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In re Maiden Holdings, Ltd. Securities Litigation, 153 F.4th 354 (3d Cir. 2025), is a securities-fraud class action involving loss reserves established by Maiden Holdings, Ltd. for reinsurance business ceded by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. AmTrust became Maiden's largest client relationship and represented more than 70% of Maiden's net premiums earned during much of the relevant period. Lead plaintiffs Boilermaker Blacksmith National Pension Trust and Taishin International Bank Co. Ltd. alleged that Maiden and executives Arturo M. Raschbaum, Karen L. Schmitt, and John M. Marshaleck made misleading statements about the company's loss reserves by omitting adverse historical loss information associated with the AmTrust business.
The dispute centers on the relationship between Maiden's historical loss experience and the assumptions used to establish reserves. By the end of 2017, loss ratios for AmTrust accident years 2008 through 2012 had developed to between 75.1% and 82.2%, while Maiden had used loss-ratio picks between 50% and 60%. The Third Circuit described evidence showing that the resulting reserves were hundreds of millions of dollars below loss estimates recommended by Maiden's actuaries. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment to the defendants on December 19, 2023, but the Third Circuit vacated that judgment on August 20, 2025 and remanded the case for full discovery and further proceedings. The appellate ruling did not determine whether securities fraud occurred or whether the defendants acted with scienter.
During 2017 and 2018, Maiden reported substantial adverse loss development in its AmTrust reinsurance segment and increased reserves for earlier accident years. By the end of 2017, historical loss ratios for accident years 2008 through 2012 had developed to between 75.1% and 82.2%, while Maiden's selected loss-ratio assumptions had been materially lower. The litigation later focused in part on what Maiden knew about that historical development and how the information related to its reserve estimates and public statements.
The adverse development resulted in additional reserve charges and substantial reported losses. According to the Third Circuit's account of the record, Maiden's common stock declined from $16.50 per share in February 2017 to less than $2.50 per share by November 2018.
Michael Wigglesworth filed the initial action on February 11, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint asserted claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, together with control-person claims under Section 20(a). Boilermaker Blacksmith National Pension Trust and Taishin International Bank Co. Ltd. were appointed lead plaintiffs on February 19, 2020.
The plaintiffs alleged that statements concerning Maiden's financial condition and loss reserves were misleading because the company did not disclose adverse historical loss information associated with the AmTrust portfolio. Their theory was not simply that later losses exceeded earlier estimates. They argued that historical loss information already available during the relevant period conflicted with the lower assumptions used in reserve calculations and should have been disclosed in connection with Maiden's reserve statements.
On August 6, 2021, the District Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss in part and denied it in part. A narrower securities-fraud theory survived involving Maiden's alleged failure to disclose historical AmTrust loss-ratio information while making statements about its reserves. The court also directed the plaintiffs to file a shorter amended complaint and authorized limited discovery.
That discovery was directed primarily toward whether Maiden had access to and considered the disputed historical loss information. The restricted scope later became important because the case moved toward summary judgment without the broader fact discovery normally associated with that stage of federal litigation.
During the limited discovery phase, the plaintiffs sought additional documentation concerning historical AmTrust loss ratios and the information underlying Maiden's reserve selections. In December 2021, the magistrate judge declined to require the broader production, concluding that it exceeded the scope of the discovery previously authorized.
The plaintiffs challenged that ruling, but the District Court denied their appeal as untimely on July 21, 2022. The court also stated that the magistrate judge's ruling would not have amounted to clear error or an abuse of discretion even if the challenge had been timely. On February 7, 2023, the court denied reconsideration, leaving the narrower discovery limits in place.
On May 26, 2023, Maiden and the individual defendants filed a renewed motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint or, alternatively, for summary judgment. Because the defendants had already answered the complaint, the District Court ultimately treated the filing as a summary judgment motion.
The lead plaintiffs responded by seeking additional discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d). On July 7, 2023, they moved to strike the defendants' extrinsic evidence or, alternatively, to defer or deny summary judgment until they could obtain a more complete record concerning historical loss data and reserve calculations. Their opposition to the dispositive motion followed on July 8.
