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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

NOTE 6 Investments

At December 31, 2020, the Company’s amortized cost and fair values of fixed maturity securities are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gross

unrealized

gains

 

 

Gross

unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of

U.S. Government agencies and Municipalities

 

$

28,372

 

 

$

464

 

 

$

(5

)

 

$

28,831

 

Corporate debt

 

 

7,190

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

7,423

 

Total

 

$

35,562

 

 

$

703

 

 

$

(11

)

 

$

36,254

 

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company held $28.8 million in fixed income securities composed of U.S Treasury securities, securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and municipalities, and $7.4 million issued by corporations with investment-grade ratings. Of the total, $11.3 million is classified as short-term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as maturities are less than one year in duration. Additionally, the Company holds $7.0 million in short-term investments, which are related to time deposits held with various financial institutions.

For securities in a loss position, the following table shows the investments’ gross unrealized loss and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government

agencies and Municipalities

 

$

1,995

 

 

$

(5

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,995

 

 

$

(5

)

Corporate debt

 

 

808

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

808

 

 

 

(6

)

Total

 

$

2,803

 

 

$

(11

)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,803

 

 

$

(11

)

 

The unrealized losses from corporate issuers were caused by interest rate increases. At December 31, 2020, the Company had 3 securities in an unrealized loss position. The corporate securities are highly rated securities with no indicators of potential impairment. Based upon the ability and intent of the Company to hold these investments until recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the bonds were not considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2020.

At December 31, 2019, the Company’s amortized cost and fair values of fixed maturity securities are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gross

unrealized

gains

 

 

Gross

unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of

U.S. Government agencies and Municipalities

 

$

26,487

 

 

$

174

 

 

$

(39

)

 

$

26,622

 

Corporate debt

 

 

5,324

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

5,384

 

Total

 

$

31,811

 

 

$

242

 

 

$

(47

)

 

$

32,006

 

 

The following table shows the investments’ gross unrealized loss and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

 

Fair value

 

 

Unrealized

losses

 

U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of

U.S. Government agencies and Municipalities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,053

 

 

$

(39

)

 

$

7,053

 

 

$

(39

)

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

998

 

 

 

(8

)

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,051

 

 

$

(47

)

 

$

8,051

 

 

$

(47

)

 

The unrealized losses in the Company’s investments in U.S. Treasury Securities and obligations of U.S. Government Agencies and bonds from corporate issuers were caused by interest rate increases. At December 31, 2019, the Company had 10 securities in an unrealized loss position. The contractual cash flows of the U.S. Treasury Securities and obligations of the U.S. Government agencies investments are either guaranteed by the U.S. Government or an agency of the U.S. Government. Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. The corporate securities are highly rated securities with no indicators of potential impairment. Based upon the ability and intent of the Company to hold these investments until recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the bonds were not considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2020 by contractual maturity are set forth below:

 

(in thousands)

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Fair value

 

Years to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

11,214

 

 

$

11,283

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

23,348

 

 

 

23,976

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

995

 

Total

 

$

35,562

 

 

$

36,254

 

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2019 by contractual maturity are set forth below:

 

(in thousands)

 

Amortized cost

 

 

Fair value

 

Years to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

4,616

 

 

$

4,628

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

27,195

 

 

 

27,378

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

31,811

 

 

$

32,006

 

 

The expected maturities in the foregoing table may differ from the contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalty.

Proceeds from the sales and maturity of the Company’s investment in fixed maturity securities were $8.6 million. This along with maturing time deposits yielded total cash proceeds from the sale of investments of $11.0 million in the period of January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. These proceeds, along with other sources of cash were used to purchase an additional $14.2 million of fixed maturity securities and to fund certain general corporate purposes. The gains and losses realized on those sales for the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 were insignificant.

Proceeds from the sales and maturity of the Company’s investment in fixed maturity securities were $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This along with maturing time deposits yielded total cash proceeds from the sale of investments of $8.5 million in the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. These proceeds were used to purchase an additional $17.5 million of fixed maturity securities and to fund certain general corporate purposes. The gains and losses realized on those sales for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were insignificant.

Realized gains and losses are reported on the Consolidated Statement of Income, with the cost of securities sold determined on a specific identification basis.

At December 31, 2020, investments with a fair value of approximately $4.2 million were on deposit with state insurance departments to satisfy regulatory requirements.