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Summary of Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Summary of Investments
Summary of Investments
 
The following tables summarize fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale and the non-credit-related component of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”): 
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
Amortized
 
Gross unrealized
 
Gross unrealized
 
Estimated fair value
 
OTTI (gain) loss
Fixed maturities:
 
cost
 
gains
 
losses
 
and carrying value
 
included in AOCI (1)
U.S. government direct obligations and U.S. agencies
 
$
874,239

 
$
56,416

 
$
2,957

 
$
927,698

 
$

Obligations of U.S. states and their subdivisions
 
2,082,123

 
246,232

 
16,451

 
2,311,904

 

Foreign government securities
 
2,373

 
8

 

 
2,381

 

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
11,819,023

 
584,963

 
152,896

 
12,251,090

 
(2,126
)
Asset-backed securities
 
1,244,518

 
139,173

 
10,857

 
1,372,834

 
(95,164
)
Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
143,205

 
5,963

 
1,980

 
147,188

 
(150
)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
937,893

 
23,354

 
6,800

 
954,447

 

Collateralized debt obligations
 
9,537

 

 
2

 
9,535

 

Total fixed maturities
 
$
17,112,911

 
$
1,056,109

 
$
191,943

 
$
17,977,077

 
$
(97,440
)
(1)  Indicates the amount of any OTTI (gain) loss included in AOCI that is included in gross unrealized gains and losses.  OTTI (gain) loss included in AOCI, as presented above, includes both the initial recognition of non-credit losses and the effects of subsequent increases and decreases in estimated fair value for those fixed maturity securities with previous non-credit impairment. The non-credit loss component of OTTI (gain) loss was in an unrealized gain position due to increases in estimated fair value subsequent to initial recognition of non-credit losses on such securities.
(2) Includes perpetual debt investments with amortized cost of $157,742 and estimated fair value of $129,537.
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Amortized
 
Gross unrealized
 
Gross unrealized
 
Estimated fair value
 
OTTI (gain) loss
Fixed maturities:
 
cost
 
gains
 
losses
 
and carrying value
 
included in AOCI (1)
U.S. government direct obligations and U.S. agencies
 
$
3,478,153

 
$
70,597

 
$
1,494

 
$
3,547,256

 
$

Obligations of U.S. states and their subdivisions
 
1,885,715

 
287,668

 
899

 
2,172,484

 

Foreign government securities
 
2,455

 

 
4

 
2,451

 

Corporate debt securities (2)
 
11,258,517

 
763,036

 
82,104

 
11,939,449

 
(2,228
)
Asset-backed securities
 
1,263,089

 
149,152

 
13,702

 
1,398,539

 
(96,603
)
Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
167,793

 
7,368

 
1,932

 
173,229

 
(185
)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
886,748

 
32,556

 
1,099

 
918,205

 

Collateralized debt obligations
 
10,674

 

 
209

 
10,465

 

Total fixed maturities
 
$
18,953,144

 
$
1,310,377

 
$
101,443

 
$
20,162,078

 
$
(99,016
)
(1)  Indicates the amount of any OTTI (gain) loss included in AOCI that is included in gross unrealized gains and losses.  OTTI (gain) loss included in AOCI, as presented above, includes both the initial recognition of non-credit losses and the effects of subsequent increases and decreases in estimated fair value for those fixed maturity securities with previous non-credit impairment. The non-credit loss component of OTTI (gain) loss was in an unrealized gain position due to increases in estimated fair value subsequent to initial recognition of non-credit losses on such securities.
(2) Includes perpetual debt investments with amortized cost of $157,742 and estimated fair value of $131,799.
 
See Note 8 for additional discussion regarding fair value measurements.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale, based on estimated cash flows, are shown in the table below.  Actual maturities will likely differ from these projections because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. 
 
