Note 8.

Investments

The following tables set forth the carrying value, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and amortized cost of the Company’s investments, aggregated by type and industry, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Investments were comprised of the following:

	June 30, 2015
	Carrying Value		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Amortized Cost
Fixed maturities:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities	$	26,506	$	334	$	538	$	26,710
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		24,642		544		848		24,946
Corporate securities:
Utilities and telecom		17,655		1,575		317		16,397
Financial services		48,434		1,995		930		47,369
Other business – diversified		59,255		917		1,728		60,066
Other consumer – diversified		21,282		160		780		21,902
Total corporate securities		146,626		4,647		3,755		145,734
Redeemable preferred stocks:
Financial services		253		3		-		250
Other consumer – diversified		193		-		-		193
Total redeemable preferred stocks		446		3		-		443
Total fixed maturities		198,220		5,528		5,141		197,833
Equity securities:
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks:
Utilities and telecom		1,398		434		-		964
Financial services		6,020		692		16		5,344
Other business – diversified		205		158		-		47
Other consumer – diversified		15,090		9,476		-		5,614
Total equity securities		22,713		10,760		16		11,969
Other invested assets		2,382		-		-		2,382
Policy loans		2,161		-		-		2,161
Real estate		38		-		-		38
Investments in unconsolidated trusts		1,238		-		-		1,238
Total investments	$	226,752	$	16,288	$	5,157	$	215,621

	December 31, 2014
	Carrying Value		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Amortized Cost
Fixed maturities:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities	$	33,898	$	1,459	$	30	$	32,469
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		11,459		681		-		10,778
Corporate securities:
Utilities and telecom		13,980		2,355		-		11,625
Financial services		59,224		3,404		588		56,408
Other business – diversified		70,139		2,076		1,830		69,893
Other consumer – diversified		25,388		332		547		25,603
Total corporate securities		168,731		8,167		2,965		163,529
Redeemable preferred stocks:
Financial services		608		8		-		600
Other consumer – diversified		192		-		-		192
Total redeemable preferred stocks		800		8		-		792
Total fixed maturities		214,888		10,315		2,995		207,568
Equity securities:
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks:
Utilities and telecom		1,403		439		-		964
Financial services		6,083		739		-		5,344
Other business – diversified		226		179		-		47
Other consumer – diversified		11,212		5,598		-		5,614
Total equity securities		18,924		6,955		-		11,969
Other invested assets		2,995		-		-		2,995
Policy loans		2,202		-		-		2,202
Real estate		38		-		-		38
Investments in unconsolidated trusts		1,238		-		-		1,238
Total investments	$	240,285	$	17,270	$	2,995	$	226,010

The carrying value and amortized cost of the Company’s investments in fixed maturities at June 30, 2015 by contractual maturity were as follows. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	June 30, 2015
	Carrying Value		Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	$	3,190	$	3,119
Due after one year through five years		19,258		18,616
Due after five years through ten years		86,031		86,435
Due after ten years		88,632		88,668
Varying maturities		1,109		995
Totals	$	198,220	$	197,833

The following table sets forth the carrying value, amortized cost, and net unrealized gains (losses) of the Company’s investments aggregated by industry as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

	June 30, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains (Losses)			Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities	$	26,506	$	26,710	$	(204	)	$	33,898	$	32,469	$	1,429
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		24,642		24,946		(304	)		11,459		10,778		681
Utilities and telecom		19,053		17,361		1,692			15,383		12,589		2,794
Financial services		54,707		52,963		1,744			65,915		62,352		3,563
Other business – diversified		59,460		60,113		(653	)		70,365		69,940		425
Other consumer – diversified		36,565		27,709		8,856			36,792		31,409		5,383
Other investments		5,819		5,819		-			6,473		6,473		-
Investments	$	226,752	$	215,621	$	11,131		$	240,285	$	226,010	$	14,275

The following tables present the Company’s unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time the security was in a continuous unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

	June 30, 2015
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities	$	15,390	$	537	$	503	$	1	$	15,893	$	538
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		19,491		848		-		-		19,491		848
Corporate securities		70,215		2,065		11,923		1,690		82,138		3,755
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks		1,000		16		-		-		1,000		16
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	106,096	$	3,466	$	12,426	$	1,691	$	118,522	$	5,157

