UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period EndedMarch 31, ~~2011~~2012

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o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number001-11462

DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	(302) 478-5142	13-3427277
~~Delaware~~	~~(302) 478-5142~~	~~13-3427277~~

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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 filing requirements for the past 90 days:

Yesþx Noo¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files):

Yesþx Noo¨

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


Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	¨
~~Large accelerated~~
Non-accelerated filerþ	~~Accelerated filer~~o¨	~~Non-accelerated filer~~o~~(Do~~ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting companyo	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yeso¨ Noþx

As of ~~May 4, 2011,~~April 30, 2012, the Registrant had ~~49,157,414~~50,529,529 shares of Class A Common Stock and ~~5,753,833~~6,111,557 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.

DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND OTHER INFORMATION


	~~Page~~
~~PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)~~

~~Item 1. Financial Statements~~			Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

	Item 1.		Financial Statements

			Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010~~2011	3


Consolidated ~~Balance Sheets at~~Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~December 31, 2010~~2011		4

			Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	5

			Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010~~2011	56


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010~~2011		6

~~Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements~~		7

			Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8

	Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2123

	Item 3.
~~Item 3.~~ Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		27

~~Item 4. Controls and Procedures~~		27

~~PART II. OTHER INFORMATION~~

~~Item 1. Legal Proceedings~~		27

~~Item 1A. Risk Factors~~		28

~~Item 6. Exhibits~~		28

~~Signatures~~		29
~~EX-31.1~~
	Item 4.		~~EX-31.2~~Controls and Procedures	29
~~EX-32.1~~
PART II.	~~EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT~~OTHER INFORMATION
~~EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT~~
	Item 1.		~~EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT~~Legal Proceedings	30
~~EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT~~
	Item 1A.		~~EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT~~Risk Factors	31

	Item 6.		~~EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT~~Exhibits	31

	Signatures			32

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
(Restated)
Revenue:
Premium and fee income $ 376,399 $ 347,763
Net investment income 92,294 84,050
Net realized investment losses:
Total other than temporary impairment losses (7,539 ) (27,273 )
Portion of other than temporary impairment losses (reclassified from) recognized in other comprehensive income (1,479 ) 4,275

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (9,018 ) (22,998 )
Other net realized investment gains 7,046 7,892

Net realized investment losses (1,972 ) (15,106 )

Total revenues 466,721 416,707

Benefits and expenses:
Benefits, claims and interest credited to policyholders 271,265 246,321
Commissions 22,568 21,396
Amortization of cost of business acquired 18,961 17,063
Other operating expenses 77,909 74,870

390,703 359,650

Operating income 76,018 57,057
Interest expense:
Corporate debt 6,010 7,323
Junior subordinated debentures 3,242 3,241

9,252 10,564

Income before income tax expense 66,766 46,493

Income tax expense 16,395 9,912

Net income 50,371 36,581

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 147 65

Net income attributable to shareholders $ 50,224 $ 36,516

Basic results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 0.90 $ 0.66

Diluted results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 0.89 $ 0.66

Dividends paid per share of common stock $ 0.11 $ 0.10

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012 2011
Revenue:

Premium and fee income
   $ 418,385    $ 376,399
Net investment income
   105,780    92,294
Net realized investment gains (losses):

Total other than temporary impairment losses
   (6,791 ) (7,539 )
Portion of other than temporary impairment losses recognized in (reclassified from) other comprehensive income
   368    (1,479 )


Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
   (6,423 ) (9,018 )
Other net realized investment gains
   7,454    7,046


Net realized investment gains (losses)
   1,031    (1,972 )


   525,196    466,721


Benefits and expenses:

Benefits, claims and interest credited to policyholders
   311,531    271,265
Commissions
   22,696    22,568
Amortization of cost of business acquired
   21,333    18,961
Other operating expenses
   116,243    77,909


   471,803    390,703


Operating income
   53,393    76,018
Interest expense:

Corporate debt
   6,130    6,010
Junior subordinated debentures
   3,242    3,242


   9,372    9,252


Income before income tax expense
   44,021    66,766
Income tax expense
   10,923    16,395


Net income
   33,098    50,371
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest
   (1,842 ) 147


Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 34,940    $ 50,224


Basic results per share of common stock:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 0.62    $ 0.90
Diluted results per share of common stock:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 0.60    $ 0.89
Dividends paid per share of common stock
   $ 0.12    $ 0.11
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012 2011
Net income
   $ 33,098    $ 50,371


Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Increase in net unrealized appreciation on investments
   83,618    5,804
Decrease in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income
   4,146    4,393
Change in net periodic pension cost
   555    77


Change in other comprehensive income attributable to shareholders
   88,319    10,274


Total comprehensive income
   121,417    60,645
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest
   (1,842 ) 147


Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders
   $ 123,259    $ 60,498


See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(~~Unaudited;~~ Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

March 31, December 31,
2011 2010
(Restated)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale $ 5,865,382 $ 5,717,090
Short-term investments 267,389 334,215
Other investments 613,343 498,678

6,746,114 6,549,983
Cash 93,025 72,806
Cost of business acquired 151,777 149,325
Reinsurance receivables 355,241 360,255
Goodwill 93,929 93,929
Other assets 335,536 311,577
Assets held in separate account 129,428 123,674

Total assets $ 7,905,050 $ 7,661,549

Liabilities and Equity:
Future policy benefits:
Life $ 338,324 $ 331,816
Disability and accident 820,387 812,258
Unpaid claims and claim expenses:
Life 57,217 53,763
Disability and accident 460,083 457,642
Casualty 1,371,942 1,314,910
Policyholder account balances 1,756,144 1,753,744
Corporate debt 375,000 375,000
Junior subordinated debentures 175,000 175,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 55,342 55,342
Other liabilities and policyholder funds 770,307 673,270
Liabilities related to separate account 129,428 123,674

Total liabilities 6,309,174 6,126,419

Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued — —
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 56,606,884 and 56,463,776 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 566 565
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,981,049 shares issued and outstanding 60 60
Additional paid-in capital 688,300 682,816
Accumulated other comprehensive income 41,206 30,932
Retained earnings 1,057,435 1,013,369
Treasury stock, at cost; 7,761,216 shares of Class A Common Stock, and 227,216 shares of Class B Common Stock (197,246 ) (197,246 )

Total shareholders’ equity 1,590,321 1,530,496
Noncontrolling interest 5,555 4,634

Total equity 1,595,876 1,535,130

Total liabilities and equity $ 7,905,050 $ 7,661,549

(Unaudited)

   March 31,
2012 December 31,
2011
Assets:

Investments:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale
   $ 6,827,169    $ 6,489,637
Short-term investments
   141,521    277,552
Investment accounts receivable
   77,189    24,406
Other investments
   873,793    678,133


   7,919,672    7,469,728
Cash
   109,180    93,898
Cost of business acquired
   149,128    156,675
Reinsurance receivables
   363,726    365,391
Premiums receivable
   193,297    154,612
Accrued investment income
   73,190    74,672
Goodwill
   93,929    93,929
Other assets
   113,950    108,138
Assets held in separate account
   124,068    117,365


Total assets
   $ 9,140,140    $ 8,634,408


Liabilities and Equity:

Future policy benefits:

Life
   $ 334,764    $ 328,678
Disability and accident
   858,442    845,750
Unpaid claims and claim expenses:

Life
   53,728    57,049
Disability and accident
   489,129    481,826
Casualty
   1,571,758    1,506,129
Policyholder account balances
   2,171,804    2,100,675
Unearned premium reserve
   253,495    192,261
Corporate debt
   375,000    375,000
Junior subordinated debentures
   175,000    175,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   55,342    55,342
Investment accounts payable
   85,627    41,719
Net deferred tax liability
   193,316    135,559
Other liabilities and policyholder funds
   448,904    442,172
Liabilities related to separate account
   124,068    117,365


Total liabilities
   7,190,377    6,854,525


Equity:

Preferred Stock, $.01 par; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
   —      —
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 58,398,268 and 56,798,526 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
   584    568
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 6,338,773 shares issued and outstanding
   63    63
Additional paid-in capital
   759,980    705,036
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   195,848    107,529
Retained earnings
   1,193,968    1,165,756
Treasury stock, at cost; 8,182,716 shares of Class A Common Stock and 227,216 shares of Class B Common Stock
   (206,931 ) (206,931 )


Total shareholders’ equity
   1,943,512    1,772,021
Noncontrolling interest
   6,251    7,862


Total equity
   1,949,763    1,779,883


Total liabilities and equity
   $ 9,140,140    $ 8,634,408


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

Accumulated
Class A Class B Additional Other Total Non-
Common Common Paid in Comprehensive Retained Treasury Shareholders’ controlling Total
Stock Stock Capital Income (Loss) Earnings Stock Equity Interest Equity
Balance, January 1, 2010 $ 560 $ 60 $ 661,895 $ (33,956 ) $ 927,706 $ (197,246 ) $ 1,359,019 $ 3,546 $ 1,362,565
Cumulative effect adjustment — — — — (60,002 ) — (60,002 ) — (60,002 )

Adjusted balance January 1, 2010 560 60 661,895 (33,956 ) 867,704 (197,246 ) 1,299,017 3,546 1,302,563

Net income — — — — 36,516 — 36,516 65 36,581
Other comprehensive income:
Decrease in net unrealized depreciation on investments — — — 24,050 — — 24,050 — 24,050
Increase in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income — — — (1,437 ) — — (1,437 ) — (1,437 )
Decrease in net loss on cash flow hedge — — — 196 — — 196 — 196
Change in net periodic pension cost — — — 51 — — 51 — 51

Comprehensive income — 59,376 65 59,441
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership — — — — — — — (2,053 ) (2,053 )
Exercise of stock options 1 — 4,044 — — — 4,045 — 4,045
Stock-based compensation — — 1,788 — — — 1,788 — 1,788
Cash dividends — — �� — — (5,524 ) — (5,524 ) — (5,524 )

Balance, March 31, 2010 $ 561 $ 60 $ 667,727 $ (11,096 ) $ 898,696 $ (197,246 ) $ 1,358,702 $ 1,558 $ 1,360,260

Balance, January 1, 2011 $ 565 $ 60 $ 682,816 $ 30,932 $ 1,013,369 $ (197,246 ) $ 1,530,496 $ 4,634 $ 1,535,130

Net income — — — — 50,224 — 50,224 147 50,371
Other comprehensive income:
Increase in net unrealized appreciation on investments — — — 5,804 — — 5,804 — 5,804
Decrease in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income — — — 4,393 — — 4,393 — 4,393
Change in net periodic pension cost — — — 77 — — 77 — 77

Comprehensive income — 60,498 147 60,645
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership — — — — — — — 774 774
Exercise of stock options 1 — 4,343 — — — 4,344 — 4,344
Stock-based compensation — — 1,141 — — — 1,141 — 1,141
Cash dividends — — — — (6,158 ) — (6,158 ) — (6,158 )

Balance, March 31, 2011 $ 566 $ 60 $ 688,300 $ 41,206 $ 1,057,435 $ (197,246 ) $ 1,590,321 $ 5,555 $ 1,595,876

   Class A
Common
Stock    Class B
Common
Stock    Additional
Paid in
Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income    Retained
Earnings Treasury
Stock Total
Shareholders’
Equity Non-
controlling
Interest Total
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2011
   $ 565       $ 60       $ 682,816    $ 30,932       $ 1,013,369    $ (197,246 ) $ 1,530,496    $ 4,634    $ 1,535,130
Net income
   —         —         —      —         50,224    —      50,224    147    50,371
Change in other comprehensive income
   —         —         —      10,274       —      —      10,274    —      10,274
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership
   —         —         —      —         —      —      —      774    774
Issuance of deferred and restricted shares and exercise of stock options
   1       —         4,343    —         —      —      4,344    —      4,344
Stock-based compensation
   —         —         1,141    —         —      —      1,141    —      1,141
Cash dividends
   —         —         —      —         (6,158 ) —      (6,158 ) —      (6,158 )








Balance, March 31, 2011
   $ 566       $ 60       $ 688,300    $ 41,206       $ 1,057,435    $ (197,246 ) $ 1,590,321    $ 5,555    $ 1,595,876








Balance, January 1, 2012
   $ 568       $ 63       $ 705,036    $ 107,529       $ 1,165,756    $ (206,931 ) $ 1,772,021    $ 7,862    $ 1,779,883
Net income (loss)
   —         —         —      —         34,940    —      34,940    (1,842 ) 33,098
Change in other comprehensive income
   —         —         —      88,319       —      —      88,319    —      88,319
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership
   —         —         —      —         —      —      —      231    231
Issuance of deferred and restricted shares and exercise of stock options
   16       —         62,281    —         —      —      62,297    —      62,297
Stock-based compensation
   —         —         (7,337 ) —         —      —      (7,337 ) —      (7,337 )
Cash dividends
   —         —         —      —         (6,728 ) —      (6,728 ) —      (6,728 )








Balance, March 31, 2012
   $ 584       $ 63       $ 759,980    $ 195,848       $ 1,193,968    $ (206,931 ) $ 1,943,512    $ 6,251    $ 1,949,763








See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
(Restated)
Operating activities:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 50,224 $ 36,516
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to shareholders to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in policy liabilities and policyholder accounts 123,648 94,640
Net change in reinsurance receivables and payables 1,017 (7,428 )
Amortization, principally the cost of business acquired and investments 13,912 6,906
Deferred costs of business acquired (26,032 ) (20,630 )
Net realized losses on investments 1,972 15,106
Net change in federal income taxes 23,875 9,138
Other (71,177 ) (32,743 )

Net cash provided by operating activities 117,439 101,505

Investing activities:
Purchases of investments and loans made (826,996 ) (435,672 )
Sales of investments and receipts from repayment of loans 592,455 165,711
Maturities of investments 71,970 139,323
Net change in short-term investments 66,826 (13,510 )

Net cash used by investing activities (95,745 ) (144,148 )

Financing activities:
Deposits to policyholder accounts 99,076 40,332
Withdrawals from policyholder accounts (97,028 ) (26,138 )
Proceeds from issuance of 2020 Senior Notes — 250,000
Principal payments under bank credit facility — (222,000 )
Cash dividends paid on common stock (6,158 ) (5,524 )
Other financing activities 2,635 2,292

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (1,475 ) 38,962

Increase (decrease) in cash 20,219 (3,681 )
Cash at beginning of period 72,806 65,464

Cash at end of period $ 93,025 $ 61,783

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012 2011
Operating activities:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 34,940    $ 50,224
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to shareholders to net cash provided by operating activities:

Change in policy liabilities and policyholder accounts
   161,289    123,648
Net change in reinsurance receivables and payables
   1,232    1,017
Net change in premiums receivable
   (38,685 ) (33,471 )
Amortization, principally the cost of business acquired and investments
   8,808    13,912
Deferred costs of business acquired
   (29,364 ) (26,032 )
Net realized (gains) losses on investments
   (1,031 ) 1,972
Net change in federal income taxes
   (1,250 ) 23,875
Other operating activities
   (41,909 ) (37,706 )


Net cash provided by operating activities
   94,030    117,439


Investing activities:

Purchases of investments and loans made
   (1,482,137 ) (826,996 )
Sales of investments and receipts from repayment of loans
   1,052,706    592,455
Maturities of investments
   114,336    71,970
Net change in short-term investments
   136,031    66,826


Net cash used by investing activities
   (179,064 ) (95,745 )


Financing activities:

Deposits to policyholder accounts
   89,101    99,076
Withdrawals from policyholder accounts
   (29,590 ) (97,028 )
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under share-based compensation plans
   43,301    3,907
Cash dividends paid on common stock
   (6,728 ) (6,158 )
Other financing activities
   4,232    (1,272 )


Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
   100,316    (1,475 )


Increase in cash
   15,282    20,219
Cash at beginning of year
   93,898    72,806


Cash at end of period
   $ 109,180    $ 93,025


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note A ~~—Significant~~– Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements of Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company,” which term includes the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise) included herein were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The information furnished includes all adjustments and accruals of a normal recurring nature which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods. Certain reclassifications have been made in the March 31, ~~2010~~2011 consolidated financial statements to conform to the March 31, ~~2011~~2012 presentation. ~~In addition, as discussed below under the caption “Accounting Changes,” certain 2010 financial information has been restated as a result of the Company’s adoption of a new accounting principle.~~ Operating results for the three months ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, ~~2011.~~2012. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2010~~2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the ~~“2010~~“2011 Form 10-K”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K.

