| 2025 | 2024 | ||
Notes | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Gross premiums written | 3 | | |
| Outward reinsurance premiums | | | |
Premiums written, net of reinsurance | | | |
Changes in unearned premium | |||
| Change in the gross provision for unearned premiums | 11 | | ( |
Change in the provision for unearned premiums, reinsurers’ share | 11 | | ( |
Net change in the provisions for unearned premiums | | ( | |
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance | | | |
| Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account | 6 | | |
Claims paid | |||
Gross amount | 11 | ( | ( |
Reinsurers’ share | 11 | | |
Net claims paid | ( | ( | |
Change in the provision for claims | |||
| Gross amount | 11 | ( | |
| Reinsurers' share | 11 | ( | ( |
Net change in provisions for claims | ( | ( | |
Claims incurred, net of reinsurance | ( | ( | |
| Net operating expenses | 4 | ( | ( |
Balance on the technical account - general business | | | |
| Investment income | 6 | | |
| Total investment income | | | |
| Allocated investment return transferred to technical account | ( | ( | |
| Gain on foreign exchange | | | |
Profit for the financial year | | | |
Total comprehensive income for the financial year | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
Notes | $'000 | $'000 | |
Assets | |||
Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | |||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 11 | | |
| Claims outstanding | 11 | | |
| | | ||
Debtors | |||
| Debtors arising out of direct insurance operations | | | |
Debtors arising out of reinsurance operations | 8 | | |
| Other debtors | 9 | | |
| | | ||
Other assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 14 | | |
| | | ||
Prepayments and accrued income | |||
| Deferred acquisition costs | 10 | | |
| Other prepayments and accrued income | | | |
| | | ||
Total assets | | | |
Capital and reserves | |||
| Members' balances | | | |
| | | ||
Liabilities | |||
Technical provisions | |||
| Provision for unearned premiums | 11 | | |
| Claims outstanding | 11 | | |
| | | ||
Creditors | |||
| Creditors arising out of reinsurance operations | 12 | | |
| Other creditors | 13 | | |
| | | ||
Accruals and deferred income | | | |
Total liabilities | | | |
Total liabilities, capital and reserves | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Members’ balances brought forward at 1 January | | |
| Total comprehensive income for the financial year | | |
| Payments of profit to members' personal reserve funds | ( | ( |
| Members' agent fees | ( | ( |
Other | ( | ( |
Members’ balances carried forward at 31 December | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
Notes | $'000 | $'000 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the financial year | | | |
Adjustments for: | |||
(Decrease)/increase in gross technical provisions | 11 | ( | |
Decrease in reinsurers' share of gross technical provisions | 11 | | |
| Decrease in debtors | | | |
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | | ( | |
| Movement in other assets/liabilities | | ( | |
Investment return | 6 | ( | ( |
| Foreign exchange | ( | | |
Net cash flows from operating activities | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Investment income received | | | |
Net cash flows from investing activities | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Distribution of profit | ( | ( | |
| Other | ( | ( | |
Net cash flows from financing activities | ( | ( | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | | | |
| Foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | | ( | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 14 | | |
| UK £ | US $ | EUR € | CAD $ | Total | |
| 31 December 2025 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | | | | | |
| Debtors | | | | | |
| Other assets | | | | | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | | | | | |
| Total assets | | | | | |
| Technical provisions | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Creditors | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Accruals and deferred income | ( | | | | ( |
| Total liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Total Capital and Reserves | ( | ( | ( | | ( |
UK £ | US $ | EUR € | CAD $ | Total | |
| 31 December 2024 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
| Reinsurers' share of technical provisions | | | | | |
| Debtors | | | | | |
| Other assets | | | | | |
| Prepayments and accrued income | | | | | |
| Total assets | | | | | |
| Technical provisions | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Creditors | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Accruals and deferred income | ( | ( | | | ( |
| Total liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
| Total Capital and Reserves | ( | ( | ( | | ( |
| AAA | AA | A | BBB | Other | Not rated | Total | |
31 December 2025 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
| Reinsurers’ share of claims outstanding | | | | | | | |
| Debtors arising out reinsurance operations | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | | |
| Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | ||
| Total | | | | | |
| AAA | AA | A | BBB | Other | Not rated | Total | |
31 December 2024 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
| Reinsurers’ share of claims outstanding | | | | | | | |
| Debtors arising out reinsurance operations | | | | | | | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | | | | | |
| Other debtors and accrued interest | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | 2024* | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Acquisition costs | | |
| Change in deferred acquisition costs | | ( |
| Administrative expenses | | |
| Members’ standard personal expenses | | |
Net operating expenses | | |
Administrative expenses include: | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Fees payable to the syndicate’s auditor for the audit of these syndicate annual accounts | | |
| Other services pursuant to legislation | | |
Total | 337 | 214 |
Number of employees | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Administration and finance | | |
| Underwriting | | |
| Claims | | |
| Investments | | |
Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Interest and similar income | ||
From financial assets classified at amortised cost | ||
| Interest on cash at bank | | |
| Interest and similar income | | |
Total investment return | | |
Transferred to the technical account from the non-technical account | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Due within one year | | |
Due after one year | | |
Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Inter-syndicate balances | ||
| Amounts due from Syndicate 2623 | 25,788 | 54,450 |
| Amounts due from Syndicate 623 | 7,259 | 12,937 |
| Amounts due from Syndicate 3623 | 16,108 | 19,695 |
| Total inter-syndicate balances | | |
| Amounts due from members | | |
Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Gross | Reinsurance | Net | Gross | Reinsurance | Net | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
Balance at 1 January | | | ( | | ||
Incurred deferred acquisition costs | | | | | ||
Amortised deferred acquisition costs | ( | ( | ( | | ( | |
Foreign exchange movements | | ( | | ( | ||
Balance at 31 December | | | | | | |
Gross: | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
Pure underwriting year | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
Estimate of gross claims | |||||||||||
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nine years later | |||||||||||
Estimate of gross claims reserve | | | | | | | | | | | |
Provision in respect of prior years | | ||||||||||
| Less gross claims paid | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
Gross claims reserves | | | |
Net: | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
Pure underwriting year | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
Estimate of net claims | |||||||||||
| at end of underwriting year | | ||||||||||
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Estimate of net claims reserve | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Provision in respect of prior years | | ||||||||||
| Less net claims paid | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( |
Net claims reserves | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Due within one year | | |
Due after one year | | |
Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
| Other related party balances (non-syndicate) | | |
| Other liabilities | | |
Total | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | |
Cash at bank and in hand* | | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Start of period | End of period | Average | Start of period | End of period | Average | |
| Sterling | | | | | | |
| Euro | | | | | | |
| US dollar | | | | | | |
| Canadian dollar | | | | | | |