Exhibit 99.1

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2108 East South Boulevard   Montgomery, Alabama 36116   Telephone 334-288-3900

 

          FINANCIAL CONTACT:

    MEDIA CONTACT:

          Stephen G. Rutledge

    David Rickey

          Senior Vice President, CFO

    Vice President – Public Relations

          and Chief Investment Officer

    (334) 613-4034

          (334) 613-4500

   

ALFA CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2006 RESULTS

 

Montgomery, Alabama (August 4, 2006) — Alfa Corporation (NASDAQ:ALFA) today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. Operating income for the quarter was $24,428,642, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared with operating income of $27,332,929, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005, a per share decrease of 11.3%. Net income, which includes net realized investment gains, was $25,508,448, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006, compared with $28,555,161, or $0.35 per diluted share in 2005, a per share decrease of 11.4%. Premiums and policy charges for the second quarter of 2006 increased 9.5% to $170,853,431.

The financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2006, included the write off of approximately $5,490,000 of loans in Alfa Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfa Corporation. This write-off reduced net income by approximately $3,568,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2006. As previously announced, during the second quarter the Company detected irregularities in certain loan transactions within Alfa Financial Corporation. As a result of these findings, the Company initiated an intense investigation, the timing of which caused a delay in the previously scheduled earnings release. This investigation was conducted with the assistance of special legal counsel and outside forensic accountants, who determined that these fraudulent transactions were limited to the acts of a single agent. Although, there is the potential for a partial insurance recovery and recoveries from civil actions the amount and timing of these cannot be estimated at this time.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, operating income was $44,483,721 compared with operating income of $48,177,076 for the first six months of 2005. On a per share basis, operating income decreased 8.3% to $0.55 per diluted share for the six-month period in 2006 compared with $0.60 per diluted share for the same period in 2005. After net realized investment gains, net income was $45,645,890, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2006, compared with net income of $50,125,505, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the same period in 2005, a per share decrease of 9.5%. Premiums and policy charges increased 9.9% to $339,847,894 for the first six months of 2006.

 

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Alfa’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jerry A. Newby, said, “With the exception of this unfortunate incident, we posted solid financial results for another quarter. We worked swiftly and diligently to determine the nature and scope of these fraudulent transactions. We committed a great deal of time and resources to the implementation, documentation and testing of our control environment. As a result, I am confident that we have identified the full extent of this activity and taken appropriate measures to ensure that this situation has been remedied. We believe Alfa is made up of an outstanding group of dedicated employees who are committed to excellence, integrity, and exceeding customer expectations. The acts of one individual do not change this.”

Alfa Corporation will host a conference call on Friday, August 4, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. Investors and other interested parties may access the teleconference by calling 1-800-475-3716 or via links located on Alfa’s web site: www.alfains.com. A 30-day Internet play of the call will also be available from Alfa’s web site.

Alfa Corporation is engaged in insurance and financial activities through its subsidiaries. The common stock of Alfa Corporation is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ALFA.

The associated investor supplement package for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006, may be found by clicking on the web cast link in the “Invest in Alfa” section of Alfa’s web site and is also available at: http://www.irinfo.com/alfa/2q06fsq.pdf.

Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which relate to the future are, by their nature, uncertain and dependent upon numerous contingencies – including political, economic, regulatory, climatic, competitive, legal, and technological – any of which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding these and other risk factors and uncertainties may be found in Alfa Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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August 4, 2006

ALFA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

    Statistics   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2006    2005    % Change     2006    2005    2006    2005    % Change  

Revenues

                      

Premiums – Property and Casualty Insurance

   298,250,971    270,950,049    10.08           150,835,039    138,169,019    9.17  

Premiums – Life Insurance

   22,839,703    20,303,738    12.49           11,093,850    9,212,787    20.42  

Policy Charges – Life Insurance

   18,757,220    18,023,169    4.07           8,924,542    8,693,743    2.65  

Net Investment Income

   40,800,741    45,894,589    (11.10 )         16,825,077    22,914,262    (26.57 )

Other Income

   13,404,208    11,935,287    12.31           6,034,463    4,846,210    24.52  
                                      

Total Revenues

   394,052,843    367,106,832    7.34           193,712,971    183,836,021    5.37  
                                      

Benefits and Expenses

                      

Benefits & Settlement Expenses

   228,131,475    213,258,810    6.97     57.90    58.09    109,311,786    101,530,231    7.66  

Dividends to Policyholders

   2,085,958    2,021,825    3.17     0.53    0.55    970,959    944,351    2.82  

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

   61,250,061    53,529,672    14.42     15.54    14.58    30,525,438    27,693,546    10.23  

