UTG INC - Quarter Report: 2009 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)
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OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the
quarterly period ended September 30,
2009
OR
[
]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
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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
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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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 [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a small reporting
company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer [ ]
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Accelerated
filer [ ]
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Non-accelerated
filer [ ]
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Smaller
reporting company [X]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company.
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Yes
[ ]
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No
[X]
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The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of October 31,
2009, was 3,886,038.
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 of
September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008………….……………………..………
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for three and nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008……..
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4
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Consolidated Statement of
Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive
Income
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For
the nine months ended September 30,
2009…..………..………………………………………………………
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008.........……..
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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
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS…………………………………..………………………………………………….……..
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22
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.…………………..……
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29
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES..…………………………………………………………….…………….
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30
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PART II. OTHER
INFORMATION…..……………………….…………………………………………………………….
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31
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
…………………………………………………………….…………………………
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31
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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31
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ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS………………...……
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31
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR
SECURITIES…………………………………………………………………..
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31
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS…………………………………..
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31
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ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION...……………………………………………………………………………………..
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31
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM
8-K...………………………………………………………………..
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31
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SIGNATURES...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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32
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EXHIBIT
INDEX...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
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33
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PART
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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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
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2009
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2008*
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Investments:
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Investments
held for sale:
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Fixed
maturities, at market (cost $165,599,241 and $175,053,102)
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$
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174,749,308
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$
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178,689,861
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Equity
securities, at market (cost $14,492,106 and $32,171,722)
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13,509,969
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30,636,500
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Mortgage
loans on real estate at amortized cost
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34,308,718
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42,472,916
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Investment
real estate, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation
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45,676,398
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41,780,466
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Policy
loans
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14,620,635
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14,632,855
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282,865,028
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308,212,598
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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62,814,042
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39,995,875
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Securities
of affiliate
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5,021,145
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4,000,000
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Accrued
investment income
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1,852,298
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2,049,173
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Reinsurance
receivables:
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Future
policy benefits
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69,008,949
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70,610,348
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Policy
claims and other benefits
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5,741,003
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5,262,560
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Cost
of insurance acquired
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21,194,814
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24,293,914
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Deferred
policy acquisition costs
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689,012
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813,470
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Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
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1,561,570
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1,672,968
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Income
taxes receivable, current
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649,932
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422,915
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Other
assets
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8,864,188
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445,483
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$
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460,261,981
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$
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457,779,304
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Total
assets
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Policy
liabilities and accruals:
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Future
policy benefits
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$
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336,940,250
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$
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340,883,754
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Policy
claims and benefits payable
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3,295,862
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3,885,282
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Other
policyholder funds
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1,057,939
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1,187,870
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Dividend
and endowment accumulations
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14,175,140
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14,129,025
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Deferred
income taxes
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15,772,222
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14,693,795
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Notes
payable
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14,410,153
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15,616,766
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Other
liabilities
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17,744,457
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8,087,571
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Total
liabilities
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403,396,023
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398,484,063
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Minority
interests in consolidated subsidiaries
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13,214,854
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13,050,030
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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 - 3,887,064 and 3,834,031 shares issued
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after
deducting treasury shares of 408,219 and 400,315
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3,887
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3,834
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Additional
paid-in capital
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41,803,224
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41,943,229
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Retained
earnings (deficit)
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(2,896,016)
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3,028,744
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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4,740,009
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1,269,404
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Total
shareholders' equity
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43,651,104
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46,245,211
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ |
460,261,981
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$
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457,779,304
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*
Balance sheet audited at December 31, 2008.
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UTG,
Inc.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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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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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Revenues:
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Premiums
and policy fees
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$
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4,285,373
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$
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5,038,463
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$
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13,558,650
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$
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16,610,939
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Reinsurance
premiums and policy fees
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(1,008,887)
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(1,484,733)
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(2,956,901)
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(3,976,881)
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Net
investment income
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3,221,707
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4,110,401
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10,056,771
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12,786,077
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Realized
investment (losses), net
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(615,716)
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(617,750)
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(4,016,250)
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(538,867)
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Other
income
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585,383
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486,452
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1,270,573
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1,495,248
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6,467,860
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7,532,833
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17,912,843
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26,376,516
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Benefits
and other expenses:
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Benefits,
claims and settlement expenses:
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Life
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6,275,988
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6,285,861
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19,686,661
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21,051,939
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Reinsurance
benefits and claims
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(1,096,044)
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(1,175,872)
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(3,908,816)
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(2,955,284)
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Annuity
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28,697
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313,152
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586,812
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876,823
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Dividends
to policyholders
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136,415
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217,766
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558,218
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812,413
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Commissions
and amortization of deferred
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policy
acquisition costs
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(263,363)
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(469,365)
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(83,023)
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(1,280,416)
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Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
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897,693
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1,020,025
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3,099,100
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3,025,558
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Operating
expenses
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1,648,655
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1,701,944
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5,310,991
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5,577,035
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Interest
expense
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103,621
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195,430
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360,716
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699,283
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7,731,662
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8,088,941
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25,610,659
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27,807,351
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Loss
before income taxes, minority interest
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||||||||
and
equity in earnings of investees
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(1,263,802)
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(556,108)
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(7,697,816)
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(1,430,835)
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Income
tax benefit (expense)
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374,420
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(472,016)
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889,657
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(293,862)
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Minority
interest in gain of
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consolidated
subsidiaries
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151,139
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77,544
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883,399
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218,389
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Net
(loss)
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$
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(738,243)
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$
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(950,580)
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$
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(5,924,760)
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$
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(1,506,308)
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Basic
(loss) per share from continuing
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||||||||
operations
and net (loss)
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$
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(0.19)
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$
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(0.25)
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$
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(1.55)
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$
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(0.39)
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Diluted(loss)
per share from continuing
|
||||||||
operations
and net (loss)
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$
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(0.19)
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$
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(0.25)
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$
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(1.55)
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$
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(0.39)
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Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
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3,824,881
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3,838,678
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3,828,789
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3,844,582
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Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
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3,824,881
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3,838,678
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3,828,789
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3,844,582
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UTG,
Inc.
