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● our ability to assess and integrate our risk management strategy.
−Removed: In addition, our SILP investment strategy and Innovations investments are likely to be more volatile than traditional fixed-income portfolios composed primarily of investment-grade bonds.
−Removed: See “ — Risks Relating to Our SILP Investment Strategy ” and “ — Risks Relating to Our Innovations S trategy .” Accordingly, our short-term results of operations may not be indicative of our long-term prospects.
+Added: Accordingly, our short-term results of operations may not be indicative of our long-term prospects.
A downgrade or withdrawal of our A.M.
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Greenlight Re’s A.M.
−Removed: Best rating of “A- (Excellent)” with a stable outlook is the fourth highest of 13 ratings that A.M.
+Added: Best rating of “A- (Excellent)” is the fourth highest of 15 financial strength ratings that A.M.
+Added: In October 2024, A.M.
+Added: Best revised Greenlight Re’s outlooks to positive from stable.
Best periodically reviews our ratings and may revise one or more of our ratings downward or revoke them at its sole discretion based primarily on its analysis of our balance sheet strength, operating performance, and business profile.
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Best alters its capital adequacy assessment methodology in a manner that would adversely affect the rating of our reinsurance entities;
−Removed: Best alters its approach regarding our SILP investment strategy or our Innovations investments;
+Added: Best alters its approach regarding our Solasglas investment strategy or our Innovations investments;
● if our actual losses significantly exceed our loss reserves;
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● if our investments incur significant losses.
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Substantially all of our assumed reinsurance contracts contain provisions that permit our clients to cancel the contract or require additional collateral in the event of a downgrade in our A.M.
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The exercise of such rights in the aggregate could significantly affect our financial condition, results of operations, and our underwriting capacity.
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If our losses and LAE greatly exceed our loss reserves, our financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
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Reserves are liabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect the estimated cost of claims payments and the related expenses that the insurer or reinsurer will ultimately be required to pay in respect of insurance or reinsurance contracts it has written.
−Removed: The Company estimates these reserves based upon facts and circumstances then known, estimates of future trends in claim severity, and other variable factors.
+Added: We estimate these reserves based upon facts and circumstances then known, estimates of future trends in claim severity, and other variable factors.
The inherent uncertainties associated with estimating loss reserves are generally greater for reinsurance companies than for primary insurance companies due primarily to:
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Additional capital raised through the issuance of debt may result in creditors having rights, preferences, and privileges senior or otherwise superior to those of our ordinary shares.
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Competitors with greater resources may make it difficult for us to effectively market our products or offer our products at a profit.
The reinsurance industry is highly competitive.
−Removed: We compete with major reinsurers, many of which have substantially greater financial, marketing, and management resources than we do, including Arch Capital, AXIS, Everest Re, Hamilton Re, Hannover Re, Renaissance Re, and Sirius Point, as well as smaller companies, other niche reinsurers, and Lloyd’s syndicates and their related entities.
+Added: We compete with major reinsurers, many of which have substantially greater financial, marketing, and management resources than we do, as well as smaller companies, other niche reinsurers, alternative risk providers (such as captives, catastrophe bonds and other forms of insurance linked securities), and Lloyd’s syndicates and their related entities.
Competition in the types of business that we underwrite is based on many factors, including:
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● relationships with reinsurance brokers;
+Added: ● pricing (for instance, significant capacity continues to enter into the market in the form of insurance linked securities, which may have the potential to impact and/or reduce reinsurance pricing and rates);
● terms and conditions of products offered;
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Our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected by a challenging economic market, such as a highly inflationary environment.
+Added: Inflation can be caused by any number of factors including, but not limited to, expansionary monetary policy and deficit spending by the government, a growing economy, rising wages, an imbalance of the supply and demand for goods, supply chain disruptions and the imposition of tariffs.
+Added: Recently, for instance, the U.S.
+Added: administration imposed and/or announced (and in some cases postponed) tariffs on imports from various countries and on certain products, which may lead to unpredictable economic consequences including inflation or trade wars.
Our operations are susceptible to inflation, and underestimating inflation levels could result in underpricing the risks we reinsure because premiums are established before the ultimate amounts of losses and LAE are known.
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Additionally, our reserving models include assumptions about future payments for the settlement of claims and claims-handling expenses, such as the value of replacing property, associated labor costs for the property business we write, and litigation costs.
−Removed: The global inflationary environment in the last couple years has resulted in an increase in our projected future claim costs, resulting in adverse loss reserve development.
+Added: The global inflationary environment in the last few years has resulted in an increase in our projected future claim costs, resulting in adverse loss reserve development.
While the global inflationary pressures have abated from their recent highs, any subsequent increase in inflation may lead to an increase in our loss reserves with a corresponding reduction in net income in the period the deficiency is identified, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
−Removed: Unanticipated higher inflation could also lead to higher interest rates, potentially negatively impacting the value of any rate-sensitive financial instruments held by SILP and could also impact our Innovations investments and cause us to incur higher interest expense on our debt.
−Removed: See “ —Risks Related to Our SILP Investment Strategy” and “—Risks Related to Our Innovations Investments.”
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+Added: Unanticipated higher inflation could also lead to higher interest rates, potentially negatively impacting the value of any rate-sensitive financial instruments held by Solasglas and could also impact our Innovations investments and cause us to incur higher interest expense on our debt.
+Added: See “ —Risks Related to Our Solasglas Investment Strategy” and “—Risks Related to Our Innovations Strategy.”
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Further, our results of operations and financial condition may also be materially adversely affected by a challenging political climate, including events such as military actions, invasions, wars, civil unrest and terrorist activities and the imposition of sanctions and importation limitations.
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● claims related to business interruption including protocols enlisted by governments in connection with pandemics, and ransomware and cyber-attacks.
+Added: For instance, our specialty line of business is exposed to aviation losses emanating from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia that left a number of leased aircraft stranded in Russia.
+Added: Given the uniqueness of the situation, it is impossible to determine whether and how potential losses may ultimately occur, which will depend on such factors as judicial rulings interpreting applicable coverages and contracts in place and the future behavior of the Russian government and airlines.
Additionally, various provisions of our contracts, such as limitations or exclusions from coverage or choice of forum, may be difficult to enforce in the manner we intend due to, among other things, disputes relating to coverage and choice of legal forum.
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The effects of cyclicality could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
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Modeling risks are inherent in our business.
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Like all companies, we have information technology and application systems that are vulnerable to data breaches, interruptions or failures due to events that may be beyond our control, including, but not limited to, natural disasters, theft, terrorist attacks, malicious ransomware cyber-attacks , computer viruses, hackers and general technology failures.
+Added: In addition, artificial intelligence technologies are evolving at a fast pace and being adopted, which may increase potential cybersecurity risks.
A major defect or failure in our internal controls or information technology and application systems could result in management distraction, a violation of applicable privacy or other laws, harm our reputation, a loss of customers, or monetary fines or penalties or otherwise increased expenses.
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Business - Regulations ” and “ Part 1C .
−Removed: Cybersecu rity .”
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Our property and casualty reinsurance operations make us vulnerable to losses from catastrophes and may cause our results of operations to vary significantly from period to period.
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Claims from catastrophic events could cause substantial volatility in our financial results for any fiscal quarter or year and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Finally, given the scientific uncertainty of predicting the effect of climate cycles and global climate change on the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes and the lack of adequate predictive tools, we may not be able to adequately model the associated exposures and potential losses in connection with such catastrophes which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
−Removed: The loss of significant brokers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: A significant portion of our business is placed through brokered transactions, which involve a limited number of reinsurance brokers, which has continued to decrease in recent years as a result of consolidation in the broker sector.
−Removed: Our two largest brokers each accounted for more than 10% of our gross written premiums, and in the aggregate, they accounted for approximately 33.7% of our gross premiums written in 2023.
−Removed: Because broker-produced business is concentrated with a small number of brokers, we are exposed to concentration risk.
−Removed: To lose or fail to expand all or a substantial portion of the business provided through brokers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: The loss of significant brokers or customers, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: A significant portion of our business is placed through brokered transactions (for Open Market segment) or direct placements (for Innovations segment).
+Added: For the Open Market segment, our four largest brokers each accounted for more than 10% of our gross written premiums, and in the aggregate, they accounted for approximately 73.3% of the segment’s gross premiums written in 2024.
+Added: For the Innovations segment, we had two customer that accounted for 37.8% of the segment’s gross premiums written in 2024.
+Added: Accordingly, we are exposed to concentration risk for both Open Market and Innovations segments.