June 30, 2015
 
Amortized cost
 
Estimated fair value
Maturing in one year or less
$
664,969

 
$
692,965

Maturing after one year through five years
3,560,986

 
3,839,087

Maturing after five years through ten years
4,865,732

 
5,019,172

Maturing after ten years
5,162,877

 
5,393,104

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
2,858,347

 
3,032,749

 Total fixed maturities
$
17,112,911

 
$
17,977,077



Mortgage-backed (commercial and residential) and asset-backed securities include those issued by the U.S. government and U.S. agencies.
 
The following table summarizes information regarding the sales of securities classified as available-for-sale: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Proceeds from sales
$
337,206

 
$
59,643

 
$
2,995,877

 
$
2,299,304

Gross realized gains from sales
8,584

 
2,465

 
31,935

 
22,239

Gross realized losses from sales
304

 
28

 
324

 
1,090



Mortgage loans on real estate — The following table summarizes the carrying value of the mortgage loan portfolio by component:  
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Principal
$
3,356,720

 
$
3,356,374

Unamortized premium (discount) and fees, net
9,060

 
10,086

Mortgage provision allowance
(2,890
)
 
(2,890
)
Total mortgage loans
$
3,362,890

 
$
3,363,570


 
The recorded investment of the mortgage loan portfolio categorized as performing was $3,365,780 and $3,366,460 as of June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.  
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Commercial mortgages
 
Commercial mortgages
Allowance ending balance by basis of impairment method:
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
2,890

 
$
2,890

 
 
 
 
Recorded investment balance in the mortgage loan portfolio, gross of allowance, by basis of impairment method:
$
3,365,780

 
$
3,366,460

Individually evaluated for impairment
12,773

 
12,986

Collectively evaluated for impairment
3,353,007

 
3,353,474


 
Limited partnership and other corporation interests — At June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the Company had $45,197 and $49,421, respectively, invested in limited partnership and other corporation interests. Included in limited partnership interests are investments in low-income housing limited partnerships (“LIHLP”) that qualify for federal and state tax credits and ownership interests in pooled investment funds.
 
The Company has determined each investment in LIHLP to be considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) but consolidation was not required because the Company has no power through voting rights or similar rights to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance. As a 99% limited partner in various upper-tier LIHLPs, the Company expects to receive the tax credits allocated to the partnership and operating losses from depreciation and interest expense.  The general partner is most closely involved in the development and management of the LIHLP project and has a small ownership percentage of the partnership.
 
The carrying value and maximum exposure to loss in relation to the activities of the VIEs was $5,152 and $7,464 at June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Special deposits — The Company had securities on deposit with government authorities as required by certain insurance laws with fair values of $14,237 and $14,612 at June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Securities lending — The Company participates in a securities lending program in which the Company lends securities that are held as part of its general account investment portfolio to third parties through an unaffiliated agent. The Company does not enter into these transactions for liquidity purposes, but rather for yield enhancement on its investment portfolio.

The securities lending agreement requires initial collateral in an amount greater than or equal to 102% of the fair value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of foreign securities loaned.  Cash collateral related to the securities lending program is generally invested in U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities. The Company bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of collateral available for return to a borrower due to a loss in an approved investment. In addition, the securities lending agent indemnifies the Company against borrower risk, meaning that the lending agent agrees contractually to replace securities not returned due to a borrower default.
 
Securities with a cost or amortized cost of $186,082 and $15,252 and estimated fair values of $184,965 and $15,423 were on loan under the program at June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.  The Company received cash of $88,660 and $13,741 and securities with a fair value of $103,103 and $2,131 as collateral at June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The following table summarizes the collateral pledged by the Company under the securities lending program, by class of investment. Under the securities lending program the collateral pledged is, by definition, the securities loaned against the assets borrowed.
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Remaining contractual maturity of the agreements
 
 
 
 
Overnight and continuous
Securities lending transactions
 
 
 
 
U.S. government direct obligations and U.S. agencies
 
 
 
$
13,021

Corporate debt securities
 
 
 
