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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR

15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30,30, 20178.

 

or

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________________________ to _________________________________

 

Commission File Number: 000-55627

 

US ALLIANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              

KANSAS26-482414226-4824142
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporationincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
4123 SW Gage Center Drive, Suite 240, Topeka, Kansas6660466604
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(785) 228-0200

(Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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. [X] Yes [  ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      [X] Yes [  ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check One)    

 

Large accelerated filer

[   ]

Accelerated filer

[   ]

Non-accelerated filer

[   ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller Reporting Companyreporting company

[X]

Emerging growth company

[X]

 

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.  [X]

 

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [  ]Yes [ X ] No

 

IndicateIndicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common stock, $0.10$0.10 par value

5,636,3677,468,262 shares outstanding

as of July 31, 2017August 2, 2018

 


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US ALLIANCE CORPORATION

     

FORM 10-Q

     

TABLE OF CONTENTS

     

Part I - Financial Information

     

Item

 

Item Description

 

Page

Item 1

 

Financial Statements

 

3

     
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

3

     
  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

 

4

     
  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

 

5

     
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

6

     
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

     

Item 2

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

1617

     

Item 3

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

2528

     

Item 4

 

Controls and Procedures

 

2528

     

Part II - Other Information

     

Item

 

Item Description

 

Page

Item 1

 

Legal Proceedings

 

2529

     

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

 

2529

     

Item 2

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

2529

     

Item 3

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

2529

     

Item 4

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

2529

     

Item 5

 

Other Information

 

2629

     

Item 6

 

Exhibits

 

2630

     
  

Signatures

 

2730

 


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ITEM 1.    1.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

US Alliance Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

June 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

June 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

     

Assets

                

Investments:

                

Available for sale fixed maturity securities (amortized cost: $10,866,298 and $10,318,164 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)

 $11,088,336  $10,320,074 

Available for sale equity securities (cost: $6,943,319 and $4,905,953 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)

  7,220,486   5,143,504 

Available for sale fixed maturity securities (amortized cost: $23,987,179 and $22,439,705 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

 $23,183,390  $22,945,700 

Available for sale equity securities (cost: $11,532,342 and $10,764,072 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)

  11,237,472   10,663,515 

Policy loans

  48,932   33,975 

Total investments

  18,308,822   15,463,578   34,469,794   33,643,190 
                

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,728,857   3,145,745   1,867,891   651,809 

Investment income due and accrued

  106,814   100,713   243,756   214,998 

Reinsurance related assets

  31,616   31,390   181,112   249,879 

Deferred acquisition costs, net

  213,636   153,792   2,871,727   2,963,057 

Value of business acquired, net

  590,449   600,601 

Property, equipment and software, net

  233,681   244,849   208,800   221,077 

Goodwill

  277,542   277,542 

Other assets

  301,851   51,922   132,114   166,184 

Total assets

 $20,925,277  $19,191,989  $40,843,185  $38,988,337 
                
                

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

                

Liabilities:

                

Policy liabilities

                

Deposit-type contracts

 $4,191,021  $3,398,170  $15,113,995  $13,448,891 

Policyholder benefit reserves

  5,017,874   4,220,215   13,012,475   11,488,979 

Advance premiums

  188,343   121,944   28,428   7,507 

Total policy liabilities

  9,397,238   7,740,329   28,154,898   24,945,377 
                

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  140,456   66,472   96,027   98,382 

Other liabilities

  1,885   4,205   21,259   8,876 

Total liabilities

  9,539,579   7,811,006   28,272,184   25,052,635 
                

Shareholders' Equity:

                

Common stock, $0.10 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,624,063 and 5,565,943 shares as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  562,407   556,595 

Common stock, $0.10 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,453,287 and 7,310,939 shares as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

  745,330   731,095 

Additional paid-in capital

  18,270,769   18,017,163   21,985,207   21,280,437 

Accumulated deficit

  (7,946,683)  (7,432,236)  (9,060,854)  (8,481,268)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  499,205   239,461 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  (1,098,682)  405,438 

Total shareholders' equity

  11,385,698   11,380,983   12,571,001   13,935,702 
                

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $20,925,277  $19,191,989  $40,843,185  $38,988,337 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Income:

 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

                 

Premium income

 $3,732,570  $3,230,836  $1,982,642  $1,873,464  $4,874,480  $3,732,570  $2,442,384  $1,982,642 

Net investment income

  296,119   203,711   170,099   112,450   677,123   296,119   365,563   170,099 

Net realized gain (loss) on sale of securities

  208,502   10,764   16,097   (74)  (327)  208,502   (327)  16,097 

Other income

  39,455   35,590   19,253   22,185   15,994   39,455   6,748   19,253 

Total income

  4,276,646   3,480,901   2,188,091   2,008,025   5,567,270   4,276,646   2,814,368   2,188,091 
                                

Expenses:

                                

Death claims

  686,158   333,264   293,570   216,737   404,212   686,158   168,838   181,480 

Policyholder benefits

  2,187,150   1,861,670   1,213,426   1,139,525   2,315,779   2,187,150   1,188,097   1,191,959 

Increase in policyholder reserves

  576,548   762,904   311,570   403,352   1,507,612   576,548   710,976   445,127 

Commissions, net of deferrals

  265,434   226,598   141,143   118,383   319,978   265,434   167,821   141,143 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

  84,225   89,099   46,461   51,642   210,614   84,225   120,259   46,461 

Amortization of value of business acquired

  10,152   -   5,076     

Salaries & benefits

  383,143   393,184   204,951   204,817   543,340   383,143   268,492   204,951 

Other operating expenses

  608,435   580,673   322,669   313,343   835,169   608,435   361,637   322,669 

Total expense

  4,791,093   4,247,392   2,533,790   2,447,799   6,146,856   4,791,093   2,991,196   2,533,790 
                                

Net loss

 $(514,447) $(766,491) $(345,699) $(439,774) $(579,586) $(514,447) $(176,828) $(345,699)
                                

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

 $(0.09) $(0.15) $(0.06) $(0.08) $(0.08) $(0.09) $(0.02) $(0.06)
                                

Unrealized net holding gains arising during the period

  468,246   686,410   270,394   403,993 

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net loss

  (208,502)  (10,764)  (16,097)  74 

Other comprehensive income

  259,744   675,646   254,297   404,067 

Unrealized net holding gains (losses) arising during the period

  (1,504,447)  468,246   (515,501)  270,394 

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (loss)

  327   (208,502)  327   (16,097)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  (1,504,120)  259,744   (515,174)  254,297 
                                

Comprehensive loss

 $(254,703) $(90,845) $(91,402) $(35,707) $(2,083,706) $(254,703) $(692,002) $(91,402)

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)

  

Number of

Shares of

Common Stock

  

Common

Stock

  

Additional

Paid-in Capital

  

Outstanding

Warrants

  

Common

Stock

Subscribed

  

Common

Stock

Subscription

Receivable

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income / (Loss)

  

Accumulated

Deficit

  

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

  5,177,245  $517,725  $17,018,285  $15,876  $13,799  $(827,952) $(100,477) $(6,146,463) $10,490,793 

Common stock issued upon exercise of warrants, $6.00 per share

  372,003   37,200   2,210,694   (15,876)  -   -   -   -   2,232,018 

Common stock issued, $7 per share

  2,100   210   14,490   -   -   -   -   -   14,700 

Costs associated with common stock issued

  -   -   (412,041)  -   -   -   -   -   (412,041)

Common stock subscribed

  -   -   (814,153)  -   (13,799)  827,952   -   -   - 

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   -   -   675,646   -   675,646 

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (766,491)  (766,491)

Balance, June 30, 2016

  5,551,348  $555,135  $18,017,275  $-  $-  $-  $575,169  $(6,912,954) $12,234,625 
                                     

Balance, December 31, 2016

  5,565,943  $556,595  $18,017,163  $-  $-  $-  $239,461  $(7,432,236) $11,380,983 

Common stock issued, $7 per share

  58,120   5,812   401,028   -   -   -   -   -   406,840 

Costs associated with common stock issued

  -   -   (147,422)  -   -   -   -   -   (147,422)

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   -   -   -   259,744   -   259,744 

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (514,447)  (514,447)

Balance, June 30, 2017

  5,624,063  $562,407  $18,270,769  $-  $-  $-  $499,205  $(7,946,683) $11,385,698 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).(Unaudited)

 

              

Accumulated

         
  

Number of

          

Other

         
  

Shares of

  

Common

  

Additional

  

Comprehensive

  

Accumulated

     
  

Common Stock

  

Stock

  

Paid-in Capital

  

Income / (Loss)

  

Deficit

  

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  5,565,943  $556,595  $18,017,163  $239,461  $(7,432,236) $11,380,983 

Common stock issued, $7 per share

  58,120   5,812   401,028   -   -   406,840 

Costs associated with common stock issued

  -   -   (147,422)  -   -   (147,422)

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   259,744   -   259,744 

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   (514,447)  (514,447)

Balance, June 30, 2017

  5,624,063  $562,407  $18,270,769  $499,205  $(7,946,683) $11,385,698 
                         

Balance, December 31, 2017

  7,310,939  $731,095  $21,280,437  $405,438  $(8,481,268) $13,935,702 

Common stock issued, $7 per share

  142,348   14,235   982,201   -   -   996,436 

Costs associated with common stock issued

  -   -   (277,431)  -   -   (277,431)

Other comprehensive income

  -   -   -   (1,504,120)  -   (1,504,120)

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   (579,586)  (579,586)

Balance, June 30, 2018

  7,453,287  $745,330  $21,985,207  $(1,098,682) $(9,060,854) $12,571,001 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).


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US Alliance Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

2017

  

2016

  (unaudited) 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

         

 

 

Net loss

 $(514,447) $(766,491) $(579,586) $(514,447)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

        

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  17,169   19,404   17,610   17,169 

Net realized (gains) on the sale of securities

  (208,502)  (10,764)

Net realized gains on the sale of securities

  327   (208,502)

Amortization of investment securities, net

  16,468   7,397   27,965   16,468 

Deferred acquisition costs capitalized

  (144,069)  (127,119)  (155,219)  (144,069)

Deferred acquisition costs amortized

  84,225   89,099   210,614   84,225 

Value of business acquired amortized

  10,152   - 

Interest credited on deposit type contracts

  63,607   32,531   260,441   63,607 

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

                

Investment income due and accrued

  (6,101)  (4,177)  (28,758)  (6,101)

Reinsurance related assets

  (226)  (116,698)  68,767   (226)

Other assets

  (249,929)  57,526   34,070   (249,929)

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

                

Policyowner benefit reserves

  797,659   1,039,565   1,523,496   797,659 

Advance premiums

  66,399   25,848   20,920   66,399 

Other liabilities

  (2,320)  (3,097)  12,383   (2,320)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  73,984   (45,891)  (2,355)  73,984 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

  (6,083)  197,133 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  1,420,827   (6,083)
                

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

                

Available-for-sale securities

                

Purchase of fixed income investments

  (2,100,968)  (1,512,774)  (1,758,337)  (2,100,968)

Purchase of equity investments

  (3,124,648)  (805,227)  (768,944)  (3,124,648)

Proceeds from fixed income sales and repayments

  1,532,509   467,504   183,226   1,532,509 

Proceeds from equity sales and repayments

  1,299,640   92,247   -   1,299,640 

Interest on policy loans

  (1,156)  - 

Increase in policy loans

  (13,801)  - 

Purchase of property, equipment and software

  (6,000)  -   (5,334)  (6,000)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

  (2,399,467)  (1,758,250)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (2,364,346)  (2,399,467)
                

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

                

Receipts on deposit-type contracts

  1,000,563   949,295 �� 2,197,360   1,000,563 

Withdrawals on deposit-type contracts

  (271,319)  (153,699)  (756,764)  (271,319)

Proceeds received from exercise of warrants, net of costs of issuance

  259,418   1,834,677 

Proceeds received from issuance of common stock, net of costs of issuance

  719,005   259,418 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  988,662   2,630,273   2,159,601   988,662 
                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

  (1,416,888)  1,069,156 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  1,216,082   (1,416,888)
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

                

Beginning

  3,145,745   2,466,526   651,809   3,145,745 

Ending

 $1,728,857  $3,535,682  $1,867,891  $1,728,857 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Note 1.     Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of business: US Alliance Corporation (“the Company”) is a Kansas corporation located in Topeka, Kansas. The Company was incorporated April 24, 2009, as a holding company to form, own, operate and manage a life insurance company and its marketing and investment affiliates. On June 9, 2011, the wholly owned subsidiary, US Alliance Life and Security Company (“USALSC”) was incorporated. US Alliance Life and Security CompanyUSALSC received its Certificate of Authority from the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) effective January 2, 2012. On April 23, 2012, US Alliance Investment Corporation (“USAIC”) and US Alliance Marketing Corporation (“USAMC”) were incorporated as wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company to provide investment management and marketing services. On August 1, 2017, the Company merged with Northern Plains Capital Corporation (“Northern Plains”) with the Company being the ultimate surviving entity. As a result of this merger, the Company acquired Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company (“DCLIC”) which became a wholly owned subsidiary of US Alliance Life and Security Company.

 

The Company terminated its initial public offering on February 24, 2013. During the balance of 2013, the Company achieved approval of an array of life insurance and annuity products, began development of various distribution channels and commenced insurance operations and product sales. The Company sold its first insurance product on May 1, 2013. The Company continued to expand its product offerings and distribution channels throughout 2014 and 2015. On February 24, 2015, the Company commenced a warrant exercise offering set to expire on February 24, 2016. On February 24, 2016, the Company extended its currentthe offering until February 24, 2017 and made additional shares available for purchase. All outstanding warrants expired on April 1, 2016. The Company further extended this offering to February 24, 2018.2019. During the 4th quarter of 2017, the Company began a private placement offering to accredited investors in the state of North Dakota.

 

The Company began offering third party administrative (“TPA”) services in 2015. TPA agreements generate service fee income for the Company. The Company currently has one TPA agreement in place. The Company has been able to perform its TPA services using existing resources.

 

Basis of presentation: The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been included.

 

The results of operation for the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year endedending December 31, 20172018 or for any other interim period or for any other future year. Certain financial information which is normally included in notes to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP, but which are not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted. The accompanying financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s report on Form 10-K and amendments thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016.2017.

 

Principles of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications of a minor nature have been made to prior-period balances to conform to current-period presentation with no net impact to net loss/income or equity.

 

Area of Operation: US Alliance Life and Security Company is authorized to operate in the states of Kansas, North Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma.Nebraska. Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company is authorized to operate in the state of North Dakota.

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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Common stock and earnings (loss) per share: The par value for common stock is $0.10 per share with 20,000,000 shares authorized. As of June 30, 20172018, and December 31, 2016,2017, the Company had 5,624,0637,453,287 and 5,565,9437,310,939 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the Company’sCompany’s common stockholders were computed based on the net loss and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each year. The weighted average number of shares outstanding during the quarters ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were 7,389,200 and 2016 were 5,596,489 and 5,538,475 shares, respectively. The weighted average number of shares outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were 7,346,064 and 2016 were 5,579,493 and 5,357,056 shares, respectively. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted net loss per common share is the same for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 because all warrants for common shares are anti-dilutive.


US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

New accounting standards 

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. While insurance contracts are not within the scope of this updated guidance, the Company's fee income related to providing services will be subject to this updated guidance. The updated guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue as performance obligations are met, in order to reflect the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity is entitled to receive for those goods or services.

 

The following steps are applied in the updated guidance: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the updated guidance on revenue recognition by one year to the quarter ending March 31, 2018.  As an emerging growth company, the Company has chosen to defer implementation of this accounting standard until the year ending December 31, 2019. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s result of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance to address the diversity in practice in determining when there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and when an entity must disclose certain relevant conditions and events. The new guidance requires an entity to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The new guidance allows the entity to consider the mitigating effects of management's plans that will alleviate the substantial doubt and requires certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management's plans.

If conditions or events raise substantial doubt that is not alleviated, an entity should disclose that there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued), along with the principal conditions or events that raise substantial doubt, management's evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity's ability to meet its obligations and management's plans that are intended to mitigate those conditions.

The guidance is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim and annual periods thereafter. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding financial instruments. This guidance intends to enhance reporting for financial instruments and addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The significant amendments in this update generally require equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, require the use of an exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes and clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities. This guidance also intends to enhance the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. It also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments.

 

This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. As an emerging growth company, the Company has elected to defer implementation of this standard to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance will be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and early adoption is not permitted. The Company is evaluating this guidance but expects the primary impact will be the recognition of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale equity securities in net income. Currently, all unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale equity securities are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The effect of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’sCompany’s results of operations, financial position and liquidity is primarily dependent on the fair value of the available-for-sale equity securities in future periods and the existence of a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in future periods that have not yet been fully assessed.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance to require lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease liability for leases with terms of more than 12 months.  The updated guidance retains the two classifications of a lease as either an operating or finance lease (previously referred to as a capital lease).  Both lease classifications require the lessee to record the right-to-use asset and the lease liability based upon the present value of cash flows.  Finance leases will reflect the financial arrangement by recognizing interest expense on the lease liability separately from the amortization expense of the right-to-use asset.  Operating leases will recognize lease expense (with no separate recognition of interest expense) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.   The accounting by lessors is not significantly changed by the updated guidance.  The updated guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

 

The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and will require that the earliest comparative period presented include the measurement and recognition of existing leases with an adjustment to equity as if the updated guidance had always been applied.  Early adoption is permitted.  As an emerging growth company, the Company has elected to defer implementation of this standard to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance clarifying that when a call (put) option in a debt instrument can accelerate the repayment of principal on the debt instrument, a reporting entity does not need to assess whether the contingent event that triggers the ability to exercise the call (put) option is related to interest rates or credit risk in determining whether the option should be accounted for separately.  The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  As an emerging growth company, the Company elected to defer implementation of this standard to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.liquidity for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance for the accounting for credit losses for financial instruments.  The updated guidance applies a new credit loss model (current expected credit losses or CECL) for determining credit-related impairments for financial instruments measured at amortized cost (e.g. reinsurance recoverables) and requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. The expected credit losses, and subsequent adjustments to such losses, will be recorded through an allowance account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, with the net carrying value of the financial asset presented on the consolidated balance sheet at the amount expected to be collected.

 

The updated guidance also amends the current other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities by requiring the recognition of impairments relating to credit losses through an allowance account and limits the amount of credit loss to the difference between a security’ssecurity’s amortized cost basis and its fair value.  In addition, the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists.