+Added: To lose or fail to expand all or a substantial portion of the business provided through brokers or direct customers could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on our clients’ evaluations of the risks associated with their insurance underwriting, which may subject us to reinsurance losses.
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While we generally seek to mitigate this risk through, among other things, collateral agreements, funds withheld, corporate guarantees, and the right to offset receivables against any losses payable, an increased inability of customers to fulfill their obligations to us could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Our reinsurance balances receivable from brokers and cedents at December 31, 2023 totaled $619.4 million, which included premiums, ceding commissions receivable, and funds at Lloyd’s, a majority of which are not collateralized.
+Added: Our reinsurance balances receivable from brokers and cedents at December 31, 2024 totaled $704.5 million, which included premiums, ceding commissions receivable, and funds at Lloyd’s, a majority of which are not collateralized (see Part II, Item 8.
+Added: “ Commitments and Contingencies ” to the consolidated financial statements).
We cannot provide assurance that such receivables will be collected or that valuation allowances or write-downs for uncollectible balances will not be required in future periods.
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As part of our risk management, from time to time, we seek to purchase reinsurance for certain liabilities we reinsure to mitigate the effect of a potential concentration of losses upon our financial condition.
+Added: At December 31, 2024, total loss recoverables were $85.8 million, a majority of which are not collateralized (see Part II, Item 8.
+Added: Note 8 “ Retrocession ” to the
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The insolvency or inability or refusal of a retrocessionaire to make payments under the terms of its agreement with us could have an adverse effect on us because our obligations to our clients would remain.
At certain times, market conditions have limited, and in some cases have prevented, reinsurers from obtaining the types and amounts of retrocessional coverage they consider necessary for their business needs.
−Removed: Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain our desired amounts of retrocessional coverage, negotiate terms that we deem
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−Removed: appropriate or acceptable, or obtain retrocessional coverage from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness.
+Added: Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain our desired amounts of retrocessional coverage, negotiate terms that we deem appropriate or acceptable, or obtain retrocessional coverage from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness.
Our inability to establish adequate retrocessional arrangements or the failure of our retrocessional arrangements to protect us from overly concentrated risk exposure could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our failure to comply with restrictive covenants contained in our current or future credit facilities could trigger prepayment obligations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations .
−Removed: Our credit facility requires us and/or certain of our subsidiaries to comply with certain covenants, including restrictions on our ability to place a lien or charge on pledged assets, issue debt, and in certain circumstances, on the payment of dividends.
+Added: Our credit facilities require us and/or certain of our subsidiaries to comply with certain covenants, including restrictions on our ability to place a lien or charge on pledged assets, issue debt, and in certain circumstances, on the payment of dividends.
For more details, see “Part II, Item 7.
−Removed: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liq ui di ty ”.
−Removed: Our failure to comply with these or other covenants could result in an event of default under the credit facility or any credit facility we may enter into in the future, which, if not cured or waived, could result in us being required to repay the amounts outstanding under these facilities prior to maturity.
+Added: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity ”.
+Added: Our failure to comply with these or other covenants could result in an event of default under the respective credit facilities or any credit facility we may enter into in the future, which, if not cured or waived, could result in us being required to repay the amounts outstanding under these facilities prior to maturity.
As a result, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
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As noted in “Part 1, Item 1.
−Removed: Business - Regul ations ”, we are required to provide letters of credit or collateral to jurisdictions in which we are not licensed or admitted as a reinsurer.
−Removed: While we have expanded our credit facilities with the addition of the CIBC LOC facility in late 2023, there is no assurance that the Citi LOC facility will be renewed in 2024 (see Note 16 “ Commitments and Contingencies - Letters of Credit and Trusts ” of the consolidated financial statements).
+Added: Business - Regulations ”, we are required to provide letters of credit or collateral to jurisdictions in which we are not licensed or admitted as a reinsurer.
+Added: In addition to the CIBC LOC facility entered in late 2023, we expanded the available letters of credit facilities by adding the Uncommitted HSBC LC Facility and the Uncommitted Citibank LC Facility in late 2024.
+Added: (see Note 16 “ Commitments and Contingencies - Letters of Credit and Trusts ” of the consolidated financial statements).
+Added: Neither the Uncommitted Citibank LC Facility nor the Uncommitted HSBC LC Facility are a committed facility, which means Citibank and HSBC can decide not to issue the LC under the respective facility when we attempt to draw upon it.
+Added: In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain additional credit facilities in the future on favorable terms or at all.
If we lose or are unable to retain or implement succession plans for our senior management and other key personnel, our ability to implement our business strategy could be delayed or hindered, which, in turn, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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The failure of these work permits to be granted or extended could prevent us from continuing to implement our business strategy.
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We may face risks arising from future strategic transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, or joint ventures.
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or assume businesses with internal control deficiencies.
−Removed: Risk-mitigating provisions that we put in place in the course of negotiating and executing these
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−Removed: transactions, such as due diligence efforts and indemnification provisions, may not be sufficient to fully address these risks and contingencies.
+Added: Risk-mitigating provisions that we put in place in the course of negotiating and executing these transactions, such as due diligence efforts and indemnification provisions, may not be sufficient to fully address these risks and contingencies.
Non-compliance with laws, regulations, and taxation regarding transactions with international counterparties may adversely affect our business.
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We may incur foreign currency exchange gains or losses as we ultimately receive premiums and settle claims in foreign currencies.
−Removed: In addition, SILP may invest in securities or cash denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
+Added: In addition, Solasglas may invest in securities or cash denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
Consequently, we may experience exchange rate losses to the extent that our foreign currency exposure is not hedged, which could materially and adversely affect our business.
−Removed: If we or SILP hedge our foreign currency exposure through forward foreign currency exchange contracts or currency swaps, we will be subject to the risk that the hedging counterparties to such arrangements may fail to perform.
+Added: If we or Solasglas hedge our foreign currency exposure through forward foreign currency exchange contracts or currency swaps, we will be subject to the risk that the hedging counterparties to such arrangements may fail to perform.
+Added: Natural disasters and other catastrophic events may adversely affect our operations and disrupt our business.
+Added: Our corporate headquarters are located in the Cayman Islands, a geographic region which is susceptible to natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes as well as other potentially catastrophic events.
+Added: If the Cayman Islands were to experience a major hurricane, earthquake or other catastrophic event, our corporate headquarters could be severely damaged and our operations could suffer significant disruption.
+Added: There can be no assurance that our disaster recovery and business continuity plans will perform as expected and, if they don’t, our business could be materially adversely effected.
Risks Relating to Insurance and Other Regulations
Any suspension or revocation of any of our licenses would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Greenlight Re is licensed as a reinsurer in the Cayman Islands and the EEA.
+Added: Greenlight Re is licensed as a reinsurer in both the Cayman Islands and the EEA.
We are also licensed to write insurance business in the U.K.
and the EEA through our Syndicate 3456.
+Added: Viridis Re is also licensed as a reinsurer in the Cayman Islands.
The suspension or revocation of any of our licenses to do business in either of these jurisdictions for any reason would mean that we would not be able to enter into any new reinsurance contracts in that jurisdiction until the suspension ended or we became licensed in another jurisdiction.
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Any such suspension or revocation of our license would negatively impact our reputation in the (re)insurance marketplace, could have a material adverse effect on any potential license application and would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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CIMA and the CBI may take a number of actions, including suspending or revoking a reinsurance license whenever the regulatory body believes that a licensee is or may become unable to meet its financial obligations, is carrying on business in a manner likely to be detrimental to the public interest or the interest of its creditors or policyholders, has contravened the terms of the Act, or has otherwise behaved in such a manner so as to cause such regulatory body to call into question the licensee’s fitness to conduct regulated activity.
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federal securities law .”)
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Our reinsurance subsidiaries are subject to minimum capital and surplus requirements, and our failure to meet these requirements could subject us to regulatory action.
−Removed: The Insurance (Capital and Solvency) (Classes B, C, and D Insurers) Regulations (2018 Revision) (the “Capital and Solvency Regulations”) impose on Greenlight Re to maintain minimum statutory capital and surplus equal to the greater of:
−Removed: a) the minimum capital requirement of $50 million and b) the prescribed capital requirement (the “Capital Requirements”).
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, Greenlight Re was in compliance with the Capital Requirements - see Note 18 “ Statutory Requir ements ” of the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The Insurance (Capital and Solvency) (Classes B, C, and D Insurers) Regulations (2018 Revision) (the “Capital and Solvency Regulations”) impose on Greenlight Re as a Class D reinsurer to maintain minimum statutory capital and surplus equal to the greater of:
+Added: a) the minimum capital requirement of $50 million and b) the prescribed capital requirement and impose on Viridis Re a requirement to maintain minimum statutory capital of $0.2 million for a Class B(iii) general reinsurer and the prescribed capital requirement (the “Capital Requirements”).
