Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Investment Holdings by Type of Instrument

The following table presents the Company’s investment holdings by type of instrument as of the periods presented (in thousands):

	As of December 31, 2013						As of December 31, 2012
	Cost or						Cost or
	Amortized				Carrying		Amortized					Carrying
	Cost		Fair Value		Value		Cost (2)		Fair Value			Value
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	117,275	$	117,275	$	117,275	$	347,392	$	347,392		$	347,392
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		2,600		2,600		2,600		33,009		33,009			33,009
Trading portfolio:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies		—		—		—		3,192		4,009			4,009
Equity securities (2):
Common stock:
Metals and mining		—		—		—		31,113		26,130			26,130
Energy		—		—		—		12,053		10,868			10,868
Other		—		—		—		8,416		8,215			8,215
Exchange-traded and mutual funds:
Metals and mining		—		—		—		22,687		21,989			21,989
Agriculture		—		—		—		10,705		10,265			10,265
Energy		—		—		—		4,992		5,068			5,068
Indices		—		—		—		2,827		2,506			2,506
Non-hedging derivative asset (liability), net (3)		—		—		—		69		(21	)		(21	)
Other investments (4)		—		—		—		517		317			317
Total trading portfolio investments		—		—		—		96,571		89,346			89,346
Available for sale portfolio:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies		105,229		104,215		104,215		—		—			—
Corporate bonds		94,708		94,203		94,203		—		—			—
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		91,502		91,000		91,000		—		—			—
Equity securities:
Common stock		8,500		9,295		9,295		—		—			—
Mutual funds		55,113		55,727		55,727		—		—			—
Total available for sale investments		355,052		354,440		354,440		—		—			—
Total investments	$	474,927	$	474,315	$	474,315	$	476,972	$	469,747		$	469,747

(1) Cash and cash equivalents include money market accounts consisting of or collateralized by short-term U.S. Treasury securities and other U.S. government guaranteed securities.

(2) The cost for equity securities as of December 31, 2012 has been restated from the amounts reported on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The amounts previously reported represented the cost determined under a statutory basis of accounting. The restatement does not affect any amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements including the carrying amount of equity securities reported in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 and unrealized gains and losses reported in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2012.

(3) Derivatives are included in Other assets and Other liabilities and accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(4) Other investments represent physical metals held by the Company and are included in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Investment Income (Expense) Comprised Primarily of Interest and Dividends

The following table presents the components of net investment income, comprised primarily of interest and dividends, for the periods presented (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	148		$	705		$	568
Fixed maturities		1,420			66			494
Equity securities		1,982			566			421
Total investment income		3,550			1,337			1,483
Less investment expenses		(1,622	)		(896	)		(695	)
Net investment (expense) income	$	1,928		$	441		$	788

(1) Includes interest earned on restricted cash and cash equivalents.

Effect of Trading Activities by Type of Instrument and by Line Item in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

The following table provides the effect of trading activities on the Company’s results of operations for the periods presented by type of instrument and by line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Realized gains (losses) on investments:
Fixed maturities	$	—		$	—		$	(3,206	)
Equity securities		(15,969	)		(12,286	)		5,816
Derivatives (non-hedging instruments) (1)		(68	)		343			(260	)
Total realized gains (losses) on trading portfolio		(16,037	)		(11,943	)		2,350
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
Fixed maturities		13			195			8,472
Equity securities		7,758			9,158			(26,762	)
Derivatives (non-hedging instruments) (1)		89			145			25
Other		14			(55	)		(145	)
Total change in unrealized gains (losses) on trading portfolio		7,874			9,443			(18,410	)
Net gains (losses) recognized on trading portfolio	$	(8,163	)	$	(2,500	)	$	(16,060	)

(1) This table provides the alternative quantitative disclosures permitted for derivatives that are not used as hedging instruments and are included in the trading portfolio.

Cost or Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale

The following table provides the cost or amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale as of the period presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2013
	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Fixed Maturities:
US government and agency obligations	$	105,229	$	19	$	(1,033	)	$	104,215
Corporate bonds		94,708		265		(770	)		94,203
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		91,502		75		(577	)		91,000
Equity Securities:
Common stock		8,500		916		(121	)		9,295
Mutual funds		55,113		2,266		(1,652	)		55,727
Total	$	355,052	$	3,541	$	(4,153	)	$	354,440

Summarized Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses on Securities Available for Sale

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses on securities available for sale, aggregated by major investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Less than 12 months							12 months or longer
	Number of issues		Fair value		Unrealized losses			Number of issues		Fair value		Unrealized losses
Fixed maturities:
US government and agency obligations		6	$	71,042	$	(1,033	)		—	$	—	$	—
Corporate bonds		55		65,926		(770	)		—		—		—
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		16		67,110		(577	)		—		—		—
Equity securities:
Common stock		13		3,517		(121	)		—		—		—
Mutual funds		5		19,646		(1,652	)		—		—		—
Total		95	$	227,241	$	(4,153	)		—	$	—	$	—

Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturities Available for Sale by Contractual Maturity

The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities available for sale by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Fixed Maturities Securities Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	3,827	$	3,825
Due after one year through five years		191,522		190,260
Due after five years through ten years		4,588		4,333
Due after ten years		—		—
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		91,502		91,000
Total	$	291,439	$	289,418

Summary of Securities Available for Sale

The following table provides certain information related to securities available for sale during the periods presented (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
Sales proceeds (fair value)	$	15,542
Gross realized gains	$	1,301
Gross realized losses	$	(4	)
Other than temporary losses	$	—