UTG INC - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended September
30, 2006
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period from ________________ to _________________
Commission
File No. 0-16867
UTG,
INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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20-2907892
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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5250
SOUTH SIXTH STREET
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P.O.
BOX 5147
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SPRINGFIELD,
IL 62705
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (217) 241-6300
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
o
The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of
October 31, 2006, was 3,850,352.
UTG,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
(The
“Company”)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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3
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ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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3
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31,
2005.
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2006 and 2005.
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4
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and
2005.
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
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13
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
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18
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
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19
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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20
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
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20
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ITEM
2. CHANGE IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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20
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
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20
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
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20
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
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20
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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20
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SIGNATURES
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21
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EXHIBIT
INDEX, followed by exhibits
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23
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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UTG,
Inc.
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and
Subsidiaries
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
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September
30,
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December
31,
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ASSETS
|
2006
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2005*
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Investments:
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Fixed
maturities at amortized cost
|
|||||||||||||
(market
$7,080,249 and $7,500,291)
|
$
|
7,089,122
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$
|
7,513,064
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|||||||||
Investments
held for sale:
|
|||||||||||||
Fixed
maturities, at market (cost $146,967,988 and $127,000,657)
|
145,132,845
|
125,075,626
|
|||||||||||
Equity
securities, at market (cost $15,220,777 and $15,098,815)
|
21,414,429
|
24,574,259
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage
loans on real estate at amortized cost
|
32,187,970
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36,781,293
|
|||||||||||
Investment
real estate, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation
|
36,738,001
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42,587,982
|
|||||||||||
Policy
loans
|
12,087,462
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12,644,838
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|||||||||||
Short-term
investments
|
44,948
|
42,116
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|||||||||||
254,694,777
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249,219,178
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||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
7,920,294
|
12,204,087
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|||||||||||
Securities
of affiliate
|
4,000,000
|
4,000,000
|
|||||||||||
Accrued
investment income
|
1,635,158
|
1,538,972
|
|||||||||||
Reinsurance
receivables:
|
|||||||||||||
Future
policy benefits
|
31,637,313
|
31,908,738
|
|||||||||||
Policy
claims and other benefits
|
4,211,973
|
4,017,833
|
|||||||||||
Cost
of insurance acquired
|
8,499,031
|
10,554,447
|
|||||||||||
Deferred
policy acquisition costs
|
1,234,507
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1,414,364
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|||||||||||
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
2,003,118
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1,921,841
|
|||||||||||
Income
taxes receivable, current
|
87,053
|
150,447
|
|||||||||||
Other
assets
|
1,343,509
|
1,901,594
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
317,266,733
|
$
|
318,831,501
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|||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Policy
liabilities and accruals:
|
|||||||||||||
Future
policy benefits
|
$
|
235,108,189
|
$
|
234,959,085
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|||||||||
Policy
claims and benefits payable
|
1,856,641
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1,950,037
|
|||||||||||
Other
policyholder funds
|
969,860
|
1,217,857
|
|||||||||||
Dividend
and endowment accumulations
|
12,748,558
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12,638,713
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|||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
9,028,636
|
8,100,615
|
|||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
3,981,216
|
4,738,809
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
263,693,100
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263,605,116
|
|||||||||||
Minority
interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
8,816,010
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11,908,933
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|||||||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
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|||||||||||||
Common
stock - no par value, stated value $.001 per share
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|||||||||||||
Authorized
7,000,000 shares - 3,855,172
and 3,901,800
shares issued
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|||||||||||
after
deducting treasury shares of 348,403
and 303,442
|
3,855
|
3,902
|
|||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
41,915,596
|
42,295,661
|
|||||||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(722,375)
|
(3,637,349)
|
|||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
3,560,547
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4,655,238
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|||||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
44,757,623
|
43,317,452
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|||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$
|
317,266,733
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$
|
318,831,501
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*
Balance sheet audited at December 31, 2005.
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See
accompanying notes.
UTG,
Inc.
