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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes |
7. | Income Taxes
The Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discounting of net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses |  | $ | 15,415 |  |  | $ | 17,952 |
Unearned premiums |  |  | 14,839 |  |  |  | 14,788 |
Accrued expenses and other |  |  | 3,904 |  |  |  | 4,306 |
State income tax |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 591 |
Accrued policyholder dividends |  |  | 719 |  |  |  | 438 |
Impaired securities |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 80 |
Capital loss carryforward |  |  | 715 |  |  |  | — |
Accrued insurance-related assessments |  |  | 4,953 |  |  |  | 4,804 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 41,271 |  |  |  | 42,959 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  | (9,012 | ) |  |  | (8,815 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale |  |  | (1,393 | ) |  |  | (1,513 | )
Property and equipment and other |  |  | (696 | ) |  |  | (331 | )
Salvage and subrogation |  |  | (265 | ) |  |  | (289 | )
Guaranty fund related items |  |  | — |  |  |  | (780 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (11,366 | ) |  |  | (11,728 | )
Net deferred income taxes |  | $ | 29,905 |  |  | $ | 31,231 |
The components of consolidated income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 28,047 |  |  | $ | 20,811 |  |  | $ | 15,270 |
State |  |  | 1,012 |  |  |  | 684 |  |  |  | 504 |
|  |  | 29,059 |  |  |  | 21,495 |  |  |  | 15,774 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 1,343 |  |  |  | (821 | ) |  |  | (207 | )
State |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | (591 | ) |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,446 |  |  |  | (1,412 | ) |  |  | (207 | )
Total |  | $ | 30,505 |  |  | $ | 20,083 |  |  | $ | 15,567 |
In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Company made no adjustment to the valuation allowance. As of December 31, 2015, there is no valuation allowance. 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, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Income tax computed at federal statutory tax rate |  | $ | 35,338 |  |  | $ | 25,812 |  |  | $ | 20,721 |
Tax-exempt interest, net |  |  | (5,630 | ) |  |  | (5,620 | ) |  |  | (5,458 | )
State income tax |  |  | 762 |  |  |  | (146 | ) |  |  | 504 |
Dividends received deduction |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (113 | )
Other |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | (87 | )
|  | $ | 30,505 |  |  | $ | 20,083 |  |  | $ | 15,567 |
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, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Tax years 2012 through 2015 are subject to examination by the federal and state taxing authorities. Tax year 2011 is currently being examined by the state of Illinois.

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