Investments | NOTE 2. INVESTMENTS Securities Available-for-Sale The following table details the difference between cost or adjusted/amortized cost and estimated fair value, by major investment category, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: March 31, 2019 Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Gains Gross Losses Fair Value (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 49,547 $ 81 $ 451 $ 49,177 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 65,988 440 151 66,277 Special revenue 244,841 1,463 1,479 244,825 Industrial and miscellaneous 163,514 943 951 163,506 Redeemable preferred stocks 4,303 5 153 4,155 $ 528,193 $ 2,932 $ 3,185 $ 527,940 December 31, 2018 Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 48,739 $ 40 $ 738 $ 48,041 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 60,028 46 785 59,289 Special revenue 249,026 210 3,881 245,355 Industrial and miscellaneous 155,678 81 3,302 152,457 Redeemable preferred stocks 4,920 — 413 4,507 $ 518,391 $ 377 $ 9,119 $ 509,649 (1) U.S. government and agency securities include pledged fixed maturity securities with an estimated fair value of $24 million and $31 million under the terms and condition of the advance agreement entered into with a financial institution as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company is permitted to withdraw or exchange any portion of the pledged collateral over the minimum requirement at any time. 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, 2019 and 2018. 2019 2018 Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) For the Three Months Ended March 31, Fixed maturity securities $ 5 $ 24,414 $ 87 $ 50,067 Equity securities — — 2 74 Total realized gains 5 24,414 89 50,141 Fixed maturity securities (67 ) 6,141 (218 ) 48,143 Equity securities (273 ) 513 (98 ) 2,167 Total realized losses (340 ) 6,654 (316 ) 50,310 Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities (1) 1,359 — — — Net realized (losses) gains $ 1,024 $ 31,068 $ (227 ) $ 100,451 (1) For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized $868,700 as unrealized losses on equity securities pursuant to ASC 2016-01, at the time of adoption the Company reported changes in the fair value of equity investments in Other revenue. The table below summarizes the Company’s fixed maturities at March 31, 2019 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. For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Cost or Amortized Cost Percent of Total Fair Value Percent of Total Maturity dates: (In thousands) (In thousands) Due in one year or less $ 55,079 10 % $ 54,993 10 % Due after one year through five years 168,231 32 % 168,051 32 % Due after five years through ten years 138,520 26 % 138,978 26 % Due after ten years 166,363 32 % 165,918 32 % Total $ 528,193 100 % $ 527,940 100 % Equity Securities The following tables present realized gains and losses from securities included both sales of securities and unrealized gains losses included in net income as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 : March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 (In thousands) Net gains (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities $ 1,086 $ (945 ) Less: Net losses (gains) recognized from equity securities sold 273 76 Unrealized gains (loss) recognized on equity securities still held at reporting date $ 1,359 $ (869 ) The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities $ 2,724 $ 2,945 Equity securities 309 307 Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments 817 157 Other investments 342 259 Net investment income 4,192 3,668 Investment expenses 520 366 Net investment income, less investment expenses $ 3,672 $ 3,302 As of March 31, 2019, the Company evaluated its fixed maturity securities for impairment and determined that none of its investments in fixed maturity securities that reflected an unrealized loss position were other-than-temporarily impaired. The issuers of the fixed maturity securities in which the Company invests continue to make interest payments on a timely basis and have not suffered any credit rating reductions. The Company does not intend to sell, nor is it likely that it would be required to sell, the fixed maturity securities before the Company recovers its amortized cost basis. Limited Partnerships The Company has interests in limited partnerships that are not registered or readily tradable on a securities exchange. The investments are private equity funds managed by general partners who make financial policy and operational decisions. The Company is not the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate these partnerships. The Company carries these investments at fair value which is based on the net value of the funds. As of March 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of our investments in the limited partnership interests was $21.7 million. The general partner's objective is to achieve capital appreciation through investments in marketable securities and broad markets, preferred stock, industry-focused and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs). During the first quarter of 2019 and 2018, the Company received total cash distributions of $259,800 and $121,170, respectively, representing return of capital on its investments. The Company incurred no allocated costs in the first quarter of 2019 and $5,000 for the comparable period of 2018. The following tables present an aging of our unrealized investment losses by investment class as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More March 31, 2019 Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 9 $ 49 $ 2,635 59 $ 402 $ 19,792 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 1 1 523 35 150 29,693 Industrial and miscellaneous 54 109 16,848 235 842 70,928 Special revenue 23 82 13,985 318 1,397 96,391 Redeemable preferred stocks 25 24 1,368 17 129 2,215 Total fixed maturity securities 112 $ 265 $ 35,358 664 $ 2,920 $ 219,019 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More December 31, 2018 Number Gross Losses Fair Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 17 $ 129 $ 10,485 66 $ 609 $ 20,488 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 13 103 12,864 42 682 39,979 Industrial and miscellaneous 214 1,479 70,156 232 1,822 70,375 Special revenue 105 1,260 76,335 323 2,621 108,319 Redeemable preferred stocks 55 193 2,541 27 221 1,965 Total fixed maturity securities 404 $ 3,164 $ 172,381 690 $ 5,955 $ 241,126 The Company is required to maintain assets on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support its insurance and reinsurance operations. |