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Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Activity in Liability [Abstract]  
Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

10.Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Balance at beginning of year:

Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

$

93,250

$

87,121

$

45,890

Reinsurance recoverables on losses

4,045

2,232

4,128

Net balance at beginning of year

89,205

84,889

41,762

 

Acquired unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:

Current year

17,795

Prior years

8,568

23,172

Total acquired

8,568

40,967

 

Incurred related to:

Current year

165,181

176,219

119,677

Prior years

3,292

(6,509

)

(589

)

Total incurred

168,473

169,710

119,088

 

Paid related to:

Current year

116,755

125,940

92,175

Prior years

52,451

39,454

24,753

Total paid

169,206

165,394

116,928

 

Balance at end of year:

Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

105,750

93,250

87,121

Reinsurance recoverables on losses

8,710

4,045

2,232

Net balance at end of year

$

97,040

$

89,205

$

84,889

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s reported losses and LAE included $3,292 of net unfavorable development on prior accident years, compared to $6,509 of net favorable development on prior accident years during the year ended December 31, 2019. Increases and decreases are generally the result of ongoing analysis of recent loss development trends. As additional information becomes known regarding individual claims, original estimates are increased or decreased accordingly. The net unfavorable development reported for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to our 2019 multi-peril crop business.

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The following tables present information, organized by our primary operating segments, about incurred and paid claims development as of December 31, 2020, net of reinsurance, as well as cumulative claim frequency and the total of IBNR reserves plus expected development on reported claims. The cumulative number of reported claims represents open claims, claims closed with payment, and claims closed without payment. It does not include an estimated amount for unreported claims. The number of claims is measured by claim event (such as a car accident or storm damage) and an individual claim event may result in more than one reported claim (such as a car accident with both property and liability damages). The Company considers a claim that does not result in a liability as a claim closed without payment. The segment information presented in the tables is prior to the effects of the intercompany reinsurance pooling agreement.

The tables include unaudited information about incurred and paid claims development (a) for the years ended December 31, 2011 through 2015 for the Private Passenger Auto, Primero Non-Standard Auto, Home and Farm, and Crop segments, (b) through 2017 for the Direct Auto Non-Standard Auto information, and (c) through 2019 for the Westminster Commercial information, which we present as supplementary information.

Private Passenger Auto

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR

Plus Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands, except claim

counts)

2011

$

25,552

$

24,126

$

25,220

$

24,409

$

24,209

$

23,967

$

23,814

$

23,826

$

23,852

$

23,785

11,485

2012

26,962

24,787

24,323

24,098

24,133

23,298

23,621

23,651

22,523

3

9,726

2013

29,079

27,840

27,363

27,334

26,014

26,138

26,105

26,077

36

10,825

2014

32,548

31,349

30,427

29,099

29,144

29,298

29,479

115

11,744

2015

32,438

31,532

30,461

30,503

30,679

30,455

230

11,687

2016

40,227

39,260

39,057

39,314

38,535

298

14,317

2017

40,779

40,199

40,120

40,427

287

13,740

2018

44,925

43,428

43,641

591

14,651

2019

53,769

53,328

1,279

16,451

2020

46,247

2,477

12,624

Total

$

354,497

(1) Prior years unaudited

Private

Passenger

Auto

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

19,116

$

22,161

$

22,325

$

23,024

$

23,339

$

23,583

$

23,732

$

23,747

$

23,852

$

23,785

2012

18,681

21,434

21,888

22,640

22,726

23,073

23,271

23,324

22,490

2013

20,077

23,576

24,765

24,918

25,718

25,843

26,035

26,019

2014

22,744

25,727

27,076

27,443

28,281

28,765

29,239

2015

23,401

27,171

28,933

29,598

29,795

30,120

2016

29,009

35,845

37,307

38,108

37,833

2017

31,033

37,050

38,331

39,738

2018

34,358

40,213

41,479

2019

42,414

48,414

2020

35,495

Total

$

334,612

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

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Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

19,899

(1) Prior years unaudited

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Non-Standard

Auto

(Primero)

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR

Plus Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands,

except claim

counts)

2011

$

8,129

$

8,173

$

8,178

$

8,191

$

8,168

$

8,168

$

8,168

$

8,178

$

8,178

$

8,178

1,939

2012

8,749

8,491

8,369

8,361

8,302

8,312

8,324

8,324

8,323

2,048

2013

11,063

10,823

10,800

10,804

10,843

10,833

10,828

10,844

2,617

2014

7,297

7,619

7,591

7,577

7,612

7,625

7,606

1,838

2015

9,727

9,806

9,655

9,691

9,641

9,622

1,793

2016

9,967

10,048

10,054

10,033

10,008

9

1,740

2017

8,722

8,654

8,556

8,541

18

1,460

2018

10,445

11,804

11,763

40

1,791

2019

12,264

11,391

163

1,490

2020

9,018

992

899

Total

$

95,294

(1) Prior years unaudited

Non-Standard

Auto

(Primero)

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

4,457

$

7,445

$

7,984

$

8,146

$

8,168

$

8,168

$

8,168

$

8,178

$

8,178

8,178

2012

4,377

7,522

7,983

8,276

8,302

8,312

8,324

8,324

8,323

2013

6,320

9,675

10,508

10,717

10,805

10,815

10,818

10,844

2014

3,733

6,707

7,423

7,521

7,579

7,605

7,606

2015

5,335

8,685

9,479

9,557

9,620

9,622

2016

5,409

8,882

9,790

9,912

9,974

2017

4,348

7,660

8,204

8,460

2018

5,492

10,536

11,616

2019

6,309

10,007

2020

4,111

Total

$

88,741

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

6,553

(1) Prior years unaudited

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Non-Standard Auto (Direct Auto)

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016 (1)

2017 (1)

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR Plus Expected Development on Reported Claims

Cumulative Number of Reported Claims

(in thousands, except claim counts)

2011

$

5,296

$

3,313

$

3,134

$

2,937

$

2,902

$

2,854

$

2,874

$

3,003

$

2,983

$

2,984

13

2,910

2012

7,164

4,159

3,927

3,916

4,215

4,643

4,909

4,930

5,009

27

3,357

2013

10,596

6,020

5,869

5,261

5,278

5,160

5,049

5,131

18

3,372

2014

14,010

9,068

6,224

8,381

6,745

6,476

6,672

54

4,788

2015

17,917

14,498

13,043

10,538

10,704

10,945

(219

)

9,083

2016

20,547

14,660

13,552

13,956

12,876

(282

)

11,159

2017

23,376

18,621

15,858

14,648

(2,938

)

11,671

2018

25,791

22,662

21,980

(501

)

15,523

2019

24,932

25,473

(1,678

)

10,610

2020

24,036

(3,092

)

12,902

Total

$

129,754

(1) Prior years unaudited

Non-Standard Auto (Direct Auto)

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016 (1)

2017 (1)

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

1,290

$

1,890

$

2,342

$

2,590

$

2,761

$

2,830

$

2,851

$

2,925

$

2,937

$

2,939

2012

1,696

2,421

3,041

3,587

4,081

4,503

4,671

4,730

4,915

2013

1,944

3,123

3,796

4,291

4,602

4,808

4,890

4,960

2014

2,201

3,573

4,452

5,369

5,781

6,151

6,327

2015

2,967

5,202

7,057

8,327

9,560

10,057

2016

3,526

6,272

8,559

10,603

11,058

2017

4,385

6,981

10,034

11,366

2018

6,034

12,285

15,204

2019

10,203

16,214

2020

9,964

Total

$

93,004

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

33

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

36,783

(1) Prior years unaudited

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Home and

Farm

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR

Plus Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands, except claim

counts)