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and
Subsidiaries
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||||||||||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
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||||||||||
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
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|||||||||
September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2006
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2005
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2006
|
2005
|
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Revenues:
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Premiums
and policy fees
|
$
|
3,669,591
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$
|
3,997,169
|
$
|
11,986,191
|
$
|
12,518,890
|
||
Reinsurance
premiums and policy fees
|
(499,558)
|
(607,827)
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(1,826,658)
|
(2,095,616)
|
||||||
Net
investment income
|
2,434,510
|
2,587,341
|
7,777,387
|
7,377,305
|
||||||
Realized
investment gains (losses), net
|
7,712,195
|
(903,396)
|
10,754,753
|
1,274,504
|
||||||
Other
income
|
526,354
|
|
281,299
|
|
1,731,811
|
|
830,889
|
|||
|
13,843,092
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5,354,586
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30,423,484
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19,905,972
|
||||||
Benefits
and other expenses:
|
||||||||||
Benefits,
claims and settlement expenses:
|
||||||||||
Life
|
4,196,385
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4,737,004
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15,697,715
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13,241,084
|
||||||
Reinsurance
benefits and claims
|
(442,210)
|
(448,984)
|
(1,564,895)
|
(1,118,686)
|
||||||
Annuity
|
305,101
|
273,958
|
809,263
|
792,209
|
||||||
Dividends
to policyholders
|
221,532
|
207,974
|
697,221
|
724,901
|
||||||
Commissions
and amortization of deferred
|
||||||||||
policy
acquisition costs
|
31,948
|
(58,377)
|
8,456
|
(116,821)
|
||||||
Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
|
797,932
|
633,306
|
2,055,416
|
1,562,162
|
||||||
Operating
expenses
|
1,848,120
|
1,309,983
|
4,958,154
|
4,189,547
|
||||||
Interest
expense
|
0
|
|
1,602
|
|
0
|
|
1,615
|
|||
|
6,958,808
|
6,656,466
|
22,661,330
|
19,276,011
|
||||||
Gain
(loss) before income taxes, minority interest
|
||||||||||
and
equity in earnings of investees
|
6,884,284
|
(1,301,880)
|
7,762,154
|
629,961
|
||||||
Income
tax credit (expense)
|
(2,389,267)
|
93,900
|
(2,441,635)
|
(24,854)
|
||||||
Minority
interest in (income) loss of
|
||||||||||
consolidated
subsidiaries
|
(2,461,239)
|
|
(40,436)
|
|
(2,405,545)
|
|
(69,439)
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
2,033,778
|
$
|
(1,248,416)
|
$
|
2,914,974
|
$
|
535,668
|
||
Basic
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||||
operations
and net income (loss)
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
(0.32)
|
$
|
0.75
|
$
|
0.14
|
||
Diluted
income (loss) per share from continuing
|
||||||||||
operations
and net income (loss)
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
(0.32)
|
$
|
0.75
|
$
|
0.14
|
||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,863,837
|
3,931,388
|
3,880,467
|
3,947,950
|
||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
3,863,837
|
3,931,388
|
3,880,467
|
3,947,950
|
||||||
See
accompanying notes.
UTG,
Inc.
|
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and
Subsidiaries
|
|||||||
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in
|
|||||||
Shareholders'
Equity and Comprehensive Income
|
|||||||
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$
|
3,902
|
|||||
Issued
during year
|
0
|
||||||
Retired
common shares
|
0
|
||||||
Purchase
treasury shares
|
(47)
|
||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
3,855
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
42,295,661
|
||||||
Issued
during year
|
0
|
||||||
Retired
common shares
|
0
|
||||||
Purchase
treasury shares
|
(380,065)
|
||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
41,915,596
|
||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
(3,637,349)
|
||||||
Net
income
|
2,914,974
|
||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
(722,375)
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
4,655,238
|
||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding loss on securities net of
|
|||||||
minority
interest and reclassification adjustment
|
(1,094,691)
|
||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
3,560,547
|
||||||
Total
shareholders' equity, end of period
|
$
|
44,757,623
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income
|
|||||||
Net
gain
|
$
|
2,914,974
|
|||||
Unrealized
holding losses on securities
|
|||||||
net
of reclassification adjustment
|
(1,094,691)
|
||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
$
|
1,820,283
|
See
accompanying notes.
