0000950123-11-061220.txt : 20110623 0000950123-11-061220.hdr.sgml : 20110623 20110623163257 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-061220 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110623 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110623 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DONEGAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000800457 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 232424711 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15341 FILM NUMBER: 11928189 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1195 RIVER RD PO BOX 302 CITY: MARIETTA STATE: PA ZIP: 17547-0302 BUSINESS PHONE: 7174261931 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1195 RIVER ROAD STREET 2: BOX 302 CITY: MARIETTA STATE: PA ZIP: 17547 11-K 1 w83363e11vk.htm FORM 11-K e11vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file no.: 333-93785
Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
1195 River Road
Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547
 
(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
if different from that of the issuer named below)
Donegal Group Inc.
1195 River Road
Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547
 
(Name of issuer of the securities held
pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office)
 
 

 


 

DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY 401(k) PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
AND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 


 

DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
      Page  
 
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    1  
 
       
Financial Statements
       
 
       
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
    2  
 
       
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
    3  
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements
    4  
 
       
Supplemental Schedule
       
 
       
Schedule H — Part IV Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
    15  
 
       
Exhibit 23.1
    18  

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To The Plan Administrator and Participants
Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 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 ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 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 of schedule H, line 4(i) — schedule of assets (held at end of year) 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/ ParenteBeard LLC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
June 23, 2011

 


 

DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
                 
    2010     2009  
Assets
               
 
               
Investments, at fair value:
               
Interest-bearing cash
  $ 5,491,037     $ 4,998,093  
Common/collective trusts
    4,262,236       3,875,268  
Registered investment companies
    32,964,978       26,409,154  
Employer securities
    4,309,499       4,641,473  
 
           
 
               
 
    47,027,750       39,923,988  
 
           
 
               
Receivables:
               
Employer’s contributions
          45,956  
Participants’ contributions
          73,775  
 
           
 
               
 
          119,731  
 
           
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits
  $ 47,027,750     $ 40,043,719  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
                 
    2010     2009  
 
               
Investment Income:
               
Interest
  $ 2,549     $ 21,807  
Dividends
    954,755       770,305  
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    3,133,033       5,357,148  
 
           
 
               
 
    4,090,337       6,149,260  
 
           
 
               
Contributions:
               
Employer
    1,388,218       1,348,442  
Participants
    2,316,745       2,232,868  
Rollover
    663,258       17,606  
 
           
 
               
 
    4,368,221       3,598,916  
 
           
 
               
 
    8,458,558       9,748,176  
 
               
Benefits Paid to Participants
    (1,474,527 )     (1,947,377 )
 
               
Transfers into the Plan
          1,229,714  
 
           
 
               
Net Increase
    6,984,031       9,030,513  
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits — Beginning of Year
    40,043,719       31,013,206  
 
           
 
               
End of Year
  $ 47,027,750     $ 40,043,719  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.   DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
 
    The following description of the Donegal Mutual Insurance Company (the Company) 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Donegal Group Inc. is the regional insurance holding company of Donegal Mutual Insurance Company. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
    General
 
    The Plan is a defined contribution 401(k) plan, which became effective January 1, 1998. All employees of the Company are eligible to participate as of the first day of the month after the month in which their employment with the Company commences. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
 
    The Company and Plan has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through the date these financial statements were issued.
 
    Plan Transfer
 
    On August 11, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors and The Sheboygan Falls Insurance Company’s Board of Directors approved the merger of the The Sheboygan Falls Insurance Company 401(k) Plan into the Plan. On September 11, 2009, The Sheboygan Falls Insurance Company 401(k) Plan was merged into the Plan. The amount transferred to the Plan amounted to $1,229,714 which consisted of $44,634 of common/collective trusts and $1,185,080 of registered investment companies.
 
    Contributions
 
    Participants may contribute between 1% and 100% of their annual compensation up to the maximum limit established by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Contributions made to each participant’s account will be invested, based on the individual’s direction, in various investment options. The Company will contribute, on behalf of each participant, a sum equal to 100% of the first 3% of participant deferrals and 50% of the next 6%. Participants may also contribute qualified rollovers.
 
    Newly hired employees are automatically enrolled into the Plan at 3% of eligible compensation. Employee deferrals will automatically be increased by 1% at the

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.   DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Cont’d)
 
    beginning of each successive year until the deferred percentage reaches 6%. Employees not selecting an investment option for their deferrals have their contributions invested in the Putnam Asset Allocation — Conservative Portfolio. Employees have the option to opt out of participation or change their elective deferral at any time following their eligibility date.
 
    Participant Accounts
 
    Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and an allocation of the following in accordance with Plan provisions: (a) the Company’s contribution and (b) Plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
    Participant Loans
 
    The Plan does not currently allow participant loans.
 
    Vesting
 
    Participants are immediately vested in their salary deferral and rollover contributions, as well as all amounts that transferred into the Plan during the 2000 year from the discontinued Money Purchase Pension Plan and Profit Sharing Plan and earnings theron. Vesting of employer matching contributions and earnings thereon is based on years of service. A participant is 100% vested after 2 years of credited service.
 
    Payment of Benefits
 
    The normal retirement date is the first of the month following attainment of age 65. Early retirement is possible at age 55. Benefits are paid in the form of a lump-sum distribution. Upon termination of service for other reasons, participants will receive a lump-sum distribution if the total of their vested balance does not exceed $1,000. If the vested balance exceeds $1,000, but is less than $5,000, the participant may elect to receive a lump-sum distribution, however, if no election is made, the Plan Committee will pay the distribution in a direct rollover to an individual retirement account designated by the Plan Committee. If the vested balance exceeds $5,000, the assets will generally be held in the Plan until the participant’s normal or early retirement date. However, participants are entitled to receive the entire balance in their employee account

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.   DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Cont’d)
 
    and employer account (if vested) as a lump-sum distribution, as soon as administratively possible. There is a provision available to allow hardship withdrawals of benefits prior to termination of employment as defined in the Plan and in compliance with the IRC.
 
    Forfeitures
 
    Forfeitures arising from distributions to participants who are less than 100% vested will be used to restore any accounts of participants reemployed during the Plan year or to reduce Company contributions per guidelines established by the Plan. Forfeitures used to reduce Company contributions totaled $26,297 in 2010 and $24,965 in 2009. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were $23,491 and $26,297 of unallocated forfeitures, respectively.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    Basis of Accounting
 
    The financial statements are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
    Use of Estimates
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
    Investments are valued at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for a discussion of fair value measurements.

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont’d)
 
    Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as those held during the year.
 
    Net investment returns reflect certain fees paid by the investment funds to their affiliated investment advisors, transfer agents, and others as further described in each fund prospectus or other published documents. These fees are deducted prior to allocation of the Plan’s investment earnings activity and thus are not separately identifiable as an expense.
 
    Payment of Benefits
 
    Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
    Administration of Plan Assets
 
    The Plan’s assets are administered under a contract with Putnam Investments (Putnam), the custodian and trustee of the Plan. Putnam invests funds received from contributions, investment sales, interest, and dividend income and makes distribution payments to participants. Certain administrative expenses of maintaining the Plan are paid by the Company.
 
    Risks and Uncertainties
 
    The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
 
    New Accounting Standards
 
    In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”, (ASU 2010-06), which provides a greater level of disaggregated information and more robust disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs to fair value measurements, transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2, and the separate presentation of information in Level 3 reconciliations on a gross basis

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont’d)
 
    rather than net. New disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, Level 3 disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Adoption of the effective provisions of ASU 2010-06 had no material impact on the Plan’s financial statements but expanded disclosures about certain fair value measurements. The adoption of the Level 3 disclosures is not expected to materially impact the Plan.
 
    In September 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-25 “Plan Accounting-Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans,” (ASU 2010-25), which clarifies how loans to participants should be classified and measured by participant defined contribution pension benefit plans. Loans are required to 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. ASU 2010-25 is applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010. The Plan adopted ASU 2010-25, but given the Plan does not allow participant loans, the adoption had no impact on the Plan’s financial statements.
 
3.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
    The Plan accounts for financial assets using a framework that establishes a hierarchy that ranks the quality of inputs, or assumptions, used in the determination of fair value, and the Plan classifies financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:
 
    Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
 
    Level 2 — directly or indirectly observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices; and
 
    Level 3 — unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data.
 
    The 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.
 
    Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for investments measured at fair value. There have been no significant changes in the methodologies used during the years ended December 31, 2010 or 2009.
 
    For investments that have quoted market prices in active markets, the Plan uses the quoted market price as fair value and includes these investments in Level 1 of the fair

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Cont’d)
 
    value hierarchy. The Plan classifies employer securities, registered investment companies and interest-bearing cash as Level 1. When quoted market prices in active markets are not available, the Plan bases fair values on underlying market values for the common/collective trusts provided by the Plan trustee. Further information concerning the common/collective trusts may be obtained from their separate audited financial statements. The Plan classifies common/collective trusts as Level 2. The Plan had no investments classified as Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
    The Plan invests in two common/collective trust funds, the Putnam Bond Index Fund and the Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund. The common/collective trust funds are valued based upon the units of the collective trust fund held by the Plan at year end times the respective unit value. The unit value of the collective trust funds are based upon significant observable inputs, although is not based upon quoted market prices in an active market. The Putnam Bond Index Fund’s investment objective in to achieve a return, before the assessment of fees, that closely approximates the return of the Barclay’s Aggregate Bond index, a common measure of U.S. investment-grade bond market performance. To achieve its investment objective, the Putnam Bond Index Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset backed investments. The Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund’s investment objective in to achieve a return, before the assessment of fees, that closely approximates the return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, a common measure of U.S. market performance. To achieve its investment objective, the Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund invests primarily in the securities that constitute the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index either directly or through the purchase of shared of collective investment trusts having investment objectives similar to that of the Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund. For liquidity and hedging purposes, the Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund may invest in high-quality, money market instruments and in money market funds that invest exclusively in high-quality money market instruments. The Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund also uses stock index futures contracts in order to manage transaction costs and minimize tracking errors between the Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
 
