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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Allocation of total income taxes | Total income taxes were allocated as follows:
| 2014 | 2013
Total tax expense on income | $ | 474 |  | $ | 184 |
Tax expense (benefit) on components of shareholders’ equity: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities |  | 1,656 |  |  | (7,247 | )
Fair value adjustment to derivative financial instrument |  | — |  |  | 49 |
Total tax expense (benefit) on shareholders’ equity |  | 1,656 |  |  | (7,198 | )
Total tax expense (benefit) | $ | 2,130 |  | $ | (7,014 | )
Reconciliation of income tax expense | A reconciliation of the differences between income taxes computed at the federal statutory income tax rate and the income tax expense is as follows:
| 2014 | 2013
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 35% | $ | 1,717 |  | $ | 3,922 |
Dividends-received deduction |  | (115 | ) |  | (149 | )
Small life insurance company deduction |  | (600 | ) |  | (586 | )
Other |  | 53 |  |  | 50 |
Change in asset valuation allowance due to change in judgment relating to realizability of deferred tax assets |  | (651 | ) |  | (3,059 | )
Adjustment for prior years’ estimates to actual |  | 70 |  |  | 6 |
Income tax expense | $ | 474 |  | $ | 184 |
Deferred tax liabilities and assets | Deferred tax liabilities and assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were comprised of the following:
| 2014 | 2013
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred acquisition costs | $ | (2,832 | ) | $ | (3,766 | )
Deferred and uncollected premiums |  | (704 | ) |  | (734 | )
Net unrealized investment gains |  | (4,997 | ) |  | (3,341 | )
Other |  | (37 | ) |  | (8 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | (8,570 | ) |  | (7,849 | )
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 20 |  |  | 844 |
Insurance reserves |  | 4,676 |  |  | 5,109 |
Capital loss carryforwards |  | — |  |  | 2,177 |
Impaired assets |  | 1,474 |  |  | 1,406 |
Alternative minimum tax credit |  | 239 |  |  | 309 |
Bad debts and other |  | 766 |  |  | 576 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 7,175 |  |  | 10,421 |
Asset valuation allowance |  | — |  |  | (2,209 | )
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | (1,395 | ) | $ | 363 |
Components of income tax expense | The components of income tax expense were:
| 2014 | 2013
Current - Federal | $ | 372 |  | $ | 513 |
Deferred - Federal |  | 753 |  |  | 2,730 |
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance |  | (651 | ) |  | (3,059 | )
Total | $ | 474 |  | $ | 184 |

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