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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
(a) Net unrealized gains on investments included in OCI by asset class were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018: 
($ in thousands)202020192018
AFS securities:   
Fixed income securities$386,380 215,634 2,302 
Total AFS securities386,380 215,634 2,302 
HTM securities:   
Fixed income securities7 31 89 
Total HTM securities7 31 89 
Short-term securities6 23 — 
Total net unrealized gains386,393 215,688 2,391 
Deferred income tax (81,142)(45,294)(502)
Net unrealized gains, net of deferred income tax305,251 170,394 1,889 
Cumulative effect adjustment due to accounting change for equity unrealized1
 — 30,726 
Cumulative effect adjustment due to accounting changes for stranded tax assets1
 — (17,920)
Increase (decrease) in net unrealized gains in OCI, net of deferred income tax$134,857 168,505 (65,881)
1Upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, we recognized a $30.7 million cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of AOCI, which represents the after-tax net unrealized gain on our equity portfolio as of December 31, 2018. Additionally, upon adoption of ASU 2018-02, we recognized a one-time reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for $17.9 million representing the stranded tax assets related to our investment portfolio that were created in AOCI from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

(b) Information regarding our AFS securities as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
December 31, 2020    
 Cost/   
 AmortizedAllowance forUnrealizedUnrealizedFair
($ in thousands)CostCredit LossesGainsLossesValue
AFS fixed income securities:
U.S. government and government agencies$110,038  6,239 (137)116,140 
Foreign government16,801 (1)1,569 (3)18,366 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions1,159,588 (4)87,564 (11)1,247,137 
Corporate securities2,152,203 (2,782)180,971 (2,340)2,328,052 
CLO and other ABS1,014,820 (592)20,166 (7,843)1,026,551 
RMBS999,485 (561)53,065 (201)1,051,788 
CMBS620,582 (29)48,348 (1,007)667,894 
Total AFS fixed income securities$6,073,517 (3,969)397,922 (11,542)6,455,928 
 
December 31, 2019    
 Cost/   
 AmortizedUnrealizedUnrealizedFair
($ in thousands)CostGainsLossesValue
AFS fixed income securities:
U.S. government and government agencies$112,680 3,506 — 116,186 
Foreign government18,011 533 (2)18,542 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions1,168,185 62,175 (270)1,230,090 
Corporate securities1,866,881 81,906 (1,310)1,947,477 
CLO and other ABS790,517 7,929 (5,434)793,012 
RMBS1,409,003 43,421 (455)1,451,969 
CMBS514,709 23,902 (267)538,344 
Total AFS fixed income securities$5,879,986 223,372 (7,738)6,095,620 
The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses on our AFS fixed income securities for 2020:

2020
($ in thousands)Beginning BalanceCurrent Provisions for Securities without Prior AllowanceIncrease (Decrease) on Securities with Prior Allowance, excluding intent (or Requirements) to Sell SecuritiesReductions for Securities SoldReductions for Securities Identified as Intent (or Requirement) to Sell during the PeriodEnding Balance
Foreign Government$— 19 — (18)— 
Obligations of states and political subdivisons— — — — 
Corporate Securities— 3,645 — (781)(82)2,782 
CLO and other ABS— 722 — (113)(17)592 
RMBS— 623 — (62)— 561 
CMBS— 29 — — — 29 
Total AFS fixed income securities$— 5,042 — (974)(99)3,969 

During 2020, we did not have any write-offs or recoveries of our AFS fixed income securities and we did not purchase any assets with credit deterioration, so these items are not included in the table above.

As disclosed in Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," we do not evaluate accrued interest on our AFS
securities for expected credit loss as we write-off these balances in a timely manner. As of December 31, 2020, accrued interest
on AFS securities amounted to $43.8 million and we did not record any write-offs of accrued interest during 2020.

(c) Quantitative information about unrealized losses on our AFS portfolio is provided below.
December 31, 2020Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
($ in thousands)Fair 
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
AFS fixed income securities:    
U.S. government and government agencies$11,519 (137)  11,519 (137)
Foreign government1,122 (3)  1,122 (3)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions2,223 (11)  2,223 (11)
Corporate securities65,187 (2,152)2,400 (188)67,587 (2,340)
CLO and other ABS261,746 (2,995)165,661 (4,848)427,407 (7,843)
RMBS18,227 (194)1,181 (7)19,408 (201)
CMBS55,482 (616)16,093 (391)71,575 (1,007)
Total AFS fixed income securities$415,506 (6,108)185,335 (5,434)600,841 (11,542)

