CITIZENS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
or
o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 1-13004
CITIZENS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado | 84-0755371 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
400 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas | 78752 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(512) 837-7100
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).
o Yes þ No
As of November 1, 2006, the Registrant had 40,264,448 shares of Class A common stock, no par value,
outstanding and 1,001,714 shares of Class B common stock, no par value, outstanding.
CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Assets |
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Investments: |
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Fixed maturities held-to-maturity, at
amortized cost (fair value $6,282,000
in 2006 and $9,143,212 in 2005) |
$ | 5,496,645 | 7,639,505 | |||||
Fixed maturities available-for-sale, at
fair value (amortized cost $484,863,578
in 2006 and $457,386,343 in 2005) |
476,390,904 | 449,931,167 | ||||||
Equity securities, available-for-sale,
at fair value (cost $344,521 in 2006
and $429,176 in 2005) |
450,636 | 609,760 | ||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of
allowance of $50,000 in 2006 and 2005) |
514,140 | 833,464 | ||||||
Policy loans |
24,160,448 | 23,918,241 | ||||||
Other long-term investments |
1,840,174 | 1,878,886 | ||||||
Total investments |
508,852,947 | 484,811,023 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
24,434,044 | 18,311,105 | ||||||
Accrued investment income |
6,134,993 | 6,477,499 | ||||||
Reinsurance recoverable |
15,653,893 | 19,118,009 | ||||||
Federal income tax recoverable |
402,718 | | ||||||
Deferred policy acquisition costs |
81,592,694 | 70,410,334 | ||||||
Other intangible assets |
1,695,125 | 2,095,125 | ||||||
Cost of customer relationships acquired |
37,178,033 | 39,259,276 | ||||||
Excess of cost over net assets acquired |
12,401,990 | 12,401,990 | ||||||
Property and equipment |
7,627,942 | 7,736,623 | ||||||
Other assets |
5,453,658 | 1,267,827 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 701,428,037 | 661,888,811 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. | (Continued) |
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION, CONTINUED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION, CONTINUED
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Liabilities: |
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Future policy benefit reserves: |
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Life insurance |
$ | 463,856,363 | 436,716,912 | |||||
Annuities |
20,615,121 | 19,440,486 | ||||||
Accident and health |
10,818,742 | 11,579,870 | ||||||
Dividend accumulations |
5,033,630 | 5,066,828 | ||||||
Premium deposits |
11,469,891 | 9,942,096 | ||||||
Policy claims payable |
8,079,643 | 11,226,907 | ||||||
Other policyholders funds |
5,664,531 | 5,473,358 | ||||||
Total policy liabilities |
525,537,921 | 499,446,457 | ||||||
Commissions payable |
2,318,029 | 2,666,764 | ||||||
Federal income tax payable |
| 447,829 | ||||||
Deferred Federal income tax |
1,862,198 | 1,620,839 | ||||||
Payable for securities in the process of settlement |
6,936,097 | | ||||||
Warrants outstanding |
1,513,542 | 1,587,151 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
9,881,242 | 7,611,138 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
548,049,029 | 513,380,178 | ||||||
Cumulative convertible preferred stock
Series A-1 - $500 stated value per share, 25,000 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding in 2006 and 2005; Series A-2 - $935 stated
value per share, 5,000 shares authorized, 4,014 issued and outstanding
in 2006 |
12,548,135 | 11,545,543 | ||||||
Stockholders Equity: |
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Common stock: |
||||||||
Class A, no par value, 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 43,400,186 shares issued
in 2006 and 43,300,934 shares issued
in 2005, including shares in treasury of
3,135,738 in 2006 and 2,930,596 in 2005 |
214,827,268 | 214,307,665 | ||||||
Class B, no par value, 2,000,000 shares
authorized, 1,001,714 shares issued and outstanding in
2006 and 936,181 shares issued and outstanding in 2005 |
3,184,350 | 3,184,350 | ||||||
Retained deficit |
(60,648,210 | ) | (64,717,088 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |
||||||||
Unrealized losses on securities, net of tax |
(5,521,929 | ) | (4,801,231 | ) | ||||
151,841,477 | 147,973,696 | |||||||
Treasury stock, at cost |
(11,010,606 | ) | (11,010,606 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
140,830,872 | 136,963,090 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 701,428,037 | 661,888,811 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Revenues: |
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Premiums |
$ | 31,525,397 | 29,422,007 | |||||
Net investment income |
7,039,926 | 6,155,959 | ||||||
Realized gains (losses) |
(139,756 | ) | 61,642 | |||||
Increase in fair value of options and warrants |
(291,348 | ) | (129,187 | ) | ||||
Other income |
350,840 | 336,075 | ||||||
Total revenues |
38,485,059 | 35,846,496 | ||||||
Benefits and expenses: |
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Insurance benefits paid or provided: |
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Claims and surrenders |
13,336,093 | 12,119,097 | ||||||
Increase in future policy benefit reserves |
7,444,137 | 6,684,117 | ||||||
Policyholders dividends |
1,493,184 | 1,317,811 | ||||||
Total insurance benefits paid or provided |
22,273,414 | 20,121,025 | ||||||
Commissions |
8,189,946 | 8,269,384 | ||||||
Other underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses |
6,090,168 | 5,903,568 | ||||||
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
(6,112,745 | ) | (6,180,211 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
3,239,901 | 2,772,603 | ||||||
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired
and other intangible assets |
841,644 | 2,714,252 | ||||||
Total benefits and expenses |
34,522,328 | 33,600,621 | ||||||
Income before Federal income tax |
3,962,731 | 2,245,875 | ||||||
Federal income tax expense |
1,374,506 | 759,000 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 2,588,225 | 1,486,875 | |||||
Net income applicable to common stockholders |
$ | 2,079,724 | 999,762 | |||||
Per Share Amounts: |
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Basic income per share of common stock |
$ | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||
Diluted income per share of common stock |
$ | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
41,236,144 | 41,104,264 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
44,237,801 | 41,104,264 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Revenues: |
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Premiums |
$ | 92,440,027 | 84,851,258 | |||||
Net investment income |
20,034,063 | 17,635,157 | ||||||
Realized gains |
1,173,542 | 677,317 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in fair value of options and warrants |
73,609 | (186,399 | ) | |||||
Other income |
1,067,971 | 717,875 | ||||||
Total revenues |
114,789,212 | 103,695,208 | ||||||
Benefits and expenses: |
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Insurance benefits paid or provided: |
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Claims and surrenders |
41,313,779 | 37,282,328 | ||||||
Increase in future policy benefit reserves |
21,953,156 | 18,155,375 | ||||||
Policyholders dividends |
3,821,723 | 3,394,911 | ||||||
Total insurance benefits paid or provided |
67,088,658 | 58,832,614 | ||||||
Commissions |
25,820,569 | 23,759,477 | ||||||
Other underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses |
21,393,947 | 19,349,462 | ||||||
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
(19,126,248 | ) | (17,176,193 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
8,913,888 | 7,396,979 | ||||||
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired
and other intangibles |
2,481,243 | 5,210,183 | ||||||
Total benefits and expenses |
106,572,057 | 97,372,522 | ||||||
Income before Federal income tax |
8,217,155 | 6,322,686 | ||||||
Federal income tax expense |
2,626,083 | 2,114,000 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 5,591,072 | 4,208,686 | |||||
Net income applicable to common stockholders |
$ | 4,068,878 | 2,730,469 | |||||
Per Share Amounts: |
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Basic income per share of common stock |
$ | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||
Diluted income per share of common stock |
$ | 0.09 | 0.07 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
41,201,962 | 41,080,370 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
43,203,066 | 41,080,370 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 5,591,072 | 4,208,686 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Realized gains on sale of
investments and other assets |
(1,173,542 | ) | (677,317 | ) | ||||
Net deferred policy acquisition costs |
(10,212,360 | ) | (9,779,214 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) on fair value of
options and warrants |
(73,609 | ) | 186,399 | |||||
Amortization of cost of customer
relationships acquired and other
intangibles |
2,481,243 | 5,210,183 | ||||||
Amortization of net premiums on
fixed maturities |
1,047,939 | 1,122,725 | ||||||
Depreciation |
957,393 | 758,767 | ||||||
Deferred Federal income tax expense |
612,631 | 1,777,042 | ||||||
Change in: |
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Accrued investment income |
342,506 | 1,024,461 | ||||||
Reinsurance recoverable |
3,464,116 | (5,689,625 | ) | |||||
Future policy benefit reserves |
25,715,156 | 18,159,445 | ||||||
Other policy liabilities |
(1,461,495 | ) | 7,449,466 | |||||
Federal income tax |
(850,547 | ) | (2,113,032 | ) | ||||
Commissions payable and other
liabilities |
3,341,503 | (2,512,748 | ) | |||||
Change in other receivables |
(4,185,831 | ) | 1,115,554 | |||||
Other, net |
(1,358,650 | ) | (783,282 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating
activities |
24,237,525 | 19,457,510 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
Sale of fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
16,378,125 | 14,762,475 | ||||||
Sale of equity securities, available-for-sale |
176,756 | | ||||||
Maturity of fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
24,506,210 | 85,187,799 | ||||||
Purchase of fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
(59,159,113 | ) | (99,794,782 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on mortgage loans |
92,738 | 38,561 | ||||||
Sale of other long-term investments and property
and equipment |
90,176 | 989,898 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in policy loans |
(242,207 | ) | 231,700 | |||||
Principal payments on notes receivable |
474,884 | | ||||||
Purchase of other long-term investments and
property and equipment |
(849,825 | ) | (242,917 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities |
(18,532,256 | ) | 1,172,734 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. | (Continued) |
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(Unaudited)
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Annuity and universal life deposits |
1,837,802 | 2,135,975 | ||||||
Annuity and universal life withdrawals |
(1,420,132 | ) | (1,108,543 | ) | ||||
Payoff of notes payable |
| (30,000,000 | ) | |||||
Payment of convertible preferred stock
issuance cost |
| (87,533 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible
preferred stock |
| 2,500,936 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities |
417,670 | (26,559,165 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents |
6,122,939 | (5,928,921 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
18,311,105 | 31,720,787 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 24,434,044 | 25,791,866 | |||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Operating Activities: |
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Cash paid during the period for income taxes |
$ | 2,864,001 | 2,449,990 | |||||
Cash paid during the period for interest |
$ | | 695,408 | |||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Dividends on the Companys Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, issued in 2004, and Series A-2
Convertible Preferred Stock, issued in 2005, were paid by the Company through the issuance of Class
A common stock to the preferred shareholders in the amounts of $519,603 and $393,809 for the first
nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Accretion of deferred issuance costs and discounts on
the Convertible Preferred Stock during the first nine months of 2006 and 2005 was $1,002,592 and
$1,084,408, respectively.
