v3.26.1
Note 2 - Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

2. Investments

The Company’s available‑for‑sale investments are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost or

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

for Credit

 

 

Fair

 

June 30, 2026

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

23,870

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

(346

)

 

$

 

 

$

23,535

 

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

17,773

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

(955

)

 

 

 

 

 

16,905

 

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

20,165

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

(1,787

)

 

 

 

 

 

18,429

 

Corporate and other

 

 

750,667

 

 

 

4,588

 

 

 

(13,600

)

 

 

 

 

 

741,655

 

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

710,530

 

 

 

3,189

 

 

 

(11,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

702,336

 

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

1,523,005

 

 

$

7,926

 

 

$

(28,071

)

 

$

 

 

$

1,502,860

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost or

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

for Credit

 

 

Fair

 

December 31, 2025

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

23,716

 

 

$

97

 

 

$

(226

)

 

$

 

 

$

23,587

 

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

19,745

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

(994

)

 

 

 

 

 

18,862

 

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

19,280

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

 

 

 

17,465

 

Corporate and other

 

 

606,748

 

 

 

9,891

 

 

 

(8,404

)

 

 

 

 

 

608,235

 

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

558,116

 

 

 

5,922

 

 

 

(8,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

556,038

 

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

1,227,605

 

 

$

16,093

 

 

$

(19,511

)

 

$

 

 

$

1,224,187

 

 

Security holdings in an unrealized loss position

As of June 30, 2026, the Company held 739 fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position with a total estimated fair value of $904.5 million and total gross unrealized losses of $28.1 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company held 391 fixed

maturity securities in an unrealized loss position with a total estimated fair value of $375.4 million and total gross unrealized losses of $19.5 million.

The aggregate fair value and gross unrealized losses of the Company’s investments aggregated by investment category and the length of time these individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are as follows:

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

 

More Than 12 Months

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

June 30, 2026

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

14,362

 

 

$

(122

)

 

$

6,675

 

 

$

(224

)

 

$

21,037

 

 

$

(346

)

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

1,698

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

(918

)

 

 

13,570

 

 

 

(955

)

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

999

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

15,277

 

 

 

(1,769

)

 

 

16,276

 

 

 

(1,787

)

Corporate and other

 

 

325,212

 

 

 

(5,188

)

 

 

137,030

 

 

 

(8,412

)

 

 

462,242

 

 

 

(13,600

)

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

320,219

 

 

 

(3,046

)

 

 

71,110

 

 

 

(8,337

)

 

 

391,329

 

 

 

(11,383

)

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

662,490

 

 

$

(8,411

)

 

$

241,964

 

 

$

(19,660

)

 

$

904,454

 

 

$

(28,071

)

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

 

More Than 12 Months

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

December 31, 2025

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

2,006

 

 

$

(38

)

 

$

5,704

 

 

$

(188

)

 

$

7,710

 

 

$

(226

)

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

5,157

 

 

 

(441

)

 

 

9,509

 

 

 

(553

)

 

 

14,666

 

 

 

(994

)

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,185

 

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

15,185

 

 

 

(1,887

)

Corporate and other

 

 

49,963

 

 

 

(948

)

 

 

160,780

 

 

 

(7,456

)

 

 

210,743

 

 

 

(8,404

)

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

47,313

 

 

 

(406

)

 

 

79,733

 

 

 

(7,594

)

 

 

127,046

 

 

 

(8,000

)

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

104,439

 

 

$

(1,833

)

 

$

270,911

 

 

$

(17,678

)

 

$

375,350

 

 

$

(19,511

)

 

The Company reviews all securities with unrealized losses on a quarterly basis to assess whether the decline in the securities fair value necessitates the recognition of an allowance for credit losses. The Company considers numerous factors in its review as described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Based on the Company’s review as of June 30, 2026, the Company determined that the fixed maturity securities’ unrealized losses were primarily the result of the interest rate environment and not the credit quality of the issuers. The Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

Contractual maturities of availableforsale fixed maturity securities

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities at June 30, 2026, by contractual maturity, are shown below:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Due within one year

 

$

50,675

 

 

$

50,623

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

295,580

 

 

 

292,059

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

278,412

 

 

 

276,482

 

Due after ten years

 

 

187,808

 

 

 

181,360

 

Mortgage and asset-backed securities

 

 

710,530

 

 

 

702,336

 

 

 

$

1,523,005

 

 

$

1,502,860

 

 

Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.

Net investment income summary

Net investment income is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

19,090

 

 

$

13,344

 

 

$

36,398

 

 

$

25,308

 

Dividend income

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

2,340

 

 

 

559

 

Investment expense

 

 

(510

)

 

 

(216

)

 

 

(804

)

 

 

(426

)

Net investment income

 

$

19,950

 

 

$

13,370

 

 

$

37,934

 

 

$

25,441

 

 

Net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses

The following table presents net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Realized gains:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on sales of fixed maturity securities

 

$

29

 

 

$

409

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

434

 

Gains on sales of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

Total realized gains

 

 

29

 

 

 

627

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

668

 

Realized losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses on sales of fixed maturity securities

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(298

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(758

)

Losses on sales of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

(225

)

 

 

 

 

 

(234

)

Total realized losses

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(523

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(992

)

Net realized investment (losses) gains

 

 

(92

)

 

 

104

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(324

)

Change in allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244

 

Net unrealized gains on equity securities

 

 

6,353

 

 

 

5,659

 

 

 

4,259

 

 

 

3,327

 

Net unrealized gains on equity method investment

 

 

 

 

 

2,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,268

 

Net unrealized gains on other investments

 

 

492

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

686

 

 

 

453

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

$

6,753

 

 

$

8,306

 

 

$

4,860

 

 

$

5,968

 

 

Realized gains and losses on disposition of investments are based on specific identification of the investments sold on the settlement date.

Proceeds from the sale of fixed maturity securities were $32.3 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Proceeds from the sale of equity securities were an insignificant amount and $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Proceeds from the sale of fixed maturity securities were $47.7 million and $8.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Proceeds from the sale of equity securities were an insignificant amount and $6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The Company places securities on statutory deposit with certain state agencies to retain the right to do business in those states. These securities are included in available‑for‑sale investments on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying value of securities on deposit with state regulatory authorities was $18.1 million and $13.5 million, respectively.

The Company has investments in limited partnerships, recorded in the Other investments line of the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at a fair value of $40.9 million as of June 30, 2026. These investments represent capital contributions to private equity funds structured as limited partnerships, which primarily hold illiquid securities. The funds have a ten-year term with no redemption rights. Capital is contributed as called by the general partners, and distributions are received as proceeds are generated

from the underlying investments. These investments are measured at estimated fair value utilizing a net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had unfunded commitments to invest an additional $164.3 million in these limited partnerships.