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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
or
¨ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File No. 001- 34280
American National Insurance Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 74-0484030 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
One Moody Plaza Galveston, Texas | 77550-7999 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(409) 763-4661
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No
As of May 1, 2013, there were 26,893,412 shares of the registrant’s voting common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding.
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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Unaudited and in thousands, except for share and per share data)
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Fixed maturity, bonds held-to-maturity, at amortized cost | ||||||||
(Fair Value $9,860,707 and $9,840,751) | $ | 9,061,438 | $ | 9,009,282 | ||||
Fixed maturity, bonds available-for-sale, at fair value | ||||||||
(Amortized cost $4,418,001 and $4,316,467) | 4,769,136 | 4,665,576 | ||||||
Equity securities, at fair value | ||||||||
(Cost $720,022 and $688,579) | 1,208,788 | 1,075,439 | ||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance | 3,170,510 | 3,143,011 | ||||||
Policy loans | 393,710 | 395,333 | ||||||
Investment real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $224,999 and $223,462 | 513,400 | 511,233 | ||||||
Short-term investments | 233,101 | 313,086 | ||||||
Other invested assets | 147,203 | 125,104 | ||||||
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Total investments | 19,497,286 | 19,238,064 | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents | 113,179 | 303,008 | ||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 264,550 | 248,425 | ||||||
Accrued investment income | 208,733 | 207,314 | ||||||
Reinsurance recoverables | 407,297 | 418,743 | ||||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 53,092 | 56,826 | ||||||
Premiums due and other receivables | 287,050 | 283,446 | ||||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs | 1,234,235 | 1,247,675 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 90,349 | 92,695 | ||||||
Current tax receivable | 5,248 | 14,578 | ||||||
Other assets | 151,170 | 154,911 | ||||||
Separate account assets | 888,388 | 841,389 | ||||||
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Total assets | $ | 23,200,577 | $ | 23,107,074 | ||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Future policy benefits | ||||||||
Life | $ | 2,639,925 | $ | 2,650,822 | ||||
Annuity | 827,777 | 811,192 | ||||||
Accident and health | 68,112 | 69,962 | ||||||
Policyholders’ account balances | 11,453,825 | 11,555,201 | ||||||
Policy and contract claims | 1,362,469 | 1,340,366 | ||||||
Unearned premium reserve | 752,479 | 757,532 | ||||||
Other policyholder funds | 296,337 | 288,391 | ||||||
Liability for retirement benefits | 268,110 | 265,317 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term notes payable | 52,627 | 50,884 | ||||||
Long-term notes payable | 112,500 | 112,500 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 135,427 | 92,150 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 395,329 | 432,041 | ||||||
Separate account liabilities | 888,388 | 841,389 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 19,253,305 | 19,267,747 | ||||||
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Common stock, $1.00 par value,—Authorized 50,000,000 | ||||||||
Issued 30,832,449 and 30,832,449, | ||||||||
Outstanding 26,893,412 and 26,836,664 shares | 30,832 | 30,832 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,702 | — | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 307,754 | 242,010 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 3,692,541 | 3,653,280 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | (97,465 | ) | (98,286 | ) | ||||
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Total American National Insurance Company stockholders’ equity | 3,936,364 | 3,827,836 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 10,908 | 11,491 | ||||||
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Total stockholders’ equity | 3,947,272 | 3,839,327 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 23,200,577 | $ | 23,107,074 | ||||
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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and in thousands, except for share and per share data)
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PREMIUMS AND OTHER REVENUE | ||||||||
Premiums | ||||||||
Life | $ | 68,655 | $ | 66,451 | ||||
Annuity | 32,696 | 28,412 | ||||||
Accident and health | 52,729 | 57,054 | ||||||
Property and casualty | 265,689 | 273,169 | ||||||
Other policy revenues | 49,998 | 48,047 | ||||||
Net investment income | 251,366 | 255,696 | ||||||
Realized investment gains (losses) | 18,538 | 9,808 | ||||||
Other-than-temporary impairments | (1,587 | ) | (2,837 | ) | ||||
Other income | 6,961 | 6,875 | ||||||
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Total premiums and other revenues | 745,045 | 742,675 | ||||||
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BENEFITS, LOSSES AND EXPENSES | ||||||||
Policyholder benefits | ||||||||
Life | 81,502 | 83,823 | ||||||
Annuity | 40,695 | 39,245 | ||||||
Claims incurred | ||||||||
Accident and health | 38,968 | 44,675 | ||||||
Property and casualty | 189,594 | 187,552 | ||||||
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 111,106 | 124,864 | ||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 85,123 | 95,514 | ||||||
Other operating expenses | 124,575 | 101,993 | ||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs | 11,334 | 1,638 | ||||||
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Total benefits, losses and expenses | 682,897 | 679,304 | ||||||
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Income (loss) before federal income tax and equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated affiliates | 62,148 | 63,371 | ||||||
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Less: Provision (benefit) for federal income taxes | ||||||||
Current | 4,964 | 7,287 | ||||||
Deferred | 6,353 | 9,696 | ||||||
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Total provision (benefit) for federal income taxes | 11,317 | 16,983 | ||||||
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax | 8,577 | (1,881 | ) | |||||
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Net income (loss) | 59,408 | 44,507 | ||||||
Less:Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax | (563 | ) | (709 | ) | ||||
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Net income (loss) attributable to American National Insurance Company | $ | 59,971 | $ | 45,216 | ||||
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Amounts available to American National Insurance Company common stockholders | ||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 2.24 | $ | 1.70 | ||||
Diluted | 2.23 | 1.69 | ||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 26,763,896 | 26,565,164 | ||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares | 26,887,151 | 26,758,955 |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
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Net income (loss) | $ | 59,408 | $ | 44,507 | ||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities | 62,719 | 76,531 | ||||||
Foreign currency transaction and translation adjustments | 149 | 152 | ||||||
Defined benefit plan adjustment | 2,876 | 2,668 | ||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss) | 65,744 | 79,351 | ||||||
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Total comprehensive income (loss) | 125,152 | 123,858 | ||||||
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (563 | ) | (709 | ) | ||||
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Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to American National Insurance Company | $ | 125,715 | $ | 124,567 | ||||
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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited and in thousands, except for per share data)
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
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Balance at beginning and end of the period | $ | 30,832 | $ | 30,832 | ||||
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Additional Paid-In Capital | ||||||||
Balance as of January 1, | — | — | ||||||
Reissuance of treasury shares | 2,920 | (203 | ) | |||||
Income tax effect from restricted stock arrangement | 79 | (534 | ) | |||||
Amortization of restricted stock | (297 | ) | 2,163 | |||||
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Balance at end of period | 2,702 | 1,426 | ||||||
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||
Balance as of January 1, | 242,010 | 159,403 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 65,744 | 79,351 | ||||||
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Balance at end of the period | 307,754 | 238,754 | ||||||
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Retained Earnings | ||||||||
Balance as of January 1, | 3,653,280 | 3,545,546 | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to American National Insurance Company | 59,971 | 45,216 | ||||||
Cash dividends to common stockholders ($0.77 per share) | (20,710 | ) | (20,667 | ) | ||||
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Balance at end of the period | 3,692,541 | 3,570,095 | ||||||
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Treasury Stock | ||||||||
Balance as of January 1, | (98,286 | ) | (98,490 | ) | ||||
Reissuance of treasury shares | 821 | 203 | ||||||
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Balance at end of the period | (97,465 | ) | (98,287 | ) | ||||
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Noncontrolling Interest | ||||||||
Balance as of January 1, | 11,491 | 12,947 | ||||||
Contributions | 1 | 45 | ||||||
Distributions | (21 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (563 | ) | (709 | ) | ||||
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Balance at end of the period | 10,908 | 12,276 | ||||||
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Total Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 3,947,272 | $ | 3,755,096 | ||||
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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Net income (loss) | $ | 59,408 | $ | 44,507 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
Realized investment (gains) losses | (18,538 | ) | (9,808 | ) | ||||
Other-than-temporary impairments | 1,587 | 2,837 | ||||||
Accretion (amortization) of discounts, premiums and loan origination fees | 389 | 1,890 | ||||||
Net capitalized interest on policy loans and mortgage loans | (7,633 | ) | (7,358 | ) | ||||
Depreciation | 8,452 | 8,854 | ||||||
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances | 111,106 | 124,864 | ||||||
Charges to policyholders’ account balances | (49,998 | ) | (48,047 | ) | ||||
Deferred federal income tax (benefit) expense | 6,353 | 9,696 | ||||||
Deferral of policy acquisition costs | (91,539 | ) | (98,346 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 102,873 | 99,984 | ||||||
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated affiliates | (8,577 | ) | 1,881 | |||||
Distributions from equity method investments | 9,760 | 2,087 | ||||||
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Policyholder liabilities | 23,743 | 8,686 | ||||||
Reinsurance recoverables | 11,446 | 24,836 | ||||||
Premiums due and other receivables | (3,604 | ) | (8,907 | ) | ||||
Accrued investment income | (1,419 | ) | (3,078 | ) | ||||
Current tax receivable/payable | 9,330 | 12,383 | ||||||
Liability for retirement benefits | 2,793 | 372 | ||||||
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 3,734 | 1,437 | ||||||
Other, net | (52,038 | ) | (52,670 | ) | ||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 117,628 | 116,100 | ||||||
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
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Bonds—held-to-maturity | 448,034 | 402,772 | ||||||
Bonds—available for sale | 211,884 | 114,739 | ||||||
Equity securities | 31,099 | 20,548 | ||||||
Investment real estate | 8,597 | — | ||||||
Mortgage loans | 111,110 | 43,174 | ||||||
Policy loans | 16,718 | 16,788 | ||||||
Other invested assets | 12,263 | 10,817 | ||||||
Disposals of property and equipment | 1,613 | — | ||||||
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 11,664 | 4,328 | ||||||
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Bonds—held-to-maturity | (505,265 | ) | (469,511 | ) | ||||
Bonds—available for sale | (307,986 | ) | (185,775 | ) | ||||
Equity securities | (55,442 | ) | — | |||||
Investment real estate | (10,426 | ) | (7,188 | ) | ||||
Mortgage loans | (136,576 | ) | (96,355 | ) | ||||
Policy loans | (5,967 | ) | (10,336 | ) | ||||
Other invested assets | (11,709 | ) | (10,524 | ) | ||||
Additions to property and equipment | (2,838 | ) | (5,876 | ) | ||||
Contributions to unconsolidated affiliates | (23,653 | ) | (12,334 | ) | ||||
Change in short-term investments | 79,985 | 117,117 | ||||||
Other, net | 903 | 137 | ||||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (125,992 | ) | (67,479 | ) | ||||
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Policyholders’ account deposits | 219,078 | 290,831 | ||||||
Policyholders’ account withdrawals | (381,556 | ) | (319,047 | ) | ||||
Change in notes payable | 1,743 | (1,023 | ) | |||||
Dividends to stockholders | (20,710 | ) | (20,667 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from (payments to) noncontrolling interest | (20 | ) | 38 | |||||
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (181,465 | ) | (49,868 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (189,829 | ) | (1,247 | ) | ||||
Beginning of the year | 303,008 | 102,114 | ||||||
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End of year | $ | 113,179 | $ | 100,867 | ||||
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
American National Insurance Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively “American National”) offer a broad spectrum of insurance products, including individual and group life insurance, health insurance, annuities, and property and casualty insurance. Through non-insurance subsidiaries, American National invests in stocks and real estate. Business is conducted in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa. The majority of revenues are generated by the insurance business. Various distribution systems are utilized, including multiple-line exclusive agents, independent agents, third-party marketing organizations, career agents, and direct sales to the public.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are reported in U.S. currency. American National consolidates all entities that are wholly-owned and those in which American National owns less than 100% but controls, as well as any variable interest entities in which American National is the primary beneficiary. All material intercompany transactions with consolidated entities have been eliminated. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
The interim consolidated financial statements and notes herein are unaudited and reflect all adjustments which management considers necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated statements of financial position, operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the interim periods.
These interim consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in American National’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods should not be considered indicative of results to be expected for the full year.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported consolidated financial statement balances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Adoption of New Accounting Standards—The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the following accounting guidance relevant to American National including technical amendments and corrections to make the codification easier to understand and fair value measurement easier to apply. Each became effective for American National on January 1, 2013, and unless stated otherwise did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance for derecognition of an in substance real estate subsidiary. The amendment clarifies that when a reporting entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate because of a default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt secured by the real estate, the reporting entity should apply the guidance for real estate sales when evaluating the subsidiary for deconsolidation.
In December 2011, the FASB issued guidance that amends the disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The new guidance requires an entity to disclose both gross and net information about offsetting and related arrangements. Subsequently, in January 2013, the FASB issued amendments to clarify the scope of this guidance covering only those derivatives accounted for in accordance with the derivatives and hedging guidance of the Codification that are either offsets in accordance with the right of setoff conditions, the balance sheet netting criteria or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement.
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In February 2013, the FASB issued amended guidance on presentation of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The amendments require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of AOCI by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.
Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards—The FASB issued the following significant accounting guidance relevant to American National. Each will become effective for American National on January 1, 2014 and unless stated otherwise, is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
In July 2011, the FASB issued guidance to address questions about how health insurers should recognize and classify fees mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in their income statements. The guidance specifies that the liability for the fee should be recorded in full once the entity provides qualifying health insurance in the applicable calendar year. The corresponding deferred cost is then amortized to expense using a straight-line method of allocation unless another method better allocates the fee over the calendar year that it is payable.
In February 2013, the FASB issued amended guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of the guidance is fixed at the reporting date, except for obligations addressed within existing guidance under US GAAP.
4. INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
The cost or amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments in securities are shown below (in thousands):
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U.S. treasury and government | $ | 3,582 | $ | 50 | $ | — | $ | 3,632 | ||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 381,081 | 40,615 | (5 | ) | 421,691 | |||||||||||
Foreign governments | 29,078 | 4,155 | — | 33,233 | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 8,119,293 | 722,278 | (9,096 | ) | 8,832,475 | |||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 488,346 | 38,823 | (971 | ) | 526,198 | |||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 2,378 | 294 | — | 2,672 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 37,680 | 3,126 | — | 40,806 | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | 9,061,438 | 809,341 | (10,072 | ) | 9,860,707 | |||||||||||
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U.S. treasury and government | 21,881 | 1,110 | (1 | ) | 22,990 | |||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 582,361 | 43,642 | (766 | ) | 625,237 | |||||||||||
Foreign governments | 5,000 | 2,307 | — | 7,307 | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 3,683,441 | 297,833 | (11,124 | ) | 3,970,150 | |||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 77,301 | 4,464 | (192 | ) | 81,573 | |||||||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 20,934 | 11,074 | — | 32,008 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 17,037 | 1,431 | (18 | ) | 18,450 | |||||||||||
Other debt securities | 10,046 | 1,375 | — | 11,421 | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | 4,418,001 | 363,236 | (12,101 | ) | 4,769,136 | |||||||||||
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Equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock | 692,332 | 482,712 | (6,553 | ) | 1,168,491 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock | 27,690 | 12,607 | — | 40,297 | ||||||||||||
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Total equity securities | 720,022 | 495,319 | (6,553 | ) | 1,208,788 | |||||||||||
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Total investments in securities | $ | 14,199,461 | $ | 1,667,896 | $ | (28,726 | ) | $ | 15,838,631 | |||||||
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Cost or Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized (Losses) | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
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U.S. treasury and government | $ | 3,593 | $ | 69 | $ | — | $ | 3,662 | ||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 393,541 | 40,161 | (7 | ) | 433,695 | |||||||||||
Foreign governments | 29,071 | 4,367 | — | 33,438 | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 7,993,167 | 748,773 | (6,782 | ) | 8,735,158 | |||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 549,384 | 42,313 | (1,195 | ) | 590,502 | |||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 2,500 | 321 | — | 2,821 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 38,026 | 3,449 | — | 41,475 | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | 9,009,282 | 839,453 | (7,984 | ) | 9,840,751 | |||||||||||
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U.S. treasury and government | 19,649 | 1,156 | — | 20,805 | ||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 570,751 | 44,792 | (105 | ) | 615,438 | |||||||||||
Foreign governments | 5,000 | 2,344 | — | 7,344 | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 3,582,913 | 303,908 | (14,188 | ) | 3,872,633 | |||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 89,486 | 5,165 | (266 | ) | 94,385 | |||||||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 20,933 | 3,509 | — | 24,442 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 17,676 | 1,448 | (33 | ) | 19,091 | |||||||||||
Other debt securities | 10,059 | 1,379 | — | 11,438 | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | 4,316,467 | 363,701 | (14,592 | ) | 4,665,576 | |||||||||||
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Common stock | 660,889 | 383,634 | (6,739 | ) | 1,037,784 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock | 27,690 | 9,995 | (30 | ) | 37,655 | |||||||||||
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Total equity securities | 688,579 | 393,629 | (6,769 | ) | 1,075,439 | |||||||||||
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Total investments in securities | $ | 14,014,328 | $ | 1,596,783 | $ | (29,345 | ) | $ | 15,581,766 | |||||||
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Actual maturities differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, which are not due at a single maturity, have been allocated to their respective categories based on the year of final contractual maturity. The amortized cost and estimated fair value, by contractual maturity of fixed maturity securities are shown below (in thousands):
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Bonds Held-to-Maturity | Bonds Available-for-Sale | |||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Due in one year or less | $ | 1,024,759 | $ | 1,045,015 | $ | 505,946 | $ | 519,855 | ||||||||
Due after one year through five years | 2,540,829 | 2,808,251 | 1,437,138 | 1,569,414 | ||||||||||||
Due after five years through ten years | 4,891,100 | 5,354,001 | 2,064,558 | 2,238,286 | ||||||||||||
Due after ten years | 598,900 | 648,428 | 405,359 | 436,756 | ||||||||||||
Without single maturity date | 5,850 | 5,012 | 5,000 | 4,825 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 9,061,438 | $ | 9,860,707 | $ | 4,418,001 | $ | 4,769,136 | ||||||||
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All gains and losses for securities sold throughout the year were determined using specific identification of the securities sold. Proceeds from the sales of these securities, with the realized gains and losses, are shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities | $ | 76,857 | $ | 32,673 | ||||
Gross realized gains | 10,738 | 11,080 | ||||||
Gross realized losses | (522 | ) | (159 | ) |
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, bonds with a carrying value of $13,492,000 were transferred from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale after a significant deterioration in the issuer’s creditworthiness became evident. An unrealized loss of $263,000 was established at the time of the transfer. There were no transfers during the same period in 2012.
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities
The components of the change in net unrealized gains (losses) on securities are shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Bonds available-for-sale | $ | 2,026 | $ | 35,635 | ||||
Equity securities | 101,906 | 105,679 | ||||||
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Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities during the year | 103,932 | 141,314 | ||||||
Adjustments for: | ||||||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs | (2,106 | ) | (17,505 | ) | ||||
Participating policyholders’ interest | (5,091 | ) | (5,852 | ) | ||||
Deferred federal income tax benefit (expense) | (34,016 | ) | (41,426 | ) | ||||
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Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax | $ | 62,719 | $ | 76,531 | ||||
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Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair value of the related securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are shown below (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 12 months | 12 Months or more | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds held-to-maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | $ | (5 | ) | $ | 3,193 | $ | — | $ | 80 | $ | (5 | ) | $ | 3,273 | ||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | (6,985 | ) | 566,983 | (2,111 | ) | 46,872 | (9,096 | ) | 613,855 | |||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | (296 | ) | 21,744 | (675 | ) | 23,957 | (971 | ) | 45,701 | |||||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | (7,286 | ) | 591,920 | (2,786 | ) | 70,909 | (10,072 | ) | 662,829 | |||||||||||||||
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U.S. treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | (1 | ) | 5,624 | — | — | (1 | ) | 5,624 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | (766 | ) | 47,655 | — | — | (766 | ) | 47,655 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | (2,083 | ) | 228,313 | (9,041 | ) | 70,342 | (11,124 | ) | 298,655 | |||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | (1 | ) | 110 | (191 | ) | 7,787 | (192 | ) | 7,897 | |||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | (3 | ) | 286 | (15 | ) | 723 | (18 | ) | 1,009 | |||||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | (2,854 | ) | 281,988 | (9,247 | ) | 78,852 | (12,101 | ) | 360,840 | |||||||||||||||
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Common stock | (6,553 | ) | 46,918 | — | — | (6,553 | ) | 46,918 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total equity securities | (6,553 | ) | 46,918 | — | — | (6,553 | ) | 46,918 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities | $ | (16,693 | ) | $ | 920,826 | $ | (12,033 | ) | $ | 149,761 | $ | (28,726 | ) | $ | 1,070,587 | |||||||||
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Less than 12 months | 12 Months or more | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | Unrealized (Losses) | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds held-to-maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 914 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 80 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 994 | |||||||||
Corporate debt securities | (4,394 | ) | 319,434 | (2,388 | ) | 39,632 | (6,782 | ) | 359,066 | |||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | (147 | ) | 13,824 | (1,048 | ) | 24,666 | (1,195 | ) | 38,490 | |||||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | (4,547 | ) | 334,172 | (3,437 | ) | 64,378 | (7,984 | ) | 398,550 | |||||||||||||||
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U.S. states and political subdivisions | (105 | ) | 6,523 | — | — | (105 | ) | 6,523 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | (2,077 | ) | 242,261 | (12,111 | ) | 70,187 | (14,188 | ) | 312,448 | |||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | (34 | ) | 1,527 | (232 | ) | 8,029 | (266 | ) | 9,556 | |||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | (8 | ) | 527 | (25 | ) | 911 | (33 | ) | 1,438 | |||||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | (2,224 | ) | 250,838 | (12,368 | ) | 79,127 | (14,592 | ) | 329,965 | |||||||||||||||
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Common stock | (6,739 | ) | 64,003 | — | — | (6,739 | ) | 64,003 | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | (30 | ) | 30 | — | — | (30 | ) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total equity securities | (6,769 | ) | 64,033 | — | — | (6,769 | ) | 64,033 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities | $ | (13,540 | ) | $ | 649,043 | $ | (15,805 | ) | $ | 143,505 | $ | (29,345 | ) | $ | 792,548 | |||||||||
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As of March 31, 2013, the securities with unrealized losses were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, including those with the duration of the unrealized losses exceeding one year. American National has the ability and intent to hold those securities until a market price recovery or maturity. Further, it is not more-likely-than-not that American National will be required to sell them prior to recovery, and recovery is expected in a reasonable period of time. It is possible the investee’s financial circumstances may be different in the future, which may lead to a different impairment conclusion in future periods.
Credit Risk Management
The bond portfolio distributed by credit quality rating, using both S&P and Moody’s ratings, is shown below:
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
AAA | 5.1 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||
AA | 10.9 | 10.6 | ||||||
A | 40.3 | 38.2 | ||||||
BBB | 39.6 | 41.4 | ||||||
BB and below | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||||||
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American National’s equity securities by market sector distribution are shown below:
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
Consumer goods | 20.3 | % | 20.3 | % | ||||
Financials | 18.4 | 18.9 | ||||||
Information technology | 15.1 | 16.9 | ||||||
Energy and utilities | 16.6 | 15.8 | ||||||
Healthcare | 13.1 | 12.7 | ||||||
Industrials | 8.8 | 9.1 | ||||||
Other | 7.7 | 6.3 | ||||||
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5. MORTGAGE LOANS
Generally, commercial mortgage loans are secured by first liens on income-producing real estate. American National attempts to maintain a diversified portfolio by considering the property-type and property location of the underlying mortgage collateral. Mortgage loans by property-type and geographic distribution are as follows:
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
Office | 31.5 | % | 34.9 | % | ||||
Industrial | 25.9 | 24.0 | ||||||
Retail | 18.4 | 17.7 | ||||||
Hotel and motel | 13.3 | 13.9 | ||||||
Other | 10.9 | 9.5 | ||||||
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West South Central | 23.2 | % | 23.2 | % | ||||
South Atlantic | 22.3 | 23.0 | ||||||
East North Central | 18.3 | 18.2 | ||||||
Pacific | 13.8 | 13.3 | ||||||
East South Central | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||||||
Mountain | 6.7 | 7.0 | ||||||
Other | 8.8 | 8.2 | ||||||
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There were no loans sold or foreclosed and no significant non-cash transactions occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2012.
Credit Quality
Commercial mortgage loan balances placed on nonaccrual status are shown below (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
Commercial mortgages-Retail | $ | 13,354 | $ | 13,354 |
The credit quality of the mortgage loan portfolio is assessed by evaluating the credit risk of each borrower. A loan is classified as performing or non-performing based on whether all of the contractual terms of the loan have been met.
The age analysis of past due commercial mortgage loans is shown below (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | Greater Than 90 Days | Total Past Due | Current | Total Mortgage Loans | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial mortgages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office | $ | — | $ | 6,438 | $ | — | $ | 6,438 | $ | 996,432 | $ | 1,002,870 | ||||||||||||
Industrial | — | — | — | — | 823,459 | 823,459 | ||||||||||||||||||
Retail | 1,054 | — | 13,354 | 14,408 | 573,835 | 588,243 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | — | 767,662 | 767,662 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,054 | $ | 6,438 | $ | 13,354 | $ | 20,846 | $ | 3,161,388 | 3,182,234 | |||||||||||||
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Allowance for loan losses | 11,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance | $ | 3,170,510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | Greater Than 90 Days | Total Past Due | Current | Total Mortgage Loans | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial mortgages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,100,407 | $ | 1,100,407 | ||||||||||||
Industrial | — | — | — | — | 755,198 | 755,198 | ||||||||||||||||||
Retail | — | — | 13,354 | 13,354 | 547,472 | 560,826 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | — | 738,592 | 738,592 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 13,354 | $ | 13,354 | $ | 3,141,669 | 3,155,023 | |||||||||||||
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Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance | $ | 3,143,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total mortgage loans are net of unamortized discounts of $3,872,000 and $4,346,000 and unamortized origination fees of $13,568,000 and $14,076,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. No unearned income is included in these amounts.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Loans not evaluated individually for collectibility are segregated by collateral property-type and location and allowance factors are applied. These factors are developed annually, and reviewed quarterly based on our historical loss experience adjusted for the expected trend in the rate of foreclosure losses. Allowance factors are higher for loans of certain property types and in certain regions based on loss experience or a blended historical loss factor.
The allowance for credit losses and unpaid principal balance in commercial mortgage loans are shown below (in thousands):
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | Individually Evaluated for Impairment | Total | ||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2012 | $ | 11,519 | $ | 493 | $ | 12,012 | ||||||
Change in allowance | (288 | ) | — | (288 | ) | |||||||
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March 31, 2013 | $ | 3,090,343 | $ | 109,331 | $ | 3,199,674 | ||||||
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December 31, 2012 | $ | 3,063,908 | $ | 109,537 | $ | 3,173,445 | ||||||
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Loans individually evaluated for impairment with and without an allowance are shown below (in thousands):
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Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | |||||||||||||
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Retail (related allowance of $493) | $ | 493 | $ | 493 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Office | $ | 36,433 | $ | 36,433 | $ | 36,489 | $ | 613 | ||||||||
Retail | 17,180 | 17,180 | 17,180 | 283 | ||||||||||||
Other | 55,225 | 55,225 | 55,272 | 924 | ||||||||||||
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Total without an allowance recorded | $ | 108,838 | $ | 108,838 | $ | 108,941 | $ | 1,820 | ||||||||
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Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | |||||||||||||
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Retail (related allowance of $493) | $ | 493 | $ | 493 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Office | $ | 36,544 | $ | 36,544 | $ | 36,710 | $ | 2,452 | ||||||||
Retail | 17,180 | 17,180 | 17,329 | 1,129 | ||||||||||||
Other | 55,320 | 55,320 | 55,551 | 3,758 | ||||||||||||
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Total without an allowance recorded | $ | 109,044 | $ | 109,044 | $ | 109,590 | $ | 7,339 | ||||||||
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Troubled Debt Restructurings
A small portion of the mortgage loan portfolio for which American National has granted concessions related to the borrowers’ ability to pay the loans is classified as troubled debt restructurings. Concessions are generally one of, or a combination of, a delay in payment of principal or interest, a reduction of the contractual interest rate or an extension of the maturity date. American National considers the amount, timing and extent of concessions in determining any impairment or changes in the specific allowance for loan losses recorded in connection with a troubled debt restructuring. The carrying value after specific allowance, before and after modification in a troubled debt restructuring, may not change significantly, or may increase if the expected recovery is higher than the pre-modification recovery assessment. There were no mortgage loans that have been modified in troubled debt restructurings during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
6. INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE
Investment real estate by property-type and geographic distribution are as follows:
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
Shopping centers | 41.1 | % | 41.0 | % | ||||
Office buildings | 22.0 | 21.9 | ||||||
Industrial | 17.4 | 18.1 | ||||||
Other | 19.5 | 19.0 | ||||||
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West South Central | 60.3 | % | 60.8 | % | ||||
South Atlantic | 11.2 | 11.2 | ||||||
East North Central | 10.7 | 10.3 | ||||||
Mountain | 6.0 | 6.2 | ||||||
East South Central | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||||||
Other | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||||||
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American National and its wholly-owned subsidiaries regularly invest in real estate partnerships and joint ventures. American National participates in the design of these entities with the sponsor, but in most cases, its involvement is limited to financing. Through analysis performed by American National, some of these partnerships and joint ventures have been determined to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”). In certain instances, in addition to an economic interest in the entity, American National holds the power to direct the most significant activities of the entity and is deemed the primary beneficiary or consolidator of the entity. The assets of the consolidated VIEs are restricted and must be used first to settle the liabilities of the VIE. Creditors or beneficial interest holders of these VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of American National, as American National’s obligation is limited to the amount of its committed investment. American National has not provided financial or other support to the VIEs in the form of liquidity arrangements, guarantees, or other commitments to third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of its variable interest in the VIEs in 2013 or 2012.
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The assets and liabilities relating to VIEs which are consolidated in American National’s financial statements are as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
Investment real estate | $ | 162,818 | $ | 162,502 | ||||
Short-term investments | 674 | 969 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,936 | 3,671 | ||||||
Accrued investment income | 2,035 | 2,641 | ||||||
Other receivables | 12,509 | 11,709 | ||||||
Other assets | 6,744 | 6,487 | ||||||
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Total assets of consolidated VIEs | $ | 188,716 | $ | 187,979 | ||||
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Notes payable | $ | 165,127 | $ | 163,384 | ||||
Other liabilities | 8,475 | 6,647 | ||||||
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Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs | $ | 173,602 | $ | 170,031 | ||||
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The total notes payable in the consolidated statements of financial position pertain to the borrowings of American National Insurance Company’s consolidated VIEs. The liability of American National Insurance Company on notes payable of the consolidated VIEs is limited to the amount of its direct or indirect investment in the respective ventures, which totaled $17,991,000 and $18,063,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The average interest rate on the current portion of the notes payable was 4.0% during 2013. The total long-term portion of notes payable consists of three notes with the following interest rates: 4.0%, adjusted LIBOR plus 1.0% and adjusted LIBOR plus 2.5%. Of the long-term notes payable, $12,500,000 will mature in 2016, with the remainder maturing beyond 5 years.
For other VIEs in which American National is a partner, it is not the primary beneficiary and these entities were not consolidated, as the major decisions that most significantly impact the economic activities of the VIE require unanimous consent of all partners. The following table presents the carrying amount and maximum exposure to loss relating to unconsolidated VIEs (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Maximum Exposure to Loss | Carrying Amount | Maximum Exposure to Loss | |||||||||||||
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 103,053 | $ | 103,053 | $ | 81,548 | $ | 81,548 |
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7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
American National purchases over-the-counter equity-indexed options as economic hedges against fluctuations in the equity markets to which equity-indexed products are exposed. Equity-indexed contracts include a fixed host universal-life or annuity contract and an equity-indexed embedded derivative. The detail of derivative instruments is shown below (in thousands):
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Location in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Instruments | Notional Amounts | Estimated Fair Value | Number of Instruments | Notional Amounts | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
Equity-indexed options | Other invested assets | 355 | $ | 851,300 | $ | 105,254 | 356 | $ | 846,900 | $ | 82,625 | |||||||||||||||
Equity-indexed embedded derivative | Future policy benefits | 25,481 | 734,400 | (93,988 | ) | 22,941 | 722,500 | (75,032 | ) |
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income on Derivatives | ||||||||||
Derivatives Not Designated | Location in the | Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
as Hedging Instruments | Consolidated Statements of Operations | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Equity-indexed options | Net investment income | $ | 24,340 | $ | 19,647 | |||||
Equity-indexed embedded derivative | Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | (20,647 | ) | (18,457 | ) |
8. NET INVESTMENT INCOME AND REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS (LOSSES)
Net investment income, before federal income taxes, is shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Bonds | $ | 163,433 | $ | 172,279 | ||||
Equity securities | 6,815 | 6,245 | ||||||
Mortgage loans | 51,785 | 49,758 | ||||||
Real estate | (1,421 | ) | (215 | ) | ||||
Options | 24,340 | 19,647 | ||||||
Other invested assets | 6,414 | 7,982 | ||||||
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Realized investment gains (losses), before federal income taxes, are shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Bonds | $ | 3,223 | $ | 3,810 | ||||
Equity securities | 8,683 | 7,355 | ||||||
Mortgage loans | 288 | (1,089 | ) | |||||
Real estate | 6,383 | (252 | ) | |||||
Other invested assets | (39 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
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The OTTI losses are shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Equity securities | $ | (1,587 | ) | $ | (2,837 | ) |
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9. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments are shown below (in thousands):
March 31, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds held-to-maturity | $ | 9,061,438 | $ | 9,860,707 | $ | 9,009,282 | $ | 9,840,751 | ||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds available-for-sale | 4,769,136 | 4,769,136 | 4,665,576 | 4,665,576 | ||||||||||||
Equity securities | 1,208,788 | 1,208,788 | 1,075,439 | 1,075,439 | ||||||||||||
Equity-indexed options | 105,254 | 105,254 | 82,625 | 82,625 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance | 3,170,510 | 3,426,043 | 3,143,011 | 3,441,645 | ||||||||||||
Policy loans | 393,710 | 393,710 | 395,333 | 395,333 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 233,101 | 233,101 | 313,086 | 313,086 | ||||||||||||
Separate account assets | 888,388 | 888,388 | 841,389 | 841,389 | ||||||||||||
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Total financial assets | $ | 19,830,325 | $ | 20,885,127 | $ | 19,525,741 | $ | 20,655,844 | ||||||||
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Investment contracts | $ | 9,782,653 | $ | 9,782,653 | $ | 9,987,431 | $ | 9,987,431 | ||||||||
Embedded derivative liability for equity-indexed contracts | 93,988 | 93,988 | 75,032 | 75,032 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable | 165,127 | 165,127 | 163,384 | 163,384 | ||||||||||||
Separate account liabilities | 888,388 | 888,388 | 841,389 | 841,389 | ||||||||||||
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Total financial liabilities | $ | 10,930,156 | $ | 10,930,156 | $ | 11,067,236 | $ | 11,067,236 | ||||||||
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Summary
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability. A fair value hierarchy is used to determine fair value based on a hypothetical transaction at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant. American National has evaluated the types of securities in its investment portfolio to determine an appropriate hierarchy level based upon trading activity and the observability of market inputs. The classification of assets or liabilities within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. The input levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
Level 2 | Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities other than quoted prices in Level 1; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
Level 3 | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Unobservable inputs reflect American National’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models and third-party evaluation, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. |
Fixed Maturity Securities and Equity Options—American National utilizes a pricing service to estimate fair value measurements. The estimates of fair value for most fixed maturity securities, including municipal bonds, provided by the pricing service are disclosed as Level 2 measurements as the estimates are based on observable market information rather than market quotes.
The pricing service utilizes market quotations for fixed maturity securities that have quoted prices in active markets. Since fixed maturity securities generally do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing service prepares estimates of fair value measurements for these securities using its proprietary pricing applications, which include available relevant market information, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. Additionally, an option adjusted spread model is used to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios.
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The pricing service evaluates each asset class based on relevant market information, relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news. The market inputs utilized in the pricing evaluation, listed in the approximate order of priority, include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, reference data, and economic events. The extent of the use of each market input depends on the asset class and the market conditions. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of inputs may change or some market inputs may not be relevant. For some securities, additional inputs may be necessary.
American National has reviewed the inputs and methodology used and the techniques applied by the pricing service to produce quotes that represent the fair value of a specific security. The review confirms the service is utilizing information from observable transactions or a technique that represents a market participant’s assumptions. American National does not adjust quotes received from the pricing service. The pricing service utilized by American National has indicated that they will only produce an estimate of fair value if there is objectively verifiable information available.
American National holds a small amount of private placement debt and fixed maturity securities that have characteristics that make them unsuitable for matrix pricing. For these securities, a quote from an independent broker (typically a market maker) is obtained. Due to the disclaimers on the quotes that indicate that the price is indicative only, American National includes these fair value estimates in Level 3.
The pricing of certain commercial mortgage-backed securities use discounted cash flow models and these securities are classified as Level 3 measurements. These models include significant non-observable inputs including an internally determined credit rating of the security and an externally provided credit spread. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the modeled discount rate ranges from 5.9% to 6.0%.
For securities priced using a quote from an independent broker, such as the equity options and certain fixed maturity securities, American National uses a market-based fair value analysis to validate the reasonableness of prices received from an independent broker. Price variances above a certain threshold are analyzed further to determine if any pricing issue exists. This analysis is generally performed on a weekly basis, but no less frequently than on a monthly basis.
Equity Securities—For publicly-traded equity securities, prices are received from a nationally recognized pricing service that are based on observable market transactions and these securities are classified as Level 1 measurements. For certain preferred stock, current market quotes in active markets are unavailable. In these instances, an estimate of fair value is received from the pricing service. The service utilizes similar methodologies to price preferred stocks as it does for fixed maturity securities. These estimates are disclosed as Level 2 measurements. American National tests the accuracy of the information provided by reference to other services regularly.
Mortgage Loans—The fair value of mortgage loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses on a loan by loan basis by applying a discount rate to expected cash flows from future installment and balloon payments. The discount rate takes into account general market trends and specific credit risk trends for the individual loan. Factors used to arrive at the discount rate include inputs from spreads based on U.S. Treasury notes and the loan’s credit rating, region, property type, lien number, payment type and current status.
Embedded Derivative—The embedded derivative liability for equity-indexed contracts is measured at fair value and is recalculated each reporting period using equity option pricing models. To validate the assumptions used to price the embedded derivative liability, American National measures and compares embedded derivative returns against the returns of equity options held to hedge the liability cash flows.
The significant unobservable input used to calculate the fair value of the embedded derivatives is equity option implied volatility. This volatility assumption is the range of implied volatilities that American National has determined market participants would use to price equity options that match the current derivative characteristics of our in-force equity-indexed contracts. Implied volatility can vary by term and strike price. An increase in implied volatility will result in an increase in the value of the equity-indexed embedded derivatives, all other things being equal. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the implied volatility used to estimate embedded derivative value ranges from 10.8% to 29.6% and 15.9% to 30.1%, respectively.
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Other Financial Instruments—Other financial instruments classified as level 3 measurements, as there is little or no market activity, are as follows:
Policy loans—The carrying value of policy loans is the outstanding balance plus any accrued interest. Due to the collateralized nature of policy loans, unpredictable timing of repayments and the fact that it cannot be separated from the policy contract and it is settled at outstanding value, American National believes that the carrying value of policy loans approximates fair value.
Investment contracts liability—The carrying value of investment contracts liability is equivalent to the accrued account balance. The accrued account balance consists of deposits, net of withdrawals, plus or minus interest credited, fees and charges assessed and other adjustments. American National believes that the carrying value of investment contracts liability approximates fair value because the majority of these contracts’ interest rates reset to current rates offered at anniversary.
Notes payable—Notes payable are carried at outstanding principal balance. The carrying value of the notes payable approximates fair value because the underlying interest rates approximate market rates at the balance sheet date.
Quantitative Disclosures
The quantitative disclosures regarding fair value hierarchy measurements of the financial instruments are shown below (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurement as of March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Estimated Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds held-to-maturity | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. treasury and government | $ | 3,632 | $ | — | $ | 3,632 | $ | — | ||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 421,691 | — | 421,691 | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign governments | 33,233 | — | 33,233 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 8,832,475 | — | 8,754,161 | 78,314 | ||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 526,198 | — | 525,143 | 1,055 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 2,672 | — | — | 2,672 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 40,806 | — | 40,806 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | 9,860,707 | — | 9,778,666 | 82,041 | ||||||||||||
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Fixed maturity securities, bonds available-for-sale | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. treasury and government | 22,990 | — | 22,990 | — | ||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 625,237 | — | 622,712 | 2,525 | ||||||||||||
Foreign governments | 7,307 | — | 7,307 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 3,970,150 | — | 3,899,707 | 70,443 | ||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 81,573 | — | 79,117 | 2,456 | ||||||||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 32,008 | — | — | 32,008 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 18,450 | — | 16,519 | 1,931 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 11,421 | — | 11,421 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | 4,769,136 | — | 4,659,773 | 109,363 | ||||||||||||
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Equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock | 1,168,491 | 1,168,491 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock | 40,297 | 40,297 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total equity securities | 1,208,788 | 1,208,788 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Options | 105,254 | — | — | 105,254 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate | 3,426,043 | — | 3,426,043 | — | ||||||||||||
Policy loans | 393,710 | — | — | 393,710 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 233,101 | — | 233,101 | — | ||||||||||||
Separate account assets | 888,388 | — | 888,388 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total financial assets | $ | 20,885,127 | $ | 1,208,788 | $ | 18,985,971 | $ | 690,368 | ||||||||
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Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Investment contracts | $ | 9,782,653 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,782,653 | ||||||||
Embedded derivative liability for equity-indexed contracts | 93,988 | — | — | 93,988 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable | 165,127 | — | — | 165,127 | ||||||||||||
Separate account liabilities | 888,388 | — | 888,388 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total financial liabilities | $ | 10,930,156 | $ | — | $ | 888,388 | $ | 10,041,768 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Estimated Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed maturity securities, bonds held-to-maturity | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. treasury and government | $ | 3,662 | $ | — | $ | 3,662 | $ | — | ||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 433,695 | — | 433,695 | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign governments | 33,438 | — | 33,438 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 8,735,158 | — | 8,662,164 | 72,994 | ||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 590,502 | — | 589,441 | 1,061 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 2,821 | — | — | 2,821 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 41,475 | — | 41,475 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds held-to-maturity | 9,840,751 | — | 9,763,875 | 76,876 | ||||||||||||
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Fixed maturity securities, bonds available-for-sale | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. treasury and government | 20,805 | — | 20,805 | — | ||||||||||||
U.S. states and political subdivisions | 615,438 | — | 612,913 | 2,525 | ||||||||||||
Foreign governments | 7,344 | — | 7,344 | — | ||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 3,872,633 | — | 3,796,949 | 75,684 | ||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed securities | 94,385 | — | 91,938 | 2,447 | ||||||||||||
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 24,442 | — | — | 24,442 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized debt securities | 19,091 | — | 17,156 | 1,935 | ||||||||||||
Other debt securities | 11,438 | — | 11,438 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total bonds available-for-sale | 4,665,576 | — | 4,558,543 | 107,033 | ||||||||||||
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Equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock | 1,037,784 | 1,037,784 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock | 37,655 | 37,652 | — | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Total equity securities | 1,075,439 | 1,075,436 | — | 3 | ||||||||||||
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Options | 82,625 | — | — | 82,625 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate | 3,441,645 | — | 3,441,645 | — | ||||||||||||
Policy loans | 395,333 | — | — | 395,333 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 313,086 | — | 313,086 | — | ||||||||||||
Separate account assets | 841,389 | — | 841,389 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total financial assets | $ | 20,655,844 | $ | 1,075,436 | $ | 18,918,538 | $ | 661,870 | ||||||||
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Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Investment contracts | $ | 9,987,431 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,987,431 | ||||||||
Embedded derivative liability for equity-indexed contracts | 75,032 | — | — | 75,032 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable | 163,384 | — | — | 163,384 | ||||||||||||
Separate account liabilities | 841,389 | — | 841,389 | — | ||||||||||||
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Total financial liabilities | $ | 11,067,236 | $ | — | $ | 841,389 | $ | 10,225,847 | ||||||||
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For financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the period, a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances is shown below at estimated fair value (in thousands):
Investment Securities | Equity- Indexed Options | Embedded Derivative Liability | ||||||||||
Beginning balance, 2012 | $ | 99,918 | $ | 65,188 | $ | (63,275 | ) | |||||
Total realized and unrealized investment gains/losses | ||||||||||||
Included in other comprehensive income | 3,678 | — | — | |||||||||
Net fair value change included in realized gains/losses | (17 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net gain (loss) for derivatives included in net investment income | — | 17,798 | — | |||||||||
Net change included in interest credited | — | — | (18,457 | ) | ||||||||
Purchases, sales and settlements or maturities | ||||||||||||
Purchases | 18 | 4,341 | — | |||||||||
Sales | (2,502 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Settlements or maturities | (178 | ) | (2,621 | ) | — | |||||||
Premiums less benefits | — | — | 3,078 | |||||||||
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Equity- | Embedded | |||||||||||
Investment | Indexed | Derivative | ||||||||||
Securities | Options | Liability | ||||||||||
Beginning balance, 2013 | $ | 183,912 | $ | 82,625 | $ | (75,032 | ) | |||||
Total realized and unrealized investment gains/losses | ||||||||||||
Included in other comprehensive income | 9,188 | — | — | |||||||||
Net fair value change included in realized gains/losses | 203 | — | — | |||||||||
Net gain (loss) for derivatives included in net investment income | — | 22,466 | — | |||||||||
Net change included in interest credited | — | — | (20,647 | ) | ||||||||
Net capitalized interest | ||||||||||||
Purchases, sales and settlements or maturities | ||||||||||||
Purchases | 1,975 | 3,290 | — | |||||||||
Sales | (3,874 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Settlements or maturities | — | (3,127 | ) | — | ||||||||
Premiums less benefits | — | — | 1,691 | |||||||||
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Within the net gain (loss) for derivatives included in net investment income were an unrealized gain of $21,580,000 and $17,399,000 relating to assets still held at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value hierarchies. The transfers into Level 3 were the result of existing securities no longer being priced by the third-party pricing service at the end of the period. American National’s valuation of these securities involves judgment regarding assumptions market participants would use including quotes from independent brokers. The transfers out of Level 3 were securities being priced by a third-party service at the end of the period, using inputs that are observable or derived from market data, which resulted in classification of these assets as Level 2.
10. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
Deferred policy acquisition costs and premiums are shown below (in thousands):
Accident | Property & | |||||||||||||||||||
Life | Annuity | & Health | Casualty | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance 2013 | $ | 653,416 | $ | 406,540 | $ | 49,206 | $ | 138,513 | $ | 1,247,675 | ||||||||||
Additions | 25,908 | 13,229 | 2,575 | 49,827 | 91,539 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization | (19,959 | ) | (22,652 | ) | (4,124 | ) | (56,138 | ) | (102,873 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect of change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | (2,314 | ) | 208 | — | — | (2,106 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net change | 3,635 | (9,215 | ) | (1,549 | ) | (6,311 | ) | (13,440 | ) | |||||||||||
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Ending balance at March 31, 2013 | 657,051 | 397,325 | 47,657 | 132,202 | 1,234,235 | |||||||||||||||
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11. LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIM ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
The liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses (“CAE”) for accident and health, and property and casualty insurance is included in the “Policy and contract claims” in the consolidated statements of financial position and represents the amount estimated for claims that have been reported but not settled and claims incurred but not reported (“IBNR”). Liability for unpaid claims and CAE are estimated based upon American National’s historical experience and actuarial assumptions that consider the effects of current developments, anticipated trends and risk management programs, reduced for anticipated salvage and subrogation. The effects of the changes are included in the consolidated results of operations in the period in which the changes occur.
Activities in the liability for unpaid claims and CAE (“claims”) are shown below (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
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Unpaid claims balance, beginning | $ | 1,168,047 | $ | 1,180,259 | ||||
Less reinsurance recoverables | 256,885 | 235,174 | ||||||
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Current | 254,035 | 258,886 | ||||||
Prior years | (23,037 | ) | (25,720 | ) | ||||
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Total incurred claims | 230,998 | 233,166 | ||||||
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Current | 92,894 | 100,383 | ||||||
Prior years | 133,698 | 138,587 | ||||||
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Net balance | 915,568 | 939,281 | ||||||
Plus reinsurance recoverables | 240,844 | 232,251 | ||||||
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Unpaid claims balance, ending | $ | 1,156,412 | $ | 1,171,532 | ||||
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The net and gross reserve calculations have shown favorable development for the last several years as a result of favorable loss emergence compared to what was implied by the loss development patterns used in the original estimation of losses in prior years. Estimates for ultimate incurred claims and CAE attributable to insured events of prior years decreased by approximately $23,037,000 during the first three months of 2013 and $25,720,000 during the same period in 2012.
12. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
A reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the statutory federal tax rate is shown below (in thousands, except percentages):
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Income tax expense on pre-tax income | $ | 21,752 | 35.0 | % | $ | 22,180 | 35.0 | % | ||||||||
Tax-exempt investment income | (1,623 | ) | (2.6 | ) | (1,905 | ) | (3.0 | ) | ||||||||
Dividend exclusion | (1,471 | ) | (2.4 | ) | (1,469 | ) | (2.3 | ) | ||||||||
Miscellaneous tax credits, net | (1,961 | ) | (3.2 | ) | (2,111 | ) | (3.3 | ) | ||||||||
Other items, net | (5,380 | ) | (8.6 | ) | 288 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
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There were no federal income tax payments or refunds during the three months ended March 31, 2013. American National received net refunds of $6,425,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
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The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown below (in thousands):
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DEFERRED TAX ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments, principally due to impairment losses | $ | 69,131 | $ | 70,103 | ||||
Investment in real estate and other invested assets principally due to investment valuation allowances | 7,583 | 7,259 | ||||||
Policyholder funds, principally due to policy reserve discount | 228,822 | 229,429 | ||||||
Policyholder funds, principally due to unearned premium reserve | 31,689 | 30,337 | ||||||
Participating policyholders’ surplus | 37,858 | 37,014 | ||||||
Pension | 95,860 | 94,847 | ||||||
Commissions and other expenses | 7,791 | 7,889 | ||||||
Tax carryforwards | 13,421 | 23,041 | ||||||
Other assets | — | 3,343 | ||||||
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Available-for-sale securities, principally due to net unrealized gains | (293,527 | ) | (257,290 | ) | ||||
Investment in bonds, principally due to accrual of discount on bonds | (8,964 | ) | (9,415 | ) | ||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs, due to difference between GAAP and tax amortization methods | (323,280 | ) | (327,245 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, principally due to difference between GAAP and tax depreciation methods | (1,083 | ) | (1,462 | ) | ||||
Other Liabilities | (728 | ) | — | |||||
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Management believes that a sufficient level of taxable income will be achieved over time to utilize the deferred tax assets in the consolidated federal tax return; therefore, no valuation allowance was recorded as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. However, if not utilized beforehand, approximately $13,421,000 in ordinary loss tax carryforwards will expire at the end of tax year 2033.
The statute of limitations for the examination of federal income tax returns by the IRS for years 2006 to 2011 either has been extended or has not expired. In the opinion of management, all prior year deficiencies have been paid or adequate provisions have been made for any tax deficiencies that may be upheld. No provision for penalties was established, and no interest expense was incurred for 2013 or 2012, relating to uncertain tax positions. Management does not believe that there are any uncertain tax benefits that could be recognized within the next twelve months that would decrease American National’s effective tax rate.
13. COMPONENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The components of and changes in the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), and the related tax effects, are shown below (in thousands):
Net Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Securities | Defined Benefit Pension Plan Adjustments | Foreign Currency Adjustments | AOCI | |||||||||||||
Beginning balance 2012 | $ | 274,837 | $ | (115,485) | $ | 51 | $ | 159,403 | ||||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period (net of tax expense $52,330) | 97,184 | 97,184 | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized adjustment to DAC (net of tax benefit $5,901) | (11,604 | ) | (11,604 | ) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments attributable to participating policyholders’ interest (net of tax benefit $2,048) | (3,804 | ) | (3,804 | ) | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency adjustment (net of tax expense $82) | 152 | 152 | ||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (net of tax benefit $2,955 and expense $1,437) | (5,245 | ) | 2,668 | (2,577 | ) | |||||||||||
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Net Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Securities | Defined Benefit Pension Plan Adjustments | Foreign Currency Adjustments | AOCI | |||||||||||||
Beginning balance 2013 | $ | 370,842 | $ | (129,003 | ) | $ | 171 | $ | 242,010 | |||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period (net of tax expense $39,671) | 73,674 | 73,674 | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized adjustment to DAC (net of tax benefit $439) | (1,667 | ) | (1,667 | ) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments attributable to participating policyholders’ interest (net of tax benefit $1,782) | (3,309 | ) | (3,309 | ) | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency adjustment (net of tax expense $80) | 149 | 149 | ||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (net of tax benefit $3,434 and expense $1,549) | (5,979 | ) | 2,876 | (3,103 | ) | |||||||||||
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14. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
American National has one class of common stock with a par value of $1.00 per share and 50,000,000 authorized shares. The amounts outstanding at the dates indicated are shown below:
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Shares issued | 30,832,449 | 30,832,449 | ||||||
Treasury shares | (3,939,037 | ) | (3,995,785 | ) | ||||
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Restricted shares | (195,334 | ) | (185,334 | ) | ||||
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Stock-based compensation
American National has one stock-based compensation plan, which allows for grants of Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights (“SAR”), Restricted Stock (“RS”) Awards, Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”), Performance Awards, Incentive Awards or any combination thereof. This plan is administered by the American National Board Compensation Committee. The Board Compensation Committee makes incentive awards under this plan to our executives after meeting established performance objectives. All awards are subject to review and approval by the committee and the Board of Directors, both at the time of setting applicable performance objectives and at the same time of payment of the awards. The number of shares available for grants under the plan cannot exceed 2,900,000 shares, and no more than 200,000 shares may be granted to any one individual in any calendar year. Grants are made to certain officers and directors as compensation and to align their interests with those of other shareholders.
SAR, RS and RSU information for the periods indicated is shown below:
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Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | Units | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 | 108,951 | $ | 111.31 | 185,334 | $ | 109.13 | 127,059 | $ | 75.06 | |||||||||||||||
Granted | — | — | 10,000 | 80.05 | 71,084 | 80.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercised | (200 | ) | 66.76 | — | — | (74,580 | ) | 77.03 | ||||||||||||||||
Forfeited | (134 | ) | 66.76 | — | — | (99 | ) | 77.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Expired | (4,600 | ) | 111.95 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
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SAR | RS Shares | RS Units | ||||||||||
Weighted-average contractual remaining life | 2.6 years | 4.8 years | 2.4 years | |||||||||
Weighted-average exercise price | $ | 111.42 | $ | 107.64 | $ | 76.74 | ||||||
Exercisable shares | 88,292 | N/A | — | |||||||||
Weighted-average exercise price Exercisable shares | $ | 111.27 | N/A | N/A |
The SARs give the holder the right to cash compensation based on the difference between the price of a share of stock on the grant date and the price on the exercise date. The SARs vest at a rate of 20% per year for five years and expire five years after vesting. The fair value of the SARs was $34,000 and $3,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Compensation expense was recorded totaling $32,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and a credit to compensation expense was recorded totaling $2,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Effective December 31, 2012, the settlement provision within outstanding RSU awards was modified to allow the recipient of the awards to settle the vested RSUs in either cash or American National’s common stock. This change in the settlement provision is expected to apply to all future issuance of RSU awards. Prior to the modification, vested RSUs were converted to American National’s common stock on a one-for-one basis. This modification changes the award classification from equity to liability award. At the date of modification, American National recorded a liability of $7,974,000 with a corresponding reduction in additional paid-in capital. The liability will be remeasured and adjusted for changes in the fair value each reporting period through the vesting date. The fair value of the liability was $4,579,000 and $7,974,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. RSUs generally vest after a three-year graded vesting requirement. Certain awards vest over a shorter period as a result of retirement provisions. Compensation expense of $5,563,000 and $1,493,000 was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The modification, which was applied consistently to all participants added an incremental cost of $1,408,000.
RS Awards entitle the participant to full dividend and voting rights. Each award has the value of one share of restricted stock and vests 10 years from the grant date. Unvested shares are restricted as to disposition, and are subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. The restrictions on these awards lapse after 10 years, and these awards feature a graded vesting schedule in the case of the retirement of an award holder. Restricted stock for 350,334 shares has been granted at an exercise price of zero, of which 195,334 shares are unvested. The compensation expense recorded was $505,000 and $670,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic earnings (losses) per share were calculated using a weighted-average number of shares outstanding. The Restricted Stock awards and units resulted in diluted earnings per share as follows (in thousands, except share-related data):
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Weighted average shares outstanding | 26,763,896 | 26,565,164 | ||||||
Incremental shares from RS awards and RSUs | 123,255 | 193,791 | ||||||
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Total shares for diluted calculations | 26,887,151 | 26,758,955 | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to American National Insurance Company | $ | 59,971 | $ | 45,216 | ||||
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Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | 2.24 | $ | 1.70 | ||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | 2.23 | 1.69 |
Dividends
American National Insurance Company’s payment of dividends to stockholders is restricted by statutory regulations. The restrictions require life insurance companies to maintain minimum amounts of capital and surplus, and in the absence of special approval, limit the payment of dividends to the greater of statutory net gain from operations on an annual, non-cumulative basis, or 10% of statutory surplus. Additionally, insurance companies are not permitted to distribute the excess of stockholders’ equity, as determined on a GAAP basis, over that determined on a statutory basis. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, American National Insurance Company’s statutory capital and surplus was $2,376,889,000 and $2,260,268,000, respectively.
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Similar restrictions on amounts that can transfer in the form of dividends, loans, or advances to the parent company apply to American National’s insurance subsidiaries. Net assets of insurance subsidiaries were approximately $1,557,463,000 and $1,535,082,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
Noncontrolling interests
American National County Mutual Insurance Company (“County Mutual”) is a mutual insurance company that is owned by its policyholders. American National has a management agreement that effectively gives it complete control of County Mutual. As a result, County Mutual is included in the consolidated financial statements of American National. Policyholder interests in the financial position of County Mutual are reflected as noncontrolling interest of $6,750,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
American National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries exercise significant control or ownership of various joint ventures, resulting in their consolidation into American National’s consolidated financial statements. The interests of the joint ventures’ other partners are shown as noncontrolling interests, of $4,158,000 and $4,741,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
15. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Management organizes the business into five operating segments:
• | Life—markets whole, term, universal, indexed and variable life insurance on a national basis primarily through career and multiple-line agents, as well as through independent agents and direct marketing channels. |
• | Annuity—offers fixed, indexed, and variable annuity products. These products are primarily sold through independent agents, brokers, and financial institutions, along with multiple-line and career agents. |
• | Health—primary lines of business are Medicare Supplement, stop loss, other supplemental health products and credit disability insurance. Health products are typically distributed through independent agents and managing general underwriters. |
• | Property and Casualty—writes personal, commercial and credit-related property insurance. These products are primarily sold through multiple-line agents and independent agents. |
• | Corporate and Other—consists of net investment income on the investments not allocated to the insurance segments and the operations of non-insurance lines of business. |
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2. All income and expense amounts specifically attributable to policy transactions are recorded directly to the appropriate operating segment. Income and expenses not specifically attributable to policy transactions are allocated to each segment as follows:
• | Recurring income from bonds and mortgage loans is allocated based on the assets allocated to each line of business at the average yield available from these assets. |
• | Net investment income from all other assets is allocated to the insurance segments in accordance with the amount of equity allocated to each segment, with the remainder recorded in the Corporate and Other business segment. |
• | Expenses are allocated based upon various factors, including premium and commission ratios within the respective operating segments. |
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The following summarizes results of operations by operating segments (in thousands):
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before federal income taxes, and equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated affiliates | ||||||||
Life | $ | 6,004 | $ | 7,556 | ||||
Annuity | 27,334 | 23,734 | ||||||
Health | (686 | ) | (1,452 | ) | ||||
Property and casualty | 12,909 | 24,560 | ||||||
Corporate and other | 16,587 | 8,973 | ||||||
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16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
American National had aggregate commitments at March 31, 2013, to purchase, expand or improve real estate, to fund fixed interest into mortgage loans, and to purchase other invested assets of $269,983,000, of which $206,225,000 is expected to be funded in 2013. The remaining $63,758,000 will be funded in 2014 and beyond.
In September 2012, American National renewed an existing $100,000,000 short-term variable rate borrowing facility containing a $55,000,000 sub-feature for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under the facility are at the discretion of the lender and would be used only for funding working capital requirements. The combination of borrowings and outstanding letters of credit cannot exceed $100,000,000 at any time. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the outstanding letters of credit were $33,495,000 and $33,696,000, respectively, and there were no borrowings on this facility to meet liquidity requirements. This facility expires on September 30, 2013. American National expects it will be renewed on substantially equivalent terms upon expiration.
Guarantees
American National has guaranteed bank loans for customers of a third-party marketing operation. The bank loans are used to fund premium payments on life insurance policies issued by American National. The loans are secured by the cash values of the life insurance policies. If the customer were to default on the bank loan, American National would be obligated to pay off the loans. As the cash values of the life insurance policies always equal or exceed the balance of the loans, management does not foresee any loss on these guarantees. The total amount of the guarantees outstanding as of March 31, 2013, was approximately $206,376,000, while the total cash values of the related life insurance policies was approximately $211,857,000.
Litigation
American National and certain subsidiaries, in common with the insurance industry in general, are defendants in various lawsuits concerning alleged breaches of contracts, various employment matters, allegedly deceptive insurance sales and marketing practices, and miscellaneous other causes of action arising in the ordinary course of operations. Certain of these lawsuits include claims for compensatory and punitive damages. We provide accruals for these items to the extent we deem the losses probable and reasonably estimable. After reviewing these matters with legal counsel, based upon information presently available, management is of the opinion that the ultimate resultant liability, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on American National’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations; however, assessing the eventual outcome of litigation necessarily involves forward-looking speculation as to judgments to be made by judges, juries and appellate courts in the future. Such speculation warrants caution, as the frequency of large damage awards, which bear little or no relation to the economic damages incurred by plaintiffs in some jurisdictions, continues to create the potential for an unpredictable judgment in any given lawsuit. These lawsuits are in various stages of development, and future facts and circumstances could result in management’s changing its conclusions. It is possible that, if the defenses in these lawsuits are not successful, and the judgments are greater than management can anticipate, the resulting liability could have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. With respect to the existing litigation, management currently believes that the possibility of a material judgment adverse to American National is remote and no estimate of range can be made for loss contingencies that are at least reasonably possible but not accrued.
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17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
American National has entered into recurring transactions and agreements with certain related parties. These include mortgage loans, management contracts, agency commission contracts, marketing agreements, accident and health insurance contracts and legal services. The impact on the consolidated financial statements of the significant related party transactions for the periods indicated is shown below (in thousands):
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Related Party | Financial Statement Line Impacted | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||||
Gal-Tex Hotel Corporation | Mortgage loan on real estate | $ | 280 | $ | 260 | $ | 8,610 | $ | 8,890 | |||||||||
Gal-Tex Hotel Corporation | Net investment income | 159 | 179 | 52 | 54 | |||||||||||||
Greer, Herz and Adams, LLP | Other operating costs and expenses | 2,131 | 1,958 | (429 | ) | (268 | ) |
Mortgage Loans to Gal-Tex Hotel Corporation (“Gal-Tex”): American National held a first mortgage loan issued to Gal-Tex collateralized by hotel property in San Antonio, Texas. This loan was originated in 1999, has a current interest rate of 7.30%, and has a final maturity date of April 1, 2019. This loan is current as to principal and interest payments.
Transactions with Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P.: Irwin M. Herz, Jr. is an American National advisory director and a Partner with Greer, Herz Adams, L.L.P., which serves as American National’s General Counsel.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Set forth on the following pages is management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 of American National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (referred to in this document as “we”, “our”, “us”, or the “Company”). This information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1, Financial Statements (unaudited), of this Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements that reflect our estimates and assumptions related to business, economic, competitive and legislative developments. Forward-looking statements generally are indicated by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “will” or words of similar meaning and include, without limitation, statements regarding the outlook of our business and expected financial performance. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve various risks and uncertainties. Moreover, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update them. Certain important factors could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially, from our expectations or estimates. These factors are described in greater detail in Item IA, Risk Factors, in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013, and they include among others:
• | Economic Risk Factors |
• | difficult conditions in the economy, which may not improve in the near future, and risks related to persistently low, or unpredictable, interest rates; |
• | Operational Risk Factors |
• | differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, surrenders and investment returns, and our assumptions for establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes; |
• | potential ineffectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures; |
• | changes in our experience related to deferred policy acquisition costs; |
• | failures or limitations of our computer, data security and administration systems; |
• | potential employee error or misconduct, which may result in fraud or adversely affect the execution and administration of our policies and claims; |
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• | Investment and Financial Market Risk Factors |
• | fluctuations in the markets for fixed maturity securities, equity securities, and commercial real estate, which could adversely affect the valuation of our investment portfolio, our net investment income, our retirement expense, and sales of or fees from certain of our products; |
• | lack of liquidity for certain of our investments; |
• | risk of investment losses and defaults; |
• | Catastrophic Event Risk Factors |
• | natural or man-made catastrophes, pandemic disease, or other events resulting in increased claims activity from catastrophic loss of life or property; |
• | the effects of unanticipated events on our disaster recovery and business continuity planning; |
• | Marketplace Risk Factors |
• | the highly competitive nature of the insurance and annuity business; |
• | potential difficulty in attraction and retention of qualified employees and agents; |
• | the introduction of alternative healthcare solutions, which could impact our Medicare Supplement business; |
• | Litigation and Regulation Risk Factors |
• | adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory proceedings and our exposure to contingent liabilities, including and in connection with our divestiture or winding down of businesses; |
• | the effects of extensive government regulation; |
• | changes in tax and securities law; |
• | changes in statutory or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), practices or policies; |
• | Reinsurance and Counterparty Risk Factors |
• | potential changes in the availability, affordability and adequacy of reinsurance protection; |
• | potential default or failure to perform by the counterparties to our reinsurance arrangements and derivative instruments; |
• | Other Risk Factors |
• | potentially adverse rating agency actions; and |
• | control of our company by a small number of stockholders. |
Overview
We are a diversified insurance and financial services company, offering a broad spectrum of insurance products. Chartered in 1905, we are headquartered in Galveston, Texas. We operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa and Puerto Rico.
General Trends
There were no material changes to the general trends we are experiencing, as discussed in the MD&A included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. In addition to GAAP, insurance companies apply specific SEC regulations when preparing the consolidated financial statements. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and notes. Actual results could differ from results reported using those estimates and assumptions.
Our accounting policies inherently require the use of judgments relating to a variety of assumptions and estimates, particularly expectations of current and future mortality, morbidity, persistency, expenses, interest rates, and property and casualty loss frequency, severity, claim reporting and settlement patterns. Due to the inherent uncertainty when using the assumptions and estimates, the effect of certain accounting policies under different conditions or assumptions could vary from those reported in the consolidated financial statements.
For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see the MD&A in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013. There were no material changes in accounting policies since December 31, 2012.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 3, Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Results of Operations
The following sets forth the consolidated results of operations (in thousands):
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Premiums | $ | 419,769 | $ | 425,086 | $ | (5,317 | ) | |||||
Other policy revenues | 49,998 | 48,047 | 1,951 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 251,366 | 255,696 | (4,330 | ) | ||||||||
Realized investment gains (losses), net | 16,951 | 6,971 | 9,980 | |||||||||
Other income | 6,961 | 6,875 | 86 | |||||||||
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Policyholder benefits | 122,197 | 123,068 | (871 | ) | ||||||||
Claims incurred | 228,562 | 232,227 | (3,665 | ) | ||||||||
Interest credited to policyholder’s account balances | 111,106 | 124,864 | (13,758 | ) | ||||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 85,123 | 95,514 | (10,391 | ) | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | 124,575 | 101,993 | 22,582 | |||||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs(1) | 11,334 | 1,638 | 9,696 | |||||||||
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Consolidated earnings were relatively unchanged during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012. The noteworthy fluctuations were:
• | an increase in operating expenses driven primarily by our life, annuity and corporate and other segments, |
• | a decrease in interest credited to policyholders’ account balances in our annuity segment, and |
• | an increase in realized investment gains in our corporate and other segment. |
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Results of Operations and Related Information by Segment
Life
Life segment results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):
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Premiums | $ | 68,655 | $ | 66,451 | $ | 2,204 | ||||||
Other policy revenues | 46,358 | 44,652 | 1,706 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 56,949 | 58,905 | (1,956 | ) | ||||||||
Other income | 507 | 750 | (243 | ) | ||||||||
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Policyholder benefits | 81,502 | 83,823 | (2,321 | ) | ||||||||
Interest credited to policyholder’s account balances | 12,787 | 14,921 | (2,134 | ) | ||||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 25,589 | 21,389 | 4,200 | |||||||||
Other operating expenses | 52,536 | 44,293 | 8,243 | |||||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs(1) | (5,949 | ) | (1,224 | ) | (4,725 | ) | ||||||
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Earnings decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to increased operating expenses, partially offset by increases in premiums and other policy revenues and a decrease in benefits.
Premiums and other revenues
Revenues from traditional life insurance products include scheduled premium payments from policyholders on whole life and term life products. The change in these premiums is impacted primarily by policy persistency and new sales during the period. Premiums increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily resulting from increased sales of term products, following the introduction of a new portfolio of term products during 2012.
Other policy revenues include mortality charges, earned policy service fees and surrender charges on interest-sensitive life insurance policies. These charges increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to the growing block of interest-sensitive life policies.
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012, primarily as the result of reserve balance decreases outpacing the related increase in benefit payments resulting from our continuation of unclaimed property research within our policies, and the improvement of our process for handling these claims during 2013 compared to 2012.
Commissions increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to increased sales of our term and equity-indexed universal life products.
Other operating costs and expenses increased during 2013 compared to 2012, as a result of an increase in expenses for share-based compensation under the stock and incentive plan, as well as increases in production bonuses and the growth in our life insurance in-force during 2013.
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The following table presents the components of the change in DAC (in thousands):
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Acquisition cost capitalized | $ | 25,908 | $ | 17,676 | $ | 8,232 | ||||||
Amortization of DAC | (19,959 | ) | (16,452 | ) | (3,507 | ) | ||||||
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The change in DAC decreased expenses primarily as a result of an increase in acquisition costs capitalized during 2013 compared to 2012, primarily due to an increase in commissions from higher premiums.
Policy in-force information
The following tables summarize the changes in the Life segment’s in-force amounts (in thousands) and number of policies in-force:
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Traditional life | $ | 50,160,120 | $ | 48,856,459 | $ | 1,303,661 | ||||||
Interest-sensitive life | 24,356,420 | 24,132,101 | 224,319 | |||||||||
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Interest-sensitive life | 188,343 | 185,729 | 2,614 | |||||||||
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Annuity
Annuity segment results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):
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Premiums and other revenues | ||||||||||||
Premiums | $ | 32,696 | $ | 28,412 | $ | 4,284 | ||||||
Other policy revenues | 3,640 | 3,395 | 245 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 164,045 | 166,237 | (2,192 | ) | ||||||||
Other income | 50 | 41 | 9 | |||||||||
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Total premiums and other revenues | 200,431 | 198,085 | 2,346 | |||||||||
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Policyholder benefits | 40,695 | 39,245 | 1,450 | |||||||||
Interest credited to policyholder’s account balances | 98,319 | 109,943 | (11,624 | ) | ||||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 10,393 | 13,891 | (3,498 | ) | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | 14,267 | 7,755 | 6,512 | |||||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs(1) | 9,423 | 3,517 | 5,906 | |||||||||
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Income (loss) before other items and federal income taxes | $ | 27,334 | $ | 23,734 | $ | 3,600 | ||||||
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Earnings increased in 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to a decrease in interest credited to policyholders’ account balances which outpaced the related decrease in net investment income, partially offset by an increase in other operating expenses.
Premiums and other revenues
Annuity premium and deposit amounts received are shown below (in thousands):
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Fixed deferred annuity | $ | 64,994 | $ | 163,247 | $ | (98,253 | ) | |||||
Single premium immediate annuity | 56,753 | 46,011 | 10,742 | |||||||||
Equity-indexed deferred annuity | 37,192 | 22,498 | 14,694 | |||||||||
Variable deferred annuity | 29,166 | 26,382 | 2,784 | |||||||||
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Total premium and deposits | 188,105 | 258,138 | (70,033 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Policy deposits | 155,409 | 229,726 | (74,317 | ) | ||||||||
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We monitor account values and changes in those values as a key indicator of performance in our Annuity segment. Changes in account values are mainly the result of net inflows, surrenders, policy fees, interest credited and market value changes. Shown below are the changes in account values (in thousands):
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Fixed deferred and equity-indexed annuity | ||||||||
Account value, beginning of period | $ | 9,803,197 | $ | 9,824,416 | ||||
Net inflows | 58,397 | 116,636 | ||||||
Surrenders | (272,265 | ) | (190,425 | ) | ||||
Fees | (2,362 | ) | (2,196 | ) | ||||
Interest credited | 96,784 | 109,283 | ||||||
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Account value, end of period | $ | 9,683,751 | $ | 9,857,714 | ||||
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Reserve, beginning of period | $ | 1,075,638 | $ | 978,722 | ||||
Net inflows | 17,524 | 10,949 | ||||||
Interest and mortality | 9,419 | 10,470 | ||||||
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Account value, beginning of period | $ | 417,645 | $ | 380,129 | ||||
Net inflows | 28,471 | 24,907 | ||||||
Surrenders | (30,439 | ) | (36,933 | ) | ||||
Fees | (1,248 | ) | (1,169 | ) | ||||
Change in market value and other | 25,224 | 33,056 | ||||||
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Fixed deferred annuity net inflows decreased during 2013 compared to 2012, primarily resulting from our management of these products to lower sales and to mitigate risks associated with investing in the persistently low interest rate environment.
An equity-indexed annuity allows a policyholder to participate in equity returns while also having certain downside protection from the guaranteed minimum returns defined in the product. Net inflows for this product increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily attributed to the attractiveness of this product compared to fixed annuities in the persistently low interest rate environment.
Single premium immediate annuity (“SPIA”) net inflows increased during 2013 compared to 2012, driven primarily by customers entering the market for guaranteed monthly payouts on a portion of their retirement dollars.
Net investment income decreased during 2013 compared to 2012, due to a decrease in investment yields and the decrease in account values of fixed deferred annuities, partially offset by a $4.4 million increase in realized gains from equity options used to hedge risk relating to equity-indexed annuities.
Benefits, losses and expenses
Policyholder benefits consist of annuity payments and reserve increases for SPIA contracts. Benefits are highly correlated to the sales volume of SPIA contracts and increased for 2013 compared to 2012.
Commissions decreased for 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to reduced fixed deferred annuity production as well as decreases in commission rates on certain annuities.
The 2012 expense benefitted from a reduction in accrued expenses relating to final resolution of certain litigation being recorded as interest credited rather than operating expense. Excluding this reduction, the operating expense remained relatively level when comparing 2013 to 2012.
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The change in DAC represents acquisition costs capitalized less the amortization of existing DAC, which is calculated in proportion to gross profits. The following shows the components of the change in DAC (in thousands):
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Acquisition cost capitalized | $ | 13,229 | $ | 17,570 | $ | (4,341 | ) | |||||
Amortization of DAC | (22,652 | ) | (21,087 | ) | (1,565 | ) | ||||||
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The change in DAC increased expenses primarily as DAC associated with surrenders was amortized, and the lower sales of new deferred annuity contracts resulted in less commissions being paid and deferred.
An important measure of the Annuity segment is amortization of DAC as a percentage of gross profits. The amortization of DAC as a percentage of gross profits for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was 37.1%, and 43.1%, respectively. The decrease in the ratio during 2013 was primarily driven by increased interest spreads.
Options and Derivatives
Shown below is the analysis of the impact to net investment income of the option return, along with the impact to interest credited of the equity-indexed annuity embedded derivative (in thousands):
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Net investment income | ||||||||||||
Without option return | $ | 140,178 | $ | 146,736 | $ | (6,558 | ) | |||||
Option return | 23,867 | 19,501 | 4,366 | |||||||||
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Without embedded derivative | 77,900 | 91,458 | (13,558 | ) | ||||||||
Equity-indexed annuity embedded derivative | 20,419 | 18,485 | 1,934 |
Net investment income without option return decreased during 2013 primarily due to a decrease in account values of fixed deferred annuities. Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances without embedded derivative return decreased during 2013 due to a decrease in crediting rates and certain non-recurring expenses relating to settled litigation benefitting contract holders’ being charged to interest credited during 2012. Without this charge, the decrease would have amounted to $7.6 million from 2012, consistent with the decrease in net investment income without option return.
The option return, as well as the related equity-indexed annuity embedded derivative return, increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily as a result of a larger number of options held during 2013. Excluding this impact, option returns correlate to the 10.0% and 12.0% return of the S&P 500 Index during the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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Health
Health segment results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):
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Premiums and other revenues | ||||||||||||
Premiums | $ | 52,729 | $ | 57,054 | $ | (4,325 | ) | |||||
Net investment income | 2,865 | 2,974 | (109 | ) | ||||||||
Other income | 4,206 | 3,826 | 380 | |||||||||
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Total premiums and other revenues | 59,800 | 63,854 | (4,054 | ) | ||||||||
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Claims incurred | 38,968 | 44,675 | (5,707 | ) | ||||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 6,572 | 6,259 | 313 | |||||||||
Other operating expenses | 13,397 | 11,818 | 1,579 | |||||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs(1) | 1,549 | 2,554 | (1,005 | ) | ||||||||
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Total benefits and expenses | 60,486 | 65,306 | (4,820 | ) | ||||||||
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Income (loss) before other items and federal income taxes | $ | (686 | ) | $ | (1,452 | ) | $ | 766 | ||||
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Results during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 improved compared to the same period in 2012, driven primarily by a decrease in claims incurred, partially offset by a decrease in premiums.
Premiums and other revenues
Health earned premiums for the periods indicated are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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Medicare Supplement | $ | 23,460 | 44.5 | % | $ | 23,515 | 41.2 | % | ||||||||
Medical expense | 8,219 | 15.6 | 10,045 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||
Group health | 8,067 | 15.3 | 10,837 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||
MGU | 4,687 | 8.9 | 4,225 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||
Credit accident and health | 3,992 | 7.6 | 4,530 | 7.9 | ||||||||||||
All other | 4,304 | 8.2 | 3,902 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||
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Earned premiums decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily resulting from the run-off of our closed block of medical expense insurance plans, which will continue decreasing. In addition, group health premiums, which are calculated as a percentage of claims, decreased proportionally with the decrease in claims.
Our in-force certificates or policies as of the dates indicated are as follows:
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Medicare Supplement | 40,306 | 6.4 | % | 41,545 | 6.9 | % | ||||||||||
Medical expense | 5,409 | 0.9 | 7,490 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
Group health | 19,801 | 3.2 | 20,082 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||
MGU | 214,337 | 34.2 | 165,738 | 27.6 | ||||||||||||
Credit accident and health | 243,156 | 38.8 | 257,255 | 42.8 | ||||||||||||
All other | 103,533 | 16.5 | 108,815 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||
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Our total in-force policies increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Increases in the MGU line were partially offset by decreases in the credit accident and health and other lines. The MGU line increased due to increased production by existing MGU’s, and the addition of new MGUs.
Benefits, losses and expenses
Claims incurred decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 primarily as the result of the continued decline in the closed medical expense block and a decrease in group claim submissions.
Other operating expenses increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 due primarily to an accrual on the MGU line for an anticipated payment to a state insurance guaranty pool.
Change in Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The following table presents the components of the change in DAC (in thousands):
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Acquisition cost capitalized | $ | 2,575 | $ | 2,532 | $ | 43 | ||||||
Amortization of DAC | (4,124 | ) | (5,086 | ) | 962 | |||||||
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The change in DAC had a smaller impact on expenses during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due to reduced amortization on the declining aggregate health block of business.
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Property and Casualty
Property and Casualty results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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Premiums and other revenues | ||||||||||||
Net premiums written | $ | 268,217 | $ | 281,249 | $ | (13,032 | ) | |||||
Net premiums earned | $ | 265,689 | $ | 273,169 | $ | (7,480 | ) | |||||
Net investment income | 16,300 | 17,699 | (1,399 | ) | ||||||||
Other income | 253 | 1,709 | (1,456 | ) | ||||||||
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Total premiums and other revenues | 282,242 | 292,577 | (10,335 | ) | ||||||||
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Claims incurred | 189,594 | 187,552 | 2,042 | |||||||||
Commissions for acquiring and servicing policies | 42,547 | 53,975 | (11,428 | ) | ||||||||
Other operating expenses | 30,881 | 29,699 | 1,182 | |||||||||
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs(1) | 6,311 | (3,209 | ) | 9,520 | ||||||||
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Income (loss) before other items and federal income taxes | $ | 12,909 | $ | 24,560 | $ | (11,651 | ) | |||||
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Underwriting expense ratio | 30.0 | 29.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||
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Gross catastrophe losses | $ | 26,797 | $ | 13,970 | $ | 12,827 | ||||||
Net catastrophe losses | 21,688 | 13,237 | 8,451 |
(1) | A negative amount of net change indicates more expense was deferred than amortized and represents a decrease to expenses in the periods indicated. |
Earnings declined during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to an increase in claims incurred associated with catastrophe events.
Premiums and other revenues
Net premiums written decreased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 resulting from changes in credit-related property products, which resulted in both lower premium and lower commissions. Net premiums earned decreased due primarily to decreases in our personal auto line. Personal and Commercial product net written premiums were virtually flat overall due to a combination of fewer policies-in-force being offset by rating actions intended to match rates with underlying risks.
Benefits, losses and expenses
Claims incurred increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 as a result of an increase in catastrophe losses. In the first quarter of 2013 there were four catastrophe events with net losses of $21.7 million, compared to $13.3 million from six events during the same period in 2012. The combined ratio, excluding net catastrophe impact, remained relatively flat during 2013 compared to 2012.
Commissions decreased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to a shift from commission to non-commission credit-related property products, which also have lower premiums.
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The change in DAC during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 increased total expenses compared to 2012. The higher expense is attributable to capitalized costs on credit-related property products written in prior years being amortized while newer credit-related property products sold with lower revenue and without commissions resulted in lower cost being capitalized in the current period. We regularly review the recoverability of DAC, and if the actual emergence of future profitability were to be substantially lower than estimated, we would accelerate DAC amortization to account for any recoverability issues or premium deficiency. We have not historically experienced these issues with our DAC balances.
Products
Our Property and Casualty segment consists of: (i) Personal, which we market primarily to individuals, represent 59.6% of net premiums written, (ii) Commercial, which focus primarily on agricultural and other commercial markets, represent 32.5% of net premiums written, and (iii) Credit-related property insurance products, which are marketed to and through financial institutions and retailers represent 7.9% of net premiums written.
Personal Products
Personal products results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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Auto | $ | 103,607 | $ | 108,339 | $ | (4,732 | ) | |||||
Homeowner | 46,711 | 45,262 | 1,449 | |||||||||
Other Personal | 9,505 | 9,365 | 140 | |||||||||
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Homeowner | 51,511 | 52,183 | (672 | ) | ||||||||
Other Personal | 8,902 | 8,942 | (40 | ) | ||||||||
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Homeowner | 79.4 | 83.7 | (4.3 | ) | ||||||||
Other Personal | 46.7 | 34.8 | 11.9 | |||||||||
Personal line loss ratio | 79.1 | % | 73.2 | % | 5.9 | |||||||
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Auto | 103.9 | % | 91.9 | % | 12.0 | |||||||
Homeowner | 103.6 | 107.5 | (3.9 | ) | ||||||||
Other Personal | 68.5 | 57.6 | 10.9 | |||||||||
Personal line combined ratio | 101.8 | % | 94.9 | % | 6.9 |
Personal Automobile: Net premiums written and earned decreased in our personal automobile line during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to a decline in policies in-force. The loss and combined ratios increased during 2013 compared to 2012 due to an increase in catastrophe-related losses as well as non-catastrophe weather- related losses.
Homeowners: Net premiums written increased during 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to higher premium rates for policies sold in 2013. The loss and combined ratios decreased during 2013 compared to 2012 due to improved rate adequacy.
Other Personal: These products include watercraft, rental-owner and umbrella coverages for individuals seeking to protect their personal property and liability not covered within their homeowner and auto policies. Net premiums written and earned remained substantially unchanged during 2013 compared to 2012. Premiums for these products generally trend with the homeowners and personal automobile lines as policies are typically sold in conjunction with one another.
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Commercial Products
Commercial products results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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Other Commercial | $ | 37,593 | $ | 36,975 | $ | 618 | ||||||
Agribusiness | 25,702 | 24,480 | 1,222 | |||||||||
Auto | 23,925 | 24,390 | (465 | ) | ||||||||
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Agribusiness | 26,493 | 26,081 | 412 | |||||||||
Auto | 19,182 | 19,824 | (642 | ) | ||||||||
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Agribusiness | 105.8 | 65.8 | 40.0 | |||||||||
Auto | 70.6 | 70.7 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||
Commercial line loss ratio | 74.0 | % | 76.7 | % | (2.7 | ) | ||||||
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Other Commercial | 78.5 | % | 119.1 | % | (40.6 | ) | ||||||
Agribusiness | 142.0 | 100.7 | 41.3 | |||||||||
Auto | 96.0 | 95.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||
Commercial line combined ratio | 104.9 | % | 106.5 | % | (1.6 | ) |
Other Commercial: Net premiums written and earned increased during 2013 compared to 2012. The loss and combined ratios during 2013 decreased significantly compared to 2012 primarily due to the frequency and severity of workers’ compensation claims during the period.
Agribusiness Product: Our agribusiness product allows policyholders to customize and cover their agriculture exposure using a package policy which includes coverage for residences and household contents, farm buildings and building contents, personal and commercial liability and personal property. Net premiums written and earned increased in 2013 as compared to 2012, primarily as a result of increased average premium per policy due to rate increases throughout 2012. The loss and combined ratios increased significantly during 2013 compared to 2012, primarily as the result of an increase in catastrophe losses as well as non-catastrophe weather related losses.
Credit-related property products
Credit-related property products results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
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Net premiums written | $ | 21,174 | $ | 32,438 | $ | (11,264 | ) | |||||
Net premiums earned | 28,403 | 28,674 | (271 | ) | ||||||||
Loss ratio | 20.3 | % | 20.9 | % | (0.6 | )% | ||||||
Combined ratio | 97.8 | % | 96.6 | % | 1.2 | % |
Credit-related property products are offered on automobiles, furniture and appliances in connection with the financing of those items. These policies pay an amount if the insured property is lost or damaged and the amount paid is not directly related to an event affecting the consumer’s ability to pay the debt. The primary distribution channel for credit-related property insurance is general agents who market to sellers of covered products and financial institutions.
Net premiums written decreased during 2013 compared to 2012 as sales and premiums shift from Guaranteed Auto Protection (“GAP”) Insurance to GAP Waiver, a lower premium debt protection product.
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Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other segment results for the periods indicated were as follows (in thousands):
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Net investment income | $ | 11,207 | $ | 9,881 | $ | 1,326 | ||||||
Realized investment gains, net | 16,951 | 6,971 | 9,980 | |||||||||
Other income | 1,945 | 549 | 1,396 | |||||||||
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Earnings increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 2012 primarily due to increases in realized gains, partially offset by an increase in other operating expenses. The increase in realized gains was driven primarily by a $6.6 million realized gain on sale of investment real estate in addition to a $1.3 million increase on gains from equity securities. Other operating expenses increased during 2013 due to an increase in interest expense on a new note payable, which related to a joint venture. Other-than-temporary impairments of $1.6 million and $2.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in “Realized investment gains, net.”
Investments
We manage our investment portfolio to optimize the rate of return commensurate with sound and prudent asset selection and to maintain a well-diversified portfolio. Our investment operations are regulated by the state insurance departments where we or our insurance subsidiaries are domiciled. Investment activities, including the setting of investment policies and defining an acceptable risk appetite, are subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors, which is assisted by our Finance Committee and Management Risk Committee.
Our insurance and annuity products are primarily supported by investment-grade bonds, and to a lesser extent collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage loans. We purchase fixed maturity securities and designate them as either held-to-maturity or available-for-sale considering our estimated future cash flow needs. We also monitor the composition of our fixed maturity securities classified as held-to-maturity and available-for-sale and adjust the mix within the portfolio as investments mature or new investments are purchased.
We invest in commercial mortgage loans when the yield and credit risk compare favorably with fixed maturity securities. Individual residential mortgage loans have not been part of our investment portfolio, and we do not anticipate investing in them in the future. We invest in real estate and equity securities based on a risk and reward analysis where we believe there are opportunities for enhanced returns.
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Composition of Invested Assets
The following summarizes the carrying values of our invested assets (other than investments in unconsolidated affiliates) by asset class (in thousands, except percentages):
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Bonds held-to-maturity, at amortized cost | $ | 9,061,438 | 46.5 | $ | 9,009,282 | 46.8 | ||||||||||
Bonds available-for-sale, at fair value | 4,769,136 | 24.5 | 4,665,576 | 24.3 | ||||||||||||
Equity securities, at fair value | 1,208,788 | 6.2 | 1,075,439 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance | 3,170,510 | 16.2 | 3,143,011 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||
Policy loans | 393,710 | 2.0 | 395,333 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
Investment real estate, net of accumulated depreciation | 513,400 | 2.6 | 511,233 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 233,101 | 1.2 | 313,086 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||
Other invested assets | 147,203 | 0.8 | 125,104 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||
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The increase in our total investments at March 31, 2013 as compared to December 31, 2012 was primarily a result of purchases with the net proceeds of annuity and life premium and investment income.
Each component of our invested assets and its related revenues are described further in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices, of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013 contains a detailed description of the Company’s methodology for evaluating other-than-temporary impairment losses on its investments.
Bonds—We allocate most of our fixed maturity securities to support our insurance business. At March 31, 2013, our fixed maturity securities had an estimated fair market value of $14.6 billion, which was $1.1 billion, or 8.5%, above amortized cost. At December 31, 2012, our fixed maturity securities had an estimated fair value of $14.5 billion, which was $1.2 billion, or 8.9%, above amortized cost.
Fixed maturity securities’ estimated fair value, due in one year or less, decreased to $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2013 from $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of maturities in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and the approaching maturity dates of long-term bonds.
The following table identifies the total bonds by credit quality rating, using both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s ratings (in thousands, except percentages):
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AAA | $ | 679,551 | $ | 741,914 | 5.1 | $ | 731,004 | $ | 796,658 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
AA | 1,470,401 | 1,587,559 | 10.9 | 1,412,669 | 1,536,119 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
A | 5,414,949 | 5,901,723 | 40.3 | 5,044,344 | 5,549,050 | 38.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
BBB | 5,351,018 | 5,801,496 | 39.6 | 5,538,870 | 6,004,743 | 41.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
BB and below | 563,520 | 597,151 | 4.1 | 598,862 | 619,757 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 13,479,439 | $ | 14,629,843 | 100.0 | $ | 13,325,749 | $ | 14,506,327 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||
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Equity Securities—Our equity portfolio consists of companies publicly traded on U.S. national stock exchanges; the cost and estimated value of the equity securities are as follows (in thousands):
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Common stock | $ | 692,332 | $ | 482,712 | $ | (6,553 | ) | $ | 1,168,491 | 96.7 | ||||||||||
Preferred stock | 27,690 | 12,607 | — | 40,297 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||
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Common stock | $ | 660,889 | $ | 383,634 | $ | (6,739 | ) | $ | 1,037,784 | 96.5 | ||||||||||
Preferred stock | 27,690 | 9,995 | (30 | ) | 37,655 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
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Mortgage Loans—We invest in commercial mortgage loans that are diversified by property-type and geography to support our insurance business. Generally, mortgage loans are secured by first liens on income-producing real estate with a loan-to-value ratio of up to 75%. Mortgage loans held-for-investment are carried at outstanding principal balances, adjusted for any unamortized premium or discount, deferred fees or expenses, and net of allowances. The weighted average coupon yield on the principal funded for mortgage loans was 5.1% and 5.5% at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. It is likely that the weighted average coupon yield on funded mortgage loans will decline as loans mature and new loans are originated with lower rates in the current interest rate environment.
Policy Loans—For certain life insurance products, policyholders may borrow funds using the policy’s cash value as collateral. The maximum amount of the policy loan depends upon the policy’s surrender value and the number of years since policy origination. As of March 31, 2013, we had $393.7 million in policy loans with a loan to surrender value of 58.8%, and at December 31, 2012, we had $395.3 million in policy loans with a loan to surrender value of 59.5%. Interest rates on policy loans primarily range from 3.0% to 12.0% per annum. Policy loans may be repaid at any time by the policyholder and have priority to any claims on the policy. If the policyholder fails to repay the policy loan, funds are withdrawn from the policy’s benefits.
Investment Real Estate—We invest in commercial real estate with positive cash flows or where appreciation in value is expected. Real estate may be owned directly by our insurance companies, non-insurance affiliates or joint ventures. The carrying value of real estate is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and valuation allowances, if any. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the properties.
Short-Term Investments—Short-term investments are primarily commercial paper rated at least A2/P2 by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively. The amount fluctuates depending on the available long-term investment opportunities and our liquidity needs, including mortgage investment-funding commitments.
Net Investment Income and Realized Gains (Losses)
Net investment income from bonds and mortgage loans decreased $6.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to the same period during 2012. The decrease was the result of bonds with lower interest yields making up a larger percentage of our bond portfolio as older bonds purchased when interest rates were higher mature. Net investment income in other asset classes (equity securities, real estate, options and other) increased $2.5 million during 2013 primarily resulting from increased option returns during 2013 compared to 2012.
Interest income on mortgage loans is accrued on the principal amount of the loan based on the contractual interest rate. Accretion of discounts is recorded using the effective yield method. Interest income, accretion of discounts and prepayment fees are reported in net investment income. Interest is not accrued on loans generally more than 90 days past due or when the collection of interest is not considered probable. Loans in foreclosure are placed on non-accrual status. Interest received on non-accrual status mortgage loans is included in net investment income in the period received.
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Realized gains increased $10.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as a result of realized gains on sales of investment real estate and equity securities.
Net Unrealized Gains and Losses
The net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $839.9 and $736.0 million, respectively; a net gain of $103.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities have no impact on earnings. Rather, they are recognized as other comprehensive income or loss, which directly impacts equity. The gross unrealized gains of available-for-sale securities increased $101.3 million to $858.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 primarily resulting from increases in equity securities. The gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities decreased to $18.7 million from $21.4 million. The $2.7 million decrease in gross unrealized losses during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 primarily resulted from recognizing a portion of the unrealized losses as other-than-temporary impairments and including them in realized gains.
The gross unrealized gains of held-to-maturity securities decreased $30.1 million to $809.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 primarily related to corporate debt securities. The gross unrealized losses of held-to-maturity securities increased $2.1 million to $10.1 million during 2013 primarily related to corporate debt securities.
The fair value of our investment securities is affected by fixed maturity securities approaching maturity and for all investments by various factors, including volatility of financial markets, changes in interest rates and fluctuations in credit spread. We have the ability and intent to hold those securities in unrealized loss positions until a market price recovery or maturity. Further, it is unlikely that we will be required to sell them prior to recovery, and recovery is expected in a reasonable period of time.
Liquidity
Our liquidity requirements have been and are expected to continue to be met by funds from operations, comprised of premiums received from our customers and investment income. The primary use of cash has been and is expected to continue to be payment of policyholder benefits and claims incurred. Current and expected patterns of claim frequency and severity may change from period to period and continue to be within historical norms. Management considers our current liquidity position to be sufficient to meet anticipated demands over the next twelve months. Our contractual obligations are not expected to have a significant negative impact to cash flow from operations.
Current continued low-interest rate environments are expected to curtail our appetite to sell the volume of annuity contracts we sold in previous years and to require us to consider higher than historical contributions to our defined benefit plans covering our employees. There are no other known trends or uncertainties regarding product pricing, changes in product lines or rising costs, that would have a significant impact to cash flows from operations. Additionally, we have paid dividends to stockholders for over 100 consecutive years and expect to continue this trend. No unusually large capital expenditures are expected in the next 12-24 months.
The funds received as premium payments and deposits are invested in bonds and commercial mortgages. Funds are invested with the intent that income from the investments and proceeds from the maturities will meet our ongoing cash flow needs. Historically we have not had to liquidate invested assets in order to cover cash flow needs. Our portfolio of highly liquid available-for-sale investment securities are available to meet future liquidity needs as necessary.
Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment position was $346.3 million and $616.1 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The $269.8 million decrease relates primarily to increased opportunity in long-term investments during the quarter.
A downgrade or a potential downgrade in our financial strength ratings could result in a loss of business and could adversely affect our cash flow from operations. Further information regarding additional sources or uses of cash is described in Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Capital Resources
Our capital resources are summarized below (in thousands):
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American National stockholders’ equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (“AOCI”) | $ | 3,628,610 | $ | 3,585,826 | ||||
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We have notes payable that are not part of our capital resources relating to amounts borrowed by real estate joint ventures that we consolidate into our financial statements. The lenders for the notes payable have no recourse against us in the event of default by the joint ventures. Therefore, the only amount of liability we have for these notes payable is limited to our investment in the respective ventures, which totaled $18.0 million and $18.1 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
The changes in our capital resources are summarized below (in thousands):
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Net income | $ | 59,971 | ||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized gains | 62,719 | |||
Minimum pension liability adjustment | 2,876 | |||
Dividends to shareholders | (20,710 | ) | ||
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Statutory Capital and Surplus and Risk-based Capital
Statutory capital and surplus is the capital of our insurance companies reported in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the applicable state insurance departments. Risk-based capital (“RBC”) is a standard calculated using formulas and instructions from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). State laws specify regulatory actions if an insurer’s ratio of statutory capital and surplus to RBC falls below certain levels. The RBC formula for life insurance companies establishes capital requirements for asset, interest rate, market, insurance and business risks. The RBC formula for property and casualty insurance companies establishes capital requirements for asset and underwriting risks including reserve risk.
The achievement of long-term growth will require growth in American National Insurance Company’s statutory capital and surplus. Our subsidiaries may obtain additional statutory capital through various sources, such as retained statutory earnings or equity contributions from us. As of December 31, 2012, the levels of our and our insurance subsidiaries’ capital and surplus exceeded the minimum RBC requirements.
Contractual Obligations
Our future cash payments associated with claims and claims adjustment expenses, life, annuity and disability obligations, contractual obligations pursuant to operating leases for office space and equipment, and notes payable have not materially changed since December 31, 2012. We expect to have the capacity to pay our obligations as they come due.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have off-balance sheet arrangements relating to third-party marketing operation bank loans discussed in Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. We could be exposed to a liability for these loans, which are supported by the cash value of the underlying insurance contracts. The cash value of the life insurance policies is designed to always equal or exceed the balance of the loans, accordingly, management does not foresee any loss related to these arrangements.
Related-Party Transactions
We have various agency, consulting and service arrangements with individuals and corporations that are considered to be related parties. Each of these arrangements has been reviewed and approved by our Audit Committee, which retains final decision-making authority for these transactions. The total amount involved in these arrangements, both individually and in the aggregate, is not material to any segment or to our overall operations. For additional details see Note 17, Related Party Transactions, of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our market risks have not changed materially from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2013, the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Management has monitored the internal controls over financial reporting, including any material changes to the internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Information required for Item 1 is incorporated by reference to the discussion under the heading “Litigation” in Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors as previously disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
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Exhibit Number | Basic Documents | |
3.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B filed April 10, 2009). | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 2, 2012). | |
10.12* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Officers under the American National Insurance Company Amended and Restated 1999 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Stock and Incentive Plan”)(grants on or after March 1, 2013)(filed herewith). | |
10.13* | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Officers under the Stock and Incentive Plan (grants on or after March 1, 2013)(filed herewith). | |
10.14* | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Directors under the Stock and Incentive Plan (grants on or after March 1, 2013)(filed herewith). | |
31.1 | Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
31.2 | Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
32.1 | Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | |
101 | The following unaudited financial information from American National Insurance Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
* | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By: | /s/ Robert L. Moody | |
Name: Robert L. Moody | ||
Title:Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/ John J. Dunn, Jr. | |
Name: John J. Dunn, Jr., | ||
Title:Executive Vice President, Corporate Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 7, 2013
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