Investments (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
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| Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
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| Components of net investment income |
The components of net investment income for the following periods were: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Fixed maturity securities | | $ | 59,446 |
| | $ | 84,316 |
| Equity securities | | 1,208 |
| | 1,198 |
| Limited partnership interests | | (2,699 | ) | | 6,451 |
| Short-term and other investments | | 2,857 |
| | 3,388 |
| Investment expenses | | (2,225 | ) | | (2,553 | ) | Net investment income - investment portfolio | | 58,587 |
| | 92,800 |
| Investment income - deposit asset on reinsurance | | 23,688 |
| | — |
| Total net investment income | | $ | 82,275 |
| | $ | 92,800 |
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| Schedule of net investment gains (losses) |
The following table reconciles net investment gains (losses) pretax by transaction type: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Impairment write-downs | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Change in intent write-downs | | (3,692 | ) | | (236 | ) | Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings | | (3,692 | ) | | (236 | ) | Sales and other, net | | 4,557 |
| | 4,838 |
| Change in fair value - equity securities | | (14,486 | ) | | 3,506 |
| Change in fair value and gains (losses) realized on settlements - derivatives | | (4,843 | ) | | (691 | ) | Net investment gains (losses) | | $ | (18,464 | ) | | $ | 7,417 |
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Net investment gains (losses) for the following periods were: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Fixed maturity securities | | $ | 1,102 |
| | $ | 201 |
| Equity securities | | (14,723 | ) | | 7,907 |
| Short-term investments and other | | (4,843 | ) | | (691 | ) | Net investment gains (losses) | | $ | (18,464 | ) | | $ | 7,417 |
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| Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities and equity securities |
Amortized cost, net unrealized investment gains (losses) and fair values of all fixed maturity securities in the portfolio were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Amortized Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturity securities | | | | | | | | | U.S. Government and federally sponsored agency obligations: (1) | | | | | | | | | Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 676,322 |
| | $ | 75,985 |
| | $ | 392 |
| | $ | 751,915 |
| Other, including U.S. Treasury securities | | 430,193 |
| | 38,540 |
| | 60 |
| | 468,673 |
| Municipal bonds | | 1,626,005 |
| | 151,302 |
| | 7,376 |
| | 1,769,931 |
| Foreign government bonds | | 42,802 |
| | 1,804 |
| | 754 |
| | 43,852 |
| Corporate bonds | | 1,649,405 |
| | 77,572 |
| | 41,204 |
| | 1,685,773 |
| Other mortgage-backed securities | | 1,228,739 |
| | 6,068 |
| | 111,768 |
| | 1,123,039 |
| Totals | | $ | 5,653,466 |
| | $ | 351,271 |
| | $ | 161,554 |
| | $ | 5,843,183 |
| | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturity securities | | | | | | | | | U.S. Government and federally sponsored agency obligations: (1) | | | | | | | | | Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 684,543 |
| | $ | 41,263 |
| | $ | 1,487 |
| | $ | 724,319 |
| Other, including U.S. Treasury securities | | 436,665 |
| | 22,824 |
| | 621 |
| | 458,868 |
| Municipal bonds | | 1,545,787 |
| | 141,996 |
| | 1,580 |
| | 1,686,203 |
| Foreign government bonds | | 42,801 |
| | 2,569 |
| | — |
| | 45,370 |
| Corporate bonds | | 1,464,444 |
| | 118,775 |
| | 1,795 |
| | 1,581,424 |
| Other mortgage-backed securities | | 1,282,740 |
| | 20,883 |
| | 8,131 |
| | 1,295,492 |
| Totals | | $ | 5,456,980 |
| | $ | 348,310 |
| | $ | 13,614 |
| | $ | 5,791,676 |
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(1) Fair value includes securities issued by Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) of $413.3 million and $405.1 million; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) of $308.4 million and $283.1 million; and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) of $151.1 million and $147.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
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| Summary of fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturity securities and equity securities in an unrealized loss position |
The following table presents the fair value and gross unrealized losses for fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company views the decrease in fair value of all of the fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2020 — which was driven largely by increasing interest rates, spread widening, financial market illiquidity and/or market volatility from the date of acquisition — as temporary. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has not made the decision to sell and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses before an anticipated recovery in value. Therefore, it was determined that the unrealized losses on the securities presented in the table below were not other-than-temporarily impaired as of March 31, 2020. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | 12 Months or Less | | More than 12 Months | | Total | | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | | Gross Unrealized Losses | March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturity securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Government and federally
sponsored agency obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 23,168 |
| | $ | 302 |
| | $ | 1,003 |
| | $ | 90 |
| | $ | 24,171 |
| | $ | 392 |
| Other | | 15,736 |
| | 60 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 15,736 |
| | 60 |
| Municipal bonds | | 191,688 |
| | 7,376 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 191,688 |
| | 7,376 |
| Foreign government bonds | | 13,225 |
| | 754 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 13,225 |
| | 754 |
| Corporate bonds | | 549,628 |
| | 39,268 |
| | 5,761 |
| | 1,936 |
| | 555,389 |
| | 41,204 |
| Other mortgage-backed securities | | 651,595 |
| | 71,055 |
| | 329,304 |
| | 40,713 |
| | 980,899 |
| | 111,768 |
| Total | | $ | 1,445,040 |
| | $ | 118,815 |
| | $ | 336,068 |
| | $ | 42,739 |
| | $ | 1,781,108 |
| | $ | 161,554 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss | | 1,080 |
| | | | 104 |
| | | | 1,184 |
| | | Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturity securities fair value | | 24.7 | % | | | | 5.8 | % | | | | 30.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixed maturity securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Government and federally sponsored agency obligations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | 72,422 |
| | $ | 1,282 |
| | $ | 2,620 |
| | $ | 205 |
| | $ | 75,042 |
| | $ | 1,487 |
| Other | | 38,341 |
| | 619 |
| | 1,527 |
| | 2 |
| | 39,868 |
| | 621 |
| Municipal bonds | | 91,195 |
| | 977 |
| | 9,160 |
| | 603 |
| | 100,355 |
| | 1,580 |
| Foreign government bonds | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Corporate bonds | | 58,198 |
| | 886 |
| | 16,622 |
| | 909 |
| | 74,820 |
| | 1,795 |
| Other mortgage-backed securities | | 218,710 |
| | 1,970 |
| | 442,791 |
| | 6,161 |
| | 661,501 |
| | 8,131 |
| Total | | $ | 478,866 |
| | $ | 5,734 |
| | $ | 472,720 |
| | $ | 7,880 |
| | $ | 951,586 |
| | $ | 13,614 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of positions with a gross unrealized loss | | 330 |
| | | | 137 |
| | | | 467 |
| | | Fair value as a percentage of total fixed maturity securities fair value | | 8.3 | % | | | | 8.2 | % | | | | 16.5 | % | | |
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| Summary of cumulative credit losses |
The following table summarizes the cumulative amounts related to the Company's credit loss component of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on fixed maturity securities held as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 that the Company did not intend to sell as of those dates, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the securities before an anticipated recovery in value, for which the non-credit portions of OTTI losses were recognized in OCI: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Cumulative credit loss (1) | | | | | Beginning of period | | $ | 1,529 |
| | $ | 1,529 |
| New credit losses | | 185 |
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| Increases to previously recognized credit losses | | — |
| | — |
| Losses related to securities sold or paid down during the period | | — |
| | — |
| | | $ | 1,714 |
| | $ | 1,529 |
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(1) The cumulative credit loss amounts exclude OTTI losses on securities held as of the periods indicated that the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before an anticipated recovery of value.
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| Distribution of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio by estimated expected maturity |
The following table presents the distribution of the Company’s fixed maturity securities portfolio by estimated expected maturity. Estimated expected maturities differ from contractual maturities, reflecting assumptions regarding borrowers' utilization of the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. For structured securities, including mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-backed securities, estimated expected maturities consider broker-dealer survey prepayment assumptions and are verified for consistency with the interest rate and economic environments. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Percent of Total Fair Value | | March 31, 2020 | | | March 31, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | | Fair Value | | Amortized Cost | Estimated expected maturity: | | | | | | | | | Due in 1 year or less | | 4.0 | % | | 3.6 | % | | $ | 230,397 |
| | $ | 233,386 |
| Due after 1 year through 5 years | | 26.3 | % | | 27.4 | % | | 1,535,965 |
| | 1,572,373 |
| Due after 5 years through 10 years | | 29.4 | % | | 29.6 | % | | 1,719,303 |
| | 1,661,161 |
| Due after 10 years through 20 years | | 26.5 | % | | 26.1 | % | | 1,550,562 |
| | 1,435,920 |
| Due after 20 years | | 13.8 | % | | 13.3 | % | | 806,956 |
| | 750,626 |
| Total | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 5,843,183 |
| | $ | 5,653,466 |
| | | | | | | | | | Average option-adjusted duration, in years | | 6.1 |
| | 6.0 |
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| Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturities and equity securities |
Proceeds received from sales of fixed maturity and equity securities, each determined using the specific identification method, and gross gains and gross losses realized as a result of those sales for each period were: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Fixed maturity securities | | | | | Proceeds received | | $ | 98,158 |
| | $ | 59,724 |
| Gross gains realized | | 4,779 |
| | 542 |
| Gross losses realized | | (268 | ) | | (105 | ) | | | | | | Equity securities | | | | | Proceeds received | | $ | 1,457 |
| | $ | 15,489 |
| Gross gains realized | | 319 |
| | 4,745 |
| Gross losses realized | | (556 | ) | | (344 | ) |
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| Reconciliation of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities and equity securities |
The following table reconciles net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net of tax, included in AOCI, before the impact of DAC: | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | Three Months Ended
March 31, | | | 2020 | | 2019 | Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities, net of tax | | | | | Beginning of period | | $ | 264,410 |
| | $ | 111,712 |
| Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities | | (103,773 | ) | | 140,012 |
| Reclassification of net investment (gains) losses on securities to net income | | (10,761 | ) | | (6,405 | ) | End of period | | $ | 149,876 |
| | $ | 245,319 |
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| Offsetting assets and liability |
The following table presents instruments that were subject to a master netting arrangement for the Company. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ($ in thousands) | | | | Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets | | Net Amounts of Assets/ Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | Gross Amounts | | | | Financial Instruments | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount | March 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asset derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Free-standing derivatives | | $ | 2,622 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,622 |
| | $ | 1,688 |
| | $ | 1,060 |
| | $ | (126 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asset derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Free-standing derivatives | | 13,239 |
| | — |
| | 13,239 |
| | 7,687 |
| | 6,640 |
| | (1,088 | ) |
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