Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition of Form 8-K. This information is not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Throughout its press release discussing the results of its operations for the
fourth quarter of 2020, the Company presents its results and operations in the
manner it believes will be the most meaningful, which includes some measures
that are not based on accounting principles generally accepted in
The Company's management uses the term income (loss) from core business operations, a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as income (loss) before federal income tax expense (benefit) excluding pre-tax realized and unrealized investment gains and losses. This financial measure is used to evaluate the Company's operating performance. It separates out the recognition of realized investment gains and losses, and occurrence of unrealized gains and losses, that are often driven by market changes in security valuations versus operating decisions. The Company believes equity analysts exclude gains and losses on investments in their analysis of the Company's results.
The combined ratios and the components thereof, as presented herein, are commonly used in the property/casualty insurance industry and are applied to the Company's GAAP underwriting results.
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