Edgar Filing: 21ST CENTURY HOLDING CO

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2012

o 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 0-2500111

21st Century Holding Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		65-0248866
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

14050 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 180, Sunrise, Florida 33323

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

954-581-9993

(Registrant'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.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has electronically submitted and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x No o

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

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No x

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

Common Stock, $.01 par value –7,947,384 outstanding as of May 15, 2012

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION		PAGE

ITEM 1	Financial Statements	3

ITEM 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32

ITEM 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	48

ITEM 4	Controls and Procedures	50

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1	Legal Proceedings	51

ITEM 1A	Risk Factors	51

ITEM 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	51

ITEM 3	Defaults upon Senior Securities	51

ITEM 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	51

ITEM 5	Other Information	51

ITEM 6	Exhibits	52

SIGNATURES		53

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	Period Ending
	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
ASSETS	(Dollars in Thousands)
Investments
Debt maturities, available for sale, at fair value	$	106,284	$	104,311
Debt maturities, held to maturity, at amortized cost		7,171		7,128
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value		18,394		18,028

Total investments		131,849		129,467

Cash and short term investments		15,476		15,205
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		5,120		8,339
Premiums receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $75 and $73, respectively		7,350		5,616
Reinsurance recoverable, net		1,780		2,087
Deferred policy acquisition costs		8,588		7,718
Deferred income taxes, net		7,399		8,612
Property, plant and equipment, net		814		842
Other assets		4,948		2,094

Total assets	$	183,324	$	179,980

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Unpaid losses and LAE	$	55,308	$	59,983
Unearned premiums		54,682		47,933
Premiums deposits and customer credit balances		3,162		2,804
Bank overdraft		7,223		7,930
Income taxes payable		125		77
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,370		3,109

Total liabilities		122,870		121,836

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,946,384 and 7,946,384, respectively		79		79
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding		-		-
Additional paid-in capital		51,004		50,940
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Unrealized net gains on investments, available for sale		2,051		877
Total accumulated other comprehensive income		2,051		877
Retained earnings		7,320		6,248
Total shareholders' equity		60,454		58,144
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	183,324	$	179,980

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands except EPS and share and dividend data)
Revenue:
Gross premiums written	$	31,274		$	27,144
Gross premiums ceded		(1,858	)		(1,505	)

Net premiums written		29,416			25,639

Decrease in prepaid reinsurance premiums		(9,849	)		(11,520	)
Increase in unearned premiums		(6,749	)		(2,975	)

Net change in prepaid reinsurance premiums and unearned premiums		(16,598	)		(14,495	)

Net premiums earned		12,818			11,144
Commission income		307			297
Finance revenue		114			120
Managing general agent fees		533			461
Net investment income		961			970
Net realized investment losses		(10	)		(103	)
Regulatory assessments recovered		-			106
Other income		20			131

Total revenue		14,743			13,126

Expenses:
Losses and LAE		5,728			8,447
Operating and underwriting expenses		2,411			2,713
Salaries and wages		2,211			2,199
Policy acquisition costs - amortization		2,748			2,940

Total expenses		13,098			16,299

Income (loss) before provision for income tax expense (benefit)		1,645			(3,173	)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)		573			(1,166	)

Net income (loss)	$	1,072		$	(2,007	)

Net income (loss) per share - basic	$	0.13		$	(0.25	)

Net income (loss) per share - diluted	$	0.13		$	(0.25	)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic		7,946,384			7,946,384

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted		7,962,295			7,946,384

Dividends paid per share	$	-		$	-

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Net income (loss)	$	1,072		$	(2,007	)

Change in net unrealized gains on investments available for sale		1,883			587
Comprehensive income (loss) before tax		2,955			(1,420	)

Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)		(708	)		(221	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	2,247		$	(1,641	)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	1,072		$	(2,007	)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of investment premium discount, net		323			347
Depreciation and amortization of property plant and equipment, net		48			52
Net realized investment losses		10			103
Provision for credit losses, net		-			9
Recovery for uncollectible premiums receivable		(2	)		(34	)
Non-cash compensation		42			49
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Premiums receivable		(1,732	)		(1,038	)
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		3,220			5,939
Reinsurance recoverable, net		307			2,458
Deferred income tax expense, net of other comprehensive income		504			(1,175	)
Policy acquisition costs, net of amortization		(869	)		(532	)
Other assets		(2,854	)		34
Unpaid losses and LAE		(4,675	)		(2,039	)
Unearned premiums		6,749			2,975
Premium deposits and customer credit balances		358			361
Income taxes payable		48			-
Bank overdraft		(706	)		(3,000	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(740	)		1,125
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,103			3,627
Cash flow used by investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of investment securities		18,257			41,532
Purchases of investment securities available for sale		(19,090	)		(45,505	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(20	)		(51	)
Net cash used by investing activities		(853	)		(4,024	)
Cash flow provided by financing activities:
Tax benefit related to non-cash compensation		21			24
Net cash provided by financing activities		21			24
Net increase (decrease) in cash and short term investments		271			(373	)
Cash and short term investments at beginning of period		15,205			16,206
Cash and short term investments at end of period	$	15,476		$	15,833

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(continued)	2012		2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	-	$	-
Non-cash investing and finance activities:
Accrued dividends payable	$	-	$	-

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)	Organization and Business

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “21st Century” and the terms “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to 21st Century Holding Company and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

21st Century Holding Company is an insurance holding company that controls substantially all steps in the insurance underwriting, distribution and claims processes through our subsidiaries and our contractual relationships with our independent agents and general agents.

