Investments | NOTE 2. INVESTMENTS Securities Available-for-Sale The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of the Company’s debt securities available-for-sale are as follows for the periods presented: March 31, 2023 Cost or Adjusted / Gross Unrealized Gross Unrealized Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale (In thousands) U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 104,455 $ 62 $ 3,071 $ 101,446 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 102,209 — 10,604 91,605 Special revenue 281,872 12 28,823 253,061 Industrial and miscellaneous 182,482 173 15,591 167,064 Total $ 671,018 $ 247 $ 58,089 $ 613,176 (1) Includes securities at March 31, 2023 with a carrying amount of $ 23.3 million that were pledged as collateral for the advance agreement entered into with a financial institution in 2018. The Company is permitted to withdraw or exchange any portion of the pledged collateral over the minimum requirement at any time. December 31, 2022 Cost or Adjusted / Gross Unrealized Gross Unrealized Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale (In thousands) U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 121,811 $ 24 $ 4,093 $ 117,742 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 104,361 — 12,734 91,627 Special revenue 284,946 1 34,817 250,130 Industrial and miscellaneous 194,430 90 18,447 176,073 Total $ 705,548 $ 115 $ 70,091 $ 635,572 (1) Includes securities at December 31, 2022 with a carrying amount of $ 24.3 million that were pledged as collateral for the advance agreement entered into with a financial institution in 2018. The Company is permitted to withdraw or exchange any portion of the pledged collateral over the minimum requirement at any time. The Company’s unrealized losses on corporate bonds have not been recognized because the bonds are of a high credit quality with investment grade ratings. The average rating was an A+ for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The unrealized losses are deemed to be caused by interest rates rising after the bonds were purchased and no credit loss allowance was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023 or for the year ended December 31, 2022. Net Realized Gains (Losses) The following table presents net realized gains (losses) on the Company’s debt securities available-for-sale for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively : 2023 2022 Three Months Ended March 31, Gains Fair Value at Sale Gains Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) Debt Securities Available-for-Sale Total realized gains $ — $ — $ 7 $ 910 Total realized losses ( 2 ) 356 ( 23 ) 1,685 Net realized (losses) gains $ ( 2 ) $ 356 $ ( 16 ) $ 2,595 The following table presents the reconciliation of net realized gains (losses) on the Company’s investments reported for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively: As of March 31, 2023 2022 Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities $ — $ 23 Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities ( 2 ) ( 39 ) Gross realized gains on sale of other investments 1,900 — Net realized gains (losses) $ 1,898 $ ( 16 ) During the first quarter of March 31, 2023, the Company sold its investment in an Insurtech company for $ 4.0 million, resulting in a $ 1.9 million realized gain on the investment. The table below summarizes the Company’s debt securities at March 31, 2023 by contractual maturity periods. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturity of those obligations. At March 31, 2023 Cost or Amortized Cost Percent of Total Fair Value Percent of Total Maturity dates: (In thousands) Due in one year or less $ 102,233 15.2 % $ 100,237 16.3 % Due after one year through five years 336,998 50.2 % 311,151 50.7 % Due after five years through ten years 171,332 25.5 % 146,215 23.8 % Due after ten years 60,456 9.0 % 55,573 9.1 % Total $ 671,018 100.0 % $ 613,176 100.0 % Net Investment Income The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 (In thousands) Debt securities $ 3,023 $ 2,275 Equity securities 33 — Cash and cash equivalents 2,204 16 Other investments 730 230 Net investment income 5,990 2,521 Less: Investment expenses 408 521 Net investment income, less investment expenses $ 5,582 $ 2,000 The following tables present, for all debt securities available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position (including securities pledged) and for which no credit loss allowance has been established to date, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively: Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More March 31, 2023 Number of Gross Fair Value Number of Gross Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 16 $ 167 $ 14,750 73 $ 2,904 $ 81,806 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 5 15 1,531 116 10,589 67,028 Special revenue 51 145 8,370 465 28,678 216,363 Industrial and miscellaneous 30 104 10,251 232 15,487 144,875 Total fixed maturity securities 102 $ 431 $ 34,902 886 $ 57,658 $ 510,072 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More December 31, 2022 Number of Gross Fair Value Number of Gross Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 61 $ 2,040 $ 56,389 36 $ 2,053 $ 56,389 States, municipalities and political 28 1,967 17,730 95 10,767 68,852 Special revenue 273 5,832 57,881 259 28,985 167,384 Industrial and miscellaneous 95 1,535 32,387 197 16,912 134,462 Total fixed maturity securities 457 $ 11,374 $ 164,386 587 $ 58,717 $ 427,087 The Company’s unrealized losses on corporate bonds have not been recognized because the bonds are of a high credit quality with investment grade ratings. The Company does not intend to sell and it is unlikely the Company will be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery, and the decline in fair value is deemed due to changes in interest rates and other market conditions. The debt issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, the Company believes these unrealized losses generally were caused by a decrease in market interest rates since the time the securities were purchased and not as a result of credit losses. Quarterly, the Company considers whether it intends to sell an available-for-sale security or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized costs. In these instances, a decline in fair value is recognized in net income based on the fair value of the security at the time of assessment, resulting in a new cost basis for the security. Other Investments Non-Consolidating Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) The Company makes passive investments in limited partnerships (“LPs”), which are accounted for using the equity method, with income reported in earnings. The Company also holds a passive investment in a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”), which is accounted for using the measurement alternative method, and reported at cost less impairment (if any), plus or minus changes from observable price changes. The following table summarizes the carrying value and maximum loss exposure of the Company’s non-consolidated VIEs at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively: As of March 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Carrying Value Maximum Loss Exposure Carrying Value Maximum Loss Exposure Investments in non-consolidated VIEs - Equity method $ 3,416 $ 3,416 $ 3,517 $ 3,517 Investments in non-consolidated VIEs - Amortized cost $ 8,490 $ 8,490 $ 8,490 $ 8,490 Investments in non-consolidated VIEs - Measurement alternative $ 2,377 $ 2,377 $ 4,477 $ 4,477 Total non-consolidated VIEs $ 14,283 $ 14,283 $ 16,484 $ 16,484 No agreements exist requiring the Company to provide additional funding to any of the non-consolidated VIEs in excess of the Company’s initial investment. |