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Kingsway Financial Services (TSX:KFS) Expense Ratio % : 0.00% (As of . 20)


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What is Kingsway Financial Services Expense Ratio %?

Expense Ratio % is the percentage of expenses associated with acquiring, underwriting, and servicing premiums to net premium earned. It indicates the efficiency of the insurance company before considering its claims and investment gains or losses.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kingsway Financial Services's Expense Ratio % or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:KFS's Expense Ratio % is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median:
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Expense Ratio % only.

Kingsway Financial Services Expense Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingsway Financial Services's Expense Ratio % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kingsway Financial Services  (TSX:KFS) Expense Ratio % Calculation

Expense Ratio % is calculated as:

Expense Ratio %=Expenses of Acquiring, Underwriting and Servicing Premiums / Net Premium Earned * 100%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kingsway Financial Services  (TSX:KFS) Expense Ratio % Explanation

Expense Ratio % is the percentage of expenses associated with acquiring, underwriting, and servicing premiums to net premium earned. It can be used to make comparisons between insurance companies as well as measure their performance. An expense ratio below 100% suggests that the premiums an insurance company earned or wrote are more than the expenses it paid to support those premiums.

However, we should keep in mind that the ratio does not indicate an ending profitability. The overall profit is also influenced by the claims, investment gains or losses and other income. The ratio can be combined with Claims Ratio % and Combined Ratio % to get an overall performance of an insurance company.

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Kingsway Financial Services (TSX:KFS) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
KFS:USA
Address
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1520, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Website
https://www.kingsway-financial.com
Kingsway Financial Services Inc through subsidiaries operates in the extended warranty, asset management, and real estate industries in the United States. It operates through three segments: Extended Warranty and Kingsway Search Xcelerator. The Extended Warranty segment provides after-market vehicle protection services distributed by credit unions. The firm generates maximum revenue from Extended Warranty segment in the form of Service fee and commission income.