+Added: At December 31, 2024, both Greenlight Re and Viridis Re were in compliance with their respective Capital Requirements - see Note 18 “ Statutory Requirements ” of the consolidated financial statements.
GRIL, our Irish subsidiary, is required to comply with risk-based solvency requirements under the European legislation known as “Solvency II,” including calculating and maintaining a minimum capital requirement and solvency capital requirement.
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These restrictions could adversely impact the Company.
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We are subject to the risk of possibly becoming an investment company under U.S.
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If at any time it were established that we had been operating as an investment company in violation of the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act, there would be a risk, among other material adverse consequences, that we could become subject to monetary penalties or injunctive relief, or both, or that we would be unable to enforce contracts with third parties or that third parties could seek to obtain rescission of transactions with us undertaken during the period in which it was established that we were an unregistered investment company.
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To the extent that the laws and regulations change in the future so that contracts we write are deemed not to be reinsurance contracts, we will be at greater risk of not qualifying for the Investment Company Act exception.
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Insurance regulations to which we are, or may become, subject, and potential changes thereto, could have a significant and negative effect on our business.
−Removed: We currently are admitted to do reinsurance business in the Cayman Islands and the European Economic Area.
+Added: We currently are admitted to do reinsurance business in the Cayman Islands and the EEA.
We are also licensed to write insurance business in the U.K.
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More specifically, with respect to GRIL, Solvency II governs the prudential regulation of insurers and reinsurers, and requires insurers and reinsurers in Europe to meet risk-based solvency requirements.
−Removed: It also imposes group solvency and governance requirements on groups with insurers and/or reinsurers operating in the European Economic Area.
+Added: It also imposes group solvency and governance requirements on groups with insurers and/or reinsurers operating in the EEA.
A number of European Commission delegated acts and technical standards have been adopted, which set out more detailed requirements based on the overarching provisions of the Solvency II Directive.
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Failure to comply with, or to obtain desired authorizations and/or exemptions under, any applicable laws could result in restrictions on our ability to do business or undertake activities that are regulated in one or more of the jurisdictions in which we operate and could subject us to fines and other sanctions.
−Removed: The MAA includes amendments that provide for a specific administrative fines framework whereby CIMA has been granted the power to issue monetary penalties of up to 1 million Cayman Islands Dollars for a very serious breach.
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+Added: MAA includes amendments that provide for a specific administrative fines framework whereby CIMA has been granted the power to issue monetary penalties of up to 1 million Cayman Islands Dollars for a very serious breach.
In addition, governmental authorities worldwide have become increasingly interested in potential risks posed by the insurance industry as a whole, and to the commercial and financial systems in general.
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There are differences between Cayman Islands corporate law and Delaware corporate law with respect to interested party transactions, which may benefit certain of our shareholders at the expense of other shareholders.
−Removed: As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect
−Removed: to the company and therefore it is considered that they owe certain duties to the company, including:
+Added: As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company and therefore it is considered that they owe certain duties to the company, including the following:
a duty to act in good faith and in what they consider to be in the best interests of the company;
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A director will need to exhibit in the performance of their duties both the degree of skill that may reasonably be expected from a subjective perspective determined by reference to their knowledge and experience and the skill and care objectively to be expected from a person occupying office as a director of the company.
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Under Cayman Islands corporate law and pursuant to our Articles, a director may vote on a contract or transaction where the director has an interest as a shareholder, director, officer, or employee, provided such interest is duly disclosed to the Board.
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Failure to comply with, or any future regulatory changes or rulings to, the regulations of the PRA and/or the FCA could interfere with the business strategy of Syndicate 3456, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Risks Relating to Our SILP Investment Strategy
−Removed: Our investment performance depends in part on the performance of SILP and may suffer as a result of adverse financial market developments or other factors that impact SILP’s liquidity, which could materially and adversely affect our investment results, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Our operating results depend in part on the performance of SILP.
−Removed: We cannot provide assurance that DME Advisors, on behalf of SILP, will successfully structure investments in relation to our liquidity needs or liabilities.
−Removed: Failure to do so could force us to make redemptions from SILP that cause DME Advisors to liquidate investments at a significant loss or at prices that are not optimal, which could materially and adversely affect our financial results.
−Removed: The risks associated with the value-oriented investment strategy expected to be employed by SILP may be substantially greater than the risks associated with traditional fixed-income investment strategies.
+Added: Risks Relating to Our Solasglas Investment Strategy
+Added: Our investment performance depends in part on the performance of Solasglas and may suffer as a result of adverse in financial markets or other factors that impact Solasglas’ liquidity.
+Added: Our operating results depend in part on the performance of Solasglas.
+Added: We cannot provide assurance that DME Advisors, on behalf of Solasglas, will successfully structure investments in relation to our liquidity needs or liabilities.
+Added: Failure to do so could force us to make redemptions from Solasglas that cause DME Advisors to liquidate investments at a significant loss or at prices that are not optimal, which could materially and adversely affect our financial results.
+Added: The risks associated with Solaglas’ value-oriented investment strategy may be substantially greater than the risks associated with traditional fixed-income investment strategies.
In addition, long equity investments may generate losses if the market declines.
Similarly, short equity investments may generate losses in a rising market.
−Removed: The success of the investment strategy may also be affected by general economic conditions.
−Removed: Unexpected market volatility and illiquidity associated with our investment in SILP could materially and adversely affect our investment results, financial condition, or results of operations.
−Removed: SILP may be concentrated in a few large positions, which could result in material adverse valuation movements.
−Removed: Our Board of Directors has adopted our investment guidelines, which provide that SILP may commit up to, but not more than, 10% of Greenlight Re Surplus (as defined in the SILP LPA) and 7.5% of GRIL Surplus (as defined in the SILP LPA) to any single investment, unless a waiver has been obtained by the board of directors of Greenlight Re or GRIL, as applicable.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, SILP, along with certain affiliates of DME Advisors, collectively owned 27.1% of Green Brick Partners, Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE:
−Removed: GRBK), or the “GRBK Shares”, which was subsequently reduced by approximately 2% in January 2024.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, SILP had invested more than 10% of Greenlight Re Surplus in GRBK.
−Removed: Under applicable securities laws, DME Advisors may be unable to, or limited in its ability to trade GRBK Shares on behalf of SILP.
−Removed: As of the date of this filing, the board of directors of Greenlight Re had waived the applicable investment guidelines to allow SILP’s investment in the GRBK Shares to exceed the 10% threshold.
−Removed: The board of directors of Greenlight Re and GRIL may grant future waivers relating to the GRBK Shares.
+Added: The success of the Solasglas investment strategy may also be affected by general economic conditions.
+Added: Unexpected market volatility and illiquidity associated with our investment in Solasglas could materially and adversely affect our investment results, financial condition, or results of operations.
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+Added: Solasglas may be concentrated in a few large positions, which could result in material adverse valuation movements.
+Added: Our Board of Directors has adopted our investment guidelines, which provide that Solasglas may not commit more than, 10% of Greenlight Re Surplus (as defined in the Solasglas LPA) and 7.5% of GRIL Surplus (as defined in the Solasglas LPA) to any single investment, unless a waiver has been obtained by the Board of Directors of Greenlight Re or GRIL, as applicable.
+Added: At December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with these investment guidelines.
In addition, GRIL’s investment guidelines require that the ten largest investments shall not constitute more than 40% of the GRIL Surplus, and GRIL’s investment portfolio shall at all times, unless waived by the GRIL board of directors, be composed of a minimum of 50 debt or equity securities of publicly traded companies.
−Removed: From time to time, SILP may hold a small number of relatively large security positions in relation to our capital accounts.
−Removed: Since SILP may not be widely diversified by security or by industry, it may be subject to more rapid changes in value than would be the case if our investment portfolio were required to maintain a wide diversification among companies, securities industries, and types of securities.
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−Removed: Under the SILP LPA, we are contractually obligated to invest substantially all our assets in SILP with certain exceptions.
−Removed: SILP’s performance depends on the ability of DME Advisors to select and manage appropriate investments.
−Removed: DME Advisors acts as the exclusive investment advisor for SILP.
−Removed: Apart from funds required for collateral purposes, funds allocated to our Innovations investment strategy, risk management, and other operational needs, we are contractually obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause substantially all investable assets of Greenlight Re and GRIL to be contributed to SILP.
−Removed: Additionally, we are restricted from making additional contributions of assets that would cause the capital account balances of Greenlight Re and GRIL to represent more than 90% of the aggregate capital account balances of all of the partners of SILP.
