Reportable Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Reportable Segments

(4)  Reportable Segments:

The Company has two reportable business segments in its operations:  Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance.

The Property and Casualty Insurance segment provides multiple line insurance coverage primarily to fleet transportation companies as well as to independent contractors who contract with fleet transportation companies. In addition, the Company provides private passenger automobile products to individuals, workers' compensation coverage to small businesses and professional liability products on a selective basis.  In late 2015, the Company discontinued marketing private passenger automobile liability and physical damage coverages and all business for this product line will expire in 2016.

The Reinsurance segment currently accepts professional liability cessions from other insurance companies.  From 1992 until July 1, 2014, the Reinsurance segment accepted property cessionsfrom other insurance companies and retrocessions from reinsurance companies, principally reinsuring against catastrophes.  Final exposure to property catastrophe losses expired on June 30, 2015.

The following table provides certain revenue and profit and loss information for each reportable segment. All amounts presented are computed based upon U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Segment profit for Property and Casualty Insurance includes the direct marketing agency operations conducted by the parent company for this segment and is computed after elimination of inter-company commissions.

	2016							2015
	Direct and Assumed Premium Written		Net Premium Earned		Segment Profit (Loss)			Direct and Assumed Premium Written		Net Premium Earned		Segment Profit
Three months ended March 31:
Property and Casualty Insurance	$	93,088	$	63,428	$	13,744		$	90,513	$	59,284	$	6,324
Reinsurance		3,065		3,481		(545	)		6,467		7,162		600
Totals	$	96,153	$	66,909	$	13,199		$	96,980	$	66,446	$	6,924

The following table reconciles reportable segment income to the Company's consolidated income before federal income taxes.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2016			2015
Profit:
Segment profit	$	13,199		$	6,924
Net investment income		3,440			2,815
Net realized gains on investments		9,012			3,743
Corporate expenses and other		(4,213	)		(4,191	)
Income before federal income taxes	$	21,438		$	9,291

Segment profit includes both net premiums earned and fees and other income associated with the business conducted by the segment.

Management does not identify or allocate assets to reportable segments when evaluating segment performance and depreciation expense is not material for any of the reportable segments.