Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Revolving Credit Facility Payable [Abstract]

Revolving Credit Facility Payable [Text Block]

8. Revolving Credit Facility and Notes Payable:

Our First Restated Credit Agreement with The Frost National Bank dated January 27, 2006, as amended to date, provides a revolving credit facility of $15.0 million. We pay interest on the outstanding balance at our election at a rate of the prime rate or LIBOR plus 2.5%.  We pay an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily unused balance of the credit facility. We pay letter of credit fees at the rate of 1.00% per annum.  Our obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a security interest in the capital stock of all of our subsidiaries, guarantees of all of our subsidiaries and the pledge of all of our non-insurance company assets.  The revolving credit facility contains covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain certain financial and operating ratios and restrict certain distributions, transactions and organizational changes.   As of December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all of our covenants.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the balance on the revolving note was $1.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The revolving note currently bears interest at 2.81% per annum.

At the time of our acquisition of TBIC Holding and its subsidiaries on July 1, 2011, TBIC Holding and TBICRM had an aggregate of $1.7 million in notes payable to their bank. Immediately following the acquisition, we caused TBIC Holding and TBICRM to repay these notes payable in full.