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Taxation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income (Loss) before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, income before taxes includes the following components:
Year ended December 31,
202520242023
in thousands
United States$24,050 $108,589 $62,030 
Foreign (1)
115,132 (14,907)(17,258)
Total$139,182 $93,682 $44,772 
(1)    The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 on a prospective basis, and as a result, for year ended December 31, 2025, foreign income is presented based on the country of domicile which results in Hagerty Re's income before taxes included in the Foreign jurisdiction. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, Hagerty Re's income was included in the United States based on country of tax jurisdiction.
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following components:

Year ended December 31,
202520242023
in thousands
Current:
Federal$23,786 $12,075 $13,664 
State377 368 
Foreign297 — 
$24,460 $12,450 $13,672 
Deferred:
Federal$(30,586)$2,846 $2,899 
State(3,917)83 22 
Foreign— — — 
$(34,503)$2,929 $2,921 
Total$(10,043)$15,379 $16,593 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation For the year ended December 31, 2025, the income tax benefit reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations differs from the tax computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal rate of 21% to "Income tax benefit (expense)" as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2025
in thousands (except percentages)
Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rate$29,228 21.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1)
(5,098)(3.7)%
Tax credits(588)(0.4)%
Nontaxable and nondeductible items:
Net impact of noncontrolling interest and non-partnership operations on partnership outside basis(2,424)(1.7)%
Other404 0.3 %
Effect of cross-border tax laws:
U.S. tax on foreign insurance income27,087 19.5 %
Other40 — %
Foreign branch income(2,136)(1.5)%
Changes in valuation allowance(33,280)(23.9)%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits123 0.1 %
Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period1,109 0.8 %
Other(628)(0.5)%
Foreign tax effects:
Bermuda:
Statutory tax exemption(27,087)(19.5)%
Canada1,670 1.2 %
U.K.:
Valuation allowance1,931 1.4 %
Other(832)(0.6)%
Other foreign jurisdictions438 0.3 %
Income tax benefit$(10,043)(7.2)%
(1)    California, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan represent the majority of the tax effect in this category.
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, income tax expense reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations differs from the tax computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal rate of 21% to "Income tax benefit (expense)" as follows:

Year ended December 31,
20242023
in thousands (except percentages)
Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rate$19,673 21.0 %$9,402 21.0 %
State taxes659 0.7 %(232)(0.5)%
Net impact of noncontrolling interest and non-partnership operations on partnership outside basis(8,759)(9.3)%5,000 11.2 %
Foreign rate differential2,407 2.6 %(529)(1.2)%
Change in valuation allowance3,485 3.7 %393 0.9 %
Loss (gain) related to warrant liabilities, net1,794 1.9 %(2,424)(5.4)%
Permanent items89 0.1 %914 2.0 %
Effect of changes in tax rates(4,400)(4.7)%4,018 9.0 %
Other, net431 — %51 — %
Income tax expense$15,379 16.0 %$16,593 37.0 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax provision are as follows:
December 31,
20252024
Deferred tax assets:in thousands
Discount on provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses$1,442 $1,343 
Unearned premiums16,385 14,239 
Tax receivable agreement10,110 — 
Unrealized foreign currency gain190 597 
Excess tax basis159,189 148,089 
Net operating loss ("NOL") and other carryforwards39,047 28,854 
Other2,083 480 
Gross deferred tax assets228,446 193,602 
Less: valuation allowance(165,748)(176,167)
Total net deferred tax assets$62,698 $17,435 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred acquisition costs$(37,640)$(32,858)
Unrealized foreign currency gain(188)(388)
Unrealized investment gain(3,258)(56)
Intangible assets(1,093)(1,309)
Other(997)(889)
Total deferred tax liabilities(43,176)(35,500)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$19,522 $(18,065)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
December 31,
20252024
in thousands
Beginning of period$— $— 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year57 — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years66 — 
End of period$123 $—