Investment Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Investment Securities

Investment Securities

4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment securities classified as current and long-term were as follows at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(in thousands)
June 30, 2011
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations	$	808,985	$	14,242	$	(440	)	$	822,787
Mortgage-backed securities		1,761,438		63,358		(760	)		1,824,036
Tax-exempt municipal securities		2,437,115		63,506		(10,738	)		2,489,883
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		50,858		425		(1,534	)		49,749
Commercial		397,262		18,618		(917	)		414,963
Asset-backed securities		115,928		1,486		(29	)		117,385
Corporate debt securities		3,321,621		165,184		(8,285	)		3,478,520
Redeemable preferred stock		5,333		0		0			5,333
Total debt securities	$	8,898,540	$	326,819	$	(22,703	)	$	9,202,656
December 31, 2010
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations	$	697,816	$	14,412	$	(615	)	$	711,613
Mortgage-backed securities		1,614,569		49,783		(1,173	)		1,663,179
Tax-exempt municipal securities		2,439,659		37,294		(43,619	)		2,433,334
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		58,017		545		(2,675	)		55,887
Commercial		306,291		14,911		(171	)		321,031
Asset-backed securities		148,068		1,727		(44	)		149,751
Corporate debt securities		2,906,228		139,793		(13,710	)		3,032,311
Redeemable preferred stock		5,333		0		0			5,333
Total debt securities	$	8,175,981	$	258,465	$	(62,007	)	$	8,372,439

We participate in a securities lending program where we loan certain investment securities for short periods of time in exchange for collateral, consisting of cash or U.S. Government securities, initially equal to at least 102% of the fair value of the investment securities on loan. Investment securities with a fair value of $34.1 million at June 30, 2011 and $54.0 million at December 31, 2010 were on loan as of those respective dates. At June 30, 2011, all collateral from lending our investment securities was in the form of cash which has been reinvested in money market funds.

Gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
	(in thousands)
June 30, 2011
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations	$	74,009	$	(440	)	$	0	$	0		$	74,009	$	(440	)
Mortgage-backed securities		40,023		(422	)		21,650		(338	)		61,673		(760	)
Tax-exempt municipal securities		480,854		(6,930	)		63,336		(3,808	)		544,190		(10,738	)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		3,605		(59	)		26,807		(1,475	)		30,412		(1,534	)
Commercial		96,425		(905	)		156		(12	)		96,581		(917	)
Asset-backed securities		4,860		(9	)		5,059		(20	)		9,919		(29	)
Corporate debt securities		398,311		(6,499	)		14,548		(1,786	)		412,859		(8,285	)
Total debt securities	$	1,098,087	$	(15,264	)	$	131,556	$	(7,439	)	$	1,229,643	$	(22,703	)
December 31, 2010
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations	$	141,766	$	(615	)	$	0	$	0		$	141,766	$	(615	)
Mortgage-backed securities		110,358		(1,054	)		5,557		(119	)		115,915		(1,173	)
Tax-exempt municipal securities		1,168,221		(33,218	)		97,809		(10,401	)		1,266,030		(43,619	)
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		0		0			32,671		(2,675	)		32,671		(2,675	)
Commercial		0		0			2,752		(171	)		2,752		(171	)
Asset-backed securities		17,069		(42	)		283		(2	)		17,352		(44	)
Corporate debt securities		383,677		(9,572	)		31,464		(4,138	)		415,141		(13,710	)
Total debt securities	$	1,821,091	$	(44,501	)	$	170,536	$	(17,506	)	$	1,991,627	$	(62,007	)

Approximately 95% of our debt securities were investment-grade quality at June 30, 2011, with an average credit rating of AA- by S&P. Most of the debt securities that were below investment-grade were rated BB, the higher end of the below investment-grade rating scale. At June 30, 2011, 13% of our tax-exempt municipal securities were pre-refunded, generally with U.S. government and agency securities, and 25% of our tax-exempt securities were insured by bond insurers and had an equivalent S&P credit rating of AA exclusive of the bond insurers' guarantee. Our investment policy limits investments in a single issuer and requires diversification among various asset types.

The recoverability of our residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities is supported by factors such as seniority, underlying collateral characteristics and credit enhancements. Our residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2011 primarily were composed of senior tranches having high credit support, with 99% of the collateral consisting of prime loans. The average credit rating of all commercial mortgage-backed securities was AA at June 30, 2011.

All issuers of securities we own that were trading at an unrealized loss at June 30, 2011 remain current on all contractual payments. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, we believe these unrealized losses primarily were caused by an increase in market interest rates and tighter liquidity conditions in the current markets than when the securities were purchased. At June 30, 2011, we did not intend to sell the securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As a result, we believe that the securities with an unrealized loss were not other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011.

The detail of realized gains (losses) related to investment securities and included within investment income was as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Gross realized gains	$	6,272		$	3,840		$	10,848		$	23,753
Gross realized losses		(5,089	)		(4,558	)		(5,739	)		(15,777	)
Net realized capital gains (losses)	$	1,183		$	(718	)	$	5,109		$	7,976

There were no material other-than-temporary impairments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 or 2010.

The contractual maturities of debt securities available for sale at June 30, 2011, regardless of their balance sheet classification, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due within one year	$	410,307	$	412,900
Due after one year through five years		1,993,459		2,066,110
Due after five years through ten years		2,450,596		2,547,202
Due after ten years		1,718,692		1,770,311
Mortgage and asset-backed securities		2,325,486		2,406,133
Total debt securities	$	8,898,540	$	9,202,656