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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

We are required to use an established hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the inputs to the valuation and degree to which they are observable or not observable in the market. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation based on quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible as of the measurement date.

 

Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation include quoted prices in either markets that are not active, or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation that are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The highest priority is assigned Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

We did not hold any Level 3 assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

The carrying value of premium receivables and accounts payable, accrued expense, revolving loans and borrowings under our senior secured credit facility approximate their fair value. The rate at which revolving loans and borrowings under our senior secured credit facility bear interest resets periodically at market interest rates. All of these items are considered Level 1 assets and liabilities.

Investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy

The Company has interests in LPs, REITs and LLCs. This investment categorization has the potential for higher returns but also the potential for higher degrees of risk, including less than stable rates of returns and may provide less liquidity. The Company maintains various interests in other markets of which are without a readily determinable fair value and are measured at amortized cost with adjustments for observable changes in price or impairments or at net asset value. The Company reviews these investments each reporting period to determine whether an impairment or observable price change for the investment has occurred. When such events or changes occur, the Company evaluates the fair value compared to its cost basis in the investment. Gains or losses from a change in fair value are included with other income (expense) in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the period.

 

The table below presents the balances of our invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

September 30, 2020

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Invested Assets:

 

(in thousands)

 

Debt Securities Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency securities

 

$

35,941

 

 

$

373

 

 

$

35,568

 

 

$

 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

 

54,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,947

 

 

 

 

Special revenue

 

 

191,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

191,983

 

 

 

 

Hybrid securities

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

Industrial and miscellaneous

 

 

162,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,512

 

 

 

 

Total debt securities

 

 

445,481

 

 

 

373

 

 

 

445,108

 

 

 

 

Investments reported at NAV (1)

 

 

10,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other invested assets (2)

 

 

17,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

$

473,854

 

 

$

373

 

 

$

445,108

 

 

$

 

 

(1)

September 30, 2020 includes $1.6 million of Federal Home Loan Banks membership shares held by the Company.

 

(2)

Other invested assets consist of the redeemable Class A Preferred Units are classified as held-to-maturity and are recorded at amortized cost at September 30, 2020.

 

December 31, 2019

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Invested Assets:

 

(in thousands)

 

Debt Securities Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and agency securities

 

$

54,191

 

 

$

366

 

 

$

53,825

 

 

$

 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

 

76,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,355

 

 

 

 

Special revenue

 

 

250,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,226

 

 

 

 

Hybrid securities

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

Industrial and miscellaneous

 

 

206,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

206,383

 

 

 

 

Total debt securities

 

 

587,256

 

 

 

366

 

 

 

586,890

 

 

 

 

Investments reported at NAV (1)

 

 

7,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

$

595,249

 

 

$

366

 

 

$

586,890

 

 

$

 

 

(1)

December 31, 2019 includes $1.6 million of Federal Home Loan Banks membership shares held by the Company.

Non-recurring fair value measurements

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include intangible assets and goodwill which are recognized at fair value during the period in which an acquisition is completed, from updated estimates and assumptions during the measurement period, or when they are considered to be impaired. These non-recurring fair value measurements, primarily for intangible assets acquired, were based on Level 3 unobservable inputs. For the quarters ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, these non-recurring fair value inputs consisted of brand, agent relationships, renewal rights, customer relations, trade names, non-compete and goodwill. To evaluate such assets for a potential impairment, we determine the fair value of the goodwill and intangible assets using a combination of a discounted cash flow approach and market approaches, which contain significant unobservable inputs and therefore are considered a Level 3 fair value measurement. The unobservable inputs in the analysis generally include future cash flow projections and a discount rate.

There were no non-recurring fair value adjustments to intangible assets and goodwill during the first three quarters of 2020 and 2019. We record any measurement period adjustments to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill.