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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:    
Net premiums earned $ 476,123us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty $ 456,495us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
Net investment income earned 26,917us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 35,534us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Net realized gains:    
Net realized investment gains 20,977us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet 8,181us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet
Other-than-temporary impairments (2,094)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments (963)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed income securities recognized in other comprehensive income 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total net realized gains 18,883us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses 7,218us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses
Other income 1,969us-gaap_OtherIncome 9,824us-gaap_OtherIncome
Total revenues 523,892us-gaap_Revenues 509,071us-gaap_Revenues
Expenses:    
Loss and loss expense incurred 284,999us-gaap_IncurredClaimsPropertyCasualtyAndLiability 320,546us-gaap_IncurredClaimsPropertyCasualtyAndLiability
Policy acquisition costs 164,723sigi_PolicyAcquisitionCosts 149,266sigi_PolicyAcquisitionCosts
Interest expense 5,479us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 5,561us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Other expenses 12,401us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 8,614us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Total expenses 467,602us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 483,987us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
Income before federal income tax 56,290us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 25,084us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Federal income tax expense:    
Current 12,254us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 6,538us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred 4,328us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 572us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total federal income tax expense 16,582us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 7,110us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income $ 39,708us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 17,974us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings per share:    
Basic net income $ 0.70us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.32us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted net income $ 0.69us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.31us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Dividends to stockholders $ 0.14us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.13us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared