Investments | NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS The following table details the difference between cost or adjusted/amortized cost and estimated fair value, by major investment category, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015: Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Gains Gross Losses Fair Value (In thousands) March 31, 2016 U.S. government and agency securities $ 26,581 $ 157 $ 10 $ 26,728 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 215,952 2,981 255 218,678 Special revenue 57,323 203 432 57,094 Industrial and miscellaneous 145,934 1,761 213 147,482 Redeemable preferred stocks 3,023 54 22 3,055 Total fixed maturities 448,813 5,156 932 453,037 Nonredeemable preferred stocks 13,098 280 57 13,321 Equity securities 19,476 443 5,110 14,809 Total equity securities 32,574 723 5,167 28,130 Total investments $ 481,387 $ 5,879 $ 6,099 $ 481,167 Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value (In thousands) December 31, 2015 U.S. government and agency securities $ 25,474 $ 16 $ 387 $ 25,103 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 184,145 2,107 137 186,115 Special revenue 42,593 19 204 42,408 Industrial and miscellaneous 115,313 294 932 114,675 Redeemable preferred stocks 3,442 61 21 3,482 Total fixed maturities 370,967 2,497 1,681 371,783 Nonredeemable preferred stocks 12,443 338 43 12,738 Equity securities 19,996 398 4,819 15,575 Total equity securities 32,439 736 4,862 28,313 Total investments $ 403,406 $ 3,233 $ 6,543 $ 400,096 The Company calculates the gain or loss realized on the sale of investments by comparing the sales price (fair value) to the cost or adjusted/amortized cost of the security sold. The Company determines the cost or adjusted/amortized cost of the security sold using the specific-identification method. The following tables detail the Company’s net realized gains (losses) by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. 2016 2015 Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, Fixed maturities $ 1,130 $ 38,237 $ 37 $ 3,526 Equity securities 59 3,410 46 1,653 Total realized gains 1,189 41,647 83 5,179 Fixed maturities (6 ) 5,893 (86 ) 1,490 Equity securities (802 ) 2,160 — — Total realized losses (808 ) 8,053 (86 ) 1,490 Net realized gain (losses) $ 381 $ 49,700 $ (3 ) $ 6,669 The table below summarizes the Company’s fixed maturities at March 31, 2016 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. March 31, 2016 Cost or Amortized Cost Percent of Total Fair Value Percent of Total (In thousands) (In thousands) Due in one year or less $ 44,102 10 % $ 44,103 10 % Due after one year through five years 195,446 43 % 196,481 43 % Due after five years through ten years 120,061 27 % 116,981 26 % Due after ten years 89,204 20 % 95,472 21 % Total $ 448,813 100 % $ 453,037 100 % The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively: Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 (In thousands) Fixed maturities $ (1,579 ) $ 1,479 Equity securities 3,953 425 Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments 1 123 Other investments 27 17 Net investment income 2,402 2,044 Investment expenses 365 411 Net investment income, less investment expenses $ 2,037 $ 1,633 The Company does not intend to sell investments that are in an unrealized loss position and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell any investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As such, the Company does not consider those investments with an unrealized loss to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. There were no material other-than-temporary impairments or credit losses related to available-for-sale securities in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. In addition, there were no material gross realized gains or losses in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The following tables present an aging of our unrealized investment losses by investment class as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015: Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value (In thousands) March 31, 2016 U.S. government and agency securities 10 $ 10 $ 10,002 — $ — $ — States, municipalities and political subdivisions 110 253 46,904 2 2 376 Special revenue 40 188 21,968 5 24 1,117 Industrial and miscellaneous 212 411 25,087 10 22 2,634 Redeemable preferred stocks 9 22 924 — — — Total fixed maturities 381 884 104,885 17 48 4,127 Nonredeemable preferred stocks 31 43 2,604 4 14 323 Equity securities 48 2,822 7,572 22 2,288 2,834 Total equity securities 79 2,865 10,176 26 2,302 3,157 Total investments 460 $ 3,749 $ 115,061 43 $ 2,350 $ 7,284 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More Number Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Number Securities Gros s Unrealized Losses Fai r (In thousands) December 31, 2015 U.S. government and agency securities 19 $ 385 $ 19,849 2 $ 3 $ 397 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 14 50 10,979 1 3 164 Special revenue 141 870 73,312 5 61 1,318 Industrial and miscellaneous 134 279 60,203 10 9 1,646 Redeemable preferred stocks 9 21 950 — — — Total fixed maturities 317 1,605 165,293 18 76 3,525 Nonredeemable preferred stocks 19 29 1,560 5 14 250 Equity securities 48 2,975 8,416 20 1,844 2,680 Total equity securities 67 3,004 9,976 25 1,858 2,930 Total investments 384 $ 4,609 $ 175,269 43 $ 1,934 $ 6,455 |