v3.26.1
Note 2 - Investments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

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

 

Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

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

)

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

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

 

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

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

 

Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table Text Block]

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