Notes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Notes Payable [Abstract]

Notes Payable

Notes Payable

The following table presents information about the Company's notes payable:

	Lender	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
				(Amounts in thousands)
Senior unsecured notes(1)	Publicly traded	4.40%	March 15, 2027	$	375,000	$	375,000
Unsecured credit facility(2)	Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, and U.S. Bank	Term SOFR plus 112.5-150.0 basis points	November 16, 2026	75,000		25,000
Total principal amount				450,000		400,000
Less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs(3)				1,570		1,670
Total debt				$	448,430	$	398,330

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(1)On March 8, 2017, the Company completed a public debt offering issuing $375 million of senior notes. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Company with a 4.4% annual coupon payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year commencing September 15, 2017. The notes mature on March 15, 2027. The Company used the proceeds from the notes to pay off amounts outstanding under the existing loan and credit facilities and for general corporate purposes. The Company incurred debt issuance costs of approximately $3.4 million, inclusive of underwriters' fees. The notes were issued at a slight discount of 99.847% of par, resulting in the effective annualized interest rate, including debt issuance costs, of approximately 4.45%.

(2)On March 31, 2021, the Company entered into an unsecured $75 million five-year revolving credit facility. On November 18, 2022, the Company entered into the First Amendment to this credit facility. The First Amendment extended the maturity date of the loan to November 16, 2026 from March 31, 2026 with possible further extension if certain conditions are met, increased the aggregate commitments by all the lenders to $200 million from $75 million, and replaced the LIBOR with the Term SOFR. The interest rates on borrowings under the credit facility are based on the Company's debt to total capital ratio and range from Term SOFR plus 112.5 basis points when the ratio is under 20% to Term SOFR plus 150.0 basis points when the ratio is greater than or equal to 30%. Commitment fees for the undrawn portions of the credit facility range from 12.5 basis points when the ratio is under 20% to 22.5 basis points when the ratio is greater than or equal to 30%. The debt to total capital ratio is expressed as a percentage of (a) consolidated debt to (b) consolidated shareholders' equity plus consolidated debt. The Company's debt to total capital ratio was 23.6% at March 31, 2023, resulting in a 15.0 basis point commitment fee on the $125 million undrawn portion of the credit facility. As of April 27, 2023, a total of $75 million was drawn under this facility on a three-month revolving basis at an annual interest rate of approximately 6.28%. The Company contributed $50 million of the total amount drawn to the surplus of one of its consolidated insurance subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2023, and used the remainder for general corporate purposes.

(3)The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs are associated with the publicly traded $375 million senior unsecured notes. These are amortized to interest expense over the life of the notes, and the unamortized balance is presented in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt. The unamortized costs of approximately $0.8 million associated with entering into the $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility maturing on November 16, 2026 are included in other assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and amortized to interest expense over the term of the credit facility.