v3.26.1
Note 2 - Investments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Available-for-Sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The Company’s available‑for‑sale investments are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost or

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

for Credit

 

 

Fair

 

June 30, 2026

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

23,870

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

(346

)

 

$

—

 

 

$

23,535

 

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

17,773

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

(955

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

16,905

 

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

20,165

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

(1,787

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

18,429

 

Corporate and other

 

 

750,667

 

 

 

4,588

 

 

 

(13,600

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

741,655

 

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

710,530

 

 

 

3,189

 

 

 

(11,383

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

702,336

 

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

1,523,005

 

 

$

7,926

 

 

$

(28,071

)

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,502,860

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost or

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

for Credit

 

 

Fair

 

December 31, 2025

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

23,716

 

 

$

97

 

 

$

(226

)

 

$

—

 

 

$

23,587

 

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

19,745

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

(994

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

18,862

 

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

19,280

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

17,465

 

Corporate and other

 

 

606,748

 

 

 

9,891

 

 

 

(8,404

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

608,235

 

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

558,116

 

 

 

5,922

 

 

 

(8,000

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

556,038

 

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

1,227,605

 

 

$

16,093

 

 

$

(19,511

)

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,224,187

 

Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The aggregate fair value and gross unrealized losses of the Company’s investments aggregated by investment category and the length of time these individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are as follows:

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

 

More Than 12 Months

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

June 30, 2026

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

14,362

 

 

$

(122

)

 

$

6,675

 

 

$

(224

)

 

$

21,037

 

 

$

(346

)

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

1,698

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

(918

)

 

 

13,570

 

 

 

(955

)

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

999

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

15,277

 

 

 

(1,769

)

 

 

16,276

 

 

 

(1,787

)

Corporate and other

 

 

325,212

 

 

 

(5,188

)

 

 

137,030

 

 

 

(8,412

)

 

 

462,242

 

 

 

(13,600

)

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

320,219

 

 

 

(3,046

)

 

 

71,110

 

 

 

(8,337

)

 

 

391,329

 

 

 

(11,383

)

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

662,490

 

 

$

(8,411

)

 

$

241,964

 

 

$

(19,660

)

 

$

904,454

 

 

$

(28,071

)

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

 

More Than 12 Months

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

December 31, 2025

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Governments

 

$

2,006

 

 

$

(38

)

 

$

5,704

 

 

$

(188

)

 

$

7,710

 

 

$

(226

)

U.S. States, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

 

 

5,157

 

 

 

(441

)

 

 

9,509

 

 

 

(553

)

 

 

14,666

 

 

 

(994

)

Special revenue excluding mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

15,185

 

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

15,185

 

 

 

(1,887

)

Corporate and other

 

 

49,963

 

 

 

(948

)

 

 

160,780

 

 

 

(7,456

)

 

 

210,743

 

 

 

(8,404

)

Mortgage/asset-backed securities

 

 

47,313

 

 

 

(406

)

 

 

79,733

 

 

 

(7,594

)

 

 

127,046

 

 

 

(8,000

)

Total available-for-sale investments

 

$

104,439

 

 

$

(1,833

)

 

$

270,911

 

 

$

(17,678

)

 

$

375,350

 

 

$

(19,511

)

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities at June 30, 2026, by contractual maturity, are shown below:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Due within one year

 

$

50,675

 

 

$

50,623

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

295,580

 

 

 

292,059

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

278,412

 

 

 

276,482

 

Due after ten years

 

 

187,808

 

 

 

181,360

 

Mortgage and asset-backed securities

 

 

710,530

 

 

 

702,336

 

 

 

$

1,523,005

 

 

$

1,502,860

 

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

Net investment income is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

19,090

 

 

$

13,344

 

 

$

36,398

 

 

$

25,308

 

Dividend income

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

2,340

 

 

 

559

 

Investment expense

 

 

(510

)

 

 

(216

)

 

 

(804

)

 

 

(426

)

Net investment income

 

$

19,950

 

 

$

13,370

 

 

$

37,934

 

 

$

25,441

 

Gain (Loss) on Securities [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

Realized gains:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains on sales of fixed maturity securities

 

$

29

 

 

$

409

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

434

 

Gains on sales of equity securities

 

 

—

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

234

 

Total realized gains

 

 

29

 

 

 

627

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

668

 

Realized losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses on sales of fixed maturity securities

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(298

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(758

)

Losses on sales of equity securities

 

 

—

 

 

 

(225

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(234

)

Total realized losses

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(523

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(992

)

Net realized investment (losses) gains

 

 

(92

)

 

 

104

 

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(324

)

Change in allowance for credit losses

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

244

 

Net unrealized gains on equity securities

 

 

6,353

 

 

 

5,659

 

 

 

4,259

 

 

 

3,327

 

Net unrealized gains on equity method investment

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,286

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,268

 

Net unrealized gains on other investments

 

 

492

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

686

 

 

 

453

 

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

 

$

6,753

 

 

$

8,306

 

 

$

4,860

 

 

$

5,968