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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The following tables summarize the components of the Company’s total revenues and expenses, and pretax income (loss) by reportable business segment. Information provided below for “Corporate and Other” primarily relates to the operations of AFG, which will include investment income on its investment portfolio and costs to maintain the operations of AFG, including public company reporting, capital management and business development costs for the acquisition and development of new business initiatives. As a result of the Company reporting the results of operations of AAC as discontinued operations, certain corporate costs charged to AAC totaling $14,919, $19,367 and $20,189 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, have been reported in Net income from continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Total Comprehensive Income and included in Corporate and Other in the tables below.
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2024 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2023
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |
|  | Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance |  | Insurance Distribution |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total |  | Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance |  | Insurance Distribution |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned |  | $ | 99,005 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 99,005 |  |  | $ | 51,911 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 51,911 |
Commission income |  |  |  | $ | 92,023 |  |  |  |  | 92,023 |  |  |  |  | $ | 51,281 |  |  |  |  | 51,281 |
Program fees |  | 13,506 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,506 |  |  | 8,437 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,437 |
Net investment income, net investment gains (losses), including impairments |  | 6,400 |  |  | 787 |  |  | $ | 6,764 |  |  | 13,951 |  |  | 3,759 |  |  | 64 |  |  | $ | 9,353 |  |  | 13,176 |
Net gains (losses) on derivative contracts |  | — |  |  | 106 |  |  | 3,910 |  |  | 4,016 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (279) |  |  | (279) |
Other income (expense) |  | 7,409 |  |  | 6,320 |  |  | (415) |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 200 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 200 |
Total revenues from Continuing Operations (1) |  | 126,320 |  |  | 99,236 |  |  | 10,259 |  |  | 235,815 |  |  | 64,101 |  |  | 51,546 |  |  | 9,080 |  |  | 124,728 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses (benefit) |  | 72,626 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,626 |  |  | 36,712 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,712 |
Policy acquisition costs |  | 23,666 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,666 |  |  | 10,557 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,557 |
Commission expenses |  |  |  | 40,876 |  |  |  |  | 40,876 |  |  |  |  | 29,465 |  |  |  |  | 29,465 |
Depreciation expense |  | — |  |  | 481 |  |  | 1,864 |  |  | 2,345 |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1,036 |  |  | 1,078 |
Intangible amortization |  |  |  | 17,602 |  |  |  |  | 17,602 |  |  |  |  | 4,152 |  |  |  |  | 4,152 |
Interest expense |  |  |  | 9,379 |  |  |  |  | 9,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Compensation expense |  | 10,201 |  |  | 28,353 |  |  | 25,791 |  |  | 64,346 |  |  | 10,853 |  |  | 7,951 |  |  | 29,664 |  |  | 48,468 |
Non Compensation expense |  | 7,605 |  |  | 10,354 |  |  | 46,861 |  |  | 64,820 |  |  | 5,596 |  |  | 2,647 |  |  | 10,274 |  |  | 18,517 |
Total expenses from Continuing Operations |  | 114,098 |  |  | 107,045 |  |  | 74,516 |  |  | 295,660 |  |  | 63,718 |  |  | 44,257 |  |  | 40,974 |  |  | 148,949 |
Segment pretax income (loss) |  | 12,222 |  |  | (7,809) |  |  | (64,257) |  |  | (59,845) |  |  | 383 |  |  | 7,289 |  |  | (31,894) |  |  | (24,221) |
Segment income tax expense (benefit) |  | 1,753 |  |  | (928) |  |  | (1,748) |  |  | (924) |  |  | 48 |  |  | 156 |  |  | (1,193) |  |  | (989) |
Segment net income (loss) |  | 10,469 |  |  | (6,881) |  |  | (62,509) |  |  | (58,921) |  |  | 335 |  |  | 7,133 |  |  | (30,701) |  |  | (23,232) |
Segment net (income) loss attributable to NCI |  | 2 |  |  | (363) |  |  |  |  | (361) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1,318) |  |  |  |  | (1,319) |
Segment net income (loss) attributable to Ambac shareholders |  | $ | 10,471 |  |  | $ | (7,244) |  |  | $ | (62,509) |  |  | $ | (59,282) |  |  | $ | 334 |  |  | 5,815 |  |  | (30,701) |  |  | $ | (24,551) |
Reconciliation to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Ambac stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (497,167) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,183 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Ambac stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (556,449) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,632 |
Reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ | 751,272 |  |  | $ | 900,222 |  |  | $ | 139,684 |  |  | $ | 1,791,178 |  |  | $ | 523,179 |  |  | $ | 154,846 |  |  | $ | 233,839 |  |  | $ | 911,864 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,267,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,516,456 |
Total consolidated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 8,058,378 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 8,428,320 |
EBITDA Reconciliation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment net income (loss) |  | $ | 10,469 |  | $ | (6,881) |  | $ | (62,509) |  | $ | (58,921) |  | $ | 335 |  | $ | 7,133 |  | $ | (30,701) |  | $ | (23,232)
Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  | 9,379 |  |  |  | 9,379 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | —
Income taxes |  | 1,753 |  | (928) |  | (1,748) |  | (924) |  | 48 |  | 156 |  | (1,193) |  | (989)
Depreciation |  | — |  | 481 |  | 1,864 |  | 2,345 |  | — |  | 42 |  | 1,036 |  | 1,078
Intangible amortization |  |  |  | 17,602 |  |  |  | 17,602 |  |  |  | 4,152 |  |  |  | 4,152
EBITDA |  | 12,222 |  | 19,653 |  | (62,393) |  | (30,518) |  | $ | 383 |  | $ | 11,483 |  | $ | (30,858) |  | $ | (18,991)
Add: Impact of noncontrolling interests |  |  |  | (6,448) |  |  |  | (6,448) |  |  |  | (2,102) |  |  |  | (2,102)
Ambac EBITDA |  | $ | 12,222 |  | $ | 13,208 |  | $ | (62,396) |  | $ | (36,966) |  | 383 |  | 9,381 |  | (30,858) |  | (21,093)
(1)Inter-segment revenues and inter-segment pre-tax income (loss) amounts are insignificant and are not presented separately.
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |
|  | Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance |  | Insurance Distribution |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned |  | $ | 13,869 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 13,869 |
Commission income |  |  |  | $ | 30,695 |  |  |  |  | 30,695 |
Program fees |  | 3,095 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,095 |
Net investment income, net investment gains (losses), including impairments |  | 1,559 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 2,883 |  |  | 4,442 |
Net gains (losses) on derivative contracts |  |  |  |  |  | 935 |  |  | 935 |
Other income (expense) |  | (58) |  |  | 715 |  |  | (81) |  |  | 576 |
Total revenues from Continuing Operations |  | 18,465 |  |  | 31,410 |  |  | 3,737 |  |  | 53,612 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expenses (benefit) |  | 9,071 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,071 |
Policy acquisition costs |  | 2,535 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,535 |
Commission expenses |  |  |  | 17,641 |  |  |  |  | 17,641 |
Depreciation expense |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 841 |  |  | 872 |
Intangible amortization |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  |  |  | 2,921 |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Compensation expense |  | 7,799 |  |  | 4,518 |  |  | 26,842 |  |  | 39,159 |
Non Compensation expense |  | 5,406 |  |  | 1,775 |  |  | 9,938 |  |  | 17,119 |
Total expenses from Continuing Operations (1) |  | 24,811 |  |  | 26,886 |  |  | 37,621 |  |  | 89,318 |
Segment pretax income (loss) |  | (6,346) |  |  | 4,524 |  |  | (33,884) |  |  | (35,706) |
Segment income tax expense (benefit) |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (462) |  |  | (462) |
Segment net income (loss) |  | (6,345) |  |  | 4,524 |  |  | (33,422) |  |  | (35,244) |
Segment net (income) loss attributable to NCI |  | 15 |  |  | (886) |  |  |  |  | (871) |
Segment net income (loss) attributable to Ambac shareholders |  | $ | (6,330) |  |  | $ | 3,638 |  |  | $ | (33,422) |  |  | $ | (36,115) |
Reconciliation to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Ambac stockholders |  |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 557,364 |
Plus: gain on purchase of auction market preferred shares |  | 1,131 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Ambac stockholders |  | $ | 522,380 |
Reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 316,327 |  |  | 138,068 |  |  | 226,386 |  |  | $ | 680,781 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,291,949 |
Total consolidated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,972,730 |
Segment net income (loss) |  | $ | (6,345) |  |  | $ | 4,524 |  |  | $ | (33,422) |  |  | $ | (35,244) |
Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Income taxes |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (462) |  |  | (462) |
Depreciation |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 841 |  |  | 872 |
Intangible amortization |  |  |  | 2,921 |  |  |  |  | 2,921 |
EBITDA |  | (6,346) |  |  | 7,476 |  |  | (33,043) |  |  | (31,913) |
Add: Impact of noncontrolling interests |  |  |  | (1,463) |  |  |  |  | (1,463) |
Ambac EBITDA |  | $ | (6,347) |  |  | $ | 6,013 |  |  | $ | (33,043) |  |  | $ | (33,377) |
(1)Inter-segment revenues and inter-segment pre-tax income (loss) amounts are insignificant and are not presented separately.
Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
United States |  | $ | 212,605 |  |  | $ | 124,728 |  |  | $ | 53,612 |
United Kingdom |  | 23,210 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total revenues and other income |  | $ | 235,815 |  |  | $ | 124,728 |  |  | $ | 53,612 |

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