UTG INC - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark One)
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006
or
[
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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 0-16867
UTG,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
ILLINOIS
20-2907892
(State or other jurisdiction
of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or
organization)
Identification No.)
5250 South Sixth Street, Springfield,
IL
62703
(Address of principal executive
offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area
code: (217) 241-6300
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b)
of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each
class
on which registered
None
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(g)
of the Act:
Title
of each class
Common
Stock, stated value $ .001 per share
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. Yes
[X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of
delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this
chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this
Form 10- K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
As of June 30, 2006, shares of the Registrant’s common stock held by
non-affiliates (based upon the price of the last sale of $ 8.50 per share),
had an aggregate market value of approximately $ 10,272,894.
At March 1, 2007 the Registrant had 3,862,743
outstanding shares of Common Stock, stated value $ .001 per share.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
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UTG, INC.
FORM
10-K
YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I.................................................................................................................................................................................................
3
ITEM 1...
BUSINESS..........................................................................................................................................................................
3
ITEM 1A. BUSINESS
RISKS...........................................................................................................................................................
16
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF
COMMENTS............................................................................................................................
17
ITEM 2...
PROPERTIES.....................................................................................................................................................................17
ITEM 3... LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS....................................................................................................................................................18
ITEM 4... SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS........................................................................
18
PART
II..............................................................................................................................................................................................
19
ITEM 5... MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER
MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES
OF EQUITY
SECURITIES..........................................................................................................
19
ITEM 6... SELECTED FINANCIAL
DATA......................................................................................................................................
21
ITEM 7... MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS....................................................................................................................................................................21
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
....................................................33
ITEM 8... FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA....................................................................................
34
ITEM 9... CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND
FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE..................................................................................................................................................................
67
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES..................................................................................................................................67
ITEM 9B. OTHER
INFORMATION..................................................................................................................................................67
PART
III............................................................................................................................................................................................
68
ITEM 10.. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
UTG..................................................................................................
68
ITEM 11.. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION....................................................................................................................................
71
ITEM 12.. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS...........................................................................................................................................76
ITEM 13.. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE....................79
ITEM 14.. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND
SERVICES....................................................................................................81
PART
IV.............................................................................................................................................................................................82
ITEM 15.. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM
8-K.............................................82
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
Any forward-looking statement contained herein
or in any other oral or written statement by the Company or any of its officers,
directors or employees is qualified by the fact that actual results of the
Company may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking
statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements is
contained in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and
Results of Operations."
OVERVIEW
UTG, Inc. (the "Registrant" or “UTG”) was
originally incorporated in 1984, under the name United Trust, Inc. under
the
laws of the State of Illinois, to serve as an insurance holding company.
The Registrant and its subsidiaries (the "Company") have only one significant
industry segment - insurance. The current name, UTG, Inc., and state of
incorporation, Delaware, were adopted during 2005 through a merger
transaction. The Company's dominant business is individual life insurance,
which includes the servicing of existing insurance business in force, the
solicitation of new individual life insurance, the acquisition of other
companies in the insurance business, and the administration processing of
life
insurance business for other entities.
At December 31, 2006, significant
majority-owned subsidiaries of the Registrant were as depicted on the following
organizational chart:
This document at times will refer to the
Registrant’s largest shareholder, Mr. Jesse T. Correll and certain companies
controlled by Mr. Correll. Mr. Correll holds a majority ownership of First
Southern Funding LLC, a Kentucky corporation, (FSF) and First Southern Bancorp,
Inc. (FSBI), a financial services holding company. FSBI operates through
its 100% owned subsidiary bank, First Southern National Bank (FSNB).
Banking activities are conducted through multiple locations within south-central
and western Kentucky. Mr. Correll is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board of Directors of UTG and is currently UTG’s largest shareholder
through his ownership control of FSF, FSBI and affiliates. At
December 31, 2006, Mr. Correll owns or controls directly and indirectly
approximately 68% of UTG’s outstanding stock.
UTG is a life insurance holding company.
The focus of UTG is the acquisition of other
companies in similar lines of
business and management of the insurance subsidiaries. UTG has no
activities outside the life insurance focus. UTG has a history of acquisitions
and consolidation in which life insurance companies were involved.
UG is a wholly owned life insurance subsidiary
of UTG domiciled in the State of Ohio, which operates in the individual life
insurance business. The primary focus of UG has been the servicing of
existing insurance business in force. In addition, UG provides insurance
administrative services for other non-related entities.
ACAP is an insurance holding company that
is
64% owned by UG.
AC is a wholly owned life insurance subsidiary
of ACAP domiciled in the State of Texas, which operates in the individual
life
insurance business. The primary focus of AC has been the servicing of
existing insurance business in force.
TI is a wholly owned life insurance subsidiary
of AC domiciled in the State of Texas, which operates in the individual life
insurance business. The primary focus of TI has been the servicing of
existing insurance business in force with limited new business production.
REC
is a wholly owned subsidiary of UTG, which was incorporated under the laws
of
the State of Delaware on June 1, 1971, as a securities broker dealer.
REC was established as an aid to life insurance sales. Policyholders could
have certain policy benefits such as annual dividends automatically transferred
to a mutual fund if they elected. REC acts as an agent for its customers
by placing orders of mutual funds and variable annuity contracts, which are
placed in the customers’ names. The mutual fund shares and variable
annuity accumulation units are held by the respective custodians. The only
financial involvement of REC is through receipt of commission (load). REC
functions at a minimum broker-dealer level. It does not maintain any of
its customer accounts nor receives customer funds directly. Operating
activity of REC accounted for approximately $ 19,000 of earnings in the
current year.
NP is a wholly owned subsidiary of UG, which
owns for investment purposes, various real estate properties including a
shopping center in Somerset, Kentucky, approximately 14,000 acres of timberland
in Kentucky, and a 50% partnership interest in an additional 11,000 acres
of
Kentucky timberland. North Plaza has a total book value of approximately
$ 10,630,000. Operating activity of North Plaza accounted for
approximately $ 77,000 of earnings in the current year.
HP is a 67% owned subsidiary of UG, which
owned
for investment purposes, a property consisting of a 254,228 square foot office
tower, and 72,382 square foot attached retail plaza totaling 326,610 square
feet
along with an attached 349 space parking garage, in Manchester, New
Hampshire. During 2006, the entity sold its interest in the buildings and
property for a gain of approximately $ 1,550,000. Operating activity
of Hampshire Plaza accounted for approximately $ 1,466,000 of earnings in
the current year.
HPG is a 67% owned subsidiary of UG, which
owned for investment purposes, a property consisting of a 578 space parking
garage, in New Hampshire. During 2006, the entity sold its interest in the
property for a gain of approximately $ 6,218,000. Operating activity
of HP Garage accounted for approximately $ 6,230,000 of earnings in the
current year. The proceeds from the sale of the property were used to
purchase real estate located in Midland, Texas.
HISTORY
UTG was incorporated December 14, 1984, as
an
Illinois corporation through an intrastate public offering under the name
United
Trust, Inc. (UTI). Over the years, UTG acquired several additional holding
and
life insurance companies. UTG streamlined and simplified the corporate
structure following the acquisitions through dissolution of intermediate
holding
companies and mergers of several life insurance companies.
In March 2005, UTG’s Board of Directors adopted
a proposal to change the state of incorporation of UTG from Illinois to Delaware
by merging UTG with and into a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary (the
“reincorporation merger”). The reincorporation merger effected only a
change in UTG’s legal domicile and certain other changes of a legal
nature. The Board of Directors submitted the reincorporation proposal to
its shareholders for approval at the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders,
which
was approved subsequently and affected on July 1, 2005.
In December 2006, the Company completed an
acquisition transaction whereby it acquired a controlling interest in Acap
Corporation, which owns two life insurance subsidiaries. The acquisition
resulted in an increase of approximately $ 90,000,000 in invested assets,
$ 160,000,000 in total assets and 200,000 additional policies to
administer. The administration of the acquired entities was moved to
Springfield, Illinois during December 2006. The Company believes this
acquisition is a good fit with its existing administration and operations.
Significant expense savings are anticipated as a result of the combining
of
operations compared to costs of the two entities operating separately.
PRODUCTS
UG’s
current product portfolio consists of a limited number of
life insurance product offerings. All of the products are individual life
insurance products, with design variations from each other to provide choices
to
the customer. These variations generally center around the length of the
premium paying period, length of the coverage period and whether the product
accumulates cash value or not. The products are designed to be competitive
in the marketplace.
UG offers a universal life policy referred
to
as the “Legacy” product. This product was designed for use with several
distribution channels including the Company’s own internal agents, bank
agent/employees and through personally producing general agents “PPGA”.
This policy is issued for ages 0 – 65, in face amounts with a minimum of
$ 25,000. The Legacy product has a current declared interest rate of
4.0%, which is equal to its guaranteed rate. After five years the
guaranteed rate drops to 3.0%. During the first five years the policy fee
will be $ 6.00 per month on face amounts less than $ 50,000 and
$ 5.00 per month for larger amounts. After the first five years the
Company may increase this rate but not more than $ 8.00 per month.
The policy has other loads that vary based upon issue age and risk
classification. Partial withdrawals, subject to a minimum $ 500 cash
surrender value and a $ 25 fee, are allowed once a year after the first
duration. Policy loans are available at 7.4% interest in advance.
The policy's accumulated fund will be credited the guaranteed interest rate
in
relation to the amount of the policy loan. Surrender charges are based on
a percentage of target premiums starting at 100% for years 1 and 2 then grading
downward to zero in year 5.
Also available are a number of traditional
whole life policies. The Company’s “Ten Pay Whole Life” insurance product
has a level face amount. The level premium is payable for the first ten
policy years. This policy is available for issue ages 0-65, and has a
minimum face amount of $10,000. This policy can be used in conversion
situations, where it is available up to age 75 and at a minimum face amount
of
$5,000. There is no policy fee.
The “Preferred Whole Life” insurance product
also has a level face amount and level premium, although the premiums are
payable for life on this product. Issue ages are 0-65 and the minimum face
amount is $25,000. There is no policy fee. Unlike the Ten Pay, this
product has several optional riders available: Accidental Death rider,
Children’s Term Insurance rider, Terminal Illness rider and/or Waiver of Premium
rider.
The “Tradition” is a fixed premium whole life
insurance policy. Premiums are level and payable for life. Issue
ages are 0-80. The minimum face amount is the greater of $10,000 or the
amount of coverage provided by a $100 annual premium. There is a $30
policy fee. This product has the same optional riders as the
Preferred Whole Life, listed above.
Our newest product is called “Kid Kare”.
This is a single premium level term policy
to age 21. The product is
sold in units, with one unit equal to a face amount of $5,000 for a single
premium of $250. The policy is issued from ages 0-15 and has conversion
privileges at age 21. There is no policy fee.
The “Horizon Annuity” completes our product
portfolio. This product is issued for ages 0-80. The minimum annual
premium in the first year is $2,000, with premiums being optional in all
other
years. There is a maintenance fee of $18 beginning in the second policy
year. This fee is waived if the annuity value is at least $2,000.
This policy has a decreasing surrender charge for the first five years of
the
contract.
The Company is currently developing a
decreasing term policy and a level term policy. The decreasing term policy
will be convertible to age 65 or the policy anniversary prior to expiry.
Terms of 10, 15, 20 25 and 30 years will be available. Each term period
has its own issue age criteria. The level term policy will be
renewable to age 70 and convertible to age 65. Issue ages for the level
term policy will be 18-60. Design of these products has been
completed. The products are currently in various stages of filing and
approval in the states UG is licensed.
The Company's actual experience for earned
interest, persistency and mortality varies from the assumptions applied to
pricing and for determining premiums. Accordingly, differences between the
Company's actual experience and those assumptions applied may impact the
profitability of the Company. The Company monitors investment yields, and
when
necessary adjusts credited interest rates on its insurance products to preserve
targeted interest spreads. Credited rates are reviewed and established by
the Board of Directors of UG. Currently, all crediting rates have been
reduced to the respective product guaranteed interest rate.
The
Company has a variety of policies in force different from
those being marketed. Interest sensitive products, including universal
life and excess interest whole life (“fixed premium UL”), account for 60% of the
insurance in force. Approximately 19% of the insurance in force is
participating business, which represents policies under which the policy
owner
shares in the insurance company’s statutory divisible surplus. The
Company's average persistency rate for its policies in force for 2006 and
2005
has been 95.9% and 95.8%, respectively.
Interest sensitive life insurance products
have
characteristics similar to annuities with respect to the crediting of a current
rate of interest at or above a guaranteed minimum rate and the use of surrender
charges to discourage premature withdrawal of cash values. Universal life
insurance policies also involve variable premium charges against the
policyholder's account balance for the cost of insurance and administrative
expenses. Interest-sensitive whole-life products generally have fixed
premiums. Interest-sensitive life insurance products are designed with a
combination of front-end loads, periodic variable charges, and back-end loads
or
surrender charges.
Traditional life insurance products have
premiums and benefits predetermined at issue; the premiums are set at levels
that are designed to exceed expected policyholder benefits and insurance
company
expenses. Participating business is traditional life insurance with the
added feature that the policyholder may share in the divisible surplus of
the
insurance company through policyholder dividend. This dividend is set
annually by the Board of Directors of UG and is completely discretionary.
AC and TI market a small volume of final
expense insurance and prearranged funeral service contracts in the State
of
Texas. These policies are primarily written through independent funeral
homes.
MARKETING
The
Company has not actively marketed life products in the past
several years. Management currently places little emphasis on new business
production, believing resources could be better utilized in other ways.
Current sales primarily represent sales to existing customers through additional
insurance needs or conservation efforts. In 2001, the Company increased
its emphasis on policy retention in an attempt to improve current persistency
levels. In this regard, several of the home office staff have become
licensed insurance agents enabling them broader abilities when dealing with
the
customer in regard to his/her existing policies and possible alternatives.
The conservation efforts described above have been generally positive.
Management will continue to monitor these efforts and make adjustments as
seen
appropriate to enhance the future success of the program.
The
Company has introduced new and updated products in recent
periods including the Horizon Annuity, the Legacy and Kid Kare. The
Company is currently working on development of a level term and decreasing
term
product. Management has no current plans to increase marketing
efforts. New product development is anticipated to be utilized in
conservation efforts and sales to existing customers. Such sales are not
expected to be material.
Excluding
licensed home office personnel, UG has 15 general
agents. UG primarily markets its products in the Midwest region with most
sales in the states of Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia. UG is licensed to
sell life insurance in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New
Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
AC
markets its products primarily in the state of Texas. AC
is licensed to sell life insurance in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
TI has 350 general agents. TI markets its products in the state of
Texas, which is the only state that it is licensed.
In 2006, approximately $ 14,529,000 of
total direct premium was collected by UG. Ohio accounted for 27%, Illinois
accounted for 17%, and West Virginia accounted for 11% of total direct premiums
collected. No other state accounted for more than 5% of direct premiums
collected.
UNDERWRITING
The underwriting procedures of the insurance
subsidiary are established by management. Insurance policies are issued by
the Company based upon underwriting practices established for each market
in
which the Company operates. Most policies are individually
underwritten. Applications for insurance are reviewed to determine
additional information required to make an underwriting decision, which depends
on the amount of insurance applied for and the applicant's age and medical
history. Additional information may include inspection reports, medical
examinations, and statements from doctors who have treated the applicant
in the
past and, where indicated, special medical tests. After reviewing the
information collected, the Company either issues the policy as applied for,
with
an extra premium charge because of unfavorable factors, or rejects the
application. Substandard risks may be referred to reinsurers for full or
partial reinsurance of the substandard risk.
The Company requires blood samples to be
drawn
with individual insurance applications for coverage over $ 45,000 (age 46
and above) or $ 95,000 (ages 16-45). Blood samples are tested for a
wide range of chemical values and are screened for antibodies to the HIV
virus. Applications also contain questions permitted by law regarding the
HIV virus, which must be answered by the proposed insureds.
RESERVES
The applicable insurance laws under which
the
insurance subsidiary operates require that the insurance company report policy
reserves as liabilities to meet future obligations on the policies in
force. These reserves are the amounts which, with the additional premiums
to be received and interest thereon compounded annually at certain assumed
rates, are calculated in accordance with applicable law to be sufficient
to meet
the various policy and contract obligations as they mature. These laws
specify that the reserves shall not be less than reserves calculated using
certain mortality tables and interest rates.
The liabilities for traditional life insurance
and accident and health insurance policy benefits are computed using a net
level
method. These liabilities include assumptions as to investment yields,
mortality, withdrawals, and other assumptions based on the life insurance
subsidiary’s experience adjusted to reflect anticipated trends and to include
provisions for possible unfavorable deviations. The Company makes these
assumptions at the time the contract is issued or, in the case of contracts
acquired by purchase, at the purchase date. Future policy benefits for
individual life insurance and annuity policies are computed using interest
rates
ranging from 2% to 6% for life insurance and 3.0% to 9.25% for annuities.
Benefit reserves for traditional life insurance policies include certain
deferred profits on limited-payment policies that are being recognized in
income
over the policy term. Policy benefit claims are charged to expense in the
period that the claims are incurred. Current mortality rate assumptions
are based on 1975-80 select and ultimate tables. Withdrawal rate
assumptions are based upon Linton B or Linton C, which are industry standard
actuarial tables for forecasting assumed policy lapse rates.
Benefit reserves for universal life insurance
and interest sensitive life insurance products are computed under a
retrospective deposit method and represent policy account balances before
applicable surrender charges. Policy benefits and claims that are charged
to expense include benefit claims in excess of related policy account balances.
Interest crediting rates for universal life and interest sensitive products
range from 4.0% to 5.5% for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004.
REINSURANCE
As is customary in the insurance industry,
the
insurance subsidiaries cede insurance to, and assume insurance from, other
insurance companies under reinsurance agreements. Reinsurance agreements
are intended to limit a life insurer's maximum loss on a large or unusually
hazardous risk or to obtain a greater diversification of risk. The ceding
insurance company remains primarily liable with respect to ceded insurance
should any reinsurer be unable to meet the obligations assumed by it.
However, it is the practice of insurers to reduce their exposure to loss
to the
extent that they have been reinsured with other insurance companies. The
Company sets a limit on the amount of insurance retained on the life of any
one
person. The Company will not retain more than $ 125,000, including
accidental death benefits, on any one life. At December 31, 2006, the
Company had gross insurance in force of $ 2.270 billion of which
approximately $ 591 million was ceded to reinsurers.
The Company's reinsured business is ceded
to
numerous reinsurers. The Company monitors the solvency of its reinsurers
in seeking to minimize the risk of loss in the event of a failure by one
of the
parties. The primary reinsurers of the Company are large, well capitalized
entities.
Currently,
UG is utilizing
reinsurance agreements with Optimum Re Insurance Company, (Optimum) and Swiss
Re
Life and Health America Incorporated (SWISS RE). Optimum and SWISS RE
currently hold an “A-” (Excellent), and "A+" (Superior) rating,
respectively, from A.M. Best, an industry rating company. The reinsurance
agreements were effective December 1, 1993, and covered most new business
of
UG. The agreements are a yearly renewable term (YRT) treaty where the
Company cedes amounts above its retention limit of $ 100,000 with a minimum
cession of $ 25,000.
In addition to the above reinsurance
agreements, UG entered into reinsurance agreements with Optimum Re Insurance
Company (Optimum) during 2004 to provide reinsurance on new products released
for sale in 2004. The agreements are yearly renewable term (YRT) treaties
where UG cedes amounts above its retention limit of $100,000 with a minimum
cession of $25,000 as has been a practice for the last several years with
its
reinsurers. Also, effective January 1, 2005, Optimum became the reinsurer
of 100% of the accidental death benefits (ADB) in force of UG. This
coverage is renewable annually at the Company’s option. Optimum
specializes in reinsurance agreements with small to mid-size carriers such
as
UG. Optimum currently holds an “A-” (Excellent) rating from A.M.
Best.
UG entered into a coinsurance agreement with
Park Avenue Life Insurance Company (PALIC) effective September 30,
1996. Under the terms of the agreement, UG ceded to PALIC substantially
all of its then in-force paid-up life insurance policies. Paid-up life
insurance generally refers to non-premium paying life insurance policies.
PALIC and its ultimate parent The Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America (Guardian), currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M.
Best. The PALIC agreement accounts for approximately 67% of UG’s
reinsurance reserve credit, as of December 31, 2006.
On September 30, 1998, UG entered into a
coinsurance agreement with The Independent Order of Vikings, an Illinois
fraternal benefit society (IOV). Under the terms of the agreement, UG
agreed to assume, on a coinsurance basis, 25% of the reserves and liabilities
arising from all in-force insurance contracts issued by the IOV to its
members. At December 31, 2006, the IOV insurance in-force assumed by
UG was approximately $ 1,670,000, with reserves being held on that amount
of approximately $ 391,000.
On June 1, 2000, UG assumed an already
existing coinsurance agreement, dated January 1, 1992, between Lancaster
Life Reinsurance Company (LLRC), an Arizona corporation and Investors Heritage
Life Insurance Company (IHL), a corporation organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky. Under the terms of the agreement, LLRC agreed to
assume from IHL a 90% quota share of new issues of credit life and accident
and
health policies that have been written on or after January 1, 1992 through
various branches of the First Southern National Bank. The maximum amount
of credit life insurance that can be assumed on any one individual’s life is
$ 15,000. UG assumed all the rights and obligations formerly held by
LLRC as the reinsurer in the agreement. LLRC liquidated its charter
immediately following the transfer. At December 31, 2006, the IHL
agreement has insurance in-force of approximately $ 2,308,000, with
reserves being held on that amount of approximately $ 32,000.
At December 31, 1992, AC entered into a
reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company (“the Canada Life
agreement”) that fully reinsured virtually all of its traditional life insurance
policies. The reinsurer’s obligations under the Canada Life agreement were
secured by assets withheld by AC representing policy loans and deferred and
uncollected premiums related to the reinsured policies. AC continues to
administer the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance
from the reinsurer. At December 31, 2006, the Canada Life agreement
has insurance in-force of approximately $ 86,594,000, with reserves being
held on that amount of approximately $ 42,409,000.
During 1997, AC acquired 100% of the policies
in force of World Service Life Insurance Company through a combination of
assumption reinsurance and coinsurance. While 91.42% of the acquired
policies are coinsured under the Canada Life agreement, AC did not coinsure
the
balance of the policies. AC retains the administration of the reinsured
policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer.
Canada Life currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M.
Best.
During 1998, American Capitol closed a
coinsurance transaction with Universal Life Insurance Company (“Universal”).
Pursuant to the coinsurance agreement, American Capitol coinsured 100% of
the
individual life insurance policies of Universal in force at January 1,
1998. At December 31, 2006, the Universal agreement has insurance
in-force of approximately $ 15,768,000, with reserves being held on that
amount of approximately $ 5,251,000.
The treaty with Canada Life provides that
AC is
entitled to 85% of the profits (calculated pursuant to a formula contained
in
the treaty) beginning when the accumulated profits under the treaty reach
a
specified level. As of December 31, 2006, there remains $2,247,998 in
profits to be generated before AC is entitled to 85% of the profits.
Should future experience under the treaty match the experience of recent
years,
which cannot reliably be predicted to occur, the accumulated profits would
reach
the specified level towards the end of 2009. However, regarding the
uncertainty as to when the specified level may be reached, it should be noted
that the experience has been erratic from year to year and the number of
policies in force that are covered by the treaty diminishes each year.
All reinsurance for TI is with a single,
unaffiliated reinsurer, Hannover Life Reassurance (Ireland) Limited
("Hannover"), secured by a trust account containing letters of credit totaling
$1,009,981, granted in favor of TI. TI administers the reinsurance
policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from Hannover.
Hannover currently holds an “A” (Excellent) rating by A.M. Best. At
December 31, 2006, the Hannover agreement has insurance in-force of
approximately $ 25,913,000, with reserves being held on that amount of
approximately $ 502,000.
The Hannover treaty provides that TI may
recapture the treaty without a charge to surplus under statutory accounting
beginning when the accumulated profits (calculated pursuant to a formula
contained in the treaty) reach a specified level. As of December 31, 2006,
there remains $422,010 in profits to be generated before TI can recapture
the
treaty without a surplus charge. Should future experience under the treaty
match the experience of recent years, which cannot reliably be predicted
to
occur, the accumulated profits would reach the specified level towards the
end
of 2007. However, regarding the uncertainty as to when the specified level
may be reached, it should be noted that the experience has been erratic from
year to year and the number of policies in force that are covered by the
treaty
diminishes each year.
On December 31, 2006, AC and TI entered into
100% coinsurance agreements whereby each company ceded all of its A&H
business to an unaffiliated reinsurer, Reserve National Insurance Company
(Reserve National). As part of the agreement, the Company remains
contingently liable for claims incurred prior to the effective date of the
agreement, for a period of one year. At the end of the one year period, an
accounting of these claims shall be produced. Any difference in the actual
claims to the claim reserve liability transferred shall be refunded to /
paid by
the Company. Reserve National currently holds an “A-“ (Excellent) rating
by A.M. Best.
The Company does not have any short-duration
reinsurance contracts. The effect of the Company's long-duration
reinsurance contracts on premiums earned in 2006, 2005 and 2004 were as
follows:
|
|
|
Shown
in thousands
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
2006
Premiums
Earned
|
|
2005
Premiums
Earned
|
|
2004
Premiums
Earned
|
|||||||
Direct
|
$
|
15,450
|
$
|
16,357
|
$
|
17,238
|
|
|||||||
Assumed
|
|
65
|
|
42
|
|
38
|
|
|||||||
Ceded
|
|
(2,655)
|
|
(2,672)
|
|
(3,135)
|
|
|||||||
Net
premiums
|
$
|
12,860
|
$
|
13,727
|
$
|
14,141
|
|
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INVESTMENTS
Investment income represents a significant
portion of the Company's total income. Investments are subject to
applicable state insurance laws and regulations, which limit the concentration
of investments in any one category or class and further limit the investment
in
any one issuer. Generally, these limitations are imposed as a percentage
of statutory assets or percentage of statutory capital and surplus of each
company.
The following table reflects net investment
income by type of investment.
December
31,
|
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|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||||||||
Fixed maturities and fixed maturities
held for sale
|
$
|
6,838,277
|
$
|
6,661,648
|
$
|
7,060,761
|
|
||||||||||
Equity securities
|
|
915,864
|
|
771,379
|
|
657,609
|
|
||||||||||
Mortgage loans
|
|
2,739,350
|
|
2,033,007
|
|
1,209,358
|
|
||||||||||
Real estate
|
|
5,500,005
|
|
7,473,698
|
|
5,335,530
|
|
||||||||||
Policy loans
|
|
580,961
|
|
860,240
|
|
918,562
|
|
||||||||||
Short-term investments
|
|
27,620
|
|
3,699
|
|
80,241
|
|
||||||||||
Cash
|
|
454,580
|
|
171,926
|
|
111,986
|
|
||||||||||
Total consolidated investment
income
|
|
17,056,657
|
|
17,975,597
|
|
15,374,047
|
|
||||||||||
Investment expenses |
(6,055,492)
|
(6,924,371)
|
(4,953,161)
|
||||||||||||||
Consolidated net investment
income
|
$
|
11,001,165
|
$
|
11,051,226
|
$
|
10,420,886
|
|
||||||||||
At December 31, 2006, the Company had a
total of $ 3,706,666 in investment real estate, which did not produce
income during 2006.
