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 2006 RESULTS

Montgomery, Alabama (February 23, 2007) — Alfa Corporation (NASDAQ:ALFA) today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006. Operating income for the year was $103,676,787, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared with operating income of $95,100,686, or $1.18 per diluted share for 2005, an increase of 8.3% on a per share basis. Net income, which includes net realized investment gains, was $105,888,237, or $1.30 per diluted share for 2006 compared with $99,033,753 or $1.23 per diluted share in 2005, a per share increase of 6.3%. Premiums and policy charges for 2006 increased 8.5% to $687,086,400.

Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $32,321,887, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared with fourth quarter 2005 operating income of $22,704,120, or $0.28 per diluted share. After net realized investment gains, net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $33,004,673, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with $23,805,346, or $0.29 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Premiums and policy charges for the final three months of 2006 increased 7.0% to $174,285,046.

Alfa’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jerry A. Newby, said, Despite the extreme competitiveness in today’s insurance marketplace, Alfa Corporation has once again produced record earnings for our shareholders. Building on ten consecutive years of positive underwriting performance, this year’s results were outstanding. Alfa Corporation’s ten-year average combined ratio is 91.3%, and we ended 2006 at 90.8%. This consistent performance translates into greater value for our shareholders.

“We are very proud of our many accomplishments during the year, including continued advances in technology and further expansion of our geographical presence. Our new “Let’s Talk About Tomorrow” marketing campaign continues to increase awareness of our brand and reinforces the message that Alfa offers a full line of products designed to protect our customers’ futures.

“Alfa has the reputation for being one of the nation’s most financially stable and reliable providers of insurance, and as we begin a new year, our team is excited about the growth opportunities we see for all of our companies. We intend to be proactive in managing our company in order to enhance that reputation. Our emphasis in 2007 will be very similar to prior years: we will continue to develop our team, build sound relationships, aggressively manage expenses, and improve our service, all of which will help us achieve our goal of solid financial performance.”

Alfa Corporation will host a conference call today at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. Investors and other interested parties may access the teleconference by calling 1-800-289-0518, 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.

 

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Alfa Corporation is engaged in insurance and financial activities through its subsidiaries. The common stock of Alfa Corporation is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market under the symbol ALFA.

The associated investor supplement package for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 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/4q05fsx.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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ALFA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,    

% Change

 
     2006     2005    

Assets

      

Investments:

      

Fixed Maturities Held for Investment, at amortized cost (fair value $57,272 in 2006 and $93,578 in 2005)

   $ 55,052     $ 88,330     -37.67 %

Fixed Maturities Available for Sale, at fair value (amortized cost $1,436,188,473 in 2006 and $1,394,823,078 in 2005)

     1,446,693,702       1,419,708,095     1.90 %

Equity Securities Available for Sale, at fair value (cost $101,177,606 in 2006 and $96,668,040 in 2005)

     111,427,207       107,020,104     4.12 %

Policy Loans

     64,949,875       62,101,204     4.59 %

Collateral Loans

     128,685,111       124,667,449     3.22 %

Other Long-Term Investments

     86,823,771       64,476,156     34.66 %

Short-Term Investments

     166,293,356       84,861,880     95.96 %
                      

Total Investments

     2,004,928,074       1,862,923,218     7.62 %

Cash

     37,218,109       37,228,639     -0.03 %

Other Long-Term Investments in Affiliates

     120,819,010       138,457,224     -12.74 %

Accrued Investment Income

     17,026,711       16,858,408     1.00 %

Accounts Receivable

     85,490,044       72,622,465     17.72 %

Reinsurance Balances Receivable

     6,015,853       6,648,204     -9.51 %

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     224,516,950       204,253,919     9.92 %

Goodwill

     9,576,218       13,924,306     -31.23 %

Other Intangible Assets (net of accumulated amortization of $1,366,800 in 2006 and $683,400 in 2005)

