Investments | 2. INVESTMENTS The Company’s investments include fixed income debt securities and common and pref erred stock equity securities. All of the Company’s investments are presented as available-for-sale (AFS) , which are carried at fair value. When available, quoted market prices are obtained to determine fair value for the Company’s investments. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using a secondary pricing source or using quoted market prices of similar securities. The Company has no investment securities for which fair value is determined usin g Level 3 inputs as defined in Note 3 – Fair Value Disclosures . Realized gains and losses on disposition of investments are based on specific identification of the investments sold on the settlement date, which does not differ significantly from trade date accounting. The following is a summary of the proceeds from sales, maturities, and calls of available-for-sale securities and the related gross realized gains and losses for the six -months ended June 30 , 201 7 and 2016 . For the Six-Months Ended Ended June 30, Net realized Proceeds Gains Losses gain 2017 Fixed maturity securities $ 4,414,597 $ 29,328 $ (21) $ 29,307 Common stocks 1,955,715 415,471 — 415,471 2016 Fixed maturity securities $ 7,495,759 $ 148,842 $ (10,624) $ 138,218 The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed income securities at June 30, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown as follows: Amortized Cost Fair Value Due in one year or less $ 2,252,559 $ 2,258,033 Due after one year through five years 18,973,053 19,521,392 Due after five years through 10 years 15,001,686 15,712,972 Due after 10 years 18,458,796 18,985,877 Asset and mortgage backed securities without a specific due date 26,547,073 26,527,701 Total fixed maturity securities $ 81,233,167 $ 83,005,975 Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities due to call provisions on some existing securities. The following table is a schedule of cost or amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments in fixed income and equity securities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 201 6 : Cost or Gross Unrealized Amortized Cost Fair Value Gains Losses 2017 Fixed maturity securities: U.S. treasury $ 1,345,794 $ 1,344,461 $ 2,526 $ (3,859) MBS/ABS/CMBS 26,547,073 26,527,701 199,808 (219,180) Corporate 30,452,133 31,455,183 1,041,383 (38,333) Municipal 22,888,167 23,678,630 845,066 (54,603) Total fixed maturity securities 81,233,167 83,005,975 2,088,783 (315,975) Equity securities: Common stocks 9,823,126 10,590,764 799,138 (31,500) Preferred stocks 3,669,342 3,782,049 122,402 (9,695) Total equity securities 13,492,468 14,372,813 921,540 (41,195) Total AFS securities $ 94,725,635 $ 97,378,788 $ 3,010,323 $ (357,170) Cost or Gross Unrealized Amortized Cost Fair Value Gains Losses 2016 Fixed maturity securities: U.S. treasury $ 1,244,542 $ 1,241,125 $ 2,527 $ (5,944) MBS/ABS/CMBS 19,751,138 19,677,200 183,175 (257,113) Corporate 27,593,568 28,344,907 842,782 (91,443) Municipal 14,339,843 14,870,791 665,790 (134,842) Total fixed maturity securities 62,929,091 64,134,023 1,694,274 (489,342) Equity securities: Common stocks 6,311,708 6,982,547 704,768 (33,929) Preferred stocks 2,925,434 2,798,413 5,425 (132,446) Total equity securities 9,237,142 9,780,960 710,193 (166,375) Total AFS securities $ 72,166,233 $ 73,914,983 $ 2,404,467 $ (655,717) Included within MBS/ABS/CMBS, as defined in Note 3 – Fair Value Disclosures, are residential mortgage backed securities with fair values of 14,636,934 and $10,288,405 and commercial mortgage backed securities of $7,555,799 and $7,600,109 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. ANALYSIS The following table is also used as part of the impairment analysis and displays the total value of securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2017, and December 31, 201 6 . The table segregates the securities based on type, noting the fair value, cost (or amortized cost), and unrealized loss on each category of investment as well as in total. The table further classifies the securities based on the length of time they have been in an unrealized loss