We are authorized to underwrite, and/or place through our wholly owned subsidiaries, homeowners’ multi-peril (“homeowners”), commercial general liability, personal and commercial automobile, personal umbrella, fire, allied lines, workers’ compensation and commercial inland marine insurance in Florida and various other states. We market and distribute our own and third-party insurers’ products and our other services through a network of independent agents. We also utilize a select number of general agents for the same purpose.

Our primary insurance subsidiary is Federated National Insurance Company (“Federated National”). Federated National is licensed as an admitted carrier in Florida. An admitted carrier is an insurance company that has received a license from the state department of insurance giving the company the authority to write specific lines of insurance in that state. Through contractual relationships with a network of approximately 3,000 independent agents, of which approximately 600 actively sell and service our products, Federated National is authorized to underwrite homeowners’, fire, allied lines and personal and commercial automobile insurance in Florida. Federated National is also licensed as an admitted carrier in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas, and underwrites commercial general liability insurance in those states. Federated National operated as a non-admitted carrier in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and could underwrite commercial general liability insurance in all of these states. A non-admitted carrier is allowed to do business in that state and is strictly regulated to protect policyholders from a variety of illegal and unethical practices, including fraud. Sometimes, non-admitted carriers are referred to as “excess and surplus” lines carriers. Non-admitted carriers are subject to considerably less regulation with respect to policy rates and forms. Non-admitted carriers are not required to financially contribute to and benefit from the state guarantee fund, which is used to pay for losses if an insurance carrier becomes insolvent or unable to pay the losses due their policyholders.

In January 2011, we merged Federated National and our other wholly owned insurance subsidiary, American Vehicle Insurance Company (“American Vehicle”), with Federated National continuing the operations of both entities. As part of its approval of the merger between Federated National and American Vehicle, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Florida OIR”), the Company, Federated National and American Vehicle entered into a consent order with the Florida OIR dated January 25, 2011 (the “Consent Order”) pursuant to which the Company and the resulting company in the merger (the “Merged Company”) have agreed to the following:

The Merged Company retained the following licenses: (010) Fire, (020) Allied Lines, (040) Homeowners Multi Peril, (050) Commercial Multi Peril, (090) Inland Marine, (170) Other Liability, (192) Private Passenger Auto Liability, (194) Commercial Auto Liability, (211) Private Passenger Auto Physical Damage and (212) Commercial Auto Physical Damage.

The Merged Company will not write commercial multi peril policy premium without prior approval from the Florida OIR. The Merged Company has no commercial multi peril policy premium in force.

The Merged Company surrendered its surety license. The Merged Company has no surety policy premium in force.

The Merged Company will not write new commercial habitation condominium associations without prior approval from the Florida OIR. The current commercial habitation book of business is approximately $1.0 million of policy premium, which will renew pursuant to normal underwriting guidelines.

The Merged Company agreed to reduce the total number of its homeowners’ policies in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties (the “Tri-County Area”) to 40% of its entire homeowners’ book by December 31, 2011 and limit its new homeowners’ policies in the Tri-County Area to $500,000 of new policy premium per month. The 40% was achieved through the increased writing of property located outside of the Tri-County Area, the non-renewal of certain policies located within the Tri-County Area, and limiting the writing of new property located within the Tri-County Area. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately 28.9% of its homeowners’ policies located within Tri-County Area.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The managing general agency fees payable by the Merged Company to Assurance MGA a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which were traditionally 6% of gross written premium, were reduced and will not exceed 4% without prior approval from the Florida OIR. The Merged Company has lowered the fee to 2% of gross written to further support the Federated National’s results of operations. This will have no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results.

The claims service fees payable by the Merged Company to Superior were reduced from the traditional 4.5% of gross earned premium to 3.6% of gross earned premium. This will have no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial results.

The Company provided the Florida OIR with a plan of operation and has agreed to provide certain reports to the Florida OIR on a monthly basis, and agreed to obtain the Florida OIR’s approval prior to making any changes to the officers of the Merged Company during the first year following the effective date of the Merger.

The merger of Federated National and American Vehicle will be an ongoing transition, many aspects of which will take effect over time. References to the companies contained herein are intended to be references to the operations of the newly formed Federated National following the January 2011 merger. References to the historical activities of American Vehicle are appropriately identified throughout this document.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, 86.6%, 7.7%, 3.5% and 2.2% of the premiums we underwrote were for homeowners’, commercial general liability, federal flood, and automobile insurance, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, 82.5%, 10.3%, 3.6% and 3.6% of the premiums we underwrote were for homeowners’, commercial general liability, federal flood, and personal automobile insurance, respectively.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition are subject to fluctuations due to a variety of factors. Abnormally high severity or frequency of claims in any period could have a material adverse effect on us. When our estimated liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) are less than the actuarially determined amounts, we increase the expense in the current period. Conversely, when our estimated liabilities for unpaid losses and LAE are greater than the actuarially determined amounts, we decrease the expense in the current period.