In conjunction with the issuance of the preferred stock, options and warrants for the purchase of
the Companys common stock were granted to the investors. The change in fair value of the
liability for options and warrants is a component of net income. Included in net income is a
decrease in fair value of options and warrants of $73,609 and an increase of $186,399 for the first
nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company foreclosed on a mortgage loan in the second quarter of 2006 in the amount of $226,586,
and the real estate was recorded as an other long-term investment.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CITIZENS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
(1) | Financial Statements | |
The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of Citizens, Inc. (Citizens), incorporated in the state of Colorado on November 8, 1977, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CICA LIFE Insurance Company of America (CICA) (fka Citizens Insurance Company of America), Computing Technology, Inc., Funeral Homes of America, Inc., Insurance Investors, Inc., Citizens National Life Insurance Company (CNLIC), KYWIDE Insurance Management, Inc., Security Alliance Insurance Company, Security Plan Life Insurance Company (Security Plan or SPLIC), Security Plan Fire Insurance Company (SPFIC), and Mid-American Associates Agency, Inc. (MAAAI). Citizens and its consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the Company, we, or our. | ||
On March 15, 2006, MAAAI was dissolved. In addition, Citizens USA Life Insurance Company was merged into CICA effective March 31, 2006. | ||
The consolidated statement of financial position for September 30, 2006, the consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and reclassifications to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and changes in cash flows at September 30, 2006, and for comparative periods presented have been made. | ||
Certain 2005 amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Specifically, $2,135,975 of annuity and universal life considerations, net of $1,108,543 of annuity and universal life payments, have been netted against an equal amount included in insurance benefits paid or provided. Also, $283,517 of expense included in the increase in future policy benefit reserves has been reclassified to premium revenue. In addition, effective with the three-month period ended March 31, 2006, the Company began accruing premium revenue based on the gross amount due from policyholders, rather than just a portion of that amount. As a result, premium revenue for the first quarter of 2006 was increased $954,951. When considered together with other corrections recorded in the first quarter of 2006, which were individually immaterial, the net effect is also not material. | ||
During the second quarter of 2006, assumptions were revised for SPLIC 2006 policy issues. Specifically, commissions capitalized as deferred acquisition costs were increased, effective January 1, by $466,817 to reflect the higher commission SPLIC is paying for new business. | ||
The Company wrote off $400,000 of other intangible assets in the first quarter of 2006, as the subsidiaries to which the intangibles relate no longer exist. This impairment occurred during 2005. |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently issued guidance, Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, (SAB 108), on the process of quantifying and reporting financial statement misstatements. Through its SAB No. 99, Materiality, and SAB 108 analysis, the Company has determined it will record an adjustment to the January 1, 2006, beginning balance sheet during the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company anticipates that assets will be decreased by approximately $1.6 million (primarily non-invested assets and policy loans) and liabilities (primarily other liabilities) will be increased by approximately $1.9 million, and beginning retained deficit will be increased approximately $3.5 million. These amounts are exclusive of approximately $700,000 of other pre-tax prior year misstatements, which have already been corrected in the 2006 financial statements. The primary components of this $700,000 are disclosed above. The Company is currently evaluating whether such corrections can be moved and added into the January 1, 2006 beginning balance sheet adjustment that will be made as part of its adoption of SAB 108. | ||
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States of America (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC. The results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2006, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. | ||
(2) | Sale of CNLIC | |
A formal contract was signed with a third party in the first quarter of 2006 to sell our primary accident and health insurance subsidiary, CNLIC, but was subject to regulatory approval before closing. CNLIC represents approximately 60% of our accident and health business. The remaining 40% of the accident and health business will continue to be ceded under an existing coinsurance agreement with the acquirer of CNLIC. During the third quarter of 2006, the buyer was advised that such regulatory approval would not be granted at that time due to operating losses experienced by the buyer; however, reconsideration would be given once profitability was restored. The Company has agreed to extend the purchase agreement so that the buyer can rectify its deficiency. Closing is now expected in 2007. | ||
(3) | Revolving Line of Credit | |
The Company has entered into a $75 million line of credit with Regions Bank that terminates in November 2006. The line of credit provides for a maximum of $5,000,000 for general corporate purposes not related to the acquisition of insurance companies. Although the line of credit was increased from an original level of $30 million, additional borrowing above the $30 million amount will require the prior written approval of the holders of the Companys preferred stock. No amount was outstanding on this line at September 30, 2006. |
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(4) | Segment Information | |
The Company has four reportable segments: International Life Business, Home Service Business, Domestic Life Business and Domestic Health Business. The accounting policies of the segments are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company evaluates profit and loss performance based on U.S. GAAP net income before federal income taxes for its four reportable segments. | ||
International Life Business, consisting of ordinary whole-life policies, is sold primarily throughout Central and South America and Taiwan. The Company has no assets, offices or employees outside of the U.S. and requires that all transactions be in U.S. Dollars paid in the U.S. | ||
The Companys Home Service business segment focuses on writing final expense ordinary life insurance utilizing the home service marketing distribution method, whereby approximately 350 employee-agents work on a route system to collect premiums and service policyholders. The Company also uses the home service method to write small casualty policies on Louisiana residents. | ||
The Domestic Life Business, consisting of traditional ordinary life, credit life and final expense policies, is marketed in the Midwest and southern U.S. A majority of revenue in this segment is also comprised of blocks of business acquired in acquisitions. At June 30, 2006, the Company assumed a 50% share of a block of domestic policies with a face value of $22 million from an unaffiliated insurer. | ||
Prior to 2004, the Company actively operated the fourth segment, Domestic Health. The Company transferred a majority of this business to a third party in 2004 under a coinsurance agreement effective January 1, 2004. The Company continues to have an insignificant amount of revenue in this segment. | ||
Geographic Areas - The following summary represents quarterly financial data of the Companys continuing operations based on their location: |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Revenues: |
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U.S. |
$ | 14,805,564 | 15,287,873 | |||||
Non-U.S |
23,679,495 | 20,558,623 | ||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 38,485,059 | 35,846,496 | |||||
The following summary presents the Companys profit (loss) measurement from continuing
operations for each reportable segment, along with certain components of that profit
(loss) measurement, for the periods indicated.
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Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Profit (Loss) Measurement |
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Income (loss) before Federal income tax: |
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International Life |
$ | 1,865,627 | 1,743,227 | |||||
Home Service Business |
1,317,309 | 113,089 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
764,415 | 431,839 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
15,380 | (42,280 | ) | |||||
Total consolidated income before
Federal income tax |
$ | 3,962,731 | 2,245,875 | |||||
Selected Components of Profit Measurement |
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Revenue: |
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International Life |
$ | 23,679,494 | 20,558,623 | |||||
Home Service Business |
12,722,185 | 12,207,922 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
1,898,642 | 2,880,644 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
184,738 | 199,307 | ||||||
Total consolidated revenue |
$ | 38,485,059 | 35,846,496 | |||||
Premiums: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 20,236,363 | 18,202,616 | |||||
Home Service Business |
9,501,202 | 9,135,330 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
1,603,094 | 1,884,754 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
184,738 | 199,307 | ||||||
Total consolidated premiums |
$ | 31,525,397 | 29,422,007 | |||||
Net investment income: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 3,504,888 | 2,622,293 | |||||
Home Service Business |
3,218,835 | 3,078,736 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
316,203 | 454,930 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
| | ||||||
Total consolidated net investment income |
$ | 7,039,926 | 6,155,959 | |||||
Amortization expense: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 2,677,094 | 2,220,268 | |||||
Home Service Business |
1,096,198 | 2,507,056 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
308,253 | 759,531 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
| | ||||||
Total consolidated amortization expense |
$ | 4,081,545 | 5,486,855 | |||||
Realized gains (losses) on sale of
investments and other assets: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | (124,779 | ) | 56,311 | ||||
Home Service Business |
1,374 | (4,153 | ) | |||||
Domestic Life |
(16,351 | ) | 9,484 | |||||
Domestic Health |
| -- | ||||||
Total consolidated realized gains
(losses) on sale of investments and
other assets |
$ | (139,756 | ) | 61,642 | ||||
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Major categories of premiums are summarized as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Ordinary Life |
$ | 30,102,996 | 28,147,494 | |||||
Group Life |
148,814 | 166,062 | ||||||
Accident and Health |
348,258 | 353,623 | ||||||
Casualty |
925,329 | 754,828 | ||||||
Total premiums |
$ | 31,525,397 | 29,422,007 | |||||
Geographic Areas - The following summary represents year-to-date financial data of the
Companys continuing operations based on their location:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||
U.S. |
$ | 46,506,071 | 45,897,879 | |||||
Non-U.S |
68,283,141 | 57,797,329 | ||||||
Total Revenues |
$ | 114,789,212 | 103,695,208 | |||||
The following summary presents the Companys profit (loss) measurement from continuing
operations for each reportable segment, along with certain components of that profit
(loss) measurement, for the periods indicated.
