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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2019
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______ to ______
 
Commission file number
1-10816
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MGIC Investment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
 
39-1486475
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
250 E. Kilbourn Avenue
 
53202
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
 
(414)
 
347-6480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock
 
MTG
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☒

Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of November 1, 2019, there were 348,709,277 shares of common stock of the registrant, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding.



 


Forward Looking and Other Statements

All statements in this report that address events, developments or results that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future are “forward looking statements.” Forward looking statements consist of statements that relate to matters other than historical fact. In most cases, forward looking statements may be identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate” or “expect,” or words of similar import. The risk factors referred to in “Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors – Location of Risk Factors” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations below, may cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward looking statements that we may make. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward looking statements or other statements we may make in this document even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking statements or other statements were made. Therefore no reader of this document should rely on these statements being current as of any time other than the time at which this document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
 
Table of contents
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


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Glossary of terms and acronyms
/ A
ARMs
Adjustable rate mortgages

ABS
Asset-backed securities

ASC
Accounting Standards Codification

Available Assets
Assets, as designated under the PMIERs, that are readily available to pay claims, and include the most liquid investments

/ B
Book or book year
A group of loans insured in a particular calendar year

BPMI
Borrower-paid mortgage insurance

/ C
CECL
Current expected credit losses

CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CLO
Collateralized loan obligations

CMBS
Commercial mortgage-backed securities

CRT
Credit risk transfer

/ D
DAC
Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs

Debt-to-income (“DTI”) ratio
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of a borrower’s total debt payments to gross income

Direct
When referring to insurance or risk written or in force, “direct” means before giving effect to reinsurance

/ F
Fannie Mae
Federal National Mortgage Association

 
FCRA
Fair Credit Reporting Act


FHA
Federal Housing Administration

FHFA
Federal Housing Finance Agency

FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, of which MGIC is a member

FICO score
A measure of consumer credit risk provided by credit bureaus, typically produced from statistical models by Fair Isaac Corporation utilizing data collected by the credit bureaus

Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

/ G
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States

GSEs
Collectively, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

/ H
HAMP
Home Affordable Modification Program

HARP
Home Affordable Refinance Program

Home Re Transactions
Excess-of-loss reinsurance transactions with unaffiliated special purpose insurers domiciled in Bermuda

HOPA
Homeowners Protection Act

HUD
Housing and Urban Development

IBNR
Losses incurred but not reported

IIF
Insurance in force, which for loans insured by us, is equal to the unpaid principal balance, as reported to us

ILN
Insurance-linked notes



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/ L
LAE
Loss adjustment expenses

Legacy book
Mortgage insurance policies written prior to 2009

Loan-to-value ("LTV") ratio
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the dollar amount of the first mortgage loan to the value of the property at the time the loan became insured and does not reflect subsequent housing price appreciation or depreciation. Subordinate mortgages may also be present.

Long-term debt:
5.75% Notes
5.75% Senior Notes due on August 15, 2023, with interest payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year

9% Debentures
9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due on April 1, 2063, with interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year

FHLB Advance or the Advance
1.91% Fixed rate advance from the FHLB due on February 10, 2023, with interest payable monthly

Loss ratio
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the sum of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to NPE

Low down payment loans or mortgages
Loans with less than 20% down payments

LPMI
Lender-paid mortgage insurance

/ M
MBS
Mortgage-backed securities

MD&A
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

MGIC
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, a subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation

MAC
MGIC Assurance Corporation, a subsidiary of MGIC

MIC
MGIC Indemnity Corporation, a subsidiary of MGIC

 
Minimum Required Assets
The greater of $400 million or the total of the minimum amount of Available Assets that must be held under the PMIERs based upon a percentage of RIF weighted by certain risk attributes

MPP
Minimum Policyholder Position, as required under certain state requirements. The “policyholder position” of a mortgage insurer is its net worth or surplus, contingency reserve and a portion of the reserves for unearned premiums

/ N
N/A
Not applicable for the period presented

NAIC
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners

NIW
New Insurance Written, is the aggregate original principal amount of the mortgages that are insured during a period

N/M
Data, or calculation, deemed not meaningful for the period presented

NPE
The amount of premiums earned, net of premiums assumed and ceded under reinsurance agreements

NPL
Non-performing loan, which is a delinquent loan, at any stage in its delinquency

NPW
The amount of premiums written, net of premiums assumed and ceded under reinsurance agreements

/ O
OCI
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Wisconsin

/ P
Persistency
The percentage of our insurance remaining in force from one year prior

PMI
Private Mortgage Insurance (as an industry or product type)



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PMIERs
Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements issued by each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to set forth requirements that an approved insurer must meet and maintain to provide mortgage guaranty insurance on loans delivered to or acquired by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as applicable.

Premium Yield
The ratio of NPE divided by the average IIF outstanding for the period measured

/ Q
QSR Transaction
Quota share reinsurance transaction with a group of unaffiliated reinsurers

QM
A mortgage loan that satisfies the “qualified mortgage” loan characteristics pursuant to the CFPB’s ability-to-repay rule under TILA. Originating a QM loan may provide a lender with legal protection from lawsuits that claim the lender failed to verify a borrower’s ability to repay.

/ R
RESPA
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

RIF
Risk in force, which for an individual loan insured by us, is equal to the unpaid loan principal balance, as reported to us, multiplied by the insurance coverage percentage. RIF is sometimes referred to as exposure.

Risk-to-capital
Under certain state regulations, the ratio of RIF, net of reinsurance and exposure on policies currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established, to the level of statutory capital

RMBS
Residential mortgage-backed securities

 
/ S
State Capital Requirements
Under certain state regulations, the minimum amount of statutory capital relative to risk in force (or similar measure)

/ T
TILA
Truth in Lending Act

/ U
Underwriting expense ratio
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the underwriting and operating expenses, net and amortization of DAC of our combined insurance operations (which excludes underwriting and operating expenses of our non-insurance subsidiaries) to NPW

Underwriting profit
NPE minus incurred losses and underwriting and operating expenses

USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ V
VA
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VIE
Variable interest entity


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In thousands)
 
Note
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Investment portfolio:
 
7 / 8
 
 
 
 
Fixed income, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost 2019 - $5,473,893; 2018 - $5,196,784)
 
 
 
$
5,660,992

 
$
5,151,987

Equity securities, at fair value (cost 2019 - $17,205; 2018 - $3,993)
 
2 / 7 / 8
 
17,360

 
3,932

Other invested assets, at cost
 
2 / 7 / 8
 
3,100

 
3,100

Total investment portfolio
 
 
 
5,681,452

 
5,159,019

Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
165,425

 
151,892

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
6,329

 
3,146

Accrued investment income
 
 
 
48,320

 
48,001

Reinsurance recoverable on loss reserves
 
 
19,566

 
33,328

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses
 
 
 
1,573

 
2,948

Premiums receivable
 
 
 
51,804

 
55,090

Home office and equipment, net
 
 
 
50,540

 
51,734

Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
 
 
 
18,010

 
17,888

Deferred income taxes, net
 
 
 
11,583

 
69,184

Other assets
 
 
 
92,149

 
85,572

Total assets
 
 
 
$
6,146,751

 
$
5,677,802

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss reserves
 
 
$
602,297

 
$
674,019

Unearned premiums
 
 
 
392,556

 
409,985

Federal Home Loan Bank advance
 
 
155,000

 
155,000

Senior notes
 
 
420,578

 
419,713

Convertible junior subordinated debentures
 
 
256,872

 
256,872

Other liabilities
 
 
 
159,831

 
180,322

Total liabilities
 
 
 
1,987,134

 
2,095,911

Contingencies
 
 


 


Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock (one dollar par value, shares authorized 1,000,000; shares issued 2019 - 371,353; 2018 - 371,353; shares outstanding 2019 - 348,709; 2018 - 355,371)
 
 
 
371,353

 
371,353

Paid-in capital
 
 
 
1,864,973

 
1,862,536

Treasury stock at cost (shares 2019 - 22,644; 2018 - 15,982)
 
 
 
(263,196
)
 
(175,059
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
63,782

 
(124,214
)
Retained earnings
 
 
 
2,122,705

 
1,647,275

Total shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
4,159,617

 
3,581,891

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
$
6,146,751

 
$
5,677,802

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Note
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums written:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
 
 
$
286,059

 
$
280,229

 
$
843,145

 
$
824,989

Assumed
 
 
 
1,793

 
(3,020
)
 
4,405

 
(843
)
Ceded
 
 
(28,438
)
 
(25,326
)
 
(100,257
)
 
(79,921
)
Net premiums written
 
 
 
259,414

 
251,883

 
747,293

 
744,225

Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums, net
 
 
 
8,443

 
(1,457
)
 
17,427

 
(14,728
)
Net premiums earned
 
 
 
267,857

 
250,426

 
764,720

 
729,497

Investment income, net of expenses
 
 
 
42,715

 
36,380

 
125,723

 
103,003

Net realized investment gains (losses)
 
 
4,205

 
1,114

 
3,986

 
(1,112
)
Other revenue
 
 
 
3,606

 
2,525

 
7,921

 
6,827

Total revenues
 
 
 
318,383

 
290,445

 
902,350

 
838,215

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses incurred, net
 
 
33,985

 
(1,518
)
 
94,884

 
8,877

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
 
 
 
3,142

 
3,156

 
8,380

 
8,573

Other underwriting and operating expenses, net
 
 
 
45,197

 
43,655

 
134,097

 
131,587

Interest expense
 
 
 
12,939

 
13,258

 
39,722

 
39,737

Total losses and expenses
 
 
 
95,263

 
58,551

 
277,083

 
188,774

Income before tax
 
 
 
223,120

 
231,894

 
625,267

 
649,441

Provision for income taxes
 
 
 
46,186

 
49,994

 
128,614

 
137,090

Net income
 
 
 
$
176,934

 
$
181,900

 
$
496,653

 
$
512,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
$
0.50

 
$
0.50

 
$
1.40

 
$
1.40

Diluted
 
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

 
$
1.36

 
$
1.36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
 
351,475

 
362,180

 
354,272

 
367,190

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
 
372,575

 
382,905

 
375,266

 
387,765


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
Note
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
 
 
 
$
176,934

 
$
181,900

 
$
496,653

 
$
512,351

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses
 
 
31,372

 
(12,077
)
 
183,197

 
(86,452
)
Benefit plan adjustments
 
 
 
1,600

 
440

 
4,799

 
1,322

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
32,972

 
(11,637
)
 
187,996

 
(85,130
)
Comprehensive income
 
 
 
$
209,906

 
$
170,263

 
$
684,649

 
$
427,221


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
Note
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
 
$
371,353

 
$
371,348

 
$
371,353

 
$
370,567

Net common stock issued under share-based compensation plans
 
 
 
—

 
5

 
—

 
786

Balance, end of period
 
 
 
371,353

 
371,353

 
371,353

 
371,353

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paid-in capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
 
1,860,578

 
1,852,251

 
1,862,536

 
1,850,582

Net common stock issued under share-based compensation plans
 
 
 
—

 
(63
)
 
—

 
(8,917
)
Reissuance of treasury stock, net under share-based compensation plans
 
 
 
(133
)
 
—

 
(11,715
)
 
—

Equity compensation
 
 
 
4,528

 
5,451

 
14,152

 
15,974

Balance, end of period
 
 
 
1,864,973

 
1,857,639

 
1,864,973

 
1,857,639

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treasury stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
 
(194,070
)
 
(100,059
)
 
(175,059
)
 
—

Reissuance of treasury stock, net under share-based compensation plans
 
 
 
59

 
—

 
5,989

 
—

Repurchase of common stock
 
 
(69,185
)
 
—

 
(94,126
)
 
(100,059
)
Balance, end of period
 
 
 
(263,196
)
 
(100,059
)
 
(263,196
)
 
(100,059
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
 
30,810

 
(117,294
)
 
(124,214
)
 
(43,801
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
32,972

 
(11,637
)
 
187,996

 
(85,130
)
Balance, end of period
 
 
 
63,782

 
(128,931
)
 
63,782

 
(128,931
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
 
 
1,966,994

 
1,307,629

 
1,647,275

 
977,178

Net income
 
 
 
176,934

 
181,900

 
496,653

 
512,351

Cash dividends
 
 
(21,223
)
 
—

 
(21,223
)
 
—

Balance, end of period
 
 
 
2,122,705

 
1,489,529

 
2,122,705

 
1,489,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
$
4,159,617

 
$
3,489,531

 
$
4,159,617

 
$
3,489,531


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
496,653

 
$
512,351

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
35,778

 
45,267

Deferred tax expense
 
7,628

 
145,397

Net realized investment (gains) losses
 
(3,986
)
 
1,112

Change in certain assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accrued investment income
 
(319
)
 
694

Reinsurance recoverable on loss reserves
 
13,762

 
15,193

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses
 
1,375

 
761

Premium receivable
 
3,286

 
2,405

Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
 
(122
)
 
176

Profit commission receivable
 
3,868

 
(9,098
)
Loss reserves
 
(71,722
)
 
(264,589
)
Unearned premiums
 
(17,429
)
 
14,680

Return premium accrual
 
(9,600
)
 
(18,600
)
Current income taxes
 
(8,765
)
 
(75,393
)
Other, net
 
7,756

 
13,191

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
458,163

 
383,547

 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Purchases of investments
 
(1,043,003
)
 
(1,074,849
)
Proceeds from sales of investments
 
201,369

 
338,939

Proceeds from maturity of fixed income securities
 
536,747

 
594,679

Net increase in payable for securities
 
—

 
43,679

Additions to property and equipment
 
(4,079
)
 
(10,659
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(308,966
)
 
(108,211
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Repurchase of common stock
 
(105,766
)
 
(100,059
)
Dividends paid
 
(20,989
)
 
—

Payment of withholding taxes related to share-based compensation net share settlement
 
(5,726
)
 
(8,131
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(132,481
)
 
(108,190
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
16,716

 
167,146

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
155,038

 
99,851

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
171,754

 
$
266,997

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

Note 1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
MGIC Investment Corporation is a holding company which, through Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (“MGIC”), is principally engaged in the mortgage insurance business. We provide mortgage insurance to lenders throughout the United States and to government sponsored entities to protect against loss from defaults on low down payment residential mortgage loans. MGIC Assurance Corporation (“MAC”) and MGIC Indemnity Corporation (“MIC”), insurance subsidiaries of MGIC, provide insurance for certain mortgages under Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) credit risk transfer programs.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of MGIC Investment Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting and do not include all of the other information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2018 included in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. As used below, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to MGIC Investment Corporation’s consolidated operations or to MGIC Investment Corporation, as the context requires.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, necessary to fairly state our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated. The consolidated results of operations for the interim period may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Substantially all of our insurance written since 2008 has been for loans purchased by the GSEs. The current private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements ("PMIERs") of the GSEs include financial requirements, as well as business, quality control and certain transactional approval requirements. The financial requirements of the PMIERs require a mortgage insurer’s "Available Assets" (generally only the most liquid assets of an insurer) to equal or exceed its "Minimum Required Assets" (which are based on an insurer's book of insurance in force, calculated from tables of factors with several risk dimensions and subject to a floor amount). Based on our application of the more restrictive PMIERs, as of September 30, 2019, MGIC’s Available Assets are in excess of its Minimum Required Assets; and MGIC is in compliance with the financial requirements of the PMIERs and eligible to insure loans purchased by the GSEs.

 
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications to 2018 amounts have been made in the accompanying financial statements to conform to the 2019 presentation.

Subsequent events
We have considered subsequent events through the date of this filing.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Income taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided under the liability method, which recognizes the future tax effects of temporary differences between amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the tax bases of these items. The estimated tax effects are computed at the enacted federal statutory income tax rate. Changes in tax laws, rates, regulations, and policies or the final determination of tax audits or examinations, could materially affect our estimates and can be significant to our operating results. We evaluate the realizability of the deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available positive and negative evidence. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The recognition of a tax position is determined using a two-step approach. The first step applies a more-likely-than-not threshold for recognition and derecognition. The second step measures the tax position as the greatest amount of benefit that is cumulatively greater than 50% likely to be realized. When evaluating a tax position for recognition and measurement, we presume that the tax position will be examined by the relevant taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. We recognize interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in our provision for income taxes.

Federal tax law permits mortgage guaranty insurance companies to deduct from taxable income, subject to certain limitations, the amounts added to contingency loss reserves that are recorded for regulatory purposes. The amounts we deduct must generally be included in taxable income in the tenth subsequent year. The deduction is allowed only to the extent that we purchase and hold U.S. government non-interest-bearing tax and loss bonds in an amount equal to the tax benefit attributable to the deduction. We account for these purchases as a payment of current federal income tax.



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Recent accounting and reporting developments
Accounting standards effective in 2019, or early adopted, and relevant to our financial statements
Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02 - Leases
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) amended the previous leasing standard and created ASC 842, Leases. ASC 842 requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for substantially all leases. Effective for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, we adopted the updated guidance for leases and also elected to apply all practical expedients applicable to us in the updated guidance for transition of leases in effect at adoption. The adoption of the updated guidance resulted in the recognition of an immaterial right-of-use asset as part of other assets and a lease liability as part of other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of the updated guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations or liquidity. Our minimum future operating lease payments as of September 30, 2019 totaled $2.0 million.

Prospective Accounting Standards
Table 2.1 shows the relevant new amendments to accounting standards, which are not yet effective or adopted.
Standard / Interpretation
Table
2.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amended Standards
Effective date
ASC 326
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
 
 
•
ASU 2016-13 - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
January 1, 2020
ASC 820
Fair Value Measurement
 
 
•
ASU 2018-13 - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements
January 1, 2020
ASC 715
Compensation - Retirement Benefits
 
 
•
ASU 2018-14 - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans
January 1, 2021


Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance that requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial instruments. Entities will be required to incorporate their forecast of future economic conditions into their loss estimate unless such forecast is not reasonable and supportable, in which case the entity will revert to historical loss experience. The allowance for current expected credit losses (“CECL”) generally reduces the amortized cost basis of the financial instrument to the amount an entity expects to collect, however, credit losses relating to available-for-sale fixed maturity securities are to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses, with the amount of the allowance limited to the amount by which fair value is less than amortized cost. In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists. The updated guidance is not prescriptive about certain aspects of estimating expected credit losses, including the specific methodology to use, and therefore will require significant judgment in application. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods
 
within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. In May 2019, the FASB amended this guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for eligible instruments in order to provide targeted transition relief that is intended to increase comparability of financial statement information for some entities that otherwise would have measured similar financial instruments using different measurement methodologies. The effective dates remain the same. We are currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance that changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The updated guidance removed the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The updated guidance clarifies that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurements as of the reporting date. Further, the updated guidance will require disclosure of changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period; and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. An entity is permitted to early adopt any guidance that removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of this update and to delay adoption of the additional disclosures until its effective date. We are currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statement disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans
In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments to modify the disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans. The updated guidance removed the requirements to identify amounts that are expected to be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in the coming year and the effects of a one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on service and interest cost and on the postretirement benefit obligation. The updated guidance added disclosures for the weighted-average interest crediting rates for cash balance plans and other plans with interest crediting rates and explanations for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. An entity should apply the amendments on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statement disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.


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Note 3. Debt
Debt obligations
The par value of our long-term debt obligations and their aggregate carrying values as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are presented in table 3.1 below.
Long-term debt obligations
Table
3.1
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
FHLB Advance - 1.91%, due February 2023
 
$
155.0

 
$
155.0

5.75% Notes, due August 2023 (par value: $425 million)
 
420.6

 
419.7

9% Debentures, due April 2063 (1)
 
256.9

 
256.9

Long-term debt, carrying value
 
$
832.5

 
$
831.6


(1) 
Convertible at any time prior to maturity at the holder’s option, at an initial conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, of 74.0741 shares per $1,000 principal amount, representing an initial conversion price of approximately $13.50 per share. In the event of a cash dividend to all or substantially all holders of our common stock, the conversion rate shall be increased by multiplying the conversion rate in effect immediately prior to the ex-dividend date for such distribution by a fraction, (a) the numerator shall be the current market price of our common stock on the ex-dividend date; and (b) the denominator shall be the current market price of our common stock on the ex-dividend date less the amount by which the dividend per share exceeds $0.025. No adjustment in the conversion rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent in such rate; provided that any such adjustments that are not required to be made shall be carried forward and such carry-forward adjustments shall be made, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than one percent at the end of each fiscal year, or in certain other circumstances. The conversion price per share is $1,000 divided by the conversion rate, and will change upon a change in the conversion rate. If a holder elects to convert its debentures, deferred interest owed on the debentures being converted is also converted into shares of our common stock. The conversion rate for any deferred interest is based on the average price that our shares traded at during a 5-day period immediately prior to the election to convert. In lieu of issuing shares of common stock upon conversion of the debentures, we may, at our option, make a cash payment to converting holders for all or some of the shares of our common stock otherwise issuable upon conversion.

