Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies.
Commitments and Contingencies	12. Commitments and Contingencies Acquisition Commitments On September 2, 2021, Porch.com, Inc. (“Buyer”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Covéa Coopérations S.A., a French société anonyme (“Seller”), to acquire all of the shares of GMF Financial Services Corporation (“GMFF”), which owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of Civil Service Employees Insurance Company, CSE Safeguard Insurance Company, CSE Insurance Services, Inc. and CSE Group Services Company, a California-based personal lines insurer focused on property and auto, (collectively, “CSE”), for a purchase price of $48.6 million in cash, subject to customary conditions, including, among others, the absence of a material adverse effect on GMFF and the receipt of specified governmental consents and approvals (the “Transaction”). The Purchase Agreement was terminated on August 8, 2022. Litigation From time to time the Company is or may become subject to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings initiated by users, other entities, or regulatory bodies. Estimated liabilities are recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In many instances, the Company is unable to determine whether a loss is probable or to reasonably estimate the amount of such a loss and, therefore, the potential future losses arising from a matter may differ from the amount of estimated liabilities the Company has recorded in the financial statements covering these matters. The Company reviews its estimates periodically and makes adjustments to reflect negotiations, estimated settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Cases under Telephone Consumer Protection Act Porch and/or an acquired entity, GoSmith.com, are party to twelve legal proceedings alleging violations of the automated calling and/or Do Not Call restrictions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Some of these actions allege related state law claims. The proceedings were commenced as mass tort action by a single plaintiffs’ law firm in December 2019 and April/May 2020 in federal district courts throughout the United States. One of the actions was dismissed with prejudice and is on appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On October 12, 2022, in a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. On October 26, 2022, Defendants petitioned for rehearing/en banc review. The matter is still on appeal. The remainder have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, where Porch resides. That case is stayed pending the outcome of the appeal. Plaintiffs seek actual, statutory, and/or treble damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. These actions are at an early stage in the litigation process. It is not possible to determine the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome of these disputes, although it is reasonably possible that the outcome of these actions may be unfavorable. Further, it is not possible to estimate the range or amount of potential loss (if the outcome should be unfavorable). Porch intends to contest these cases vigorously. Kandela, LLC v Porch.com, Inc. In May 2020, the former owners of Kandela, LLC filed complaints against Porch in the Superior Court of the State of California, alleging a breach of contract related to the terms and achievement of an earnout agreement related to the acquisition of the Kandela business and related fraudulent inducement claims. Claimants sought to recover compensatory damages based on an asset purchase agreement entered into with Porch and related employment agreements. Claimants also sought punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs. Certain claimants settled their claims, and this settlement is within the range of the estimated accrual. Arbitration of the remaining claims occurred in March 2022. In July 2022, the Arbitrator issued his Final Award finding no merit to any of the claims asserted by claimant Kandela, LLC and determined Porch to be the prevailing party on all counts. The Arbitrator also awarded Porch and its insurers legal fees and costs in the amount of $1.4 million as the prevailing party and, if recovered in full, a significant portion of which would be expected to be allocable to its corporate insurance providers. On October 12, 2022, the Los Angeles Superior Court confirmed the Arbitration Award and entered Judgment in Porch’s favor. Putative Wage and Hours Class Action Proceeding A former employee of HireAHelper™ filed a complaint in San Diego County Superior Court in November 2020, asserting putative class action claims for failure to pay overtime, failure to pay compensation at the time of separation and unfair business practices in violation of California law. HireAHelper™ was served with the complaint in December 2020 and on January 28, 2021, defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The plaintiff seeks to represent all current and former non-exempt employees of HireAHelper™ and Porch (prior to the December 23, 2020 merger) and Porch’s other affiliated companies in the State of California during the relevant time period. Plaintiffs seek damages for unpaid wages, liquidated damages, penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs for which, Porch has recorded an estimated accrual for a contingent loss based on information currently known. The parties recently attended mediation in an effort to resolve the matter. The mediation was successful, and a deal was reached. The parties have executed the long form settlement agreement and obtained final approval of the settlement from the court on August 11, 2022. Porch paid the individual settlement in September 2022, and Plaintiff’s individual claims were dismissed and released. Porch also funded the class action settlement in September 2022 and the settlement payments to the class were distributed in October 2022. The settlement is now final, and the class action release runs through April 25, 2022. The settlement checks expire in 180 days, at which point the case will be closed. Other In addition, in the ordinary course of business, Porch Group and its subsidiaries are (or may become) parties to litigation involving property, personal injury, contract, intellectual property and other claims, as well as stockholder derivative actions, class action lawsuits and other matters. The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, neither Porch Group nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal proceedings the outcome of which, the Company believes, if determined adversely to the Company, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations.