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Profit (Loss) Measurement |
||||||||
Income (loss) before Federal income tax: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 6,799,313 | 4,585,191 | |||||
Home Service Business |
2,207,865 | 2,149,490 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
(798,924 | ) | (511,563 | ) | ||||
Domestic Health |
8,901 | 99,568 | ||||||
Total consolidated income before Federal
income tax |
$ | 8,217,155 | 6,322,686 | |||||
Selected Components of Profit Measurement |
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Revenues: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 68,283,141 | 57,797,329 | |||||
Home Service Business |
38,625,407 | 37,803,528 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
7,323,261 | 7,443,850 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
557,403 | 650,501 | ||||||
Total consolidated revenues |
$ | 114,789,212 | 103,695,208 | |||||
Premiums: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 57,498,628 | 49,850,072 | |||||
Home Service Business |
28,532,140 | 28,830,449 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
5,851,856 | 5,520,236 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
557,403 | 650,501 | ||||||
Total consolidated premiums |
$ | 92,440,027 | 84,851,258 | |||||
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Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net investment income: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 9,829,882 | 7,473,702 | |||||
Home Service Business |
9,108,463 | 8,852,271 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
1,095,718 | 1,309,184 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
| | ||||||
Total consolidated net investment income |
$ | 20,034,063 | 17,635,157 | |||||
Amortization expense: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 7,993,090 | 6,142,067 | |||||
Home Service Business |
2,118,738 | 4,234,103 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
1,283,303 | 2,230,992 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
| | ||||||
Total consolidated amortization expense |
$ | 11,395,131 | 12,607,162 | |||||
Realized gains (losses) on sale of
investments and other assets: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | (70,535 | ) | 473,555 | ||||
Home Service Business |
982,663 | 120,808 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
261,414 | 82,954 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
| -- | ||||||
Total consolidated realized gains on sale of
investments and other assets |
$ | 1,173,542 | 677,317 | |||||
Major categories of premiums are summarized as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Ordinary Life |
$ | 88,237,050 | 80,332,431 | |||||
Group Life |
432,546 | 484,242 | ||||||
Accident and Health |
1,080,516 | 1,135,562 | ||||||
Casualty |
2,689,915 | 2,899,023 | ||||||
Total premiums |
$ | 92,440,027 | 84,851,258 | |||||
Assets The following summary represents the Companys assets for each reportable
segment as of the dates indicated:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Assets: |
||||||||
International Life |
$ | 262,263,214 | 233,529,849 | |||||
Home Service Business |
304,660,693 | 300,946,232 | ||||||
Domestic Life |
123,174,684 | 115,320,962 | ||||||
Domestic Health |
11,329,446 | 12,091,768 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 701,428,037 | 661,888,811 | |||||
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(5) | Total Comprehensive Income and (Loss) |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net income |
$ | 2,588,225 | 1,486,875 | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) net of
tax: |
||||||||
Unrealized net gains (losses) on
investments in fixed maturities available
for sale and equity securities |
9,822,332 | (5,352,757 | ) | |||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 12,410,557 | (3,865,882 | ) | ||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net income |
$ | 5,591,072 | 4,208,686 | |||||
Other comprehensive loss net of
tax: |
||||||||
Unrealized net losses on
investments in fixed maturities
available for sale and equity
securities |
(720,698 | ) | (1,243,194 | ) | ||||
Total comprehensive income |
$ | 4,870,374 | 2,965,492 | |||||
(6) | Earnings Per Share | |
Basic and diluted earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding during each period. The basic weighted average shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, were 41,236,144 and 41,201,962, respectively. The diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three and nine months outstanding ended September 30, 2006 were 44,237,801 and 43,203,066, respectively. The weighted average shares outstanding for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, were 41,104,264 and 41,080,370, respectively. The per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for all periods presented to reflect the change in capital structure resulting from a 7% stock dividend paid in 2005. The 2005 stock dividend resulted in the issuance of 2,840,821 Class A common shares (including 205,142 shares in treasury) and 65,533 Class B common shares. |
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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive earnings per share: |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Basic and diluted income per share: |
||||||||
Numerator: |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 2,588,225 | 1,486,875 | |||||
Less: Preferred stock dividend |
(174,405 | ) | (130,506 | ) | ||||
Accretion of deferred issuance
costs and discounts on preferred
stock |
(334,096 | ) | (356,607 | ) | ||||
Net income to common stockholders |
$ | 2,079,724 | 999,762 | |||||
Basic income per share |
$ | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||
Diluted income per share |
$ | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||
Denominator: |
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
41,236,144 | 41,104,264 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
44,237,801 | 41,104,264 | ||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Basic and diluted income per share: |
||||||||
Numerator: |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 5,591,072 | 4,208,686 | |||||
Less: Preferred stock dividend |
(519,603 | ) | (393,809 | ) | ||||
Accretion of deferred issuance
costs and discounts on preferred
stock |
(1,002,591 | ) | (1,084,408 | ) | ||||
Net income to common stockholders |
$ | 4,068,878 | 2,730,469 | |||||
Basic income per share |
$ | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||
Diluted income per share |
$ | 0.09 | 0.07 | |||||
Denominator: |
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
41,201,962 | 41,080,370 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
43,203,066 | 41,080,370 | ||||||
The effects of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are dilutive because the holders of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock have redemption rights. The warrants are antidilutive because the exercise price is in excess of the average Class A common stock market price for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. | ||
(5) | New Accounting Pronouncements | |
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, and FASB Statement No. 3 (SFAS 154). The statement requires retrospective application to prior period financial statements for a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it is deemed impracticable. It also requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization, or depletion for long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a |
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change in accounting estimate rather than a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. SFAS 154 did not have any material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements. | ||
In September 2005, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement of Position (SOP) 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts (SOP 05-1). SOP 05-1 provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for deferred acquisition costs on internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts other than those specifically described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and For Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments. SOP 05-1 defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. Under SOP 05-1, modifications that result in a substantially unchanged contract will be accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract. A replacement contract that is substantially changed will be accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract resulting in a release of unamortized deferred acquisition costs and unearned inducements associated with the replaced contract. The guidance in SOP 05-1 will be applied prospectively and is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SOP 05-1 and does not expect that the pronouncement will have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements. | ||
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This Interpretation defines the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its financial position and results of operations. | ||
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but the application of this Statement could change current practices in determining fair value. The Company plans to adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 157 on the Companys consolidated financial position and results of operations. | ||
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. SAB No. 108 addresses quantifying the financial statement effects of misstatements, specifically, how the effects of prior year uncorrected errors must be |
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considered in quantifying misstatements in the current year financial statements. SAB No. 108 does not change the SEC staffs previous positions in SAB No. 99, Materiality, regarding qualitative consideration in assessing the materiality of misstatements. SAB No. 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB No. 108 offers special transition provisions only for circumstances where its application would have altered previous materiality conclusions. In those circumstances, the SEC staff will not object if a registrant does not restate its prior period financial statements. Instead, such a registrant may reflect the cumulative effect of applying SAB No. 108 as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006, with disclosure of the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected in the cumulative adjustment, including when and how each error being corrected arose. The Company anticipates adopting SAB No. 108 in the fourth quarter of 2006, recording a cumulative opening January 1, 2006 adjustment to increase its retained deficit by approximately $3.5 million, decrease assets by approximately $1.6 million and increase liabilities by approximately $1.9 million. | ||
(6) | Legal Proceedings | |
Cause Number 03-0505; Citizens Insurance Company of America, Citizens, Inc., Harold E. Riley and Mark A. Oliver, Petitioners v. Fernando Hakim Daccach, Respondent, in the Supreme Court of Texas. | ||
This lawsuit has been certified as a class action by the Texas District Court, Austin, Texas, and affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, relating to the original action filed in 1999. The Company appealed the grant of class status to the Texas Supreme Court, with oral arguments occurring on October 21, 2004. The Company has not yet received a decision from the Texas Supreme Court. | ||
The suit names as a class all non-U.S. residents who purchased insurance policies or made premium payments since August 1996 and assigned policy dividends to two non-U.S. trusts for the purchase of the Companys class A common stock. It alleges that the life insurance policies the Company made available to these non-U.S. residents, when combined with a policy feature which allows policy dividends to be assigned to the trusts for the purpose of accumulating ownership of the Companys Class A common stock, along with allowing the policyholders to make additional contributions to the trusts, were actually offers and sales of securities that occurred in Texas by unregistered dealers in violation of Texas securities laws. The remedy sought is rescission and return of the insurance premium payments. | ||
The Company asserts that, among other things, U.S. law, including Texas law, does not apply to the operations of the trusts, and therefore, no securities registration provisions apply, nor do laws relating to broker-dealer registration apply. Further, it is the Companys position that the Plaintiffs securities claims, based on Texas securities laws, are not valid, that no broker registration is required by the Company or its marketing consultants, and the class as defined is not appropriate for class certification because it does not meet the legal requirements for class treatment under Texas law. To date, no hearing on the merits of the case have been scheduled. |
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The Company intends to vigorously defend against the class certification, as well as against the other securities related claims in this case. However, it is unable to determine the potential financial magnitude of the claims in the event of a final class certification and the plaintiffs prevailing on the substantive action, although the Company would expect a significant adverse financial impact from an adverse class action judgment. | ||
The Company is also a party to various legal proceedings incidental to its business. The Company has been named as a defendant in various legal actions, including one class action lawsuit filed in Louisiana federal district court, seeking payments for claims denied by the Company and other declaratory relief relevant to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Company asserts, among other things, that the SPFIC policies flood exclusion language should apply. The Company intends to vigorously defend the applicable flood exclusion language and defend against the class certification. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability, if any, resulting from any contingent liabilities that might arise from this litigation is not considered material in relation to the financial position or results of operations of the Company. Reserves for claims payable are based on the expected claim amount to be paid after a case-by-case review of the facts and circumstances relating to each claim. A contingency exists with regard to these reserves until the claims are adjudicated and paid. |
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this report are not statements of historical fact and constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (the
Act), including, without limitation, the italicized statements and the statements specifically
identified as forward-looking statements within this document. Many of these statements contain
risk factors as well. In addition, certain statements in future filings by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by
or with the approval of the Company which are not statements of historical fact constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of forward-looking statements,
include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per
share, the payment or non-payment of dividends, capital structure, and other financial items, (ii)
statements of our plans and objectives or our management or Board of Directors including those
relating to products or services, (iii) statements of future economic performance and (iv)
statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as believes, anticipates,
expects, intends, targeted, may, will and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to
differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the
strength of foreign and U.S. economies in general and the strength of the local economies where our
policyholders reside; (ii) the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies
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and
laws; (iii) inflation, interest rates, stock market and monetary fluctuations and volatility;
(iv) the timely development of and acceptance of new insurance products and services and perceived
overall value of these products and services by existing and potential customers; (v)
changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; (vi) a concentration of our insurance
business from persons residing in Latin and South America and the Pacific Rim; (vii) uncertainties
in assimilating acquisitions; (viii) the persistency of existing and future insurance policies
sold by the Company and its subsidiaries; (ix) the dependence of the Company on its Chairman of
the Board; (x) the ability to control expenses; (xi) the effect of changes in laws and
regulations (including laws and regulations concerning insurance) with which the Company and its
subsidiaries must comply, (xii) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may
be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (xiii)
changes in the Companys organization and compensation plans; (xiv) the costs and effects of
litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation; and (xv) the success of the
Company at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and we
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
after the date on which any such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
We make available, free of charge, through our Internet website (http://www.citizensinc.com), our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Section 16
reports filed by officers and directors, news releases, and, if applicable, amendments to those
reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as soon as reasonably
practicable after we electronically file such reports with, or furnish such reports to, the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We are not including any of the information contained on our
website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this report.
Overview
We conduct operations as an insurance holding company emphasizing ordinary life insurance products
in niche markets where we believe we can achieve competitive advantages. Our core operations
include:
| the issuance of ordinary life insurance in U.S. Dollar-denominated amounts to foreign nationals with significant net worth; and | ||
| offering final expense ordinary life insurance through the home service distribution channel in Louisiana. |
We also offer ordinary life insurance, credit life insurance and final expense policies to middle
to low income individuals in the Midwest and southern U.S. We operate through three active segments
and a fourth insignificant segment (Domestic Health) as set forth below. We also realize earnings
from our investment portfolio. Life insurance companies earn profits on the investment float, which
reflects the investment income earned on the premiums paid to the insurer between the time of
receipt and the time benefits are paid out under policies. Changes in interest rates, changes in
economic conditions and volatility in the capital markets can all impact the amount of earnings
that we will realize from our investment portfolio.
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International Life. For the past 30 years, CICA and its predecessors have participated in the
foreign marketplace through the issuance of U.S. Dollar-denominated ordinary whole life
insurance to foreign nationals. Traditionally, this market has focused on the top 3-5% of the
population of a country in terms of income and net worth. In recent years, however, there has been
a shift to encompass a broader spectrum of the population, as middle classes develop in Latin and
South America. We make our insurance products available using independent marketing organizations
and independent marketing consultants. We have approximately 2,900 independent producing marketing
consultants in this segment, and we presently receive applications from more than 35 countries
outside of the U.S. Historically, the majority of our international business has come from Latin
America. However, in 2004 the Pacific Rim began to represent a meaningful and growing source of
new business, and in 2005 was the leading source of new premium income. New business from the
Pacific Rim decreased during the third quarter of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005 due to
increased competition in that market; however, growth in the Latin American markets has more than
offset the slowdown in the Pacific Rim. Management expects production from the Pacific Rim to
begin to grow again during 2007.
In the first nine months of 2006, the International Life segment generated revenue of approximately
$68.3 million, which accounted for 59.5% of total revenue, compared to revenue of $57.8 million, or
55.7% of total revenue for the same period in 2005. Our strategy in operating our International
Life segment is to increase new business written through our existing marketers as well as expand
the number of countries from which we receive policy applications. New annualized issued and paid
premiums from the international market increased by more than 7.6% during the first nine months of
2006, compared to the same period in 2005.
Since the majority of the Companys revenues are generated from policies issued in Central and
South America, Citizens has historically experienced a skewing of premium revenues to the third and
fourth quarters of each year. This seasonality is due to the seasonal differences between the U.S.
and the Latin American countries. January and February are typical vacation months in Latin
America; therefore, new applications tend to be low during that period. Management believes that
the emergence of the Taiwanese market should, over time, minimize these effects, since the vacation
periods in the Pacific Rim more closely parallel those in the U.S.
Home Service Life. Through a subsidiary, Security Plan, we provide final expense ordinary life
insurance to middle to lower income individuals in Louisiana. Our policies in this segment are
sold and serviced through the home service marketing distribution system utilizing employee-agents
who work on a route system to collect premiums and service policyholders.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, revenue from this segment was $38.6 million, which
accounted for 33.6% of our total revenue. For the same period in 2005, revenue from this segment
was $37.8 million or 36.5% of our total revenue. Our business strategy in this segment is to
continue to serve existing customers in the state of Louisiana as well as expand the business
through new marketing management, which we put in place in early 2005.
In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Louisiana coast, causing
significant damage and disruption to the New Orleans area. Management estimates that one third of
Security Plans premium income was derived from insureds who were located in the affected area.
Security Plan was not significantly impacted by death claims related to the storms; however,
because of uncertainty regarding the collectibility of future premiums from the area,
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we amortized
approximately $2.3 million of cost of customer relationships acquired in the Security Plan
acquisition during the third quarter of 2005 because of the decrease in collected premiums during
the quarter. Ultimately, Security Plan closed 2005 with a 4.5% decline in premium income
compared to 2004. During 2006, the Companys marketing representatives have been successful in
reinstating or replacing a significant amount of the lost business, resulting in direct premium
through the first nine months of 2006 slightly exceeding those of the same period in 2005.
Security Plans casualty subsidiary, SPFIC, had catastrophe reinsurance agreements in place that
out of approximately $15.2 million in estimated hurricane-related claims and expenses, the
financial impact on SPFIC was approximately $2 million ($1,250,000 in claims and $750,000 in second
event reinsurance premiums) during the third and fourth quarters of 2005, and an additional $2.6
million of claims and reinsurance premiums in the first nine months of 2006, as claims previously
considered closed were reopened through mediation and new claims were received from property owners
who were displaced by the hurricanes. The reinsurance agreements specify a maximum coverage per
event. SPFIC has reached the maximum retention for Hurricane Katrina under its catastrophe
reinsurance agreements. Hurricane Rita was the second catastrophe, and most claims related thereto
are covered under reinsurance agreements. SPFIC had secured a new catastrophe reinsurance contract
for any additional catastrophes that might have occurred by year end 2005. For storms that may
occur in 2006 (none through November 1), SPFIC has increased its catastrophe reinsurance to cover
up to $10 million in claims per event and increased its deductible to $500,000 per event from
$250,000.
Effective October 1, 2006, substantial rate increases for SPFIC casualty policies will go into
effect. Management expects to lose a portion of the casualty business as a result; however, it
believes such increases, the first implemented in five years, are necessary to protect the Company
from the casualty claim risk. Management continues to review the operations of SPFIC to determine
steps necessary to preserve profitability. Among various alternatives under consideration is a
shift in product mix away from dwelling (homeowners) coverage to a fire-only policy. Management
believes such a shift could adversely affect premium income, but would avoid the type of
catastrophic losses experienced recently. In June 2006, Security Plan made a $3 million capital
contribution to SPFIC, and expects to make an additional $1 million contribution in November 2006
to allow SPFIC to remain above the minimum amount of capital required by Louisiana law.
Domestic Life. Through our Domestic Life segment, we provide ordinary whole life, credit life
insurance, and final expense policies to middle to low income individuals in certain markets in the
Midwest and southern U.S. The majority of our revenues in this segment are the result of
acquisitions of domestic life insurance companies since 1987. We conduct our Domestic Life
business through our two operating life insurance subsidiaries.
During the first nine months of 2006, revenue from this segment was $7.3 million, which represented
6.4% of total revenue. For the same period in 2005, revenue from this segment was $7.4 million,
which was 7.2% of our total revenue. Our business strategy in this segment is to seek to expand
the agency force through second career independent agents while also reviewing additional
opportunities to add to the agency force through acquisitions of domestic life insurance companies.
However, the domestic marketing program has experienced higher than anticipated lapsation on the
acquired books of business. At June 30, 2006, the Company assumed, through a coinsurance agreement
with an unaffiliated insurer, a block of domestic business. This agreement generated approximately
$75,000 of premium revenue in the third quarter of 2006.
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We also realize earnings from our investment portfolio. Life insurance companies earn profits on
the investment float, which reflects the investment income earned on the premiums paid to the
insurer between the time of receipt and the time benefits are paid out under policies. Changes in
interest rates, changes in economic conditions and volatility in the capital markets can all impact
the amount of earnings that we will realize from our investment portfolio.
Marketplace Conditions and Trends
Described below are some of the significant recent events and trends affecting the life insurance
industry and the possible effects they may have on our operations in the future.
| As an increasing percentage of the world population reaches retirement age, we believe we will benefit from increased demand for living products rather than death products, as aging baby boomers will require cash accumulation to provide expenses to meet their lifetime needs. Our ordinary life products are designed for our policyowners to accumulate cash values to provide for living expenses in the insureds later years while continuously providing a death benefit. | ||
| The volatility in the equity markets over the past few years has posed a number of problems for some companies in the life insurance industry. Even though the capital markets have recovered, not all companies have participated evenly in the recovery. We historically have had minimal equity exposure, including less than 1% of total invested assets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and we plan to continue to have minimal assets in equity investments in the future. | ||
| Corporate bond defaults and credit downgrades, which have resulted in other-than- temporary impairment in the value of many securities, have had a material impact on life insurers in the past few years. We have not incurred significant losses from bond defaults for many years. The majority of our investment portfolio is held in debt instruments carrying the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises. As interest rates rise, we may elect to diversify beyond such instruments; however, we do not expect to make significant changes to the risk profile of the portfolio. | ||
| Some life insurance companies have recently suffered significant reductions in capital due to losses, and will have to improve their capital adequacy ratios to support their business or divest a portion of their business. We have not experienced any capital reductions in our life subsidiaries and do not anticipate this trend will affect us. We did reduce capital on a regulatory basis by approximately $20 million when we acquired Security Plan; however, we maintain more than adequate levels of capital, and with the earnings of Security Plan on a regulatory basis, expect to replenish regulatory capital from our life insurance subsidiaries profitability. | ||
| Some property/casualty insurance companies, including SPFIC, have recently suffered significant reductions in capital due to weather-related losses, specifically Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These reductions are expected to continue as a result of Louisianas current regulatory and judicial environment. In accordance with Louisiana Legislative |
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Acts 739 and 802, all property and casualty insurers were required to extend the prescriptive period an additional one year for filing claims and lawsuits related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of this legislatively mandated extension. We have compensated for SPFICs current and potential losses through an additional capital contribution from Security Plan and through increased catastrophic reinsurance coverage, as well as an increase in rates. SPFICs operations are not part of the Companys core business, and represent only 2.9% of overall premium income. | |||
| Because of the trends described above coupled with increasing costs of regulatory compliance such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we believe there is a trend towards consolidation of domestic life insurance companies. We believe this should be a benefit to our acquisition strategy because there should be more complementary acquisition candidates available for us to consider acquiring. | ||
| Many of the events and trends affecting the life insurance industry have had an impact on the life reinsurance industry. These events led to a decline in the availability of reinsurance. While we currently cede a limited amount of our primary insurance business to reinsurers, we may find it difficult to obtain reinsurance in the future, forcing us to seek reinsurers who are more expensive to us. If we cannot obtain affordable reinsurance coverage, either our net exposures will increase or we would have to reduce our underwriting commitments. |
Recent Transactions
A formal contract was signed with a third party in the first quarter of 2006 to sell our primary
accident and health insurance subsidiary, CNLIC, but was subject to regulatory approval before
closing. CNLIC represents approximately 60% of our accident and health business. The remaining
40% of the accident and health business will continue to be ceded under existing coinsurance
agreements with the acquirer of CNLIC. During the third quarter, the buyer was advised that such
regulatory approval would not be granted at that time due to operating losses experienced by the
buyer; however, reconsideration would be given once profitability was restored. The Company has
agreed to extend the purchase agreement so that the buyer can rectify its deficiency. Closing is
now expected in 2007.
Management continues to seek acquisitions that can add value to our Company, although at this time,
we have no agreements or understandings with respect to any acquisition. Because of the growth in
our asset base and level of capital, management expects to seek opportunities for larger
acquisition transactions (those in the $50 million to $100 million purchase price range).
In June 2006, the Company assumed a block of life business from an unaffiliated insurer through a
coinsurance agreement. The Company received $2.7 million, representing the statutory reserve
transfer. Of this, $1.8 million was recorded as future policy benefit reserves and $900,000 was
recorded as unearned gain on reinsurance. The Company also paid a ceding commission of $970,000.
The $900,000 difference between assets received and reserves assumed was accounted for as a
deferred gain, which will be recognized over the life of the business. The ceding commission was
recorded to deferred acquisition costs and will be amortized over the life of the business. The
reinsurance agreement generated approximately $75,000 of premiums in the third quarter of 2006.
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2005
Overview
Total revenues for the third quarter of 2006 were $38.5 million, compared to $35.8 million in the
like period of 2005, an increase of 7.4%. The continued growth in international life business
accounted for the majority of the increase.
Total revenue from our International Life segment amounted to $23.7 million during the third
quarter of 2006, compared to $20.6 million for the same period of 2005, an increase of 15.2%,
reflecting continued growth in new business. For the third quarter of 2006, Home Service revenues
amounted to $12.7 million, compared to $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. While the
increase in Home Service revenue is minimal, management is optimistic about the level of business
written. Since the hurricanes of August and September 2005, Security Plan experienced a loss of
approximately 5% of its life business; therefore, the current year result indicates an increase of
7.0% over the post-hurricane block. In our Domestic Life segment, total U.S. life revenue for the
third quarter of 2006 amounted to $1.9 million, compared to $2.9 million in the third quarter of
2005.