 

The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  As an emerging growth company, the Company has elected to defer implementation of this standard to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company will not be able to determine the impact that the updated guidance will have on its results of operations, financial position or liquidity until the updated guidance is adopted.

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payment

 

In AugustAugust 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that clarifies the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows under eight different scenarios including, but not limited to: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (ii) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies including bank-owned life insurance policies; (iii) distributions received from equity method investees; and (iv) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. As an emerging growth company, the Company has elected to defer implementation of this standard to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its statement of cash flows.

 

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted a tax bill, H.R.1, An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). In February 2018, FASB issued guidance to address certain issues related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This new guidance allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

 

All other new accounting standards and updates of existing standards issued through the date of this filing were considered by management and did not relate to accounting policies and procedures pertinent or material to the Company at this time.

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Note 2. 2Investments

 

The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale and held to maturity investments as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 is as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2018

 
 

June 30, 2017

  

Cost or

  

Gross

  

Gross

     
 

Cost or

  

Gross

  

Gross

      

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

     
 

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

      

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Fair Value

 
 

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Fair Value

  

(unaudited)

 

Available for sale:

 

(Unaudited)

    

Fixed maturities:

                                

US Treasury securities

 $267,504  $-  $(15,902) $251,602  $275,896  $-  $(7,450) $268,446 

Corporate bonds

  3,966,440   116,132   (18,574)  4,063,998   13,448,349   31,181   (770,236)  12,709,294 

Municipal bonds

  4,145,420   129,749   (14,552)  4,260,617   6,165,877   124,831   (83,643)  6,207,065 

Redeemable preferred stock

  99,560   -   (1,800)  97,760 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  2,486,934   42,812   (17,627)  2,512,119   3,997,497   9,276   (105,948)  3,900,825 

Total fixed maturities

  10,866,298   288,693   (66,655)  11,088,336   23,987,179   165,288   (969,077)  23,183,390 

Equities:

                                

Equities

  6,834,157   327,375   (73,906)  7,087,626   11,532,342   59,447   (354,317)  11,237,472 

Other equity investments

  109,162   23,698   -   132,860 

Total equities

  6,943,319   351,073   (73,906)  7,220,486 

Total available for sale

 $17,809,617  $639,766  $(140,561) $18,308,822  $35,519,521  $224,735  $(1,323,394) $34,420,862 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

Cost or

  

Gross

  

Gross

      

Cost or

  

Gross

  

Gross

     
 

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

      

Amortized

  

Unrealized

  

Unrealized

     
 

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Fair Value

  

Cost

  

Gains

  

Losses

  

Fair Value

 

Available for sale:

                                

Fixed maturities:

                                

US Treasury securities

 $314,992  $-  $(15,830) $299,162  $271,620  $-  $(20,870) $250,750 

Corporate bonds

  3,828,418   62,712   (45,234)  3,845,896   11,857,191   309,754   (10,720)  12,156,225 

Municipal bonds

  2,841,137   46,883   (38,191)  2,849,829   6,134,323   230,842   (12,721)  6,352,444 

Redeemable preferred stock

  99,560   960   -   100,520 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  3,333,617   36,870   (45,300)  3,325,187   4,077,011   32,726   (23,976)  4,085,761 

Total fixed maturities

  10,318,164   146,465   (144,555)  10,320,074   22,439,705   574,282   (68,287)  22,945,700 

Equities:

                                

Equities

  4,723,024   350,981   (131,757)  4,942,248   10,764,072   83,346   (183,903)  10,663,515 

Other equity investments

  182,929   23,046   (4,719)  201,256 

Total equities

  4,905,953   374,027   (136,476)  5,143,504 

Total available for sale

 $15,224,117  $520,492  $(281,031) $15,463,578  $33,203,777  $657,628  $(252,190) $33,609,215 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below.in the following table. Equity securities do not have stated maturity dates and therefore are not included in the following maturity summary. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

  

 

As of June 30, 2018

  

As of December 31, 2017

 
 

Amortized

      

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 
 

Cost

  

Fair Value

  

(unaudited)

         

Amounts maturing in:

 

(unaudited)

                 

One year or less

 $99,976  $99,932 

After one year through five years

  1,220,739   1,221,261  $809,137  $793,989  $612,088  $617,562 

After five years through ten years

  1,894,372   1,914,255   1,757,227   1,714,964   1,910,307   1,945,454 

More than 10 years

  5,164,277   5,340,769   17,323,758   16,675,852   15,740,739   16,196,403 

Redeemable preferred stocks

  99,560   97,760   99,560   100,520 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  2,486,934   2,512,119   3,997,497   3,900,825   4,077,011   4,085,761 

Total fixed maturities

 $10,866,298  $11,088,336 
 $23,987,179  $23,183,390  $22,439,705  $22,945,700 

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Proceeds from the sale of securities, maturities, and asset paydowns for the first six months of 2018 and 2017 and 2016 were $2,832,149$183,226 and $559,751,$2,832,149 respectively. Realized gains and losses related to the sale of securities are summarized as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 

Gross gains

 $227,463  $12,830  $530  $227,463 

Gross losses

  (18,961)  (2,066)  (857)  (18,961)

Net security (losses) gains

 $208,502  $10,764 

Net security gains (losses)

 $(327) $208,502 

 

Proceeds from the sale of securities, maturities, and asset paydowns for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and 2016 were $1,862,409$155,100 and $314,111,$2,677,453 respectively. Realized gains and losses related to the sale of securities for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 

Gross gains

 $35,058  $1,992  $530  $35,058 

Gross losses

  (18,961)  (2,066)  (857)  (18,961)

Net security (losses) gains

 $16,097  $(74)

Net security gains (losses)

 $(327) $16,097 

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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Gross unrealized losses by duration are summarized as follows:

 

 

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12 months

  

Total

  

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12 months

  

Total

 
 

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
 

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

 

June 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Available for sale:

                           

Fixed maturities:

                                                

US Treasury securities

 $251,602  $(15,902) $-  $-  $251,602  $(15,902) $268,446  $(7,450) $-  $-  $268,446  $(7,450)

Corporate bonds

  1,117,565   (17,474)  48,806   (1,100)  1,166,371   (18,574)  10,910,971   (761,131)  117,414   (9,105)  11,028,385   (770,236)

Municipal bonds

  724,631   (14,552)  -   -   724,631   (14,552)  2,773,408   (68,959)  185,316   (14,684)  2,958,724   (83,643)

Redeemable preferred stock

  97,760   (1,800)  -   -   97,760   (1,800)

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  850,512   (15,649)  99,326   (1,978)  949,838   (17,627)  2,714,113   (74,887)  595,949   (31,061)  3,310,062   (105,948)

Total fixed maturities

  2,944,310   (63,577)  148,132   (3,078)  3,092,442   (66,655)  16,764,698   (914,227)  898,679   (54,850)  17,663,377   (969,077)

Equities:

                                                

Equities

  771,225   (23,360)  843,041   (50,546)  1,614,266   (73,906)  8,721,253   (250,840)  1,382,838   (103,477)  10,104,091   (354,317)

Other equity investments

  -   -   -   -   -   - 

Total equities

  771,225   (23,360)  843,041   (50,546)  1,614,266   (73,906)

Total available for sale

 $3,715,535  $(86,937) $991,173  $(53,624) $4,706,708  $(140,561) $25,485,951  $(1,165,067) $2,281,517  $(158,327) $27,767,468  $(1,323,394)

 

 

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12 months

  

Total

  

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12 months

  

Total

 
 

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

  

Fair

  

Unrealized

 
 

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

  

Value

  

Loss

 

December 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2017

December 31, 2017

 

Available for sale:

                                                

Fixed maturities:

                                                

US Treasury securities

 $299,162  $(15,830) $-  $-  $299,162  $(15,830) $250,750  $(20,870) $-  $-  $250,750  $(20,870)

Corporate bonds

  1,897,000   (42,994)  196,399   (2,240)  2,093,399   (45,234)  848,853   (5,733)  121,718   (4,987)  970,571   (10,720)

Municipal bonds

  1,296,688   (38,191)  -   -   1,296,688   (38,191)  735,257   (5,683)  192,962   (7,038)  928,219   (12,721)

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  1,700,173   (39,264)  134,090   (6,036)  1,834,263   (45,300)  2,056,887   (6,970)  654,936   (17,006)  2,711,823   (23,976)

Total fixed maturities

  5,193,023   (136,279)  330,489   (8,276)  5,523,512   (144,555)  3,891,747   (39,256)  969,616   (29,031)  4,861,363   (68,287)

Equities:

                                                

Equities

  1,007,860   (59,357)  1,063,959   (72,400)  2,071,819   (131,757)  7,971,440   (105,946)  1,161,121   (77,957)  9,132,561   (183,903)

Other equity investments

  52,840   (4,719)  -   -   52,840   (4,719)

Total equities

  1,060,700   (64,076)  1,063,959   (72,400)  2,124,659   (136,476)

Total available for sale

 $6,253,723  $(200,355) $1,394,448  $(80,676) $7,648,171  $(281,031) $11,863,187  $(145,202) $2,130,737  $(106,988) $13,993,924  $(252,190)

 

Unrealized losses occur from market price declines that may be due to a number of factors, including economic downturns, changes in interest rates, competitive forces within an industry, issuer specific events, operational difficulties, lawsuits, and market pricing anomalies caused by factors such as temporary lack of liquidity.