The following table summarizes the Company's
fixed maturities distribution at December 31, 2006 and 2005 by ratings
category as issued by Standard and Poor's, a leading ratings analyst.
Fixed
Maturities
|
|||
Rating
|
%
of
Portfolio
|
||
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Investment
Grade
|
|
|
|
AAA
|
70%
|
|
79%
|
AA
|
4%
|
|
1%
|
A
|
18%
|
|
15%
|
BBB
|
6%
|
|
5%
|
Below
investment
grade
|
2%
|
|
0%
|
|
100%
|
|
100%
|
The following table summarizes the Company's
fixed maturities and fixed maturities held for sale by major
classification.
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||
U.S. government
and
government agencies
|
$
|
44,940,220
|
$
|
31,235,651
|
|||
States,
municipalities and political subdivisions
|
|
4,169,438
|
|
1,626,970
|
|||
Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
|
118,743,522
|
|
72,351,854
|
|||
Public
utilities
|
|
6,097,151
|
|
0
|
|||
Corporate
|
|
65,553,711
|
|
27,374,215
|
|||
|
$
|
239,504,042
|
$
|
132,588,690
|
|||
The following table shows the composition,
average maturity and yield of the Company's investment portfolio at
December 31, 2006.
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Investments
|
|
Value
|
|
Maturity
|
|
Yield
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities and fixed
maturities held for
sale
|
$
|
143,061,000
|
|
6 years
|
|
4.78%
|
Equity securities
|
|
24,440,000
|
|
Not applicable
|
|
3.75%
|
Mortgage Loans
|
|
34,358,000
|
|
4 years
|
|
7.97%
|
Investment real estate
|
|
43,277,000
|
|
Not applicable
|
|
12.71%
|
Policy loans
|
|
12,235,000
|
|
Not applicable
|
|
4.75%
|
Short-term investments
|
|
45,000
|
|
Not applicable
|
|
0.00%
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
8,719,000
|
|
On demand
|
|
5.39%
|
Total Investments and Cash
and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
266,135,000
|
|
|
|
6.42%
|
At December 31, 2006, fixed maturities and
fixed maturities held for sale have a combined market value of
$ 239,473,502. Fixed maturities held to maturity are carried at
amortized cost. Management has the ability and intent to hold these
securities until maturity. Fixed maturities held for sale are carried at
market.
Management monitors its investment maturities,
which in their opinion is sufficient to meet the Company's cash
requirements. Fixed maturities of $ 22,362,035 mature in one year and
$ 56,317,362 mature in two to five years.
The Company holds $ 32,015,446 in mortgage
loans, which represents approximately 7% of the total assets. All mortgage
loans are first position loans. Before a new loan is issued, the applicant
is subject to certain criteria set forth by Company management to ensure
quality
control. These criteria include, but are not limited to, a credit report,
personal financial information such as outstanding debt, sources of income,
and
personal equity. Loans issued are limited to no more than 80% of the
appraised value of the property and must be first position against the
collateral.
FSNB, an affiliate, services the mortgage
loan
portfolio of the Company. FSNB has been able to provide the Company with
expertise and experience in underwriting commercial and residential mortgage
loans, which provide more attractive yields than the traditional bond
market. During 2006, 2005 and 2004 the Company issued approximately
$ 5,359,000, $ 24,576,000 and $ 2,627,000 in new mortgage loans,
respectively. These new loans were originated through FSNB and funded by
the Company through participation agreements with FSNB. FSNB services all
the mortgage loans of the Company. The Company pays FSNB a .25% servicing
fee on these loans and a one-time fee at loan origination of .50% of the
original loan amount to cover costs incurred by FSNB relating to the processing
and establishment of the loan. UG paid $ 93,288, $ 76,970 and
$ 45,468 in servicing fees and $ 23,214, $ 112,109 and $ 0
in origination fees to FSNB during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The Company has no mortgage loans in the
process of foreclosure and no loans under a repayment plan or
restructuring. Letters are sent to each mortgagee when the loan becomes 30
days or more delinquent. Loans 90 days or more delinquent are placed on a
non-performing status and classified as delinquent loans. Reserves for
loan losses are established based on management's analysis of the loan balances
compared to the expected realizable value should foreclosure take place.
Loans are placed on a non-accrual status based on a quarterly analysis of
the
likelihood of repayment. All delinquent and troubled loans held by the
Company are loans, which were held in portfolios by acquired companies at
the
time of acquisition. Management believes the current internal controls
surrounding the mortgage loan selection process provide a quality portfolio
with
minimal risk of foreclosure and/or negative financial impact.
The Company has in place a monitoring system
to
provide management with information regarding potential troubled loans.
Management is provided with a monthly listing of loans that are 30 days or
more
past due along with a brief description of what steps are being taken to
resolve
the delinquency. Quarterly, coinciding with external financial reporting,
the Company determines how each delinquent loan should be classified. All
loans 90 days or more past due are classified as delinquent. Each
delinquent loan is reviewed to determine the classification and status the
loan
should be given. Interest accruals are analyzed based on the likelihood of
repayment. In no event will interest continue to accrue when accrued
interest along with the outstanding principal exceeds the net realizable
value
of the property. The Company does not utilize a specified number of days
delinquent to cause an automatic non-accrual status.
A mortgage loan reserve is established and
adjusted based on management's quarterly analysis of the portfolio and any
deterioration in value of the underlying property which would reduce the
net
realizable value of the property below its current carrying value. The
mortgage loan reserve was $ 33,500 and $36,000 at December 31, 2006
and 2005 respectively.
The following table shows a distribution
of the
Company’s mortgage loans by type.
Mortgage
Loans
|
|
Amount
|
|
%
of
Total
|
Commercial
–
insured or guaranteed
|
$
|
1,261,250
|
|
4%
|
Commercial
–
all
other
|
|
25,294,148
|
|
79%
|
Residential
–
insured or guaranteed
|
|
8,556
|
|
0%
|
Residential
–
all other
|
|
5,451,492
|
|
17%
|
The following table shows a geographic
distribution of the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio and investment real
estate.
|
Mortgage
Loans
|
|
Real
Estate
|
Florida
|
10%
|
|
0%
|
Georgia
|
5%
|
|
0%
|
Illinois
|
0%
|
|
3%
|
Indiana
|
2%
|
|
0%
|
Kansas
|
7%
|
|
0%
|
Kentucky
|
60%
|
|
35%
|
Texas
|
16%
|
|
62%
|
Total
|
100%
|
|
100%
|
The following table summarizes delinquent
mortgage loan holdings of the Company.
Delinquent
90 days or
more
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Non-accrual
status
|
$
|
64,136
|
$
|
42,400
|
$
|
167,148
|
Other
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Reserve on
delinquent
Loans
|
|
(33,500)
|
|
(36,000)
|
|
(120,000)
|
Total
delinquent
|
$
|
30,636
|
$
|
6,400
|
$
|
47,148
|
Interest income
past
due
(delinquent
loans)
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In process
of
restructuring
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Restructuring
on
other
than market
terms
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Other potential
problem
Loans
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Total
problem
loans
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Interest income
foregone
(restructured
loans)
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In process
of
foreclosure
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
1,401,345
|
Total
foreclosed
loans
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
1,401,345
|
Interest income
foregone
(restructured
loans)
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
See Item 2, Properties, for description of
real
estate holdings.
COMPETITION
The insurance business is a highly competitive
industry and there are a number of other companies, both stock and mutual,
doing
business in areas where the Company operates. Many of these competing
insurers are larger, have more diversified and established lines of insurance
coverage, have substantially greater financial resources and brand recognition,
as well as a greater number of agents. Other significant competitive
factors in the insurance industry include policyholder benefits, service
to
policyholders, and premium rates.
In recent years, the Company has not placed
an
emphasis on new business production. Costs associated with supporting new
business can be significant. The insurance industry as a whole has
experienced a decline in the total number of agents who sell insurance products;
therefore competition has intensified for top producing sales agents. The
relatively small size of the Company, and the resulting limitations, has
made it
challenging to compete in this area. The number of agents marketing the
Company’s products has reduced to a negligible number.
The Company performs administrative work
as a
third party administrator (TPA) for unaffiliated life insurance companies.
These TPA revenue fees are included in the line item “other income” on the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company intends to
continue to pursue other TPA arrangements through its alliance with Fiserv
Life
Insurance Solutions (Fiserv). Through this alliance, the Company provides
TPA services to insurance companies seeking business process outsourcing
solutions. Fiserv is responsible for the marketing and sales function for
the alliance, as well as providing the datacenter operations. UTG staffs
the administration effort. Management believes this alliance with Fiserv
positions the Company to generate additional revenues by utilizing the Company’s
current excess capacity and administrative services. Fiserv is a unit of
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) which is an independent, full-service provider
of
integrated data processing and information management systems to the financial
industry, headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
The Company has considered the feasibility
of a
marketing opportunity with First Southern National Bank (FSNB) an affiliate
of
UTG’s largest shareholder. Management has considered various products
including annuity type products, mortgage protection products and existing
insurance products, as a possibility to market to all banking customers.
The design and introduction of these products are in the early stages of
development and have not been introduced to FSNB. This marketing
opportunity has potential and is believed to be a viable niche. Existing
products along with the introduction of new products is currently not expected
to produce significant premium writings.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Insurance companies are subject to regulation
and supervision in all the states where they do business. Generally the
state supervisory agencies have broad administrative powers relating to granting
and revoking licenses to transact business , license agents, approving forms
of
policies used, regulating trade practices and market conduct, the form and
content of required financial statements, reserve requirements, permitted
investments, approval of dividends and in general, the conduct of all insurance
activities. Insurance regulation is concerned primarily with the
protection of policyholders. The Company cannot predict the impact of any
future proposals, regulations or market conduct investigations. UG is
domiciled in the state of Ohio. AC and TI are both domiciled in the state
of Texas.
Insurance companies must also file detailed
annual reports on a statutory accounting basis with the state supervisory
agencies where each does business; (see Note 6 to the consolidated financial
statements) regarding statutory equity and income from operations. These
agencies may examine the business and accounts at any time. Under the
rules of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and state
laws, the supervisory agencies of one or more states examine a company
periodically, usually at three to five year intervals.
Most states also have insurance holding company
statutes, which require registration and periodic reporting by insurance
companies controlled by other corporations licensed to transact business
within
their respective jurisdictions. The insurance subsidiary is subject to
such legislation and registered as a controlled insurer in those jurisdictions
in which such registration is required. Statutes vary from state to state
but typically require periodic disclosure, concerning the corporation that
controls the registered insurers and all subsidiaries of such corporation.
In
addition, prior notice to, or approval by, the state insurance commission
of
material transactions with affiliates, including transfers of assets,
reinsurance agreements, management agreements (see Note 9 to the consolidated
financial statements), and payment of dividends (see Note 2 to the consolidated
financial statements) in excess of specified amounts by the insurance
subsidiary, within the holding company system, are required.
Risk-based capital requirements and state
guaranty fund laws are discussed in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 2006, UTG and its subsidiaries had 65 full-time
equivalent employees. UTG’s operations are headquartered in Springfield,
Illinois.
ITEM 1A. BUSINESS RISKS
The risks and uncertainties described below
are
not the only ones that UTG faces. Additional risks and uncertainties that
the Company is unaware of, or currently deemed immaterial, also may become
important factors that affect our business. If any of these risks were to
occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected.
The Company faces significant competition
for
insurance and third party administration clients. Competition in the
insurance industry may limit our ability to attract and retain customers.
UTG may face competition now and in the future from the following: other
insurance and third party administration (TPA) providers, including larger
non-insurance related companies which provide TPA services.
In particular, our competitors include
insurance companies whose greater resources may afford them a marketplace
advantage by enabling them to provide insurance services with lower
margins. Additionally, insurance companies and other institutions with
larger capitalization and others not subject to insurance regulatory
restrictions have the ability to serve the insurance needs of larger
customers. If the Company is unable to attract and retain insurance
clients continued growth, results of operations and financial condition may
otherwise be negatively affected.
The main sources of income from operations
are
premium and net investment income. Net investment income is equal to the
difference between the investment income received from various types of
investment securities and other income-producing assets and the related expenses
incurred in connection with maintaining these investments. The primary
sources of income can be affected by changes in market interest rates and
various economic conditions. These conditions are highly sensitive to many
factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, both domestic
and foreign, and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental
and
regulatory authorities. The Company has adopted asset and liability
management policies to try to minimize the potential adverse effects of changes
in interest rates on our net interest income, primarily by altering the mix
and
maturity of loans, investments and funding sources. However, even with
these policies in place, the Company cannot provide assurance that changes
in
interest rates will not negatively impact our operating results.
An increase in interest rates also could
have a
negative impact on business by reducing the demand for insurance products.
Fluctuations in interest rates may result in disintermediation, which is
the
flow of funds away from insurance companies into direct investments that
pay
higher rates of return, and may affect the value of investment securities
and
other interest-earning assets.
Because UTG serves primarily individuals
located in three states, the ability of our customers to pay their insurance
premiums is impacted by the economic conditions in these areas. As of
December 31, 2006, approximately 55% of our total direct premium was
collected from Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia. Thus, results of
operations are heavily dependent upon the strength of these economies.
In addition, a substantial portion of our
investment mortgage loans are secured by real estate located primarily in
Kentucky and Texas. Consequently, our ability to continue to originate
real estate loans may be impaired by adverse changes in local and regional
economic conditions in these real estate markets or by acts of nature.
These events also could have an adverse effect on the value of our collateral
and, due to the concentration of our collateral in real estate, on our financial
condition.
The Company has traditionally obtained funds
principally through premium deposits. If, as a result of competitive
pressures, market interest rates, general economic conditions or other events,
the balance of the premium deposits decrease relative to our overall operations,
the Company may have to look for ways to further reduce operating costs which
could have a negative impact on results of operations or financial
condition.
The Company has significant business risks
in
the amount of policy benefit expenses incurred each year. The majority of
these expenses are related to death claims paid on life insurance
contracts. The Company has no control over these expenses, which have a
significant impact on our financial results.
Insurance holding companies operate in a
highly
regulated environment and are subject to supervision and examination by various
federal and state regulatory agencies. The cost of compliance with
regulatory requirements may adversely affect our results of operations or
financial condition. Federal and state laws and regulations govern
numerous matters including: changes in the ownership or control, maintenance
of
adequate capital and the financial condition of an insurance company,
permissible types, amounts and terms of investments; permissible non-insurance
activities; the level of policyholder reserves; and restrictions on dividend
payments.
The Company will continue to consider the
acquisition of other businesses. However, the opportunities to make
suitable acquisitions on favorable terms in the future may not be available,
which could negatively impact the growth of business. UTG expects that
other insurance and financial companies will compete to acquire compatible
businesses. This competition could increase prices for acquisitions that
we would likely pursue, and our competitors may have greater resources.
Also, acquisitions of regulated businesses such as insurance companies are
subject to various regulatory approvals. If appropriate regulatory
approvals are not received, an acquisition would not be able to complete
that we
believe is in our best interests.
UTG has in the past acquired, and will in
the
future consider the acquisition of, other insurance and related
businesses. If other companies are acquired in the future, our business
may be negatively impacted by risks related to those acquisitions. These
risks include the following: the risk that the acquired business will not
perform in accordance with management’s expectations; the risk that difficulties
will arise in connection with the integration of the operations of the acquired
business with our operations; the risk that management will divert its attention
from other aspects of our business; the risk that key employees of the acquired
business are lost; the risks associated with entering into geographic and
product markets in which we have limited or no direct prior experience; and
the
risks of the acquired company assumed in connection with an acquisition.
As a result of these risks, any given
acquisition, if and when consummated, may adversely affect our results of
operations or financial condition. In addition, because the consideration
for an
acquisition may involve cash, debt or the issuance of shares of our common
stock
and may involve the payment of a premium over book and market values, existing
holders of our common stock could experience dilution in connection with
the
acquisition.
UTG relies heavily on communications and
information systems to conduct our business. Any failure or interruptions
or breach in security of these systems could result in failures or disruptions
in our customer relationship management, general ledger, or administrative
servicing systems. The occurrence of any failures or interruptions could
result
in a loss of customer business and have a material adverse effect on our
results
of operations and financial condition.
Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines
and other regulatory requirements, we must meet guidelines that include
quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet
items, subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk
weightings and other factors. If we fail to meet these minimum capital
guidelines and other regulatory requirements, our financial condition would
be
materially and adversely affected.
None.
The following table shows a breakout of
property, net of accumulated depreciation, occupied by the Company and held
for
investment.
Property
occupied
Amount
% of Total
Home
Office
$
1,640,445
4%
Investment
real estate
Commercial 25,199,228
55%
Residential
development
18,776,414
41%
43,975,642
96%
Grand
total
$
45,616,087
100%
Total investment real estate holdings represent
approximately 9% of the total assets of the Company, net of accumulated
depreciation of $ 593,877 and $ 4,444,729 at year-end 2006 and 2005
respectively.
The Company owns an office complex in
Springfield, Illinois, which houses the primary insurance operations. The
office buildings in this complex contain 57,000 square feet of office and
warehouse space, and are carried at $ 1,640,445. The facilities
occupied by the Company are adequate relative to the Company's present
operations.
Commercial property mainly consists of North
Plaza and Hampshire Plaza Garage. See Item 1, “Business” for additional
information regarding descriptions and operating results of these
properties.
Residential development property is primarily
located
just outside Dallas,
Texas and is a development of upscale summer and vacation homes and condominiums
with a target market of the Dallas, Texas community. The project is
projected to take five to seven years for complete build-out. The property
contains additional amenities such as a marina, an equestrian center, hiking
trails, a teen center and restaurant.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the normal course of business the Company
is
involved from time to time in various legal actions and other state and federal
proceedings. There were no proceedings pending as of December 31,
2006.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of UTG’s shareholders during the
fourth quarter of 2006.
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
The Registrant is a public company whose
common
stock is traded in the over-the-counter market. Over-the-counter
quotations can be obtained with the UTGN.OB stock symbol.
The following table shows the high and low
bid
quotations for each quarterly period during the past two years, without retail
mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions. The quotations below were acquired from the NASDAQ web site,
which also provides quotes for over-the-counter traded securities such as
UTG.
2006
2005
PERIOD
High
Low
High
Low
First
quarter
9.450
7.250
7.000 5.200
Second
quarter
9.000
7.900
7.000 5.500
Third
quarter
8.750
7.300
6.500 5.500
Fourth
quarter
8.980
8.000
8.750 5.750
UTG has not declared or paid any
dividends on its common stock in the past two fiscal years, and has no current
plans to pay dividends on its common stock as it intends to retain all earnings
for investment in and growth of the Company’s business. See Note 2 in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements for information regarding
dividend restrictions, including applicable restrictions on the ability of
the
Company’s life insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends.
As of March 1, 2007 there were 8,439 record holders of UTG common stock.
On
March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors of UTG adopted, and
on June 11, 2002, the shareholders of UTG approved the UTG, Inc, Inc.
Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan allows for the
issuance of up to 400,000 shares of UTG common stock. The plan’s purpose
is to encourage ownership of UTG stock by eligible directors and employees
of
UTG and its subsidiary by providing them with an opportunity to invest in
shares
of UTG common stock. The plan is administered by the Board of Directors of
UTG.
A total of 400,000 shares of common stock
may
be purchased under the plan, subject to appropriate adjustment for stock
dividends, stock splits or similar recapitalizations resulting in a change
in
shares of UTG. The plan is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock
purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Board
of Directors of UTG periodically approves offerings under the plan to qualified
individuals. Through March 1, 2007, 19 individuals have purchased a total
of 101,494 shares under this program. Each participant under the plan
executed a “stock restriction and buy-sell agreement”, which among other things
provides UTG with a right of first refusal on any future sales of the shares
acquired by the participant under this plan.
The
purchase price of shares repurchased under the stock
restriction and buy-sell agreement shall be computed, on a per share basis,
equal to the sum of (i) the original purchase price(s) paid to acquire such
shares from the Holding Company at the time they were sold pursuant to the
Plan
and (ii) the consolidated statutory net earnings (loss) per share of such
shares
during the period from the end of the month next preceding the month in which
such shares were acquired pursuant to the plan, to the end of the month next
preceding the month in which the closing sale of such shares to UTG
occurs. The consolidated statutory net earnings per Share shall be
computed as the net income of the Holding Company and its subsidiaries on
a
consolidated basis in accordance with statutory accounting principles applicable
to insurance companies, as computed by the Holding Company, except that earnings
of insurance companies or block of business acquired after the original plan
date, November 1, 2002, shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization of
intangibles established at the time of acquisition in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP), less any dividends paid to shareholders.
The calculation of net earnings per Share shall be performed on a monthly
basis
using the number of common shares of the Holding Company outstanding as of
the
end of the reporting period. The purchase price for any Shares purchased
hereunder shall be paid in cash within 60 days from the date of purchase
subject
to the receipt of any required regulatory approvals as provided in the
Agreement.
The
original issue price of shares at the time this program began
was established at $12.00 per share. Through March 1, 2007, UTG had
101,494 shares outstanding that were issued under this program. At
December 31, 2006, shares under this program have a value of $14.29 per share
pursuant to the above formula.
The following table reflects the Company’s Employee and Director Stock
Purchase Plan Information:
Plan category
|
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and rights
(a)
|
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants
and
rights
(b)
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance
under
employee and director stock purchase plans (excluding securities
reflected
in column (a))
(c)
|
Employee and Director Stock Purchase plans approved by security
holders
|
0
|
0
|
298,506
|
Employee and Director Stock Purchase plans not approved by security
holders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
0
|
0
|
298,506
|
Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information
with
respect to purchases we made of our common stock during the three months
ended
December 31, 2006 and total repurchases:
|
|
Total Number of Shares
Purchased
|
|
Average Price Paid
per
Share
|
|
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
|
Maximum Number of Shares
That
May Yet Be Purchased Underthe Program
|
Approximate Dollar
Value That
May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
|
||||
Oct 1 through
Oct 31, 2006
|
|
4,820
|
$
|
8.23
|
|
4,820
|
N/A
|
$ 599,893
|
||||
Nov 1 through
Nov 30, 2006
|
|
3,115
|
|
8.14
|
|
3,115
|
N/A
|
574,525
|
||||
Dec 1 through
Dec 31, 2006
|
|
4,550
|
|
8.11
|
|
4,550
|
N/A
|
537,642
|
||||
Total
|
|
12,485
|
$
|
8.16
|
|
12,485
|
|
|
||||
On June 5, 2001, the Board of Directors of
UTG authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions of up to $ 1 million of UTG's common stock. On
June 16, 2004, an additional $ 1 million was authorized for
repurchasing shares. Repurchased shares are available for future issuance
for general corporate purposes. This program can be terminated at any
time. Through March 1, 2007, UTG has spent $ 2,485,778 in the
acquisition of 365,445 shares under this program.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected historical consolidated
financial data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7 – Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Item
8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and other financial information
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
(000's
omitted, except per share data)
|
||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
|
2002
|
Premium income
net of reinsurance
|
$
|
12,860
|
$
|
13,727
|
$
|
14,140
|
$
|
15,023
|
$
|
15,832
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
37,585
|
$
|
27,471
|
$
|
25,467
|
$
|
26,488
|
$
|
30,177
|
Net income (loss)*
|
$
|
3,870
|
$
|
1,260
|
$
|
(276)
|
$
|
(6,396)
|
$
|
1,339
|
Basic income (loss) per
share
|
$
|
1.00
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
$
|
(1.67)
|
$
|
0.38
|
Total assets
|
$
|
482,732
|
$
|
318,832
|
$
|
317,868
|
$
|
311,557
|
$
|
320,494
|
Total long-term debt
|
$
|
22,990
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
2,290
|
$
|
2,995
|
Dividends paid per share
|
|
NONE
|
|
NONE
|
|
NONE
|
|
NONE
|
|
NONE
|
·
Includes equity earnings of investees.
The purpose of this section is to discuss
and
analyze the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial condition
and liquidity and capital resources for the three years ended December 31,
2006. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and related notes, which appear elsewhere in this Form
10-K. The Company reports financial results on a consolidated basis.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of UTG and its
subsidiaries at December 31, 2006.
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statement contained herein
or in any other oral or written statement by the Company or any of its officers,
directors or employees is qualified by the fact that actual results of the
Company may differ materially from any such statement due to the following
important factors, among other risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's
business:
1.
Prevailing interest rate levels, which may affect the ability of the Company
to
sell its products, the market value of the Company's investments and the
lapse
ratio of the Company's policies, notwithstanding product design features
intended to enhance persistency of the Company's products.
2.
Changes in the federal income tax laws and regulations which may affect the
relative tax advantages of the Company's products.
3.
Changes in the regulation of financial services, including bank sales and
underwriting of insurance products, which may affect the competitive environment
for the Company's products.
4.
Other factors affecting the performance of the Company, including, but not
limited to, market conduct claims, insurance industry insolvencies, insurance
regulatory initiatives and developments, stock market performance, an
unfavorable outcome in pending litigation, and investment performance.
Critical Accounting
Policies
General
We have identified the accounting policies
below as critical to the understanding of our results of operations and our
financial position. The application of these critical accounting policies
in preparing our financial statement requires management to use significant
judgments and estimates concerning future results or other developments
including the likelihood, timing or amount of one or more future transactions
or
amounts. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our
estimates, assumptions and judgments based upon historical experience and
various other information that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. For a detailed discussion of other significant accounting
policies, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.
DAC and Cost of Insurance Acquired
Deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and cost
of
insurance acquired reflect our expectations about the future experience of
the
existing business in-force. The primary assumptions regarding future
experience that can affect the carrying value of DAC and cost of insurance
acquired balances include mortality, interest spreads and policy lapse
rates. Significant changes in these assumptions can impact amortization of
DAC and cost of insurance acquired in both the current and future periods,
which
is reflected in earnings.
Investments
We regularly monitor our investment portfolio
to ensure that investments that may be other than temporarily impaired are
identified in a timely manner and properly valued, and that any impairments
are
charged against earnings in the proper period.
Valuing our investment portfolio involves
a
variety of assumptions and estimates, particularly for investments that are
not
actively traded. We rely on external pricing sources for highly liquid
publicly traded securities. Many judgments are involved in timely
identifying and valuing securities, including potentially impaired
securities. Inherently, there are risks and uncertainties involved in
making these judgments. Changes in circumstances and critical assumptions
such as a continued weak economy, a more pronounced economic downturn or
unforeseen events which affect one or more companies, industry sectors or
countries could result in write downs in future periods for impairments that
are
deemed other than temporary.
Acquisition of company
In December 2006, the Company completed an
acquisition transaction whereby it acquired a controlling interest in Acap
Corporation, which owns two life insurance subsidiaries. The acquisition
resulted in an increase of approximately $90,000,000 in invested assets,
$160,000,000 in total assets and 200,000 additional policies to
administer. The acquisition had a material impact on many of the balance
sheet line items. The income statement at year end 2006 is not materially
impacted by the acquisition; however, 2007 results will be materially impacted
by the operating results of the acquired entities. The administration of
the acquired entities was moved to the Company’s current operating site in
Springfield, Illinois during December 2006. The Company believes this
acquisition is a good fit with its existing administration and operations.