Accounting Changes

The Company defers costs relating to the acquisition of new insurance business, such as commissions, certain costs associated with policy issuance and underwriting and certain sales support expenses, when incurred.
On January 1, 2011, the Company adopted, on a retrospective basis, guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) limiting the extent to which an insurer may capitalize costs incurred in the acquisition of an insurance contract. The guidance provides that, in order to be capitalized, such costs must be incremental and directly related to the acquisition of a new or renewal insurance contract. Insurers may only capitalize costs related to successful efforts in attaining a contract and advertising costs may only be capitalized if certain direct response advertising criteria are met. As a result of its adoption, the Company made an after-tax reduction to its retained earnings at January 1, 2010 in the amount of $60.0 million, net of an income tax benefit of $32.3 million, which represents the net reduction in deferred policy acquisition cost included in cost of business acquired on the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, this adoption resulted in the restatement of certain financial information for 2010.

~~On January 1, 2011,~~2012, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB ~~clarifying that an insurance company should not consider any separate account interests~~regarding fair value measurements in ~~an investment~~order to ~~be the insurer’s own interests~~have a common fair value measurement and should not combine those interests with any interest of its general account in the same investment when assessing the investment for consolidation. Insurance companies are also required to consider a separate account as a subsidiarydisclosure requirement for purposes of ~~evaluating whether the application of specialized accounting~~both GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. This guidance further elaborates upon techniques used in measuring fair value. It does not require additional fair value measurements and is not intended to establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices. This guidance is effective for ~~investments in consolidation is appropriate.~~fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

On January 1, ~~2011,~~2012, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB ~~requiring additional disclosures~~ regarding ~~fair value measurements.~~the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires that all changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance ~~applies to all entities~~does not change the items that ~~are required to make disclosures about recurring~~must be reported in other comprehensive income or ~~nonrecurring fair value measurements and requires separate disclosure~~the calculation or presentation of ~~the activity in the Level 3 category related to purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis. The requirement~~earnings per share. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, ~~2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.~~2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

~~In December 2010,~~
On January 1, 2012, the Company adopted new guidance issued by the FASB ~~issued~~addressing the valuation process for goodwill. This guidance ~~providing clarification relating~~provides the ability to ~~the testing of goodwill for impairment for entities carrying goodwill as an asset which have one or more reporting units whose carrying amount for purposes of performing the~~ first ~~step of the goodwill impairment test~~assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is ~~zero or negative. For those reporting units, an entity is required~~necessary to perform the ~~second step of the~~two-step quantitative goodwill impairment ~~test if~~test. Under this guidance, an entity will no longer be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless it determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that ~~a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it~~its fair value is ~~more likely~~less than ~~not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist.~~its carrying amount. This guidance is effective for ~~fiscal years,~~annual and interim ~~periods within those~~goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, ~~2010.~~2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have any ~~effect~~impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~

Note B— – Investments

At March 31, 2012, the Company had fixed maturity securities available for sale with a carrying value and a fair value of $6,827.2 million and an amortized cost of $6,468.1 million. At December 31, 2011, the Company had fixed maturity securities available for sale with a carrying value and a fair value of ~~$5,865.4~~$6,489.6 million and an amortized cost of ~~$5,779.0 million. At December 31, 2010, the Company had fixed maturity securities available for sale with a carrying value and a fair value of $5,717.1 million and an amortized cost of $5,650.6~~$6,274.6 million. Declines in market value relative to such securities’ amortized cost which are determined to be other than temporary pursuant to the Company’s methodology for such determinations and to represent credit losses are reflected as reductions in the amortized cost of such securities, as further discussed below.

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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note B – Investments – (Continued)

The amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturity securities available for sale are as follows:

March 31, 2011
Gross Unrealized
Other Than
Amortized Temporary Fair
Cost Gains Losses Impairments Value
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 649,441 $ 36,148 $ (1,816 ) $ — $ 683,773
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 773,428 79,459 (18,913 ) (18,016 ) 815,958
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 38,642 703 (2,289 ) (139 ) 36,917
Corporate securities 1,583,511 79,187 (19,039 ) (389 ) 1,643,270
Collateralized debt obligations 192,099 9,399 (18,208 ) (1,458 ) 181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 178,224 3,816 (4,194 ) — 177,846
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 113,439 65 (2,053 ) — 111,451
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions 2,250,217 33,823 (69,705 ) — 2,214,335

Total fixed maturity securities $ 5,779,001 $ 242,600 $ (136,217 ) $ (20,002 ) $ 5,865,382

December 31, 2010
Gross Unrealized
Other Than
Amortized Temporary Fair
Cost Gains Losses Impairments Value
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 626,494 $ 38,586 $ (1,379 ) $ — $ 663,701
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 800,380 77,742 (27,518 ) (24,896 ) 825,708
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 35,863 300 (3,020 ) (139 ) 33,004
Corporate securities 1,466,561 81,919 (18,761 ) — 1,529,719
Collateralized debt obligations 199,594 3,652 (26,337 ) (1,725 ) 175,184
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 269,264 6,001 (3,362 ) — 271,903
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 113,446 107 (2,012 ) — 111,541
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions 2,138,994 36,421 (69,085 ) — 2,106,330

Total fixed maturity securities $ 5,650,596 $ 244,728 $ (151,474 ) $ (26,760 ) $ 5,717,090

$6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590
   March 31, 2012
      Gross Unrealized
   Amortized
Cost    Gains    Losses Other Than
Temporary
Impairments Fair
Value
   (dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 520,634       $ 54,259       $ (68 ) $ —      $ 574,825
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   957,752       66,292       (14,435 ) (17,439 ) 992,170
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   190,530       11,172       (3,466 ) (39 ) 198,197
Corporate securities
   1,738,458       102,003       (14,889 ) (378 ) 1,825,194
Collateralized debt obligations
   289,437       12,744       (19,088 ) (22 ) 283,071
Foreign government securities
   137,802       11,083       (2,861 ) —      146,024
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   119,478       5,586       (606 ) —      124,458
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   38,089       106       (249 ) —      37,946
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   2,475,876       174,828       (5,420 ) —      2,645,284






Total fixed maturity securities
   $ 6,468,056       $ 438,073       $ (61,082 ) $ (17,878 ) $ 6,827,169






$6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590 $6,274,590
   December 31, 2011
      Gross Unrealized
   Amortized
Cost    Gains    Losses Other Than
Temporary
Impairments Fair
Value
   (dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 606,678       $ 61,928       $ (22 ) $ —      $ 668,584
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   819,027       50,256       (27,009 ) (21,637 ) 820,637
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   96,251       2,135       (1,665 ) (38 ) 96,683
Corporate securities
   1,668,160       82,377       (42,269 ) (771 ) 1,707,497
Collateralized debt obligations
   284,667       6,582       (31,368 ) (1,810 ) 258,071
Foreign government securities
   258,578       12,557       (13,854 ) —      257,281
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   96,281       8,043       (487 ) —      103,837
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   42,229       156       (6 ) —      42,379
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   2,402,719       140,851       (8,902 ) —      2,534,668






Total fixed maturity securities
   $ 6,274,590       $ 364,885       $ (125,582 ) $ (24,256 ) $ 6,489,637






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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note B – Investments – (Continued)
The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale at March 31, 2012, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without prepayment penalties.
   Amortized
Cost    Fair
Value
   (dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 520,634       $ 574,825
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   957,752       992,170
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   190,530       198,197
Other fixed maturity securities:

One year or less
   79,904       77,358
Greater than 1, up to 5 years
   684,167       707,749
Greater than 5, up to 10 years
   1,210,076       1,251,704
Greater than 10 years
   2,824,993       3,025,166




Total
   $ 6,468,056       $ 6,827,169




Net investment income was attributable to the following:
   Three Months Ended
   March 31,
   2012 2011
   (dollars in thousands)
Gross investment income:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale
   $ 96,264    $ 86,112
Mortgage loans
   1,031    233
Other
   18,903    14,210


   116,198    100,555
Less: Investment expenses
   (10,418 ) (8,261 )


   $ 105,780    $ 92,294


Net realized investment gains (losses) arose from the following:
   Three Months Ended
   March 31,
   2012 2011
   (dollars in thousands)
Credit related other than temporary impairment losses:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale
   $ (6,423 ) $ (9,018 )


Other net realized investment gains:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale
   $ 6,814    $ 6,799
Other investments
   640    247


   7,454    7,046


Total
   $ 1,031    $ (1,972 )


Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity securities during the first three months of 2012 and 2011 were $806.1 million and $520.0 million, respectively. Gross gains of $25.7 million and gross losses of $18.9 million were realized on the 2012 sales and gross gains of $10.6 million and gross losses of $3.8 million were realized on the 2011 sales. Net realized investment gains and losses on investment sales are determined under the specific identification method and are included in income. The change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments, primarily relating to fixed maturity securities, is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note B – Investments – (Continued)
The gross unrealized losses and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows:
$1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809
   March 31, 2012
   Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
   Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   (dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 7,489       $ (41 ) $ 194       $ (27 ) $ 7,683       $ (68 )
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   141,479       (5,295 ) 167,360       (26,579 ) 308,839       (31,874 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   45,937       (3,466 ) 5       (39 ) 45,942       (3,505 )
Corporate securities
   298,662       (8,855 ) 40,417       (6,412 ) 339,079       (15,267 )
Collateralized debt obligations
   82,953       (3,115 ) 76,582       (15,995 ) 159,535       (19,110 )
Foreign government securities
   60,391       (2,861 ) —         —      60,391       (2,861 )
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   30,384       (206 ) 7,281       (400 ) 37,665       (606 )
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   28,199       (249 ) —         —      28,199       (249 )
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   88,668       (1,578 ) 24,259       (3,842 ) 112,927       (5,420 )








Total fixed maturity securities
   $ 784,162       $ (25,666 ) $ 316,098       $ (53,294 ) $ 1,100,260       $ (78,960 )








$1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809 $1,067,809
   December 31, 2011
   Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
   Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
      (dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 2,489       $ (7 ) $ 217       $ (15 ) $ 2,706       $ (22 )
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   236,953       (10,510 ) 165,137       (38,136 ) 402,090       (48,646 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   23,116       (1,480 ) 4,829       (223 ) 27,945       (1,703 )
Corporate securities
   440,672       (23,617 ) 69,933       (19,423 ) 510,605    �� (43,040 )
Collateralized debt obligations
   132,496       (9,397 ) 64,410       (23,781 ) 196,906       (33,178 )
Foreign government securities
   160,615       (13,854 ) —         —      160,615       (13,854 )
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   15,178       (487 ) —         —      15,178       (487 )
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   8,232       (6 ) —         —      8,232       (6 )
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   48,058       (2,766 ) 82,220       (6,136 ) 130,278       (8,902 )








Total fixed maturity securities
   $ 1,067,809       $ (62,124 ) $ 386,746       $ (87,714 ) $ 1,454,555       $ (149,838 )








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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note B – Investments – (Continued)
The following table contains information, as of March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, regarding the portions of the Company’s investments in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) represented by securities whose underlying mortgage loans are categorized as prime, Alt-A and ~~subprime,~~sub-prime, respectively, and the distributions of the securities within these categories by the years in which they were issued (vintages) and the highest of their ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. All dollar amounts in this table are based upon the fair values of these securities as of March 31, ~~2011.~~2012. As of this date, based upon the most recently available data regarding the concentrations by state of the mortgage loans underlying these securities, the states having loan concentrations in excess of 5% were as follows: California ~~(38.0%~~(38.8%), New York ~~(7.2%~~(8.0%) and Florida (6.7%).

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   Non-Agency Prime RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage    AAA    AA    A    BBB    BB and
Below⁽¹⁾    Total
   (dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior
   $ —         $ 1,121       $ —         $ —         $ 207       $ 1,328
2002
   5,579       —         2,269       —         1,375       9,223
2003
   69,764       1,235       —         2,084       10,739       83,822
2004
   19,876       8,354       17,184       9,103       6,312       60,829
2005
   5,327       85       6,387       —         117,464       129,263
2006
   13,737       —         —         —         59,169       72,906
2007
   4,106       —         —         —         118,476       122,582
2008
   —         687       —         —         366       1,053












Total
   $ 118,389       $ 11,482       $ 25,840       $ 11,187       $ 314,108       $ 481,006












~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~

Non-Agency Prime RMBS— Fair Value
BB and
Vintage AAA AA A BBB Below⁽¹⁾ Total
(dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior $ 1,999 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 1,999
2002 11,269 202 2,073 — 659 14,203
2003 72,265 1,952 2,574 3,899 10,024 90,714
2004 40,532 1,399 — 4,817 6,733 53,481
2005 11,796 5,869 1,556 18,205 65,155 102,581
2006 15,173 627 — — 25,216 41,016
2007 5,552 — — — 80,685 86,237
2008 921 — — — 511 1,432

Total $ 159,507 $ 10,049 $ 6,203 $ 26,921 $ 188,983 $ 391,663

⁽¹⁾
The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of ~~$169.6~~$277.6 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.

Non-Agency Alt-A RMBS—Fair Value
BB and
Vintage AAA AA A BBB Below⁽¹⁾ Total
(dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior $ — $ — $ — $ 1,722 $ — $ 1,722
2002 149 1,614 — — — 1,763
2003 45,568 — — — 1,691 47,259
2004 20,971 1,756 1,482 — 1,737 25,946
2005 7,348 17,936 — 1,130 39,017 65,431
2006 13,202 — — 8,073 69,960 91,235
2007 279 — — — 119,652 119,931
2010 — — 3,892 — — 3,892

Total $ 87,517 $ 21,306 $ 5,374 $ 10,925 $ 232,057 $ 357,179

   Non-Agency Alt-A RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage    AAA    AA    A    BBB    BB and
Below⁽¹⁾    Total
   (dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior
   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 1,525       $ —         $ 1,525
2002
   184       —         1,249       —         —         1,433
2003
   39,060       —         —         —         747       39,807
2004
   13,514       3,473       665       1,149       5,323       24,124
2005
   1,934       —         4,412       —         85,346       91,692
2006
   7,430       —         38       —         83,540       91,008
2007
   224       —         —         —         138,663       138,887
2010
   —         —         3,960       —         —         3,960












Total
   $ 62,346       $ 3,473       $ 10,324       $ 2,674       $ 313,619       $ 392,436












⁽¹⁾
The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of $279.5 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the NAIC under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note B – Investments – (Continued)
   Non-Agency Subprime RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage    AAA    AA    A    BBB    BB and
Below⁽¹⁾    Total
   (dollars in thousands)
2003
   $ 9,235       $ —         $ 885       $ —         $ —         $ 10,120
2004
   8,768       —         —         —         2,665       11,433
2005
   10,771       1,143       6,276       —         25,677       43,867
2006
   —         —         456       1,171       45,301       46,928
2007
   —         —         —         —         6,380       6,380












Total
   $ 28,774       $ 1,143       $ 7,617       $ 1,171       $ 80,023       $ 118,728












(1) The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of ~~$194.7~~$77.3 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the NAIC under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.
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~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~

Non-Agency Subprime RMBS—Fair Value
BB and
Vintage AAA AA A BBB Below⁽¹⁾ Total
(dollars in thousands)
2003 $ 11,064 $ — $ 1,155 $ — $ — $ 12,219
2004 10,528 — — 211 3,517 14,256
2005 18,875 — — — 17,822 36,697
2006 — — — 1,777 910 2,687
2007 — — — — 1,257 1,257

Total $ 40,467 $ — $ 1,155 $ 1,988 $ 23,506 $ 67,116

~~(1)~~ The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of $20.3 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the NAIC under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.
The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale at March 31, 2011, by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without prepayment penalties.

