Investments | (5) Investments FASB issued guidance addresses accounting and reporting for (a) investments in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values and (b) all investments in debt securities. We account for our investment securities consistent with FASB issued guidance that requires our securities to be classified into one of three categories: (i) held-to-maturity, (ii) trading securities or (iii) available-for-sale. Investments classified as held-to-maturity include debt securities wherein the Company’s intent and ability are to hold the investment until maturity and are carried at amortized cost without consideration to unrealized gains or losses. Investments classified as trading securities include debt and equity securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term and are carried at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in current period operations. Investments classified as available-for-sale include debt and equity securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity or as trading security investments and are carried at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, namely “Other Comprehensive Income.” Total investments increased $35.2 million, or 10.7%, to $366.0 million as of June 30, 2015, compared with $330.8 million as of December 31, 2014. The debt and equity securities that are available-for-sale and carried at fair value represent 98% of total investments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. We did not hold any trading investment securities during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The FASB issued guidance also addresses the determination as to when an investment is considered impaired, whether that impairment is other-than temporary, and the measurement of an impairment loss. The Company’s policy for the valuation of temporarily impaired securities is to determine impairment based on the analysis of the following factors. · rating downgrade or other credit event (eg., failure to pay interest when due); · length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost; · financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer such as changes in technology or discontinuance of a business segment; · prospects for the issuer’s industry segment; · intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery in market value; · historical volatility of the fair value of the security. Pursuant to FASB issued guidance, the Company records the unrealized losses, net of estimated income taxes that are associated with that part of our portfolio classified as available-for-sale through the shareholders' equity account titled “Other Comprehensive Income”. Management periodically reviews the individual investments that comprise our portfolio in order to determine whether a decline in fair value below our cost either is other-than temporarily or permanently impaired. Factors used in such consideration include, but are not limited to, the extent and length of time over which the market value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and our ability and intent to keep the investment for a period sufficient to allow for an anticipated recovery in market value. In reaching a conclusion that a security is either other-than-temporarily or permanently impaired we consider such factors as the timeliness and completeness of expected dividends, principal and interest payments, ratings from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), as well as information released via the general media channels. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in connection with the process, we have not charged operations with investment losses. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, all of our securities are in good standing and not impaired as defined by FASB issued guidance. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our investments consisted primarily of corporate bonds held in various industries, municipal bonds and United States government bonds. As of June 30, 2015, 78% of our debt portfolio was in diverse industries and 22% was in United States government bonds. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 86% of our equity holdings were in equities related to diverse industries and 14% were in mutual funds. As of December 31, 2014, 77% of our debt portfolio was in diverse industries and 23% is in United States government bonds. As of December 31, 2014, approximately 88% of our equity holdings were in equities related to diverse industries and 12% were in mutual funds. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we have classified $6.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively, of our bond portfolio as held-to-maturity. We classify bonds as held-to-maturity to support securitization of credit requirements. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we did re-classify approximate fair value of $1.0 million of our bond portfolio to available-for-sale from held-to-maturity. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we did not re-classify any of our bond portfolio between available-for-sale and held-to-maturity. (A) Debt and Equity Securities The following table summarizes, by type, our investments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Carrying Percent Carrying Percent (Dollars in Thousands) Debt securities, at market: United States government obligations and authorities $ 67,829 18.53 % $ 62,323 18.84 % Obligations of states and political subdivisions 100,284 27.40 % 91,614 27.70 % Corporate 136,553 37.32 % 119,024 35.99 % International 11,911 3.25 % 11,138 3.37 % 316,577 86.50 % 284,099 85.90 % Debt securities, at amortized cost: United States government obligations and authorities 4,093 1.12 % 4,490 1.36 % Corporate 2,219 0.61 % 2,681 0.81 % International 125 0.03 % 246 0.07 % 6,437 1.76 % 7,417 2.24 % Total debt securities 323,014 88.26 % 291,516 88.14 % Equity securities, at market: 43,003 11.74 % 39,247 11.86 % Total investments $ 366,017 100.00 % $ 330,763 100.00 % The following table shows the realized gains (losses) for debt and equity securities for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (Dollars in Thousands) Debt securities $ 265 $ 14,626 $ 157 $ 12,576 Equity securities 915 2,675 1,949 6,138 Total realized gains 1,180 17,301 2,106 18,714 Debt securities (224 ) 15,649 (28 ) 3,007 Equity securities (43 ) 193 (22 ) 183 Total realized losses (267 ) 15,842 (50 ) 3,190 Net realized gains on investments $ 913 $ 33,143 $ 2,056 $ 21,904 Net realized investment gains totaled $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared with $2.