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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 0-15341

Donegal Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		23-2424711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1195 River Road, P.O. Box 302, Marietta, PA 17547

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(717) 426-1931

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

	Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☑	Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbols	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	DGICA	The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value	DGICB	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 31,842,786 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 5,576,775 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding on November 2, 2026.

DONEGAL GROUP INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q REPORT

		Page
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	2
Item 1.	Financial Statements	2
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	36
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	36
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosure	36
Item 5.	Other Information	36
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
Signatures		38

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Item 1.

Financial Statements

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	September 30, 2026			December 31, 2025
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value $704,587,316 and $731,659,323; net of allowance for expected credit losses of $1,202,203 and $1,312,903)	$	804,646,982		$	776,447,347
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $654,227,193 and $650,370,011)		613,935,226			640,722,775
Equity securities, at fair value		51,054,461			44,370,358
Short-term investments, available for sale		23,234,986			38,712,341
Total investments		1,492,871,655			1,500,252,821
Cash		32,502,639			26,785,845
Accrued investment income		12,282,828			10,914,235
Premiums receivable		220,719,329			180,803,918
Reinsurance receivable (net of allowance for expected credit losses of $402,695 and $374,883)		410,095,112			398,582,136
Deferred policy acquisition costs		69,144,764			68,669,982
Deferred tax asset, net		19,600,601			13,287,301
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		205,818,448			171,083,219
Property and equipment, net		1,112,221			2,329,491
Federal income taxes recoverable		692,149			4,028,034
Due from affiliate		—			3,299,188
Goodwill		5,625,354			5,625,354
Other intangible assets		958,010			958,010
Other		1,116,445			9,918
Total assets	$	2,472,539,555		$	2,386,629,452
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Losses and loss expenses	$	1,127,475,619		$	1,100,049,937
Unearned premiums		634,395,542			591,040,451
Accrued expenses		1,844,323			2,220,800
Reinsurance balances payable		2,614,016			3,484,130
Borrowings		35,000,000			35,000,000
Cash dividends declared to stockholders		—			6,647,482
Accounts payable - securities		1,011,690			—
Due to affiliate		538,098			—
Other		8,376,713			7,768,573
Total liabilities		1,811,256,001			1,746,211,373
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued		—			—
Class A common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 34,794,714 and 34,385,129 shares and outstanding 31,792,126 and 31,382,541 shares		347,948			343,852
Class B common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued 5,649,240 shares and outstanding 5,576,775 shares		56,492			56,492
Additional paid-in capital		399,252,446			391,811,397
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(32,400,086	)		(8,295,743	)
Retained earnings		335,253,111			297,728,438
Treasury stock, at cost		(41,226,357	)		(41,226,357	)
Total stockholders’ equity		661,283,554			640,418,079
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,472,539,555		$	2,386,629,452

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	222,882,768		$	229,822,240
Investment income, net of investment expenses		14,689,560			13,942,503
Net investment (losses) gains (includes ($1,738,799) and ($1,472,009) accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications)		(701,244	)		1,272,277
Lease income		74,077			74,671
Installment payment fees		713,028			807,427
Total revenues		237,658,189			245,919,118
Expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		137,006,862			142,715,240
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		35,881,000			37,218,000
Other underwriting expenses		41,723,923			39,688,044
Policyholder dividends		490,353			731,131
Interest		343,362			340,425
Other expenses, net		167,743			176,750
Total expenses		215,613,243			220,869,590
Income before income tax expense		22,044,946			25,049,528
Income tax expense (includes $365,148 and $309,122 income tax benefit from reclassification items)		3,887,928			4,969,314
Net income	$	18,157,018,		$	20,080,214
Net income per share:
Class A common stock - basic	$	0.49		$	0.56
Class A common stock - diluted	$	0.49		$	0.55
Class B common stock - basic and diluted	$	0.45		$	0.51

Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025
Net income	$	18,157,018		$	20,080,214
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized (loss) income on securities:
Unrealized holding (loss) income during the period, net of income tax (benefit) expense of ($5,889,850) and $1,125,235		(22,157,056	)		4,270,170
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income, net of income tax benefit of $365,148 and $309,122		1,373,651			1,162,887
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(20,783,405	)		5,433,057
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(2,626,387	)	$	25,513,271

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026		2025
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	666,814,443	$	694,298,723
Investment income, net of investment expenses		43,467,448		38,466,439
Net investment gains (includes ($3,019,903) and ($2,787,258) accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications)		2,086,940		2,345,137
Lease income		222,390		227,779
Installment payment fees		2,182,255		2,533,937
Total revenues		714,773,476		737,872,015
Expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		411,562,235		425,665,512
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		108,301,000		115,950,000
Other underwriting expenses		127,300,454		116,032,926
Policyholder dividends		1,702,207		2,309,462
Interest		1,013,112		1,010,175
Other expenses, net		1,178,528		269,106
Total expenses		651,057,536		661,237,181
Income before income tax expense		63,715,940		76,634,834
Income tax expense (includes $634,180 and $585,324 income tax benefit from reclassification items)		11,742,569		14,483,326
Net income	$	51,973,371	$	62,151,508
Net income per share:
Class A common stock - basic	$	1.42	$	1.74
Class A common stock - diluted	$	1.40	$	1.72
Class B common stock - basic and diluted	$	1.29	$	1.58

Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025
Net income	$	51,973,371		$	62,151,508
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized (loss) income on securities:
Unrealized holding (loss) income during the period, net of income tax (benefit) expense of ($7,041,663) and $3,698,822		(26,490,066	)		13,914,616
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income, net of income tax benefit of $634,180 and $585,324		2,385,723			2,201,934
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(24,104,343	)		16,116,550
Comprehensive income	$	27,869,028		$	78,268,058

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

	Class A Shares		Class B Shares		Class A Amount		Class B Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2025		34,385,129		5,649,240	$	343,852	$	56,492	$	391,811,397	$	(8,295,743	)	$	297,728,438		$	(41,226,357	)	$	640,418,079
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		39,583		—		395		—		723,690		—			—			—			724,085
Share-based compensation		16,265		—		163		—		559,026		—			—			—			559,189
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—			11,510,604			—			11,510,604
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(7,663	)		—			(7,663	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		150,159		—			(150,159	)		—			—
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—		(4,111,658	)		—			—			(4,111,658	)
Balance, March 31, 2026		34,440,977		5,649,240	$	344,410	$	56,492	$	393,244,272	$	(12,407,401	)	$	309,081,220		$	(41,226,357	)	$	649,092,636
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		32,339				324				550,740		—			—			—			551,064
Share-based compensation		5,500				55				402,809		—			—			—			402,864
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—			22,305,749			—			22,305,749
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(7,034,456	)		—			(7,034,456	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		82,501		—			(82,501	)		—			—
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		790,720			—			—			790,720
Balance, June 30, 2026		34,478,816		5,649,240	$	344,789	$	56,492	$	394,280,322	$	(11,616,681	)	$	324,270,012		$	(41,226,357	)	$	666,108,577
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		23,779		—		238		—		380,964		—			—			—			381,202
Share-based compensation		292,119		—		2,921				4,465,092		—			—			—			4,468,013
Net income		—		—				—		—		—			18,157,018			—			18,157,018
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(7,047,851)			—			(7,047,851	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		126,068		—			(126,068)			—			—
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—		(20,783,405	)		—			—			(20,783,405	)
Balance,September 30, 2026	$	34,794,714		5,649,240	$	347,948	$	56,492	$	399,252,446	$	(32,400,086	)	$	335,253,111		$	(41,226,357	)	$	661,283,554

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

	Class A Shares		Class B Shares		Class A Amount		Class B Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024		32,954,347		5,649,240	$	329,544	$	56,492	$	369,679,946	$	(28,200,481	)	$	245,136,987		$	(41,226,357	)	$	545,776,131
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		36,500		—		395		—		444,142		—			—			—			444,507
Share-based compensation		438,380		—		4,384		—		6,571,130		—			—			—			6,575,514
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—			25,205,174			—			25,205,174
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(6,556	)		—			(6,556	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		168,699		—			(168,699	)		—			—
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		6,728,245			—			—			6,728,245
Balance, March 31, 2025		33,429,227		5,649,240	$	344,410	$	56,492	$	376,863,917	$	(21,472,236	)	$	270,166,906		$	(41,226,357	)	$	584,723,015
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		27,102		—		271		—		506,971		—			—			—			507,242
Share-based compensation		406,085				4,061				6,099,313		—			—			—			6,103,374
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—			16,866,120			—			16,866,120
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(6,485,554	)		—			(6,485,554	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		76,115		—			(76,115	)		—			—
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		3,955,248			—			—			3,955,248
Balance, June 30, 2026		33,862,414		5,649,240	$	338,625	$	56,492	$	383,546,316	$	(17,516,988	)	$	280,471,357		$	(41,226,357	)	$	605,669,445
Issuance of common stock (stock compensation plans)		25,328		—		253		—		357,986		—			—			—			358,239
Share-based compensation		149,673		—		1,497		—		2,460,778		—			—			—			2,462,275
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—			20,080,214			—			20,080,214
Cash dividends declared		—		—		—		—		—		—			(6,561,372	)		—			(6,561,372	)
Grant of stock options		—		—		—		—		185,885		—			(185,885	)		—			—
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—		5,433,057			—			—			5,433,057
Balance, September 30, 2026		34,037,415		5,649,240		340,375		56,492		386,550,965		(12,083,931	)		293,804,314			(41,226,357	)		627,441,858

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Donegal Group Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	51,973,371		$	62,151,508
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items		1,704,495			2,649,815
Net investment gains		(2,086,940	)		(2,345,137	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Losses and loss expenses		27,425,682			(6,683,514	)
Unearned premiums		43,355,091			10,472,817
Premiums receivable		(39,915,411	)		(11,789,560	)
Deferred acquisition costs		(474,782	)		(76,436	)
Deferred income taxes		94,184			482,956
Reinsurance receivable		(11,512,976	)		16,978,141
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		(34,735,229	)		(4,251,066	)
Accrued investment income		(1,368,593	)		(1,097,205	)
Due from affiliate		3,837,286			(237,781	)
Reinsurance balances payable		(870,114	)		(1,433,002	)
Current income taxes		3,335,885			(4,759,569	)
Accrued expenses		(376,477	)		(415,846	)
Other, net		608,129			586,963
Net adjustments		(10,979,770	)		(1,918,424	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		40,993,601			60,233,084
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities, held to maturity		(51,193,127	)		(82,373,947	)
Purchases of fixed maturities, available for sale		(155,233,118	)		(211,471,122	)
Purchases of equity securities		(2,696,222	)		(2,512,570	)
Maturity of fixed maturities:
Held to maturity		23,294,353			25,567,921
Available for sale		100,122,849			95,926,329
Sales of fixed maturities:
Available for sale		48,908,467			114,705,284
Sales of equity securities		976,059			2,145,314
Net sales (purchases) of property and equipment		326			(102	)
Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments, available for sale		15,477,355			(12,873,676	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(20,343,058	)		(70,886,569	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Cash dividends paid		(20,737,452	)		(19,084,560	)
Issuance of common stock		5,803,703			15,383,590
Net cash used in financing activities		(14,933,749	)		(3,700,970	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		5,716,794			(14,354,455	)
Cash at beginning of period		26,785,845			52,925,931
Cash at end of period	$	32,502,639		$	38,571,476

Cash paid during period - Interest	$	1,021,277		$	1,013,876
Net cash paid during period - Taxes	$	8,500,050		$	18,747,439

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DONEGAL GROUP INC.

(Unaudited)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1 -	Organization

Donegal Mutual Insurance Company (“Donegal Mutual”) organized us as an insurance holding company on August 26, 1986. Our insurance subsidiaries are Atlantic States Insurance Company (“Atlantic States”), Michigan Insurance Company (“MICO”), the Peninsula Insurance Group (“Peninsula”), which consists of The Peninsula Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Peninsula Indemnity Company, and Southern Insurance Company of Virginia (“Southern”). Our insurance subsidiaries and their affiliates write property and casualty insurance exclusively through a network of independent insurance agents in certain Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, Southern and Southwestern states.

At September 30, 2026, we had three segments: our investment function, our commercial lines of insurance and our personal lines of insurance. The commercial lines products of our insurance subsidiaries consist primarily of commercial automobile, commercial multi-peril and workers’ compensation policies. The personal lines products of our insurance subsidiaries consist primarily of homeowners and private passenger automobile policies.

At September 30, 2026, Donegal Mutual held approximately 45% of our outstanding Class A common stock and approximately 85% of our outstanding Class B common stock. This ownership provides Donegal Mutual with approximately 71% of the total voting power of our common stock. Our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual have interrelated operations due to a pooling agreement and other intercompany agreements and transactions. While each company maintains its separate corporate existence, our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual conduct business together as the Donegal Insurance Group. As such, Donegal Mutual and our insurance subsidiaries share the same business philosophy, the same management, the same employees and the same facilities and offer the same types of insurance products.

Atlantic States, our largest subsidiary, participates in a proportional reinsurance agreement (the “pooling agreement”) with Donegal Mutual. Under the pooling agreement, Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States contribute substantially all of their respective premiums, losses and loss expenses to the underwriting pool, and the underwriting pool, acting through Donegal Mutual, then allocates 80% of the pooled business to Atlantic States. Thus, Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States share the underwriting results of the pooled business in proportion to their respective participation in the underwriting pool.

In addition, Donegal Mutual has 100% quota-share reinsurance agreements with Mountain States Commercial Insurance Company, Mountain States Indemnity Company and Southern Mutual Insurance Company. Donegal Mutual places its assumed business from these companies into the underwriting pool.

The same executive management and underwriting personnel administer products, classes of business underwritten, pricing practices and underwriting standards of Donegal Mutual and our insurance subsidiaries. In addition, as the Donegal Insurance Group, Donegal Mutual and our insurance subsidiaries share a combined business plan to achieve market penetration and underwriting profitability objectives. The products our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual market are generally complementary, thereby allowing the Donegal Insurance Group to offer a broader range of products to a given market and to expand the Donegal Insurance Group’s ability to service an entire personal lines or commercial lines account. Distinctions within the products of Donegal Mutual and our insurance subsidiaries generally allow the individual companies to manage certain risk segments through variations in coverage, terms and pricing. Therefore, the underwriting profitability of the business the individual companies write directly will vary. However, the underwriting pool homogenizes the risk characteristics of all business that Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States write directly. The business Atlantic States derives from the underwriting pool represents a significant percentage of our total consolidated revenues.

In September 2025, Donegal Mutual and Southern entered into a renewal rights agreement with an affiliate of a farm- focused Pennsylvania-based mutual insurance group to provide a continuation option for their farm policyholders when they began to non-renew all farm policies as they started to expire beginning in the second quarter of 2026. Donegal Mutual and Southern determined that the costs required to modernize their legacy farm product and systems were higher than the projected return on investment for this non-core line of business that represents approximately $6 million in annual premiums. None of our other insurance subsidiaries offered farm policies. We currently include farm policies within other commercial lines in our line of business reporting.

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2-	Basis of Presentation

Our financial information for the interim periods included in this Form 10-Q Report is unaudited; however, our financial information we include in this Form 10-Q Report reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of our management, are necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for those interim periods. Our results of operations for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations we expect for the fiscal year.

We recommend you read the interim financial statements we include in this Form 10-Q Report in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to our financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

3-	Net Income Per Share

We have two classes of common stock, which we refer to as our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock.Our certificate of incorporation provides that whenever our board of directors declares a dividend on our Class B common stock, our board of directors shall simultaneously declare a dividend on our Class A common stock that is payable to the holders of our Class A common stock at the same time and as of the same record date at a rate that is at least 10% greater than the rate at which our board of directors declared a dividend on our Class B common stock. Accordingly, we use the two-class method to compute our net income per share. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines net income per share separately for each class of common stock based on dividends we have declared and an allocation of our remaining undistributed net income using a participation percentage that reflects the dividend rights of each class. The table below presents for the periods indicated a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators we used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2026				2025
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	15,648	$	2,509	$	17,257	$	2,823
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		31,658		5,577		30,954		5,577
Basic net income per share	$	0.49	$	0.45	$	0.56	$	0.51

Diluted net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	15,648	$	2,509	$	17,257	$	2,823
Denominator:
Number of shares used in basic computation		31,658		5,577		30,954		5,577
Weighted-average shares effect of dilutive securities:
Director and employee stock options		399		—		486		—
Unvested restricted stock units		109		—		—		—
Number of shares used in diluted computation		32,166		5,577		31,440		5,577
Diluted net income per share	$	0.49	$	0.45	$	0.55	$	0.51

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026				2025
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	44,772	$	7,201	$	53,331	$	8,821
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		31,521		5,577		30,587		5,577
Basic net income per share	$	1.42	$	1.29	$	1.74	$	1.58

Diluted net income per share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	44,772	$	7,201	$	53,331	$	8,821
Denominator:
Number of shares used in basic computation		31,521		5,577		30,587		5,577
Weighted-average shares effect of dilutive securities:
Director and employee stock options		363		—		485		—
Unvested restricted stock units		112		—		—		—
Number of shares used in diluted computation		31,996		5,577		31,072		5,577
Diluted net income per share	$	1.40	$	1.29	$	1.72	$	1.58

We did not exclude any outstanding options to purchase shares of Class A common stock in our computation of diluted net income per share because the exercise price of the options did not exceed the average market price of our Class A common stock during the applicable periods.

4-	Reinsurance

Atlantic States and Donegal Mutual have participated in a pooling agreement since 1986 under which they pool substantially all of their respective premiums, losses and loss expenses, and Atlantic States and Donegal Mutual then share the underwriting results of the pool in accordance with the terms of the pooling agreement. Atlantic States has an 80% share of the results of the pool, and Donegal Mutual has a 20% share of the results of the pool.

Our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual participate in a consolidated third-party reinsurance program. The coverage and parameters of the program are common to all of our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual. The program utilizes several different reinsurers, all of which have an A.M. Best rating of A- (Excellent) or better or, with respect to foreign reinsurers, have a financial condition that, in the opinion of our management, is equivalent to a company with at least an A- rating from A.M. Best. The following information describes the external reinsurance Donegal Mutual and our insurance subsidiaries have in place for 2026:

•

for property insurance, excess of loss reinsurance that provides for coverage of $36.0 million per loss over a set retention of $4.0 million and catastrophe reinsurance, under which they recover 100% of an accumulation of many losses resulting from a single event, including natural disasters, over a set retention of $25.0 million up to aggregate losses of $200.0 million per occurrence;

•

for liability insurance, excess of loss reinsurance that provides for coverage of $69.0 million per occurrence over a set retention of $6.0 million; and

•

for workers’ compensation insurance, excess of loss reinsurance that provides for coverage of $17.0 million on any one life over a set retention of $3.0 million.

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In addition to the pooling agreement and third-party reinsurance, our insurance subsidiaries have a catastrophe reinsurance agreement with Donegal Mutual, under which each of our insurance subsidiaries recovers 100% of an accumulation of multiple losses resulting from a single event, including natural disasters, over a set retention of $3.0 million up to aggregate losses of $22.0 million per occurrence. The agreement also provides additional coverage for an accumulation of losses from a single event including a combination of our insurance subsidiaries over a combined retention of $6.0 million. The purpose of the agreement is to lessen the effects of an accumulation of losses arising from one event to levels that are appropriate given each subsidiary’s size, underwriting profile and surplus.

Southern, MICO and The Peninsula Insurance Company also have a liability reinsurance agreement with Donegal Mutual, under which each insurance subsidiary recovers up to $3.0 million per occurrence over a set retention of $3.0 million.

Our insurance subsidiaries and Donegal Mutual also purchase facultative reinsurance to cover certain exposures, including property exposures that exceeded the limits provided by their respective treaty reinsurance.

In order to write automobile insurance in the state of Michigan, Atlantic States, MICO and The Peninsula Insurance Company are required to be members of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (“MCCA”). The MCCA provides reinsurance to Atlantic States, MICO and The Peninsula Insurance Company for personal automobile and commercial automobile personal injury claims in the state of Michigan over a set retention.

We report reinsurance receivable net of an allowance for expected credit losses. We base the allowance upon our ongoing review of amounts outstanding, historical loss data, changes in reinsurer credit standing and other relevant factors. We use a probability-of-default methodology, which reflects current and forecasted economic conditions, to estimate the allowance for expected credit losses.

