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Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

2. INVESTMENTS

Our investments are primarily composed of fixed income debt securities and common stock equity securities. We carry our equity securities at fair value and categorize all of our debt securities as available-for-sale, which are carried at fair value.

Realized gains and losses on disposition of investments are based on the specific identification of the investments sold on the settlement date. The following is a summary of the disposition of fixed income and equity securities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Sales

Proceeds

Gross Realized

Net Realized

(in thousands)

 

From Sales

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Gain (Loss)

2025

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

383,956

$

5,076

$

(3,219)

$

1,857

Equity securities

87,874

46,478

(991)

45,487

2024

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

98,696

$

538

$

(2,489)

$

(1,951)

Equity securities

44,863

20,276

(340)

19,936

Calls/Maturities

Gross Realized

Net Realized

(in thousands)

 

Proceeds

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Gain (Loss)

2025

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

344,629

$

271

$

(72)

$

199

2024

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

240,200

$

89

$

(1,062)

$

(973)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are summarized below:

As of September 30, 2025

Quoted Prices in

Significant Other

Significant

Active Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

(in thousands)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

U.S. government

$

$

399,593

$

$

399,593

U.S. agency

55,483

55,483

Non-U.S. government & agency

11,376

1,001

12,377

Agency MBS

604,351

604,351

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

563,754

563,754

Corporate

1,393,777

96,258

1,490,035

Municipal

410,891

410,891

Total fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

$

3,439,225

$

97,259

$

3,536,484

Equity securities

874,621

4,251

878,872

Total

$

874,621

$

3,439,225

$

101,510

$

4,415,356

As of December 31, 2024

Quoted Prices in

Significant Other

Significant

Active Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

(in thousands)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

Fixed income securities - available-for-sale

U.S. government

$

$

515,635

$

$

515,635

U.S. agency

54,338

54,338

Non-U.S. government & agency

6,898

973

7,871

Agency MBS

396,223

396,223

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

410,248

410,248

Corporate

1,256,991

89,530

1,346,521

Municipal

444,960

444,960

Total fixed income securities - available-for-sale

$

$

3,085,293

$

90,503

$

3,175,796

Equity securities

731,569

4,622

736,191

Total

$

731,569

$

3,085,293

$

95,125

$

3,911,987

*

Non-agency asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities

The following table summarizes changes in the balance of securities whose fair value was measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Beginning balance

$

101,534

$

72,680

$

95,125

$

62,096

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

Included in other comprehensive earnings (loss)

1,130

3,104

2,922

2,789

Purchases

6,995

16,069

15,093

28,379

Sales / Calls / Maturities

(8,149)

(326)

(11,630)

(1,737)

Transfers into Level 3

Transfers out of Level 3

Balance as of September 30,

$

101,510

$

91,527

$

101,510

$

91,527

Change in unrealized gains (losses) during the period for Level 3 assets held at period-end - included in other comprehensive earnings (loss)

$

1,244

$

3,104

$

2,899

$

2,789

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale fixed income securities by contractual maturity as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:

September 30, 2025

(in thousands)

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

Due in one year or less

$

263,214

$

262,065

Due after one year through five years

743,950

739,290

Due after five years through 10 years

890,177

891,802

Due after 10 years

548,742

475,222

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

1,209,871

1,168,105

Total available-for-sale

$

3,655,954

$

3,536,484

*

Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are presented in the tables below. Amortized cost does not include accrued interest receivable of $28 million as of September 30, 2025 and $27 million as of December 31, 2024.

September 30, 2025

Cost or

Allowance

Gross

Gross

Amortized

for Credit

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Losses

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

U.S. government

$

395,751

$

$

5,165

$

(1,323)

$

399,593

U.S. agency

55,268

850

(635)

55,483

Non-U.S. government & agency

12,730

261

(614)

12,377

Agency MBS

632,284

3,532

(31,465)

604,351

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

577,587

(614)

3,570

(16,789)

563,754

Corporate

1,501,345

(285)

17,536

(28,561)

1,490,035

Municipal

480,989

883

(70,981)

410,891

Total Fixed Income

$

3,655,954

$

(899)

$

31,797

$

(150,368)

$

3,536,484

December 31, 2024

Cost or

Allowance

Gross

Gross

Amortized

for Credit

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Losses

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

U.S. government

$

525,608

$

$

309

$

(10,282)

$

515,635

U.S. agency

55,921

261

(1,844)

54,338

Non-U.S. government & agency

8,959

(1,088)

7,871

Agency MBS

438,545

927

(43,249)

396,223

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

430,973

(8)

2,208

(22,925)

410,248

Corporate

1,397,676

(189)

