Property and Equipment (Net of Accumulated Depreciation)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Property and Equipmentr (Net of Accumulated Depreciation)

NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consist of the following:

	Year ended December 31
	2016			2015
Building and tenant improvements, located in Calabasas, California	$	8,339,807		$	8,217,477
Furniture, fixtures, equipment		2,673,670			2,251,623
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,687,607	)		(2,204,027	)
Land located in Calabasas, California		1,787,485			1,787,485
Computer software under development		169,177			168,162
Property and equipment, net	$	10,282,532		$	10,220,720

Depreciation on the Calabasas building is computed using the straight line method over 39 years. Improvements to the building structure are amortized over the useful life of the improvements. Depreciation on furniture, fixtures and equipment in the Calabasas building is computed using the straight line method over 3 to 15 years. Amortization of tenant improvements in the Calabasas building is being computed using the shorter of the useful life of the tenant improvements or the remaining years of the lease.

Depreciation on furniture, fixtures and equipment located in Woodland Hills office building previously leased by the Company was computed using the straight line method over 3 to 7 years. Amortization of leasehold improvements on property located in Woodland Hills was computed using the shorter of the useful life of the leasehold improvements or the remaining years of the lease.

Depreciation and amortization expense on all property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, were $483,580, $341,264, and $539,608, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, the Calabasas building has generated rental revenue in the amount of $990,013, $364,674, and $815,601, and incurred operating expenses in the amount of $722,442, $644,250, and $781,988 which included depreciation, respectively. These amounts are included in “Other income” from insurance company operation and other operating expenses, respectively, in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On October 9, 2015, the Company moved its home office into the Calabasas building. The Company’s month-to-month lease of its home office in Woodland Hills, California, ended effective October 15, 2015. At the time the Company relocated to its Calabasas building, certain furniture, fixtures, equipment and all leasehold improvements located in Woodland Hills were abandoned. These assets had a cost of $775,204 and were fully amortized or depreciated, and therefore, had a zero basis. Fixed assets with a cost basis of $1,846,608 and accumulated depreciation of $1,553,110 were relocated from Woodland Hills to Calabasas.

The total square footage of the Calabasas building is 46,884, including common areas. As of December 31, 2016, 10,292 square feet of the Calabasas building was leased to non-affiliated entities, and 4,189 square feet was vacant and available to be leased to non-affiliated entities.

The Company capitalizes certain computer software costs purchased from outside vendors for internal use. These costs also include configuration and customization activities, coding, testing and installation. Training costs and maintenance are expensed as incurred, while upgrade and enhancements are capitalized if it is probable that such expenditure will result in additional functionality. The capitalized costs are not depreciated until the software is placed into production.

On October 9, 2015, the Company concluded that a charge for impairment of the Company’s capitalized computer software costs, related to a contract entered into on November 1, 2012, was required under GAAP. The capitalized costs included $1,287,460 of paid and $223,442 of accrued unpaid invoices from the software vendor, Insurance Systems, Inc. (“ISI”). The impact of this impairment to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations was a charge of $1,287,460 before income taxes. The charge is included in “Other operating expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for year ended December 31, 2015. The decision to impair the asset was based on the Company’s beliefs that the ISI software had not achieved and would not be able to achieve the Company’s expected implementation targets and that the Company was unable to renegotiate the terms of its agreement with ISI. The Company believes that it will need to make future cash expenditures to replace or upgrade its policy administration system but it is unable to estimate the amount at this time. While the Company’s policy administration system continues to support the Company’s existing operations, the Company believes it would realize more competitive parity with respect to product and service by switching or upgrading to a more contemporary platform. The Company engaged outside IT advisors to assist it in evaluating its alternatives.