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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
4 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2021
Nature of Operations  
Nature of Operations
Ryan Specialty Group, LLC provides specialty prod
u
cts and solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. This encompasses distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter service to a wide variety of personal, commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental organizations 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 continental Europe.
Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. 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 the Company. On July 26, 2021, Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. completed its IPO of
 
56,918,278
shares,
65,456,020
shares after the underwriters exercised their option in full
, of its Class A common stock at an offering price of $
23.50
per share. Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. received approximately
$
1.3
billion of net proceeds from the IPO, approximately $
1.5
 billion after the full exercise of the underwriters’ option, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. As the parent and sole managing member of the Company, Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc. operates and controls all of the business and affairs of the Company, and through the Company, conducts its business.
Basis of Presentation and Accounting  
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The 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. The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the Consolidated 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.
The consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 did not reflect the correct value for the Class A common units issued. The identification of this classification error resulted in an increase of $102.3
m
illion
in Class A common units and an offsetting increase of $102.3
million i
n Accumulated deficit for all periods presented. The Company evaluated the impact of the classification error in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99 and No. 108 based upon quantitative and qualitative factors analyzed. The Company concluded the classification error was not material to the previously issued annual financial statements and disclosures, which were also included in the confidential registration statements. The Company has revised its prior period financial statements to reflect this change.
Use of Estimates  
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto that conform to U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated 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 is unclear. There is significant uncertainty related to the economic outcomes from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the response of the federal, state and local governments as well as regulators. Given the dynamic nature of the emergency, its impact on the Company’s operations, cash flows, and financial condition cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted  
New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
The following reflect recent accounting pronouncements that have been adopted by the Company. The Company qualifies as an emerging growth company and going forward has elected to adopt accounting pronouncements under public business entity adoption dates.
On October 29, 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-10
Codification Improvements. This ASU was issued to address a wide variety of topics in the Accounting Standard Codification with the intent to make the Codification easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. For public business entities, the amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods therein. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2021 with no material impact to the consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
Parent Company [Member]    
Basis of Presentation and Accounting
Basis of Presentation and Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Separate statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash flows have not been presented because there have been no material activities in this entity for the period ended June 30, 2021. See Note 4,
Related Parties
for further discussion.
 
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet. Actual results could differ from those estimates.