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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Nature of Operations

Nature of Operations

Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”) is a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. These services encompass distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter. The Company's offerings cover a wide variety of sectors including commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and personal through one operating segment, Ryan Specialty. With the exception of the Company’s equity method investment, the Company does not take on any underwriting risk.

The Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
IPO and Reorganization

IPO and Reorganization

The Company was formed as a Delaware corporation on March 5, 2021, for the purpose of completing a public offering and related transactions in order to carry on the business of RSG LLC. On July 26, 2021, the Company completed its IPO of 65,456,020 shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at an offering price of $23.50 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $1,448.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering costs. The Company's Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RYAN”.

New RSG Holdings was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on April 20, 2021, for the purpose of becoming, subsequent to our IPO, an intermediate holding company between Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc., and RSG LLC. The Company is the sole managing member of New RSG Holdings. Pursuant to contribution agreements, on September 30, 2021, the Company, the non-controlling interest LLC Unitholders, and New RSG Holdings exchanged equity interests in RSG LLC for LLC Common Units in New RSG Holdings, with the intent that New RSG Holdings be the new holding company for RSG LLC interests. At that time RSG LLC adopted the LLC Operating Agreement and New RSG Holdings adopted the New RSG Holdings LLC Operating Agreement. As a result, the Company is a holding company, with its sole material asset being a controlling equity interest in New RSG Holdings, which became a holding company with its sole material asset being a controlling equity interest in RSG LLC. The Company will operate and control the business and affairs, and consolidate the financial results, of RSG LLC through New RSG Holdings and, through RSG LLC, conduct our business. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of New RSG Holdings, and therefore RSG LLC, and reports the non-controlling interests of New RSG Holdings' LLC Common Units on its consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2022, the Company owned 42.5% of the outstanding LLC Common Units of New RSG Holdings, and New RSG Holdings owned 99.9% of the outstanding LLC Common Units of RSG LLC. The remaining 0.1% of the outstanding LLC Common Units of RSG LLC were owned by a subsidiary of the Company. As RSG LLC is substantively the same as New RSG Holdings, for the purpose of this document, we will refer to both New RSG Holdings and RSG LLC as “RSG LLC”.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of all controlled subsidiaries. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information. These consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2022. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full fiscal year due to seasonality and other factors.

In the opinion of management, the consolidated interim financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for all periods presented.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that it controls due to ownership of a majority voting interest or pursuant to variable interest entity (“VIE”) accounting guidance. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company, through our intermediate holding company New RSG Holdings, owns a minority economic interest in, and operates and controls the businesses and affairs of, RSG LLC. The Company has the obligation to absorb losses of, and receive benefits from, RSG LLC, which could be significant. We determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of RSG LLC and RSG LLC is a VIE. Further, the Company has no contractual requirement to provide financial support to RSG LLC. Accordingly, the Company has prepared these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”). ASC 810 requires that if an entity is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the VIE should be included in the consolidated financial statements of such entity.

The Organizational Transactions were considered to be transactions between entities under common control. The historical operations of RSG LLC are deemed to be those of the Company. Thus, the financial statements included in this report reflect (i) the historical operating results of RSG LLC prior to the IPO and Organizational Transactions; (ii) the consolidated results of Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. and RSG LLC following the IPO and Organizational Transactions; and (iii) the assets and liabilities of Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. and RSG LLC at their historical cost. No step-up basis of intangible assets or goodwill was recorded.

Use of Estimates Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto requires management to make estimates, judgements, and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated interim financial statements and in the notes thereto. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as circumstances change or more information becomes available, which could affect the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

Impact of COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic related to the outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19. Related impacts and disruptions continue to be experienced in the geographical areas in which the Company operates, and the ultimate duration and intensity of this global health emergency continues to be unclear. There is still significant uncertainty related to the economic outcomes from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Given the dynamic nature of the emergency and its global consequences, its ultimate impact on the Company’s operations, cash flows, and financial condition cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, but early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this standard on January 1, 2022 with no material impact to the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.