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Note 17 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The components of the Company’s income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Federal

 

$

53,318

 

 

$

31,006

 

 

$

26,756

 

     State

 

 

960

 

 

 

554

 

 

 

511

 

Total Current

 

 

54,278

 

 

 

31,560

 

 

 

27,267

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Federal

 

 

2,003

 

 

 

1,997

 

 

 

(2,900

)

     State

 

 

39

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

74

 

Total Deferred

 

 

2,042

 

 

 

2,063

 

 

 

(2,826

)

Income tax expense

 

$

56,320

 

 

$

33,623

 

 

$

24,441

 

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses and LAE reserve discount

 

$

3,445

 

 

$

1,711

 

State tax net operating losses

 

 

3,271

 

 

 

3,372

 

Deferred Intercompany

 

 

533

 

 

 

605

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

27,017

 

 

 

19,550

 

Capitalized organizational costs

 

 

94

 

 

 

124

 

Unrealized losses on investments

 

 

 

 

 

5,134

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

3,152

 

 

 

2,533

 

Lease Liability

 

 

1,489

 

 

 

1,631

 

Other

 

 

1,487

 

 

 

2,230

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

40,488

 

 

$

36,890

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

$

(26,824

)

 

$

(19,929

)

Unrealized gains on investments

 

 

(2,800

)

 

 

 

Internally developed software

 

 

(3,027

)

 

 

(1,118

)

State deferred tax liability

 

 

(1,255

)

 

 

(1,216

)

Right-of-use Asset

 

 

(1,445

)

 

 

(1,604

)

Other

 

 

(1,104

)

 

 

(837

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(36,455

)

 

 

(24,704

)

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

 

 

4,033

 

 

 

12,186

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(3,272

)

 

 

(3,372

)

Total net deferred tax assets

 

$

761

 

 

$

8,814

 

 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the tax years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Expense computed at federal tax rate

 

$

53,212

 

 

 

21.00

%

 

$

31,750

 

 

 

21.00

%

 

$

21,765

 

 

 

21.00

%

State and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax effect (1) (2)

 

 

1,027

 

 

 

0.41

%

 

 

488

 

 

 

0.32

%

 

 

719

 

 

 

0.69

%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

553

 

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

429

 

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

1,523

 

 

 

1.47

%

Dividend received deduction and tax‑exempt interest

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(0.06

)%

 

 

(96

)

 

 

(0.09

)%

Meals & entertainment, penalties & parking

 

 

447

 

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

291

 

 

 

0.19

%

 

 

261

 

 

 

0.25

%

Other

 

 

1,176

 

 

 

0.45

%

 

 

755

 

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

269

 

 

 

0.26

%

Income tax expense

 

$

56,320

 

 

 

22.22

%

 

$

33,623

 

 

 

22.23

%

 

$

24,441

 

 

 

23.58

%

 

(1)
State taxes in California, Oregon, and Illinois made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
(2)
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on net income.
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid

As of December 31, 2025, the amount of income taxes paid is as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

57,961

 

 

$

37,810

 

State

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

644

 

Total income taxes paid

 

$

59,085

 

 

$

38,454