On December 19, 2023, the District Court granted summary judgment to Maiden, Raschbaum, Schmitt, and Marshaleck on the Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 claims. The court concluded that Maiden's reserve process considered historical loss experience together with other actuarial and business factors and determined that omission of the disputed historical data did not make the challenged reserve statements misleading as a matter of law.
The court also denied the plaintiffs' Rule 56(d) request for additional discovery. Because the Section 20(a) control-person claims depended on an underlying securities-law violation, summary judgment was entered on those claims as well. The lead plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion on August 20, 2025 vacating the District Court's judgment. It rejected an approach that effectively required the omitted historical loss information to “totally eclipse” the other factors involved in Maiden's reserve process before the information could be considered material. Instead, materiality required an assessment of whether the omitted information could have significantly altered the total mix of information available to a reasonable investor.
The court pointed to several parts of the record that could support a finding of materiality. AmTrust represented more than 70% of Maiden's net premiums earned during much of the class period, Maiden had described historical loss development as part of its reserve-setting process, and the historical loss ratios differed substantially from the lower loss-ratio selections used in establishing reserves. From that evidence, a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Maiden's reserve announcements were misleading.
The Third Circuit separately addressed the discovery restrictions imposed before summary judgment. It distinguished the initial limited discovery permitted at the pleading stage from the broader discovery ordinarily available before a Rule 56 determination and concluded that the plaintiffs should have been allowed typical discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Complete historical loss-ratio documentation could be relevant to the remaining claims.
The court therefore vacated summary judgment and remanded the case for full discovery and further proceedings. It did not determine that Maiden or its executives committed securities fraud and declined to resolve whether the record established scienter.
The Third Circuit denied the defendants' petition for rehearing on September 16, 2025. The litigation then returned to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for discovery and further proceedings on the remaining securities claims.
Maiden had completed a corporate combination with Kestrel Group LLC on May 27, 2025. Following that transaction, Kestrel Group Ltd. became Maiden's successor company and Maiden became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. In its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Kestrel Group reported that discovery in the securities action was continuing and that Maiden intended to defend against the claims. The filing did not report a final determination of liability or scienter.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Case Name:
In re Maiden Holdings, Ltd. Securities Litigation
Investors alleged that Maiden Holdings understated losses tied to its AmTrust reinsurance business by using reserve assumptions below adverse historical loss experience.
The dispute focused on actuarial loss reserves, historical loss ratios, reserve recommendations, and whether omitted information was material to investors.
The District of New Jersey granted summary judgment to Maiden and its executives in 2023.
In 2025, the Third Circuit vacated that judgment and ordered full discovery, finding that a reasonable factfinder could view the omitted loss information as material.
The appellate court did not decide scienter or ultimate securities-fraud liability, leaving those issues unresolved on remand.
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In re Maiden Holdings, Ltd. Securities Litigation, 153 F.4th 354 (3d Cir. 2025), is a securities-fraud class action involving loss reserves established by Maiden Holdings, Ltd. for reinsurance business ceded by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. AmTrust became Maiden's largest client relationship and represented more than 70% of Maiden's net premiums earned during much of the relevant period. Lead plaintiffs Boilermaker Blacksmith National Pension Trust and Taishin International Bank Co. Ltd. alleged that Maiden and executives Arturo M. Raschbaum, Karen L. Schmitt, and John M. Marshaleck made misleading statements about the company's loss reserves by omitting adverse historical loss information associated with the AmTrust business.
The dispute centers on the relationship between Maiden's historical loss experience and the assumptions used to establish reserves. By the end of 2017, loss ratios for AmTrust accident years 2008 through 2012 had developed to between 75.1% and 82.2%, while Maiden had used loss-ratio picks between 50% and 60%. The Third Circuit described evidence showing that the resulting reserves were hundreds of millions of dollars below loss estimates recommended by Maiden's actuaries. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment to the defendants on December 19, 2023, but the Third Circuit vacated that judgment on August 20, 2025 and remanded the case for full discovery and further proceedings. The appellate ruling did not determine whether securities fraud occurred or whether the defendants acted with scienter.
