Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies—As the Company previously disclosed, in May 2013, twelve putative class action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the Company and its board of directors challenging a proposed merger between the Company and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co.  On June 10, 2013, the Court entered an Order of Consolidation and Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs and a Leadership Structure consolidating the twelve actions and appointing lead plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) and lead counsel in the litigation, captioned In re Ebix, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 8526-VCS (the “Litigation”).

In connection with the Litigation, on January 23, 2019, the parties entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed, subject to approval by the Delaware Court of Chancery, to settle and resolve the Litigation pursuant to the terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement (the “Litigation Settlement”).

On April 5, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery determined that the Litigation Settlement was fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interest of the plaintiffs, the class and the Company and awarded to plaintiffs’ counsel attorneys’ fees and expenses in the sum of $19.65 million, payable by the Company within 20 days, and entered an Order and Final Judgment (the “Order”)

approving the Litigation Settlement. The Order provides for full settlement, satisfaction, compromise and release of all claims that were asserted or could have been asserted in the Litigation, whether on behalf of the class or the Company. The Order is publicly available for inspection at the Office of the Register in Chancery, and on the Court's online electronic filing system, File & ServeXpress.

The Settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing or liability, and may not be deemed to be a presumption as to the validity of any claims, causes of action or other issues. The Settlement was fully paid on May 2, 2019.

The Company is involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including labor related post-employment matters that in the aggregate amount to approximately $500 thousand. In the opinion of management, the ultimate likely disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Lease Commitments— See Note 20.

Business Acquisition Earn-out Contingencies—A significant component of the purchase price consideration for many of the Company's business acquisitions is a potential future cash earnout based on reaching certain specified future revenue targets. The terms for the contingent earn-out payments in most of the Company's business acquisitions typically address the GAAP recognizable revenues achieved by the acquired entity over a one, two, and/or three year period subsequent to the effective date of their acquisition by Ebix. These terms typically establish a minimum threshold revenue target with achievement of revenues recognized over that target being awarded in the form of a specified cash earn-out payment. The Company applies these terms in its calculation and determination of the fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities for purchased businesses as part of the related valuation and purchase price allocation exercise for the corresponding acquired assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2019, the total of these contingent liabilities was $10.1 million, of which $1.5 million is reported in long-term liabilities, and $8.6 million is included in current liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2018, the total of these contingent liabilities was $25.0 million of which $11.2 million was reported in long-term liabilities, and $13.8 million was included in current liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Self -Insurance—For some of the Company’s U.S. employees the Company has a self-insured plan for its health insurance program and has a stop loss policy that limits the individual liability to $120 thousand per person and the aggregate liability to 125% of the expected claims based upon the number of participants and historical claims. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the amount accrued on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the self-insured component of the Company’s employee health insurance was $362 thousand and $232 thousand, respectively. The maximum potential estimated cumulative liability for the annual contract period, which ends in September 2020, is $2.9 million. During the years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $2.6 million, and $2.1 million of expense, respectively, associated with claims from its self-insured health insurance program.

Gratuity Leave—In accordance with Indian law, we pay gratuity to our eligible employees in India. Under our gratuity plan, an employee is entitled to receive a gratuity payment on the termination of his or her employment if the employee has rendered continuous service to our company for not less than five years, or if the termination of employment is due to death or disability. The amount of gratuity payable to an eligible employee is based on number of years of employment and is limited to a maximum of $28 thousand per employee. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the amount accrued on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for gratuity leave was $3.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively.