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Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 3/19/24, at 6:12am ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1628280-24-11791   ·   File #:  1-15259

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 3/19/24  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Inc.   10-K       12/31/23  164:45M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   6.29M 
 2: EX-4.4      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     65K 
 3: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     89K 
 4: EX-4.6      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    119K 
 5: EX-4.8      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     50K 
 6: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     51K 
 7: EX-22       Published Report re: Matters Submitted to a Vote    HTML     47K 
                of Security Holders                                              
12: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     62K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
13: EX-97.2     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     61K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 8: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
 9: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     51K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
11: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
19: R1          Cover                                               HTML    115K 
20: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     52K 
21: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    170K 
22: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     82K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)            HTML    162K 
24: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    110K 
                (Loss)                                                           
25: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    101K 
26: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     49K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    169K 
28: R10         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML    171K 
29: R11         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML    109K 
                Transactions                                                     
30: R12         Investments                                         HTML    555K 
31: R13         Allowance for Credit Losses                         HTML     77K 
32: R14         Leases                                              HTML     77K 
33: R15         Reinsurance                                         HTML     81K 
34: R16         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses    HTML    873K 
35: R17         Run-off Lines                                       HTML    107K 
36: R18         Long-term Debt                                      HTML    147K 
37: R19         Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial           HTML    109K 
                Instruments                                                      
38: R20         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     64K 
39: R21         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    103K 
40: R22         Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock                  HTML     70K 
41: R23         Share-based Compensation                            HTML     73K 
42: R24         Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses      HTML     67K 
43: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML    227K 
44: R26         Pension Benefits and Savings Plans                  HTML     54K 
45: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     56K 
46: R28         Segment Information                                 HTML    151K 
47: R29         Statutory Accounting Principles                     HTML     71K 
48: R30         Insurance Assessments                               HTML     50K 
49: R31         Transactions with Related Parties                   HTML     52K 
50: R32         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     50K 
51: R33         Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of      HTML    155K 
                Registrant                                                       
52: R34         Schedule III Supplemental Insurance Information     HTML    151K 
53: R35         Schedule V Valuation and Qualifying Accounts        HTML     73K 
54: R36         Schedule VI Supplemental Information for            HTML     91K 
                Property-Casualty Insurance Companies                            
55: R37         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML    152K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R38         Business and Significant Accounting Policies        HTML    106K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R39         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML    107K 
                Transactions (Tables)                                            
58: R40         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    619K 
59: R41         Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)                HTML     79K 
60: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     80K 
61: R43         Reinsurance (Tables)                                HTML     75K 
62: R44         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses    HTML    854K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R45         Run-off Lines (Tables)                              HTML    125K 
64: R46         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    136K 
65: R47         Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial           HTML    110K 
                Instruments (Tables)                                             
66: R48         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    104K 
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R49         Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock (Tables)         HTML     68K 
68: R50         Share-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     66K 
69: R51         Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses      HTML     66K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R52         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    225K 
71: R53         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    153K 
72: R54         Statutory Accounting Principles (Tables)            HTML     65K 
73: R55         Business and Significant Accounting Policies -      HTML    122K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
74: R56         Business and Significant Accounting Policies -      HTML     95K 
                Intangible Assets and Accumulated Amortization                   
                (Detail)                                                         
75: R57         Business and Significant Accounting Policies -      HTML     62K 
                Future Amortization Expense (Details)                            
76: R58         Business and Significant Accounting Policies -      HTML     70K 
                Schedule of Interest Paid (Detail)                               
77: R59         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     64K 
                Transactions - Merger (Details)                                  
78: R60         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML    134K 
                Transactions - Merger Identifiable Assets and                    
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
79: R61         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     80K 
                Transactions - Sale of Argo Underwriting Agency                  
                Limited (Details)                                                
80: R62         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     99K 
                Transactions - Assets and Liabilities                            
                Held-for-Sale (Details)                                          
81: R63         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     57K 
                Transactions - Sale of ArgoGlobal SE (Details)                   
82: R64         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     60K 
                Transactions - Sale of Argo Seguros Brasil S.A.                  
                (Details)                                                        
83: R65         Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other              HTML     86K 
                Transactions - Loss Portfolio Transfer - U.S.                    