     7,741,200       8,424,600     -8.11 %

Other Assets

     20,906,925       21,887,659     -4.48 %
                      

Total Assets

   $ 2,534,239,094     $ 2,383,228,642     6.34 %
                      

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

      

Policy Liabilities and Accruals - Property and Casualty Insurance

   $ 172,664,652     $ 159,639,886     8.16 %

Policy Liabilities and Accruals - Life Insurance Interest-Sensitive Products

     646,354,761       600,994,074     7.55 %

Policy Liabilities and Accruals - Life Insurance Other Products

     205,449,027       197,140,294     4.21 %

Unearned Premiums

     236,481,371       221,864,870     6.59 %

Dividends to Policyholders

     11,882,776       11,662,085     1.89 %

Premium Deposit and Retirement Deposit Funds

     4,921,879       5,741,071     -14.27 %

Deferred Income Taxes

     25,547,554       29,118,958     -12.26 %

Other Liabilities

     75,222,398       74,147,205     1.45 %

Due to Affiliates

     24,355,859       22,249,945     9.46 %

Commercial Paper

     206,923,215       213,790,443     -3.21 %

Notes Payable

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

Notes Payable to Affiliates

     27,516,459       20,887,635     31.74 %
                      

Total Liabilities

     1,707,319,951       1,627,236,466     4.92 %
                      

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: 80,459,113 in 2006 and 80,284,018 in 2005

      

Additional Paid In Capital

     27,502,452       21,171,462     29.90 %

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax of $14,019,988 in 2006 and $22,105,684 in 2005; unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap contract, net of tax of $105,541 in 2006 and ($11,265) in 2005; unrealized gains/(losses) on other long-term investments, net of tax of $75,006 in 2006 and ($394,560) in 2005)

     14,200,535       21,699,859     -34.56 %

Retained Earnings

     738,811,778       667,535,056     10.68 %

Treasury Stock, at cost (shares, 3,323,911 in 2006 and 3,499,006 in 2005)

     (37,378,646 )     (38,197,225 )   -2.14 %
                      

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     826,919,143       755,992,176     9.38 %
                      

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 2,534,239,094     $ 2,383,228,642     6.34 %
                      

Book Value per share

   $ 10.28     $ 9.42    
                  


ALFA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Years Ended December 31,     Statistics    Three Months Ended December 31,     Statistics
     2006    2005    % Change     2006    2005    2006    2005    % Change     2006    2005

Revenues

                           

Premiums - Property and Casualty Insurance

   604,241,557    556,438,727    8.59           153,799,283    143,872,916    6.90       

Premiums - Life Insurance

   46,019,117    41,134,144    11.88           11,539,534    10,260,406    12.47       

Policy Charges - Life Insurance

   36,825,726    35,499,178    3.74           8,946,229    8,774,768    1.95       

Net Investment Income

   93,262,710    94,931,739    (1.76 )         26,155,184    24,421,647    7.10       

Other Income

   28,386,795    22,849,897    24.23           7,644,792    5,642,746    35.48       
                                           

Total Revenues

   808,735,905    750,853,685    7.71           208,085,022    192,972,483    7.83       
                                           

Benefits and Expenses

                           

Benefits & Settlement Expenses

   458,175,979    432,856,310    5.85     56.65    57.65    111,608,379    109,578,448    1.85     53.64    56.78

Dividends to Policyholders

   4,134,455    4,009,119    3.13     0.51    0.53    1,093,607    1,063,724    2.81     0.53    0.55

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

   130,041,533    108,723,470    19.61     16.08    14.48    35,187,709    26,725,516    31.66     16.91    13.85

Other Operating Expenses

   80,790,556    73,453,925    9.99     9.99    9.78    22,151,058    22,768,806    (2.71 )   10.65    11.80
                                                   

Total Expenses

   673,142,523    619,042,824    8.74     83.23    82.45    170,040,753    160,136,494    6.18     81.72    82.98
                                                   

Income Before Income Tax Expense

   135,593,382    131,810,861    2.87     16.77    17.55    38,044,269    32,835,989    15.86     18.28    17.02