During 2017 and 2018, Maiden reported substantial adverse loss development in its AmTrust reinsurance segment and increased reserves for earlier accident years. By the end of 2017, historical loss ratios for accident years 2008 through 2012 had developed to between 75.1% and 82.2%, while Maiden's selected loss-ratio assumptions had been materially lower. The litigation later focused in part on what Maiden knew about that historical development and how the information related to its reserve estimates and public statements.
The adverse development resulted in additional reserve charges and substantial reported losses. According to the Third Circuit's account of the record, Maiden's common stock declined from $16.50 per share in February 2017 to less than $2.50 per share by November 2018.
Michael Wigglesworth filed the initial action on February 11, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint asserted claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, together with control-person claims under Section 20(a). Boilermaker Blacksmith National Pension Trust and Taishin International Bank Co. Ltd. were appointed lead plaintiffs on February 19, 2020.
The plaintiffs alleged that statements concerning Maiden's financial condition and loss reserves were misleading because the company did not disclose adverse historical loss information associated with the AmTrust portfolio. Their theory was not simply that later losses exceeded earlier estimates. They argued that historical loss information already available during the relevant period conflicted with the lower assumptions used in reserve calculations and should have been disclosed in connection with Maiden's reserve statements.
On August 6, 2021, the District Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss in part and denied it in part. A narrower securities-fraud theory survived involving Maiden's alleged failure to disclose historical AmTrust loss-ratio information while making statements about its reserves. The court also directed the plaintiffs to file a shorter amended complaint and authorized limited discovery.
That discovery was directed primarily toward whether Maiden had access to and considered the disputed historical loss information. The restricted scope later became important because the case moved toward summary judgment without the broader fact discovery normally associated with that stage of federal litigation.
During the limited discovery phase, the plaintiffs sought additional documentation concerning historical AmTrust loss ratios and the information underlying Maiden's reserve selections. In December 2021, the magistrate judge declined to require the broader production, concluding that it exceeded the scope of the discovery previously authorized.
The plaintiffs challenged that ruling, but the District Court denied their appeal as untimely on July 21, 2022. The court also stated that the magistrate judge's ruling would not have amounted to clear error or an abuse of discretion even if the challenge had been timely. On February 7, 2023, the court denied reconsideration, leaving the narrower discovery limits in place.
On May 26, 2023, Maiden and the individual defendants filed a renewed motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint or, alternatively, for summary judgment. Because the defendants had already answered the complaint, the District Court ultimately treated the filing as a summary judgment motion.
The lead plaintiffs responded by seeking additional discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d). On July 7, 2023, they moved to strike the defendants' extrinsic evidence or, alternatively, to defer or deny summary judgment until they could obtain a more complete record concerning historical loss data and reserve calculations. Their opposition to the dispositive motion followed on July 8.
On December 19, 2023, the District Court granted summary judgment to Maiden, Raschbaum, Schmitt, and Marshaleck on the Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 claims. The court concluded that Maiden's reserve process considered historical loss experience together with other actuarial and business factors and determined that omission of the disputed historical data did not make the challenged reserve statements misleading as a matter of law.
The court also denied the plaintiffs' Rule 56(d) request for additional discovery. Because the Section 20(a) control-person claims depended on an underlying securities-law violation, summary judgment was entered on those claims as well. The lead plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion on August 20, 2025 vacating the District Court's judgment. It rejected an approach that effectively required the omitted historical loss information to “totally eclipse” the other factors involved in Maiden's reserve process before the information could be considered material. Instead, materiality required an assessment of whether the omitted information could have significantly altered the total mix of information available to a reasonable investor.
The court pointed to several parts of the record that could support a finding of materiality. AmTrust represented more than 70% of Maiden's net premiums earned during much of the class period, Maiden had described historical loss development as part of its reserve-setting process, and the historical loss ratios differed substantially from the lower loss-ratio selections used in establishing reserves. From that evidence, a reasonable factfinder could conclude that Maiden's reserve announcements were misleading.