5-	Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of our fixed maturities and short-term investments at September 30, 2026 were as follows:

	Carrying Value		Allowance for Credit Losses		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	72,869	$	43	$	72,912	$	—	$	7,086	$	65,826
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		468,396		374		468,770		16		75,902		392,884
Corporate securities		256,797		781		257,578		8		18,062		239,524
Mortgage-backed securities		6,585		4		6,589		—		236		6,353
Totals	$	804,647	$	1,202	$	805,849	$	24	$	101,286	$	704,587

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Available for Sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	26,128	$	—	$	1,762	$	24,366
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		53,752		6		6,419		47,339
Corporate securities		129,602		110		5,364		124,348
Mortgage-backed securities		444,745		31		26,894		417,882
Short-term investments		23,235		—		—		23,235
Totals	$	677,462	$	147	$	40,439	$	637,170

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At September 30, 2026, our holdings of obligations of states and political subdivisions included general obligation bonds with an aggregate fair value of $282.5 million and an amortized cost of $337.9 million. Our holdings at September 30, 2026 also included special revenue bonds with an aggregate fair value of $157.7 million and an amortized cost of $184.6 million. With respect to both categories of those bonds, we held no securities of any issuer that comprised more than 10% of our holdings of either bond category at September 30, 2026. Education bonds and water and sewer utility bonds represented 39% and 36%, respectively, of our total investments in special revenue bonds based on the carrying values of these investments at September 30, 2026. Many of the issuers of the special revenue bonds we held at September 30, 2026 have the authority to impose ad valorem taxes. In that respect, many of the special revenue bonds we held are similar to general obligation bonds.

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of our fixed maturities and short-term investments at December 31, 2025 were as follows:

	Carrying Value		Allowance for Credit Losses		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Held to Maturity
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	79,243	$	47	$	79,290	$	84	$	4,864	$	74,510
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		436,802		357		437,159		3,221		39,248		401,132
Corporate securities		252,098		904		253,002		2,211		7,423		247,790
Mortgage-backed securities		8,304		5		8,309		66		148		8,227
Totals	$	776,447	$	1,313	$	777,760	$	5,582	$	51,683	$	731,659

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Available for Sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	25,057	$	107	$	835	$	24,329
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		49,982		505		1,936		48,551
Corporate securities		132,203		700		1,978		130,925
Mortgage-backed securities		443,128		3,091		9,301		436,918
Short-term investments		38,712		—		—		38,712
Totals	$	689,082	$	4,403	$	14,050	$	679,435

At December 31, 2025, our holdings of obligations of states and political subdivisions included general obligation bonds with an aggregate fair value of $291.7 million and an amortized cost of $317.5 million. Our holdings also included special revenue bonds with an aggregate fair value of $158.0 million and an amortized cost of $169.6 million. With respect to both categories of bonds, we held no securities of any issuer that comprised more than 10% of that category at December 31, 2025. Education bonds and water and sewer utility bonds represented 42% and 32%, respectively, of our total investments in special revenue bonds based on their carrying values at December 31, 2025. Many of the issuers of the special revenue bonds we held at December 31, 2025 have the authority to impose ad valorem taxes. In that respect, many of the special revenue bonds we held are similar to general obligation bonds.

We have segregated within accumulated other comprehensive loss the net unrealized losses of $15.1 million arising prior to the November 30, 2013 reclassification date for fixed maturities reclassified from available for sale to held to maturity. We are amortizing this balance over the remaining life of the related securities as an adjustment of yield in a manner consistent with the accretion of discount on the same fixed maturities. We recorded amortization of $133,299 and $136,807 in other comprehensive (loss) income during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net unrealized losses of $720,407 and $853,706, respectively, remained within accumulated other comprehensive loss.

We show below the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our fixed maturities at September 30, 2026 by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers of the securities may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Held to maturity
Due in one year or less	$	17,176	$	17,093
Due after one year through five years		191,787		177,273
Due after five years through ten years		214,613		192,709
Due after ten years		375,684		311,159
Mortgage-backed securities		6,589		6,353
Total held to maturity	$	805,849	$	704,587

Available for sale
Due in one year or less	$	28,721	$	28,710
Due after one year through five years		31,383		30,014
Due after five years through ten years		114,354		108,197
Due after ten years		58,259		52,367
Mortgage-backed securities		444,745		417,882
Total available for sale	$	677,462	$	637,170

The cost and estimated fair values of our equity securities at September 30, 2026 were as follows:

	Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Equity securities	$	28,828	$	22,236	$	10	$	51,054

The cost and estimated fair values of our equity securities at December 31, 2025 were as follows:

	Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Equity securities	$	27,238	$	17,193	$	61	$	44,370

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We present below gross gains and losses from investments and the change in the difference between fair value and cost of investments:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025			2026			2025
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Gross realized gains:
Fixed maturities	$	45		$	399		$	266		$	814
Equity securities		—			—			—			687
		45			399			266			1,501
Gross realized losses:
Fixed maturities		1,750			1,857			3,254			3,587
Equity securities		—			—			130			—
		1,750			1,857			3,384			3,587
Net realized losses		(1,705	)		(1,458	)		(3,118	)		(2,086	)
Gross unrealized gains on equity securities		910			2,629			5,104			4,348
Gross unrealized losses on equity securities		(10	)		—			(10	)		(32	)
Fixed maturities - credit impairment charges		104			101			111			115
Net investment (losses) gains	$	(701	)	$	1,272		$	2,087		$	2,345

We held fixed maturities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2026 as follows:

	Less Than 12 Months				More Than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	20,641	$	786	$	69,552	$	8,062
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		167,575		14,516		266,629		67,805
Corporate securities		181,405		8,335		172,555		15,091
Mortgage-backed securities		316,650		15,503		96,698		11,627
Totals	$	686,271	$	$39,140	$	605,434	$	102,585

We held fixed maturities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2025 as follows:

	Less Than 12 Months				More Than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	9,503	$	46	$	76,506	$	5,654
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		34,778		697		287,717		40,487
Corporate securities		47,139		406		183,026		8,995
Mortgage-backed securities		102,104		540		88,887		8,908
Totals	$	193,524	$	1,689	$	636,136	$	64,044

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We make estimates concerning the valuation of our investments and, as applicable, the recognition of declines in the value of our investments. For equity securities, we measure investments at fair value, and we recognize changes in fair value in our results of operations. With respect to an available-for-sale debt security that is in an unrealized loss position, we first assess if we intend to sell the debt security. If we determine we intend to sell the debt security, we recognize the impairment loss in our results of operations. If we do not intend to sell the debt security, we determine whether it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the debt security prior to recovery. If we determine it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the debt security prior to recovery, we recognize the impairment loss in our results of operations. If we determine it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell the debt security prior to recovery, we then evaluate whether a credit loss has occurred with respect to that security. We determine whether a credit loss has occurred by comparing the amortized cost of the debt security to the present value of the cash flows we expect to collect. If we expect a cash flow shortfall, we consider that a credit loss has occurred. If we determine that a credit loss has occurred, we establish an allowance for credit loss. We then recognize the amount of the allowance in our results of operations, and we recognize the remaining portion of the impairment loss in our other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. We regularly review the allowance for credit losses and recognize changes in the allowance in our results of operations. In addition, we may write down securities in an unrealized loss position based on a number of other factors, including when the fair value of an investment is significantly below its cost, when the financial condition of the issuer of a security has deteriorated, the occurrence of industry, issuer or geographic events that have negatively impacted the value of a security and rating agency downgrades. For held-to-maturity debt securities, we make estimates concerning expected credit losses at an aggregated level rather than monitoring individual debt securities for credit losses. We establish an allowance for expected credit losses based on an ongoing review of securities held, historical loss data, changes in issuer credit standing and other relevant factors. We utilize a probability-of-default methodology, which reflects current and forecasted economic conditions, to estimate the allowance for expected credit losses and recognize changes to the allowance in our results of operations. We held 890 debt securities that were in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2026. Based upon our analysis of general market conditions and underlying factors impacting these debt securities, we have determined that no additional allowance for expected credit loss is required beyond the allowance for expected credit loss we recorded at September 30, 2026.

We amortize premiums and discounts on debt securities over the life of the security as an adjustment to yield using the effective interest method. We compute realized investment gains and losses using the specific identification method.

We amortize premiums and discounts on mortgage-backed debt securities using anticipated prepayments.

We exclude accrued interest receivable from the estimated fair value and the amortized cost basis of our investment securities, and report such amounts separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as accrued investment income.

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6-	Segment Information

We have three reportable segments, which consist of our investment function, our commercial lines of insurance and our personal lines of insurance. Using independent agents, our insurance subsidiaries market commercial lines of insurance to small and medium-sized businesses and personal lines of insurance to individuals.

Our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of the commercial lines and personal lines primarily based upon our insurance subsidiaries’ underwriting income or loss as determined under statutory accounting principles (“SAP”). This segmentation is consistent with the segmentation we utilize to manage our business. Our chief operating decision maker does not receive asset and liability information for each segment. We make resource allocation decisions based upon historical underwriting results as well as perceived opportunities for future profitable growth within each segment.

We operate only in the United States, and no single customer or agent provides 10 percent or more of our revenues. Financial data by segment is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Investments			Commercial Lines		Personal Lines		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	142,916	$	79,967	$	222,883
Net investment income		14,690			—		—		14,690
Investment losses		(701	)		—		—		(701	)
Total segment revenues		13,989			142,916		79,967		236,872
Other									786
Total revenues								$	237,658
Segment expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		—			88,109		47,894		136,003
Other underwriting expenses		—			48,763		25,960		74,723
Policyholder dividends		—			490		—		490
Total segment expenses		—			137,362		73,854		211,216
SAP underwriting income		—			5,554		6,113		11,667
GAAP adjustments									(3,886	)
GAAP underwriting income									7,781
Net investment income									14,690
Investment losses									(701	)
Other									275
Income before income tax expense								$	22,045

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Investments		Commercial Lines		Personal Lines		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—	$	140,289	$	89,533	$	229,822
Net investment income		13,943		—		—		13,943
Investment gains		1,272		—		—		1,272
Total segment revenues		15,215		140,289		89,533		245,037
Other								882
Total revenues							$	245,919
Segment expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		—		83,730		58,905		142,635
Other underwriting expenses		—		47,653		25,857		73,510
Policyholder dividends		—		731		—		731
Total segment expenses		—		132,114		84,762		216,876
SAP underwriting income		—		8,175		4,771		12,946
GAAP adjustments								(3,476	)
GAAP underwriting income								9,470
Net investment income								13,943
Investment gains								1,272
Other								365
Income before income tax expense							$	25,050