Significant expense savings are anticipated as a result of the combining
of
operations compared to costs of the two entities operating separately.
These savings come through the advantage of economies of scale of the combined
operations of the existing and acquired entities including a larger base
over
which to spread fixed costs. See note 15 for additional information
relating to this acquisition.
Results of
Operations
(a) Revenues
Premiums and policy fee revenues, net of
reinsurance premiums and policy fees, decreased 6% when comparing 2006 to
2005
and 3% from 2005 to 2004. The Company writes very little new
business. Unless the Company acquires a block of in-force business as it
did in December 2006, management expects premium revenue to continue to decline
on the existing block of business at a rate consistent with prior experience.
The Company’s average persistency rate for all policies in force for 2006, 2005
and 2004 was approximately 95.9%, 95.8%, and 94.6%, respectively. Persistency
is
a measure of insurance in force retained in relation to the previous year.
The acquisition of Acap Corporation and its subsidiaries at the end of 2006
will
result in an increase in premium revenues in 2007 compared to current
levels. The premium revenues of UG, which comprise the historic premium
revenues, are expected to continue to decline at levels consistent with recent
prior years experience.
The Company’s primary source of new business
production comes from internal conservation efforts. Several of the
customer service representatives of the Company are also licensed insurance
agents, allowing them to offer other products within the Company’s portfolio to
existing customers. Additionally, efforts continue to be made in policy
retention through more personal contact with the customer including telephone
calls to discuss alternatives and reasons for a customer’s request to surrender
their policy. Management has no current plans to increase marketing
efforts. New product development is anticipated to be utilized in
conservation efforts and sales to existing customers. Such sales are not
expected to be material.
The Company has considered the feasibility
of a
marketing opportunity with First Southern National Bank (FSNB) an affiliate
of
UTG’s largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO, Mr. Jesse T. Correll.
Management has considered various products including annuity type products,
mortgage protection products and existing insurance products, as potential
products that could be marketed to banking customers. This marketing
opportunity has potential and is believed to be a viable niche. This
potential is in the very early states of consideration. Management will
proceed cautiously and may even determine not to proceed. The introduction
of new products is not expected to produce significant premium writings.
The Company is looking at other types of products to compliment the existing
offerings.
Net
investment income decreased 1% when comparing 2006 to 2005 and
increased 6% when comparing 2005 to 2004. The overall gross investment
yields for 2006, 2005 and 2004, are 6.42%, 6.77% and 6.06%, respectively.
During
2004, management began to lengthen the Company’s portfolio while maintaining a
conservative investment philosophy. As such, following an analysis of
current holdings during the first half of 2004, the Company liquidated
approximately $ 64,444,000 of its bond portfolio in order to limit its
interest rate and extension risk. In addition, there were
$ 13,322,000 in bonds that matured or were called during the first nine
months of 2004. The result of these transactions caused an excess of cash
invested in short-term money market funds during the first nine months of
2004. Although this hurt investment earnings during 2004, the Company has
not had to write off any investment losses due to excessive risk.
During
2005, the Company increased its investment in mortgage
loans through its relationship with First Southern National Bank. The
availability of these mortgage loan investments has offset the balance that
would have been placed in fixed income securities. This has allowed the
Company to obtain higher yields than available in the bond market, lengthen
the
overall portfolio average life and still maintain a conservative investment
portfolio. During 2005, the Company issued $ 24,576,000 in new
mortgage loans. These loans had an average loan to value rate of
approximately 50% and an average yield of 6.87%. Also during 2005, the
Company saw an improvement in the performance of it’s’ real estate investments
over 2004. Gross income from the Company’s real estate holdings improved
more than $ 2,138,000 in comparing 2005 to 2004. The improvement in
real estate investment income is principally due to a higher occupancy lease
rate resulting in increased earnings in Hampshire Plaza.
The
2006 investment income results reflected a slight decrease
over 2005 results. This is primarily related to the increased investment
earnings from the additional mortgage loan investments made during 2005 combined
with an increase in overall bond yields. The overall bond yields have
shown slight improvements as the interest rates on acquired securities during
the year exceed the interest rates that were received on the bonds that matured
during the year. If interest rates available in the marketplace going
forward remain stable with current market interest rates, the Company will
continue to benefit from a higher reinvestment yield than current yield of
expected maturities in the bond portfolio over the next couple of years.
The
Company's investments are generally managed to match related
insurance and policyholder liabilities. The comparison of investment
return with insurance or investment product crediting rates establishes an
interest spread. The Company monitors investment yields, and when
necessary adjusts credited interest rates on its insurance products to preserve
targeted interest spreads, ranging from 1% to 2%. Interest crediting rates
on adjustable rate policies have been reduced to their guaranteed minimum
rates,
and as such, cannot lower them any further. Policy interest crediting rate
changes and expense load changes become effective on an individual policy
basis
on the next policy anniversary. Therefore, it takes a full year from the
time the change was determined for the full impact of such change to be
realized. If interest rates decline in the future, the Company won’t be
able to lower rates and both net investment income and net income will be
impacted negatively.
Realized investment gains, net of realized
losses, were $ 11,446,279, $ 1,431,936 and $ (20,648) in 2006, 2005
and 2004, respectively. The net realized gains in 2006 are primarily
comprised of a gain from the sale of investment real estate held by two 67%
owned subsidiaries of the Company. The real estate was sold for the agreed
upon total sales price of $ 25,500,000. The Company recognized a
realized gain of approximately $ 7,768,000. In addition, the Company
had net realized gains of approximately $3,819,000 from the disposal of certain
equity securities.
The net realized gains in 2005 were primarily
the result of the sale of 2,216,776 shares of common stock owned of BNL
Financial Corporation (“BNL”). These shares represented approximately
10.57% of the then current outstanding shares of BNL and represent all shares
owned by UG. The shares were reacquired by the issuing entity for an
agreed upon sales price of $ 2,300,000. During 2004, the Company sold
several of its collateralized mortgage obligation bonds and realized a nominal
net loss on these securities. The sale followed and analysis of bond
holdings and was done to reduce exposure to interest rate and extension risk
within the portfolio.
On October 2, 2006, UG entered into an agreement for the sale of real
estate currently owned for investment purposes consisting of a 107,602 square
foot, four-story building and 6,897 square foot attached supporting services
building, totaling 114,499 square feet, in Springfield, Illinois. The sale
is expected to close by May 31, 2007 and is contingent upon buyer’s inspection
period. Should the sale be consummated, the Company anticipates a realized
gain, net of taxes, of approximately $ 2,100,000.
In recent periods, management focus has been
placed on promoting and growing TPA services to unaffiliated life insurance
companies. The Company receives monthly fees based on policy in force
counts and certain other activity indicators, such as number of premium
collections performed, or services performed. For the years ended 2006,
2005 and 2004, the Company received $ 1,811,151, $ 1,170,824 and
$ 719,053 for this work, respectively. These TPA revenue fees are
included in the line item “other income” on the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations. No new TPA contracts were entered into during
2006, however, the Company intends to continue to pursue other TPA arrangements,
through an alliance with Fiservto insurance companies seeking business process
outsourcing solutions. Fiserv is responsible for the marketing and sales
function for the alliance, as well as providing the data center
operations. UTG staffs the administration effort. Management
believes this alliance with Fiserv positions the Company to generate additional
revenues by utilizing the Company’s current excess capacity and administrative
services. Fiserv is a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) which is an
independent, full-service provider of integrated data processing and information
management systems to the financial industry, headquartered in Brookfield,
Wisconsin. Management believes this area is a growing market and the
Company is well positioned to serve this market.
In summary, the Company’s basis for future
revenue growth is expected to come from the following primary sources, expansion
of the TPA revenues, conservation of business currently in force, the
maximization of investment earnings and the acquisition of other companies
or
policy blocks in the life insurance business. Management has placed a
significant emphasis on the development of these revenue sources and products
offered to enhance these opportunities.
(b) Expenses
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses
net of
reinsurance benefits and claims, increased $ 2,209,034 from 2005 to 2006
and
decreased $ 889,364 from 2004 to 2005. The significant fluctuation
between the three years relates primarily to changes in the Company’s death
claim experience from year to year. Death claims were approximately $
1,247,000 more in 2006 as compared to 2005, and $1,339,000 less in 2005 as
compared to 2004. There is no single event that caused the mortality
variances. Policy claims vary from year to year and therefore,
fluctuations in mortality are to be expected and are not considered unusual
by
management.
Changes in policyholder reserves, or future
policy benefits, also impact this line item. Reserves are calculated on an
individual policy basis and generally increase over the life of the policy
as a
result of additional premium payments and acknowledgement of increased risk
as
the insured continues to age. Policy surrender benefits increased
approximately $453,000 during 2006 compared to 2005 and decreased
approximately$ 245,000 during the year 2005 compared to the same period in
2004. As discussed above, efforts continue to be made in policy retention
through more personal contact with customers including telephone calls to
discuss alternatives and reasons for a request to surrender their policy.
The short-term impact of policy surrenders is negligible since a reserve
for
future policy benefits payable is held which is, at a minimum, equal to and
generally greater than the cash surrender value of a policy. The benefit
of fewer policy surrenders is primarily received over a longer time period
through the retention of the Company’s asset base.
Commissions
and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
were comparable in 2006 to 2005 and decreased significantly in 2005 compared
to
2004. The most significant factor in the continuing decrease is
attributable to the Company paying fewer commissions, since the Company writes
very little new business and renewal premiums on existing business continue
to
decline. Most of the Company’s agent agreements contained vesting
provisions, which provide for continued compensation payments to agents upon
their termination subject to certain minimums and often limited to a specific
period of time. Another factor of the decrease is attributable to normal
amortization of the deferred policy acquisition costs asset. The Company
reviews the recoverability of the asset based on current trends and known
events
compared to the assumptions used in the establishment of the original
asset. No impairments were recorded in any of the three periods
reported.
Net amortization of cost of insurance acquired
increased 30% in 2006 compared to 2005 and increased 17% in 2005 compared
to
2004. Cost of insurance acquired is established when an insurance company
is acquired. The Company assigns a portion of its cost to the right to
receive future cash flows from insurance contracts existing at the date of
the
acquisition. The cost of policies purchased represents the actuarially
determined present value of the projected future cash flows from the acquired
policies. Cost of insurance acquired is comprised of individual life
insurance products including whole life, interest sensitive whole life and
universal life insurance products. Cost of insurance acquired is amortized
with interest in relation to expected future profits, including direct
charge-offs for any excess of the unamortized asset over the projected future
profits. The interest rates utilized in the amortization calculation are
9% on approximately 25% of the balance and 15% on the remaining balance.
The interest rates vary due to risk analysis performed at the time of
acquisition on the business acquired. The amortization is adjusted
retrospectively when estimates of current or future gross profits to be realized
from a group of products are revised. Amortization of cost of insurance
acquired is particularly sensitive to changes in interest rate spreads and
persistency of certain blocks of insurance in-force. Persistency is a measure
of
insurance in force retained in relation to the previous year. The
Company's average persistency rate for all policies in force for 2006, 2005
and
2004 has been approximately 95.9%, 95.8% and 94.6%, respectively. The
Company monitors these projections to determine the adequacy of present values
assigned to future cash flows. No impairments were recorded in any of the
three periods reported. A significant portion of the remaining balance of
this asset attributable to policies of UG, $7,703,722, will be amortized
over
the next three years. The impact of the decrease in amortization expense
will have a positive impact on future earnings.
Operating expenses increased 17% in 2006
compared to 2005 and increased 4% in 2005 compared to 2004. The increases
in expenses during 2006 relate primarily to costs associated with the
acquisition of Acap Corporation. The Company incurred approximately
$310,000 in costs relating to due diligence work on the acquisition.
Additionally, costs such as hiring new staff and training in preparation
for the
transition of work to Springfield were incurred during the fourth quarter
of
2006. The Company also saw an increase in expenses in the current year of
approximately $150,000 relating to the completion of a SAS 70 audit. The
SAS 70 audit report is a very valuable item relating to the continued pursuit
of
TPA work. A SAS 70 audit is an independent verification the Company has
good internal controls and procedures in place for the key areas of
operations. The Company anticipates continuing to annually update the SAS
70 audit report, with expected ongoing costs of approximately one-third of
the
original audit cost. The increase in expenses during 2005 is due primarily
to an increase in information technology costs and additional personnel costs
associated with the increase in TPA work. Excluding these expense items,
expenses declined due to reductions made in the normal course of business,
as
the Company continually monitors expenditures looking for savings
opportunities. Management places significant emphasis on expense
monitoring and cost containment. Maintaining administrative efficiencies
directly impacts net income.
Interest expense increased in 2006 as a result
of funds borrowed, of approximately $ 15,700,000, relating to the
acquisition of Acap Corporation. Prior to the acquisition, the Company had
no outstanding debt since the retirement of previous debt in 2004. The
Company anticipates aggressively repaying the current debt. Interest
expense declined 100% comparing 2005 to 2004. The Company repaid the
remaining $ 2,289,776 in outside debt in 2004, through operating cash flows
and dividends received from its subsidiary UG. At December 31, 2005
and 2004, UTG had no debt outstanding. During 2005, UG borrowed against
its line of credit for a short period to provide additional operating liquidity.
The line was repaid during 2005.
Deferred taxes are established to recognize
future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between the financial
statements and the tax return. As these differences are realized in the
financial statement or tax return, the deferred income tax established on
the
difference is recognized in the financial statements as an income tax expense
or
credit.
(c) Net income
(loss)
The
Company had a net income (loss) of $ 3,869,720,
$ 1,260,223 and $ (275,617) in 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively.
The increase in net income in 2006 is primarily related to the significant
increase in realized investment gains from the sale of certain common stock
holdings and the sale of real estate holdings. The net income in 2005 was
mainly attributable to the gain from the sale of the common stock of BNL
during
the second quarter of 2005.
Financial
Condition
(a) Assets
Investments are the largest asset group of
the
Company. The Company's insurance subsidiaries are regulated by insurance
statutes and regulations as to the type of investments they are permitted
to
make, and the amount of funds that may be used for any one type of
investment. In light of these statutes and regulations, and the Company's
business and investment strategy, the Company generally seeks to invest in
United States government and government agency securities and other high
quality
low risk investments. Some insurance companies have suffered significant
losses in their investment portfolios in the last few years; however, because
of
the Company’s conservative investment philosophy the Company has avoided such
significant losses.
At December 31, 2006, the carrying value
of fixed maturity securities in default as to principal or interest was
immaterial in the context of consolidated assets or shareholders' equity.
The Company has identified securities it may sell and classified them as
"investments held for sale". Investments held for sale are carried at
market, with changes in market value charged directly to shareholders' equity.
To provide additional flexibility and liquidity, the Company has categorized
almost all fixed maturity investments acquired in recent periods as available
for sale.
The following table summarizes the Company's
fixed maturities distribution at December 31, 2006 and 2005 by ratings
category as issued by Standard and Poor's, a leading ratings analyst.
Fixed
Maturities
|
|||
Rating
|
%
of
Portfolio
|
||
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Investment
Grade
|
|
|
|
AAA
|
70%
|
|
79%
|
AA
|
4%
|
|
1%
|
A
|
18%
|
|
15%
|
BBB
|
6%
|
|
5%
|
Below
investment
grade
|
2%
|
|
0%
|
|
100%
|
|
100%
|
Mortgage
loan investments represent 7% and 12% of total assets of
the Company at year-end 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company’s
mortgage loan investments result from opportunities available through FSNB,
an
affiliate of Mr. Jesse T. Correll. Mr. Correll is the CEO and Chairman of
the Board of Directors of UTG, and directly and indirectly through affiliates,
its largest shareholder. FSNB has been able to provide the Company with
additional expertise and experience in underwriting commercial and residential
mortgage loans, which provide more attractive yields than the traditional
bond
market. During 2006, 2005 and 2004 the Company issued approximately
$ 5,359,000, $ 24,576,000 and $ 2,627,000 respectively, in new
mortgage loans. These new loans were originated through FSNB and funded by
the Company through participation agreements with FSNB. FSNB services all
of the Company’s mortgage loans including the loans covered by these
participation agreements. The Company pays FSNB a .25% servicing fee on
these loans and a one-time fee at loan origination of .50% of the original
loan
amount to cover costs incurred by FSNB relating to the processing and
establishment of the loan. UG paid $ 93,288, $ 76,970 and
$ 45,468 in servicing fees and $ 23,214, $ 112,109 and $ 0
in origination fees to FSNB during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The
Company anticipates these opportunities to continue to be available and will
pursue those investments that provide attractive yields.
Total investment real estate holdings represent
approximately 9% and 13% of the total assets of the Company, net of accumulated
depreciation, at year-end 2006 and 2005 respectively. The Company has made
several investments in real estate in recent years. Expected returns on
these investments exceed those available in fixed income securities.
However, these returns may not always be as steady or predictable.
Policy loans remained consistent for the
periods presented. Industry experience for policy loans indicates that few
policy loans are ever repaid by the policyholder, other than through termination
of the policy. Policy loans are systematically reviewed to ensure that no
individual policy loan exceeds the underlying cash value of the policy.
Deferred policy acquisition costs decreased
16%
in 2006 compared to 2005. Deferred policy acquisition costs, which vary
with, and are primarily related to producing new business, are referred to
as
DAC. DAC consists primarily of commissions and certain costs of policy
issuance and underwriting, net of fees charged to the policy in excess of
ultimate fees charged. To the extent these costs are recoverable from
future profits, the Company defers these costs and amortizes them with interest
in relation to the present value of expected gross profits from the contracts,
discounted using the interest rate credited by the policy. The Company had
$ 0 in policy acquisition costs deferred, $ 7,000 in interest
accretion and $ 232,476 in amortization in 2006, and had $ 5,000 in
policy acquisition costs deferred, $ 8,000 in interest accretion and
$ 283,899 in amortization in 2005.
Cost of insurance acquired reflects a
significant increase in 2006 compared to 2005. This increase is the result
of $ 25,104,437 being added from the Acap Corporation acquisition.
When an insurance company is acquired, the Company assigns a portion of its
cost
to the right to receive future cash flows from insurance contracts existing
at
the date of the acquisition. The cost of policies purchased represents the
actuarially determined present value of the projected future cash flows from
the
acquired policies. Cost of insurance acquired is amortized with interest
in relation to expected future profits, including direct charge-offs for
any
excess of the unamortized asset over the projected future profits.
Excluding the increase to the asset from the acquisition, this line item
declined 27% in 2006 as the result of normal amortization of the asset. In
2006, 2005 and 2004 amortization decreased the asset by $ 2,850,725,
$ 2,193,085 and $ 1,869,135, respectively. No impairments of
this asset were recorded for the periods presented.
(b) Liabilities
Total liabilities increased significantly
in
2006 compared to 2005. Policy liabilities and accruals, which represented
88% and 95% of total liabilities at year end 2006 and 2005, respectively,
increased approximately $ 120,000,000 from the Acap Corporation
acquisition. Excluding the increase from the acquisition, policy
liabilities and accruals decreased approximately $535,000 during the current
year. This decrease is attributable primarily to a decrease in the total
future policy benefits held. As policies in force terminate, the
corresponding reserve liability held for those policies is released.
At December 31, 2006, the Company has
outstanding notes payable of $22,990,081. Approximately $15,000,000 of
this debt is related to the acquisition of Acap Corporation and the remaining
is
attributable to borrowings of a subsidiary, Harbor Village Partners, relating
to
a real estate development project. At December 31, 2005, the Company had
no outstanding notes payable. The Company has four lines of credit
available for operating liquidity or acquisitions of additional lines of
business. There are no outstanding balances on any of these lines of
credit as of the balance sheet date. The Company's long-term debt is
discussed in more detail in Note 11 to the consolidated financial
statements.
(c) Shareholders'
Equity
Total shareholders' equity increased 4% in
2006
compared to 2005. This increase is primarily due to the current year net
income of the Company. Partially offsetting this increase is a decline in
unrealized gains relating to common stock holdings sold during 2006.
Additionally, the Company purchased treasury shares totaling $ 482,030 during
the current year.
Each year, the NAIC calculates financial
ratio
results (commonly referred to as IRIS ratios) for each insurance company.
These ratios compare key financial data pertaining to the statutory balance
sheet and income statement. The results are then compared to
pre-established normal ranges determined by the NAIC. Results outside the
range typically require explanation to the domiciliary insurance
department. At year-end 2006, UG had two ratios outside the normal
range. These ratios are discussed in more detail in the Regulatory
Environment discussion included in this Item 7.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has three principal needs for
cash
- the insurance company’s contractual obligations to policyholders, the payment
of operating expenses and servicing its outstanding debt. Cash and cash
equivalents as a percentage of total assets were 2% and 4% as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Fixed maturities as a
percentage of total invested assets were 69% and 42% as of December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company's investments are predominantly
in
fixed maturity investments such as bonds and mortgage loans, which provide
sufficient return to cover future obligations. The Company carries certain
of
its fixed maturity holdings as held to maturity which are reported in the
financial statements at their amortized cost.
Many of the Company's products contain
surrender charges and other features which reward persistency and penalize
the
early withdrawal of funds. With respect to such products, surrender
charges are generally sufficient to cover the Company's unamortized deferred
policy acquisition costs with respect to the policy being surrendered.
Cash used in operating activities was $
(1,875,494), $ (290,936) and $ (45,950) in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. Reporting regulations require cash inflows and outflows from
universal life insurance products to be shown as financing activities when
reporting on cash flows.
Sources of operating cash flows of the Company,
as with most insurance entities, is comprised primarily of premiums received
on
life insurance products and income earned on investments. Uses of
operating cash flows consist primarily of payments of benefits to policyholders
and beneficiaries and operating expenses.
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
was $ (8,061,870), $ (1,265,715) and $ 3,776,714 for 2006, 2005 and
2004, respectively. The most significant aspect of cash provided by (used
in) investing activities is the fixed maturity transactions. Fixed
maturities account for 51%, 14% and 82% of the total cost of investments
acquired in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The decrease in fixed
maturity investments in 2005 reflects the Company’s emphasis in the mortgage
loan and real estate markets as opportunities presented themselves. These
investments accounted for 76% of the total cost of investments acquired in
2005.
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities was $ 6,205,830, $ 1,901,266 and $ (621,019) for 2006, 2005
and 2004, respectively. The acquisition of Acap Corporation accounted for
a majority of the activity in this area during 2006.
Policyholder contract deposits decreased
6% in
2006 compared to 2005 and 6% in 2005 compared to 2004. The decrease in
policyholder contract deposits relates to the declining in force business
of the
Company. Management anticipates continued moderate declines in contract
deposits. Policyholder contract withdrawals have increased 3% in 2006
compared to 2005 and decreased 14% in 2005 compared to 2004. The change in
policyholder contract withdrawals is not attributable to any one significant
event. Factors that influence policyholder contract withdrawals are
fluctuation of interest rates, competition and other economic factors.
UTG,
Inc. borrowed funds in order to complete the Acap Corporation
acquisition from First Tennessee Bank National Association through execution
of
an $18,000,000 promissory note. At the time of closing on December 8,
2006, UTG, Inc. borrowed $15,700,278 on the promissory note. The remaining
available balance can be drawn any time over the next twelve months and is
anticipated to be utilized in the purchase of the stock put option shares
of
Acap Corporation as they may be presented to UTG, Inc. for purchase. To
secure the note, UTG, Inc. has pledged 100% of the common stock of its
subsidiary, Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company. The promissory note
carries a variable rate of interest based on the 3 month LIBOR rate plus
180
basis points. The initial rate was 7.15%. Interest is payable
quarterly. Principal is payable annually beginning at the end of the
second year in five installments of $3,600,000. The loan matures on
December 7, 2012. During December 2006, UTG repaid $700,000 on the note,
leaving a balance outstanding at December 31, 2006 of $15,000,278.
First Tennessee Bank National Association
also
provided UTG, Inc. with a $5,000,000 revolving credit note. This note is
for a one-year term and may be renewed by consent of both parties. The
credit note is to provide operating liquidity for UTG, Inc. and replaces
a
previous line of credit provided by Southwest Bank. Interest bears the
same terms as the above promissory note. The collateral held on the above
note also secures this credit note. UTG, Inc. has no borrowings against
this note at this time.
UG has a $ 3,300,000 line of credit (LOC)
available from the First National Bank of the Cumberlands (FNBC) located
in
Livingston, Tennessee. The interest rate on the LOC is variable and
indexed to be the lowest of the U.S. prime rates as published in the Wall
Street
Journal, with any interest rate adjustments to be made monthly. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had no outstanding borrowings attributable
to this LOC. During 2006, the Company had $500,000 in borrowings against
this line, which were repaid during the year. During 2005, the Company had
$1,500,000 in borrowings against this line, which were repaid during the
year. During 2004, the Company had no borrowings against this LOC.
AC and TI each have a line of credit in place
through Frost National Bank for $210,000 and $160,000, respectively. These
lines have been in place since 2004 and have been left in place following
the
acquisition. The lines are for one year terms, interest payable quarterly
at a floating interest rate which is the Lender’s prime rate. Principal is
due upon maturity. The lines are to provide additional short term
operating liquidity to the two companies. At December 31, 2006, there are
no outstanding balances on either of these lines of credit.
During 2002, UTG and Fiserv formed an alliance
between their respective organizations to provide third party administration
(TPA) services to insurance companies seeking business process outsourcing
solutions. Fiserv will be responsible for the marketing and sales function
for the alliance, as well as providing the operations processing service
for the
Company. The Company will staff the administration effort. To
facilitate the alliance, the Company has converted part of its existing business
and all TPA clients to “ID3”, a software system owned by Fiserv to administer an
array of life, health and annuity products in the insurance industry. Fiserv
is
a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) which is an independent, full-service
provider of integrated data processing and information management systems
to the
financial industry, headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In addition,
the Company entered into a five-year contract with Fiserv for services related
to their purchase of the “ID3” software system. Under the contract, the
Company is required to pay $ 8,333 per month in software maintenance costs
and a monthly fee for offsite data center costs, based on the number and
type of
policies being administered the ID3 software system through mid-2011.
UTG is a holding company that has no day-to-day
operations of its own. Funds required to meet its expenses, generally
costs associated with maintaining the Company in good standing with states
in
which it does business, are primarily provided by its subsidiaries. On a
parent only basis, UTG's cash flow is dependent on management fees received
from
its insurance subsidiary, stockholder dividends from its subsidiary and earnings
received on cash balances. On December 31, 2006, substantially all of
the consolidated shareholders equity represents net assets of its
subsidiaries. The Company's insurance subsidiaries have maintained
adequate statutory capital and surplus. The payment of cash dividends to
shareholders by UTG is not legally restricted. However, the state
insurance department regulates insurance company dividend payments where
the
company is domiciled.
