v3.25.1
Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Company's Fixed Maturities Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities securities were as follows as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

As of March 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasuries

 

$

543,858

 

 

$

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

(422

)

 

$

543,510

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

17,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(615

)

 

 

16,484

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

210,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

862

 

 

 

(2,586

)

 

 

208,636

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

143,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

962

 

 

 

(2,346

)

 

 

141,700

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

69,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

(1,786

)

 

 

67,557

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

247,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

595

 

 

 

(2,151

)

 

 

245,884

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

92,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

(1,411

)

 

 

91,628

 

Total fixed maturities

 

$

1,323,666

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,050

 

 

$

(11,317

)

 

$

1,315,399

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasuries

 

$

875,273

 

 

$

 

 

$

757

 

 

$

(784

)

 

$

875,246

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

17,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(790

)

 

 

16,335

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

61,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

(3,284

)

 

 

58,920

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

137,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

(2,882

)

 

 

135,427

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

68,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

(2,488

)

 

 

65,568

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

158,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

189

 

 

 

(2,891

)

 

 

156,096

 

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

76,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

(1,817

)

 

 

74,316

 

Total fixed maturities

 

$

1,394,639

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,205

 

 

$

(14,936

)

 

$

1,381,908

 

 

 

Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value Through Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at March 31, 2025, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

597,762

 

 

$

597,332

 

Due in one year through five years

 

 

284,061

 

 

 

282,263

 

Due in five years through ten years

 

 

9,531

 

 

 

8,834

 

Due after ten years

 

 

9,858

 

 

 

9,077

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

210,360

 

 

 

208,636

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

143,084

 

 

 

141,700

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

69,010

 

 

 

67,557

 

Total

 

$

1,323,666

 

 

$

1,315,399

 

Summary of Securities With Gross Unrealized Losses

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses that are not deemed to have credit losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of March 31, 2025. The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 3.

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasuries

 

$

212,512

 

 

$

(57

)

 

$

50,659

 

 

$

(365

)

 

$

263,171

 

 

$

(422

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,484

 

 

 

(615

)

 

 

16,484

 

 

 

(615

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

38,437

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

23,660

 

 

 

(2,358

)

 

 

62,097

 

 

 

(2,586

)

Asset-backed securities

 

 

11,417

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

44,887

 

 

 

(2,328

)

 

 

56,304

 

 

 

(2,346

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

5,918

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

50,333

 

 

 

(1,750

)

 

 

56,251

 

 

 

(1,786

)

Corporate bonds

 

 

14,696

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

83,580

 

 

 

(2,128

)

 

 

98,276

 

 

 

(2,151

)

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

785

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

43,481

 

 

 

(1,369

)

 

 

44,266

 

 

 

(1,411

)

Total fixed maturities

 

$

283,765

 

 

$

(404

)

 

$

313,084

 

 

$

(10,913

)

 

$

596,849

 

 

$

(11,317

)

 

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses that are not deemed to have credit losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of

December 31, 2024. The fair value amounts reported in the table are estimates that are prepared using the process described in Note 3.

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or longer

 

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasuries

 

$

12,909

 

 

$

(180

)

 

$

67,662

 

 

$

(604

)

 

$

80,571

 

 

$

(784

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,335

 

 

 

(790

)

 

 

16,335

 

 

 

(790

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

20,832

 

 

 

(336

)

 

 

26,802

 

 

 

(2,948

)

 

 

47,634

 

 

 

(3,284

)

Asset-backed securities

 

 

7,239

 

 

 

(49

)

 

 

46,792

 

 

 

(2,833

)

 

 

54,031

 

 

 

(2,882

)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

7,551

 

 

 

(242

)

 

 

55,750

 

 

 

(2,246

)

 

 

63,301

 

 

 

(2,488

)

Corporate bonds

 

 

14,325

 

 

 

(54

)

 

 

95,266

 

 

 

(2,837

)

 

 

109,591

 

 

 

(2,891

)

Foreign corporate bonds

 

 

17,635

 

 

 

(62

)

 

 

46,696

 

 

 

(1,755

)

 

 

64,331

 

 

 

(1,817

)

Total fixed maturities

 

$

80,491

 

 

$

(923

)

 

$

355,303

 

 

$

(14,013

)

 

$

435,794

 

 

$

(14,936

)

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

(8,267

)

 

$

(12,731

)

Foreign currency fluctuations

 

 

(340

)

 

 

(259

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

2,580

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

$

(6,913

)

 

$

(10,410

)

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), by components, for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

(10,205

)

 

$

(205

)

 

$

(10,410

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax

 

 

4,477

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

4,396

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

4,464

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

4,383

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

(903

)

 

 

17

 

 

 

(886

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

(6,644

)

 

$

(269

)

 

$

(6,913

)

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities

 

 

Foreign Currency Items

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Beginning balance, net of tax

 

$

(22,715

)

 

$

(148

)

 

$

(22,863

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax

 

 

3,608

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

3,522

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

3,633

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

3,547

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

(697

)

 

 

18

 

 

 

(679

)

Ending balance, net of tax

 

$

(19,779

)

 

$

(216

)

 

$

(19,995

)

 

 

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities

 

Other net realized investment (gains) losses

 

$

(13

)

 

$

25

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(10

)

 

$

22

 

 

 

Components of Net Realized Investment Gains

The components of net realized investment gains for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

$

14

 

 

$

6

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(31

)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

 

13

 

 

 

(25

)

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

 

 

123

 

 

 

875

 

Gross realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Net realized gains (losses)

 

 

123

 

 

 

872

 

Total net realized investment gains

 

$

136

 

 

$

847

 

Summary of Calculation of Realized Gains and Losses

The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of March 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Net gains recognized during the period on equity securities

 

$

123

 

 

$

872

 

Less: net losses recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Unrealized gains recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held

 

$

123

 

 

$

883

 

Proceeds from Sales and Redemptions of Available-for-Sale Securities

The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

39,984

 

 

$

20,759

 

Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Fixed maturities

 

$

14,387

 

 

$

13,578

 

Equity securities

 

 

116

 

 

 

189

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

856

 

 

 

659

 

Other invested assets

 

 

(86

)

 

 

597

 

Total investment income

 

 

15,273

 

 

 

15,023

 

Investment expense

 

 

(491

)

 

 

(503

)

Net investment income

 

$

14,782

 

 

$

14,520

 

Schedule of Total Investment Return

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Net investment income

 

$

14,782

 

 

$

14,520

 

Net realized investment gains

 

 

136

 

 

 

847

 

Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)

 

 

4,383

 

 

 

3,547

 

Net realized and unrealized investment returns

 

 

4,519

 

 

 

4,394

 

Total investment return

 

$

19,301

 

 

$

18,914

 

Total investment return % (1)

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

1.3

%

Average investment portfolio (2)

 

$

1,436,218

 

 

$

1,403,878

 

 

(1)
Not annualized.
(2)
Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities, as of the beginning and end of the period.
Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Bonds Held on Deposit The fair values were as follows as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

 

 

 

Estimated Fair Value

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

On deposit with governmental authorities

 

$

19,604

 

 

$

19,378

 

Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements

 

 

160,782

 

 

 

158,964

 

Total (1)

 

$

180,386

 

 

$

178,342

 

(1)
Includes cash and cash equivalents of $13.6 million and $5.2 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, with the remainder related to bonds available for sale.