We are focusing our marketing efforts on continuing to expand our distribution network. We market our products and services throughout Florida and in other states by establishing relationships with additional independent agents and general agents. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to obtain the required regulatory approvals to offer additional insurance products or expand into other states.

Assurance Managing General Agents, Inc. (“Assurance MGA”) a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, acts as Federated National’s exclusive managing general agent in Florida and is also licensed as a managing general agent in the States of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Assurance MGA has contracted with several unaffiliated insurance companies to sell commercial general liability, workers compensation, personal umbrella and inland marine insurance through Assurance MGA’s existing network of agents.

Assurance MGA earns commissions and fees for providing policy administration, marketing, accounting and analytical services, and for participating in the negotiation of reinsurance contracts. Assurance MGA earns a $25 per policy fee, and traditionally a 6% commission fee from its affiliates Federated National and American Vehicle. During the fourth quarter of 2010, Assurance MGA, pursuant to the Consent Order as discussed above, reduced its fee, to earn amounts varying between 2% and 4%, which we anticipate will return to 6% at an unknown future date with approval from the Florida OIR. A formal agreement reflecting this fee modification was executed during January 2011.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

We internally process claims made by our insureds through our wholly owned claims adjusting company, Superior Adjusting, Inc. (“Superior”). Our agents have no authority to settle claims or otherwise exercise control over the claims process. Furthermore, we believe that the retention of independent adjusters, in addition to the employment of salaried claims personnel, results in reduced ultimate loss payments, lower LAE and improved customer service for our claimants and policyholders. We also employ an in-house legal department to cost-effectively manage claims-related litigation and to monitor our claims handling practices for efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Until June 2011, our wholly owned subsidiary, Federated Premium, offered premium financing to our own and third-party insureds. Premium financing has been marketed through our distribution network of general agents and independent agents.

Insure-Link, Inc. (“Insure-Link”) was formed in March 2008 to serve as an independent insurance agency. The insurance agency markets direct to the public to provide a variety of insurance products and services to individual clients, as well as business clients, by offering a full line of insurance products including, but not limited to, homeowners’, flood, personal and commercial automobile, commercial general liability and workers’ compensation insurance through their agency appointments with over fifty different carriers. Insure-Link intends to expand its business through marketing and by acquiring other insurance agencies. There were no other agency relationships with affiliated captive or franchised agents during 2011 or the three months ended March 31, 2012.

(2)	Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules for interim financial reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, in the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2012 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for any subsequent interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company’s Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2012.

In preparing the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, management was required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the financial reporting date and throughout the periods being reported upon. Certain of the estimates result from judgments that can be subjective and complex and consequently actual results may differ from these estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of loss and LAE, ceded reinsurance balances payable, the recoverability of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (“DPAC”), the determination of federal income taxes, and the net realizable value of reinsurance recoverables. Although considerable variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes that the amounts provided are reasonable. These estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments are reflected in current operations.

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. No reclassifications have been made to the prior-period balances to conform to the current-period presentation.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(3)	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices

(A) Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates associated with management’s evaluation of the determination of (i) liability for unpaid losses and LAE, (ii) the amount and recoverability of amortization of DPAC, and (iii) estimates for our reserves with respect to finance contracts, premiums receivable and deferred income taxes. Various assumptions and other factors underlie the determination of these significant estimates, which are described in greater detail in Footnote 2 of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which we included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2012.

We believe that there were no significant changes in those critical accounting policies and estimates during the first three months of fiscal 2012. Senior management has reviewed the development and selection of our critical accounting policies and estimates and their disclosure in this Form 10-Q with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

The process of determining significant estimates is fact-specific and takes into account factors such as historical experience, current and expected economic conditions, and in the case of unpaid losses and LAE, an actuarial valuation. Management regularly reevaluates these significant factors and makes adjustments where facts and circumstances dictate. In selecting the best estimate, we utilize various actuarial methodologies. Each of these methodologies is designed to forecast the number of claims we will be called upon to pay and the amounts we will pay on average to settle those claims. In arriving at our best estimate, our actuaries consider the likely predictive value of the various loss development methodologies employed in light of underwriting practices, premium rate changes and claim settlement practices that may have occurred, and weight the credibility of each methodology. Our actuarial methodologies take into account various factors, including, but not limited to, paid losses, liability estimates for reported losses, paid allocated LAE, salvage and other recoveries received, reported claim counts, open claim counts and counts for claims closed with and without payment for loss.

Accounting for loss contingencies pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance involves the existence of a condition, situation or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future event(s) occur or fail to occur. Additionally, accounting for a loss contingency requires management to assess each event as probable, reasonably possible or remote. Probable is defined as the future event or events are likely to occur. Reasonably possible is defined as the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than probable, while remote is defined as the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight. An estimated loss in connection with a loss contingency shall be recorded by a charge to current operations if both of the following conditions are met: First, the amount can be reasonably estimated, and second, the information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements. It is implicit in this condition that it is probable that one or more future events will occur confirming the fact of the loss or incurrence of a liability.

We are required to review the contractual terms of all our reinsurance purchases to ensure compliance with FASB issued guidance. The guidance establishes the conditions required for a contract with a reinsurer to be accounted for as reinsurance and prescribes accounting and reporting standards for those contracts. Contracts that do not result in the reasonable possibility that the reinsurer may realize a significant loss from the insurance risk assumed generally do not meet the conditions for reinsurance accounting and must be accounted for as deposits. The guidance also requires us to disclose the nature, purpose and effect of reinsurance transactions, including the premium amounts associated with reinsurance assumed and ceded. It also requires disclosure of concentrations of credit risk associated with reinsurance receivables and prepaid reinsurance premiums.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

FASB issued guidance addresses accounting and reporting for (a) investments in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values and (b) all investments in debt securities. The guidance requires that these securities be classified into one of three categories: Held-to-maturity, Trading, or Available-for-sale securities.

Investments classified as held-to-maturity include debt securities wherein the Company’s intent and ability are to hold the investment until maturity. The accounting treatment for held-to-maturity investments is to carry them at amortized cost without consideration to unrealized gains or losses. Investments classified as trading securities include debt and equity securities bought and held primarily for the sale in the near term. The accounting treatment for trading securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in current period operations. Investments classified as available-for-sale include debt and equity securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity or as trading security investments. The accounting treatment for available-for-sale securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, namely “Other Comprehensive Income”.

A decline in the fair value of an available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed other-than temporary results in a charge to income, resulting in the establishment of a new cost basis for the security. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted, respectively, over the life of the related debt security as an adjustment to yield using a method that approximates the effective interest method. Dividends and interest income are recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses are included in earnings and are derived using the specific-identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.

Financial instruments, which potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of investments, premiums receivable, amounts due from reinsurers on paid and unpaid losses and finance contracts. We have not experienced significant losses related to premiums receivable from individual policyholders or groups of policyholders in a particular industry or geographic area. We believe no credit risk beyond the amounts provided for collection losses is inherent in our premiums receivable or finance contracts. In order to reduce credit risk for amounts due from reinsurers, we seek to do business with financially sound reinsurance companies and regularly review the financial strength of all reinsurers used. Additionally, our credit risk in connection with our reinsurers is mitigated by the establishment of irrevocable clean letters of credit in favor of Federated National.

The fair value of our investments is estimated based on prices published by financial services or quotations received from securities dealers and is reflective of the interest rate environment that existed as of the close of business on March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Changes in interest rates subsequent to March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 may affect the fair value of our investments.

The carrying amounts for the following financial instrument categories approximate their fair values at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 because of their short-term nature: cash and short term investments, premiums receivable, finance contracts, due from reinsurers, revolving credit outstanding, bank overdraft, accounts payable and accrued expenses.

(B) Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05: Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The guidance in this ASU is intended to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income in the financial statements by presenting the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The guidance in this ASU does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. Upon adoption, this update is to be applied retrospectively and is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-12: Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. The guidance defers certain provisions contained in ASU No. 2011-05 requiring the requirement to present components of reclassifications of other comprehensive income on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements. However, this deferral does not impact the other requirements contained in the new standard on comprehensive income as described above. This ASU is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08: Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment, which amends ASC Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. The guidance in this ASU permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic 350. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11: Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which requires new disclosure requirements mandating that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-26: Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts, a consensus of FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. The amendments in this update modify the definition of the types of costs incurred by insurance entities that can be capitalized in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts. The amendments in this update specify that the costs must be based on successful efforts (that is, acquiring a new or renewal contract). The amendments also specify that advertising costs should be included as deferred acquisition costs under certain circumstances. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim period within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively upon adoption. Retrospective application to all prior periods presented upon the date of adoption also is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by FASB, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB issued guidance using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2012 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the guidance.

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(D) Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“Basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period presented. Diluted earnings (loss) per share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the period presented; outstanding warrants and stock options are considered common stock equivalents and are included in the calculation using the treasury stock method.

(E) Reclassifications

No reclassification of the 2011 financial statements was necessary to conform to the 2012 presentation.

(4)	Commitments and Contingencies

Management has a responsibility to continually measure and monitor its commitments and its contingencies. The nature of the Company’s commitments and contingencies can be grouped into three major categories: insured claim activity, assessment related activities and operational matters.

(A) Insured Claim Activity

We are involved in claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The amount of liability for these claims and lawsuits is uncertain. Revisions to our estimates are based on our analysis of subsequent information that we receive regarding various factors, including: (i) per claim information; (ii) company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) legislative enactments, judicial decisions, legal developments in the awarding of damages; and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation. Management revises its estimates based on the results of its analysis. This process assumes that experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, is an appropriate basis for estimating the ultimate settlement of all claims. There is no precise method for subsequently evaluating the impact of any specific factor on the adequacy of the reserves, because the eventual redundancy or deficiency is affected by multiple factors. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters may have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

The Company’s subsidiaries are, from time to time, named as defendants in various lawsuits incidental to their insurance operations. Legal actions relating to claims made in the ordinary course of seeking indemnification for a loss covered by the insurance policy are considered by the Company in establishing loss and LAE reserves.

The Company also faces, in the ordinary course of business, lawsuits that seek damages beyond policy limits. During 2010, one such suit was brought against one of the Company’s affiliates. This suit was dismissed and the dismissal is currently under appeal. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. The Company continually evaluates potential liabilities and reserves for litigation of these types using the criteria established by FASB issued guidance. Under this guidance, reserves for a loss are recorded if the likelihood of occurrence is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If a loss, while not probable, is judged to be reasonably possible, management will make an estimate of a possible range of loss or state that an estimate cannot be made. Management considers each legal action using this guidance and records reserves for losses as warranted.