                (Details)                                                        
84: R66         Investments - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     65K 
85: R67         Investments - Schedule of Amortized Cost, Gross     HTML     94K 
                Unrealized Gains, Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair               
                Value of Investments (Detail)                                    
86: R68         Investments - Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair   HTML     81K 
                Values of Fixed Maturity Investments, by                         
                Contractual Maturity (Detail)                                    
87: R69         Investments - Schedule of Carrying Value and        HTML     78K 
                Unfunded Investment Commitments of Other Invested                
                Assets Portfolio (Detail)                                        
88: R70         Investments - Schedule of Aging of Unrealized       HTML    116K 
                Losses on Company's Investments in Fixed                         
                Maturities, Equity Securities and Other                          
                Investments (Detail)                                             
89: R71         Investments - Allowance for Credit Losses (Detail)  HTML     87K 
90: R72         Investments - Schedule of Loans by Property Type    HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R73         Investments - Schedule of Loans by Debt Service     HTML     79K 
                Covenant Ratio (Details)                                         
92: R74         Investments - Schedule of Loans by Maturity         HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R75         Investments - Schedule of Company's Gross Realized  HTML    105K 
                Investment Gains (Losses) (Detail)                               
94: R76         Investments - Schedule of Changes in Unrealized     HTML     78K 
                Appreciation (Depreciation) (Detail)                             
95: R77         Investments - Schedule of Fair Value of Foreign     HTML     74K 
                Currency Exchange Forward Contracts (Detail)                     
96: R78         Investments - Schedule of Realized Gains and        HTML     85K 
                Losses of Investment on Foreign Currency Exchange                
                Forward Contracts (Detail)                                       
97: R79         Investments - Components of Restricted Assets       HTML     63K 
                (Detail)                                                         
98: R80         Investments - Financial Assets Measured at Fair     HTML    136K 
                Value on Recurring Basis (Detail)                                
99: R81         Investments - Schedule of Reconciliation of         HTML     96K 
                Beginning and Ending Balances for Investments                    
                Categorized as Level 3 (Detail)                                  
100: R82         Investments - Commercial Mortgage Loans (Details)   HTML     51K  
101: R83         Allowance for Credit Losses - Premium Receivables   HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
102: R84         Allowance for Credit Losses - Reinsurance           HTML     57K  
                Recoverables (Details)                                           
103: R85         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     55K  
104: R86         Leases - Components of Leases (Details)             HTML     63K  
105: R87         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     55K  
106: R88         Leases - Lease Maturity (Details)                   HTML     66K  
107: R89         Reinsurance - Additional Information (Detail)       HTML     69K  
108: R90         Reinsurance - Schedule of Reinsurance Premium       HTML     70K  
                (Detail)                                                         
109: R91         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML    105K  
                Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses                 
                (Detail)                                                         
110: R92         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML     70K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
111: R93         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML     57K  
                Impact from (Favorable) Unfavorable Development of               
                Prior Accident Years' Loss and LAE Reserves on                   
                Each Reporting Segment (Detail)                                  
112: R94         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML    351K  
                Summary of Information about Incurred and                        
                Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss                        
                Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance (Detail)                 
113: R95         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML     86K  
                Summary of Reconciliation of Net Incurred and Paid               
                Development to Liability for Unpaid Losses and LAE               
                in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail)                          
114: R96         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML     98K  
                Schedule of Supplementary Unaudited Information                  
                About Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Losses                
                and ALAE, Net of Reinsurance (Detail)                            
115: R97         Reserves for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses -  HTML     66K  
                Schedule of Information About Discounted                         
                Liabilities For Unpaid Losses and LAE (Detail)                   
116: R98         Run-off Lines - Gross Reserves for Run-Off Lines    HTML     64K  
                (Detail)                                                         
117: R99         Run-off Lines - Total Gross Reserves for Asbestos   HTML     75K  
                Exposure (Detail)                                                
118: R100        Run-off Lines - Underwriting Losses for Run-Off     HTML     65K  
                Lines (Detail)                                                   
119: R101        Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML    113K  
120: R102        Long-term Debt - Schedule of Unamortized Debt       HTML     54K  
                Issuance Costs Deducted from Carrying Value of                   
                Debt Liability (Details)                                         
121: R103        Long-term Debt - Schedule of Junior Subordinated    HTML    122K  
                Debentures (Detail)                                              
122: R104        Long-term Debt - Schedule of Maybrooke Junior       HTML     69K  
                Subordinated Debentures (Detail)                                 
123: R105        Long-term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt         HTML     79K  
                Maturity (Details)                                               
124: R106        Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial           HTML     69K  
                Instruments - Summary of Company's Financial                     
                Instruments Whose Carrying Amount Did Not Equal                  
                Fair Value (Detail)                                              
125: R107        Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial           HTML     86K  
                Instruments - Schedule of Financial Instruments                  
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
126: R108        Stockholders' Equity (Detail)                       HTML    112K  
127: R109        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     76K  
                Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                
                (Loss) (Detail)                                                  
128: R110        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     74K  
                Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other                      
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
129: R111        Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock - Net (Loss)     HTML     96K  
                Income Per Common Share on Basic and Diluted Basis               
                (Detail)                                                         
130: R112        Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock - Additional     HTML     51K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
131: R113        Share-based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    115K  