Other Operating Expenses

   41,765,883    32,514,038    28.45     10.60    8.86    19,728,392    15,217,483    29.64  
                                          

Total Expenses

   333,233,377    301,324,345    10.59     84.57    82.08    160,536,575    145,385,611    10.42  
                                          

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

   60,819,466    65,782,487    (7.54 )   15.43    17.92    33,176,396    38,450,410    (13.72 )

Provision For Income Taxes

   16,335,745    17,605,411    (7.21 )   26.86    26.76    8,747,754    11,117,481    (21.32 )
                                      

Operating Income

   44,483,721    48,177,076    (7.67 )         24,428,642    27,332,929    (10.63 )

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Tax

   1,162,169    1,948,429    (40.35 )         1,079,806    1,222,232    (11.65 )
                                      

Net Income

   45,645,890    50,125,505    (8.94 )         25,508,448    28,555,161    (10.67 )
                                      

Operating Income Per Share – Basic

   0.55    0.60    (7.89 )         0.30    0.34    (10.90 )
                                      

Operating Income Per Share – Diluted

   0.55    0.60    (8.26 )         0.30    0.34    (11.33 )
                                      

Net Income Per Share – Basic

   0.57    0.63    (9.15 )         0.32    0.36    (10.94 )
                                      

Net Income Per Share – Diluted

   0.56    0.62    (9.52 )         0.31    0.35    (11.37 )
                                      

Dividends Per Share

   0.2100    0.1875    12.00           0.1100    0.1000    10.00  
                                      

Average Shares Outstanding – Basic

   80,315,256    80,124,054    0.24           80,325,375    80,082,617    0.30  
                                      

Average Shares Outstanding – Diluted

   81,131,983    80,609,351    0.65           81,179,210    80,538,612    0.80  
                                      

Management believes that operating income and operating income per share, non-GAAP financial measures, serve as meaningful tools for assessing the profitability of the Company’s ongoing operations. Operating income is defined by the Company as net income excluding realized investment gains and losses, net of applicable taxes. Operating income per share represents operating income divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the reporting period. Management uses operating income and operating income per share as measures of the Company’s ongoing profitability since they eliminate the effect of securities market volatility from earnings.

 

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ALFA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     (Unaudited)              
    

June 30,

2006

   

December 31,

2005(1)

    % Change  

Assets

      

Investments:

      

Fixed Maturities Held for Investment, at amortized cost
(fair value $82,106 in 2006 and $93,578 in 2005)

   $ 78,525     $ 88,330     -11.10 %

Fixed Maturities Available for Sale, at fair value
(amortized cost $1,450,244,708 in 2006 and $1,394,823,078 in 2005)

     1,434,502,184       1,419,708,095     1.04 %

Equity Securities Available for Sale, at fair value
(cost $105,310,910 in 2006 and $96,668,040 in 2005)

     110,639,970       107,020,104     3.38 %

Policy Loans

     63,370,356       62,101,204     2.04 %

Collateral Loans

     129,945,844       124,667,449     4.23 %

Commercial Leases

     1,758,334       2,515,084     -30.09 %

Other Long-Term Investments

     86,157,287       61,961,072     39.05 %

Other Long-Term Investments in Affiliates

     129,918,602       138,457,224     -6.17 %

Short-Term Investments

     85,512,290       84,861,880     0.77 %
                      

Total Investments

     2,041,883,392       2,001,380,442     2.02 %

Cash

     31,296,647       37,228,639     -15.93 %

Accrued Investment Income

     17,362,196       16,858,408     2.99 %

Accounts Receivable

     88,188,127       72,622,465     21.43 %

Reinsurance Balances Receivable

     6,375,002       6,648,204     -4.11 %

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     221,649,127       204,253,919     8.52 %

Goodwill

     13,924,306       13,924,306     0.00 %

Other Intangible Assets (net of accumulated amortization of
$1,025,100 in 2006 and $683,400 in 2005)

     8,082,900       8,424,600     -4.06 %

Other Assets

     21,983,684       20,478,836     7.35 %
                      

Total Assets

   $ 2,450,745,381     $ 2,381,819,819     2.89 %
                      

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

      

