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Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Investment [Abstract]  
Fixed Maturity & Equity Securities Available For Sale
  Cost or Gross Gross    
  amortized unrealized unrealized    
  cost gain loss Fair value 
March 31, 2013            
              
U.S. government and government agency securities $122,242 $4,007 $0 $126,249 
Fixed maturity securities of states, municipalities and political            
 subdivisions 955,228  88,266  (493)  1,043,001 
Special purpose revenue bonds of states, municipalities and            
 political subdivisions 2,101,195  155,078  (5,083)  2,251,190 
Corporate securities  1,248,289  58,310  (4,974)  1,301,625 
Residential mortgage-backed securities  630,822  26,807  (2,006)  655,623 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities  488,000  35,107  (1,044)  522,063 
Asset-backed securities  42,015  515  0  42,530 
Foreign government securities  231,601  12,034  (460)  243,175 
 Total fixed maturity securities $5,819,392 $380,124 $(14,060) $6,185,456 
              
Equity securities $319,499 $34,632 $(3,779) $350,352 

  Cost or Gross Gross    
  amortized unrealized unrealized    
  cost gain loss Fair value 
December 31, 2012            
              
U.S. government and government agency securities $195,049 $4,560 $(2) $199,607 
Fixed maturity securities of states, municipalities and political            
 subdivisions 969,966  96,027  (182)  1,065,811 
Special purpose revenue bonds of states, municipalities and            
 political subdivisions 2,033,947  168,772  (2,388)  2,200,331 
Corporate securities  1,247,282  69,243  (1,355)  1,315,170 
Residential mortgage-backed securities  632,665  32,560  (338)  664,887 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities  482,808  41,748  (267)  524,289 
Asset-backed securities  32,801  474  0  33,275 
Foreign government securities  261,914  16,515  (18)  278,411 
 Total fixed maturity securities $5,856,432 $429,899 $(4,550) $6,281,781 
              
Equity securities $275,827 $13,768 $(4,956) $284,639 
Gross unrealized losses and fair value of all available for sale fixed income securities loss that were in a continuous loss position
   Less than 12 months  12 months or more  Total  
     Unrealized   Unrealized   Unrealized 
    Fair value  losses Fair value  losses  Fair value  losses 
March 31, 2013                  
                     
Fixed maturity securities                  
 Fixed maturity securities of states,                   
  municipalities and political subdivisions $35,621 $(493) $0 $0 $35,621 $(493) 
 Special purpose revenue bonds of states,                   
  municipalities and political subdivisions  264,246  (5,067)  1,970  (16)  266,216  (5,083) 
 Corporate securities  211,763  (4,112)  12,495  (862)  224,258  (4,974) 
 Residential mortgage-backed securities  136,267  (2,006)  0  0  136,267  (2,006) 
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities  83,541  (1,044)  0  0  83,541  (1,044) 
 Foreign government securities  46,250  (460)  0  0  46,250  (460) 
Equity securities  59,226  (3,779)  0  0  59,226  (3,779) 
   Total $836,914 $(16,961) $14,465 $(878) $851,379 $(17,839) 

   Less than 12 months  12 months or more  Total  
     Unrealized   Unrealized   Unrealized 
    Fair value  losses Fair value  losses  Fair value  losses 
December 31, 2012                  
                     
Fixed maturity securities                  
 U.S. government and government agency                   
  securities$55,034 $(2) $0 $0 $55,034 $(2) 
 Fixed maturity securities of states,                   
  municipalities and political subdivisions  14,162  (182)  0  0  14,162  (182) 
 Special purpose revenue bonds of states,                   
  municipalities and political subdivisions  155,902  (2,388)  0  0  155,902  (2,388) 
 Corporate securities  85,245  (1,220)  2,616  (135)  87,861  (1,355) 
 Residential mortgage-backed securities  49,486  (338)  0  0  49,486  (338) 
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities  26,263  (267)  0  0  26,263  (267) 
 Foreign government securities  7,007  (18)  0  0  7,007  (18) 
Equity securities  103,647  (4,956)  0  0  103,647  (4,956) 
   Total $496,746 $(9,371) $2,616 $(135) $499,362 $(9,506) 
Amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities
   Cost or amortized cost Fair value  
Due in 1 year or less  $251,720 $254,696 
Due after 1 year through 5 years   1,040,973  1,089,163 
Due after 5 years through 10 years   1,448,715  1,567,744 
Due after 10 years through 15 years   964,983  1,040,171 
Due after 15 years   952,164  1,013,466 
 Securities with contractual maturities   4,658,555  4,965,240 
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities   1,160,837  1,220,216 
 Total fixed maturity securities  $5,819,392 $6,185,456 
Sources of net investment income
   Three months ended March 31, 
   2013 2012 
Fixed maturity securities       
Taxable $25,960 $31,115 
Exempt from U.S. income taxes  27,889  26,612 
  Total fixed maturity securities  53,849  57,727 
Equity securities  3,580  0 
Short-term investments  12  62 
Other investment income  (47)  467 
 Total investment income  57,394  58,256 
Investment expense  (1,629)  (1,246) 
 Net investment income $55,765 $57,010