The Third Circuit separately addressed the discovery restrictions imposed before summary judgment. It distinguished the initial limited discovery permitted at the pleading stage from the broader discovery ordinarily available before a Rule 56 determination and concluded that the plaintiffs should have been allowed typical discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Complete historical loss-ratio documentation could be relevant to the remaining claims.
The court therefore vacated summary judgment and remanded the case for full discovery and further proceedings. It did not determine that Maiden or its executives committed securities fraud and declined to resolve whether the record established scienter.
The Third Circuit denied the defendants' petition for rehearing on September 16, 2025. The litigation then returned to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for discovery and further proceedings on the remaining securities claims.
Maiden had completed a corporate combination with Kestrel Group LLC on May 27, 2025. Following that transaction, Kestrel Group Ltd. became Maiden's successor company and Maiden became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. In its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Kestrel Group reported that discovery in the securities action was continuing and that Maiden intended to defend against the claims. The filing did not report a final determination of liability or scienter.
The technical issues raised in In re Maiden Holdings overlap with several expert disciplines frequently involved in reserve, reinsurance, financial-reporting, and securities disputes. The disciplines below are relevant to comparable litigation and are not presented as confirmed expert participants in the Maiden case.
Actuarial Science Expert Witness
In a dispute involving reserve assumptions similar to those challenged in Maiden, an actuarial expert may evaluate how historical loss development relates to selected expected loss ratios, ultimate loss estimates, and loss and loss-adjustment-expense reserves. The analysis can also examine whether changes in exposure, underwriting, claims experience, pricing, or other actuarial considerations reasonably support a reserve selection that differs from historical experience.
Reinsurance Expert Witness
Reinsurance analysis can address how performance under a ceded portfolio is monitored and how deteriorating claims experience affects the parties' financial expectations and obligations. In a dispute involving a large reinsurance relationship such as Maiden's AmTrust business, relevant issues may include ceded premiums, claims activity, commissions, portfolio performance, and the flow of loss information between the insurer and reinsurer.
Forensic Accounting Expert Witness
Where reserve changes affect reported liabilities, earnings, and financial results, forensic accounting analysis can trace how those adjustments moved through successive reporting periods. The work may also compare actuarial estimates with accounting entries, management calculations, financial statements, and disclosures to determine how changes in expected losses were recorded and communicated.
Securities Economics and Damages Expert Witness
A securities economics expert may evaluate whether particular disclosures or reserve announcements affected a company's stock price and whether alleged losses can be linked to company-specific information rather than broader market conditions. Event studies, price-impact analysis, loss-causation analysis, and damages models can become relevant if liability proceeds beyond the disclosure and scienter stages of a securities-fraud case.
Historical Loss Experience Did Not Automatically Determine Maiden's Reserve Selection
Historical loss ratios can inform reserve estimates, but actuaries may also consider underwriting, pricing, exposure, claims handling, and portfolio changes. In Maiden Holdings, the plaintiffs alleged that known adverse historical loss experience was sufficiently inconsistent with the company's lower reserve assumptions that omitting it could make the reserve statements misleading.
The Third Circuit Did Not Require One Reserve Input to Override Every Other Factor
The Third Circuit rejected an approach that effectively required the omitted historical data to overwhelm every other factor in Maiden's reserve process. Instead, the court considered whether the information could have significantly altered the total mix of information available to a reasonable investor.
Later Adverse Development Did Not, by Itself, Establish Earlier Securities Fraud
Later reserve strengthening or higher loss estimates do not, by themselves, establish that an earlier reserve estimate was fraudulent. The plaintiffs therefore focused on information allegedly known when the challenged statements were made and whether its omission was material at that time.
Discovery Became a Separate Issue From the Merits of the Reserve Dispute
The Third Circuit also examined whether the plaintiffs had received an adequate opportunity for discovery before summary judgment. It concluded that discovery previously permitted for a narrower pleading-stage inquiry was not equivalent to ordinary Rule 56 discovery, allowing broader development of evidence on remand.
