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Income Taxes | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Taxes |
9. | Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes represent the temporary differences between the GAAP and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The tax effects of temporary differences are as follows for the periods presented (in thousands):
|  | As of June 30, |  |  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unearned premiums |  | $ | 12,276 |  |  | $ | 9,007 |
Advanced premiums |  |  | 1,918 |  |  |  | 1,451 |
Unpaid losses and LAE |  |  | 2,935 |  |  |  | 3,139 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 4,377 |  |  |  | 4,341 |
Accrued wages |  |  | 833 |  |  |  | 958 |
Allowance for uncollectible receivables |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | 276 |
Additional tax basis of securities |  |  | 482 |  |  |  | 2,407 |
Unrealized losses on investments |  |  | 5,114 |  |  |  | 6,425 |
Total deferred income tax assets |  |  | 28,125 |  |  |  | 28,004 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net |  |  | (6,845 | ) |  |  | (5,013 | )
Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | (6,845 | ) |  |  | (5,013 | )
Net deferred income tax asset |  | $ | 21,280 |  |  | $ | 22,991 |
A valuation allowance is deemed unnecessary as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, because management believes it is probable that the Company will generate taxable income sufficient to realize the tax benefits associated with the net deferred income tax asset shown above in the near future. Tax years that remain open for purposes of examination of the Company’s income tax liability by taxing authorities include the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The Company’s 2009 consolidated federal income tax return is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods presented:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increases resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disallowed meals & entertainment |  |  | 0.2 | % |  |  | 0.1 | % |  |  | 0.2 | % |  |  | 0.1 | %
Disallowed compensation |  |  | 1.0 | % |  |  | 2.0 | % |  |  | 0.7 | % |  |  | 1.2 | %
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit (1) |  |  | 3.6 | % |  |  | 3.6 | % |  |  | 3.6 | % |  |  | 3.6 | %
Other, net (2) |  |  | 0.3 | % |  |  | 1.8 | % |  |  | 0.1 | % |  |  | 0.8 | %
Effective tax rate |  |  | 40.1 | % |  |  | 42.5 | % |  |  | 39.6 | % |  |  | 40.7 | %
(1) | Included in income tax is State of Florida income tax at a statutory tax rate of 5.5%.
(2) | Other, net, includes estimated penalties and interest of 1.8% and 0.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, regarding an underpayment of estimated taxes in 2011.

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