 


US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

The total number of securities in the investment portfolio in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 20172018 was 39,128, which represented an unrealized loss of $140,561$1,323,394 of the aggregate carrying value of those securities. The 39 128 securities breakdown as follows: 1887 bonds, 1231 mortgage and asset backed securities, 5 common4 preferred stocks, 2 high yield corporate bond funds, 12 preferred stock index funds, 1 senior loan fund, and 1 senior loan fund.common stock. The Company determined that no securities were considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016. The unrealized gains on the remainder of the available for sale portfolio as of June 30, 2017 were $639,766. 2017.

 

Note 3.4.  Fair Value Measurements

 

The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

 

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement rate.

 

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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include fixed maturity securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments or assets and liabilities whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed debt securities and corporate debt securities.

 

Level 3 inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability and reflect an entity’sentity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

 

Investments, available for sale: Investments in securities that are classified asFair values of available for sale fixed maturity securities are recorded atprovided by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a variety of sources to determine fair value utilizing Level 1of securities. The Company’s fixed maturity securities are highly liquid, which allows for a high percentage of the portfolio to be priced through pricing sources. Fair values for equity securities are also provided by a third party pricing service and Level 2 measurements.are derived from active trading on national market exchanges.

 


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US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  

Note 4.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

The following table presents the amounts of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016:2017:

 

 

June 30, 2018

 
 

June 30, 2017

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
 

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

(unaudited)

 

Available for sale:

 

(unaudited)

    

Fixed maturities:

                                

US Treasury securities

 $251,602  $251,602  $-  $-  $268,446  $268,446  $-  $- 

Corporate bonds

  4,063,998   -   4,063,998   -   12,709,294   -   12,509,294   200,000 

Municipal bonds

  4,260,617   -   4,260,617   -   6,207,065   -   6,207,065   - 

Redeemable preferred stock

  97,760   -   97,760   - 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  2,512,119   -   2,512,119   -   3,900,825   -   3,900,825   - 

Total fixed maturities

  11,088,336   251,602   10,836,734   -   23,183,390   268,446   22,714,944   200,000 

Equities:

                                

Equities

  7,087,626   7,087,626   -   -   11,237,472   11,237,472   -   - 

Other equity investments

  132,860   132,860   -   - 

Total equities

  7,220,486   7,220,486   -   - 

Total

 $18,308,822  $7,472,088  $10,836,734  $-  $34,420,862  $11,505,918  $22,714,944  $200,000 

 

  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Available for sale:

                

Fixed maturities:

                

US Treasury securities

 $250,750  $250,750  $-  $- 

Corporate bonds

  12,156,225   -   11,956,225   200,000 

Municipal bonds

  6,352,444   -   6,352,444   - 

Redeemable preferred stock

  100,520   -   100,520   - 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  4,085,761   -   4,085,761   - 

Total fixed maturities

  22,945,700   250,750   22,494,950   200,000 

Equities:

                

Equities

  10,663,515   10,663,515   -   - 

Total

 $33,609,215  $10,914,265  $22,494,950  $200,000 

 

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

Available for sale:

                

Fixed maturities:

                

US Treasury securities

 $299,162  $299,162  $-  $- 

Corporate bonds

  3,845,896   -   3,845,896   - 

Municipal bonds

  2,849,829   -   2,849,829   - 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  3,325,187   -   3,325,187   - 

Total fixed maturities

  10,320,074   299,162   10,020,912   - 

Equities:

                

Equities

  4,942,248   4,942,248   -   - 

Other equity investments

  201,256   201,256   -   - 

Total equities

  5,143,504   5,143,504   -   - 

Total

 $15,463,578  $5,442,666  $10,020,912  $- 

 

The Company discloses the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above. The estimated fair value approximates carrying value for accrued interest. The methodologies for other financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below:

 

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Investment income due and accrued: The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Policy loans:Policy loans are stated at unpaid principal balances. As these loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the underlying insurance policies, the carrying value of the policy loans approximates their fair value.

 

Policyholder deposits in deposit-type contracts: The fair value for policyholder deposits in deposit-type insurance contracts (accumulation annuities) is calculated using a discounted cash flow approach.  Cash flows are projected using actuarial assumptions and discounted to the valuation date using the risk-free rates adjusted for credit risk

and the nonperformance risk of the liabilities.

 

The estimated fair values

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Table of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows:

  

June 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
                 
  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value

 

Financial Assets:

 

(unaudited)

         

Cash and cash equivalents

 $1,728,857  $1,728,857  $3,145,745  $3,145,745 

Investments, at fair value

  18,308,822   18,308,822   15,463,578   15,463,578 

Total Financial Assets

 $20,037,679  $20,037,679  $18,609,323  $18,609,323 
                 

Financial Liabilities:

                

Policyholder deposits in deposit-type contracts

 $4,191,021  $4,099,186  $3,398,170  $3,260,086 

Total Financial Liabilities

 $4,191,021  $4,099,186  $3,398,170  $3,260,086 

 

US Alliance Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

  

June 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
  

(unaudited)

         
  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value

 

Financial Assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

 $1,867,891  $1,867,891  $651,809  $651,809 

Investment income due and accrued

  243,756   243,756   214,998   214,998 

Investments, at fair value

  34,469,794   34,469,794   33,643,190   33,643,190 

Total Financial Assets

 $36,630,373  $36,630,373  $34,509,997  $34,509,997 
                 

Financial Liabilities:

                

Policyholder deposits in deposit-type contracts

 $15,113,995  $13,617,789  $13,448,891  $12,508,470 

Total Financial Liabilities

 $15,113,995  $13,617,789  $13,448,891  $12,508,470 

Note 4.5.  Income Tax Provision

 

No income tax expense or (benefit) has been reflected for the quarters ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 due to the lack of taxable net income generated by the Company and the 100% valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset. The difference between the reported amount of income tax expense and the amount expected based upon statutory rates is primarily due to the increase in the valuation allowance on deferred taxes.

 

The net operating loss carryforwards for the Company are $5,579,497$12,053,644 and $5,050,176$11,886,891 as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, respectively. The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities due to book and tax differences are the following: fixed asset depreciation, net operating loss carryforward, net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities, policyowner benefit reserves and deferred acquisition costs. The net deferred tax asset is offset 100 percent by the valuation allowance.

 

Note 5.Warrants

The Company conducted its public stock offering through the sale of units. Each unit was sold for $1,000 and consisted of 200 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase an additional 200 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share. The warrants were originally scheduled to expire, if not exercised, February 24, 2016. The board of directors of the Company extended the warrant expiration date to April 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2014 warrant-holders had the right to purchase 2,532,400 shares of common stock. On February 24, 2015, the Company registered a warrant exercise offering with the Kansas Securities Commissioner. During 2015, warrant-holders exercised warrants for the purchase of 944,845 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2015 warrant-holders had the right to purchase 1,587,555 shares of common stock. During the first six months of 2016, warrant-holders exercised their rights to purchase an additional 372,003 shares of common stock.

Management engaged the services of an experienced valuation firm to value the warrants as of February 24, 2013. The valuation performed valued the warrants to be worth $0.01 per share of common stock and management has allocated this amount from additional paid-in capital to the outstanding warrants. As the warrants have been exercised, the value allocated to the warrants exercised has been restored to additional paid-in capital. The value of outstanding warrants was reduced to zero at March 31, 2016. During the warrant exercise period, we were not aware of any sale of our warrants.

Note 6.  Subsequent Events

 

All of the effects of subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements, are recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The Company does not recognize subsequent events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date but arose after, but before the consolidated financial statements are issued. In some cases, unrecognized subsequent events are disclosed to keep the consolidated financial statements from being misleading.

 

On May 23, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Northern Plains Capital Corporation. Northern Plains Capital Corporation shareholders received .5841 shares of US Alliance Corporation stock for each share of Northern Plains stock that they owned. The merger closed on July 31, 2017 with an  August 1, 2017 effective date.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through August 4, 2017,9, 2018, the date on which the consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTSANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q. In connection with, and because we desire to take advantage of, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we caution readers regarding certain forward looking statements in the following discussion and elsewhere in this report and in any other statement made by, or on our behalf, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward looking statements.

 

Overview

 

USACUS Alliance Corporation (“USAC”) was formed as a Kansas corporation on April 24, 2009 for thethe purpose of raising capital to form a new Kansas-based life insurance company. We presently conduct our business through our threefour wholly-owned subsidiaries: USALSC, a life insurance corporation; DCLIC, a life insurance corporation; USAMC, an insurance marketing corporation; and USAIC, an investment management corporation.

 

On January 2, 2012, USALSC was issued a Certificate of Authority to conduct life insurance business in the State of Kansas. We began third party administrative services in 2015.

On August 1, 2017, the Company merged with Northern Plains Capital Corporation (“Northern Plains”) with the Company being the ultimate surviving entity. As a result of this merger, the Company acquired Dakota Capital Life Insurance Company ("DCLIC") which became a wholly owned subsidiary of USALSC.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our accountingaccounting and reporting policies are in accordance with GAAP. Preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The following is an explanation of our accounting policies and the estimates considered most significant by management. These accounting policies inherently require significant judgment and assumptions and actual operating results could differ significantly from management’s estimates determined using these policies. We believe the following accounting policies, judgments and estimates are the most critical to the understanding of our results of operations and financial position. A detailed discussion of significant accounting policies is provided in this report in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included with this quarterly report.