Income Tax Expense

   31,916,595    36,710,175    (13.06 )   23.54    27.85    5,722,382    10,131,869    (43.52 )   15.04    30.86
                                           

Operating Income

   103,676,787    95,100,686    9.02           32,321,887    22,704,120    42.36       

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Tax

   2,211,450    3,933,067    (43.77 )         682,786    1,101,226    (38.00 )     
                                           

Net Income

   105,888,237    99,033,753    6.92           33,004,673    23,805,346    38.64       
                                           

Operating Income Per Share - Basic

   1.29    1.19    8.74           0.40    0.28    41.98       
                                           

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted

   1.28    1.18    8.35           0.40    0.28    41.35       
                                           

Net Income Per Share - Basic

   1.32    1.24    6.65           0.41    0.30    38.27       
                                           

Net Income Per Share - Diluted

   1.30    1.23    6.27           0.41    0.29    37.66       
                                           

Dividends Per Share

   0.4300    0.3875    10.97           0.1100    0.1000    10.00       
                                           

Average Shares Outstanding - Basic

   80,345,906    80,141,068    0.26           80,429,796    80,215,641    0.27       
                                           

Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted

   81,211,111    80,712,923    0.62           81,482,882    80,904,931    0.71       
                                           

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

Investor Supplement

Fourth 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)

 

     Twelve Months Ended December 31,     Ratios     Three Months Ended December 31,     Ratios  
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005  

INCOME STATEMENT

                    

Revenues

                    

Automobile Premiums

   $ 379,762     $ 344,193     10.3         $ 96,318     $ 89,237     7.9      

Homeowner Premiums

     208,600       196,457     6.2           53,492       50,255     6.4      

Other Premiums

     15,880       15,789     0.6           3,989       4,381     (8.9 )    
                                                    

Total Premiums - Property and Casualty Insurance

     604,242       556,439     8.6     100.0 %   100.0 %     153,799       143,873     6.9     100.0 %   100.0 %

Net Investment Income

     39,417       40,200     (1.9 )         10,640       10,729     (0.8 )    

Other Income

     13,650       9,621     41.9           3,406       2,769     23.0      
                                                    

Total Revenues

     657,309       606,260     8.4           167,845       157,371     6.7      

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

                    

Incurred Losses (Non-storm)

     336,537       322,884     4.2     55.7 %   58.0 %     86,884       85,066     2.1     56.5 %   59.1 %

Incurred Losses (Storm)

     13,781       11,635     18.4     2.3 %   2.1 %     8       —       100.0     0.0 %   0.0 %

Loss Adjustment Expense

     30,015       24,029     24.9     5.0 %   4.3 %     7,955       7,384     7.7     5.2 %   5.1 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     380,333       358,548     6.1     63.0 %   64.4 %     94,847       92,450     2.6     61.7 %   64.3 %

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     118,961       100,652     18.2     19.7 %   18.1 %     32,132       25,644     25.3     20.9 %   17.8 %

Other Operating Expenses

     49,026       41,367     18.5     8.1 %   7.4 %     11,741       15,099     (22.2 )   7.6 %   10.5 %
                                                                    

Total Operating Expenses

     167,987       142,019     18.3     27.8 %   25.5 %     43,873       40,743     7.7     28.5 %   28.3 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     548,320       500,567     9.5     90.8 %   90.0 %     138,720       133,193     4.1     90.2 %   92.6 %
                                                                    

Income Before Income Tax Expense

     108,989       105,693     3.1           29,125       24,178     20.5      

Income Tax Expense

     23,954       25,497     (6.1 )         3,153       5,210     (39.5 )    
                                                    

Operating Income*

     85,035       80,196     6.0           25,972       18,968     36.9      

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     (3,110 )     120     (2,691.7 )         (1,246 )     424     (393.9 )    
                                                    

