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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates |
Schedule of investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
Millions |  | March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Symetra common shares |  | $ | 269.5 |  | $ | 261.0 |
Symetra warrants |  | 23.7 |  | 12.6 |
Total investment in Symetra |  | 293.2 |  | 273.6 |
Pentelia Capital Management |  | 1.7 |  | 1.7 |
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliates |  | $ | 294.9 |  | $ | 275.3 |
Schedule of changes in unconsolidated affiliates |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 |
|  | Common |  |  |  |  |  | Common |  |  |  |  |
Millions |  | Shares |  | Warrants |  | Total |  | Shares |  | Warrants |  | Total |
Carrying value of investment in Symetra as of January 1 |  | $ | 261.0 |  | $ | 12.6 |  | $ | 273.6 |  | $ | 350.4 |  | $ | 37.1 |  | $ | 387.5 |
Equity in earnings (1)(2) |  | 10.9 |  | — |  | 10.9 |  | 7.3 |  | — |  | 7.3 |
Equity in net unrealized losses from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio(3) |  | (1.2 | ) | — |  | (1.2 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |
Dividends received |  | (1.2 | ) | — |  | (1.2 | ) | (.8 | ) | — |  | (.8 | )
Increase (decrease) in value of warrants |  | — |  | 11.1 |  | 11.1 |  | — |  | (1.2 | ) | (1.2 | )
Carrying value of investment in Symetra as March 31(4) (5) |  | $ | 269.5 |  | $ | 23.7 |  | $ | 293.2 |  | $ | 356.9 |  | $ | 35.9 |  | $ | 392.8 |
(1) Equity in earnings excludes tax expense of $0.7 and $0.6. (2) Equity in earnings includes $1.1 increase relating to the pre-tax amortization of Symetra common share impairment from December 31, 2011. (3) Net unrealized gains includes $3.2 increase relating to the pre-tax amortization of Symetra common share impairment from December 31, 2011. (4) Includes White Mountains’ equity in net unrealized (losses) gains from Symetra’s fixed maturity portfolio of $(1.2) and $63.7 as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, which exclude tax expense of $0 and $5.2. (5) The aggregate value of White Mountains’ investment in common shares of Symetra was $200.6 based upon the quoted market price of $11.53 per share at March 31, 2012.

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