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Investments		Commercial Lines			Personal Lines		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—	$	423,395		$	243,419	$	666,814
Net investment income		43,467		—			—		43,467
Investment gains		2,087		—			—		2,087
Total segment revenues		45,554		423,395			243,419		712,368
Other									2,405
Total revenues								$	714,773
Segment expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		—		272,898			136,443		409,341
Other underwriting expenses		—		161,947			73,438		235,385
Policyholder dividends		—		1,702			—		1,702
Total segment expenses		—		436,547			209,881		646,428
SAP underwriting (loss) income		—		(13,152	)		33,538		20,386
GAAP adjustments									(2,437	)
GAAP underwriting income									17,949
Net investment income									43,467
Investment gains									2,087
Other									213
Income before income tax expense								$	63,716

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Investments		Commercial Lines		Personal Lines		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—	$	415,032	$	279,267	$	694,299
Net investment income		38,466		—		—		38,466
Investment gains		2,345		—		—		2,345
Total segment revenues		40,811		415,032		279,267		735,110
Other								2,762
Total revenues							$	737,872
Segment expenses:
Net losses and loss expenses		—		256,569		169,603		426,172
Other underwriting expenses		—		153,141		78,260		231,401
Policyholder dividends		—		2,309		—		2,309
Total segment expenses		—		412,019		247,863		659,882
SAP underwriting income		—		3,013		31,404		34,417
GAAP adjustments								(76	)
GAAP underwriting income								34,341
Net investment income								38,466
Investment gains								2,345
Other								1,483
Income before income tax expense							$	76,635

7 -	Borrowings

Atlantic States is a member of the FHLB of Pittsburgh. Through its membership, Atlantic States has the ability to issue debt to the FHLB of Pittsburgh in exchange for cash advances. Atlantic States has a variable-rate cash advance of $35.0 million that was outstanding at September 30, 2026. The variable interest rate is equal to the current SOFR plus 0.293% and the cash advance is due in September 2028. The table below presents the amount of FHLB of Pittsburgh stock Atlantic States purchased, which is presented within equity securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, collateral pledged and assets related to Atlantic States’ membership in the FHLB of Pittsburgh at September 30, 2026.

FHLB of Pittsburgh stock purchased and owned	$	1,714,500
Fixed maturities pledged, at par (carrying value $44,951,489)		49,006,174
Borrowing capacity currently available		7,421,473

In August 2020, we entered into a credit agreement with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T”) that related to a $20.0 million unsecured demand line of credit. The line of credit has no expiration date, no annual fees and no covenants. At September 30, 2026, we had no outstanding borrowings from M&T and had the ability to borrow up to $20.0 million at an interest rate equal to the then-current Term SOFR rate plus 2.11%.

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8-	Share–Based Compensation

We measure all share-based compensation to employees, including grants of stock options and restricted stock units, and use a fair-value-based method for the recording of related compensation expense in our results of operations. In determining the expense we record for stock options granted to directors and employees of our subsidiaries and affiliates, we estimate the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The significant assumptions we utilize in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model are the risk-free interest rate, the expected term, the dividend yield and the expected volatility.

We historically granted stock options on an annual basis at our December board meeting, which occurs in the middle of December. At its December 18, 2025 board meeting, our board of directors approved the recommendation of the compensation committee to change the form of equity awards we issue on an annual basis from stock options to restricted stock units and to delay issuance until the first day of the next calendar year. Accordingly, on January 1, 2026, we granted 115,500 restricted stock units to our officers and the officers of Donegal Mutual that will vest in three equal annual installments. We plan to grant restricted stock units on January 1 of each year. This practice will allow vesting under each grant to occur on the same date and for the value of the shares our officers and the officers of Donegal Mutual receive upon vesting of multiple grants to be calculated consistently using the closing price of Class A common stock on the last trading day of the preceding year.

We recorded compensation expense related to our stock compensation plans of $232,001 and $296,162 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, with a corresponding income tax benefit of $48,720 and $62,194, respectively. We recorded compensation expense related to our stock compensation plans of $882,127 and $893,154 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, with a corresponding income tax benefit of $185,247 and $187,562, respectively. At September 30, 2026, we had $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share-based compensation granted under our stock compensation plans that we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.

We received cash from option exercises under our stock compensation plans during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 of $4.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively. We received cash from option exercises under our stock compensation plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 of $4.5 million and $14.2 million, respectively. We realized actual tax benefits for the tax deductions related to those option exercises of $289,105 and $132,692 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We realized actual tax benefits for the tax deductions related to those option exercises of $306,115 and $909,949 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

9-	Fair Value Measurements

We account for financial assets using a framework that establishes a hierarchy that ranks the quality and reliability of the inputs, or assumptions, we use in the determination of fair value, and we classify financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2 – directly or indirectly observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices; and

Level 3 – unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data.

For investments that have quoted market prices in active markets, we use the quoted market price as fair value and include these investments in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. We classify publicly-traded equity securities as Level 1. When quoted market prices in active markets are not available, we base fair values on quoted market prices of comparable instruments or price estimates we obtain from independent pricing services and include these investments in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. We classify our fixed maturities and non-publicly traded equity securities as Level 2. Our fixed maturities consist of U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies, obligations of states and political subdivisions, corporate securities and mortgage-backed securities.

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We present our investments in available-for-sale fixed-maturity and equity securities at estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of a security may differ from the amount that could be realized if we sold the security in a forced transaction. In addition, the valuation of fixed maturities is more subjective when markets are less liquid, increasing the potential that the estimated fair value does not reflect the price at which an actual transaction would occur. We utilize nationally recognized independent pricing services to estimate fair values or obtain market quotations for substantially all of our fixed- maturity and equity investments. We generally obtain two prices per security. These pricing services utilize market quotations for fixed-maturity and equity securities that have quoted prices in active markets. For fixed-maturity securities that generally do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing services prepare estimates of fair value measurements based predominantly on observable market inputs. The pricing services do not use broker quotes in determining the fair values of our investments. Our investment personnel review the estimates of fair value the pricing services provide to verify that the estimates we obtain from the pricing services are representative of fair values based upon our investment personnel’s general knowledge of the market, their research findings related to unusual fluctuations in value and their comparison of such values to execution prices for similar securities.Our investment personnel monitor the market and are familiar with current trading ranges for similar securities and the pricing of specific investments. Our investment personnel review all pricing estimates that we receive from the pricing services against their expectations with respect to pricing based on fair market curves, security ratings, coupon rates, security types and recent trading activity. Our investment personnel periodically review documentation with respect to the pricing services’ pricing methodology that they obtain to determine if the primary pricing sources, market inputs and pricing frequency for various security types are reasonable. At September 30, 2026, we received two estimates per security from the pricing services, and we priced substantially all of our Level 1 and Level 2 investments using those prices. In our review of the estimates the pricing services provided at September 30, 2026, we did not identify any material discrepancies, and we did not make any adjustments to the estimates the pricing services provided.

We present our cash and short-term investments at estimated fair value. We classify these items as Level 1.

The carrying amounts we report in our balance sheets for our borrowings approximate their fair values because the interest rate resets to a market rate on a regular basis. We classify these items as Level 2.

The carrying values we report in our balance sheets for premium receivables, reinsurance receivables related to paid losses and loss expenses and reinsurance balances payable approximate their fair values. We classify these items as Level 3.

We evaluate our assets and liabilities to determine the appropriate level at which to classify them for each reporting period. Based on our review of the methodology and summary of inputs the pricing services use, we have concluded that our Level 1 and Level 2 investments were classified properly at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The following table presents the recurring fair value measurements for our investments in available-for-sale fixed- maturity and equity securities at September 30, 2026:

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
			(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	24,366	$	—	$	24,366	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		47,339		—		47,339		—
Corporate securities		124,348		—		124,348		—
Mortgage-backed securities		417,882		—		417,882		—
Equity securities		51,054		48,818		2,236		—
Short-term investments		23,235		23,235		—		—
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy	$	688,224	$	72,053	$	616,171	$	—

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The following table presents the recurring fair value measurements for our investments in available-for-sale fixed- maturity and equity securities at December 31, 2025:

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	24,329	$	—	$	24,329	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		48,551		—		48,551		—
Corporate securities		130,925		—		130,925		—
Mortgage-backed securities		436,918		—		436,918		—
Equity securities		44,370		42,233		2,137		—
Short-term investments		38,712		38,712
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy	$	723,805	$	80,945	$	642,860	$	—

10-	Income Taxes

At September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, we had no material unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties. In 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) began a federal income tax audit of our consolidated tax returns for tax years 2016 to 2018. No material issues have been raised and no adjustments have been proposed as a result of this ongoing audit. We provide a valuation allowance when we believe it is more likely than not that we will not realize some portion of our tax assets. We established a valuation allowance of $7.5 million for our net state operating loss carryforward at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, which will expire between 2026 and 2045. We have determined that we are not required to establish a valuation allowance for our other deferred tax assets of $38.9 million and $31.8 million at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, because it is more likely than not that we will realize these deferred tax assets through reversals of existing temporary differences, future taxable income and the implementation of tax planning strategies.

On July 4, 2025, a budget reconciliation package referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (the “OBBBA”) was enacted. The tax provisions included within the OBBBA did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

11-	Liabilities for Losses and Loss Expenses

The establishment of appropriate liabilities for losses and loss expenses is an inherently uncertain process, and we can provide no assurance that our insurance subsidiaries’ ultimate liabilities for losses and loss expenses will not differ from their loss and loss expense reserves or have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. For example, legislative, judicial and regulatory actions may expand coverage definitions, retroactively mandate coverage or otherwise require our insurance subsidiaries to pay losses for damages that their policies explicitly excluded or did not intend to cover. Furthermore, we cannot predict the timing, frequency and extent of adjustments to our insurance subsidiaries’ estimated future liabilities, because the historical conditions and events that serve as a basis for our insurance subsidiaries’ estimates of ultimate claim costs may change. Changes in our insurance subsidiaries’ estimate of their liabilities for losses and loss expenses generally reflect actual payments and their evaluation of information received subsequent to the prior reporting period.