and
Subsidiaries
|
||||||||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
|
||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,914,974
|
$
|
535,668
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
||||||||
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||
Amortization/accretion
of fixed maturities
|
317,364
|
500,567
|
||||||
Realized
investment gains, net
|
(10,754,753)
|
(1,274,504)
|
||||||
Policy
acquisition costs deferred
|
0
|
(21,000)
|
||||||
Amortization
of deferred policy acquisition costs
|
179,857
|
240,424
|
||||||
Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
|
2,055,416
|
1,562,162
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
1,781,809
|
1,564,800
|
||||||
Minority
interest
|
2,405,545
|
69,439
|
||||||
Change
in accrued investment income
|
(96,186)
|
(47,077)
|
||||||
Change
in reinsurance receivables
|
77,285
|
477,241
|
||||||
Change
in policy liabilities and accruals
|
1,722,164
|
724,964
|
||||||
Charges
for mortality and administration of
|
||||||||
universal
life and annuity products
|
(6,883,918)
|
(6,844,673)
|
||||||
Interest
credited to account balances
|
3,899,950
|
3,979,380
|
||||||
Change
in income taxes payable
|
2,082,194
|
1,563,107
|
||||||
Change
in other assets and liabilities, net
|
(199,508)
|
(2,706,626)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(497,807)
|
323,872
|
||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from investments sold and matured:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
10,324,208
|
23,120,537
|
||||||
Fixed
maturities matured
|
2,913,949
|
2,932,302
|
||||||
Equity
securities
|
10,160,168
|
2,300,000
|
||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
8,373,320
|
4,436,316
|
||||||
Real
estate
|
20,824,219
|
216,052
|
||||||
Policy
loans
|
2,604,057
|
2,531,059
|
||||||
Short-term
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
Total
proceeds from investments sold and matured
|
55,199,921
|
35,536,266
|
||||||
Cost
of investments acquired:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
(30,589,280)
|
(6,260,171)
|
||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
(2,506,647)
|
(493,359)
|
||||||
Equity
securities
|
(6,453,468)
|
0
|
||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
(3,779,997)
|
(25,406,670)
|
||||||
Real
estate
|
(14,131,675)
|
(10,875,239)
|
||||||
Policy
loans
|
(2,046,681)
|
(2,381,072)
|
||||||
Short-term
|
(338)
|
(1,434)
|
||||||
Total
cost of investments acquired
|
(59,508,086)
|
(45,417,945)
|
||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(277,069)
|
(23,433)
|
||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(4,585,234)
|
(9,905,112)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Policyholder
contract deposits
|
6,109,924
|
6,529,533
|
||||||
Policyholder
contract withdrawals
|
(4,930,564)
|
(4,617,984)
|
||||||
Proceeds
from line of credit
|
0
|
1,500,000
|
||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(380,112)
|
(381,028)
|
||||||
Payments
of principal on notes payable
|
0
|
(1,500,000)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
799,248
|
1,530,521
|
||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(4,283,793)
|
(8,050,719)
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
12,204,087
|
11,859,472
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
7,920,294
|
$
|
3,808,753
|
See
accompanying notes.
UTG,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by UTG, Inc.
(“UTG”) and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Company”) pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company
believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not
be
misleading, it is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be
read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The
information furnished reflects, in the opinion of the Company, all adjustments
(which include only normal and recurring accruals) necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented. Operating
results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results
to be expected for the year or of the Company’s future financial
condition.
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 that owns 100% of First Southern National Bank (“FSNB”), which operates
in the State of 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 September 30, 2006,
Mr. Correll owns or controls directly and indirectly approximately 68% of UTG’s
outstanding stock.
At
September 30, 2006, consolidated subsidiaries of UTG, Inc. were as depicted
on the following organizational chart.
2.
|
INVESTMENTS
|
As
of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, fixed maturities and fixed
maturities held for sale represented 60% and 53%, respectively, of total
invested assets. As prescribed by the various state insurance department
statutes and regulations, the insurance companies’ investment portfolio is
required to be invested in investment grade securities to provide ample
protection for policyholders. 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. As of September 30, 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
investments held for sale are carried at market, with changes in market value
directly charged to shareholders’ equity. To provide additional flexibility and
liquidity, the Company has categorized almost all fixed maturity investments
acquired since 2000 as available for sale.
3.
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NOTES
PAYABLE
|
At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had no long-term
debt outstanding.
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 and is renewed annually. 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 September 30, 2006, 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 is for a one-year term and is renewed
annually. 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 September 30, 2006, the Company had no outstanding
borrowings attributable to this LOC. During October, the LOC was terminated
by
the Company and the corresponding collateral was released by Southwest Bank
of
St. Louis.
During
October 2006, the Company obtained a commitment for $ 5,000,000 line of
credit from a non-related entity. The LOC is for a one-year term and is renewed
annually. The interest rate on the LOC is variable and indexed to the 3 month
LIBOR plus 180 basis points, with any interest rate adjustments to be made
quarterly.
Also,
during October 2006, the Company obtained a commitment for long-term financing
from a non-related entity as part of the acquisition of Acap Corporation. See
Note 5, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information.
4.
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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 United Trust Group, 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.
During
2005 and 2004, the Board of Directors of UTG approved offerings under the plan
to qualified individuals. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
two individuals purchased 12,000 shares and four individuals purchased 14,440
shares of UTG common stock, respectively. 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 paid to acquire such shares from UTG 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 sale of such shares to UTG occurs. At September 30,
2006, UTG had 101,877 shares outstanding that were issued under this program
with a value of $ 13.83 per share pursuant to the above
formula.
B.
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Stock
Repurchase Program
|
In
2001
and 2004, the Board of Directors of UTG authorized the repurchase in the open
market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to a total of $ 2
million of UTG's common stock. On April 18, 2006, an additional $ 1
million, for a total of $ 3 million, was authorized for repurchasing shares
at the Company’s option. Repurchased shares are available for future issuance
for general corporate purposes. Through October 31, 2006, UTG has spent
$ 2,400,107 in the acquisition of 327,723 shares under this
program.
