SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
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Reconciliation of Amortized Cost to Fair Value |
The table that follows is a reconciliation of the amortized cost (cost for equity securities) to fair value of investments in available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, presented on a consolidated basis, including both continuing and discontinued operations as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | | Type of Investment | Cost or Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Fair Value | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | $ | 69,300 |
| | $ | 203 |
| | $ | 12 |
| | $ | 69,491 |
| U.S. government agency | 97,962 |
| | 2,344 |
| | 104 |
| | 100,202 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | | | | | | General obligations: | | | | | | | | Midwest | 85,607 |
| | 2,987 |
| | — |
| | 88,594 |
| Northeast | 30,120 |
| | 1,150 |
| | — |
| | 31,270 |
| South | 111,688 |
| | 3,515 |
| | — |
| | 115,203 |
| West | 105,569 |
| | 4,748 |
| | — |
| | 110,317 |
| Special revenue: | | | | | | | | Midwest | 133,717 |
| | 6,175 |
| | — |
| | 139,892 |
| Northeast | 58,665 |
| | 2,878 |
| | — |
| | 61,543 |
| South | 224,214 |
| | 10,452 |
| | — |
| | 234,666 |
| West | 138,557 |
| | 6,287 |
| | — |
| | 144,844 |
| Foreign bonds | 4,936 |
| | 181 |
| | — |
| | 5,117 |
| Public utilities | 60,950 |
| | 2,701 |
| | — |
| | 63,651 |
| Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Energy | 28,695 |
| | 1,429 |
| | — |
| | 30,124 |
| Industrials | 52,249 |
| | 1,766 |
| | — |
| | 54,015 |
| Consumer goods and services | 47,131 |
| | 2,335 |
| | — |
| | 49,466 |
| Health care | 8,998 |
| | 482 |
| | — |
| | 9,480 |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 25,931 |
| | 1,739 |
| | — |
| | 27,670 |
| Financial services | 96,613 |
| | 3,870 |
| | 230 |
| | 100,253 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 6,250 |
| | 127 |
| | 21 |
| | 6,356 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 78,400 |
| | 2,053 |
| | 97 |
| | 80,356 |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 123,572 |
| | 1,150 |
| | 220 |
| | 124,502 |
| Federal national mortgage association | 70,322 |
| | 1,631 |
| | 108 |
| | 71,845 |
| Asset-backed securities | 314 |
| | 436 |
| | — |
| | 750 |
| Total Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 1,659,760 |
| | $ | 60,639 |
| | $ | 792 |
| | $ | 1,719,607 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 | | Type of Investment | Cost or Amortized Cost | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Fair Value | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | $ | 27,632 |
| | $ | 6 |
| | $ | 220 |
| | $ | 27,418 |
| U.S. government agency | 215,535 |
| | 896 |
| | 1,749 |
| | 214,682 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | | | | | | General obligations: | | | | | | | | Midwest | 94,806 |
| | 1,091 |
| | 685 |
| | 95,212 |
| Northeast | 37,326 |
| | 432 |
| | 103 |
| | 37,655 |
| South | 114,710 |
| | 754 |
| | 1,553 |
| | 113,911 |
| West | 107,787 |
| | 1,229 |
| | 1,175 |
| | 107,841 |
| Special revenue: | | | | | | | | Midwest | 140,025 |
| | 1,609 |
| | 870 |
| | 140,764 |
| Northeast | 62,737 |
| | 452 |
| | 1,241 |
| | 61,948 |
| South | 237,848 |
| | 1,669 |
| | 3,708 |
| | 235,809 |
| West | 143,829 |
| | 1,294 |
| | 2,203 |
| | 142,920 |
| Foreign bonds | 9,698 |
| | 31 |
| | 13 |
| | 9,716 |
| Public utilities | 56,808 |
| | 274 |
| | 1,023 |
| | 56,059 |
| Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | Energy | 28,909 |
| | 43 |
| | 304 |
| | 28,648 |
| Industrials | 53,867 |
| | 124 |
| | 906 |
| | 53,085 |
| Consumer goods and services | 54,323 |
| | 142 |
| | 819 |
| | 53,646 |
| Health care | 16,721 |
| | 42 |
| | 105 |
| | 16,658 |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 26,819 |
| | 35 |
| | 678 |
| | 26,176 |
| Financial services | 81,286 |
| | 238 |
| | 2,175 |
| | 79,349 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 7,642 |
| | 14 |
| | 232 |
| | 7,424 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 78,055 |
| | 380 |
| | 1,734 |
| | 76,701 |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 108,403 |
| | 524 |
| | 1,304 |
| | 107,623 |
| Federal national mortgage association | 53,267 |
| | 213 |
| | 732 |
| | 52,748 |
| Asset-backed securities | 3,256 |
| | 352 |
| | 113 |
| | 3,495 |
| Total Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities | $ | 1,761,289 |
| | $ | 11,844 |
| | $ | 23,645 |
| | $ | 1,749,488 |
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Contractual Maturity of Investments |