UG is an Ohio domiciled insurance company,
which requires five days prior notification to the insurance commissioner
for
the payment of an ordinary dividend. Ordinary dividends are defined as the
greater of: a) prior year statutory earnings or b) 10% of statutory
capital and surplus. At December 31, 2006 UG statutory shareholders'
equity was $ 31,209,934. At December 31, 2006, UG statutory net
income was $ 5,162,322. Extraordinary dividends (amounts in excess of
ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval of the insurance
commissioner and are not restricted to a specific calculation. UG paid
ordinary dividends of $5,100,000 to UTG during 2006. There were no dividends
paid during 2005. UG paid a dividend of $ 2,275,000 to UTG in 2004,
of which $ 974,180 was considered to be an extraordinary dividend.
AC and TI are Texas domiciled insurance
companies, which requires five days prior notification to the insurance
commissioner for the payment of an ordinary dividend. Ordinary dividends
are defined as the greater of: a) prior year statutory earnings or b) 10%
of statutory capital and surplus. At December 31, 2006 AC and TI
statutory shareholders' equity was $ 8,942,786 and $ 2,762,381,
respectively. At December 31, 2006, AC and TI statutory net income
was $ 2,154,233 and $ 414,245, respectively. Extraordinary dividends
(amounts in excess of ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval
of
the insurance commissioner and are not restricted to a specific
calculation. AC paid ordinary dividends of $ 605,000 in 2006.
TI did not pay any stockholder dividend during 2006.
Management believes the overall sources of
liquidity available will be sufficient to satisfy its financial
obligations.
Regulatory
Environment
The Company's current and merged insurance
subsidiaries are assessed contributions by life and health guaranty associations
in almost all states to indemnify policyholders of failed companies. In
several states the company may reduce premium taxes paid to recover a portion
of
assessments paid to the states' guaranty fund association. This right of
"offset" may come under review by the various states, and the company cannot
predict whether and to what extent legislative initiatives may affect this
right
to offset. In addition, some state guaranty associations have adjusted the
basis by which they assess the cost of insolvencies to individual
companies. The Company believes that its reserve for future guaranty fund
assessments is sufficient to provide for assessments related to known
insolvencies. This reserve is based upon management's current expectation
of the availability of this right of offset, known insolvencies and state
guaranty fund assessment bases. However, changes in the basis whereby
assessments are charged to individual companies and changes in the availability
of the right to offset assessments against premium tax payments could materially
affect the company's results.
Currently, the insurance subsidiaries, are
subject to government regulation in each of the states in which they conduct
business. Such regulation is vested in state agencies having broad
administrative power dealing with all aspects of the insurance business,
including the power to: (i) grant and revoke licenses to transact
business; (ii) regulate and supervise trade practices and market
conduct; (iii) establish guaranty associations; (iv) license
agents; (v) approve policy forms; (vi) approve premium rates for
some lines of business; (vii) establish reserve requirements; (viii)
prescribe the form and content of required financial statements and
reports; (ix) determine the reasonableness and adequacy of statutory
capital and surplus; and (x) regulate the type and amount of permitted
investments. Insurance regulation is concerned primarily with the
protection of policyholders. The Company cannot predict the impact of any
future proposals, regulations or market conduct investigations. UG is
domiciled in the state of Ohio. AC and TI are both domiciled in the state
of Texas.
The insurance regulatory framework continues
to
be scrutinized by various states, the federal government and the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The NAIC is an association
whose membership consists of the insurance commissioners or their designees
of
the various states. The NAIC has no direct regulatory authority over
insurance companies. However, its primary purpose is to provide a more
consistent method of regulation and reporting from state to state. This is
accomplished through the issuance of model regulations, which can be adopted
by
individual states unmodified, modified to meet the state's own needs or
requirements, or dismissed entirely.
Most states also have insurance holding company
statutes, which require registration and periodic reporting by insurance
companies controlled by other corporations licensed to transact business
within
their respective jurisdictions. The insurance subsidiary is subject to
such legislation and registered as controlled insurers in those jurisdictions
in
which such registration is required. Statutes vary from state to state but
typically require periodic disclosure, concerning the corporation that controls
the registered insurers and all subsidiaries of such corporation. In addition,
prior notice to, or approval by, the state insurance commission of material
inter-corporate transfers of assets, reinsurance agreements, management
agreements (see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements), and payment
of
dividends (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements) in excess
of
specified amounts by the insurance subsidiary, within the holding company
system, are required.
Each year, the NAIC calculates financial
ratio
results (commonly referred to as IRIS ratios) for each company. These
ratios measure various statutory balance sheet and income statement financial
information. The results are then compared to pre-established normal
ranges determined by the NAIC. Results outside the range typically require
explanation to the domiciliary insurance department.
At year-end 2006, UG had two ratios outside
the
normal range. AC and TI each had one ratio outside the normal range.
Each of the ratios outside the normal range was anticipated by Management,
based
upon the operating results of the Company. UG’s first ratio was change in
premium. UG does not write any new products currently, therefore it is
anticipated premium receipts will continue to decline from year to year.
The other UG ratio outside the normal range relates to the Company’s affiliated
investments. The Company has made investments in real estate projects,
which have been consolidated into these financial statements through limited
liability companies. The limited liability companies were created to
provide additional risk protection to the Company. While this negatively
impacts this ratio, the Company believes that this structure is in the best
interest of the Company and these investments will have a positive long-term
impact on the Company. Additionally, the newly acquired Acap Corporation
is a subsidiary of UG. AC’s ratio outside the normal range relates to
change in premium. AC, like UG, issues very little new business, therefore
it is anticipated that the premium revenues will decline each year as policies
terminate or take a paid up option. TI’s ratio is also change in
premium. However, this ratio outside the range is from an increase in
premium revenues. TI has seen an increase in premium collections in 2006
over previous years as a result of increased marketing efforts of its existing
products. The Company anticipates continuing these efforts in the short
term and plans to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing efforts
during
2007.
The NAIC's risk-based capital requirements
require insurance companies to calculate and report information under a
risk-based capital formula. The risk-based capital (RBC) formula measures
the adequacy of statutory capital and surplus in relation to investment and
insurance risks such as asset quality, mortality and morbidity, asset and
liability matching and other business factors. The RBC formula is used by
state insurance regulators as an early warning tool to identify, for the
purpose
of initiating regulatory action, insurance companies that potentially are
inadequately capitalized. In addition, the formula defines new minimum
capital standards that supplement the current system of low fixed minimum
capital and surplus requirements on a state-by-state basis. Regulatory
compliance is determined by a ratio of the insurance company's regulatory
total
adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level
RBC,
as defined by the NAIC. Insurance companies below specific trigger points
or ratios are classified within certain levels, each of which requires specific
corrective action. The levels and ratios are as follows:
Ratio of Total Adjusted Capital to
Authorized Control Level RBC
Regulatory
Event
(Less Than or Equal to)
Company action
level
2*
Regulatory action
level
1.5
Authorized control
level
1
Mandatory control
level
0.7
* Or, 2.5 with
negative trend.
At December 31, 2006, UG has a ratio that
is in excess of 5, which is 500% of the authorized control level. AC and
TI have ratios in excess of 8 and 6, which is 800% and 600% of the authorized
control level, respectively. Accordingly, all three companies meet the RBC
requirements.
On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed
into law the “SARBANES-OXLEY” Act of 2002 (“the Act”). This Law, enacted
in response to several high-profile business failures, was developed to provide
meaningful reforms that protect the public interest and restore confidence
in
the reporting practices of publicly traded companies. The implications of
the Act to public companies, (which includes UTG) are vast, widespread, and
evolving. The Company has implemented requirements affecting the current
reporting period, and is continually monitoring, evaluating, and planning
implementation of requirements that will need to be taken into account in
future
reporting periods. As part of the implementing these requirements, the
Company has developed a compliance plan, which includes documentation,
evaluation and testing of key financial reporting controls.
The “USA PATRIOT” Act of 2001 (“the Patriot
Act”), enacted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
strengthens our Nation’s ability to combat terrorism and prevent and detect
money-laundering activities. Under Section 352 of the Patriot Act,
financial institutions (definition includes insurance companies) are required
to
develop an anti-money laundering program. The practices and procedures
implemented under the program should reflect the risks of money laundering
given
the entity’s products, methods of distribution, contact with customers and forms
of customer payment and deposits. In addition, Section 326 of the Patriot
Act creates minimum standards for financial institutions regarding the identity
of their customers in connection with the purchase of a policy or contract
of
insurance. The Company has instituted an anti-money laundering program to
comply with Section 352, and has communicated this program throughout the
organization. In addition, all new business applications are regularly
screened through the Medical Information Bureau. The Company regularly
updates the information provided by the Office of Foreign Asset Control,
U.S.
Treasury Department in order to remain in compliance with the Patriot Act
and
will continue to monitor this issue as changes and new proposals are made.
Accounting and Legal
Developments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) issued Statement No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial
Instruments – An amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. The
statement improves the financial reporting by eliminating the exemption from
applying Statement 133 to interest in securitized financial assets so that
similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of
the
instrument. The statement is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The Company will account for all
qualifying financial instruments in accordance with the requirements of
Statement No. 155, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 156,
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 140. The statement requires that all separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if
possible. The statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent
measurement of servicing assets and liabilities at fair value. The
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15,
2006. The Company will account for all separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities in accordance with the requirements of
Statement No. 156, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. The statement defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. The statement does not require any new fair value
measurements; however applies under other pronouncements that require or
permit
fair value measurements. The statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company will adjust all fair value measurements in accordance with the
requirements of Statement No. 157, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 158,
Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
– an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R). The
statement requires that an employer that is a business entity and sponsors
one
or more single-employer defined benefit plans to recognize the funded status
of
a benefit plan, the component of other comprehensive income, net of tax,
the
gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the
period
but are not recognized as current costs, and disclose additional information
in
the notes regarding certain effects on net periodic benefit costs for the
next
fiscal year. The statement is effective for fiscal years ending after
December 15, 2006. The adoption of Statement 158 does not currently
affect the Company’s financial position or results of operations, since the
Company does not have any defined benefit pension plans.
Market risk relates, broadly, to changes
in the
value of financial instruments that arise from adverse movements in interest
rates, equity prices and foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed
principally to changes in interest rates which affect the market prices of
its
fixed maturities available for sale. The Company’s exposure to equity
prices and foreign currency exchange rates is immaterial. The information
is presented in U.S. Dollars, the Company’s reporting currency.
Interest rate risk
The Company could experience economic losses
if
it were required to liquidate fixed income securities available for sale
during
periods of rising and/or volatile interest rates. The Company attempts to
mitigate its exposure to adverse interest rate movements through staggering
the
maturities of its fixed maturity investments and through maintaining cash
and
other short term investments to assure sufficient liquidity to meet its
obligations and to address reinvestment risk considerations.
Tabular
presentation
The Company does not have long-term debt
that
is sensitive to changes in interest rates or derivative financial instruments
or
interest rate swap contracts.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
Listed below are the financial statements
included in this Part of the Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K:
Page No.
UTG, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Report of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005............ 35
Report of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP,
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
for the year ended December 31, 2004............................ 36
Consolidated Balance
Sheets....................................................................................................
37
Consolidated Statements of
Operations....................................................................................
38
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'
Equity......................................................................
39
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows...................................................................................
40
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements........................................................................
41-66
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Shareholders
UTG, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of UTG, Inc.
(a
Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and
cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31,
2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose
of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements
referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of UTG, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited Schedule I as of December 31, 2006, and Schedules II,
IV and V as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, of UTG, Inc. and subsidiaries
and Schedules II, IV and V for the years then ended. In our opinion, these
schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the information required
to
be set forth therein.
/s/ Brown Smith Wallace, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
March 21, 2007
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Shareholders
UTG, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of UTG, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audit providesa reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements
referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated results of operations and cash flows
of
UTG, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
We have also audited Schedules IV and V as
of December 31, 2004, of UTG,
Inc. and subsidiaries and Schedules II, IV and V for the year then ended.
In our opinion, these schedules present fairly, in all material respects,
the
information required to be set forth therein.
/s/ Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP
Springfield, Illinois
March 11, 2005
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||||
As
of December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
Investments:
|
||||||
Fixed
maturities held to maturity, at amortized cost
|
||||||
(market
$6,244,373 and $7,500,291)
|
$
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
7,513,064
|
||
Investments
held for sale:
|
||||||
Fixed
maturities, at market (cost $235,054,655 and $127,000,657)
|
233,229,129
|
125,075,626
|
||||
Equity
securities, at market (cost $10,031,148 and $15,098,815)
|
16,305,591
|
24,574,259
|
||||
Mortgage
loans on real estate at amortized cost
|
32,015,446
|
36,781,293
|
||||
Investment
real estate, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation
|
43,975,642
|
42,587,982
|
||||
Policy
loans
|
15,931,525
|
12,644,838
|
||||
Short-term
investments
|
47,879
|
42,116
|
||||
|
347,780,125
|
249,219,178
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
8,472,553
|
12,204,087
|
||||
Securities
of affiliate
|
4,000,000
|
4,000,000
|
||||
Accrued
investment income
|
2,824,975
|
1,538,972
|
||||
Reinsurance
receivables:
|
||||||
Future
policy benefits
|
73,770,732
|
31,908,738
|
||||
Policy
claims and other benefits
|
5,040,219
|
4,017,833
|
||||
Cost
of insurance acquired
|
32,808,159
|
10,554,447
|
||||
Deferred
policy acquisition costs
|
1,188,888
|
1,414,364
|
||||
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
3,129,331
|
1,921,841
|
||||
Income
taxes receivable, current
|
219,956
|
150,447
|
||||
Other
assets
|
3,496,856
|
1,901,594
|
||||
Total assets
|
|
$
|
482,731,794
|
$
|
318,831,501
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||
Policy
liabilities and accruals:
|
||||||
Future policy benefits |
$
|
351,587,689
|
$
|
234,959,085
|
||
Policy claims and benefits payable |
3,330,945
|
1,950,037
|
||||
Other policyholder funds |
1,124,045
|
1,217,857
|
||||
Dividend and endowment accumulations |
14,091,257
|
12,638,713
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
16,480,068
|
8,100,615
|
||||
Notes
payable
|
22,990,081
|
0
|
||||
Other
liabilities
|
8,587,166
|
4,738,809
|
||||
Total liabilities
|
|
418,191,251
|
263,605,116
|
|||
Minority
interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
19,514,151
|
11,908,933
|
||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
||||||
Common
stock - no par value, stated value $.001 per share.
|
|
|||||
Authorized 7,000,000 shares - 3,842,687 and 3,901,800 shares issued | ||||||
and outstanding after deducting treasury shares of 360,888 and 303,442 |
3,843
|
3,902
|
||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
41,813,690
|
42,295,661
|
||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
232,371
|
(3,637,349)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
2,976,488
|
4,655,238
|
||||
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
45,026,392
|
43,317,452
|
|||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
482,731,794
|
$
|
318,831,501
|
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Three
Years Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||
Premiums and policy fees |
$
|
15,515,567
|
$
|
16,399,080
|
$
|
17,275,708
|
||
Reinsurance premiums and policy fees |
(2,655,142)
|
(2,672,397)
|
(3,135,279)
|
|||||
Net investment income |
11,001,165
|
11,051,226
|
10,420,886
|
|||||
Realized investment gains (losses), net |
11,446,279
|
1,431,936
|
(20,648)
|
|||||
Other income |
2,277,350
|
1,261,495
|
926,212
|
|||||
37,585,219
|
27,471,340
|
25,466,879
|
||||||
Benefits
and other expenses:
|
||||||||
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses: | ||||||||
Life
|
20,108,067
|
17,589,143
|
18,942,272
|
|||||
Reinsurance benefits and claims
|
(2,073,179)
|
(1,716,499)
|
(2,268,869)
|
|||||
Annuity
|
1,117,766
|
1,064,808
|
1,111,998
|
|||||
Dividends to policyholders
|
932,723
|
938,891
|
980,306
|
|||||
Commissions and amortization of deferred | ||||||||
policy acquisition costs
|
(65,908)
|
(14,267)
|
309,776
|
|||||
Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
|
2,850,725
|
2,193,085
|
1,869,135
|
|||||
Operating expenses |
6,453,648
|
5,516,566
|
5,312,747
|
|||||
Interest expense |
234,125
|
0
|
77,453
|
|||||
29,557,967
|
25,571,727
|
26,334,818
|
||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
||||||||
and minority interest
|
8,027,252
|
1,899,613
|
(867,939)
|
|||||
Income
tax benefit (expense)
|
(1,949,607)
|
(158,408)
|
797,716
|
|||||
Minority
interest in income
|
||||||||
of consolidated subsidiaries
|
(2,207,925)
|
(480,982)
|
(205,394)
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
||
Basic
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||
operations and net income (loss)
|
$
|
1.00
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
||
Diluted
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||
operations and net income (loss)
|
$
|
1.00
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,872,425
|
3,938,781
|
3,986,731
|
|||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,872,425
|
3,938,781
|
3,986,731
|
|||||
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||
Three
Years Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||||||||
Common
stock
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
3,902
|
$
|
79,315
|
$
|
80,008
|
||||||||||
Issued
during year
|
0
|
120
|
289
|
|||||||||||||
Treasury
shares acquired
|
(59)
|
(75)
|
(1,066)
|
|||||||||||||
Change
in stated value
|
0
|
(75,458)
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
Reclassification
under FAS 150
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
3,843
|
$
|
3,902
|
$
|
79,315
|
||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
42,295,661
|
$
|
42,590,820
|
$
|
42,672,189
|
||||||||||
Issued
during year
|
0
|
151,200
|
167,071
|
|||||||||||||
Treasury
shares acquired
|
(481,971)
|
(521,817)
|
(297,991)
|
|||||||||||||
Change
in stated value
|
0
|
75,458
|
0
|
|||||||||||||
Reclassification
under FAS 150
|
0
|
0
|
49,551
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
41,813,690
|
$
|
42,295,661
|
$
|
42,590,820
|
||||||||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
(3,637,349)
|
$
|
(4,897,572)
|
$
|
(4,621,955)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
(275,617)
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
|||||||
Balance,
end of year
|
$
|
232,371
|
$
|
(3,637,349)
|
$
|
(4,897,572)
|
||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year |
$
|
4,655,238
|
$
|
6,678,542
|
$
|
1,566,397
|
||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities | ||||||||||||||||
net of minority interest and | ||||||||||||||||
reclassification adjustment and taxes |
(1,678,750)
|
(1,678,750)
|
(2,023,304)
|
(2,023,304)
|
5,112,145
|
5,112,145
|
||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$
|
2,190,970
|
$
|
(763,081)
|
$
|
4,836,528
|
||||||||||
Balance, end of year
|
$
|
2,976,488
|
$
|
4,655,238
|
$
|
6,678,542
|
||||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity, end of year
|
$
|
45,026,392
|
$
|
43,317,452
|
$
|
44,451,105
|
||||||||||
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
Three
Years Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
|
||||||||
used in operating activities net of changes in assets and
liabilities
|
||||||||
resulting from the sales and purchases of subsidiaries:
|
||||||||
Amortization/accretion
of fixed maturities
|
391,013
|
606,914
|
604,608
|
|||||
Realized
investment (gains) losses, net
|
(11,446,279)
|
(1,459,959)
|
20,648
|
|||||
Amortization
of deferred policy acquisition costs
|
225,476
|
278,899
|
442,380
|
|||||
Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
|
2,850,725
|
2,193,085
|
1,869,135
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
1,801,507
|
2,206,023
|
1,617,116
|
|||||
Minority
interest
|
2,207,925
|
480,982
|
205,394
|
|||||
Charges
for mortality and administration
|
||||||||
of
universal life and annuity products
|
(9,197,484)
|
(9,097,858)
|
(9,281,555)
|
|||||
Interest
credited to account balances
|
5,146,917
|
5,251,303
|
5,332,145
|
|||||
Policy
acquisition costs deferred
|
0
|
(8,000)
|
(5,000)
|
|||||
Change
in accrued investment income
|
(160,506)
|
139,421
|
283,159
|
|||||
Change
in reinsurance receivables
|
291,582
|
455,527
|
527,926
|
|||||
Change
in policy liabilities and accruals
|
1,976,884
|
1,017,812
|
1,073,108
|
|||||
Change
in income taxes payable
|
1,599,104
|
157,111
|
(924,815)
|
|||||
Change
in other assets and liabilities, net
|
(1,432,078)
|
(3,772,419)
|
(1,534,582)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,875,494)
|
(290,936)
|
(45,950)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from investments sold and matured:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
16,577,724
|
26,182,897
|
70,893,152
|
|||||
Fixed
maturities matured
|
3,729,019
|
5,816,061
|
16,098,477
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
16,242,400
|
3,182,055
|
25,569
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
12,152,376
|
10,050,792
|
8,620,093
|
|||||
Real
estate
|
20,984,831
|
876,594
|
314,157
|
|||||
Policy
loans
|
3,698,261
|
3,803,491
|
2,757,989
|
|||||
Short-term
|
1,546,907
|
425,000
|
350,000
|
|||||
Total
proceeds from investments sold and matured
|
74,931,518
|
50,336,890
|
99,059,437
|
|||||
Cost
of investments acquired:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
(39,037,210)
|
(6,496,673)
|
(76,377,916)
|
|||||
Fixed
maturities
|
(2,506,647)
|
(1,474,140)
|
(1,513,700)
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
(7,355,487)
|
(1,606,543)
|
(8,033,052)
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
(7,306,094)
|
(26,109,670)
|
(2,626,540)
|
|||||
Real
estate
|
(20,883,148)
|
(11,883,777)
|
(3,981,568)
|
|||||
Policy
loans
|
(2,878,487)
|
(3,603,581)
|
(2,376,338)
|
|||||
Short-term
|
(1,557,655)
|
(428,221)
|
(353,061)
|
|||||
Total
cost of investments acquired
|
(81,524,728)
|
(51,602,605)
|
(95,262,175)
|
|||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(1,468,660)
|
0
|
(20,548)
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(8,061,870)
|
(1,265,715)
|
3,776,714
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Policyholder contract deposits |
7,940,954
|
8,481,796
|
9,015,637
|
|||||
Policyholder contract withdrawals |
(6,401,947)
|
(6,209,958)
|
(7,215,183)
|
|||||
Proceeds from notes payable |
24,190,081
|
1,500,000
|
2,275,000
|
|||||
Payments of principal on line of credit |
(1,200,000)
|
(1,500,000)
|
(4,564,776)
|
|||||
Issuance of common stock |
0
|
151,320
|
167,360
|
|||||
Purchase of treasury stock |
(482,030)
|
(521,892)
|
(299,057)
|
|||||
Purchase of subsidiary |
(21,079,555)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Cash
of subsidiary at date of acquisition
|
3,238,327
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
6,205,830
|
1,901,266
|
(621,019)
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(3,731,534)
|
344,615
|
3,109,745
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
12,204,087
|
11,859,472
|
8,749,727
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
8,472,553
|
$
|
12,204,087
|
$
|
11,859,472
|
UTG, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. ORGANIZATION
- At December 31, 2006, the significant majority-owned subsidiaries of UTG,
Inc were as depicted on the following organizational chart.
The Company’s significant accounting policies, consistently applied in the
preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, are
summarized as follows.
B. NATURE OF OPERATIONS - UTG, Inc., is an
insurance holding company, which sells individual life insurance products
through its insurance subsidiaries. The Company's principal market is the
mid-western United States. The Company’s dominant business is individual
life insurance which includes the servicing of existing insurance business
in
force, the solicitation of new individual life insurance and the acquisition
of
other companies in the insurance business.
C. BUSINESS SEGMENTS - The Company has only
one significant business segment – insurance.
D. BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The financial
statements of UTG, Inc., and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the States of America which
differ from statutory accounting practices permitted by insurance regulatory
authorities.
E. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Registrant
and its
majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.
F. INVESTMENTS - Investments are shown on
the following bases:
Fixed maturities held to maturity - at cost, adjusted for amortization of
premium or discount and other-than-temporary market value declines. The
amortized cost of such investments differs from their market values; however,
the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments to maturity,
at
which time the full face value is expected to be realized.
Investments held for sale - at current market value, unrealized appreciation
or
depreciation is charged directly to shareholders' equity.
Mortgage loans on real estate - at unpaid balances, adjusted for amortization
of
premium or discount, less allowance for possible losses.
Real estate - investment real estate at cost less allowance for depreciation
and, as appropriate, provisions for possible losses. Accumulated
depreciation on investment real estate was $ 593,877 and $ 4,444,729
as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Policy loans - at unpaid balances including accumulated interest but not
in
excess of the cash surrender value.
Short-term investments - at cost, which approximates current market value.
Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized in net income
on the specific identification basis.
Unrealized gains and losses on investments carried at market value are
recognized in other comprehensive income on the specific identification
basis.
G.
CASH EQUIVALENTS - The Company considers certificates of deposit and other
short-term instruments with an original purchased maturity of three months
or
less cash equivalents.
H.
REINSURANCE - In the normal course of business, the Company seeks to limit
its
exposure to loss on any single insured and to recover a portion of benefits
paid
by ceding reinsurance to other insurance enterprises or reinsurers under
excess
coverage and coinsurance contracts. The Company retains a maximum of
$ 125,000 of coverage per individual life.
Amounts paid, or deemed to have been paid, for reinsurance contracts are
recorded as reinsurance receivables. Reinsurance receivables are
recognized in a manner consistent with the liabilities relating to the
underlying reinsured contracts. The cost of reinsurance related to
long-duration contracts is accounted for over the life of the underlying
reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account
for
the underlying policies.
I. FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
- The liabilities for traditional life insurance and accident and health
insurance policy benefits are computed using a net level method. These
liabilities include assumptions as to investment yields, mortality, withdrawals,
and other assumptions based on the life insurance subsidiary’s experience
adjusted to reflect anticipated trends and to include provisions for possible
unfavorable deviations. The Company makes these assumptions at the time
the contract is issued or, in the case of contracts acquired by purchase,
at the
purchase date. Future policy benefits for individual life insurance and
annuity policies are computed using interest rates ranging from 2% to 6%
for
life insurance and 3.0% to 9.25% for annuities. Benefit reserves for
traditional life insurance policies include certain deferred profits on
limited-payment policies that are being recognized in income over the policy
term. Policy benefit claims are charged to expense in the period that the
claims are incurred. Current mortality rate assumptions are based on
1975-80 select and ultimate tables. Withdrawal rate assumptions are based
upon Linton B or Linton C, which are industry standard actuarial tables for
forecasting assumed policy lapse rates.
Benefit reserves for universal life insurance and interest sensitive life
insurance products are computed under a retrospective deposit method and
represent policy account balances before applicable surrender charges.
Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include benefit claims
in
excess of related policy account balances. Interest crediting rates for
universal life and interest sensitive products range from 4.0% to 5.5% for
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
J. POLICY AND CONTRACT CLAIMS - Policy
and contract claims include provisions for reported claims in process of
settlement, valued in accordance with the terms of the policies and contracts,
as well as provisions for claims incurred and unreported based on prior
experience of the Company. Incurred but not reported claims were
$ 1,242,950 and $ 913,896 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
K.