Contemporaneous Actuarial Records Can Answer Different Questions Than Later Loss Results
Later loss development shows how claims ultimately performed, while contemporaneous records can show the assumptions, data, and judgments available when reserves were established. Loss triangles, actuarial analyses, reserve materials, management communications, claims reports, and SEC filings can help reconstruct both the reserve process and the information available when public statements were made.
The Third Circuit's August 20, 2025 decision reopened the remaining securities claims against Maiden Holdings and its executives by vacating the District Court's summary judgment ruling and directing that full discovery proceed. The appellate court found sufficient evidence for a reasonable factfinder to consider whether the disputed historical loss information was material, but it did not decide scienter or ultimate liability.
After rehearing was denied on September 16, 2025, the litigation returned to the District of New Jersey. Kestrel Group Ltd., Maiden's successor following the May 2025 corporate combination, reported that discovery remained underway as of June 30, 2026. The securities-fraud claims therefore remained unresolved at that stage.
Does the Third Circuit's decision mean Maiden's reserves were actuarially inadequate?
No. The Third Circuit did not make a final determination that Maiden's reserves were actuarially inadequate. Its ruling addressed whether the existing record could support the plaintiffs' securities claims and whether they were entitled to broader discovery before summary judgment.
Why didn't the difference between historical loss ratios and Maiden's selected assumptions automatically prove securities fraud?
The difference alone did not establish securities fraud because liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 requires more than showing that an estimate later proved inaccurate. The litigation also involves questions about whether statements were materially misleading, what information was known when they were made, and whether the defendants acted with the required scienter.
Why was additional discovery important to the Third Circuit's ruling?
Additional discovery was important because the plaintiffs had faced summary judgment after only limited discovery originally authorized for a narrower stage of the case. The Third Circuit concluded that they should have received the ordinary discovery available before a Rule 56 ruling, including access to potentially relevant historical loss-ratio information.
What issues remain unresolved after the Third Circuit's decision?
Scienter, ultimate liability, and any resulting damages remain unresolved. The Third Circuit held that a reasonable factfinder could consider the challenged reserve announcements misleading, but it did not decide whether Maiden or its executives ultimately violated the federal securities laws.
What records could become important as the Maiden Holdings litigation proceeds?
The technical issues raised in In re Maiden Holdings overlap with several expert disciplines frequently involved in reserve, reinsurance, financial-reporting, and securities disputes. The disciplines below are relevant to comparable litigation and are not presented as confirmed expert participants in the Maiden case.
Actuarial Science Expert Witness
In a dispute involving reserve assumptions similar to those challenged in Maiden, an actuarial expert may evaluate how historical loss development relates to selected expected loss ratios, ultimate loss estimates, and loss and loss-adjustment-expense reserves. The analysis can also examine whether changes in exposure, underwriting, claims experience, pricing, or other actuarial considerations reasonably support a reserve selection that differs from historical experience.
Reinsurance Expert Witness
Reinsurance analysis can address how performance under a ceded portfolio is monitored and how deteriorating claims experience affects the parties' financial expectations and obligations. In a dispute involving a large reinsurance relationship such as Maiden's AmTrust business, relevant issues may include ceded premiums, claims activity, commissions, portfolio performance, and the flow of loss information between the insurer and reinsurer.
Forensic Accounting Expert Witness
Where reserve changes affect reported liabilities, earnings, and financial results, forensic accounting analysis can trace how those adjustments moved through successive reporting periods. The work may also compare actuarial estimates with accounting entries, management calculations, financial statements, and disclosures to determine how changes in expected losses were recorded and communicated.
Securities Economics and Damages Expert Witness
A securities economics expert may evaluate whether particular disclosures or reserve announcements affected a company's stock price and whether alleged losses can be linked to company-specific information rather than broader market conditions. Event studies, price-impact analysis, loss-causation analysis, and damages models can become relevant if liability proceeds beyond the disclosure and scienter stages of a securities-fraud case.
