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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
 
The following table presents White Mountains’s debt outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Millions
 
March 31,
2018
 
Effective
  Rate (1)
 
December 31,
2017
 
Effective
  Rate (1)
WTM Bank Facility
 
$

 
N/A
 
$

 
N/A
Unamortized issue costs
 

 
 
 

 
 
WTM Bank Facility, carrying value
 

 
 
 

 
 
MediaAlpha Bank Facility
 
21.6

 
6.2%
 
23.9

 
5.6%
Unamortized issuance cost
 
(.1
)
 
 
 
(.1
)
 
 
MediaAlpha Bank Facility, carrying value
 
21.5

 
 
 
23.8

 
 
Total debt
 
$
21.5

 
 
 
$
23.8

 
 

 (1) Effective rate considers the effect of the debt issuance costs.

WTM Bank Facility

On August 14, 2013, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders administered by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., which has a total commitment of $425.0 million and has a maturity date of August 14, 2018 (the “WTM Bank Facility”). As of March 31, 2018, the WTM Bank Facility was undrawn.
The WTM Bank Facility contains various affirmative, negative and financial covenants which White Mountains considers to be customary for such borrowings, including certain minimum net worth and maximum debt to capitalization standards.

MediaAlpha Bank Facility

On May 12, 2017, MediaAlpha entered into a secured credit facility (the “MediaAlpha Bank Facility”) with Western Alliance Bank, which has a total commitment of $20.0 million and has a maturity date of May 12, 2020.  On October 5, 2017, MediaAlpha refinanced the MediaAlpha Bank Facility in order to fund the acquisition of certain assets associated with the Health, Life and Medicare insurance business of Healthplans.com. The total commitment of the MediaAlpha Bank Facility was increased to $28.4 million and has a maturity date of October 6, 2020. The MediaAlpha Bank Facility consists of a $18.4 million term loan facility, which has an outstanding balance of $16.6 million as of March 31, 2018, and a revolving loan facility for $10.0 million, which has an outstanding balance of $5.0 million as of March 31, 2018.
The MediaAlpha Bank Facility carries a variable interest rate that is based on the Prime Rate, as published by the Wall Street Journal, plus a spread of 1.5% on the term loan facility and 0.25% on the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2018.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, MediaAlpha repaid $1.3 million on the term loan and $1.0 million on the revolving loan under the MediaAlpha Bank Facility.
The MediaAlpha Bank Facility is secured by intellectual property and the common stock of MediaAlpha’s subsidiaries, and contains various affirmative, negative and financial covenants that White Mountains considers to be customary for such borrowings, including a fixed charge coverage ratio and an asset coverage ratio.

Compliance

At March 31, 2018, White Mountains was in compliance with the covenants under all of its debt instruments.