position. June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 12 Mos 12 Mos < 12 Mos. & Greater Total < 12 Mos. & Greater Total U.S. Treasury Fair value $ 995,793 $ — $ 995,793 $ 993,576 $ — $ 993,576 Cost or Amortized cost 999,652 — 999,652 999,520 — 999,520 Unrealized Loss (3,859) — (3,859) (5,944) — (5,944) MBS/ABS/CMBS Fair value 12,082,093 157,116 12,239,209 10,712,987 322,641 11,035,628 Cost or Amortized cost 12,300,773 157,616 12,458,389 10,968,840 323,901 11,292,741 Unrealized Loss (218,680) (500) (219,180) (255,853) (1,260) (257,113) Corporate Fair value 3,588,228 989,820 4,578,048 5,476,442 984,115 6,460,557 Cost or Amortized cost 3,616,936 999,445 4,616,381 5,552,624 999,376 6,552,000 Unrealized Loss (28,708) (9,625) (38,333) (76,182) (15,261) (91,443) Municipal Fair value 2,532,093 — 2,532,093 2,995,362 — 2,995,362 Cost or Amortized cost 2,586,696 — 2,586,696 3,130,204 — 3,130,204 Unrealized Loss (54,603) — (54,603) (134,842) — (134,842) Subtotal, fixed income Fair value 19,198,207 1,146,936 20,345,143 20,178,367 1,306,756 21,485,123 Cost or Amortized cost 19,504,057 1,157,061 20,661,118 20,651,188 1,323,277 21,974,465 Unrealized Loss (305,850) (10,125) (315,975) (472,821) (16,521) (489,342) Common Stock Fair value 623,300 — 623,300 — 445,872 445,872 Cost or Amortized cost 654,800 — 654,800 — 479,801 479,801 Unrealized Loss (31,500) — (31,500) — (33,929) (33,929) Preferred Stock Fair value 705,550 — 705,550 2,328,345 — — Cost or Amortized cost 715,245 — 715,245 2,460,791 — — Unrealized Loss (9,695) — (9,695) (132,446) — (132,446) Total Fair value 20,527,057 1,146,936 21,673,993 22,506,712 1,752,628 24,259,340 Cost or amortized cost 20,874,102 1,157,061 22,031,163 23,111,979 1,803,078 24,915,057 Unrealized Loss $ (347,045) $ (10,125) $ (357,170) $ (605,267) $ (50,450) $ (655,717) As of June 30, 2017, the Company held 6 common equity and preferred stock securities in an unrealized loss position. Of these 6 securities, none have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer. As of December 31, 2016, the Company held 21 equity securities that were in unrealized loss positions. Of these 21 securities, two were in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer and represented $33,929 in unrealized losses. The fixed income portfolio contained 49 securities in an unrealized loss position as of June 30 , 2017. Of these 49 securities, three have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer and represent $10,125 in unrealized losses. All fixed income securities in the investment portfolio continue to pay the expected coupon payments under the contractual terms of the securities. Credit-related impairments on fixed income securities that we do not plan to sell, and for which we are not more likely than not to be required to sell, are recognized in net earnings. Any non-credit related impairment is recognized in comprehensive earnings. Based on management’s analysis, the fixed income portfolio is of a high credit quality and it is believed it will recover the amortized cost basis of the fixed income securities. Management monitors the credit quality of the fixed income investments to assess if it is probable that the Company will receive its contractual or estimated cash flows in the form of principal and interest. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized in net earnings $57,316 of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on an ETF included in common stock that was impaired during the second quarter of 2017. During the first six months of 2016, the Company did not recognize any impairment losses. For all fixed income securities at a loss at June 30, 2017, management believes it is probable the Company will receive all contractual payments in the form of principal and interest. In addition, the Company is not required to, nor does it intend to sell these investments prior to recovering the entire amortized cost basis of each security, which may be maturity. Management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2017. Based on managent’s analysis, it was concluded that the fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position were not other-than-temporarily impared at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. |