UNITED STATES






 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549




FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 7, 2013


INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

010306

58-1407235

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut

06902

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (203) 358-8000



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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


The information set forth under this Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) is intended to be furnished. Such information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


On August 7, 2013, Independence Holding Company issued a news release announcing its 2013 Second-Quarter and Six-Month results, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


(c)  

Exhibits:


Exhibit 99.1

News Release of Independence Holding Company dated August 7, 2013: Independence Holding Company Announces 2013 Second-Quarter and Six-Month Results.




SIGNATURE


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.



INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY

 

(Registrant)



By: Teresa A. Herbert




/s/ Teresa A. Herbert

Teresa A. Herbert

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date:


August 8, 2013










INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY

CONTACT:  DAVID T. KETTIG

96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD

(212) 355-4141 Ext. 3047

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06902

www.IHCGroup.com

NYSE: IHC

 

NEWS RELEASE


INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY ANNOUNCES

2013 SECOND-QUARTER AND SIX-MONTH RESULTS



Stamford, Connecticut, August 7, 2013. Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) today reported 2013 second-quarter and six-month results.  

Financial Results

Net income per share attributable to IHC increased to $.21 per share, diluted, or $3,691,000, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $.20 per share, diluted, or $3,531,000, for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Revenues increased 50% to $151,900,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012 of $101,443,000, primarily due to increases in premium revenue, fee income and net realized investment gains.

Net income per share attributable to IHC increased to $.47 per share, diluted, or $8,392,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $.41 per share, diluted, or $7,453,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Revenues increased 42% to $289,782,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $203,599,000, primarily due to an increase in premium revenue, fee income and net realized investment gains.

During the quarter, Madison National Life entered into a coinsurance agreement to cede approximately $219 million of reserves, primarily annuities.  As a result of this transaction, the Company wrote off approximately $9.3 million of deferred acquisition costs.  However, those costs were more than offset by the gains realized by the Company in the transaction, most of which resulted from the required sale and transfer of invested assets.

Chief Executive Officer’s Comments

Roy Thung, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Earned premium for medical stop-loss, which is by far our largest line of business, grew 25% over the same quarter last year, driven by annual growth rates in excess of 28% in our direct-written segment. Profitability of this line continues at expected levels. We see a significant portion of this growth arising from employer groups moving from fully insured to self-funding as they consider alternatives under health care reform. We expect a continuation of these trends through the remainder of this year and into 2014. We are also encouraged by the performance of our existing group-life, disability and DBL business lines and our expansion into new business lines.

We have made the decision to exit major-medical for individuals and families in the majority of states in which we do business due to changes brought about under health care reform. In addition, in the first two quarters of 2013, the Company experienced an increase in loss ratios in our fully insured segment from business produced by certain of our major-medical distributors. Accordingly, we either have terminated, or soon will be terminating, all small-group producers that were hindering our performance. In order to leverage our expertise in fully insured health, we are concentrating on expanding our products in markets not adversely affected by reform, including: short-term medical, dental, small-group stop-loss; non-subscriber occupational accident, insurance for overseas employees and travelers, and pet insurance.  We expect that the loss in underwriting income from







substantially exiting the individual major-medical market in 2014 will be offset by an increase in underwriting income from growth in these other areas.

Our overall investment portfolio continues to be very highly rated (on average, AA) and has a duration of approximately six years. Our book value has decreased to $15.44 per share at June 30, 2013 from $15.93 per share at December 31, 2012 and our total stockholders’ equity is $273 million.  These declines are primarily attributable to sharp increases in ten-year treasury interest rates experienced during the quarter that caused a downward valuation in our bond portfolio.  Were rates to continue to increase, we would expect a positive effect on future earnings as cash flows could be invested at higher rates.”

About Independence Holding Company

IHC is a holding company principally engaged in the life and health insurance business and the acquisition of blocks of policies through its insurance company subsidiaries (Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York, Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. and Independence American Insurance Company) and its marketing and administrative affiliates.  Standard Security Life markets medical stop-loss, small group major medical, short-term medical, limited medical, group long and short-term disability and life, dental, vision and various supplemental products. Madison Life sells group life and disability, small group major medical, major medical for individuals and families, dental, individual life insurance, and various supplemental products. Independence American offers major medical for individuals and families, medical stop-loss, small group major medical, short-term medical, pet insurance, and non-subscriber occupational accident and international coverages. IHC owns certain subsidiaries through its majority ownership of American Independence Corp. (NASDAQ: AMIC), which is a holding company principally engaged in the insurance and reinsurance business.