 

Valuation of Investments

 

The Company's principal investments are in fixed maturity and equity securities. Fixed maturitymaturity and equity securities, classified as available for sale, are carried at their fair value in the consolidated balance sheets, with unrealized gains or losses recorded in comprehensive income (loss). Our fixed income investment manager utilizes external independent third-party pricing services to determine the fair values of investment securities available for sale.

 

We have a policy and process in place to identify securities that could potentially have an impairment that is other-than-temporary. The assessmentassessment of whether impairments have occurred is based on a case-by-case evaluation of underlying reasons for the decline in fair value. We consider severity of impairment, duration of impairment, forecasted recovery period, industry outlook, financial condition of the issuer, issuer credit ratings and whether we intend to sell a security, or it is more likely than not that we would be required to sell a security, prior to the recovery of the amortized cost.

 

The recognition of other-than-temporary impairment losseslosses on debt securities is dependent on the facts and circumstances related to the specific security. If we intend to sell a security or it is more likely than not that we would be required to sell a security prior to recovery of the amortized cost, the difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in the income statement as an other-than-temporary impairment. As it relates to debt securities, if we do not expect to recover the amortized basis, do not plan to sell the security and if it is not more likely than not that we would be required to sell a security before the recovery of its amortized cost, the other-than-temporary impairment would be recognized. We would recognize the credit loss portion through earnings in the income statement and the noncredit loss portion in accumulated other comprehensive loss.


 

Deferred Acquisition Costs

 

Incremental direct costs, net of amounts ceded to reinsurers, that result directly from and are essential to a product sale and would not have been incurred by us had the sale not occurred, are capitalized, to the extent recoverable, and amortized over the life of the premiums produced. Recoverability of deferred acquisition costs is evaluated periodically by comparing the current estimate of the present value of expected pretax future profits to the unamortized asset balance. If this current estimate is less than the existing balance, the difference is charged to expense.

Value of Business Acquired

Value of business acquired (VOBA) represents the estimated value assigned to purchased companies or insurance in force of the assumed policy obligations at the date of acquisition of a block of policies. At least annually, a review is performed of the models and the assumptions used to develop expected future profits, based upon management’s current view of future events. VOBA is reviewed on an ongoing basis to determine that the unamortized portion does not exceed the expected recoverable amounts. Management’s view primarily reflects our experience but can also reflect emerging trends within the industry. Short-term deviations in experience affect the amortization of VOBA in the period, but do not necessarily indicate that a change to the long-term assumptions of future experience is warranted. If it is determined that it is appropriate to change the assumptions related to future experience, then an unlocking adjustment is recognized for the block of business being evaluated. Certain assumptions, such as interest spreads and surrender rates, may be interrelated. As such, unlocking adjustments often reflect revisions to multiple assumptions. The VOBA balance is immediately impacted by any assumption changes, with the change reflected through the statements of comprehensive income as an unlocking adjustment in the amount of VOBA amortized. These adjustments can be positive or negative with adjustments reducing amortization limited to amounts previously deferred plus interest accrued through the date of the adjustment.

In addition, we may consider refinements in estimates due to improved capabilities resulting from administrative or actuarial system upgrades. We consider such enhancements to determine whether and to what extent they are associated with prior periods or simply improvements in the projection of future expected gross profits due to improved functionality. To the extent they represent such improvements, these items are applied to the appropriate financial statement line items in a manner similar to unlocking adjustments.

VOBA is also reviewed on an ongoing basis to determine that the unamortized portion does not exceed the expected recoverable amounts. If it is determined from emerging experience that the premium margins or gross profits are less than the unamortized value of business acquired, then the asset will be adjusted downward with the adjustment recorded as an expense in the current period.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the amounts paid to acquire subsidiaries and other businesses over the fair value of their net assets at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter or more frequently if events or circumstances change that would indicate that a triggering event has occurred.

We assess the recoverability of indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually or whenever events or circumstances suggest that the carrying value of an identifiable indefinite-lived intangible asset may exceed the sum of the future discounted cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. If the asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset.

 

Reinsurance

 

In the normal course of business, we seek to limit aggregate and single exposureexposure to losses on risk by purchasing reinsurance. The amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets as reinsurance recoverable include amounts billed to reinsurers on losses paid as well as estimates of amounts expected to be recovered from reinsurers on insurance liabilities that have not yet been paid. Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses are estimated based upon assumptions consistent with those used in establishing the liabilities related to the underlying reinsured contracts. Insurance liabilities are reported gross of reinsurance recoverable. Management believes the recoverables are appropriately established. We diversify our credit risks related to reinsurance ceded. Reinsurance premiums are generally reflected in income in a manner consistent with the recognition of premiums on the reinsured contracts. Reinsurance does not extinguish our primary liability under the policies written. We regularly evaluate the financial condition of our reinsurers including their activities with respect to claim settlement practices and commutations, and establish allowances for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable as appropriate.

 

Future Policy Benefits

 

We establish liabilities for amounts payable under insurance policies, including traditional life insuranceinsurance and annuities. Generally, amounts are payable over an extended period of time. Liabilities for future policy benefits of traditional life insurance have been computed by using a net level premium method based upon estimates at the time of issue for investment yields, mortality and withdrawals. These estimates include provisions for experience less favorable than initially expected. Mortality assumptions are based on industry experience expressed as a percentage of standard mortality tables. Such liabilities are reviewed quarterly by an independent consulting actuary.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates. The principal assets and liabilities giving rise to such differences are investments, insurance reserves, and deferred acquisition costs. A deferred tax asset valuation allowance is established when there is uncertainty that such assets would be realized. We have no uncertain tax positions that we believe are more-likely-than-not that the benefit will not to be realized.

 

Recognition of Revenues

 

   Revenues on traditional life insurance products consist of direct and assumed premiums reported as earned when due.

 

Amounts receivedreceived as payment for annuities are recognized as deposits to policyholder account balances and included in future insurance policy benefits. Revenues from these contracts are comprised of investment earnings of the deposits, which are recognized over the period of the contracts, and included in revenue. Deposits are shown as a financing activity in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Merger

 

On May 23, 2017 the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Northern Plains Capital Corporation (“NPCC”).Corporation. The merger transaction (the "Merger") closed on July 31, 2017. NPCCNorthern Plains shareholders received .5841 shares of US Alliance Corporation stock for each share of NPCCNorthern Plains stock owned. USAC issued 1,644,458 shares of common stock to holders of Northern Plains shares.


 

New Accounting Standards

 

A detailed discussion of new accounting standards is providedprovided in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on p. 87 of this quarterly report.

 

Discussion of Consolidated Results of Operations

 

Revenues. Insurance revenues are primarily generated from premium revenues and investment income.income. Insurance revenues for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the table below.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

(unaudited)

 

Income:

 

(unaudited)

         

Premium income

 $3,732,570  $3,230,836  $4,874,480  $3,732,570 

Net investment income

  296,119   203,711   677,123   296,119 

Net realized gain on sale of securities

  208,502   10,764 

Net realized gain (loss) on sale of securities

  (327)  208,502 

Other income

  39,455  ��35,590   15,994   39,455 

Total income

 $4,276,646  $3,480,901  $5,567,270  $4,276,646 

 

 

Insurance revenuesrevenues for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the table below.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

(unaudited)

 

Income:

 

(unaudited)

         

Premium income

 $1,982,642  $1,873,464  $2,442,384  $1,982,642 

Net investment income

  170,099   112,450   365,563   170,099 

Net realized (loss) gain on sale of securities

  16,097   (74)

Net realized gain (loss) on sale of securities

  (327)  16,097 

Other income

  19,253   22,185   6,748   19,253 

Total income

 $2,188,091  $2,008,025  $2,814,368  $2,188,091 

 

Premium revenue: Premium revenue for the first six months of 20172018 was $3,732,570$4,874,480 compared to $3,230,836$3,732,570 in the first six months of 2016,2017, an increase of $501,734.$1,141,910. USALSC entered into a coinsurance transaction with American Life and Security Corporation (“ALSC”) effective September 30, 2017. This growth is attributable to both an increase in direct written premiums due toagreement, along with our acquisition of DCLIC and our organic growth, efforts andis the primary driver of the increase in premiums.

Premium revenue for the second quarter of 2018 was $2,442,384 compared to $1,982,642 in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of $459,742. The ALSC coinsurance agreement, along with our acquisition of DCLIC and our organic growth, is the primary driver of the increase in assumed premiums from our reinsurance treaty with ULIC.premiums.

 

Direct, assumed and ceded premiums for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the following table.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Direct

 $1,491,444  $1,300,959  $2,308,604  $1,491,444 

Assumed

  2,315,400   1,991,730   2,849,479   2,315,400 

Ceded

  (74,274)  (61,853)  (283,603)  (74,274)

Total

 $3,732,570  $3,230,836  $4,874,480  $3,732,570 

 

Premium revenue for the second quarter of 2017 was $1,982,642 compared to $1,873,464 in 2016, an increase of $109,178. This growth is attributable to both an increase in direct written premiums due to our organic growth efforts and an increase in assumed premiums from our reinsurance treaty with ULIC.

 

 

Direct, assumed and ceded premiums for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the following table.

 

 

Three Months ended June 30,

  

Three Months ended June 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Direct

 $748,350  $717,343  $1,169,237  $748,350 

Assumed

  1,274,094   1,191,001   1,443,873   1,274,094 

Ceded

  (39,802)  (34,880)  (170,726)  (39,802)

Total

 $1,982,642  $1,873,464  $2,442,384  $1,982,642 

 

The Company is pursuing new product and distribution opportunities to increase premiumpremium production. The acquisition of DCLIC and the reinsurance agreement with ALSC will both increase future premiums.