The 5.75% Senior Notes (“5.75% Notes”), 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures (“9% Debentures”) are obligations of our holding company, MGIC Investment Corporation, and not of its subsidiaries. The Federal Home Loan Bank Advance (the “FHLB Advance”) is an obligation of MGIC.

In May 2019, we terminated our $175 million unsecured revolving credit facility. At the time of termination there were no amounts drawn on the credit facility. The unused portion of our revolving credit facility was subject to recurring commitment fees, which are reflected in interest payments.

Interest payments
Interest payments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $38.5 million and $38.8 million, respectively.

 
Note 4. Reinsurance
The reinsurance agreements to which we are a party, excluding captive agreements (which were immaterial), are discussed below. The effect of all of our reinsurance agreements on premiums earned and losses incurred is shown in table 4.1 below.
Reinsurance
Table
4.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Premiums earned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
$
294,909

 
$
275,044

 
$
861,705

 
$
808,531

Assumed
 
1,388

 
709

 
3,275

 
936

Ceded
 
(28,440
)
 
(25,327
)
 
(100,260
)
 
(79,970
)
Net premiums earned
 
$
267,857

 
$
250,426

 
$
764,720

 
$
729,497

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses incurred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
$
36,755

 
$
(2,081
)
 
$
102,835

 
$
12,642

Assumed
 
(34
)
 
55

 
(110
)
 
45

Ceded
 
(2,736
)
 
508

 
(7,841
)
 
(3,810
)
Losses incurred, net
 
$
33,985

 
$
(1,518
)
 
$
94,884

 
$
8,877



Quota share reinsurance
We utilize quota share reinsurance transactions (“QSR Transactions”) to manage our exposure to losses resulting from our mortgage guaranty insurance policies and to provide reinsurance capital credit under the PMIERs. Each of the reinsurers under our QSR Transactions has an insurer financial strength rating of A- or better by Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, A.M. Best or both.

2019 QSR Transaction. We entered into a QSR transaction with a group of unaffiliated reinsurers with an effective date of January 1, 2019 (“2019 QSR Transaction”), which provides coverage on eligible new insurance written in 2019. Under the 2019 QSR Transaction, we will cede losses and premiums on or after the effective date through December 31, 2030, at which time the agreement expires. Early termination of the agreement can be elected by us effective December 31, 2021 or bi-annually thereafter, for a fee, or under specified scenarios for no fee upon prior written notice, including if we will receive less than 90% of the full credit amount under the PMIERs or full financial statement or full credit under applicable regulatory capital requirements for the risk ceded in any required calculation period.

The structure of the 2019 QSR Transaction is a 30% quota share, with a one-time option, elected by us, to reduce the cede rate to either 25% or 20% effective July 1, 2020, or bi-annually thereafter, for a fee, for all policies covered, with a 20% ceding commission as well as a profit commission. Generally, under the 2019 QSR Transaction, we will receive a profit commission provided that the loss ratio on the loans covered under the agreement remains below 62%.



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2018 and prior QSR Transactions. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2018 Form 10-K for more information about our QSR Transactions entered into prior to 2019.

2015 QSR Transaction. We terminated a portion of our 2015 QSR Transaction effective June 30, 2019 and entered into an amended quota share reinsurance agreement with certain participants from the existing reinsurance panel that effectively reduces the quota share cede rate from 30% to 15% on the remaining eligible insurance. During the second quarter of 2019, we incurred a termination fee of $6.8 million, which was paid in July to participants of the reinsurance panel that are not participating in the amended 2015 QSR Transaction. Under the amended 2015 QSR Transaction we cede losses and premiums through December 31, 2031, at which time the agreement expires. Early termination of the amended agreement can be elected by us effective June 30, 2021 for no fee, or under specified scenarios, including if we will receive less than 90% of the full credit amount under the PMIERs or full financial statement or full credit under applicable regulatory capital requirements for the risk ceded in any required calculation period. Generally, under our amended 2015 QSR Transaction, we will receive a profit commission provided that the loss ratio on the covered loans remains below 68%.

Table 4.2 below presents a summary of our quota share reinsurance agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Quota Share Reinsurance
Table
4.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Ceded premiums written and earned, net of profit commission (1)
 
$
23,032

 
$
25,248

 
$
87,721

 
$
79,716

Ceded losses incurred
 
2,729

 
(522
)
 
7,845

 
3,531

Ceding commissions (2)
 
11,042

 
12,983

 
37,807

 
38,268

Profit commission
 
32,177

 
39,664

 
108,079

 
111,622


(1) 
Premiums are ceded on an earned and received basis as defined in the agreements. The nine months ended September 30, 2019 include the $6.8 million termination fee discussed in “2015 QSR Transaction” above.
(2) 
Ceding commissions are reported within Other underwriting and operating expenses, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

Under the terms of the QSR Transactions, ceded premiums, ceding commission and profit commission are settled net on a quarterly basis. The ceded premiums due after deducting the related ceding commission and profit commission is reported within “Other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.

The reinsurance recoverable on loss reserves related to our QSR Transactions was $19.5 million as of September 30, 2019 and $33.2 million as of December 31, 2018. The reinsurance recoverable balance is secured by funds on deposit from the reinsurers which are based on the funding requirements of PMIERs that address ceded risk.

Excess of loss reinsurance
We have aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreements (“Home Re Transactions”) with unaffiliated special purpose insurers domiciled in Bermuda (“Home Re Entities”). For the reinsurance coverage periods, we retain the first layer of the respective aggregate losses, and a Home Re special purpose entity will then provide second layer coverage up to the outstanding reinsurance coverage amount. We retain losses in excess of the outstanding reinsurance coverage amount. The aggregate excess of loss reinsurance coverage decreases over a ten-year period, subject to certain conditions, as the underlying covered mortgages amortize or are repaid, or mortgage insurance losses are paid. MGIC has rights to terminate the Home Re Transactions under certain circumstances. The Home Re entities financed the coverages by issuing mortgage insurance-linked notes (“ILNs”) to unaffiliated investors in an aggregate amount equal to the initial reinsurance coverage amounts. The ILNs each have ten-year legal maturities and are non-recourse to any assets of MGIC or affiliates. The proceeds of the ILNs, which were deposited into reinsurance trusts for the benefit of MGIC, will be the source of reinsurance claim payments to MGIC and principal repayments on the ILNs.
Excess of Loss Reinsurance
Table
4.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2019
Home Re Entity (Issue Date)
 
Policy Inforce Dates
 
Termination Option Date (1)
 
Remaining First Layer Retention
 
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverages
Home Re 2018-1 Ltd. (Oct. - 2018)
 
July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
 
October 25, 2025
 
$
168,112

 
$
288,852

Home Re 2019-1 Ltd. (May - 2019)
 
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019
 
May 25, 2026
 
185,714

 
315,739

Total
 
 
 
 
 
$
353,826

 
$
604,591

(1) 
We have the right to terminate the excess-of-loss reinsurance agreements under certain circumstances and on any payment date on or after the respective termination option date.


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The reinsurance premiums ceded to each Home Re Entity are composed of coverage, initial expense and supplemental premiums. The coverage premiums are generally calculated as the difference between the amount of interest payable by the Home Re Entity on the ILNs it issued to raise funds to collateralize its reinsurance obligations to us, and the investment income collected on the collateral assets. The amount of monthly reinsurance coverage premium ceded will fluctuate due to changes in one-month LIBOR and changes in money market rates that affect investment income collected on the assets in the reinsurance trust. As a result, we concluded that each reinsurance agreement contains an embedded derivative that is accounted for separately as a freestanding derivative. The fair values of the derivatives at September 30, 2019, were not material to our consolidated balance sheet, and the change in fair values during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were not material to our consolidated statements of operations. Total ceded premiums were $5.4 million and $12.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

At the time the Home Re Transactions were entered into, we assessed whether each Home Re Entity was a variable interest entity (“VIE”). A VIE is a legal entity that does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or is structured such that equity investors lack the ability to make sufficient decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights or do not substantively participate in gains and losses of the entity. We concluded that each Home Re Entity is a VIE. However, given that MGIC (1) does not have the unilateral power to direct the activities that most significantly affect each Home Re Entity’s economic performance and (2) does not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of each Home Re Entity, consolidation of neither Home Re Entity is required.

We are required to disclose our maximum exposure to loss, which we consider to be an amount that we could be required to record in our statements of operations, as a result of our involvement with the VIEs under our Home Re Transactions. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we did not have material exposure to the VIEs as we have no investment in the VIEs and had no reinsurance claim payments due from either VIE under our reinsurance agreements. We are unable to determine the timing or extent of claims from losses that are ceded under the reinsurance agreements. The VIE assets are deposited in reinsurance trusts for the benefit of MGIC that will be the source of reinsurance claim payments to MGIC. The purpose of the reinsurance trusts is to provide security to MGIC for the obligations of the VIEs under the reinsurance agreements. The trustee of the reinsurance trusts, a recognized provider of corporate trust services, has established segregated accounts within the reinsurance trusts for the benefit of MGIC, pursuant to the trust agreements. The trust agreements are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. If the trustee of the reinsurance trusts failed to distribute claim payments to us as provided in the reinsurance trusts, we would incur a loss related to our losses ceded under the reinsurance agreements and deemed unrecoverable. We are also unable to determine the impact such possible failure by the trustee to perform pursuant to the reinsurance trust agreements may have on our consolidated financial statements. As a result, we are unable to quantify our maximum exposure to loss related
 
to our involvement with the VIEs. MGIC has certain termination rights under the reinsurance agreements should its claims not be paid. We consider our exposure to loss from our reinsurance agreements with the VIEs to be remote.

Table 4.4 presents the total assets of the Home Re Entities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Home Re total assets
Table
4.4
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Home Re Entity (Issue date)
 
Total VIE Assets
September 30, 2019
 
 
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd. (Oct - 2018)
 
$
299,655

Home Re 2019-01 Ltd. (May - 2019)
 
$
315,739

 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd. (Oct - 2018)
 
$
318,636



The assets of the Home Re Entities provide capital credit under the PMIERs financial requirements (see Note 1 - “Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation”). A decline in the assets available to pay claims would reduce the capital credit available to MGIC.

Note 5. Litigation and Contingencies
Before paying an insurance claim, we review the loan and servicing files to determine the appropriateness of the claim amount. When reviewing the files, we may determine that we have the right to rescind coverage on the loan. We refer to insurance rescissions and denials of claims collectively as “rescissions” and variations of that term. In addition, our insurance policies generally provide that we can reduce or deny a claim if the servicer did not comply with its obligations under our insurance policy. We call such reduction of claims “curtailments.” In recent quarters, an immaterial percentage of claims received in a quarter have been resolved by rescissions. In 2018, and the first nine months of 2019, curtailments reduced our average claim paid by approximately 5.8% and 4.7%, respectively.

Our loss reserving methodology incorporates our estimates of future rescissions, curtailments, and reversals of rescissions and curtailments. A variance between ultimate actual rescission, curtailment and reversal rates and our estimates, as a result of the outcome of litigation, settlements or other factors, could materially affect our losses.

When the insured disputes our right to rescind coverage or curtail claims, we generally engage in discussions in an attempt to settle the dispute. If we are unable to reach a settlement, the outcome of a dispute ultimately may be determined by legal proceedings.



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Under ASC 450-20, until a loss associated with settlement discussions or legal proceedings becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated, we consider our claim payment or rescission resolved for financial reporting purposes and do not accrue an estimated loss. Where we have determined that a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, we have recorded our best estimate of our probable loss, including recording a probable loss of $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2019. Until settlement negotiations or legal proceedings for which we have recorded a probable loss are concluded; (including the receipt of any necessary GSE approvals), it is reasonably possible that we will record an additional loss. In addition to matters for which we have recorded a probable loss, we are involved in other discussions and/or proceedings with insureds with respect to our claims paying practices. Although it is reasonably possible that when all of these matters are resolved we will not prevail in all cases, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate or range of estimates of the potential liability. We estimate the maximum exposure associated with matters where a loss is reasonably possible to be approximately $264.0 million more than the amount of probable loss we have recorded. This estimate of maximum exposure is based upon currently available information; is subject to significant judgment, numerous assumptions and known and unknown uncertainties; will include an amount for matters for which we have recorded a probable loss until such matters are concluded; will include different matters from time to time; and does not include interest or consequential or exemplary damages. In the third quarter of 2019, we entered into an agreement to settle a claims paying practices dispute for which we previously had recognized a probable loss. There was no additional loss recognized as a result of entering into the agreement, as the settlement amount was consistent with our original estimate of the probable loss. The agreement remains subject to GSE approval.

Mortgage insurers, including MGIC, have in the past been involved in litigation and regulatory actions related to alleged violations of the anti-referral fee provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), and the notice provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). While these proceedings in the aggregate did not result in material liability for MGIC, there can be no assurance that the outcome of future proceedings, if any, under these laws would not have a material adverse effect on us. To the extent that we are construed to make independent credit decisions in connection with our contract underwriting activities, we also could be subject to increased regulatory requirements under the Equal Credit
 
Opportunity Act (“EOCA”), FCRA, and other laws. Under ECOA, examination may also be made of whether a mortgage insurer’s underwriting decisions have a disparate impact on persons belonging to a protected class in violation of the law.

Through a non-insurance subsidiary, we utilize our underwriting skills to provide an outsourced underwriting service to our customers known as contract underwriting. As part of the contract underwriting activities, that subsidiary is responsible for the quality of the underwriting decisions in accordance with the terms of the contract underwriting agreements with customers. That subsidiary may be required to provide certain remedies to its customers if certain standards relating to the quality of our underwriting work are not met, and we have an established reserve for such future obligations. Claims for remedies may be made a number of years after the underwriting work was performed. The underwriting remedy expense for 2018 and the first nine months of 2019 was immaterial to our consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the matters described above, we are involved in other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, based on the facts known at this time, the ultimate resolution of these ordinary course legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or consolidated results of operations.

Note 6. Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For purposes of calculating basic EPS, vested restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are considered outstanding. Diluted EPS includes the components of basic EPS and also gives effect to dilutive common stock equivalents. We calculate diluted EPS using the treasury stock method and if-converted method. Under the treasury stock method, diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if unvested RSUs result in the issuance of common stock. Under the if-converted method, diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if our 9% Debentures result in the issuance of common stock. The determination of potentially issuable shares does not consider the satisfaction of the conversion requirements and the shares are included in the determination of diluted EPS as of the beginning of the period, if dilutive.
 


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Table 6.1 reconciles the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted EPS.
Earnings per share
Table
6.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
176,934

 
$
181,900

 
$
496,653

 
$
512,351

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
351,475

 
362,180

 
354,272

 
367,190

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.50

 
$
0.50

 
$
1.40

 
$
1.40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
176,934

 
$
181,900

 
$
496,653

 
$
512,351

Interest expense, net of tax (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9% Debentures
 
4,566

 
4,566

 
13,698

 
13,698

Diluted income available to common shareholders
 
$
181,500

 
$
186,466

 
$
510,351

 
$
526,049

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
 
351,475

 
362,180

 
354,272

 
367,190

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unvested RSUs
 
2,072

 
1,697

 
1,966

 
1,547

9% Debentures
 
19,028

 
19,028

 
19,028

 
19,028

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
372,575

 
382,905

 
375,266

 
387,765

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

 
$
1.36

 
$
1.36


(1) 
The periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were tax-effected at a rate of 21%.

Note 7. Investments
Fixed income securities
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of investments in fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are shown in tables 7.1a and 7.1b below.
Details of fixed income securities by category as of September 30, 2019
Table
7.1a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses) (1)
 
Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
197,748

 
$
1,456

 
$
(75
)
 
$
199,129

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,552,283

 
108,763

 
(494
)
 
1,660,552

Corporate debt securities
 
2,653,124

 
74,630

 
(3,151
)
 
2,724,603

Asset backed securities (“ABS”)
 
212,792

 
2,819

 
(65
)
 
215,546

Residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”)
 
248,098

 
1,022

 
(2,663
)
 
246,457

Commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”)
 
280,364

 
6,714

 
(266
)
 
286,812

Collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)
 
329,484

 
81

 
(1,672
)
 
327,893

Total fixed income securities
 
$
5,473,893

 
$
195,485

 
$
(8,386
)
 
$
5,660,992



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Details of fixed income securities by category as of December 31, 2018
Table
7.1b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses) (1)
 
Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
167,655

 
$
597

 
$
(1,076
)
 
$
167,176

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,701,826

 
29,259

 
(10,985
)
 
1,720,100

Corporate debt securities
 
2,439,173

 
2,103

 
(40,514
)
 
2,400,762

ABS
 
111,953

 
226

 
(146
)
 
112,033

RMBS
 
189,238

 
32

 
(10,309
)
 
178,961

CMBS
 
276,352

 
888

 
(9,580
)
 
267,660

CLOs
 
310,587

 
2

 
(5,294
)
 
305,295

Total fixed income securities
 
$
5,196,784

 
$
33,107

 
$
(77,904
)
 
$
5,151,987

(1) 
At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no other-than-temporary impairment losses recorded in other comprehensive income.

The increase in gross unrealized gains and the decrease in gross unrealized losses in our fixed income securities from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019 were primarily caused by declines in interest rates during that period.

We had $13.8 million and $13.5 million of investments at fair value on deposit with various states as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, due to regulatory requirements of those state insurance departments.

The amortized cost and fair values of fixed income securities at September 30, 2019, by contractual maturity, are shown in table 7.2 below. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Because most ABS, RMBS, CMBS, and CLOs provide for periodic payments throughout their lives, they are listed in separate categories.
Fixed income securities maturity schedule
Table
7.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2019
(In thousands)
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
 
$
372,478

 
$
373,388

Due after one year through five years
 
1,928,972

 
1,966,387

Due after five years through ten years
 
1,001,486

 
1,059,774

Due after ten years
 
1,100,219

 
1,184,735

 
 
4,403,155

 
4,584,284

 
 
 
 
 
ABS
 
212,792

 
215,546

RMBS
 
248,098

 
246,457

CMBS
 
280,364

 
286,812

CLOs
 
329,484

 
327,893

Total as of September 30, 2019
 
$
5,473,893

 
$
5,660,992



Proceeds from sales of fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale were $201.4 million and $338.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Gross gains of $3.3 million and $5.3 million and gross losses of $0.7 million and $3.0 million were realized on those sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Gross gains of $0.3 million and $0.4 million and gross losses of $2.3 million and $3.3 million were realized on those sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses of $0.1 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded OTTI losses of $0.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively.



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Equity securities
The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are shown in tables 7.3a and 7.3b below.
Details of equity security investments as of September 30, 2019
Table
7.3a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Fair Value
Equity securities
 
$
17,205

 
$
163

 
$
(8
)
 
$
17,360

Details of equity security investments as of December 31, 2018
Table
7.3b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Fair Value
Equity securities
 
$
3,993

 
$
11

 
$
(72
)
 
$
3,932



For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized an insignificant amount and $0.2 million, respectively, of net gains on equity securities still held as of September 30, 2019. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized $3.6 million of net gains on equity securities still held as of September 30, 2018.

Other invested assets
Other invested assets include an investment in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock that is carried at cost, which due to its nature approximates fair value. Ownership of FHLB stock provides access to a secured lending facility, and our current FHLB Advance amount is secured by eligible collateral whose fair value is maintained at a minimum of 102% of the outstanding principal balance. As of September 30, 2019, that collateral consisted of fixed income securities included in our total investment portfolio, and cash and cash equivalents, with a total fair value of $165.4 million.

Unrealized investment losses
Tables 7.4a and 7.4b below summarize, for all available-for-sale investments in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by the length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. The fair value amounts reported in tables 7.4a and 7.4b are estimated using the process described in Note 8 - “Fair Value Measurements” to these consolidated financial statements and in Note 3 - “Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time as of September 30, 2019
Table
7.4a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Greater
 
Total
(In thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
25,284

 
$
(48
)
 
$
7,364

 
$
(27
)
 
$
32,648

 
$
(75
)
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
4,965

 
(467
)
 
10,007

 
(27
)
 
14,972

 
(494
)
Corporate debt securities
 
135,541

 
(2,818
)
 
78,842

 
(333
)
 
214,383

 
(3,151
)
ABS
 
8,998

 
(65
)
 
—

 
—

 
8,998

 
(65
)
RMBS
 
47,166

 
(309
)
 
116,534

 
(2,354
)
 
163,700

 
(2,663
)
CMBS
 
21,882

 
(196
)
 
13,579

 
(70
)
 
35,461

 
(266
)
CLOs
 
147,272

 
(1,008
)
 
113,322

 
(664
)
 
260,594

 
(1,672
)
Total
 
$
391,108

 
$
(4,911
)
 
$
339,648

 
$
(3,475
)
 
$
730,756

 
$
(8,386
)


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Unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time as of December 31, 2018
Table
7.4b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Greater
 
Total
(In thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
 Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
 Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
23,710

 
$
(15
)
 
$
69,146

 
$
(1,061
)
 
$
92,856

 
$
(1,076
)
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
316,655

 
(3,875
)
 
358,086

 
(7,110
)
 
674,741

 
(10,985
)
Corporate debt securities
 
1,272,279

 
(18,130
)
 
785,627

 
(22,384
)
 
2,057,906

 
(40,514
)
ABS
 
51,324

 
(146
)
 
—

 
—

 
51,324

 
(146
)
RMBS
 
24

 
—

 
178,573

 
(10,309
)
 
178,597

 
(10,309
)
CMBS
 
65,704

 
(1,060
)
 
163,272

 
(8,520
)
 
228,976

 
(9,580
)
CLOs
 
296,497

 
(5,294
)
 
—

 
—

 
296,497

 
(5,294
)
Total
 
$
2,026,193

 
$
(28,520
)
 
$
1,554,704

 
$
(49,384
)
 
$
3,580,897

 
$
(77,904
)


The unrealized losses in all categories of our investments at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were primarily caused by changes in interest rates between the time of purchase and the respective fair value measurement date. There were 183 and 721 securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.  

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements
Recurring fair value measurements
The following describes the valuation methodologies generally used by the independent pricing sources, or by us, to measure financial instruments at fair value, including the general classification of such financial instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Level 1 measurements
•
Fixed income securities: Consist of primarily U.S. Treasury securities with valuations derived from quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets that we can access.
•
Equity securities: Consist of actively traded, exchange-listed equity securities with valuations derived from quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that we can access.
•
Other: Consists of money market funds with valuations derived from quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that we can access.

Level 2 measurements
•
Fixed income securities:
Corporate Debt & U.S. Government and Agency Bonds are valued by surveying the dealer community, obtaining relevant trade data, benchmark quotes and spreads and incorporating this information into the valuation process.
Obligations of U.S. States & Political Subdivisions are valued by tracking, capturing, and analyzing quotes for active issues and trades reported via the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board records. Daily briefings and reviews of current economic conditions, trading levels, spread relationships, and the slope of the yield curve provide further data for evaluation.
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities ("RMBS") are valued by monitoring interest rate movements, and other pertinent data daily. Incoming market data is enriched to derive spread, yield and/or price data as appropriate, enabling known data points to be extrapolated for valuation application across a range of related securities.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities ("CMBS") are valued using techniques that reflect market participants’ assumptions and maximize the use of relevant observable inputs including quoted prices for similar assets, benchmark yield curves and market corroborated inputs. Evaluation uses regular reviews of the inputs for securities covered, including executed trades, broker quotes, credit information, collateral attributes and/or cash flow waterfall as applicable.
Asset-Backed Securities ("ABS") are valued using spreads and other information solicited from market buy-and-sell-side sources, including primary and secondary dealers, portfolio managers, and research analysts. Cash flows are generated for each tranche, benchmark yields are determined, and deal collateral performance and tranche level attributes including trade activity, bids, and offers are applied, resulting in tranche specific prices.
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") are valued by evaluating manager rating, seniority in the capital structure, assumptions about prepayment, default and recovery and their impact on cash flow generation. Loan level net asset values are determined and aggregated for tranches and as a final step prices are checked against available recent trade activity.



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Level 3 measurements
•
Real estate acquired is valued at the lower of our acquisition cost or a percentage of the appraised value. The percentage applied to the appraised value is based upon our historical sales experience adjusted for current trends.

Assets measured at fair value, by hierarchy level, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are shown in tables 8.1a and 8.1b below. The fair value of the assets is estimated using the process described above, and more fully in Note 3 - “Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Assets carried at fair value by hierarchy level as of September 30, 2019
Table
8.1a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
199,129

 
$
40,545

 
$
158,584

 
$
—

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,660,552

 
—

 
1,660,552

 
—

Corporate debt securities
 
2,724,603

 
—

 
2,724,603

 
—

ABS
 
215,546

 
—

 
215,546

 
—

RMBS
 
246,457

 
—

 
246,457

 
—

CMBS
 
286,812

 
—

 
286,812

 
—

CLOs
 
327,893

 
—

 
327,893

 
—

Total fixed income securities
 
5,660,992

 
40,545

 
5,620,447

 
—

Equity securities
 
17,360

 
17,360

 
—

 
—

Other (1)
 
161,518

 
161,518

 
—

 
—

Real estate acquired (2)
 
7,779

 
—

 
—

 
7,779

Total
 
$
5,847,649

 
$
219,423

 
$
5,620,447

 
$
7,779

Assets carried at fair value by hierarchy level as of December 31, 2018
Table
8.1b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
167,176

 
$
42,264

 
$
124,912

 
$
—

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,720,100

 
—

 
1,720,087

 
13

Corporate debt securities
 
2,400,762

 
—

 
2,400,762

 
—

ABS
 
112,033

 
—

 
112,033

 
—

RMBS
 
178,961

 
—

 
178,961

 
—

CMBS
 
267,660

 
—

 
267,660

 
—

CLOs
 
305,295

 
—

 
305,295

 
—

Total fixed income securities
 
5,151,987

 
42,264

 
5,109,710

 
13

Equity securities
 
3,932

 
3,932

 
—

 
—

Other (1)
 
96,403

 
96,403

 
—

 
—

Real estate acquired (2)
 
14,535

 
—

 
—

 
14,535

Total
 
$
5,266,857

 
$
142,599

 
$
5,109,710

 
$
14,548

(1) 
Consists of money market funds included in “Cash and Cash Equivalents” and “Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2) 
Real estate acquired through claim settlement, which is held for sale, is reported in “Other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.


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Reconciliations of Level 3 assets
For assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is shown in tables 8.2a through 8.2d below. As shown in table 8.2d below, we transferred our FHLB stock out of Level 3 assets, and it is carried at cost, which approximates fair value, on our consolidated balance sheet in “Other invested assets.” There were no losses included in earnings for those periods attributable to the change in unrealized losses on assets still held at the end of the applicable period.
Fair value roll-forward for financial instruments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2019
Table
8.2a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Fixed income
 
Equity Securities
 
Total Investments
 
Real Estate Acquired
Balance at June 30, 2019
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
10,250

Purchases
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,681

Sales
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(7,173
)
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
21

Balance at September 30, 2019
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
7,779

Fair value roll-forward for financial instruments classified as Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Table
8.2b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Fixed income
 
Equity Securities
 
Total Investments
 
Real Estate Acquired
Balance at December 31, 2018
 
$
13

 
$
—

 
$
13

 
$
14,535

Purchases
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
19,872

Sales
 
(13
)
 
—

 
(13
)
 
(26,197
)
Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(431
)
Balance at September 30, 2019
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
7,779

Fair value roll-forward for financial instruments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended September 30, 2018
Table
8.2c
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Fixed income
 
Equity
Securities
 
Total
Investments
 
Real Estate
Acquired
Balance at June 30, 2018
 
192

 
1,168

 
1,360

 
13,321

Purchases
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,979

Sales
 
(115
)
 
—

 
(115
)
 
(8,511
)
Included in earnings and reported as net realized investment gains
 
—

 
3,663

 
3,663

 
—

Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(450
)
Balance at September 30, 2018
 
$
77

 
$
4,831

 
$
4,908

 
$
12,339

Fair value roll-forward for financial instruments classified as Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018
Table
8.2d
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Fixed income
 
Equity
Securities
 
Total
Investments
 
Real Estate
Acquired
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
271

 
4,268

 
4,539

 
12,713

Transfers out of Level 3
 
—

 
(3,100
)
 
(3,100
)
 
—

Purchases
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
24,742

Sales
 
(194
)
 
—

 
(194
)
 
(24,012
)
Included in earnings and reported as net realized investment gains
 
—

 
3,663

 
3,663

 
—

Included in earnings and reported as losses incurred, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,104
)
Balance at September 30, 2018
 
$
77

 
$
4,831

 
$
4,908

 
$
12,339



Certain financial instruments, including insurance contracts, are excluded from these fair value disclosure requirements. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents (Level 1) and accrued investment income (Level 2) approximated their fair values. Additional fair value disclosures related to our investment portfolio are included in Note 7 – “Investments.”



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Financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value
Other invested assets include an investment in FHLB stock that is carried at cost, which due to restrictions that require it to be redeemed or sold only to the security issuer at par value, approximates fair value. The fair value of other invested assets is categorized as Level 2.
Financial liabilities include our outstanding debt obligations. The fair values of our 5.75% Notes and 9% Debentures were based on observable market prices. The fair value of the FHLB Advance was estimated using cash flows discounted at current incremental borrowing rates for similar borrowing arrangements. In all cases the fair values of the financial liabilities below are categorized as Level 2.
Table 8.3 presents the carrying value and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value
Table
8.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
(In thousands)
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other invested assets
 
$
3,100

 
$
3,100

 
$
3,100

 
$
3,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FHLB Advance
 
$
155,000

 
$
156,637

 
$
155,000

 
$
150,551

5.75% Senior Notes
 
420,578

 
467,317

 
419,713

 
425,791

9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures
 
256,872

 
351,699

 
256,872

 
338,069

Total financial liabilities
 
$
832,450

 
$
975,653

 
$
831,585

 
$
914,411



Note 9. Other Comprehensive Income
The pretax and related income tax (expense) benefit components of our other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are included in table 9.1 below.
Components of other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
Table
9.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period
 
$
39,712

 
$
(15,288
)
 
$
231,895

 
$
(109,433
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
 
(8,340
)
 
3,211

 
(48,698
)
 
22,981

Net of taxes
 
31,372

 
(12,077
)
 
183,197

 
(86,452
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations
 
2,024

 
558

 
6,074

 
1,674

Income tax expense
 
(424
)
 
(118
)
 
(1,275
)
 
(352
)
Net of taxes
 
1,600

 
440

 
4,799

 
1,322

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
 
41,736

 
(14,730
)
 
237,969

 
(107,759
)
Total income tax (expense) benefit
 
(8,764
)
 
3,093

 
(49,973
)
 
22,629

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
$
32,972

 
$
(11,637
)
 
$
187,996

 
$
(85,130
)




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The pretax and related income tax benefit (expense) components of the amounts reclassified from our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) to our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are included in table 9.2 below.
Reclassifications from AOCI
 
 
 
 
Table
9.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains (losses) (1)
 
$
2,772

 
$
(2,567
)
 
$
1,794

 
$
(6,279
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
 
(582
)
 
539

 
(376
)
 
1,318

Net of taxes
 
2,190

 
(2,028
)
 
1,418

 
(4,961
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassification adjustment related to benefit plan assets and obligations (2)
 
(2,024
)
 
(558
)
 
(6,074
)
 
(1,674
)
Income tax benefit
 
424

 
118

 
1,275

 
352

Net of taxes
 
(1,600
)
 
(440
)
 
(4,799
)
 
(1,322
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications
 
748

 
(3,125
)
 
(4,280
)
 
(7,953
)
Total income tax (expense) benefit
 
(158
)
 
657

 
899

 
1,670

Total reclassifications, net of tax
 
$
590

 
$
(2,468
)
 
$
(3,381
)
 
$
(6,283
)

(1) 
Increases (decreases) Net realized investment (losses) gains on the consolidated statements of operations.
(2) 
Decreases (increases) Other underwriting and operating expenses, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

A rollforward of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, including amounts reclassified from AOCI, are included in table 9.3 below.
Rollforward of AOCI
Table
9.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(In thousands)
 
Net unrealized gains and (losses) on available-for-sale securities
 
Net benefit plan assets and (obligations) recognized in shareholders' equity
 
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance, December 31, 2018, net of tax
 
$
(35,389
)
 
$
(88,825
)
 
$
(124,214
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
184,615

 
—

 
184,615

Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
1,418

 
(4,799
)
 
(3,381
)
Balance, September 30, 2019, net of tax
 
$
147,808

 
$
(84,026
)
 
$
63,782



Note 10. Benefit Plans
Tables 10.1 and 10.2 provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension, supplemental executive retirement and other postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Table
10.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Pension and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
2,086

 
$
2,633

 
$
337

 
$
290

Interest cost
 
3,926

 
3,774

 
283

 
208

Expected return on plan assets
 
(4,866
)
 
(5,563
)
 
(1,447
)
 
(1,590
)
Amortization of net actuarial losses/(gains)
 
2,103

 
1,734

 
—

 
(62
)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)
 
(71
)
 
(88
)
 
(8
)
 
(1,026
)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)
 
$
3,178

 
$
2,490

 
$
(835
)
 
$
(2,180
)


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Components of net periodic benefit cost
Table
10.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
Pension and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
 
$
6,258

 
$
7,898

 
$
1,009

 
$
870

Interest cost
 
11,779

 
11,321

 
848

 
625

Expected return on plan assets
 
(14,599
)
 
(16,688
)
 
(4,339
)
 
(4,769
)
Recognized net actuarial gain (loss)
 
6,309

 
5,203

 
—

 
(187
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
(211
)
 
(263
)
 
(25
)
 
(3,078
)
Net period benefit cost (benefit)
 
$
9,536

 
$
7,471

 
$
(2,507
)
 
$
(6,539
)


We currently intend to make contributions totaling $10.2 million to our qualified pension plan and supplemental executive retirement plan in 2019.

Note 11. Loss Reserves
We establish reserves to recognize the estimated liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) related to defaults on insured mortgage loans. Loss reserves are established by estimating the number of loans in our inventory of delinquent loans that will result in a claim payment, which is referred to as the claim rate, and further estimating the amount of the claim payment, which is referred to as claim severity.

Estimation of losses is inherently judgmental. The conditions that affect the claim rate and claim severity include the current and future state of the domestic economy, including unemployment and the current and future strength of local housing markets; exposure on insured loans; the amount of time between default and claim filing; and curtailments and rescissions. The actual amount of the claim payments may be substantially different than our loss reserve estimates. Our estimates could be adversely affected by several factors, including a deterioration of regional or national economic conditions, including unemployment, leading to a reduction in borrowers’ income and thus their ability to make mortgage payments, and a drop in housing values which may affect borrower willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the value of the home is below the mortgage balance. Changes to our estimates could result in a material impact to our consolidated results of operations and financial position, even in a stable economic environment.

The “Losses incurred” section of table 11.1 below shows losses incurred on delinquencies that occurred in the current year and in prior years. The amount of losses incurred relating to delinquencies that occurred in the current year represents the estimated amount to be ultimately paid on such delinquencies. The amount of losses incurred relating to delinquencies that occurred in prior years represents the difference between the actual claim rate and severity associated with those delinquencies resolved in the current year compared to the estimated claim rate and severity at the prior year-end, as well as a re-estimation of amounts to be ultimately paid on delinquencies continuing from the end of the prior year. This re-estimation of the claim rate and severity is the result of our review of current trends in the delinquent inventory, such as percentages of delinquencies that have resulted in a claim, the
 
amount of the claims relative to the average loan exposure, changes in the relative level of delinquencies by geography and changes in average loan exposure.

Losses incurred on delinquencies that occurred in the current year decreased in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, due to a decrease in the estimated claim rate on delinquencies that occurred in the current year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we experienced favorable loss reserve development on previously received delinquencies. This was, in large part, due to the resolution of approximately 61% and 65%, respectively, of the prior year delinquent inventory, with lower claim rates due to improved cure rates. The favorable loss reserve development resulting from a reduction in the estimated claim rate was partially offset in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 by the recognition of a probable loss of $23.5 million related to litigation of our claims paying practices and an increase in our LAE reserves, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, by an increase in our severity assumption on previously received delinquencies and an increase in our LAE reserves.

The “Losses paid” section of table 11.1 below shows the amount of losses paid on delinquencies that occurred in the current year and losses paid on delinquencies that occurred in prior years. For several years, the average time it took to receive a claim associated with a delinquency had increased significantly from our historical experience of approximately twelve months. This was, in part, due to new loss mitigation protocols established by servicers and to changes in some state foreclosure laws that may include, for example, a requirement for additional review and/or mediation processes. In recent quarters, we have experienced a decline in the average time servicers are utilizing to process foreclosures, which has reduced the average time to receive a claim associated with new delinquent notices that do not cure. All else being equal, the longer the period between delinquency and claim filing, the greater the severity.



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During the first nine months of 2019 and 2018, our losses paid included amounts paid upon commutation of coverage of pools of non-performing loans (“NPLs”). The impacts of these payments were as follows:
•
2019 - 195 items were removed from the delinquent inventory with an amount paid of $4 million.
•
2018 - 1,243 items were removed from the delinquent inventory with an amount paid of $40 million.
 
Premium refunds
Our estimate of premiums to be refunded on expected claim payments is accrued for separately in “Other Liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets and approximated $31 million and $40 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.


Table 11.1 provides a reconciliation of beginning and ending loss reserves as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Development of reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses
Table
11.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
Reserve at beginning of period
 
$
674,019

 
$
985,635

Less reinsurance recoverable
 
33,328

 
48,474

Net reserve at beginning of period
 
640,691

 
937,161

 
 
 
 
 
Losses incurred:
 
 
 
 
Losses and LAE incurred in respect of delinquency notices received in:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
142,644

 
155,808

Prior years (1)
 
(47,760
)
 
(146,931
)
Total losses incurred
 
94,884

 
8,877

 
 
 
 
 
Losses paid:
 
 
 
 
Losses and LAE paid in respect of delinquency notices received in:
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
980

 
2,449

Prior years
 
165,844

 
257,808

Reinsurance terminations
 
(13,980
)
 
(1,984
)
Total losses paid
 
152,844

 
258,273

Net reserve at end of period
 
582,731

 
687,765

Plus reinsurance recoverables
 
19,566

 
33,281

Reserve at end of period
 
$
602,297

 
$
721,046

(1) 
A negative number for prior year losses incurred indicates a redundancy of prior year loss reserves. See the following table for more information about prior year loss development.

The prior year development of the reserves in the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 is reflected in table 11.2 below.
Reserve development on previously received delinquencies
Table
11.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)
 
2019
 
2018
Decrease in estimated claim rate on primary defaults
 
$
(94
)
 
$
(184
)
Increase in estimated severity on primary defaults
 
2

 
22

Change in estimates related to pool reserves, LAE reserves, reinsurance, and other
 
44

 
15

Total prior year loss development (1)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
(147
)
(1) 
A negative number for prior year loss development indicates a redundancy of prior year loss reserves.

Delinquent inventory
A rollforward of our primary delinquent inventory for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 appears in table 11.3 below. The information concerning new notices and cures is compiled from monthly reports received from loan servicers. The level of new notice and cure activity reported in a particular month can be influenced by, among other things, the date on which a servicer generates its report, the accuracy of the data provided by servicers, the number of business days in a month, transfers of servicing between loan servicers and whether all servicers have provided the reports in a given month.


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Delinquent inventory rollforward
 
 
 
 
Table
11.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Delinquent inventory at beginning of period
 
29,795

 
36,037

 
32,898

 
46,556

New notices
 
14,019

 
13,569

 
40,545

 
40,351

Cures
 
(12,592
)
 
(14,197
)
 
(39,822
)
 
(47,620
)
Paid claims
 
(1,045
)
 
(1,374
)
 
(3,345
)
 
(4,446
)
Rescissions and denials
 
(42
)
 
(56
)
 
(141
)
 
(200
)
Other items removed from inventory
 
(195
)
 
(581
)
 
(195
)
 
(1,243
)
Delinquent inventory at end of period
 
29,940

 
33,398

 
29,940

 
33,398



When compared to the prior year periods, the decrease in the primary delinquent inventory experienced during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was generally across all markets and primarily in book years 2008 and prior. New notices increased in the three and nine months ended September 2019 when compared to the same periods of 2018 primarily due to our larger, more recent book years entering their expected peak loss years, and an overall increase in our insurance in force and policies in force. New notice activity in the three months ended September 30, 2019 exceeded the reductions to our delinquent inventory resulting in a slight increase in our delinquent inventory from June 30, 2019.

Table 11.4 below shows the number of consecutive months a borrower is delinquent. Historically as a delinquency ages it becomes more likely to result in a claim.
Primary delinquent inventory - consecutive months delinquent
Table
11.4
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
September 30, 2018
3 months or less
9,462

9,829

9,484

4-11 months
9,082

9,655

9,564

12 months or more (1)
11,396

13,414

14,350

Total
29,940

32,898

33,398

3 months or less
32
%
30
%
28
%
4-11 months
30
%
29
%
29
%
12 months or more
38
%
41
%
43
%
Total
100
%
100
%
100
%
Primary claims received inventory included in ending delinquent inventory
557

809

766

(1) 
Approximately 36%, 38%, and 39% of the primary delinquent inventory delinquent for 12 consecutive months or more has been delinquent for at least 36 consecutive months as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018, respectively.

 
Claims paying practices
Our loss reserving methodology incorporates our estimates of future rescissions and curtailments. A variance between ultimate actual rescission and curtailment rates and our estimates, as a result of the outcome of litigation, settlements or other factors, could materially affect our losses. Our estimate of premiums to be refunded on expected future rescissions is accrued for separately and is included in “Other liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets. For information about discussions and legal proceedings with customers with respect to our claims paying practices see Note 5 – “Litigation and Contingencies.”


Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity
Share repurchase programs
During the nine months ending September 30, 2019 we repurchased approximately 7.3 million shares of our common stock at a weighted average cost per share of $12.92, which included commissions. We may repurchase up to an additional $131 million of our common stock through the end of 2020 under a share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2019. Repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time.

Cash dividends
In September 2019, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share to shareholders which totaled $21 million. On October 24, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of the company’s common stock of $0.06 per share payable on November 25, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2019.

Note 13. Share-Based Compensation
We have certain share-based compensation plans. Under the fair value method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the service period which generally corresponds to the vesting period. Awards under our plans generally vest over periods ranging from one to three years.

Table 13.1 shows the number of restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to employees and the weighted average fair value per share during the periods presented (shares in thousands).
Restricted stock unit grants
Table
13.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
RSUs
Granted
Weighted Average Share Fair Value
 
RSUs
Granted
Weighted Average Share Fair Value
RSUs subject to performance conditions
1,378

$
11.76

 
1,239

$
15.80

RSUs subject only to service conditions
605

12.21

 
447

15.39




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Note 14. Statutory Information
Statutory Capital Requirements
The insurance laws of 16 jurisdictions, including Wisconsin, our domiciliary state, require a mortgage insurer to maintain a minimum amount of statutory capital relative to the net risk in force (or a similar measure) in order for the mortgage insurer to continue to write new business. We refer to these requirements as the “State Capital Requirements.” While they vary among jurisdictions, the most common State Capital Requirements allow for a maximum risk-to-capital ratio of 25 to 1. A risk-to-capital ratio will increase if (i) the percentage decrease in capital exceeds the percentage decrease in insured risk, or (ii) the percentage increase in capital is less than the percentage increase in insured risk. Wisconsin does not regulate capital by using a risk-to-capital measure but instead requires a minimum policyholder position (“MPP”). The “policyholder position” of a mortgage insurer is its net worth or surplus, contingency reserve and a portion of the reserves for unearned premiums.

At September 30, 2019, MGIC’s risk-to-capital ratio was 9.9 to 1, below the maximum allowed by the jurisdictions with State Capital Requirements, and its policyholder position was $2.9 billion above the required MPP of $1.6 billion. The calculation of our risk-to-capital ratio and MPP reflect credit for the risk ceded under our QSR Transactions and Home Re Transactions with a group of unaffiliated reinsurers. It is possible that under the revised State Capital Requirements discussed below, MGIC will not be allowed full credit for the risk ceded to the reinsurers. If MGIC is not allowed an agreed level of credit under either the State Capital Requirements or the financial requirements of the PMIERs, MGIC may terminate the reinsurance transactions, without penalty. At this time, we expect MGIC to continue to comply with the current State Capital Requirements; however, matters that could negatively affect such compliance are discussed in the rest of these consolidated financial statement footnotes.

At September 30, 2019, the risk-to-capital ratio of our combined insurance operations was 9.8 to 1.

The NAIC has previously announced plans to revise the minimum capital and surplus requirements for mortgage insurers that are provided for in its Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act. In May 2016, a working group of state regulators released an exposure draft of a risk-based capital framework to establish capital requirements for mortgage insurers, although no date has been established by which the NAIC must propose revisions to the capital requirements and certain items have not yet been completely addressed by the framework, including the treatment of ceded risk, minimum capital floors, and action level triggers. Currently, we believe that the PMIERs contain more restrictive capital requirements than the draft Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act in most circumstances.

While MGIC currently meets the State Capital Requirements of Wisconsin and all other jurisdictions, it could be prevented from writing new business in the future in all jurisdictions if it fails to meet the State Capital Requirements of Wisconsin, or it could be prevented from writing new business in a particular jurisdiction if it fails to meet the State Capital Requirements of that jurisdiction, and in each case MGIC does not obtain a waiver of such requirements. It is possible that regulatory action by one
 
or more jurisdictions, including those that do not have specific State Capital Requirements, may prevent MGIC from continuing to write new insurance in such jurisdictions.

If we are unable to write business in a particular jurisdiction, lenders may be unwilling to procure insurance from us anywhere. In addition, a lender’s assessment of the future ability of our insurance operations to meet the State Capital Requirements or the PMIERs may affect its willingness to procure insurance from us. A possible future failure by MGIC to meet the State Capital Requirements or the PMIERs will not necessarily mean that MGIC lacks sufficient resources to pay claims on its insurance liabilities. While we believe MGIC has sufficient claims paying resources to meet its claim obligations on its insurance in force on a timely basis, matters that could negatively affect MGIC’s claims paying resources are discussed in the rest of these consolidated financial statement footnotes.

Tax and Loss Bonds
As a mortgage guaranty insurer, we are eligible for a tax deduction, subject to certain limitations, under Section 832(e) of the IRC for amounts required by state law or regulation to be set aside in statutory contingency reserves. The deduction is allowed only to the extent that we purchase tax and loss bonds (“T&L Bonds”) in an amount equal to the tax benefit derived from deducting any portion of our statutory contingency reserves. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we had net purchases of T&L Bonds in the amount of $126 million. Under statutory accounting practices, purchases of T&L Bonds are accounted for as investments. Under GAAP, purchases of T&L Bonds are accounted for as a payment of current taxes.

Dividend restrictions
In each of the first three quarters of 2019, MGIC paid a $70 million dividend to our holding company. MGIC is subject to statutory regulations as to payment of dividends. The maximum amount of dividends that MGIC may pay in any twelve-month period without such dividends being subject to regulatory disapproval by the OCI is the lesser of adjusted statutory net income or 10% of statutory policyholders’ surplus as of the preceding calendar year end. Adjusted statutory net income is defined for this purpose to be the greater of statutory net income, net of realized investment gains, for the calendar year preceding the date of the dividend or statutory net income, net of realized investment gains, for the three calendar years preceding the date of the dividend less dividends paid within the first two of the preceding three calendar years. The OCI recognizes only statutory accounting principles prescribed, or practices permitted by the State of Wisconsin for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company. The OCI has adopted certain prescribed accounting practices that differ from those found in other states. Specifically, Wisconsin domiciled companies record changes in their contingency reserves through their income statement as a change in underwriting deduction. As a result, in periods in which MGIC is increasing contingency reserves, statutory net income is lowered.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of MGIC Investment Corporation for the third quarter of 2019. As used below, “we” and “our” refer to MGIC Investment Corporation’s consolidated operations. This form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. See the “Glossary of terms and acronyms” for definitions and descriptions of terms used throughout this MD&A. The Risk Factors referred to under “Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors” below, discuss trends and uncertainties affecting us and are an integral part of the MD&A.

 
Forward Looking and Other Statements
As discussed under “Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors” below, actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by forward looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward looking statements or other statements we may make in the following discussion or elsewhere in this document even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking statements or other statements were made. Therefore, no reader of this document should rely on these statements being current as of any time other than the time at which this document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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Overview
Summary financial results of MGIC Investment Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except per share data, unaudited)
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
Selected statement of operations data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
 
$
318.4

 
$
290.4

 
10

 
$
902.4

 
$
838.2

 
8

Losses incurred, net
 
34.0

 
(1.5
)
 
N/M

 
94.9

 
8.9

 
N/M

Other underwriting and operating expenses, net
 
45.2

 
43.7

 
3

 
134.1

 
131.6

 
2

Income before tax
 
223.1

 
231.9

 
(4
)
 
625.3

 
649.4

 
(4
)
Provision for income taxes
 
46.2

 
50.0

 
(8
)
 
128.6

 
137.1

 
(6
)
Net income
 
176.9

 
181.9

 
(3
)
 
496.7

 
512.4

 
(3
)
Diluted income per share
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

 
—

 
$
1.36

 
$
1.36

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted pre-tax operating income
 
$
218.9

 
$
230.8

 
(5
)
 
$
621.5

 
$
650.6

 
(4
)
Adjusted net operating income
 
173.6

 
180.9

 
(4
)
 
493.7

 
514.7

 
(4
)
Adjusted net operating income per diluted share
 
$
0.48

 
$
0.48

 
—

 
$
1.35

 
$
1.36

 
(1
)
(1) See “Explanation and reconciliation of our use of Non-GAAP financial measures.”

Summary of third quarter 2019 results
Comparative quarterly results
We recorded third quarter 2019 net income of $176.9 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. Net income decreased by $5.0 million (3%) from net income of $181.9 million in the prior year, primarily reflecting an increase in losses incurred, net, partially offset by an increase in revenues and a decrease in our provision for income taxes. Diluted income per share was unchanged as a decrease in our weighted average shares outstanding offset the decline in net income.

Adjusted net operating income for the third quarter 2019 was $173.6 million (Q3 2018: $180.9 million) and adjusted net operating income per diluted share was $0.48 (Q3 2018: $0.48). Adjusted net operating income per diluted share was unchanged from the prior year period as a decrease in our diluted weighted average shares outstanding offset the decline in adjusted net operating income.

Losses incurred, net for the third quarter of 2019 were $34.0 million, an increase of $35.5 million compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a lower level of favorable loss reserve development on previously received delinquencies when compared to the prior year. The estimated claim rate on new notices in the third quarter of 2019 was 8%, compared to 9% in the prior year.

The decrease in our provision for income taxes in the third quarter of 2019 as compared to the prior year was due to a decrease in income before tax and a lower effective tax rate.


 
Comparative year to date results
We recorded net income of $496.7 million, or $1.36 per diluted share during the first nine months of 2019. Net income decreased by $15.7 million from net income of $512.4 million in the prior year, primarily reflecting an increase in losses incurred, net, partially offset by an increase in revenues and a decrease in our provision for income taxes. Diluted income per share was the same as the prior year as a decrease in our diluted weighted average shares outstanding offset the decline in net income.
 
Adjusted net operating income for the first nine months of 2019 was $493.7 million (YTD 2018: $514.7 million) and adjusted net operating income per diluted share was $1.35 (YTD 2018: $1.36). Adjusted net operating income per diluted share was comparable to the prior year as a decrease in our diluted weighted average shares outstanding partially offset the decline in adjusted net operating income.

Losses incurred, net for the first nine months of 2019 were $94.9 million, an increase of $86.0 million over the prior year. The increase was due to a lower level of favorable loss reserve development on previously received delinquencies and the recognition of a probable loss of $23.5 million for litigation of our claims paying practices during the first quarter of 2019. The increase was offset in part by lower current year losses incurred as the estimated claim rate on new notices in the first nine months of 2019 was 8%, compared to 9% in the prior year.

The decrease in our provision for income taxes in the first nine months of 2019 as compared to the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in income before tax.

See “Consolidated Results of Operations” below for additional discussion of our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the respective prior year periods.


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Capital
MGIC dividend payments to our holding company
In the first nine months of 2019, MGIC paid a total of $210 million in dividends to our holding company. We expect MGIC to pay dividends of at least $280 million in 2020, subject to approval by MGIC’s Board of Directors. We ask the OCI not to object before MGIC pays dividends.

Share repurchase programs
In the first three quarters of 2019, we repurchased approximately 7.3 million shares of our common stock, using approximately $94 million of holding company resources. We may repurchase up to an additional $131 million of our common stock through the end of 2020 under a share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2019. Repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase programs may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. As of September 30, 2019, we had approximately 349 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Dividends to shareholders
In September 2019, MGIC paid a dividend of $0.06 per common share totaling $21 million to its shareholders. On October 24, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share to shareholders of record on November 11, 2019, payable on November 25, 2019.

GSEs
We must comply with the PMIERs to be eligible to insure loans delivered to or purchased by the GSEs. In addition to their financial requirements, the PMIERs include business, quality control and certain transaction approval requirements. Refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Adequacy - PMIERs” of this MD&A for additional information regarding our capital adequacy under PMIERs.

If MGIC ceases to be eligible to insure loans purchased by one or both of the GSEs, it would significantly reduce the volume of our new business writings. Factors that may negatively impact MGIC’s ability to continue to comply with the financial requirements of the PMIERs include the following:
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The GSEs may amend the PMIERs at any time and may make the PMIERs more onerous in the future. The GSEs have indicated that there may be potential future implications for PMIERs based upon feedback the FHFA receives on its June 2018 proposed rule on regulatory capital requirements for the GSEs, which included a framework for determining the capital relief allowed to the GSEs for loans with private mortgage insurance. The FHFA recently indicated that the capital requirements will be finalized no earlier than the end of 2019 and may not be finalized until Spring 2020. Further, any changes to the GSEs' capital and liquidity requirements resulting from the Treasury Housing Reform Plan (discussed below) could have future implications for PMIERs. In addition, the PMIERs provide that the factors that determine Minimum Required Assets will be updated every two years and may be updated more frequently to reflect changes in macroeconomic conditions or loan performance. The GSEs have indicated that they will generally provide notice 180 days prior to the effective date of such updates.
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Our future operating results may be negatively impacted by the matters discussed in our risk factors. Such matters could decrease our revenues, increase our losses or require the use of assets, thereby creating a shortfall in Available Assets.
 
è
Should capital be needed by MGIC in the future, capital contributions from our holding company may not be available due to competing demands on holding company resources, including for repayment of debt.

While on an overall basis, the amount of Available Assets MGIC must hold in order to continue to insure GSE loans is greater under the PMIERs than what state regulation currently requires, our reinsurance transactions mitigate the negative effect of the PMIERs on our returns. However, reinsurance may not always be available to us or available on similar terms and our quota share reinsurance subjects us to counterparty credit risk. The total credit for risk ceded under our reinsurance transactions is subject to a modest reduction. Our existing reinsurance transactions are subject to periodic review by the GSEs and there is a risk we will not receive our current level of credit in future periods for the risk ceded under them. In addition, we may not receive the same level of credit under future transactions that we receive under existing transactions.

State Regulations
The insurance laws of 16 jurisdictions, including Wisconsin, MGIC’s domiciliary state, require a mortgage insurer to maintain a minimum amount of statutory capital relative to its net RIF (or a similar measure) in order for the mortgage insurer to continue to write new business. We refer to these requirements as the “State Capital Requirements.” While they vary among jurisdictions, the most common State Capital Requirements allow for a maximum risk-to-capital ratio of 25 to 1. A risk-to-capital ratio will increase if (i) the percentage decrease in capital exceeds the percentage decrease in insured risk, or (ii) the percentage increase in capital is less than the percentage increase in insured risk. Wisconsin does not regulate capital by using a risk-to-capital measure but instead requires an MPP.

At September 30, 2019, MGIC’s risk-to-capital ratio was 9.9 to 1, below the maximum allowed by the jurisdictions with State Capital Requirements, and its policyholder position was $2.9 billion above the required MPP of $1.6 billion. The calculation of our risk-to-capital ratio and MPP reflect credit for the risk ceded under our QSR Transactions and Home Re Transactions. It is possible that under the revised State Capital Requirements discussed below, MGIC will not be allowed full credit for the risk ceded to the reinsurers. If MGIC is not allowed an agreed level of credit under either the State Capital Requirements or the PMIERs, MGIC may terminate the reinsurance transactions, without penalty. At this time, we expect MGIC to continue to comply with the current State Capital Requirements; however, refer to our risk factor titled “State capital requirements may prevent us from continuing to write new insurance on an uninterrupted basis” for more information about matters that could negatively affect such compliance.

At September 30, 2019, the risk-to-capital ratio of our combined insurance operations was 9.8 to 1.

The NAIC has previously announced plans to revise the minimum capital and surplus requirements for mortgage insurers that are provided for in its Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act. In May 2016, a working group of state regulators released an exposure draft of a risk-based capital framework to establish capital requirements for mortgage insurers, although no date has been established by which the NAIC must propose revisions


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to the capital requirements and certain items have not yet been completely addressed by the framework, including the treatment of ceded risk, minimum capital floors, and action level triggers. Currently we believe that the PMIERs contain more restrictive capital requirements than the draft Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Model Act in most circumstances.

GSE reform
The FHFA has been the conservator of the GSEs since 2008 and has the authority to control and direct their operations. The increased role that the federal government has assumed in the residential housing finance system through the GSE conservatorship may increase the likelihood that the business practices of the GSEs change, including through administrative action, in ways that have a material adverse effect on us and that the charters of the GSEs are changed by new federal legislation.

In September 2019, at the direction of President Trump, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) released the “Treasury Housing Reform Plan” (the “Plan”). The Plan recommends administrative and legislative reforms for the housing finance system, with such reforms intended to achieve the goals of ending conservatorships of the GSEs; increasing competition and participation by the private sector in the mortgage market including by authorizing the FHFA to approve additional guarantors of conventional mortgages in the secondary market, simplifying the QM rule of the CFPB, transferring risk to the private sector, and eliminating the GSE Patch (discussed below); establishing regulation of the GSEs that safeguards their safety and soundness and minimizes the risks they pose to the financial stability of the United States; and providing that the Federal Government is properly compensated for any explicit or implicit support it provides to the GSEs or the secondary housing finance market. Also, in September 2019, the Treasury and FHFA entered into a letter agreement that will allow the GSEs to remit less of their earnings to the government, which will help them rebuild their capital.

The impact of the Plan on private mortgage insurance is unclear. It does not refer to mortgage insurance explicitly; however, it refers to a requirement for credit enhancement on high LTV loans, which is a requirement of the current GSE charters. The Plan also indicates that the FHFA should continue to support efforts to expand CRT programs and should encourage the GSEs to continue to engage in a diverse mix of economically sensible CRT programs, including by increasing reliance on institution-level capital (presumably, as distinguished from capital obtained in the capital markets). For more information about CRT programs, see our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance."

The current GSE Patch expands the definition of QM under the TILA (Regulation Z) to include mortgages eligible to be purchased by the GSEs, even if the mortgages do not meet the DTI ratio limit of 43% included in the standard QM definition.

The GSE Patch is scheduled to expire no later than January 2021. In July 2019, the CFPB released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the QM definition. The director of the CFPB indicated that the CFPB would consider only a short-term extension of the GSE Patch. Approximately 30%, 24% and 22% of our NIW in the first, second and third quarters of 2019, respectively, was on loans with DTI ratios greater than 43%.
 
However, it is possible that not all future loans with DTI ratios greater than 43% will be affected by a sunset of the GSE Patch, in part because the standard QM definition may be liberalized under the new rules. In this regard, we note that the CFPB asked for comment about whether the definition of QM should retain a direct measure of a consumer’s personal finances (for example, DTI ratio); whether the definition should include an alternative method for assessing financial capacity; whether, if the QM definition retains a DTI ratio limit, the limit should remain 43% or be increased or decreased; and whether loans with DTI ratios above a prescribed limit should be given QM status if certain compensating factors are present. In addition, the Plan indicates that, pending legislation, the GSE Patch should expire; the CFPB should amend its ability-to-repay rule under TILA (“ATR rule”) to establish a clear bright line safe harbor that replaces the GSE Patch; and the FHFA and the CFPB should continue to coordinate their efforts to avoid market disruption in connection with the expiration of the GSE Patch and the implementation of any amendments to the CFPB’s ATR rule.

We may insure loans that do not qualify as QMs, however, we are unsure the extent to which lenders will make non-QM loans because they will not be entitled to the presumptions about compliance with the “ability to repay” rules that the law allows with respect to QM loans. We are also unsure the extent to which lenders will purchase private mortgage insurance for loans that cannot be sold to the GSEs.
The rule that includes the QM definition that applies to loans insured by the FHA was issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and that definition is less restrictive than the CFPB’s definition in certain respects, including that (i) it has no DTI ratio limit, and (ii) it allows the lender certain presumptions about compliance with the ATR rule on higher priced loans. It is possible that, in the future, lenders will prefer FHA-insured loans to loans insured by private mortgage insurance as a result of the FHA’s less restrictive QM definition.

However, in September 2019, HUD released its Housing Reform Plan and indicated that of the FHA should refocus on its mission of providing housing finance support to low and moderate-income families that cannot be fulfilled through traditional underwriting. In addition, Treasury’s Plan indicated that the FHFA and HUD should develop and implement a specific understanding as to the appropriate roles and overlap between the GSEs and FHA, including with respect to the GSEs’ acquisitions of high LTV and high DTI loans.

For additional information about the business practices of the GSEs, see our risk factor titled “Changes in the business practices of the GSEs, federal legislation that changes their charters or a restructuring of the GSEs could reduce our revenues or increase our losses.”



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Factors affecting our results
Our results of operations are affected by:

Premiums written and earned
Premiums written and earned in a year are influenced by:
•
NIW, which increases IIF. Many factors affect NIW, including the volume of low down payment home mortgage originations and competition to provide credit enhancement on those mortgages from the FHA, the VA, other mortgage insurers, and other alternatives to mortgage insurance, including GSE programs that may reduce or eliminate the demand for mortgage insurance. NIW does not include loans previously insured by us that are modified, such as loans modified under HARP.

•
Cancellations, which reduce IIF. Cancellations due to refinancings are affected by the level of current mortgage interest rates compared to the mortgage coupon rates throughout the in force book, current home values compared to values when the loans in the in force book were insured and the terms on which mortgage credit is available. Home price appreciation can give homeowners the right to cancel mortgage insurance on their loans if sufficient home equity is achieved. Cancellations also result from policy rescissions, which require us to return any premiums received on the rescinded policies and claim payments, which require us to return any premium received on the related policies from the date of default on the insured loans. Cancellations of single premium policies, which are generally non-refundable, result in immediate recognition of any remaining unearned premium.

•
Premium rates, which are affected by product type, competitive pressures, the risk characteristics of the insured loans, the percentage of coverage on the insured loans, and PMIERs capital requirements. The substantial majority of our monthly and annual mortgage insurance premiums are under premium plans for which, for the first ten years of the policy, the amount of premium is determined by multiplying the initial premium rate by the original loan balance; thereafter, the premium rate resets to a lower rate used for the remaining life of the policy. However, for loans that have utilized HARP, the initial ten-year period resets as of the date of the HARP transaction. The remainder of our monthly and annual premiums are under premium plans for which premiums are determined by a fixed percentage of the loan’s amortizing balance over the life of the policy.

•
Premiums ceded, net of a profit commission, under our QSR Transactions, and premiums ceded under our Home Re Transactions. See Note 4 - “Reinsurance” to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our reinsurance transactions.

Premiums are generated by the insurance that is in force during all or a portion of the period. A change in the average IIF in the current period compared to an earlier period is a factor that will increase (when the average in force is higher) or reduce (when it is lower) premiums written and earned in the current period, although this effect may be enhanced (or mitigated) by differences in the average premium rate between the two periods as well as by premiums that are returned or expected to be returned in connection with claim payments and rescissions, and premiums ceded under reinsurance agreements. Also, NIW and
 
cancellations during a period will generally have a greater effect on premiums written and earned in subsequent periods than in the period in which these events occur.

Investment income
Our investment portfolio is composed principally of investment grade fixed income securities. The principal factors that influence investment income are the size of the portfolio and its yield. As measured by amortized cost (which excludes changes in fair value, such as from changes in interest rates), the size of the investment portfolio is mainly a function of cash generated from (or used in) operations, such as NPW, investment income, net claim payments and expenses, and cash provided by (or used for) non-operating activities, such as debt, stock issuances or repurchases, or dividends.

Losses incurred
Losses incurred are the current expense that reflects estimated payments that will ultimately be made as a result of delinquencies on insured loans. As explained under “Critical Accounting Policies” in our 2018 10-K MD&A, except in the case of a premium deficiency reserve, we recognize an estimate of this expense only for delinquent loans. The level of new delinquencies has historically followed a seasonal pattern, with new delinquencies in the first part of the year lower than new delinquencies in the latter part of the year, though this pattern can be affected by the state of the economy and local housing markets. Losses incurred are generally affected by:

•
The state of the economy, including unemployment and housing values, each of which affects the likelihood that loans will become delinquent and whether loans that are delinquent cure their delinquency.

•
The product mix of the in force book, with loans having higher risk characteristics generally resulting in higher delinquencies and claims.

•
The size of loans insured, with higher average loan amounts tending to increase losses incurred.

•
The percentage of coverage on insured loans, with deeper average coverage tending to increase losses incurred.

•
The rate at which we rescind policies or curtail claims. Our estimated loss reserves incorporate our estimates of future rescissions of policies and curtailments of claims, and reversals of rescissions and curtailments. We collectively refer to rescissions and denials as “rescissions” and variations of this term. We call reductions to claims “curtailments.”

•
The distribution of claims over the life of a book. Historically, the first few years after loans are originated are a period of relatively low claims, with claims increasing substantially for several years subsequent and then declining, although persistency, the condition of the economy, including unemployment and housing prices, and other factors can affect this pattern. For example, a weak economy or housing value declines can lead to claims from older books increasing, continuing at stable levels or experiencing a


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lower rate of decline. See further information under “Mortgage insurance earnings and cash flow cycle” below.

•
Losses ceded under reinsurance transactions. See Note 4 - “Reinsurance” to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our reinsurance transactions.

Underwriting and other expenses
Underwriting and other expenses includes items such as employee compensation, fees for professional services, depreciation and maintenance expense, and premium taxes, and are reported net of ceding commissions associated with our reinsurance transactions. Employee compensation expenses are variable due to share-based compensation, changes in benefits, and headcount (which can fluctuate due to volume). See Note 4 - “Reinsurance” to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our reinsurance transactions.

Interest expense
Interest expense primarily reflects the interest associated with our outstanding debt obligations discussed in Note 3 - “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements and under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
Other
Certain activities that we do not consider part of our fundamental operating activities may also impact our results of operations and include the following.
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Fixed income securities. Realized investment gains and losses are a function of the difference between the amount received on the sale of a fixed income security and the fixed income security’s cost basis, as well as any “other than temporary” impairments (“OTTI”) recognized in earnings. The amount received on the sale of fixed income securities is affected by the coupon rate of the security compared to the yield of comparable securities at the time of sale.

Equity securities. Realized investment gains and losses are a function of the periodic change in fair value, as well as any OTTI recognized in earnings.

Refer to “Explanation and reconciliation of our use of Non-GAAP financial measures” below to understand how these items impact our evaluation of our core financial performance.

Mortgage insurance earnings and cash flow cycle
 
In general, the majority of any underwriting profit that a book generates occurs in the early years of the book, with the largest portion of any underwriting profit realized in the first year following the year the book was written. Subsequent years of a book may result in either underwriting profit or underwriting losses. This pattern of results typically occurs because relatively few of the incurred losses on delinquencies that a book will ultimately experience typically occur in the first few years of the book, when premium revenue is highest, while subsequent years are affected by declining premium revenues, as the number of insured loans decreases (primarily due to loan prepayments) and increasing losses. The typical pattern is also a function of premium rates generally resetting to lower levels after ten years.


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Explanation and reconciliation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures

Non-GAAP financial measures
We believe that use of the Non-GAAP measures of adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss), adjusted net operating income (loss) and adjusted net operating income (loss) per diluted share facilitate the evaluation of the company's core financial performance thereby providing relevant information to investors. These measures are not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance.

Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) is defined as GAAP income (loss) before tax, excluding the effects of net realized investment gains (losses), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net impairment losses recognized in income (loss) and infrequent or unusual non-operating items where applicable.
    
Adjusted net operating income (loss) is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding the after-tax effects of net realized investment gains (losses), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, net impairment losses recognized in income (loss), and infrequent or unusual non-operating items where applicable. The amounts of adjustments to components of pre-tax operating income (loss) are tax effected using a federal statutory tax rate of 21%.
    
Adjusted net operating income (loss) per diluted share is calculated in a manner consistent with the accounting standard regarding earnings per share by dividing (i) adjusted net operating income (loss) after making adjustments for interest expense on convertible debt, whenever the impact is dilutive by (ii) diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, which reflects share dilution from unvested restricted stock units and from convertible debt when dilutive under the “if-converted” method.

 
Although adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) and adjusted net operating income (loss) exclude certain items that have occurred in the past and are expected to occur in the future, the excluded items represent items that are: (1) not viewed as part of the operating performance of our primary activities; or (2) impacted by both discretionary and other economic or regulatory factors and are not necessarily indicative of operating trends, or both. These adjustments, along with the reasons for their treatment, are described below. Trends in the profitability of our fundamental operating activities can be more clearly identified without the fluctuations of these adjustments. Other companies may calculate these measures differently. Therefore, their measures may not be comparable to those used by us.

(1)
Net realized investment gains (losses). The recognition of net realized investment gains or losses can vary significantly across periods as the timing of individual securities sales is highly discretionary and is influenced by such factors as market opportunities, our tax and capital profile, and overall market cycles.
(2)
Gains and losses on debt extinguishment. Gains and losses on debt extinguishment result from discretionary activities that are undertaken to enhance our capital position, improve our debt profile, and/or reduce potential dilution from our outstanding convertible debt.
(3)
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings. The recognition of net impairment losses on investments can vary significantly in both size and timing, depending on market credit cycles, individual issuer performance, and general economic conditions.
(4)
Infrequent or unusual non-operating items. Income tax expense in 2018 related to our IRS dispute is related to past transactions which are non-recurring in nature and are not part of our primary operating activities.







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Non-GAAP reconciliations
 
 
Reconciliation of Income before tax / Net income to Adjusted pre-tax operating income / Adjusted net operating income
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Pre-tax
 
Tax effect
 
Net
(after-tax)
 
Pre-tax
 
Tax effect
 
Net
(after-tax)
 
Income before tax / Net income
 
$
223,120

 
$
46,186

 
$
176,934

 
$
231,894

 
$
49,994

 
$
181,900

 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional income tax benefit (provision) related to IRS litigation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
154

 
(154
)
 
Net realized investment (gains) losses
 
(4,175
)
 
(877
)
 
(3,298
)
 
(1,114
)
 
(234
)
 
(880
)
 
Adjusted pre-tax operating income / Adjusted net operating income
 
$
218,945

 
$
45,309

 
$
173,636

 
$
230,780

 
$
49,914

 
$
180,866

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net income per diluted share to Adjusted net operating income per diluted share
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
372,575

 
 
 
 
 
382,905

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per diluted share
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.49

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.49

 
Additional income tax (benefit) provision related to IRS litigation
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
—

(1) 
Net realized investment (gains) losses
 
 
 
 
 
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
—

(1) 
Adjusted net operating income per diluted share
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.48

 
 
 
 
 
$
0.48

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the individual adjustments are each less than $0.01 per diluted share, but collectively aggregate to $0.01 per diluted share.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Income before tax / Net income to Adjusted pre-tax operating income / Adjusted net operating income
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Pre-tax
 
Tax effect
 
Net
(after-tax)
 
Pre-tax
 
Tax effect
 
Net
(after-tax)
 
Income before tax / Net income
 
$
625,267

 
$
128,614

 
$
496,653

 
$
649,441

 
$
137,090

 
$
512,351

 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional income tax benefit (provision) related to IRS litigation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,477
)
 
1,477

 
Net realized investment (gains) losses
 
(3,772
)
 
(792
)
 
(2,980
)
 
1,112

 
234

 
878

 
Adjusted pre-tax operating income / Adjusted net operating income
 
$
621,495

 
$
127,822

 
$
493,673

 
$
650,553

 
$
135,847

 
$
514,706

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net income per diluted share to Adjusted net operating income per diluted share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
375,266

 
 
 
 
 
387,765

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per diluted share
 
 
 
 
 
$
1.36

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.36

 
Additional income tax (benefit) provision related to IRS litigation
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
 
 
 
 
—

 
Net realized investment (gains) losses
 
 
 
 
 
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
—

 
Adjusted net operating income per diluted share
 
 
 
 
 
$
1.35

 
 
 
 
 
$
1.36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Mortgage Insurance Portfolio

New insurance written
According to Inside Mortgage Finance and GSE estimates, total mortgage originations for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, on average, are estimated to have increased from the respective prior year periods. The total amount of mortgage originations is generally influenced by the level of new and existing home sales, the percentage of homes purchased for cash, and the level of refinance activity. PMI market share of total mortgage originations is influenced by the mix of purchase and refinance originations as PMI market share is 3-4 times higher for purchase originations than refinance originations. PMI market share is also impacted by the market share of total originations of the FHA, VA, USDA, and other alternatives to mortgage insurance, including GSE programs that may reduce or eliminate the demand for mortgage insurance.

NIW for the third quarter of 2019 was $19.1 billion (Q3 2018: $14.5 billion) and for the first nine months of 2019 was $44.1 billion (YTD 2018: $38.3 billion).

The following tables present characteristics of our primary NIW for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Primary NIW by FICO score
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(% of primary NIW)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
760 and greater
 
46.0
%
 
42.1
%
 
44.3
%
 
42.3
%
740 - 759
 
18.7
%
 
17.0
%
 
18.1
%
 
17.2
%
720 - 739
 
13.7
%
 
14.4
%
 
13.8
%
 
14.6
%
700 - 719
 
10.3
%
 
12.2
%
 
11.1
%
 
11.9
%
680 - 699
 
6.8
%
 
7.2
%
 
7.1
%
 
7.2
%
660 - 679
 
2.5
%
 
3.8
%
 
3.1
%
 
3.7
%
640 - 659
 
1.4
%
 
2.3
%
 
1.7
%
 
2.2
%
639 and less
 
0.6
%
 
1.0
%
 
0.8
%
 
1.0
%
Primary NIW by loan-to-value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(% of primary NIW)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
95.01% and above
 
12.3
%
 
17.4
%
 
14.8
%
 
15.5
%
90.01% to 95.00%
 
43.6
%
 
43.1
%
 
43.1
%
 
43.7
%
85.01% to 90.00%
 
29.7
%
 
28.4
%
 
28.8
%
 
28.7
%
80.01% to 85%
 
14.4
%
 
11.1
%
 
13.3
%
 
12.1
%
 
Primary NIW by debt-to-income ratio (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(% of primary NIW)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
45.01% and above
 
12.3
%
 
19.5
%
 
14.6
%
 
19.7
%
38.01% to 45.00%
 
32.8
%
 
33.7
%
 
32.8
%
 
32.5
%
38.00% and below
 
54.9
%
 
46.8
%
 
52.6
%
 
47.8
%
(1) 
In 2018, we started considering DTI ratios when setting our premium rates, and we changed our methodology for calculating DTI ratios for pricing and eligibility purposes to exclude the impact of mortgage insurance premiums. As a result of this change, loan originators may have changed the information they provide to us. Although we have changed our operational procedures to account for this, we cannot be sure that the DTI ratio we report for each loan beginning in late 2018 includes the related mortgage insurance premiums in the calculation.

The percentage of our NIW on loans with DTI ratios greater than 45% has declined in 2019, which we believe is due in part to changes in GSE underwriting guidelines and our pricing for loans with such DTI ratios. We are continuing to monitor our exposure to such loans and may take further action.
Primary NIW by policy payment type
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(% of primary NIW)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Monthly premiums
 
84.5
%
 
83.9
%
 
84.3
%
 
82.9
%
Single premiums
 
15.4
%
 
15.9
%
 
15.6
%
 
16.9
%
Annual premiums
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
Primary NIW by type of mortgage
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(% of primary NIW)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Purchases
 
79.8
%
 
95.2
%
 
85.7
%
 
92.9
%
Refinances
 
20.2
%
 
4.8
%
 
14.3
%
 
7.1
%

Insurance and risk in force
The amount of our IIF and RIF is impacted by the amount of NIW and cancellations of primary IIF during the period. Cancellation activity is primarily due to refinancing activity, but is also impacted by rescissions, cancellations due to claim payment, and policies cancelled when borrowers achieve the required amount of home equity. Refinancing activity has historically been affected by the level of mortgage interest rates and the level of home price appreciation. Cancellations generally move inversely to the change in the direction of interest rates, although they generally lag a change in direction.

Persistency. Our persistency was 78.6% at September 30, 2019 compared to 81.7% at December 31, 2018 and 81.0% at September 30, 2018. Since 2000, our year-end persistency ranged from a high of 84.7% at December 31, 2009 to a low of 47.1% at December 31, 2003.


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IIF and RIF
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In billions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
NIW
 
$
19.1

 
$
14.5

 
$
44.1

 
$
38.3

Cancellations
 
(14.9
)
 
(9.4
)
 
(35.7
)
 
(27.4
)
Increase in primary IIF
 
$
4.2

 
$
5.1

 
$
8.4

 
$
10.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In billions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
Direct primary IIF as of September 30,
 
$
218.1

 
$
205.8

 
 
 
 
Direct primary RIF as of September 30,
 
$
56.2

 
$
53.1

 
 
 
 

Credit profile of our primary RIF
The proportion of our total primary RIF written after 2008 has been steadily increasing in proportion to our total primary RIF. Our 2009 and later books possess significantly improved risk characteristics when compared to our 2005-2008 origination years. The credit profile of our pre-2009 RIF has benefited from modification and refinance programs making outstanding loans more affordable to borrowers with the goal of reducing the number of foreclosures. These programs included HAMP and HARP, which expired at the end of 2016 and 2018, respectively, but have been replaced by other GSE modification programs. HARP allowed borrowers who were not delinquent, but who may not otherwise have been able to refinance their loans under the current GSE underwriting standards due to, for example, the current LTV exceeding 100%, to refinance and lower their note rate.

As shown in the following table, as of September 30, 2019 approximately 11% of our primary RIF has been modified.
Modifications
Policy year
 
HARP Modifications (1)
 
HAMP & Other Modifications
2003 and prior
 
9.4
%
 
47.3
%
2004
 
 
16.9
%
 
52.1
%
2005
 
 
25.0
%
 
49.3
%
2006
 
 
28.3
%
 
46.4
%
2007
 
 
40.8
%
 
35.7
%
2008
 
 
57.9
%
 
22.1
%
2009
 
 
49.9
%
 
10.7
%
2010 - Q3 2019
 
—
%
 
0.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
5.0
%
 
5.8
%
(1) 
Includes proprietary programs that are substantially the same as HARP.

As of September 30, 2019, based on loan count, the loans associated with 97.7% of HARP modifications and 80.0% of HAMP and other modifications were current.

We cannot determine the total benefit we may derive from loan modification programs, particularly given the uncertainty around the re-default rates for defaulted loans that have been modified. Our loss reserves do not account for potential re-defaults of current loans.



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The aggregate of our 2009-2019 books and our HARP modifications accounted for approximately 92% of our total primary RIF at September 30, 2019.
Primary RIF
($ in millions)
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
Policy Year
 
RIF
% of RIF
 
RIF
% of RIF
 
RIF
% of RIF
2009+
 
$
48,701

87
%
 
$
45,083

83
%
 
$
43,670

82
%
2005 - 2008 (HARP)
 
2,646

5
%
 
3,109

5
%
 
3,245

6
%
Other years (HARP)
 
119

—
%
 
229

1
%
 
246

1
%
Subtotal
 
51,466

92
%
 
48,421

89
%
 
47,161

89
%
2005- 2008 (Non-HARP)
 
4,025

7
%
 
4,796

9
%
 
5,011

9
%
Other years (Non-HARP)
 
736

1
%
 
846

2
%
 
892

2
%
Subtotal
 
4,761

8
%
 
5,642

11
%
 
5,903

11
%
Total Primary RIF
 
$
56,227

100
%
 
$
54,063

100
%
 
$
53,064

100
%

Pool and other insurance
MGIC has written no new pool insurance since 2008; however, for a variety of reasons, including responding to capital market alternatives to PMI and customer demands, MGIC may write pool risk in the future. Our direct pool risk in force was $387 million ($214 million on pool policies with aggregate loss limits and $173 million on pool policies without aggregate loss limits) at September 30, 2019 compared to $419 million ($228 million on pool policies with aggregate loss limits and $191 million on pool policies without aggregate loss limits) at December 31, 2018. If claim payments associated with a specific pool reach the aggregate loss limit, the remaining IIF within the pool would be cancelled and any remaining delinquencies under the pool would be removed from our delinquent inventory.

In connection with the GSEs' CRT programs, insurance subsidiaries of MGIC provide insurance and reinsurance covering portions of the credit risk related to certain reference pools of mortgages acquired by the GSEs. Our RIF, as reported to us, related to these programs was approximately $120 million as of September 30, 2019.


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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following section of the MD&A provides a comparative discussion of MGIC Investment Corporation’s Consolidated Results of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Revenues
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
Net premiums written
 
$
259.4

 
$
251.9

 
3
 
$
747.3

 
$
744.2

 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net premiums earned
 
$
267.9

 
$
250.4

 
7
 
$
764.7

 
$
729.5

 
5
Investment income, net of expenses
 
42.7

 
36.4

 
17
 
125.7

 
103.0

 
22
Net realized investment gains (losses)
 
4.2

 
1.1

 
N/M
 
4.0

 
(1.1
)
 
N/M
Other revenue
 
3.6

 
2.5

 
43
 
7.9

 
6.8

 
16
Total revenues
 
$
318.4

 
$
290.4

 
10
 
$
902.3

 
$
838.2

 
8
Net premiums written and earned
Comparative quarterly results
NPW and NPE increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared with the prior year reflecting an increase in premiums from a higher average insurance in force and an increase in premiums from single premium policy cancellations, partially offset by lower premium rates on our insurance in force and higher ceded premiums when compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in ceded premiums was due to premiums ceded under our Home Re Transactions.

Comparative year to date results
NPW increased slightly and NPE increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the prior year period primarily reflecting an increase in premiums from higher average insurance in force and an increase in premiums from single premium policy cancellations, offset in part by an increase in ceded premiums and lower premium rates on our insurance in force. The increase in ceded premiums was due to premiums ceded under our Home Re Transactions, and a higher percentage of our IIF covered by quota share reinsurance.

See “Overview - Factors Affecting Our Results” above for additional factors that influenced the amount of net premiums written and earned during the periods.



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Premium yields
Net premium yield (NPE divided by average IIF) for the third quarter of 2019 was 49.6 basis points (Q3 2018: 49.3 basis points) and our net premium yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 47.8 basis points (YTD 2018: 48.9 basis points). Our net premium yield is influenced by a number of key drivers, which have a varying impact from period to period.

The following table presents the key drivers of our net premium yield for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 from the respective prior year periods.
Premium Yields
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Basis points)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Inforce portfolio yield (1)
 
51.1

 
52.8

 
51.7

 
52.9

Single premium policy persistency
 
3.5

 
1.3

 
2.2

 
1.3

Total direct premium yield
 
54.6

 
54.1

 
53.9

 
54.2

Ceded premiums earned, net of profit commissions and assumed premiums (2)
 
(5.0
)
 
(4.8
)
 
(6.1
)
 
(5.3
)
Net premium yield
 
49.6

 
49.3

 
47.8

 
48.9

(1) 
Total direct premiums earned, excluding accelerated premiums from single premium policy cancellations.
(2) 
Ceded premiums earned, net of profit commissions and assumed premiums. Assumed premiums include our participation in GSE CRT programs, of which the impact on total revenues was immaterial.

Changes in our premium yields when compared to the respective prior year periods reflect the following:
Key Driver:
 
Explanation:
Direct premiums earned - inforce portfolio

(including premium refunds on cancellations and change in accrual)
 
è
 
A larger percentage of our IIF is from book years with lower premium rates due to a decline in premium rates in recent years resulting from pricing competition and insuring mortgages with lower risk characteristics, and certain policies undergoing premium rate resets on their ten-year anniversaries.
 
è
 
Premium refunds adversely impact our premium yield and are primarily driven by claim activity and our estimate of refundable premiums on our delinquent inventory.
Single premium policy persistency
 
è
 
Greater amounts of accelerated earned premium from cancellations of single premium policies prior to their estimated policy life, primarily due to increased refinancing activity.
Ceded premiums earned, net of profit commissions and assumed premiums
 
è
 
More of an adverse impact as the 2019 periods include ceded premiums under our excess-of-loss reinsurance transactions (Home Re Transactions), which were not in effect in the respective prior year periods.

We expect our net premium yield to continue to decline as older insurance policies with higher premium rates run off or have their premium rates reset, and new insurance policies with lower premium rates are written.



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Reinsurance agreements
Quota share reinsurance
Our quota share reinsurance affects various lines of our statements of operations and therefore we believe it should be analyzed by reviewing its total effect on our pre-tax income, described as follows.
è
 
We cede a fixed percentage of premiums on insurance covered by the agreements.
è
 
We receive the benefit of a profit commission through a reduction in the premiums we cede. The profit commission varies directly and inversely with the level of losses on a “dollar for dollar” basis and can be eliminated at loss levels significantly higher than we are currently experiencing. As a result, lower levels of losses result in a higher profit commission and less benefit from ceded losses; higher levels of losses result in more benefit from ceded losses and a lower profit commission (or for levels of losses we do not expect, its elimination).
è
 
We receive the benefit of a ceding commission through a reduction in underwriting expenses equal to 20% of premiums ceded (before the effect of the profit commission).
è
 
We cede a fixed percentage of losses incurred on insurance covered by the agreements.

Covered risk
The amount of our NIW subject to our QSR Transactions as shown in the following table will vary from period to period in part due to coverage limits that may be triggered depending on the mix of our risk written during the period. The 2019 QSR Transaction covering our 2019 NIW increased thresholds for risk written on loans with LTV ratios of 95% or greater and loans with DTI ratios greater than 45%, each when compared to our 2018 QSR Transaction. The NIW subject to quota share reinsurance increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 when compared to the same period of the prior year due to the increased threshold on risk written on loans with DTI ratios greater than 45% and a decrease in the percentage of our NIW with DTI ratios greater than 45%. In the first nine months of 2018, the risk written on loans with DTI ratios greater than 45% exceeded the threshold.

We terminated a portion of our 2015 QSR Transaction effective June 30, 2019 and entered into an amended quota share reinsurance agreement with certain participants from the existing reinsurance panel that effectively reduces the quota share cede rate from 30% to 15% on the remaining eligible insurance. The reduction in the cede rate resulted in a reduction to our ceded RIF but does not impact our determination of the amount of IIF subject to quota share reinsurance agreements. During the second quarter of 2019, we incurred a termination fee of $6.8 million, which was paid in July to participants of the reinsurance panel that are not participating in the amended 2015 QSR Transaction. Under the amended terms we will generally receive a profit commission provided that the loss ratio on the covered loans remains below 68%.

 

The following table provides information related to our quota share reinsurance agreements for 2019 and 2018.
Quota share reinsurance
 
 
As of and For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
 
2019
 
2018
NIW subject to quota share reinsurance agreements
 
83
%
 
75
%
IIF subject to quota share reinsurance agreements
 
78
%
 
78
%
 
 
 
 
 
Statements of operations:
 
 
 
 
Ceded premiums written and earned, net of profit commission
 
$
87,721

 
$
79,716

% of direct premiums written
 
11
%
 
10
%
% of direct premiums earned
 
11
%
 
10
%
Profit commission
 
108,079

 
111,622

Ceding commissions
 
37,807

 
38,268

Ceded losses incurred
 
7,845

 
3,531

 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage insurance portfolio:
 

 

Ceded RIF (in millions)
 
$
10,807

 
$
12,581


Excess-of-loss reinsurance
Our excess-of-loss reinsurance provides $604.6 million of loss coverage on an existing portfolio of inforce policies having an inforce date on or after July 1, 2016 and before April 1, 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the aggregate exposed principal balances under the Home Re 2018-01 and 2019-01 transactions were approximately $6.2 billion and $6.6 billion, respectively, which take into account the mortgage insurance coverage percentage, net retained risk after quota share reinsurance, and the reinsurance inclusion percentage of the unpaid principal balance. We ceded premiums of $5.4 million and $12.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

We expect that we may enter into similar excess-of-loss reinsurance transactions if capital market conditions remain favorable.

Investment income
Comparative quarterly and year to date results
Net investment income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 was $42.7 million and $125.7 million, respectively, up from $36.4 million and $103.0 million in the respective prior year periods. The increases in investment income were due to an increase in the average balance of the investment portfolio along with higher investment yields over the periods.



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Losses and expenses
Losses and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Losses incurred, net
 
$
34.0

 
$
(1.5
)
 
$
94.9

 
$
8.9

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
 
3.1

 
3.2

 
8.4

 
8.6

Other underwriting and operating expenses, net
 
45.2

 
43.7

 
134.1

 
131.6

Interest expense
 
12.9

 
13.3

 
39.7

 
39.7

Total losses and expenses
 
$
95.3

 
$
58.6

 
$
277.1

 
$
188.8


Losses incurred, net
As discussed in “Critical Accounting Policies” in our 2018 10-K MD&A and consistent with industry practices, we establish loss reserves for future claims only for loans that are currently delinquent. The terms “delinquent” and “default” are used interchangeably by us. We consider a loan to be delinquent when it is two or more payments past due. Loss reserves are established based on estimating the number of loans in our delinquent inventory that will result in a claim payment, which is referred to as the claim rate, and further estimating the amount of the claim payment, which is referred to as claim severity.

Estimation of losses is inherently judgmental. The conditions that affect the claim rate and claim severity include the current and future state of the domestic economy, including unemployment, and the current and future strength of local housing markets. The actual amount of the claim payments may be substantially different than our loss reserve estimates. Our estimates could be adversely affected by several factors, including a deterioration of regional or national economic conditions, including unemployment, leading to a reduction in borrower income and thus their ability to make mortgage payments, and a drop in housing values that could result in, among other things, greater losses on loans, and may affect borrower willingness to continue to make mortgage payments when the value of the home is below the mortgage balance. Historically, losses incurred have followed a seasonal trend in which the second half of the year has weaker credit performance than the first half, with higher new notice activity and a lower cure rate. Our estimates are also affected by any agreements we enter into regarding our claims paying practices, such as the settlement agreements discussed in Note 5 – “Litigation and Contingencies” to our consolidated financial statements. Changes to our estimates could result in a material impact to our consolidated results of operations and financial position, even in a stable economic environment.

 
Comparative quarterly results
Losses incurred, net in the third quarter of 2019 were $34.0 million compared to ($1.5) million in the prior year. The increase was due to a lower amount of favorable loss reserve development on previously received delinquencies. During the third quarter of 2019 there was a $27 million reduction in losses incurred due to positive development on our primary loss reserves, before reinsurance, for previously received delinquent notices, compared to $59 million in the third quarter of 2018. Current year losses incurred increased due to an increase in LAE reserves and less of a decrease in IBNR reserves, offset in part by a lower claim rate on new notices when compared to the prior year.

Comparative year to date results
Losses incurred, net in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $94.9 million compared to $8.9 million in the prior year period. The increase was due to lower favorable loss reserve development on previously received delinquencies in the current year period, which includes the recognition of a probable loss of $23.5 million for litigation of our claims paying practices. Losses incurred on current year delinquencies declined due to a lower estimated claim rate on delinquencies that occurred in the current year when compared to the prior year.
Composition of losses incurred
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
Current year / New notices
$
48.6

 
$
47.4

 
2

 
$
142.6

 
$
155.8

 
(8
)
Prior year reserve development
(14.6
)
 
(49.0
)
 
(70
)
 
(47.8
)
 
(146.9
)
 
(67
)
Losses incurred, net
$
34.0

 
$
(1.5
)
 
N/M

 
$
94.9

 
$
8.9

 
N/M


Loss ratio
The loss ratio is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the sum of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to net premiums earned. The increase in the loss ratio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the respective prior year periods was primarily due to an increase in losses incurred, net, offset in part by an increase in net premiums earned.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Loss ratio
 
12.7
%
 
(0.6
)%
 
12.4
%
 
1.2
%

New notice claim rate
New notice activity continues to be primarily driven by loans insured in 2008 and prior, which continue to experience a cycle whereby many loans default, cure, and re-default. This cycle, along with the duration that defaults may ultimately remain in our notice inventory, results in significant judgment in establishing the estimated claim rate.


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New notice claim rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
New notices - 2008 and prior (1)
 
8,614

 
61
%
 
9,704

 
72
%
 
26,069

 
64
%
 
29,384

 
73
%
New notices - 2009 and later
 
5,405

 
39
%
 
3,865

 
28
%
 
14,476

 
36
%
 
10,967

 
27
%
Total
 
14,019

 
100
%
 
13,569

 
100
%
 
40,545

 
100
%
 
40,351

 
100
%
Claim rate
 
8.0
%
 
 
 
9.0
%
 
 
 
8.0
%
 
 
 
9.0
%
 
 
(1) previously delinquent %
 
94.0
%
 
 
 
94.0
%
 
 
 
94.0
%
 
 
 
93.0
%
 
 

Claims severity
Factors that impact claim severity include:
è
 
exposure to the loan, which is the unpaid principal balance of the loan times our insurance coverage percentage,
è
 
length of time between delinquency and claim filing (which impacts the amount of interest and expenses, with a longer time between default and claim filing generally increasing severity), and
è
 
curtailments.

As discussed in Note 11 - “Loss Reserves,” the average time for servicers to process foreclosures has recently shortened. Therefore, we expect the average number of missed payments at the time a claim is received to be approximately 18 to 24 for new notices received, and expected to be received in 2019, compared to an average of 37 missed payments at the claim received date for claims paid in 2018. Our loss reserves estimates take into consideration trends over time, because the development of the delinquencies may vary from period to period without establishing a meaningful trend.

The majority of loans from 2005 through 2008 (which represent 56% of the loans in the delinquent inventory) are covered by master policy terms that, except under certain circumstances, do not limit the number of years that an insured can include interest when filing a claim. Under our current master policy terms, an insured can include accumulated interest when filing a claim only for the first three years the loan is delinquent. In each case, the insured must comply with its obligations under the terms of the applicable master policy.
Claims severity trend for claims paid during the period
Period
 
Average exposure on claim paid
 
Average claim paid
 
% Paid to exposure
 
Average number of missed payments at claim received date
Q3 2019
 
$
42,821

 
$
44,388

 
103.7
%
 
35

Q2 2019
 
46,950

 
46,883

 
99.9
%
 
34

Q1 2019
 
42,277

 
43,930

 
103.9
%
 
35

Q4 2018
 
45,366

 
47,980

 
105.8
%
 
35

Q3 2018
 
43,290

 
47,230

 
109.1
%
 
35

Q2 2018
 
44,522

 
50,175

 
112.7
%
 
38

Q1 2018
 
45,597

 
51,069

 
112.0
%
 
38

Q4 2017
 
44,437

 
49,177

 
110.7
%
 
36

Q3 2017
 
43,313

 
46,389

 
107.1
%
 
35

Q2 2017
 
44,747

 
49,105

 
109.7
%
 
35

Q1 2017
 
44,238

 
49,110

 
111.0
%
 
35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: Table excludes material settlements. Settlements include amounts paid in settlement disputes for claims paying practices and commutations of pools of NPLs.

In considering the potential sensitivity of the factors underlying our estimate of loss reserves, it is possible that even a relatively small change in our estimated claim rate or severity could have a material impact on reserves and, correspondingly, on our consolidated results of operations even in a stable economic environment. For example, as of September 30, 2019, assuming all other factors remain constant, a $1,000 increase/decrease in the average severity reserve factor would change the reserve amount by approximately +/- $10 million. A 1 percentage point increase/decrease in the average claim rate reserve factor would change the reserve amount by approximately +/- $17 million.

See Note 11 – “Loss Reserves” to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our losses incurred and claims paying practices (including curtailments).



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The length of time a loan is in the delinquent inventory (see Note 11- “Loss Reserves,” table 11.4) can differ from the number of payments that the borrower has not made or is considered delinquent. These differences typically result from a borrower making monthly payments that do not result in the loan becoming fully current. The number of payments that a borrower is delinquent is shown in the following table.
Delinquent inventory - number of payments delinquent
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
3 payments or less
14,690

 
15,519

 
14,813

4-11 payments
8,225

 
8,842

 
9,156

12 payments or more (1)
7,025

 
8,537

 
9,429

Total
29,940

 
32,898

 
33,398

 
 
 
 
 
 
3 payments or less
49
%
 
47
%
 
44
%
4-11 payments
27
%
 
27
%
 
27
%
12 payments or more
24
%
 
26
%
 
28
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
99
%
(1) 
Approximately 34%, 38%, and 39% of the primary delinquent inventory with 12 payments or more delinquent has at least 36 payments delinquent as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Net losses and LAE paid
Net losses and LAE paid in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 declined 37% and 41%, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year due to lower claim activity on our primary business and NPL settlement activity in the prior year.

The following table presents our net losses and LAE paid for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Net losses and LAE paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Total primary (excluding settlements)
 
$
47

 
$
65

 
$
151

 
$
220

Claims paying practices and NPL settlements (1)
 
4

 
19

 
4

 
40

Pool
 
1

 
2

 
2

 
5

Direct losses paid
 
52

 
86

 
157

 
265

Reinsurance
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(7
)
 
(17
)
Net losses paid
 
50

 
83

 
150

 
248

LAE
 
5

 
4

 
17

 
12

Net losses and LAE paid
 
$
55

 
$
87

 
167

 
260

Reinsurance terminations
 
—

 
—

 
(14
)
 
(2
)
Net losses and LAE paid
 
$
55

 
$
87

 
$
153

 
$
258

(1) 
See Note 11 - “Loss Reserves” for additional information on our settlements of disputes for claims paying practices and commutations of NPLs.  
 
Primary claims paid for the top 15 jurisdictions (based on 2019 losses paid) and all other jurisdictions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 appears in the following table.
Paid losses by jurisdiction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Florida
 
$
6

 
$
8

 
$
21

 
$
22

New York
 
5

 
7

 
19

 
25

New Jersey
 
5

 
8

 
17

 
34

Illinois
 
4

 
4

 
10

 
15

Puerto Rico
 
3

 
2

 
9

 
5

Maryland
 
3

 
3

 
8

 
13

Pennsylvania
 
2

 
3

 
6

 
9

Ohio
 
2

 
2

 
5

 
7

Connecticut
 
2

 
1

 
5

 
5

California
 
2

 
3

 
5

 
9

Texas
 
1

 
1

 
3

 
4

Michigan
 
1

 
1

 
3

 
4

Virginia
 
—

 
1

 
3

 
5

Wisconsin
 
1

 
1

 
2

 
3

Georgia
 
1

 
1

 
2

 
4

All other jurisdictions
 
9

 
19

 
33

 
56

Total primary (excluding settlements)
$
47

 
$
65

 
$
151

 
220


The primary average claim paid for the top 5 states (based on 2019 losses paid) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 appears in the following table.
Primary average claim paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Florida*
$
57,176

 
$
56,753

 
$
63,678

 
$
58,131

New York*
78,289

 
106,604

 
98,854

 
99,603

New Jersey*
82,537

 
80,806

 
80,750

 
89,236

Illinois*
47,867

 
41,458

 
42,491

 
43,569

Puerto Rico*
45,418

 
49,437

 
43,911

 
48,277

All other jurisdictions
35,159

 
38,642

 
34,474

 
39,900

All jurisdictions
44,388

 
47,230

 
45,055

 
49,581

Note: Asterisk denotes jurisdictions in the table above that predominately use a judicial foreclosure process, which generally increases the amount of time it takes for a foreclosure to be completed.

The primary average claim paid can vary materially from period to period based upon a variety of factors, including the local market conditions, average loan amount, average coverage percentage, the amount of time between delinquency and claim filing, and our loss mitigation efforts on loans for which claims are paid.



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The primary average RIF on delinquent loans at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 and for the top 5 jurisdictions (based on 2019 losses paid) appears in the following table.
Primary average RIF - delinquent loans
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018

Florida
$
53,895

 
$
53,371

 
$
54,533

New York
72,343

 
71,795

 
71,486

New Jersey
64,754

 
65,521

 
66,078

Illinois
39,649

 
39,753

 
40,462

Puerto Rico
34,013

 
35,420

 
35,390

All other jurisdictions
42,209

 
41,331

 
41,298

All jurisdictions
45,152

 
44,584

 
44,818


The primary average RIF on all loans was $52,291, $51,085, and $50,629 at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Loss reserves
Our primary delinquency rate at September 30, 2019 was 2.78% (YE 2018: 3.11%, September 30, 2018: 3.19%). Our primary delinquent inventory was 29,940 loans at September 30, 2019, representing a decrease of 9% from December 31, 2018 and 10% from September 30, 2018. The reduction in our primary delinquent inventory is the result of the total number of delinquent loans: (1) that have cured; (2) for which claim payments have been made; or (3) that have resulted in rescission, claim denial, or removal from inventory due to settlements of claims paying disputes or commutations of coverage of pools of NPLs, collectively, exceeding the total number of new delinquencies on insured loans. In recent periods, we have experienced improved cure rates and the number of delinquencies in inventory with twelve or more missed payments has been declining. Generally, a defaulted loan with fewer missed payments is less likely to result in a claim.

Our delinquent inventory increased slightly during the third quarter of 2019 as our larger, more recently written book years are entering their expected peak loss years.

 

The gross reserves at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018 appear in the table below.
Gross reserves
 
 
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
September 30, 2018
Primary:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct loss reserves (in millions)
 
$
508

 
$
610

 
$
652

 
IBNR and LAE
 
83

 
50

 
55

 
Total primary loss reserves
 
$
591

 
$
660

 
$
707

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending delinquent inventory
 
 
29,940

 
32,898

 
33,398

Percentage of loans delinquent (delinquency rate)
 
 
2.78
%
 
3.11
%
 
3.19
%
Average total primary loss reserves per delinquency
 
 
$
18,955

 
$
20,077

 
$
21,184

Primary claims received inventory included in ending delinquent inventory
 
 
557

 
809

 
766

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pool (1):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
Direct loss reserves (in millions):
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
With aggregate loss limits
 
$
8

 
$
10

 
$
9

 
Without aggregate loss limits
 
3

 
3

 
4

 
Total pool direct loss reserves
 
$
11

 
$
13

 
$
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending default inventory:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
With aggregate loss limits
 
 
425

 
595

 
752

Without aggregate loss limits
 
 
230

 
264

 
280

Total pool ending delinquent inventory
 
 
655

 
859

 
1,032

Pool claims received inventory included in ending delinquent inventory
 
 
24

 
24

 
43

Other gross reserves (in millions)
 
$
—

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
(1) 
Since a number of our pool policies include aggregate loss limits and/or deductibles, we do not disclose an average direct reserve per delinquency for our pool business.


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The primary delinquent inventory for the top 15 jurisdictions (based on 2019 losses paid) at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 appears in the following table.
Primary delinquent inventory by jurisdiction
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
Florida*
2,467

 
2,853

 
3,088

New York*
1,681

 
1,855

 
1,934

New Jersey*
1,002

 
1,151

 
1,212

Illinois*
1,692

 
1,781

 
1,836

Puerto Rico*
1,175

 
1,503

 
1,725

Maryland
789

 
842

 
864

Pennsylvania*
1,805

 
1,929

 
1,971

Ohio*
1,489

 
1,627

 
1,658

Connecticut*
480

 
480

 
491

California
1,179

 
1,260

 
1,235

Texas
2,199

 
2,369

 
2,402

Michigan
937

 
1,041

 
1,016

Virginia
622

 
588

 
587

Wisconsin*
653

 
726

 
709

Georgia
1,110

 
1,220

 
1,205

All other jurisdictions
10,660

 
11,673

 
11,465

Total
29,940

 
32,898

 
33,398

Note: Asterisk denotes jurisdictions in the table above that predominately use a judicial foreclosure process, which generally increases the amount of time it takes for a foreclosure to be completed.


 
The primary delinquent inventory by policy year at September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 appears in the following table.
Primary delinquent inventory by policy year
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
Policy year:
 
 
 
 
 
2004 and prior
5,142

 
6,061

 
6,408

2004 and prior %
17
%
 
18
%
 
19
%
2005
2,907

 
3,340

 
3,559

2006
4,652

 
5,299

 
5,617

2007
7,242

 
8,702

 
9,008

2008
1,818

 
2,369

 
2,431

2005 - 2008 %
56
%
 
60
%
 
62
%
2009
156

 
172

 
199

2010
116

 
121

 
126

2011
143

 
159

 
176

2012
242

 
312

 
308

2013
502

 
592

 
595

2014
1,061

 
1,264

 
1,182

2015
1,336

 
1,418

 
1,338

2016
1,505

 
1,459

 
1,308

2017
1,747

 
1,282

 
1,007

2018
1,198

 
348

 
136

2019
173

 
—

 
—

2009 and later %
27
%
 
22
%
 
19
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
29,940

 
32,898

 
33,398


The losses we have incurred on our 2005 through 2008 books have exceeded our premiums from those books. Although uncertainty remains with respect to the ultimate losses we may experience on those books, as we continue to write new insurance, those books have become a smaller percentage of our total mortgage insurance portfolio. Our 2005 through 2008 books represented approximately 12% and 15% of our total primary RIF at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Approximately 39% of the remaining primary RIF on our 2005 through 2008 books of business benefited from HARP as of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

On our primary business, the highest claim frequency years have typically been the third and fourth year after loan origination. However, the pattern of claim frequency can be affected by many factors, including persistency and deteriorating economic conditions. Deteriorating economic conditions can result in increasing claims following a period of declining claims. As of September 30, 2019, 54% of our primary RIF was written subsequent to December 31, 2016, 67% of our primary RIF was written subsequent to December 31, 2015, and 76% of our primary RIF was written subsequent to December 31, 2014.



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Underwriting and other expenses, net
Underwriting and other expenses includes items such as employee compensation costs, fees for professional services, depreciation and maintenance expense, and premium taxes, and are reported net of ceding commissions.

Underwriting and other expenses, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $45.2 million and $134.1 million, respectively, increases from $43.7 million and $131.6 million in the respective prior year periods primarily due to increases in benefits expenses and a reduction in ceding commissions.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Underwriting expense ratio
 
17.7
%
 
17.6
%
 
18.1
%
 
17.8
%

The underwriting expense ratio is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the underwriting and operating expenses, net and amortization of DAC of our combined insurance operations (which excludes underwriting and operating expenses of our non-insurance subsidiaries) to NPW. The underwriting expense ratio in the three months ended September 30, 2019 was relatively flat compared with the prior year period. The increase in the ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to an increase in underwriting expenses partially offset by slightly higher NPW when compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Provision for income taxes and effective tax rate
Income tax provision and effective tax rate
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except rate)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Income before tax
 
$
223.1

 
$
231.9

 
$
625.3

 
$
649.4

Provision for income taxes
 
$
46.2

 
$
50.0

 
$
128.6

 
$
137.1

Effective tax rate
 
20.7
%
 
21.6
%
 
20.6
%
 
21.1
%






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Balance Sheet Review

Total assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity
As of September 30, 2019, total assets were $6.1 billion, an increase of $0.5 billion, and total liabilities were $2.0 billion, down $0.1 billion, each when compared to December 31, 2018. Shareholders’ equity increased approximately $0.6 billion primarily due to net income in the first nine months of 2019 and an increase in the fair value of our investment portfolio, offset in part by repurchases of our common stock and dividends paid.

The following sections mainly focus on our cash and cash equivalents, investments, deferred income taxes, net, and loss reserves as these reflect the major developments in our assets and liabilities since December 31, 2018.

Consolidated balance sheets - Assets
as of September 30, 2019 (In thousands)
 
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●
Cash and cash equivalents
$
171,754

●
Investments
5,681,452

●
Premiums receivable
51,804

●
Deferred income taxes, net
11,583

●
Other assets
230,158


Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted) - Our cash and cash equivalents balance increased to $172 million as of September 30, 2019, from $155 million as of December 31, 2018, as net cash generated from operating activities was only partly offset by net cash used in investing and financing activities.

Deferred income taxes, net - The decrease in our deferred income taxes, net, to $12 million as of September 30, 2019, from $69 million as of December 31, 2018, was primarily due to the tax effect of unrealized gains generated by the investment portfolio during the first nine months of 2019.

 
Consolidated balance sheets - Liabilities and equity
as of September 30, 2019 (In thousands)
 
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●
Loss reserves
$
602,297

●
Unearned premiums
392,556

●
Long-term debt
832,450

●
Other liabilities
159,831

●
Shareholders’ equity
4,159,617


Loss reserves - Our loss reserves include: (1) reserves representing estimates of losses and settlement expenses on reported delinquencies and (2) IBNR. Our gross reserves are reduced by reinsurance recoverable on our estimated losses and settlement expenses to calculate a net reserve balance. The net reserve balance decreased by 9% to $583 million as of September 30, 2019, from $641 million as of December 31, 2018. Reinsurance recoverables on our estimated losses and settlement expenses were $20 million and $33 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The overall decrease in our loss reserves during the first nine months of 2019 was due to losses paid exceeding losses incurred.




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Investment portfolio
The average duration and investment yield of our investment portfolio as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018 are shown in the table below.
Portfolio duration and embedded investment yield
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
Duration (in years)
 
4.0
 
4.1
 
4.2
Pre-tax yield (1)
 
3.1%
 
3.1%
 
3.0%
After-tax yield (1)
 
2.6%
 
2.6%
 
2.5%
(1) 
Embedded investment yield is calculated on a yield-to-worst basis.

The security ratings of our fixed income investments as of September 30, 2019, December 31, 2018, and September 30, 2018 are shown in the following table.
Fixed income security ratings
 
Security Ratings (1)
Period
AAA
AA
A
BBB
September 30, 2019
21%
21%
34%
24%
December 31, 2018
19%
23%
33%
25%
September 30, 2018
20%
23%
35%
22%
(1) 
Ratings are provided by one or more of: Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. If three ratings are available, the middle rating is utilized; otherwise the lowest rating is utilized.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Home Re 2018-1 Ltd. and Home Re 2019-1 Ltd. are special purpose variable interest entities that are not consolidated in our consolidated financial statements because we do not have the unilateral power to direct those activities that are significant to their economic performance. See Note 4 - “Reinsurance,” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Consolidated Cash Flow Analysis
We have three primary types of cash flows: (1) operating cash flows, which consist mainly of cash generated by our insurance operations and income earned on our investment portfolio, less amounts paid for claims, interest expense and operating expenses, (2) investing cash flows related to the purchase, sale and maturity of investments and purchases of property and equipment and (3) financing cash flows generally from activities that impact our capital structure, such as changes in debt and shares outstanding, and dividend payouts. The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:
Summary of consolidated cash flows
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
Total cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
 
$
458,163

 
$
383,547

Investing activities
 
(308,966
)
 
(108,211
)
Financing activities
 
(132,481
)
 
(108,190
)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
 
$
16,716

 
$
167,146

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased compared to the same period of 2018 primarily due to a lower level of losses paid, net , offset in part by an increase in tax payments.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 reflects purchases of fixed income and equity securities in amounts that exceeded our proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed income securities during the period as cash from operations was available for additional investment, as well as, amounts spent on property and equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 reflects purchases of fixed income securities in an amount that exceeded our proceeds from the sales and maturities of fixed income securities during the period as cash from operations was available for additional investment, as well as, amounts spent on property and equipment.

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 reflects share repurchases during the period in addition to the cash settlement of share repurchase transactions executed at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, cash dividends paid to shareholders, and payments of withholding taxes related to share-based compensation net share settlement.

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 reflects share repurchases and the payment of withholding taxes related to share-based compensation net share settlement.
 
 
Capitalization
Debt - holding company
As of September 30, 2019, our holding company’s debt obligations were $814.5 million in aggregate principal consisting of our 5.75% Notes and 9% Debentures. MGIC’s ownership of $132.7 million of our holding company’s 9% Debentures is eliminated in consolidation, but they remain outstanding obligations owed by our holding company to MGIC.

Liquidity analysis - holding company
As of September 30, 2019, we had approximately $308 million in cash and investments at our holding company. These resources are maintained primarily to service our debt interest expense, pay debt maturities, repurchase shares, pay dividends to shareholders, and to settle intercompany obligations. While these assets are held, we generate investment income that serves to offset a portion of our interest expense. Investment income and the payment of dividends from our insurance subsidiaries are the principal sources of holding company cash inflow. MGIC is the principal source of dividends, and their payment is restricted by insurance regulation. See Note 14 - “Statutory Information” to our consolidated financial statement for additional information about MGIC’s dividend restrictions. The payment of dividends from MGIC is also influenced by our view of the appropriate level of PMIERs Available Assets to maintain an excess over Minimum Required Assets. Other sources of holding company liquidity include raising capital in the public markets. The ability to raise capital in the public markets is subject to prevailing market conditions, investor demand for the securities to be issued, and our deemed creditworthiness.

In the third quarter of 2019 we used $69 million of holding company cash to repurchase shares and may use additional holding company cash to repurchase additional shares or to repurchase our outstanding debt obligations. Such repurchases may be material, may be made for cash (funded by debt) and/or exchanges for other securities, and may be made in open market purchases, privately negotiated acquisitions or other transactions. See “Overview - Capital” of this MD&A for a discussion of the additional share repurchase program authorized in March 2019.

In the third quarter of 2019 we used $21 million to pay cash dividends to shareholders. On October 24, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share to shareholders of record on November 11, 2019, payable on November 25, 2019.



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In the first nine months of 2019, our holding company cash and investments increased by $60 million, to $308 million as of September 30, 2019.

Cash and investments inflows during the first nine months:
•
$210 million of dividends received from MGIC,
•
$10 million of investment income, and
•
$9 million of other inflows.

Cash outflows during the first nine months:
•
$42 million of interest payments on our 5.75% Notes and 9% Debentures,
•
$94 million of share repurchase transactions,
•
$12 million for share repurchase transactions in 2018 that settled in the first quarter of 2019, and
•
$21 million in cash dividends paid to shareholders.

We expect MGIC to pay dividends of at least $280 million in 2020, subject to approval by MGIC’s Board of Directors. We ask the OCI not to object before MGIC pays dividends.

The net unrealized gains on our holding company investment portfolio were approximately $2.8 million at September 30, 2019 and the portfolio had a modified duration of approximately 1.8 years.

Subject to certain limitations and restrictions, holders of each of the 9% Debentures may convert their notes into shares of our common stock at their option prior to certain dates under the terms of their issuance, in which case our corresponding obligation will be eliminated.

See Note 7 – “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information about the conversion terms of our 9% Debentures and the terms of our indebtedness, including our option to defer interest on our 9% Debentures. The description in Note 7 - “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the notes and debentures.

Although not anticipated in the near term, we may also contribute funds to our insurance operations to comply with the PMIERs or the State Capital Requirements. See “Overview - Capital” above for a discussion of these requirements. See discussion of our non-insurance contract underwriting services in Note 5 – “Litigation and Contingencies” to our consolidated financial statements for other possible uses of holding company resources.

Debt at subsidiaries
MGIC is a member of the FHLB, which provides MGIC access to an additional source of liquidity via a secured lending facility. MGIC has $155 million of debt outstanding in the form of a fixed rate advance from the FHLB. Interest on the Advance is payable monthly at an annual rate, fixed for the term of the Advance, of 1.91%. The principal of the Advance matures on February 10, 2023. MGIC may prepay the Advance at any time. Such prepayment would be below par if interest rates have risen after the Advance was originated, or above par if interest rates have declined. The Advance is secured by eligible collateral whose
 
fair value is maintained at a minimum of 102% of the outstanding principal balance. MGIC provided eligible collateral from its investment portfolio.

Capital Adequacy
PMIERs
As of September 30, 2019, MGIC’s Available Assets under the more restrictive application of the PMIERs totaled approximately $4.5 billion, an excess of approximately $1.2 billion over its Minimum Required Assets; and MGIC is in compliance with the requirements of the PMIERs and eligible to insure loans delivered to or purchased by the GSEs. Maintaining a sufficient level of Available Assets will allow MGIC to remain in compliance with the PMIERs financial requirements, including, we believe, to the extent they are revised. Our reinsurance transactions provided an aggregate of approximately $1.3 billion of capital credit under the more restrictive application of the PMIERs as of September 30, 2019. Refer to Note 4 - “Reinsurance” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our QSR and Home Re Transactions.

We plan to continuously comply with the PMIERs through our operational activities or through the contribution of funds from our holding company, subject to demands on the holding company's resources, as outlined above. Refer to “Overview - Capital - GSEs” of this MD&A for further discussion of PMIERs.

Risk-to-capital
We compute our risk-to-capital ratio on a separate company statutory basis, as well as on a combined insurance operation basis. The risk-to-capital ratio is our net RIF divided by our policyholders’ position. Our net RIF includes both primary and pool risk in force and excludes risk on policies that are currently in default and for which loss reserves have been established, and those covered by reinsurance. The risk amount includes pools of loans with contractual aggregate loss limits and without these limits. Policyholders’ position consists primarily of statutory policyholders’ surplus (which increases as a result of statutory net income and decreases as a result of statutory net loss and dividends paid), plus the statutory contingency reserve, and a portion of the reserves for unearned premiums. The statutory contingency reserve is reported as a liability on the statutory balance sheet. A mortgage insurance company is required to make annual additions to the contingency reserve of approximately 50% of net earned premiums. These contributions must generally be maintained for a period of ten years.  However, with regulatory approval a mortgage insurance company may make early withdrawals from the contingency reserve when incurred losses exceed 35% of net earned premiums in a calendar year.



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MGIC’s separate company risk-to-capital calculation is shown in the table below.
Risk-to-capital - MGIC separate company
(In millions, except ratio)
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
RIF - net (1)
 
$
43,842

 
$
34,502

Statutory policyholders’ surplus
 
1,632

 
1,682

Statutory contingency reserve
 
2,817

 
2,138

Statutory policyholders’ position
 
$
4,449

 
$
3,820

Risk-to-capital
 
9.9:1

 
9.0:1

(1) 
RIF – net, as shown in the table above is net of reinsurance and exposure on policies currently delinquent for which loss reserves have been established.

Our combined insurance companies’ risk-to-capital calculation is shown in the table below.
Risk-to-capital - Combined insurance companies
(In millions, except ratio)
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
RIF - net (1)
 
$
43,998

 
$
40,239

Statutory policyholders’ surplus
 
1,634

 
1,683

Statutory contingency reserve
 
2,877

 
2,443

Statutory policyholders’ position
 
$
4,511

 
$
4,126

Risk-to-capital
 
9.8:1

 
9.8:1

(1) 
RIF – net, as shown in the table above, is net of reinsurance and exposure on policies currently delinquent ($1.5 billion at September 30, 2019 and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2018) for which loss reserves have been established.

The increase in MGIC's risk-to-capital in the first nine months of 2019 was due to an increase in our RIF, net of reinsurance, partially offset by an increase in statutory policyholders’ position due to an increase in statutory contingency reserves and the commutation of an affiliate reinsurance agreement. Our combined insurance companies’ risk-to-capital in the first nine months of 2019 was flat. Our RIF, net of reinsurance, increased in the first nine months of 2019, due to an increase in our IIF and a reduction in our ceded RIF under our 2015 QSR Transaction. Our risk-to-capital ratio will increase if the percentage increase in net insured risk exceeds the percentage increase in capital.

For additional information regarding regulatory capital see Note 14 – “Statutory Information” to our consolidated financial statements as well as our risk factor titled “State Capital requirements may prevent us from continuing to write new insurance on an uninterrupted basis.”

 
Financial Strength Ratings
MGIC financial strength ratings
Rating Agency
 
Rating
 
Outlook
Moody’s Investor Services
 
Baa1
 
Stable
Standard and Poor’s Rating Services
 
BBB+
 
Stable
A.M. Best
 
A-
 
Stable

For further information about the importance of MGIC’s ratings, see our risk factor titled “Competition or changes in our relationships with our customers could reduce our revenues, reduce our premium yields and / or increase our losses.”
MAC financial strength ratings
Rating Agency
 
Rating
 
Outlook
A.M. Best
 
A-
 
Stable



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Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes, as of September 30, 2019, the approximate future payments under our contractual obligations and estimated claim payments on established loss reserves.
Contractual obligations
 
 
Payments due by period
(In millions)
 
Total
 
Less than 1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
More than 5 years
Long-term debt obligations
 
$
1,962.3

 
$
50.9

 
$
101.1

 
$
651.8

 
$
1,158.5

Operating lease obligations
 
2.0

 
1.2

 
0.7

 
0.1

 
—

Purchase obligations
 
6.9

 
4.9

 
1.8

 
0.2

 
—

Other long-term liabilities
 
602.3

 
225.9

 
273.4

 
103.0

 
—

Total
 
$
2,573.5

 
$
282.9

 
$
377.0

 
$
755.1

 
$
1,158.5

Our long-term debt obligations as of September 30, 2019 include their related interest and are discussed in Note 3 - “Debt” to our consolidated financial statements and under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above. Our operating lease obligations include operating leases on certain office space, data processing equipment and autos, as discussed in Note 16 – “Leases” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Purchase obligations consist primarily of agreements to purchase items related to our corporate headquarters update and continued investment in our information technology infrastructure in the normal course of business.