The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale and trading fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations may be subject to prepayment risk and are therefore not categorized by contractual maturity. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maturities | | | | | | | | | | | Available-For-Sale | | Trading | December 31, 2019 | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | | Amortized Cost | | Fair Value | Due in one year or less | | $ | 56,316 |
| | $ | 56,635 |
| | $ | 2,464 |
| | $ | 3,132 |
| Due after one year through five years | | 286,426 |
| | 293,956 |
| | 6,967 |
| | 8,586 |
| Due after five years through 10 years | | 481,310 |
| | 504,300 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Due after 10 years | | 556,850 |
| | 580,907 |
| | 2,510 |
| | 3,538 |
| Asset-backed securities | | 314 |
| | 750 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Mortgage-backed securities | | 6,250 |
| | 6,356 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | 272,294 |
| | 276,703 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | | $ | 1,659,760 |
| | $ | 1,719,607 |
| | $ | 11,941 |
| | $ | 15,256 |
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Summary of Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) |
A summary of net realized investment gains (losses) for 2019, 2018 and 2017, is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Net realized investment gains (losses) from continuing operations | | | | | | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | Available-for-sale | $ | 655 |
| | $ | (254 | ) | | $ | 829 |
| Trading securities | | | | | | Change in fair value | 1,351 |
| | (296 | ) | | 924 |
| Sales | 1,993 |
| | 1,226 |
| | 244 |
| Equity securities | | | | | | Change in fair value | 51,231 |
| | (21,994 | ) | | 332 |
| Sales | 725 |
| | 1,702 |
| | 1,610 |
| Mortgage loans | (26 | ) | | (46 | ) | | — |
| Real estate | (2,150 | ) | | (517 | ) | | 116 |
| Total net realized investment gains (losses) from continuing operations | $ | 53,779 |
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| $ | (20,179 | ) |
| $ | 4,055 |
| Total net realized investment gains (losses) from discontinued operations | — |
| | (1,057 | ) | | 4,008 |
| Total net realized investment gains (losses) | $ | 53,779 |
| | $ | (21,236 | ) | | $ | 8,063 |
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Schedule of Proceeds and Gross Realized Gains (Losses) |
The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) on the sale of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities from continuing operations for 2019, 2018 and 2017, are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Proceeds from sales | $ | 41,760 |
| | $ | 132,250 |
| | $ | 7,404 |
| Gross realized gains | 302 |
| | 140 |
| | 1,046 |
| Gross realized losses | (13 | ) | | (517 | ) | | (20 | ) |
The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) on the sale of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities from discontinued operations for 2019, 2018 and 2017, are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Proceeds from sales | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 7,315 |
| Gross realized gains | — |
| | — |
| | 1,264 |
| Gross realized losses | — |
| | — |
| | (78 | ) |
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Schedule of Net Investment Income |
Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, is comprised of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Investment income from continuing operations: | | | | | | Interest on fixed maturities | $ | 50,274 |
| | $ | 51,356 |
| | $ | 44,784 |
| Dividends on equity securities | 7,842 |
| | 7,731 |
| | 7,108 |
| Income on other long-term investments | | | | | | Investment income | 3,115 |
| | 8,383 |
| | 6,870 |
| Change in value (1) | 1,114 |
| | (10,116 | ) | | (2,812 | ) | Interest on mortgage loans | 1,595 |
| | 412 |
| | — |
| Interest on short-term investments | 522 |
| | 606 |
| | 120 |
| Interest on cash and cash equivalents | 2,681 |
| | 1,875 |
| | 1,125 |
| Other | 252 |
| | 307 |
| | 300 |
| Total investment income from continuing operations | $ | 67,395 |
| | $ | 60,554 |
| | $ | 57,495 |
| Less investment expenses | 6,981 |
| | 7,660 |
| | 6,305 |
| Net investment income from continuing operations | $ | 60,414 |
| | $ | 52,894 |
| | $ | 51,190 |
| Net investment income from discontinued operations | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,663 |
| | $ | 49,720 |
| Net investment income | $ | 60,414 |
| | $ | 65,557 |
| | $ | 100,910 |
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(1) Represents the change in value of our interests in limited liability partnerships that are recorded on the equity method of accounting.
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Summary of Changes in Net Unrealized Investment Appreciation |
A summary of changes in net unrealized investment appreciation for 2019, 2018 and 2017, is as follows for continuing operations and discontinued operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Change in net unrealized investment appreciation | | | | | | Available-for-sale fixed maturities | $ | 71,648 |
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| $ | (57,475 | ) | | $ | 25,573 |
| Available-for-sale equity securities | — |
| | — |
| | 40,168 |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | — |
| | 7,274 |
| | 119 |
| Income tax effect | (15,046 | ) | | 10,543 |
| | (21,545 | ) | Cumulative change in accounting principles | — |
| | (191,244 | ) | | — |
| Accumulated effect of change in enacted tax rate | — |
| | — |
| | 36,658 |
| Net unrealized investment depreciation of discontinued operations, sold | — |
| | 6,714 |
| | — |
| Total change in net unrealized investment appreciation (depreciation), net of tax | $ | 56,602 |
| | $ | (224,188 | ) |
| $ | 80,973 |
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Summary of Investments in Unrealized Loss Position |
The tables on the following pages summarize our fixed maturity and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2019 and 2018 for continuing operations and discontinued operations. The securities are presented by the length of time they have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. It is possible that we could recognize OTTI charges in future periods on securities held at December 31, 2019 if future events or information cause us to determine that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary. We have evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers of our fixed maturity securities in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and determined that these losses did not warrant the recognition of an OTTI charge in 2019, 2018 or 2017. All fixed maturity securities in the investment portfolio continue to pay the expected coupon payments under the contractual terms of the securities. We believe the unrealized depreciation in value of other securities in our fixed maturity portfolio is primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates and not the credit quality of the issuer. We have no intention to sell and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell these securities until the fair value recovers to at least equal to our cost basis or the securities mature.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or longer | | Total | Type of Investment | Number of Issues | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Number of Issues | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | 2 |
| | $ | 4,733 |
| | $ | 12 |
| | $ | 4,733 |
| | $ | 12 |
| U.S. government agency | 3 |
| | 13,846 |
| | 104 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13,846 |
| | 104 |
| Corporate bonds - financial services | 3 |
| | 10,906 |
| | 142 |
| | 1 |
| | 4,913 |
| | 88 |
| | 15,819 |
| | 230 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13 |
| | 1,585 |
| | 21 |
| | 1,585 |
| | 21 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 2 |
| | 8,444 |
| | 38 |
| | 5 |
| | 3,053 |
| | 59 |
| | 11,497 |
| | 97 |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 12 |
| | 50,829 |
| | 183 |
| | 3 |
| | 4,844 |
| | 37 |
| | 55,673 |
| | 220 |
| Federal national mortgage association | 4 |
| | 23,515 |
| | 90 |
