Investments | Investments Available-for-sale fixed maturities at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 included the following: March 31, 2023 (In thousands) Amortized Allowance for Expected Credit Losses Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Fixed maturities, available-for-sale U.S. Treasury obligations $ 251,162 $ — $ 297 $ 18,433 $ 233,026 U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations 20,466 — 5 1,324 19,147 State and municipal bonds 485,284 — 460 35,524 450,220 Corporate debt 1,925,268 — 1,267 174,854 1,751,681 Residential mortgage-backed securities 446,317 227 1,047 55,014 392,123 Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,488 — — 881 9,607 Other commercial mortgage-backed securities 218,754 — 55 21,663 197,146 Other asset-backed securities 439,131 197 538 22,395 417,077 $ 3,796,870 $ 424 $ 3,669 $ 330,088 $ 3,470,027 December 31, 2022 (In thousands) Amortized Allowance for Expected Credit Losses Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Fixed maturities, available-for-sale U.S. Treasury obligations $ 243,999 $ — $ 8 $ 22,399 $ 221,608 U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations 21,562 — — 1,628 19,934 State and municipal bonds 483,584 — 177 44,311 439,450 Corporate debt 1,980,579 — 735 199,862 1,781,452 Residential mortgage-backed securities 450,870 229 555 61,656 389,540 Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,576 — — 872 9,704 Other commercial mortgage-backed securities 217,021 — 63 22,994 194,090 Other asset-backed securities 444,220 198 289 27,617 416,694 $ 3,852,411 $ 427 $ 1,827 $ 381,339 $ 3,472,472 The recorded cost basis and estimated fair value of available-for-sale fixed maturities at March 31, 2023, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. (In thousands) Amortized Due in one Due after Due after Due after Total Fair Fixed maturities, available-for-sale U.S. Treasury obligations $ 251,162 $ 22,216 $ 173,595 $ 34,426 $ 2,789 $ 233,026 U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations 20,466 2,786 12,184 4,177 — 19,147 State and municipal bonds 485,284 36,714 149,950 151,348 112,208 450,220 Corporate debt 1,925,268 195,164 847,544 618,778 90,195 1,751,681 Residential mortgage-backed securities 446,317 392,123 Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,488 9,607 Other commercial mortgage-backed securities 218,754 197,146 Other asset-backed securities 439,131 417,077 $ 3,796,870 $ 3,470,027 Excluding obligations of the U.S. Government, U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises and a U.S. Government obligations money market fund, no investment in any entity or its affiliates exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2023. Cash and securities with a carrying value of $54.3 million at March 31, 2023 were on deposit with various state insurance departments to meet regulatory requirements. ProAssurance also held securities with a carrying value of $31.6 million at March 31, 2023 that are pledged as collateral security for advances under the Company's borrowing relationships with FHLBs. As a member of Lloyd's, ProAssurance is required to maintain capital at Lloyd's, referred to as FAL, to support underwriting by Syndicate 1729. At March 31, 2023, ProAssurance's FAL investments were comprised of available-for-sale fixed maturities with a fair value of $20.5 million and cash and cash equivalents of $4.6 million on deposit with Lloyd's in order to satisfy these FAL requirements. Investments Held in a Loss Position The following tables provide summarized information with respect to investments held in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, including the length of time the investment had been held in a continuous unrealized loss position. March 31, 2023 Total Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized (In thousands) Value Loss Value Loss Value Loss Fixed maturities, available-for-sale U.S. Treasury obligations $ 219,842 $ 18,433 $ 30,688 $ 769 $ 189,154 $ 17,664 U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations 18,849 1,324 7,044 490 11,805 834 State and municipal bonds 421,764 35,524 80,956 2,651 340,808 32,873 Corporate debt 1,650,437 174,854 313,062 11,674 1,337,375 163,180 Residential mortgage-backed securities 348,127 55,014 86,565 7,891 261,562 47,123 Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 9,607 881 1,983 78 7,624 803 Other commercial mortgage-backed securities 195,923 21,663 21,224 690 174,699 20,973 Other asset-backed securities 374,159 22,395 53,135 1,449 321,024 20,946 $ 3,238,708 $ 330,088 $ 594,657 $ 25,692 $ 2,644,051 $ 304,396 December 31, 2022 Total Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized (In thousands) Value Loss Value Loss Value Loss Fixed maturities, available-for-sale U.S. Treasury obligations $ 220,991 $ 22,399 $ 53,199 $ 2,393 $ 167,792 $ 20,006 U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations 19,934 1,628 8,082 663 11,852 965 State and municipal bonds 421,769 44,311 177,393 12,352 244,376 31,959 Corporate debt 1,708,529 199,862 687,947 42,977 1,020,582 156,885 Residential mortgage-backed securities 363,945 61,656 155,212 15,275 208,733 46,381 Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities 9,704 872 3,086 110 6,618 762 Other commercial mortgage-backed securities 192,359 22,994 53,270 4,087 139,089 18,907 Other asset-backed securities 396,452 27,617 162,192 7,050 234,260 20,567 $ 3,333,683 $ 381,339 $ 1,300,381 $ 84,907 $ 2,033,302 $ 296,432 As of March 31, 2023, excluding U.S. Government or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations, there were 2,809 debt securities (72.6% of all available-for-sale fixed maturity securities held) in an unrealized loss position representing 1,416 issuers. The greatest and second greatest unrealized loss positions among those securities were approximately $5.