2011

$

31,948

$

32,104

$

32,113

$

31,771

$

31,684

$

31,388

$

31,306

$

31,313

$

31,312

$

31,325

5,946

2012

25,179

24,439

24,320

24,091

24,081

24,079

24,088

24,086

24,324

3,631

2013

29,976

29,217

28,531

28,315

28,286

28,315

27,593

27,588

4,189

2014

36,663

36,001

35,770

35,589

35,684

35,534

35,497

12

5,241

2015

32,789

31,818

31,297

31,577

31,446

31,612

15

3,923

2016

45,825

44,510

44,945

44,602

44,728

91

6,346

2017

42,110

41,593

41,886

41,779

204

4,932

2018

42,515

43,846

43,747

323

4,561

2019

45,438

45,828

911

5,426

2020

36,264

2,416

3,721

Total

$

362,692

(1) Prior years unaudited

Home and

Farm

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

29,399

$

33,019

$

31,126

$

31,460

$

31,702

$

31,277

$

31,304

$

31,313

$

31,312

$

31,325

2012

21,761

23,863

24,029

24,168

24,075

24,076

24,087

24,086

24,324

2013

23,354

26,934

27,183

27,221

27,456

27,495

27,560

27,583

2014

32,207

35,199

35,219

35,371

35,481

35,482

35,485

2015

27,204

30,164

30,350

30,573

31,383

31,597

2016

37,656

44,942

44,270

44,530

44,583

2017

34,657

38,928

40,442

40,941

2018

37,881

42,814

43,178

2019

38,709

43,253

2020

29,274

Total

$

351,543

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

11,149

(1) Prior years unaudited

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Crop

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR

Plus Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands, except claim

counts)

2011

$

55,094

$

54,953

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

3,211

2012

13,546

13,676

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

2,137

2013

40,976

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

2,097

2014

22,686

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

2,268

2015

13,813

13,849

13,849

13,849

13,849

13,849

2,427

2016

20,209

19,582

19,487

19,487

19,487

2,806

2017

33,733

34,181

34,181

34,181

2,968

2018

12,506

11,730

11,730

2,147

2019

33,913

37,629

3,101

2020

28,688

22

2,339

Total

$

278,886

(1) Prior years unaudited

Crop

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

57,741

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

$

59,651

2012

13,078

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

13,673

2013

35,511

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

39,665

2014

17,788

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

20,333

2015

12,866

13,849

13,849

13,849

13,849

13,849

2016

16,444

19,487

19,487

19,487

19,487

2017

32,767

34,181

34,181

34,181

2018

10,764

11,730

11,730

2019

26,332

37,629

2020

28,038

Total

$

278,236

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2010, net of reinsurance

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

650

(1) Prior years unaudited

101


Commercial (Westminster)

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses,

Net of Reinsurance For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016 (1)

2017 (1)

2018 (1)

2019 (1)

2020

Total IBNR

Plus

Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands, except claim

counts)

2011

$

1,911

$

1,740

$

1,758

$

1,828

$

1,827

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,848

137

2012

2,795

2,492

2,539

2,583

2,666

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

133

2013

2,214

1,982

2,000

1,935

2,058

2,053

2,037

2,036

138

2014

4,385

4,274

4,286

4,428

4,450

4,443

4,445

10

272

2015

3,082

3,258

4,019

4,218

4,293

4,238

2

278

2016

4,661

5,719

6,200

6,091

6,248

36

264

2017

5,552

6,249

6,838

7,347

251

320

2018

10,358

11,177

12,414

628

476

2019

11,658

13,051

1,269

399

2020

14,774

3,043

390

Total

$

69,081

(1) Prior years unaudited

Commercial

(Westminster)

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016 (1)

2017 (1)

2018 (1)

2019 (1)

