Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Cost or Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale

The following table provides the cost or amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017
	Cost or		Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Fixed Maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies	$	60,481	$	—	$	(877	)	$	59,604
Corporate bonds		228,336		476		(1,308	)		227,504
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		221,956		19		(2,523	)		219,452
Municipal bonds		120,883		599		(1,187	)		120,295
Redeemable preferred stock		12,059		485		(65	)		12,479
Equity Securities:
Common stock		22,584		47		(3,820	)		18,811
Mutual funds		45,456		179		(2,231	)		43,404
Short-term investments		10,000		—		—			10,000
Total	$	721,755	$	1,805	$	(12,011	)	$	711,549

	December 31, 2016
	Cost or		Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Fixed Maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies	$	74,937	$	—	$	(670	)	$	74,267
Corporate bonds		192,328		402		(1,300	)		191,430
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		216,679		135		(2,038	)		214,776
Municipal bonds		94,794		130		(3,727	)		91,197
Redeemable preferred stock		12,723		125		(157	)		12,691
Equity Securities:
Common stock		214		—		(121	)		93
Mutual funds		53,900		407		(3,597	)		50,710
Short-term investments		5,000		2		—			5,002
Total	$	650,575	$	1,201	$	(11,610	)	$	640,166

Schedule of Credit Quality of Investment Securities With Contractual Maturities or The Issuer of Such Securities

The following table provides the credit quality of investment securities with contractual maturities or the issuer of such securities as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
			% of Total					% of Total
Comparable Ratings	Fair Value		Fair Value			Fair Value		Fair Value
AAA	$	135,237		20.8	%	$	131,260		22.3	%
AA		292,496		45.1	%		275,480		46.7	%
A		134,505		20.7	%		107,418		18.2	%
BBB		80,566		12.4	%		67,263		11.4	%
BB and Below		2,919		0.4	%		3,444		0.6	%
No Rating Available		3,611		0.6	%		4,498		0.8	%
Total	$	649,334		100.0	%	$	589,363		100.0	%

The tables above include comparable credit quality ratings by Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair Value on Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities

The following table summarizes the cost or amortized cost and fair value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Cost or				Cost or
	Amortized				Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency	$	118,014	$	116,014	$	110,724	$	109,022
Non-agency		17,676		17,488		19,408		19,265
Asset-backed securities:
Auto loan receivables		35,105		34,962		37,390		37,429
Credit card receivables		38,844		38,719		38,640		38,568
Other receivables		12,317		12,269		10,517		10,492
Total	$	221,956	$	219,452	$	216,679	$	214,776

Summarized Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses on Securities Available for Sale

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses on securities available for sale, aggregated by major investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017
	Less Than 12 Months							12 Months or Longer
	Number of				Unrealized			Number of				Unrealized
	Issues		Fair Value		Losses			Issues		Fair Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies		7	$	35,464	$	(301	)		9	$	24,140	$	(576	)
Corporate bonds		159		142,208		(792	)		39		29,796		(516	)
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		83		137,481		(955	)		37		70,218		(1,568	)
Municipal bonds		36		28,265		(246	)		30		48,370		(941	)
Redeemable preferred stock		21		2,464		(65	)		—		—		—
Equity securities:
Common stock		2		17,846		(3,820	)		—		—		—
Mutual funds		3		25,338		(135	)		1		9,171		(2,096	)
Total		311	$	389,066	$	(6,314	)		116	$	181,695	$	(5,697	)

	December 31, 2016
	Less Than 12 Months							12 Months or Longer
	Number of				Unrealized			Number of				Unrealized
	Issues		Fair Value		Losses			Issues		Fair Value		Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government obligations and agencies		11	$	70,453	$	(608	)		2	$	3,504	$	(62	)
Corporate bonds		116		96,379		(1,219	)		4		3,250		(80	)
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		73		149,928		(1,923	)		5		9,660		(115	)
Municipal bonds		69		79,402		(3,726	)		—		—		—
Redeemable preferred stock		50		6,340		(158	)		—		—		—
Equity securities:
Common stock		1		18		(7	)		2		75		(115	)
Mutual funds		3		28,020		(774	)		2		11,529		(2,823	)
Total		323	$	430,540	$	(8,415	)		15	$	28,018	$	(3,195	)

Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Investments With Contractual Maturities

The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of investments with contractual maturities as of the date presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017
	Cost or
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	51,846	$	51,804
Due after one year through five years		235,323		233,849
Due after five years through ten years		56,806		56,677
Due after ten years		75,725		75,073
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		221,956		219,452
Perpetual maturity securities		12,059		12,479
Total	$	653,715	$	649,334

Summary of Securities Available for Sale

The following table provides certain information related to securities available for sale during the periods presented (in thousands):

	Years Ended
	December 31,
	2017			2016
Proceeds from sales and maturities (fair value)	$	206,010		$	226,191
Gross realized gains	$	2,873		$	2,329
Gross realized losses	$	(303	)	$	(35	)

Investment Income (Expense) Comprised Primarily of Interest and Dividends

The following table presents the components of net investment income, comprised primarily of interest and dividends, for the periods presented (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Fixed maturities	$	12,375		$	9,523		$	5,642
Equity securities		1,799			1,414			1,143
Short-term investments		22			75			246
Other (1)		1,459			734			409
Total investment income		15,655			11,746			7,440
Less: Investment expenses (2)		(2,195	)		(2,206	)		(2,285	)
Net investment (expense) income	$	13,460		$	9,540		$	5,155

(1)	Includes interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents. Also includes investment income earned on real estate investments.

(2)	Includes bank fees, investment accounting and advisory fees, and expenses associated with real estate investments.

Schedule of Real Estate Investment

Investment real estate consisted of the following as of the dates presented (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Income Producing:
Investment real estate	$	6,918		$	6,918
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(460	)		(281	)
		6,458			6,637
Non-Income Producing:
Properties under development		12,016			4,798
Investment real estate, net	$	18,474		$	11,435

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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