4,737

(55,703)

1,346,521

Municipal

533,477

1,003

(89,520)

444,960

Total Fixed Income

$

3,391,159

$

(197)

$

9,445

$

(224,611)

$

3,175,796

*

Non-agency asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities

Allowance for Credit Losses and Unrealized Losses on Fixed Income Securities

A reversible allowance for credit losses is recognized on available-for-sale fixed income securities, if applicable. Several criteria are reviewed to determine if securities in the fixed income portfolio should be included in the allowance for expected credit loss evaluation, including:

Changes in technology that may impair the earnings potential of the investment,

The discontinuance of a segment of business that may affect future earnings potential,

Reduction of or non-payment of interest and/or principal,

Specific concerns related to the issuer’s industry or geographic area of operation,

Significant or recurring operating losses, poor cash flows and/or deteriorating liquidity ratios and

Downgrades in credit quality by a major rating agency.

If changes in interest rates and credit spreads do not reasonably explain the unrealized loss for an available-for-sale security, or if any of the criteria above indicate a potential credit loss, the security is subjected to a discounted cash flow analysis. Inputs into the discounted cash flow analysis include prepayment assumptions for structured securities, default rates and recoverability rates based on credit rating. The allowance for any security is limited to the amount that the security’s fair value is below amortized cost. As of September 30, 2025, the discounted cash flow analysis resulted in an allowance for credit losses on 12 securities. The following table presents changes in the allowance for expected credit losses on available-for-sale securities:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Beginning balance

$

245

$

228

$

197

$

306

Increase to allowance from securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded

717

30

720

30

Reduction from securities sold during the period

(89)

Net increase (decrease) from securities that had an allowance at the beginning of the period

(63)

(24)

(18)

(13)

Balance as of September 30,

$

899

$

234

$

899

$

234

We recognized less than $1 million of losses on securities for which we no longer had the intent to hold until recovery during the first nine months of 2025. No such losses were recognized during the first nine months of 2024.

As of September 30, 2025, in addition to the securities included in the allowance for credit losses, the fixed income portfolio contained 1,077 securities with an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses had not been recorded. The $150 million in associated unrealized losses represents 4 percent of the fixed income portfolio’s cost basis and 3 percent of total invested assets. Isolated to these securities, unrealized losses decreased through the first nine months of 2025, as bonds rallied on falling interest rates. Of the total 1,077 securities, 926 have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 consecutive months or longer. The following table illustrates the total value of fixed income securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 after factoring in the allowance for credit losses. All fixed income securities continue to pay the expected coupon payments and we believe we will recover the amortized cost basis of available-for-sale securities that remain in an unrealized loss position.

September 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

(in thousands)

 

< 12 Mos.

 

12 Mos. &
Greater

 

Total

 

< 12 Mos.

 

12 Mos. &
Greater

 

Total

U.S. government

Fair value

$

11,055

$

105,375

$

116,430

$

303,226

$

157,418

$

460,644

Amortized cost

11,078

106,675

117,753

309,836

161,090

470,926

Unrealized loss

$

(23)

$

(1,300)

$

(1,323)

$

(6,610)

$

(3,672)

$

(10,282)

U.S. agency

Fair value

$

$

30,621

$

30,621

$

24,024

$

18,330

$

42,354

Amortized cost

31,256

31,256

24,910

19,288

44,198

Unrealized loss

$

$

(635)

$

(635)

$

(886)

$

(958)

$

(1,844)

Non-U.S. government

Fair value

$

$

4,188

$

4,188

$

4,075

$

3,796

$

7,871

Amortized cost

4,802

4,802

4,158

4,801

8,959

Unrealized Loss

$

$

(614)

$

(614)

$

(83)

$

(1,005)

$

(1,088)

Agency MBS

Fair value

$

149,151

$

273,022

$

422,173

$

108,772

$

233,625

$

342,397

Amortized cost

149,737

303,901

453,638

111,674

273,972

385,646

Unrealized loss

$

(586)

$

(30,879)

$

(31,465)

$

(2,902)

$

(40,347)

$

(43,249)

ABS/CMBS/MBS*

Fair value

$

72,227

$

149,479

$

221,706

$

43,027

$

164,433

$

207,460

Amortized cost

72,333

166,162

238,495

43,395

186,990

230,385

Unrealized loss

$

(106)

$

(16,683)

$

(16,789)

$

(368)

$

(22,557)

$

(22,925)

Corporate

Fair value

$

141,450

$

622,539

$

763,989

$

378,305

$

700,574

$

1,078,879

Amortized cost

142,776

649,774

792,550

389,299

745,283

1,134,582

Unrealized loss

$

(1,326)