(B) Assessment Related Activity

We operate in a regulatory environment where certain entities and organizations have the authority to require us to participate in assessments. Currently these entities and organizations include, but are not limited to, Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”), Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”), Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) and Florida Joint Underwriters Insurance Company (“JUA”). As a direct premium writer in the state of Florida, we are required to participate in certain insurer solvency associations under Florida Statutes Section 631.57(3) (a), administered by FIGA.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Related to statutory accounting, in October 2010, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) issued substantive revisions in Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (“SSAP”) No. 35 Revised (“SSAP No. 35R”), Guaranty Fund and Other Assessments. For statutory accounting, SSAP No. 35R, effective January 1, 2011, requires assessments that could be recouped through future premium surcharges to be expensed and not be recognized as an asset. The impact is there might be an effect on statutory policyholder surplus once the liability for the assessments is recognized. The adoption of SSAP No. 35R rule will not have a material effect on our 2012 operations.

Federated National and American Vehicle are also required to participate in an insurance apportionment plan under Florida Statutes Section 627.351, which is referred to as a JUA Plan. The JUA Plan provides for the equitable apportionment of any profits realized, or losses and expenses incurred, among participating automobile insurers. In the event of an underwriting deficit incurred by the JUA Plan which is not recovered through the policyholders in the JUA Plan, such deficit shall be recovered from the companies participating in the JUA Plan in the proportion that the net direct written premiums of each such member during the preceding calendar year bear to the aggregate net direct premiums written in this state by all members of the JUA Plan. Neither Federated National nor American Vehicle was assessed by the JUA Plan during 2012 or 2011. Future assessments by this association are undeterminable at this time.

The Company’s consolidated federal and state income tax returns for 2005-2010 are open for review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and various state taxing authorities. The federal income tax returns for 2003 and 2002 have been examined by the IRS. The IRS concluded its examination for 2003 and 2002 and there were no material changes in the tax liability for those years. The 2005 and 2006 income tax returns and net operating loss carry-back from tax year 2009 have been reviewed by the Joint Committee on Taxation. The Joint Committee on Taxation completed its consideration in September 2011 and took no exception to the conclusions reached by the IRS regarding the net operating loss carry-back from tax year 2009.

The Company has recorded a net deferred tax asset of $7.4 million and $8.6 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Realization of net deferred tax asset is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income in future periods. Management believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized and as such no valuation allowance has been recorded against the net deferred tax asset. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. At March 31, 2012, based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. When assessing the need for valuation allowances, the Company considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Should a change in circumstances lead to a change in judgment about the realizability of deferred tax assets in future years, the Company would record valuation allowances as deemed appropriate in the period that the change in circumstances occurs, along with a corresponding increase or charge to net income. The resolution of tax reserves and changes in valuation allowances could be material to the Company’s results of operations for any period, but is not expected to be material to the Company’s financial position.

Relative to the Company’s commitments stemming from operational matters, on or about March 1, 2006 we sold our interest in the building that housed our operations in Lauderdale Lakes through December 16, 2011, to an unrelated party. As part of this transaction, we agreed to lease the same facilities for a five-year term. We amended the lease agreement and the note receivable on September 1, 2010. As part of the amendment, we discounted the note receivable and have discontinued the interest on the note. In consideration, we paid a reduced lease payment for the remainder of the lease. Our lease for this office space expired in December 2011.

Our executive offices are now located at 14050 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 180, Sunrise, Florida 33323 in an 18,500 square feet office facility. All of our operations are consolidated within this facility. We believe that the facilities are well maintained, in substantial compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and adequately covered by insurance. We also believe that these leased facilities are not unique and could be replaced, if necessary, at the end of the lease term. Our lease for this office space will expire in May 2017.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The expected future lease payouts in connection with this lease are as follows.

Fiscal Year	Lease Payments
	(Dollars in Thousands)
2012		130
2013		229
2014		236
2015		243
2016		251
2017		108
Total	$	1,197

The Company is not currently involved in any material legal actions arising from the ordinary course of business that are not related to the insured claims activity.

(5)	Investments

FASB issued guidance addresses accounting and reporting for (a) investments in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values and (b) all investments in debt securities. FASB issued guidance requires that these securities be classified into one of three categories: (i) held-to-maturity, (ii) trading securities or (iii) available-for-sale.

Investments classified as held-to-maturity include debt securities wherein the Company’s intent and ability are to hold the investment until maturity. The accounting treatment for held-to-maturity investments is to carry them at amortized cost without consideration to unrealized gains or losses. Investments classified as trading securities include debt and equity securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term. The accounting treatment for trading securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in current period operations. Investments classified as available-for-sale include debt and equity securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity or as trading security investments. The accounting treatment for available-for-sale securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, namely “Other Comprehensive Income”.

Total investments increased $2.3 million, or 1.8%, to $131.8 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $129.5 million as of December 31, 2011.

The debt and equity securities that are available-for-sale and carried at fair value represent 95% and 94% of total investments as of March 31, 2012 and of December 31, 2011, respectively.