C.
|
Earnings
Per Share Calculations
|
Earnings
per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during each period, retroactively adjusted to give effect to all stock splits,
in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128. At
September 30, 2006, diluted earnings per share were the same as basic
earnings per share since the UTG had no dilutive financial instruments
outstanding.
5.
|
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.
The Company cannot predict the effect that these lawsuits may have on the
Company in the future.
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 is responsible
for the marketing and sales function for the alliance, as well as providing
the
operations processing service for the Company. The Company staffs the
administration effort. To facilitate the alliance, the Company has converted
its
existing business and 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. Also as part of this alliance, a liability exists which is contingent
on the completion of future TPA arrangements. The balance remaining of this
contingent liability was $ 115,000 on September 30, 2006.
Also
during June 2002, the Company entered into a five-year contract with Fiserv
for
services related to its purchase of the “ID3” software system. Under the
contract, the Company was required to pay a minimum of $ 12,000 per month
in software maintenance costs and $ 5,000 per month in offsite data center
costs for a five-year period from the date of the signing. The contract was
amended in May 2006 for an additional five year period beginning on the
amendment date. Under the amended contract, the Company is required to pay
$ 8,333 per month in software maintenance costs and a minimum of
$ 14,058 for production processing fees. The production processing fees are
increased if the number of policies administered on the ID3 software system
exceed the agreement levels.
As
of
September 30, 2006, the Company had several mortgage loans outstanding with
committed balances available to the borrower. These funds have not been advanced
to the borrower. These commitments are available to the borrower until the
maturity of the loan or exhausted. The total amount committed to these borrowers
was $ 2,900,000.
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 legal
proceedings pending or threatened as of September 30, 2006.
On
August
7, 2006, the Company entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with William F. Guest and John D. Cornett pursuant to which the
Company has agreed to purchase a majority of the issued and outstanding common
stock of Acap Corporation (“Acap”). Acap is a privately owned Delaware
corporation which owns 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of American
Capitol Insurance Company, a Texas life insurance company, which in turn owns
100% of the issued and outstanding stock of Texas Imperial Life Insurance
Company and Imperial Plan, Inc.
At
the
closing of the Agreement, the Company will purchase from Messrs. Guest and
Cornett a total of 1,492 shares of common stock of Acap for an aggregate
purchase price of $ 14,279,932, and may purchase as many as an additional
352 shares from certain other shareholders, on the same terms (including
price).
In
addition, at the closing, the Company will enter into stock put option
agreements under which certain individuals, who currently hold options to
purchase Acap shares, will have the opportunity to sell to UTG up to 266 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.
The
Company has also agreed to loan Acap the funds, approximately $ 3,339,000,
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 Agreement and the stock put option agreements, the Company
will acquire up to 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) will
be
approximately $ 24 million, to be paid in cash. The acquisition will be
funded through financing obtained from a non-related entity.
The
transaction will require regulatory approval under the Texas insurance code.
The
Company has made a $200,000 earnest money payment to Mr. Guest, which the
sellers may retain if they terminate the Agreement because the closing of the
Agreement does not occur on December 8, 2006 as a result of the Company’s
breach.
6.
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OTHER
CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE
|
On
a cash
basis, the Company paid $ 0 and $ 1,615 in interest expense during the
first nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company paid
$ 524,896 and $ 1,755 in federal income tax during the first nine
months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
7.
|
CONCENTRATION
OF CREDIT RISK
|
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
UTG,
and its largest shareholder, Chairman and CEO, Jesse Correll. The Company holds
approximately $ 2,100,000 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.
8.
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
Tax
|
||||||
Before-Tax
|
(Expense)
|
Net
of Tax
|
||||
September
30, 2006
|
Amount
|
or
Benefit
|
Amount
|
|||
Unrealized
holding gain during
|
||||||
Period
|
$(17,985,169)
|
$6,294,809
|
$
(11,690,360)
|
|||
Less:
reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net
income
|
16,301,029
|
(5,705,360)
|
10,595,669
|
|||
Net
unrealized gain
|
(1,684,140)
|
589,449
|
(1,094,691)
|
|||
Other
comprehensive income
|
$
(1,684,140)
|
$589,449
|
$
(1,094,691)
|
9.
|
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.
10.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENT
|
On
October 2, 2006, UTG, Inc.’s 100% owned subsidiary, Universal Guaranty Life
Insurance Company (“UG”), entered into a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement
for the sale of real estate currently owned. The sale is expected to close
by
May 31, 2007 and is contingent upon buyer’s inspection period.
