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: June 30, 2021 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) $ 44,937 $ 350 $ 3 $ 45,284 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 107,131 410 517 107,024 Special revenue 307,235 1,929 1,543 307,621 Hybrid securities 99 1 — 100 Industrial and miscellaneous 183,397 1,580 1,447 183,530 Total $ 642,799 $ 4,270 $ 3,510 $ 643,559 (1) Includes securities at June 30, 2021 with a carrying amount of $22.2 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, 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) $ 29,985 $ 609 $ 1 $ 30,593 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 84,597 1,077 4 85,670 Special revenue 271,194 3,154 27 274,321 Hybrid securities 100 — — 100 Industrial and miscellaneous 167,296 3,070 39 170,327 Total $ 553,172 $ 7,910 $ 71 $ 561,011 (1) Includes securities at December 31, 2020 with a carrying amount of $21.6 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 following table presents net realized gains (losses) on the Company’s debt securities available-for-sale for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively : 2021 2020 Three Months Ended June 30, Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) Debt Securities Available-for-Sale Total realized gains $ 22 $ 12,464 $ 46 $ 2,801 Total realized losses — 175 (84 ) 1,757 Net realized gains (losses) $ 22 $ 12,639 $ (38 ) $ 4,558 2021 2020 Six Months Ended June 30, Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale Gains (Losses) Fair Value at Sale (In thousands) Debt Securities Available-for-Sale Total realized gains $ 105 $ 22,895 $ 106 $ 11,579 Total realized losses (3 ) 817 (84 ) 2,333 Net realized gains $ 102 $ 23,712 $ 22 $ 13,912 The table below summarizes the Company’s debt securities at June 30, 2021 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 June 30, 2021 Cost or Amortized Cost Percent of Total Fair Value Percent of Total Maturity dates: (In thousands) Due in one year or less $ 70,741 11 % $ 70,994 11 % Due after one year through five years 201,009 31 % 202,558 31 % Due after five years through ten years 223,723 35 % 222,194 35 % Due after ten years 147,326 23 % 147,813 23 % Total $ 642,799 100 % $ 643,559 100 % The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income by major investment category for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 (In thousands) (In thousands) Debt securities $ 1,760 $ 2,235 $ 3,178 $ 6,397 Equity securities — — — — Cash and cash equivalents 27 607 54 959 Other investments 216 830 588 265 Net investment income 2,003 3,672 3,820 7,621 Less: Investment expenses 1,047 376 1,571 655 Net investment income, less investment expenses $ 956 $ 3,296 $ 2,249 $ 6,966 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 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively: Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More June 30, 2021 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 4 $ 3 $ 10,292 $ — $ — $ — States, municipalities and political subdivisions 66 517 56,972 — — — Special revenue 155 1,539 120,311 11 4 107 Industrial and miscellaneous 101 1,447 76,537 — — — Total fixed maturity securities 326 $ 3,506 $ 264,112 11 $ 4 $ 107 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More December 31, 2020 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 3 $ 1 $ 73 1 $ — $ 7 States, municipalities and political subdivisions 6 4 5,158 — — — Special revenue 27 24 16,439 9 3 73 Industrial and miscellaneous 26 39 16,025 — — — Total fixed maturity securities 62 $ 68 $ 37,695 10 $ 3 $ 80 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 not deemed to relate to credit but to changes in interest rates and other market conditions. The bond issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. Based on the Company’s expected credit loss criteria and analysis results, the Company did not record a credit allowance for securities that were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2021. There were neither any credit events nor credit allowances recorded at December 31, 2020. Other Investments Non-Consolidating Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) The Company makes passive investments in limited partnerships (“LPs”), limited liability companies (“LLCs”), and a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”). These investments are accounted for using the equity method, with income reported in net realized and unrealized gains and losses or the measurement alternative method, which is reported at cost less impairment (if any), plus or minus changes from observable price changes. These investments are generally of a passive nature and the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary as it has no ability to direct activities that could significantly affect the economic performance of the investments. Investments in these entities are by nature less liquid and may involve more risk than other investments. In 2020, the Company entered into agreements for preferred units in the amounts of $7.5 million and $9.9 million. The preferred units are measured at amortized cost under the guidance of ASC 320 and are subject to a fixed principal and interest payment schedule with maturity dates of February 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company received $694,000 and $228,330 in interest payments from the preferred units. As of June 30, 2021, the Company received in aggregate $600,000 in fixed principal payments in relation to the $7.5 million preferred units agreement. There is no active market for these investments. The following table summarizes the carrying value and maximum loss exposure of the Company’s non-consolidated VIEs at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: At June 30, 2021 At December 31, 2020 Carrying Value Maximum Loss Exposure Carrying Value Maximum Loss Exposure (in thousands) Investments in non-consolidated VIEs $ 24,786 $ 25,809 $ 26,409 $ 26,409 At June 30, 2021, the Company recorded on its condensed consolidated statement of operations in net realized and unrealized (losses) gains an unrealized impairment of approximately $1.0 million on its REIT investment. As of June 30, 2021, the carrying value of the REIT less the unrealized impairment loss is approximately $3.0 million. 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. |