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We summarize activity in our insurance subsidiaries’ liabilities for losses and loss expenses as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1	$	1,100,050		$	1,120,985
Less reinsurance recoverable		(394,854	)		(416,621	)
Net balance at January 1		705,196			704,364
Incurred related to:
Current year		428,576			438,161
Prior years		(17,014	)		(12,495	)
Total incurred		411,562			425,666
Paid related to:
Current year		194,850			203,886
Prior years		200,522			211,098
Total paid		395,372			414,984
Net balance at end of period		721,386			715,046
Plus reinsurance recoverable		406,090			399,256
Balance at end of period	$	1,127,476		$	1,114,302

Our insurance subsidiaries recognized a decrease in their liabilities for losses and loss expenses of prior years of $17.0 million and $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Our insurance subsidiaries made no significant changes in their reserving philosophy or claims management personnel, and they have made no significant offsetting changes in estimates that increased or decreased their loss and loss expense reserves in those years. The 2026 development represented 2.4% of the December 31, 2025 net carried reserves and resulted from lower-than-expected loss emergence and severity primarily in the commercial automobile, personal automobile, workers’ compensation and homeowners lines of business, offset partially by unfavorable development in the commercial multi-peril and other commercial lines of business that we attribute to higher-than-anticipated case reserve development. The majority of the 2026 development related to decreases in the liabilities for losses and loss expenses of prior years for Southern, Atlantic States, and MICO. The 2025 development represented 1.8% of the December 31, 2024 net carried reserves and resulted from lower-than-expected loss emergence or severity primarily in the commercial multi-peril, commercial automobile, personal automobile and homeowners lines of business, offset partially by unfavorable development in other commercial lines of business that we attribute to higher-than- anticipated case reserve development. The majority of the 2025 development related to decreases in the liabilities for losses and loss expenses of prior years for Atlantic States and The Peninsula Insurance Company.

Short-duration contracts are contracts for which our insurance subsidiaries receive premiums that they recognize as revenue over the period of the contract in proportion to the amount of insurance protection our insurance subsidiaries provide. Our insurance subsidiaries consider the policies they issue to be short-duration contracts. We consider the material lines of business of our insurance subsidiaries to be personal automobile, homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial multi-peril and workers’ compensation.

Our insurance subsidiaries determine incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) reserves by subtracting the cumulative loss and loss expense amounts our insurance subsidiaries have paid and the case reserves our insurance subsidiaries have established at the balance sheet date from their actuaries’ estimate of the ultimate cost of losses and loss expenses. Accordingly, the IBNR reserves of our insurance subsidiaries include their actuaries’ projections of the cost of unreported claims as well as their actuaries’ projected development of case reserves on known claims and reopened claims. Our insurance subsidiaries’ methodology for estimating IBNR reserves has been in place for many years, and their actuaries made no significant changes to that methodology during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

The actuaries for our insurance subsidiaries generally prepare an initial estimate for ultimate losses and loss expenses for the current accident year by multiplying earned premium by an “a priori,” or expected, loss ratio for each line of business our insurance subsidiaries write. Expected loss ratios represent the actuaries’ expectation of losses at the time our insurance subsidiaries price and write their policies and before the emergence of any actual claims experience. The actuaries determine an expected loss ratio by analyzing historical experience and adjusting for loss cost trends, loss frequency and severity trends, premium rate level changes, reported and paid loss emergence patterns and other known or observed factors.

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The actuaries use a variety of actuarial methods to estimate the ultimate cost of losses and loss expenses. These methods include paid loss development, incurred loss development and the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method from which the actuaries select loss development factor assumptions. The actuaries base their selection of a point estimate on a judgmental weighting of the estimates each of these methods produce.

The actuaries consider loss frequency and severity trends when they develop expected loss ratios and point estimates. Loss frequency is a measure of the number of claims per unit of insured exposure, and loss severity is a measure of the average size of claims. Factors that affect loss frequency include changes in weather patterns and economic activity. Factors that affect loss severity include changes in policy limits, reinsurance retentions, inflation rates and judicial interpretations.

Our insurance subsidiaries create a claim file when they receive notice of an actual demand for payment, an event that may lead to a demand for payment or when they otherwise determine that a demand for payment could potentially lead to a future demand for payment on another coverage under the same policy or another policy they have issued. In recent years, our insurance subsidiaries have noted an increase in the period of time between the occurrence of a casualty loss event and the date at which they receive notice of a liability claim. Changes in the length of time between the loss occurrence date and the claim reporting date affect the actuaries’ ability to predict loss frequency accurately and the amount of IBNR reserves our insurance subsidiaries require.

Our insurance subsidiaries generally create a claim file for a policy at the claimant level by type of coverage and generally recognize one count for each claim event. In certain lines of business where it is common for multiple parties to claim damages arising from a single claim event, our insurance subsidiaries recognize one count for each claimant involved in the event.

Atlantic States recognizes one count for each claim event, or claimant involved in a multiple-party claim event, related to losses Atlantic States assumes through its participation in its pooling agreement with Donegal Mutual. Our insurance subsidiaries accumulate the claim counts and report them by line of business.

12-	Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

We make estimates with respect to the potential impairment of financial instruments and recognize expected credit losses as an allowance rather than impairments as credit losses are incurred. We have established allowances for expected credit losses with respect to held-to-maturity debt securities and reinsurance receivable.

Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities

For held-to-maturity debt securities, we make estimates concerning expected credit losses at an aggregated level rather than monitoring individual debt securities for credit losses. We establish an allowance for expected credit losses based on an ongoing review of securities held, historical loss data, changes in issuer credit standing and other relevant factors. We utilize a probability-of-default methodology, which reflects current and forecasted economic conditions, to estimate the allowance for expected credit losses and recognize changes to the allowance in our results of operations.

The following table presents the balances for fixed maturities classified as held-to-maturity, net of the allowance for expected credit losses, at September 30, 2026 and 2025 and changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.

	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026					At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Held-to-Maturity, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses			Held-to-Maturity, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	803,295	$	1,306		$	737,356	$	1,374
Current period change for expected credit losses				(104	)				(101	)
Balance at end of period	$	804,647	$	1,202		$	761,409	$	1,273

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	At and For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026					At and For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Held-to-Maturity, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses			Held-to-Maturity, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	776,447	$	1,313		$	705,714	$	1,388
Current period change for expected credit losses				(111	)				(115	)
Balance at end of period	$	804,647	$	1,202		$	761,409	$	1,273

Reinsurance Receivable

For reinsurance receivable, we establish an allowance for expected credit losses based upon our ongoing review of amounts outstanding, historical loss data, changes in reinsurer credit standing and other relevant factors. We utilize a probability-of-default methodology, which reflects current and forecasted economic conditions, to estimate the allowance for expected credit losses and recognize changes to the allowance in our results of operations.

The following table presents the balances for reinsurance receivable, net of the allowance for expected credit losses, at September 30, 2026 and 2025 and changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.

	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026				At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Receivable, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Receivable, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	413,119	$	391	$	411,125	$	332
Current period change for expected credit losses				12				9
Balance at end of period	$	410,095	$	403	$	403,764	$	341

	At and For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026				At and For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Receivable, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Receivable, Net of Allowance for Expected Credit Losses		Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	398,582	$	375	$	420,742	$	391
Current period change for expected credit losses				28				(50	)
Balance at end of period	$	410,095	$	403	$	403,764	$	341

13-	Impact of New Accounting Standards

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance requiring disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses in the notes to financial statements. The guidance requires disclosure of certain expenses, including employee compensation, depreciation and selling expenses. The guidance will not impact current income statement expense captions that industry-specific guidance requires. The guidance is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The adoption of this guidance will not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We recommend that you read the following information in conjunction with the historical financial information and the footnotes to that financial information we include in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We also recommend you read Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We combine our financial statements with those of our insurance subsidiaries and present them on a consolidated basis in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Our insurance subsidiaries make estimates and assumptions that can have a significant effect on amounts and disclosures we report in our financial statements. The most significant estimates relate to the liabilities of our insurance subsidiaries for property and casualty insurance losses and loss expenses. While we believe our estimates and the estimates of our insurance subsidiaries are appropriate, the ultimate amounts may differ from the estimates we provided. We regularly review our methods for making these estimates and we reflect any adjustment we consider necessary in our results of operations for the period in which we make an adjustment.

Liabilities for Losses and Loss Expenses

Liabilities for losses and loss expenses are estimates at a given point in time of the amounts an insurer expects to pay with respect to incurred policyholder claims based on facts and circumstances the insurer knows at that point in time. For example, legislative, judicial and regulatory actions may expand coverage definitions, retroactively mandate coverage or otherwise require our insurance subsidiaries to pay losses for damages that their policies explicitly excluded or did not intend to cover. At the time of establishing its estimates, an insurer recognizes that its ultimate liability for losses and loss expenses will exceed or be less than such estimates. Our insurance subsidiaries base their estimates of liabilities for losses and loss expenses on assumptions as to future loss trends, expected claims severity, judicial theories of liability and other factors.

However, during the loss adjustment period, our insurance subsidiaries may learn additional facts regarding individual claims, and, consequently, it often becomes necessary for our insurance subsidiaries to refine and adjust their estimates for these liabilities. We reflect any adjustments to the liabilities for losses and loss expenses of our insurance subsidiaries in our consolidated results of operations in the period in which our insurance subsidiaries make adjustments to their estimates.

Our insurance subsidiaries maintain liabilities for the payment of losses and loss expenses with respect to both reported and unreported claims. Our insurance subsidiaries establish these liabilities for the purpose of covering the ultimate costs of settling all losses, including investigation and litigation costs. Our insurance subsidiaries base the amount of their liability for reported losses primarily upon a case-by-case evaluation of the type of risk involved, knowledge of the circumstances surrounding each claim and the insurance policy provisions relating to the type of loss the policyholder incurred. Our insurance subsidiaries determine the amount of their liability for unreported claims and loss expenses on the basis of historical information by line of insurance. Our insurance subsidiaries account for inflation in the reserving function through analysis of costs and trends and reviews of historical reserving results. Our insurance subsidiaries monitor their liabilities closely and recompute them periodically using new information on reported claims and a variety of statistical techniques. Our insurance subsidiaries do not discount their liabilities for losses and loss expenses.

Reserve estimates can change over time because of unexpected changes in assumptions related to our insurance subsidiaries’ external environment and, to a lesser extent, assumptions related to our insurance subsidiaries’ internal operations. For example, our insurance subsidiaries have experienced an increase in claims severity and a lengthening of the claim settlement periods on bodily injury claims during the past several years. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and related government mandates and restrictions resulted in various changes from historical claims reporting and settlement trends during 2020 and resulted in significant increases in loss costs in subsequent years due to a number of factors, including supply chain disruption, higher new and used automobile values, increases in the cost of replacement automobile parts and rising labor rates. These trend changes caused significant disruption to historical loss patterns and give rise to greater uncertainty as to the pattern of future loss settlements. Related uncertainties regarding future trends include social inflation, availability and cost of replacement automobile parts and building materials (including due to tariffs), availability and cost of skilled labor, the rate of litigation (including specialized plaintiff attorney involvement) in claims, increasing plaintiff attorney utilization of litigation financing and its impact on litigation strategies and the cost of medical technologies and procedures.Assumptions related to our insurance subsidiaries’ external environment include the absence of significant changes in tort law and the legal environment that increase liability exposure, consistency in judicial interpretations of insurance coverage and policy provisions and the rate of loss cost inflation. Internal assumptions include consistency in the recording of premium and loss statistics, consistency in the recording of claims, payment and case reserving methodology, accurate measurement of the impact of rate changes and changes in policy provisions, consistency in the quality and characteristics of business written within a given line of business and consistency in reinsurance coverage and collectability of reinsured losses, among other items. To the extent our insurance subsidiaries determine that underlying factors impacting their assumptions have changed, our insurance subsidiaries make adjustments in their reserves that they consider appropriate for such changes. Accordingly, our insurance subsidiaries’ ultimate liability for unpaid losses and loss expenses will likely differ from the amount recorded at September 30, 2026. At September 30, 2026, for every 1% change in our insurance subsidiaries’ loss and loss expense reserves, net of reinsurance recoverable, the effect on our pre-tax results of operations would be approximately $7.2 million.

