Statutory Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Insurance [Abstract]

Statutory Equity

Statutory Equity

Applicable insurance department regulations require that the Corporation’s regulated insurance subsidiaries prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the department of insurance of the respective state of domicile. These practices vary in some aspects from U.S. GAAP, with significant differences including that (a) certain assets are not included in statutory surplus, (b) certain statutory reserves are established by a direct charge to surplus, and (c) certain charges are reported as charges to capital and surplus, rather than as a component of net income.

The regulated insurance subsidiaries are subject to certain Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements specified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by the Corporation’s regulated insurance subsidiaries is to be determined based on various risk factors, such as (a) asset quality, (b) asset and liability matching, (c) loss reserve adequacy, and other business factors. Regulatory compliance is determined by a ratio of the Corporation’s regulatory total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level RBC, as defined by the NAIC. Generally, a ratio in excess of the regulatory threshold requires no corrective actions by the Corporation or regulators. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the regulated insurance subsidiaries’ capital and surplus of $128.9 million and $79.4 million, respectively, exceeded the minimum RBC requirements of approximately $99.7 million and $75.8 million, respectively.