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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Provision

Significant components of the income tax provision are as follows for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

61,830

 

 

$

47,245

 

 

$

28,508

 

State and local

 

 

7,402

 

 

 

7,877

 

 

 

5,708

 

Total current expense (benefit)

 

 

69,232

 

 

 

55,122

 

 

 

34,216

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(775

)

 

 

(152

)

 

 

7,917

 

State and local

 

 

82

 

 

 

(354

)

 

 

(554

)

Total deferred expense (benefit)

 

 

(693

)

 

 

(506

)

 

 

7,363

 

Income tax expense

 

$

68,539

 

 

$

54,616

 

 

$

41,579

 

 

Reconciles Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate

The following table reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Expected provision at federal statutory tax rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

Increases (decreases) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disallowed meals & entertainment

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.4

%

Disallowed compensation

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

2.3

%

State income tax, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3.6

%

Effect of change in rate

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

(0.4

%)

 

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

39.2

%

 

 

42.8

%

 

 

41.3

%

 

 

Deferred Income Tax Effects of Temporary Differences

Deferred income taxes represent the temporary differences between the U.S. GAAP and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.  The tax effects of temporary differences are as follows as of the dates presented (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned premiums

 

$

25,082

 

 

$

15,835

 

Advanced premiums

 

 

1,859

 

 

 

1,332

 

Unpaid losses and LAE

 

 

1,105

 

 

 

1,654

 

Regulatory assessments

 

 

31

 

 

 

111

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

5,535

 

 

 

520

 

Accrued wages

 

 

164

 

 

 

539

 

Allowance for uncollectible receivables

 

 

214

 

 

 

138

 

Additional tax basis of securities

 

 

51

 

 

 

53

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

850

 

 

 

918

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

2,521

 

 

 

1,152

 

Total deferred income tax assets

 

 

37,412

 

 

 

22,252

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

 

(22,969

)

 

 

(9,898

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(456

)

 

 

(504

)

Other

 

 

(75

)

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(23,500

)

 

 

(10,402

)

Net deferred income tax asset

 

$

13,912

 

 

$

11,850