Investments | 2. INVESTMENTS The Company’s investments include fixed income debt securities and common and preferred 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 using 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 nine-months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. For the Nine-Months Ended Ended September 30, Net realized Proceeds Gains Losses gain 2017 Fixed maturity securities $ 5,670,040 $ 29,328 $ (21) $ 29,307 Common stocks 2,154,214 415,471 (2,752) 412,719 Preferred stocks 55,199 919 — 919 2016 Fixed maturity securities $ 9,827,239 $ 155,428 $ (3,732) $ 151,696 Equity securities $ 1,590,088 $ 80,083 $ — $ 80,083 The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed income securities at September 30, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown as follows: Amortized Cost Fair Value Due in one year or less $ 2,001,464 $ 2,004,240 Due after one year through five years 19,220,500 19,783,690 Due after five years through 10 years 14,618,497 15,344,456 Due after 10 years 19,339,597 19,990,535 Asset and mortgage backed securities without a specific due date 29,887,277 29,917,463 Total fixed maturity securities $ 85,067,335 $ 87,040,384 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 Septembeeer 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016: Cost or Gross Unrealized Amortized Cost Fair Value Gains Losses 2017 Fixed maturity securities: U.S. treasury $ 1,346,253 $ 1,343,760 $ 1,912 $ (4,405) MBS/ABS/CMBS 29,887,277 29,917,463 216,031 (185,845) Corporate 30,546,761 31,657,013 1,128,163 (17,911) Municipal 23,287,044 24,122,148 870,229 (35,125) Total fixed maturity securities 85,067,335 87,040,384 2,216,335 (243,286) Equity securities: Common stocks 10,247,724 11,264,700 1,024,776 (7,800) Preferred stocks 3,670,999 3,785,161 142,736 (28,574) Total equity securities 13,918,723 15,049,861 1,167,512 (36,374) Total AFS securities $ 98,986,058 $ 102,090,245 $ 3,383,847 $ (279,660) 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 $14,092,583 and $10,288,405 and commercial mortgage backed securities of $7 ,529,511 and $7,6 00,109 at September 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 September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016. 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. September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 12 Mos 12 Mos < 12 Mos. & Greater Total < 12 Mos. & Greater Total U.S. Treasury Fair value $ 995,313 $ — $ 995,313 $ 993,576 $ — $ 993,576 Cost or Amortized cost 999,718 — 999,718 999,520 — 999,520 Unrealized Loss (4,405) — (4,405) (5,944) — (5,944) MBS/ABS/CMBS Fair value 9,212,756 2,075,299 11,288,055 10,712,987 322,641 11,035,628 Cost or Amortized cost 9,316,739 2,157,161 11,473,900 10,968,840 323,901 11,292,741 Unrealized Loss (103,983) (81,862) (185,845) (255,853) (1,260) (257,113) Corporate Fair value 1,571,361 1,983,352 3,554,713 5,476,442 984,115 6,460,557 Cost or Amortized cost 1,574,106 1,998,518 3,572,624 5,552,624 999,376 6,552,000 Unrealized Loss (2,745) (15,166) (17,911) (76,182) (15,261) (91,443) Municipal Fair value 1,396,750 858,505 2,255,255 2,995,362 — 2,995,362 Cost or Amortized cost 1,406,640 883,740 2,290,380 3,130,204 — 3,130,204 Unrealized Loss (9,890) (25,235) (35,125) (134,842) — (134,842) Subtotal, fixed income Fair value 13,176,180 4,917,156 18,093,336 20,178,367 1,306,756 21,485,123 Cost or Amortized cost 13,297,203 5,039,419 18,336,622 20,651,188 1,323,277 21,974,465 Unrealized Loss (121,023) (122,263) (243,286) (472,821) (16,521) (489,342) Common Stock Fair value 647,000 — 647,000 — 445,872 445,872 Cost or Amortized cost 654,800 — 654,800 — 479,801 479,801 Unrealized Loss (7,800) — (7,800) — (33,929) (33,929) Preferred Stock Fair value 643,660 425,875 1,069,535 2,328,345 — 2,328,345 Cost or Amortized cost 662,025 436,084 1,098,109 2,460,791 — 2,460,791 Unrealized Loss (18,365) (10,209) (28,574) (132,446) — (132,446) Total Fair value 14,466,840 5,343,031 19,809,871 22,506,712 1,752,628 24,259,340 Cost or amortized cost 14,614,028 5,475,503 20,089,531 23,111,979 1,803,078 24,915,057 Unrealized Loss $ (147,188) $ (132,472) $ (279,660) $ (605,267) $ (50,450) $ (655,717) As of September 30, 2017, the Company held 9 common stock and preferred stock securities in an unrealized loss position. Of these 9 securiti es, three have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer and represent $10,209 in unrealized losses. 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 45 securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2017. Of these 45 securities, 11 have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer and represent $122,263 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 nine months ended September 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 and subsequently sold in the third quarter of 2017. During the first nine months of 2016, the Company recognize d $205,834 of OTTI on one common stock security and $6,897 of OTTI on one fixed income security . For all fixed income securities at a loss at September 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 September 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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. |