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)
November 10, 2020

ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
0-3722
58-1027114
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4370 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
 
30319
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(404) 266-5500

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
 
AAME
 
NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 10, 2020, Atlantic American Corporation (the “Registrant”) reported its results of operations for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibits

99.1
Press release dated November 10, 2020

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.


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, hereunto duly authorized.

 
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORPORATION
     
 
By:
/s/ J. Ross Franklin
   
J. Ross Franklin
   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
     
Date:  November 10, 2020
   




Exhibit 99.1

ATLANTIC AMERICAN REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

ATLANTA, Georgia, November 10, 2020 - Atlantic American Corporation (Nasdaq- AAME) today reported net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2020 of $1.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, as compared to net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2019.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company reported net income of $0.3 million, or nil per diluted share, as compared to net loss of $1.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2019.  The increase in net income during the third quarter of 2020 was primarily due to a $5.5 million decrease in insurance benefits and losses incurred somewhat offset by a decrease in unrealized gains on equity securities of $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2019.  The increase in net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to a $14.3 million decrease in insurance benefits and losses incurred mostly offset by a decrease of $9.9 million of net unrealized gains on equity securities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the comparable period in 2019.  Changes in unrealized gains and losses on equity securities for the applicable periods are primarily the result of fluctuations in the market values of the Company’s equity investments.

Excluding the effects of realized or unrealized gains or losses and taxes, operating income (as defined below) increased $5.2 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2020 from the three month period ended September 30, 2019.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, operating income increased $13.6 million over the comparable period in 2019.  The increase in operating income for the three and nine month periods was primarily due to improved loss experience in the Company’s life and health operations, resulting from a significant decrease in the number of incurred claims within the Medicare supplement line of business.  The decrease in number of incurred claims was primarily attributable to the Company’s individual policy holders being subject to varying degrees of shelter in place orders instituted throughout the United States during the second and third quarters of 2020 as a result of COVID-19.

Commenting on the results, Hilton H. Howell, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, stated, “I’m proud to announce we are celebrating 65 years in business for our Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance subsidiary and have reached nearly $200 million in annualized gross premium.  Rate adequacy in the Medicare supplement block continues to improve, while expansion of our ancillary product lines has promoted further diversification of premium revenue.  Our property and casualty operations continue to do extremely well and we anticipate a good close to the current year.”

Atlantic American Corporation is an insurance holding company involved through its subsidiary companies in specialty markets of the life, health, and property and casualty insurance industries.  Its principal insurance subsidiaries are American Southern Insurance Company, American Safety Insurance Company, Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance Company and Bankers Fidelity Assurance Company.

Note regarding non-GAAP financial measure: Atlantic American Corporation presents its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  However, from time to time, the Company may present, in its public statements, press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, non-GAAP financial measures such as operating income (loss). Management believes operating income (loss) is a useful metric for investors, potential investors, securities analysts and others because it isolates the “core” operating results of the Company before considering certain items that are either beyond the control of management (such as income tax expense, which is subject to timing, regulatory and rate changes depending on the timing of the associated revenues and expenses) or are not expected to regularly impact the Company’s operating results (such as any realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), which are not a part of the Company’s primary operations and are, to a limited extent, subject to discretion in terms of timing of realization).  The financial data attached includes a reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net income (loss), the most comparable GAAP financial measure.  The Company’s definition of operating income (loss) may differ from similarly titled financial measures used by others.  This non-GAAP financial measure should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Note regarding Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors and risks detailed from time to time in statements and reports that Atlantic American Corporation files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information contact:
   
J. Ross Franklin
 
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
 
Chairman, President & CEO
Atlantic American Corporation
 
Atlantic American Corporation
404-266-5580
 
404-266-5505


Atlantic American Corporation
Financial Data

     
Three Months Ended
September 30,
     
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
(Unaudited; In thousands, except per share data)
 
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2019
 
Insurance premiums
                       
Life and health
 
$
30,208
   
$
30,530
   
$
91,511
   
$
92,221
 
Property and casualty
   
14,770
     
14,475
     
45,516
     
43,035
 
Insurance premiums, net
   
44,978
     
45,005
     
137,027
     
135,256
 
                                 
Net investment income
   
1,828
     
2,187
     
5,717
     
6,834
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net
   
183
     
(430
)
   
432
     
1,565
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities, net
   
(731
)
   
944
     
(7,831
)
   
2,096
 
Other income
   
11
     
39
     
71
     
139
 
                                 
Total revenue
   
46,269
     
47,745
     
135,416
     
145,890
 
                                 
Insurance benefits and losses incurred
                               
Life and health
   
20,088
     
25,279
     
61,192
     
75,831
 
Property and casualty
   
9,131
     
9,440
     
28,686
     
28,346
 
Commissions and underwriting expenses
   
11,202
     
11,471
     
34,682
     
33,995
 
Interest expense
   
363
     
533
     
1,253
     
1,624
 
Other expense
   
3,052
     
2,766
     
9,116
     
8,142
 
                                 
Total benefits and expenses
   
43,836
     
49,489
     
134,929
     
147,938
 
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
2,433
     
(1,744
)
   
487
     
(2,048
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
557
     
(352
)
   
166
     
(392
)
                                 
Net income (loss)
 
$
1,876
   
$
(1,392
)
 
$
321
   
$
(1,656
)
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic and diluted)
 
$
0.09
   
$
(0.07
)
 
$
-
   
$
(0.10
)
                                 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
                               
                                 
Net income (loss)
 
$
1,876
   
$
(1,392
)
 
$
321
   
$
(1,656
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
557
     
(352
)
   
166
     
(392
)
Realized investment (gains) losses, net
   
(183
)
   
430
     
(432
)
   
(1,565
)
Unrealized (gains) losses on equity securities, net
   
731
     
(944
)
   
7,831
     
(2,096
)
                                 
Non-GAAP Operating income (loss)
 
$
2,981
   
$
(2,258
)
 
$
7,886
   
$
(5,709
)

 
Selected Balance Sheet Data
  
September 30,
2020
     
December 31,
2019
  
             
Total cash and investments
 
$
283,597
   
$
281,530
 
Insurance subsidiaries
   
277,516
     
274,730
 
Parent and other
   
6,081
     
6,800
 
Total assets
   
384,952
     
377,626
 
Insurance reserves and policyholder funds
   
201,064
     
201,906
 
Debt
   
33,738
     
33,738
 
Total shareholders' equity
   
128,015
     
118,394
 
Book value per common share
   
6.00
     
5.51
 
Statutory capital and surplus
               
Life and health
   
35,725
     
35,546
 
Property and casualty
   
46,397
     
45,827