 

Investment income, net of expenses: The components of net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are as follows:

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Fixed maturities

 $192,481  $145,616  $467,178  $192,481 

Equity securities

  122,692   78,441   246,591   122,692 

Cash and short term investments

  1,493   766   2,961   1,493 
  316,666   224,823   716,730   316,666 

Less investment expenses

  (20,547)  (21,112)  (39,607)  (20,547)
 $296,119  $203,711  $677,123  $296,119 

 

Net investment income for the first six months of 20172018 was $296,119,$677,123, compared to $203,711$296,119 in 2016,2017, an increase of $92,408.$381,004. This increase in investment income is primarily a result of increased invested assets as a result of our premium income, the Merger with Northern Plains, and our coinsurance agreement with ALSC, as well as an improvement in our book yield.

 

The components of net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Fixed maturities

 $99,745  $76,114  $237,534  $99,745 

Equity securities

  80,246   46,965   145,886   80,246 

Cash and short term investments

  710   567   2,214   710 
  180,701   123,646   385,634   180,701 

Less investment expenses

  (10,602)  (11,196)  (20,071)  (10,602)
 $170,099  $112,450  $365,563  $170,099 

 

Net investment income for the second quarter of 20172018 was $170,099,$365,563 compared to $112,450$170,099 in 2016,2017, an increase of $57,649.$195,464. This increase in investment income is primarily a result of increased invested assets as a result of our premium income, the Merger with Northern Plains, and our coinsurance agreement with ALSC, as well as an improvement in our book yield.

 

Net realized gainslosses on investments: Net realized gainslosses on investments for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 were $208,502,$327, compared to gains of $10,764$208,502 in 2016, an increase2017, a decrease of $197,738.$208,829. The increasedecrease in realized gains is attributable to the repositioning of an equity portfolio from a market return focus to an income focus.focus in 2017. There was not a similar activity in 2018. Realized gains and losses related to the sale of securities for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized as follows:

 

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

(unaudited)

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Gross gains

 $227,463  $12,830 

Gross losses

  (18,961)  (2,066)

Net security gains

 $208,502  $10,764 


  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

(unaudited)

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Gross gains

 $530  $227,463 

Gross losses

  (857)  (18,961)

Net security gains (losses)

 $(327) $208,502 

 

Net realized gainslosses on investments for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were $327, compared to gains of $16,097 in 2017, a decrease of $16,424. The decrease in realized gains is attributable to fewer investment transactions in the second quarter of 2017 were $16,097 compared to losses of $74 in 2016.2018. Realized gains and losses related to the sale of securities for the three months ended June 30, 20162018 and 20162017 are summarized as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 

Gross gains

 $35,058  $1,992  $530  $35,058 

Gross losses

  (18,961)  (2,066)  (857)  (18,961)

Net security gains (losses)

 $16,097  $(74) $(327) $16,097 

 

Other income: Other income for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 was $39,455$15,994 compared to $35,590$39,455 in 2016, an increase of $3,865. This increase is due to the growth of our third party administration business.

Other income for the second quarter of 2017, was $19,253 compared to $22,185 in 2016, a decrease of $2,932.$23,461. This decrease is due to lower ceding commissions during the quarter.acquisition of DCLIC who was previously a third party administration client. Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $6,748 compared to $19,253 in 2017, a decrease of $12,505. [Same reason for decrease, or other factors?]

 

Expenses. Expenses for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the table below.

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2018

  

2017

 

Expenses:

 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

Death claims

 $686,158  $333,264  $404,212  $686,158 

Policyholder benefits

  2,187,150   1,861,670   2,315,779   2,187,150 

Increase in policyholder reserves

  576,548   762,904   1,507,612   576,548 

Commissions, net of deferrals

  265,434   226,598   319,978   265,434 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

  84,225   89,099   210,614   84,225 

Amortization of value of business acquired

  10,152   - 

Salaries & benefits

  383,143   393,184   543,340   383,143 

Other operating expenses

  608,435   580,673   835,169   608,435 

Total expense

 $4,791,093  $4,247,392  $6,146,856  $4,791,093 

 

 

Expenses for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017 are summarized in the table below.

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Expenses:

 

(unaudited)

 

Death claims

 $293,570  $216,737 

Policyholder benefits

  1,213,426   1,139,525 

Increase in policyholder reserves

  311,570   403,352 

Commissions, net of deferrals

  141,143   118,383 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

  46,461   51,642 

Salaries & benefits

  204,951   204,817 

Other operating expenses

  322,669   313,343 

Total expense

 $2,533,790  $2,447,799 


  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Expenses:

 

(unaudited)

 

Death claims

 $168,838  $181,480 

Policyholder benefits

  1,188,097   1,191,959 

Increase in policyholder reserves

  710,976   445,127 

Commissions, net of deferrals

  167,821   141,143 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

  120,259   46,461 

Amortization of value of business acquired

  5,076   - 

Salaries & benefits

  268,492   204,951 

Other operating expenses

  361,637   322,669 

Total expense

 $2,991,196  $2,533,790 

 

Death and other benefits: Death benefits were $686,158$404,212 in the six months ended June 30, 20172018 compared to $333,264$686,158 in 2016, an increase2017, a decrease of $352,894.$281,946. This increasedecrease is attributable to the growth of our in-force block of life insurance policies.fewer pre-need claims paid during 2018. The majority of death claims paid from inception have been on pre-need policies. We expect these claims to grow as we continue to increase the size of our in-force pre-need business.

 

Death benefits were $293,570 for$168,838 in the three months ended June 30, 2017,2018 compared to $216,737 for the same period$181,480 in 2016, an increase2017, a decrease of $76,833.$12,642. This increasedecrease is attributable to the growth of our in-force block of life insurance policies. We expect thesefewer pre-need claims to grow as we continue to increase the size of our in-force life business.paid during 2018.

 

Policyholder benefits: Policyholder benefits were $2,187,150$2,315,779 in the six months ended June 30, 20172018 compared to $1,861,670$2,187,150 in 2016,2017, an increase of $325,480.$128,629. The primary driver of this increase is the growth of ourinterest credited on annuities assumed businessfrom ALSC and is more than offset by the increased premiums associatedacquired with this block of assumed policies.Dakota Capital Life.

 

Policyholder benefits were $1,213,426 during$1,188,097 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to $1,139,525$1,191,959 in 2017, a decrease of $3,862. There was no significant change in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of $73,901. The primary driver of this increase isresults when comparing the growth of our assumed business and is more than offset by the increased premiums associated with this block of assumed policies.two quarters.

 

Increase in policyholder reserves: Policyholder reserves increased $576,548to $1,507,612 in the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, compared to $762,904$576,548 in 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $186,356.$931,064. The reduction in increase in policyholder reserves reflectsis driven by the reserves released on paid death claims.growth of our assumed and direct written business.

 

Policyholder reserves increased by $311,570to $710,976 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $403,352$445,127 in the second quarter2017, an increase of 2016, a decrease of $91,782.$265,849. The reduction in increase in policyholder reserves reflectsis driven by the reserves released on paid death claims.growth of our assumed and direct written business.

 

Commissions, net of deferrals: The Company pays commissions to the ceding company on a block of assumed policies.policies as well as commissions to agents on directly written business. Commissions were $265,434$319,978 in the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, compared to $226,598$265,434 in 2016,2017, an increase of $38,836.$54,544. This increase is due to an increase in assumed premiums.

 

Commissions were $141,143$167,821 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $118,383$141,143 in the second quarter of 2016,2017, an increase of $22,760.$26,678. This increase is due to an increase in assumed premiums.

 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs: The amortization of deferred acquisition costs was $84,225$210,614 in the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, compared to $89,099$84,225 in 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $4,874.$126,389. The age bands for pre-need purchases affectsamortization increase is attributable to the amortizationgrowth of the commissions paid and limited the amount of amortization this period.our DAC asset related to our reinsurance transaction with ALSC.

 

The amortization of deferred acquisition costs was $46,461$120,259 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $51,642$46,461 in 2017, an increase of $73,798. The amortization increase is attributable to the growth of our DAC asset related to our reinsurance transaction with ALSC.

Amortization of value of business acquired: The amortization of value of business acquired was $10,152 in the second quartersix months ended June 30, 2018. Our initial VOBA balance was established August 1, 2017 with acquisition of 2016, a decrease of $5,181.DCLIC. VOBA is being amortized straight-line over 30 years. The age bands for pre-need purchases affects the amortization of value of business acquired was $5,076 in the commissions paid and limited the amountthree months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Salaries and benefits: Salaries and benefits were $383,143$543,340 for the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, compared to $393,184$383,143 in 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $10,041.$160,197. Staffing costs have remained in lineincreased due to additional employees acquired with the prior year.Northern Plains Merger and due to the growth of our customer service team.

 

Salaries and benefits were $204,951 in$268,492 for the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $204,817$204,951 in the second quarter2017, an increase of 2016.$63,541. Staffing costs have remained in lineincreased due to additional employees acquired with the prior year.Northern Plains Merger and due to the growth of our customer service team.

 

Other expenses: Other operating expenses were $608,435$835,169 in the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, compared to $580,673$608,435 in 2016,2017, an increase of $27,762. This increase is driven by$226,734. Operating costs have increased spending on ourdue to expenses associated with the DCLIC acquisition, including additional auditing and actuarial fees and due to increased selling and marketing efforts.expenses and information technology costs.

 

Other operating expenses were $322,669 during$361,637 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $313,343$322,669 in the second quarter of 2016,2017, an increase of $9,326.$38,968. Operating costs have increased due to expenses associated with the DCLIC acquisition, including additional auditing and actuarial fees and due to increased selling and marketing expenses and information technology costs.

Net Loss: Our net loss was $514,447$579,586 in the six months ended June 30, 20172018 compared to net loss of $766,491$514,447 in the same period of 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $252,044.$65,139. This decreaseincrease is primarily attributable to our increasedcapital gains realized in 2017 and no similar gains as well as growing product margins.in 2018. Our net loss per share decreased to $0.08 from $0.09 from $0.15 in 2016,2017, basic and diluted.

 

Our net loss was $345,699 for$176,828 in the second quarter of 2017,three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to $439,774 fornet loss of $345,699 in the same period in 2016,of 2017, a decrease of $94,105.$167,871. This decrease is primarily attributable to improved product margins.the growth of our in-force and assumed business. Our net loss per share wasdecreased to $0.02 from $0.06 per share in the second quarter of 2017, basic and diluted, compared to $0.08 net loss per share in the second quarter of 2016.diluted.

 


Discussion of Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

Assets. Assets have increased to $20,925,277$40,843,185 as of June 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $1,733,288$1,854,848 from December 31, 2016.2017. This is primarily the result of the growth of our available for sale assets.business, offset by a decrease in the market value of our fixed income securities.

 

Available for sale fixed maturity securities: As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had available for sale fixed maturity assets of $11,088,336,$23,183,390, an increase of $768,262$237,690 from the December 31, 20162017 balance of $10,320,074. This growth$22,945,700. The increase is driven by our premium income.the purchase of additional assets. The increase is offset by higher interest rates, which lowers the market value of these securities.

 

Available for sale equity securities: As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had available for sale equity assets of $7,220,486,$11,237,472, an increase of $2,076,982$573,957 from the December 31, 20162017 balance of $5,143,504.$10,663,515. This growth is driven by ourpurchases of equity securities with premium income.

Policy loans: As of June 30, 2018, our policy loans were $48,932, an increase of $14,957 from the December 31, 2017 balance of $33,975. The increase is the result of normal loan activity. All of our policy loans were the result of our coinsurance agreement with ALSC and we had no policy loans prior to this transaction.

 

Cash and cash equivalents: As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had cash and cash equivalent assets of $1,728,857, a decrease$1,867,891, an increase of $1,416,888$1,216,082 from the December 31, 20162017 balance of $3,145,745.$651,809. This decreaseincrease is driven by our deploymentprimarily the result of cash into invested assets.received from premium income.

 

Investment income due and accrued: As of June 30, 2017,2018, our investment income due and accrued was $106,814$243,756 compared to $100,713$214,998 as of December 31, 2016.2017. This increase is attributable to normal investment activity.activity and the growth of our invested assets.

 

Reinsurance related assets: As of June 30, 2017,2018, our reinsurance related assets were $31,616 compared to $31,390 as$181,112, a decrease of $68,767 from the December 31, 2016. There were no significant changes2017 balance of $249,879. This decrease was driven by a reduction in this account during the reporting period.amounts receivable on our reinsurance business.

 

DeferredDeferred acquisition costs, net: As of June 30, 2017,2018, our deferred acquisition costs were $213,636 compared to $153,792 as$2,871,727, a decrease of $91,330 from the December 31, 2016. This2017 balance of $2,963,057. The decrease is the result of amortization of costs deferred on our growing blockcoinsurance agreement with ALSC.

Value of in-force policiesbusiness acquired, net: As of June 30, 2018 our value of business acquired asset was $590,449, a decrease of $10,152 from the December 31, 2017 balance of $600,601. This asset was established in the third quarter of 2017 as a result of our acquisition of DCLIC. The decrease is the result of amortization of the asset.

Goodwill: As of June 30, 2018, our goodwill was $277,542 and was unchanged from the December 31, 2017 balance. Goodwill was established as a result of our merger with Northern Plains and we expect this balance to continue to grow along with the size of our in-force business.had no previous goodwill balances.

 

Property, equipment and software, net: As of June 30, 20172018 our property, equipment and software assets were $233,681 compared to $244,849 as$208,800, a decrease of $12,277 from the December 31, 2016.2017 balance of $221,077. This decrease is a result of normal depreciationamortization during the period. We did purchase additional office furniture andperiod, offset by equipment purchased in the first half of 2017.second quarter.

 

Other assets: As of June 30, 2017,2018, our other assets were $301,851 compared to $51,922 as$132,114, a decrease of $34,070 from the December 31, 2016.2017 balance of $166,184. This increasedecrease was the result of a receivable related to the recovery of merger related expenses andreduction in our pre-paid insurance.assets.

 

Liabilities. Our total liabilities were $9,539,579$28,272,184 as of June 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $1,728,573$3,219,549 from our December 31, 20162017 liability of $7,811,006.$25,052,635. This increase is driven by an increase in our policyholder liabilities.

 

Policy liabilitiesliabilities: Our total policy liabilities as of June 30, 20172018 were $9,397,238 compared to $7,740,329 as$28,154,898, an increase of $3,209,521 from the December 31, 2016.2017 balance of $24,945,377. This increase is the result of new policy sales and the growth of our in-force policies. The growth in deposit-type contracts is the result of our annuity sales and the growth of our annuity block of business. The growth in policyholder benefit reserves is the result of our life insurance sales and the growth of our life insurance block of business. The growth of advance premiums is also attributable to the growth of our life insurance block of business.

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses: As of June 30, 2017,2018, our accounts payable and accrued expenses were $140,456 compared to $66,472 as$96,027, a decrease of $2,355 from the December 31, 2016. The growth2017 balance of $98,382. This decrease is the result of expenses accrued related to our pending merger transaction.    normal operating activity.

 

ShareholdersShareholders’ Equity. Our shareholders’ equity was $11,385,698$12,571,001 as of June 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $4,715$1,364,701 from our December 31, 20162017 shareholders’ equity of $11,380,983.$13,935,702. The growthreduction in shareholders’ equity was driven by the issuance of new shares of stock and the growth of accumulateda reduction in other comprehensive income. This was partially offset byincome and our net loss during the period.

 

 

Investments and Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Our overall investment philosophy is reflected in the allocation ofof our investments. We emphasize investment grade debt securities with smaller holdings in equity securities and other investments. The following table shows the carrying value of our investments by investment category and cash and cash equivalents, and the percentage of each to total invested assets as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016.2017.

 

 

June 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

June 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

  

Fair

  

Percent

  

Fair

  

Percent

 
 

Fair

  

Percent

  

Fair

  

Percent

  

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 
 

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

  

(unaudited)

         

Fixed maturities:

 

(unaudited)

                       

US Treasury securities

 $251,602   1.3% $299,162   1.6% $268,446   0.7% $250,750   0.7%

Corporate bonds

  4,063,998   20.3%  3,845,896   20.7%  12,709,294   35.0%  12,156,225   35.6%

Municipal bonds

  4,260,617   21.3%  2,849,829   15.3%  6,207,065   17.1%  6,352,444   18.5%

Redeemable preferred stocks

  97,760   0.3%  100,520   0.3%

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  2,512,119   12.5%  3,325,187   17.9%  3,900,825   10.8%  4,085,761   11.9%

Total fixed maturities

  11,088,336   55.4%  10,320,074   55.5%  23,183,390   63.9%  22,945,700   67.0%

Equities:

                                

Equities

  7,087,626   35.3%  4,942,248   26.5%  11,237,472   31.0%  10,663,515   31.1%

Other equity investments

  132,860   0.7%  201,256   1.1%

Total equities

  7,220,486   36.0%  5,143,504   27.6%  11,237,472   31.0%  10,663,515   31.1%

Cash and cash equivalents

  1,728,857   8.6%  3,145,745   16.9%  1,867,891   5.1%  651,809   1.9%

Total

 $20,037,679   100.0% $18,609,323   100.0% $36,288,753   100.0% $34,261,024   100.0%

 

The total value of our investments and cash and cash equivalents increased to $20,037,679$36,288,753 as of June 30, 20172018 from $18,609,323$34,621,024 at December 31, 2016,2017, an increase of $1,428,356.$1,667,729. Increases in investments are primarily attributable to premiums and annuity deposits received by USALSC.USALSC and DCLIC.

 

The following table showsshows the distribution of the credit ratings of our portfolio of fixed maturity securities by carrying value as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016.2017.

