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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
ProAssurance’s outstanding debt consisted of the following:
($ in thousands)September 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Senior Notes due 2023, unsecured, interest at 5.3% annually
$250,000 $250,000 
Contribution Certificates due 2031, interest at 3.0% (effective interest rate at 4.35%) annually beginning April 2022
175,766 — 
Mortgage Loans, outstanding borrowings were secured by first priority liens on two office buildings, and bore an interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.325% (1.58% at December 31, 2020) determined quarterly
 36,113 
Total principal425,766 286,113 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs1,008 1,400 
Debt less unamortized debt issuance costs$424,758 $284,713 
Revolving Credit Agreement
ProAssurance has a Revolving Credit Agreement, which expires November 2024, that may be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, short-term working capital, share repurchases as authorized by the Board and support for other activities. ProAssurance's Revolving Credit Agreement permits borrowings up to $250 million, and has available a $50 million accordion feature which, if successfully subscribed, would expand the permitted borrowings to a maximum of $300 million. In August 2021, ProAssurance repaid the balance outstanding on the Revolving Credit Agreement of $15 million. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings on the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Contribution Certificates
On May 5, 2021, NORCAL Insurance Company, successor to NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, issued Contribution Certificates, which are due in 2031, to certain NORCAL policyholders in the conversion. The Contribution Certificates have a principal amount of $191 million and were recorded at their fair value of $175 million at the date of acquisition. The difference of $16 million between the recorded acquisition date fair value and the principal balance of the Contribution Certificates will be accreted utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the certificates of ten years as an increase to interest expense. In addition, interest payments are subject to deferral if ProAssurance does not receive permission from the California Department of Insurance prior to payment. See Note 2 for additional information on the Contribution Certificates assumed in the NORCAL acquisition.
Mortgage Loans
During 2017, two of ProAssurance's subsidiaries, ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc. and ProAssurance Insurance Company of America, each entered into ten-year mortgage loans (Mortgage Loans) with principal amounts of $17.9 million and $22.6 million, respectively, with one lender in connection with the recapitalization of two office buildings. In June 2021, ProAssurance repaid the balance outstanding on the ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc. Mortgage Loan of $15.6 million. In July 2021, ProAssurance repaid the balance outstanding on the ProAssurance Insurance Company of America Mortgage Loan of $19.7 million. Interest expense on the Mortgage Loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 included the write-off of the unamortized debt issuance costs which were nominal in amount.
Covenant Compliance
There are no financial covenants associated with the Senior Notes or the Contribution Certificates due 2023 and 2031, respectively.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary representations, covenants and events constituting default, and remedies for default. The Revolving Credit Agreement also defines financial covenants regarding permitted leverage ratios. ProAssurance is currently in compliance with all covenants of the Revolving Credit Agreement. In April 2021, ProAssurance amended and restated its Revolving Credit Agreement to allow for additional indebtedness of a subsidiary in preparation of the close of the NORCAL acquisition. This amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to ProAssurance's March 31, 2021 report on Form 10-Q.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding ProAssurance's debt, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in ProAssurance's December 31, 2020 report on Form 10-K.