171,944

Total secured borrowings
 
 
 
$
184,965

 
 
 
 
 
Amounts related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure in Note 7
 
 
 
$
184,965



Unrealized losses on fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale — The following tables summarize unrealized investment losses, including the non-credit-related portion of OTTI losses reported in AOCI, by class of investment:
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
Less than twelve months
 
Twelve months or longer
 
Total
 
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
Fixed maturities:
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
U.S. government direct obligations and U.S. agencies
 
$
142,556


$
2,391


$
25,355


$
566


$
167,911


$
2,957

Obligations of U.S. states and their subdivisions
 
301,557


16,134


735


317


302,292


16,451

Corporate debt securities
 
3,098,091


93,177


370,686


59,719


3,468,777


152,896

Asset-backed securities
 
180,431


1,910


208,839


8,947


389,270


10,857

Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
14




23,170


1,980


23,184


1,980

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
293,457


6,463


24,673


337


318,130


6,800

Collateralized debt obligations
 
9,534


2






9,534


2

Total fixed maturities
 
$
4,025,640


$
120,077


$
653,458


$
71,866


$
4,679,098


$
191,943

 
 

















Total number of securities in an unrealized loss position
 
 


413


 


89


 


502

 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Less than twelve months
 
Twelve months or longer
 
Total
 
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Unrealized
Fixed maturities:
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
 
fair value
 
loss and OTTI
U.S. government direct obligations and U.S. agencies
 
$
566,335


$
503


$
74,322


$
991


$
640,657


$
1,494

Obligations of U.S. states and their subdivisions
 
18,280


218


41,064


681


59,344


899

Foreign government securities
 
2,451


4






2,451


4

Corporate debt securities
 
836,263


16,775


764,528


65,329


1,600,791


82,104

Asset-backed securities
 
88,312


849


200,072


12,853


288,384


13,702

Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
4,663


11


24,052


1,921


28,715


1,932

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
35,015


127


57,333


972


92,348


1,099

Collateralized debt obligations
 
10,465


209






10,465


209

Total fixed maturities
 
$
1,561,784


$
18,696


$
1,161,371


$
82,747


$
2,723,155


$
101,443

 
 

















Total number of securities in an unrealized loss position
 
 


134


 


153


 


287


 
Fixed maturity investments — Total unrealized losses and OTTI increased by $90,500, or 89%, from December 31, 2014, to June 30, 2015. The overall increase in unrealized losses was across most asset classes and reflects higher interest rates at June 30, 2015, compared to December 31, 2014, resulting in generally lower valuations of these fixed maturity securities.
 
Total unrealized losses greater than twelve months decreased by $10,881 from December 31, 2014, to June 30, 2015.  Corporate debt securities account for 83%, or $59,719, of the unrealized losses and OTTI greater than twelve months at June 30, 2015.  Non-investment grade corporate debt securities account for $10,966 of the unrealized losses and OTTI greater than twelve months and $9,646 of the losses are on perpetual debt investments issued by investment grade rated banks in the United Kingdom.  Management does not have the intent to sell these assets; therefore, an OTTI was not recognized in earnings.
 
Asset-backed securities account for 12% of the unrealized losses and OTTI greater than twelve months at June 30, 2015.  The present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is not less than amortized cost and management does not have the intent to sell these assets; therefore, an OTTI was not recognized in earnings.
 
Other-than-temporary impairment recognition — The OTTI on fixed maturity securities where the loss portion is bifurcated and the credit related component is recognized in realized investment gains (losses) is summarized as follows:

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning balance
 
$
115,653

 
$
167,961

 
$
119,532

 
$
167,961

Initial impairments - credit loss on securities not previously impaired
 

 

 
450

 

Reductions due to increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security
 
(8,740
)
 

 
(13,069
)
 

Ending balance
 
$
106,913

 
$
167,961

 
$
106,913

 
$
167,961