We did not hold any trading investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The FASB issued guidance also addresses the determination as to when an investment is considered impaired, whether that impairment is other-than-temporary, and the measurement of an impairment loss. The Company’s policy for the valuation of temporarily impaired securities is to determine impairment based on the analysis of the following factors.

rating downgrade or other credit event (e.g., failure to pay interest when due);

length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost;

financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer such as changes in technology or discontinuance of a business segment;

prospects for the issuer’s industry segment;

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery in market value;

historical volatility of the fair value of the security.

Pursuant to FASB issued guidance, the Company records the unrealized losses, net of estimated income taxes, that are associated with that part of our portfolio classified as available-for-sale through the shareholders' equity account titled “Other Comprehensive Income”. Management periodically reviews the individual investments that comprise our portfolio in order to determine whether a decline in fair value below our cost either is other-than temporarily or permanently impaired. Factors used in such consideration include, but are not limited to, the extent and length of time over which the market value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and our ability and intent to keep the investment for a period sufficient to allow for an anticipated recovery in market value.

In reaching a conclusion that a security is either other-than-temporarily or permanently impaired we consider such factors as the timeliness and completeness of expected dividends, principal and interest payments, ratings from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), as well as information released via the general media channels. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, in connection with this process, we have charged approximately $44,000 of net realized investment losses to operations.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, all of our securities are in good standing and not impaired as defined by FASB issued guidance, except as noted above.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our investments consisted primarily of corporate bonds held in various industries, municipal bonds and United States government bonds. As of March 31, 2012, 65% of our debt portfolio was in diverse industries and 35% is in United States government bonds. As of March 31, 2012, approximately 82% of our equity holdings were in equities related to diverse industries and 18% were in mutual funds. As of December 31, 2011, 61% of our debt portfolio was in diverse industries and 39% is in United States government bonds. As of December 31, 2011, approximately 83% of our equity holdings were in equities related to diverse industries and 17% were in mutual funds.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we have classified $7.2 million and $7.1 million, respectively, of our bond portfolio as held-to-maturity. We only classify bonds as held-to-maturity to support securitization of credit requirements. Fully funded trust agreements used for such purposes totaled $4.6 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, we did not re-classify any of our bond portfolio between available-for-sale and held-to-maturity.

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(A) Debt and Equity Securities

The following table summarizes, by type, our investments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Percent			Carrying		Percent
	Amount		of Total			Amount		of Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities, at market:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	32,639		24.75	%	$	37,217		28.75	%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		2,288		1.74	%		2,303		1.77	%
Corporate		68,935		52.28	%		63,268		48.87	%
International		2,422		1.84	%		1,523		1.18	%
		106,284		80.61	%		104,311		80.57	%
Debt securities, at amortized cost:
Corporate		1,062		0.81	%		962		0.74	%
United States government obligations and authorities		6,109		4.63	%		6,166		4.76	%
		7,171		5.44	%		7,128		5.50	%
Total debt securities		113,455		86.05	%		111,439		86.07	%

Equity securities, at market:		18,394		13.95	%		18,028		13.93	%
Total investments	$	131,849		100.00	%	$	129,467		100.00	%

The following table shows the realized gains (losses) for debt and equity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012					2011
	Gains			Fair Value		Gains			Fair Value
	(Losses)			at Sale		(Losses)			at Sale
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Debt securities	$	233		$	6,496	$	225		$	66,680
Equity securities		516			3,073		319			8,305
Total realized gains		749			9,569		544			74,985

Debt securities		(206	)		5,042		(432	)		18,086
Equity securities		(553	)		1,666		(215	)		3,510
Total realized losses		(759	)		6,708		(647	)		21,596

Net realized losses on investments	$	(10	)	$	16,277	$	(103	)	$	96,581

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

A summary of the amortized cost, estimated fair value and gross unrealized gains and losses of debt and equity securities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows.

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2012
Debt Securities - Available-For-Sale:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	32,367	$	662	$	390	$	32,639
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		2,164		129		5		2,288
Corporate		66,965		2,215		245		68,935
International		2,423		15		16		2,422
	$	103,919	$	3,021	$	656	$	106,284

Debt Securities - Held-To-Maturity:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	6,109	$	190	$	1	$	6,298
Corporate		1,062		39		1		1,100
	$	7,171	$	229	$	2	$	7,398

Equity securities - common stocks	$	17,470	$	1,862	$	938	$	18,394

December 31, 2011
Debt Securities - Available-For-Sale:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	36,558	$	686	$	27	$	37,217
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		2,165		138		-		2,303
Corporate		61,724		1,934		390		63,268
International		1,519		9		5		1,523
	$	101,966	$	2,767	$	422	$	104,311

Debt Securities - Held-To-Maturity:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	6,166	$	249	$	-	$	6,415
Corporate		962		39		1		1,000
	$	7,128	$	288	$	1	$	7,415

Equity securities - common stocks	$	18,966	$	1,057	$	1,995	$	18,028

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The table below reflects our unrealized investment losses by investment class, aged for length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2012.

	Unrealized (Losses)			Less than 12 months			12 months or longer
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	(390	)	$	(390	)	$	-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		(5	)		(5	)		-
Corporate		(245	)		(226	)		(19	)
International		(16	)		(16	)		-
		(656	)		(637	)		(19	)
Equity securities:
Common stocks		(938	)		(515	)		(423	)

Total debt and equity securities	$	(1,594	)	$	(1,152	)	$	(442	)

The table below reflects our unrealized investment losses by investment class, aged for length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2011.