Historical Loss Experience Did Not Automatically Determine Maiden's Reserve Selection
Historical loss ratios can inform reserve estimates, but actuaries may also consider underwriting, pricing, exposure, claims handling, and portfolio changes. In Maiden Holdings, the plaintiffs alleged that known adverse historical loss experience was sufficiently inconsistent with the company's lower reserve assumptions that omitting it could make the reserve statements misleading.
The Third Circuit Did Not Require One Reserve Input to Override Every Other Factor
The Third Circuit rejected an approach that effectively required the omitted historical data to overwhelm every other factor in Maiden's reserve process. Instead, the court considered whether the information could have significantly altered the total mix of information available to a reasonable investor.
Later Adverse Development Did Not, by Itself, Establish Earlier Securities Fraud
Later reserve strengthening or higher loss estimates do not, by themselves, establish that an earlier reserve estimate was fraudulent. The plaintiffs therefore focused on information allegedly known when the challenged statements were made and whether its omission was material at that time.
Discovery Became a Separate Issue From the Merits of the Reserve Dispute
The Third Circuit also examined whether the plaintiffs had received an adequate opportunity for discovery before summary judgment. It concluded that discovery previously permitted for a narrower pleading-stage inquiry was not equivalent to ordinary Rule 56 discovery, allowing broader development of evidence on remand.
Contemporaneous Actuarial Records Can Answer Different Questions Than Later Loss Results
Later loss development shows how claims ultimately performed, while contemporaneous records can show the assumptions, data, and judgments available when reserves were established. Loss triangles, actuarial analyses, reserve materials, management communications, claims reports, and SEC filings can help reconstruct both the reserve process and the information available when public statements were made.
The Third Circuit's August 20, 2025 decision reopened the remaining securities claims against Maiden Holdings and its executives by vacating the District Court's summary judgment ruling and directing that full discovery proceed. The appellate court found sufficient evidence for a reasonable factfinder to consider whether the disputed historical loss information was material, but it did not decide scienter or ultimate liability.
After rehearing was denied on September 16, 2025, the litigation returned to the District of New Jersey. Kestrel Group Ltd., Maiden's successor following the May 2025 corporate combination, reported that discovery remained underway as of June 30, 2026. The securities-fraud claims therefore remained unresolved at that stage.
Does the Third Circuit's decision mean Maiden's reserves were actuarially inadequate?
No. The Third Circuit did not make a final determination that Maiden's reserves were actuarially inadequate. Its ruling addressed whether the existing record could support the plaintiffs' securities claims and whether they were entitled to broader discovery before summary judgment.
Why didn't the difference between historical loss ratios and Maiden's selected assumptions automatically prove securities fraud?
The difference alone did not establish securities fraud because liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 requires more than showing that an estimate later proved inaccurate. The litigation also involves questions about whether statements were materially misleading, what information was known when they were made, and whether the defendants acted with the required scienter.
Why was additional discovery important to the Third Circuit's ruling?
Additional discovery was important because the plaintiffs had faced summary judgment after only limited discovery originally authorized for a narrower stage of the case. The Third Circuit concluded that they should have received the ordinary discovery available before a Rule 56 ruling, including access to potentially relevant historical loss-ratio information.
What issues remain unresolved after the Third Circuit's decision?
Scienter, ultimate liability, and any resulting damages remain unresolved. The Third Circuit held that a reasonable factfinder could consider the challenged reserve announcements misleading, but it did not decide whether Maiden or its executives ultimately violated the federal securities laws.
What records could become important as the Maiden Holdings litigation proceeds?
Potentially relevant records include historical loss-ratio data, loss triangles, actuarial analyses, reserve recommendations, management communications, reserve committee materials, claims-development information, financial statements, and SEC filings. Such records may help establish what information was available when reserves were selected and when the challenged statements were made.
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Potentially relevant records include historical loss-ratio data, loss triangles, actuarial analyses, reserve recommendations, management communications, reserve committee materials, claims-development information, financial statements, and SEC filings. Such records may help establish what information was available when reserves were selected and when the challenged statements were made.