Policy Liabilities and Accruals—Property and Casualty Insurance

   $ 162,696,323     $ 159,639,886     1.91 %

Policy Liabilities and Accruals—Life Insurance Interest-Sensitive Products

     631,593,992       600,994,074     5.09 %

Policy Liabilities and Accruals—Life Insurance Other Products

     201,989,039       197,140,294     2.46 %

Unearned Premiums

     244,001,163       220,456,047     10.68 %

Dividends to Policyholders

     11,566,567       11,662,085     -0.82 %

Premium Deposit and Retirement Deposit Funds

     5,353,533       5,741,071     -6.75 %

Deferred Income Taxes

     14,781,872       29,118,958     -49.24 %

Other Liabilities

     82,503,896       74,147,175     11.27 %

Due to Affiliates

     16,313,672       22,249,975     -26.68 %

Commercial Paper

     215,762,599       213,790,443     0.92 %

Notes Payable

     70,000,000       70,000,000     0.00 %

Notes Payable to Affiliates

     32,395,419       20,887,635     55.09 %
                      

Total Liabilities

     1,688,958,075       1,625,827,643     3.88 %
                      

Commitments and Contingencies

      

Stockholders’ Equity:

      

Preferred Stock, $1 par value

     —         —       0.00 %

Shares authorized: 1,000,000

      

Issued: None

      

Common Stock, $1 par value

     83,783,024       83,783,024     0.00 %

Shares authorized: 110,000,000

      

Issued: 83,783,024

      

Outstanding: 80,273,355 in 2006 and 80,284,018 in 2005

      

Capital in Excess of Par Value

     25,204,499       21,171,462     19.05 %

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

     (4,585,930 )     21,699,859     -121.13 %

(unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax of ($4,066,294) in 2006 and $22,105,684 in 2005; unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap contract, net of tax of $308,116 in 2006 and ($11,265) in 2005; unrealized (losses) on other long-term investments, net of tax of ($827,752) in 2006 and ($394,560) in 2005)

      

Retained Earnings

     696,282,867       667,535,056     4.31 %

Treasury Stock, at cost

     (38,897,154 )     (38,197,225 )   1.83 %
                      

(shares, 3,509,669 in 2006 and 3,499,006 in 2005)

      

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     761,787,306       755,992,176     0.77 %
                      

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 2,450,745,381     $ 2,381,819,819     2.89 %
                      

Book Value per share

   $ 9.49     $ 9.42    
                  

(1) Derived from audited financial statements

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Alfa Corporation

Investor Supplement

Second Quarter 2006

This Investor Supplement is for informational purposes only. The consolidated financial statements and financial exhibits included herein are unaudited. These consolidated financial statements and exhibits should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Form 10-K.

Measures used in these financial statements and exhibits that are not based on generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) are denoted with an asterisk (*) the first time they appear. These measures are defined on the page “Definitions of Non-GAAP, GAAP and Operating Measures” and are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure herein.


ALFA CORPORATION

PROPERTY/CASUALTY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Ratios     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Ratios  
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005  

INCOME STATEMENT

                    

Revenues

                    

Automobile Premiums

   $ 187,480     $ 166,852     12.4         $ 94,981     $ 85,398     11.2      

Homeowner Premiums

     102,849       96,496     6.6           51,341       48,944     4.9      

Other Premiums

     7,922       7,602     4.2           4,513       3,827     17.9      
                                                    

Total Premiums - Property and Casualty Insurance

     298,251       270,950     10.1     100.0 %   100.0 %     150,835       138,169     9.2     100.0 %   100.0 %

Net Investment Income

     18,547       18,238     1.7           8,868       8,927     (0.7 )    

Other Income

     6,833       4,222     61.8           3,419       2,326     47.0      
                                                    

Total Revenues

     323,631       293,410     10.3           163,122       149,422     9.2      

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

                    

Incurred Losses (Non-storm)

     159,882       153,868     3.9     53.6 %   56.8 %     77,871       77,423     0.6     51.6 %   56.0 %

Incurred Losses (Storm)

     13,805       11,635     18.7     4.6 %   4.3 %     3,893       —       100.0     2.6 %   0.0 %

Loss Adjustment Expense

     14,548       10,456     39.1     4.9 %   3.9 %     7,504       5,897     27.3     5.0 %   4.3 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     188,235       175,959     7.0     63.1 %   65.0 %     89,268       83,320     7.1     59.2 %   60.3 %

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     56,143       48,697     15.3     18.8 %   18.0 %     28,363       25,335     12.0     18.8 %   18.3 %

Other Operating Expenses

     26,730       16,497     62.0     9.0 %   6.1 %     12,963       7,511     72.6     8.6 %   5.4 %
                                                                    

