Insurance Reserves for Losses and Claims

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Insurance Reserves for Losses and Claims [Abstract]

Insurance Reserves for Losses and Claims

Note 6.

Insurance Reserves for Losses and Claims

The roll-forward of insurance reserves for losses and claims for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022
Beginning insurance reserves for losses and claims, gross	$	87,484		$	85,620
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses		(17,647	)		(17,690	)
Beginning insurance reserves for losses and claims, net		69,837			67,930

Incurred related to:
Current accident year		30,836			32,542
Prior accident year development ⁽¹⁾		(638	)⁽²⁾		(1,523	)⁽³⁾
Total incurred		30,198			31,019

Paid related to:
Current accident year		9,174			10,629
Prior accident years		21,504			19,966
Total paid		30,678			30,595
Ending insurance reserves for losses and claims, net		69,357			68,354
Plus: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses		16,893			16,881
Ending insurance reserves for losses and claims, gross	$	86,250		$	85,235

(1)

In establishing property and casualty reserves, the Company initially reserves for losses at the higher end of the reasonable range if no other value within the range is determined to be more probable. Selection of such an initial loss estimate is an attempt by management to give recognition that initial claims information received generally is not conclusive with respect to legal liability, is generally not comprehensive with respect to magnitude of loss and generally, based on historical experience, will develop more adversely as time passes and more information becomes available. Accordingly, the Company generally experiences reserve redundancies when analyzing the development of prior year losses in a current period.

(2)	Prior years’ development was primarily the result of favorable development in the property and casualty operations, as well as favorable development in the Medicare supplement line of business in the life and health operations.

(3)	Prior years’ development was primarily the result of favorable development in both the life and health and the property and casualty operations.

Following is a reconciliation of total incurred losses to total insurance benefits and losses incurred:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Total incurred losses	$	30,198	$	31,019
Cash surrender value and matured endowments		257		362
Benefit reserve changes		5		(212	)
Total insurance benefits and losses incurred	$	30,460	$	31,169