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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Taxes |
7. | Income Taxes
The Company's deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
| 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discounting of net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses |  | $ | 20,576 |  |  | $ | 22,587 |
Unearned premiums |  |  | 10,446 |  |  |  | 9,873 |
Accrued expenses and other |  |  | 3,555 |  |  |  | 3,730 |
Accrued policyholder dividends |  |  | 698 |  |  |  | 742 |
Capital loss carryforward |  |  | 568 |  |  |  | 1,297 |
Impaired securities |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 145 |
Accrued insurance-related assessments |  |  | 3,472 |  |  |  | 355 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 39,409 |  |  |  | 38,729 |
Less valuation allowance |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,406 | )
Net deferred income tax assets |  |  | 39,409 |  |  |  | 37,323 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  | (7,667 | ) |  |  | (7,178 | )
Deferred charges |  |  | (852 | ) |  |  | (789 | )
Unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale |  |  | (1,192 | ) |  |  | (124 | )
Property and equipment and other |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | (90 | )
Salvage and subrogation |  |  | (360 | ) |  |  | (305 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (10,123 | ) |  |  | (8,486 | )
Net deferred income taxes |  | $ | 29,286 |  |  | $ | 28,837 |
The components of consolidated income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 4,529 |  |  | $ | 11,617 |  |  | $ | 10,226 |
State |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | 254 |  |  |  | 468 |
|  |  | 4,701 |  |  |  | 11,871 |  |  |  | 10,694 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (1,555 | ) |  |  | (2,123 | ) |  |  | 5,842 |
Total |  | $ | 3,146 |  |  | $ | 9,748 |  |  | $ | 16,536 |
In 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded a reduction of $1.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in the valuation allowance of $3.0 million established in 2008 for unrealized losses resulting from other-than-temporary impairments. Income tax expense from operations is different from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate of 35% to income before income taxes as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Income tax computed at federal statutory tax rate |  | $ | 9,545 |  |  | $ | 15,524 |  |  | $ | 22,434 |
Tax-exempt interest, net |  |  | (5,105 | ) |  |  | (5,133 | ) |  |  | (5,503 | )
State income tax |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | 254 |  |  |  | 468 |
Dividends received deduction |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
Valuation allowance |  |  | (1,442 | ) |  |  | (869 | ) |  |  | (701 | )
Other |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (79 | )
|  | $ | 3,146 |  |  | $ | 9,748 |  |  | $ | 16,536 |
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. There were no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Tax years 2008 through 2011 are subject to examination by the federal and state taxing authorities. The Company is currently undergoing an examination by the Internal Revenue Service for tax year 2009.

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