Total Operating Expenses

     82,873       65,194     27.1     27.8 %   24.1 %     41,326       32,846     25.8     27.4 %   23.7 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     271,108       241,153     12.4     90.9 %   89.1 %     130,594       116,166     12.4     86.6 %   84.0 %
                                                                    

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

     52,523       52,257     0.5           32,528       33,256     (2.2 )    

Provision For Income Taxes

     13,925       12,719     9.5           8,791       9,216     (4.6 )    
                                                    

Operating Income *

     38,598       39,538     (2.4 )         23,737       24,040     (1.3 )    

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     (1,014 )     211     (580.6 )         (325 )     (4 )   (8,025.0 )    
                                                    

Net Income

   $ 37,584     $ 39,749     (5.4 )       $ 23,412     $ 24,036     (2.6 )    
                                                    

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted *

   $ 0.48     $ 0.49     (3.0 )       $ 0.29     $ 0.30     (2.0 )    

Net Income Per Share- Diluted

   $ 0.46     $ 0.49     (6.1 )       $ 0.29     $ 0.30     (3.4 )    
                                                    

Operating Return on Equity*

     17.3 %     18.5 %                
                                

Return on Equity*

     17.1 %     18.6 %                
                                

Other Key Information

                    

Earned Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 225,249     $ 218,372     3.1     75.5 %   80.6 %   $ 112,934     $ 110,007     2.7     74.9 %   79.6 %

Georgia

     17,256       16,649     3.6     5.8 %   6.1 %     8,661       8,385     3.3     5.7 %   6.1 %

Mississippi

     21,217       19,347     9.7     7.1 %   7.1 %     10,776       9,859     9.3     7.1 %   7.1 %

VA Mutual

     10,705       10,787     (0.8 )   3.6 %   4.0 %     5,376       5,476     (1.8 )   3.6 %   4.0 %

Vision

     23,824       5,795     311.1     8.0 %   2.1 %     13,088       4,442     194.6     8.7 %   3.2 %
                                                                    

Total Earned Premium

   $ 298,251     $ 270,950     10.1     100.0 %   100.0 %   $ 150,835     $ 138,169     9.2     100.0 %   100.0 %
                                                                    

Incurred Losses by Region (Non-storm)

                    

Alabama

   $ 120,125     $ 120,687     (0.5 )   53.3 %   55.3 %   $ 58,009     $ 60,826     (4.6 )   51.4 %   55.3 %

Georgia

     10,706       12,592     (15.0 )   62.0 %   75.6 %     5,192       6,575     (21.0 )   59.9 %   78.4 %

Mississippi

     9,550       12,220     (21.8 )   45.0 %   63.2 %     4,461       4,540     (1.7 )   41.4 %   46.0 %

VA Mutual

     4,438       4,777     (7.1 )   41.5 %   44.3 %     1,944       2,764     (29.7 )   36.2 %   50.5 %

Vision

     15,063       3,592     319.3     63.2 %   62.0 %     8,265       2,718     204.1     63.1 %   61.2 %
                                                                    

Total Incurred Losses

   $ 159,882     $ 153,868     3.9     53.6 %   56.8 %   $ 77,871     $ 77,423     0.6     51.6 %   56.0 %
                                                                    

Lapse Ratio: Preferred and Standard Classes *

     3.35 %     3.31 %           3.27 %     3.21 %      

Net Written Premium by LOB

                    

Automobile

   $ 202,594     $ 183,187     10.6         $ 94,005     $ 86,586     8.6      

Homeowner

     107,526       107,817     (0.3 )         56,671       54,446     4.1      

Other

     9,279       8,640     7.4           4,744       4,287     10.7      
                                                    

Total Net Written Premium

   $ 319,399     $ 299,644     6.6         $ 155,420     $ 145,319     7.0      
                                                    

Net Written Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 232,735     $ 225,980     3.0         $ 116,283     $ 113,665     2.3      

Georgia

     17,727       17,079     3.8           8,577       8,295     3.4      

Mississippi

     23,915       20,270     18.0           12,360       10,033     23.2      

VA Mutual

     9,389       20,467     (54.1 )         4,964       5,172     (4.0 )    

Vision

     35,633       15,848     124.8           13,236       8,154     62.3      
                                                    

Total Net Written Premium

   $ 319,399     $ 299,644     6.6         $ 155,420     $ 145,319     7.0      
                                                    

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

LIFE SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Ratios     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Ratios  
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005  

INCOME STATEMENT

                    

Revenues

                    

