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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

50,645

 

 

$

61,830

 

 

$

47,245

 

State and local

 

 

8,105

 

 

 

7,402

 

 

 

7,877

 

Total current expense (benefit)

 

 

58,750

 

 

 

69,232

 

 

 

55,122

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

4,106

 

 

 

(775

)

 

 

(152

)

State and local

 

 

617

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

(354

)

Total deferred expense (benefit)

 

 

4,723

 

 

 

(693

)

 

 

(506

)

Income tax expense

 

$

63,473

 

 

$

68,539

 

 

$

54,616

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Expected provision at federal statutory tax rate

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

 

 

35.0

%

Increases (decreases) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disallowed meals & entertainment

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

0.4

%

Disallowed compensation

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

4.2

%

State income tax, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

3.6

%

Effect of change in rate

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

Other, net

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

(0.6

%)

 

 

(0.4

%)

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

39.0

%

 

 

39.2

%

 

 

42.8

%

 

Components of Deferred Taxes

Deferred income taxes represent the temporary differences between the GAAP and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities and available tax loss and credit carryforwards. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the significant components of the Company’s deferred taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned premiums

 

$

26,861

 

 

$

25,082

 

Advanced premiums

 

 

1,314

 

 

 

1,859

 

Unpaid losses and LAE

 

 

374

 

 

 

1,105

 

Regulatory assessments

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

3,256

 

 

 

5,535

 

Accrued wages

 

 

297

 

 

 

164

 

Allowance for uncollectible receivables

 

 

284

 

 

 

214

 

Additional tax basis of securities

 

 

51

 

 

 

51

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

759

 

 

 

850

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

3,982

 

 

 

2,521

 

Other

 

 

131

 

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax assets

 

 

37,309

 

 

 

37,412

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

 

37,176

 

 

 

37,412

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred policy acquisition costs, net

 

 

(24,812

)

 

 

(22,969

)

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(504

)

 

 

(456

)

Fixed assets

 

 

(880

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(306

)

 

 

(75

)

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(26,502

)

 

 

(23,500

)

Net deferred income tax asset

 

$

10,674

 

 

$

13,912