| | 3 |
| | 1,102 |
| | 18 |
| | 24,617 |
| | 108 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities | 24 |
| | $ | 107,540 |
| | $ | 557 |
| | 27 |
| | $ | 20,230 |
| | $ | 235 |
| | $ | 127,770 |
| | $ | 792 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2018 | Less than 12 months | | 12 months or longer | | Total | Type of Investment | Number of Issues | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Number of Issues | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury | 1 |
| | $ | 8,018 |
| | $ | 7 |
| | 5 |
| | $ | 14,645 |
| | $ | 213 |
| | $ | 22,663 |
| | $ | 220 |
| U.S. government agency | 4 |
| | 17,907 |
| | 81 |
| | 17 |
| | 80,696 |
| | 1,668 |
| | 98,603 |
| | 1,749 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | General obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Midwest | 2 |
| | 2,939 |
| | 5 |
| | 7 |
| | 23,749 |
| | 680 |
| | 26,688 |
| | 685 |
| Northeast | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3 |
| | 12,110 |
| | 103 |
| | 12,110 |
| | 103 |
| South | 1 |
| | 778 |
| | 2 |
| | 22 |
| | 50,174 |
| | 1,551 |
| | 50,952 |
| | 1,553 |
| West | 1 |
| | 1,203 |
| | 5 |
| | 16 |
| | 48,499 |
| | 1,170 |
| | 49,702 |
| | 1,175 |
| Special revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Midwest | 4 |
| | 3,892 |
| | 8 |
| | 19 |
| | 43,854 |
| | 862 |
| | 47,746 |
| | 870 |
| Northeast | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 14 |
| | 37,629 |
| | 1,241 |
| | 37,629 |
| | 1,241 |
| South | 4 |
| | 4,298 |
| | 30 |
| | 45 |
| | 107,016 |
| | 3,678 |
| | 111,314 |
| | 3,708 |
| West | 4 |
| | 11,115 |
| | 32 |
| | 28 |
| | 69,667 |
| | 2,171 |
| | 80,782 |
| | 2,203 |
| Foreign bonds | 1 |
| | 2,984 |
| | 13 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,984 |
| | 13 |
| Public utilities | 12 |
| | 25,781 |
| | 552 |
| | 8 |
| | 17,253 |
| | 471 |
| | 43,034 |
| | 1,023 |
| Corporate bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Energy | 7 |
| | 12,556 |
| | 148 |
| | 2 |
| | 4,099 |
| | 156 |
| | 16,655 |
| | 304 |
| Industrials | 9 |
| | 21,970 |
| | 397 |
| | 4 |
| | 11,040 |
| | 509 |
| | 33,010 |
| | 906 |
| Consumer goods and services | 14 |
| | 30,399 |
| | 527 |
| | 5 |
| | 9,554 |
| | 292 |
| | 39,953 |
| | 819 |
| Health care | 3 |
| | 6,203 |
| | 97 |
| | 1 |
| | 345 |
| | 8 |
| | 6,548 |
| | 105 |
| Technology, media and telecommunications | 6 |
| | 12,638 |
| | 288 |
| | 5 |
| | 9,619 |
| | 390 |
| | 22,257 |
| | 678 |
| Financial services | 13 |
| | 30,177 |
| | 650 |
| | 13 |
| | 32,855 |
| | 1,525 |
| | 63,032 |
| | 2,175 |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 22 |
| | 1,539 |
| | 34 |
| | 22 |
| | 4,166 |
| | 198 |
| | 5,705 |
| | 232 |
| Collateralized mortgage obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Government national mortgage association | 2 |
| | 3,797 |
| | 55 |
| | 22 |
| | 44,690 |
| | 1,679 |
| | 48,487 |
| | 1,734 |
| Federal home loan mortgage corporation | 3 |
| | 4,541 |
| | 20 |
| | 18 |
| | 38,189 |
| | 1,284 |
| | 42,730 |
| | 1,304 |
| Federal national mortgage association | 4 |
| | 2,107 |
| | 3 |
| | 15 |
| | 38,986 |
| | 729 |
| | 41,093 |
| | 732 |
| Asset-backed securities | 1 |
| | 2,829 |
| | 113 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,829 |
| | 113 |
| Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities | 118 |
| | $ | 207,671 |
| | $ | 3,067 |
| | 291 |
| | $ | 698,835 |
| | $ | 20,578 |
| | $ | 906,506 |
| | $ | 23,645 |
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