Amortized Fair
Cost Value
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 649,441 $ 683,773
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 773,428 815,958
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 38,642 36,917

Other fixed maturity securities:
One year or less 128,514 125,420
Greater than 1, up to 5 years 572,476 593,946
Greater than 5, up to 10 years 1,039,828 1,052,985
Greater than 10 years 2,576,672 2,556,383

Total $ 5,779,001 $ 5,865,382

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~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~
The gross unrealized losses and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows:

March 31, 2011
Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Gross Gross Gross
Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized
Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 90,460 $ (1,782 ) $ 230 $ (34 ) $ 90,690 $ (1,816 )
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 20,898 (1,070 ) 221,691 (35,859 ) 242,589 (36,929 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,272 (240 ) 5,747 (2,188 ) 16,019 (2,428 )
Corporate securities 384,712 (11,581 ) 51,989 (7,847 ) 436,701 (19,428 )
Collateralized debt obligations 24,755 (794 ) 72,702 (18,872 ) 97,457 (19,666 )
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 98,643 (4,194 ) — — 98,643 (4,194 )
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 74,364 (2,053 ) — — 74,364 (2,053 )
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities & political subdivisions 1,234,088 (57,659 ) 62,396 (12,046 ) 1,296,484 (69,705 )

Total fixed maturity securities $ 1,938,192 $ (79,373 ) $ 414,755 $ (76,846 ) $ 2,352,947 $ (156,219 )

December 31, 2010
Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Gross Gross Gross
Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized
Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 52,300 $ (1,329 ) $ 233 $ (50 ) $ 52,533 $ (1,379 )
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 56,290 (1,584 ) 230,655 (50,830 ) 286,945 (52,414 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 12,500 (447 ) 5,188 (2,712 ) 17,688 (3,159 )
Corporate securities 301,150 (9,005 ) 61,904 (9,756 ) 363,054 (18,761 )
Collateralized debt obligations 5,451 (587 ) 130,104 (27,475 ) 135,555 (28,062 )
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 81,442 (3,362 ) — — 81,442 (3,362 )
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 61,277 (2,012 ) — — 61,277 (2,012 )
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions 1,169,724 (57,589 ) 65,337 (11,496 ) 1,235,061 (69,085 )

Total fixed maturity securities $ 1,740,134 $ (75,915 ) $ 493,421 $ (102,319 ) $ 2,233,555 $ (178,234 )

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~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~
~~Net investment income was attributable to the following:~~

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
(dollars in thousands)
Gross investment income:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale $ 86,112 $ 81,118
Mortgage loans 233 1,913
Short-term investments 48 20
Other 14,162 8,817

100,555 91,868
Less: Investment expenses (8,261 ) (7,818 )

$ 92,294 $ 84,050

~~Net realized investment (losses) gains arose from the following:~~

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
(dollars in thousands)
Credit related other than temporary impairment losses:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale $ (9,018 ) $ (17,567 )
Mortgage loans — (4,891 )
Other investments — (540 )

(9,018 ) (22,998 )

Other net realized investment gains:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale $ 6,799 $ 6,118
Mortgage loans 237 74
Other investments 10 1,700

7,046 7,892

Total $ (1,972 ) $ (15,106 )

Proceeds from sales of fixed maturity securities during the first three months of 2011 and 2010 were $520.0 million and $105.4 million, respectively. Gross gains of $10.6 million and gross losses of $3.8 million were realized on the 2011 sales and gross gains of $9.4 million and gross losses of $3.3 million were realized on the 2010 sales. Net realized investment gains and losses on investment sales are determined under the specific identification method and are included in income. The change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments, primarily relating to fixed maturity securities, is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
The Company regularly evaluates its investment portfolio utilizing its established methodology to determine whether declines in the fair values of its investments below the Company’s amortized cost are other than temporary. Under this methodology, management evaluates whether and when the Company will recover an investment’s amortized cost, taking into account, among other things, the financial position and prospects of the issuer, conditions in the issuer’s industry and geographic area, liquidity of the investment, the expected amount and timing of future cash flows from the investment, recent changes in credit ratings of the issuer by nationally recognized rating agencies and the length of time and extent to which the fair value of the investment has been lower than its amortized cost to determine if and when a decline in the fair value of an investment below amortized cost is other than temporary. In the case of structured securities such as RMBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, the most significant factor in these evaluations is the expected amount and timing of the future cash flows from the investment. In the case of fixed maturity securities, in instances where management determines that a security’s amortized cost will be recovered during its remaining term to maturity, an additional component of this methodology is the Company’s evaluation of whether it intends to, or will more likely than not be required to, sell the security before such anticipated recovery.
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~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~
If the fair value of a fixed maturity security declines in value below the Company’s amortized cost and the Company intends to sell, or determines that it will more likely than not be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, management considers the security to be other than temporarily impaired and reports its decline in fair value as a realized investment loss in the income statement. If, however, the Company does not intend to sell the security and determines that it is not more likely than not that it will be required to do so, a decline in its fair value that is considered in the judgment of management to be other than temporary is separated into the amount representing credit loss and the amount related to other factors. Amounts representing credit losses are reported as realized investment losses in the income statement and amounts related to other factors are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, net of the related income tax benefit and the related adjustment to cost of business acquired. Declines in the fair value of all other investments below the Company’s amortized cost that are considered in the judgment of management to be other than temporary are reported as realized investment losses in the income statement.
In the case of structured securities such as RMBS, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations as to which a decline in fair value is judged to be other than temporary, the amount of the credit loss arising from the impairment of the security is determined by discounting such security’s expected cash flows at its effective interest rate, taking into account the security’s purchase price. The key inputs relating to such expected cash flows consist of the future scheduled payments on the underlying loans and the estimated frequency and severity of future defaults on these loans. For those securities as to which the Company recognized credit losses in ~~2011~~2012 as a result of determinations that such securities were other than temporarily impaired, representative default frequency estimates ranged from ~~2.4%~~2.6% to ~~4.4%~~4.5% and representative default severity estimates ranged from ~~45.8%~~43.3% to ~~59.3%~~60.1%.
In the case of corporate securities as to which a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary, the key input utilized to establish the amount of credit loss arising from the impairment of the security is the market price for such security. For each such security, the Company obtains such market price from a single independent nationally recognized pricing
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note B – Investments – (Continued)
service. The Company has not in any instance adjusted the market price so obtained; however, management reviews these prices for reasonableness, taking into account both security-specific factors and its knowledge and understanding of the pricing methodologies used by the service. The credit loss for such security is determined to be equal to the excess of the Company’s amortized cost over such market price, as measured at the time of the impairment; as such, the entirety of the depreciation in market value is deemed to be reflective of credit loss.
During the first three months of ~~2011,~~2012, the Company recognized ~~$4.9~~$4.4 million of after-tax other than temporary impairment ~~credit losses. A total~~losses, of ~~$5.9~~which $4.2 million ~~of after-tax impairment losses~~ was recognized ~~including an additional $1.0~~as after-tax realized investment losses in the income statement related to credit losses and $0.2 million was recognized, net of ~~after-tax losses previously recognized~~the related income tax benefit, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet that became credit losses during the first three months of 2011. Impairment losses were offset by $4.6 million of after-tax other realized investment gains resulting a net of $1.3 million after-tax realized investment losses being recognized during the period.
related to noncredit losses.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of other than temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities held by the Company for which a portion of the other than temporary impairment was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended
March 31
2011 2010
Balance at the beginning of the period $ 79,602 $ 89,658
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was not previously recognized 732 6,987
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized 7,666 7,501
Reductions due to sales, maturities, pay downs or prepayments of securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized (7,826 ) (18,054 )

Balance at the end of the period $ 80,174 $ 86,092

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   Three Months Ended
   March 31
   2012 2011
Balance at the beginning of the period
   $ 76,623    $ 79,602
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was not previously recognized
   484    732
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized
   4,066    7,666
Reductions due to sales, maturities, pay downs or prepayments of securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized
   (5,398 ) (7,826 )


Balance at the end of the period
   $ 75,775    $ 80,174


~~DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~
~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note B — Investments — (Continued)~~
The gross unrealized losses at March 31, ~~2011~~2012 are attributable to ~~1,254~~604 fixed maturity security positions, with the largest unrealized loss associated with any one security equal to ~~$3.4~~$4.1 million. At March 31, ~~2011~~2012, approximately ~~48.2%~~29.0% of these aggregate gross unrealized losses were attributable to fixed maturity security positions as to which the unrealized loss represented ~~10%~~10.0% or less of the amortized cost for such security. Unrealized losses attributable to fixed maturity securities having investment grade ratings by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization comprised ~~59.6%~~35.0% of the aggregate gross unrealized losses at March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, with the remainder of such losses being attributable to non-investment grade fixed maturity securities.
At March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, the Company held approximately ~~$755.3~~$883.2 million of insured municipal fixed maturity securities, which represented approximately ~~11%~~11.2% of the Company’s total invested assets. ~~These~~Based upon the highest of the ratings assigned to the respective securities by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, these securities had a weighted average credit rating of “A” ~~by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations~~ at March 31, ~~2011. For the portion of these securities having ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations without giving effect to the credit enhancement~~2012. Credit enhancements provided by the insurance ~~which totaled $715.6 million at March 31, 2011,~~did not impact the weighted average credit rating at such date by such ~~organizations was “AA”.~~organizations. Insurers of significant portions of the municipal fixed maturity securities held by the Company at March 31, ~~2011~~2012 included Assured Guaranty ($304.8 million), National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. ($~~279.6 million), Assured Guaranty ($215.1~~298.6 million), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. ($~~151.9~~153.4 million), ~~Financial Guaranty Insurance Company~~Texas Permanent School Fund ($~~35.9~~53.8 million) and Radian ($~~24.7~~25.0 million). At March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, the Company did not have significant holdings of credit enhanced asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities, nor did it have any significant direct investments in the guarantors of the municipal fixed maturity securities held by the Company.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C —– Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures its assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet based on the framework set forth in the GAAP fair value accounting guidance. This framework establishes a fair value hierarchy of three levels based upon the transparency and availability of information used in measuring the fair value of assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. The levels are categorized as follows:
Level 1 —– Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 1 fair value is not subject to valuation adjustments or block discounts.
Level 2 —– Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active. In addition, a company may use various valuation techniques or pricing models that use observable inputs to measure fair value.
Level 3 —– Valuation is generated from techniques in which one or more of the significant inputs for valuing such assets or liabilities are not observable. These inputs may reflect the Company’s best estimates of the various assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the financial assets and financial liabilities.
For these purposes, the Company determines the existence of an active market for an asset or liability based on its judgment as to whether transactions for the asset or liability occur in such market with sufficient frequency and volume to provide reliable pricing information. If the Company concludes that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an investment in relation to normal market activity for such investment, adjustments to transactions and quoted prices are made to estimate fair value.
The inputs used in the valuation techniques employed by the Company are provided by nationally recognized pricing services, external investment managers and internal resources. To assess these inputs, the Company’s review process includes, but is not limited to, quantitative analysis including benchmarking, initial and ongoing evaluations of methodologies used by external parties to calculate fair value, and ongoing evaluations of fair value estimates based on the Company’s knowledge and monitoring of market conditions.
The Company, from time-to-time, surveys its external pricing service providers to better understand the process performed in determining fair value. The Company administers meetings with these external parties, speaking directly with the individuals who are involved in the valuation process. Certain pricing service providers also have policies in place, along with committees, that evaluate the reasonability of its valuations given the information available. The Company requests to understand these policies and the involvement of the committees to determine the process in arriving at fair value.
The assumptions underlying the valuations from external service providers, including unobservable inputs, is generally not readily available as this information is often deemed proprietary. Accordingly, the Company is unable to obtain comprehensive results of these assumptions and methodologies.
The Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities available for sale, equity securities available for sale, trading account securities, assets held in the separate account and its liabilities for securities sold, not yet purchased are carried at fair value. The methodologies and valuation techniques used by the Company to value its assets and liabilities measured at fair value are described below.
Instruments included in fixed maturity securities available for sale include mortgage-backed and corporate securities, U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government guaranteed securities, securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, securities issued by foreign governments and obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions. The market liquidity of each security is taken into consideration in the valuation technique used to value such security. For securities where market transactions involving identical or comparable assets generate sufficient relevant information, the Company employs a market approach to valuation. If sufficient information is not generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, the Company uses an income approach to valuation. If sufficient information is not generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, the Company uses an income approach to valuation. The majority of the instruments included in fixed maturity securities available for sale are
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~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note C — Fair Value Measurements — (Continued)~~
valued utilizing observable inputs; accordingly, they are categorized in either Level l or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy described above. However, in instances where significant inputs utilized are unobservable, the securities are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The inputs used in the valuation techniques employed by the Company are provided by nationally recognized pricing services, external investment managers and internal resources. To assess these inputs, the Company’s review process includes, but is not limited to, quantitative analysis including benchmarking, initial and ongoing evaluations of methodologies used by external parties to calculate fair value, and ongoing evaluations of fair value estimates based on the Company’s knowledge and monitoring of market conditions.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C – Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)
The Company uses various valuation techniques and pricing models to measure the fair value of its investments in residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities, including option-adjusted spread models, volatility-driven multi-dimensional single cash flow stream models and matrix correlation to comparable securities. Residential mortgage-backed securities include U.S. agency securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Inputs utilized in connection with the valuation techniques relating to this class of securities include monthly payment and performance information with respect to the underlying loans, including prepayments, default severity, delinquencies, market indices and the amounts of the tranches in the particular structure which are senior or subordinate, as applicable, to the tranche represented by the Company’s investment. A portion of the Company’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are valued using observable inputs and therefore categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The remaining mortgage-backed securities are valued using non-binding broker quotes. These methodologies rely on unobservable inputs and thus these securities are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Corporate securities primarily include fixed rate corporate bonds, floating and variable rate notes and securities acquired through private placements. Inputs utilized in connection with the Company’s valuation techniques relating to this class of securities include recently executed transactions, market price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and, in the case of private placement corporate securities, cash flow models. These cash flow models utilize yield curves, issuer-provided information and material events as key inputs. Corporate securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, other than securities acquired through private placements, which are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Collateralized debt obligations consist of collateralized loan obligations. The Company’s valuation techniques relating to this class of securities utilize non-binding broker quotes as the key input. As this input is generally unobservable, collateralized debt obligations are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign government securities consist of bonds that are issued by a foreign government. Inputs utilized in connection with the Company's valuation techniques relating to this class of securities include recently executed transactions, interest rate yield curves, maturity dates, foreign currency exchange rates, and market price quotations relating to similar instruments. These inputs are generally observable and accordingly, these securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government guaranteed securities include U.S. Treasury bonds and notes, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) and other U.S. government guaranteed securities. The fair values of the U.S. Treasury securities and TIPS are based on quoted prices in active markets and are generally categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Inputs utilized in connection with the Company’s valuation techniques relating to its investments in other U.S. government guaranteed securities, as well as its investments in U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities, which consist of medium term notes issued by these enterprises, include recently executed transactions, interest rate yield curves, maturity dates, market price quotations and credit spreads relating to similar instruments. These inputs are generally observable and accordingly, these securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions primarily include bonds or notes issued by U.S municipalities. Inputs utilized in connection with the Company’s valuation techniques relating to this class of securities include recently executed transactions and other market data, spreads, benchmark curves including treasury and other benchmarks, trustee reports, material event notices, new issue data, and issuer financial statements. These inputs are generally observable and these securities are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Other investments held at fair value primarily consist of equity securities available for sale and trading account ~~securities. These investments~~securities are primarily valued at quoted active market prices and are therefore categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For private equity investments, since quoted market prices are not available, the transaction price is used as the best estimate of fair value at inception. When evidence is believed to support a change to the carrying value from the transaction price, adjustments are made to reflect expected exit values. Ongoing reviews by Company management are based on assessments of each underlying investment and the inputs utilized in these reviews include, among other things, the evaluation of financing and sale transactions with third parties, expected cash flows, material events and market-based information. These
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~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note C — Fair Value Measurements — (Continued)~~
investments are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Assets held in the separate account represent funds invested in a separately administered variable life insurance product for which the policyholder, rather than the Company, bears the investment risk. These assets are invested in interests in a limited
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C – Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)
liability company that invests in funds which trade in various financial instruments. This limited liability company, all of whose interests are owned by the Company’s separate account, utilizes the financial statements furnished by the funds to determine the values of its investments in such funds and the carrying value of each such investment, which is based on its proportionate interest in the relevant fund as of the balance sheet date. As such, these funds’ financial statements constitute the key input in the Company’s valuation of its investment in this limited liability company. The Company concluded that the value calculated using the equity method of accounting on its investment in this limited liability company was reflective of the fair market value of such ~~investments.~~investment. The investment portfolios of the funds in which the fund investments are maintained vary from fund to fund, but are generally comprised of liquid, publicly traded securities that have readily determinable market values and which are carried at fair value on the financial statements of such funds, substantially all of which are audited annually. The amount that an investor is entitled to receive upon the redemption of its investment from the applicable fund is determined by reference to such security values. These investments are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Other liabilities measured at fair value consist of securities sold, not yet purchased. These securities are valued using the quoted active market prices of the securities sold and are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet on a recurring basis are summarized below:

