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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Fixed income securities
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of investments in fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are shown in tables 7.1a and 7.1b below.
Details of fixed income securities by category as of March 31, 2020
Table
7.1a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses) (1)
 
Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
197,330

 
$
2,408

 
$
(21
)
 
$
199,717

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,614,562

 
99,532

 
(3,258
)
 
1,710,836

Corporate debt securities
 
2,508,051

 
44,386

 
(41,335
)
 
2,511,102

Asset backed securities (“ABS”)
 
210,930

 
2,031

 
(6,311
)
 
206,650

Residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”)
 
259,641

 
6,032

 
(758
)
 
264,915

Commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”)
 
268,598

 
3,161

 
(3,172
)
 
268,587

Collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)
 
316,270

 

 
(19,231
)
 
297,039

Total fixed income securities
 
$
5,375,382

 
$
157,550

 
$
(74,086
)
 
$
5,458,846

Details of fixed income securities by category as of December 31, 2019
Table
7.1b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses) (2)
 
Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
195,176

 
$
1,237

 
$
(210
)
 
$
196,203

Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
1,555,394

 
99,328

 
(857
)
 
1,653,865

Corporate debt securities
 
2,711,910

 
76,220

 
(3,008
)
 
2,785,122

ABS
 
227,376

 
2,466

 
(178
)
 
229,664

RMBS
 
271,384

 
429

 
(3,227
)
 
268,586

CMBS
 
274,234

 
5,531

 
(779
)
 
278,986

CLOs
 
327,076

 
33

 
(1,643
)
 
325,466

Total fixed income securities
 
$
5,562,550

 
$
185,244

 
$
(9,902
)
 
$
5,737,892

(1) 
At March 31, 2020 there was no allowance established on available-for-sale securities.
(2) 
At December 31, 2019 there was no other-than-temporary impairment losses recorded in other comprehensive income.

We had $14.2 million and $13.9 million of investments at fair value on deposit with various states as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, due to regulatory requirements of those state insurance departments.

The amortized cost and fair values of fixed income securities at March 31, 2020, by contractual maturity, are shown in table 7.2 below. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Because most ABS, RMBS, CMBS, and CLOs provide for periodic payments throughout their lives, they are listed in separate categories.
Fixed income securities maturity schedule
Table
7.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2020
(In thousands)
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
 
$
421,097

 
$
421,290

Due after one year through five years
 
1,774,678

 
1,782,206

Due after five years through ten years
 
994,134

 
1,021,561

Due after ten years
 
1,130,034

 
1,196,598

 
 
4,319,943

 
4,421,655

 
 
 
 
 
ABS
 
210,930

 
206,650

RMBS
 
259,641

 
264,915

CMBS
 
268,598

 
268,587

CLOs
 
316,270

 
297,039

Total as of March 31, 2020
 
$
5,375,382

 
$
5,458,846



Proceeds from sales of fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale were $212.8 million and $106.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, gross gains and gross losses of $5.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively, were realized on those sales, and we recorded realized losses of $0.3 million related to our intent to sell certain securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, gross gains and gross losses of $0.7 million and gross losses of $1.3 million were realized on those sales, and we recorded OTTI losses of $0.1 million.

Equity securities
The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are shown in tables 7.3a and 7.3b below.
Details of equity security investments as of March 31, 2020
Table
7.3a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Fair Value
Equity securities
 
$
29,559

 
$
99

 
$
(766
)
 
$
28,892

Details of equity security investments as of December 31, 2019
Table
7.3b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Fair Value
Equity securities
 
$
17,188

 
$
154

 
$
(14
)
 
$
17,328



For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized $(0.8) million of net losses on equity securities still held as of March 31, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized $0.1 million of net gains on equity securities still held as of March 31, 2019.

Other invested assets
Other invested assets include an investment in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock that is carried at cost, which due to its nature approximates fair value. Ownership of FHLB stock provides access to a secured lending facility, and our current FHLB Advance amount is secured by eligible collateral whose fair value is maintained at a minimum of 102% of the outstanding principal balance of the FHLB Advance. As of March 31, 2020, that collateral consisted of fixed income securities included in our total investment portfolio, and cash and cash equivalents, with a total fair value of $164.9 million.


Unrealized investment losses
Tables 7.4a and 7.4b below summarize, for all available-for-sale investments in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by the length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. The fair value amounts reported in tables 7.4a and 7.4b are estimated using the process described in Note 8 - “Fair Value Measurements” to these consolidated financial statements and in Note 3 - “Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time as of March 31, 2020
Table
7.4a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Greater
 
Total
(In thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
12,558

 
$
(21
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
12,558

 
$
(21
)
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
99,354

 
(3,255
)
 
2,017

 
(3
)
 
101,371

 
(3,258
)
Corporate debt securities
 
1,034,108

 
(41,208
)
 
907

 
(127
)
 
1,035,015

 
(41,335
)
ABS
 
64,104

 
(6,311
)
 

 

 
64,104

 
(6,311
)
RMBS
 
7,664

 
(60
)
 
62,645

 
(698
)
 
70,309

 
(758
)
CMBS
 
133,290

 
(3,086
)
 
7,593

 
(86
)
 
140,883

 
(3,172
)
CLOs
 
186,582

 
(10,075
)
 
110,457

 
(9,156
)
 
297,039

 
(19,231
)
Total
 
$
1,537,660

 
$
(64,016
)
 
$
183,619

 
$
(10,070
)
 
$
1,721,279

 
$
(74,086
)
Unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time as of December 31, 2019
Table
7.4b
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Greater
 
Total
(In thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
 Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
 Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
 
$
57,301

 
$
(200
)
 
$
5,806

 
$
(10
)
 
$
63,107

 
$
(210
)
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
 
74,859

 
(847
)
 
6,957

 
(10
)
 
81,816

 
(857
)
Corporate debt securities
 
221,357

 
(2,847
)
 
43,505

 
(161
)
 
264,862

 
(3,008
)
ABS
 
21,542

 
(118
)
 
3,851

 
(60
)
 
25,393

 
(178
)
RMBS
 
105,443

 
(461
)
 
110,452

 
(2,766
)
 
215,895

 
(3,227
)
CMBS
 
62,388

 
(728
)
 
11,852

 
(51
)
 
74,240

 
(779
)
CLOs
 
81,444

 
(225
)
 
196,988

 
(1,418
)
 
278,432

 
(1,643
)
Total
 
$
624,334

 
$
(5,426
)
 
$
379,411

 
$
(4,476
)
 
$
1,003,745

 
$
(9,902
)


Based on current facts and circumstances, we believe the unrealized losses as of March 31, 2020 presented in table 7.4a above are not indicative of the ultimate collectability of the current amortized cost of the securities. We believe the gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to widening credit spreads over risk free rates beyond historic norms, as a result of market uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes demand shocks in multiple sectors that originated in the first quarter of 2020.

The unrealized losses in all categories of our investments at December 31, 2019 were primarily caused by changes in interest rates between the time of purchase and December 31, 2019.

There were 321 and 217 securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.  

We report accrued investment income separately from fixed income, available-for-sale, securities and we have elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued investment income. Accrued investment income is written off through net realized investment gains (losses) at the time the issuer of the security defaults or is expected to default on payments.