Traditional Life Insurance Premiums

   $ 22,349     $ 19,787     12.9         $ 11,094     $ 9,213     20.4      

Universal Life Policy Charges

     10,795       10,280     5.0           5,403       5,198     3.9      

Universal Life Policy Charges - COLI

     2,478       2,262     9.5           779       703     10.8      

Interest-sensitive Life Policy Charges

     5,484       5,481     0.1           2,742       2,792     (1.8 )    

Group Life Insurance Premiums

     491       517     (5.0 )         —         —       0.0      
                                                    

Total Premiums and Policy Charges - Life Insurance

     41,597       38,327     8.5     100.0 %   100.0 %     20,018       17,906     11.8     100.0 %   100.0 %

Net Investment Income

     27,306       25,289     8.0           13,716       13,062     5.0      

Other Income

     —       0.0           —         —       0.0      
                                                    

Total Revenues

     68,903       63,616     8.3           33,734       30,968     8.9      

Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     40,248       36,272     11.0     96.8 %   94.6 %     20,267       17,888     13.3     101.2 %   99.9 %

Dividends to Policyholders

     2,086       2,022     3.2     5.0 %   5.3 %     971       944     2.9     4.9 %   5.3 %

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     5,894       5,167     14.1     14.2 %   13.5 %     2,950       2,693     9.5     14.7 %   15.0 %

Other Operating Expenses

     6,778       5,431     24.8     16.3 %   14.2 %     2,763       2,441     13.2     13.8 %   13.6 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     55,006       48,892     12.5     132.3 %   127.6 %     26,951       23,966     12.5     134.6 %   133.8 %
                                                                    

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

     13,897       14,724     (5.6 )         6,783       7,002     (3.1 )    

Provision For Income Taxes

     4,308       4,588     (6.1 )         2,074       1,978     4.9      
                                                    

Operating Income

     9,589       10,136     (5.4 )         4,709       5,024     (6.3 )    

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Tax

     2,204       1,736     27.0           1,433       1,225     17.0      
                                                    

Net Income

   $ 11,793     $ 11,872     (0.7 )       $ 6,142     $ 6,249     (1.7 )    
                                                    

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.12     $ 0.13     (6.0 )       $ 0.06     $ 0.06     (7.0 )    

Net Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.15     $ 0.15     (1.3 )       $ 0.08     $ 0.08     (2.5 )    
                                                    

Operating Return on Equity

     6.9 %     7.2 %                
                                

Return on Equity

     8.3 %     8.5 %                
                                

Other Key Information (all information presented on a STAT-basis)

                    

Annualized New Business Premium by LOB

                    

Traditional Life

   $ 7,188     $ 4,007     79.4         $ 2,956     $ 2,002     47.7      

Universal Life

     1,913       2,300     (16.8 )         807       916     (11.9 )    

Interest-sensitive Life

     1,050       1,252     (16.1 )         453       593     (23.6 )    
                                                    

Total Issued New Business Premium by LOB

   $ 10,151     $ 7,559     34.3         $ 4,216     $ 3,511     20.1      
                                                    

Annualized New Business Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 8,790     $ 6,497     35.3         $ 3,595     $ 2,994     20.1      

Georgia

     720       542     32.8           314       240     30.8      

Mississippi

     641       520     23.3           307       277     10.8      
                                                    

Total Issued New Business Premium by Region

   $ 10,151     $ 7,559     34.3         $ 4,216     $ 3,511     20.1      
                                                    

Actual vs. Expected Mortality Ratio *

     101 %     87 %           106 %     85 %      

Persistency Ratio *

     91.2 %     91.0 %                
                                

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

NONINSURANCE SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005    % Change  

INCOME STATEMENT

             

Revenues

             

Equity Interest in MidCountry Financial (net of expense)

   $ 803     $ 907     (11.5 )   $ 288     $ 84    242.9  

Loan Income (net of expense)

     (3,318 )     2,089     (258.8 )     (4,473 )     1,131    (495.5 )

Other Net Investment Income

     4       1,204     (99.7 )     (157 )     647    (124.3 )
                                           

Total Net Investment Income

     (2,511 )     4,200     (159.8 )     (4,342 )     1,862    (333.2 )

Fee/Commission Income - Agency Operations

     18,728       11,834     58.3       7,917       5,459    45.0  

Other Income

     662       759     (12.8 )     318       319    (0.3 )
                                           

Total Other Income

     19,390       12,593     54.0       8,235       5,778    42.5  
                                           

Total Revenues

     16,879       16,793     0.5       3,893       7,640    (49.0 )

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

             

Claims and Settlement Expenses - Agency Operations

     1,624       1,492     8.8       891       754    18.2  

Other Operating Expenses - Loan/Lease Operations

     2,344       3,337     (29.8 )     1,070       1,644    (34.9 )

