Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill is recognized in conjunction with business acquisitions as the excess of the purchase consideration for the business acquisition over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities, and thus goodwill, is subject to redetermination within a measurement period of up to one year following completion of a business acquisition.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred. The date of the Company's annual goodwill impairment test is October 1. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level, which is consistent with the Company's reportable segments identified in Note 15. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in ProAssurance's December 31, 2020 report on Form 10-K for further information on how the Company tests goodwill for impairment.

Of the Company's five reporting units, two have net goodwill: Workers' Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance. The table below presents the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses by reporting unit at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:


	Reporting Unit
(In thousands)	Specialty P&C		Workers' Compensation Insurance		Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance		Total
Goodwill, gross as of January 1, 2020	$	161,115	$	44,110	$	5,500	$	210,725
Accumulated impairment losses*	(161,115)		—		—		(161,115)
Goodwill, net as of December 31, 2020	—		44,110		5,500		49,610
Accumulated impairment losses	—		—		—		—
Goodwill, net as of June 30, 2021	$	—	$	44,110	$	5,500	$	49,610

*Accumulated impairment losses in 2020 represent the pre-tax impairment loss of $161.1 million recognized during the third quarter of 2020 in relation to the Specialty P&C reporting unit. There were no other impairment losses taken prior to 2020. For additional information regarding ProAssurance's goodwill impairment in 2020, see Note 1 and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in ProAssurance's December 31, 2020 report on Form 10-K.