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|||||||
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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|||||||
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive
Income
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September
30, 2009 (Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended |
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Common
stock
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September
30, 2009
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Balance,
beginning of year
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$
|
3,834
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|||||
Issued
during year
|
60
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||||||
Purchase
treasury shares
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(7)
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Balance,
end of period
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3,887
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Additional
paid-in capital
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|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
41,943,229
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Issued
during year
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(80,328)
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Purchase
treasury shares
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(59,677)
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Balance,
end of period
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41,803,224
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Retained
Earnings
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Balance,
beginning of year
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3,028,744
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Net
loss
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(5,924,760)
|
||||||
Balance,
end of period
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(2,896,016)
|
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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|||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
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1,269,404
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Other
comprehensive income
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding gains on securities
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|||||||
net
of minority interest,
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reclassification
adjustment and taxes
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3,470,605
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Balance,
end of period
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4,740,009
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Total
shareholders' equity, end of period
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$
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43,651,104
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Comprehensive
loss
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|||||||
Net
loss
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$
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(5,924,760)
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|||||
Unrealized
holding gains on securities
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|||||||
net
of minority interest,
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|||||||
reclassification
adjustment and taxes
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3,470,605
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Total
comprehensive loss
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$
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(2,454,155)
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UTG,
Inc.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2009
|
2008
|
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Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
(loss)
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$ (5,924,760)
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$ (1,506,308)
|
|||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
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Amortization/accretion
of fixed maturities
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104,179
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259,583
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Realized
investment losses
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4,016,250
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538,867
|
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Unrealized
investment losses included in income
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29,965
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0
|
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Amortization
of deferred policy acquisition costs
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124,458
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120,711
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Amortization
of cost of insurance acquired
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3,099,100
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3,025,558
|
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Depreciation
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1,148,586
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950,811
|
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Minority
interest
|
(883,399)
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(218,389)
|
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Change
in accrued investment income
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196,875
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(68,936)
|
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Change
in reinsurance receivables
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1,122,956
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2,040,629
|
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Change
in policy liabilities and accruals
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(3,005,913)
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(1,272,237)
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Charges
for mortality and administration of
|
|||||||
universal
life and annuity products
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(6,126,913)
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(6,290,398)
|
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Interest
credited to account balances
|
4,176,151
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4,101,026
|
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Change
in income taxes receivable/payable
|
(1,152,113)
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(576,497)
|
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Change
in other assets and liabilities, net
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1,296,782
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(1,735,122)
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Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,777,796)
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(630,702)
|
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Proceeds
from investments sold and matured:
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Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
32,686,611
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18,235,246
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
45,923,159
|
9,490,814
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
6,901,678
|
4,382,574
|
|||||
Real
estate
|
368,820
|
342,380
|
|||||
Policy
loans
|
2,795,799
|
3,978,575
|
|||||
Total
proceeds from investments sold and matured
|
88,676,067
|
36,429,589
|
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Cost
of investments acquired:
|
|||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
(28,731,115)
|
(19,913,237)
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
(27,157,177)
|
(6,704,121)
|
|||||
Mortgage
loans
|
(999,833)
|
(5,232,501)
|
|||||
Real
estate
|
(2,384,314)
|
(3,214,444)
|
|||||
Policy
loans
|
(2,783,579)
|
(3,178,800)
|
|||||
Total
cost of investments acquired
|
(62,056,018)
|
(38,243,103)
|
|||||
Purchase
of securities of affiliate
|
(1,000,000)
|
(102,188)
|
|||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(17,403)
|
0
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
25,602,646
|
(1,915,702)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||
Policyholder
contract deposits
|
5,523,652
|
5,765,297
|
|||||
Policyholder
contract withdrawals
|
(5,183,717)
|
(5,619,067)
|
|||||
Payments
on notes payable
|
(1,206,613)
|
(2,231,723)
|
|||||
Purchase
of stock of affiliates
|
0
|
(1,487,170)
|
|||||
Capital
stock transactions
|
(140,005)
|
(113,136)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(1,006,683)
|
(3,685,799)
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
22,818,167
|
(6,232,203)
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
39,995,875
|
17,746,468
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ 62,814,042
|
$ 11,514,265
|
|||||
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,
2008.
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 (“FSF”), a
Kentucky corporation, 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, 2009 Mr. Correll owns or controls
directly and indirectly approximately 62% of UTG’s outstanding
stock.
UTG,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - Continued
At
September 30, 2009 consolidated subsidiaries of UTG, Inc. were as depicted on
the following organizational chart.
2.
|
INVESTMENTS
|
A.
|
Available
for Sale Securities
|
As of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, fixed maturities held for sale
represented 62% and 58%, 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, 2009, the carrying value of fixed
maturity securities in default as to principal or interest was immaterial in the
context of consolidated assets, shareholders’ equity or results from
operations. The investments held for sale are carried at market, with
changes in market value directly charged to shareholders’
equity. During the first quarter of 2008, management decided that the
remaining fixed maturity investments categorized as held to maturity should be
classified as available for sale to provide additional flexibility and
liquidity. As such, all fixed maturity investments are available for
sale. The remaining fixed maturities in the held to maturity category
had become relatively small over recent years. Management determined
it would be in the Company’s best interest to be in a position to sell any fixed
maturity holding should a need arise rather than having to chose only from a
portion of the portfolio.
The
amortized cost and estimated market values of investments in securities
including investments held for sale are as follows:
Original
or
|
Gross
|
Gross
|
||||||
September
30, 2009
|
Amortized
|
Unrealized
|
Unrealized
|
Market
|
||||
Cost
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Value
|
|||||
Investments
held for sale:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
||||||||
U.S.
Government and govt.
|
||||||||
agencies
and authorities
|
$
|
44,501,065
|
$
|
4,048,458
|
$
|
(4,521)
|
$
|
48,545,002
|
States,
municipalities and
|
||||||||
political
subdivisions
|
455,000
|
850
|
(4,210)
|
451,640
|
||||
MBS/Collateralized
mortgage
|
||||||||
obligations
|
74,132,314
|
3,829,708
|
(25,819)
|
77,936,203
|
||||
Public
utilities
|
2,152,636
|
158,740
|
0
|
2,311,376
|
||||
All
other corporate bonds
|
44,358,226
|
2,540,953
|
(1,394,092)
|
45,505,087
|
||||
165,599,241
|
10,578,709
|
(1,428,642)
|
174,749,308
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
14,492,106
|
20,500
|
(1,002,637)
|
13,509,969
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
180,091,347
|
$
|
10,599,209
|
$
|
(2,431,279)
|
$
|
188,259,277
|
Securities
of affiliate
|
$
|
5,000,000
|
$
|
21,145
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
5,021,145
|
December
31, 2008
|
Original
or
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Market
Value
|
||||
Investments
held for sale:
|
||||||||
Fixed
maturities
|
||||||||
U.S.
Government and govt.