Net Income

   $ 81,925     $ 80,316     2.0         $ 24,726     $ 19,392     27.5      
                                                    

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted*

   $ 1.05     $ 0.99     5.4         $ 0.32     $ 0.23     36.0      

Net Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ 1.01     $ 1.00     1.4         $ 0.30     $ 0.24     26.6      
                                                    

Operating Return on Equity*

     17.9 %     18.5 %                
                                

Return on Equity*

     17.2 %     18.6 %                
                                

Other Key Information

                    

Earned Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 453,260     $ 441,159     2.7     75.0 %   79.3 %   $ 114,395     $ 111,842     2.3     74.4 %   77.7 %

Georgia

     34,383       33,496     2.6     5.7 %   6.0 %     8,565       8,438     1.5     5.6 %   5.9 %

Mississippi

     43,012       39,202     9.7     7.1 %   7.1 %     11,023       9,995     10.3     7.2 %   7.0 %

VA Mutual

     21,239       21,795     (2.6 )   3.5 %   3.9 %     5,206       5,477     (4.9 )   3.4 %   3.8 %

Vision

     52,348       20,787     151.8     8.7 %   3.7 %     14,610       8,121     79.9     9.5 %   5.6 %
                                                                    

Total Earned Premium

   $ 604,242     $ 556,439     8.6     100.0 %   100.0 %   $ 153,799     $ 143,873     6.9     100.0 %   100.0 %
                                                                    

Incurred Losses by Region (Non-storm)

                    

Alabama

   $ 247,644     $ 252,624     (2.0 )   54.6 %   57.3 %   $ 62,328     $ 63,979     (2.6 )   54.5 %   57.2 %

Georgia

     21,695       25,299     (14.2 )   63.1 %   75.5 %     4,641       6,252     (25.8 )   54.2 %   74.1 %

Mississippi

     20,895       21,400     (2.4 )   48.6 %   54.6 %     5,597       6,239     (10.3 )   50.8 %   62.4 %

VA Mutual

     12,064       10,804     11.7     56.8 %   49.6 %     4,265       3,444     23.8     81.9 %   62.9 %

Vision

     34,239       12,757     168.4     65.4 %   61.4 %     10,053       5,152     95.1     68.8 %   63.4 %
                                                                    

Total Incurred Losses

   $ 336,537     $ 322,884     4.2     55.7 %   58.0 %   $ 86,884     $ 85,066     2.1     56.5 %   59.1 %
                                                                    

Lapse Ratio: Preferred and Standard Classes*

     3.50 %     3.50 %           3.70 %     3.64 %      

Net Written Premium by LOB

                    

Automobile

   $ 391,190     $ 366,419     6.8         $ 91,600     $ 89,005     2.9      

Homeowner

     214,020       206,075     3.9           50,571       47,223     7.1      

Other

     16,815       15,886     5.8           3,483       3,304     5.4      
                                                    

Total Net Written Premium

   $ 622,025     $ 588,380     5.7         $ 145,654     $ 139,532     4.4      
                                                    

Net Written Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 459,621     $ 447,066     2.8         $ 109,035     $ 106,606     2.3      

Georgia

     34,629       33,885     2.2           8,088       8,076     0.1      

Mississippi

     46,095       40,455     13.9           11,247       9,895     13.7      

VA Mutual

     20,662       32,615     (36.6 )         5,245       5,567     (5.8 )    

Vision

     61,018       34,359     77.6           12,039       9,388     28.2      
                                                    

Total Net Written Premium

   $ 622,025     $ 588,380     5.7         $ 145,654     $ 139,532     4.4      
                                                    

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

LIFE SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Twelve Months Ended December 31,     Ratios     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Ratios  
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005  

INCOME STATEMENT

                    

Revenues

                    

Traditional Life Insurance Premiums

   $ 45,526     $ 40,617     12.1         $ 11,540     $ 10,260     12.5      

Universal Life Policy Charges

     21,695       20,803     4.3           5,416       5,324     1.7      

Universal Life Policy Charges - COLI

     4,018       3,812     5.4           772       775     (0.4 )    