$

(27,235)

$

(28,561)

$

(10,994)

$

(44,709)

$

(55,703)

Municipal

Fair value

$

8,179

$

349,045

$

357,224

$

48,514

$

355,475

$

403,989

Amortized cost

8,462

419,743

428,205

49,491

444,018

493,509

Unrealized loss

$

(283)

$

(70,698)

$

(70,981)

$

(977)

$

(88,543)

$

(89,520)

Total fixed income

Fair value

$

382,062

$

1,534,269

$

1,916,331

$

909,943

$

1,633,651

$

2,543,594

Amortized cost

384,386

1,682,313

2,066,699

932,763

1,835,442

2,768,205

Unrealized loss

$

(2,324)

$

(148,044)

$

(150,368)

$

(22,820)

$

(201,791)

$

(224,611)

*

Non-agency asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and mortgage-backed securities

The following table shows the composition of the fixed income securities in unrealized loss positions, after factoring in the allowance for credit losses, at September 30, 2025 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating and the generally equivalent Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s ratings. The vast majority of the securities are rated by S&P and/or Moody’s.

Equivalent

Equivalent

(dollars in thousands)

NAIC

 

S&P

 

Moody’s

Amortized

Unrealized

Percent

Rating

 

Rating

 

Rating

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Loss

 

to Total

1

AAA/AA/A

Aaa/Aa/A

$

1,675,642

$

1,539,255

$

(136,387)

90.7

%

2

BBB

Baa

327,018

315,660

(11,358)

7.6

%

3

BB

Ba

32,804

32,154

(650)

0.4

%

4

B

B

26,763

25,279

(1,484)

1.0

%

5

CCC

Caa

3,652

3,330

(322)

0.2

%

6

CC or lower

Ca or lower

820

653

(167)

0.1

%

Total

$

2,066,699

$

1,916,331

$

(150,368)

100.0

%

Other Invested Assets

We had $56 million of other invested assets at September 30, 2025, compared to $58 million at December 31, 2024. Other invested assets include investments in low-income housing tax credit partnerships (LIHTC) and historic tax credit partnerships (HTC), membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBC), and investments in private funds. Our

LIHTC and HTC investments are carried at amortized cost and our investment in FHLBC stock is carried at cost. Due to the nature of the LIHTC, HTC and our membership in the FHLBC, their carrying amounts approximate fair value. The private funds are carried at fair value, using each investment’s net asset value.

Our LIHTC interests increased to $10 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $7 million at December 31, 2024, as additional investments were made. Our LIHTC interests recognized amortization of $1 million as a component of income tax expense and a total tax benefit of $1 million during the third quarter of 2025 and 2024. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, our LIHTC interests recognized amortization of $2 million and a total tax benefit of $2 million. Our unfunded commitment for our LIHTC investments was $4 million at September 30, 2025 and will be paid out in installments through 2039.

Our HTC investment had a balance of $12 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $15 million at December 31, 2024. Our HTC investment recognized $1 million of amortization as a component of income tax expense and a total tax benefit of $1 million during the third quarter of 2025, compared to $1 million of amortization and $2 million of tax benefit for the same period in 2024. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2025, our HTC investment recognized amortization of $3 million and a total tax benefit of $3 million, compared to $3 million of amortization and a total tax benefit of $4 million for the same period in 2024. Our unfunded commitment for our HTC investments was $4 million at September 30, 2025 and will be paid out in installments through 2027.

At September 30, 2025, $55 million of investments were pledged as collateral with the FHLBC to ensure timely access to the secured lending facility that ownership of FHLBC stock provides. At September 30, 2025, $50 million of borrowings were outstanding with the FHLBC.

Our investments in private funds totaled $18 million at September 30, 2025, down from $24 million at December 31, 2024, and had $3 million of associated unfunded commitments at September 30, 2025. Our interest in private funds is generally restricted from being transferred or otherwise redeemed without prior consent by the respective entities, and the timed dissolution of the partnerships would trigger redemption.

Investments in Unconsolidated Investees

We had $64 million of investments in unconsolidated investees at September 30, 2025, compared to $56 million at December 31, 2024. At September 30, 2025, our investment in Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. (Prime) was $63 million and other investments in unconsolidated investees totaled less than $1 million.

Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash consists of uninvested balances in bank accounts. Short-term investments consist of investments with original maturities of 90 days or less, primarily AAA-rated government money market funds. Short-term investments are carried at cost. We had a cash and short-term investment balance of $53 million and $166 million, respectively, at September 30, 2025, compared to $40 million and $75 million, respectively, at December 31, 2024.