Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

NOTE 7 - Debt

Indebtedness and scheduled maturities consisted of the following:



($ in thousands)	Effective Interest Rates	Final Maturity	December 31,
	Effective Interest Rates	Final Maturity	2017		2016
Short-term debt
Bank Credit Facility	Variable	2019	$	—	$	—
Long-term debt (1)
4.50% Senior Notes, Aggregate principal amount of $250,000 less unaccrued discount of $547 and $603 and unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,984 and $2,188	4.50%	2025	247,469		247,209
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing	1.57%	2022	50,000		—

Total			$	297,469	$	247,209

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(1)	The Company designates debt obligations as "long-term" based on maturity date at issuance.

Credit Agreement with Financial Institutions (Bank Credit Facility)

In 2014, HMEC's Bank Credit Agreement (the Bank Credit Facility) was amended and restated to extend the commitment termination date to July 30, 2019 from the previous termination date of October 6, 2015 and to decrease the interest rate spread relative to Eurodollar base rates. The financial covenants within the agreement were not changed. The Bank Credit Facility is by and between HMEC, certain financial institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and provides for unsecured borrowings of up to $150,000 thousand. Interest accrues at varying spreads relative to prime or Eurodollar base rates and is payable monthly or quarterly depending on the applicable base rate (Eurodollar base rate plus 1.15%). The unused portion of the Bank Credit Facility is subject to a variable commitment fee, which was 0.15% on an annual basis at December 31, 2017.

4.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (Senior Notes due 2025)

On November 23, 2015, the Company issued $250,000 thousand aggregate principal amount of 4.50% senior notes, which will mature on December 1, 2025, issued at a discount of 0.265% resulting in an effective yield of 4.533%. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2025 is payable semi-annually at a rate of 4.50%. The Senior Notes due 2025 are redeemable in whole or in part, at any time, at the Company's option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted, on a semi-annual basis, at the Treasury yield (as defined in the indenture) plus 35 basis points, plus, in either of the above cases, accrued interest to the date of redemption.

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings

In 2017, HMIC became a member of the FHLB, which provides HMIC with access to collateralized borrowings and other FHLB products. As membership requires the ownership of membership stock, in June 2017, HMIC purchased common stock to meet the membership requirement. Any borrowing from the FHLB requires the purchase of FHLB activity-based common stock in an amount equal to 5.0% of the borrowing, or a lower percentage - such as 2.0% based on the Reduced Capitalization Advance Program. In the fourth quarter of 2017, HMIC purchased common stock to meet the activity-based requirement. For FHLB borrowings, the Board has authorized a maximum amount equal to the greater of 10% of admitted assets or 20% of surplus of the consolidated property and casualty companies. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company received $50,000 thousand in executed borrowings for HMIC. Of the total $50,000 thousand received, $25,000 thousand matures on October 5, 2022 and $25,000 thousand matures on December 2, 2022. Interest on the borrowings accrues at an annual weighted average rate of 1.57% as of December 31, 2017. HMIC's FHLB borrowings of $50,000 thousand are included in Long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Covenants

The Company is in compliance with all of the financial covenants contained in the Senior Notes due 2025 indenture and the Bank Credit Facility agreement, consisting primarily of relationships of (1) debt to capital, (2) net worth, as defined in the financial covenants, (3) insurance subsidiaries' risk-based capital and (4) securities subject to funding agreements and repurchase agreements.