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Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

3. Investments

Investments, Available-for-Sale

The following tables summarize the Company’s investment securities (in thousands).

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

September 30, 2016

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

U.S. government and agencies

 

$       19,141

 

$               246

 

$                  (7)

 

$          19,380

Political subdivisions

 

4,264

 

55

 

 

4,319

Revenue and assessment

 

5,639

 

308

 

 

5,947

Corporate bonds

 

48,419

 

391

 

(106)

 

48,704

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency backed

 

23,553

 

86

 

(15)

 

23,624

Non-agency backed – residential

 

2,493

 

569

 

(7)

 

3,055

Non-agency backed – commercial

 

1,433

 

489

 

 

1,922

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale

 

104,942

 

2,144

 

(135)

 

106,951

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 

3,025

 

307

 

(19)

 

3,313

Mutual funds, available-for-sale

 

11,813

 

569

 

 

12,382

 

 

$        119,780

 

$            3,020

 

$              (154)

 

$        122,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

December 31, 2015

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

U.S. government and agencies

 

$

13,036

 

 

$

162

 

 

$

(85

)

 

$

13,113

 

State

 

 

698

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

702

 

Political subdivisions

 

 

4,354

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,363

 

Revenue and assessment

 

 

11,770

 

 

 

895

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

12,644

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

79,426

 

 

 

2,022

 

 

 

(663

)

 

 

80,785

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency backed

 

 

793

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

873

 

Non-agency backed – residential

 

 

2,877

 

 

 

579

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

3,455

 

Non-agency backed – commercial

 

 

1,891

 

 

 

616

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,507

 

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale

 

 

114,845

 

 

 

4,367

 

 

 

(770

)

 

 

118,442

 

Preferred stock, available-for-sale

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,723

 

Mutual funds, available-for-sale

 

 

11,959

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

(662

)

 

 

11,417

 

 

 

$

128,304

 

 

$

4,710

 

 

$

(1,432

)

 

$

131,582

 

The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of the Company’s fixed maturity securities based on their fair values (in thousands). Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid by the issuers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

Securities

 

 

with No

 

 

All

 

 

 

with

 

 

with

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fixed

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Gains or

 

 

Maturity

 

September 30, 2016

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

Securities

 

One year or less

 

$

4,821

 

 

$

3,572

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,393

 

After one through five years

 

 

24,019

 

 

 

2,112

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

28,131

 

After five through ten years

 

 

16,149

 

 

 

12,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,106

 

After ten years

 

 

7,762

 

 

 

4,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,720

 

No single maturity date

 

 

5,709

 

 

 

22,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,601

 

 

 

$

58,460

 

 

$

46,491

 

 

$

2,000

 

 

$

106,951

 

 

The following table reflects the number of fixed maturity securities with gross unrealized gains and losses. Gross unrealized losses are further segregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

 

Greater

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

or equal to

 

 

than 12

 

 

Unrealized

 

At:

 

12 months

 

 

months

 

 

Gains

 

September 30, 2016

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

21

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

70

 

 

The following table reflects the fair value and gross unrealized losses of those fixed maturity securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months at December 31, 2015. There were no securities meeting these criteria at September 30, 2016. Gross unrealized losses are further segregated by the percentage of amortized cost (in thousands, except number of securities).

  

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross Unrealized Losses

 

of

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

at December 31, 2015:

 

Securities

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

Less than or equal to 10%

 

 

4

 

 

$

7,689

 

 

$

(241

)

Greater than 10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

$

7,689

 

 

$

(241

)

 

 


The following tables set forth the amount of gross unrealized losses by current severity (as compared to amortized cost) and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands).

 

 

 

Fair Value of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length of

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Severity of Gross Unrealized Losses

 

Gross Unrealized Losses

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Less

 

 

5% to

 

 

Greater

 

at September 30, 2016:

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

than 5%

 

 

 

10%

 

 

than 10%

 

Less than or equal to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

$

47,891

 

 

$

(147

)

 

$

(147

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

Six months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months

 

 

105

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

Twelve months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than twelve months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

47,996

 

 

$

(154

)

 

$

(147

)

 

$

(7

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length of

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Severity of Gross Unrealized Losses

 

Gross Unrealized Losses

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Less

 

 

5% to

 

 

Greater

 

at December 31, 2015:

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

than 5%

 

 

 

10%

 

 

than 10%

 

Less than or equal to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

$

20,899

 

 

$

(130

)

 

$

(130

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

Six months

 

 

7,036

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

 

 

 

(465

)

 

 

 

Nine months

 

 

14,057

 

 

 

(395

)

 

 

(197

)

 

 

(197

)

 

 

(1

)

Twelve months

 

 

7,892

 

 

 

(201

)

 

 

(201

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than twelve months

 

 

7,689

 

 

 

(241

)

 

 

(241

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

57,573

 

 

$

(1,432

)

 

$

(769

)

 

$

(662

)

 

$

(1

)

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recognized OTTI charges in net income of $147 thousand related to one mutual fund.

The Company believes that the remaining securities having unrealized losses at September 30, 2016 were not other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company also does not intend to sell any of these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of these securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

Other Investments

Other investments consist of the common stock of a real estate investment trust and limited partnership interests in two funds that invest in (i) commercial real estate and secured commercial real estate loans acquired from financial intuitions, (ii) small balance distressed secured loans and debt securities and (iii) undervalued international publicly-traded equities. These investments have redemption and transfer restrictions. The Company recently withdrew from one limited partnership investment and received the final withdrawal installment in July 2016. The Company does not intend to sell the remaining investments, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell them before the expiration of such restrictions. At September 30, 2016, the Company had unfunded commitments of $0.2 million with two of these investments.

Restrictions

At September 30, 2016, fixed maturities and cash equivalents with a fair value and amortized cost of $6.6 million were on deposit with various insurance departments as a requirement of doing business in those states. Cash equivalents with a fair value and amortized cost of $15.6 million were on deposit with another insurance company as collateral for an assumed reinsurance contract.


Investment Income and Net Realized Gains and Losses

The major categories of investment income follow (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

 

$

971

 

 

$

1,077

 

 

$

2,922

 

 

$

3,131

 

Mutual funds, available-for-sale

 

 

153

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

457

 

Other investments

 

 

53

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

408

 

 

 

301

 

Other

 

 

130

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

174

 

Investment expenses

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(126

)

 

 

(367

)

 

 

(368

)

 

 

$

1,187

 

 

$

1,144

 

 

$

3,795

 

 

$

3,695

 

 

The components of net realized gains (losses) on investments, available-for-sale at fair value follow (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Gains

 

$

4,900

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,900

 

 

$

3

 

Losses

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(16

)

Other-than-temporary impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(147

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,897

 

 

$

(6

)

 

$

4,733

 

 

$

(13

)

 

Realized gains and losses on sales and redemptions are computed based on specific identification. The non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) is included in other comprehensive loss. The amounts of non-credit OTTI for securities still owned was $0.9 million for non-agency backed residential collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and $0.2 million related to non-agency backed commercial CMOs at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.