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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Sutherland Todd Randell, was filed 04 Jun 2025.
James River Group Holdings, Ltd.: what insiders have been doing
James River Group Holdings, Ltd., classified in the Banks sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). 14 insiders have disclosed 39 filings since 23 October 2025.
Not one of the filings records a straightforward purchase or sale on the market. Grants and option exercises follow pay plans set in advance, so they reveal less about an insider's own view than a purchase made with personal money.
With 39 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 24 filings across the 3,167 companies we follow on the same exchange. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 26 purchases and 26 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 687.6 m USD of revenue and 47.4 m USD of net income and a dividend of 0.04 USD per share.
No insider has bought James River Group Holdings, Ltd. shares on the open market in the past twelve months. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: ASR Nederland N.V. and Avarda Bank AB. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
478
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€5M
26 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€494M
26 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleChristine LaSala1 buy
Frank D'Orazio1 buy
Peter B. Migliorato1 buy
Todd Randell Sutherland1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -32.4%Entry US$5.86 · Close at T+365 US$3.96
- -34.6%Entry US$5.86 · Close at T+365 US$3.83
- -22.0%Entry US$5.27 · Close at T+365 US$4.11
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate James River Group Holdings, Ltd. Hold (neutral), based on 2 analysts. Average price target: US$4.73.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 15,107 of 26,246 companies
47.0
score / 100
Value55
Quality39
FCF yld-13%
Earn yld27%
EV/EBITDA10.4x
ROE4.9%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn6.9%
Debt/EBITDA6.8x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$3.86
Analyst consensus
2 analystsHold
US$4.45Target US$4.73(+22%)US$5.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$687.6M
EBITDAUS$48.8M7% margin
Net incomeUS$47.4M4.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)9.9x
PER (forward)4.3x
P/Book0.3x
Beta-0.17
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$178.5M
Total debtUS$329.9M
Free Cash Flow-US$23.6M
Debt / Equity50%
Profitability & ownership
ROE4.9%
ROA0.6%
% insiders7.9%
% institutions84.0%
Last declaration on 12 August 2026
Declarations478 total
18,632 shares0Common StockSEC:0001968164-26-000005:0
4,310 shares@ US$4.790.012% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002068751-26-000007:0
4,517 shares@ US$6.4461.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002007137-26-000006:0
4,126 shares@ US$6.4488.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001894317-26-000008:0
14,128 shares@ US$6.4485.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001473976-26-000008:0
8,939 shares@ US$6.4486.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001895369-26-000008:0
8,741 shares@ US$6.4486.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001695522-26-000008:0
18,912 shares0Common StockSEC:0002007137-26-000004:0
14,409 shares0Common StockSEC:0001852034-26-000002:0
42,446 shares0Common StockSEC:0001695522-26-000006:0
14,409 shares0Common StockSEC:0001665268-26-000002:0
14,409 shares0Common StockSEC:0001529460-26-000002:0
14,409 shares0Common StockSEC:0001368251-26-000002:0
41,686 shares0Common StockSEC:0001334942-26-000004:0
21,613 shares0Common StockSEC:0002029782-26-000002:0
28,818 shares0Common StockSEC:0002068751-26-000002:0
32,799 shares0Common StockSEC:0001895369-26-000006:0
26,714 shares0Common StockSEC:0001894317-26-000006:0
14,409 shares0Common StockSEC:0001501635-26-000003:0
143,461 shares0Common StockSEC:0001473976-26-000006:0
1,054 shares@ US$7.135.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001894317-26-000004:1
2,728 shares@ US$7.131.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001695522-26-000004:1
1,853 shares@ US$7.135.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001895369-26-000004:1
4,793 shares@ US$7.131.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001473976-26-000004:1
8,085 shares0Common StockSEC:0001695522-26-000004:0
25 of 478 declarations
About James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. is a specialty insurance holding company listed on the NASDAQ in the United States under the ticker JRVR. For French- and Belgian-based investors, it should be viewed as a niche underwriting platform focused primarily on casualty-oriented specialty lines in the U.S. market, with an operating model built around selective risk-taking, technical underwriting and disciplined pricing rather than broad-market scale. The company was founded in 2002 and grew as an insurance holding company around specialized subsidiaries serving segments that larger multiline carriers often underwrite less actively.
Today, James River’s continuing operations are organized around two main reportable segments. The Excess and Surplus Lines business writes commercial E&S liability and property coverages in the U.S. specialty market, where brokers and wholesale distribution are important and underwriting flexibility matters. The Specialty Admitted Insurance segment focuses on niche standard-market opportunities, especially fronting and program business, where the company leverages its licenses, ratings, infrastructure and administrative capabilities to issue and service policies for reinsurers, program managers and other third-party risk bearers. This segment mix gives JRVR a differentiated position versus traditional admitted carriers: it participates in specialty business where access, speed, program expertise and counterparty management can be more important than raw size.
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Geographically, the group writes business across the United States, and certain subsidiaries are authorized in all U.S. states plus the District of Columbia. That broad licensing base is central to its fronting and specialty distribution model. Historically, James River also operated a casualty reinsurance business through JRG Reinsurance Company Ltd., but that business was sold in 2024. In 2023, the company also sold the renewal rights to its Individual Risk Workers’ Compensation business. These actions materially simplified the portfolio and reinforced management’s stated emphasis on higher-return U.S. specialty insurance franchises.
In terms of corporate history and structure, the company was long associated with Bermuda, and SEC filings and company releases show Bermuda references in prior periods. More recently, James River redomiciled from Bermuda to Delaware in November 2025, while continuing to operate its insurance businesses and maintain a U.S. corporate and operational footprint. The company’s offices include Richmond, Virginia; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Atlanta, Georgia, which underscores that although the parent changed domicile, the operating engine remains closely tied to the United States.
Recent developments have centered on portfolio repositioning, continued execution in E&S and Specialty Admitted, and the impact of the restructured business mix after the sale of casualty reinsurance. For investors, JRVR is best understood as a specialty insurer with a relatively concentrated business model, exposed to reserve adequacy, catastrophe and casualty severity trends, broker relationships, reinsurance purchasing, and underwriting cycle dynamics. Its competitive edge lies in niche expertise, licensing breadth and fronting capabilities rather than in diversified scale. The company’s latest strategic phase has been about sharpening that focus and reducing businesses that dilute returns or add volatility.
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