VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Carrying Amount of VIE Consolidated Assets and Liabilities

The carrying amounts of the assets of Monarch Delaware, our consolidated VIE, which can only be used to settle obligations of Monarch Delaware, and liabilities of Monarch Delaware for which creditors do not have recourse are as follows:

	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
ASSETS	(in thousands)
Investments
Debt securities, available for sale, at amortized cost	$	22,303	$	21,312
Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value		1,529		1,358
Total investments		23,832		22,670
Cash and cash equivalents		16,289		14,616
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		-		34
Premiums receivable, net		1,155		355
Deferred income taxes		5		646
Income taxes receivable		-		-
Deferred acquisition costs		645		234
Other assets		-		157
Total assets	$	41,926	$	38,712
LIABILITIES
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	$	407	$	237
Unearned premiums		3,736		1,448
Debt		4,898		4,887
Income taxes payable		-		8
Other liabilities		237		374
Total liabilities	$	9,278	$	6,954

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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