Certain statements and information contained in this release may be considered “forward-looking statements,” such as statements relating to management's views with respect to future events and financial performance.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions in the markets in which IHC operates, new federal or state governmental regulation, IHC’s ability to effectively operate, integrate and leverage any past or future strategic acquisition, and other factors which can be found in IHC’s other news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  IHC expressly disclaims any duty to update its forward-looking statements or earnings guidance, and does not undertake to provide any such guidance in the future.










INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY

SECOND QUARTER REPORT

June 30, 2013

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)



 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums earned

$

125,465 

$

85,469 

$

242,833 

$

169,243 

Net investment income

 

7,002 

 

7,609 

 

15,003 

 

16,360 

Fee income

 

6,039 

 

5,889 

 

12,581 

 

13,310 

Other income

 

1,659 

 

1,247 

 

3,011 

 

2,403 

Net realized investment gains

 

11,735 

 

1,850 

 

16,354 

 

2,987 

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses

 

 

(621)

 

 

(704)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

151,900 

 

101,443 

 

289,782 

 

203,599 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance benefits, claims and reserves

 

89,276 

 

60,265 

 

174,736 

 

117,400 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

44,862 

 

33,331 

 

87,742 

 

69,803 

Amortization of deferred acquisitions costs

 

10,948 

 

1,631 

 

12,388 

 

3,225 

Interest expense on debt

 

490 

 

540 

 

977 

 

1,079 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,576 

 

95,767 

 

275,843 

 

191,507 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

6,324 

 

5,676 

 

13,939 

 

12,092 

Income taxes

 

2,166 

 

1,846 

 

4,741 

 

3,932 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

4,158 

 

3,830 

 

9,198 

 

8,160 

Less: income from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in subsidiaries

 

(467)

 

(299)

 

(806)

 

(707)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO IHC

$

3,691 

$

3,531 

$

8,392 

$

7,453 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per common share

$

.21 

$

.20 

$

.47 

$

.41 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

17,753 

 

17,987 

 

17,836 

 

18,008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted income per common share

$

.21 

$

.20 

$

.47 

$

.41 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTSTANDING

 

17,805 

 

18,025 

 

17,922 

 

18,100 




As of August 2, 2013, there were 17,667,526 common shares outstanding, net of treasury shares.









INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)


 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

50

 

$

50

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

10,588

 

 

33,956

 

Trading securities

 

 

7,997

 

 

7,016

 

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

 

 

573,527

 

 

719,602

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale

 

 

5,594

 

 

15,598

 

Other investments

 

 

25,648

 

 

35,134

 

Total investments

 

 

623,404

 

 

811,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

18,977

 

 

23,945

 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

 

29,624

 

 

33,401

 

Due and unpaid premiums

 

 

73,146

 

 

49,430

 

Due from reinsurers

 

 

383,848

 

 

166,880

 

Premium and claim funds

 

 

36,524

 

 

40,596

 

Goodwill

 

 

50,318

 

 

50,318

 

Other assets

 

 

77,548

 

 

86,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,293,389

 

$

1,262,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims and claim adjustment expenses-health

 

$

240,155

 

$

194,480 

 

Future policy benefits-life and annuity

 

 

289,726

 

 

290,238 

 

Funds on deposit

 

 

276,287

 

 

278,084 

 

Unearned premiums

 

 

11,106

 

 

8,453 

 

Other policyholders' funds

 

 

24,990

 

 

22,373 

 

Due to reinsurers

 

 

45,454

 

 

48,192 

 

Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities

 

 

71,425

 

 

71,495 

 

Debt

 

 

8,000

 

 

8,000 

 

Junior subordinated debt securities

 

 

38,146

 

 

38,146 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,005,289

 

 

959,461 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

IHC STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (none issued)

 

 

 - 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

18,474

 

 

18,462 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

127,187

 

 

126,589 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

(3,459)

 

 

15,013 

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

 

(7,431)

 

 

(4,533)

 

Retained earnings

 

 

137,921

 

 

130,153 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL IHC STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

272,692

 

 

285,684 

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

15,408

 

 

17,163 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY

 

 

288,100

 

 

302,847 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

1,293,389

 

$

1,262,308