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The establishment of appropriate liabilities is an inherently uncertain process and we can provide no assurance that our insurance subsidiaries’ ultimate liability will not exceed our insurance subsidiaries’ loss and loss expense reserves and have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, we cannot predict the timing, frequency and extent of adjustments to our insurance subsidiaries’ estimated future liabilities, because the historical conditions and events that serve as a basis for our insurance subsidiaries’ estimates of ultimate claim costs may change. As is the case for substantially all property and casualty insurance companies, our insurance subsidiaries have found it necessary in the past to increase their estimated future liabilities for losses and loss expenses in certain periods and, in other periods, their estimated future liabilities for losses and loss expenses have exceeded their actual liabilities for losses and loss expenses. Changes in our insurance subsidiaries’ estimates of their liability for losses and loss expenses generally reflect actual payments and their evaluation of information received subsequent to the prior reporting period.

Excluding the impact of severe weather events and the COVID-19 pandemic, our insurance subsidiaries have noted stable amounts in the number of claims incurred and the number of claims outstanding at period ends relative to their premium base in recent years across most of their lines of business. However, the amount of the average claim outstanding has increased gradually over the past several years due to various factors such as increased property and automobile repair and replacement costs, rising medical loss costs and increased litigation trends and lengthening of repair completion times for property and automobile claims. We have also experienced a general slowing of settlement rates in litigated claims. Our insurance subsidiaries could have to make further adjustments to their estimates in the future. However, on the basis of our insurance subsidiaries’ internal procedures, which analyze, among other things, their prior assumptions, their experience with similar cases and historical trends such as reserving patterns, loss payments, pending levels of unpaid claims and product mix, as well as court decisions, economic conditions and public attitudes, we believe that our insurance subsidiaries have made adequate provision for their liability for losses and loss expenses.

Atlantic States’ participation in the underwriting pool with Donegal Mutual exposes Atlantic States to adverse loss development on the business that Donegal Mutual contributes to the underwriting pool. However, pooled business represents the predominant percentage of the net underwriting activity of both companies, and Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States share proportionately any adverse loss development relating to the pooled business. The business in the underwriting pool is homogeneous and each company has a pro-rata share of the entire underwriting pool. Since the predominant percentage of the business of Atlantic States and Donegal Mutual is pooled and the results shared by each company according to its participation level under the terms of the pooling agreement, the intent of the underwriting pool is to produce a more uniform and stable underwriting result from year to year for each company than either would experience individually and to spread the risk of loss between the companies.

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Our insurance subsidiaries’ liabilities for losses and loss expenses by major line of business at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
	(in thousands)
Commercial lines:
Automobile	$	176,814	$	175,277
Workers’ compensation		136,270		130,429
Commercial multi-peril		224,792		215,476
Other		62,879		53,249
Total commercial lines		600,755		574,431
Personal lines:
Automobile		93,395		100,855
Homeowners		24,945		27,565
Other		2,291		2,345
Total personal lines		120,631		130,765
Total commercial and personal lines		721,386		705,196
Plus reinsurance recoverable		406,090		394,854
Total liabilities for losses and loss expenses	$	1,127,476	$	1,100,050

We have evaluated the effect on our insurance subsidiaries’ loss and loss expense reserves and our stockholders’ equity in the event of reasonably likely changes in the variables we consider in establishing the loss and loss expense reserves of our insurance subsidiaries. We established the range of reasonably likely changes based on a review of changes in accident-year development by line of business and applied those changes to our insurance subsidiaries’ loss and loss expense reserves as a whole. The range we selected does not necessarily indicate what could be the potential best or worst case or the most likely scenario. The following table sets forth the estimated effect on our insurance subsidiaries’ loss and loss expense reserves and our stockholders’ equity in the event of reasonably likely changes in the variables we considered in establishing the loss and loss expense reserves of our insurance subsidiaries:

Percentage Change in Loss and Loss Expense Reserves	Adjusted Loss and Loss Expense Reserves Net of Reinsurance at	Percentage Change in Stockholders’ Equity at	Adjusted Loss and Loss Expense Reserves Net of Reinsurance at	Percentage Change in Stockholders’ Equity at
Net of Reinsurance	September 30, 2026	September 30, 2026(1)	December 31, 2025	December 31, 2025(1)
(dollars in thousands)
(10.0)%	$649,247	8.6%	$634,676	8.7%
(7.5)	667,282	6.5	652,306	6.5
(5.0)	685,317	4.3	669,936	4.3
(2.5)	703,351	2.2	687,566	2.2
Base	721,386	—	705,196	—
2.5	739,421	(2.2)	722,826	(2.2)
5.0	757,455	(4.3)	740,456	(4.3)
7.5	775,490	(6.5)	758,086	(6.5)
10.0	793,525	(8.6)	775,716	(8.7)

(1)	Net of income tax effect.

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Non-GAAP Information

We prepare our consolidated financial statements on the basis of GAAP. Our insurance subsidiaries also prepare financial statements based on statutory accounting principles state insurance regulators prescribe or permit (“SAP”). SAP financial measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures under applicable SEC rules because the SAP financial measures include or exclude certain items that the most comparable GAAP financial measures do not ordinarily include or exclude. Our calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures other companies use, so investors should exercise caution when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures other companies use.

Because our insurance subsidiaries do not prepare GAAP financial statements, we evaluate the performance of our personal lines and commercial lines segments utilizing SAP financial measures that reflect the growth trends and underwriting results of our insurance subsidiaries. The SAP financial measures we utilize are net premiums written and statutory combined ratio.

Net Premiums Written

We define net premiums written as the amount of full-term premiums our insurance subsidiaries record for policies effective within a given period less premiums our insurance subsidiaries cede to reinsurers. Net premiums earned is the most comparable GAAP financial measure to net premiums written. Net premiums earned represent the sum of the amount of net premiums written and the change in net unearned premiums during a given period. Our insurance subsidiaries earn premiums and recognize them as revenue over the terms of their policies, which are one year or less in duration. Therefore, increases or decreases in net premiums earned generally reflect increases or decreases in net premiums written in the preceding 12-month period compared to the comparable period one year earlier.

The following tables provide reconciliations of our net premiums earned to our net premiums written for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Commercial Lines			Personal Lines		Total
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned	$	142,916		$	79,967	$	222,883
Change in net unearned premiums		(17,388	)		4,238		(13,150	)
Net premiums written	$	125,528		$	84,205	$	209,733

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Commercial Lines			Personal Lines			Total
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned	$	140,289		$	89,533		$	229,822
Change in net unearned premiums		(9,905	)		(302	)		(10,207	)
Net premiums written	$	130,384		$	89,231		$	219,615

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Commercial Lines		Personal Lines			Total
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned	$	423,395	$	243,419		$	666,814
Change in net unearned premiums		12,344		(3,724	)		8,620
Net premiums written	$	435,739	$	239,695		$	675,434

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Commercial Lines		Personal Lines			Total
(in thousands)
Net premiums earned	$	415,032	$	279,267		$	694,299
Change in net unearned premiums		20,884		(14,662	)		6,222
Net premiums written	$	435,916	$	264,605		$	700,521

Statutory Combined Ratio

The combined ratio is a standard measurement of underwriting profitability for an insurance company. The combined ratio does not reflect investment income, net investment gains or losses, federal income taxes or other non-operating income or expense. A combined ratio of less than 100% generally indicates underwriting profitability.

The statutory combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is based upon amounts determined under SAP. We calculate our statutory combined ratio as the sum of:

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the statutory loss ratio, which is the ratio of calendar-year net incurred losses and loss expenses to net premiums earned;

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the statutory expense ratio, which is the ratio of expenses incurred for net commissions, premium taxes and underwriting expenses to net premiums written; and

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the statutory dividend ratio, which is the ratio of dividends to holders of workers’ compensation policies to net premiums earned.

The calculation of our statutory combined ratio differs from the calculation of our GAAP combined ratio. In calculating our GAAP combined ratio, we do not deduct installment payment fees from incurred expenses, and we base the expense ratio on net premiums earned instead of net premiums written. Differences between our GAAP loss ratio and our statutory loss ratio result from anticipating salvage and subrogation recoveries for our GAAP loss ratio but not for our statutory loss ratio.

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Combined Ratios

The following table presents comparative details with respect to our GAAP and statutory combined ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025			2026			2025
GAAP Combined Ratios (Total Lines)
Loss ratio - core losses		51.8	%		51.1	%		52.1	%		51.8	%
Loss ratio - weather-related losses		8.6			6.2			7.2			7.0
Loss ratio - large fire losses		2.6			4.4			5.0			4.3
Loss ratio - net prior-year reserve development		(1.5	)		0.4			(2.6	)		(1.8	)
Loss ratio		61.5			62.1			61.7			61.3
Expense ratio		34.8			33.5			35.3			33.4
Dividend ratio		0.2			0.3			0.3			0.4
Combined ratio		96.5	%		95.9	%		97.3	%		95.1	%

Statutory Combined Ratios
Commercial lines:
Automobile		96.9	%		100.9	%		93.2	%		96.7	%
Workers’ compensation		128.1			103.9			115.1			108.7
Commercial multi-peril		95.6			91.6			106.0			93.1
Other		93.3			87.5			97.8			96.2
Total commercial lines		100.7			96.6			101.9			97.3
Personal lines:
Automobile		89.3			91.2			84.4			85.1
Homeowners		91.7			102.1			89.4			100.0
Other		85.5			52.8			75.8			54.9
Total personal lines		90.1			94.1			86.0			89.6
Total commercial and personal lines		96.5	%		95.5	%		96.2	%		94.4	%

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Results of Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

Net Premiums Earned. Our insurance subsidiaries’ net premiums earned for the third quarter of 2026 were $222.9 million, a decrease of $6.9 million, or 3.0%, compared to $229.8 million for the third quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting lower retention and renewal premium increases, offset partially by incremental growth in new business writings.