Interest-sensitive Life Policy Charges

     11,113       10,884     2.1           2,758       2,675     3.1      

Group Life Insurance Premiums

     493       517     (4.6 )         —         —       0.0      
                                                    

Total Premiums and Policy Charges - Life Insurance

     82,845       76,633     8.1     100.0 %   100.0 %     20,486       19,034     7.6     100.0 %   100.0 %

Net Investment Income

     56,527       50,963     10.9           14,925       13,012     14.7      

Other Income

     —         —       0.0           —         —       0.0      
                                                    

Total Revenues

     139,372       127,596     9.2           35,411       32,046     10.5      

Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     78,502       73,205     7.2     94.8 %   95.5 %     17,070       17,212     (0.8 )   83.3 %   90.4 %

Dividends to Policyholders

     4,134       4,009     3.1     5.0 %   5.2 %     1,094       1,064     2.8     5.3 %   5.6 %

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     11,868       9,277     27.9     14.3 %   12.1 %     3,055       1,552     96.8     14.9 %   8.2 %

Other Operating Expenses

     10,785       10,627     1.5     13.0 %   13.9 %     2,592       2,469     5.0     12.7 %   13.0 %
                                                                    

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     105,289       97,118     8.4     127.1 %   126.7 %     23,811       22,297     6.8     116.2 %   117.1 %
                                                                    

Income Before Income Tax Expense

     34,083       30,478     11.8           11,600       9,749     19.0      

Income Tax Expense

     10,158       8,741     16.2           3,100       2,658     16.6      
                                                    

Operating Income

     23,925       21,737     10.1           8,500       7,091     19.9      

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Tax

     5,373       3,836     40.1           1,946       734     165.1      
                                                    

Net Income

   $ 29,298     $ 25,573     14.6         $ 10,446     $ 7,825     33.5      
                                                    

Operating Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.29     $ 0.27     9.4         $ 0.10     $ 0.09     19.0      

Net Income Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.36     $ 0.32     13.9         $ 0.13     $ 0.10     32.5      
                                                    

Operating Return on Equity

     7.4 %     7.2 %                
                                

Return on Equity

     9.1 %     8.5 %                
                                

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

                    

Annualized New Business Premium by LOB

                    

Traditional Life

   $ 12,186     $ 7,521     62.0         $ 2,397     $ 1,490     60.9      

Universal Life

     3,501       3,929     (10.9 )         669       740     (9.6 )    

Interest-sensitive Life

     2,119       2,352     (9.9 )         520       521     (0.2 )    
                                                    

Total Issued New Business Premium by LOB

   $ 17,806     $ 13,802     29.0         $ 3,586     $ 2,751     30.4      
                                                    

Annualized New Business Premium by Region

                    

Alabama

   $ 15,477     $ 11,881     30.3         $ 3,133     $ 2,311     35.6      

Georgia

     1,222       1,003     21.8           206       241     (14.5 )    

Mississippi

     1,107       918     20.6           247       199     24.1      
                                                    

Total Issued New Business Premium by Region

   $ 17,806     $ 13,802     29.0         $ 3,586     $ 2,751     30.4      
                                                    

Actual vs. Expected Mortality Ratio*

     104 %     96 %           111 %     103 %      

Persistency Ratio*

     90.7 %     91.2 %                

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

NONINSURANCE SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

     Twelve Months Ended December 31,    

Three Months Ended December 31,

 
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     % Change  

INCOME STATEMENT

            

Revenues

            

Equity Interest in MidCountry Financial (net of expense)

   $ 1,385     $ 1,154     20.0     $ 416     $ (125 )   432.8  

Loan Income (net of expense)

     780       4,350     (82.1 )     1,054       1,141     (7.6 )

Other Net Investment Income

     726       2,521     (71.2 )     655       750     (12.7 )
                                            

Total Net Investment Income

     2,891       8,025     (64.0 )     2,125       1,766     20.3  

Fee/Commission Income - Agency Operations

     37,215       23,849     56.0       9,427       6,146     53.4  

Other Income

     1,188       1,428     (16.8 )     268       411     (34.8 )
                                            

