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Statutory Reporting
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Statutory Reporting [Abstract]  
Statutory Reporting
Note 16. Statutory Reporting

The assets, liabilities and results of operations have been reported on the basis of GAAP, which varies in some respects from statutory accounting practices (“SAP”) prescribed or permitted by insurance regulatory authorities. The principal differences between SAP and GAAP are that under SAP: (i) carrying value of certain investments differ on a GAAP versus SAP basis, such as fixed maturity securities that are shown at amortized cost for SAP versus fair value for GAAP; (ii) certain assets that are non-admitted assets are eliminated from the balance sheet; (iii) acquisition costs for policies are expensed as incurred, while they are deferred and amortized over the estimated life of the policies under GAAP; (iv) the provision that is made for deferred income taxes is different than under GAAP; (v) the timing and methodology of establishing certain reserves is different than under GAAP; (vi) reinsurance is shown net on balance sheet for SAP; and (vii) certain valuation allowances attributable to certain investments are required under SAP such as asset valuation reserve and interest maintenance reserve.

The Company meets the minimum capital requirements in the states in which it does business. The amount of reported statutory net income and capital and surplus (shareholders’ equity) for the Parent’s insurance subsidiaries as filed in the annual statements with the state insurance departments for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

   
2025
   
2024
 
             
Bankers Fidelity, net income
 
$
6,946
   
$
1,359
 
American Southern, net income
   
3,814
     
1,442
 
Statutory net income
 
$
10,760
   
$
2,801
 
                 
Bankers Fidelity, capital and surplus
 
$
34,393
   
$
32,443
 
American Southern, capital and surplus
   
48,688
     
47,670
 
Statutory capital and surplus
 
$
83,081
   
$
80,113
 
Under the insurance code of the state in which each insurance subsidiary is domiciled, dividend payments to the Parent by its insurance subsidiaries are subject to certain limitations without the prior approval of the applicable state’s Insurance Commissioner. The Parent received dividends of $8,400 and $9,000 in the years ended 2025 and 2024, respectively, from its subsidiaries. In 2026, dividend payments to the Parent by the insurance subsidiaries in excess of $8,058 would require prior approval.