0001104659-11-036909.txt : 20110629 0001104659-11-036909.hdr.sgml : 20110629 20110628184256 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-036909 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110629 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110628 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000776867 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 942708455 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08993 FILM NUMBER: 11936900 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: HANOVER STATE: NH ZIP: 03755 BUSINESS PHONE: 603 640 2200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET CITY: HANOVER STATE: NH ZIP: 03755 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FUND AMERICAN COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920701 11-K 1 a11-15180_111k.htm 11-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x                                   Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

 

OR

 

o                                      Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from         to        

 

Commission file number 1-8993

 

A.                                   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Esurance Insurance Services, Inc.

650 Davis Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

 

B.                                     Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

80 South Main Street

Hanover, New Hampshire 03755

 

 

 



 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

 

The following Financial Statements and Schedule for the Plan and a Written Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are filed with, and included in, this Report as Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b) hereto, respectively, as detailed below:

 

23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

99(a)

Financial Statements and Schedule for the Plan consisting of:

 

 

 

1.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;

 

2.

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009;

 

3.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009;

 

4.

Notes to Financial Statements;

 

5.

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2010;

 

2



 

SIGNATURES

 

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

 

 

Date: June 28, 2011

By:

/s/ Gary Tolman

 

 

Gary Tolman

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

99(a)

 

Financial Statements and Schedule for the Plan consisting of:

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;

 

 

2.

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009;

 

 

3.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009;

 

 

4.

Notes to Financial Statements;

 

 

5.

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2010;

 

4


EX-23 2 a11-15180_1ex23.htm EX-23

Exhibit 23

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-132388) of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. of our report dated June 28, 2011 with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule as of December 31, 2010, which report appears in the December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 11-K of the Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan.

 

/s/ Mohler, Nixon & Williams

 

MOHLER, NIXON & WILLIAMS

Accountancy Corporation

 

Campbell, California

June 28, 2011

 


EX-99.(A) 3 a11-15180_1ex99da.htm EX-99.(A)

Exhibit 99(a)

 

Esurance Insurance Services, Inc.

401(k) Plan

Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 



 

ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

401(k) PLAN

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

1

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

3

Notes to Financial Statements

4

 

 

Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2010

11

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

12

 



 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Participants and

Plan Administrator of the

Esurance Insurance Services, Inc.

401(k) Plan

 

We have audited the financial statements of the Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and for the years then ended, as listed in the accompanying table of contents.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Plan’s management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule, as listed in the accompanying table of contents, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ Mohler, Nixon & Williams

 

MOHLER, NIXON & WILLIAMS

Accountancy Corporation

 

Campbell, California

 

June 28, 2011

 

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ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

401(k) PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

$

37,328,804

 

$

28,336,615

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable from participant loans

 

1,742,933

 

1,218,222

 

Employer’s contribution receivable

 

 

2,935

 

Participants’ contributions receivable

 

 

53

 

Total receivables

 

1,742,933

 

1,221,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

39,071,737

 

29,557,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Excess contributions refundable

 

 

58,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits at fair value

 

39,071,737

 

29,499,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(129,735

)

(11,239

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

38,942,002

 

$

29,487,777

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

401(k) PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

Years ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment and other income:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

$

404,387

 

$

307,117

 

Net realized and unrealized appreciation in fair value of investments

 

3,570,602

 

5,196,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment and other income

 

3,974,989

 

5,503,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer’s

 

1,938,481

 

1,853,406

 

Participants’

 

5,594,249

 

5,196,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contributions

 

7,532,730

 

7,050,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

11,507,719

 

12,553,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

 

 

Withdrawals and distributions

 

2,004,026

 

1,760,797

 

Administrative expenses

 

49,468

 

61,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

2,053,494

 

1,821,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase prior to transfer

 

9.454,225

 

10,731,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of assets into the Plan

 

 

94,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

 

9,454,225

 

10,826,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

29,487,777

 

18,661,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

38,942,002

 

$

29,487,777

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

401(k) PLAN

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009

 

NOTE 1 - THE PLAN AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

General - The following description of the Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan that was established in 2000 by Esurance Inc. to provide benefits to eligible employees, as defined in the Plan document.  On December 31, 2009 Esurance Inc. changed its name to Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. (the Company), and the Plan was accordingly renamed the Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan effective January 1, 2010.  The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (the Parent).