Total Other Income

     38,403       25,277     51.9       9,695       6,557     47.9  
                                            

Total Revenues

     41,294       33,302     24.0       11,820       8,323     42.0  

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

            

Claims and Settlement Expenses - Agency Operations

     3,527       2,766     27.5       951       566     68.0  

Other Operating Expenses - Loan/Lease Operations

     4,859       6,661     (27.1 )     1,045       1,518     (31.2 )

Other Operating Expenses - Agency Operations

     29,091       21,121     37.7       7,041       5,656     24.5  

Other Operating Expenses - Other Operations

     2,812       662     324.8       2,001       59     3,291.5  
                                            

Total Benefits, Losses and Expenses

     40,289       31,210     29.1       11,038       7,799     41.5  
                                            

Income Before Income Tax Expense

     1,005       2,092     (52.0 )     782       524     49.2  

Income Tax Expense

     679       2,132     (68.2 )     585       1,676     (65.1 )
                                            

Operating Income (Loss)

     326       (40 )   915.0       197       (1,152 )   117.1  

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     (51 )     (24 )   (112.5 )     (17 )     (56 )   69.6  
                                            

Net Income (Loss)

   $ 275     $ (64 )   529.7     $ 180     $ (1,208 )   114.9  
                                            

Operating Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   910.0     $ 0.00     $ (0.01 )   117.0  

Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   527.1     $ 0.00     $ (0.01 )   114.8  
                                            

Operating Return on Equity

     0.4 %     (0.1%)          
                        

Return on Equity

     0.3 %     (0.1%)          
                        

Other Key Information

            
     12/31/06     12/31/05     % Change                    

Alfa Financial Corporation:

            

Loan Portfolio

   $ 128,352     $ 124,502     3.1        

Loan Portfolio Yield*

     7.88 %     7.41 %        

Loan Gross Charge-offs

   $ 4,378     $ 778          

Loan Net Charge-offs

   $ 4,293     $ 649          

Loan Delinquency Ratio*

     1.99 %     1.44 %        

MidCountry Financial Corporation:

            

Carrying Value (42% and 43% ownership at 12/31/06 and 12/31/05, respectively)

   $ 57,240     $ 53,330     7.3        

Equity in Net Earnings

   $ 1,385     $ 1,154     20.0        

Return on Carried Value*

     2.4 %     2.2 %        

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

CORPORATE SEGMENT AND ELIMINATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
     2006     2005     % Change     2006     2005     % Change  

INCOME STATEMENT

            

Revenues

            

Investment Loss

   $ (914 )   $ (1,387 )   34.1     $ (306 )   $ (218 )   (40.4 )

Interest Expense

     (4,660 )     (2,869 )   (62.4 )     (1,229 )     (867 )   (41.8 )
                                            

Total Net Investment Loss

     (5,574 )     (4,256 )   (31.0 )     (1,535 )     (1,085 )   (41.5 )

Other Income

     (23,666 )     (12,048 )   (96.4 )     (5,457 )     (3,683 )   (48.2 )
                                            

Total Revenues

     (29,240 )     (16,304 )   (79.3 )     (6,992 )     (4,768 )   (46.6 )

Benefits, Losses and Expenses

            

Claims and Settlement Expenses

     (4,187 )     (1,663 )   (151.8 )     (1,260 )     (650 )   (93.8 )

Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

     (787 )     (1,206 )   34.7       —         (471 )   100.0  

Other Operating Expenses

     (15,782 )     (6,983 )   (126.0 )     (2,269 )     (2,033 )   (11.6 )
                                            

Total Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

     (20,756 )     (9,852 )   (110.7 )     (3,529 )     (3,154 )   (11.9 )
                                            

Loss Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

     (8,484 )     (6,452 )   (31.5 )     (3,463 )     (1,614 )   (114.6 )

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

     (2,874 )     340     (945.3 )     (1,117 )     588     (290.0 )
                                            

Operating Income (Loss)

     (5,610 )     (6,792 )   17.4       (2,346 )     (2,202 )   (6.5 )

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Tax

     —         —       0.0       —         —       0.0  
                                            

Net Income (Loss)

   $ (5,610 )   $ (6,792 )   17.4     $ (2,346 )   $ (2,202 )   (6.5 )
                                            

Operating Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   17.9     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.03 )   (5.8 )

Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Diluted

   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   17.9     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.03 )   (5.8 )
                                            

Data may differ from actual due to rounding.


