The following table summarizes amounts recorded by White Mountains under the equity method relating to its investment in Symetra for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015:



	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
Millions	June 30, 2015			June 30, 2015
Equity method carrying value of investment in Symetra at the beginning of the period	$	447.3		$	411.4
Equity in earnings ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	6.1			13.3
Equity in net unrealized losses from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio ⁽³⁾	(66.4		)	(35.5		)
Dividends received	(2.2		)	(4.4		)
Distribution from Prospector Offshore Fund	12.4			12.4
Equity method carrying value of investment in Symetra at the end of the period⁽⁴⁾	$	397.2		$	397.2

⁽¹⁾For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, equity in earnings excludes tax expense of $0.4 and $0.8.

⁽²⁾For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, equity in earnings includes $0.7 and $1.4 increase relating to the pre-tax amortization of the Symetra common share basis difference.

⁽³⁾For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, net unrealized gains includes $2.8 and $5.7 increase relating to the pre-tax amortization of the Symetra common share basis difference.

⁽⁴⁾Includes White Mountains’s equity in net unrealized gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio of $2.0 as of June 30, 2015, which excludes tax expense of $0.0.