Our other long-term liabilities represent the loss reserves established to recognize the liability for losses and LAE related to existing delinquencies on insured mortgage loans. The timing of the future claim payments associated with the established loss reserves was determined primarily based on two key assumptions: the length of time it takes for a notice of delinquency to develop into a received claim and the length of time it takes for a received claim to be ultimately paid. The future claim payment periods are estimated based on historical experience, and could emerge differently than this estimate, in part, due to uncertainty regarding the impact of certain factors, such as loss mitigation protocols established by servicers and changes in some state foreclosure laws that may include, for example, a requirement for additional review and/or mediation process.

See Note 11 – “Loss Reserves” to our consolidated financial statements. In accordance with GAAP for the mortgage insurance industry, we establish loss reserves only for delinquent loans. Because our reserving method does not take account of the impact of future losses that could occur from loans that are not delinquent, our obligation for ultimate losses that we expect to occur under our policies in force at any period end is not reflected in our consolidated financial statements or in the table above.


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Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors
General:  Our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be affected by the risk factors referred to under “Location of Risk Factors” below. These risk factors are an integral part of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

These factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward looking statements that we may make. Forward looking statements consist of statements which relate to matters other than historical fact. Among others, statements that include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate” or “expect,” or words of similar import, are forward looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update any forward looking statements we may make even though these statements may be affected by events or circumstances occurring after the forward looking statements were made. Therefore, no reader of this document should rely on these statements being current as of any time other than the time at which this document was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While we communicate with security analysts from time to time, it is against our policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential information. Accordingly, investors should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst irrespective of the content of the statement or report, and such reports are not our responsibility.

Location of Risk Factors: The risk factors are in Item 1 A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1 A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, and by Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The risk factors in the 10-K, as supplemented by this 10‑Q and through updating of various statistical and other information, are reproduced in Exhibit 99 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our investment portfolio is essentially a fixed income portfolio and is exposed to market risk. Important drivers of the market risk are credit spread risk and interest rate risk.

Credit spread risk is the risk that we will incur a loss due to adverse changes in credit spreads. Credit spread is the additional yield on fixed income securities above the risk-free rate (typically referenced as the yield on U.S. Treasury securities) that market participants require to compensate them for assuming credit, liquidity and/or prepayment risks.

We manage credit risk via our investment policy guidelines which primarily place our investments in investment grade securities and limit the amount of our credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument. Guideline and investment portfolio detail is available in "Business – Section C, Investment Portfolio" in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 
Interest rate risk is the risk that we will incur a loss due to adverse changes in interest rates relative to the characteristics of our interest bearing assets.

One of the measures used to quantify this exposure is modified duration. Modified duration measures the price sensitivity of the assets to the changes in spreads. At September 30, 2019, the modified duration of our fixed income investment portfolio was 4.0 years, which means that an instantaneous parallel shift in the yield curve of 100 basis points would result in a change of 4.0% in the fair value of our fixed income portfolio. For an upward shift in the yield curve, the fair value of our portfolio would decrease and for a downward shift in the yield curve, the fair value would increase. See Note 7 – “Investments” to our consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure surrounding our investment portfolio.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that such controls and procedures were effective as of the end of such period. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of 2019 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business may be filed or pending against us from time to time. For information about such legal proceedings, you should review our risk factor titled “We are involved in legal proceedings and are subject to the risk of additional legal proceedings in the future” in Exhibit 99.


Item 1 A. Risk Factors
With the exception of the changes described and set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as supplemented by Part II, Item I A of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019. The risk factors in the 10-K, as supplemented by those 10-Qs and this 10-Q, and through updating of various statistical and other information, are reproduced in their entirety in Exhibit 99 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.
Competition or changes in our relationships with our customers could reduce our revenues, reduce our premium yields and / or increase our losses.
The private mortgage insurance industry is highly competitive and is expected to remain so. We believe that we currently compete with other private mortgage insurers based on premium rates, underwriting requirements, financial strength (including based on credit or financial strength ratings), customer relationships, name recognition, reputation, strength of management teams and field organizations, the ancillary products and services provided to lenders and the effective use of technology and innovation in the delivery and servicing of our mortgage insurance products.

Much of the competition in the industry in the last few years has centered on pricing practices which have included: (i) reductions in standard filed rates; (ii) use of customized rates (typically lower than standard rates) that are made available to lenders that meet certain criteria; and (iii) use of a spectrum of filed rates to allow for formulaic, risk-based pricing that may be quickly adjusted within certain parameters (referred to as "risk-based pricing systems").

In the first quarter of 2019, we introduced MiQ™, our risk-based pricing system that establishes our premium rates based on more risk attributes than were considered in 2018. The widespread use of risk-based pricing systems by the private mortgage insurance industry makes it more difficult to compare our rates to those offered by our competitors. We may not be aware of industry rate changes until we observe that our volume of new insurance written ("NIW") has changed. In addition, business under customized rate plans is awarded by certain customers for only a limited period of time. As a result, our volume may fluctuate more than it had in the past.

We monitor various competitive and economic factors while seeking to balance both profitability and market share
 
considerations in developing our pricing strategies. A reduction in our premium rates will reduce our premium yield (net premiums earned divided by the average insurance in force) over time as older insurance policies with higher premium rates run off and new insurance policies with lower premium rates are written. Our premium rates are subject to approval by state regulatory agencies, which can delay or limit our ability to change them, outside of the parameters already approved.
There can be no assurance that our premium rates adequately reflect the risk associated with the underlying mortgage insurance policies. For additional information, see our risk factors titled “The premiums we charge may not be adequate to compensate us for our liabilities for losses and as a result any inadequacy could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations" and "If our risk management programs are not effective in identifying, or adequate in controlling or mitigating, the risks we face, or if the models used in our businesses are inaccurate, it could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition." 
Our relationships with our customers, which may affect the amount of our NIW, could be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including if our premium rates are higher than those of our competitors, our underwriting requirements are more restrictive than those of our competitors, or our customers are dissatisfied with our claims-paying practices (including insurance policy rescissions and claim curtailments). Regarding the concentration of our new business, our largest customer accounted for approximately 5% and 7% of our NIW, and our top ten customers accounted for approximately 24% and 26% of our NIW, in each of 2018 and the first nine months of 2019, respectively.
Certain of our competitors have access to capital at a lower cost than we do (including, through off-shore reinsurance vehicles, which are tax-advantaged). As a result, they may be able to achieve higher after-tax rates of return on their NIW compared to us, which could allow them to leverage reduced premium rates to gain market share, and they may be better positioned to compete outside of traditional mortgage insurance, including by participating in alternative forms of credit enhancement pursued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the "GSEs") discussed in our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance."
Substantially all of our insurance written since 2008 has been for loans purchased by the GSEs. The current private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements ("PMIERs") of each of the GSEs require a mortgage insurer to maintain a minimum amount of assets to support its insured risk, as discussed in our risk factor titled “We may not continue to meet the GSEs’ private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements and our returns may decrease if we are required to maintain more capital in order to maintain our eligibility.” The PMIERs do not require an insurer to maintain minimum financial strength ratings; however, our financial strength ratings can affect us in the following ways:
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and/or our customers, potentially resulting in a decrease in the amount of our new insurance written.
•
Our ability to participate in the non-GSE mortgage market (the size of which has been limited since 2008, but may grow in the future), could depend on our ability to maintain and improve our investment grade ratings for our mortgage insurance subsidiaries. We could be competitively disadvantaged with some market participants because the financial strength ratings of our insurance subsidiaries are lower than those of some competitors. MGIC's financial strength rating from A.M. Best is A- (with a stable outlook), from Moody’s is Baa1 (with a stable outlook) and from Standard & Poor’s is BBB+ (with a stable outlook).
•
Financial strength ratings may also play a greater role if the GSEs no longer operate in their current capacities, for example, due to legislative or regulatory action. In addition, although the PMIERs do not require minimum financial strength ratings, the GSEs consider financial strength ratings to be important when using forms of credit enhancement other than traditional mortgage insurance, as discussed in our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance."
If we are unable to compete effectively in the current or any future markets as a result of the financial strength ratings assigned to our insurance subsidiaries, our future new insurance written could be negatively affected.
Changes in the business practices of the GSEs, federal legislation that changes their charters or a restructuring of the GSEs could reduce our revenues or increase our losses.
The GSEs’ charters generally require credit enhancement for a low down payment mortgage loan (a loan with an amount that exceeds 80% of a home’s value) in order for such loan to be eligible for purchase by the GSEs. Lenders generally have used private mortgage insurance to satisfy this credit enhancement requirement. (For information about GSE programs initiated in 2018 that provide for loan level default coverage by various (re)insurers (which may include affiliates of private mortgage insurers), see our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance.") Because low down payment mortgages purchased by the GSEs have generally been insured with private mortgage insurance, the business practices of the GSEs greatly impact our business and include:
•
the GSEs' private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements, the financial requirements of which are discussed in our risk factor titled “We may not continue to meet the GSEs’ private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements and our returns may decrease if we are required to maintain more capital in order to maintain our eligibility,”
•
the capital and collateral requirements for participants in the GSEs' alternative forms of credit enhancement discussed in our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance,"
 
•
the level of private mortgage insurance coverage, subject to the limitations of the GSEs’ charters, when private mortgage insurance is used as the required credit enhancement on low down payment mortgages,
•
the amount of loan level price adjustments and guaranty fees (which result in higher costs to borrowers) that the GSEs assess on loans that require private mortgage insurance,
•
whether the GSEs select or influence the mortgage lender’s selection of the mortgage insurer providing coverage,
•
the underwriting standards that determine which loans are eligible for purchase by the GSEs, which can affect the quality of the risk insured by the mortgage insurer and the availability of mortgage loans,
•
the terms on which mortgage insurance coverage can be canceled before reaching the cancellation thresholds established by law,
•
the programs established by the GSEs intended to avoid or mitigate loss on insured mortgages and the circumstances in which mortgage servicers must implement such programs,
•
the terms that the GSEs require to be included in mortgage insurance policies for loans that they purchase, including limitations on the rescission rights of mortgage insurers,
•
the extent to which the GSEs intervene in mortgage insurers’ claims paying practices, rescission practices or rescission settlement practices with lenders, and
•
the maximum loan limits of the GSEs compared to those of the FHA and other investors.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) has been the conservator of the GSEs since 2008 and has the authority to control and direct their operations. The increased role that the federal government has assumed in the residential housing finance system through the GSE conservatorship may increase the likelihood that the business practices of the GSEs change, including through administrative action, in ways that have a material adverse effect on us and that the charters of the GSEs are changed by new federal legislation.

In September 2019, at the direction of President Trump, the U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") released the “Treasury Housing Reform Plan” (the "Plan"). The Plan recommends administrative and legislative reforms for the housing finance system, with such reforms intended to achieve the goals of ending the conservatorships of the GSEs; increasing competition and participation by the private sector in the mortgage market including by authorizing the FHFA to approve additional guarantors of conventional mortgages in the secondary market, simplifying the qualified mortgage ("QM") rule of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), transferring risk to the private sector, and eliminating the GSE Patch (discussed below); establishing regulation of the GSEs that safeguards their safety and soundness and minimizes the


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risks they pose to the financial stability of the United States; and providing that the Federal Government is properly compensated for any explicit or implicit support it provides to the GSEs or the secondary housing finance market. Also in September 2019, the Treasury and FHFA entered into a letter agreement that will allow the GSEs to remit less of their earnings to the government, which will help them rebuild their capital.

The impact of the Plan on private mortgage insurance is unclear. It does not refer to mortgage insurance explicitly; however, it refers to a requirement for credit enhancement on high LTV loans, which is a requirement of the current GSE charters. The Plan also indicates that the FHFA should continue to support efforts to expand credit risk transfer ("CRT") programs and should encourage the GSEs to continue to engage in a diverse mix of economically sensible CRT programs, including by increasing reliance on institution-level capital (presumably, as distinguished from capital obtained in the capital markets). For more information about CRT programs, see our risk factor titled "The amount of insurance we write could be adversely affected if lenders and investors select alternatives to private mortgage insurance."

The current GSE Patch expands the definition of QM under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) ("TILA") to include mortgages eligible to be purchased by the GSEs, even if the mortgages do not meet the debt-to-income ("DTI") ratio limit of 43% included in the standard QM definition. Originating a QM may provide a lender with legal protection from lawsuits that claim the lender failed to verify a borrower’s ability to repay. The GSE Patch is scheduled to expire no later than January 2021. In July 2019, the CFPB released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the QM definition. The director of the CFPB indicated that the CFPB would consider only a short-term extension of the GSE Patch. Approximately 30%, 24% and 22% of our NIW in the first, second and third quarters of 2019, respectively, was on loans with DTI ratios greater than 43%. However, it is possible that not all future loans with DTI ratios greater than 43% will be affected by a sunset of the GSE Patch, in part because the standard QM definition may be liberalized under the new rules. In this regard, we note that the CFPB asked for comment about whether the definition of QM should retain a direct measure of a consumer’s personal finances (for example, DTI ratio); whether the definition should include an alternative method for assessing financial capacity; whether, if the QM definition retains a DTI ratio limit, the limit should remain 43% or be increased or decreased; and whether loans with DTI ratios above a prescribed limit should be given QM status if certain compensating factors are present. In addition, the Plan indicates that, pending legislation, the GSE Patch should expire; the CFPB should amend its ability-to-repay rule under TILA ("ATR rule") to establish a clear bright line safe harbor that replaces the GSE Patch; and the FHFA and the CFPB should continue to coordinate their efforts to avoid market disruption in connection with the expiration of the GSE Patch and the implementation of any amendments to the CFPB’s ATR rule.

We may insure loans that do not qualify as QMs; however, we are unsure the extent to which lenders will make non-QM loans because they will not be entitled to the presumptions about compliance with the “ability to repay” rules that the law allows with respect to QM loans. We are also unsure the extent to which lenders will purchase private mortgage insurance for loans that cannot be sold to the GSEs.
 
The rule that includes the QM definition that applies to loans insured by the FHA was issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and that definition is less restrictive than the CFPB’s definition in certain respects, including that (i) it has no DTI ratio limit, and (ii) it allows the lender certain presumptions about compliance with the ATR rule on higher priced loans. It is possible that, in the future, lenders will prefer FHA-insured loans to loans insured by private mortgage insurance as a result of the FHA’s less restrictive QM definition. However, in September 2019, HUD released its Housing Reform Plan and indicated that the FHA should refocus on its mission of providing housing finance support to low- and moderate-income families that cannot be fulfilled through traditional underwriting. In addition, Treasury's Plan indicated that the FHFA and HUD should develop and implement a specific understanding as to the appropriate roles and overlap between the GSEs and FHA, including with respect to the GSEs’ acquisitions of high LTV and high DTI loans.
As a result of the matters referred to above, it is uncertain what role the GSEs, FHA and private capital, including private mortgage insurance, will play in the residential housing finance system in the future. The timing and impact on our business of any resulting changes is uncertain. Many of the proposed changes would require Congressional action to implement and it is difficult to estimate when Congressional action would be final and how long any associated phase-in period may last.
We are subject to comprehensive regulation and other requirements, which we may fail to satisfy.
We are subject to comprehensive, detailed regulation, including by state insurance departments. Many of these regulations are designed for the protection of our insured policyholders and consumers, rather than for the benefit of investors. Mortgage insurers, including MGIC, have in the past been involved in litigation and regulatory actions related to alleged violations of the anti-referral fee provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA"), and the notice provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). While these proceedings in the aggregate did not result in material liability for MGIC, there can be no assurance that the outcome of future proceedings, if any, under these laws would not have a material adverse effect on us. To the extent that we are construed to make independent credit decisions in connection with our contract underwriting activities, we also could be subject to increased regulatory requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("ECOA"), FCRA, and other laws. Under ECOA, examination may also be made of whether a mortgage insurer's underwriting decisions have a disparate impact on persons belonging to a protected class in violation of the law.
Although their scope varies, state insurance laws generally grant broad supervisory powers to agencies or officials to examine insurance companies and enforce rules or exercise discretion affecting almost every significant aspect of the insurance business, including payment for the referral of insurance business, premium rates and discrimination in pricing, and minimum capital requirements. For more information about state capital requirements, see our risk factor titled “State capital requirements may prevent us from continuing to write new insurance on an uninterrupted basis.” For information about regulation of data privacy, see our risk factor titled “We could be


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adversely affected if personal information on consumers that we maintain is improperly disclosed and our information technology systems may become outdated and we may not be able to make timely modifications to support our products and services.” For more details about the various ways in which our subsidiaries are regulated, see “Business - Regulation” in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019.While we believe our practices are in conformity with applicable laws and regulations, it is not possible to predict the eventual scope, duration or outcome of any such reviews or investigations nor is it possible to predict their effect on us or the mortgage insurance industry.
In December 2013, Treasury's Federal Insurance Office released a report that calls for federal standards and oversight for mortgage insurers to be developed and implemented. It is uncertain if and when the standards and oversight will be developed and become effective, and what form they will take.
Your ownership in our company may be diluted by additional capital that we raise or if the holders of our outstanding convertible debt convert that debt into shares of our common stock.
As noted above under our risk factor titled “We may not continue to meet the GSEs’ private mortgage insurer eligibility requirements and our returns may decrease if we are required to maintain more capital in order to maintain our eligibility,” although we are currently in compliance with the requirements of the PMIERs, there can be no assurance that we would not seek to issue non-dilutive debt capital or to raise additional equity capital to manage our capital position under the PMIERs or for other purposes. Any future issuance of equity securities may dilute your ownership interest in our company. In addition, the market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares or similar securities in the market or the perception that such sales could occur.
At September 30, 2019, we had outstanding $390 million principal amount of 9% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due in 2063 ("9% Debentures") (of which approximately $133 million was purchased, and is held, by MGIC, and is eliminated on the consolidated balance sheet). The principal amount of the 9% Debentures is currently convertible, at the holder’s option, at a conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, of 74.0741 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures. This represents a conversion price of approximately $13.50 per share. The payment of dividends by our holding company will result in an adjustment to the conversion rate and price at the end of 2019.
We may redeem the 9% Debentures in whole or in part from time to time, at our option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 9% Debentures being redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, if the closing sale price of our common stock exceeds $17.55 for at least 20 of the 30 trading days preceding notice of the redemption.
We have the right, and may elect, to defer interest payable under the debentures in the future. If a holder elects to convert its debentures, the interest that has been deferred on the debentures being converted is also convertible into shares of our common stock. The conversion rate for such deferred
 
interest is based on the average price that our shares traded at during a 5-day period immediately prior to the election to convert the associated debentures. We may elect to pay cash for some or all of the shares issuable upon a conversion of the debentures.
For a discussion of the dilutive effects of our convertible securities on our earnings per share, see Note 4 – “Earnings Per Share” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019. As noted above, during 2019 and 2018, we repurchased shares of our common stock and may do so in the future. In addition, we have in the past purchased, and may in the future purchase, our debt securities.



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Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about purchases of MGIC Investment Corporation common stock by us during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Share repurchases
Period Beginning
 
Period Ending
 
Total number of shares purchased
 
Average price paid per share
 
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
 
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs (1)
July 1, 2019
 
July 31, 2019
 
28,723

 
$
12.96

 
28,723

 
$
199,627,750

August 1, 2019
 
August 31, 2019
 
4,362,776

 
$
12.52

 
4,362,776

 
$
145,001,432

September 1, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
1,082,326

 
$
13.11

 
1,082,326

 
$
130,815,385

 
 
 
 
5,473,825

 
$
12.64

 
5,473,825

 
 

(1) 
On March 19, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to $200 million of our common stock through the end of 2020. Repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time.


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Item 6. Exhibits
The accompanying Index to Exhibits is incorporated by reference in answer to this portion of this Item, and except as otherwise indicated in the next sentence, the Exhibits listed in such Index are filed as part of this Form 10-Q. Exhibit 32 is not filed as part of this Form 10-Q but accompanies this Form 10-Q.

(Part II, Item 6)

Index to exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Certification of CEO under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 †
 
Certification of CFO under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 †
 
Certification of CEO and CFO under Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as indicated in Item 6 of Part II, this Exhibit is not being “filed”) ††
 
Risk Factors included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, and through updating of various statistical and other information †
101.INS
 
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*     Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan.
†    Filed herewith.
††    Furnished herewith.
 



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, on November 6, 2019.

 
MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
 
 
 
/s/ Nathaniel H. Colson
 
Nathaniel H. Colson
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
/s/ Julie K. Sperber
 
Julie K. Sperber
 
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer


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