March 31, 2011
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
(dollars in thousands)
Assets:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities $ 683,773 $ — $ 673,574 $ 10,199
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities 815,958 — 775,893 40,065
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 36,917 — 35,745 1,172
Corporate securities 1,643,270 907 1,569,339 73,024
Collateralized debt obligations 181,832 — — 181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 177,846 126,126 43,605 8,115
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 111,451 — 82,133 29,318
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions 2,214,335 1,343 2,212,992 —
Other investments 154,738 149,174 — 5,564
Assets held in separate account 129,428 — — 129,428

Total $ 6,149,548 $ 277,550 $ 5,393,281 $ 478,717

Liabilities:

Other liabilities $ 85,598 $ 85,598 $ — $ —

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   March 31, 2012
   Total    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3
   (dollars in thousands)
Assets:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 574,825       $ —         $ 557,509       $ 17,316
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   992,170       —         968,336       23,834
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   198,197       —         190,849       7,348
Corporate securities
   1,825,194       —         1,646,088       179,106
Collateralized debt obligations
   283,071       —         126       282,945
Foreign government securities
   146,024       —         144,813       1,211
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   124,458       93,222       18,624       12,612
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   37,946       —         37,946       —
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   2,645,284       —         2,637,957       7,327
Other investments
   542,143       517,072       10,193       14,878
Assets held in separate account
   124,068       —         —         124,068








Total
   $ 7,493,380       $ 610,294       $ 6,212,441       $ 670,645








Liabilities:

Other liabilities
   $ 84,933       $ 84,933       $ —         $ —








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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —– (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C —– Fair Value Measurements —– (Continued)
   December 31, 2011
   Total    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3
   (dollars in thousands)
Assets:

Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   $ 668,584       $ —         $ 660,632       $ 7,952
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
   820,637       —         796,243       24,394
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   96,683       —         95,981       702
Corporate securities
   1,707,497       —         1,539,274       168,223
Collateralized debt obligations
   258,071       —         157       257,914
Foreign government securities
   257,281       —         256,015       1,266
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
   103,837       69,867       26,330       7,640
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
   42,379       —         40,531       1,848
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
   2,534,668       —         2,527,370       7,298
Other investments
   359,624       353,729       —         5,895
Assets held in separate account
   117,365       —         —         117,365








Total
   $ 6,966,626       $ 423,596       $ 5,942,533       $ 600,497








Liabilities:

Other liabilities
   $ 85,123       $ 85,123       $ —         $ —








The following table provides reconciliations for Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Transfers into and out of Level 3 are recognized as of the end of the quarter in which they occur.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Total Gains
(Losses)
Total Gains Included in
Balance at (Losses) Other Com- Transfers Transfers Balance
Beginning Included in prehensive Into Out of End of the
of Year Earnings Income Purchases Issuances Settlements Level 3 Level 3 Period
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage- backed securities $ 11,266 $ (19 ) $ (60 ) $ — $ — $ (988 ) $ — $ — $ 10,199
Non-agency residential mortgage- backed securities 37,520 139 (283 ) 3,871 — (1,182 ) — — 40,065
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 1,327 — (14 ) — — (141 ) — — 1,172
Corporate securities 60,968 (26 ) (1,063 ) 18,576 — (3,573 ) 1,645 (3,503 ) 73,024
Collateralized debt obligations 175,184 2,201 14,144 — �� — (9,697 ) — — 181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities 9,015 (3 ) (791 ) — — (106 ) — — 8,115
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities 4,020 6 (10 ) 23,269 — — 2,033 — 29,318
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions 2,855 — (63 ) — — — — (2,792 ) —
Other investments 6,449 — 65 3 — — — (953 ) 5,564
Assets held in separate account 123,674 — — 5,754 — — — — 129,428

Total $ 432,278 $ 2,298 $ 11,925 $ 51,473 $ — $ (15,687 ) $ 3,678 $ (7,248 ) $ 478,717

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Balance at
Beginning
of Year Total Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings Total Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Other
Comprehensive
Income⁽²⁾ Purchases Issuances Settlements Transfers
Into
Level 3 ⁽³⁾ Transfers
Out of
Level 3 ⁽⁴⁾ Balance
End of the
Period
(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
$ 7,952    $ (18 ) $ (27 ) $ 10,366    $ —      $ (957 ) $ —      $ —      $ 17,316
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
24,394    74    381    —      —      (1,015 ) —      —      23,834
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
702    22    555    6,222    —      (153 ) —      —      7,348
Corporate securities
168,223    184    3,435    22,911    —      (8,185 ) 411    (7,873 ) 179,106
Collateralized debt obligations
257,914    (2,001 ) 20,229    17,610    —      (10,807 ) —      —      282,945
Foreign government securities
1,266    19    —      1,171    —      (1,245 ) —      —      1,211
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities
7,640    (3 ) 77    254    —      (99 ) 4,743    —      12,612
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities
1,848    10    (8 ) —      —      (1,850 ) —      —      —
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions
7,298    5    24    —      —      —      —      —      7,327
Other investments
5,895    159    2    9,561    —      (739 ) —      —      14,878
Assets held in separate account⁽¹⁾
117,365    7,299    —      15,891    —      (16,487 ) —      —      124,068

Total
$ 600,497    $ 5,750    $ 24,668    $ 83,986    $ —      $ (41,537 ) $ 5,154    $ (7,873 ) $ 670,645

(1) Because the positive or negative investment performance of these assets accrues to policyholders, who bear the investment risk of these assets, net investment income and capital gains and losses arising from these assets are not included in the Company’s consolidated investment earnings. In addition, purchases and settlements relating to the separate account are not included in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
(2) Other comprehensive income includes $14.8 million, net of an income tax expense of $8.1 million, in increases to net unrealized appreciation on investments and $1.2 million, net of an income tax expense of $0.6 million, in decreases in other than temporary impairments.
(3)
In the case of each transfer into Level 3 for the period, an independent service dropped coverage of pricing the security and such pricing was replaced with broker quotes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C – Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)
(4) In the case of each transfer out of Level 3 for the period, an independent pricing service initiated coverage in pricing the security and such pricing replaced broker quotes.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of certain of the Company’s financial instruments not recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are shown below. Because fair values for all balance sheet items are not required to be disclosed, the aggregate fair value amounts presented below are not reflective of the underlying value of the Company.

March 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Value Value Value Value
(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Short-term investments $ 267,389 $ 267,389 $ 334,215 $ 334,215
Other investments 458,605 458,605 351,678 351,678

Liabilities:
Policyholder account balances $ 1,667,250 $ 1,767,406 $ 1,662,932 $ 1,761,795
Corporate debt 375,000 408,450 375,000 402,618
Junior subordinated debentures 175,000 167,491 175,000 161,541
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 55,342 70,006 55,342 70,046
Liabilities related to separate account 129,428 129,428 123,674 123,674
   March 31, 2012
   Carrying
Value    Fair
Value
Total    Fair
Value
Level 2    Fair
Value
Level 3
   (dollars in thousands)
Assets:

Short-term investments
   $ 141,521       $ 141,521       $ 141,521       $ —
Investment accounts receivable
   77,189       77,189       —         77,189
Other investments
   331,650       331,650       —         331,650
Liabilities:

Policyholder account balances
   $ 2,092,555       $ 2,170,052       $ —         $ 2,170,052
Corporate debt
   375,000       418,808       418,808       —
Junior subordinated debentures
   175,000       173,390       173,390       —
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   55,342       74,365       74,365       —
Investment accounts payable
   85,627       85,627       —         85,627
Liabilities related to separate account
   124,068       124,068       —         124,068
      December 31, 2011
      Carrying
Value    Fair
Value

(dollars in thousands)

Assets:

Short-term investments
   $ 277,552       $ 277,552
Investment accounts receivable
   24,406       24,406
Other investments
   318,509       318,509
Liabilities:

Policyholder account balances
   $ 2,008,285       $ 2,066,609
Corporate debt
   375,000       415,310
Junior subordinated debentures
   175,000       166,617
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   55,342       75,352
Investment accounts payable
   41,719       41,719
Liabilities related to separate account
   117,365       117,365
The carrying values for short-term investments approximate fair values based on the nature of the investments. The carrying values of investment accounts receivable and investment accounts payable approximate fair values based on the short-term nature of the expected cash receipt. Other investments primarily include investment funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies and real estate ~~investments~~investment held by limited liability companies, which are reflected in the Company’s financial statements under the equity method of accounting. In determining the fair ~~values~~value of such investments for purposes of this footnote disclosure, the Company concluded that the ~~values~~value calculated using the equity method of accounting was reflective of the fair market ~~values~~value of such investments. The investment portfolios of the funds in which the fund investments are maintained vary from fund to fund, but are generally comprised of liquid, publicly traded securities that have readily determinable market values and are carried at fair value on the financial statements of such funds, substantially all of which are audited annually. The amount that an investor is entitled to receive upon the redemption of its investment from the applicable fund is determined by reference to such
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~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)~~
~~(Unaudited)~~
~~Note C — Fair Value Measurements — (Continued)~~
security values. The Company utilizes the financial statements furnished by the funds to determine the values of its investments in such funds and the carrying value of each such investment, which is based on its
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note C – Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)
proportionate interest in the relevant fund as of the balance sheet date. The carrying values of all other invested assets and separate account liabilities approximate their fair value.
The fair values of policyholder account balances are net of reinsurance receivables and the carrying values have been decreased for related acquisition costs of ~~$80.0~~$73.1 million and ~~$82.1~~$87.1 million at March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and December 31, ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. Fair values for policyholder account balances were determined by estimating future cash flows discounted at a current market rate.
The Company believes ~~that~~ the fair value of its variable rate long-term debt is equal to its carrying value, since the variable rates of interest on this debt are reflective of market conditions in effect from time to time. The fair values of the 7.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (“2020 Senior Notes”), the outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a group of lenders and the 7.376% fixed-to-floating rate junior subordinated debentures due 2067 (“2007 Junior Debentures”) are based on the expected cash flows discounted to net present value. The fair values for fixed rate advances from the FHLB were calculated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the interest rates for the advances at the balance sheet date.

Note D —– Segment Information

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
Group employee benefit products $ 421,293 $ 386,291
Asset accumulation products 34,112 31,597
Other⁽¹⁾
13,288 13,925

468,693 431,813
Net realized investment losses (1,972 ) (15,106 )

$ 466,721 $ 416,707

Operating income (loss):
Group employee benefit products $ 76,078 $ 69,068
Asset accumulation products 9,703 10,412
Other⁽¹⁾
(7,791 ) (7,317 )

77,990 72,163
Net realized investment losses (1,972 ) (15,106 )

$ 76,018 $ 57,057

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012 2011
   (dollars in thousands)
Revenues:

Group employee benefit products
   $ 470,013    $ 421,293
Asset accumulation products
   42,360    34,112
Other⁽¹⁾
   11,792    13,288


   524,165    468,693
Net realized investment gains (losses)
   1,031    (1,972 )


   $ 525,196    $ 466,721


Operating income (loss):

Group employee benefit products
   $ 79,127    $ 76,078
Asset accumulation products
   15,300    9,703
Other⁽¹⁾
   (42,065 ) (7,791 )


   52,362    77,990
Net realized investment gains (losses)
   1,031    (1,972 )


   $ 53,393    $ 76,018


(1) Primarily consists of operations from integrated disability and absence management services and certain corporate activities. Operating income results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 includes $30.7 million of merger-related corporate expenses.
~~Note E — Comprehensive Income~~
Total comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders is comprised of net income attributable to shareholders and other comprehensive income, which includes the change in unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, the change in other than temporary impairments recognized in other comprehensive income and the change in net periodic pension cost. Total comprehensive income attributable to common shareholders was $60.5 million and $59.4 million for the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale increased $10.2 million and $22.6 million in the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —– (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note ~~F —~~E – Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses of ~~$2.2~~$4.1 million and ~~$2.1~~$2.2 million in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, ~~and 2010,~~ respectively.
The ~~remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards at March 31, 2011 was $17.7 million and~~Company did not grant any options during the ~~weighted average period~~first quarter of ~~time over which this expense will be recognized is 3.2 years.~~
2012. The fair values of options granted during the first quarter of 2011 were ~~estimated~~calculated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
Expected volatility 43.9 % 42.8 %
Expected dividends 1.4 % 1.9 %
Expected lives of options (in years) 6.0 6.1
Risk-free rate 2.6 % 2.7 %
Expected volatility
43.9 %
Expected dividends
1.4 %
Expected lives of options (in years)
6.0
Risk-free rate
2.6 %
The expected volatility reflects the Company’s past monthly stock price volatility. The dividend yield is based on the Company’s historical dividend payments. The Company used the historical average period from the Company’s issuance of an option to its exercise or cancellation and the average remaining years until expiration for the Company’s outstanding options to estimate the expected life of options granted in 2011 ~~and 2010~~ for which the Company had sufficient historical exercise data. The Company used the “simplified method” to estimate the expected life of certain options granted in ~~2010~~2011 for which sufficient historical data was not available. The risk-free rate is derived from public data sources at the time of each option grant. Compensation cost is recognized over the requisite service period of the option using the straight-line method.
Option activity with respect to the Company’s plans, excluding the performance-contingent incentive options referenced further below, was as follows:

Weighted
Weighted Average Aggregate
Number Average Remaining Intrinsic
of Exercise Contractual Value
Options Options Price Term ($000)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011 3,989,995 $ 29.10
Granted 494,012 30.94
Exercised (117,701 ) 23.78
Forfeited (1,800 ) 21.24
Expired — —

Outstanding at March 31, 2011 4,364,506 29.45 6.7 $ 14,496

Exercisable at March 31, 2011 2,395,130 $ 30.50 5.6 $ 7,037
Options
   Number of
Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($000)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012
   4,256,785    $ 29.61
Exercised
   (276,220 ) 30.09
Expired
   (2,225 ) 35.16



Outstanding at March 31, 2012
   3,978,340    29.57       6.0       $ 60,475



Exercisable at March 31, 2012
   2,685,333    $ 30.60       5.2       $ 38,064
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the first ~~quarters~~quarter of 2011 ~~and 2010~~ was ~~$12.19 and $7.89, respectively.~~$12.19. The cash proceeds from stock options exercised were ~~$2.8~~$42.2 million and ~~$0.3~~$2.8 million in the first quarters of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the first quarters of 2012 and 2011 ~~and 2010~~ was ~~$0.8~~$27.1 million and ~~$1.6~~$0.8 million, respectively. The Company’s actual benefits from the tax deductions realized in excess of recognized compensation cost were ~~$0.2~~$5.7 million and ~~$0.5~~$0.2 million in the first quarters of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively, and are included as a component of additional paid in capital.
At March 31, ~~2011, 4,273,250~~2012, 3,018,000 performance-contingent incentive options were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of ~~$25.50,~~$25.12, a weighted average contractual term of ~~4.1~~3.5 years and an intrinsic value of ~~$22.7~~$59.3 million. ~~3,613,250~~2,325,000 of such options with a weighted average exercise price of ~~$25.33,~~$24.68, a weighted average contractual term of ~~3.4~~2.5 years and an intrinsic value of ~~$19.9~~$46.7 million were exercisable at March 31, ~~2011.~~2012. At March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, a total of ~~238,396~~251,035 performance-contingent restricted shares were outstanding.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —– (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note G—F – Computation of Results per Share
The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted results per share (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
Numerator:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 50,224 $ 36,516

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 55,921 55,160
Effect of dilutive securities 813 297

Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution 56,734 55,457

Basic results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 0.90 $ 0.66

Diluted results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders $ 0.89 $ 0.66

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   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012    2011
Numerator:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 34,940       $ 50,224




Denominator:

Weighted average common shares outstanding
   56,543       55,921
Effect of dilutive securities
   2,017       813




Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
   58,560       56,734




Basic results per share of common stock:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 0.62       $ 0.90




Diluted results per share of common stock:

Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 0.60       $ 0.89




Note G – Merger Agreement
On December 21, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among the Company, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., a Japanese corporation (“Tokio Marine”), and TM Investment (Delaware) Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine (“TM Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that at the effective time of the merger, TM Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger (1) each share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (other than (a) shares of our Class A Common Stock owned by the Company, Tokio Marine or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, in each case not held on behalf of third parties, and (b) shares in respect of which appraisal rights have been properly demanded and those demands not effectively withdrawn) will be converted into the right to receive $43.875 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, and (2) each share of the Company’s Class B Common Stock (other than (a) shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock owned by the Company, Tokio Marine or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, in each case not held on behalf of third parties, and (b) shares in respect of which appraisal rights have been properly demanded and those demands not effectively withdrawn) will be converted into the right to receive $52.875 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that record holders of common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be entitled to receive a special dividend of $1.00 in cash per share that is contingent upon the completion of the merger and will be paid shortly after closing. The acquisition has been approved by the Company’s stockholders and by the relevant regulatory authorities in Japan and in the U.S. The closing of the merger, which remains subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, is expected to occur on or about May 15, 2012.
On February 21, 2012, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which contains detailed information about the merger and the board and special committee process conducted in connection with the merger.
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DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Introduction
The Company, through its subsidiaries, underwrites a diverse portfolio of group employee benefit products, primarily long-term and short-term disability, life, excess workers’ compensation insurance for self-insured employers, large casualty programs including large deductible workers’ compensation, workers’ compensation and casualty treaty reinsurance, travel accident, dental and limited benefit health insurance. Revenues from this group of products are primarily comprised of earned premiums and investment income. The profitability of group employee benefit products is affected by, among other things, differences between actual and projected claims experience, the retention of existing customers, product mix and the Company’s ability to attract new customers, change premium rates and contract terms for existing customers and control administrative expenses. The Company transfers its exposure to a portion of its group employee benefit risks through reinsurance ceded arrangements with other insurance and reinsurance companies. Accordingly, the profitability of the Company’s group employee benefit products is affected by the amount, cost and terms of reinsurance it obtains. The profitability of those group employee benefit products for which reserves are discounted, in particular, the Company’s disability and ~~primary and~~ excess workers’ compensation products, is also significantly affected by the difference between the yield achieved on invested assets and the discount rate used to calculate the related reserves.
In recent years, the Company has benefited from the stable market conditions ~~prevailing~~which prevailed for its excess workers’ compensation products as to pricing and other contract ~~terms.~~terms and has enhanced its leadership position in the market for these products. However, because pricing in the primary workers’ compensation market has been increasingly competitive, the demand for excess workers’ compensation products has not significantly increased. In addition, the downward pressure on employment and wage levels exerted by the recent recession and its aftereffects has negatively affected premium levels for insurance products which are based upon employers’ payrolls, such as the Company’s excess workers’ compensation products. This effect has been ameliorated by the Company’s emphasis on municipalities, hospitals and schools; sectors whose payroll levels generally have been less adversely affected by the recent recession. The Company has enhanced its focus on its sales and marketing function for these products. During the first three months of ~~2011,~~2012, the Company achieved ~~significantly improved levels of new business production, as well as~~ improvements in pricing for these products.
For its other group employee benefit products, the Company is continuing to experience challenging market conditions from a competitive ~~standpoint.~~standpoint, particularly as to pricing. These conditions, in addition to the continuing effects of the recent recession on employment and wage levels have, in recent years, adversely impacted the Company’s ability to achieve higher levels of new business production and growth in premiums for these products. For these products, the Company is continuing to enhance its focus on the small case niche (insured groups of 10 to 500 individuals), including employers which are first-time providers of these employee benefits, which the Company believes to offer opportunities for superior profitability. ~~During the first three months of 2011, the Company achieved significantly improved levels of new business production, as well as improvements in pricing, for these products.~~ The Company is also emphasizing its suite of voluntary group insurance products, which includes, among others, its group limited benefit health insurance product. The Company is generally marketing this product with a fixed indemnity benefit structure that is exempt from certain of the requirements of the federal health care reform legislation; however, it is uncertain whether this product can be effectively marketed once the minimum medical coverage requirements of the legislation become effective in 2014, since this product’s coverage will not satisfy these requirements. The Company markets its other group employee benefit products on an unbundled basis and as part of an integrated employee benefit program that combines employee benefit insurance coverages and absence management services. ~~The~~This integrated employee benefit program, which the Company believes helps to differentiate itself from competitors by offering clients improved productivity from reduced employee absence, has enhanced the Company’s ability to market its other group employee benefit products to large employers.
The Company also operates an asset accumulation business that focuses primarily on offering fixed annuities to individuals. ~~In addition,~~Beginning in the second half of 2010, the Company has ~~issued~~experienced particularly advantageous conditions in the fixed annuity marketplace resulting from various competitors having terminated their marketing of comparable fixed annuity products and, ~~floating rate funding agreements with maturities of three to five years~~ in connection with the issuance by an unconsolidated special purpose vehicle of funding agreement-backed notes in corresponding principal amounts. At their maturity in March 2011, the Company repaid the remaining $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of these funding agreements, resulting in a corresponding repayment of the funding agreement-backed notes, and no such funding agreements remain outstanding.some cases, having experienced ratings downgrades. From time to time, the Company acquires blocks of existing SPDA and FPA policies from other insurers through indemnity assumed reinsurance ~~transactions.~~transactions and issues funding agreements. The Company believes that ~~funding agreements and~~ annuity reinsurance arrangements and funding agreements enhance the Company’s asset accumulation business by providing alternative sources of funds for this business. The Company’s liabilities for ~~funding agreements and~~its annuity reinsurance arrangements and funding agreements are recorded in policyholder account balances. Deposits from the Company’s asset accumulation business are recorded as liabilities rather than as premiums. ~~Revenues from the Company’s asset accumulation business are primarily comprised of investment income earned on the funds under management.~~ The profitability of asset accumulation products is primarily dependent on the spread achieved between the
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return on investments and the interest credited with respect to these products. The Company sets the crediting rates offered on its asset accumulation products in an effort to achieve its targeted
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interest rate spreads on these products, and is willing to accept lower levels of sales on these products when market conditions make these targeted spreads more difficult to achieve.
The management of the Company’s investment portfolio is an important component of its profitability. In recent years, the Company has repositioned its investment portfolio ~~to reduce~~reducing its ~~holdings of those investments whose changes in value, positive or negative, are included in the Company’s net investment income, such as~~ investment funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies and trading account ~~securities and hybrid financial instruments; in particular, those investments whose performance had demonstrated the highest levels of variability.~~securities. As part of this effort, the Company has increased its investments in more traditional sectors of the fixed income market such as mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds. In addition, while in ~~light of the market conditions of~~ recent years the Company has been maintaining a significant ~~proportion~~portion of its portfolio in short-term investments, which totaled ~~$267.4 million and $334.2~~$277.6 million at ~~March 30, 2011 and~~ December 31, ~~2010, respectively. The~~2011, the Company has made progress in its recent efforts to deploy a ~~significant~~ portion of these ~~short-term~~ investments into longer-term fixed maturity securities which offer more attractive yields. ~~However, since~~At March 31, 2012, the ~~recent market environment, in which low interest rates and tight credit spreads have been prevailing, continues~~Company’s short-term investments had decreased to ~~be challenging from the standpoint of making new investments on attractive terms, no assurance can be given as to the timing of the completion of these efforts or their ultimate outcome.~~
$141.5 million.
The Company ~~achieved significantly~~continued to achieve improved levels of investment income in its repositioned investment portfolio during the first quarter of 2012. However, in ~~2010 and~~light of the continuing volatility in financial market conditions, significant fluctuations in the ~~first three months of 2011, during which favorable market conditions prevailed. However, market conditions may worsen and may result in significant fluctuations in~~Company’s net investment income, and as a result, in ~~the Company’s~~its results of ~~operations.~~operations may occur. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the impact of the Company’s investment repositioning on the level or variability of its future net investment income. In addition, while the levels of the Company’s realized investment losses from declines in market value relative to the amortized cost of various securities that it determined to be other than temporary decreased significantly in ~~2010 and~~ the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 as compared to ~~2009,~~the same period of 2011, investment losses may recur in the future and it is not possible to predict the timing or magnitude of such losses.
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this document, as well as the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2010~~2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the ~~“2010~~“2011 Form 10-K”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management, in some instances, to make judgments about the application of these principles. The amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period could differ materially from the amounts reported if different conditions existed or different judgments were utilized. A discussion of how management applies certain critical accounting policies and makes certain estimates is contained in the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —- Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and should be read in conjunction with the following discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition of the Company. In addition, a discussion of uncertainties and contingencies which can affect actual results and could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed in certain forward-looking statements contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations can be found below under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements And Cautionary Statements Regarding Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results,” in Part I, Item 1A of the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K, “Risk Factors”.
~~-22-~~Recent Developments
On December 21, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among the Company, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., a Japanese corporation (“Tokio Marine”), and TM Investment (Delaware) Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine (“TM Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that at the effective time of the merger, TM Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Tokio Marine. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger (1) each share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (other than (a) shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock owned by the Company, Tokio Marine or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, in each case not held on behalf of third parties, and (b) shares in respect of which appraisal rights have been properly demanded and those demands not effectively withdrawn) will be converted into the right to receive $43.875 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, and (2) each share of the Company’s Class B Common Stock (other than (a) shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock owned by the Company, Tokio Marine or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, in each case not held on behalf of third parties, and (b) shares in respect of which appraisal rights have been properly demanded and those demands not effectively withdrawn) will be converted into the right to receive $52.875 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that record holders of common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be entitled to receive a special dividend of $1.00 in cash per share that is contingent upon the completion of the merger and will be paid shortly after closing. The acquisition has been approved by the Company’s stockholders and by the relevant regulatory authorities in Japan and in the U.S. The closing of the merger, which remains subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, is expected to occur on or about May 15, 2012.
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On February 21, 2012, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which contains detailed information about the merger and the board and special committee process conducted in connection with the merger.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 Compared to
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 ~~Compared to~~
~~Three Months Ended March 31, 2010~~
Summary of Results.Net income attributable to shareholders was $34.9 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $50.2 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, for the first quarter of ~~2011 as compared to $36.5 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2010.~~2011. Net income in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010 included net realized investment losses, net of the related income tax expense, of $1.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, and $9.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, respectively. Net income in2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011 ~~as compared to the prior period~~ benefited from an increase in net investment income, a decreased level of realized investment losses and growth in income from the Company’s core group employee benefit ~~products, an increase in net investment~~products. Net income ~~and a decrease~~ in the ~~level~~first quarter of 2012 was adversely impacted by merger-related corporate expenses, net of related income tax, of $23.0 million or $0.39 per diluted share. Net income in the first quarter of 2012 and 2011 included net realized investment ~~losses.~~gains (losses), net of the related income tax (expense) benefits, of $0.7 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, and $(1.3) million, or $(0.02) per diluted share, respectively. Net realized investment losses in the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010~~2011 included losses, net of the related income tax benefit, of ~~$5.9~~$4.2 million, or ~~$0.10~~$0.07 per diluted share, and ~~$15.0~~$5.9 million, or ~~$0.27~~$0.10 per diluted share, respectively, due to credit loss-related impairments in the values of certain investments.
The Company believes the non-GAAP financial measure of “operating earnings” is informative when analyzing the trends relating to the Company’s insurance operations. Operating earnings consist of net income attributable to shareholders excluding after-tax realized investment gains and losses, losses on early retirement of senior notes and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, merger-related corporate expenses and results from discontinued operations, as applicable. The Company believes that because these excluded items arise from events that are largely within management’s discretion and whose fluctuations can distort comparisons between periods, a measure excluding their impact is useful in analyzing the ~~Company’s~~Company's operating trends. Investment gains or losses are realized based on management’s decision to dispose of an investment, and investment losses are realized based on management’s judgment that a decline in the ~~fair~~market value of an investment is other than temporary. Early retirement of senior notes occurs based on management’s decision to redeem or repurchase these notes prior to maturity. Merger-related corporate expenses represent costs incurred during the first quarter of 2012 relating to the pending merger with Tokio Marine. Discontinued operations ~~result~~results from management’s decision to exit or sell a particular business. Thus, these excluded items are not reflective of the Company’s ongoing earnings capacity, and trends in the earnings of the Company’s underlying insurance operations can be more clearly identified without the effects. For these reasons, management uses the measure of operating earnings to assess performance and make operating plans and decisions, and the Company believes that analysts and investors typically utilize measures of this type as one element of their evaluations of insurers’ financial performance. However, gains or losses from the excluded items, particularly as to investments, can occur frequently and should not be considered as nonrecurring items. Further, operating earnings should not be considered a substitute for net income attributable to shareholders, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indication of the Company’s overall financial performance and may not be calculated in the same manner as similarly titled measures utilized by other companies.
Operating earnings were $57.2 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012 compared to $51.5 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011 compared to $46.3 million, or $0.84 per diluted share. This increase is primarily due to an increase in net investment income and growth in income from the Company’s core group employee benefit products.
2011.
The following table reconciles the amount of operating earnings to the corresponding amount of net income attributable to shareholders for the indicated periods:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
Operating earnings $ 51,506 $ 46,335
Net realized investment losses, net of taxes^(A)
(1,282 ) (9,819 )

Net income attributable to shareholders $ 50,224 $ 36,516

Diluted results per share of common stock
Operating earnings $ 0.91 $ 0.84
Net realized investment losses, net of taxes^(A)
(0.02 ) (0.18 )

Net income attributable to shareholders $ 0.89 $ 0.66

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   2012 2011
Operating earnings
   $ 57,237    $ 51,506
Net realized investment gains (losses), net of taxes^(A)
   670    (1,282 )
Merger-related corporate expenses, net of taxes^(B)
   (22,967 ) —


Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 34,940    $ 50,224


Diluted results per share of common stock

Operating earnings
   $ 0.98    $ 0.91
Net realized investment gains (losses), net of taxes^(A)
   0.01    (0.02 )
Merger-related corporate expenses, net of taxes^(B)
   (0.39 ) —


