Investments in Securities

The aggregate estimated fair value, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and cost or amortized cost for securities by major security type are as follows:



As of March 31, 2015	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value:
General obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions	$	33,121,352	$	1,472,862	$	25,389	$	34,568,825
Issuer obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions revenue	46,113,735		2,527,991		30,085		48,611,641
Corporate debt securities	21,072,010		940,769		—		22,012,779
Auction rate securities	922,735		18,465		—		941,200
Total	$	101,229,832	$	4,960,087	$	55,474	$	106,134,445
Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value:
Common stocks and nonredeemable preferred stocks	$	24,349,105	$	15,255,747	$	127,931	$	39,476,921
Total	$	24,349,105	$	15,255,747	$	127,931	$	39,476,921
Short-term investments:
Money market funds and certificates of deposit	$	4,400,330	$	—	$	—	$	4,400,330
Total	$	4,400,330	$	—	$	—	$	4,400,330



As of December 31, 2014	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value:
General obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions	$	35,215,247	$	1,527,794	$	19,542	$	36,723,499
Issuer obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions special revenue	46,707,033		2,405,725		55,502		49,057,256
Corporate debt securities	21,576,641		823,133		71,339		22,328,435
Auction rate securities	922,129		16,971		—		939,100
Total	$	104,421,050	$	4,773,623	$	146,383	$	109,048,290
Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value:
Common stocks and nonredeemable preferred stocks	$	24,128,753	$	15,225,459	$	99,231	$	39,254,981
Total	$	24,128,753	$	15,225,459	$	99,231	$	39,254,981
Short-term investments:
Money market funds and certificates of deposits	$	2,576,993	$	—	$	—	$	2,576,993
Total	$	2,576,993	$	—	$	—	$	2,576,993

The special revenue category for both periods presented includes at least 50 individual bonds with revenue sources from a variety of industry sectors.

The scheduled maturities of fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2015 were as follows:



	Available-for-Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	13,053,110	$	13,204,273
Due after one year through five years	51,042,282		53,724,810
Due five years through ten years	35,140,718		36,642,930
Due after ten years	1,993,722		2,562,432
Total	$	101,229,832	$	106,134,445

Realized gains and losses on investments for the three months ended March 31 are summarized as follows:



	2015			2014
Gross realized gains:
Corporate debt securities	$	999		$	—
Common stocks and nonredeemable preferred stocks	8,200			765,272
Total	$	9,199		$	765,272
Gross realized losses:
General obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions	$	(396	)	$	—
Total	$	(396	)	$	—
Net realized gain from securities	$	8,803		$	765,272
Net realized (losses) gains on other investments:
Impairments of other assets and investments	$	—		$	(10,062	)
Net gain on other assets and investments	6,000			—
Net loss on other assets and investments	—			(263,073		)
Total	$	6,000		$	(273,135	)
Net realized gain on investments	$	14,803		$	492,137

Realized gains and losses are determined on the specific identification method.

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair value of the securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
As of March 31, 2015	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
General obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions	$	1,942,803	$	(25,389	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,942,803	$	(25,389	)
Issuer obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions special revenue	3,252,307		(20,404		)	1,209,989		(9,681		)	4,462,296		(30,085		)
Total fixed income securities	$	5,195,110	$	(45,793	)	$	1,209,989	$	(9,681	)	$	6,405,099	$	(55,474	)
Equity securities	$	1,553,666	$	(86,455	)	$	145,125	$	(41,476	)	$	1,698,791	$	(127,931	)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	6,748,776	$	(132,248	)	$	1,355,114	$	(51,157	)	$	8,103,890	$	(183,405	)



	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
As of December 31, 2014	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
General obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions	$	2,113,194	$	(19,542	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,113,194	$	(19,542	)
Issuer obligations of U.S. states, territories and political subdivisions special revenue	3,946,977		(13,453		)	1,182,390		(42,049		)	5,129,367		(55,502		)
Corporate debt securities	6,924,430		(71,339		)	—		—			6,924,430		(71,339		)
Total fixed income securities	$	12,984,601	$	(104,334	)	$	1,182,390	$	(42,049	)	$	14,166,991	$	(146,383	)
Equity securities	$	930,208	$	(71,669	)	$	141,280	$	(27,562	)	$	1,071,488	$	(99,231	)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	13,914,809	$	(176,003	)	$	1,323,670	$	(69,611	)	$	15,238,479	$	(245,614	)

As of March 31, 2015, the Company held $6,405,099 in fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses of $55,474. As of December 31, 2014, the Company held $14,166,991 in fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses of $146,383. The decline in fair value of the fixed maturity securities can be attributed primarily to changes in market interest rates and changes in credit spreads over Treasury securities. Because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and will likely not be compelled to sell them before it can recover its cost basis, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

As of March 31, 2015, the Company held $1,698,791 in equity securities with unrealized losses of $127,931. As of December 31, 2014, the Company held $1,071,488 in equity securities with unrealized losses of $99,231. The unrealized losses related to holdings of equity securities were caused by market changes that the Company considers to be temporary. Since the Company has the intent and ability to hold these equity securities until a recovery of fair value, the Company does not consider these investments other-than-temporarily impaired.

Factors considered in determining whether a loss is temporary include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost, the financial condition and prospects of the issuer (including credit ratings and analyst reports) and macro-economic changes. A total of 16 and 25 securities had unrealized losses at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Reviews of the values of securities are inherently uncertain and the value of the investment may not fully recover, or may decline in future periods resulting in a realized loss. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded no other-than-temporary impairment charges for securities. Other-than-temporary impairment charges are included in net realized gain on investments in the Consolidated Statements of Income.