ALFA CORPORATION

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

(in thousands, except ratios and per share data)

 

             

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

               

Three Months Ended

December 31,

             
              2006     2005     % Change                 2006     2005     % Change              

Alfa Corporation Consolidated Investment Portfolio - Other Key Information

 

           
                                Yields                       Yields  
Net Investment Income and Pre-tax Yield:           2006     2005                       2006     2005  

Fixed Income Securities

   $ 80,654     $ 76,750     5.1     5.7 %   5.7 %1   $ 20,961     $ 19,173     9.3     5.9 %   5.7 %1

Equity Securities

     4,284       2,912     47.1     3.9 %   2.8 %     1,357       736     84.4     5.0 %   2.8 %

Collateral Loans

     10,125       8,502     19.1           2,586       2,322     11.4      

Commercial Leases

     187       6,220     (97.0 )         34       1,414     (97.6 )    

Other Investment Income

     23,564       20,281     16.2           6,847       5,752     19.0      

Interest Expense

     (15,438 )     (11,531 )   (33.9 )         (3,971 )     (3,375 )   (17.7 )    

Investment Expenses

     (10,113 )     (8,202 )   (23.3 )         (1,659 )     (1,600 )   (3.7 )    
                                                         

Total Net Investment Income

   $ 93,263     $ 94,932     (1.8 )       $ 26,155     $ 24,422     7.1      
                                                         
Investment Portfolio Composition:         12/31/06     12/31/05                                                  

Fixed Income Securities, by Rating:2

                       
   

NAIC Rated

  

Moody’s Rated

                                                            
 

1

   Aaa/Aa/A    $ 1,353,897     $ 1,288,015     5.1                
 

2

   Baa      83,338       105,351     (20.9 )              
 

3

   Ba      2,060       21,959     (90.6 )              
 

4

   B      4,454       4,471     (0.4 )              
 

5

   Caa      —         —       0.0                
 

6

   In or near default      —         0.0                  
 

Not Rated

        3,000       —       100.0                
                                         

Total Fixed Income Securities

     1,446,749       1,419,796     1.9                

Equity Securities

     111,427       107,020     4.1                

Collateral Loans

     128,685       124,667     3.2                

Other Invested Assets

     318,067       211,440     50.4                
                                         

Total Investments

     2,004,928       1,862,923     7.6                

Investment In Affiliates

     120,819       138,457     (12.7 )              
                                         

Total

      $ 2,125,747     $ 2,001,380     6.2                
                                         

 

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

December 31, 2006

(Unaudited)

Additional Information

 

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

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    10,230,689    10,639,827    39,417,275

Pretax P&C Operating Income

   19,996,255    32,528,491    27,338,061    29,125,239    108,988,046

P&C Statutory Invested Assets (2)

   781,525,886    792,053,522    789,965,735    815,633,254   

P&C Statutory Surplus

   410,789,564    430,367,018    424,266,223    450,690,007   

P&C Loss & LAE Reserves (1)

   163,390,031    161,008,518    164,960,736    170,675,884   

Pretax Life Net Investment Income

   13,590,101    13,716,250    14,296,140    14,924,804    56,527,295

Pretax Life Operating Income

   7,113,633    6,783,319    8,585,952    11,599,737    34,082,641

Life Statutory Invested Assets

   1,002,957,159    999,648,875    1,017,945,275    1,031,591,536   

Life Statutory Surplus

   182,409,009    179,808,669    184,518,325    202,198,338   

 

(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.