    The underlying investments of the common/collective trust funds consist primarily of Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. Level 1 inputs consist of valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets. Level 2 inputs consist of inputs either directly or indirectly observable for substantially the full term of the asset through corroboration with observable market data. The Plan’s investments in the common/collective trust funds are not subject to any withdrawal restrictions and distributions may be taken at any

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Cont’d)
 
    time. The Plan has no unfunded commitments relating to the common/collective trust funds at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
    The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes the 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.
 
    The Plan evaluates assets and liabilities (if any) on a recurring basis to determine the appropriate level at which to classify them for each reporting period. The following table presents the fair value measurements for the Plan’s investments by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31:
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using
            Quoted        
            Prices in Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant
            for Identical Assets   Observable Inputs   Unobservable Inputs
    Fair Value   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)
    2010
     
Interest-bearing Cash
  $ 5,491,037     $ 5,491,037     $      
Registered Investment Companies:
                               
Fixed Income Funds
    7,276,886       7,276,886              
Growth Funds
    5,306,780       5,306,780              
Balanced Funds
    17,204,422       17,204,422                
International Funds
    3,176,890       3,176,890                
Employer Securities
    4,309,499       4,309,499              
Common/Collective Trusts
    4,262,236             4,262,236        
     
Total
  $ 47,027,750     $ 42,765,514     $ 4,262,236      
     

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Cont’d)
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using
            Quoted        
            Prices in Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant
            for Identical Assets   Observable Inputs   Unobservable Inputs
    Fair Value   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)
    2009
     
Interest-bearing Cash
  $ 4,998,093     $ 4,998,093     $     $  
Registered Investment Companies:
                               
Fixed Income Funds
    6,037,495       6,037,495              
Growth Funds
    4,023,761       4,023,761              
Balanced Funds
    13,536,317       13,536,317                
International Funds
    2,811,581       2,811,581                
Employer Securities
    4,641,473       4,641,473              
Common/Collective Trusts
    3,875,268             3,875,268        
     
Total
  $ 39,923,988     $ 36,048,720     $ 3,875,268     $  
     
4.   INVESTMENTS
 
    The following table presents the fair values of investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31:
                 
    2010   2009
Interest-bearing cash
               
Putnam Money Market Fund
  $ 5,491,037     $ 4,998,093  
Common/collective trust
               
Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund
    3,046,595       2,559,371  
Registered investment companies
               
PIMCO Total Return Fund
    3,986,578       3,277,125  
Putnam Asset Allocation — Growth Portfolio
    2,492,248       1,710,481 *
Putnam Asset Allocation — Balanced Portfolio
    3,742,992       2,251,893  
Putnam International Equity Fund
    3,176,890       2,811,581  
Putnam Equity Income Fund
    3,225,908       2,949,785  
Employer securities
               
Donegal Group Inc. Class A common stock
    3,360,775       3,720,532  
 
*   Investment did not represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets, rather this investment is shown for comparative purposes.

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4.   INVESTMENTS (Cont’d)
 
    During 2010 and 2009, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought, sold and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:
                 
    2010     2009  
At fair value as determined by quoted market prices:
               
Registered investment companies
  $ 2,886,490     $ 5,019,952  
Employer securities
    (213,404 )     (265,404 )
Otherwise determined:
               
Common/collective trusts
    459,947       602,600  
 
           
 
  $ 3,133,033       5,357,148  
 
           
5.   TAX STATUS
 
    The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated September 28, 2009 that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Company believe the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
 
    Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken, or expected to be taken, that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2007.
 
6.   RELATED PARTY AND PARTY-IN-INTEREST
 
    The Plan held 232,098 shares of Class A and 53,905 shares of Class B Donegal Group Inc. common stock with fair values of $3,360,775 and $948,724, respectively, as of December 31, 2010. The Plan held 239,416 shares of Class A and 54,818 shares of Class B Donegal Group Inc. common stock with fair values of $3,720,532 and $920,941, respectively, as of December 31, 2009. The net realized/unrealized depreciation in fair

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6.   RELATED PARTY AND PARTY-IN-INTEREST (Cont’d)
 
    value of Donegal Group Inc. common stock (including Class A and Class B) during 2010 and 2009 was $180,179 and $265,404, respectively. Dividends received from Donegal Group Inc. in 2010 and 2009 were $132,816 and $126,374, respectively. During 2010 the Plan purchased (excluding reinvested dividends) 28,225 shares of Donegal Group Inc. common stock at an aggregate cost of $395,675 and sold 46,247 shares of Donegal Group Inc. common stock for total proceeds of $680,286. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Class A shares of Donegal Group Inc. common stock represent more than 5% of net assets available for benefits.
 