December 31, 2019Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
($ in thousands)Fair 
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
AFS fixed income securities:    
U.S. government and government agencies$— — — — — — 
Foreign government1,416 (2)— — 1,416 (2)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions35,838 (270)— — 35,838 (270)
Corporate securities84,832 (480)20,182 (830)105,014 (1,310)
CLO and other ABS205,191 (1,938)204,385 (3,496)409,576 (5,434)
RMBS126,089 (425)5,375 (30)131,464 (455)
CMBS62,893 (264)828 (3)63,721 (267)
Total AFS fixed income securities$516,259 (3,379)230,770 (4,359)747,029 (7,738)

We do not currently intend to sell any of the securities in the tables above, nor will we be required to sell any of these securities. Considering these factors and our review of these securities under our credit loss policy as described in Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this Form 10-K, we have concluded that no ACL is required on these balances. This conclusion reflects our current judgment as to the financial position and future prospects of the entity that issued the investment security and underlying collateral. 

(d) Fixed income securities at December 31, 2020, by contractual maturity are shown below. Mortgage-backed securities are included in the maturity tables using the estimated average life of each security. Expected maturities may differ from
contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
Listed below are the contractual maturities of fixed income securities at December 31, 2020:
AFSHTM
($ in thousands)Fair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Due in one year or less$433,241 1,132 1,149 
Due after one year through five years3,639,658 15,692 16,852 
Due after five years through 10 years1,910,480 — — 
Due after 10 years472,549 — — 
Total fixed income securities$6,455,928 16,824 18,001 
 
(e) The following table summarizes our other investment portfolio by strategy:
Other InvestmentsDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
($ in thousands)Carrying
Value
Remaining
Commitment
Maximum
Exposure to Loss1
Carrying
Value
Remaining
Commitment
Maximum
Exposure to Loss
1
Alternative Investments   
Private equity$157,276 100,905 258,181 118,352 93,138 211,490 
Private credit54,017 98,330 152,347 42,532 105,340 147,872 
Real assets19,659 16,493 36,152 23,256 20,741 43,997 
Total alternative investments230,952 215,728 446,680 184,140 219,219 403,359 
Other securities35,370  35,370 32,667 — 32,667 
Total other investments$266,322 215,728 482,050 216,807 219,219 436,026 
1In addition to the amounts in this table, previously recognized tax credits are subject to the risk of recapture. We do not consider this significant and therefore do not include in this table. 

We have reviewed various investments included in the table above and have concluded that they are VIEs, but that we are not the primary beneficiary and therefore, consolidation is not required. We do not have a future obligation to fund losses or debts on behalf of these investments; however, we are contractually committed to make additional investments up to the remaining commitment outlined above. We did not provide any non-contractual financial support at any time during 2020 or 2019.

The following is a description of our alternative investment strategies:

Our private equity strategy includes the following:

Primary Private Equity: This strategy makes private equity investments, primarily in established large and middle market companies across diverse industries globally, with an emphasis on North America.

Secondary Private Equity: This strategy purchases seasoned private equity funds from investors desiring liquidity prior to normal fund termination. Investments are made across all sectors of the private equity market, including leveraged buyouts ("LBO"), venture capital, distressed securities, mezzanine financing, real estate, and infrastructure.

Venture Capital: In general, these investments are made principally by investing in equity securities of startup companies and small-to-medium sized privately-held corporations with strong long-term growth potential. This strategy makes private equity investments in seed stage, early stage, late stage, and growth equity partnerships.

Our private credit strategy includes the following:

Direct Lending: This strategy provides privately negotiated loans to U.S. middle market companies. Typically, these are floating rate, senior secured loans diversified across industries. Loans are made to companies that may or may not have private equity sponsors to finance LBOs, recapitalizations, and acquisitions.

Mezzanine Financing: This strategy provides privately-negotiated fixed income securities, generally with an equity component, to LBO firms and private and publicly-traded large, mid, and small-cap companies to finance LBOs, recapitalizations, and acquisitions.

Opportunistic and Distressed Debt: This strategy makes investments in debt and equity securities of companies that are experiencing financial distress, operational issues, or dislocated pricing of publicly-traded securities. Investments
include buying indebtedness of bankrupt or financially-troubled companies, small balance loan portfolios, special situations and capital structure arbitrage trades, commercial real estate mortgages, and similar non-U.S. securities and debt obligations.

Our real assets strategy includes the following:

Infrastructure: This strategy invests in the equity or debt of cash flow generating assets, diversified across a variety of industries, including transportation, energy infrastructure, renewable power, such as wind and solar, social infrastructure, power generation, water, telecom, and other regulated entities principally located in North America and Western Europe.

