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Note 6 - Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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NOTE 6 INVESTMENTS

 

Investments at  June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are comprised as follows:

 

(in thousands)

  June 30, 2026   December 31, 2025 

Available-for-sale fixed maturities, at fair value (amortized cost of $39,121 and $37,005, respectively)

 $38,556  $36,765 

Limited liability investment, at fair value (a)

  4,127   3,476 

Limited liability investments (a)

  637   649 

Investments in private companies, at adjusted cost (a)

  575   575 

Short-term investments, at cost which approximates fair value

  179   178 

Total investments

 $44,074  $41,643 

 

 

(a)

Included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and estimated fair value of the Company's available-for-sale investments at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are summarized in the tables shown below:

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Gross Unrealized Gains

  

Gross Unrealized Losses

  

Estimated Fair Value

 

Fixed maturities:

                

U.S. government, government agencies and authorities

 $13,939  $8  $112  $13,835 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

  1,238   1   14   1,225 

Mortgage-backed

  11,692   16   296   11,412 

Asset-backed

  1,681   2   18   1,665 

Corporate

  10,571   18   170   10,419 

Total fixed maturities

 $39,121  $45  $610  $38,556 

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2025

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Gross Unrealized Gains

  

Gross Unrealized Losses

  

Estimated Fair Value

 

Fixed maturities:

                

U.S. government, government agencies and authorities

 $13,441  $97  $47  $13,491 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

  1,788   3   20   1,771 

Mortgage-backed

  9,965   79   226   9,818 

Asset-backed

  1,365   10   11   1,364 

Corporate

  10,446   58   183   10,321 

Total fixed maturities

 $37,005  $247  $487  $36,765 

 

The table below summarizes the Company's fixed maturities at June 30, 2026 by contractual maturity periods. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturity of these obligations.

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Estimated Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 $7,182  $7,110 

Due after one year through five years

  21,102   20,940 

Due after five years through ten years

  5,186   5,095 

Due after ten years

  5,651   5,411 

Total

 $39,121  $38,556 

 

The following tables highlight the aggregate unrealized loss position, by security type, of available-for-sale investments in unrealized loss positions where no credit loss allowance had been established as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The tables segregate the holdings based on the period of time the investments have been continuously held in unrealized loss positions.

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

Greater than 12 Months

  

Total

 
  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

 

Fixed maturities:

                        

U.S. government, government agencies and authorities

 $2,053  $14  $9,633  $98  $11,686  $112 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

  230   5   466   9   696   14 

Mortgage-backed

  3,965   41   4,601   255   8,566   296 

Asset-backed

  1,020   8   142   10   1,162   18 

Corporate

  3,005   24   5,203   146   8,208   170 

Total fixed maturities

 $10,273  $92  $20,045  $518  $30,318  $610 

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2025

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

Greater than 12 Months

  

Total

 
  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Estimated Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

 

Fixed maturities:

                        

U.S. government, government agencies and authorities

 $2,477  $21  $2,370  $26  $4,847  $47 

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

  300      1,088   20   1,388   20 

Mortgage-backed

  336   1   3,433   225   3,769   226 

Asset-backed

        417   11   417   11 

Corporate

  408      6,113   183   6,521   183 

Total fixed maturities

 $3,521  $22  $13,421  $465  $16,942  $487 

 

At June 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025, there are approximately 170 and 124 individual available-for-sale investments, respectively, that were in unrealized loss positions, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded.  The Company did not have the intent to sell these investments, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these investments before recovery of its amortized cost. The Company evaluated these investments for credit losses at June 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025.  The Company considers many factors in evaluating whether the unrealized losses were credit related including, but not limited to, the extent to which the fair value is less than amortized cost, conditions related to the security, industry, or geographic area, payment structure of the investment and the likelihood of the issuer’s ability to make contractual cashflows, defaults or other collectability concerns related to the issuer, changes in the ratings assigned by a rating agency, and other credit enhancements that affect the investment’s expected performance. The Company determined that the unrealized losses on the fixed maturity investments were due to non-credit related factors at June 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025

 

The establishment of an impairment loss on an investment requires a number of judgments and estimates. Refer to the "Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Estimates" section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition included in the 2025 Annual Report for further information regarding the Company's detailed analysis and factors considered in recording an impairment loss on an investment.

 

The Company did not record any write-downs for impairment related to limited liability investments or investments in private companies for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025.

 

At  June 30, 2026, the Company had no unfunded commitments related to limited liability investments or limited liability investment, at fair value.  

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and  June 30, 2025, the Company did not record any adjustments to the carrying value of its investments in private companies for observable price changes.

 

Interest and investment income, net reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025 are comprised as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended June 30,

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Net investment income

 $395  $410   798   790 

Net realized gains

  1,953   128   1,964   57 

Gain on change in fair value of limited liability investment, at fair value

  357   177   669   178 

Interest and investment income, net

 $2,705  $715  $3,431  $1,025 

 

Net investment income included in interest and investment income, net in the table above for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025 is comprised as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended June 30,

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Investment income:

                

Interest from fixed maturities

 $366  $351  $720  $687 

Dividends

  10   10   20   20 

Loss from limited liability investments

  (12)     (12)   

Other

  68   73   139   143 

Gross investment income

  432   434   867   850 

Investment expenses

  (37)  (24)  (69)  (60)

Net investment income

 $395  $410  $798  $790 

 

Net realized gains on investments included in interest and investment income, net in the table above for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025 are comprised as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended June 30,

  

Six months ended June 30,

 
  

2026

  

2025

  

2026

  

2025

 

Available-for-sale fixed maturities:

                

Gross realized gains

 $  $  $  $ 

Gross realized losses

     (4)     (76)

Net realized losses on available-for-sale fixed maturities

     (4)     (76)

Limited liability investment, at fair value

  1,320   95   1,330   95 

Investments in private companies

  633   37   634   38 

Net realized gains

 $1,953  $128  $1,964  $57 

 

Realized gains related to limited liability investment, at fair value and investments in private companies relate to distributions received by the Company from these investments in excess of invested capital. 

 

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale fixed maturities were zero for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 ($0.1 million for the three and six months ended  June 30, 2025).