 

On June 14, 2010 the Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2010 to include a few minor revisions to the provisions for plan transfers and profit sharing.  These amendments had no material impact on the Plan participants.  On December 20, 2010 the Plan was amended again to incorporate the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 and the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, which had no affect on the Plan participants.

 

The Plan is currently designed to be qualified under the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

 

Administration - The Company has appointed an Administrative Committee (the Committee) to manage the operation and administration of the Plan.  The Company has contracted with MG Trust Company (MG Trust), also known as Matrix Capital Bank, to act as custodian and with Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc. (DRS) to act as the third-party administrator to process and maintain the records of participant data.  Substantially all expenses arising from MG Trust and DRS are paid by the Plan; other costs incurred for administering the Plan, such as audit fees and Company personnel, are paid by the Company.

 

Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Basis of accounting - The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual method of accounting in accordance with GAAP.

 

Forfeited accounts — Forfeited nonvested accounts are used to pay Plan expenses or to reduce future employer contributions. The following represents forfeitures and their application to Plan expenses:

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

319,206

 

$

247,452

 

Earnings on forfeiture balances

 

10,211

 

5,643

 

Applied to administrative expenses

 

(45,661

)

(57,759

)

Applied to matching contributions

 

 

(2,136

)

New forfeitures

 

144,816

 

126,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

 

$

428,572

 

$

319,206

 

 

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Investments - Investments of the Plan are held by MG Trust and invested based solely upon instructions received from participants.  The Plan investments include the following:

 

·                  Various mutual funds that are actively traded on public stock exchanges at quoted market prices;

 

·                  The White Mountains Insurance Unitized Stock Fund (Parent company stock) which comprises common shares of the Parent that are also traded on a public stock exchange at quoted market prices, plus some amount of non-interest-bearing cash.  The carrying value of this Fund is exactly equal to the sum of the market value of the shares held plus the face value of the cash.

 

·                  Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund (a common/collective trust) that is traded over-the-counter at quoted market prices.  This fund invests 100% in a Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund, which in turn holds (a) investment contracts issued by a financial institution to provide a stated rate of return for a specified period of time, and (b) security-backed contracts comprising fixed-income securities and contract value guarantees (wrappers) provided by an outside party.  Wrappers provide contract value payments for certain participant-initiated withdrawals and transfers, a floor crediting rate, and return of fully accrued contract value at maturity.

 

Wells Fargo reserves the right to require a twelve-month notice for withdrawal of assets from the Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund initiated by the Plan sponsor.

 

There are several risks specific to investment contracts.  One of the primary risks involved is credit risk of the contract issuer.  Credit risk for security-backed contracts includes risks arising from potential inability of the issuer to meet the terms of the contract wrapper and the potential default of the underlying fixed-income securities.  Also, liquidity is limited because of the unique characteristics of investment contracts and the absence of an actively traded secondary market.  Interest rate risk may also arise because rates may be fixed with these products.

 

The Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund is considered a fully-benefit-responsive contract.  Although all investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value, an adjustment from fair value to contract value is presented for fully-benefit-responsive contracts because contract value reflects the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  The statements of changes in net assets available report changes in fully-benefit-responsive contracts at contract value.

 

Notes receivable from participants - Reported at remaining unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest as of the reporting date, consistent with the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-25 described in the “recent accounting pronouncements” section below.  Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

 

Income recognition - Purchases and sales of investment assets are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net appreciation (depreciation) summarizes the Plan’s gains (losses) on investments sold during the year or held at year end.

 

Income taxes - The Plan has adopted a prototype plan that has received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service.  The Company believes that the Plan is operated in accordance with, and qualifies under, the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and related state statutes, and that the trust, which forms a part of the Plan, is exempt from federal income and state franchise taxes.

 

GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.  No uncertain positions have been identified that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements as of December 31, 2010.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2007.

 

Risks and uncertainties - The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of investment securities offered by the Plan.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market fluctuations and credit risks.  Due to the risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in market values, interest rates or other factors in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

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Recent accounting pronouncements — In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which expanded the required disclosures about fair value measurements.  In particular, this guidance requires information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately in the reconciliation for level 3 fair value measurements.  This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the Plan’s financial statement disclosures.

 

In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25, Plan Accounting-Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans.  The guidance requires Plan participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  This guidance must be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented, effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010.  The Plan adopted the amendment for the year ended December 31, 2010 and has restated the financial statements for 2009 to reflect the retrospective application.  There was no impact to the net assets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 as a result of the adoption.

 

NOTE 2 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  GAAP provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under GAAP are described below:

 

Level 1 -                     Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 -                     Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

·                  Quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets;

 

·                  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets;

 

·                  Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset;

 

·                  Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market   data by correlation or other means.

 

If the asset has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset.

 

Level 3 -                Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The asset’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The methods described in Note 1 may produce an estimate of fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

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The White Mountains Insurance Unitized Stock Fund, and other mutual funds are valued based on the closing quoted stock exchange price, and the Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund is valued based on the closing quoted over-the-counter price as of the reporting date.  The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value Funds

 

$

11,487,718

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,487,718

 

Growth Funds

 

16,883,804

 

 

 

16,883,804

 

Debt Funds

 

2,551,377

 

 

 

2,551,377

 

Cash held by fund

 

34,332

 

 

 

34,332

 

Common/collective trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

 

6,023,220

 

 

6,023,220

 

Parent company stock

 

348,353

 

 

 

348,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at fair value

 

$

31,305,584

 

$

6,023,220

 

$

 

$

37,328,804

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value Funds

 

$

8,612,109

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,612,109

 

Growth Funds

 

11,629,027

 

 

 

11,629,027

 

Debt Funds

 

2,265,792

 

 

 

2,265,792

 

Cash held by fund

 

55,897

 

 

 

55,897

 

Common/collective trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

 

5,541,079

 

 

5,541,079

 

Parent company stock

 

232,711

 

 

 

232,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at fair value

 

$

22,795,536

 

$

5,541,079

 

$

 

$

28,336,615

 

 

No assets were transferred between level 1, level 2 or level 3 in either year.

 

NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Aggregate investment in Parent company common stock at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

Date

 

Number of
shares

 

Fair value

 

2010

 

1,038.00

 

$

348,353

 

2009

 

701.51

 

$

232,711

 

 

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NOTE 4 - PARTICIPATION AND BENEFITS

 

Participant contributions - Participants may elect to have the Company contribute their eligible pre-tax or Roth after-tax compensation to the Plan up to the amount allowable under the Plan document and current income tax regulations.  Participants who elect to have the Company contribute a portion of their compensation to the Plan agree to accept an equivalent reduction in taxable compensation.  Contributions withheld are invested in accordance with the participant’s direction.  If a participant does not make an election to contribute pre-tax compensation or waive contribution, there is a Plan provision for automatic enrollment into a moderate risk portfolio at a 3% contribution level.

 

Participants are also allowed to make rollover contributions of amounts received from other tax-qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans.  Such contributions are deposited in the appropriate investment funds in accordance with the participant’s direction and the Plan’s provisions.

 

Employer contributions - The Company is allowed to make discretionary matching (and in 2009 only, profit sharing) contributions as defined in the Plan and as approved by the Board of Directors.  During 2010 and 2009, the Company matched 50% of participant’s deferrals up to 6% of eligible compensation.  No discretionary profit sharing contribution was made for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Vesting - Participants are immediately vested in their contributions.  Participants are fully (cliff) vested in the employer’s discretionary matching and profit sharing contributions allocated to their account after three years of credited service.

 

Participant accounts - Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, Plan earnings or losses and an allocation of the Company’s contributions, if any.  Allocations of the Company’s contributions are based on participant contributions or eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan.

 

Payment of benefits - Upon termination, the participants or beneficiaries may elect to leave their account balance in the Plan, or receive their total benefits in a lump sum.  The Plan does not allow for automatic lump sum distribution or automatic IRA rollover of participant vested account balances.

 

Notes receivable from participants - The Plan allows participants to borrow not less than $1,000 and up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance.  The loans are secured by the participant’s vested balance.  Such loans bear interest at the available market financing rates and must be repaid to the Plan within a five-year period, unless the loan is used for the purchase of a principal residence in which case the maximum repayment period is up to 30 years.  The specific terms and conditions of such loans are established by the Committee.  Outstanding loans at December 31, 2010 carry interest rates ranging from 5.25% to 10.25%.

 

The following is a reconciliation of beginning and ending balances for Plan participant loans during the year ended December 31:

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Participant loans:

 

 

 

 

 

January 1

 

$

1,218,222

 

$

823,313

 

New loans issued

 

1,244,462

 

914,358

 

Accrued interest

 

80,638

 

65,560

 

Loan defaults

 

(136,829

)

(79,452

)

Loan settlements

 

(663,560

)

(505,557

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

$

1,742,933

 

$

1,218,222

 

 

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NOTE 5 - INVESTMENTS

 

The following table presents the assets representing 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits in either year as of December 31:

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund

 

$

6,023,220

 

$

5,541,079

 

American Funds Growth Fund R4

 

2,548,586

 

2,114,663

 

American Funds Bond Fund Am R4

 

2,460,140

 

2,101,384

 

Janus Advisor Forty Fund

 

2,136,692

 

1,937,371

 

Davis NY Venture Fund

 

2,383,197

 

1,883,840

 

American Funds EuroPacific R4 Fund

 

2,284,571

 

1,808,948

 

Black Rock S&P 500 Index Fund

 

2,479,857

 

1,641,668

 

MFS International New Discovery Fund

 

2,317,553

 

1,627,090

 

Thornburg International Value Fund

 

2,157,655

 

1,602,091

 

Eaton Vance Large-Cap Value A Fund

 

2,195,232

 

1,542,560

 

 

The Plan’s investments appreciated in value as follows for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

3,410,939

 

$

4,980,530

 

Parent company stock

 

1,005

 

76,315

 

Common/collective trust

 

158,658

 

139,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,570,602

 

$

5,196,493

 

 

NOTE 6 - RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500 as of December 31:

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

38,942,002

 

$

29,487,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

129,735

 

11,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

39,071,737

 

$

29,499,016

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the affected components of the changes in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

Amount per

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the financial

 

 

 

Amount per

 

 

 

statements

 

Adjustment

 

Form 5500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 Net investment and other income

 

$

3,974,989

 

$

118,496

 

$

4,093,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Net investment and other income

 

$

5,503,610

 

$

255,038

 

$

5,758,648

 

 

NOTE 7 - PLAN TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION

 

The Company intends to continue the Plan indefinitely for the benefit of its participants; however, it reserves the right to terminate or modify the Plan at any time by resolution of its Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event the Plan is terminated in the future, participants would become fully vested in their accounts.

 

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NOTE 8 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In February 2011 the Company replaced DRS with the Newport Group as the third-party administrator to the Plan; the Company does not expect the change to materially affect the Plan.

 

On May 17, 2011 the Parent entered into an agreement to sell the Company to Allstate Insurance Company, subject to the approval of various state insurance regulators.  The sale is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2011, and the impact of the sale on the Plan is not determinable at this time.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

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ESURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

 

EIN: 26-0034575

401(k) PLAN

 

PLAN #001

 

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

Description of investment including maturity date,

 

 

 

 

 

rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

Non-interest Bearing

 

$

 34,332

 

 

Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund C

 

Common/Collective Trust

 

6,023,220

 

 

Davis NY Venture Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,383,197

 

 

MFS International New Discovery Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,317,553

 

 

Janus Advisor Forty Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,136,692

 

 

American Funds Growth Fund R4

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,548,586

 

 

American Funds New World Fund R4

 

Mutual Fund

 

611,179

 

 

Eaton Vance Large Cap Value A Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,195,232

 

 

American Funds Bond Fund Am R4

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,460,140

 

 

Munder Mid-Cap Core Growth A Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

1,927,667

 

 

Oppenheimer Small & Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

1,916,896

 

 

Thornburg International Value Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,157,655

 

 

Black Rock S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,479,857

 

 

Black Rock Small Cap Growth Equity A Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

1,347,174

 

 

American Funds EuroPacific R4 Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

2,284,571

 

*

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd Company Stock

 

Company Stock

 

348,353

 

 

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

1,876,239

 

 

DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

707,245

 

 

PIMCO Total Return

 

Mutual Fund

 

536,910

 

 

Invesco Real Estate Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

790,276

 

 

Blackrock Inflation Protected Bond Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

91,235

 

 

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

154,595

 

*

Participant loans

 

Interest rates ranging from 5.25% to 10.25%

 

1,742,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

39,071,737

 

 


* Party-in-interest

 

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