Real Estate: This strategy invests in real estate in North America, Europe, and Asia via direct property ownership, joint ventures, mortgages, and investments in equity and debt instruments.

Our alternative investment strategies may employ leverage and may use hedging to reduce foreign exchange or interest rate volatility. At this time, our alternative investment strategies do not include hedge funds. We typically cannot redeem our investments with the general partners of these investments; however, occasionally these partnerships can be traded on the secondary market. Once liquidation is triggered by clauses within the limited partnership agreements or at the funds’ stated end date, we will receive our final allocation of capital and any earned appreciation of the underlying investments, assuming we have not divested ourselves of our partnership interests prior to that time. We currently receive distributions from these alternative investments through the realization of the underlying investments or income generated in the limited partnerships.

The following tables show gross summarized financial information for our other investments portfolio, including the portion we do not own. The investments are carried under the equity method of accounting. The last line in the income statement information table below reflects our portion of the aggregate results that are included in our Financial Statements. As the majority of these investments report results to us on a one quarter lag, the summarized financial statement information is as of, and for the 12-month period ended, September 30: 
Balance Sheet Information
December 31,
($ in millions)20202019
Investments$55,145 43,857 
Total assets58,819 45,432 
Total liabilities6,744 5,670 
Total partners’ capital52,075 39,762 

Income Statement Information
12 months ended September 30,
($ in millions)202020192018
Net investment (loss) income $(26)(8)134 
Realized gains1,452 695 1,981 
Net change in unrealized appreciation4,898 5,543 1,303 
Net income before tax$6,324 6,230 3,418 
Alternative investment income included in "Net investment income earned" on our Consolidated Statements of Income26.5 17.9 17.6 
 
(f) We did not have exposure to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of our stockholders' equity, other than certain U.S. government agencies, as of December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

(g) We have pledged certain AFS fixed income securities as collateral related to our relationships with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis ("FHLBI") and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"). In addition, certain securities were on deposit with various state and regulatory agencies at December 31, 2020 to comply with insurance laws. We retain all rights regarding all securities pledged as collateral.
The following table summarizes the market value of these securities at December 31, 2020:
($ in millions) FHLBI CollateralFHLBNY CollateralState and Regulatory DepositsTotal
U.S. government and government agencies$  20.1 20.1 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  5.1 5.1 
RMBS125.0 178.1  303.1 
CMBS7.0 36.3  43.3 
Total pledged as collateral$132.0 214.4 25.2 371.6 

(h) The components of pre-tax net investment income earned were as follows:
($ in thousands)202020192018
Fixed income securities$203,926 203,255 178,104 
CMLs844 — — 
Equity securities9,286 6,996 7,764 
Short-term investments1,821 6,653 3,472 
Other investments26,922 18,778 17,799 
Investment expenses(15,692)(13,139)(11,803)
Net investment income earned$227,107 222,543 195,336 

(i) The following tables summarize net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)202020192018
Gross gains on sales$18,893 31,910 28,672 
Gross losses on sales(9,745)(5,195)(47,647)
Net realized gains (losses) on disposals9,148 26,715 (18,975)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities7,939 (8,649)(29,369)
Net credit loss (expense) benefit on fixed maturities, AFS(5,042)
Net credit loss benefit (expense) on fixed maturities, HTM4 
Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell(16,266)
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings(3,644)(6,579)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)$(4,217)14,422 (54,923)

Unrealized (losses) recognized in income on equity securities, as reflected in the table above, include the following:
($ in thousands)202020192018
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized in income on equity securities:
On securities remaining in our portfolio at end of period$7,936 1,219 (3,098)
On securities sold in period3 (9,868)(26,271)
Total unrealized (losses) recognized in income on equity securities$7,939 (8,649)(29,369)

Proceeds from the sales of AFS fixed income securities were $487.1 million, $594.7 million, and $2,030.7 million in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Proceeds from the sales of equity securities were $1.3 million, $137.3 million, and $113.3 million in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

Net realized gains (losses) on disposals in the table above were driven by the following:
2020: Active management of the fixed income securities portfolio.
2019: Opportunistic sales in our equity portfolio.
2018: Higher trading volume driven by opportunistic sales in both our fixed income securities and equity portfolios.

Losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell of $16.3 million were recorded in 2020 to provide our investment managers flexibility to trade and optimize our investment portfolio. Corporate securities accounted for $12.1 million of the losses on securities for which we have the intent to sell.