Other Operating Expenses - Agency Operations

     15,226       10,238     48.7       6,182       4,727    30.8  

Other Operating Expenses - Other Operations

     366       141     159.6       20       188    (89.4 )
                                           

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     19,560       15,208     28.6       8,163       7,313    11.6  
                                           

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

     (2,681 )     1,585     (269.1 )     (4,270 )     327    (1,405.8 )

Provision For Income Taxes

     (875 )     501     (274.7 )     (1,464 )     127    (1,252.8 )
                                           

Operating Income

     (1,806 )     1,084     (266.6 )     (2,806 )     200    (1,503.0 )

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     (27 )     2     (1,450.0 )     (27 )     2    (1,450.0 )
                                           

Net Income

   $ (1,833 )   $ 1,086     (268.8 )   $ (2,833 )   $ 202    (1,502.5 )
                                           

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.01     (265.5 )   $ (0.03 )   $ 0.00    (1,491.9 )

Net Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.01     (267.7 )   $ (0.03 )   $ 0.00    (1,491.4 )
                                           

Operating Return on Equity

     0.8 %     (0.1 %)         
                         

Return on Equity

     0.7 %     (0.1 %)         
                         

Other Key Information

             
     6/30/06     6/30/05     % Change                   

Alfa Financial Corporation:

             

Loan Portfolio

   $ 129,674     $ 117,323     10.5         

Loan Portfolio Yield *

     7.66 %     7.16 %         

Loan Gross Charge-offs

   $ 506     $ 349           

Loan Net Charge-offs

   $ 5,958     $ 281           

Loan Delinquency Ratio *

     1.36 %     1.25 %         

MidCountry Financial Corporation:

             

Carrying Value (42% and 43% ownership at 6/30/06 and 6/30/05, respectively)

   $ 54,320     $ 52,959     2.6         

Equity in Net Earnings

   $ 803     $ 907     (11.5 )       

Return on Carried Value *

     3.0 %     3.4 %         

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

CORPORATE SEGMENT AND ELIMINATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     % Change  

INCOME STATEMENT

            

Revenues

            

Investment Loss

   $ (474 )   $ (727 )   34.8     $ (273 )   $ (337 )   19.0  

Interest Expense

     (2,068 )     (1,104 )   (87.3 )     (1,144 )     (600 )   (90.7 )
                                            

Total Net Investment Loss

     (2,542 )     (1,831 )   (38.8 )     (1,417 )     (937 )   (51.2 )

Other Income

     (12,819 )     (4,881 )   (162.6 )     (5,620 )     (3,259 )   (72.4 )
                                            

Total Revenues

     (15,361 )     (6,712 )   (128.9 )     (7,037 )     (4,196 )   (67.7 )

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

            

Claims and Settlement Expenses

     (1,974 )     (464 )   (325.4 )     (1,115 )     (432 )   (158.1 )

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     (787 )     (335 )   (134.9 )     (787 )     (335 )   (134.9 )

Other Operating Expenses

     (9,677 )     (3,130 )   (209.2 )     (3,269 )     (1,294 )   (152.6 )
                                            

Total Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     (12,438 )     (3,929 )   (216.6 )     (5,171 )     (2,061 )   (150.9 )
                                            

Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes

     (2,923 )     (2,783 )   (5.0 )     (1,866 )     (2,135 )   12.6  

Provision For Income Taxes

     (1,022 )     (203 )   (403.4 )     (653 )     (203 )   (221.7 )
                                            

Operating Income (Loss)

     (1,901 )     (2,580 )   26.3       (1,213 )     (1,932 )   37.2  

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     —         —       0.0       —         —       0.0  
                                            

Net Income (Loss)

   $ (1,901 )   $ (2,580 )   26.3     $ (1,213 )   $ (1,932 )   37.2  
                                            

Operating Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )   26.8     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   37.7  

Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )   26.8     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   37.7  
                                            

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Yields     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Yields  
   2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005  

Alfa Corporation Consolidated Investment Portfolio - Other Key Information

                    

Net Investment Income and Pre-tax Yield:

                    

Fixed Income Securities

   $ 38,952     $ 38,326     1.6     5.6 %   5.9 %   $ 19,495     $ 19,626     (0.7 )   5.6 %   6.0 %1

Equity Securities

     2,277       1,442     57.9     4.2 %   2.7 %     1,313       892     47.2     4.8 %   3.3 %

