Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Actions

Various lawsuits against the Company may arise in the ordinary course of the Company's business. Contingent liabilities arising from ordinary course litigation, income taxes and other matters are not expected to be material in relation to the financial position of the Company. At December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively, there were no material known contingent liabilities arising outside the normal course of business other than as set forth below. In accordance with ASC No. 450-20, Loss Contingencies, we will record accruals for loss contingencies when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

Securities Class Actions, Derivative Litigation and Investigations

Beginning in February 2021, the Company received subpoenas from the SEC related to certain disclosures and aspects of our business as well as certain matters described in an article issued on February 4, 2021, by Hindenburg Research LLC (the "Hindenburg Article"). The Company cooperated with the SEC's investigation (the "Investigation"). The Hindenburg Article, which discussed, among other things, an inquiry by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania relating to, among other things, certain of the Company’s arrangements with providers participating in its network and programs, and Clover Assistant, was the subject of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2021. As previously disclosed on the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2024, by letter dated September 26, 2024 (the “Notice”), the Staff of the SEC Division of Enforcement notified the Company that the SEC had concluded the Investigation, and based on the information that the SEC had as of the date of the Notice, the Staff did not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the SEC against the Company relating to the Investigation.

In February 2021, the Company and certain of its directors and officers were named as defendants in putative class actions filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee: Bond v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00096 (M.D. Tenn.); Kaul v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00101 (M.D. Tenn.); Yaniv v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00109 (M.D. Tenn.); and Tremblay v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00138 (M.D. Tenn.). The complaints asserted violations of sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Kaul action asserted additional claims under sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act. The complaints generally related to allegations published in the Hindenburg Article. In April 2021, the Middle District of Tennessee class actions were consolidated under Bond v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00096 (M.D. Tenn.) as the lead case. On April 21, 2023, the parties to the securities class action entered into a memorandum of understanding providing for the settlement of the action. The Court approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice on October 3, 2023. Under the settlement, the class received $22 million dollars (less an award of fees and expenses to the plaintiffs’ counsel), and the defendants (including the Company) received customary releases. The Company used $19.5 million in insurance proceeds to fund the settlement. The Company previously filed a lawsuit in Delaware state court against certain of its insurers for full payment of its liabilities related to this securities litigation. The Company intends to oppose any efforts by the carrier defendants to recoup insurance proceeds that they have advanced to date.

Various shareholder derivative actions parallel to the securities class action were also filed, naming Clover as a nominal defendant. The first action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and was captioned Furman v. Garipalli, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00191 (D. Del.). The second and third actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and were captioned Sun v. Garipalli, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00311 (M.D. Tenn.), and Luthra v. Garipalli, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00320 (M.D. Tenn.). The fourth action was filed in the United States District of Delaware and was captioned Wiegand v. Garipalli, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01053 (D. Del.). The fifth action was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York and was captioned Sankaranarayanan v. Palihapitiya, et al., Index No. 655420/2021 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty.). The sixth action was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery and was captioned Davies v. Garipalli, et al., No. 2021-1016-SG (Del. Ch.). The seventh action was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York and was captioned Uvaydov v. Palihapitiya, et al., Index No. 656978/2021 (N.Y Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty.). On June 21, 2023, the plaintiffs in the derivative lawsuits, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, entered into a binding memorandum of understanding providing for the settlement of the derivative actions. On February 5, 2024, the parties executed a stipulation of settlement which, subject to final court approval, would provide the defendants in the derivative lawsuits with customary releases and will require the Company to implement a suite of corporate governance enhancements. On July 11, 2024, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee entered a final judgment approving the settlement. The settlement did not involve any monetary payment, other than payment of an award of fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel in the amount of $2,500,000.

Bylaw Litigation

On March 26, 2024, a putative shareholder filed a class action suit against the Company and its directors and officers in Delaware Chancery Court challenging a Company bylaw governing the process for nominating a candidate to the board of directors as preclusive and coercive. The case is captioned Taylor v. Clinton, et al., Case No. 2024-0305 (Del. Ch.). In June 2024, the Company adopted an amendment to its bylaws mooting the litigation, and the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the suit, with the court retaining jurisdiction solely for the purpose of determining plaintiffs’ counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement (the “Fee Application”). On October 23, 2024, solely to avoid the time and expense of continued litigation, the Company and the plaintiffs agreed to resolve the Fee Application in exchange for a payment by the Company of $250,000 to Plaintiff’s counsel. The case is now closed.