+Added: From time to time, Solasglas may hold a small number of relatively large security positions in relation to our capital accounts.
+Added: Since Solasglas may not be widely diversified by security or by industry, it may be subject to more rapid changes in value than would be the case if our investment portfolio were required to maintain a wide diversification among companies, securities industries, and types of securities.
+Added: Under the Solasglas LPA, we are contractually obligated to invest substantially all our assets in Solasglas with certain exceptions.
+Added: Solasglas’ performance depends on the ability of DME Advisors to select and manage appropriate investments.
+Added: DME Advisors acts as the exclusive investment advisor for Solasglas.
+Added: Apart from funds required for collateral purposes, funds allocated to our Innovations investment strategy, risk management, and other operational needs, we are contractually obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause substantially all investable assets of Greenlight Re and GRIL to be contributed to Solasglas.
Although DME Advisors is contractually obligated to follow the investment guidelines of both Greenlight Re and GRIL, we cannot provide assurance as to how DME Advisors will allocate our investable assets to different investment opportunities.
−Removed: DME Advisors may allocate our capital accounts to long and short equity positions, debt, and derivatives, which could increase the level of risk to which our investment portfolio will be exposed.
−Removed: The performance of the SILP investment portfolio depends to a great extent on the ability of DME Advisors to select and manage appropriate investments for SILP.
−Removed: We cannot assure you that DME Advisors will successfully meet our investment objectives.
−Removed: The diminution or loss of the services of DME Advisors’ principals (or loss or diminution of their market reputation) or the failure of DME Advisors to perform adequately could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
−Removed: In addition, the loss of DME Advisors’ key personnel, or DME Advisors’ inability to hire and retain other key personnel, over which we have no control, could delay or prevent DME Advisors from fulfilling its obligations, which could materially and adversely affect SILP’s performance and, correspondingly, our business and financial performance.
−Removed: Under our investment management structure, we have limited control over SILP.
−Removed: Under the SILP LPA, subject to our investment guidelines and certain other conditions, DME II, as the general partner of SILP, has complete and exclusive power and responsibility for all investment and investment management decisions to be undertaken on behalf of SILP and for managing and administering the affairs of SILP.
−Removed: DME II has the power and authority to do all things that it considers necessary or desirable to carry out its duties thereunder, including the power to delegate its authorities.
−Removed: While SILP is not, and is not expected to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act or any comparable U.S.
−Removed: regulatory requirements, the general partner, or its designee, may resign or withdraw from SILP and may admit new limited partners to SILP without our consent, which may cause SILP to be deemed an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
−Removed: The SILP LPA limits our ability to use another investment manager.
−Removed: The SILP LPA contains exclusivity and limited termination provisions.
−Removed: Accordingly, we are unable to use other investment managers for so long as Greenlight Re and GRIL are limited partners in SILP.
−Removed: Greenlight Re and GRIL, as limited partners of SILP may withdraw upon notice only on the Greenlight Re Relevant Date or the GRIL Relevant Date or “for cause” (each as defined in the SILP LPA).
−Removed: Additionally, while GRIL may withdraw as a limited partner in SILP due to unsatisfactory long-term performance of DME II or DME Advisors, as determined solely by the Board of Directors of GRIL at the end of each fiscal year during the term of the SILP LPA, Greenlight Re may not.
−Removed: The historical performance of DME Advisors and its affiliates should not be considered indicative of the future results of the SILP investment portfolio, our future results, or any returns expected on our ordinary shares.
−Removed: The historical returns of SILP and other funds managed by DME Advisors and its affiliates are not directly linked to our ordinary shares.
−Removed: Results for the SILP investment portfolio could differ from those of other funds managed by DME Advisors and its affiliates due to restrictions imposed by our investment guidelines and other factors.
+Added: The performance of the Solasglas investment portfolio depends to a great extent on the ability of DME Advisors to select and manage appropriate investments for Solasglas.
+Added: We cannot assure you that DME Advisors will successfully meet our investment objectives and the failure of DME Advisors to perform adequately could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
+Added: We have limited control over Solasglas and Solasglas LPA limits our ability to use another investment manager.
+Added: Under the Solasglas LPA, subject to our investment guidelines and certain other conditions, DME II, as the general partner of Solasglas, has complete and exclusive power and responsibility for all investment and investment management decisions to be undertaken on behalf of Solasglas and for managing and administering the affairs of Solasglas.
+Added: As a result, we have limited control over Solasglas and there can be no assurance that the interests of DME II in managing Solasglas will always be aligned with our interests.
+Added: In addition, the Solasglas LPA contains exclusivity and limited termination provisions which severely restricts our ability to use other investment managers for so long as Greenlight Re and GRIL are limited partners in Solasglas.
+Added: Greenlight Re and GRIL, as limited partners of Solasglas may withdraw upon notice only on the Greenlight Re Relevant Date or the GRIL Relevant Date or “for cause” (each as defined in the Solasglas LPA).
+Added: Additionally, while GRIL has the right to withdraw as a limited partner in Solasglas due to unsatisfactory long-term performance of DME II or DME Advisors, as determined solely by the Board of Directors of GRIL at the end of each fiscal year during the term of the Solasglas LPA, Greenlight Re does not have this right.
+Added: The historical performance of DME Advisors and its affiliates should not be considered indicative of the future results of the Solasglas investment portfolio, our future results, or any returns expected on our ordinary shares.
+Added: The historical returns of Solasglas and other funds managed by DME Advisors and its affiliates are not directly linked to our ordinary shares.
+Added: Results for the Solasglas investment portfolio could differ from those of other funds managed by DME Advisors and its affiliates due to restrictions imposed by our investment guidelines and other factors.
Potential conflicts of interest with DME Advisors and its affiliates may exist that could adversely affect us.
−Removed: DME Advisors and its affiliates, in addition to managing SILP, may engage in investment and trading activities for their own accounts and/or for the accounts of third parties.
−Removed: None of DME Advisors or its affiliates, including David Einhorn, Chairman of our Board of Directors and the President of Greenlight Capital, Inc., is obligated to devote any specific amount of time, effort or allocation, or prioritize any investment opportunity, to SILP or to address possible or actual conflicts among the accounts they may manage, which may adversely affect SILP’s investment returns, and, correspondingly, our investment returns.
+Added: DME Advisors and its affiliates, in addition to managing Solasglas, may engage in investment and trading activities for their own accounts and/or for the accounts of third parties.
+Added: None of DME Advisors or its affiliates, including David Einhorn, Chairman of our Board of Directors and the President of Greenlight Capital, Inc., is obligated to devote any specific amount of time, effort or allocation, or prioritize any investment opportunity, to Solasglas or to address possible or actual conflicts among the accounts they may manage, which may adversely affect Solasglas’ investment returns, and, correspondingly, our investment returns.
In addition, under Cayman Islands laws, Mr.
−Removed: Einhorn is not legally restricted from participating in making decisions with respect to Greenlight Re’s investment guidelines.
−Removed: Accordingly, his involvement as a member of the Boards of Directors of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.
−Removed: and Greenlight Re may lead to a conflict of interest.
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−Removed: DME Advisors and its affiliates may also manage accounts whose advisory fee schedules, investment objectives, and policies differ from those of SILP, which may cause DME Advisors and its affiliates to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse effect on another account, including SILP.
−Removed: We do not have the contractual right to inspect the trading records of DME Advisors or its principals.
−Removed: Certain investments made by SILP may have limited liquidity and lack valuation data which could create a conflict of interest.
−Removed: Our investment guidelines allow SILP to invest in certain securities with limited liquidity or no public market.
−Removed: This lack of liquidity may adversely affect the ability of SILP to execute trade orders at desired prices and may impact our ability to fulfill our underwriting payment obligations.
−Removed: To the extent that SILP invests in securities or instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, the valuation of such securities and instruments for purposes of compensation will be determined by DME Advisors, whose determination, subject to audit verification, will be conclusive and binding in the absence of bad faith or manifest error.
−Removed: In addition, for all securities traded on public exchanges, each exchange typically has the right to suspend or limit trading in all securities it lists.
−Removed: Such a suspension could render it impossible to liquidate positions and thereby expose SILP and, correspondingly us, to losses.
+Added: Einhorn is not legally restricted from making decisions with respect to Greenlight Re’s investment guidelines.
+Added: Accordingly, his involvement as a member of the Boards of Directors of Greenlight Capital Re and Greenlight Re may lead to a conflict of interest.
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+Added: DME Advisors and its affiliates may also manage accounts whose advisory fee schedules, investment objectives, and policies differ from those of Solasglas, which may cause DME Advisors and its affiliates to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse effect on another account, including Solasglas.
+Added: Certain investments made by Solasglas may have limited liquidity and lack valuation data which could create a conflict of interest.
+Added: Our investment guidelines allow Solasglas to invest in certain securities with limited liquidity or no public market.
+Added: This lack of liquidity may adversely affect the ability of Solasglas to execute trade orders at desired prices and may impact our ability to fulfill our underwriting payment obligations.
+Added: To the extent that Solasglas invests in securities or instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, the valuation of such securities and instruments for purposes of compensation will be determined by DME Advisors, whose determination, subject to audit verification, will be conclusive and binding in the absence of bad faith or manifest error.
If DME Advisor’s risk management methodologies are ineffective, we may be exposed to material unanticipated losses.
DME Advisors and its affiliates continually refine its risk management techniques, strategies, and assessment methods.
−Removed: However, its risk management techniques and strategies do not fully mitigate the risk exposure of its funds and managed accounts, including SILP, in all economic or market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that it might fail to identify or anticipate.
−Removed: Any failures in DME Advisors’ risk management techniques and strategies to accurately quantify risk exposure could affect the risk-adjusted returns of SILP.
+Added: However, its risk management techniques and strategies do not fully mitigate the risk exposure of its funds and managed accounts, including Solasglas, in all economic or market environments or against all types of risk, including risks that it might fail to identify or anticipate.
+Added: Any failures in DME Advisors’ risk management techniques and strategies to accurately quantify risk exposure could affect the risk-adjusted returns of Solasglas.
In addition, any risk management failures could cause losses to be significantly greater than historical measures predict.
−Removed: DME Advisors’ approach to managing those risks could prove insufficient, exposing SILP, and correspondingly our SILP investment portfolio, to material unanticipated or material losses.
−Removed: The compensation arrangements of SILP may create an incentive to effect transactions that are risky or speculative.
−Removed: Pursuant to the SILP LPA, each of Greenlight Re and GRIL is obligated to pay a performance allocation of 20% to DME II at the end of each performance period based on its positive performance change to its capital account, subject to a modified loss carry forward provision.
−Removed: The loss carry forward provision contained in the SILP LPA allows DME II to earn a reduced performance allocation of 10% of profits in any year subsequent to the year in which SILP has incurred a loss until all losses are recouped and an additional amount equal to 150% of the loss is earned.
−Removed: While the performance compensation arrangement contained in the SILP LPA provides that losses will be carried forward as an offset against net profits in subsequent periods, DME II and DME Advisors generally will not otherwise be penalized for losses or decreases in the value of our portfolio under the SILP LPA.
+Added: DME Advisors’ approach to managing those risks could prove insufficient, exposing Solasglas, and correspondingly our Solasglas investment portfolio, to material unanticipated or material losses.
+Added: The compensation arrangements of Solasglas may create an incentive to effect transactions that are risky or speculative.
+Added: Pursuant to the Solasglas LPA, each of Greenlight Re and GRIL is obligated to pay a performance allocation of 20% to DME II at the end of each performance period based on its positive performance change to its capital account, subject to a modified loss carry forward provision.
+Added: The loss carry forward provision contained in the Solasglas LPA allows DME II to earn a reduced performance allocation of 10% of profits in any year subsequent to the year in which Solasglas has incurred a loss until all losses are recouped and an additional amount equal to 150% of the loss is earned.
+Added: While the performance compensation arrangement contained in the Solasglas LPA provides that losses will be carried forward as an offset against net profits in subsequent periods, DME II and DME Advisors generally will not otherwise be penalized for losses or decreases in the value of our portfolio under the Solasglas LPA.
These performance compensation arrangements may incentivize DME Advisors to engage in transactions that focus on the potential for short-term gains rather than long-term growth or that are particularly risky or speculative.
DME Advisors’ representatives’ service on boards and committees may place trading restrictions on our investments and may subject us to indemnification liability.
−Removed: DME Advisors may, from time to time, place its or its affiliates’ representatives on creditors’ committees and/or boards of certain companies in which SILP has invested.
−Removed: While such representation may enable DME Advisors to enhance the sale value of SILP’s investments, it may also prevent SILP from freely disposing of investments.
+Added: DME Advisors may, from time to time, place its or its affiliates’ representatives on creditors’ committees and/or boards of certain companies in which Solasglas has invested.
+Added: While such representation may enable DME Advisors to enhance the sale value of Solasglas’ investments, it may also prevent Solasglas from freely disposing of investments.
The IAA provides for the indemnification of DME Advisors or any other person designated by DME Advisors for claims arising from such board representation.
−Removed: The ability to use “soft dollars” may provide DME Advisors with an incentive to select certain brokers that may take into account benefits to be received by DME Advisors.
−Removed: DME Advisors is entitled to use so-called “soft dollars” generated by commissions paid in connection with transactions for SILP to pay for certain of DME Advisors’ operating and overhead costs, including the payment of all or a portion of its costs and expenses of operation.
−Removed: “Soft dollars” are a means of paying brokerage firms for their services through commission revenue rather than through direct payments.
−Removed: DME Advisors only uses soft dollars to pay for expenses that would otherwise be borne by SILP and certain other co-managed funds.
−Removed: However, DME Advisors’ right to use soft dollars may give DME Advisors an incentive to select brokers or dealers for our transactions or to negotiate commission rates or other execution terms in a
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−Removed: manner that takes into account the soft dollar benefits received by DME Advisors rather than giving exclusive consideration to the interests of our investment portfolio and, accordingly, may create a conflict.
−Removed: Increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisors may affect DME Advisors’ ability to manage SILP or affect our business reputation.
−Removed: The regulatory environment for investment managers is evolving, and changes in the regulation of managers may adversely affect the ability of DME Advisors to obtain the leverage it might otherwise obtain or to pursue its trading strategies.
−Removed: In addition, the securities and futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements.
−Removed: The SEC, other regulators, and self-regulatory organizations and exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of market emergencies.
−Removed: The regulation of derivatives transactions and funds that engage in such transactions is an evolving area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action.
−Removed: Any future regulatory change could have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: We and SILP are exposed to credit risk from counterparties that may default on their obligations to us.
−Removed: We and SILP are exposed to credit risk from counterparties that may default on their obligations to us or it.
−Removed: The amount of the maximum exposure to credit risk is indicated by the carrying value of our and SILP’s financial assets.
−Removed: In addition, SILP holds the securities of our investment portfolio with prime brokers and has credit risk from the possibility that one or more of them may default on their obligations to SILP.
−Removed: Other than our investment in derivative contracts and corporate debt, if any, and the fact that our investments are held by prime brokers and custodians on our behalf, we have no other significant concentrations of credit risk in our investment portfolio.
−Removed: Issuers or borrowers whose securities or debt SILP holds, customers, reinsurers, clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses, and other financial intermediaries and guarantors may default on their obligations to us and/or SILP due to bankruptcy, insolvency, lack of liquidity, adverse economic conditions, operational failure, fraud or other reasons.
−Removed: Such defaults could have a significant and negative effect on us and/or SILP and, correspondingly, our investment portfolio and our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.
−Removed: SILP effectuates short sales that subject our capital accounts to material and adverse loss potential.
−Removed: SILP enters into transactions in which it sells a security it does not own, which we refer to as a short sale, in anticipation
−Removed: of a decline in the market value of the security.
−Removed: Short sales subject our capital accounts in SILP to material and adverse loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase.
−Removed: Short-sale transactions have been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, including the imposition of restrictions on short selling certain securities and reporting requirements.
−Removed: SILP’s ability to execute a short selling strategy may be materially and adversely impacted by new temporary and/or permanent rules, interpretations, prohibitions, and restrictions adopted in response to these adverse market events.
−Removed: Temporary restrictions and/or prohibitions on short selling activity may be imposed by regulatory authorities with little or no advance notice and may impact prior and future trading activities of our investment portfolio.
−Removed: Additionally, the SEC, its non-U.S.
−Removed: counterparts, other governmental authorities, and/or self-regulatory organizations may at any time promulgate permanent rules or interpretations consistent with such temporary restrictions or that impose additional or different permanent or temporary limitations or prohibitions.
−Removed: Further, regulatory authorities may, from time to time, impose restrictions that adversely affect SILP’s ability to borrow certain securities in connection with short sale transactions.
−Removed: As a result, SILP may be unable to effectively pursue a short-selling strategy which may adversely affect SILP’s investment returns, and correspondingly, our investment returns.
−Removed: SILP may trade on margin and use other forms of financial leverage, which may increase the risk of our investment portfolio.
−Removed: Our investment guidelines allow SILP to trade on margin and use other forms of financial leverage.
−Removed: SILP relies on prime
−Removed: brokers to extend leverage and such prime brokers may elect not to provide leverage to SILP.
−Removed: Fluctuations in the market value of our investment in SILP could have a disproportionately large effect in relation to our capital.
−Removed: Any event which may adversely affect the value of positions SILP holds could materially and adversely affect the net asset value of our investment portfolio and our results of operations.
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−Removed: SILP may transact in derivatives trading, which may increase the risks associated with our investment portfolio.
+Added: We and Solasglas are exposed to credit risk from counterparties that may default on their obligations to us.
+Added: We and Solasglas are exposed to credit risk from counterparties that may default on their obligations to us or it.
+Added: The amount of the maximum exposure to credit risk is indicated by the carrying value of our and Solasglas’ financial assets.
+Added: In addition, Solasglas holds the securities of our investment portfolio with prime brokers and has credit risk from the possibility that one or more of them may default on their obligations to Solasglas.
+Added: Issuers or borrowers whose securities or debt Solasglas holds, customers, reinsurers, clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses, and other financial intermediaries and guarantors may default on their obligations to us and/or Solasglas due to bankruptcy, insolvency, lack of liquidity, adverse economic conditions, operational failure, fraud or other reasons.
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+Added: defaults could have a significant and negative effect on us and/or Solasglas and, correspondingly, our investment portfolio and our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.
+Added: Solasglas effectuates short sales that subject our capital accounts to material and adverse loss potential.
+Added: Solasglas enters into transactions in which it sells a security it does not own, which we refer to as a short sale, in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security.
+Added: Short sales subject our capital accounts in Solasglas to material and adverse loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase.
+Added: Short sales may result in a substantial loss and may expose us to a loss exceeding the original amount invested.
+Added: Short-sale transactions have been subject to increased regulatory scrutiny and Solasglas’ ability to execute a short selling strategy may be materially and adversely impacted by new rules, interpretations, prohibitions, and restrictions adopted in response to adverse market events.
+Added: As a result, Solasglas may be unable to effectively pursue a short-selling strategy which may adversely affect Solasglas’ investment returns, and correspondingly, our investment returns.
+Added: Solasglas may trade on margin and use other forms of financial leverage, which may increase the risk of our investment portfolio.
+Added: Our investment guidelines allow Solasglas to trade on margin and use other forms of financial leverage.
+Added: Solasglas relies on prime brokers to extend leverage and such prime brokers may elect not to provide leverage to Solasglas.
+Added: Fluctuations in the market value of our investment in Solasglas could have a disproportionately large effect in relation to our capital.
+Added: Any event which may adversely affect the value of positions Solasglas holds could materially and adversely affect the net asset value of our investment portfolio and our results of operations.
+Added: Solasglas may transact in derivatives trading, which may increase the risks associated with our investment portfolio.
Derivative instruments, or derivatives, include futures, options, swaps, structured securities, and other instruments and contracts that derive their value from one or more underlying securities, financial benchmarks, currencies, commodities, or indices.
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Because many derivatives are leveraged, a relatively small adverse market movement may result in a substantial loss and may expose us to a loss exceeding the original amount invested.
−Removed: Derivatives may also expose SILP, and correspondingly, our investment portfolio, to liquidity risk as there may not be a liquid market within which to close or dispose of outstanding derivative contracts.
−Removed: The counterparty risk lies with each party with whom SILP contracts for the purpose of making derivative investments.
−Removed: In the event of the counterparty’s default, SILP will generally only rank as an unsecured creditor and risk the loss of all or a portion of the amounts SILP is contractually entitled to receive.
−Removed: SILP may invest in securities based outside the United States, which may be riskier than securities of United States issuers.
−Removed: Under our investment guidelines, SILP may invest in securities of issuers organized or based outside the United States.
−Removed: These investments may be subject to a variety of risks and other special considerations not affecting securities of U.S.
−Removed: Many foreign securities markets are not as developed or efficient as those in the United States.
−Removed: Securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S.
−Removed: Similarly, volume and liquidity in many foreign securities markets are less than in the United States and, at times, price volatility can be greater than in the United States.
−Removed: issuers may be subject to less stringent financial reporting and informational disclosure standards, regulatory oversight, practices, and requirements than those applicable to U.S.
+Added: Derivatives may also expose Solasglas, and correspondingly, our investment portfolio, to liquidity risk as there may not be a liquid market within which to close or dispose of outstanding derivative contracts.
+Added: The counterparty risk lies with each party with whom Solasglas contracts for the purpose of making derivative investments.
+Added: In the event of the counterparty’s default, Solasglas will generally only rank as an unsecured creditor and risk the loss of all or a portion of the amounts Solasglas is contractually entitled to receive.
Risks Relating to Our Innovations Strategy
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Our Innovations investments include private investments and unlisted equities in early-stage or start-up entities for which no active market may exist.
−Removed: We carry these investments on our consolidated balance sheets at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes (see “ Critic al Accounting Estimates - “ Investments ” under “Part II, Item 8.
+Added: We carry these investments on our consolidated balance sheets at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes (see “ Critical Accounting Estimates - “ Investments ” under “Part II, Item 8.
Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”).
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As such, there is a high liquidity risk due to the lack of active markets.
−Removed: We may not be able to sell timely, or at all, illiquid holdings of early-stage companies facing significant challenges operationally and financially subsequent to our initial investment (see below “ Investments in privately held early-stage companies involve significant risks ”).
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+Added: not be able to sell timely, or at all, illiquid holdings of early-stage companies facing significant challenges operationally and financially subsequent to our initial investment (see below “ Investments in privately held early-stage companies involve significant risks ”).
Accordingly, this could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Investments in privately held early-stage companies involve a number of significant risks, including the following:
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• these companies may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their operating obligations;
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Economic recessions or downturns could impair our Innovations investment and harm our operating results.
−Removed: The current macroeconomic environment is characterized by record-high inflation, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, high interest rates, foreign currency exchange volatility, volatility in global capital markets and growing recession risk.
+Added: The current macroeconomic environment is characterized by high inflation, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, high interest rates, foreign currency exchange volatility, volatility in global capital markets and growing recession risk.
The risks associated with our Innovations investments and the businesses of the entities in which we have invested are more severe during periods of economic slowdown or recession.
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After repaying such holders, the entity may not have any remaining assets for repaying its obligation to us.
−Removed: In the case of securities ranking equally with our investments, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other security holders in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant entity.
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+Added: ranking equally with our investments, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other security holders in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant entity.
As a minority equity investor, we are often not in a position to influence the entity, and other equity holders and management of such entity may make decisions that could decrease the value of our investment in such entity.
−Removed: When we make a minority equity investment through our Innovations unit, we are subject to the risk that an entity may make business decisions with which we disagree.
+Added: When we make a minority equity investment through our Innovations segment, we are subject to the risk that an entity may make business decisions with which we disagree.
The other equity holders and management of the entity may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests.
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The entity may be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants and their leverage may impair the ability to finance their future operations and capital needs.
−Removed: As a result, such
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−Removed: entity’s flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to take advantage of business opportunities may be limited.
−Removed: Our failure to make follow-on investments in our existing Innovations investments could impair the value of our
+Added: As a result, such entity’s flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to take advantage of business opportunities may be limited.
+Added: Our failure to make follow-on investments in our existing Innovations investments could impair the value of our portfolio.
Following an initial investment in an entity, we may make additional investments in the entity as “follow-on” investments to:
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Our level of debt may have an adverse impact on our liquidity, restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to business opportunities, and increase our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, we had $73.3 million of debt outstanding (December 31, 2022:
−Removed: $80.5 million) that matures on August 1, 2026.
+Added: At December 31, 2024, we had $60.7 million of debt outstanding that matures on August 1, 2026.
Our level of debt and the provisions of such debt could have significant consequences, which include, but are not limited to, the following:
• limit our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, or other general corporate purposes;
−Removed: • require a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flows available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes;
+Added: • require a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flows available for working capital, capital expenditures,
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+Added: acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes;
• discourage an acquisition of us by a third party;
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Our Articles provide that we have the option, but not the obligation, to require a shareholder to sell its ordinary shares for their fair market value to us, to other shareholders or to third parties if our Board of Directors determines that ownership of our ordinary shares by such shareholder may result in adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequences to us, any of our subsidiaries or any of our shareholders and that such sale is necessary to avoid or cure such adverse consequences.
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Provisions of our Articles, the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”) and our corporate structure may each impede a takeover, which could adversely affect the value of our ordinary shares.
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For example, a merger or consolidation generally requires the consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest, unless the court waives such requirement, and a formal declaration must be made, meeting enumerated requirements, if the transaction involves a foreign company or where the surviving company is the Cayman Islands exempted company.
−Removed: The Companies Act also includes statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies,
−Removed: provided that such a scheme of arrangement is approved by (i) in respect of shareholders, 75% in value of the shareholders or
−Removed: each class of shareholder who attend and vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting or meetings convened for that purpose;
−Removed: or (ii) in respect of creditors, a majority in number representing 75% in value of creditors or each class of creditors who attend
−Removed: and vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting or meetings convened for that purpose.
−Removed: The convening of the scheme meetings and subsequently the terms of the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand
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−Removed: While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction
−Removed: ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
+Added: The Companies Act also includes statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies, provided that such a scheme of arrangement is approved by (i) in respect of shareholders, 75% in value of the shareholders or each class of shareholder who attend and vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting or meetings convened for that purpose;
+Added: or (ii) in respect of creditors, a majority in number representing 75% in value of creditors or each class of creditors who attend and vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting or meetings convened for that purpose.
+Added: The convening of the scheme meetings and subsequently the terms of the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
+Added: While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
● the company is not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its corporate authority and the statutory provisions as to majority vote have been complied with;
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rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of a Delaware corporation.
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Holders of ordinary shares may have difficulty obtaining or enforcing a judgment against us, and they may face difficulties in protecting their interests because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.
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Our corporate affairs are governed by our Articles, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands.
−Removed: rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors and us, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary
−Removed: responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the
−Removed: Cayman Islands.
−Removed: The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as
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−Removed: well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands.
+Added: The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors and us, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands.
+Added: The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands.
The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are not as clearly defined as under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in jurisdictions in the United States.
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This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.
−Removed: The courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United
−Removed: States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state;
−Removed: and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of
−Removed: the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in
−Removed: In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the
−Removed: United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of
−Removed: competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes
−Removed: upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met.
−Removed: For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated
−Removed: sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the
−Removed: same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy).
−Removed: A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
+Added: The courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state;
+Added: and (ii) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature.
+Added: Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met.
+Added: For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, the judgment must be obtained in a court of law which had jurisdiction over the judgment debtor, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy).
+Added: A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings, including if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
We are not aware nor have we been advised of any reported class action having been brought in a Cayman Islands court.
−Removed: Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the
−Removed: availability for such actions.
−Removed: In most cases, we will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to us,
−Removed: and a claim against (for example) our officers or directors usually may not be brought by a shareholder.
−Removed: However, based both
−Removed: on Cayman Islands authorities and on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and be
−Removed: applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply in circumstances in which:
−Removed: ● a company is acting, or proposing to act, illegally or beyond the scope of its authority;
−Removed: ● the act complained of, although not beyond the scope of the authority, could be effected if duly authorized by more
−Removed: ● than the number of votes which have actually been obtained;
−Removed: ● those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”
−Removed: A shareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been
−Removed: infringed or are about to be infringed.
−Removed: Subject to limited exceptions, under Cayman Islands law, a minority shareholder may not bring a derivative action
−Removed: against our Board of Directors.
+Added: Derivative actions have been brought in the Cayman Islands courts, and the Cayman Islands courts have confirmed the availability for such actions.
+Added: Generally, we will be the proper plaintiff in any claim based on a breach of duty owed to us, and a claim against (for example) our officers or directors usually may not be brought by a shareholder.
+Added: However, based both on Cayman Islands authorities and on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority and be applied by a court in the Cayman Islands, exceptions to the foregoing principle apply including, for example, in circumstances in which those who control the company are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.”
+Added: A shareholder may have a direct right of action against us where the individual rights of that shareholder have been infringed or are about to be infringed, and may have a direct right of action against us in circumstances where our Board of Directors exercise their powers for an improper purpose (or are about to exercise their powers for an improper purpose).
+Added: Subject to limited exceptions, under Cayman Islands law, a minority shareholder may not bring a derivative action against our Board of Directors.
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We do not intend to pay dividends on our ordinary shares and, consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common shares.
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There is no guarantee that our ordinary shares will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our shareholders have purchased their shares.
−Removed: In the event that we did declare a dividend, such dividends and other distributions on issued and outstanding ordinary
−Removed: shares may only be paid out of the funds of the Company lawfully available for such purpose.
−Removed: Dividends and other distributions
−Removed: will be distributed among the holders of our ordinary shares on a pro rata basis.
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+Added: In the event that we did declare a dividend, such dividends and other distributions on issued and outstanding ordinary shares may only be paid out of the funds of the Company lawfully available for such purpose.
+Added: Dividends and other distributions will be distributed among the holders of our ordinary shares on a pro rata basis.
Risks Relating to Taxation
We may become subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands, which would negatively affect our results.
−Removed: Under current Cayman Islands law, we are not obligated to pay any taxes in the Cayman Islands on either income or capital gains.
−Removed: The Governor-in-Cabinet of Cayman Islands has granted us an exemption from the imposition of any such tax on us until February 1, 2025.
−Removed: We cannot be assured that after such date we would not be subject to any such tax.
−Removed: As the law currently stands, upon the expiration of the current exemption, it will be possible for us to apply for another 20 year exemption, which we plan to do.
+Added: The Government of the Cayman Islands, does not, under existing legislation, impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax upon Greenlight Re, GLRE or Viridis Re.
+Added: Each of Greenlight Re, GLRE and Viridis Re have applied for and received an undertaking from the Governor-in-Cabinet of the Cayman Islands that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands, for a period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking (until December 2043 in the case of Viridis Re and until January 2045 in the case of Greenlight Re and GLRE), each company will be exempt from any law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax on profits, income, gains or appreciations of Greenlight Re, GLRE or Viridis Re or their operations.
+Added: We cannot be assured that after the expiration of the respective certificates that we would not be subject to any such tax.
+Added: As the law currently stands, upon the expiration of the current exemption, it will be possible for us to apply for another 20 year exemption for each of Greenlight Re, GLRE and Viridis Re, which we plan to do.
If we were to become subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
We may be subject to United States federal income taxation.
−Removed: Greenlight Capital Re and Greenlight Re are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and GRIL is incorporated under the laws of Ireland.
−Removed: These entities intend to operate in a manner that will not cause us to be treated as engaging in a trade or business within the United States and will not cause us to be subject to current United States federal income taxation on Greenlight Capital Re’s, Greenlight Re’s and/or GRIL’s net income.
−Removed: However, because there are no definitive standards provided by the Internal Revenue Code, regulations or court decisions as to the specific activities that constitute being engaged in the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and as any such determination is essentially factual in nature, we cannot provide assurance that the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), will not successfully assert that Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re and/or GRIL are engaged in a trade or business within the United States.
−Removed: If the IRS were to successfully assert that Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, and/or GRIL have been engaged in a trade or business within the United States in any taxable year, various adverse tax consequences could result, including the following:
−Removed: Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re and/or GRIL may become subject to current United States federal income taxation on its net income from sources within the United States;
−Removed: Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re and/or GRIL may be subject to United States federal income tax on a portion of its net investment income, regardless of its source;
−Removed: and Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re and/or GRIL may be subject to United States branch profits tax on profits deemed to have been distributed out of the United States.
+Added: Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re and Viridis Re are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and GRIL is incorporated under the laws of Ireland.
+Added: These entities intend to operate in a manner that will not cause us to be treated as engaging in a trade or business within the United States and will not cause us to be subject to current United States federal income taxation on Greenlight Capital Re’s, Greenlight Re’s, Viridis Re’s and/or GRIL’s net income.
+Added: However, because there are no definitive standards provided by the Internal Revenue Code, regulations or court decisions as to the specific activities that constitute being engaged in the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and as any such determination is essentially factual in nature, we cannot provide assurance that the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), will not successfully assert that Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re and/or GRIL are engaged in a trade or business within the United States.
+Added: If the IRS were to successfully assert that Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re and/or GRIL have been engaged in a trade or business within the United States in any taxable year, various adverse tax consequences could result, including the following:
+Added: Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re and/or GRIL may become subject to current United States federal income taxation on its net income from sources within the United States;
+Added: Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re and/or GRIL may be subject to United States federal income tax on a portion of its net investment income, regardless of its source;
+Added: and Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re and/or GRIL may be subject to United States branch profits tax on profits deemed to have been distributed out of the United States.
United States persons who own ordinary shares may be subject to United States federal income taxation on our undistributed earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of ordinary shares.