	Unrealized (Losses)			Less than 12 months			12 months or longer
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	(27	)	$	(27	)	$	-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		-			-			-
Corporate		(390	)		(390	)		-
International		(4	)		(4	)		-
		(421	)		(421	)		-
Equity securities:
Common stocks		(1,996	)		(1,620	)		(376	)

Total debt and equity securities	$	(2,417	)	$	(2,041	)	$	(376	)

Below is a summary of debt securities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, by contractual or expected maturity periods. 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.

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Amortized		Estimated		Amortized		Estimated
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Due in one year or less	$	10,327	$	10,454	$	8,284	$	8,376
Due after one through five years		48,920		50,180		47,294		48,314
Due after five through ten years		37,209		38,473		36,525		37,448
Due after ten years		14,634		14,575		16,991		17,588

Total	$	111,090	$	113,682	$	109,094	$	111,726

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

United States Treasury notes with a book value of $2,002,728 and $64,202, maturing in 2012 and 2016, respectively, were on deposit with the Florida OIR as of March 31, 2012, as required by law for Federated National, and are included with other investments held until maturity.

The table below sets forth investment results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Interest on debt securities	$	878		$	899
Dividends on equity securities		82			70
Interest on cash and cash equivalents		1			1

Total investment income	$	961		$	970

Net realized losses	$	(10	)	$	(103	)

Proceeds from sales, pay downs and maturities of debt securities and proceeds from sales of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, were approximately $18.3 million and $41.5 million, respectively.

The table below sets forth a summary of net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Net realized gains (losses)
Debt securities	$	27		$	(207	)
Equity securities		(37	)		104

Total	$	(10	)	$	(103	)

Net unrealized gains (losses)
Debt securities	$	2,365		$	(120	)
Equity securities		924			1,541

Total	$	3,289		$	1,421

(6)	Fair Value Disclosure

In April 2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance that if an entity determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an investment security has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that investment security) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted. This guidance was applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements or condition.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

In October 2008, the FASB issued accounting guidance to clarify the application of GAAP in determining fair value of financial instruments in a market that is not active. The guidance was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. Our adoption of this guidance does not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In September 2006, FASB issued accounting guidance that defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for an asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance also categorizes assets and liabilities at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the observation of the inputs employed in the measurement, as follows.

Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. A quoted price for an identical asset or liability in an active market provides the most reliable fair value measurement because it is directly observable to the market.

Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Securities available for sale: The fair value of securities available for sale is determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized security exchanges.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012, presented in accordance with this guidance, are as follows.

	As of March 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	-	$	32,639	$	-	$	32,639
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		-		2,288		-		2,288
Corporate		68,935		-		-		68,935
International		-		2,422		-		2,422
		68,935		37,349		-		106,284

Equity securities:
Common stocks		18,394		-		-		18,394
		18,394		-		-		18,394

Total debt and equity securities	$	87,329	$	37,349	$	-	$	124,678

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Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011, presented in accordance with this guidance, are as follows.

	As of December 31, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	-	$	37,217	$	-	$	37,217
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		-		2,303		-		2,303
Corporate		63,268		-		-		63,268
International		-		1,523		-		1,523
		63,268		41,043		-		104,311

Equity securities:
Common stocks		18,028		-		-		18,028
		18,028		-		-		18,028

Total debt and equity securities	$	81,296	$	41,043	$	-	$	122,339

(7)	Reinsurance Agreements

Financing risk generally involves a combination of risk retention and risk transfer techniques. “Retention”, similar to a deductible, involves financing losses by funds internally generated. “Transfer” involves the existence of a contractual arrangement designed to shift financial responsibility to another party in exchange for premium. Secondary to the primary risk-transfer agreements we use reinsurance agreements to transfer a portion of the risks insured under our policies to other companies through the purchase of reinsurance. We utilize reinsurance to reduce exposure to catastrophic and non-catastrophic risks and to help manage the cost of capital. Reinsurance techniques are designed to lessen earnings volatility, improve shareholder return, and to support the required statutory surplus requirements. We also use reinsurance to realize an arbitrage of premium rates, benefit from the availability of our reinsurers’ expertise, and benefit from the management of a profitable portfolio of insureds by way of enhanced analytical capacities.

In addition to reinsurance agreements, we also from time to time enter into retro-cessionary reinsurance agreements; each designed to shift financial responsibility based on predefined conditions. Generally, there are three separate kinds of reinsurance structures – quota share, excess of loss, and facultative, each considered either proportional or non-proportional. Our reinsurance structures are maintained to protect our insurance subsidiary against the severity of losses on individual claims or unusually serious occurrences in which the frequency and or the severity of claims produce an aggregate extraordinary loss from catastrophic events.

Although reinsurance does not discharge us from our primary obligation to pay for losses insured under the policies we issue, reinsurance does make the assuming reinsurer liable to the insurance subsidiary for the reinsured portion of the risk. A credit risk exposure exists with respect to ceded losses to the extent that any reinsurer is unable or unwilling to meet the obligations assumed under the reinsurance contracts. The collectability of reinsurance is subject to the solvency of the reinsurers, interpretation of contract language and other factors. A reinsurer's insolvency or inability to make payments under the terms of a reinsurance contract could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Our reinsurance structure has significant risks, including the fact that the FHCF may not be able to raise sufficient money to pay its claims or impair its ability to pay its claims in a timely manner. This could result in significant financial, legal and operational challenges to all property and casualty companies associated with FHCF, including our company.

