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Exzeo Group, Inc. (XZO) - 2025 Annual Report Summary

Business Context and Reporting Period

This Form 10-K covers the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Exzeo Group, Inc. provides turnkey insurance technology and operations solutions (IaaS) to Property & Casualty (P&C) carriers via the proprietary Exzeo Platform. The company operates as a standalone public entity following an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on November 6, 2025, though it remains majority-owned by HCI Group, Inc. (HCI). A significant strategic shift occurred in 2024 with the sale of its insurance carrier subsidiary, TypTap Insurance Company (TTIC), to HCI; TTIC results are presented as discontinued operations.

Key Financial Metrics (Year Ended Dec 31, 2025)

Note: All figures in millions unless otherwise noted. Debt was extinguished in 2024 via the TTIC transaction.

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Revenue Growth: Driven primarily by an 84.9% increase in underwriting and management services revenue ($176.4M vs $95.4M), attributed to new management fee arrangements with four additional customers and growth in managed premiums.
• Margin Expansion: Gross margin improved significantly from 39.7% to 60.4%. This was driven by operating leverage as revenue grew faster than costs, and a reduction in outsourced claims fees as a percentage of revenue.
• Interest Expense Elimination: Interest expense dropped to zero in 2025 (from $3.3M in 2024) following the repayment of all promissory notes to HCI in connection with the TTIC sale.
• Investment Income: Increased 685% to $4.3M due to higher cash balances from operating cash flows and IPO proceeds held in money market accounts.
• Discontinued Operations: No income from discontinued operations in 2025, compared to $19.3M in 2024, following the July 2024 sale of TTIC.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

Outlook & Strategy: Management intends to expand the customer base beyond HCI affiliates, targeting de novo insurance companies and mid-sized homeowners' writers. The strategy focuses on national geographic expansion and entering new lines of business. The company expects to maintain profitability and improve margins as the managed premium base scales.

Key Risks:

• Customer Concentration: Approximately 93.5% of 2025 revenue came from two customers, both affiliated with controlling shareholder HCI. Loss of these customers would materially harm the business.
• Related Party Dependence: Significant reliance on HCI for revenue, office leases, and certain service arrangements creates potential conflicts of interest and limits operational independence.
• Regulatory Environment: Subject to evolving state and federal insurance regulations, data privacy laws, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Catastrophe Exposure: Revenue from claim services is volatile and dependent on weather events; while costs are largely pass-through, severe events can impact customer solvency and demand.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Customer Diversification: Verify the progress of acquiring non-HCI affiliated customers to reduce the 93.5% revenue concentration risk.
• Related Party Terms: Review the pricing and terms of MGA agreements with HCI affiliates to ensure they are at arm's length and sustainable.
• Recurring Revenue Quality: Assess the stability of the "Annual Recurring Revenue" (ARR) metric ($214.9M) versus the volatility of catastrophe-related claim fees.
• Capital Deployment: Monitor the deployment of the $156.2M net IPO proceeds and the $305M cash balance to ensure efficient capital allocation.
• Internal Controls: As a newly public company (IPO Nov 2025), verify the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting in future filings.