agencies
and authorities
|
$
|
45,837,369
|
$
|
5,971,119
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
51,808,488
|
States,
municipalities and
political
subdivisions
|
485,000
|
1,206
|
(10,801)
|
475,405
|
||||
Collateralized
mortgage
obligations
|
85,281,137
|
2,530,312
|
(221,345)
|
87,590,104
|
||||
Public
utilities
|
2,707,070
|
29,427
|
(34,012)
|
2,702,485
|
||||
All
other corporate bonds
|
40,742,526
|
313,560
|
(4,942,707)
|
36,113,379
|
||||
175,053,102
|
8,845,624
|
(5,208,865)
|
178,689,861
|
|||||
Equity
securities
|
32,171,722
|
20,500
|
(1,555,722)
|
30,636,500
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
207,224,824
|
$
|
8,866,124
|
$
|
(6,764,587)
|
$
|
209,326,361
|
Securities
of affiliate
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
4,000,000
|
The fair
value of investments with sustained gross unrealized losses at September 30,
2009 and December 31, 2008 are as follows:
September
30, 2009
|
Less
than 12 months
|
12
Months or longer
|
Total
|
||||
Fair value
|
Unrealized
|
Fair value
|
Unrealized
losses
|
Fair value
|
Unrealized
losses
|
||
losses
|
|||||||
U.S
Government and govt. agencies and authorities
|
502,972
|
$ (4,521)
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 502,972
|
$ (4,521)
|
|
$
|
|||||||
States,
municipalities and political subdivisions
|
445,000
|
(4,210)
|
0
|
0
|
445,000
|
(4,210)
|
|
MBS/Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
957
|
(11)
|
191,378
|
(25,808)
|
192,335
|
(25,819)
|
|
Public
utilities
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
All
other corporate bonds
|
0
|
0
|
5,693,199
|
(1,394,092)
|
5,693,199
|
(1,394,092)
|
|
Total
fixed maturity
|
948,929
|
$ (8,742)
|
$5,884,577
|
$(1,419,900)
|
$6,833,506
|
$(1,428,642)
|
|
$
|
|||||||
Equity
securities
|
3,683,363
|
$ (868,767)
|
$2,962,802
|
$ (133,870)
|
$6,646,165
|
$(1,002,637)
|
|
$
|
|||||||
December
31, 2008
|
Less
than 12 months
|
12
Months or longer
|
Total
|
||||
Fair value
|
Unrealized
losses
|
Fair value
|
Unrealized
losses
|
Fair value
|
Unrealized
losses
|
||
U.S
Government and govt. agencies and authorities
|
$
|
0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|
States,
municipalities and political subdivisions
|
459,199
|
(10,801)
|
0
|
0
|
459,199
|
(10,801)
|
|
MBS/Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
1,361,720
|
(174,613)
|
4,413,767
|
(46,732)
|
5,775,487
|
(221,345)
|
|
Public
utilities
|
883,589
|
(34,012)
|
0
|
0
|
883,589
|
(34,012)
|
|
All
other corporate bonds
|
9,596,967
|
(1,145,616)
|
15,885,999
|
(3,797,093)
|
25,482,966
|
(4,942,709)
|
|
Total
fixed maturity
|
$
|
12,301,475
|
$(1,365,042)
|
$20,299,766
|
$(3,843,825)
|
$32,601,241
|
$(5,208,867)
|
Equity
securities
|
$
|
21,212,407
|
$(1,471,682)
|
$ 1,583,050
|
$ (84,041)
|
$22,795,457
|
$(1,555,723)
|
The
unrealized losses of fixed maturity investments were primarily due to financial
market participants perception of increased risks associated with the current
market environment, resulting in higher interest rates. The
contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the
securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the
investment. The unrealized losses of equity investments were
primarily caused by normal market fluctuations in publicly traded
securities. The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio
for factors that may indicate that a decline in fair value of an investment is
other than temporary. Based on an evaluation of the issues,
including, but not limited to, intentions to sell or ability to hold the fixed
maturity and equity securities with unrealized losses for a period of time
sufficient for them to recover; the length of time and amount of the unrealized
loss; and the credit ratings of the issuers of the investments, the Company held
two fixed maturity investments as other-than-temporarily impaired at September
30, 2009 and one fixed maturity investment as other-than-temporarily impaired at
December 31, 2008 and did not consider any other investments to be
other-than-temporarily impaired. Other-than-temporary impairments of
approximately $1,450,000 and approximately $540,000 were taken in the first nine
months of 2009 and during the twelve months ended December 31, 2008,
respectively.
The
amortized cost and estimated market value of debt securities at
September 30, 2009, 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
September 30,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
2,105,433
|
$
|
2,140,990
|
Due
after one year through five years
|
36,050,790
|
38,160,440
|
||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
39,616,572
|
43,186,592
|
||
Due
after ten years
|
13,005,416
|
12,578,042
|
||
Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
74,821,030
|
78,683,244
|
||
Total
|
$
|
165,599,241
|
$
|
174,749,308
|
B.
|
Trading
Securities
|
Securities
designated as trading securities are reported at fair value, with gains or
losses resulting from changes in fair value recognized in
earnings. Trading securities include exchange traded equities and
exchange traded equity options. The fair value of trading securities
included in other assets and other liabilities as of September 30, 2009 was
$7,659,715 and $(9,928,737) respectively. Trading securities’ unrealized gains
in other assets as of September 30, 2009, were $280,633. Unrealized losses in
other liabilities due to trading securities as of September 30, 2009, were
$(310,598). Realized gains from trading securities as of September
30, 2009 were $(16,558). Trading securities are classified in cash flows from
operating activities. Trading revenue charged to net income from trading
securities was:
Trading
Revenue Included in Other Income
|
||
September 30, 2009
|
September 30, 2008
|
|
Type
of Instrument
|
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
|
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
|
Equity
|
$ (29,965)
|
$ -
|
C.
|
Derivatives
|
As of
September 30, 2009, the Company held derivative instruments in the form of
equity options. The Company currently does not designate derivatives
as hedging instruments. Exchange traded equity options are combined
with exchange traded equity securities in the Company’s trading portfolio, with
the primary objective of generating a fair return while reducing
risk. These derivatives are included in other assets and other
liabilities at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other
income. The fair value of derivatives included in other assets and
other liabilities as of September 30, 2009 was $1,027,600 and $378,320
respectively. Realized gains due to derivatives as of September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 was $82,173 and $0 respectively. Unrealized gains
included in other assets due to derivatives as of September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 was $(66,267) and $0 respectively. Unrealized gains
included in other liabilities due to derivatives as of September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 was $118,584 and $0 respectively.
3.
|
NOTES
PAYABLE
|
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had $14,410,153 and
$15,616,766, respectively of long-term debt outstanding.
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 $0 and has made $0 in principal payments in 2009. At September 30, 2009
the outstanding principal balance on this debt was $10,492,805. The next
required principal payment on this debt is due in December of 2010.
In
addition to the above promissory note, 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. During 2009, UTG, Inc had no borrowings from the note and the
Company had no outstanding balance attributable to this note.
On
June 1, 2005, UG was extended a $3,300,000 line of credit from the First
National Bank of Tennessee. 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 2009, UG had no borrowings from the LOC and the
Company had no outstanding balance attributable to this LOC. This LOC
was determined to be no longer needed and was discontinued.
In
November 2007, UG became a member of the FHLB. This membership allows
UG access to additional credit up to a maximum of 50% of the total assets of
UG. To be a member of the FHLB, UG was required to purchase shares of
common stock of FHLB. Borrowing capacity is based on 50 times each
dollar of stock acquired in FHLB above the “base membership”
amount. UG’s current LOC with the FHLB is
$15,000,000. During 2009, UG had no borrowings on the LOC. At
September 30, 2009 UG has no outstanding balance attributable to this
LOC.
In
January 2007, UG became a 51% owner of the newly formed RLF Lexington Properties
LLC (“Lexington”). The entity was formed to hold, for investment purposes,
certain investment real estate acquired. As part of the purchase price of the
real estate owned by Lexington, the seller provided financing through the
issuance of five promissory notes of $1,200,000 each totaling $6,000,000. The
notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 5%. The notes came due beginning on
January 5, 2008, and each January 5 thereafter until 2012 when the final note is
repaid. As of September 30, 2009 the outstanding balance was
$3,600,000.
On
February 7, 2007, HPG Acquisitions (“HPG”), a 74% owned affiliate of the
Company, borrowed funds from First National Bank of Midland, through execution
of a $373,862 promissory note. The note is secured by real estate owned by HPG.
The note bears interest at a fixed rate of 5%. The first payment was due January
15, 2008. There will be 119 regular payments of $3,965 followed by one irregular
last payment estimated at $32,424. At September 30, 2009, the outstanding
balance on this debt was $317,348.
The
consolidated scheduled principal reductions on the notes payable for the next
five years are as follows:
Year
|
Amount
|
|
2009
|
$
|
18,135
|
2010
|
$
|
4,824,978
|
2011
|
$
|
4,827,008
|
2012
|
$
|
4,522,012
|
2013
|
$
|
31,586
|
2014
|
$
|
34,154
|
4.
|
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. At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 17,
2009 this program was discontinued effective immediately.
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. At June 30, 2009, UTG had 104,941 shares
outstanding that were issued under this program with a value of $16.30 per share
pursuant to the above formula.
