements, relationships and transactions with affiliates, including loans, investments, asset transfers, transactions outside of the ordinary course of business, certain management, service, and cost sharing agreements, reinsurance transactions, dividends, and other financial and non-financial components of an insurer’s business. Some states impose restrictions or require prior regulatory approval of specific corporate actions, which may adversely affect our ability to operate, innovate, obtain necessary rate adjustments in a timely manner or grow our business profitably. For example, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (the “Office”) notified our subsidiary, American Coastal Insurance Company and its officers and directors, that it was required to show why those officers and directors were not a substantial contributing cause of the insolvency of our former subsidiary, United Property & Casualty Insurance Company, pursuant to section 624.4073 Fla. Stat., which prohibits officers and directors of insolvent insurers from serving as officers or directors of another insurer unless that officer or director demonstrates that their actions or omissions were not a significant contributing cause of the insolvency. We have been in discussions with the Office and continue working with the Office on this issue. Our ability to comply with these laws and regulations, and to obtain necessary regulatory action in a timely manner is, and will continue to be, critical to our success.

Currently, the federal government’s role in regulating or dictating the policies of insurance companies is limited. However, from time to time Congress has considered and may in the future consider proposals that would increase the role of the federal government in insurance regulation, either in addition to or in lieu of state regulation. For example, the Dodd-Frank Act established a Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the U.S. Department of Treasury Department to collect data on the insurance industry, recommend changes to the state system of insurance regulation and preempt certain state insurance laws. The potential impact on our business as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act and the FIO’s current and future recommendations remains unclear; however, the implementation of any federal insurance regulations that constrain our business opportunities or reduce investment flexibility could negatively impact our business.

In recent years, the state insurance regulatory framework has come under increased federal scrutiny. Changes in federal legislation, regulation and/or administrative policies in several areas, including changes in financial services regulation and federal taxation, could negatively affect the insurance industry and us. In addition, Congress and some federal agencies from time to time investigate the current condition of insurance regulation in the United States to determine whether to impose federal or national regulation or to allow an optional federal charter, similar to the option available to most banks. Further, the

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NAIC and state insurance regulators continually reexamine existing laws and regulations, specifically focusing on modifications to holding company regulations, interpretations of existing laws and the development of new laws and regulations. We cannot predict what effect, if any, proposed or future legislation or NAIC initiatives may have on the manner in which we conduct our business.

As part of potential, or future, industry-wide investigations, we may from time to time receive requests for information from government agencies and authorities at the state or federal level. If we are subpoenaed for information by government agencies and authorities, potential outcomes could include law enforcement proceedings or settlements resulting in fines, penalties and/or changes in business practices that could cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, these investigations may result in changes to laws and regulations affecting the industry.

Changes to insurance laws or regulations, or new insurance laws and regulations, may be more restrictive than current laws or regulations and could significantly increase our compliance costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our prospects for future growth. Additionally, our failure to comply with certain provisions of applicable insurance laws and regulations could result in significant fines or penalties being levied against us and may cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we did not sell any unregistered equity securities or repurchase any of our equity securities.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith or are incorporated herein by reference:


Exhibit						Description

10.1						Employment Agreement, dated January 17, 2024, between American Coastal Insurance Corporation and Svetlana Castle (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on January 18, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1						Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

31.2						Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.1						Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.2						Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

May 10, 2024	By:	/s/ R. Daniel Peed
		R. Daniel Peed, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer and duly authorized officer)


May 10, 2024	By:	/s/ Svetlana Castle
		Svetlana Castle, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)