2020

2011

$

1,496

$

1,718

$

1,745

$

1,758

$

1,781

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,821

$

1,848

2012

1,634

2,364

2,442

2,537

2,591

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2013

1,494

1,727

1,829

1,889

1,949

2,035

2,036

2,036

2014

3,330

3,921

4,151

4,269

4,395

4,403

4,410

2015

2,126

2,794

3,332

3,950

4,206

4,231

2016

3,172

5,289

5,630

5,693

6,112

2017

3,573

4,927

5,865

6,576

2018

6,494

9,472

10,591

2019

6,294

9,925

2020

8,146

Total

$

56,555

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

12,526

(1) Prior years unaudited

102


Commercial (non-Westminster)

Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

At December 31, 2020

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Total IBNR

Plus Expected

Development

on Reported

Claims

Cumulative

Number of

Reported

Claims

(in thousands, except claim

counts)

2011

$

1,937

$

1,444

$

1,414

$

1,407

$

1,429

$

1,450

$

1,433

$

1,433

$

1,433

$

1,433

$

220

2012

1,600

1,125

1,001

988

985

970

969

969

970

142

2013

2,690

2,637

2,566

2,548

2,508

2,511

2,511

2,511

227

2014

2,180

1,732

1,694

1,675

1,650

1,650

1,650

163

2015

1,695

1,643

1,637

1,582

1,580

1,580

135

2016

2,683

2,526

2,515

2,516

2,512

288

2017

2,530

2,513

2,510

2,497

167

2018

1,652

1,576

1,609

109

147

2019

2,607

2,782

15

187

2020

2,293

250

116

Total

$

19,837

(1) Prior years unaudited

Commercial

(non-Westminster)

Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the Year Ended December 31,

Accident

Year

2011 (1)

2012 (1)

2013 (1)

2014 (1)

2015 (1)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2011

$

1,054

$

1,357

$

1,322

$

1,374

$

1,393

$

1,428

$

1,433

$

1,433

$

1,433

$

1,433

2012

776

932

985

969

969

970

969

969

970

2013

2,520

2,751

2,530

2,504

2,508

2,511

2,511

2,511

2014

1,782

1,925

1,563

1,640

1,650

1,650

1,650

2015

1,274

1,796

1,818

1,580

1,580

1,580

2016

1,822

2,806

2,498

2,512

2,512

2017

1,530

2,465

2,497

2,497

2018

1,049

1,213

1,240

2019

1,917

2,712

2020

1,543

Total

$

18,648

All outstanding liabilities prior to 2011, net of reinsurance

Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, net of reinsurance

$

1,189

(1) Prior years unaudited

103


The following table presents a reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses in our Consolidated Balance Sheet:

December 31, 2020

Liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses:

Private passenger auto

$

20,311

Non-standard auto (Primero)

6,553

Non-standard auto (Direct Auto)

36,783

Home and farm

11,737

Crop

771

Commercial (Westminster)

17,900

Commercial (non-Westminster)

1,189

All other

10,506

Total liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

105,750

 

Reinsurance recoverables on losses:

Private passenger auto

412

Non-standard auto (Primero)

Non-standard auto (Direct Auto)

Home and farm

588

Crop

121

Commercial (Westminster)

5,374

Commercial (non-Westminster)

All other

2,215

Total reinsurance recoverables on losses

8,710

 

Net liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

$

97,040

The following table presents required supplementary information about average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2020:

Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance

Years

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Private Passenger Auto

50.0%

19.2%

12.3%

6.7%

4.9%

3.3%

1.7%

1.4%

0.5%

Non-Standard Auto (Primero)

78.4%

16.3%

3.9%

1.0%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

Non-Standard Auto (Direct Auto)

34.5%

23.6%

16.2%

10.2%

6.4%

3.6%

2.4%

1.5%

0.8%

0.8%

Home and Farm

52.6%

8.2%

9.5%

5.1%

1.7%

1.9%

7.2%

5.8%

8.0%

Crop

100.0%

Commercial (Westminster)

57.5%

23.1%

6.5%

9.4%

3.5%

Commercial (non-Westminster)

68.2%

13.2%

6.6%

4.0%

1.2%

1.5%

1.4%

0.9%

0.9%

2.2%