UG
is a
100% owned subsidiary of UTG, Inc., which owns for investment purposes, a
property 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
total
sale price of the property is $ 3,300,000, with $ 100,000 earnest
money due within five days of the execution of the real estate purchase and
sale
agreement and the balance paid at the closing of the sale. Beginning
October 2, 2006 and continuing for two hundred and ten days thereafter, an
inspection period commences which allows the buyer to inspect the property
and
conduct feasibility studies to determine if the property is suitable for the
buyer’s intended use. If the buyer terminates the agreement during the first
thirty days of the inspection period, the earnest money is refunded to the
buyer. If the agreement is terminated after thirty days, but before the one
hundred and twenty-one days, half of the earnest money is refunded to the buyer.
If the buyer terminates the agreement after one hundred and twenty days, the
sum
total of the earnest money shall be paid to the Company.
Should
the sale be consummated, the Company will record a realized gain, net of taxes,
of approximately $ 2,100,000, or $ 0.54 per common share outstanding
as of September 30, 2006.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
The
purpose of this section is to discuss and analyze the Company's consolidated
financial condition, changes in financial position and results of operations
for
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to
the same period of 2005, of UTG and its subsidiaries. This discussion and
analysis supplements Management’s Discussion and Analysis in Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005, and should be read in conjunction with the
interim financial statements and notes that appear elsewhere in this report.
The
Company reports financial results on a consolidated basis. The consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of UTG and its subsidiaries at
September 30, 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.
|
Update
on Critical Accounting Policies
In
our
Form 10-K
for the
year ended December 31, 2005,
we
identified the accounting policies that are critical to the understanding of
our
results of operations and our financial position. They relate to deferred
acquisition costs (DAC), cost of insurance acquired, assumptions and judgments
utilized in determining if declines in fair values of investments are
other-than-temporary, and valuation methods for investments that are not
actively traded.
We
believe that these policies were applied in a consistent manner during the
first
nine months of 2006.
Results
of Operations
(a)
|
Revenues
|
The
Company experienced a nominal decrease in premiums and policy fee revenues,
net
of reinsurance premiums and policy fees, when comparing the first nine months
of
2006 to the same period in 2005. The Company currently writes a nominal amount
of new business. Unless the Company acquires a block of in-force business or
significantly increases its marketing, management expects premium revenue to
continue to decline at a similar rate, which is consistent with prior
experience. The revenue associated with premiums and policy fees decreased
approximately $ 219,000, or 6.5%, for the three month period ended
September 30, 2006, compared to the same period of 2005. This decrease is
based mainly on the timing of premium receipts and reinsurance premiums
paid.
The
Company’s primary source of new business production comes from the conservation
effort implemented several years ago. This effort was an attempt to improve
the
persistency rate of the insurance company’s policies. 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, stronger efforts have been 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. Previously, the Company’s agency force was primarily responsible for
conservation efforts. With the decline in the number of agents, their ability
to
reach these customers diminished, making conservation efforts difficult. 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. In 2003, the Company replaced
its
original universal life product with a new universal life contract referred
to
as “the Legacy”. 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”. In addition, the Company has
introduced other new and updated products in recent periods including the
Horizon Annuity and Kid Kare (a single premium, child term policy). 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 in the
foreseeable future.
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
currently looking at other types of products to compliment the existing
offerings.
Net
investment income increased 5% when comparing the first nine months of 2006
to
the same period in 2005. While there has been a significant increase in the
national prime rate during the last several months, from 4.00% to 8.25%, this
has not been the only factor in the stability of the Company’s overall net
investment income. Interest rates on long-term bonds available in the
marketplace have not increased as significantly as prevailing bank prime rates.
During 2004, management began to lengthen the Company’s portfolio while
maintaining a conservative investment philosophy. During 2005, management
continued to lengthen the life of the bond portfolio and monitor interest and
extension risk. Although this temporarily impacted investment earnings in the
short run, the Company has not had to write off any investment losses due to
excessive risk. Net investment income for the third quarter of 2006 reflected
a
decrease of 6% over the same period of 2005. The impact of the Company’s stable
mortgage loan portfolio and rising interest rates are the primary causes of
the
increase.
Also
in
response to the interest rate environment in the bond market, the Company has
increased its investment in mortgage loans. The balance of mortgage loan
investments increased from approximately $ 20,722,000 at December 31,
2004 to $ 36,781,000 at December 31, 2005. 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. The mortgage loan inventory has decreased $4,593,000, or 12%, during
the first nine months of 2006. This decrease is the result of principal payments
being made on existing loans and fewer loan opportunities to invest. The loans
currently held have an average loan to value rate of 50% and an average yield
of
6.97%.
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%. The Company has lowered all rate-adjustable products to their guaranteed
minimums. The guaranteed minimum crediting rates on these products range from
3%
to 5.5%. If investment yields decline, the Company won’t be able to lower rates,
and both net investment income and net income will be impacted
negatively.