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014. From time to time, our asset managers, at their discretion, make periodic sales from the portfolio and during the three months ended June 30, 2015, the majority of the realized gains were from equity sales. The following table shows the realized gains (losses) for debt and equity securities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (Dollars in Thousands) Debt securities $ 746 $ 49,932 $ 292 $ 22,244 Equity securities 2,342 5,759 3,560 10,953 Total realized gains 3,088 55,691 3,852 33,197 Debt securities (326 ) 30,275 (98 ) 6,706 Equity securities (145 ) 653 (366 ) 1,521 Total realized losses (471 ) 30,928 (464 ) 8,227 Net realized gains on investments $ 2,617 $ 86,619 $ 3,388 $ 41,424 Net realized investment gains totaled $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared with $3.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the investment committee decided to increase the fixed income asset allocation by directing new invested dollars and reducing our exposure to equities. A summary of the amortized cost, estimated fair value and gross unrealized gains and losses of debt and equity securities at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows. Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value (Dollars in Thousands) June 30, 2015 Debt Securities - Available-For-Sale: United States government obligations and authorities $ 67,495 $ 752 $ 418 $ 67,829 Obligations of states and political subdivisions 99,800 739 255 100,284 Corporate 136,049 1,266 762 136,553 International 11,948 58 95 11,911 $ 315,292 $ 2,815 $ 1,530 $ 316,577 Debt Securities - Held-To-Maturity: United States government obligations and authorities $ 4,093 $ 36 $ 174 $ 3,955 Corporate 2,219 25 4 2,240 International 125 1 1 125 $ 6,437 $ 62 $ 179 $ 6,320 Equity securities - common stocks $ 33,882 $ 10,111 $ 989 $ 43,004 December 31, 2014 Debt Securities - Available-For-Sale: United States government obligations and authorities $ 61,376 $ 1,022 $ 75 $ 62,323 Obligations of states and political subdivisions 90,728 956 70 91,614 Corporate 117,778 1,578 332 119,024 International 11,139 53 54 11,138 $ 281,021 $ 3,609 $ 531 $ 284,099 Debt Securities - Held-To-Maturity: United States government obligations and authorities $ 4,490 $ 41 $ 225 $ 4,306 Corporate 2,681 31 5 2,707 International 246 1 1 246 $ 7,417 $ 73 $ 231 $ 7,259 Equity securities - common stocks $ 29,908 $ 9,836 $ 497 $ 39,247 The table below reflects our unrealized investment losses by investment class, aged for length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2015. Unrealized Losses Less than 12 months 12 months or longer (Dollars in Thousands) Debt securities: United States government obligations and authorities $ 418 $ 401 $ 17 Obligations of states and political subdivisions 255 255 - Corporate 762 738 24 International 95 95 - 1,530 1,489 41 Equity securities: Common stocks 989 866 123 Total debt and equity securities $ 2,519 $ 2,355 $ 164 The table below reflects our unrealized investment losses by investment class, aged for length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2014. Unrealized Losses Less than 12 months 12 months or longer (Dollars in Thousands) Debt securities: United States government obligations and authorities $ 75 $ 22 $ 53 Obligations of states and political subdivisions 70 66 4 Corporate 332 260 72 International 54 54 - 531 402 129 Equity securities: Common stocks 497 461 36 Total debt and equity securities $ 1,028 $ 863 $ 165 Below is a summary of debt securities at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, by contractual or expected maturity periods. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Amortized Cost Estimated Fair Value Amortized Cost Estimated Fair Value (Dollars in Thousands) Due in one year or less $ 22,398 $ 22,435 $ 16,777 $ 16,797 Due after one through five years 173,755 174,992 173,236 174,273 Due after five through ten years 123,587 123,471 98,404 100,259 Due after ten years 1,992 1,999 26 33 Total $ 321,732 $ 322,897 $ 288,443 $ 291,362 United States Treasury notes with a book value of $60,940 and $2,191,594, maturing in 2016 and 2022, and a statutory deposit held in trust with a book value of $0.3 million, were on deposit with the Florida OIR as of June 30, 2015, as required by law for FNIC and MNIC, respectively, and are included with other investments held until maturity. United States Treasury notes with a book value of $61,465 and $2,208,588, maturing in 2016 and 2022, respectively, were on deposit with the Florida OIR as of December 31, 2014, as required by law for FNIC, and are included with other investments held until maturity. The table below sets forth investment results for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 (Dollars in Thousands) Interest on debt securities $ 1,616 $ 1,209 Dividends on equity securities 128 92 Interest on cash and cash equivalents (43 ) 1 Total investment income $ 1,701 $ 1,302 Net realized gains $ 913 $ 2,056 Proceeds from sales, pay downs and maturities of debt securities and proceeds from sales of equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were approximately $36.1 million and $23.1 million, respectively. The table below sets forth investment results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 (Dollars in Thousands) Interest on debt securities $ 2,959 $ 2,104 Dividends on equity securities 234 203 Interest on cash and cash equivalents 55 1 Total investment income $ 3,248 $ 2,308 Net realized gains $ 2,617 $ 3,388 Proceeds from sales, pay downs and maturities of debt securities and proceeds from sales of equity securities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were approximately $92.4 million and $44.1 million, respectively. The table below sets forth a summary of net realized investment gains during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 (Dollars in Thousands) Net realized gains Debt securities $ 41 $ 129 Equity securities 872 1,927 Total $ 913 $ 2,056 The table below sets forth a summary of net realized investment gains during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 (Dollars in Thousands) Net realized gains Debt securities $ 420 $ 194 Equity securities 2,197 3,194 Total $ 2,617 $ 3,388 The table below sets forth a summary of net unrealized investment gains as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Unrealized Gains June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 (Dollars in Thousands) Net unrealized gains Debt securities $ 1,285 $ 3,078 Equity securities 9,122 9,339 Total $ 10,407 $ 12,417 |