Net income increased 107.0% for the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, from
$1.5 million to $2.6 million, primarily related to a significant reduction in amortization of cost
of customer relationships acquired.
Consolidated Results
The following table sets forth our net income for periods indicated:
Net Income | ||||||||
Quarter | Per Class A and B | |||||||
Ended | Net Income | Common Share | ||||||
September 30 | (In thousands) | Basic and Diluted | ||||||
2006 |
$ | 2,588 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
2005 |
1,487 | 0.02 |
Premium Income. Premium income for the third quarter of 2006 increased to $31.5 million
from $29.4 million in the third quarter of 2005, or 7.1%. The 2006 increase was due primarily to
increased new business issued in the International Life segment. Additionally, premium losses in
Security Plan as the result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were minimal and have been made up
through increased new business during the first nine months of 2006 as described above.
Net Investment Income. Net investment income increased 14.4% during the third quarter of
2006 to $7.0 million, compared to $6.2 million during the third quarter of 2005. Available returns
were higher during the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. We continue
to invest in bonds of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises, such as Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). Management is currently
reviewing its investment guidelines, given the recent
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increases in interest rates. It is possible
that the Company will diversify its future investments in bonds, although management does not
foresee significant changes in the risk profile.
Claims and Surrenders. As noted in the table below, claims and surrenders increased 9.9%
from $12.1 million in the third quarter of 2005 to $13.3 million in the third quarter 2006. Except
for the continued adverse development of losses related to Hurricane Katrina, claims and surrenders
grew commensurately with premiums in the third quarter of 2006.
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Death claims |
$ | 4,553 | 4,290 | |||||
Surrender benefits |
4,382 | 4,101 | ||||||
Endowments |
2,585 | 2,366 | ||||||
Casualty claims |
1,418 | 1,046 | ||||||
Other policy benefits |
277 | 226 | ||||||
Accident and health benefits |
121 | 90 | ||||||
Total claims and surrenders |
$ | 13,336 | 12,119 | |||||
Reserves. The change in future policy benefit reserves increased from $6.7 million in the
third quarter of 2005 to $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2006, predominantly due to the
significant volume of new business written over the past two years and a change in product mix in
2005 and 2006, which resulted in larger first year reserves.
Policyholder Dividends. Policyholder dividends increased 13.3% during the third quarter of
2006 to $1.5 million from $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2005, due to the continued issuance
of large volumes of participating ordinary whole life products. Virtually all of our policies on
foreign nationals are participating. The dividends are factored into our premium pricing to
minimize the impact on profitability.
Commissions. Commissions decreased 1.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 to $8.2
million from $8.3 million in the third quarter of 2005. International Life segment commissions
decreased from $5.2 million to $4.7 million, due to the slowdown in first year policies in the
Pacific Rim.
Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expense. Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses increased 3.4% to $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to $5.9 million in
the same period in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to a larger contribution to the
Companys profit sharing plan, as a result of the inclusion of Security Plan field and home office
personnel, as well as the increased cost of employee benefits, which grew at more than 8.0% last
year. As consolidation of Security Plans operations and systems continues through late 2006 and
early 2007, management believes additional expense reductions can be achieved.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs. Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs decreased
from $6.2 million in the third quarter of 2005 to $6.1 million during the same period of 2006, a
1.1% decrease. The decrease of deferred policy acquisition cost fell commensurately with
commissions. Amortization of these costs was $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, in the
third quarters of 2006 and 2005.
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Amortization of Cost of Customer Relationships Acquired and Other Intangibles.
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired decreased from $2.7 million in the third
quarter of 2005 to $842,000 in the same period of 2006. Amortization was lower for Security Plan,
at $576,000 for the third quarter of 2006 compared to $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2005,
due to higher
amortization in the third quarter of 2005 because of uncertainty related to the hurricanes of
August and September of 2005. Additionally, CICA amortized $272,000 in the third quarter of 2006
versus $530,000 in the same period of 2005, as persistency improved on acquired blocks of business.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
Overview
Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $114.8 million, a 10.7%
increase over the same period in 2005 when revenues were $103.7 million. Total revenues from
our International Life segment amounted to $68.3 million during the first nine months of
2006, compared to $57.8 million for the same period of 2005, an increase of 18.1%, reflecting continued growth in new business.
2006, compared to $57.8 million for the same period of 2005, an increase of 18.1%, reflecting continued growth in new business.
For the first nine months of 2006, Home Service revenues amounted to $38.6 million, compared to
$37.8 million in 2005, an increase of 2.2%. While the increase in Home Service revenue is
minimal, management is optimistic about the level of business written. Since the hurricanes of
August and September 2005, Security Plan experienced a loss of approximately 5% of its then
existing life business; therefore, the current year result indicates an increase of 6.7% over
the post-hurricane block. In our Domestic Life segment, total U.S. life revenues for the first
nine months of 2006 amounted to $7.3 million compared to $7.4 million in the same period of
2005.
Consolidated Results
The following table sets forth our net income for periods indicated:
Net Income | Net Income | |||||||||||
Nine Months | Per Class A and B | Per Class A and B | ||||||||||
Ended | Net Income | Common Share | Common Share | |||||||||
September 30 | (In thousands) | Basic | Diluted | |||||||||
2006 |
$ | 5,591 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||
2005 |
4,209 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
As further discussed below, a decrease in amortization of cost of customer relationships was the
primary contributor to the increase in earnings.
Premium Income. Premium income for the first nine months of 2006 increased to $92.4
million from $84.9 million in the same period of 2005, or 8.9%. The 2006 increase was due
primarily to increased new business issued in the International Life segment. Additionally,
premium losses in Security Plan as the result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were minimal and have
been made up through increased new business during 2006.
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Net Investment Income. Net investment income increased 13.6% during the first nine months
of 2006 to $20.0 million, compared to $17.6 million during the same period of 2005. Available
returns were higher during 2006 compared to 2005, as well as the growth in invested assets.
Additionally, invested assets were lower in 2005 due to managements decision in April 2005 to
retire the $30 million debt incurred in the acquisition of Security Plan. We continue to invest in
bonds of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises, such as FNMA and FHLMC. Management is currently
reviewing its investment guidelines, given the recent increases in interest rates. It is possible
that the Company will diversify its future investments in bonds, although management does not
foresee significant changes in the risk profile.
Claims and Surrenders. As noted in the table below, claims and surrenders increased 10.0%
from $37.3 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $41.0 million in 2006. The 2006 increase
primarily relates to casualty claims from Hurricane Katrina that continued in 2006, as well as an
increase in endowments.
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Death claims |
$ | 16,016 | 16,432 | |||||
Surrender benefits |
12,681 | 11,485 | ||||||
Endowments |
7,532 | 6,413 | ||||||
Casualty claims |
3,990 | 2,033 | ||||||
Other policy benefits |
687 | 583 | ||||||
Accident and health benefits |
408 | 336 | ||||||
Total claims and surrenders |
$ | 41,314 | 37,282 | |||||
Endowment benefits increased 17.4% from $6.4 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $7.5
million in the same period of 2006. We have a series of international policies that carry an
immediate endowment benefit of an amount elected by the policyowner. This endowment is paid
annually. Like policy dividends, endowments are factored into the premium and, as such, the
increase should have no adverse impact on profitability.
Casualty claims and other policy benefits amounted to $4.7 million in the first nine months of
2006, compared to $2.6 million in 2005. These other benefits are comprised of supplemental contract
benefits, interest on policy funds and assorted other miscellaneous policy benefits. In 2006, Home
Service casualty claims totaled $4.0 million, compared to $2.0 million in 2005. The large increase
was due to Hurricane Katrina. Specifically, an unexpected surge in hurricane-related claims cost
occurred in 2006 as a result of delayed reporting of claims by displaced homeowners and
regulatory-mandated mediation, which impacted numerous claims that were previously closed.
Accident and health benefits have been nominal since the cession of the majority of our accident
and health business in force according to coinsurance agreements effective January 1, 2004.
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Reserves. The change in future policy benefit reserves increased from $18.2 million in the
first nine months of 2005 to $22.0 million, a 20.9% increase over the same period of 2006,
predominantly due to the significant volume of new business written over the past two years and a
change in product mix in 2005 and 2006, which resulted in larger first year reserves.
Policyholder Dividends. Policyholder dividends increased 12.6% during the first nine
months of 2006 to $3.8 million from $3.4 million in the same period of 2005, due to the continued
issuance of large volumes of participating ordinary whole life products. Virtually all of our
policies on
foreign nationals are participating. The dividends are factored into our premium pricing to
minimize the impact on profitability.
Commissions. Commissions increased 8.7% during the first nine months of 2006 to $25.8
million from $23.8 million in 2005, which is commensurate to the growth of new premiums of 8.9%
through nine months of 2006.
Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expense. Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses increased 10.9% to $21.4 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $19.3
million during the same period in 2005. The increase was largely due to an increased contribution
to the Companys profit sharing plan, as well as increased costs associated with employee benefits.
As consolidation of Security Plans operations and systems continues through late 2006 and early
2007, management believes additional expense reductions can be achieved.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs. Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs increased
11.4% from $17.2 million in the first nine months of 2005 to $19.1 million during the same period
in 2006. This increase was primarily related to the increase in new life production discussed
above, as well as a change in actuarial assumptions on 2006 issues due to higher commissions being
paid in 2006 in the Home Service market. Amortization of these costs was $8.9 million and $7.4
million, respectively, in the first nine months of 2006 and 2005.
Amortization of Cost of Customer Relationships Acquired and Other Intangibles.
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired and other intangibles decreased from $5.2
million in the first nine months of 2005 to $2.5 million during the same period in 2006, due to no
amortization for SPLIC in the first quarter of 2006. In the third quarter of 2005, SPLIC amortized
$2.3 million because of uncertainty from the August and September 2005 hurricanes. The model used
to amortize this intangible indicated that no amortization was required for the fourth quarter of
2005 or the first quarter of 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity refers to a companys ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the needs of its
operations. Liquidity is managed on insurance operations to ensure stable and reliable sources of
cash flows to meet obligations and is provided by a variety of sources.
Liquidity requirements of Citizens are met primarily by funds provided from operations. Premium
deposits and revenues, investment income and investment maturities are the primary sources of funds
while investment purchases, policy benefits, and operating expenses are the primary uses of funds.
We historically have not had to liquidate invested assets to provide cash flow. During the fourth
quarter of 2005 and the first six months of 2006, however, SPFIC sold
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approximately $3.1 million of
bonds in order to meet the cash outflow related to claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Such
sales were not needed in the third quarter of 2006. Additionally, in early 2005, management chose
to pay off the $30 million in debt incurred in the Security Plan transaction. Our investments
consist primarily of marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to cash for
liquidity needs.
A primary liquidity concern is the risk of an extraordinary level of early policyholder
withdrawals. We include provisions within our insurance policies, such as surrender charges, that
help limit and discourage early withdrawals. Since these contractual withdrawals, as well as the
level of
surrenders experienced, have been largely consistent with our assumptions in asset liability
management, our associated cash outflows have to date not had an adverse impact on our overall
liquidity. Individual life insurance policies are less susceptible to withdrawal than annuity
reserves and deposit liabilities because policyholders may incur surrender charges and undergo a
new underwriting process in order to obtain a new insurance policy. Cash flow projections and cash
flow tests under various market interest rate scenarios are also performed annually to assist in
evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy. We currently anticipate that available liquidity sources
and future cash flows will be adequate to meet our needs for funds.
In the past, cash flows from our insurance operations have been sufficient to meet current needs.
Cash flows from operating activities were $24.2 million and $19.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We have traditionally also had significant cash flows
from both scheduled and unscheduled investment security maturities, redemptions, and prepayments.
Net cash outflows from investment activity totaled $18.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and net cash inflows totaled $1.2 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2005. The outflows from investing activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
primarily related to the investment of excess cash and cash equivalents generated from operations.
In 2005, the inflow resulted from significant call activity in our fixed income portfolio.
Stockholders equity at September 30, 2006 was $140.8 million compared to $137.0 million at
December 31, 2005. The 2006 increase was due to earnings during the period, offset by an increase
in unrealized losses during the period.
Invested assets increased 5.0% to $508.9 million at September 30, 2006 from $484.8 million at
December 31, 2005. Fixed maturities are categorized into two classifications: fixed maturities
held-to-maturity, which are reported at amortized cost, and fixed maturities available-for-sale,
which are reported at fair value.
Fixed maturities available-for-sale and fixed maturities held-to-maturity were 93.6% and 1.1%,
respectively, of invested assets at September 30, 2006. Fixed maturities held to maturity,
amounting to $5.5 million at September 30, 2006, consist of U.S. Treasury securities. Management
has the intent and ability to hold the securities in unrealized loss positions to maturity or full
recovery in value.
Policy loans comprised 4.7% of invested assets at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. These
loans, which are secured by the underlying policy values, have yields ranging from 5% to 12% and
maturities that are related to the maturity or termination of the applicable policies. Management
believes that we maintain adequate liquidity despite the uncertain maturities of these loans.
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Our cash balances at our two primary depositories were significantly in excess of Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation coverage at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Management monitors
the solvency of all financial institutions in which we have funds to minimize the exposure for
loss. Management does not believe we are at significant risk for such a loss. During 2006, we
intend to continue to utilize high grade commercial paper as a cash management tool to minimize
excess cash balances and enhance returns.
In the wake of bankruptcy filings by large corporations in recent years, concern was raised
regarding the use of certain off-balance sheet special purpose entities such as partnerships to
hedge or conceal losses related to investment activity. We do not utilize special purpose entities
as investment vehicles, nor are there any such entities in which we have an investment that engage
in speculative activities of any description, and we do not use such investments to hedge our
investment positions.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has established minimum capital requirements in
the form of Risk-Based Capital (RBC). RBC factors the type of business written by an insurance
company, the quality of its assets, and various other factors into account to develop a minimum
level of capital called authorized control level RBC and compares this level to an adjusted
statutory capital that includes capital and surplus as reported under statutory accounting
principles, plus certain investment reserves. Should the ratio of adjusted statutory capital to
control level risk-based capital fall below 200%, a series of actions by the affected company would
begin. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, all of our insurance subsidiaries were above
required minimum levels, except for SPFIC, which was below minimum levels prior to capital
contributions from its parent. In November of 2006, Security Plan expects to make a $1 million
contribution to SPFIC to allow SPFIC to remain above the minimum amount of capital required by
Louisiana law.
In March 2004, we signed a revolving line of credit agreement with Regions Bank for a $30 million
credit facility for use in acquisitions. On October 1, 2004, we entered into a Second Amendment to
the Loan Agreement that converted into a term loan a $30 million advance against the line of credit
made in connection with the acquisition of Security Plan. The loan was repaid in April 2005. In
November 2005, we executed documents to renew the line of credit through October 2006, and to
increase the borrowing capacity to $75 million. No amounts were outstanding at September 30, 2006.
Provisions of the outstanding preferred stock issue limit the amount we can borrow without the
Companys preferred stockholders consent to $30 million. Management expects to renew the $75
million line in November 2006.
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We have committed to the following contractual obligations as of September 30, 2006 with the
payments due by the period indicated below:
Contractual | Less than | 1 to 3 | 3 to 5 | More than | ||||||||||||||||
Obligation | Total | 1 year | years | years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
(In Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating leases |
$ | 766 | 291 | 333 | 142 | | ||||||||||||||
Other |
86 | 42 | 44 | | | |||||||||||||||
Total operating
leases and other |
852 | 333 | 377 | 142 | | |||||||||||||||
Future policy benefit reserves: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Life insurance |
463,856 | 171 | 961 | 9,022 | 453,784 | |||||||||||||||
Annuities |
20,615 | 8,205 | 5,668 | 3,670 | 2,990 | |||||||||||||||
Accident and health |
10,819 | 10,819 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Total future policy
benefit reserves |
495,290 | 19,195 | 6,629 | 12,692 | 456,774 | |||||||||||||||
Policy claims payable: |
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Life insurance |
5,583 | 5,583 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Accident and health |
1,260 | 1,260 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Casualty |
1,237 | 1,237 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Total policy
claims payable |
8,080 | 8,080 | | | | |||||||||||||||
Series A-1 and A-2
preferred stock |
16,251 | | | 16,251 | | |||||||||||||||
Total contractual obligations |
$ | 520,473 | 27,608 | 7,006 | 29,085 | 456,774 | ||||||||||||||
The payments related to the future policy benefits and policy claims payable reflected in
the table above have been projected utilizing assumptions based upon our historical experience
and anticipated future experience.
Parent Company Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are a holding company and have had minimal operations of our own. Our assets consist of the
capital stock of our subsidiaries. Accordingly, our cash flows depend upon the availability of
statutorily permissible payments, primarily payments under management agreements from our two
primary life insurance subsidiaries, CICA and Security Plan. The ability to make payments is
limited by applicable laws and regulations of Colorado, the state in which CICA is domiciled, and
Louisiana, the state in which Security Plan is domiciled, which subject insurance operations to
significant regulatory restrictions. These laws and regulations require, among other things, that
these insurance subsidiaries maintain minimum solvency requirements and limit the amount of
dividends these subsidiaries can pay to the holding company. We historically have not relied upon
dividends from subsidiaries for our cash flow needs and we do not intend to do so in the future.
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We are not currently planning to make any significant capital expenditures. We may make
acquisitions in 2007 or subsequent years, and we could incur debt as we did in the Security Plan
acquisition.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our critical accounting policies are as follows:
Policy Liabilities
Future policy benefit reserves have been computed by the net level premium method with assumptions
as to investment yields, dividends on participating business, mortality and withdrawals based upon
our industry experience. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of policy liabilities and the increase in
future policy benefit reserves. Managements judgments and estimates for future policy benefit
reserves provide for possible unfavorable deviation.
We continue to use the original assumptions (including a provision for the risk of adverse
deviation) in subsequent periods to determine the changes in the liability for future policy
benefits (the lock-in concept) unless a premium deficiency exists. Management monitors these
assumptions and has determined that a premium deficiency does not exist. Management believes that
our policy liabilities and increase in future policy benefit reserves as of and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 are based upon assumptions, including a provision for the risk of adverse
deviation, that do not warrant revision.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Cost of Customer Relationships
Acquisition costs, consisting of commissions and policy issuance, underwriting and agency expenses
that relate to and vary with the production of new business, are deferred. These deferred policy
acquisition costs are amortized primarily over the estimated premium paying period of the related
policies in proportion to the ratio of the annual premium recognized to the total premium revenue
anticipated, using the same assumptions as were used in computing liabilities for future policy
benefits.
We utilize the factor method to determine the amount of costs to be capitalized and the ending
asset balance. The factor method is based on the ratio of premium revenue recognized for the
policies in force at the end of each reporting period compared to the premium revenue recognized
for policies in force at the beginning of the reporting period. The factor method ensures that
policies that lapsed or surrendered during the reporting period are no longer included in the
deferred policy acquisition costs calculation. The factor method limits the amount of deferred
costs to its estimated realizable value, provided actual experience is comparable to that
contemplated in the factors.
Inherent in the capitalization and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs are certain
management judgments about what acquisition costs are deferred, the ending asset balance and the
annual amortization. Over 85% of our capitalized deferred acquisition costs are attributed to first
year excess commissions. The remaining 15% are attributed to costs that vary with and are directly
related to the acquisition of new and renewal insurance business. Those costs generally include
costs related to the production, underwriting and issuance of new business. Use of the
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factor method, as discussed above, limits the amount of unamortized deferred policy acquisition
costs to its estimated realizable value provided actual experience is comparable to that
contemplated in the factors and results in amortization amounts such that policies that lapse or
surrender during the period are no longer included in the ending deferred policy acquisition cost
balance.
A recoverability test that considers among other things, actual experience and projected future
experience, is performed at least annually by third party actuarial consultants. These annual
recoverability tests initially calculate the available premium (gross premium less benefit net
premium less percent of premium expense) for the next 30 years. The available premium per policy
and the deferred policy acquisition costs per policy are then calculated. The deferred policy
acquisition costs are then evaluated over two methods utilizing reasonable assumptions and two
other methods using pessimistic assumptions. The two methods using reasonable assumptions
illustrate an early-deferred policy acquisition recoverability period. The two methods utilizing
pessimistic assumptions still support early recoverability of our aggregate deferred policy
acquisition costs. Based upon the analysis performed to only capitalize expenses that vary with and
are directly related to the acquisition of new and renewal insurance business, utilization of the
factor method and annual recoverability testing, management believes that our deferred policy
acquisition costs and related amortization as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
and 2005 limits the amount of deferred costs to its estimated realizable value.
The value of customer relationships acquired in the Companys various acquisitions, which is
included in cost of customer relationships acquired in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements, was determined based on the present value of future profits discounted at a
risk-adjusted rate of return. The cost of customer relationships acquired is being amortized over
the anticipated premium paying period for premium paying policies and over the anticipated in-force
amount for paid up policies. Management periodically reevaluates and adjusts amortization expense
based upon reassessments of the timing of future profits.
Excess of Cost Over Net Assets Acquired and Other Intangible Assets
The excess of cost over net assets acquired (goodwill) and other intangible assets determined to
have an indefinite useful life is accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Accordingly, goodwill and other intangible
assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but rather are subjected to annual impairment
analyses, while intangibles with definitive lives are amortized over the life of the asset. The
Company performed assessments of whether there was an indication that goodwill and intangible
assets were impaired on December 31, 2005 and concluded there was no goodwill or intangible
impairment as of that date. The Company will perform an assessment of whether there is an
indication that goodwill and intangible assets are impaired on December 31, 2006.