The
Company realized investment gains of $ 10,754,753 in the first nine months
of 2006 compared to net realized investment gains of $ 1,274,504 for the
same period in 2005. The
net
realized gains in 2006 are primarily comprised of a
gain
from the sale of investment real estate owned by two
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 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.
Other
income increased when comparing the first nine months of 2006 to the same period
in 2005. The majority of the revenue in this line item comes from the Company
performing administrative work as a third party administrator (“TPA”) for
unaffiliated life insurance companies, and as such, receives monthly fees based
on policy in force counts and certain other activity indicators such as number
of premium collections performed. During the first nine months of 2006 and
2005,
the Company received $ 1,344,412 and $ 693,818 respectively, for this
work. These TPA revenue fees are included in the line item “other income” on the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company began providing
additional administrative services for this insurance provider during the fourth
quarter of 2005 that increased the annual revenue for TPA services. These
revenues are reflected in the second quarter of 2006.
The
Company intends to pursue other TPA arrangements through its alliance with
Fiserv Life Insurance Solutions (Fiserv LIS), to provide TPA services to
insurance companies seeking business process outsourcing solutions. Fiserv
LIS
is responsible for the marketing and sales function for the alliance, as well
as
providing the data center operations. UTG will staff the administration effort.
Management believes this alliance with Fiserv LIS positions the Company to
generate additional revenues by utilizing the Company’s current excess capacity,
administrative services, and implementation of the new Fiserv LIS “ID3” software
system. In addition, due to ongoing regulatory changes and the fact the Company
is repositioning itself for future growth; the Company believes implementation
of the “ID3” software system is critical in order to proceed in the Company’s
new direction of TPA services. Fiserv LIS 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.
(b)
|
Expenses
|
Life
benefits, claims and settlement expenses net of reinsurance benefits and claims,
increased 15% in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period
in
2005. Policy claims vary from year to year and therefore, fluctuations in
mortality are to be expected and are not considered unusual by management.
Overall, reserves continue to increase on in-force policies as the age of the
insured increases. The life benefits, claims and settlement expenses, net of
reinsurance benefits and claims, decreased $ 489,000 or 10% when comparing
the third quarter of 2006 to the same period of 2005.
Commissions
and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs remained consistent for
the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The most
significant factor to consider is the Company pays fewer commissions, since
the
company writes very little new business and renewal premiums on existing
business continue to decline. Commissions paid will continue to decline as
terminated agents discontinue their association with the Company. Depending
upon
the nature of the contract that the agent has with the Company, the agent may
become vested; a process which allows them to continue to receive commissions
for a certain period even after the agent has discontinued his association
with
the Company. Over time, fewer and fewer agents have remained vested, further
reducing the commissions payable by the Company. 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 either of the periods
reported.
Operating
expenses increased 18% the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period
in 2005. The increase in expenses is due primarily to additional costs related
to the pending acquisition and improvements in internal security. In addition,
the Company experienced an increase in information technology costs,
depreciation and equipment maintenance costs. The Company continues to monitor
expenditures looking for savings opportunities. Operating expenses increased
41%
when comparing the third quarter of 2006 to the same period of 2005. The
primary
reason for this fluctuation is consistent with the year to date results;
however, the timing of expense is a contributing factor to this
variation.
The
Company continues to complete the necessary documentation and development of
appropriate internal controls to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
In
addition, the Company has incurred costs associated with the performance of
a
Statement on Auditing Standard No. 70 (SAS 70) review related to our third
party
insurance administration services provided to our clients. These projects place
a strong emphasis on the design, operation and documentation of controls within
our organization. Costs associated with the completion of these two projects
impact our current and future operating expenses.
(c)
|
Net
income
|
The
Company had a net gain of $ 2,914,974 in the first nine months of 2006
compared to a net gain of $ 535,668 for the same period in 2005.
The
net
gain in 2006 was mainly attributable to the sale of real estate and certain
equity securities and increased TPA revenues while the net
gain in
2005 was mainly attributable to the gain from the sale of certain common stock
during the second quarter of 2005. The Company had a net gain of
$ 2,033,778 in the third quarter of 2006, compared to a loss of
$ (1,248,416) in the same period of 2005. As previously discussed, the
Company sold real estate and common stock in 2006 which was the primary
difference between the periods.
Financial
Condition
Total
shareholders’ equity increased approximately $ 1,440,000 as of
September 30, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005. In addition to the
current quarter gain, the increase is offset by a decrease in market value
of
the debt and equity investments of $ 1,095,000, net of deferred taxes, that
was included in the accumulated other comprehensive income. In addition, the
Company purchased treasury shares in
the
amount of $ 380,000,
which decreased shareholders’ equity.
Investments
represent approximately 80% and 78% of total assets at September 30, 2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively. Accordingly, investments are the
largest asset group of the Company. The Company's insurance subsidiary is
regulated by insurance statutes and regulations as to the type of investments
that it is 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, the majority
of the Company’s investment portfolio is invested in high quality, low risk
investments.
As
of
September 30, 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 since 2000 as available for sale.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company has two principal needs for cash - the insurance company's contractual
obligations to policyholders and the payment of operating expenses. Cash and
cash equivalents as a percentage of total assets were approximately 2% and
4% as
of September 30, 2006, and December 31, 2005, respectively. Fixed
maturities as a percentage of total assets were approximately 48% and 42% as
of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
Net
cash
provided by (used in) operating activities was $ (497,807) and
$ 323,872 for the nine months ending September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
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.
Premiums
received have shown a steady decline historically, as the Company has not
actively marketed new products in several years. Sources of operating revenues
increased approximately $ 10,518,000 in 2006 compared to 2005, with
investment gains representing almost all of the increase. See discussion under
results of operations - revenues for a more detailed discussion of the changes
in premiums and investment income.
Cash
payments for death claims represent the largest component of uses of cash within
policy benefits. The decline in operating cash sources has historically been
offset by declines in policy benefits payments. Uses of operating cash flows
increased approximately $ 3,385,000 in 2006 compared to 2005. This increase
is the result of policy benefit payments. See discussion under results of
operations - expenses for a more detailed discussion of changes in operating
expenses and policy benefits.
Future
policy benefits are primarily long-term in nature and therefore, the Company's
investments are predominantly in long-term fixed maturity investments such
as
bonds and mortgage loans which provide sufficient return to cover these
obligations. The Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments
to
maturity; consequently, the Company's investment
in fixed
maturities held to maturity is 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.
Net
cash
used in investing activities was $ (4,585,234) and $ (9,905,112) for
the nine-month periods ending September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The
most significant aspect of cash provided by (used in) investing activities
is
the fixed maturity transactions. The Company had fixed maturities in the amount
of $ 10,324,208 and $ 23,120,537 that sold and matured in the first
nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. This is in addition to the
$ 2,913,949 and $ 2,932,302 of the held to maturity securities that
matured in the first nine months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition,
the Company purchased $ 33,095,927 and $ 6,753,530 of fixed maturities
in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Also, the investment in mortgage loans decreased
from $ 20,970,354 in the first nine months of 2005 to $ (4,593,323) in
the same period of 2006.
Net
cash
provided by financing activities was $ 799,248 and $ 1,530,521 for the
nine month periods ending September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Policyholder contract deposits decreased 6% in the first nine months of 2006
compared to the same period in 2005. Policyholder contract withdrawals increased
7% in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in
2005.
At
September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no short-term debt
outstanding.
On
August 7, 2006, the Company entered into a definitive Stock Purchase
Agreement to purchase a majority of the issued and outstanding common stock
of
Acap Corporation (Acap). Based on the agreement, the Company will purchase
1,492
shares of common stock of Acap for $ 14,279,932,
and may purchase as many as an additional 352 shares from certain other
shareholders, on the same terms. The
Company expects to incur approximately $ 18,000,000 in new long-term debt.
In addition, the Company will utilize $ 5,000,000 of its available cash
balances to complete the transaction. The business in-force in Acap is very
similar to policies currently owned by the Company and would be consistent
with
our current operations. The debt will be repaid through dividends received
from
its insurance subsidiaries, based on future operating results.
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 subsidiaries and earnings received on cash
balances. At September 30, 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
and have not used surplus relief or financial reinsurance, which have come
under
scrutiny by many state insurance departments. The payment of cash dividends
to
shareholders is not legally restricted. However, the state insurance department
regulates insurance company dividend payments where the company is domiciled.
No
dividends were paid to shareholders in 2005 or the first nine months of
2006.
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, 2005, UG’s total statutory
capital and surplus amounted to $ 25,645,716. At December 31, 2005, UG had
a statutory gain from operations of $ 5,113,557. Extraordinary dividends
(amounts in excess of ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval
of
the insurance commissioner and are not restricted to a specific
calculation.
Management
believes the overall sources of liquidity available will be sufficient to
satisfy the Company’s financial obligations.
Accounting
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.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
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 and
its variable rate debt outstanding. The Company’s exposure to equity prices and
foreign currency exchange rates is immaterial. The information presented below
is in U.S. dollars, the Company’s reporting currency.
Interest
rate risk
The
Company’s exposure to interest rate changes results from a significant holding
of fixed maturity investments and mortgage loans on real estate, all of which
comprised approximately 72% of the investment portfolio as of September 30,
2006. These investments are mainly exposed to changes in treasury rates. The
fixed maturities investments include U.S. government bonds, securities issued
by
government agencies, mortgage-backed bonds and corporate bonds. Approximately
81% of the fixed maturities owned at September 30, 2006 are instruments of
the United States government or are backed by U.S. government agencies or
private corporations carrying the implied full faith and credit backing of
the
U.S. government.