At the
June 2009 Board of Directors meeting, this program was terminated. At the
time of termination, the Company had 104,666 shares of common stock outstanding
under the program. During the third quarter 2009, the outstanding shares
under the program were eliminated through either a cash payment or the issuance
of additional shares of common stock at the option of the participant. In
exchange, the stock agreement was terminated and all rights under the agreement
ended. The Company repurchased 384 shares at a total cost of $6,259
and issued 65,699 additional shares of common stock of the Company to
complete this exchange.
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. On April 18, 2006, 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 October 2009, UTG has spent $2,844,827
in the acquisition of 409,245 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 (se FASB
Codification 200-10-Sections 5, 10, 15, 45, 55, and 60.) At September
30, 2009, diluted earnings per share were the same as basic earnings per share
since the Company had no dilutive 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.
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 Stone River formed an alliance between their
respective organizations to provide third party administration (TPA) services to
insurance companies seeking business process outsourcing
solutions. Stone River is 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. Stone River 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 Stone River 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 minimum charge of $14,000 per month in
offsite data center costs, for a five-year period ending in 2011.
UTG and
its subsidiaries are named as defendants in a number of legal actions arising as
a part of the ordinary course of business relating primarily to claims made
under insurance policies. Those actions have been considered in
establishing the Company’s liabilities. Management is of the opinion
that the settlement of those actions will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
UG
currently has an unresolved dispute with one of its outside
reinsurers. The issue relates to reinsurance premiums. The reinsurer
claims UG owes for years 2005 through 2007 in the amount of
$987,000. In early 2008, the reinsurer billed UG for these amounts,
providing no information or explanation. The related treaty was
originally with another outside reinsurer and was acquired by the current
reinsurer in a reinsurance block acquisition. The treaty is a yearly
renewable term (“YRT”) cession based treaty. UG maintains it has no
liability relating to the back billed premium. UG has initiated
arbitration according to the treaty to bring resolution to this
matter. Final resolution is not anticipated until sometime in
2010. UG has established a contingent liability of $500,000 relating
to this matter to cover costs including legal and arbitration
costs.
6.
|
OTHER
CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE
|
On a cash
basis, the Company paid $362,412 and $521,317 in interest expense during the
first nine months of 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company paid
$285,390 and $649,502 in federal income tax during the first nine months of 2009
and 2008, 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’s cash and cash equivalents are on deposit with various domestic
financial institutions. At times, bank deposits may be in excess of federally
insured 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,
2009
|
Amount
|
or
Benefit
|
Amount
|
|||||||
Unrealized
holding losses during
|
||||||||||
Period
|
$
|
2,403,223
|
$
|
(841,128)
|
$
|
1,562,095
|
||||
Less:
reclassification adjustment
|
||||||||||
for
losses realized in net income
|
(6,178,846)
|
2,162,596
|
(4,016,250)
|
|||||||
Change
in other comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(3,775,623)
|
$
|
1,321,468
|
$
|
(2,454,155)
|
||||
9.
|
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157 which requires enhanced
disclosures of assets and liabilities carried at fair value. (See FASB Codification
820-10 Sections 5, 15, 30, 35, 50, 55, and 65) SFAS 157 established a
hierarchical disclosure framework based on the priority of the inputs to the
respective valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest
priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs
(Level 3). An asset or liability’s classification within the fair value
hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its
valuation. SFAS 157 defines the input levels as
follows:
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. U.S. treasuries are in Level 1 and valuation is based on
unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company
can access. Equity securities and options that are actively traded
and exchange listed in the U.S. are also included in Level 1. Equity
security valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in
active markets that the Company can access.
Level 2 -
Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable
either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities other than quoted prices in Level 1; quoted
prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or
can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2
assets consist of fixed income investments valued based on quoted prices for
identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and investments
carried as equity securities that do not have an actively traded market that are
valued based on their audited GAAP book value.
Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are
significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Unobservable inputs
reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Level 3 assets
and liabilities include financial instruments whose values are determined using
pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as
well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires
significant management judgment or estimation. The Company does not
have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.
The
following table presents the level within the hierarchy at which the Company’s
financial assets and financial liabilities are measured on a recurring basis as
of September 30, 2009.
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Assets
|
||||
Fixed
Maturities, available for sale
|
$ 8,332,413
|
$
166,416,895
|
$ -
|
$
174,749,308
|
Equity
Securities, available for sale
|
10,655,639
|
2,854,330
|
-
|
13,509,969
|
Other
Assets
|
7,659,715
|
-
|
-
|
7,659,715
|
Total
Financial Assets
Carried
at Fair Value
|
$ 26,647,767
|
$ 169,271,225
|
$ -
|
$
195,918,992
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Liabilities
|
||||
Other
Liabilities
|
$ 9,928,737
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
$ 9,928,737
|
The
financial statements include various estimated fair value information at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, as required by Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards 107, Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments (SFAS 107, See FASB Codification 825-10 Sections 50, 55,
60). 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 (see FASB
Codification 825-10 Sections 50, 55, 60) 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
The
Company utilized a pricing service to estimate fair value measurements for its
fixed maturities and public common and preferred stocks. The pricing
service utilizes market quotations for securities that have quoted market prices
in active markets. Since fixed maturities other than U.S. Treasury
securities generally do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing service prepares
estimates of fair value measurements using relevant market data, benchmark
curves, sector groupings and matrix pricing. As the fair value
estimates of most fixed maturity investments are based on observable market
information rather than market quotes, the estimates of fair value other than
U.S. Treasury securities are included in Level 2 of the
hierarchy. U.S. Treasury securities are included in the amount
disclosed in Level 1 as the estimates are based on unadjusted
prices. The Company’s Level 2 investments include obligations of U.S.
government agencies, municipal bonds, corporate debt securities and other
mortgage backed securities.
(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) 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 (See Codification 825-10 Sections 50, 55, 60) are as follows
as of September 30:
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||
Assets
|
Carrying
Amount
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
Carrying
Amount
|
Estimated
Market
Value
|
|||||||||||
Fixed
maturities held for sale
|
$
|
174,749,308
|
$
|
174,749,308
|
$
|
178,689,861
|
$
|
178,689,861
|
|||||||
Equity
securities
|
13,509,969
|
13,509,969
|
30,636,500
|
30,636,500
|
|||||||||||
Securities
of affiliate
|
5,021,145
|
5,021,145
|
4,000,000
|
4,000,000
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage
loans on real estate
|
34,308,718
|
34,934,934
|
42,472,916
|
43,663,279
|
|||||||||||
Policy
loans
|
14,620,635
|
14,620,635
|
14,632,855
|
14,632,855
|
|||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||
Notes
payable
|
14,410,153
|
14,165,965
|
15,616,766
|
15,128,452
|
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10.
|
NEW
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
|
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a
Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. (See FASB Codification 105-10 -
Sections 5, 10, 65, and 70) SFAS 168 establishes the Accounting Standards
Codification (“Codification”), which was officially released on July 1, 2009, to
become the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be
applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal
securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC
registrants. The subsequent issuances of new standards will be in the
form of Accounting Standards Updates that will be included in the
Codification. The Codification is not expected to change U.S. GAAP as
it does not include any guidance or interpretations of U.S. GAAP beyond what is
already reflected in the existing FASB literature. All other
accounting literature excluded from the Codification will be considered
nonauthoritative. SFAS 168 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of
SFAS 168 is not expected to have an effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. However, because the Codification completely
replaces existing standards, it will affect the ways U.S. GAAP is referenced by
the Company in its consolidated financial statements and accounting
policies.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments. FSP FAS 107 requires companies to include
disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments whenever it issues
summarized financial information for interim reporting periods. Such disclosures
should include the fair value of all financial instruments for which it is
practicable, together with the related carrying value, and disclose of the
methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value. Disclosure
should also be made of any changes in the methods and significant assumptions
used, if any, during the period. In periods after initial adoption,
this FSP requires comparative disclosures for periods ending after initial
adoption. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 are to be effective for interim reporting
periods ending after June 15, 2009. Adoption of FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 did
not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(FASB Codification 825-10-65-65-1)
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 167, Amendments of FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R), which, among other things, amends FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities – An Interpretation of ARB No.