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Acquisition Commitments

On September 2, 2021, Porch.com, Inc. (“Buyer”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Covéa Coopérations S.A., a French société anonyme (“Seller”), to acquire all of the shares of GMF Financial Services Corporation (“GMFF”), which owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of Civil Service Employees Insurance Company, CSE Safeguard Insurance Company, CSE Insurance Services, Inc. and CSE Group Services Company, a California-based personal lines insurer focused on property and auto, (collectively, “CSE”), for a purchase price of $48.6 million in cash, subject to customary conditions, including, among others, the absence of a material adverse effect on GMFF and the receipt of specified governmental consents and approvals (the “Transaction”). The Purchase Agreement was terminated on August 8, 2022.

Litigation

From time to time the Company is or may become subject to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings initiated by users, other entities, or regulatory bodies. Estimated liabilities are recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In many instances, the Company is unable to determine whether a loss is probable or to reasonably estimate the amount of such a loss and, therefore, the potential future losses arising from a matter may differ from the amount of estimated liabilities the Company has recorded in the financial statements covering these matters. The Company reviews its estimates periodically and makes adjustments to reflect negotiations, estimated settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter.

Cases under Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Porch and/or an acquired entity, GoSmith.com, are party to twelve legal proceedings alleging violations of the automated calling and/or Do Not Call restrictions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Some of these actions allege related state law claims. The proceedings were commenced as mass tort action by a single plaintiffs’ law firm in December 2019 and April/May 2020 in federal district courts throughout the United States. One of the actions was dismissed with prejudice and is on appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On October 12, 2022, in a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. On October 26, 2022, Defendants petitioned for rehearing/en banc review. The matter is still on appeal. The remainder have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, where Porch resides. That case is stayed pending the outcome of the appeal. Plaintiffs seek actual, statutory, and/or treble damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.

These actions are at an early stage in the litigation process. It is not possible to determine the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome of these disputes, although it is reasonably possible that the outcome of these actions may be unfavorable. Further, it is not possible to estimate the range or amount of potential loss (if the outcome should be unfavorable). Porch intends to contest these cases vigorously.

Kandela, LLC v Porch.com, Inc.

In May 2020, the former owners of Kandela, LLC filed complaints against Porch in the Superior Court of the State of California, alleging a breach of contract related to the terms and achievement of an earnout agreement related to the acquisition of the Kandela business and related fraudulent inducement claims. Claimants sought to recover compensatory damages based on an asset purchase agreement entered into with Porch and related employment agreements. Claimants also sought punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs. Certain claimants settled their claims, and this settlement is within the range of the estimated accrual. Arbitration of the remaining claims occurred in March

2022. In July 2022, the Arbitrator issued his Final Award finding no merit to any of the claims asserted by claimant Kandela, LLC and determined Porch to be the prevailing party on all counts. The Arbitrator also awarded Porch and its insurers legal fees and costs in the amount of $1.4 million as the prevailing party and, if recovered in full, a significant portion of which would be expected to be allocable to its corporate insurance providers. On October 12, 2022, the Los Angeles Superior Court confirmed the Arbitration Award and entered Judgment in Porch’s favor.

Putative Wage and Hours Class Action Proceeding

A former employee of HireAHelper™ filed a complaint in San Diego County Superior Court in November 2020, asserting putative class action claims for failure to pay overtime, failure to pay compensation at the time of separation and unfair business practices in violation of California law. HireAHelper™ was served with the complaint in December 2020 and on January 28, 2021, defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The plaintiff seeks to represent all current and former non-exempt employees of HireAHelper™ and Porch (prior to the December 23, 2020 merger) and Porch’s other affiliated companies in the State of California during the relevant time period. Plaintiffs seek damages for unpaid wages, liquidated damages, penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs for which, Porch has recorded an estimated accrual for a contingent loss based on information currently known. The parties recently attended mediation in an effort to resolve the matter. The mediation was successful, and a deal was reached. The parties have executed the long form settlement agreement and obtained final approval of the settlement from the court on August 11, 2022. Porch paid the individual settlement in September 2022, and Plaintiff’s individual claims were dismissed and released. Porch also funded the class action settlement in September 2022 and the settlement payments to the class were distributed in October 2022. The settlement is now final, and the class action release runs through April 25, 2022. The settlement checks expire in 180 days, at which point the case will be closed.

Other

In addition, in the ordinary course of business, Porch Group and its subsidiaries are (or may become) parties to litigation involving property, personal injury, contract, intellectual property and other claims, as well as stockholder derivative actions, class action lawsuits and other matters. The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, neither Porch Group nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal proceedings the outcome of which, the Company believes, if determined adversely to the Company, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations.