21. Segment Information

 

We have five reportable operating segments of our continuing operations, which consist of Private Passenger Auto, Non-Standard Auto, Home and Farm, Crop, and All Other (which primarily consists of commercial, assumed reinsurance, and our excess liability business). Prior to the sale of Westminster on June 30, 2024, we also reported a Commercial segment that consisted primarily of Westminster’s balances and results. Subsequent to the sale, Westminster is reported as part of discontinued operations, which is not included in our segment information. The commercial business that remains a part of our continuing operations has been included in the All Other segment for the current and prior periods presented. We operate only in the U.S., and no single customer or agent provides 10 percent or more of our revenues. The following tables provide available information of these segments for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.

 

Our chief operating decision maker is our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The primary profitability measurement used by the CEO to review segment operating results is underwriting gain (loss). The CEO uses segment underwriting gain (loss) to allocate resources (including employee, financial, and capital resources) for each segment predominantly in the annual planning process. Segment underwriting gain (loss) is used to monitor segment results compared to prior period, forecasted results, and the annual plan.

 

We do not assign or allocate all line items in our Consolidated Statement of Operations or Consolidated Balance Sheets to our operating segments. Those line items include net investment income, net investment gains (losses), fee and other income excluding Non-Standard Auto, and income tax expense (benefit) within the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the Consolidated Balance Sheets, those items include cash and investments, property and equipment, other assets, accrued expenses and other liabilities, income taxes recoverable or payable, and shareholders’ equity.

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2025 
   Private
Passenger Auto
   Non-Standard
Auto
   Home and
Farm
   Crop   All Other   Total 
Direct premiums earned $95,947  $50,070  $111,496  $36,707  $15,562  $309,782 
Assumed premiums earned           2,141   486   2,627 
Ceded premiums earned  (4,920)  (70)  (17,576)  (17,183)  (2,005)  (41,754)
Net premiums earned  91,027   50,000   93,920   21,665   14,043   270,655 
                               
Direct losses and loss adjustment expenses  57,354   67,848   96,657   14,920   10,652   247,431 
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses           981   (375)  606 
Ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses  (2,096)     (35,232)  (4,761)  (5,160)  (47,249)
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses  55,258   67,848   61,425   11,140   5,117   200,788 
                               
Gross margin  35,769   (17,848)  32,495   10,525   8,926   69,867 
                               
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs  17,808   15,297   20,578   3,473   2,837   59,993 
Other underwriting and general expenses (1)  11,981   7,660   13,410   1,182   2,365   36,598 
Underwriting and general expenses  29,789   22,957   33,988   4,655   5,202   96,591 
Underwriting gain (loss)  5,980   (40,805)  (1,493)  5,870   3,724   (26,724)
                               
Fee and other income                      997 
Net investment income                      11,702 
Net investment gains (losses)                      1,696 
Income (loss) before income taxes                      (12,329)
Income tax expense (benefit)                      (1,916)
Net income (loss)                      (10,413)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest                       
Net income (loss) attributable to NI Holdings, Inc.                     $(10,413)
                               
Operating Ratios:                              
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio  60.7%   135.7%   65.4%   51.4%   36.4%   74.2% 
Expense ratio  32.7%   45.9%   36.2%   21.5%   37.0%   35.7% 
Combined ratio  93.4%   181.6%   101.6%   72.9%   73.4%   109.9% 
                               
                               
Balances at December 31, 2025:                              
Premiums and agents’ balances receivable $25,462  $830  $11,670  $458  $3,155  $41,575 
Deferred policy acquisition costs  6,486   1,053   10,256      1,414   19,209 
Reinsurance recoverables on
losses
  1,284      3,523   785   6,365   11,957 
Receivable from Federal Crop Insurance Corporation           15,605      15,605 
Goodwill and other intangibles                  
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses  29,934   75,939   16,274   3,929   11,779   137,855 
Unearned premiums  36,919   3,819   57,587      8,173   106,498 

 

(1) Other underwriting and general expenses for each segment include expenses related to compensation, vendor services, and other administrative items.

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2024 
   Private
Passenger Auto
   Non-Standard
Auto
   Home and
Farm
   Crop   All Other   Total 
Direct premiums earned $94,865  $95,502  $102,073  $36,421  $13,024  $341,885 
Assumed premiums earned           2,147   837   2,984 
Ceded premiums earned  (4,551)  (277)  (11,312)  (17,426)  (1,193)  (34,759)
Net premiums earned  90,314   95,225   90,761   21,142   12,668   310,110 
                               
Direct losses and loss adjustment expenses  54,340   76,130   66,968   12,310   11,243   220,991 
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses           537   247   784 
Ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses  (2,471)     (2,407)  (3,776)  (5,656)  (14,310)
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses  51,869   76,130   64,561   9,071   5,834   207,465 
                               
Gross margin  38,445   19,095   26,200   12,071   6,834   102,645 
                               
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs  17,177   30,395   17,970   3,465   2,250   71,257 
Other underwriting and general expenses (1)  10,861   6,337   10,603   1,417   4,491   33,709 
Underwriting and general expenses  28,038   36,732   28,573   4,882   6,741   104,966 
Underwriting gain (loss)  10,407   (17,637)  (2,373)  7,189   93   (2,321)
                               
Goodwill impairment charge                      (2,628)
Fee and other income                      1,938 
Net investment income                      10,943 
Net investment gains (losses)                      2,213 
Income (loss) before income taxes                      10,145 
Income tax expense (benefit)                      3,545 
Net income (loss)                      6,600 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest                       
Net income (loss) attributable to NI Holdings, Inc.                     $6,600 
                               
Operating Ratios:                              
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio  57.4%   79.9%   71.1%   42.9%   46.1%   66.9% 
Expense ratio  31.0%   38.6%   31.5%   23.1%   53.2%   33.8% 
Combined ratio  88.4%   118.5%   102.6%   66.0%   99.3%   100.7% 
                               
                               
Balances at December 31, 2024:                              
Premiums and agents’ balances receivable $25,843  $13,757  $10,560  $103  $2,644  $52,907 
Deferred policy acquisition costs  6,535   9,135   9,437      1,193   26,300 
Reinsurance recoverables on
losses
  2,358      1,934   478   7,791   12,561 
Receivable from Federal Crop Insurance Corporation           13,223      13,223 
Goodwill and other intangibles     100            100 
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses  28,103   77,580   16,162   1,789   13,654   137,288 
Unearned premiums  37,711   28,391   53,319      7,077   126,498 

 

(1) Other underwriting and general expenses for each segment include expenses related to compensation, vendor services, and other administrative items.

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2023 
   Private
Passenger Auto
   Non-Standard
Auto
   Home and
Farm
   Crop   All Other   Total 
Direct premiums earned $87,431  $88,170  $93,130  $45,273  $11,586  $325,590 
Assumed premiums earned           2,262   1,308   3,570 
Ceded premiums earned  (4,071)  (410)  (9,741)  (21,718)  (1,103)  (37,043)
Net premiums earned  83,360   87,760   83,389   25,817   11,791   292,117 
                               
Direct losses and loss adjustment expenses  59,385   63,041   52,455   17,669   2,588   195,138 
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses           787   353   1,140 
Ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses  819      (1,520)  (7,663)  (1,398)  (9,762)
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses  60,204   63,041   50,935   10,793   1,543   186,516 
                               
Gross margin  23,156   24,719   32,454   15,024   10,248   105,601 
                               
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs  15,797   29,585   16,446   3,828   1,975   67,631 
Other underwriting and general expenses (1)  8,895   7,994   8,451   2,494   1,492   29,326 
Underwriting and general expenses  24,692   37,579   24,897   6,322   3,467   96,957 
Underwriting gain (loss)  (1,536)  (12,860)  7,557   8,702   6,781   8,644 
                               
Goodwill impairment charge                       
Fee and other income                      1,940 
Net investment income                      8,034 
Net investment gains (losses)                      1,929 
Income (loss) before income taxes                      20,547 
Income tax expense (benefit)                      716 
Net income (loss)                      19,831 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest                      250 
Net income (loss) attributable to NI Holdings, Inc.                     $19,581 
                               
Operating Ratios:                              
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio  72.2%   71.8%   61.1%   41.8%   13.1%   63.8% 
Expense ratio  29.6%   42.8%   29.9%   24.5%   29.4%   33.2% 
Combined ratio  101.8%   114.6%   91.0%   66.3%   42.5%   97.0% 
                               
                               
Balances at December 31, 2023:                              
Premiums and agents’ balances receivable $24,152  $19,853  $9,755  $89  $2,305  $56,154 
Deferred policy acquisition costs  5,834   11,966   8,005      985   26,790 
Reinsurance recoverables on
losses
  15      2,949   1,343   2,153   6,460 
Receivable from Federal Crop Insurance Corporation           17,404      17,404 
Goodwill and other intangibles     2,728            2,728 
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses  28,037   61,272   18,205   3,884   7,787   119,185 
Unearned premiums  35,367   36,426   48,210      6,097   126,100 

 

(1) Other underwriting and general expenses for each segment include expenses related to compensation, vendor services, and other administrative items.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 6, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 7, 2025
2023Mar 15, 2024
2022Mar 8, 2023
2021Mar 9, 2022
2020Mar 10, 2021
2019Mar 11, 2020
2018Mar 13, 2019
2017Mar 7, 2018
2016Apr 7, 2017

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.