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Potential adverse United States federal income tax consequences , including certain reporting requirements, generally apply to any United States person who owns shares in a passive foreign investment company, or a “PFIC”.
−Removed: We believe that based upon implementation of our business plan, none of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, or GRIL will be, or should be, a PFIC for the current taxable year or for any foreseeable future years.
−Removed: In general, any of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re or GRIL would be a PFIC for a taxable year if either (i) 75% or more of its income constitutes “passive income” or (ii) 50% or more of its assets produce “passive income”, or are held for the production of passive income.
+Added: We believe that based upon implementation of our business plan, none of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re or GRIL will be, or should be, a PFIC for the current taxable year or for any foreseeable future years.
+Added: In general, any of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re or GRIL would be a PFIC for a taxable year if either (i) 75% or more of its income constitutes “passive income” or (ii) 50% or more of its assets produce “passive income”, or are held for the production of passive income.
Passive income generally includes interest, dividends and other investment income.
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A qualifying insurance corporation is an insurance company which has applicable insurance liabilities, as reported on its annual financial statement, exceeding 25% of its total assets.
−Removed: Applicable insurance liabilities means, with respect to our property and casualty reinsurance business, reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, and excluding unearned premium reserves.
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+Added: insurance liabilities means, with respect to our property and casualty reinsurance business, reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses, and excluding unearned premium reserves.
The exception for insurance companies is intended to ensure that a qualifying insurance entity’s income is not treated as passive income, except to the extent such income is attributable to financial reserves in excess of the reasonable needs of the insurance business.
We intend to operate our business with financial reserves and applicable insurance liabilities at levels that should not cause us to be deemed PFICs, although we cannot provide definitive assurance that we will be successful in structuring our operations to meet such levels nor can we ensure that the IRS will not successfully challenge our status.
−Removed: If we are unable to underwrite sufficient amount of risks and maintain a sufficient amount of applicable insurance liabilities, any of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re or GRIL may become a PFIC.
+Added: If we are unable to underwrite sufficient amount of risks and maintain a sufficient amount of applicable insurance liabilities, any of Greenlight Capital Re, Greenlight Re, Viridis Re or GRIL may become a PFIC.
In addition, sufficient risk must be transferred under an insurance entity’s contracts with its insureds in order to qualify for the insurance exception.
Whether our insurance contracts possess adequate risk transfer for purposes of determining whether income under our contracts is insurance income, and whether we are predominantly engaged in an insurance business, are subjective in nature and there is little authoritative tax guidance on these issues.
−Removed: We cannot provide assurance that the IRS will not successfully challenge our interpretation of the scope of the active insurance company exception and our qualification for
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+Added: We cannot provide assurance that the IRS will not successfully challenge our interpretation of the scope of the active insurance company exception and our qualification for the exception.
Further, the IRS may issue regulatory or other guidance that causes us to fail to qualify for the active insurance company exception on a prospective or retroactive basis.
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Under the CFC rules, each United States 10% shareholder must annually include their pro-rata share of the CFC’s “subpart F income” and “global intangible low-tax income” in their gross income in the year earned by the CFC, even if no distributions are made.
+Added: This income inclusion rule does not apply to United States persons that are partnerships.
In general, a foreign insurance company will be treated as a CFC only if during the taxable year United States 10% shareholders collectively own more than 25% of the total combined voting power or total value of the entity’s shares.
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● direct or indirect insureds and persons related to such insureds owned directly or indirectly 20% or more of the voting power or value of our stock,
−Removed: a United States person who owns ordinary shares directly or indirectly on the last day of the taxable year would most likely be required to include their pro-rata share of our related person insurance income for the taxable year in their income.
−Removed: This amount would be determined as if such related person insurance income were distributed proportionally to United States persons at that date.
+Added: a United States person (other than a partnership) who owns ordinary shares directly or indirectly on the last day of the taxable year would most likely be required to include their pro-rata share of our related person insurance income for the taxable year in their income.
+Added: This amount would be determined as if such related person insurance income were distributed proportionally to the United States persons at that date.
We do not expect that we will knowingly enter into reinsurance agreements in which, in the aggregate, the direct or indirect insureds are, or are related to, owners of 20% or more of the ordinary shares.
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In addition, the shareholder will be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, regardless of the amount of shares owned by the direct or indirect United States shareholder.
−Removed: Although not free from doubt, we believe these rules should not apply to dispositions of ordinary shares because Greenlight Capital Re is not directly engaged in the insurance business and because proposed United States Treasury regulations applicable to this situation appear to apply only in the case of shares of corporations that are directly engaged in the insurance business.
+Added: Although not free from doubt, we believe these rules should not apply to dispositions of ordinary shares because Greenlight Capital Re is not directly engaged in the insurance business and because proposed United States Treasury regulations applicable to this situation appear to apply only in the case of
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+Added: shares of corporations that are directly engaged in the insurance business.
We cannot provide assurance, however, that the IRS will interpret the proposed regulations in this manner or that the proposed regulations will not be promulgated in final form in a manner that would cause these rules to apply to dispositions of ordinary shares.
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If you are a United States tax-exempt organization, we advise you to consult your own tax advisor regarding the risk of recognizing unrelated business taxable income.
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) may cause us to undertake changes to the manner in which we conduct our business and could subject United States persons who own ordinary shares to United States income taxation on our undistributed earnings.
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We are not able to predict if, when or in what form such guidance will be provided and whether such guidance will have a retroactive effect.
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The TCJA may have a detrimental effect on the Company and its assets.
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Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding potential changes in tax laws.
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If investments held by GRIL are determined not to be integral to the reinsurance business carried on by GRIL, additional Irish tax could be imposed and our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.
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While the Cayman Islands is currently on the list of co-operative jurisdictions, we are not able to predict if additional requirements will be imposed, and if so, whether changes arising from such additional requirements will subject us to additional taxes.
−Removed: The Cayman Islands’ economic substance legislation had already been evaluated in June 2019 by the OECD’s Forum on Harmful Tax Practices as “not harmful”, which is the highest rating possible.
+Added: The Cayman Islands’ economic substance legislation was evaluated in June 2019 by the OECD’s Forum on Harmful Tax Practices as “not harmful”, which is the highest rating possible.
There are no immediate regulatory, tax, trade or other legal impacts to the Company, but we are not able to predict any future EU actions.
−Removed: On October 8, 2021, the OECD announced an accord endorsing and providing an implementation plan for a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% for large multinational corporations on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, known as the “two pillar plan.” While the Company is not currently aware of any definitive actions being taken in the Cayman Islands to implement a minimum tax, in Ireland, a bill implementing the two pillar plan was signed into law on December 18, 2023, including an “undertaxed profit rule” that will come into effect in 2025.
−Removed: In the United Kingdom, there was an announcement on November 17, 2023 that the government intends to implement an “undertaxed profit rule” with effect no earlier than 2025 as part of its legislation implementing the two pillar plan.
+Added: On October 8, 2021, the OECD announced an accord endorsing and providing an implementation plan for a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% for large multinational corporations on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, known as “Pillar Two.” While the Company is not currently aware of any definitive actions being taken in the Cayman Islands to implement a minimum tax, in Ireland, a bill implementing Pillar Two was signed into law on December 18, 2023, including an “undertaxed profit rule” that will come into effect in 2025.
+Added: In the United Kingdom, legislation implementing an “undertaxed profit rule” under Pillar Two with effect as of 2025 was included in the Finance Bill 2024-2025.
If the Cayman Islands does not adopt a minimum tax, the undertaxed profits rule may allow Irish or United Kingdom tax authorities to collect more tax from our Irish or United Kingdom companies.
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While these global minimum tax rules are not expected to apply to the Company as currently proposed and being implemented in jurisdictions applicable to the Company’s operations, due to the Company’s revenues currently falling below the proposed annual revenue threshold, adjustments to the threshold or continued growth of the Company’s revenues could impact the Company in future periods.
−Removed: Further, even if the Company did eventually meet the applicable threshold due to continued revenue growth or otherwise, then given the size and structure of the Company, the Company may be eligible to meet an initial phase transitional safe harbor provided for in the model rules of the accord (and incorporated into the Irish legislation), which provides relief from taxation under the accord for a period of up to five additional years after the Company comes within the scope of the rules.
+Added: Further, even if the Company did eventually meet the applicable threshold due to continued revenue growth or otherwise, then given the size and structure of the Company, the Company may be eligible to meet an initial phase transitional safe harbor provided for in the model rules of the accord (and incorporated into the Irish and UK legislation), which provides relief from taxation under the accord for a period of up to five additional years after the Company comes within the scope of the rules.
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