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Segment Information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Financial information for White Mountains' segments
The following table presents the financial information for White Mountains’s segments:
Millions
 
HG Global/BAM
 
MediaAlpha
 
Other Operations
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned insurance premiums
 
$
3.0

 
$

 
$

 
$
3.0

Net investment income
 
3.7

 

 
16.0

 
19.7

Net realized and unrealized investment losses
 
(7.9
)
 

 
(45.8
)
 
(53.7
)
Advertising and commission revenues (1)
 

 
70.1

 
.9

 
71.0

Other revenue
 
.2

 
1.6

 
.3


2.1

     Total revenues
 
(1.0
)
 
71.7

 
(28.6
)
 
42.1

Insurance acquisition expenses
 
1.4

 

 

 
1.4

Other underwriting expenses
 
.1

 

 

 
.1

Cost of sales
 

 
57.4

 
.7

 
58.1

General and administrative expenses
 
11.8

 
14.1

 
22.0


47.9

Interest expense
 

 
.4

 
.2

 
.6

     Total expenses
 
13.3

 
71.9

 
22.9

 
108.1

Pre-tax loss
 
$
(14.3
)
 
$
(.2
)
 
$
(51.5
)
 
$
(66.0
)
(1) 
Approximately 31% of MediaAlpha’s advertising revenue was associated with one customer for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Millions
 
HG Global/BAM
 
MediaAlpha
 
Other Operations
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earned insurance premiums
 
$
2.0

 
$

 
$
1.0

 
$
3.0

Net investment income
 
2.6

 

 
10.2

 
12.8

Net realized and unrealized investment gains
 
1.3

 

 
35.0

 
36.3

Advertising and commission revenues (1)
 

 
32.5

 
1.3

 
33.8

Other revenue
 
.4

 

 
2.5

 
2.9

     Total revenues
 
6.3

 
32.5

 
50.0

 
88.8

Losses and loss adjustment expenses
 

 

 
1.1

 
1.1

Insurance acquisition expenses
 
1.2

 

 
.1

 
1.3

Other underwriting expenses
 
.1

 

 

 
.1

Cost of sales
 

 
27.7

 
1.1

 
28.8

General and administrative expenses
 
10.6

 
5.6

 
44.5

 
60.7

Interest expense
 

 
.2

 
.2

 
.4

     Total expenses
 
11.9

 
33.5

 
47.0

 
92.4

Pre-tax (loss) income
 
$
(5.6
)
 
$
(1.0
)
 
$
3.0

 
$
(3.6
)
(1) 
Approximately 27% of MediaAlpha’s advertising revenue was associated with one customer for the three months ended March 31, 2017.