Net Premiums Written. Our insurance subsidiaries’ net premiums written for the third quarter of 2026 were $209.7 million, a decrease of $9.9 million, or 4.5%, from the $219.6 million of net premiums written for the third quarter of 2025. Commercial lines net premiums written decreased $4.9 million, or 3.7%, for the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025. Personal lines net premiums written decreased $5.0 million, or 5.6%, for the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025. We attribute the decrease in commercial lines net premiums written primarily to modestly higher attrition and a lower level of renewal premium increases, offset partially by incremental growth in new business writings. We attribute the decrease in personal lines net premiums written primarily to a lower level of renewal premium increases, offset partially by incremental growth in new business writings that included the impact of our insurance subsidiaries’ introduction during the third quarter of 2026 of a 12-month automobile policy term option for new business policies.

Investment Income. Our net investment income was $14.7 million for the third quarter of 2026, an increase of $0.8 million, or 5.4%, compared to $13.9 million for the third quarter of 2025. We attribute the increase primarily to an increase in the average investment yield relative to the third quarter of 2025.

Net Investment (Losses) Gains. Net investment losses for the third quarter of 2026 were $0.7 million, Net investment gains for the third quarter of 2025 were $1.3 million. The net investment losses for the third quarter of 2026 were primarily related to net realized investment losses on the strategic sales of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities, offset partially by net unrealized gains in the fair value of equity securities held at September 30, 2026. Net investment gains of $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2025 were primarily related to net unrealized gains in the fair value of equity securities held at September 30, 2025, offset partially by net realized investment losses on the strategic sales of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities.

Losses and Loss Expenses. Our insurance subsidiaries’ loss ratio, which is the ratio of incurred losses and loss expenses to premiums earned, was 61.5% for the third quarter of 2026, a decrease from our insurance subsidiaries’ loss ratio of 62.1% for the third quarter of 2025. The core loss ratio, which excludes weather-related losses, large fire losses and net development of reserves for losses incurred in prior accident years, was 51.8% for the third quarter of 2026, a modest increase from the core loss ratio of 51.1% for the third quarter of 2025. For the commercial lines segment, the core loss ratio of 57.2% for the third quarter of 2026 increased from 54.0% for the third quarter of 2025. For the personal lines segment, the core loss ratio of 42.2% for the third quarter of 2026 decreased from 46.6% for the third quarter of 2025. We attribute the increase in the commercial lines core loss ratio primarily to higher workers’ compensation and casualty loss severity. We attribute the decrease in the personal lines core loss ratio to the homeowners line of business. Weather-related losses were $19.1 million, or 8.6 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $14.3 million, or 6.2 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the third quarter of 2025. The impact of weather-related loss activity to the loss ratio for the third quarter of 2026 was lower than our previous five-year average of $20.4 million, or 9.3 percentage points of the loss ratio, for third quarter weather-related losses. Large fire losses, which we define as individual fire losses in excess of $50,000, for the third quarter of 2026 were $5.8 million, or 2.6 percentage points of the loss ratio, compared to $10.0 million, or 4.4 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the third quarter of 2025. We experienced decreases in both commercial property and homeowners fire losses compared to the prior-year quarter. Our insurance subsidiaries’ commercial lines loss ratio was 62.3% for the third quarter of 2026, compared to 59.6% for the third quarter of 2025, primarily due to increases in the workers’ compensation, commercial multi-peril and other commercial lines of business loss ratios, offset partially by a decrease in the commercial automobile line of business loss ratio. The personal lines loss ratio of our insurance subsidiaries decreased to 60.1% for the third quarter of 2026, compared to 66.0% for the third quarter of 2025. We attribute this decrease primarily to decreases in the homeowners and personal automobile lines of business loss ratios. Our insurance subsidiaries experienced net favorable loss reserve development of $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2026 that decreased the loss ratio by 1.5 percentage points, compared to $1.0 million of net unfavorable loss reserve development that increased the loss ratio for the third quarter of 2025 by 0.4 percentage points. Our insurance subsidiaries experienced favorable development primarily in the workers’ compensation, commercial automobile and homeowners lines of business for the third quarter of 2026.

Underwriting Expenses. The expense ratio for an insurance company is the ratio of policy acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses to premiums earned. The expense ratio of our insurance subsidiaries was 34.8% for the third quarter of 2026, compared to 33.5% for the third quarter of 2025. The increase in the expense ratio primarily reflected the impact of a lower base of net premiums earned compared to the prior-year quarter.

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Combined Ratio. The combined ratio represents the sum of the loss ratio, the expense ratio and the dividend ratio, which is the ratio of policyholder dividends incurred to premiums earned. Our insurance subsidiaries’ combined ratios were 96.5% and 95.9% for the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively. We attribute the increase in the combined ratio primarily to an increase in the expense ratio, offset partially by a decrease in the loss ratio, for the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025.

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expense of $3.9 million for the third quarter of 2026, representing an effective tax rate of 17.6%. We recorded income tax expense of $5.0 million for the third quarter of 2025, representing an effective tax rate of 19.8%. The income tax expense for the third quarter of 2026 and 2025 represented estimates based on our projected annual taxable income and effective tax rates.

Net Income and Net Income Per Share. Our net income for the third quarter of 2026 was $18.2 million, or $.49 per share of Class A common stock on a diluted basis and $.45 per share of Class B common stock, compared to $20.1 million, or $.55 per share of Class A common stock on a diluted basis and $.51 per share of Class B common stock, for the third quarter of 2025. We had 31.8 million and 31.0 million Class A shares outstanding at September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We had5.6 million Class B shares outstanding at the end of both periods.

Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

Net Premiums Earned. Our insurance subsidiaries’ net premiums earned for the first nine months of 2026 were $666.8 million, a decrease of $27.5 million, or 4.0%, compared to $694.3 million for the first nine months of 2025, primarily reflecting lower retention and renewal premium increases, offset partially by incremental growth in new business writings.

Net Premiums Written. Our insurance subsidiaries’ net premiums written for the first nine months of 2026 were $675.4 million, a decrease of $25.1 million, or 3.6%, from the $700.5 million of net premiums written for the first nine months of 2025. Commercial lines net premiums written remained relatively consistent for the first nine months of 2026 compared to the first nine months of 2025. Personal lines net premiums written decreased $24.9 million, or 9.4%, for the first nine months of 2026 compared to the first nine months of 2025. We attribute the decrease in personal lines net premiums written primarily to a lower level of renewal premium increases, offset partially by incremental growth in new business writings that included the impact of our insurance subsidiaries’ introduction during the third quarter of 2026 of a 12-month automobile policy term option for new business policies.

Investment Income. Our net investment income was $43.5 million for the first nine months of 2026, an increase of $5.0 million, or 13.0%, compared to $38.5 million for the first nine months of 2025. We attribute the increase primarily to an increase in the average investment yield and higher average invested assets relative to the first nine months of 2025.

Net Investment Gains. Net investment gains for the first nine months of 2026 were $2.1 million, compared to $2.3 million for the first nine months of 2025. The net investment gains for the first nine months of 2026 and 2025 primarily related to unrealized gains in the fair value of equity securities, offset partially by net realized investment losses on the strategic sales of available-for-sale fixed-maturity securities. We did not recognize any impairment losses for individual securities in our investment portfolio during the first nine months of 2026 or 2025.

Losses and Loss Expenses. Our insurance subsidiaries’ loss ratio, which is the ratio of incurred losses and loss expenses to premiums earned, was 61.7% for the first nine months of 2026, a slight increase from our insurance subsidiaries’ loss ratio of 61.3% for the first nine months of 2025. The core loss ratio, which excludes weather-related losses, large fire losses and net development of reserves for losses incurred in prior accident years, was 52.1% for the first nine months of 2026, compared to 51.8% for the first nine months of 2025. For the commercial lines segment, the core loss ratio of 56.2% for the first nine months of 2026 increased from 55.6% for the first nine months of 2025. For the personal lines segment, the core loss ratio of 44.9% for the first nine months of 2026 decreased from 46.2% for the first nine months of 2025. Weather-related losses were $48.2 million, or 7.2 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the first nine months of 2026, compared to $48.7 million, or 7.0 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the first nine months of 2025. Large fire losses for the first nine months of 2026 were $33.0 million, or 5.0 percentage points of the loss ratio, compared to $29.8 million, or 4.3 percentage points of the loss ratio, for the first nine months of 2025. Our insurance subsidiaries’ commercial lines loss ratio was 64.7% for the first nine months of 2026, compared to 61.7% for the first nine months of 2025, primarily due to increases in the commercial multi-peril and workers’ compensation loss ratios, offset partially by a decrease in the commercial automobile loss ratio. The personal lines loss ratio of our insurance subsidiaries decreased to 56.7% for the first nine months of 2026, compared to 60.7% for the first nine months of 2025. We attribute this decrease primarily to decreases in the homeowners and personal automobile loss ratios. Our insurance subsidiaries experienced favorable loss reserve development for the first nine months of 2026 of approximately $17.0 million that decreased the loss ratio by 2.6 percentage points, compared to $12.5 million that decreased the loss ratio for the first nine months of 2025 by 1.8 percentage points. Our insurance subsidiaries experienced favorable development primarily in the commercial automobile, personal automobile, workers’ compensation and homeowners lines of business for the first nine months of 2026, offset partially by unfavorable development in the commercial multi-peril and other commercial lines of business that we attribute to higher-than-anticipated case reserve development.

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Underwriting Expenses. The expense ratio for an insurance company is the ratio of policy acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses to premiums earned. The expense ratio of our insurance subsidiaries was 35.3% for the first nine months of 2026, compared to 33.4% for the first nine months of 2025. The increase in the expense ratio primarily reflected the impact of a lower base of net premiums earned compared to the first nine months of 2025.

Combined Ratio. The combined ratio represents the sum of the loss ratio, the expense ratio and the dividend ratio, which is the ratio of policyholder dividends incurred to premiums earned. Our insurance subsidiaries’ combined ratios were 97.3% and 95.1% for the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, respectively. We attribute the increase in the combined ratio primarily to an increase in the expense ratio for the first nine months of 2026 compared to the first nine months of 2025.