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively. The securities were evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, excluding U.S. Government or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations, there were 2,901 debt securities (74.4% of all available-for-sale fixed maturity securities held) in an unrealized loss position representing 1,433 issuers. The greatest and second greatest unrealized loss positions among those securities were approximately $5.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The securities were evaluated for impairment as of December 31, 2022. Each quarter, ProAssurance performs a detailed analysis for the purpose of assessing whether any of the securities it holds in an unrealized loss position has suffered an impairment due to credit or non-credit factors. A detailed discussion of the factors considered in the assessment is included in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in ProAssurance's December 31, 2022 report on Form 10-K. Fixed maturity securities held in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2023, excluding asset-backed securities, have paid all scheduled contractual payments and are expected to continue. Expected future cash flows of asset-backed securities, excluding those issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC, held in an unrealized loss position were estimated as part of the March 31, 2023 impairment evaluation using the most recently available six-month historical performance data for the collateral (loans) underlying the security or, if historical data was not available, sector based assumptions, and equaled or exceeded the current amortized cost basis of the security. The following table presents a roll forward of the allowance for expected credit losses on available-for-sale fixed maturities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. There was no allowance for expected credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (In thousands) Residential mortgage-backed securities Other asset-backed securities Total Balance, at December 31, 2022 $ 229 $ 198 $ 427 Reductions related to: Securities sold during the period (2) (1) (3) Balance, at March 31, 2023 $ 227 $ 197 $ 424 Other information regarding sales and purchases of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31 (In millions) 2023 2022 Proceeds from sales (exclusive of maturities and paydowns) $ 3.8 $ 63.5 Purchases $ 68.8 $ 231.6 Net Investment Income Net investment income (loss) by investment category was as follows: Three Months Ended (In thousands) 2023 2022 Fixed maturities $ 27,327 $ 21,544 Equities 807 701 Short-term investments, including Other 3,350 426 BOLI 657 (47) Investment fees and expenses (1,831) (2,181) Net investment income $ 30,310 $ 20,443 Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries ProAssurance's investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries were as follows: March 31, 2023 Carrying Value (In thousands) Percentage March 31, December 31, Qualified affordable housing project tax credit partnerships See below $ 2,727 $ 4,088 All other investments, primarily investment fund LPs/LLCs See below 294,810 301,122 $ 297,537 $ 305,210 Qualified affordable housing project tax credit partnership interests held by ProAssurance generate investment returns by providing tax benefits to fund investors in the form of tax credits and project operating losses. The carrying value of these investments reflects ProAssurance's total commitments (both funded and unfunded) to the partnerships, less any amortization. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, ProAssurance did not have an ownership percentage greater than 20% in any tax credit partnership interests. ProAssurance's ownership percentage relative to the tax credit partnership interests is less than 20%; these interests had a carrying value of $2.7 million at March 31, 2023 and $4.1 million at December 31, 2022. Since ProAssurance has the ability to exert influence over the partnerships but does not control them, all are accounted for using the equity method. See further discussion of the entities in which ProAssurance holds passive interests in Note 9. ProAssurance holds interests in investment fund LPs/LLCs and other equity method investments and LPs/LLCs which are not considered to be investment funds. ProAssurance's ownership percentage relative to four and three of the LPs/LLCs is greater than 25% at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which is likely to be reduced as the funds mature and other investors participate in the funds; these investments had a carrying value of $46.0 million at March 31, 2023 and $36.0 million at December 31, 2022. ProAssurance's ownership percentage relative to the remaining investments and LPs/LLCs is less than 25%; these interests had a carrying value of $248.8 million at March 31, 2023 and $265.1 million at December 31, 2022. ProAssurance does not have the ability to exert control over any of these funds. Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries included losses from qualified affordable housing project tax credit partnerships. Investment results recorded reflect ProAssurance's allocable portion of partnership operating results. Tax credits reduce income tax expense in the period they are utilized. The results recorded and tax credits recognized related to ProAssurance's tax credit partnership investments were as follows: Three Months Ended (In thousands) 2023 2022 Qualified affordable housing project tax credit partnerships Losses recorded $ 354 $ 2,388 Tax credits recognized $ 43 $ 1,205 For the three months ended March 31, 2023 the Company generated a nominal amount of tax credits from its tax credit partnership investments which were deferred for use in future periods due to the Company's expected consolidated loss calculated on a tax basis. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the tax credits generated from the Company's tax credit partnership investments of $1.2 million were deferred and are expected to be utilized in future periods. Not included in the table above is $2.3 million and $2.0 million of tax credits recaptured from the 2019 tax year during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, due to the carryback of the Company's estimated NOL for both periods to the 2021 tax year. The recaptured tax credits were earned in 2019 but not utilized until 2021 due to NOL's generated in both 2019 and 2020. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $53.6 million of available tax credit carryforwards generated from its investments in tax credit partnerships which they expect to utilize in future periods. Tax credits provided by the underlying projects of the Company's historic tax credit partnership are typically available in the tax year in which the project is put into active service, whereas the tax credits provided by qualified affordable housing project tax credit partnerships are provided over approximately a ten year period. Significant Equity Method Investees As previously discussed, ProAssurance holds certain investments that are measured using the equity method of accounting, primarily investments in LPs/LLCs, which are carried as a part of investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Each quarter, ProAssurance assesses the significance of its equity method investees. As of March 31, 2023, ProAssurance determined A&M Capital Opportunities Fund to be significant, which is a private equity fund that is focused on middle-market investments. The following table presents aggregated gross summarized financial information for the fund that ProAssurance determined to be significant as of March 31, 2023, including the portion not attributable to ProAssurance, derived from the fund's financial statements which are prepared in accordance with GAAP. As the majority of ProAssurance's equity method investments report their results to the Company on a one quarter lag, the majority of the summarized financial information below is for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. (In thousands) Three Months Ended March 31 2023 2022 Net investment income (loss) $ (2,890) $ (3,582) Net investment gains (losses) (58,387) 42 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (31,458) 41,585 Net gain (loss) $ (92,735) $ 38,045 Net gain (loss) attributable to ProAssurance (1) $ (3,174) $ 1,299 (1) Represents ProAssurance's share of the fund's aggregate income or loss, which is included as a component of equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Net Investment Gains (Losses) Realized investment gains and losses are recognized on the first-in, first-out basis. The following table provides detailed information regarding net investment gains (losses): Three Months Ended (In thousands) 2023 2022 Total impairment losses: Corporate debt $ (2,936) $ — Asset-backed securities 3 — Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (2,933) — Gross realized gains, available-for-sale fixed maturities 79 1,187 Gross realized (losses), available-for-sale fixed maturities (457) (1,124) Net realized gains (losses), trading fixed maturities (108) (75) Net realized gains (losses), equity investments 84 (220) Net realized gains (losses), other investments 229 650 Change in unrealized holding gains (losses), trading fixed maturities 97 (326) Change in unrealized holding gains (losses), equity investments 3,746 (11,485) Change in unrealized holding gains (losses), convertible securities, carried at fair value 1,132 (2,476) Other (1) 1,043 363 Net investment gains (losses) $ 2,912 $ (13,506) (1) Includes a gain of $1.0 million recognized during the 2023 three-month period reflecting the change in the fair value of contingent consideration issued in connection with the NORCAL acquisition. See further discussion on the contingent consideration in Note 2 and discussion on the Company's accounting policy in Note 1 in its December 31, 2022 report on Form 10-K. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, ProAssurance recognized credit-related impairment losses in earnings of $2.9 million. The Company did not recognize any non-credit impairment losses in OCI during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The credit-related impairment losses recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to two corporate bonds in the financial sector. ProAssurance did not recognize any credit-related impairment losses in earnings or non-credit impairment losses in OCI during the three months ended March 31, 2022. There was no change in cumulative credit losses recorded in earnings related to impaired debt securities for which a portion of the impairment was recorded in OCI from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. For more information see Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in ProAssurance’s December 31, 2022 report on Form 10-K. |