Collateral Loans

     4,933       3,961     24.5           2,590       2,041     26.9      

Commercial Leases

     94       3,145     (97.0 )         46       1,569     (97.1 )    

Other Investment Income

     10,627       8,443     25.9           4,782       3,447     38.7      

Interest Expense

     (7,268 )     (4,957 )   (46.6 )         (3,846 )     (2,631 )   (46.2 )    

Investment Expenses

     (8,815 )     (4,466 )   (97.4 )         (7,554 )     (2,030 )   (272.1 )    
                                                    

Total Net Investment Income

   $ 40,800     $ 45,894     (11.1 )       $ 16,826     $ 22,914     (26.6 )    
                                                    
     6/30/06     12/31/05                                                  

Investment Portfolio Composition:

                    

Fixed Income Securities, by Rating: 2

                    

NAIC Rated

 

Moody’s Rated

                    

1

 

Aaa/Aa/A

   $ 1,320,718     $ 1,288,015     2.5                

2

 

Baa

     90,062       105,351     (14.5 )              

3

 

Ba

     20,801       21,959     (5.3 )              

4

 

B

     3,000       4,471     (32.9 )              

5

 

Caa

     —         —       0.0                

6

 

In or near default

     —         —       0.0                
                                      

Total Fixed Income Securities

     1,434,581       1,419,796     1.0                

Equity Securities

     110,640       107,020     3.4                

Collateral Loans

     129,946       124,667     4.2                

Commercial Leases

     1,758       2,515     (30.1 )              

Other Invested Assets

     364,959       347,382     5.1                
                                      

Total Investment Portfolio

   $ 2,041,884     $ 2,001,380     2.0                
                                      

 

1 Yield on Fixed Income Securities is calculated as annualized income divided by the average of the beginning and end of period amortized investment balances for the same 12-month period, which exclude unrealized investment gains and losses.

 

2 Investment Portfolio Composition values for Fixed Income Securities are based on fair value for available for sale securities and amortized value for held for investment securities.

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT

June 30, 2006

(Unaudited)

 

     02:1Q    02:2Q    02:3Q    02:4Q    2002

Additional Information

              

Pretax P&C Net Investment Income

   7,747,433    8,375,695    7,176,169    7,134,749    30,434,046

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   17,393,023    14,283,409    13,309,248    19,211,125    64,196,805

P&C Statutory Invested Assets

   562,536,805    587,045,896    592,330,618    598,545,022   

P&C Statutory Surplus

   276,936,440    274,268,630    285,198,181    291,296,304   

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves

   140,547,346    144,370,368    145,867,486    145,808,225   

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   11,482,042    11,673,726    12,057,548    12,076,982    47,290,298

Pretax Life Operating Income

   6,038,921    6,493,899    6,928,507    6,748,195    26,209,522

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   731,033,090    737,560,100    735,098,205    749,891,687   

Life Statutory Surplus

   141,999,217    133,026,858    127,697,259    132,468,334   
     03:1Q    03:2Q    03:3Q    03:4Q    2003

Pretax P&C Net Investment Income

   6,910,185    7,653,547    7,423,546    6,516,131    28,503,409

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   20,276,043    16,813,874    16,415,815    16,120,258    69,625,990

P&C Statutory Invested Assets

   619,015,221    626,103,044    640,677,141    643,775,395   

P&C Statutory Surplus

   300,514,053    308,384,829    314,946,117    323,362,342   

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves (1)

   144,689,722    145,691,012    147,585,697    139,589,753   

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   11,534,769    10,948,305    10,843,170    11,408,366    44,734,610

Pretax Life Operating Income

   5,630,299    6,071,633    5,514,256    9,528,981    26,745,169

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   771,143,631    809,472,299    808,833,684    823,345,514   

Life Statutory Surplus

   127,075,494    130,374,293    133,237,013    144,834,065   
     04:1Q    04:2Q    04:3Q    04:4Q    2004

Pretax P&C Net Investment Income

   7,422,200    7,529,905    8,148,041    11,646,118    34,746,264

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   26,792,114    19,926,490    21,346,862    22,743,798    90,809,264

P&C Statutory Invested Assets (2)

   663,386,315    668,080,084    722,795,981    716,630,234   

P&C Statutory Surplus

   335,394,591    343,130,340    340,815,304    369,838,232   

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves (1)

   144,839,184    144,417,593    151,118,973    150,856,684   

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   11,464,207    12,070,627    13,044,596    12,549,202    49,128,632

Pretax Life Operating Income

   6,101,031    4,881,196    5,704,300    8,778,931    25,465,458

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   850,439,601    865,246,778    876,301,256    890,441,591   

Life Statutory Surplus

   147,078,186    149,627,085    151,079,986    161,992,039   
     05:1Q    05:2Q    05:3Q    05:4Q    2005

Pretax P&C Net Investment Income

   9,310,764    8,926,932    11,232,799    10,729,178    40,199,673

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   19,002,266    33,255,773    29,255,953    24,178,448    105,692,440

P&C Statutory Invested Assets (2)

   705,855,331    715,563,873    720,574,977    733,114,630   

P&C Statutory Surplus

   372,285,887    385,401,304    398,052,284    407,475,146   

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves (1)

   145,569,327    141,926,723    149,282,527    157,988,560   

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   12,226,938    13,061,800    12,661,842    13,012,004    50,962,584

Pretax Life Operating Income

   7,722,260    7,001,604    6,004,445    9,749,301    30,477,610

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   923,042,022    932,889,527    957,943,993    957,658,384   

Life Statutory Surplus

   163,786,697    167,102,347    171,890,971    177,189,239   
     06:1Q    06:2Q    06:3Q    06:4Q    2006

Pretax P&C Net Investment Income

   9,678,917    8,867,842          18,546,759

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   19,996,255    32,528,491          52,524,746

P&C Statutory Invested Assets (2)

   781,525,886    792,053,522         

P&C Statutory Surplus

   410,789,564    430,367,018         

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves (1)

   163,390,031    161,008,518         

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   13,590,101    13,716,250          27,306,351

Pretax Life Operating Income

   7,113,633    6,783,319          13,896,952

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   1,002,957,159    999,648,875         

Life Statutory Surplus

   182,409,009    179,808,669         

 

(1) P&C Loss & LAE Reserves for fourth quarter 2003, fourth quarter 2004 and periods beginning in 2005 include salvage and subrogation receivables.

 

(2) P&C Statutory Invested Assets for fourth quarter 2004 and periods beginning in 2005 reflect a reclassification of premium installment plan receivables into Accounts Receivable.


Definitions of Non-GAAP, GAAP and Operating Measures

Management believes that disclosure of the following non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with meaningful tools to assess the Company’s ongoing operations. Our methods of calculating these measures may differ from those used by other companies, thereby limiting comparability.

Operating Income is defined as net income excluding realized investment gains and losses, net of applicable taxes. Management uses operating income as a measure of the Company’s ongoing profitability since it eliminates the effect of securities market volatility from earnings.

Operating Income per Share is defined as operating income divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the reporting period. Management uses operating income per share as a measure of the Company’s ongoing profitability since it eliminates the effect of securities market volatility from earnings.

Operating Return on Equity (Current Period) is defined as operating income for the trailing 12-month period divided by the simple average of the beginning and ending stockholders’ equity of the same 12-month period.

Operating Return on Equity (Prior Period) is defined as operating income for the prior year divided by the simple average of the beginning and ending stockholders’ equity of the same 12-month period.

Return on Equity (Current Period) is defined as net income for the trailing 12-month period divided by the simple average of the beginning and ending stockholders’ equity of the same 12-month period.

Return on Equity (Prior Period) is defined as net income for the prior year divided by the simple average of the beginning and ending stockholders’ equity of the same 12-month period.

Management uses the following GAAP ratios to measure the Company’s ongoing operations. They are calculated as follows:

Loss Ratio is defined as incurred losses divided by earned premiums.

Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio is defined as loss adjustment expenses divided by earned premiums.

Operating Expense Ratio is defined as total operating expenses divided by earned premiums.

Combined Ratio is defined as the sum of the loss ratio, the loss adjustment expense ratio and the expense ratio or the sum of incurred losses, loss adjustment expenses and total operating expenses divided by earned premiums.

Management uses the following operating statistics to measure components of the Company’s ongoing operations. They are calculated as follows:

Lapse Ratio is defined as the number of policies lapsing as a percentage of billings produced during a stated time period.

Actual vs. Expected Mortality Ratio is defined as benefit payments divided by the actuarially estimated benefit payments for the stated time period.

Persistency Ratio is defined as the annualized premium of policies in force at the end of the period as a percentage of the annualized premium paid at the end of the period.

Loan Portfolio Yield is defined as annualized interest income divided by the loan portfolio balance.

Loan Delinquency Ratio is defined as the amount of loans 30 or more days past due divided by the loan portfolio balance.

Return on Carried Value is defined as equity in net earnings divided by the simple average of beginning and end of period carrying value.

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period. Such reclassifications did not impact earnings.