51, (See FASB Codification Topic 505, 810, 850, 860, 970, and
958) to (i) require an entity to perform an analysis to determine
whether an entity’s variable interest or interest give it a controlling
financial interest in a variable interest entity; (ii) require ongoing
reassessments of whether an entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable
interest entity and eliminate the quantitative approach previously required for
determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; (iii) amend
certain guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest
entity; and (iv) require enhanced disclosure that will provide users of
financial statements with more transparent information about an entity’s
involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is to be
effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15,
2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, and for
interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with earlier application
prohibited. The adoption of SFAS 167 is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. (See FASB
Codification Topics 405 and 860) SFAS 166 removes the concept of
qualifying special-purpose entity from SFAS 140 and removes the exception from
applying FIN 46(R) to qualifying special-purpose entities. SFAS 166
changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets modifying the
financial-components approach used in SFAS 140 and limits the circumstances in
which a financial asset, or a portion of a financial assets, should be
derecognized when the transferor has not transferred the entire original
financial asset to an entity that is not consolidated with the transferor in the
financial statements being presented and/or when the transferor has continuing
involvement with the transferred financial asset. SFAS 166 removes
the special provisions in SFAS 140 and SFAS 65 for guaranteed mortgage
securitizations, and as a result, requires those securitizations to be treated
the same as any other transfer of financial assets within the scope of SFAS
140. Additional disclosures are required to provide financial
statement users with greater transparency about transfers of financial assets
and a transferor’s continuing involvement with transferred financial
assets. SFAS is effective for the first annual reporting period that
begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual
reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with
earlier application prohibited. The recognition and measurement
provisions of SFAS 166 shall be applied to transfers that occur on or after the
effective date. The adoption of SFAS 166 is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 165, Subsequent
Events. (See FASB Codification 855-10- Sections: 5, 15, 25,
45, 50, and 55.) SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS
165 sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management
should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition
or disclosure in the financial statements; the circumstances under which an
entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet
date in its financial statements; and the disclosures that an entity should make
about events or transaction that occurred after the balance sheet
date. SFAS 165 requires entities to disclose the date through which
they have evaluated subsequent events and whether the date corresponds with the
release of their financial statements. The adoption of SFAS 165 is
not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 157-4, "Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly", (See FASB
Codification 820-10-65--65-4). FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional
guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No.
157, "Fair Value
Measurements", when the volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability have significantly decreased, and guidance on identifying
circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. FSP FAS 157-4
emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation
technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the
same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced
liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement
date under current market conditions. FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for
interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be
applied prospectively. For comparative purposed, FSP FAS 157-4 does not
require disclosures for earlier periods presented at initial adoption. For
periods after initial adoption, comparative disclosures are required only for
those periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-4
did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, "Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments", (See FASB Codification 320-10-65-65-1)
FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 applies to debt securities classified as
available-for-sale and held-to-maturity that are subject to other-than-temporary
impairment guidance. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 modifies the existing
requirement whereby an investor must assert that it has both the intent and
ability to hold a security for a period of time sufficient to allow for an
anticipated recovery in its fair value to its amortized cost basis in order to
avoid recognizing an other-than-temporary impairment. Instead, an entity
must assess whether (a) it has the intent to sell the debt security, or (b) it
more likely that not will be required to sell the debt security before its
anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met, the entity
must recognize an other-than-temporary impairment. In assessing whether
the entire amortized cost basis of the security will be recovered, an entity
shall compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the
security with the amortized cost basis of the security and, if the expected cash
flows is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exits, and an
other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred. The
guidance provides numerous factors to be considered when estimating whether a
credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to
recover. If an entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not
will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost
basis, the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its
fair value at the balance sheet date shall be recognized in earnings. If
an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than
not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its
amortized cost basis, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be separated
into (a) the amount representing the credit loss, and (b) the amount related to
all other factors. The amount related to the credit loss shall be
recognized in earnings and the amount related to all other factors shall be
recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes.
The new amortized cost basis of the investment shall be the previous amortized
cost basis less the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
earnings. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 also expands and increases the
frequency of existing disclosures about other-than-temporary impairments for
both debt and equity securities and requires new disclosure pertaining to the
significant inputs used in determining a credit loss, as well as a
rollforward of that amount each period. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 is
effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009
and shall be applied to existing and new investments held by an entity as of the
beginning of the interim period in which it is adopted. For debt
securities held at the beginning of the interim period for which an
other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized, if an entity does not
intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be
required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the
entity shall recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying this FSP as
an adjustment of the opening balance of retained earnings with a corresponding
adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The
amortized cost basis of the security shall be adjusted by the cumulative-effect
adjustment before taxes. The adoption of FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 did
not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 163, (See FASB Codification 944-
Subtopics: 20, 40, 310, and 605) Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60 Diversity
exists in practice in accounting for financial guarantee insurance contracts by
insurance enterprises under FASB Statement No. 60, Accounting and Reporting by
Insurance Enterprises. That diversity results in inconsistencies in the
recognition and measurement of claim liabilities because of differing views
about when a loss has been incurred under FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. This
Statement requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability
prior to an event of default (insured event) when there is evidence that credit
deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. This Statement
also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance
contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for
premium revenue and claim liabilities. Those clarifications will increase
comparability in financial reporting of financial guarantee insurance contracts
by insurance enterprises. This Statement requires expanded disclosures about
financial guarantee insurance contracts. The accounting and disclosure
requirements of the Statement will improve the quality of information provided
to users of financial statements. This Statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not
believe the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial
condition or results of operations.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (See FASB Codification Topic 815,
Subtopic 10, Section 15 and 65) This Statement requires enhanced
disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby
improves the transparency of financial reporting. This Statement is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The
Company does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on its
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51. (See FASB Codification
810-10-65-65-1) This Statement applies to all entities that prepare
consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will
affect only those entities that have an outstanding non-controlling interest in
one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. This Statement is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe
the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial condition
or results of operations.
The FASB
issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (See FASB Codification 825-10-
Sections: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 50, and 55). The Statement permits entities
to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. The Statement was effective as
of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
November 15, 2007. The Company chose not to elect the fair value
option – therefore, SFAS No. 159 did not impact its consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
The FASB
issued Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. (See FASB Codification 820-10-
Sections 5, 15, 30, 35, 50, 55, and 65) The Statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February of 2008,
the FASB issued FASB Staff position 157-2 which delays the effective date of
SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair
value on a recurring basis (at least annually) until fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2008. Adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on
its consolidated financial position, results from operation, or cash
flow.
11.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENT
|
On July
20, 2009, UTG, Inc.’s indirect 73% owned subsidiary American Capitol Insurance
Company, a Texas life insurance company, entered into a definitive stock
purchase agreement for the sale of its 100% owned life insurance subsidiary,
Texas Imperial Life Insurance Company. The transaction is expected to
close by December 31, 2009 and is contingent upon regulatory approval and other
factors.
Texas
Imperial Life Insurance Company represents approximately $29,000,000 or 6% of
the consolidated assets of UTG, Inc. The sale is anticipated to have
near zero impact to the consolidated income statement of UTG. On a
Statutory basis of accounting, this transaction will result in an increase of
approximately $3,300,000 to the Statutory capital and surplus of American
Capitol Insurance Company.
Texas
Imperial Life Insurance Company is an immaterial subsidiary acquired in 2006 as
part of the acquisition of ACAP Corporation and subsidiaries. UTG,
Inc. has a history of acquisition and consolidation. Texas Imperial
Life Insurance Company is a Texas only stipulated premium insurance
company. This fact makes a consolidation or merger of this company
with any of the other insurance companies within the group
impractical.
Subsequent
events are events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but
before the financial statements are issued or are available to be
issued. The Company has evaluated all such events and transactions
occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of September 30, 2009 and through
the issuance date of November 13, 2009.
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
results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and capital
resources. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and related 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, 2009.
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, 2008, 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 2009.
Results of
Operations
(a)
|
Revenues
|
The
Company experienced a decrease of approximately $(2,032,000) in premiums and
policy fee revenues, net of reinsurance premiums and policy fees, when comparing
the first nine months of 2009 to the same period in 2008 and a decrease of
approximately $(277,000) for the third quarter comparison. Unless the
Company acquires a block of in-force business management expects premium revenue
to continue to decline on the existing block of business at a rate consistent
with prior 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.
Net
investment income decreased approximately 21% when comparing the first nine
months of 2009 to the same period in 2008 and decreased approximately 22% when
comparing third quarter results. This decrease is primarily related
to the Company holding fewer fixed maturity investments and carrying cash
balances earning lower rates of interest compared to a year ago. As
the bursting of the housing bubble ripples through the global economy,
Management has taken steps to avoid catastrophic future losses. As
part of this portfolio evaluation process, certain investments were subsequently
sold, particularly during the third and fourth quarters of 2008. This
has resulted in a higher cash balance earning extremely low rates of interest
which will have an immediate impact on income. The Company has begun
the process of identifying suitable fixed maturity investments and re-deploying
this excess cash, which will have a direct positive impact on net income going
forward.
The
Company continues to leverage its affiliation with FSNB through the investment
in mortgage loans. 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. However,
due to the decline of the economy and credit crunch, new mortgage loan issues
slowed significantly in 2008, and as such this line item is also expected to
decline in 2009. A portion of the mortgage loan portfolio contains
floating interest rates. With the current state of the U.S. economy
and general interest rate cuts, management anticipates yields of its floating
rate investments to decline during 2009.
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.
The
Company had realized investment losses of $(4,016,250) in the first nine months
of 2009 compared to net realized investment losses of $(538,867) for the same
period in 2008. With 2008 experiencing one of the largest financial
crises in our nation’s history and 2009 remaining weak, Management has refused
to sit on the sidelines hoping for a recovery and spent a significant amount of
time analyzing the Company’s investment holdings and reducing
risk. As a result of this, certain fixed maturity investments that
were deemed too risky, primarily those related to commercial real estate and
financial institutions were sold, predominantly at losses. These
losses totaled approximately $(5,650,000). Included in these losses
is an approximate $(1,450,000) loss from writing down a structured security
containing trust preferred issues from banks. Amid growing
global economic distress, the Company established a defensive posture in
exchange traded funds. These investments resulted in gains of
approximately $3,500,000 during the first quarter. However, during
the second quarter, the general stock market bottomed and the Company overstayed
its welcome in these securities, realizing approximately $(6,600,000) in
losses. The Company also realized gains on sales of common stocks of
approximately $4,400,000 helping to offset some of the
losses. Although the perception is growing that the economy has
turned the corner, the Company believes it will take time and continued debt
unwinding for a true recovery to take place and that the focus should continue
to be on risk and not reward chasing. With that in mind, considerable
time will be spent researching various opportunities as they arise with margin
of safety being paramount.
With the
continued turmoil in financial markets and general decline of the economy,
Management continues to view the Company’s investment portfolio with utmost
priority. Significant time has been spent internally researching the Company’s
risk and communicating with outside investment advisors about the current
investment environment and ways to ensure preservation of capital and mitigate
any losses. Management has put extensive efforts into evaluating the
investment holdings. Additionally, members of the Company’s board of
directors and investment committee have been solicited for advice and provided
with information. Management has reviewed the Company’s entire
portfolio on a security level basis to be sure all understand our holdings,
potential risks and underlying credit supporting the
investments. Management intends to continue its close monitoring of
its bond holdings and other investments for additional deterioration or market
condition changes. Future events may result in Management’s
determination certain current investment holdings may need to be sold which
could result in gains or losses in future periods. Such future events
could also result in other than temporary declines in value that could result in
future period impairment losses.
There are
a number of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the process of
monitoring impairments and determining if impairment is other-than-temporary.
These risks and uncertainties related to management’s assessment of other than
temporary declines in value include but are not limited to: The risk that
Company's assessment of an issuer's ability to meet all of its contractual
obligations will change based on changes in the credit characteristics of that
issuer; The risk that the economic outlook will be worse than expected or
have more of an impact on the issuer than anticipated; The risk that fraudulent
information could be provided to the Company's investment professionals who
determine the fair value estimates.
Other
income primarily represented revenues received relating to the performance of
administrative work as a TPA for unaffiliated life insurance companies, which
has remained consistent over the periods presented. The Company
receives monthly fees based on policy in force counts and certain other activity
indicators such as number of policies issued. The Company has not had
any substantial change in its TPA client base or activity related fees of
existing clients during the periods presented in the financial
statements. Management remains committed to the pursuit of additional
TPA clients and believes this area continues to show potential for
growth.
(b)
|
Expenses
|
Life
benefits, claims and settlement expenses net of reinsurance benefits and claims,
decreased approximately 13% in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the
same period in 2008 and remained comparable comparing third
quarter. Policy claims vary from period to period 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 average age of the insured increases.
Commissions
and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increased approximately
$1,200,000 in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008
and increased approximately $206,000 in the third quarter
comparison. AC and TI reinsurance agreements that are in place with
outside companies drive the majority of this number. TI’s reinsurance agreement
terminated in April of 2008. Another significant factor 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 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 periods
presented.
Operating
expenses decreased approximately 5% in the first nine months of 2009 compared to
the same period in 2008 and decreased approximately 3% comparing the third
quarter. 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 decreased approximately 48% and 47% in the first nine months of 2009
compared to the same period in 2008 and in comparing the third quarter,
respectively, due to the general decline in interest rates.
(c)
|
Net
loss
|
The
Company had a net loss of $(5,924,760) in the first nine months of 2009 compared
to a net loss of $(1,506,308) for the same period in 2008 and a net loss of
$(738,243) during the third quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of $(950,580)
for the same period in 2008. The higher net losses over last year are
mainly attributable to lower investment income and realized losses.
Financial
Condition
Total
shareholders’ equity decreased approximately $(2,594,000) as of September 30,
2009 compared to December 31, 2008. The decrease is primarily
attributable to the net loss.
Investments
represent approximately 61% and 67% of total assets at September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, respectively. Accordingly, 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 that 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, the majority of the Company’s investment portfolio is invested
in high quality, low risk investments.