COST OF INSURANCE ACQUIRED - When an insurance company is acquired, the Company
assigns a portion of its cost to the right to receive future cash flows from
insurance contracts existing at the date of the acquisition. The cost of
policies purchased represents the actuarially determined present value of
the
projected future cash flows from the acquired policies. The Company
utilized 9% discount rate on approximately 25% of the business and 15% discount
rate on approximately 75% of the business. Cost of insurance acquired is
amortized with interest in relation to expected future profits, including
direct
charge-offs for any excess of the unamortized asset over the projected future
profits. The interest rates utilized in the amortization calculation are
9% on approximately 25% of the balance and 15% on the remaining balance.
The interest rates vary due to differences in the blocks of business. The
amortization is adjusted retrospectively when estimates of current or future
gross profits to be realized from a group of products are revised.
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Cost of insurance acquired,
beginning of year
|
$
|
10,554,447
|
$
|
12,747,532
|
$
|
14,616,667
|
Acquired with
acquisition of
subsidiary
|
|
25,104,437
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Interest
accretion
|
|
3,426,178
|
|
3,739,918
|
|
4,002,245
|
Amortization
|
|
(6,276,903)
|
|
(5,933,003)
|
|
(5,871,380)
|
Net
amortization
|
|
(2,850,725)
|
|
(2,193,085)
|
|
(1,869,135)
|
Cost of insurance acquired,
end of year
|
$
|
32,808,159
|
$
|
10,554,447
|
$
|
12,747,532
|
Cost of insurance acquired was tested for impairment as part of the regular
reporting process. The fair value of the cost of insurance acquired was
estimated using the expected present value of future cash flows. No
impairment loss was realized during any of the three years presented.
Estimated net amortization expense of cost
of insurance acquired for the next
five years is as follows:
Interest
Net
Accretion
Amortization Amortization
2007
6,052,000
10,308,000 4,256,000
2008
5,468,000
9,481,000 4,013,000
2009
4,919,000
8,879,000 3,960,000
2010
2,475,000
4,162,000 1,687,000
2011
2,273,000
3,833,000 1,560,000
L. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS -
Commissions and other costs (salaries of certain employees involved in the
underwriting and policy issue functions and medical and inspection fees)
of
acquiring life insurance products that vary with and are primarily related
to
the production of new business have been deferred. Traditional life
insurance acquisition costs are being amortized over the premium-paying period
of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in
computing policy benefit reserves.
For universal life insurance and interest sensitive life insurance products,
acquisition costs are being amortized generally in proportion to the present
value of expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment,
mortality, and expense margins. Under 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," the Company makes
certain assumptions regarding the mortality, persistency, expenses, and interest
rates it expects to experience in future periods. These assumptions are to
be best estimates and are to be periodically updated whenever actual experience
and/or expectations for the future change from initial assumptions. The
amortization is adjusted retrospectively when estimates of current or future
gross profits to be realized from a group of products are revised.
The following table summarizes deferred policy
acquisition costs and related
data for the years shown.
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Deferred, beginning of year
|
$
|
1,414,364
|
$
|
1,685,263
|
$
|
2,122,643
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition costs deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissions
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Other expenses
|
|
0
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,000
|
Total
|
|
0
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest accretion
|
|
7,000
|
|
8,000
|
|
10,000
|
Amortization charged to
income
|
|
(232,476)
|
|
(283,899)
|
|
(452,380)
|
Net amortization
|
|
(225,476)
|
|
(275,899)
|
|
(442,380)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change for the year
|
|
(225,476)
|
|
(270,899)
|
|
(437,380)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred, end of year
|
$
|
1,188,888
|
$
|
1,414,364
|
$
|
1,685,263
|
Estimated net amortization expense of deferred policy acquisition costs for
the
next five years is as follows:
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Accretion
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
9,000
|
|
219,000
|
|
210,000
|
2008
|
|
8,000
|
|
206,000
|
|
198,000
|
2009
|
|
6,000
|
|
180,000
|
|
174,000
|
2010
|
|
5,000
|
|
99,000
|
|
94,000
|
2011
|
|
4,000
|
|
69,000
|
|
65,000
|
M. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Company-occupied
property, data processing equipment and furniture and office equipment are
stated at cost less accumulated depreciation of $ 2,542,750 and
$ 6,587,036 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis for financial reporting
purposes using estimated useful lives of three to thirty years.
Depreciation expense was $ 261,148, $ 250,795, and $ 298,021 for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
N. INCOME
TAXES - Income taxes are reported under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards Number 109. Deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the
tax consequences on future periods of differences between the tax bases of
assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at the end of
each
such period.
O. EARNINGS
PER SHARE - Earnings per share (EPS) are reported under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards Number 128. The objective of both basic EPS and
diluted EPS is to measure the performance of an entity over the reporting
period. Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding (the denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS is
similar to the computation of basic EPS except that the denominator is increased
to include the number of additional common shares that would have been
outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. In
addition, the numerator also is adjusted for any changes in income or loss
that
would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares.
P. TREASURY
SHARES - The Company holds 360,888 and 303,442 shares of common stock as
treasury shares with a cost basis of $ 2,632,910 and $ 2,196,987 at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Q.
RECOGNITION OF REVENUES AND RELATED EXPENSES - Premiums for traditional life
insurance products, which include those products with fixed and guaranteed
premiums and benefits, consist principally of whole life insurance policies,
and
certain annuities with life contingencies are recognized as revenues when
due. Limited payment life insurance policies defer gross premiums received
in excess of net premiums, which is then recognized in income in a constant
relationship with insurance in force. Accident and health insurance premiums
are
recognized as revenue pro rata over the terms of the policies. Benefits
and related expenses associated with the premiums earned are charged to expense
proportionately over the lives of the policies through a provision for future
policy benefit liabilities and through deferral and amortization of deferred
policy acquisition costs. For universal life and investment products,
generally there is no requirement for payment of premium other than to maintain
account values at a level sufficient to pay mortality and expense charges.
Consequently, premiums for universal life policies and investment products
are
not reported as revenue, but as deposits. Policy fee revenue for universal
life policies and investment products consists of charges for the cost of
insurance and policy administration fees assessed during the period.
Expenses include interest credited to policy account balances and benefit
claims
incurred in excess of policy account balances.
R. PARTICIPATING INSURANCE - Participating
business represents 8% and 19% of the ordinary life insurance in force at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Premium income from
participating business represents 33%, 21%, and 22% of total premiums for
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The
amount of dividends to be paid is determined annually by the insurance
subsidiary's Board of Directors. Earnings allocable to participating
policyholders are based on legal requirements that vary by state.
S. RECLASSIFICATIONS - Certain prior year
amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation. Such
reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income or
shareholders' equity.
T. USE OF ESTIMATES - In preparing financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the
United States of America, management is required to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. SHAREHOLDER DIVIDEND
RESTRICTION
At December 31, 2006, substantially all of
consolidated shareholders' equity represents net assets of UTG’s
subsidiaries. The payment of cash dividends to shareholders by UTG is not
legally restricted. However, the state insurance department regulates
insurance company dividend payments where the company is domiciled. UG, AC
and TI’s dividend limitations are described below.
Ohio domiciled insurance companies require
five
days prior notification to the insurance commissioner for the payment of
an
ordinary dividend. Ordinary dividends are defined as the greater of: a)
prior year statutory earnings or b) 10% of statutory capital and surplus.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, UG had a statutory gain from
operations of $ 5,162,322. At December 31, 2006, UG's statutory
capital and surplus amounted to $ 31,209,934. Extraordinary dividends
(amounts in excess of ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval
of
the insurance commissioner and are not restricted to a specific
calculation. In 2006 and 2005, UG paid $ 5,100,000 and $ 0, of
which $ 0 and $ 0 was considered to be an extraordinary dividend,
respectively, to UTG.
AC and TI are Texas domiciled insurance
companies, which requires five days prior notification to the insurance
commissioner for the payment of an ordinary dividend. Ordinary dividends
are defined as the greater of: a) prior year statutory earnings or b) 10%
of statutory capital and surplus. At December 31, 2006 AC and TI
statutory shareholders' equity was $ 8,942,786 and $ 2,762,381,
respectively. At December 31, 2006, AC and TI statutory net income
was $ 2,154,233 and $ 414,245, respectively. Extraordinary dividends
(amounts in excess of ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval
of
the insurance commissioner and are not restricted to a specific
calculation. AC paid ordinary dividends of $ 605,000 in 2006.
TI did not pay any stockholder dividend during 2006.
3. INCOME TAXES
Until 1984, insurance companies were taxed
under the provisions of the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959
as
amended by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. These
laws were superseded by the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. All of these
laws are based primarily upon statutory results with certain special deductions
and other items available only to life insurance companies. Under the
provision of the pre-1984 life insurance company income tax regulations,
a
portion of “gain from operations” of a life insurance company was not subject to
current taxation but was accumulated, for tax purposes, in a special tax
memorandum account designated as “policyholders’ surplus account”. Federal
income taxes will become payable on this account at the then current tax
rate
when and if distributions to shareholders, other than stock dividends and
other
limited exceptions, are made in excess of the accumulated previously taxed
income maintained in the “shareholders surplus account”. As part of
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Congress has authorized a limited
opportunity for life insurance companies to recognize the balance in the
“policyholders’ surplus account” and not pay any federal income tax. This
window of opportunity expired December 31, 2006. During 2006, each of the
insurance subsidiaries took advantage of this opportunity. At December 31,
2006, none of the insurance subsidiaries had a balance remaining in the
“policyholders’ surplus account”.
The companies of the group file separate
federal income tax returns except for Acap Corporation, AC, TI and Imperial
Plan, which file a consolidated life/non-life federal income tax return.
Life insurance company taxation is based
primarily upon statutory results with certain special deductions and other
items
available only to life insurance companies. Income tax expense (benefit)
consists of the following components:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Current tax expense
|
$
|
398,268
|
$
|
21,368
|
$
|
147,358
|
Deferred tax (benefit) expense
|
|
1,551,339
|
|
137,040
|
|
(945,074)
|
|
$
|
1,949,607
|
$
|
158,408
|
$
|
(797,716)
|
The net operating loss carryforwards for
federal income tax purposes of UG were fully utilized in 2006.
The following table shows the reconciliation
of
net income to taxable income of UTG:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
Federal income tax provision
|
|
181,070
|
|
(24,254)
|
|
105,098
|
Loss (gain) of subsidiaries
|
|
(3,616,283)
|
|
(1,155,680)
|
|
803,662
|
Taxable income
|
$
|
434,507
|
$
|
80,289
|
$
|
633,143
|
The expense or (credit) for income differed
from the amounts computed by applying the applicable United States statutory
rate of 35% before income taxes as a result of the following differences:
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
Tax computed at statutory
rate
|
$
|
2,809,538
|
$
|
664,865
|
$
|
(303,779)
|
||
Changes in taxes due to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Tax reserve
adjustment
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
(202,225)
|
||
Utilization of AMT credit
carryforward
|
|
(163,039)
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
Utilization of capital loss
carryforward
|
|
0
|
|
(327,467)
|
|
0
|
||
Dividend received
deduction
|
|
(224,386)
|
|
(188,988)
|
|
(161,114)
|
||
Depreciation
|
|
163,130
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
Tax deferred acquisition
costs
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
(134,324)
|
||
Minority interest
|
|
(772,774)
|
|
(168,344)
|
|
0
|
||
Utilization of net operating
loss carryforward
|
|
396,899
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
||
Small company
deduction
|
|
(293,804)
|
|
211,474
|
|
0
|
||
Other
|
|
34,043
|
|
(33,132)
|
|
3,726
|
||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
$
|
1,949,607
|
$
|
158,408
|
$
|
(797,716)
|
The following table summarizes the major
components that comprise the deferred tax liability as reflected in the balance
sheets:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Investments
|
$
|
4,988,293
|
$
|
4,721,575
|
Cost of insurance acquired
|
|
11,482,856
|
|
3,694,056
|
Deferred policy acquisition
costs
|
|
416,111
|
|
495,027
|
Management/consulting fees
|
|
(260,715)
|
|
(275,434)
|
Future policy benefits
|
|
984,029
|
|
(671,161)
|
Gain on sale of subsidiary
|
|
2,312,483
|
|
2,312,483
|
Net operating loss carry
forward
|
|
0
|
|
(1,213,366)
|
Allowance for uncollectibles
|
|
(80,500)
|
|
0
|
Other liabilities
|
|
(934,503)
|
|
0
|
Federal tax DAC
|
|
(2,427,986)
|
|
(962,565)
|
Deferred tax liability
|
$
|
16,480,068
|
$
|
8,100,615
|
4. ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS,
INVESTMENT INCOME AND INVESTMENT GAIN
A.
NET INVESTMENT INCOME - The following table reflects net investment income
by
type of investment:
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||||||||
Fixed maturities and fixed maturities
held for sale
|
$
|
6,838,277
|
$
|
6,661,648
|
$
|
7,060,761
|
|
||||||||||
Equity securities
|
|
915,864
|
|
771,379
|
|
657,609
|
|
||||||||||
Mortgage loans
|
|
2,739,350
|
|
2,033,007
|
|
1,209,358
|
|
||||||||||
Real estate
|
|
5,500,005
|
|
7,473,698
|
|
5,335,530
|
|
||||||||||
Policy loans
|
|
580,961
|
|
860,240
|
|
918,562
|
|
||||||||||
Short-term investments
|
|
27,620
|
|
3,699
|
|
80,241
|
|
||||||||||
Cash
|
|
454,580
|
|
171,926
|
|
111,986
|
|
||||||||||
Total consolidated investment
income
|
|
17,056,657
|
|
17,975,597
|
|
15,374,047
|
|
||||||||||
Investment expenses |
(6,055,492)
|
(6,924,371)
|
(4,953,161)
|
||||||||||||||
Consolidated net investment
income
|
$
|
11,001,165
|
$
|
11,051,226
|
$
|
10,420,886
|
|
||||||||||
The following table summarizes the Company's
fixed maturity holdings and investments held for sale by major
classifications:
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||
|
Investments held for sale:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
U.S. Government,
government agencies and authorities
|
$
|
39,455,915
|
$
|
25,221,548
|
|||
|
|
State,
municipalities and political subdivisions
|
|
3,480,759
|
|
173,743
|
|||
|
|
Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
|
118,641,593
|
|
72,306,120
|
|||
|
|
Public
utilities
|
|
6,097,151
|
|
0
|
|||
|
|
All other
corporate bonds
|
|
65,553,711
|
|
27,374,215
|
|||
|
|
|
$
|
233,229,129
|
$
|
125,075,626
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Banks, trusts and
insurance companies
|
$
|
3,606,421
|
$
|
4,609,529
|
|||
|
|
Industrial and
miscellaneous
|
|
12,699,170
|
|
19,964,730
|
|||
|
|
|
$
|
16,305,591
|
$
|
24,574,259
|
|||
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Fixed maturities held to
maturity:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
U.S. Government, government
agencies
and authorities
|
$
|
5,484,304
|
$
|
6,014,103
|
|||
|
|
State, municipalities and political
subdivisions
|
|
688,679
|
|
1,453,227
|
|||
|
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
101,930
|
|
45,734
|
|||
|
|
Public utilities
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|||
|
|
All other corporate bonds
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|||
|
|
|
$
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
7,513,064
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Securities of affiliate
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
||||
By insurance statute, the majority of the
Company's investment portfolio is invested in investment grade securities
to
provide ample protection for policyholders.
Below investment grade debt securities
generally provide higher yields and involve greater risks than investment
grade
debt securities because their issuers typically are more highly leveraged
and
more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions than investment grade
issuers. In addition, the trading market for these securities is usually
more limited than for investment grade debt securities. Debt securities
classified as below-investment grade are those that receive a Standard &
Poor's rating of BB or below.
The following table summarizes securities
held,
at amortized cost, that are below investment grade by major
classification:
|
Below
Investment
Grade
Investments
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|||||
Public Utilities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
||||||
CMO
|
|
1,678,714
|
|
11,449
|
|
||||||
Corporate
|
|
2,396,868
|
|
1,081,660
|
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,075,582
|
$
|
1,093,109
|
|
||||||
B. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and estimated market values of investments in securities
including investments held for sale are as follows:
2006
|
|
Cost
or
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
Investments held for sale:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government and govt.
agencies and
authorities
|
$
|
39,551,437
|
$
|
277,642
|
$
|
(373,164)
|
$
|
39,455,915
|
States, municipalities and
political
subdivisions
|
|
3,460,863
|
|
25,213
|
|
(5,317)
|
|
3,480,759
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
120,390,106
|
|
90,803
|
|
(1,839,315)
|
|
118,641,594
|
Public utilities
|
|
6,097,151
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
6,097,151
|
All other corporate
bonds
|
|
65,555,098
|
|
294,100
|
|
(295,488)
|
|
65,553,710
|
|
|
235,054,655
|
|
687,758
|
|
(2,513,284)
|
|
233,229,129
|
Equity securities
|
|
10,031,148
|
|
6,274,443
|
|
0
|
|
16,305,591
|
Total
|
$
|
245,085,803
|
$
|
6,962,201
|
$
|
(2,513,284)
|
$
|
249,534,720
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities held
to
maturity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government and govt.
agencies and
authorities
|
$
|
5,484,304
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
(72,899)
|
$
|
5,411,405
|
States, municipalities and
political
subdivisions
|
|
688,679
|
|
39,339
|
|
0
|
|
728,018
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
101,930
|
|
3,300
|
|
(280)
|
|
104,950
|
Public utilities
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
All other corporate
bonds
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Total
|
$
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
42,639
|
$
|
(73,179)
|
$
|
6,244,373
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities of affiliate
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
2005
|
|
Cost
or
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
Investments held for sale:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government and govt.
agencies and
authorities
|
$
|
25,660,210
|
$
|
90,648
|
$
|
(529,310)
|
$
|
25,221,548
|
States, municipalities and
political
subdivisions
|
|
163,886
|
|
9,857
|
|
0
|
|
173,743
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
74,086,345
|
|
15,004
|
|
(1,795,229)
|
|
72,306,120
|
Public utilities
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
All other corporate
bonds
|
|
27,090,216
|
|
474,346
|
|
( 190,347)
|
|
27,374,215
|
|
|
127,000,657
|
|
589,855
|
|
(2,514,886)
|
|
125,075,626
|
Equity securities
|
|
15,098,815
|
|
9,475,444
|
|
0
|
|
24,574,259
|
Total
|
$
|
142,099,472
|
$
|
10,065,299
|
$
|
(2,514,886)
|
$
|
149,649,885
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities held
to
maturity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government and govt.
agencies and
authorities
|
$
|
6,014,103
|
$
|
5,174
|
$
|
(58,943)
|
$
|
5,960,334
|
States, municipalities and
political
subdivisions
|
|
1,453,227
|
|
41,700
|
|
0
|
|
1,494,927
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
45,734
|
|
390
|
|
(1,094)
|
|
45,030
|
Public utilities
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
All other corporate
bonds
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
Total
|
$
|
7,513,064
|
$
|
47,264
|
$
|
(60,037)
|
$
|
7,500,291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities of affiliate
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
The amortized cost and estimated market value of debt securities at
December 31, 2006, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected
maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may
have
the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment
penalties.
Fixed Maturities
Held for
Sale
December 31,
2006
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
Due in one year or less
|
$
|
20,553,537
|
$
|
20,632,791
|
Due after one year through five
years
|
|
56,164,223
|
|
55,952,824
|
Due after five years through
ten
years
|
|
38,089,668
|
|
37,935,371
|
Due after ten years
|
|
28,355,085
|
|
28,325,954
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
91,892,142
|
|
90,382,189
|
Total
|
$
|
235,054,655
|
$
|
233,229,129
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed Maturities
Held to
Maturity
December 31,
2006
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
Due in one year or less
|
$
|
1,729,244
|
$
|
1,727,088
|
Due after one year through five
years
|
|
364,538
|
|
369,839
|
Due after five years through
ten
years
|
|
4,102,294
|
|
4,066,469
|
Due after ten years
|
|
47,592
|
|
50,011
|
Collateralized mortgage
obligations
|
|
31,245
|
|
30,966
|
Total
|
$
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
6,244,373
|
An analysis of sales, maturities and principal repayments of the Company's
fixed
maturities portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
is as follows:
Year ended December 31,
2006
|
|
Cost
or
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Gross
Realized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Realized
Losses
|
|
Proceeds
From
Sale
|
Scheduled principal repayments,
Calls and
tenders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held for
sale
|
$
|
14,214,020
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
14,214,020
|
Held to
maturity
|
|
3,715,892
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3,715,892
|
Sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held
for sale
|
|
2,363,638
|
|
11,229
|
|
(11,163)
|
|
2,363,704
|
Held
to maturity
|
|
13,314
|
|
0
|
|
(187)
|
|
13,127
|
Total
|
$
|
20,306,864
|
$
|
11,229
|
$
|
(11,350)
|
$
|
20,306,743
|
Year ended December 31,
2005
|
|
Cost
or
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Gross
Realized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Realized
Losses
|
|
Proceeds
From
Sale
|
Scheduled principal repayments,
Calls and
tenders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held for
sale
|
$
|
15,114,740
|
$
|
9,682
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
15,124,422
|
Held to
maturity
|
|
5,801,888
|
|
2,300
|
|
(9,125)
|
|
5,795,063
|
Sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held
for sale
|
|
11,124,418
|
|
15,077
|
|
(60,022)
|
|
11,079,473
|
Held
to maturity
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
(0)
|
|
0
|
Total
|
$
|
32,041,046
|
$
|
27,059
|
$
|
(69,147)
|
$
|
31,998,958
|
Year ended December 31,
2004
|
|
Cost
or
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Gross
Realized
Gains
|
|
Gross
Realized
Losses
|
|
Proceeds
From
Sale
|
Scheduled principal repayments,
Calls and
tenders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held for
sale
|
$
|
25,119,862
|
$
|
8,062
|
$
|
(2,098)
|
$
|
25,125,826
|
Held to
maturity
|
|
16,099,278
|
|
0
|
|
(801)
|
|
16,098,477
|
Sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Held
for sale
|
|
45,840,981
|
|
278,896
|
|
(352,551)
|
|
45,767,326
|
Held
to maturity
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
(0)
|
|
0
|
Total
|
$
|
87,060,121
|
$
|
286,958
|
$
|
(355,450)
|
$
|
86,991,629
|
Annually, the Company completes an analysis of sales of securities held to
maturity to further assess the issuer’s creditworthiness of fixed maturity
holdings.
C.
INVESTMENTS ON DEPOSIT - At December 31, 2006, investments carried at
approximately $ 9,277,000 were on deposit with various state insurance
departments.
5. DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR
VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The financial statements include various
estimated fair value information at December 31, 2006 and 2005, as required
by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 107, Disclosure about Fair
Value
of Financial Instruments (SFAS 107). Such information, which pertains to
the Company's financial instruments, is based on the requirements set forth
in
that Statement and does not purport to represent the aggregate net fair value
of
the Company.
The following methods and assumptions were
used
to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument required
to be
valued by SFAS 107 for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
(a) Cash and Cash equivalents
The carrying amount in the financial statements
approximates fair value because of the relatively short period of time between
the origination of the instruments and their expected realization.
(b) Fixed maturities and investments held
for sale
Quoted market prices, if available, are used
to
determine the fair value. If quoted market prices are not available,
management estimates the fair value based on the quoted market price of a
financial instrument with similar characteristics.
(c) Mortgage loans on real estate
The fair values of mortgage loans are estimated
using discounted cash flow analyses and interest rates being offered for
similar
loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.
(d) Policy loans
It is not practical to estimate the fair
value
of policy loans as they have no stated maturity and their rates are set at
a
fixed spread to related policy liability rates. Policy loans are carried
at the aggregate unpaid principal balances in the consolidated balance sheets,
and earn interest at rates ranging from 4% to 8%. Individual policy
liabilities in all cases equal or exceed outstanding policy loan balances.
(e) Short-term investments
Quoted market prices, if available, are used
to
determine the fair value. If quoted market prices are not available,
management estimates the fair value based on the quoted market price of a
financial instrument with similar characteristics.
(f) Notes payable
For borrowings subject to floating rates
of
interest, carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value. For fixed
rate borrowings fair value is determined based on the borrowing rates currently
available to the Company for loans with similar terms and average
maturities.
The estimated fair values of the Company's
financial instruments required to be valued by SFAS 107 are as follows as
of
December 31:
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
|||
Fixed maturities
|
$
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
6,244,373
|
$
|
7,513,064
|
$
|
7,500,291
|
|
|||
Fixed maturities held for sale
|
|
233,229,129
|
|
233,229,129
|
|
125,075,626
|
|
125,075,626
|
|
|||
Equity securities
|
|
16,305,591
|
|
16,305,591
|
|
24,574,259
|
|
24,574,259
|
|
|||
Securities of affiliate
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
|||
Mortgage loans on real estate
|
|
32,015,446
|
|
32,015,446
|
|
36,781,293
|
|
36,358,308
|
|
|||
Policy loans
|
|
15,931,525
|
|
15,931,525
|
|
12,644,838
|
|
12,644,838
|
|
|||
Short-term investments
|
|
47,879
|
|
47,879
|
|
42,116
|
|
42,116
|
|
|||
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Notes payable
|
|
22,990,081
|
|
22,990,081
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|||
6. STATUTORY EQUITY AND
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
The Company's insurance subsidiaries are
domiciled in Ohio and Texas. The insurance subsidiaries prepare their
statutory-based financial statements in accordance with accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the respective insurance department. These
principles differ significantly from accounting principles generally accepted
in
the United States of America. "Prescribed" statutory accounting practices
include state laws, regulations, and general administrative rules, as well
as a
variety of publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC). "Permitted" statutory accounting practices encompass all
accounting practices that are not prescribed; such practices may differ from
state to state, from company to company within a state, and may change in
the
future. UG's total statutory shareholders' equity was approximately
$ 31,210,000 and $ 25,646,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. UG reported a statutory operating income (loss) before taxes
(exclusive of inter-company dividends) of approximately $ 5,162,000,
$ 5,114,000 and $ (762,000) for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. AC's total statutory shareholders' equity was approximately
$ 8,943,000 at December 31, 2006. TI's total statutory shareholders'
equity was approximately $ 2,762,000 December 31, 2006.
7.
REINSURANCE
As is customary in the insurance industry,
the
insurance subsidiaries cede insurance to, and assume insurance from, other
insurance companies under reinsurance agreements. Reinsurance agreements
are intended to limit a life insurer's maximum loss on a large or unusually
hazardous risk or to obtain a greater diversification of risk. The ceding
insurance company remains primarily liable with respect to ceded insurance
should any reinsurer be unable to meet the obligations assumed by it.
However, it is the practice of insurers to reduce their exposure to loss
to the
extent that they have been reinsured with other insurance companies. The
Company sets a limit on the amount of insurance retained on the life of any
one
person. The Company will not retain more than $ 125,000, including
accidental death benefits, on any one life. At December 31, 2006, the
Company had gross insurance in force of $ 2.270 billion of which
approximately $ 591 million was ceded to reinsurers.
The Company's reinsured business is ceded
to
numerous reinsurers. The Company monitors the solvency of its reinsurers
in seeking to minimize the risk of loss in the event of a failure by one
of the
parties. The primary reinsurers of the Company are large, well capitalized
entities.
