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Note 9 - Statutory Net Income and Surplus
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
9.
     Statutory Net Income and Surplus
 
US Alliance Life and Security Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Kansas Insurance Department. Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the North Dakota Insurance Department. US Alliance Life and Security Company - Montana is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Montana Insurance Department. Statutory practices primarily differ from GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions as well as valuing investments and certain assets and accounting for deferred taxes on a different basis.
 
The following table summarizes the statutory net loss and statutory capital and surplus of US Alliance Life and Security Company, Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company, and US Alliance Life and Security Company - Montana as of
December 31, 2018
and
2017
and for the years ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017.
 
   
Statutory Capital and Surplus as of
 
   
December 31
   
December 31
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
                 
US Alliance Life and Security Company
  $
5,239,874
    $
4,186,381
 
Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company
   
1,373,390
     
1,337,081
 
US Alliance Life and Security Company - Montana
   
1,721,012
     
1.680.821
 
 
   
Statutory Net Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
                 
US Alliance Life and Security Company
  $
28,883
    $
(1,727,462
)
Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company
   
70,393
     
(129,989
)
US Alliance Life and Security Company - Montana
   
42,957
     
65,112
 
 
The payment of dividends to US Alliance Corporation by US Alliance Life and Security Company is subject to limitations imposed by applicable insurance laws. For example, “extraordinary” dividends
may
not
be paid without permission of the Kansas Insurance Department. An “extraordinary” dividend is defined, in general, as any dividend or distribution of cash or other property whose fair market value, compared with that of other dividends or distributions made within the preceding
12
months, exceeds the greater of (i)
10%
of the policyholders’ surplus (total statutory capital stock and surplus) as of
December 31
of the preceding year or (ii) the statutory net gain from operations excluding realized gains on investments) of the insurer for the
12
month period ending
December 31
of the preceding year.
 
The payment of dividends to US Alliance Life and Security Company by Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company and US Alliance Life and Security Company – Montana is subject to similar limitations.