    In addition, certain 2010 and 2009 Plan year investments are interest-bearing cash, common/collective trusts, and registered investment companies managed by Putnam Investments. Putnam Investments is the trustee and the custodian as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
 
7.   ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
 
    Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Plan’s sponsor. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan. All of the Plan’s administrative fees, such as trustee fees, and audit fees were paid directly by the Company in 2010 and 2009.
 
8.   PLAN TERMINATION
 
    Although it has not expressed an intention to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 


 

Schedule H — Financial Information (Form 5500)
Part IV — Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Name of Plan Sponsor: Donegal Mutual Insurance Company
Name of Plan: Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
Employer Identification Number: 23-1336198
Three-digit Plan Number: 003
December 31, 2010
                             
        (c)        
        Description of investment including maturity        
    (b)   date, rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity   (d)   (e)
(a)    Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or similar party   value   Cost   Current Value
 
   
 
                       
*  
Putnam Money Market Fund
    5,491,037     Shares of Money Market Fund   **   $ 5,491,037  
   
 
                     
   
Total interest-bearing cash
                    5,491,037  
   
 
                     
   
 
                       
*  
Putnam Bond Index Fund
    64,184     Common/Collective Trust Units   **     1,215,641  
*  
Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund
    85,053     Common/Collective Trust Units   **     3,046,595  
   
 
                     
   
Total common/collective trusts
                    4,262,236  
   
 
                     
   
 
                       
   
Oakmark Equity & Income Fund
    69,178     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,919,000  
   
MSIF Small Company Growth Fund
    111,447     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,478,906  
   
PIMCO Total Return Fund
    367,427     Mutual Fund Shares   **     3,986,578  
   
The Janus Fund
    66,004     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,923,345  
   
American Funds New Perspective Fund R4 Class
    4,728     Mutual Fund Shares   **     134,035  
   
Davis New York Venture Fund
    51,812     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,779,236  
   
American Funds Growth Fund of America
    44,241     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,335,625  
*  
Putnam Asset Allocation — Growth Portfolio
    202,622     Mutual Fund Shares   **     2,492,248  
*  
Putnam Asset Allocation — Balanced Portfolio
    342,451     Mutual Fund Shares   **     3,742,992  
*  
Putnam Asset Allocation — Conservative Portfolio
    177,854     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,636,258  
*  
Putnam International Equity Fund
    158,527     Mutual Fund Shares   **     3,176,890  
*  
Putnam Equity Income Fund
    214,346     Mutual Fund Shares   **     3,225,908  
   
Lord Abbett Small Cap Blend Fund A Class
    65,373     Mutual Fund Shares   **     991,714  
*  
Putnam Diversified Income Trust
    61,200     Mutual Fund Shares   **     495,721  
   
Baron Asset Fund
    21,449     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,185,502  
   
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund Investor Class
    64,112     Mutual Fund Shares   **     1,287,361  
   
Neuberger & Berman Genesis Trust
    45,627     Mutual Fund Shares   **     2,173,659  
   
 
                     
   
Total registered investment companies (mutual funds)
                    32,964,978  
   
 
                     
   
 
                       
*  
Donegal Group Inc.
    232,098     Shares of Class A Common Stock   **     3,360,775  
*  
Donegal Group Inc.
    53,905     Shares of Class B Common Stock   **     948,724  
   
 
                     
   
Total employer securities
                    4,309,499  
   
 
                       
   
 
                     
   
Total investments
                  $ 47,027,750  
   
 
                     
 
*   Party-in-interest
 
**   Historical cost information is not required to be disclosed for participant-directed investments.

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
  DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 401(k) PLAN
 
 
Date: June 23, 2011  By:   /s/ Donald H. Nikolaus    
    Donald H. Nikolaus, Trustee   
     
  By:   /s/ Jeffrey D. Miller    
    Jeffrey D. Miller, Trustee   
     
  By:   /s/ Daniel J. Wagner    
    Daniel J. Wagner, Trustee   

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DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
401(k) PLAN
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit Number   Description
 
  23.1    
Consent of ParenteBeard LLC (filed herewith)

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EX-23.1 2 w83363exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-93785, 333-94301 and 333-89644) on Form S-8 of our report dated June 23, 2011, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Donegal Mutual Insurance Company 401(k) Plan for the year ended December 31, 2010.
         
  /s/ ParenteBeard LLC    
 
ParenteBeard LLC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
June 23, 2011

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