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Kestrel Group has reported a net loss of $16.4 million for Q3 2026, compared with a loss of $5.1 million in the same period last year, as revenues fell sharply and investment performance deteriorated.
Total revenues dropped 73% year on year to $4.8 million in Q3 2026, from $17.5 million in the same period of 2025.
Net premiums earned fell to $1.9 million in Q3 2026 from $6.8 million a year earlier, while gross premiums written swung to a negative $1.2 million from positive $3.8 million.
Net premiums written similarly moved into negative territory, at $1.1 million, compared with positive $3.9 million in Q3 2025.
Higher fee revenue provided some support, rising to $4.1 million in Q3 2026 from $1.6 million a year earlier.
However, net investment income declined to $2.3 million from $3.6 million, while the group swung from realised and unrealised investment gains of $5.5 million in Q3 2025 to losses of $3.6 million in the latest quarter.
For the first nine months of 2026, Kestrel recorded a net loss of $31.9 million, compared with net income of $64.5 million in the corresponding period last year.
Revenue for the first nine months of 2026 declined 9% year on year to $21.7 million. Net premiums earned fell to $8.6 million from $9.3 million, while gross premiums written decreased to $2.9 million from $4.9 million. In contrast, fee revenue more than tripled, rising to $10.9 million from $3 million in the prior-year period.
Providing a more positive contribution, Kestrel’s Program Services segment delivered strong growth, with fee income rising 203% year on year to $2.9 million in Q3 2026.
Total fee revenues for the segment increased 151% to $4.1 million, supported by growth across both new and existing client accounts.
Premium produced by client programmes reached $121.2 million, up 132% compared with the same quarter in 2025.
For the first nine months of 2026, Program Services fee income climbed to $6.9 million from $1 million in the prior-year period, while total fee revenues more than tripled to $10.9 million from $3 million. Premium produced by client programmes also recorded strong growth, reaching $325 million, up 244% year on year.
Commenting on the results, Kestrel’s Chief Executive Officer, Luke Ledbetter, stated, “Our Program Services segment continues to demonstrate strong sequential growth, with fee income, fee revenue and premium produced up once again, both from the second quarter of 2026 and year-over-year.
“This marks improvement in each quarter of 2026, driven by solid execution and our expanding pipeline of opportunity, and we are encouraged by the positive momentum within this segment.
“As we focus on the areas of our business with the greatest potential return for shareholders, we remain committed to optimising our cost structure.
“Toward that end, we are pursuing broad-based expense reduction initiatives which have made significant progress during the third quarter, and we are targeting approximately $5 million in run-rate expense savings over the next year.”
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