The Company periodically monitors long-lived assets and certain intangible assets, such as excess
of cost over net assets acquired, cost of customer relationships acquired and other intangible
assets, for impairment. An impairment loss is recorded in the period in which the carrying value
of the assets exceeds the fair value of expected future cash flows. Any amounts deemed to be
impaired are charged, in the period in which such impairment was determined, as an expense against
earnings. No such loss was recorded in 2005.
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Valuation of Investments in Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities
At September 30, 2006, investments in fixed maturity and equity securities were 94.7% and 0.9%,
respectively, of total investments. Approximately 98.9% of our fixed maturities were classified as
available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2006, with the remaining 1.1% classified as
held-to-maturity securities based upon our intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity.
All equity securities at September 30, 2006 are classified as available-for-sale securities. We had
no fixed maturity or equity securities that are classified as trading securities at September 30,
2006.
Additionally, at September 30, 2006, 67.4% of our fixed maturity securities were invested in
securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government or in U.S.
Government-sponsored enterprises. We evaluate the carrying value of our fixed maturity and equity
securities at least quarterly. A decline in the fair value of any fixed maturity or equity security
below cost that is deemed other than temporary is charged to earnings resulting in the
establishment of a new cost basis for the security. The new cost basis is not changed for
subsequent recoveries in the fair value of the fixed maturity or equity security. With the
exception of Security Plan, virtually all investments of our subsidiaries are in bonds that carry
the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises. Security
Plan has significant investments in corporate and municipal bonds.
Gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities available-for-sale amounted to $9.0 million as of
September 30, 2006. These securities are primarily investments in callable instruments issued by
U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises and U.S. Government agencies. It is remote that unrealized
losses on these securities will result in realized losses, since we have the intent and believe we
have the ability to hold these securities to the maturity date. Based upon our review of
individual holdings and emphasis on investing in fixed maturity securities primarily composed of
obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored corporations, U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
the U.S. Government and agencies and our analysis whether declines in fair value below cost are
temporary or other-than-temporary, management believes that our investments in fixed maturity and
equity securities at September 30, 2006 are not impaired, and no other-than-temporary losses need
to be recorded. The losses are primarily due to the coupon interest rate being less than the
prevailing market interest rates at September 30, 2006.
All of our securities are being monitored by us to determine if the unrealized loss as of September
30, 2006 indicates there is a loss that is other-than-temporary. As of September 30, 2006, we have
determined that there are no other-than-temporary impairments on these securities that have not
already been recorded.
Premium Revenue and Related Expenses
Beginning in the first quarter of 2006, the Company began accruing premium revenue based on the
gross amount due, rather than just a portion of that amount, in accordance with SFAS 60. The
impact was not material to the financial statements.
Premiums on life policies are recognized as earned when due. Accident and health policies are
recognized as revenue over the contract period on a pro rata basis. Benefits and expenses are
associated with earned premiums so as to result in recognition of profits over the estimated life
of the contracts. This matching is accomplished by means of provisions for future benefits and the
capitalization and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.
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Annuity policies, primarily flexible premium fixed annuity products, are accounted for in a manner
consistent with accounting for interest bearing financial instruments. Premium receipts are not
reported as revenues, but rather as deposit liabilities to annuity contracts. The annuity products
issued do not include fees or other such charges.
In 2005 and prior, the Company reported annuity deposits as revenue when received, with an equal
offsetting amount deducted as policy benefit expense. Beginning with the first quarter of 2006,
annuities are accounted for in a manner consistent with the accounting for interest-bearing
instruments.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2005, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement
of Position (SOP) 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in
Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts (SOP 05-1). SOP 05-1 provides
guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for deferred acquisition costs on internal
replacements of insurance and investment contracts other than those specifically described in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 97, Accounting and Reporting by Insurance
Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration Contracts and For Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of
Investments. SOP 05-1 defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits,
features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by
amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within
a contract. Under SOP 05-1, modifications that result in a substantially unchanged contract will be
accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract. A replacement contract that is
substantially changed will be accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract resulting
in a release of unamortized deferred acquisition costs and unearned inducements associated with the
replaced contract. The guidance in SOP 05-1 will be applied prospectively and is effective for
internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of SOP 05-1 and does not expect that the pronouncement will have a
material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation 48 (FIN
48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty
in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. This Interpretation defines the minimum recognition threshold a tax
position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating
the effect that the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its financial position and results of
operations.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
in generally accepted accounting principles, and requires additional disclosures about fair value
measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but the application
of this Statement could change current practices in
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determining fair value. The Company plans to
adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of
SFAS No. 157 on the Companys consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements
when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. SAB No. 108 addresses
quantifying the financial statement effects of misstatements, specifically, how the effects of
prior year uncorrected errors must be considered in quantifying misstatements in the current year
financial statements. SAB No. 108 does not change the SEC staffs previous positions in SAB No.
99, Materiality, regarding qualitative consideration in assessing the materiality of misstatements.
SAB No. 108 is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. SAB No. 108 offers
special transition provisions only for circumstances where its application would have altered
previous materiality conclusions. In those circumstances, the SEC staff will not object if a
registrant does not restate its prior period financial statements. Instead, such a registrant may
reflect the cumulative effect of applying SAB No. 108 as an adjustment to retained earnings as of
the beginning of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006, with disclosure of the
nature and amount of each individual error being corrected in the cumulative adjustment, including
when and how each error being corrected arose. The Company anticipates adopting SAB No. 108 in the
fourth quarter of 2006, recording a cumulative opening January 1, 2006 adjustment to increase its
retained deficit by approximately $3.5 million, decrease assets by approximately $1.6 million and
increase liabilities by approximately $1.9 million.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
General
The nature of our business exposes us to investment market risk. Market risk is the risk of loss
that may occur when changes in interest rates and public equity prices adversely affect the value
of our invested assets. Interest rate risk is our primary market risk exposure. Substantial and
sustained increases and decreases in market interest rates can affect the market value of our
investments. The market value of our fixed maturity, mortgage loan portfolio and policy loans
generally increases when interest rates decrease, and decreases when interest rates increase.
Market Risk Related to Interest Rates
Our exposure to interest rate changes results from our significant holdings of fixed maturity
investments, policy loans and mortgage loans on real estate, all of which comprised more than 99.5%
of our investment portfolio as of September 30, 2006. These investments are mainly exposed to
changes in U.S. Treasury rates. Our fixed maturities investments include U.S. Government bonds,
securities issued by government agencies, and corporate bonds. Approximately 67.4% of the fixed
maturities we owned at September 30, 2006 are instruments of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises,
or are backed by U.S. Government agencies.
To manage interest rate risk, we perform periodic projections of asset and liability cash flows to
evaluate the potential sensitivity of our investments and liabilities. We assess interest rate
sensitivity with respect to our available-for-sale fixed maturities investments using hypothetical
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test scenarios that assume either upward or downward 100 basis point shifts in the prevailing
interest rates. Should prevailing interest rates move upward, the Company has the ability to hold
its current fixed maturities until such time as they mature. The following tables set forth the
potential amount of unrealized gains (losses) that could be caused by 100 basis point upward and
downward shifts on our available-for-sale fixed maturities investments as of the dates indicated:
September 30, 2006
(In thousands)
Decreases in Interest Rates | Increases in Interest Rates | |||||||||||||||||||
300 Basis | 200 Basis | 100 Basis | 100 Basis | 200 Basis | 300 Basis | |||||||||||||||
Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | |||||||||||||||
$45,185 |
$ | 29,375 | $ | 18,217 | $ | (35,307 | ) | $ | (54,886 | ) | $ | (86,762 | ) | |||||||
December 31, 2005
(In thousands)
Decreases in Interest Rates | Increases in Interest Rates | |||||||||||||||||||
300 Basis | 200 Basis | 100 Basis | 100 Basis | 200 Basis | 300 Basis | |||||||||||||||
Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | |||||||||||||||
$65,930 |
$ | 42,730 | $ | 23,279 | $ | (42,198 | ) | $ | (73,921 | ) | $ | (102,269 | ) | |||||||
While the test scenario is for illustrative purposes only and does not reflect our
expectations regarding future interest rates or the performance of fixed-income markets, it is a
near-term change that illustrates the potential impact of such events. Due to the composition of
our book of insurance business, we believe it is unlikely that we would encounter large surrender
activity due an interest rate increase that would force us to dispose of our fixed maturities at a
loss.
There are no fixed maturities or other investments that we classify as trading instruments. At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had no investments in derivative instruments.
Market Risk Related to Equity Prices
Changes in the level or volatility of equity prices affect the value of equity securities we hold
as investments. However, our equity investments portfolio was less than 1% of our total
investments at September 30, 2006. Thus, we believe that significant decreases in the equity
markets would have an immaterial impact on our total investment portfolio.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure, among other things, that material
information relating to our Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the
officers who certify our financial reports and to the other members of senior management, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure in reports we file with the SEC.
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Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and
maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)). These disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within specified time periods.
Based upon our evaluation at the end of the period, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that, because of the material weakness discussed below, our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2006. We are implementing new
disclosure controls and procedures to remediate this deficiency.
A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is defined by Auditing Standard
No. 2 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as a significant deficiency, or combination
of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
During the course of preparing the financial statements for this Report, we discovered cumulative
misstatements of approximately $3.0 million that were attributed to periods prior to December 31,
2004. These misstatements, which we believe are not material, are discussed further in note 1 to
the financial statements in this Report. We intend to make adjustments to our accounts at the end
of this year, in accordance with recent guidance from the SEC as set forth in SAB 99 and SAB 108,
concerning the process of quantifying and reporting financial statement misstatements. Based on
the accounting treatment allowed under SAB 108 after applying a dual method to evaluate the
materiality of misstatements, the net adjustment will be recorded by increasing our retained
deficit as of January 1, 2006 by this amount and making corresponding adjustments to multiple
balance sheet accounts. We do not expect such accounts to include fixed maturity or equity
securities or policy liabilities.
We have determined that not identifying and quantifying these misstatements on a timely basis is
indicative of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. This weakness
relates to the non-timely review of underlying supporting accounting records from periods before
implementation of improved disclosure and financial reporting control procedures to remedy an
internal control weakness, as we discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005. As discussed in the Form 10-K, although we improved our management oversight
and review protocols and provided for additional accounting personnel and cross-training of
accounting personnel, we did not implement sufficient procedures for the timely review of
supporting work papers and documentation for prior accounting periods, where the effects of prior
misstatements could materially affect the financial statements for subsequent reporting periods.
This process would have included not only a review of these materials, but also adequate analyses
to assure that the accounting treatment conformed with U.S. GAAP.
In order to remediate this internal control weakness, we have developed additional controls and we
intend to implement and test these additional controls to assure that proper reviews of
prior-period accounting records are performed to assure that subsequent financial statements
conform to U.S. GAAP.