Currently, UG is utilizing reinsurance
agreements with Optimum Re Insurance Company, (Optimum) and Swiss Re Life
and
Health America Incorporated (SWISS RE). Optimum and SWISS RE currently
hold an “A-” (Excellent), and "A+" (Superior) rating, respectively, from A.M.
Best, an industry rating company. The reinsurance agreements were
effective December 1, 1993, and covered most new business of UG. The
agreements are a yearly renewable term (YRT) treaty where the Company cedes
amounts above its retention limit of $ 100,000 with a minimum cession of
$ 25,000.
In addition to the above reinsurance
agreements, the UG entered into reinsurance agreements with Optimum Re Insurance
Company (Optimum) during 2004 to provide reinsurance on new products released
for sale in 2004. The agreements are yearly renewable term (YRT) treaties
where UG cedes amounts above its retention limit of $100,000 with a minimum
cession of $25,000 as has been a practice for the last several years with
its
reinsurers. Also, effective January 1, 2005, Optimum became the reinsurer
of 100% of the accidental death benefits (ADB) in force of UG. This
coverage is renewable annually at the Company’s option. Optimum
specializes in reinsurance agreements with small to mid-size carriers such
as
UG. Optimum currently holds an “A-” (Excellent) rating from A.M.
Best.
UG entered into a coinsurance agreement with
Park Avenue Life Insurance Company (PALIC) effective September 30,
1996. Under the terms of the agreement, UG ceded to PALIC substantially
all of its then in-force paid-up life insurance policies. Paid-up life
insurance generally refers to non-premium paying life insurance policies.
PALIC and its ultimate parent The Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America (Guardian), currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M.
Best. The PALIC agreement accounts for approximately 67% of UG’s
reinsurance reserve credit, as of December 31, 2006.
On September 30, 1998, UG entered into a
coinsurance agreement with The Independent Order of Vikings, an Illinois
fraternal benefit society (IOV). Under the terms of the agreement, UG
agreed to assume, on a coinsurance basis, 25% of the reserves and liabilities
arising from all in-force insurance contracts issued by the IOV to its
members. At December 31, 2006, the IOV insurance in-force assumed by
UG was approximately $ 1,670,000, with reserves being held on that amount
of approximately $ 391,000.
On June 1, 2000, UG assumed an already
existing coinsurance agreement, dated January 1, 1992, between Lancaster
Life Reinsurance Company (LLRC), an Arizona corporation and Investors Heritage
Life Insurance Company (IHL), a corporation organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky. Under the terms of the agreement, LLRC agreed to
assume from IHL a 90% quota share of new issues of credit life and accident
and
health policies that have been written on or after January 1, 1992 through
various branches of the First Southern National Bank. The maximum amount
of credit life insurance that can be assumed on any one individual’s life is
$ 15,000. UG assumed all the rights and obligations formerly held by
LLRC as the reinsurer in the agreement. LLRC liquidated its charter
immediately following the transfer. At December 31, 2006, the IHL
agreement has insurance in-force of approximately $ 2,308,000, with
reserves being held on that amount of approximately $ 32,000.
At December 31, 1992, AC entered into a
reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company (“the Canada Life
agreement”) that fully reinsured virtually all of its traditional life insurance
policies. The reinsurer’s obligations under the Canada Life agreement were
secured by assets withheld by AC representing policy loans and deferred and
uncollected premiums related to the reinsured policies. AC continues to
administer the reinsured policies, for which it receives an expense allowance
from the reinsurer. At December 31, 2006, the Canada Life greement
has insurance in-force of approximately $ 86,594,000, with reserves being
held on that amount of approximately $ 42,409,000.
During 1997, AC acquired 100% of the policies
in force of World Service Life Insurance Company through a combination of
assumption reinsurance and coinsurance. While 91.42% of the acquired
policies are coinsured under the Canada Life agreement, AC did not coinsure
the
balance of the policies. AC retains the administration of the reinsured
policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from the reinsurer.
Canada Life currently holds an "A+" (Superior) rating from A.M.
Best.
During 1998, American Capitol closed a
coinsurance transaction with Universal Life Insurance Company (“Universal”).
Pursuant to the coinsurance agreement, American Capitol coinsured 100% of
the
individual life insurance policies of Universal in force at January 1,
1998. At December 31, 2006, the Universal agreement has insurance
in-force of approximately $ 15,768,000, with reserves being held on that
amount of approximately $ 5,251,000.
All reinsurance for TI is with a single,
unaffiliated reinsurer, Hannover Life Reassurance (Ireland) Limited
("Hannover"), secured by a trust account containing letters of credit totaling
$1,009,981, granted in favor of TI. TI administers the reinsurance
policies, for which it receives an expense allowance from Hannover. The
aggregate reduction in surplus of termination of this reinsurance agreement,
by
either party, as of December 31, 2005 is $699,667. Hannover currently
holds an “A” (Excellent) rating by A.M. Best. At December 31, 2006,
the Hannover agreement has insurance in-force of approximately
$ 25,913,000, with reserves being held on that amount of approximately
$ 502,000.
On December 31, 2006, the AC and TI entered
into 100% coinsurance agreements whereby each company ceded all of its A&H
business to an unaffiliated reinsurer, Reserve National Insurance Company
(Reserve National). As part of the agreement, the Company remains
contingently liable for claims incurred prior to the effective date of the
agreement, for a period of one year. At the end of the one year period, an
accounting of these claims shall be produced. Any difference in the actual
claims to the claim reserve liability transferred shall be refunded to /
paid by
the Company. Reserve National currently holds an “A-“ (Excellent) rating
by A.M. Best.
The Company does not have any short-duration
reinsurance contracts. The effect of the Company's long-duration
reinsurance contracts on premiums earned in 2006, 2005 and 2004 were as
follows:
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Shown
in thousands
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|
|
|
2006
Premiums
Earned
|
|
2005
Premiums
Earned
|
|
2004
Premiums
Earned
|
|||||||
Direct
|
$
|
15,450
|
$
|
16,357
|
$
|
17,238
|
|
|||||||
Assumed
|
|
65
|
|
42
|
|
38
|
|
|||||||
Ceded
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(2,655)
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(2,672)
|
|
(3,036) |
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Net
premiums
|
$
|
12,860
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$
|
13,727
|
$
|
14,240
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8. COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
The insurance industry has experienced a
number
of civil jury verdicts which have been returned against life and health insurers
in the jurisdictions in which the Company does business involving the insurers'
sales practices, alleged agent misconduct, failure to properly supervise
agents,
and other matters. Some of the lawsuits have resulted in the award of
substantial judgments against the insurer, including material amounts of
punitive damages. In some states, juries have substantial discretion in
awarding punitive damages in these circumstances.
Under the insurance guaranty fund laws in
most
states, insurance companies doing business in a participating state can be
assessed up to prescribed limits for policyholder losses incurred by insolvent
or failed insurance companies. Although the Company cannot predict the
amount of any future assessments, most insurance guaranty fund laws currently
provide that an assessment may be excused or deferred if it would threaten
an
insurer's financial strength. Mandatory assessments may be partially
recovered through a reduction in future premium tax in some states. The Company
does not believe such assessments will be materially different from amounts
already provided for in the financial statements, though the Company has
no
control over such assessments.
On June 10, 2002 UTG and Fiserv formed an
alliance between their respective organizations to provide third party
administration (TPA) services to insurance companies seeking business process
outsourcing solutions. Fiserv will be responsible for the marketing and
sales function for the alliance, as well as providing the operations processing
service for the Company. The Company will staff the administration effort.
Fiserv is a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) which is an independent,
full-service provider of integrated data processing and information management
systems to the financial industry, headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
In June 2002, the Company entered into a
five-year contract with Fiserv for services related to its purchase of the
“ID3”
software system. The contract was amended during 2006 for a five year
period ended 2011. Under the contract, the Company is required to pay
$ 8,333 per month in software maintenance costs and a per-policy charge in
offsite data center costs, with a minimum of $ 14,000 per month, for a
five-year period from the date of the agreement.
In December 2006, the Company entered into
an
agreement with the certain individual shareholders of Acap. This agreement
allows the Company (through a put option arrangement) to buy up to 264 shares
of
common stock of Acap at any time between the date of the agreement and December
2007. The price of the share purchase was determined by a pre-set formula,
which the Company believes approximates fair value, at the time such shares
might be put.
On December 31, 2006, the Company entered
into
a 100% coinsurance agreement whereby the insurance subsidiaries, AC and TI,
ceded all of their A&H business to an unaffiliated third party. As
part of the agreement, AC and TI remain contingently liable for claims incurred
prior to the effective date of the agreement, for a period of one year. At
the end of the one year period, an accounting of these claims shall be
produced. Any difference in the actual claims to the claim reserve
liability transferred shall be refunded to / paid by AC and TI.
In the normal course of business the Company
is
involved from time to time in various legal actions and other state and federal
proceedings. There were no proceedings pending or threatened as of
December 31, 2006.
9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On July 1, 2005, United Trust Group, Inc.,
an
Illinois corporation, merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, UTG,
Inc. (UTG), a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of effecting a change
in the
Company’s state of incorporation from Illinois to Delaware. The merger was
effected pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
April
4, 2005, which was approved by the boards of directors of both UTG and United
Trust Group, Inc. The merger was approved by the holders of two-thirds of
the outstanding shares of common stock of United Trust Group, Inc. at the
2005
annual meeting of shareholders on June 15, 2005, and by the sole stockholder
of
UTG, Inc. on June 15, 2005.
On September 1, 2004, UTG contributed the
common stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, North Plaza, to its life insurance
subsidiary, UG. The contribution, which received prior approval by the
regulatory authorities, increased the capital of UG by $ 7,857,794.
On February 20, 2003, UG purchased
$ 4,000,000 of a trust preferred security offering issued by FSBI.
The security has a mandatory redemption after 30 years with a call provision
after 5 years. The security pays a quarterly dividend at a fixed rate of
6.515%. The Company received $ 264,219, $ 264,219 and
$ 264,842 of dividends in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
As part of the acquisition of Acap on December
8, 2006, UTG loaned $ 3,357,000 to Acap. Acap used the proceeds for
the repayment of existing debt with an unaffiliated financial institution
and to
retire all of its outstanding preferred stock. The terms of the
inter-company loan mirror the interest rate and repayment requirements of
the
debt with First Tennessee Bank National Association.
During June 2003, UG entered into a lease
agreement with Bandyco, LLC, an affiliated entity, for a one-sixth interest
in
an aircraft. Bandyco, LLC is affiliated with Ward F. Correll, who is a
director of the Company. The lease term is for a period of five years at a
total cost of $ 523,831 per year. The Company is responsible for its
share of annual non-operational costs, in addition to the operational costs
as
are billable for specific use. In addition, UG has a 27.5% interest in a
second plane with Bandyco, LLC. The Company is responsible for its share
of annual non-operational costs, in addition to the operational costs as
are
billable for specific use.
On March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors
of
UTG adopted, and on June 11, 2002, the shareholders of UTG approved, the
UTG, Inc. Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan (See Note 10.A. to the
consolidated financial statements).
On January 1, 1993, UTG entered an
agreement with UG pursuant to which UTG provided management services necessary
for UG to carry on its business. UG paid $ 5,875,133,
$ 5,054,918 and $ 5,625,451 to UTG in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, under this arrangement.
During December 2006, UTG entered into
administrative services and cost sharing agreements with its new subsidiaries,
AC and TI. These agreements will be effective for the year beginning
January 1, 2007.
Respective domiciliary insurance departments
have approved the agreements of the insurance companies and it is Management's
opinion that where applicable, costs have been allocated fairly and such
allocations are based upon accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
UG from time to time acquires mortgage loans
through participation agreements with FSNB. FSNB services UG's mortgage
loans including those covered by the participation agreements. UG pays a
.25% servicing fee on these loans and a one time fee at loan
origination of .50% of the original loan
amount to cover costs incurred by FSNB relating to the processing and
establishment of the loan. UG paid $ 93,288, $ 76,970 and
$ 45,468 in servicing fees and $ 23,214, $ 112,109 and $ 0
in origination fees to FSNB during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The Company reimbursed expenses incurred
by Mr.
Jesse T. Correll and Mr. Randall L. Attkisson relating to travel and other
costs
incurred on behalf of or relating to the Company. The Company paid
$ 85,576, $ 68,318 and $ 50,098 in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively to First Southern Bancorp, Inc. in reimbursement of such
costs. In addition, beginning in 2001, the Company began reimbursing FSBI
a portion of salaries and pension costs for Mr. Correll and Mr. Attkisson.
The reimbursement was approved by the UTG Board of Directors and totaled
$ 173,863, $ 160,272 and $ 160,440 in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, which included salaries and other benefits.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 5,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 5,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 2,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 2,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On February 21, 2006, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 1,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due October 31, 2008.
Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent in excess
of
the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 1,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
10. CAPITAL STOCK
TRANSACTIONS
A. EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR STOCK
PURCHASE PROGRAM
On March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors
of
UTG adopted, and on June 11, 2002, the shareholders of UTG approved, the
UTG, Inc. Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan. The plan’s purpose is
to encourage ownership of UTG stock by eligible directors and employees of
UTG
and its subsidiaries by providing them with an opportunity to invest in shares
of UTG common stock. The plan is administered by the Board of Directors of
UTG. A total of 400,000 shares of common stock may be purchased under the
plan, subject to appropriate adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits
or
similar recapitalizations resulting in a change in shares of UTG. The plan
is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section
423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The
purchase price of shares repurchased under the stock
restriction and buy-sell agreement shall be computed, on a per share basis,
equal to the sum of (i) the original purchase price(s) paid to acquire such
shares from the Holding Company at the time they were sold pursuant to the
Plan
and (ii) the consolidated statutory net earnings (loss) per share of such
shares
during the period from the end of the month next preceding the month in which
such shares were acquired pursuant to the plan, to the end of the month next
preceding the month in which the closing sale of such shares to UTG
occurs. The consolidated statutory net earnings per Share shall be
computed as the net income of the Holding Company and its subsidiaries on
a
consolidated basis in accordance with statutory accounting principles applicable
to insurance companies, as computed by the Holding Company, except that earnings
of insurance companies or block of business acquired after the original plan
date, November 1, 2002, shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization of
intangibles established at the time of acquisition in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP), less any dividends paid to shareholders.
The calculation of net earnings per Share shall be performed on a monthly
basis
using the number of common shares of the Holding Company outstanding as of
the
end of the reporting period. The purchase price for any Shares purchased
hereunder shall be paid in cash within 60 days from the date of purchase
subject
to the receipt of any required regulatory approvals as provided in the
Agreement.
The
original issue price of shares at the time this program began
was established at $12.00 per share. Through March 1, 2007, UTG had
101,494 shares outstanding that were issued under this program. At
December 31, 2006, shares under this program have a value of $14.29 per share
pursuant to the above formula.
B. STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On June 5, 2001, the Board of Directors of
UTG authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions of up to $ 1 million of UTG's common stock. On
June 16, 2004, an additional $ 1 million was authorized for
repurchasing shares. Repurchased shares are available for future issuance
for general corporate purposes. This program can be terminated at any
time. Open market purchases are generally limited to a maximum per share
price of $8.00. Through March 1, 2007, UTG has spent $ 2,485,778 in
the acquisition of 365,445 shares under this program.
C. EARNINGS PER SHARE
CALCULATIONS
The following is a reconciliation of the
numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations as
presented on the income statement.
|
For the year ended December 31, 2006
|
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|
|
Income(Loss)
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per-Share
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
|
3,872,425
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders and assumed
conversions
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
|
3,872,425
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2005
|
|||||
|
|
Income (Loss)
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per-Share
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
Basic EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
|
3,938,781
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of Dilutive Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Diluted EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders and assumed
conversions
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
|
3,938,781
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2004
|
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|
|
Income
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per-Share
|
|
|
(Numerator)
|
|
(Denominator)
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
|
3,986,731
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income available to common shareholders and assumed
conversions
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
|
3,986,731
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
128, the computation of diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings
per share for the years ending December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, since any
assumed conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities would
have an
anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share.
11. NOTES PAYABLE
On December 8, 2006, UTG borrowed funds
from First Tennessee Bank National Association through execution of an
$ 18,000,000 promissory note. The note is secured by the pledge of
100% of the common stock of UG. The promissory note carries a variable
rate of interest based on the 3 month LIBOR rate plus 180 basis points.
The initial rate was 7.15%. Interest is payable quarterly. Principal
is payable annually beginning at the end of the second year in five installments
of $ 3,600,000. The loan matures on December 7, 2012. The
Company borrowed $15,700,278 and repayments of $ 700,000 in 2006. The
remaining available balance can be drawn any time over the next twelve months
and is anticipated to be utilized in the purchase of the stock put option
shares
as they may be presented to UTG, Inc. for purchase.
In addition to the above promissory note,
First
Tennessee Bank National Association also provided UTG. with a $ 5,000,000
revolving credit note. This note is for a one-year term and may be renewed
by consent of both parties. The credit note is to provide operating
liquidity for UTG, Inc. and replaces a previous line of credit provided by
Southwest Bank. Interest bears the same terms as the above promissory
note. The collateral held on the above note also secures this credit
note. UTG, Inc. has no borrowings against this note at this time.
On June 1, 2005, UG was extended a
$ 3,300,000 line of credit from the FNBT. The LOC is for a one-year
term from the date of issue. The interest rate on the LOC is variable and
indexed to be the lowest of the U.S. prime rates as published in the Wall
Street
Journal, with any interest rate adjustments to be made monthly. During
2006 and 2005, UG had borrowings from the LOC of $ 500,000 and
$ 1,500,000 and repayments of $ 500,000 and $ 1,500,000,
respectively. At December 31, 2006, and 2005 the Company had no
outstanding borrowings attributable to this LOC.
On April 1, 2002, UTG was extended a
$ 5,000,000 line of credit from Southwest Bank of St. Louis. The LOC
expired one-year from the date of issue and was renewed for additional
terms. As collateral for any draws under the line of credit, UTG pledged
100% of the common stock of its insurance subsidiary, UG. Borrowings under
the LOC bear interest at the rate of .25% in excess of Southwest Bank of
St.
Louis’ prime rate. At December 31, 2005, the Company had no
outstanding borrowings attributable to this LOC. During October 2006, the
LOC was terminated by the Company and the corresponding collateral was released
by Southwest Bank of St. Louis.
AC and TI each have a line of credit in place
through Frost National Bank for $210,000 and $160,000, respectively. These
lines have been in place since 2004. The lines are for one year terms,
interest payable quarterly at a floating interest rate which is the Lender’s
prime rate. Principal is due upon maturity. The lines are to provide
additional short term operating liquidity to the two companies. At
December 31, 2006, there are no outstanding balances on either of these lines
of
credit.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 5,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 5,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 2,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 2,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On February 21, 2006, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 1,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due October 31, 2008.
Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent in excess
of
the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 1,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
The consolidated scheduled principal reductions
on the notes payable for the next five years are as follows:
Year
Amount
2007
$
0
2008
10,900,000
2009
3,600,000
2010
3,600,000
2011
3,600,000
12. OTHER CASH FLOW
DISCLOSURES
On a cash basis, the Company paid $ 1,469,
$13, and $ 77,453 in interest expense for the years 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. The Company paid $ 503,214, $ 0, and
$ 110,000 in federal income tax for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
At December 31, 2005, the Company acquired
$ 283,173 in equity investments for which the cash had not yet been
paid. The payable for these securities is included in the line item “Other
liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.
13. CONCENTRATIONS
The Company maintains cash balances in
financial institutions that at times may exceed federally insured limits.
The Company maintains its primary operating cash accounts with First Southern
National Bank, an affiliate of the largest shareholder of UTG, Mr. Jesse
T.
Correll, the Company’s CEO and Chairman. In aggregate at December 31,
2006, these accounts hold approximately $ 10,985 for which there are no
pledges or guarantees outside FDIC insurance limits. The Company has not
experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to
any
significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Because UTG serves primarily individuals
located in three states, the ability of our customers to pay their insurance
premiums is impacted by the economic conditions in these areas. As of
December 31, 2006, approximately 55% of our total direct premium was
collected from Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia. Thus, results of
operations are heavily dependent upon the strength of these economies.
14. NEW ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) issued Statement No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial
Instruments – An amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. The
statement improves the financial reporting by eliminating the exemption from
applying Statement 133 to interest in securitized financial assets so that
similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of
the
instrument. The statement is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The Company will account for all
qualifying financial instruments in accordance with the requirements of
Statement No. 155, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 156,
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 140. The statement requires that all separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if
possible. The statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent
measurement of servicing assets and liabilities at fair value. The
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15,
2006. The Company will account for all separately recognized servicing
assets and servicing liabilities in accordance with the requirements of
Statement No. 156, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. The statement defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. The statement does not require any new fair value
measurements; however applies under other pronouncements that require or
permit
fair value measurements. The statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company will adjust all fair value measurements in accordance with the
requirements of Statement No. 157, should this apply.
The FASB also issued Statement No. 158,
Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
– an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R). The
statement requires that an employer that is a business entity and sponsors
one
or more single-employer defined benefit plans to recognize the funded status
of
a benefit plan, the component of other comprehensive income, net of tax,
the
gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the
period
but are not recognized as current costs, and disclose additional information
in
the notes regarding certain effects on net periodic benefit costs for the
next
fiscal year. The statement is effective for fiscal years ending after
December 15, 2006. The adoption of Statement 158 does not currently
affect the Company’s financial position or results of operations, since the
Company does not have any defined benefit pension plans.
15. ACQUISITION OF ACAP
CORPORATION
Pursuant to the terms of a stock purchase
agreement, on December 8, 2006, the Company completed an agreement to purchase
a
majority of the issued and outstanding common stock of Acap Corporation
(“Acap”). Acap is a Delaware corporation which owns 100% of the issued and
outstanding stock of American Capitol Insurance Company (AC), a Texas life
insurance company, which in turn owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
stock
of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company (TI) and Imperial Plan, Inc (IP).
At the closing of the Agreement, the Company
purchased a total of 1,843 shares of common stock of Acap for an aggregate
purchase price of $17,593,278.
In addition, the Company entered into stock
put
option agreements under which certain individuals will have the opportunity
to
sell to UTG up to 264 shares of common stock of Acap during the period ending
December 16, 2007. The purchase price for shares under the stock put
option agreements will be the same as under the Agreement. In December
2006, eight shares under the stock put option agreements were presented and
purchased by the Company.
In addition, the Company loaned Acap
$ 3,357,000, which was required to retire certain indebtedness of Acap and
to redeem all of Acap’s outstanding preferred stock at the closing of the
Agreement.
Assuming the Company purchases all of the
shares of Acap common stock that may be purchased under the stock put option
agreements, the Company will have acquired 72.8% of the outstanding shares
of
common stock of Acap, and the total cost of the transaction to the Company
(including the loan to Acap for the payment of Acap indebtedness and redemption
of Acap preferred stock) was $24 million, which was paid in cash.
The acquisition of Acap is summarized as
follows:
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|
|
|
Assets acquired:
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|
Investments
|
$
|
5,970,516
|
|
|
Policy loans
|
|
4,106,461
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
3,238,327
|
|
|
Reinsurance on future policy
benefits
|
|
42,250,714
|
|
|
Cost of insurance acquired
|
|
25,104,437
|
|
|
All other
|
|
2,306,434
|
|
|
|
|
162,976,889
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future policy benefits
|
|
116,991,161
|
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
3,357,000
|
|
|
Deferred taxes
|
|
8,160,832
|
|
|
All Other
|
|
6,803,588
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
9,994,661
|
|
|
|
|
145,307,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
17,669,647
|
|
The following table summarizes certain
unaudited operating results of UTG as though the acquisition of Acap had
taken
place on January 1, 2006 and 2005 respectively.
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
44,115,000
|
$
|
43,255,000
|
Operating income
|
|
4,607,000
|
|
2,897,000
|
Net income
|
|
4,607,000
|
|
2,897,000
|
Net income per common share
|
|
1.17
|
|
.73
|
16. COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before-Tax
|
|
(Expense)
|
|
Net of Tax
|
|
2006
|
|
Amount
|
|
or Benefit
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding losses during
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period
|
$
|
(20,192,352)
|
$
|
7,067,323
|
$
|
(13,125,029)
|
|
Less: reclassification adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for gains realized in net income
|
|
17,609,660
|
|
6,163,381
|
|
11,446,279
|
|
Net unrealized losses
|
|
(2,582,692)
|
|
903,942
|
|
(1,678,750)
|
|
Other comprehensive deficit
|
$
|
(2,582,692)
|
$
|
903,942
|
$
|
(1,678,750)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before-Tax
|
|
(Expense)
|
|
Net of Tax
|
|
2005
|
|
Amount
|
|
or Benefit
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding losses during
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period
|
$
|
(5,315,754)
|
$
|
1,860,514
|
$
|
(3,455,240)
|
|
Less: reclassification adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for losses realized in net income
|
|
2,202,978
|
|
(771,042)
|
|
1,431,936
|
|
Net unrealized losses
|
|
(3,112,775)
|
|
1,089,471
|
|
(2,023,304)
|
|
Other comprehensive deficit
|
$
|
(3,112,775)
|
$
|
1,089,471
|
$
|
(2,023,304)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before-Tax
|
|
(Expense)
|
|
Net of Tax
|
|
2004
|
|
Amount
|
|
or Benefit
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding gains during
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
period
|
$
|
7,896,605
|
$
|
(2,763,812)
|
$
|
5,132,793
|
|
Less: reclassification adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for gains realized in net income
|
|
(31,766)
|
|
(11,118)
|
|
(20,648)
|
|
Net unrealized gains
|
|
7,864,838
|
|
(2,752,693)
|
|
5,112,145
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
$
|
7,864,838
|
$
|
(2,752,693)
|
$
|
5,112,145
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company established
a deferred tax liability of $ 1,541,623, $ 2,970,111 and
$ 3,555,787 respectively, for the unrealized gains based on the applicable
United States statutory rate of 35%.
17. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(UNAUDITED)
|
2006
|
|||||||
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
||||
Premiums and policy fees, net
|
$
|
3,427,772
|
$
|
3,561,728
|
$
|
3,170,033
|
$
|
2,700,892
|
Net investment income
|
|
2,539,174
|
|
2,803,703
|
|
2,434,510
|
|
3,223,778
|
Total revenues
|
|
9,829,289
|
|
6,751,103
|
|
13,843,092
|
|
7,161,735
|
Policy benefits including
dividends
|
|
5,097,102
|
|
6,261,394
|
|
4,280,808
|
|
4,446,083
|
Commissions and
amortization of DAC and
COI
|
|
616,517
|
|
617,475
|
|
829,880
|
|
720,945
|
Operating expenses
|
|
1,724,197
|
|
1,385,837
|
|
1,848,120
|
|
1,495,494
|
Operating income
|
|
2,391,473
|
|
(1,513,603)
|
|
6,884,284
|
|
265,098
|
Net income
|
|
1,679,322
|
|
(798,126)
|
|
2,033,778
|
|
954,746
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
0.43
|
|
(0.21)
|
|
0.53
|
|
0.25
|
Diluted earnings per
share
|
|
0.43
|
|
(0.21)
|
|
0.53
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|||||||
|
2005
|
|||||||
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
||||
Premiums and policy fees, net
|
$
|
3,512,695
|
$
|
3,521,237
|
$
|
3,389,342
|
$
|
3,303,409
|
Net investment income
|
|
2,433,259
|
|
2,356,705
|
|
2,587,341
|
|
3,673,921
|
Total revenues
|
|
6,196,733
|
|
7,419,034
|
|
5,354,586
|
|
8,500,987
|
Policy benefits including
dividends
|
|
5,091,826
|
|
3,777,730
|
|
4,769,952
|
|
4,236,835
|
Commissions and
amortization of DAC and
COI
|
|
482,934
|
|
387,478
|
|
574,929
|
|
733,477
|
Operating expenses
|
|
1,256,884
|
|
1,622,680
|
|
1,309,983
|
|
1,325,404
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
(634,924)
|
|
1,631,146
|
|
(1,301,880)
|
|
2,205,271
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
(546,568)
|
|
1,395,033
|
|
(1,248,416)
|
|
1,660,174
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share
|
|
(0.14)
|
|
0.35
|
|
(0.32)
|
|
0.43
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per
share
|
|
(0.14)
|
|
0.35
|
|
(0.32)
|
|
0.43
|
|
2004
|
|||||||
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
||||
Premiums and policy fees, net
|
$
|
3,874,145
|
$
|
3,671,667
|
$
|
3,389,672
|
$
|
3,204,945
|
Net investment income
|
|
1,831,077
|
|
2,734,854
|
|
2,865,198
|
|
2,989,757
|
Total revenues
|
|
5,833,347
|
|
6,607,203
|
|
6,429,302
|
|
6,597,027
|
Policy benefits including
dividends
|
|
5,172,042
|
|
4,923,292
|
|
4,467,013
|
|
4,203,360
|
Commissions and
amortization of DAC and
COI
|
|
493,284
|
|
505,872
|
|
544,678
|
|
635,077
|
Operating expenses
|
|
1,397,448
|
|
1,432,013
|
|
1,319,472
|
|
1,163,814
|
Operating income
|
|
(1,255,061)
|
|
(278,683)
|
|
71,029
|
|
594,776
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
(874,195)
|
|
66,841
|
|
141,264
|
|
390,473
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share
|
|
(0.22)
|
|
0.02
|
|
0.04
|
|
0.09
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per
share
|
|
(0.22)
|
|
0.02
|
|
0.04
|
|
0.09
|
None
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Within
the
90 days prior to the filing date of this report, an evaluation was performed
under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management,
including the Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") and the Chief Financial
Officer (the "CFO"), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the
Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation,
the Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the
Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in alerting them
on
a timely basis to material information relating to the Company required to
be
included in the Company’s periodic reports filed or submitted under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There have been no significant
changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of the
evaluation.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
UTG
The Board of Directors
In
accordance with the laws of Delaware and the Certificate of Incorporation
and
Bylaws of UTG, as amended, UTG is managed by its executive officers under
the
direction of the Board of Directors. The Board elects executive officers,
evaluates their performance, works with management in establishing business
objectives and considers other fundamental corporate matters, such as the
issuance of stock or other securities, the purchase or sale of a business
and
other significant corporate business transactions. In the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006, the Board met 5 times. All directors attended at
least 75% of all meetings of the board except Mr. Thomas Darden.
The Board
of Directors has an Audit Committee consisting of Messrs. Perry, Albin, and
Brinck. The Audit Committee performs such duties as outlined in the Company’s
Audit Committee Charter. The Audit Committee reviews and acts or reports
to the Board with respect to various auditing and accounting matters, the
scope
of the audit procedures and the results thereof, internal accounting and
control
systems of UTG, the nature of services performed for UTG and the fees to
be paid
to the independent auditors, the performance of UTG's independent and internal
auditors and the accounting practices of UTG. The Audit Committee also
recommends to the full Board of Directors the auditors to be appointed by
the
Board. The Audit Committee met four timesin 2006.
The Board
has reviewed the qualifications of each member of the audit committee and
determined no member of the committee meets the definition of a “financial
expert”. The Board concluded however, that each member of the committee
has a proven track record as a successful businessman, each operating their
own
company and their experience as businessmen provide a knowledge base and
experience adequate for participation as a member of the committee.
The
compensation of UTG's executive officers is determined by the full Board
of
Directors (see report on Executive Compensation).
Under
UTG’s
By-Laws, the Board of Directors should be comprised of at least six and no
more
than eleven directors. At December 31, 2006, the Board consisted of ten
directors. Shareholders elect Directors to serve for a period of one year
at UTG’s Annual Shareholders’ meeting.
Directors
and officers of UTG file periodic reports regarding
ownership of Company securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended,
and
the rules promulgated thereunder. During 2006, UTG is not aware of any
individuals who filed late.
Audit Committee Report to Shareholders
In
connection with the December 31, 2006 financial statements, the
audit committee: (1) reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements
with management; (2) discussed with the auditors the matters required by
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61; and (3) received and discussed with
the
auditors the matters required by Independence Standards Board Statement
No.1. Based upon these reviews and discussions, the audit committee
recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements
be
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
William
W. Perry - Committee Chairman
John
S.
Albin
Joseph
A. Brinck, II
The following information with respect to
business experience of the Board of Directors has been furnished by the
respective directors or obtained from the records of UTG.
Directors
Name,
Age
Position with the Company, Business Experience and Other
Directorships
John
S.
Albin,
78
Director of UTG since 1984; farmer in Douglas and Edgar counties, Illinois,
since 1951; Chairman of the Board of Longview State Bank from 1978 to 2005;
President of the Longview Capitol Corporation, a bank holding company, since
1978; Chairman of First National Bank of Ogden, Illinois, from 1987 to 2005;
Chairman of the State Bank of Chrisman from 1988 to 2005; Chairman of First
National Bank in Georgetown from 1994 to 2005; Director of Illini Community
Development Corporation since 1990; Commissioner of Illinois Student Assistance
Commission from 1996 to 2002.
Randall
L.
Attkisson,
61 Director of
UTG since 1999; Chief Operating Officer of UTG and Universal Guaranty Life
Insurance Company since 2001; President, Secretary and Treasurer of First
Southern Holdings, LLC since 2002; Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Director
of First Southern Bancorp, Inc, a bank holding company, since 1986; Treasurer
and Manager of First Southern Funding, LLC since 1992; Advisory Director
of
Kentucky Christian Foundation since 2002; Director of The River Foundation,
Inc.
since 1990; President of Randall L. Attkisson & Associates from 1982 to
1986; Commissioner of Kentucky Department of Banking & Securities from 1980
to 1982; Self-employed Banking Consultant in Miami, FL from 1978 to 1980.
Joseph
A.
Brinck, II, 51 Director of
UTG since 2003; CEO of Stelter & Brinck, LTD, a full service combustion
engineering and manufacturing company from 1979 to present; President of
Superior Thermal, LTD from 1990 to present. Currently holds Professional
Engineering Licenses in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
Jesse
T.
Correll,
50 Chairman
and CEO of UTG and Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company since 2000;
Director of UTG since 1999; Chairman, President, Director of First Southern
Bancorp, Inc. since 1983; President, Director of First Southern Funding,
LLC
since 1992; President, Director of The River Foundation since 1990; Director
of
Thomas Nelson, Inc., a premier publisher of Bibles and Christian Books since
2001-2005; Director of Computer Services, Inc., provider of bank technology
products and services since 2001. Jesse Correll is the son of Ward
Correll.
Ward
F.
Correll,
78 Director
of UTG since 2000; President, Director of Tradeway, Inc. of Somerset, KY
since
1973; President, Director of Cumberland Lake Shell, Inc. of Somerset, KY
since
1971; President, Director of Tradewind Shopping Center, Inc. of Somerset,
KY
since 1966; Director of First Southern Bancorp since 1988; Director of First
Southern Funding, LLC since 1991; Director of The River Foundation since
1990;
and Director First Southern Insurance Agency since 1987. Ward Correll is
the father of Jesse Correll.
Thomas
F.
Darden,
52 Mr.
Darden is the Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Investment Partners, a
private
equity fund with over $1 billion of capital for investing in brownfields.
Cherokee has offices in North Carolina, Colorado, New Jersey, London, Toronto
and Montreal. Beginning in 1984, he served for 16 years as the Chairman of
Cherokee Sanford Group, a privately-held brick manufacturing company in the
United States and previously the Southeast's largest soil remediation company.
From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Darden was a consultant with Bain & Company in
Boston. From 1977 to 1978, he worked as an environmental planner for the
Korea
Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul, where he was a Henry Luce
Foundation Scholar. Mr. Darden is on the Boards of Shaw University and the
University of North Carolina's Environmental Department and Duke University’s
Nicholas School of the Environment. He is on the Board of Directors of the
National Brownfield Association and on the Board of Trustees of North Carolina
Environmental Defense. Mr. Darden is a director of Winston Hotels, Inc. (NYSE)
and serves on the board of governors of Research Triangle Institute in Research
Triangle Park, N.C. He was Chairman of the Research Triangle Transit
Authority and served two terms on the N.C. Board of Transportation through
appointments by the Governor and the Speaker of the House. Mr. Darden
earned a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina
at
Chapel Hill, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Yale Law School and a Bachelor
of
Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a
Morehead Scholar. His 1976 undergraduate thesis analyzed the environmental
impact of third world development, and his 1981 Yale thesis addressed interstate
acid rain air pollution. Mr. Darden and his wife Jody have three children,
ages
19 to 28.
Howard
L.
Dayton, Jr., 63 Chief Executive Officer of Crown Financial
Ministries since 1985, at which time he founded Crown Ministries in Longwood
,FL. Crown Ministries merged with Christian Financial Concepts in
September 2000 to form Crown Financial Ministries, the world’s largest financial
ministry. In 1972 he began his commercial real estate development career,
specializing in office development in the Central Florida area. Mr. Dayton
developed The Caboose, a successful railroad-themed restaurant in Orlando,
FL in
1969. He also is the author of Your Money Counts, Free and Clear, and
Crown’s Small Group Studies.
Peter
L.
Ochs,
55 Mr.
Ochs is founder of Capital III, a private investment banking firm located
in
Wichita, Kansas. The firm has acted as an intermediary in over 120
transactions since its founding in 1982. In addition the firm provides
valuation services to private companies for such purposes as ESOP’s, estate
planning, M & A, buy/sells, and internal planning strategies. The firm
also provides both tactical and strategic planning for privately held
companies. In recent years the firm has focused primarily on providing
services to companies in which Mr. Ochs holds an equity interest. Since
1987, Mr. Ochs has been an active investor and officer of several privately
held
companies. In most cases his ownership position has represented a
controlling interest in the enterprise. Companies in which he has held or
still holds an investment include a community bank, a medical equipment company,
a manufacturer of electrical assemblies, a sports training equipment company,
a
manufacturer of corporate identification products, a cable TV programming
company, and a retail lifestyle clothing store. Mr. Ochs is also one of
the founding members of Trinity Academy; a Christ centered college preparatory
high school in Wichita. Prior to founding Capital III, Mr. Ochs spent 8
years in the commercial banking business. He graduated from the University
of Kansas in 1974 with a degree in business & finance.
William
W.
Perry,
50 Director
of UTG since 2001; Owner of SES Investments, Ltd., an oil and gas
investments company since 1991; President of EGL Resources, Inc., an oil
and gas
operations company based in Texas and New Mexico since 1992; President of
a real
estate investment company; Director of Young Life Foundation and involved
with
Young Life in various capacities; Director of Abel-Hangar Foundation, Director
of River Foundation; Director of Millagros Foundation; Director of University
of
Oklahoma Associates; Director Midland, Texas City Council member since
2002.
James
P.
Rousey,
48 President
since September 2006, Director of UTG and Universal Guaranty Life Insurance
Company since September 2001; Regional CEO and Director of First Southern
National Bank from 1988 to 2001. Board Member with the Illinois Fellowship
of
Christian Athletes from 2001-2005.
Executive Officers Of UTG
More detailed information on the following
executive officers of UTG appears under "Directors":
Jesse T.
Correll
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Randall L. Attkisson
Chief Operating Officer
James P.
Rousey President
Other executive officers of UTG are set forth
below:
Name,
Age
Position with UTG and Business Experience
Theodore
C. Miller,
44 Corporate
Secretary since December 2000, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
since July 1997; Vice President since October 1992 and
Treasurer from
October 1992 to December 2003; Vice President and Controller of certain
affiliated companies from 1984 to 1992. Vice President and Treasurer of
certain affiliated companies from 1992 to 1997; Senior Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer of subsidiary companies since 1997; Corporate Secretary
of
subsidiary companies since 2000.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct
and
Ethics for our directors, officers (including our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller,
and
persons performing similar functions) and employees. Our Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics is available to our stockholders by requesting a free
copy of
the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by writing to us at UTG, Inc, 5250
South
Sixth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Executive Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding compensation paid
to or
earned by UTG's Chief Executive Officer and President, and each of the executive
officers of UTG whose salary plus bonus exceeded $100,000 during UTG's last
fiscal year:
Summary Compensation
Table
|
|||||||||
Name and Principal position
|
Year
|
Salary
|
Bonus
|
Stock Awards
|
Option Awards
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Comp
|
Nonqualified Deferred Comp Earnings
|
All Other Comp
(1)
|
Total
|
Jesse T. Correll
Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
|
75,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,743 (1)
|
79,743
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Randall L. Attkisson
Chief Operating Officer
|
2006
|
75,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,743 (2)
|
79,743
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James P. Rousey
President
|
2006
|
137,917
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6,989 (3)
|
144,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Theodore C. Miller
Secretary/Senior Vice President
|
2006
|
102,917
|
15,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,808 (4)
|
121,725
|
|
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Douglas A. Dockter (6)
Vice President
|
2006
|
100,000
|
5,500
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,345 (5)
|
108,845
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1)
All Other Compensation consists of matching contributions to an Employee
Savings
Trust 401(k) Plan.
(2)
All Other Compensation consists of matching contributions to an Employee
Savings
Trust 401(k) Plan.
(3)
All Other Compensation consists of matching contributions to an Employee
Savings
Trust 401(k) Plan of $2,069, group life insurance premiums of $720 and country
club membership fees of $ 4,200.
(4)
All Other Compensation consists of matching contributions to an Employee
Savings
Trust 401(k) Plan of $3,088 and group life insurance premiums of $720.
(5)
All Other Compensation consists of matching contributions to an Employee
Savings
Trust 401(k) Plan of $2,625 and group life insurance premiums of $720.
(6)
Mr. Douglas A. Dockter is not considered an executive officer of UTG, but
is
included in this table pursuant to compensation disclosure requirements.
Option/SAR Grants/Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal
Year and FY‑End Option/SAR Values
At December
31, 2006 there were no shares of the common stock of UTG subject to unexercised
options held by the named executive officers. There were no options or
stock appreciation rights granted to the named executive officers for the
past
three fiscal years.
Compensation of Directors
UTG's
standard arrangement for the compensation of directors provides that each
director shall receive an annual retainer of $2,400, plus $300 for each meeting
attended and reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses. UTG's director
compensation policy also provides that directors who are employees of UTG
or its
affiliates do not receive any compensation for their services as directors
except for reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses for attending each
meeting.
Director
Compensation
|
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Name
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
|
Stock Awards
|
Option Awards
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
|
All Other Compensation
|
Total
|
Jesse Thomas Correll
Chief Executive Officer
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Randall Lanier Attkisson
Chief Operating Officer
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
James Patrick Rousey
President
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
John Sanford Albin
Director
|
3,900
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,900
|
Joseph Anthony Brinck, II
Director
|
3,600
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,600
|
Ward Forrest Correll
Director
|
3,600
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,600
|
William Wesley Perry
Director (1)
|
3,600
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,600
|
Thomas Francis Darden, II
Director (1)
|
3,300
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,300
|
Peter Loyd Ochs
Director
|
2,700
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2,700
|
Howard Lape Dayton
Director
|
3,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,000
|
(1) Messrs. Darden and Perry have their fees donated to various
charitable organizations.
Report on Executive Compensation
Introduction
The Board of Directors does not have a formal
compensation committee. The compensation of UTG's executive officers is
determined by the full Board of Directors. The Board of Directors strongly
believes that UTG's executive officers directly impact the short‑term and
long‑term performance of UTG. With this belief and the corresponding
objective of making decisions that are in the best interest of UTG's
shareholders, the Board of Directors places significant emphasis on the design
and administration of UTG's executive compensation plans.
The Company’s philosophy regarding compensation
of executive officers is generally one of executive officers qualify for
the
same benefits and opportunities as provided to all of the employees of the
Company. Special or unique perquisites to executive officers not provided
to all employees amount to less than $10,000 to any one individual. The
Company maintains a membership to a local country club that can only be utilized
by the President. During 2006, the Company paid $4,200 to maintain this
membership.
The Company maintains employee benefits such
as
paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, group life insurance and
long
term disability insurance. These benefits are generally competitive to
other entities located in the Midwest where the Company must compete for
employees. Executive officers are entitled to these benefits on the same
basis and terms as other employees of the Company.
Executive Compensation Elements
Base
Salary. The Board of Directors establishes base salaries at a
level intended to be within the competitive market range of comparable
companies. In addition to the competitive market range, many factors are
considered in determining base salaries, including the responsibilities assumed
by the executive, the scope of the executive's position, experience, length
of
service, individual performance and internal equity considerations. In
addition to a base salary, increased compensation of current and future
executive officers of the Company will be determined using a “performance based”
philosophy. UTG’s financial results are analyzed and future increases to
compensation will be proportionately based on the profitability of the
Company.
Incentive Awards. The
Board of Directors from time to time may approve incentive awards for the
executive officers. These incentive awards are generally in the form of a
one time cash bonus payment. Incentive awards are determined based on the
overall operations of the Company as well as individual performance
considerations. The Company does not utilize a specific set formula in the
determination of incentive awards.
Employee and Director Stock Purchase
Plan. The Company has an employee and director stock purchase
plan whereby the Board of Directors periodically approves offerings of stock
to
qualified individuals under the Plan. Each participant under the plan
executes a “stock restriction and buy-sell agreement”, which among other things
provides the Company with a right of first refusal on any future sales of
the
shares acquired by the participant under the plan. The plan is intended to
provide the individual with a more vested interest in the performance of
the
Company over the long term.
Stock Options. Stock
options are granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There were
no
options granted to the named executive officers during the last three fiscal
years.
Employment Contracts. There are no employment
agreements or understandings in effect with any executive officers of the
Company.
Deferred Compensation. The Company has no deferred
compensation arrangements with any of its executive officers.
Chief Executive Officer
On
March 27, 2000, Jesse T. Correll assumed the position of
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of UTG and each of its
affiliates. Under Mr. Correll’s leadership, he declined to receive a
salary, bonus or other forms of compensation for his duties with UTG and
its
affiliates in the year 2000. In March 2001, the Board of Directors
approved an annual salary for Mr. Correll of $75,000, payment of which began
on
April 1, 2001. As a reflection of Mr. Correll’s leadership, the compensation of
current and future executive officers of the Company will be determined by
the
Board of Directors using a “performance based” philosophy. The Board of
Directors will consider UTG’s financial results and future compensation
decisions will be proportionately based on the profitability of the
Company.
Conclusion
The
Board of Directors believes this executive compensation plan
provides a competitive and motivational compensation package to the executive
officer team necessary to produce the results UTG strives to achieve. The
Board of Directors also believes theexecutive compensation plan addresses
both
the interests of the shareholders and the executive team.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John
S.
Albin
Thomas F. Darden
Randall
L.
Attkisson
Howard L. Dayton
Joseph
A. Brinck,
II
Peter L. Ochs
Jesse
T.
Correll
William W. Perry
Ward
F.
Correll
James P. Rousey
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
UTG does
not have a compensation committee and decisions regarding executive officer
compensation are made by the full Board of Directors of UTG. The following
persons served as directors of UTG during 2006 and were officers or employees
of
UTG or its affiliates during 2006: Jesse T. Correll, Randall L. Attkisson
and
James P. Rousey. Accordingly, these individuals have participated in
decisions related to compensation of executive officers of UTG and its
subsidiaries.
During 2006, Jesse T. Correll and Randall L. Attkisson, executive officers
of UTG and UG, were also members of the Board of Directors of UG.
Jesse T. Correll and Randall L. Attkisson are each directors and executive
officers of FSBI and participate in compensation decisions of FSBI. FSBI
owns or controls directly and indirectly approximately 45.2% of the outstanding
common stock of UTG.
Performance Graph
The
following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder
return on UTG’s Common Stock during the five fiscal years ended
December 31, 2006 with the cumulative total return on the NASDAQ Composite
Index Performance and the NASDAQ Insurance Index (1). The graph assumes
that $ 100 was invested on December 31, 2000 in each of the Company’s
common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the NASDAQ Insurance Stock
Index,
and that any dividends were reinvested.
(1)
The Company selected the NASDAQ Composite Index Performance as an appropriate
comparison. UTG was listed on the NASDAQ Small Cap exchange until December
31, 2001. Furthermore, the Company selected the NASDAQ Insurance Stock
Index as the second comparison because there is no similar single “peer company”
in the NASDAQ system with which to compare stock performance and the closest
additional line-of-business index which could be found was the NASDAQ Insurance
Stock Index. Trading activity in the Company’s Common Stock is limited,
which may be due in part as a result of the Company’s low profile. The
Return Chart is not intended to forecast or be indicative of possible future
performance of the Company’s Common Stock.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Principal Holders of Securities
The following tabulation sets forth the name
and address of the entity known to be the beneficial owners of more than
5% of
UTG’s Common Stock and shows: (i) the total number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by such person as of March 1, 2007 and the nature
of
such ownership; and (ii) the percent of the issued and outstanding shares
of
common stock so owned as of the same date.
Title
Amount
Percent
of
Name and
Address
and Nature
of
of
Class
of Beneficial Owner
(2)
Beneficial
Ownership
Class (1)
Common Jesse T.
Correll
185,454
(3)
4.8%
Stock, no First
Southern Bancorp,
Inc.
1,739,072
(3)(4)
45.0%
par value First
Southern Funding,
LLC
335,453
(3)(4)
8.6%
First Southern Holdings,
LLC
1,483,791
(3)(4)
38.4%
First Southern Capital Corp.,
LLC
237,333
(3)(4)
6.1%
First Southern Investments,
LLC
24,086
0.6%
Ward F.
Correll
105,523
(5)
2.7%
WCorrell, Limited
Partnership
72,750
(3)
1.8%
Cumberland Lake Shell,
Inc.
98,523
(5)
2.5%
Total
(6)
2,626,918
68.0%
(1)
The percentage of outstanding shares is based on 3,862,743 shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of March 1, 2007.
(2)
The address for each of Jesse Correll, First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“FSBI”),
First Southern Funding, LLC (“FSF”), First Southern Holdings, LLC (“FSH”), First
Southern Capital Corp., LLC (“FSC”), First Southern Investments, LLC (“FSI”),
and WCorrell, Limited Partnership (“WCorrell LP”), is P.O. Box 328, 99 Lancaster
Street, Stanford, Kentucky 40484. The address for each of Ward Correll and
Cumberland Lake Shell, Inc. (“CLS”) is P.O. Box 430, 150 Railroad Drive,
Somerset, Kentucky 42502.
(3)
The share ownership of Jesse Correll listed includes 112,704 shares of Common
Stock owned by him individually. The share ownership of Mr. Correll also
includes 72,750 shares of Common Stock held by WCorrell, Limited Partnership,
a
limited partnership in which Jesse Correll serves as managing general partner
and, as such, has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held
by
it.
In addition, by virtue of his ownership of voting securities of FSF and FSBI,
and in turn, their ownership of 100% of the outstanding membership interests
of
FSH, Jesse Correll may be deemed to beneficially own the total number of
shares
of Common Stock owned by FSH (as well as the shares owned by FSBI directly),
and
may be deemed to share with FSH (as well as FSBI) the right to vote and to
dispose of such shares. Mr. Correll owns approximately 82% of the
outstanding membership interests of FSF; he owns directly approximately 51%,
companies he controls own approximately 12%, and he has the power to vote
but
does not own an additional 3% of the outstanding voting stock of FSBI.
FSBI and FSF in turn own 99% and 1%, respectively, of the outstanding membership
interests of FSH. Mr. Correll is also a manager of FSC and thereby may
also be deemed to beneficially own the total number of shares of Common Stock
owned by FSC, and may be deemed to share with it the right to vote and to
dispose of such shares. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
held by these other entities, as shown in the above table, is 1,976,405
shares.
(4)
The share ownership of FSBI consists of 255,281 shares of Common Stock held
by
FSBI directly (which FSBI acquired by virtue of its merger with Dyscim, LLC)
and
1,483,791 shares of Common Stock held by FSH of which FSBI is a 99% member
and
FSF is a 1% member, as further described below. As a result, FSBI may be
deemed to share the voting and dispositive power over the shares held by
FSH.
(5)
Includes 98,523 shares of Common Stock held by CLS, all of the outstanding
voting shares of which are owned by Ward F. Correll and his wife. As a result,
Ward F. Correll may be deemed to share the voting and dispositive power over
these shares.
(6)
According to the most recent Schedule 13D, as amended, filed jointly by each
of
the entities and persons listed above, Jesse Correll, FSBI, FSF, FSH, FSC,
and
FSI, have agreed in principle to act together for the purpose of acquiring
or
holding equity securities of UTG. In addition, the Schedule 13D indicates
that because of their relationships with Jesse Correll and these other entities,
Ward Correll, CLS, and WCorrell, Limited Partnership may also be deemed to
be
members of this group. Because the Schedule 13D indicates that for its
purposes, each of these entities and persons may be deemed to have acquired
beneficial ownership of the equity securities of UTG beneficially owned by
the
other entities and persons, each has been identified and listed in the above
tabulation.
Security Ownership of Management of UTG
The following tabulation shows with respect to each of the directors
of
UTG, with respect to UTG’s chief executive officer and President, and each of
UTG’s executive officers whose salary plus bonus exceeded $100,000 for fiscal
2006, and with respect to all executive officers and directors of UTG as
a
group: (i) the total number of shares of all classes of stock of UTG or
any of its parents or subsidiaries, beneficially owned as of March 1, 2007
and
the nature of such ownership; and (ii) the percent of the issued and outstanding
shares of stock so owned, and granted stock options available as of the same
date.
Title
Directors, Named
Executive
Amount
Percent
of
Officers, & All Directors
&
and Nature
of
of
Class
Executive Officers as a
Group
Ownership
Class (1)
UTG’s
John S.
Albin
10,503
(4)
*
Common
Randall L.
Attkisson
0
(2)
*
Stock,
no
Joseph A. Brinck,
II
7,500
(6)
*
par
value
Jesse T.
Correll
2,497,312
(3)
64.6%
Ward F.
Correll
105,520
(5)(6)
2.7%
Thomas F.
Darden
37,095
(6)
*
Howard L. Dayton,
Jr.
2,973
(6)
*
Theodore C.