Net income attributable to shareholders
   $ 0.60    $ 0.89


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(A) Net of an income tax (expense) benefit of $(0.4) million and $0.7 million, ~~and $5.3 million,~~ or ~~$0.01~~$(0.01) per diluted share and ~~$0.10~~$0.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. The tax effect is calculated using the ~~Company’s~~Company's statutory tax rate of 35%.
(B) Net of an income tax benefit of $7.7 million or $0.13 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2012. These expenses are included in the "Other Operating Expenses" line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Premium and Fee Income.Premium and fee income for the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 was ~~$376.4~~$418.4 million as compared to ~~$347.8~~$376.4 million for the first quarter of ~~2010,~~2011, an increase of 811%.Premiums from core group employee benefit products, which include disability, life, excess workers’ compensation, travel accident and dental insurance and ~~assumed~~ workers’ compensation and casualty treaty reinsurance, increased 8%11% to $399.0 million for the first quarter of 2012 from $359.4 million for the first quarter of 2011, ~~from $333.3 million for the first quarter of 2010,~~ reflecting ~~higher~~ new business production, price increases and improved persistency. New business production for the Company’s core group employee benefit products ~~increased 41% to~~was $80.0 million and $82.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, ~~from $58.5 million in the first quarter of 2010.~~respectively. Premiums from excess workers’ compensation insurance for self-insured employers increased ~~10%~~20% to $89.7 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $74.9 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 from $68.0 million in the first quarter of 2010.~~2011. Excess workers’ compensation new business production, which represents the annualized amount of new premium sold, was $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $19.1 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 as compared~~2011. Premiums from workers’ compensation and casualty treaty reinsurance increased 27% to ~~$13.4~~$21.9 million in the first quarter of ~~2010, an increase of 42%. Premiums~~2012 from ~~assumed workers’ compensation and casualty reinsurance increased 51% to~~ $17.3 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 from $11.4~~2011. Workers’ compensation and casualty treaty reinsurance production was $14.3 million in the first quarter of ~~2010. Assumed workers’ compensation and casualty reinsurance production was~~2012 as compared to $7.3 million in the first quarter of 2011, ~~as compared to $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2010,~~ an increase of ~~43%~~96%. ~~SNCC’s rates for its 2011 renewal policies increased 3% and SIRs on average are up 2% in 2011 for new and renewal policies.~~ SNCC’s retention of its existing excess workers’ compensation customers remained strong in the first quarter of ~~2011.~~
~~During the first quarter of 2011, premiums~~2012.
Premiums from the Company’s other core group employee benefit products increased 5%8% to $287.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $267.2 million in the first quarter of ~~2011~~2011. Premiums from ~~$253.9~~the Company’s group disability products increased 10% to $154.5 million in the first quarter of ~~2010.~~2012 from $140.8 million in the first quarter of 2011. Premiums from the Company’s turnkey disability business were $15.1 million during the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $12.2 million during the first quarter of 2011. Premiums from the Company’s group life products increased 6%5% to $108.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $103.4 million in the first quarter of 2011 from $97.9 million in the first quarter of 2010. Premiums from the Company’s group disability products increased 5% to $140.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 from $134.4 million in the first quarter of 2010. Premiums from the Company’s turnkey disability business were $12.2 million during the first quarter of 2011 compared to $13.3 million during the first quarter of 2010.2011. New business production for the Company’s other core group employee benefit products ~~increased 40%~~was $48.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $56.1 million in the first ~~quarter of 2011 from $40.0 million in the first~~ quarters of ~~2010. The level of production achieved from these products reflects the Company’s focus on the small case niche (insured groups of 10 to 500 individuals).~~2011. The Company continues to implement price increases for certain group disability and group life insurance customers; in particular, where warranted in particular instances due to adverse claims experience. In addition, the Company has increased pricing levels for new long-term disability insurance customers as a result of the decrease in the discount rate for its disability reserves that was implemented in 2010. The payments received by the Company in connection with LPT’s, which are episodic in nature and are recorded as liabilities rather than as premiums, were $27.7 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $25.0 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 as compared to $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2010.~~
2011.
Deposits from the Company’s asset accumulation products were $87.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $97.6 million in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to $38.8 million in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 152%. This increase reflects the continuation during the first quarter of 2011 of the advantageous conditions for the Company in the fixed annuity marketplace which emerged during the second half of 2010.2011. Deposits from the Company’s asset accumulation products, consisting of new annuity sales and issuances of funding agreements, are recorded as liabilities rather than as premiums. The Company is continuing to maintain its discipline in setting the crediting rates offered on its asset accumulation products in ~~2011~~2012 in an effort to achieve its targeted interest rate spreads on these products. The Company’s funds under management increased ~~20%~~24% to $2,144.4 million at March 31, 2012 from $1,728.4 million at March 31, ~~2011 up from $1,440.9 million at March 31, 2010.~~
2011.
Net Investment Income.Net investment income in the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 was ~~$92.3~~$105.8 million as compared to ~~$84.1~~$92.3 million in the first quarter of ~~2010,~~2011, an increase of ~~10%~~15%. This increase reflects a ~~13%~~16% increase in average invested assets to $7,637.6 million in 2012 from $6,598.3 million in 2011 ~~from $5,814.3 million in 2010,~~and a higher level of investment income from the Company’s fixed maturity security ~~portfolio and strong performance on the part of the Company’s investments in investment funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies.~~portfolio. The tax equivalent weighted average annualized yield on invested assets was 6.0% ~~and 6.2% in~~ for the first ~~quarter~~quarters of ~~2011~~both 2012 and ~~2010, respectively.~~
2011.
Net Realized Investment ~~Losses.~~Gains (Losses).Net realized investment ~~losses~~gains were ~~$2.0~~$1.0 million in the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 as compared to ~~$15.1~~net realized investment losses of $(2.0) million in the first quarter of ~~2010.~~2011. The Company monitors its investments on an ongoing basis. When the fair value of aan available for sale security declines below its amortized cost, the decline is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, net of the related income tax benefit and adjustment to cost of business acquired, on the Company’s balance sheet. In the case of a fixed maturity security, if management judges the decline to be other than temporary, the portion of the decline representing credit ~~losses~~loss is recognized as a realized investment loss in the Company’s income statement and the remaining portion of the decline continues to be included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. For all other types of investments, the entire amount of the decline is recognized as a realized investment loss. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recognized $6.8 million of losses due to the other than temporary declines in the fair values of certain fixed maturity securities available for sale and other investments, of which $6.4 million was recognized as credit-related realized investment losses and $0.4 million remained as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company recognized $7.5 million of ~~new~~ credit losses in the first quarter of 2011 due to the other than temporary declines in the fair values of certain fixed maturity securities available for sale
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and other investments. In total, $9.0 million of impairment losses were recognized, including an additional $1.5 million of losses previously recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet that became credit losses during the first three months of 2011. ~~During the first quarter of 2010, the Company recognized $27.3 million of losses due to the other than temporary declines in the fair values of certain fixed maturity securities~~
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and other investments, of which $23.0 million was recognized as realized investment losses related to credit losses and $4.3 million remained as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet related to non-credit losses. The Company’s investment strategy results in periodic sales of securities and, therefore, the recognition of realized investment gains and losses. During the first quarters of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, the Company recognized ~~$7.0~~$7.5 million and ~~$7.9~~$7.0 million, respectively, of net gains on sales of securities.
The Company may continue to recognize losses due to other than temporary declines in security fair values in the future, and such losses may be significant. The extent of such losses will depend on, among other things, future developments in the United States and global economies, financial and credit markets, credit spreads, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, expected future cash flows from structured securities, the outlook for the performance by the security issuers of their obligations and changes in security values. The Company continuously monitors its investments in securities whose fair values are below the Company’s amortized cost pursuant to its procedures for evaluation for other than temporary impairment in valuation. See Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the section in the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —- Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” for a description of these procedures, which take into account a number of factors. It is not possible to predict the extent of any future changes in value, positive or negative, or the results of the future application of these procedures, with respect to these securities. For further information concerning the Company’s investment portfolio, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources —– Investments.”

Benefits and Expenses.Policyholder benefits and expenses were $471.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to $390.7 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 as compared to $359.7 million in the first quarter of 2010.~~2011. This increase ~~primarily~~ reflects ~~the~~an increase in premiums from the Company’s group employee benefit products discussed above, and does not reflect significant additions to reserves for prior years’ claims and claim expenses. However, there can be no assurance that future periods will not include additions to reserves of this type, which will depend on the Company’s future loss development. If the Company were to experience significant adverse loss development in the future, the Company’s results of operations could be materially adversely affected. This increase also reflects $30.7 million of merger-related corporate expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2012 relating to the pending merger with Tokio Marine. The combined ratio (loss ratio plus expense ratio) for group employee benefit products was ~~95.2%~~96.7% and ~~94.6%~~95.2% in the first quarters of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. The weighted average annualized crediting rate on the Company’s asset accumulation products was 4.0% ~~and 4.2%~~ in the first quarters of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010, respectively.~~
2011.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $9.4 million and $9.3 million in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $10.9 million in the first quarter of ~~2011~~2012 as compared to $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2010. This decrease primarily reflects a decrease in interest expense associated with the 2033 Senior Notes, which were redeemed during 2010, partially offset by an increase in interest expense associated with the 2020 Senior Notes, which were issued by the Company in the first quarter of 2010.
~~Income Tax Expense.~~~~Income tax expense was~~ $16.4 million in the first quarter of ~~2011 as compared to $9.9 million in~~2011. This decrease primarily reflects a lower level of operating income during the first quarter of ~~2010. This increase primarily reflects the decrease in the income tax benefit resulting from realized investment losses, as well as a higher level of operating income.~~2012. The Company’s effective tax rate was 23.8% in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to 24.6% ~~and 21.3%~~ in the first quarter of 2011, ~~and 2010, respectively.~~
primarily due to the higher proportion of net investment income represented by tax-exempt interest income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General.The Company’s current liquidity needs include principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings under its bank credit facility and interest payments on the 2020 Senior Notes and 2007 Junior Debentures, as well as funding its operating expenses and dividends to stockholders. The 2007 Junior Debentures will become due on May 15, 2037, but only to the extent that the Company has received sufficient net proceeds from the sale of certain specified qualifying capital securities. Any remaining outstanding principal amount will be due on May 1, 2067. The 2020 Senior Notes and 2007 Junior Debentures are not subject to any sinking fund requirements and contain certain provisions permitting their early redemption by the Company. For descriptions of these provisions, see Notes E and H to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K.
~~In December 2010,~~ The Company announced on April 27, 2012 that it plans to voluntarily delist from the New York Stock Exchange the 2007 Junior Debentures and to terminate the registration of 2007 Junior Debentures and the 2020 Senior Notes and its reporting obligations with respect to the 2007 Junior Debentures and the 2020 Senior Notes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. If the closing of the merger with Tokio Marine does not occur, the Company does not expect to proceed with such delisting and deregistration.
The Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and a group of banking institutions (the “Credit Agreement”)~~, which provides~~ providing for a revolving loan facility of ~~$175~~$205.0 million which matures on December 22, 2013 and a term loan facility of ~~$125~~$125.0 million which matures on December 22, 2015. ~~Concurrently with the consummation of the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated the Prior Credit Agreement, which was scheduled to expire in October 2011.~~ Interest on borrowings under the Credit Agreement is payable, at the Company’s election, either at a floating rate based on LIBOR plus a specified margin which varies based upon the specified ratings of the Company’s senior unsecured debt, as in effect from time to time, or a base rate equal to the highest of Bank of America’s prime rate, LIBOR plus a specified margin or the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. The Credit Agreement contains various financial and other affirmative and negative covenants, along with various representations and warranties. The covenants include, among others, a maximum Company consolidated debt to capital ratio, a minimum Company consolidated net worth, minimum statutory risk-based capital requirements for RSLIC and SNCC, and
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certain limitations on subsidiary indebtedness. As of March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, the
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Company was in compliance in all material respects with the financial and various other affirmative and negative covenants in the Credit Agreement. At March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, the Company had $125.0 million of outstanding borrowings and ~~$175.0~~$205.0 million of borrowings remaining available under the Credit Agreement.
As a holding company that does not conduct business operations in its own right, substantially all of the assets of the Company are comprised of its ownership interests in its insurance subsidiaries. In addition, the Company had approximately ~~$152.5~~$169.8 million of financial resources available at the holding company level at March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, primarily comprised of short-term investments, equity securities and investments in investment subsidiaries whose assets are primarily invested in investment funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Other sources of liquidity at the holding company level include dividends paid from subsidiaries, primarily generated from operating cash flows and investments, and borrowings under the Credit Agreement. During ~~2011,~~2012, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries will be permitted, without prior regulatory approval, to make dividend payments totaling ~~$98.0~~$91.1 million, in addition to the dividend payments of ~~$53.8~~$58.0 million made during the first three months of ~~2011.~~2012. However, the level of dividends that could be paid consistent with maintaining the insurance subsidiaries’ RBC and other measures of capital adequacy at levels consistent with its current claims-paying and financial strength ratings from rating agencies is likely to be substantially lower than such amount. In general, dividends from the Company’s non-insurance subsidiaries are not subject to regulatory or other restrictions. In addition, the Company is presently categorized as a ~~well known~~well-known seasoned issuer under Rule 405 of the Securities Act. As such, the Company has the ability to file automatically effective shelf registration statements for unspecified amounts of different securities, allowing for immediate, on-demand offerings.
During the first quarter of 2006, the Company issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed and floating rate funding agreements which had maturities of three to five years in connection with the issuance by an unconsolidated special purpose vehicle of funding agreement-backed notes in a corresponding principal amount. Based on the Company’s investment at risk compared to that of the holders of the funding agreement-backed notes, the Company concluded that it was not the primary beneficiary of the special purpose vehicle that issued the funding agreement-backed notes. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company repaid $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate funding agreements at their maturity. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company repaid the remaining $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate funding agreements at their maturity.
The Company and its subsidiaries expect available sources of liquidity to exceed their current and long-term cash requirements.
Investments.The Company’s overall investment strategy emphasizes safety and liquidity, while seeking the best available return, by focusing on, among other things, managing the Company’s interest-sensitive assets and liabilities and seeking to minimize the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. The Company’s investment portfolio, which totaled ~~$6,746.1~~$7,919.7 million at March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, consists primarily of investments in fixed maturity securities available for sale, short-term investments, mortgage loans and equity securities. The Company’s investment portfolio also includes investments in investment funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies and trading account securities which collectively totaled ~~$321.0~~$321.9 million at March 31, 2011. At March 31, 2011, the total carrying value of the portfolio of private placement corporate loans, mortgage loans, real estate and interests in limited partnerships and limited liability companies managed on the Company’s behalf by Fortress Investment Group LLC was $37.7 million.
2012.
During the first three months of ~~2011,~~2012, the ~~market~~fair value of the Company’s available for sale fixed maturity investment portfolio, in relation to its amortized cost, increased by ~~$20.3~~$150.6 million from year-end ~~2010,~~2011, before the related decrease in the cost of business acquired of ~~$4.6~~$15.6 million and a decrease in the federal income tax provision of ~~$5.5~~$47.3 million. At March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation, before the related income tax expense or benefit and the related adjustment to cost of business acquired, with respect to the available for sale fixed maturity securities in the Company’s portfolio totaled ~~$242.6~~$438.1 million (of which ~~$186.1~~$367.6 million was attributable to investment grade securities) and ~~$156.2~~$79.0 million (of which ~~$93.1~~$27.6 million was attributable to investment grade securities), respectively. During the first three months of ~~2011,~~2012, the Company recognized pre-tax net investment ~~losses~~gains of ~~$2.0~~$1.0 million. The weighted average credit rating of the securities in the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio having ratings by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, based upon the highest of the ratings assigned to the respective securities, was “A” at March 31, ~~2011.~~2012. While ratings of this type are intended to address credit risk, they do not address other risks, such as prepayment and extension risks.
See “Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements Regarding Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results,” and Part I, Item 1A of the 2010 Form 10-K, “Risk Factors”, for a discussion of various risks relating to the Company’s investment portfolio.
Cash Flows. Operating activities increased cash by ~~$117.4~~$94.0 million and ~~$101.5~~$117.4 million in the first three months of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. Net investing activities used ~~$95.7~~$179.1 million and ~~$144.1~~$95.7 million of cash during the first three months of ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively, primarily for the purchase of securities. Financing activities ~~used $1.5~~provided $100.3 million of cash during the first three months of 2012, principally from deposits to policyholder accounts. During the first three months of 2011, financing activities used $1.5 million of cash, reflecting, among other things, the repayment of $65.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed rate funding agreements at their maturity. ~~During the first three months of 2010, financing activities provided $39.0 million of cash,~~
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~~principally from the issuance of the 2020 Senior Notes, partially offset by the full repayment of the then outstanding borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement.~~
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in the Company’s exposure to market risk or its management of such risk since December 31, ~~2010.~~
2011.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and ~~Senior Vice President and Treasurer (the individual who acts in the capacity of chief financial officer)~~Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and ~~Senior Vice President and Treasurer,~~CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Forward-Looking Statements And Cautionary Statements Regarding Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results
In connection with, and because it desires to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company cautions readers regarding certain forward-looking statements in the above “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in any other statement made by, or on behalf of, the Company, whether in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, prospects, outlooks or other developments. Some forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “judgment,” “outlook,” “effort,” “attempt,” “achieve,” “project” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. Examples of such uncertainties and contingencies include, among other important factors, those affecting the insurance industry generally, such as the economic and interest rate environment, federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, including but not limited to changes in financial services, employee benefit and tax laws and regulations, changes in accounting rules and interpretations thereof, market pricing and competitive trends relating to insurance products and services, acts of terrorism or war, and the availability and cost of reinsurance, and those relating specifically to the Company’s business, such as the level of its insurance premiums and fee income, the claims experience, persistency and other factors affecting the profitability of its insurance products, the performance of its investment portfolio and changes in the Company’s investment strategy, acquisitions of companies or blocks of business, and ratings by major rating organizations of the Company and its insurance subsidiaries. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Certain of these uncertainties and contingencies are described in more detail in Part I, Item 1A of the ~~2010~~2011 Form 10-K, “Risk Factors”. The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking information.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
~~A putative class action, Moore v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance~~
The Company, ~~was filed~~Mr. Rosenkranz, certain other members of the Company’s management, members of the Company’s board of directors, Tokio Marine and TM Sub have been named as defendants in four lawsuits brought by and on behalf of the Company’s stockholders in the ~~United States District~~ Court ~~for~~of Chancery of the ~~Northern District~~State of ~~Mississippi~~Delaware (the “Court”) challenging certain aspects of the merger. These lawsuits have been consolidated by the Court into a single action known asIn re Delphi Financial Group Shareholder Litigation, Consolidated C.A. No. 7144-VCG. On February 16, 2012, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint in ~~July 2008 against~~the consolidated action, which alleges, among other things, that Mr. Rosenkranz has breached his fiduciary duties by (1) engaging in improper related-party transactions and using the Company’s ~~subsidiary, RSLIC.~~resources to run a competing business, and (2) appropriating for himself a disproportionate amount of the merger consideration through (a) an incremental premium being paid to Class B stockholders and (b) an alleged agreement with Tokio Marine to compensate Mr. Rosenkranz in connection with the related-party transactions referred to above. The ~~action challenges RSLIC’s ability~~second amended complaint further alleges that the Company’s directors have breached their fiduciary duties by (1) approving the merger agreement, which the plaintiffs allege to ~~pay certain insurance policy benefits through~~be unfair to the Company’s public stockholders, (2) approving the payment of additional consideration to the Class B stockholders, and (3) structuring the vote on a ~~mechanism commonly known~~proposed amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation in an improperly coercive manner. In addition, the complaint alleges that members of the Company’s management breached their fiduciary duties to the Company’s public stockholders by aiding Mr. Rosenkranz in seeking additional merger consideration. The complaint alleges that Mr. Rosenkranz and the Company breached the implied covenant of good faith allegedly inherent in the ~~insurance industry~~Company’s certificate of incorporation. The second amended complaint also alleges that Tokio Marine and TM Sub aided and abetted these alleged breaches. Finally, the second amended complaint alleges that the preliminary proxy statement omitted material information and provided materially misleading information. Based on these allegations, the second amended complaint in the consolidated action seeks, among other relief, certain injunctive relief, including enjoining the merger, and damages. It also purports to seek recovery of the costs of the actions, including attorneys’ fees.
In a memorandum opinion, issued March 6, 2012, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction in the consolidated action.
On April 9, 2012, the Company announced that a settlement in principle had been reached, contingent on, among other things, definitive documentation and Court approval. If the settlement is finalized and approved, Delphi’s Class A stockholders and certain option holders as of the effective time of the merger, other than the defendants to the consolidated action and their affiliates, will receive a ~~retained asset account~~payment equal to $49 million less plaintiffs’ counsel fees and ~~contains related claims~~expenses, which have not yet been determined, and less other administrative expenses such as the costs of ~~breach of fiduciary duty~~providing notice to stockholders and ~~prohibited transactions under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.~~option holders. The ~~parties have entered into an agreement to settle this litigation, which is~~payment will be made after and subject to ~~the~~ approval of the ~~court,~~settlement by the Court. A hearing to consider the settlement is expected to occur subsequent to the closing of the merger. The amount of plaintiffs’ counsel fees and ~~have filed a motion with~~expenses will be determined at or after the time the Court decides whether to approve the settlement agreement.
The settlement is contingent upon, among other things, completion of the merger and approval by the Court. In the event the court ~~seeking such approval. It~~does not approve the settlement or the other conditions are not satisfied, the Delphi defendants will continue to vigorously defend all claims. The payment described above is ~~not anticipated that this settlement, if approved~~separate and ~~effectuated, will have~~distinct from the merger consideration payable to Delphi’s Class A stockholders.
On April 24, 2012, pursuant to a ~~material adverse effect on~~stipulation among the ~~Company’s results~~parties to the action, Harold F. Ilg, a former director of ~~operations, liquidity or financial condition.~~
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the Company, was dismissed as a defendant from the action with prejudice.
In addition, the Company is a party to various ~~other~~ litigation and proceedings in the ordinary course of its business, primarily involving its subsidiaries’ insurance operations. In some cases, these proceedings entail claims ~~against the Company~~ for punitive damages and similar types of relief. The ultimate disposition of such litigation and proceedings is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following discussion, which supplements the significant factors that may affect our business and operations described in Part I, Item 1A of the ~~2010~~ 2011.
Form 10-K, “Risk Factors”, updates and ~~supercedes~~supersedes the discussion contained therein relating to this risk factor.

Certain risks and uncertainties are associated with the pending merger with Tokio Marine.
On December 21, 2011, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Tokio Marine and TM Sub pursuant to which all of the Company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by Tokio Marine. While the Company expects that the merger with Tokio Marine will close on or about May 15, 2012, certain risks and uncertainties remain associated with the merger. For example, the merger may not be consummated in the time frame or manner currently anticipated or at all, as a result of several factors, including, among other things, the failure of one or more of the merger agreement’s closing conditions to be satisfied. There can be no assurance that the closing conditions will be satisfied or, to the extent permitted, waived or that other events will not intervene to delay or result in the termination of the merger. If the merger is not completed, the price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock may decrease to the extent that the current market price of such stock reflects an assumption that the merger will be consummated. Pending the closing of the merger, the merger agreement also restricts the Company from engaging in certain actions without Tokio Marine’s consent, which could prevent the Company from pursuing opportunities that may arise prior to the closing of the merger. Any delay in closing or a failure to close could have a negative impact on the Company’s business and the Company’s stock price as well as the relationships of the Company’s subsidiaries with customers or employees, as well as a negative impact on the Company’s ability to pursue alternative strategic transactions and/or the Company’s ability to implement alternative business plans. In addition, if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, the Company would be required to pay a termination fee of $82 million to Tokio Marine.
The Company’s ~~financial position and~~business could be adversely impacted as a result of uncertainty related to the pending merger.
The pending merger with Tokio Marine could cause disruptions to the Company’s business or business relationships, which could have an adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. For example, the attention of the Company’s management may be ~~adversely impacted by changes in accounting rules and in~~directed to merger-related considerations; the ~~interpretations of such rules.~~
~~The~~ Company’s ~~financial position and results of operations are reported in accordance~~employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with ~~GAAP, in the case of~~ the Company, and in accordance with statutory accounting principles, in the case of the statutory financial statements of its insurance subsidiaries. Changes in the applicable GAAP or statutory accounting rules, or in the interpretations of such rules,which may adversely affect the Company’s ability to hire and ~~such subsidiaries’ reported financial positions~~retain key personnel; and ~~results of operations.~~
~~On January 1, 2011,~~parties with which the Company ~~adopted, on a retrospective basis, guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board limiting the extent to which an insurer~~has business relationships may ~~capitalize costs incurred in the acquisition of an insurance contract. The guidance provides that, in order to be capitalized, such costs must be incremental and directly related~~experience uncertainty as to the ~~acquisition~~future of ~~a new~~such relationships and seek alternative relationships with third parties or ~~renewal insurance contract. Insurers may only capitalize costs related~~seek to ~~successful efforts in attaining a contract and advertising costs may only be capitalized if certain direct response advertising criteria are met. As a result of its adoption,~~alter their present business relationships with the Company. In addition, the Company ~~made an after-tax reduction~~has incurred, and will continue to ~~its retained earnings at January 1, 2010~~incur, significant costs, expenses and fees for professional services and other transaction costs in connection with the ~~amount~~merger, and many of ~~$60.0 million, net~~these fees and costs are payable regardless of ~~an income tax benefit of $32.3 million, which represents~~whether or not the net reduction in deferred policy acquisition cost included in cost of business acquired on the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, this adoption resulted in the restatement of certain financial information for 2010.
merger is consummated.
~~Item 6. Exhibits~~
Item 6. Exhibits
11.1    Computation of Results per Share of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Note GF to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein)
31.1    Certification by the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)
31.2    Certification by the ~~Senior~~Executive Vice President and ~~Treasurer~~Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)
32.1    Certification of Periodic Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.    The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on ~~From~~Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, ~~2011,~~2012, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 ~~and 2010; (ii)~~(iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and December 31, ~~2010; (iii)~~2011; (iv) Consolidated ~~Statements~~Statement of Equity for the three months ended March ~~31,2011~~31, 2012 and ~~2010; (iv)~~2011; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010;~~2011; and ~~(v)~~(vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial ~~Statements, tagged as blocks of text.~~Statements.
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SIGNATURES
~~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.
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
/s/ ROBERT ROSENKRANZ
Robert Rosenkranz
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ STEPHAN KIRATSOUS
~~/s/ THOMAS W. BURGHART~~
~~Thomas W. Burghart~~
~~Senior~~
Stephan Kiratsous
Executive Vice President and ~~Treasurer~~
~~(Principal Accounting and~~Chief Financial ~~Officer)~~
Officer
Date: May ~~10, 2011~~
09, 2012
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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2011			2010
				(Restated)
Revenue:
Premium and fee income	$	376,399		$	347,763
Net investment income		92,294			84,050
Net realized investment losses:
Total other than temporary impairment losses		(7,539	)		(27,273	)
Portion of other than temporary impairment losses (reclassified from) recognized in other comprehensive income		(1,479	)		4,275

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(9,018	)		(22,998	)
Other net realized investment gains		7,046			7,892

Net realized investment losses		(1,972	)		(15,106	)

Total revenues		466,721			416,707


Benefits and expenses:
Benefits, claims and interest credited to policyholders		271,265			246,321
Commissions		22,568			21,396
Amortization of cost of business acquired		18,961			17,063
Other operating expenses		77,909			74,870

		390,703			359,650


Operating income		76,018			57,057
Interest expense:
Corporate debt		6,010			7,323
Junior subordinated debentures		3,242			3,241

		9,252			10,564


Income before income tax expense		66,766			46,493

Income tax expense		16,395			9,912


Net income		50,371			36,581

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		147			65


Net income attributable to shareholders	$	50,224		$	36,516


Basic results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	0.90		$	0.66

Diluted results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	0.89		$	0.66

Dividends paid per share of common stock	$	0.11		$	0.10


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Revenue:
Premium and fee income	$	418,385		$	376,399
Net investment income		105,780			92,294
Net realized investment gains (losses):
Total other than temporary impairment losses		(6,791	)		(7,539	)
Portion of other than temporary impairment losses recognized in (reclassified from) other comprehensive income		368			(1,479	)

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(6,423	)		(9,018	)
Other net realized investment gains		7,454			7,046

Net realized investment gains (losses)		1,031			(1,972	)

		525,196			466,721


Benefits and expenses:
Benefits, claims and interest credited to policyholders		311,531			271,265
Commissions		22,696			22,568
Amortization of cost of business acquired		21,333			18,961
Other operating expenses		116,243			77,909

		471,803			390,703


Operating income		53,393			76,018

Interest expense:
Corporate debt		6,130			6,010
Junior subordinated debentures		3,242			3,242

		9,372			9,252


Income before income tax expense		44,021			66,766

Income tax expense		10,923			16,395


Net income		33,098			50,371

Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(1,842	)		147


Net income attributable to shareholders	$	34,940		$	50,224


Basic results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	0.62		$	0.90

Diluted results per share of common stock:
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	0.60		$	0.89

Dividends paid per share of common stock	$	0.12		$	0.11


	March 31,			December 31,
	2011			2010
				(Restated)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale	$	5,865,382		$	5,717,090
Short-term investments		267,389			334,215
Other investments		613,343			498,678

		6,746,114			6,549,983
Cash		93,025			72,806
Cost of business acquired		151,777			149,325
Reinsurance receivables		355,241			360,255
Goodwill		93,929			93,929
Other assets		335,536			311,577
Assets held in separate account		129,428			123,674

Total assets	$	7,905,050		$	7,661,549


Liabilities and Equity:
Future policy benefits:
Life	$	338,324		$	331,816
Disability and accident		820,387			812,258
Unpaid claims and claim expenses:
Life		57,217			53,763
Disability and accident		460,083			457,642
Casualty		1,371,942			1,314,910
Policyholder account balances		1,756,144			1,753,744
Corporate debt		375,000			375,000
Junior subordinated debentures		175,000			175,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		55,342			55,342
Other liabilities and policyholder funds		770,307			673,270
Liabilities related to separate account		129,428			123,674

Total liabilities		6,309,174			6,126,419


Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 56,606,884 and 56,463,776 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		566			565
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,981,049 shares issued and outstanding		60			60
Additional paid-in capital		688,300			682,816
Accumulated other comprehensive income		41,206			30,932
Retained earnings		1,057,435			1,013,369
Treasury stock, at cost; 7,761,216 shares of Class A Common Stock, and 227,216 shares of Class B Common Stock		(197,246	)		(197,246	)

Total shareholders’ equity		1,590,321			1,530,496
Noncontrolling interest		5,555			4,634

Total equity		1,595,876			1,535,130

Total liabilities and equity	$	7,905,050		$	7,661,549


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale	$	6,827,169		$	6,489,637
Short-term investments		141,521			277,552
Investment accounts receivable		77,189			24,406
Other investments		873,793			678,133

		7,919,672			7,469,728
Cash		109,180			93,898
Cost of business acquired		149,128			156,675
Reinsurance receivables		363,726			365,391
Premiums receivable		193,297			154,612
Accrued investment income		73,190			74,672
Goodwill		93,929			93,929
Other assets		113,950			108,138
Assets held in separate account		124,068			117,365

Total assets	$	9,140,140		$	8,634,408


Liabilities and Equity:
Future policy benefits:
Life	$	334,764		$	328,678
Disability and accident		858,442			845,750
Unpaid claims and claim expenses:
Life		53,728			57,049
Disability and accident		489,129			481,826
Casualty		1,571,758			1,506,129
Policyholder account balances		2,171,804			2,100,675
Unearned premium reserve		253,495			192,261
Corporate debt		375,000			375,000
Junior subordinated debentures		175,000			175,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		55,342			55,342
Investment accounts payable		85,627			41,719
Net deferred tax liability		193,316			135,559
Other liabilities and policyholder funds		448,904			442,172
Liabilities related to separate account		124,068			117,365

Total liabilities		7,190,377			6,854,525


Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 58,398,268 and 56,798,526 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		584			568
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 6,338,773 shares issued and outstanding		63			63
Additional paid-in capital		759,980			705,036
Accumulated other comprehensive income		195,848			107,529
Retained earnings		1,193,968			1,165,756
Treasury stock, at cost; 8,182,716 shares of Class A Common Stock and 227,216 shares of Class B Common Stock		(206,931	)		(206,931	)

Total shareholders’ equity		1,943,512			1,772,021
Noncontrolling interest		6,251			7,862

Total equity		1,949,763			1,779,883

Total liabilities and equity	$	9,140,140		$	8,634,408


								Accumulated
	Class A		Class B			Additional		Other									Total			Non-
	Common		Common			Paid in		Comprehensive			Retained			Treasury			Shareholders’			controlling			Total
	Stock		Stock			Capital		Income (Loss)			Earnings			Stock			Equity			Interest			Equity
Balance, January 1, 2010	$	560	$	60		$	661,895	$	(33,956	)	$	927,706		$	(197,246	)	$	1,359,019		$	3,546		$	1,362,565
Cumulative effect adjustment		—		—			—		—			(60,002	)		—			(60,002	)		—			(60,002	)

Adjusted balance January 1, 2010		560		60			661,895		(33,956	)		867,704			(197,246	)		1,299,017			3,546			1,302,563


Net income		—		—			—		—			36,516			—			36,516			65			36,581
Other comprehensive income:
Decrease in net unrealized depreciation on investments		—		—			—		24,050			—			—			24,050			—			24,050
Increase in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			—		(1,437	)		—			—			(1,437	)		—			(1,437	)
Decrease in net loss on cash flow hedge		—		—			—		196			—			—			196			—			196
Change in net periodic pension cost		—		—			—		51			—			—			51			—			51

Comprehensive income												—						59,376			65			59,441
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(2,053	)		(2,053	)
Exercise of stock options		1		—			4,044		—			—			—			4,045			—			4,045
Stock-based compensation		—		—			1,788		—			—			—			1,788			—			1,788
Cash dividends		—		—	��		—		—			(5,524	)		—			(5,524	)		—			(5,524	)


Balance, March 31, 2010	$	561	$	60		$	667,727	$	(11,096	)	$	898,696		$	(197,246	)	$	1,358,702		$	1,558		$	1,360,260


Balance, January 1, 2011	$	565	$	60		$	682,816	$	30,932		$	1,013,369		$	(197,246	)	$	1,530,496		$	4,634		$	1,535,130


Net income		—		—			—		—			50,224			—			50,224			147			50,371
Other comprehensive income:
Increase in net unrealized appreciation on investments		—		—			—		5,804			—			—			5,804			—			5,804
Decrease in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			—		4,393			—			—			4,393			—			4,393
Change in net periodic pension cost		—		—			—		77			—			—			77			—			77

Comprehensive income												—						60,498			147			60,645
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership		—		—			—		—			—			—			—			774			774
Exercise of stock options		1		—			4,343		—			—			—			4,344			—			4,344
Stock-based compensation		—		—			1,141		—			—			—			1,141			—			1,141
Cash dividends		—		—			—		—			(6,158	)		—			(6,158	)		—			(6,158	)


Balance, March 31, 2011	$	566	$	60		$	688,300	$	41,206		$	1,057,435		$	(197,246	)	$	1,590,321		$	5,555		$	1,595,876