As of
September 30, 2009, the carrying value of fixed maturity securities in default
as to principal or interest was immaterial in the context of consolidated
assets, shareholders’ equity or results from operations. To provide
additional flexibility and liquidity, the Company has identified all fixed
maturity securities as "investments held for sale". Investments held
for sale are carried at market, with changes in market value charged directly to
shareholders' equity.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
The
Company has three principal needs for cash - the insurance companies'
contractual obligations to policyholders, the payment of operating expenses and
debt service. Cash and cash equivalents as a percentage of total
assets were approximately 14% and 9% as of September 30, 2009, and
December 31, 2008, respectively. Fixed maturities as a
percentage of total assets were approximately 38% and 39% as of September 30,
2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
The
Company currently has access to funds for operating liquidity. UTG
has a $5,000,000 revolving credit note with First Tennessee Bank National
Association. UG is a member of the FHLB which allows UG access to
credit. UG’s current line of credit with the FHLB is
$15,000,000. At September 30, 2009, there were no outstanding
borrowings attributable to the lines of credit.
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.
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) operating activities was $(1,777,796) and $(630,702) for the nine
months ending September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Net cash
provided by (used in) investing activities was $25,602,646 and $(1,915,702) for
the nine month periods ending September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The most significant aspects of cash in investing
activities are the fixed maturity and equity transactions. The
Company had net sales of fixed maturities and equities in the amount of
$22,721,478 and $1,108,702 in the first nine months of 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Net cash
(used in) financing activities was $(1,006,683) and $(3,685,799) for the nine
month period ending September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The
most significant factor in cash used in financing activities was payments on
notes payable. The Company made payments on notes payable in the amount of
$1,206,613 and 2,231,723 in the first nine months of 2009 and 2008
respectively.
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had $14,410,153 of long-term debt
outstanding. At December, 2008, the Company had $15,616,766 of debt
outstanding. The debt is mainly attributable to the acquisition of
Acap at the end of 2006.
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 and the servicing
of its debt, are primarily provided by its subsidiaries. On a parent
only basis, UTG's cash flow is dependent on management fees received from its
insurance subsidiaries, stockholder dividends from its subsidiaries and earnings
received on cash balances. At September 30, 2009, 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. No dividends were paid to shareholders in 2008
or the first nine months of 2009.
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, 2008 UG statutory shareholders'
equity was $27,483,161. At December 31, 2008, UG statutory net
income was $4,825,058. Extraordinary dividends (amounts in excess of
ordinary dividend limitations) require prior approval of the insurance
commissioner and are not restricted to a specific calculation. There
were no dividends paid during 2009.
AC and TI
are Texas domiciled insurance companies, which requires eleven 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, 2008 AC and TI statutory
shareholders' equity was $7,345,919 and $2,565,614, respectively. At
December 31, 2008, AC and TI statutory net income was $1,164,325 and
$48,944, 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. There
were no dividends paid during 2009.
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 of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a
Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. (See FASB Codification 105-10 -
Sections 5, 10, 65, and 70) SFAS 168 establishes the Accounting Standards
Codification (“Codification”), which was officially released on July 1, 2009, to
become the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be
applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal
securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC
registrants. The subsequent issuances of new standards will be in the
form of Accounting Standards Updates that will be included in the
Codification. The Codification is not expected to change U.S. GAAP as
it does not include any guidance or interpretations of U.S. GAAP beyond what is
already reflected in the existing FASB literature. All other
accounting literature excluded from the Codification will be considered
nonauthoritative. SFAS 168 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of
SFAS 168 is not expected to have an effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements. However, because the Codification completely
replaces existing standards, it will affect the ways U.S. GAAP is referenced by
the Company in its consolidated financial statements and accounting
policies.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments. FSP FAS 107 requires companies to include
disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments whenever it issues
summarized financial information for interim reporting periods. Such disclosures
should include the fair value of all financial instruments for which it is
practicable, together with the related carrying value, and disclose of the
methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value. Disclosure
should also be made of any changes in the methods and significant assumptions
used, if any, during the period. In periods after initial adoption,
this FSP requires comparative disclosures for periods ending after initial
adoption. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 are to be effective for interim reporting
periods ending after June 15, 2009. Adoption of FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 did
not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(FASB Codification 825-10-65-65-1)
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 167, Amendments of FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R), which, among other things, amends FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities – An Interpretation of ARB No.
51, (See FASB Codification Topic 505, 810, 850, 860, 970, and
958) to (i) require an entity to perform an analysis to determine
whether an entity’s variable interest or interest give it a controlling
financial interest in a variable interest entity; (ii) require ongoing
reassessments of whether an entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable
interest entity and eliminate the quantitative approach previously required for
determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; (iii) amend
certain guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest
entity; and (iv) require enhanced disclosure that will provide users of
financial statements with more transparent information about an entity’s
involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is to be
effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15,
2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period, and for
interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with earlier application
prohibited. The adoption of SFAS 167 is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. (See FASB
Codification Topics 405 and 860) SFAS 166 removes the concept of
qualifying special-purpose entity from SFAS 140 and removes the exception from
applying FIN 46(R) to qualifying special-purpose entities. SFAS 166
changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets modifying the
financial-components approach used in SFAS 140 and limits the circumstances in
which a financial asset, or a portion of a financial assets, should be
derecognized when the transferor has not transferred the entire original
financial asset to an entity that is not consolidated with the transferor in the
financial statements being presented and/or when the transferor has continuing
involvement with the transferred financial asset. SFAS 166 removes
the special provisions in SFAS 140 and SFAS 65 for guaranteed mortgage
securitizations, and as a result, requires those securitizations to be treated
the same as any other transfer of financial assets within the scope of SFAS
140. Additional disclosures are required to provide financial
statement users with greater transparency about transfers of financial assets
and a transferor’s continuing involvement with transferred financial
assets. SFAS is effective for the first annual reporting period that
begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual
reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter with
earlier application prohibited. The recognition and measurement
provisions of SFAS 166 shall be applied to transfers that occur on or after the
effective date. The adoption of SFAS 166 is not expected to have a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 165, Subsequent
Events. (See FASB Codification 855-10- Sections: 5, 15, 25,
45, 50, and 55.) SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS
165 sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management
should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition
or disclosure in the financial statements; the circumstances under which an
entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet
date in its financial statements; and the disclosures that an entity should make
about events or transaction that occurred after the balance sheet
date. SFAS 165 requires entities to disclose the date through which
they have evaluated subsequent events and whether the date corresponds with the
release of their financial statements. The adoption of SFAS 165 is
not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 157-4, "Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly", (See FASB
Codification 820-10-65--65-4). FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional
guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No.
157, "Fair Value
Measurements", when the volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability have significantly decreased, and guidance on identifying
circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. FSP FAS 157-4
emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation
technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the
same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced
liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement
date under current market conditions. FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for
interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be
applied prospectively. For comparative purposed, FSP FAS 157-4 does not
require disclosures for earlier periods presented at initial adoption. For
periods after initial adoption, comparative disclosures are required only for
those periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-4
did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, "Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments", (See FASB Codification 320-10-65-65-1)
FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 applies to debt securities classified as
available-for-sale and held-to-maturity that are subject to other-than-temporary
impairment guidance. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 modifies the existing
requirement whereby an investor must assert that it has both the intent and
ability to hold a security for a period of time sufficient to allow for an
anticipated recovery in its fair value to its amortized cost basis in order to
avoid recognizing an other-than-temporary impairment. Instead, an entity
must assess whether (a) it has the intent to sell the debt security, or (b) it
more likely that not will be required to sell the debt security before its
anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met, the entity
must recognize an other-than-temporary impairment. In assessing whether
the entire amortized cost basis of the security will be recovered, an entity
shall compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the
security with the amortized cost basis of the security and, if the expected cash
flows is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exits, and an
other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred. The
guidance provides numerous factors to be considered when estimating whether a
credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to
recover. If an entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not
will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost
basis, the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its
fair value at the balance sheet date shall be recognized in earnings. If
an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than
not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its
amortized cost basis, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be separated
into (a) the amount representing the credit loss, and (b) the amount related to
all other factors. The amount related to the credit loss shall be
recognized in earnings and the amount related to all other factors shall be
recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes.