 

  

June 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Fair

  

Percent

  

Fair

  

Percent

 
  

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 
  

(unaudited)

  

 

 

AAA and U.S. Government

 $875,859   7.9% $1,080,028   10.5%

AA

  5,176,964   46.7%  4,887,863   47.3%

A

  2,196,804   19.8%  1,961,311   19.0%

BBB

  2,638,120   23.8%  2,194,473   21.3%

BB

  200,589   1.8%  196,399   1.9%

Total

 $11,088,336   100.0% $10,320,074   100.0%

  

June 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Fair

  

Percent

  

Fair

  

Percent

 
  

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 
  

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 

AAA and U.S. Government

 $1,182,298   5.1% $1,185,345   5.2%

AA

  7,900,026   34.1%  8,225,461   35.8%

A

  4,665,458   20.1%  4,961,276   21.6%

BBB

  8,987,781   38.7%  8,108,313   35.3%

BB

  247,827   1.1%  265,305   1.2%

Not Rated - Private Placement

  200,000   0.9%  200,000   0.9%

Total

 $23,183,390   100.0% $22,945,700   100.0%

 

Reflecting the high quality of securities maintained by us, 98.1%97.9% of all fixed maturity securities were investment grade as of December 31, 2016.2017. As of June 30, 2017, 98.2%2018, 98.0% of all fixed maturity securities were investment grade.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Equity securities do not have stated maturity dates and therefore are not included in the following maturity summary. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 

As of June 30, 2018

  

As of December 31, 2017

 
 

As of June 30, 2017

  

As of December 31, 2016

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 
 

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

(unaudited)

         

Amounts maturing in:

 

(unaudited)

                         

One year or less

 $99,976  $99,932  $49,915  $49,931 

After one year through five years

  1,220,739   1,221,261   1,819,437   1,809,470  $809,137  $793,989  $612,088  $617,562 

After five years through ten years

  1,894,372   1,914,255   1,646,576   1,643,823   1,757,227   1,714,964   1,910,307   1,945,454 

More than 10 years

  5,164,277   5,340,769   3,468,619   3,491,663   17,323,758   16,675,852   15,740,739   16,196,403 

Redeemable preferred stocks

  99,560   97,760   99,560   100,520 

Mortgage backed and asset backed securities

  2,486,934   2,512,119   3,333,617   3,325,187   3,997,497   3,900,825   4,077,011   4,085,761 
 $10,866,298  $11,088,336  $10,318,164  $10,320,074  $23,987,179  $23,183,390  $22,439,705  $22,945,700 

 

 

Market Risk of Financial Instruments

 

We hold a diversified portfolio of investments that primarily includes cash, bonds and equity securities. Each of these investments is subjectsubject to market risks that can affect their return and their fair value. A majority of the investments are fixed maturity securities including debt issues of corporations, US Treasury securities, or securities issued by government agencies. The primary market risks affecting the investment portfolio are interest rate risk, credit risk, and equity risk.


 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest rate risk arises from the price sensitivity of investments to changes in interest rates. Interest represents the greatest portionportion of an investment's return for most fixed maturity securities in stable interest rate environments. The changes in the fair value of such investments are inversely related to changes in market interest rates. As interest rates fall, the interest and dividend streams of existing fixed-rate investments become more valuable and fair values rise. As interest rates rise, the opposite effect occurs.

 

We attempt to mitigate our exposure to adverse interest rate movements through laddering the maturities of the fixedfixed maturity investments and through maintaining cash and other short term investments to assure sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations and to address reinvestment risk considerations. Due to the composition of our book of insurance business, management believes it is unlikely that we would encounter large surrender activity due to an interest rate increase that would force the disposal of fixed maturities at a loss.

 

Credit Risk

 

We are exposed to credit risk through counterparties and within the investmentinvestment portfolio. Credit risk relates to the uncertainty associated with an obligor's ability to make timely payments of principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of an instrument or contract. We manage our credit risk through established investment policies and guidelines which address the quality of creditors and counterparties, concentration limits, diversification practices and acceptable risk levels. These policies and guidelines are regularly reviewed and approved by senior management and USAC's Board of Directors.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since inception, our operations have been financed primarily through the sale of voting common stock.stock. Our operations have not been profitable and have generated significant operating losses since we were incorporated in 2009.

 

Aside from raising

In addition to capital which has funded the vast majority of our operations,raising, premium income, deposits to policyholder account balances, and investment income are the primary sources of funds while withdrawals of policyholderpolicyholder account balances, investment purchases, policy benefits in the form of claims, and operating expenses are the primary uses of funds. To ensure we will be able to pay future commitments, the funds received as premium payments and deposits are invested in primarily fixed income securities. Funds are invested with the intent that the income from investments, plus proceeds from maturities, will in the future meet our ongoing cash flow needs. The approach of matching asset and liability durations and yields requires an appropriate mix of investments. Our investments consist primarily of marketable debt securities that could be readily converted to cash for liquidity needs. Cash flow projections and cash flow tests under various market interest scenarios are also performed annually to assist in evaluating liquidity needs and adequacy.

 

Net cash used inprovided by operating activities was $6,083$1,420,827 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The primary sources of cash from operating activities were premiums and deposits received from policyholders. The primary uses of cash for operating activities were for payments of commissions to agents and settlement of policy liabilities. Net cash used in investing activities was $2,399,467.$2,364,346. The primary sourceuse of cash was from salesthe purchase of available for sale securities and the sale of the short-term investments. Offsetting this source of cash was our purchases of investments in available-for-sale securities. Cash provided by financing activities was $988,662.$2,159,601. The primary sources of cash were receipts on deposit-type contracts and issuance of common stock.

 

At June 30, 2017,2018, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $1,728,857.$1,867,891. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund the anticipated operating expenses and capital expenditures through at least 2017.for the foreseeable future. We have based this estimate upon assumptions that may prove to be wrong and we could use our capital resources sooner than we currently expect. The growth of our insurance subsidiary is uncertain and will require additional capital if it continues to grow.

 

Impact of Inflation

 

Insurance premiums are established before the amount of losses, or the extent to which inflation may affect such losses and expenses, are known. We attempt, in establishing premiums, to anticipate the potential impact of inflation. If, for competitive reasons, premiums cannot be increased to anticipate inflation, this cost would be absorbed by us. Inflation also affects the rate of investment return on the investment portfolio with a corresponding effect on investment income.


 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changeschanges in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

ITEM 3. QQUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKUANTITATIVEAND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a “smaller reporting company”, the Company is not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

 

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESCONTROLSAND PROCEDURES

 

We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure, among other things, material information relating to our Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our officers who certify our financial reports and to the other members of our senior management and the Board of Directors.

 

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), management of the Company, includingincluding the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President of US Alliance Life and Security Company conducted an evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e). Based upon an evaluation at the end of the period, the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President of US Alliance Life and Security Company concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries required to be disclosed in our periodic reports under the exchange act.

 

There were no changes to the Company’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) during the six months ended June 30, 20172018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s control over financial reporting.

Part II – Other Information

 

Part II – Other Information

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are involved in litigation incidental to our operations from time to time. We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings other than litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, and we are not aware of any claims thatthat could materially affect our financial position or results of operation.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

As a “smaller reporting company”, the Company is not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

 

ITEM 2.      UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2017,2018, the Company issued 40,36175,124 shares of common stock, for aggregate consideration of $289,527,$525,868, pursuant to an offering to residents of the state of Kansas that was registered with the Kansas Securities Commissioner.

 

The offering of shares in thethe above –describeddescribed transaction was self-underwritten and sold through agents of the Company licensed to sell securities in Kansas. Proceeds from the sale of common stock were used to finance the growth of the Company’s life insurance subsidiary and to provide working capital for the Company. The offer and sale of common stock was exempt from registration under Section 3(a)11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for securities offered and sold on a wholly intrastate basis. The shares of common stock were sold only to bona fide residents of the state of Kansas.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 21,006 shares of common stock, for aggregate consideration of $147,042, pursuant to a private placement offering to residents of the state of North Dakota (the “North Dakota Offering”).  Proceeds from the sale of shares in the North Dakota were used to finance the growth of DCLIC and to provide working capital for the Company. The North Dakota Offering and sales of shares thereunder were not registered with the SEC in reliance on an exemption for registration under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under this Securities Act of 1933 (“Reg D”).  Shares were sold only to “accredited investors”, as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Reg D, and were not sold by any means of general advertisement or solicitation. 

 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

 None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not Applicable

 


ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

2.1Plan and Agreemetn of Merger dated May 23, 2017 among Northern Plains Capital Corporation, US Alliance Corporation and Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 1, 2017 (File No. 333-218389), is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1.
2.2Amendment No. 1 to Plan and Agreement of Merger dated May 23, 2017 among Northern Plains Capital Corporation, US Alliance Corporation and Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 1, 2017 (File No. 333-218389), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2.2.

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of US Alliance Corporation filed(filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 2, 2016 (File No. 000-55627), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3.1)

 

 

 

3.23.2.1

 

Bylaws of US Alliance Corporation filed(filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 2, 2016 (File No. 000-55627), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3.2).

 

3.2.2

4.1

Form of WarrantAmendment to Purchase Common SharesBylaws of US Alliance filedCorporation dated June 4, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 4.13.1 to the Company’s Registration StatementCompany's Current Report on Form 108-K filed on May 2, 2016June 7, 2018 (File No. 000-55627), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 4.1)

3.2.2.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of US Alliance Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of US Alliance Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer of US Alliance pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   

32.2

 

Certifications of the Principal Financial Officer of US Alliance pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS*

101.INS** XLRBXBRL Instance

 

101.SCH** XLRBXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

101.CAL** XLRBXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

 

101.DEF** XLRBXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

 

101.LAB** XLRBXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

 

101.PRE** XLRBXBRL Taxonomy ExtentionExtension Presentation

 

**XLRBXBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized

 

    US Alliance Corporation       

US Alliance Corporation

(Registrant)

Date

By/s/ Jack H. Brier
Jack H. Brier, President and Chairman

              (Registrant)

 

Date

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By  /s/ Jack H. Brier                                                                                      

      Jack H. Brier, President and Chairman

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