To
manage
interest rate risk, the Company performs periodic projections of asset and
liability cash flows to evaluate the potential sensitivity of the investments
and liabilities. Management assesses interest rate sensitivity with respect
to
the available-for-sale fixed maturities investments using hypothetical test
scenarios that assume either upward or downward 100-basis point shifts in the
prevailing interest rates. The following tables set forth the potential amount
of unrealized gains (losses) that could be caused by 100-basis point upward
and
downward shifts on the available-for-sale fixed maturities investments as of
September 30, 2006:
Decreases
in Interest Rates
|
Increases
in Interest Rates
|
|||
200
Basis
Points
|
100
Basis
Points
|
100
Basis
Points
|
200
Basis
Points
|
300
Basis
Points
|
$ 7,262,000
|
$ 3,356,000
|
$ (9,306,000)
|
$ (15,472,000)
|
$ (21,329,000)
|
While
the
test scenario is for illustrative purposes only and does not reflect our
expectations regarding future interest rates or the performance of fixed-income
markets, it is a near-term change that illustrates the potential impact of
such
events. Due to the composition of the Company’s book of insurance business,
management believes it is unlikely that the Company would encounter large
surrender activity due to an interest rate increase that would force the
disposal of fixed maturities at a loss.
There
are
no fixed maturities or other investment that management classifies as trading
instruments. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, there were
no investments in derivative instruments.
The
Company had no long-term debt, capital lease obligations, material operating
lease obligations or purchase obligations outstanding as of September 30,
2006.
Future
policy benefits reflected as liabilities of the Company on its balance sheet
as
of September 30, 2006, represent actuarial estimates of liabilities of
future policy obligations such as expected death claims on the insurance
policies in force as of the financial reporting date. Due to the nature of
these
liabilities, maturity is event dependent and therefore, these liabilities have
been classified as having an indeterminate maturity.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Within
the 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report, an evaluation
was
performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's
management, including the President and 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.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
NONE
ITEM
2. CHANGE IN SECURITIES
AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
NONE
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
NONE
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
NONE
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
NONE
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
11.
|
Exhibits
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Jesse T. Correll, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of
UTG, as required pursuant to Section 302
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Theodore C. Miller, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
and
Corporate Secretary of UTG, as required pursuant to Section
302
|
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
|
12.
|
REPORTS
ON FORM 8-K
|
On
August
8 2006, UTG filed a report on Form 8-K regarding Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement. The information reported in the 8-K discussed a Definitive
Stock Purchase Agreement the Company entered into with William F. Guest and
John
D. Cornett to acquire approximately 63.6% of the issued and outstanding common
stock of Acap Corporation (“Acap”) at a total purchase price of $17,964,248.
Acap is a privately owned Delaware corporation which owns 100% of the issued
and
outstanding stock of American Capitol Insurance Company, a Texas domiciled
life
insurance company, which in turn owns 100% of the issued and outstanding stock
of Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company, a Texas domiciled life insurance
company and Imperial Plan, Inc., a Texas corporation.
On
August
14, 2006, UTG filed a report on Form 8-K regarding Item 1.01 Entry into a
Material Definitive Agreement. The information reported in the 8-K discussed
an
agreement entered into by two subsidiaries of UTG, Inc. (the “Company”),
Hampshire Plaza, LLC and Hampshire Plaza Garage, LLC for the sale of real estate
owned by the subsidiaries. The real estate was sold for an agreed upon total
sales price of $ 25,500,000.
On
September 6, 2006, UTG filed a report on Form 8-K regarding Item 1.01 Entry
into
a Material Definitive Agreement. The information reported on the 8-K discussed
an agreement to an amendment to the definitive Stock Purchase Agreement dated
August 7, 2006, whereby UTG, Inc. agreed to purchase a majority of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Acap Corporation.
On
September 25, 2006, UTG filed a report on Form 8-K regarding Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers. On and effective September 20, 2006, the Board of
Directors of UTG, Inc. ("UTG") elected James P. Rousey, age 48, as President
of
UTG and subsidiaries. In connection with Mr. Rousey’s election as President of
UTG, Randall
L. Attkisson resigned
such position on and effective September 20, 2006. Mr. Attkisson remains a
Director and Chief Operating Officer of UTG.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
UTG,
INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
November 10, 2006
|
By
|
/s/
James P. Rousey
|
|
James
P. Rousey
|
|||
President
and Director
|
|||
Date:
November 10, 2006
|
By
|
/s/
Theodore C. Miller
|
|
Theodore
C. Miller
|
|||
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Jesse T. Correll, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of
UTG, as required pursuant to Section 302
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Theodore C. Miller, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
and
Corporate Secretary of UTG, as required pursuant to Section
302
|
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
|