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We intend, in the fourth quarter of 2006 and before year end, to take steps to remediate the
internal control weakness described above. However, no changes in our internal controls over
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financial reporting occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. We continue to
monitor and evaluate our internal controls. Our management is focused on improving and refining
those controls already in place, as well as evaluating procedures that have changed, although we
cannot rule out the need to make further changes to our internal controls over financial reporting in the
future.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Cause Number 03-0505; Citizens Insurance Company of America, Citizens, Inc., Harold E. Riley and Mark A. Oliver, Petitioners v. Fernando Hakim Daccach, Respondent, in the Supreme Court of Texas. | |||
This lawsuit has been certified as a class action by the Texas District Court, Austin, Texas, and affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, relating to the original action filed in 1999. We appealed the grant of class status to the Texas Supreme Court, with oral arguments occurring on October 21, 2004. We have not yet received a decision from the Texas Supreme Court. | |||
The suit names as a class all non-U.S. residents who purchased insurance policies or made premium payments since August 1996 and assigned policy dividends to two non-U.S. trusts for the purchase of our class A common stock. It alleges that our life insurance policies made available to these non-U.S. residents, when combined with a policy feature that allows policy dividends to be assigned to the trusts for the purpose of accumulating ownership of the our Class A common stock, along with allowing the policyholders to make additional contributions to the trusts, were actually offers and sales of securities that occurred in Texas by unregistered dealers in violation of Texas securities laws. The remedy sought is rescission and return of the insurance premium payments. | |||
We assert that, among other things, U.S. law, including Texas law, does not apply to the operations of the trusts, and therefore, no securities registration provisions apply, nor do laws relating to broker-dealer registration apply. Further, it is our position that the plaintiffs securities claims, based on Texas securities laws, are not valid, that no broker registration is required by us or our marketing consultants, and the class as defined is not appropriate for class certification because it does not meet the legal requirements for class treatment under Texas law. To date, no hearing on the merits of the case has been scheduled. | |||
We intend to vigorously defend against the class certification, as well as against the other securities related claims in this case. However, we are unable to determine the potential financial magnitude of the claims in the event of a final class certification and the plaintiffs prevailing on the substantive action, although we would expect a significant adverse financial impact from an adverse class action judgment. |
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We are also a party to various legal proceedings incidental to our business. We have been named as a defendant in various legal actions, including one class action lawsuit filed in Louisiana federal district court, seeking payments for claims denied by us and other declaratory relief relevant to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We assert, among other things, that the SPFIC policies flood exclusion language should apply. We intend to vigorously defend the applicable flood exclusion language and defend against the class certification. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability, if any, resulting from any contingent liabilities that might arise from this litigation is not considered material in relation to our financial position or results of operations. Reserves for claims payable are based on the expected claim amount to be paid after a case-by-case review of the facts and circumstances relating to each claim. A contingency exists with regard to these reserves until the claims are adjudicated and paid. |
Item 1. A Risk Factors
No change. |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None. |
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None. |
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None |
Item 5. Other Information
None. |
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Item 6. Exhibits
3.1
|
Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation (a) | |
3.2
|
Bylaws (b) | |
4.1
|
Amendment to State Series A-1 and A-2 Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (j) | |
10.1
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement Citizens Insurance Company of America and Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta, S.p.A. (c) | |
10.2
|
Bulk Accidental Death Benefit Reinsurance Agreement between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America, as amended (d) | |
10.3
|
Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement, Assumption Reinsurance Agreement, Administrative Services Agreement dated March 9, 2004, between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Texas International Life Insurance Company, Reinsurance Trust Agreement dated March 9, 2004, by and among Citizens Insurance Company of America, Texas International Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (e) | |
10.4
|
Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement, Assumption Reinsurance Agreement, Administrative Services Agreement dated March 9, 2004, between Combined Underwriters Life Insurance Company and Texas International Life Insurance Company, Reinsurance Trust Agreement dated March 9, 2004, by and among Combined Underwriters Life Insurance Company, Texas International Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (f) | |
10.5
|
Loan Agreement, Security Agreement and Note dated March 22,2004 between Citizens, Inc. and Regions Bank (h) | |
10.5(a)
|
Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between Citizens, Inc. and Regions Bank dated October 1, 2004 (j) | |
10.5(b)
|
Security Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Regions Bank dated October 1, 2004 (j) | |
10.5(c)
|
Subordinated Debenture dated October 1, 2004, issued by Citizens Insurance Company of America to Citizens, Inc. (o) | |
10.6(a)
|
Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 12, 2004 among Citizens, Inc., Mainfield Enterprises, Inc., Steelhead Investments Ltd., Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund, and Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(b)
|
Registration Rights Agreement dated July 12, 2004 among Citizens, Inc., Mainfield Enterprises, Inc., Steelhead Investments Ltd., Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund, and Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(c)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Mainfield Enterprises, Inc. (h) | |
10.6(d)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Steelhead Investments Ltd. (h) | |
10.6(e)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund (h) | |
10.6(f)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(g)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Mainfield Enterprises, Inc. (h) | |
10.6(h)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Steelhead Investments Ltd. (h) | |
10.6(i)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund (h) | |
10.6(j)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(k)
|
Subordination Agreement among Regions Bank, the Purchasers and Citizens, Inc. dated July 12, 2004 (h) | |
10.6(l)
|
Non-Exclusive Finders Agreement dated September 29, 2003, between Citizens, Inc. and the Shemano Group, Inc. (h) | |
10.7
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Converium Reinsurance (Germany) Ltd. (l) | |
10.8
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Scottish Re Worldwide (England) (m) | |
10.9
|
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement Regions Bank, dated December 5, 2005 (n) | |
11.0
|
Statement re: Computation of per share earnings (i) | |
31.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
31.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
32.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* |
* | Filed herewith. | |
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(a) | Filed with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. | |
(b) | Filed with the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 33-59039, filed with the Commission on May 2, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(c) | Filed as Exhibit 10.8 with the Registration Statement on Form S-4, SEC File No. 333-16163, filed on or about November 4, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(d) | Filed as Exhibit 10.9 with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(e) | Filed on March 22, 2004 as Exhibit 10.8 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(f) | Filed on March 22, 2004 as Exhibit 10.9 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(g) | See Note 6 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part 1 of this Form 10-Q. | |
(h) | Filed with the Registrants Periodic Report on Form 8-K on July 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(i) | Filed on March 26, 2004 as Exhibit 10.10 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(j) | Filed on October 1, 2004 as Exhibit 10.11 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(k) | Filed on October 1, 2004 as Exhibit 10.11 with the Registrants current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(l) | Filed on March 31, 2005, as Exhibit 10.10(m) with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(m) | Filed on March 31, 2005 as Exhibit 10.10(n) with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(n) | Filed on March 16, 2006 with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as Exhibit 10.10(o), and incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CITIZENS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Harold E. Riley | |||
Harold E. Riley | ||||
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||
By: | /s/ Larry E. Carson | |||
Larry E. Carson | ||||
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
Date: November 13, 2006
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Exhibit Index
Description | ||
3.1
|
Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation (a) | |
3.2
|
Bylaws (b) | |
4.1
|
Amendment to State Series A-1 and A-2 Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (j) | |
10.1
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement Citizens Insurance Company of America and Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta, S.p.A. (c) | |
10.2
|
Bulk Accidental Death Benefit Reinsurance Agreement between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America, as amended (d) | |
10.3
|
Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement, Assumption Reinsurance Agreement, Administrative Services Agreement dated March 9, 2004, between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Texas International Life Insurance Company, Reinsurance Trust Agreement dated March 9, 2004, by and among Citizens Insurance Company of America, Texas International Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (e) | |
10.4
|
Coinsurance Reinsurance Agreement, Assumption Reinsurance Agreement, Administrative Services Agreement dated March 9, 2004, between Combined Underwriters Life Insurance Company and Texas International Life Insurance Company, Reinsurance Trust Agreement dated March 9, 2004, by and among Combined Underwriters Life Insurance Company, Texas International Life Insurance Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (f) | |
10.5
|
Loan Agreement, Security Agreement and Note dated March 22,2004 between Citizens, Inc. and Regions Bank (h) | |
10.5(a)
|
Second Amendment to Loan Agreement between Citizens, Inc. and Regions Bank dated October 1, 2004 (j) | |
10.5(b)
|
Security Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Regions Bank dated October 1, 2004 (j) | |
10.5(c)
|
Subordinated Debenture dated October 1, 2004, issued by Citizens Insurance Company of America to Citizens, Inc. (o) | |
10.6(a)
|
Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 12, 2004 among Citizens, Inc., Mainfield Enterprises, Inc., Steelhead Investments Ltd., Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund, and Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(b)
|
Registration Rights Agreement dated July 12, 2004 among Citizens, Inc., Mainfield Enterprises, Inc., Steelhead Investments Ltd., Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund, and Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(c)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Mainfield Enterprises, Inc. (h) | |
10.6(d)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Steelhead Investments Ltd. (h) | |
10.6(e)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund (h) | |
10.6(f)
|
Unit Warrant dated July 12, 2004, to Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(g)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Mainfield Enterprises, Inc. (h) | |
10.6(h)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Steelhead Investments Ltd. (h) | |
10.6(i)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund (h) | |
10.6(j)
|
Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (h) | |
10.6(k)
|
Subordination Agreement among Regions Bank, the Purchasers and Citizens, Inc. dated July 12, 2004 (h) | |
10.6(l)
|
Non-Exclusive Finders Agreement dated September 29, 2003, between Citizens, Inc. and the Shemano Group, Inc. (h) | |
10.7
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Converium Reinsurance (Germany) Ltd. (l) | |
10.8
|
Self-Administered Automatic Reinsurance Agreement between Citizens Insurance Company of America and Scottish Re Worldwide (England) (m) | |
10.9
|
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement Regions Bank, dated December 5, 2005 (n) | |
11.0
|
Statement re: Computation of per share earnings (i) | |
31.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
31.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
32.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* |
* | Filed herewith. | |
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(a) | Filed with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. | |
(b) | Filed with the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 33-59039, filed with the Commission on May 2, 1995, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(c) | Filed as Exhibit 10.8 with the Registration Statement on Form S-4, SEC File No. 333-16163, filed on or about November 4, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(d) | Filed as Exhibit 10.9 with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(e) | Filed on March 22, 2004 as Exhibit 10.8 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(f) | Filed on March 22, 2004 as Exhibit 10.9 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(g) | See Note 6 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part 1 of this Form 10-Q. | |
(h) | Filed with the Registrants Periodic Report on Form 8-K on July 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(i) | Filed on March 26, 2004 as Exhibit 10.10 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(j) | Filed on October 1, 2004 as Exhibit 10.11 with the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(k) | Filed on October 1, 2004 as Exhibit 10.11 with the Registrants current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(l) | Filed on March 31, 2005, as Exhibit 10.10(m) with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(m) | Filed on March 31, 2005 as Exhibit 10.10(n) with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(n) | Filed on March 16, 2006 with the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as Exhibit 10.10(o), and incorporated herein by reference. |
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