Investments | NOTE 2. INVESTMENTS Securities Available-for-Sale The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income: March 31, 2020 Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale (In thousands) U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 67,928 $ 1,770 $ 1 $ 69,697 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 80,598 2,164 25 82,737 Special revenue 250,744 5,925 226 256,443 Hybrid securities 99 — 7 92 Industrial and miscellaneous 202,521 3,043 1,178 204,386 Total $ 601,890 $ 12,902 $ 1,437 $ 613,355 The Company’s unrealized losses on corporate bonds have not been recognized because the bonds are of high credit quality with investment grade ratings of A or higher, 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 issuers continues to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, we believe these unrealized losses generally were caused by an increase in market interest rates since the time of the securities were purchased. December 31, 2019 Cost or Adjusted / Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale (In thousands) U.S. government and agency securities (1) $ 53,836 $ 383 $ 28 $ 54,191 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 74,755 1,641 41 76,355 Special revenue 246,791 3,689 254 250,226 Hybrid securities 100 1 — 101 Industrial and miscellaneous 202,307 4,097 21 206,383 Total $ 577,789 $ 9,811 $ 344 $ 587,256 (1) Includes securities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 with a carrying amount of $19.4 million and $20.2 million, respectively 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 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) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. 2020 2019 Three Months Ended March 31, Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) Debt Securities Available-for-Sale Total realized gains $ 60 $ 8,510 $ 5 $ 24,414 Total realized losses (1 ) 256 (67 ) 6,141 Net realized gains and (losses) $ 59 $ 8,766 $ (62 ) $ 30,555 For the three months ended March 31, 2020 the Company sold no equity securities nor did it hold any marketable equity securities as of that date. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded a net unrealized holding gain of $1.1 million resulting from a net loss from equities sold of approximately $273,000 offset by the unrealized equity securities gains still held at the end of period in the amount of $1.4 million. The table below summarizes the Company’s fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2020 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, 2020 Cost or Amortized Cost Percent of Total Fair Value Percent of Total Maturity dates: (In thousands) (In thousands) Due in one year or less $ 75,247 13 % $ 76,521 12 % Due after one year through five years 206,284 34 % 208,059 34 % Due after five years through ten years 122,633 20 % 126,435 21 % Due after ten years 197,726 33 % 202,340 33 % Total $ 601,890 100 % $ 613,355 100 % The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively: Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 2019 (In thousands) Fixed maturity securities $ 4,162 $ 2,724 Equity securities — 309 Cash and cash equivalents 352 817 Other investments 94 342 Net investment income 4,608 4,192 Less: Investment expenses 938 520 Net investment income, less investment expenses $ 3,670 $ 3,672 The following tables summarizes debt securities available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, aggregated by major security category and length of time in a continued unrealized loss position: Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More March 31, 2020 Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 3 $ — $ 160 3 $ 1 $ 71 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 8 25 8,158 — — — Special revenue 33 215 20,664 15 11 373 Hybrid securities 1 7 92 — — — Industrial and miscellaneous 145 1,178 68,249 2 — 72 Total fixed maturity securities 190 $ 1,425 $ 97,323 20 $ 12 $ 516 At March 31, 2020, we did not intend to sell the securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Further, we did not believe we had a credit event and therefore did not record any credit allowance for securities that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020. Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More December 31, 2019 Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Number of Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Debt Securities Available-for-sale U.S. government and agency securities 9 $ 10 $ 1,476 23 $ 18 $ 4,288 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 6 38 7,613 3 3 1,440 Special revenue 62 145 24,862 95 109 13,159 Industrial and miscellaneous 25 13 12,601 16 8 3,202 Total fixed maturity securities 102 $ 206 $ 46,552 137 $ 138 $ 22,089 Limited Partnerships, REIT’s and Limited Liability Company Investments Classified in other investments, the Company has interest in limited partnerships (“LPs”), Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) and Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”) totaling $6.4 million and $6.4 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively that are not registered or readily tradable on a securities exchange. The Company is not the primary beneficiary and does not consolidate these investments. These investments are carried at net asset value, which approximates fair value with changes in fair value recorded in net unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income. Realized gains (losses) on sales of these investments are reported within net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income. Secured Promissory Notes In January 2020, the Company entered into transactions with a Limited Liability Company (“Debtor”) which resulted in the Company holding two Secured Promissory Notes (“Notes”) in the amount of $3.75 million each. The Notes mature on February 1, 2023 and bear an 8% interest rate per annum, with principal payments in equal installments of $300,000 due on the first day of each month commencing on June 1, 2021. Interest payments are to commence on March 1, 2020. A Security Agreement that collateralizes the Notes was entered into at the time of issuance. The Debtor has the right to prepay the note in part or whole after the 27 th The Company recognizes the secured promissory notes as note receivables and records the Notes in Other Assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. |