	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total Shareholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
Balance, January 1, 2011	$	565	$	60	$	682,816		$	30,932	$	1,013,369		$	(197,246	)	$	1,530,496		$	4,634		$	1,535,130

Net income		—		—		—			—		50,224			—			50,224			147			50,371
Change in other comprehensive income		—		—		—			10,274		—			—			10,274			—			10,274
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership		—		—		—			—		—			—			—			774			774
Issuance of deferred and restricted shares and exercise of stock options		1		—		4,343			—		—			—			4,344			—			4,344
Stock-based compensation		—		—		1,141			—		—			—			1,141			—			1,141
Cash dividends		—		—		—			—		(6,158	)		—			(6,158	)		—			(6,158	)


Balance, March 31, 2011	$	566	$	60	$	688,300		$	41,206	$	1,057,435		$	(197,246	)	$	1,590,321		$	5,555		$	1,595,876


Balance, January 1, 2012	$	568	$	63	$	705,036		$	107,529	$	1,165,756		$	(206,931	)	$	1,772,021		$	7,862		$	1,779,883

Net income (loss)		—		—		—			—		34,940			—			34,940			(1,842	)		33,098
Change in other comprehensive income		—		—		—			88,319		—			—			88,319			—			88,319
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership		—		—		—			—		—			—			—			231			231
Issuance of deferred and restricted shares and exercise of stock options		16		—		62,281			—		—			—			62,297			—			62,297
Stock-based compensation		—		—		(7,337	)		—		—			—			(7,337	)		—			(7,337	)
Cash dividends		—		—		—			—		(6,728	)		—			(6,728	)		—			(6,728	)


Balance, March 31, 2012	$	584	$	63	$	759,980		$	195,848	$	1,193,968		$	(206,931	)	$	1,943,512		$	6,251		$	1,949,763


	March 31, 2011
			Gross Unrealized
								Other Than
	Amortized							Temporary			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Impairments			Value
					(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	649,441	$	36,148	$	(1,816	)	$	—		$	683,773
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		773,428		79,459		(18,913	)		(18,016	)		815,958
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		38,642		703		(2,289	)		(139	)		36,917
Corporate securities		1,583,511		79,187		(19,039	)		(389	)		1,643,270
Collateralized debt obligations		192,099		9,399		(18,208	)		(1,458	)		181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		178,224		3,816		(4,194	)		—			177,846
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		113,439		65		(2,053	)		—			111,451
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,250,217		33,823		(69,705	)		—			2,214,335

Total fixed maturity securities	$	5,779,001	$	242,600	$	(136,217	)	$	(20,002	)	$	5,865,382


	December 31, 2010
			Gross Unrealized
								Other Than
	Amortized							Temporary			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Impairments			Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	626,494	$	38,586	$	(1,379	)	$	—		$	663,701
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		800,380		77,742		(27,518	)		(24,896	)		825,708
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		35,863		300		(3,020	)		(139	)		33,004
Corporate securities		1,466,561		81,919		(18,761	)		—			1,529,719
Collateralized debt obligations		199,594		3,652		(26,337	)		(1,725	)		175,184
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		269,264		6,001		(3,362	)		—			271,903
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		113,446		107		(2,012	)		—			111,541
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,138,994		36,421		(69,085	)		—			2,106,330

Total fixed maturity securities	$	5,650,596	$	244,728	$	(151,474	)	$	(26,760	)	$	5,717,090

		$6,274,590		$6,274,590		$6,274,590			$6,274,590			$6,274,590
	March 31, 2012
			Gross Unrealized
	Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses			Other Than Temporary Impairments			Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	520,634	$	54,259	$	(68	)	$	—		$	574,825
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		957,752		66,292		(14,435	)		(17,439	)		992,170
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		190,530		11,172		(3,466	)		(39	)		198,197
Corporate securities		1,738,458		102,003		(14,889	)		(378	)		1,825,194
Collateralized debt obligations		289,437		12,744		(19,088	)		(22	)		283,071
Foreign government securities		137,802		11,083		(2,861	)		—			146,024
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		119,478		5,586		(606	)		—			124,458
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		38,089		106		(249	)		—			37,946
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,475,876		174,828		(5,420	)		—			2,645,284

Total fixed maturity securities	$	6,468,056	$	438,073	$	(61,082	)	$	(17,878	)	$	6,827,169

		$1,067,809		$1,067,809			$1,067,809		$1,067,809			$1,067,809		$1,067,809
	March 31, 2012
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
						(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	7,489	$	(41	)	$	194	$	(27	)	$	7,683	$	(68	)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		141,479		(5,295	)		167,360		(26,579	)		308,839		(31,874	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		45,937		(3,466	)		5		(39	)		45,942		(3,505	)
Corporate securities		298,662		(8,855	)		40,417		(6,412	)		339,079		(15,267	)
Collateralized debt obligations		82,953		(3,115	)		76,582		(15,995	)		159,535		(19,110	)
Foreign government securities		60,391		(2,861	)		—		—			60,391		(2,861	)
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		30,384		(206	)		7,281		(400	)		37,665		(606	)
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		28,199		(249	)		—		—			28,199		(249	)
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		88,668		(1,578	)		24,259		(3,842	)		112,927		(5,420	)

Total fixed maturity securities	$	784,162	$	(25,666	)	$	316,098	$	(53,294	)	$	1,100,260	$	(78,960	)


	Non-Agency Prime RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		BB and Below⁽¹⁾		Total
	(dollars in thousands)

2001 and prior	$	—	$	1,121	$	—	$	—	$	207	$	1,328
2002		5,579		—		2,269		—		1,375		9,223
2003		69,764		1,235		—		2,084		10,739		83,822
2004		19,876		8,354		17,184		9,103		6,312		60,829
2005		5,327		85		6,387		—		117,464		129,263
2006		13,737		—		—		—		59,169		72,906
2007		4,106		—		—		—		118,476		122,582
2008		—		687		—		—		366		1,053

Total	$	118,389	$	11,482	$	25,840	$	11,187	$	314,108	$	481,006


	Non-Agency Prime RMBS— Fair Value
									BB and
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		Below⁽¹⁾		Total
					(dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior	$	1,999	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,999
2002		11,269		202		2,073		—		659		14,203
2003		72,265		1,952		2,574		3,899		10,024		90,714
2004		40,532		1,399		—		4,817		6,733		53,481
2005		11,796		5,869		1,556		18,205		65,155		102,581
2006		15,173		627		—		—		25,216		41,016
2007		5,552		—		—		—		80,685		86,237
2008		921		—		—		—		511		1,432

Total	$	159,507	$	10,049	$	6,203	$	26,921	$	188,983	$	391,663


⁽¹⁾		The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of ~~$169.6~~$277.6 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.


	Non-Agency Alt-A RMBS—Fair Value
									BB and
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		Below⁽¹⁾		Total
					(dollars in thousands)
2001 and prior	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,722	$	—	$	1,722
2002		149		1,614		—		—		—		1,763
2003		45,568		—		—		—		1,691		47,259
2004		20,971		1,756		1,482		—		1,737		25,946
2005		7,348		17,936		—		1,130		39,017		65,431
2006		13,202		—		—		8,073		69,960		91,235
2007		279		—		—		—		119,652		119,931
2010		—		—		3,892		—		—		3,892

Total	$	87,517	$	21,306	$	5,374	$	10,925	$	232,057	$	357,179


	Non-Agency Alt-A RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		BB and Below⁽¹⁾		Total
	(dollars in thousands)

2001 and prior	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,525	$	—	$	1,525
2002		184		—		1,249		—		—		1,433
2003		39,060		—		—		—		747		39,807
2004		13,514		3,473		665		1,149		5,323		24,124
2005		1,934		—		4,412		—		85,346		91,692
2006		7,430		—		38		—		83,540		91,008
2007		224		—		—		—		138,663		138,887
2010		—		—		3,960		—		—		3,960

Total	$	62,346	$	3,473	$	10,324	$	2,674	$	313,619	$	392,436


	Non-Agency Subprime RMBS – Fair Value
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		BB and Below⁽¹⁾		Total
	(dollars in thousands)

2003	$	9,235	$	—	$	885	$	—	$	—	$	10,120
2004		8,768		—		—		—		2,665		11,433
2005		10,771		1,143		6,276		—		25,677		43,867
2006		—		—		456		1,171		45,301		46,928
2007		—		—		—		—		6,380		6,380

Total	$	28,774	$	1,143	$	7,617	$	1,171	$	80,023	$	118,728


	Non-Agency Subprime RMBS—Fair Value
									BB and
Vintage	AAA		AA		A		BBB		Below⁽¹⁾		Total
					(dollars in thousands)
2003	$	11,064	$	—	$	1,155	$	—	$	—	$	12,219
2004		10,528		—		—		211		3,517		14,256
2005		18,875		—		—		—		17,822		36,697
2006		—		—		—		1,777		910		2,687
2007		—		—		—		—		1,257		1,257

Total	$	40,467	$	—	$	1,155	$	1,988	$	23,506	$	67,116


~~(1)~~		The securities enumerated in this column include securities having a total of $20.3 million in fair value that have received the equivalent of an investment grade rating from the NAIC under its process which takes into account, among other things, the discounts at which the Company originally purchased the securities and modeling of the potential losses with respect to the securities’ underlying loans.


	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2011			2010
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	79,602		$	89,658
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was not previously recognized		732			6,987
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized		7,666			7,501
Reductions due to sales, maturities, pay downs or prepayments of securities for which an other than temporary impairment was previously recognized		(7,826	)		(18,054	)

Balance at the end of the period	$	80,174		$	86,092


	March 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
			(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	683,773	$	—	$	673,574	$	10,199
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		815,958		—		775,893		40,065
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		36,917		—		35,745		1,172
Corporate securities		1,643,270		907		1,569,339		73,024
Collateralized debt obligations		181,832		—		—		181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		177,846		126,126		43,605		8,115
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		111,451		—		82,133		29,318
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,214,335		1,343		2,212,992		—
Other investments		154,738		149,174		—		5,564
Assets held in separate account		129,428		—		—		129,428

Total	$	6,149,548	$	277,550	$	5,393,281	$	478,717


Liabilities:
Other liabilities	$	85,598	$	85,598	$	—	$	—


	December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	668,584	$	—	$	660,632	$	7,952
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		820,637		—		796,243		24,394
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		96,683		—		95,981		702
Corporate securities		1,707,497		—		1,539,274		168,223
Collateralized debt obligations		258,071		—		157		257,914
Foreign government securities		257,281		—		256,015		1,266
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		103,837		69,867		26,330		7,640
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		42,379		—		40,531		1,848
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,534,668		—		2,527,370		7,298
Other investments		359,624		353,729		—		5,895
Assets held in separate account		117,365		—		—		117,365

Total	$	6,966,626	$	423,596	$	5,942,533	$	600,497


Liabilities:
Other liabilities	$	85,123	$	85,123	$	—	$	—


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
						Total Gains
						(Losses)
			Total Gains			Included in
	Balance at		(Losses)			Other Com-											Transfers		Transfers			Balance
	Beginning		Included in			prehensive											Into		Out of			End of the
	of Year		Earnings			Income			Purchases			Issuances		Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			Period
												(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage- backed securities	$	11,266	$	(19	)	$	(60	)	$	—		$	—	$	(988	)	$	—	$	—		$	10,199
Non-agency residential mortgage- backed securities		37,520		139			(283	)		3,871			—		(1,182	)		—		—			40,065
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		1,327		—			(14	)		—			—		(141	)		—		—			1,172
Corporate securities		60,968		(26	)		(1,063	)		18,576			—		(3,573	)		1,645		(3,503	)		73,024
Collateralized debt obligations		175,184		2,201			14,144			—	��		—		(9,697	)		—		—			181,832
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		9,015		(3	)		(791	)		—			—		(106	)		—		—			8,115
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		4,020		6			(10	)		23,269			—		—			2,033		—			29,318
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		2,855		—			(63	)		—			—		—			—		(2,792	)		—
Other investments		6,449		—			65			3			—		—			—		(953	)		5,564
Assets held in separate account		123,674		—			—			5,754			—		—			—		—			129,428

Total	$	432,278	$	2,298		$	11,925		$	51,473		$	—	$	(15,687	)	$	3,678	$	(7,248	)	$	478,717


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Balance at Beginning of Year		Total Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings			Total Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income⁽²⁾			Purchases		Issuances		Settlements			Transfers Into Level 3 ⁽³⁾		Transfers Out of Level 3 ⁽⁴⁾			Balance End of the Period
	(dollars in thousands)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities	$	7,952	$	(18	)	$	(27	)	$	10,366	$	—	$	(957	)	$	—	$	—		$	17,316
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities		24,394		74			381			—		—		(1,015	)		—		—			23,834
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		702		22			555			6,222		—		(153	)		—		—			7,348
Corporate securities		168,223		184			3,435			22,911		—		(8,185	)		411		(7,873	)		179,106
Collateralized debt obligations		257,914		(2,001	)		20,229			17,610		—		(10,807	)		—		—			282,945
Foreign government securities		1,266		19			—			1,171		—		(1,245	)		—		—			1,211
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government guaranteed securities		7,640		(3	)		77			254		—		(99	)		4,743		—			12,612
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities		1,848		10			(8	)		—		—		(1,850	)		—		—			—
Obligations of U.S. states, municipalities and political subdivisions		7,298		5			24			—		—		—			—		—			7,327
Other investments		5,895		159			2			9,561		—		(739	)		—		—			14,878
Assets held in separate account⁽¹⁾		117,365		7,299			—			15,891		—		(16,487	)		—		—			124,068

Total	$	600,497	$	5,750		$	24,668		$	83,986	$	—	$	(41,537	)	$	5,154	$	(7,873	)	$	670,645


	March 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Short-term investments	$	267,389	$	267,389	$	334,215	$	334,215
Other investments		458,605		458,605		351,678		351,678

Liabilities:
Policyholder account balances	$	1,667,250	$	1,767,406	$	1,662,932	$	1,761,795
Corporate debt		375,000		408,450		375,000		402,618
Junior subordinated debentures		175,000		167,491		175,000		161,541
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		55,342		70,006		55,342		70,046
Liabilities related to separate account		129,428		129,428		123,674		123,674


	March 31, 2012
	Carrying Value		Fair Value Total		Fair Value Level 2		Fair Value Level 3
	(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Short-term investments	$	141,521	$	141,521	$	141,521	$	—
Investment accounts receivable		77,189		77,189		—		77,189
Other investments		331,650		331,650		—		331,650

Liabilities:
Policyholder account balances	$	2,092,555	$	2,170,052	$	—	$	2,170,052
Corporate debt		375,000		418,808		418,808		—
Junior subordinated debentures		175,000		173,390		173,390		—
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		55,342		74,365		74,365		—
Investment accounts payable		85,627		85,627		—		85,627
Liabilities related to separate account		124,068		124,068		—		124,068


(1)		Primarily consists of operations from integrated disability and absence management services and certain corporate activities. Operating income results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 includes $30.7 million of merger-related corporate expenses.


Expected volatility	43.9	%
Expected dividends	1.4	%
Expected lives of options (in years)	6.0
Risk-free rate	2.6	%


						Weighted
				Weighted		Average		Aggregate
	Number			Average		Remaining		Intrinsic
	of			Exercise		Contractual		Value
Options	Options			Price		Term		($000)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011		3,989,995		$	29.10
Granted		494,012			30.94
Exercised		(117,701	)		23.78
Forfeited		(1,800	)		21.24
Expired		—			—

Outstanding at March 31, 2011		4,364,506			29.45		6.7	$	14,496


Exercisable at March 31, 2011		2,395,130		$	30.50		5.6	$	7,037


Options	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		4,256,785		$	29.61
Exercised		(276,220	)		30.09
Expired		(2,225	)		35.16

Outstanding at March 31, 2012		3,978,340			29.57		6.0	$	60,475


Exercisable at March 31, 2012		2,685,333		$	30.60		5.2	$	38,064


(A)		Net of an income tax (expense) benefit of $(0.4) million and $0.7 million, ~~and $5.3 million,~~ or ~~$0.01~~$(0.01) per diluted share and ~~$0.10~~$0.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, ~~2011~~2012 and ~~2010,~~2011, respectively. The tax effect is calculated using the ~~Company’s~~Company's statutory tax rate of 35%.

1105 North Market Street, Suite 1230, P.O. Box 8985, Wilmington, Delaware

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