HUMANA INC | 2013 | FY | 3


4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment securities classified as current and long-term were as follows at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

December 31, 2013

          

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:

          

U.S. Treasury and agency obligations

   $ 584       $ 6       $ (6   $ 584   

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,834         34         (48     1,820   

Tax-exempt municipal securities

     2,911         93         (33     2,971   

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

Residential

     22         0         0        22   

Commercial

     662         20         (9     673   

Asset-backed securities

     63         1         (1     63   

Corporate debt securities

     3,474         223         (30     3,667   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

   $ 9,550       $ 377       $ (127   $ 9,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

          

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:

          

U.S. Treasury and agency obligations

   $ 602       $ 16       $ 0      $ 618   

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,519         85         (1     1,603   

Tax-exempt municipal securities

     2,890         185         (4     3,071   

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

Residential

     33         2         (1     34   

Commercial

     615         44         0        659   

Asset-backed securities

     66         2         0        68   

Corporate debt securities

     3,394         402         (2     3,794   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

   $ 9,119       $ 736       $ (8   $ 9,847   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position were as follows at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

     Less than 12 months     12 months or more      Total  
     Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
                
     (in millions)  

December 31, 2013

                

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:

                

U.S. Treasury and agency obligations

   $ 231       $ (6   $ 5       $ 0       $ 236       $ (6

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,076         (47     21         (1      1,097         (48

Tax-exempt municipal securities

     693         (28     57         (5      750         (33

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Residential

     6         0        1         0         7         0   

Commercial

     270         (8     40         (1      310         (9

Asset-backed securities

     35         (1     0         0         35         (1

Corporate debt securities

     594         (28     17         (2      611         (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

   $ 2,905       $ (118   $ 141       $ (9    $ 3,046       $ (127
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

                

U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies:

                

U.S. Treasury and agency obligations

   $ 56       $ 0      $ 2       $ 0       $ 58       $ 0   

Mortgage-backed securities

     38         0        25         (1      63         (1

Tax-exempt municipal securities

     233         (3     27         (1      260         (4

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Residential

     0         0        4         (1      4         (1

Commercial

     94         0        0         0         94         0   

Asset-backed securities

     2         0        4         0         6         0   

Corporate debt securities

     104         (2     4         0         108         (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

   $ 527       $ (5   $ 66       $ (3    $ 593       $ (8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Approximately 95% of our debt securities were investment-grade quality, with a weighted average credit rating of AA- by S&P at December 31, 2013. Most of the debt securities that were below investment-grade were rated BB, the higher end of the below investment-grade rating scale. At December 31, 2013, 7% of our tax-exempt municipal securities were pre-refunded, generally with U.S. government and agency securities. Tax-exempt municipal securities that were not pre-refunded were diversified among general obligation bonds of U.S. states and local municipalities as well as special revenue bonds. General obligation bonds, which are backed by the taxing power and full faith of the issuer, accounted for 40% of the tax-exempt municipals that were not pre-refunded in the portfolio. Special revenue bonds, issued by a municipality to finance a specific public works project such as utilities, water and sewer, transportation, or education, and supported by the revenues of that project, accounted for the remaining 60% of these municipals. Our general obligation bonds are diversified across the United States with no individual state exceeding 12%. In addition, 18% of our tax-exempt securities were insured by bond insurers and had an equivalent weighted average S&P credit rating of AA- exclusive of the bond insurers’ guarantee. Our investment policy limits investments in a single issuer and requires diversification among various asset types.

 

The recoverability of our non-agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities is supported by factors such as seniority, underlying collateral characteristics and credit enhancements. These residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities at December 31, 2013 primarily were composed of senior tranches having high credit support, with over 99% of the collateral consisting of prime loans. The weighted average credit rating of all commercial mortgage-backed securities was AA+ at December 31, 2013.

The percentage of corporate securities associated with the financial services industry at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 23%.

All issuers of securities we own that were trading at an unrealized loss at December 31, 2013 remain current on all contractual payments. After taking into account these and other factors previously described, we believe these unrealized losses primarily were caused by an increase in market interest rates and tighter liquidity conditions in the current markets than when the securities were purchased. At December 31, 2013, we did not intend to sell the securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As a result, we believe that the securities with an unrealized loss were not other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2013.

The detail of realized gains (losses) related to investment securities and included within investment income was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011:

 

     2013     2012     2011  
     (in millions)  

Gross realized gains

   $ 33      $ 38      $ 33   

Gross realized losses

     (11     (5     (22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized capital gains

   $ 22      $ 33      $ 11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no material other-than-temporary impairments in 2013, 2012, or 2011.

The contractual maturities of debt securities available for sale at December 31, 2013, regardless of their balance sheet classification, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     
     (in millions)  

Due within one year

   $ 395       $ 398   

Due after one year through five years

     2,011         2,096   

Due after five years through ten years

     2,759         2,870   

Due after ten years

     1,804         1,858   

Mortgage and asset-backed securities

     2,581         2,578   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

   $ 9,550       $ 9,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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