	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities	$	3,695	$	7	$	2,692	$	23	$	6,387	$	30
Corporate securities		43,996		1,604		9,293		1,361		53,289		2,965
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	47,691	$	1,611	$	11,985	$	1,384	$	59,676	$	2,995

The evaluation for an other than temporary impairment is a quantitative and qualitative process, which is subject to risks and uncertainties in the determination of whether declines in the fair value of investments are other than temporary. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among other things, changes in general economic conditions, an issuer’s financial condition or near term recovery prospects and the effects of changes in interest rates. In evaluating a potential impairment, the Company considers, among other factors, management’s intent and ability to hold the securities until price recovery, the nature of the investment and the expectation of prospects for the issuer and its industry, the status of an issuer’s continued satisfaction of its obligations in accordance with their contractual terms, and management’s expectation as to the issuer’s ability and intent to continue to do so, as well as ratings actions that may affect the issuer’s credit status.

As of June 30, 2015, securities in an unrealized loss position primarily included certain of the Company’s investments in fixed maturities within the other diversified business, other diversified consumer and financial services sectors as well as obligations of U.S. Government agencies and state municipal bonds. Securities in an unrealized loss position reported in the other diversified business sector included gross unrealized losses of $908 related to investments in fixed maturities in the oil and gas industry. The Company does not currently intend to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell any of the securities in an unrealized loss position. Based upon the Company’s expected continuation of receipt of contractually required principal and interest payments and its intent and ability to retain the securities until price recovery, as well as the Company’s evaluation of other relevant factors, including those described above, the Company has deemed these securities to be temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2015.

The following describes the fair value hierarchy and provides information as to the extent to which the Company uses fair value to measure the value of its financial instruments and information about the inputs used to value those financial instruments. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs in the valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.

Level 1

Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. The Company’s financial instruments valued using Level 1 criteria include cash equivalents and exchange traded common stocks.

Level 2

Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, for an asset or liability or prices for similar assets or liabilities. The Company’s financial instruments valued using Level 2 criteria include significantly all of its fixed maturities, which consist of U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions, and certain corporate fixed maturities, as well as its non-redeemable preferred stocks. In determining fair value measurements using Level 2 criteria, the Company utilizes various external pricing sources.

Level 3

Valuations that are derived from techniques in which one or more of the significant inputs are unobservable (including assumptions about risk). Fair value is based on criteria that use assumptions or other data that are not readily observable from objective sources. The Company’s financial instruments valued using Level 3 criteria consist of a limited number of fixed maturities. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the value of the Company’s fixed maturities valued using Level 3 criteria was $2,207 and $2,214, respectively. The use of different criteria or assumptions regarding data may have yielded materially different valuations.

As of June 30, 2015, financial instruments carried at fair value were measured on a recurring basis as summarized below:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities	$	-	$	196,013	$	2,207	$	198,220
Equity securities		17,003		5,710		-		22,713
Cash equivalents		29,558		-		-		29,558
Total	$	46,561	$	201,723	$	2,207	$	250,491

As of December 31, 2014, financial instruments carried at fair value were measured on a recurring basis as summarized below:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities	$	-	$	212,674	$	2,214	$	214,888
Equity securities		13,148		5,776		-		18,924
Cash equivalents		15,009		-		-		15,009
Total	$	28,157	$	218,450	$	2,214	$	248,821

The following is a roll-forward of the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2015.

	Fixed Maturities
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	2,214
Total unrealized gains included in other comprehensive income		50
Balance, March 31, 2015		2,264
Total unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income		(57	)
Balance, June 30, 2015	$	2,207

The Company’s fixed maturities valued using Level 3 inputs consist solely of issuances of pooled debt obligations of multiple, smaller financial services companies. They are not actively traded and valuation techniques used to measure fair value are based on future estimated cash flows (based on current cash flows) discounted at reasonable estimated rates of interest. There are no assumed prepayments and/or default probability assumptions as a majority of these instruments contain certain U.S. government agency strips to support repayment of the principal. Other qualitative and quantitative information received from the original underwriter of the pooled offerings is also considered, as applicable.