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Operating segment data
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Operating segment data
Operating segment data
The Company has four reportable operating segments. The Company’s operating segments are organized in a manner that reflects how management views these strategic business units. A description of each of the reportable segment is as follows:
Insurance and Insurance Services operations are conducted by PFG, a majority owned subsidiary of Tiptree. PFG's operating subsidiaries consist of Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Company (PFLAC), Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Company of New York (PFLACNY), Philadelphia Financial Distribution Company (PFDC), Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company (PFASC), and Philadelphia Financial Agency, Inc. (PFA). Philadelphia Financial’s principal insurance activity is the structuring, underwriting, marketing and reinsurance and administration of variable life insurance and variable annuity products to the high net worth market. Total separate account assets for policies written by PFG are $4,353. PFASC, a third-party administrator for insurance contracts, was acquired by Philadelphia Financial from The Hartford on July 13, 2012. PFASC administers approximately $35.0 billion in COLI and BOLI policies for The Hartford.

Specialty Finance activities are primarily conducted through the Company’s majority-controlled subsidiaries, MFCA and Siena. MFCA is a specialty finance company that owns and manages a portfolio of non-investment grade and non-rated direct and indirect debt obligations of middle-market tax-exempt borrowers. Siena's business consists of structuring asset-based loan facilities across diversified industries which include manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, and service companies. In addition to MFCA and Siena, Tiptree's other specialty finance investments include principal investment holdings of CLO subordinated notes and a structured corporate loan portfolio. Tiptree also holds a debt interest and a right to receive a controlling equity interest in Luxury Mortgage Corp. (Luxury), a residential mortgage lender that originates conforming FHA, prime jumbo and super jumbo mortgages for sale to institutional investors.

Asset Management activities are conducted through TAMCO, an SEC-registered investment advisor. TAMCO’s operating subsidiaries include: (1) Telos, an asset management company that specializes in investing in middle market corporate credit through managed accounts and structured investment vehicles, such as CLOs; (2) Muni Capital Management, LLC (MCM) which in addition to managing its own portfolio of tax-exempt securities, manages Non-Profit Preferred Funding Trust I (NPPF I), a structured tax-exempt pass-through entity that holds tax-exempt bonds for the benefit of unaffiliated investors; (3) Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, the manager of Operating Subsidiary; and (4) TREIT, a real estate focused service provider.

Real Estate primarily relates to the activities of Care Investment Trust LLC (Care LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiptree which has a geographically diverse portfolio of senior housing properties including assisted-living, independent-living, memory care, skilled nursing and other healthcare‑related services in the U.S. Care LLC operates the business operated by Care Inc. prior to the Contribution Transactions (and this business as operated by Care Inc. and Care LLC is collectively referred to as Care). In addition, Tiptree holds a 17% interest in Star Asia Finance, Limited (SAF), a 27.6% interest in Star Asia Opportunity, LLC (SAO) and a 50% interest in Star Asia Opportunity II, LLC (SAO II). The Star Asia entities are all Tokyo based real estate holding companies formed to invest in Asian properties and real estate related debt instruments.


The tabular information that follows shows the segment revenue, profit or loss, for each of the operating segments for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and total assets as of September 30, 2013 and December 30, 2012.
Revenue is derived from the main income components of each segment. For Insurance and Insurance Services, the main drivers of revenue are fees on separate account assets, and administration service fees. For Specialty Finance, the main sources of revenue are investment interest, dividend income, and realized and unrealized gains/losses on investment securities. For Asset Management, revenue is derived from management fees based on assets under management and, in some cases, incentive fees based on the profits generated. For Real Estate, revenue includes rental income and investment interest.
Intersegment revenues refers to those items of revenue which will be eliminated upon consolidation. Included in revenue, expense, interest revenue, interest expense, segment profit/(loss), and segment assets are items which are eliminated upon consolidation as well as adjustments for discontinued operations, reclassifications, consolidated CLOS and non-controlling interest. These items are classified as corporate eliminations and other in the tables below. In addition, interest revenue and interest expense are presented as a component of revenue and expense, respectively, in the tables below.
 
Three months ended September 30, 2013
 
Insurance and insurance services
 
Specialty finance
 
Asset management
 
Real estate
Corporate eliminations and other
 
Totals
Revenues
$
17,393

 
$
5,896

 
$
85

 
$
2,169

$
15,586

 
$
41,129

Intersegment revenues
2,148

 
3,075

 
3,901

 
(72
)
(9,052
)
 

Interest revenue
1,251

 
5,794

 
4

 
589

(3,722
)
 
3,916

Expense
17,243

 
2,949

 
3,855

 
2,292

11,455

 
37,794

Interest expense
3,121

 
596

 

 
393


 
4,110

Segment profit/(loss)
$
2,298

 
$
3,529

 
$
131

 
$
1,522

$
(5,650
)
 
$
1,830

 
Three months ended September 30, 2012
 
Insurance and insurance services
 
Specialty finance
 
Asset management
 
Real estate
Corporate eliminations and other
 
Totals
Revenues
$
16,354

 
$
6,626

 
$
184

 
$
4,008

$
17,920

 
$
45,092

Intersegment revenues
407

 
11,592

 
3,274

 
282

(15,555
)
 

Interest revenue
1,121

 
4,684

 

 
200

(3,688
)
 
2,317

Expense
16,002

 
1,206

 
3,461

 
4,186

2,710

 
27,565

Interest expense
2,840

 
431

 

 
1,565

(1,488
)
 
3,348

Segment profit/(loss)
$
760

 
$
19,962

 
$
(3
)
 
$
103

$
(17,733
)
 
$
3,089


 
Nine months ended September 30, 2013
 
Insurance and insurance services
 
Specialty finance
 
Asset management
 
Real estate
Corporate eliminations and other
 
Totals
Revenues
$
51,471

 
$
17,249

 
$
296

 
$
26,749

$
9,470

 
$
105,235

Intersegment revenues
5,455

 
(1,223
)
 
12,776

 
1,703

(18,711
)
 

Interest revenue
3,658

 
16,729

 
4

 
1,500

(10,760
)
 
11,131

Expense
51,090

 
7,208

 
11,293

 
13,517

22,698

 
105,806

Interest expense
9,383

 
1,660

 

 
3,755

(2,790
)
 
12,008

Segment profit/(loss)
5,837

 
8,395

 
1,779

 
16,652

(26,100
)
 
6,563

Segment assets
$
4,680,970

 
$
809,363

 
$
7,400

 
$
105,821

$
1,000,679

 
$
6,604,233

 
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
 
Insurance
 
Specialty finance
 
Asset management
 
Real estate
Corporate eliminations and other
 
Totals
Revenues
$
29,116

 
$
23,683

 
$
1,025

 
$
12,816

$
30,052

 
$
96,692

Intersegment revenues
(223
)
 
12,783

 
12,289

 
333

(25,182
)
 

Interest revenue
3,314

 
15,115

 

 
603

(11,534
)
 
7,498

Expense
29,208

 
5,912

 
6,658

 
12,373

15,698

 
69,849

Interest expense
2,840

 
1,115

 

 
4,750

(4,289
)
 
4,416

Segment profit/(loss)
(315
)
 
42,162

 
6,656

 
777

(42,772
)
 
6,508

Segment assets (as of December 31, 2012)
$
4,354,945

 
$
650,389

 
$
4,262

 
$
191,693

$
332,513

 
$
5,533,802