Miller
10,500
(6)
*
Peter L.
Ochs
0
*
William W.
Perry
30,000
(6)
*
James P.
Rousey
0
*
All directors and executive officers
as a group (eleven in
number)
2,701,403
69.9%
(1)
The percentage of outstanding shares for UTG is based on 3,862,743 shares
of
Common Stock outstanding as of March 1, 2007.
(2)
Randall L. Attkisson is an associate and business partner of Mr. Jesse T.
Correll and holds minority ownership positions in certain of the companies
listed as owning UTG Common Stock including First Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Ownership of these shares is reflected in the ownership of Jesse T.
Correll.
(3)
The share ownership of Mr. Correll includes 112,704 shares of UTG, Inc common
stock owned by him individually, 255,281 shares of UTG, Inc common stock
held by
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. and 335,453 shares of UTG, Inc common stock
owned
by First Southern Funding, LLC. The share ownership of Mr. Correll also
includes 72,750 shares of UTG, Inc common stock held by WCorrell, Limited
Partnership, a limited partnership in which Mr. Correll serves as managing
general partner and, as such, has sole voting and dispositive power over
the
shares held by it. In addition, by virtue of his ownership of voting
securities of First Southern Funding, LLC and First Southern Bancorp, Inc.,
and
in turn, their ownership of 100% of the outstanding membership interests
of
First Southern Holdings, LLC (the holder of 1,483,791 shares of UTG, Inc
common
stock), Mr. Correll may be deemed to beneficially own the total number of
shares
of UTG, Inc common stock owned by First Southern Holdings, and may be deemed
to
share with First Southern Holdings the right to vote and to dispose of such
shares. Mr. Correll owns approximately 82% of the outstanding membership
interests of First Southern Funding; he owns directly approximately 51%,
companies he controls own approximately 12%, and he has the power to vote
but
does not own an additional 3% of the outstanding voting stock of First Southern
Bancorp. First Southern Bancorp and First Southern Funding in turn own 99%
and 1%, respectively, of the outstanding membership interests of First Southern
Holdings. Mr. Correll is also a manager of First Southern Capital Corp.,
LLC, and thereby may also be deemed to beneficially own the 237,333 shares
of
UTG, Inc common stock held by First Southern Capital, and may be deemed to
share
with it the right to vote and to dispose of such shares. Share ownership
of Mr. Correll in UTG, Inc common stock does not include 24,086 shares of
UTG,
Inc common stock held by First Southern Investments, LLC.
(4) Includes 392 shares owned directly by
Mr. Albin’s spouse.
(5)
Mr. Correll directly owns 6,997 through the UTG Employee and Director Stock
Purchase Plan. Cumberland Lake Shell, Inc. owns 98,523 shares of UTG
Common Stock, all of the outstanding voting shares of which are owned by
Ward F.
Correll and his wife. As a result Ward F. Correll may be deemed to share
the voting and dispositive power over these shares. Ward F. Correll is the
father of Jesse T. Correll. There are 72,750 shares of UTG Common Stock
owned by WCorrell Limited Partnership in which Jesse T. Correll serves as
managing general partner and, as such, has sole voting and dispositive power
over the shares of Common Stock held by it. The aforementioned 72,750 shares
are
deemed to be beneficially owned by and listed under Jesse T. Correll in this
section.
(6)
Shares subject to UTG Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan.
Joseph
A. Brinck,
II
7,500
Ward F.
Correll
6,997
Thomas F.
Darden
37,095
Howard L. Dayton,
Jr.
2,500
Theodore C.
Miller
10,500
William W.
Perry
30,000
* Less than 1%.
Except as indicated above, the foregoing persons hold sole voting and
investment power.
The following table reflects the Company’s Employee and Director Stock
Purchase Plan Information:
Plan category
|
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and rights
(a)
|
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants
and
rights
(b)
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance
under
employee and director stock purchase plans (excluding securities
reflected
in column (a))
(c)
|
Employee and director stock purchase plans approved by security
holders
|
0
|
0
|
298,506
|
Employee and director stock purchase plans not approved by security
holders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
0
|
0
|
298,506
|
On
March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors of UTG adopted, and
on June 11, 2002, the shareholders of UTG approved the UTG, Inc, Inc.
Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan allows for the
issuance of up to 400,000 shares of UTG common stock. The plan’s purpose
is to encourage ownership of UTG stock by eligible directors and employees
of
UTG and its subsidiary by providing them with an opportunity to invest in
shares
of UTG common stock. The plan is administered by the Board of Directors of
UTG.
A total of 400,000 shares of common stock
may
be purchased under the plan, subject to appropriate adjustment for stock
dividends, stock splits or similar recapitalizations resulting in a change
in
shares of UTG. The plan is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock
purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Board
of Directors of UTG periodically approves offerings under the plan to qualified
individuals. Through March 1, 2007, 19 individuals have purchased a total
of 101,494 shares under this program. Each participant under the plan
executed a “stock restriction and buy-sell agreement”, which among other things
provides UTG with a right of first refusal on any future sales of the shares
acquired by the participant under this plan.
The
purchase price of shares repurchased under the stock
restriction and buy-sell agreement shall be computed, on a per share basis,
equal to the sum of (i) the original purchase price(s) paid to acquire such
shares from the Holding Company at the time they were sold pursuant to the
Plan
and (ii) the consolidated statutory net earnings (loss) per share of such
shares
during the period from the end of the month next preceding the month in which
such shares were acquired pursuant to the plan, to the end of the month next
preceding the month in which the closing sale of such shares to UTG
occurs. The consolidated statutory net earnings per Share shall be
computed as the net income of the Holding Company and its subsidiaries on
a
consolidated basis in accordance with statutory accounting principles applicable
to insurance companies, as computed by the Holding Company, except that earnings
of insurance companies or block of business acquired after the original plan
date, November 1, 2002, shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization of
intangibles established at the time of acquisition in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP), less any dividends paid to shareholders.
The calculation of net earnings per Share shall be performed on a monthly
basis
using the number of common shares of the Holding Company outstanding as of
the
end of the reporting period. The purchase price for any Shares purchased
hereunder shall be paid in cash within 60 days from the date of purchase
subject
to the receipt of any required regulatory approvals as provided in the
Agreement.
The
original issue price of shares at the time this program began
was established at $12.00 per share. Through March 1, 2007, UTG had
101,494 shares outstanding that were issued under this program. At
December 31, 2006, shares under this program have a value of $14.29 per share
pursuant to the above formula.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
On July 1, 2005, United Trust Group, Inc.,
an
Illinois corporation, merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, UTG,
Inc. (UTG), a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of effecting a change
in the
Company’s state of incorporation from Illinois to Delaware. The merger was
effected pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
April
4, 2005, which was approved by the boards of directors of both UTG and United
Trust Group, Inc. The merger was approved by the holders of two-thirds of
the outstanding shares of common stock of United Trust Group, Inc. at the
2005
annual meeting of shareholders on June 15, 2005, and by the sole stockholder
of
UTG, Inc. on June 15, 2005.
On September 1, 2004, UTG contributed the
common stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, North Plaza, to its life insurance
subsidiary, UG. The contribution, which received prior approval by the
regulatory authorities, increased the capital of UG by $ 7,857,794.
On February 20, 2003, UG purchased
$ 4,000,000 of a trust preferred security offering issued by FSBI.
The security has a mandatory redemption after 30 years with a call provision
after 5 years. The security pays a quarterly dividend at a fixed rate of
6.515%. The Company received $ 264,219, $ 264,219 and
$ 264,842 of dividends in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
As part of the acquisition of Acap on December
8, 2006, UTG loaned $ 3,357,000 to Acap. Acap used the proceeds for
the repayment of existing debt with an unaffiliated financial institution
and to
retire all of its outstanding preferred stock. The terms of the
inter-company loan mirror the interest rate and repayment requirements of
the
debt with First Tennessee Bank National Association.
During June 2003, UG entered into a lease
agreement with Bandyco, LLC, an affiliated entity, for a one-sixth interest
in
an aircraft. Bandyco, LLC is affiliated with Ward F. Correll, who is a
director of the Company. The lease term is for a period of five years at a
total cost of $ 523,831 per year. The Company is responsible for its
share of annual non-operational costs, in addition to the operational costs
as
are billable for specific use. In addition, UG has a 27.5% interest in a
second plane with Bandyco, LLC. The Company is responsible for its share
of annual non-operational costs, in addition to the operational costs as
are
billable for specific use.
On March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors
of
UTG adopted, and on June 11, 2002, the shareholders of UTG approved, the
UTG, Inc. Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan (See Note 10.A. to the
consolidated financial statements).
On January 1, 1993, UTG entered an
agreement with UG pursuant to which UTG provided management services necessary
for UG to carry on its business. UG paid $ 5,875,133,
$ 5,054,918 and $ 5,625,451 to UTG in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, under this arrangement.
During December 2006, UTG entered into
administrative services and cost sharing agreements with its new subsidiaries,
AC and TI. These agreements will be effective for the year beginning
January 1, 2007.
Respective domiciliary insurance departments
have approved the agreements of the insurance companies and it is Management's
opinion that where applicable, costs have been allocated fairly and such
allocations are based upon accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
UG from time to time acquires mortgage loans
through participation agreements with FSNB. FSNB services UG's mortgage
loans including those covered by the participation agreements. UG pays a
.25% servicing fee on these loans and a one time fee at loan
origination of .50% of the original loan
amount to cover costs incurred by FSNB relating to the processing and
establishment of the loan. UG paid $ 93,288, $ 76,970 and
$ 45,468 in servicing fees and $ 23,214, $ 112,109 and $ 0
in origination fees to FSNB during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The Company reimbursed expenses incurred
by Mr.
Jesse T. Correll and Mr. Randall L. Attkisson relating to travel and other
costs
incurred on behalf of or relating to the Company. The Company paid
$ 85,576, $ 68,318 and $ 50,098 in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively to First Southern Bancorp, Inc. in reimbursement of such
costs. In addition, beginning in 2001, the Company began reimbursing FSBI
a portion of salaries and pension costs for Mr. Correll and Mr. Attkisson.
The reimbursement was approved by the UTG Board of Directors and totaled
$ 173,863, $ 160,272 and $ 160,440 in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, which included salaries and other benefits.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 5,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 5,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On October 1, 2005, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 2,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due three-years from the date of
issue. Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent
in excess of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 2,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
On February 21, 2006, a partnership
investment of HVP was extended a $ 1,000,000 promissory note from First
Southern National Bank. The note is due October 31, 2008.
Borrowings under the note bear interest at the rate of one percent in excess
of
the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. At
December 31, 2006, the Company had $ 1,000,000 outstanding borrowings
attributable to this note.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND
SERVICES
Brown Smith Wallace LLC (“BSW”) served as UTG’s
independent certified public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2006 and 2005. In serving their primary function as outside auditor
for UTG, BSW performed the following audit services: examination of annual
consolidated financial statements; assistance and consultation on reports
filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and assistance and consultation
on
separate financial reports filed with the State insurance regulatory authorities
pursuant to certain statutory requirements.
Audit Fees. Audit fees
billed for these audit services in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
and
2005 totaled $ 88,000 and $ 97,493, respectively and audit fees billed
for quarterly reviews of the Company’s financial statements totaled
$ 19,279 and $ 18,633 for the year 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Audit Related Fees. No
audit related fees were incurred by the Company from BSW for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
Tax Fees. BSW did not
render any services related to tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning
for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
All Other Fees. During
2006, the Company paid $8,275 to BSW for services relating to due diligence
work
on the Acap acquisition. Additionally, the Company paid $43,678 to BSW for
services relating to the SAS 70 audit of the Company. The audit committee
approved the above work and fees of BSW. During 2005, no other services
besides the audit services described above were performed by, and therefore
no
other fees were billed by, BSW.
The
audit committee of the Company appoints the independent
certified public accounting firm, with the appointment approved by the entire
Board of Directors. Non-audit related services to be performed by the firm
are to be approved by the audit committee prior to engagement. The Company
had no non-audit related services performed by BSW for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005.
(a) The following documents are filed as
a part of the report:
(1) Financial Statements:
See Item 8, Index to Financial Statements
(2) Financial Statement
Schedules
Schedule I - Summary of Investments - other
than invested in related
parties.
Schedule II - Condensed financial information
of registrant
Schedule IV - Reinsurance
Schedule V - Valuation and qualifying accounts
NOTE: Schedules other than those listed above are omitted because they are
not required or the information is disclosed in the financial statements
or
footnotes.
(B)
Exhibits:
Index to Exhibits incorporated herein by
this reference (See pages 82-83).
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
2.1
(3) Agreement and Plan of Merger of
United Trust Group, Inc., An Illinois Corporation with and into UTG, Inc.,
A
Delaware Corporation dated as of July 1, 2005, including exhibits thereto.
2.2
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 7, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and William
F.
Guest and John D. Cornett
2.3
Amendment No. 1, dated September 6, 2006, to the Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated
August 7, 2007, between UTG, Inc. and William F. Guest and John D. Cornett
2.4 Amendment
No. 2, dated November 22, 2006, to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August
7,
2006, as amended, between UTG, Inc. and William F. Guest and John D.
Cornett.
3.1
(3) Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant and all amendments thereto.
3.2
(3) By-Laws for the Registrant and all
amendments thereto.
4.1
(2) UTG’s Agreement pursuant to Item
601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K with respect to long-term debt
instruments.
10.1
(1) Management and Consultant Agreement dated
as of January 1, 1993 between First Commonwealth Corporation and
Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company.
10.2
(3) Line of credit agreement dated June
1, 2005, between Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company and First National
Bank of Tennessee.
10.3 Amended
and Restated UTG, Inc. Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan and form
of
related Stock Restriction and Buy-Sell Agreement.
10.4
Promissory note dated December 8, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and First Tennessee
Bank National Association.
10.5
Revolving credit note dated December 8, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and First
Tennessee Bank National Association.
10.6
Loan Agreement dated December 8, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and First Tennessee
Bank National Association.
10.7 Commercial
pledge agreement dated December 8, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and First Tennessee
Bank National Association.
10.8 Negative
pledge agreement dated December 8, 2006, between UTG, Inc. and First Tennessee
Bank National Association.
10.9
Coinsurance Agreement between American Capitol Insurance Company and Reserve
National Insurance Company.
10.10
Coinsurance Agreement between Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company and Reserve
National Insurance Company.
10.11
Administrative Services Agreement between American Capitol Insurance Company
and
Reserve National Insurance Company.
10.12
Administrative Services Agreement between Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company
and Reserve National Insurance Company.
10.13
Administrative Services and Cost Sharing Agreement - American Capital
10.14
Administrative Services and Cost Sharing Agreement - Texas Imperial
14.1
(3) Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct
14.2
(3) Code of Ethical Conduct for Senior
Financial Officers
21.1
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
31.1
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
31.2
Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1 Certificate
of Jesse T. Correll, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
UTG,
as required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2 Certificate
of Theodore C. Miller, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and
Corporate Secretary of UTG, as required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
99.1
(3) Audit Committee Charter.
99.2
(3) Whistleblower Policy
Footnote:
(1) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K, File No. 0-5392, as of December 31, 1993.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K, File No. 0-5392, as of December 31, 2002.
(3) Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K, File No. 0-16867, as of December 31, 2005.
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||
SUMMARY
OF INVESTMENTS - OTHER THAN
|
||||||||
INVESTMENTS
IN RELATED PARTIES
|
||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
Schedule
I
|
||||||||
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Column
C
|
Column
D
|
|||||
Amount
at
|
||||||||
Which
Shown
|
||||||||
in
Balance
|
||||||||
Cost
|
Value
|
Sheet
|
||||||
Fixed
maturities:
|
||||||||
Bonds: | ||||||||
United States Government and | ||||||||
government agencies and authorities |
$
|
5,484,304
|
$
|
5,411,405
|
$
|
5,484,304
|
||
State, municipalities, and political | ||||||||
subdivisions |
688,679
|
728,018
|
688,679
|
|||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations |
101,930
|
104,950
|
101,930
|
|||||
Public utilities |
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
All other corporate bonds |
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Total
fixed maturities
|
6,274,913
|
$
|
6,244,373
|
|
6,274,913
|
|||
Investments
held for sale:
|
||||||||
Fixed maturities: | ||||||||
United
States Government and
|
||||||||
government
agencies and authorities
|
39,551,437
|
$
|
39,455,915
|
39,455,915
|
||||
State,
municipalities, and political
|
||||||||
subdivisions
|
3,460,863
|
3,480,759
|
3,480,759
|
|||||
Collateralized mortgage obligations |
120,390,106
|
118,641,594
|
118,641,594
|
|||||
Public
utilities
|
6,097,151
|
6,097,151
|
6,097,151
|
|||||
All
other corporate bonds
|
65,555,098
|
65,553,710
|
65,553,710
|
|||||
235,054,655
|
$
|
233,229,129
|
233,229,129
|
|||||
Equity securities: | ||||||||
Banks,
trusts and insurance companies
|
3,539,155
|
$
|
3,606,421
|
3,606,421
|
||||
All
other corporate securities
|
6,491,993
|
12,699,170
|
12,699,170
|
|||||
10,031,148
|
$
|
16,305,591
|
|
16,305,591
|
||||
Mortgage
loans on real estate
|
32,015,446
|
32,015,446
|
||||||
Investment
real estate
|
43,975,642
|
43,975,642
|
||||||
Real
estate acquired in satisfaction of debt
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
Policy
loans
|
15,931,525
|
15,931,525
|
||||||
Other
long-term investments
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
Short-term
investments
|
47,879
|
47,879
|
||||||
Total investments |
$
|
343,331,208
|
$
|
347,780,125
|
UTG, Inc.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF
REGISTRANT
Schedule II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(a)
The condensed financial information should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes of UTG, Inc. and Consolidated
Subsidiaries.
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
|
||||||
PARENT
ONLY BALANCE SHEETS
|
||||||
As
of December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
||||||
Schedule
II
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||
ASSETS
|
||||||
Investment
in affiliates
|
$
|
59,421,533
|
$
|
45,890,740
|
||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
113,258
|
481,623
|
||||
FIT
recoverable
|
0
|
48,747
|
||||
Accrued
interest income
|
15,125
|
25,786
|
||||
Note
receivable from affiliate
|
3,357,000
|
0
|
||||
Receivable
from affiliates, net
|
149,395
|
136,767
|
||||
Other
assets
|
290,680
|
261,914
|
||||
Total assets |
$
|
63,346,991
|
$
|
46,845,577
|
||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||
Notes
payable
|
$
|
15,000,278
|
$
|
0
|
||
Deferred
income taxes
|
2,051,768
|
2,037,048
|
||||
Other
liabilities
|
1,268,553
|
1,491,077
|
||||
Total liabilities |
18,320,599
|
3,528,125
|
||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
||||||
Common
stock, net of treasury shares
|
|
3,843
|
|
3,902
|
||
Additional
paid-in capital, net of treasury
|
41,813,690
|
42,295,661
|
||||
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
232,371
|
(3,637,349)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
|
||||||
income
of affiliates
|
|
2,976,488
|
|
4,655,238
|
||
Total shareholders' equity |
45,026,392
|
43,317,452
|
||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
$
|
63,346,991
|
$
|
46,845,577
|
||
PARENT
ONLY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Three
Years Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
Schedule
II
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||
Management
fees from affiliates
|
$
|
5,935,133
|
$
|
5,115,533
|
$
|
5,685,468
|
||
Interest
income
|
34,927
|
15,978
|
4,933
|
|||||
Other
income
|
366,237
|
102,973
|
105,375
|
|||||
6,336,297
|
5,234,484
|
5,795,776
|
||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
70,463
|
0
|
77,453
|
|||||
Operating
expenses
|
5,831,327
|
5,154,195
|
5,085,180
|
|||||
5,901,790
|
5,154,195
|
5,162,633
|
||||||
Operating
income
|
434,507
|
80,289
|
633,143
|
|||||
Income
tax benefit (expense)
|
(181,070)
|
24,254
|
(105,098)
|
|||||
Equity
in income (loss) of subsidiaries
|
3,616,283
|
1,155,680
|
(803,662)
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
||
Basic
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||
operations and net income (loss)
|
$
|
1.00
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
||
Diluted
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||
operations and net income (loss)
|
$
|
1.00
|
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
(0.07)
|
||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,872,425
|
3,938,781
|
3,986,731
|
|||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,872,425
|
3,938,781
|
3,986,731
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
|
||||||||
PARENT
ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
Three
Years Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
Schedule
II
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,869,720
|
$
|
1,260,223
|
$
|
(275,617)
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
|
||||||||
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||
Equity
in (income) loss of subsidiaries
|
(3,616,283)
|
(1,155,680)
|
803,662
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
138,149
|
104,766
|
104,766
|
|||||
Change
in FIT recoverable
|
48,747
|
(38,696)
|
(9,063)
|
|||||
Change
in accrued interest income
|
10,661
|
965
|
(693)
|
|||||
Change
in indebtedness (to) from affiliates, net
|
(12,628)
|
254,927
|
(373,217)
|
|||||
Change
in deferred income taxes
|
14,720
|
14,442
|
14,161
|
|||||
Change
in other assets and liabilities
|
(389,421)
|
(91,127)
|
(54,885)
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
63,665
|
349,820
|
209,114
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock |
(832,030)
|
(521,892)
|
(299,057)
|
|||||
Issuance of common stock |
0
|
151,320
|
167,360
|
|||||
Issuance of note receivable |
(3,357,000)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Proceeds from subsidiary for acquisition |
5,250,000
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Purchase of subsidiary |
(17,593,278)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Proceeds from notes payable |
15,700,278
|
0
|
2,275,000
|
|||||
Payments on notes payable |
(700,000)
|
0
|
(4,564,776)
|
|||||
Capital contribution to subsidiary |
(4,000,000)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Dividend received from subsidiary |
5,100,000
|
0
|
2,275,000
|
|||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(432,030)
|
(370,572)
|
(146,473)
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(368,365)
|
(20,752)
|
62,641
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
481,623
|
502,375
|
439,734
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
113,258
|
$
|
481,623
|
$
|
502,375
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||||
REINSURANCE
|
||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31,
2006
|
||||||||||
Schedule
IV
|
||||||||||
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Column
C
|
Column
D
|
Column
E
|
Column
F
|
|||||
Percentage
|
||||||||||
Ceded
to
|
Assumed
|
of
amount
|
||||||||
other
|
from
other
|
assumed
to
|
||||||||
Gross
amount
|
companies
|
companies
|
Net
amount
|
net
|
||||||
Life
insurance
|
|
|||||||||
in force
|
$
|
2,250,370,760
|
$
|
591,348,000
|
$
|
19,746,240
|
$
|
1,678,769,000
|
|
1.2%
|
Premiums
and policy fees:
|
||||||||||
Life insurance
|
$
|
15,394,809
|
$
|
2,635,050
|
$
|
63,818
|
$
|
12,823,577
|
0.5%
|
|
Accident and health
|
||||||||||
insurance
|
55,339
|
20,092
|
1,601
|
36,848
|
4.3%
|
|||||
$
|
15,450,148
|
$
|
2,655,142
|
$
|
65,419
|
$
|
12,860,425
|
0.5%
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||||
REINSURANCE
|
||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2005 and the year ended December 31,
2005
|
||||||||||
Schedule
IV
|
||||||||||
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Column
C
|
Column
D
|
Column
E
|
Column
F
|
|||||
Percentage
|
||||||||||
Ceded
to
|
Assumed
|
of
amount
|
||||||||
other
|
from
other
|
assumed
to
|
||||||||
Gross
amount
|
companies
|
companies
|
Net
amount
|
net
|
||||||
Life
insurance
|
|
|||||||||
in force
|
$
|
2,468,639,000
|
$
|
483,884,000
|
$
|
952,218,000
|
$
|
2,936,973,000
|
|
32.4%
|
Premiums
and policy fees:
|
||||||||||
Life insurance
|
$
|
16,286,921
|
$
|
2,651,657
|
$
|
26,360
|
$
|
13,661,624
|
0.2%
|
|
Accident and health
|
||||||||||
insurance
|
70,167
|
20,740
|
15,632
|
65,059
|
24.0%
|
|||||
$
|
16,357,088
|
$
|
2,672,397
|
$
|
41,992
|
$
|
13,726,683
|
0.3%
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||||
REINSURANCE
|
||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2004 and the year ended December 31,
2004
|
||||||||||
Schedule
IV
|
||||||||||
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Column
C
|
Column
D
|
Column
E
|
Column
F
|
|||||
Percentage
|
||||||||||
Ceded
to
|
Assumed
|
of
amount
|
||||||||
other
|
from
other
|
assumed
to
|
||||||||
Gross
amount
|
companies
|
companies
|
Net
amount
|
net
|
||||||
Life
insurance
|
|
|||||||||
in force
|
$
|
2,145,096,000
|
$
|
531,146,000
|
$
|
995,939,000
|
$
|
2,609,889,000
|
|
38.2%
|
Premiums
and policy fees:
|
||||||||||
Life insurance
|
$
|
17,161,525
|
$
|
3,111,559
|
$
|
26,273
|
$
|
14,076,239
|
0.2%
|
|
Accident and health
|
||||||||||
insurance
|
76,595
|
23,720
|
11,315
|
64,190
|
17.6%
|
|||||
$
|
17,238,120
|
$
|
3,135,279
|
$
|
37,588
|
$
|
14,140,429
|
0.3%
|
UTG,
INC.
|
||||||||
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
|
||||||||
As
of and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and
2004
|
||||||||
Schedule
V
|
||||||||
Balance
at
|
Additions
|
|||||||
Beginning
|
Charges
|
Balances
at
|
||||||
Description
|
Of
Period
|
and
Expenses
|
Deductions
|
End
of Period
|
||||
December
31, 2006
|
||||||||
.
|
||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts -
|
||||||||
mortgage loans
|
$
|
36,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
2,500
|
$
|
33,500
|
December
31, 2005
|
||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts -
|
||||||||
mortgage loans
|
$
|
120,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
84,000
|
$
|
36,000
|
December
31, 2004
|
||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts -
|
||||||||
mortgage loans
|
$
|
120,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
120,000
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by
the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on
the
dates indicated.
UTG, Inc.
(Registrant)
March 21, 2007
John S. Albin, Director
/s/ Randall L.
Attkisson
March 21, 2007
Randall L. Attkisson, Chief Operating
Officer and
Director
/s/ Joseph A.
Brinck March
21, 2007
Joseph A. Brinck, Director
/s/ Jesse T.
Correll
March 21, 2007
Jesse T. Correll, Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive
Officer and Director
/s/ Ward F.
Correll
March 21, 2007
Ward F. Correll, Director
/s/ Thomas F.
Darden
March 21, 2007
Thomas F. Darden, Director
/s/ Howard L. Dayton
Jr.
March 21, 2007
Howard L. Dayton Jr., Director
March 21, 2007
Peter L. Ochs, Director
/s/ William W.
Perry
March 21, 2007
William W. Perry, Director
/s/ James P.
Rousey
March 21, 2007
James P. Rousey, President and Director
/s/ Theodore C.
Miller
March 21, 2007
Theodore C. Miller, Corporate Secretary
and Chief
Financial Officer