The new amortized cost basis of the investment shall be the previous amortized
cost basis less the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
earnings. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 also expands and increases the
frequency of existing disclosures about other-than-temporary impairments for
both debt and equity securities and requires new disclosure pertaining to the
significant inputs used in determining a credit loss, as well as a
rollforward of that amount each period. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 is
effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009
and shall be applied to existing and new investments held by an entity as of the
beginning of the interim period in which it is adopted. For debt
securities held at the beginning of the interim period for which an
other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized, if an entity does not
intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be
required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the
entity shall recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying this FSP as
an adjustment of the opening balance of retained earnings with a corresponding
adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The
amortized cost basis of the security shall be adjusted by the cumulative-effect
adjustment before taxes. The adoption of FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 did
not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 163, (See FASB Codification 944-
Subtopics: 20, 40, 310, and 605) Accounting for Financial Guarantee
Insurance Contracts — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60 Diversity
exists in practice in accounting for financial guarantee insurance contracts by
insurance enterprises under FASB Statement No. 60, Accounting and Reporting by
Insurance Enterprises. That diversity results in inconsistencies in the
recognition and measurement of claim liabilities because of differing views
about when a loss has been incurred under FASB Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. This
Statement requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability
prior to an event of default (insured event) when there is evidence that credit
deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. This Statement
also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance
contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for
premium revenue and claim liabilities. Those clarifications will increase
comparability in financial reporting of financial guarantee insurance contracts
by insurance enterprises. This Statement requires expanded disclosures about
financial guarantee insurance contracts. The accounting and disclosure
requirements of the Statement will improve the quality of information provided
to users of financial statements. This Statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not
believe the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial
condition or results of operations.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (See FASB Codification Topic 815,
Subtopic 10, Section 15 and 65) This Statement requires enhanced
disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby
improves the transparency of financial reporting. This Statement is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The
Company does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on its
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
The FASB
also issued Statement No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51. (See FASB Codification
810-10-65-65-1) This Statement applies to all entities that prepare
consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will
affect only those entities that have an outstanding non-controlling interest in
one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. This Statement is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe
the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial condition
or results of operations.
The FASB
issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (See FASB Codification 825-10-
Sections: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 50, and 55). The Statement permits entities
to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused
by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. The Statement was effective as
of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after
November 15, 2007. The Company chose not to elect the fair value
option – therefore, SFAS No. 159 did not impact its consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
The FASB
issued Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements. (See FASB Codification 820-10-
Sections 5, 15, 30, 35, 50, 55, and 65) The Statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February of 2008,
the FASB issued FASB Staff position 157-2 which delays the effective date of
SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair
value on a recurring basis (at least annually) until fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2008. Adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact on
its consolidated financial position, results from operation, or cash
flow.
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 74% of the investment portfolio as of September 30,
2009. 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 73% of the fixed maturities we owned
at September 30, 2009 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, 2009:
Decreases in Interest Rates
|
Increases in Interest
Rates
|
200
Basis
Points
|
100
Basis
Points
|
100
Basis
Points
|
200
Basis
Points
|
$
11,999,000
|
$
6,062,000
|
$
(4,579,000)
|
$
(11,398,000)
|
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 a significant interest rate
increase. Such an increase would force the Company to dispose fixed
maturities at a loss.
At
September 30, 2009, $7,659,715 of other assets and $9,928,737 of other
liabilities were classified as trading instruments carried at fair
value. Included in these amounts are equity options with a fair value
of $1,027,600 and $378,320 in other assets and other liabilities,
respectively. At December 31, 2008, no instruments were classified as
trading and there were no investments in derivative instruments.
The
Company had no capital lease obligations, material operating lease obligations
or purchase obligations outstanding as of September 30, 2009.
The
Company currently has $14,410,153 of debt outstanding.
Equity
risk
Equity
risk is the risk that the Company will incur economic losses due to adverse
fluctuations in a particular stock. As of September 30, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, the fair value of our equity securities classified as
available for sale was $13,509,969 and $30,636,500, respectively. As of
September 30, 2009, a 10% decline in the value of the equity securities would
result in an unrealized loss of $1,350,997, as compared to an estimated
unrealized loss of $3,063,650 as of December 31, 2008. The Company is also
exposed to equity risk through its trading portfolio which contains equity
securities and equity options with a fair value of $7,659,715 and $9,928,737 in
other assets and other liabilities, respectively. The effect of an
adverse move of approximately two standard deviations on this portfolio would
produce an estimated loss of approximately $181,000. The selection of
the unfavorable changes in the equity markets should not be construed as a
prediction by the Company of future market events, but rather as an illustration
of the potential impact of such an event.
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.
ITEM
4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Not
applicable at this time.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NONE
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
NONE
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
NONE
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
NONE
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
NONE
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
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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
|
REPORTS
ON FORM 8-K
None
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
13, 2009
|
By
|
/s/
James P. Rousey
|
|
James
P. Rousey
|
||||
President,
and Director
|
Date:
|
November
13, 2009
|
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
|
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
|
|||||||
I,
Jesse T. Correll, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
UTG, Inc., certify that:
|
|||||||
1.
|
I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the registrant, UTG,
Inc.;
|
||||||
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
||||||
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
||||||
4.
|
The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f)and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
||||||
a.
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
||||||
b.
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
||||||
c.
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
||||||
d.
|
Disclosed
in this report any changes in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
||||||
5.
|
The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
||||||
a.
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
||||||
b.
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting.
|
||||||
Date:
|
November
13, 2009
|
By
|
/s/
Jesse T. Correll
|
Chairman
of the Board and
|
|||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
|
|||||||
I,
Theodore C. Miller, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary
and Chief Financial Officer of UTG, Inc., certify that:
|
|||||||
1.
|
I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the registrant, UTG,
Inc.;
|
||||||
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
||||||
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
||||||
4.
|
The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f)and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
||||||
a.
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
||||||
b.
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
||||||
c.
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
||||||
d.
|
Disclosed
in this report any changes in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
||||||
5.
|
The
registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
||||||
a.
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
||||||
b.
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting.
|
||||||
Date:
|
November
13, 2009
|
By
|
/s/
Theodore C. Miller
|
Senior
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of UTG, Inc. (the “Company”)
for the period ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) I, Jesse T. Correll,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1)
|
The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
|
(2)
|
The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company
|
Date:
|
November
13, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/
Jesse T. Correll
|
Jesse
T. Correll
|
|||
Chairman
of the Board and
|
|||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Exhibit
32.2
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of UTG, Inc. (the “Company”)
for the period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) I, Theodore C. Miller,
Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
(1)
|
The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
|
(2)
|
The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company
|
Date:
|
November
13, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/
Theodore C. Miller
|
Theodore
C. Miller
|
|||
Senior
Vice President, Corporate
|
|||
Secretary
and Chief Financial Officer
|