Income Tax Expense. We recorded income tax expense of $11.7 million for the first nine months of 2026, representing an effective tax rate of 18.4%. We recorded income tax expense of $14.5 million for the first nine months of 2025, representing an effective tax rate of 18.9%. The income tax expense for the first nine months of 2026 and 2025 represented estimates based on our projected annual taxable income and effective tax rates.

Net Income and Net Income Per Share. Our net income for the first nine months of 2026 was $52.0 million, or $1.40 per share of Class A common stock on a diluted basis and $1.29 per share of Class B common stock, compared to $62.2 million, or $1.72 per share of Class A common stock on a diluted basis and $1.58 per share of Class B common stock, for the first nine months of 2025. We had 31.8 million and 31.0 million Class A shares outstanding at September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We had 5.6 million Class B shares outstanding at the end of both periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measure of an entity’s ability to secure enough cash to meet its contractual obligations and operating needs as such obligations and needs arise. Our major sources of funds from operations are the net cash flows we generate from our insurance subsidiaries’ underwriting results, investment income and maturing investments.

We have historically generated sufficient net positive cash flow to fund our commitments and add to our investment portfolio, thereby increasing future investment returns. The impact of the pooling agreement between Donegal Mutual and Atlantic States has historically been cash-flow positive because of the consistent underwriting profitability of the underwriting pool. Because we settle the pool monthly, our cash flows are substantially similar to the cash flows that would result from the underwriting of direct business. We maintain a high degree of liquidity in our investment portfolio in the form of marketable fixed maturities, equity securities and short-term investments. We structure our fixed-maturity investment portfolio following a “laddering” approach, so that projected cash flows from investment income and principal maturities are evenly distributed from a timing perspective. This laddering approach provides an additional measure of liquidity to meet our obligations and the obligations of our insurance subsidiaries should an unexpected variation occur in the future. Net cash flows provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2026 and 2025 were $41.0 million and $60.2 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2026, we had no outstanding borrowings under our line of credit with M&T and had the ability to borrow up to $20.0 million at an interest rate equal to the then-current Term SOFR rate plus 2.11%. At September 30, 2026, Atlantic States had a $35.0 million outstanding advance with the FHLB of Pittsburgh that carries a variable interest rate of the current SOFR plus 0.293% and is due in September 2028. We discuss in Note 7 – Borrowings our estimate of the timing of the amounts payable for the borrowings based on their contractual maturities.

We estimate the timing of claim payments associated with the liabilities for losses and loss expenses of our insurance subsidiaries based on historical experience and expectations of future payment patterns. Amounts Atlantic States assumes pursuant to the pooling agreement with Donegal Mutual represent a substantial portion of our insurance subsidiaries’ gross liabilities for losses and loss expenses, and amounts Atlantic States cedes pursuant to the pooling agreement represent a substantial portion of our insurance subsidiaries’ reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss expenses. We include cash settlement of Atlantic States’ assumed liabilities from the pool in monthly settlements of pooled activity, as we net amounts ceded to and assumed from the pool. Although Donegal Mutual and we do not anticipate any changes in the pool participation levels in the foreseeable future, any such change would be prospective in nature and therefore would not impact the timing of expected payments by Atlantic States for its percentage share of pooled losses occurring in periods prior to the effective date of such change.

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On July 18, 2013, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which we have the authority to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our Class A common stock at prices prevailing from time to time in the open market subject to the provisions of applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18 and in privately negotiated transactions. We did not purchase any shares of our Class A common stock under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 or 2025. We have purchased a total of 57,658 shares of our Class A common stock under this program from its inception through September 30, 2026.

On October 15, 2026, our board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.1925 per share of our Class A common stock and $0.175 per share of our Class B common stock, payable on November 16, 2026 to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 2, 2026. There are no restrictions on our payment of dividends to our stockholders, although there are restrictions under applicable state laws on the payment of dividends from our insurance subsidiaries to us, which is a significant source of cash for payment of stockholder dividends by us. Our insurance subsidiaries are required by law to maintain minimum surplus on a statutory basis and are subject to regulations under which their payment of dividends from statutory surplus is restricted and may require prior approval of their domiciliary insurance regulatory authorities. Our insurance subsidiaries are also subject to risk based capital (“RBC”) requirements. The amount of statutory capital and surplus necessary for our insurance subsidiaries to satisfy regulatory requirements, including the RBC requirements, was not significant in relation to our insurance subsidiaries’ statutory capital and surplus at December 31, 2025. Our insurance subsidiaries paid $10.0 million in dividends to us during the first nine months of 2026. Amounts remaining available for distribution to us as dividends from our insurance subsidiaries without prior approval of their domiciliary insurance regulatory authorities in 2026 are approximately $40.8 million from Atlantic States, $10.2 million from MICO and $5.4 million from Peninsula, or a total of approximately $56.4 million.

At September 30, 2026, we had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

Equity Price Risk

Our portfolio of marketable equity securities, which we carry on our consolidated balance sheets at estimated fair value, has exposure to the risk of loss resulting from an adverse change in prices. We manage this risk by having our investment personnel perform an analysis of prospective investments and regular reviews of our portfolio of equity securities.

Credit Risk

Our portfolio of fixed maturities and, to a lesser extent, our portfolio of short-term investments is subject to credit risk, which we define as the potential loss in market value resulting from adverse changes in the borrower’s ability to repay its debt. We manage this risk by having our investment personnel perform an analysis of prospective investments and regular reviews of our portfolio of fixed maturities. We also limit the percentage and amount of our total investment portfolio that we invest in the securities of any one issuer. During the third quarter of 2026, market interest rates increased significantly, which had an adverse impact on the market value of our fixed maturities. We held fixed maturities with unrealized losses of $141.7 million at September 30, 2026, compared to $65.7 million at December 31, 2025. Based upon our analysis of general market conditions and underlying factors impacting these fixed maturities, we have determined that no additional allowance for expected credit loss is required beyond the allowance for expected credit loss we recorded at September 30, 2026.

Our insurance subsidiaries provide property and casualty insurance coverages through independent insurance agencies.

We bill the majority of this business directly to the insured, although we bill a portion of our commercial business through licensed insurance agents to whom our insurance subsidiaries extend credit in the normal course of business.

Because the pooling agreement does not relieve Atlantic States of primary liability as the originating insurer, Atlantic States is subject to a concentration of credit risk arising from the business it cedes to Donegal Mutual. Our insurance subsidiaries maintain reinsurance agreements with Donegal Mutual and with a number of other major unaffiliated authorized reinsurers.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Our market risk generally represents the risk of gain or loss that may result from the potential change in the fair value of the securities we hold in our investment portfolio as a result of fluctuations in prices and interest rates and, to a lesser extent, our debt obligations. We manage our interest rate risk by maintaining an appropriate relationship between the average duration of our investment portfolio and the approximate duration of our liabilities, i.e., policy claims of our insurance subsidiaries and our debt obligations.

There have been no material changes to our quantitative or qualitative market risk exposure from December 31, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, at September 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, and our disclosure controls and procedures were also effective to ensure that information we disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect materially, our internal control over financial reporting.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

We base all statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historic facts on our current expectations. Such statements are forward-looking in nature (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and necessarily involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements we make may be identified by our use of words such as “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate” and similar expressions. Our actual results could vary materially from our forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause our actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking statements we have previously made include, but are not limited to, adverse litigation and other industry trends that could increase our loss costs (including distracted driving, higher rates of litigation, higher judicial awards and escalating medical, automobile and property repair costs, including due to tariffs), adverse and catastrophic weather events and other natural disasters (including from changing climate conditions), man-made disasters (such as terrorism), our ability to maintain profitable operations (including our ability to underwrite risks effectively and charge adequate premium rates), the adequacy of the loss and loss expense reserves of our insurance subsidiaries, the successful operation (including cost, security and availability) of the information technology systems our insurance subsidiaries utilize, the successful development and deployment of new technologies (including artificial intelligence, data modernization and cloud migration) to allow our insurance subsidiaries to compete effectively, the loss or significant restriction of the use of specific rating attributes, analytical models or technologies our insurance subsidiaries use in their pricing and underwriting, increases in assessments pursuant to guaranty fund laws, business and economic conditions in the areas in which we and our insurance subsidiaries operate (including from pandemics), interest rates and other factors impacting the investment portfolios of our insurance subsidiaries, competition from various insurance and other financial businesses (including changes in consumer preferences for insurance distribution channels), the availability and cost of reinsurance, legal and judicial developments, changes in regulatory requirements, our ability to attract and retain independent insurance agents (and their ability to maintain adequate levels of premium volume and quality), changes in our A.M. Best rating and the other risks that we describe from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation to update such statements or to announce publicly the results of any revisions that we may make to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition, and, therefore, the value of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock, are subject to a number of risks. For a description of certain risks, we refer to “Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2026. There have been no material changes in the risk factors we disclosed in that Form 10-K Report during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)	(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1 July 1-31, 2026	Class A – None Class B – None	Class A – None Class B – None	Class A – None Class B – None

Month #2 August 1-31, 2026	Class A – 127,023 Class B – None	Class A – $19.01 Class B – None	Class A – 127,023 Class B – None	(1)

Month #3 September 1-30, 2026	Class A – 123,414 Class B – None	Class A – $19.26 Class B – None	Class A – 123,414 Class B – None	(1)

Total	Class A – 250,437 Class B – None	Class A – $19.13 Class B – None	Class A–250,437 Class B – None

(1)

Donegal Mutual purchased these shares pursuant to its announcement on April 29, 2022 that it will, at its discretion, purchase shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock at market prices prevailing from time to time in the open market subject to the provisions of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18 and in privately negotiated transactions. Such announcement did not stipulate a maximum number of shares that may be purchased under this program.

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not Applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information.

None.

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Item 6.

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description	Reference

Other Exhibits

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.	Filed herewith

31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.	Filed herewith

32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer	Filed herewith

32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Filed herewith

Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)	Filed herewith

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	DONEGAL GROUP INC.

November 5, 2026	By:	/s/ Kevin G. Burke
		Kevin G. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer

November 5, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller
		Jeffrey D. Miller, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Kevin G. Burke, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 of Donegal Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 5, 2026	/s/ Kevin G. Burke
		Kevin G. Burke,
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Jeffrey D. Miller, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 of Donegal Group Inc.;

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 5, 2026	/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller
		Jeffrey D. Miller, Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Donegal Group Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Kevin G. Burke, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.§ 1350), that to his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 5, 2026	/s/ Kevin G. Burke
	Kevin G. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Donegal Group Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Jeffrey D. Miller, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that to his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 5, 2026	/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller
	Jeffrey D. Miller, Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer