v3.26.1
Note 10 - Liability for Future Policy Benefits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-Duration Insurance Contracts Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Liability for Future Policy Benefits

 

Future policy benefits include reserves for long-duration contracts as well as certain reinsurance balances when in a liability position.

 

The balances and changes in the liability for future policy benefits meeting ASU 2018-12 standards as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2026

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2025

 
   

Present Value of

Net Premiums

   

Present Value of

Benefits

   

Present Value of

Net Premiums

   

Present Value of

Benefits

 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 131,056,717     $ 235,345,739     $ 133,088,475     $ 228,572,260  

Effect of changes in discount rate

    9,629,855       26,509,627       10,348,860       28,154,664  

Beginning balance at original discount rate

  $ 140,686,572     $ 261,855,366     $ 143,437,335     $ 256,726,924  

Effect of changes in cash flow considerations

    -       -       -       -  

Effect of actual variances from expected

    (4,123,461 )     (4,443,005 )     (4,381,905 )     (4,590,224 )

Trued-Up balance

  $ 136,563,111     $ 257,412,361     $ 139,055,430     $ 252,136,700  

New issuances

    11,338,161       11,699,407       9,945,072       10,267,140  

Net premium collected

    (9,430,363 )     -       (9,408,157 )     -  

Interest accrual

    3,057,894       5,753,272       3,083,956       5,624,767  

Withdrawal/surrenders

    -       (1,329,970 )     -       (1,179,973 )

Benefit payments

    -       (8,170,804 )     -       (7,517,117 )

Ending balance at original discount rate

  $ 141,528,804     $ 265,364,265     $ 142,676,301     $ 259,331,518  

Effect of changes in discount rate

    (20,442,687 )     (38,666,101 )     (19,200,500 )     (36,450,274 )

Balance, end of year

  $ 121,086,117     $ 226,698,164     $ 123,475,801     $ 222,881,244  

Reinsurance recoverable

  $ 730,617             $ 751,315          

Net liability for future policy benefits

  $ 104,881,429             $ 98,654,128          

Deferred profit liability

  $ 2,385,885             $ 2,210,250          

 

 

The composition of future policy benefits as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited)

         
   

June 30, 2026

   

December 31, 2025

 

Future policy benefits meeting ASU 2018-12 standards

  $ 105,612,046     $ 104,289,022  

Reinsurance recoverable

    (730,617 )     (744,285 )

Subtotal

    104,881,429       103,544,737  

Deferred profit liability

    2,385,885       2,449,123  

Total future policy benefits meeting ASU 2018-12 standards

    107,267,314       105,993,860  

Future policy benefits not meeting ASU 2018-12 standards:

               

Participating life insurance contracts not on contribution basis

    30,405,668       26,321,494  

Reduced paid up and extended term life insurance contracts

    7,943,839       7,916,928  

Other

    1,692,259       1,703,169  

Total future policy benefits not meeting ASU 2018-12 standards

    40,041,766       35,941,591  

Future policy benefit reinsurance ceded

    7,080,607       7,293,356  

Total future policy benefits

  $ 154,389,687     $ 149,228,807  

 

The undiscounted expected future benefit payments and gross premiums as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2026

 
   

Undiscounted

   

Original Present Value

   

Current Present Value

 

Gross premiums

  $ 309,932,156     $ 227,140,185     $ 194,806,763  

Benefits

    420,054,328       265,364,265       226,698,164  

 

   

December 31, 2025

 
   

Undiscounted

   

Original Present Value

   

Current Present Value

 

Gross premiums

  $ 294,949,116     $ 226,864,424     $ 211,608,008  

Benefits

    408,757,275       261,855,366       235,345,739  

 

The weighted-average interest rates as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

June 30, 2026

 
   

Weighted-average interest rate

 

Original discount rate

    4.03 %

Current discount rate

    5.31 %

 

   

December 31, 2025

 
   

Weighted-average interest rate

 

Original discount rate

    4.15 %

Current discount rate

    5.32 %

 

The weighted-average durations of the liability as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2026

 
   

Weighted-average duration of the liability

 

Original duration of the liability in years

    14.07  

Current duration of the liability in years

    13.43  

 

   

December 31, 2025

 
   

Weighted-average duration of liability

 

Original duration of the liability in years

    13.86  

Current duration of the liability in years

    13.27  

 

The actual experience during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 compared to what was expected for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 are summarized as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2026

 
   

Amount Inforce

   

Mortality

   

Lapsation

   

Total

 

Expected

  $ 803,590,701     $ 8,667,732     $ 2,702,371     $ 11,370,103  

Expected rate

            1.08 %     0.34 %     1.41 %

Actual

  $ 803,590,701     $ 8,170,804     $ 1,329,970     $ 9,500,774  

Actual rate

            1.02 %     0.17 %     1.18 %

Actual to expected ratio

            94.27 %     49.21 %     83.56 %

 

   

(Unaudited) June 30, 2025

 
   

Amount Inforce

   

Mortality

   

Lapsation

   

Total

 

Expected

  $ 729,050,161     $ 7,352,374     $ 2,302,451     $ 9,654,824  

Expected rate

            1.01 %     0.32 %     1.32 %

Actual

  $ 729,050,161     $ 7,517,117     $ 1,181,941     $ 8,699,058  

Actual rate

            1.03 %     0.16 %     1.19 %

Actual to expected ratio

            102.24 %     51.33 %     90.10 %