                (Detail)                                                         
132: R114        Share-based Compensation - Summary of Performance   HTML     66K  
                Share Activity (Details)                                         
133: R115        Share-based Compensation - Summary of Restricted    HTML     70K  
                Share Activity (Detail)                                          
134: R116        Underwriting, Acquisition and General Expenses      HTML     61K  
                (Detail)                                                         
135: R117        Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     69K  
136: R118        Income Taxes - Income Tax (Benefit) Provision       HTML     76K  
                Expense (Detail)                                                 
137: R119        Income Taxes - Schedule of Pre-Tax Income (Loss)    HTML     78K  
                and Effective Income Tax Rates (Detail)                          
138: R120        Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Difference         HTML     84K  
                Between Provision for Income Taxes and Expected                  
                Tax Provision at Weighted Average Tax Rate                       
                (Detail)                                                         
139: R121        Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Deferred Tax         HTML    110K  
                Liability Comprises Tax Effect Related to Assets                 
                and Liabilities (Detail)                                         
140: R122        Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Operating Loss       HTML     60K  
                Carryforwards Amounts by Jurisdiction and Year of                
                Expiration (Detail)                                              
141: R123        Income Taxes - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     58K  
                Benefits (Details)                                               
142: R124        Pension Benefits and Savings Plans (Detail)         HTML     62K  
143: R125        Commitments and Contingencies (Detail)              HTML     57K  
144: R126        Segment Information - Additional Information        HTML     65K  
                (Detail)                                                         
145: R127        Segment Information - Revenue and Income (Loss)     HTML     96K  
                Before Income Taxes for Each Segment (Detail)                    
146: R128        Segment Information - Schedule of Earned Premiums   HTML     61K  
                by Geographic Location (Detail)                                  
147: R129        Segment Information - Identifiable Assets (Detail)  HTML     94K  
148: R130        Segment Information - Schedule of Goodwill and      HTML     65K  
                Intangible Assets Net of Accumulated Amortization                
                (Detail)                                                         
149: R131        Statutory Accounting Principles - Statutory         HTML     55K  
                Capital and Surplus for Principal Operating                      
                Subsidiaries (Detail)                                            
150: R132        Statutory Accounting Principles - Statutory Net     HTML     55K  
                Income (Loss) for Principal Operating Subsidiaries               
                (Detail)                                                         
151: R133        Statutory Accounting Principles - Additional        HTML     68K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
152: R134        Insurance Assessments (Detail)                      HTML     49K  
153: R135        Subsequent Event (Detail)                           HTML     64K  
154: R136        Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of      HTML    111K  
                Registrant - Schedule of Balance Sheets (Detail)                 
155: R137        Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of      HTML    102K  
                Registrant - Schedule of Statements of Income                    
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156: R138        Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of      HTML    124K  
                Registrant - Schedule of Statements of Cash Flows                
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32 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/26/24  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Inc.   8-K:1,2,9   2/21/24   12:1.3M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
12/01/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Inc.   8-K:3,5,8,911/30/23   13:563K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/16/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:2,3,5,811/16/23   19:1.8M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/24/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,2,9   7/24/23   12:1.3M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/17/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,2,9   7/14/23   12:320K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 3/06/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-K       12/31/22  164:33M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 2/08/23  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,8,9   2/08/23   14:1.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
12/22/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,2,9  12/20/22   12:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/09/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        9/30/22   97:63M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 7/21/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,9     7/15/22   12:306K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/23/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,8,9   6/23/22   15:445K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/06/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        3/31/22   93:14M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 3/16/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-K       12/31/21  153:35M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 3/04/22  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,9     3/02/22   12:1M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/25/21  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,9     3/23/21   13:321K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/15/21  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-K       12/31/20  162:57M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 2/08/21  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,7,9   2/08/21   13:379K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/09/20  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:3,5,8,9 7/07/20   18:890K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/20/20  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,9     4/16/20   12:527K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/13/20  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,9     3/11/20   12:382K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/28/20  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-K       12/31/19  159:42M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 1/02/20  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:1,5,8,912/31/19   13:334K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/25/19  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   S-8         6/25/19    4:245K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/29/19  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:5,9     4/26/19    3:197K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/06/18  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        9/30/18   97:18M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 5/05/16  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        3/31/16  106:25M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA
 5/08/14  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        3/31/14  104:11M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/07/14  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   DEF 14A     5/06/14    1:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/21/12  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-A12B                 2:115K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/18/12  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   S-3ASR      9/18/12   13:2.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/08/07  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   8-K:2,3,4,5 8/06/07    6:865K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/12/02  Argo Group Int’l Holdings, Ltd.   10-Q        9/30/02    7:201K                                   Bowne & C… Smartedgar/FA
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