RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Through July 1, 2018, we maintained a workers' compensation insurance policy with Insurance Company of the West, a California corporation ("ICW"), which is an insurance company majority owned and controlled by Ernest Rady, our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board. The workers' compensation policy was renewed with ICW during the second quarter of 2017 and the premium was approximately $0.2 million for the period from July 1, 2017 through July 1, 2018. We did not renew this policy with ICW during the second quarter of 2018 and commencing July 1, 2018, we entered into a workers' compensation policy with an unaffiliated third-party insurer.

During the first quarter of 2019, we terminated the lease agreement with American Assets, Inc., an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Rady, and entered into a new lease agreement for office space at Torrey Reserve Campus. Rents commenced on March 1, 2019 for an initial lease term of three years at an average annual rental rate of $0.2 million. Rental revenue recognized on the leases of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, is included in rental income on the statements of comprehensive income.

On occasion, the company utilizes aircraft services provided by AAI Aviation, Inc. ("AAIA"), an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Rady. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we incurred approximately $0.2 million and $0.0 million of expenses related to aircraft services of AAIA or reimbursement to Mr. Rady (or the Ernest Rady Trust U/D/T March 13, 1983) for use of the aircraft owned by AAIA. These expenses are recorded as general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The Waikiki Beach Walk entities have a 47.7% investment in WBW CHP LLC, an entity that was formed to, among other things, construct a chilled water plant to provide air conditioning to the property and other adjacent facilities. The operating expenses of WBW CHP LLC are recovered through reimbursements from its members, and reimbursements to WBW CHP LLC of $0.5 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are included in rental expenses on the statements of comprehensive income.