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

The availability and costs associated with the acquisition of reinsurance will vary year to year. These fluctuations, which can be significant, are not subject to our control and may limit our ability to purchase adequate coverage. For example, FHCF has restricted its very affordable reinsurance capacity for the 2011–2012 and 2010–2011 hurricane seasons and is expected to continue constricting its claim paying capacity for future seasons. This gradual restriction is requiring us to replace that capacity with more expensive private market reinsurance. The recovery of increased reinsurance costs through rate action is not immediate and cannot be presumed, as it is subject to Florida OIR approval. Our reinsurance program is subject to approval by the Florida OIR and review by Demotech, Inc. (“Demotech”).

Our property lines of business include homeowners’ and fire. For the 2011–2012 hurricane season, the excess of loss and FHCF treaties will insure the property lines for approximately $298.0 million of aggregate catastrophic losses and LAE with a maximum single event coverage totaling approximately $226.0 million, with the Company retaining the first $7.0 million of losses and LAE for each event. Our reinsurance program includes coverage purchased from the private market, which affords optional reinstatement premium protection that provides coverage beyond the first event, along with any remaining coverage from the FHCF. Coverage afforded by the FHCF totals approximately $154.1 million, or 51.7% of the $298.0 million of aggregate catastrophic losses and LAE. The FHCF affords coverage for the entire season, subject to maximum payouts, without regard to any particular insurable event.

The estimated cost to the Company for the excess of loss reinsurance products for the 2011-2012 hurricane season, inclusive of approximately $11.7 million payable to the FHCF and the prepaid automatic premium reinstatement protection, is approximately $39.7 million.

Annually, the cost and amounts of reinsurance are based on management's analysis of Federated National's exposure to catastrophic risk as of June 30 and estimated to September 30. Our data is then subjected to actual exposure level analysis as of September 30. This analysis of our exposure level in relation to the total exposures to the FHCF and excess of loss treaties may produce changes in limits and reinsurance premiums as a result of the reconciliation of estimated to actual exposure level. The September 30, 2010 change to total limits was an increase of $10.3 million of probable maximum loss or 2.9% and the change to reinsurance premiums was an increase of $3.7 million or 8.7%. The September 30, 2011 change to total limits was an increase of $172.2 million of total insured value or 1.4 % and the change to reinsurance premiums was an increase of $0.5 million or 1.1%. The subsequent change to management’s June 30, 2011 exposure analysis, as of September 30, 2011 is being amortized over the underlying policy term.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The 2011-2012 private reinsurance companies and their respective A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) rating are listed in the table as follows.

Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating

UNITED STATES
American Agricultural Insurance		A-
Everest Reinsurance Company		A+		(2)
Houston Casualty Co. (UK Branch)		A+		(2)
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.		A+		(2)
Odyssey Reinsurance Company		A
QBE Reinsurance Corporation		A		(2)

BERMUDA
ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd.		A+	*	(2)
Arch Reinsurance Limited		A		(2)
Ariel Reinsurance Company Limited		A-	*
DaVinci Reinsurance Limited		A	*	(2)
D.E. Shaw Re (Bermuda) Ltd.		NR		(1)
JC Re Ltd (Juniperus)		NR	*	(1)
Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd.		A-
Renaissance Reinsurance Limited		A+	*	(2)
Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited		A-	*

UNITED KINGDOM
Amlin Syndicate No. 2001 (AML)		A	*	(2)
Antares Syndicate No. 1274 (AUL)		A		(2)
Arrow Syndicate No. 1910 (ARW)		A	*	(2)
Broadgate Underwriting Limited Syndicate No. 1301 (BGT)		A		(2)
Liberty Syndicates Paris/Syndicate 4472		A		(2)
MAP Underwriting Syndicate No. 2791 (MAP)		A	*	(2)
Novae Syndicate No. 2007 (NVA)		A		(2)

EUROPE
Amlin Bermuda Limited		A		(2)
Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SA		A-
Lansforsakringar Sak Forsakringsaktiebolag		NR-5		(2)
Scor Switzerland AG		A		(2)

* Reinstatement Premium Protection Program Participants

(1) Participant will fund a trust agreement for their exposure with cash and U.S. Government obligations of American institutions at fair market value.

(2) Standard & Poor's rated "A" or higher (investment grade - economic situation can affect finance)

For the 2010-2011 hurricane season, the excess of loss and FHCF treaties insured the property lines for approximately $360.7 million of aggregate catastrophic losses and LAE with a maximum single event coverage totaling approximately $285.5 million, with the Company retaining the first $5.0 million of losses and LAE for each event. Our reinsurance program included coverage purchased from the private market, which afforded optional reinstatement premium protection that provided coverage beyond the first event, along with coverage from the FHCF. Coverage afforded by the FHCF totaled approximately $220.4 million, or 61.1% of the $360.7 million of aggregate catastrophic losses and LAE. The FHCF affords coverage for the entire season, subject to maximum payouts, without regard to any particular insurable event.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The estimated cost to the Company for the excess of loss reinsurance products for the 2010-2011 hurricane season, inclusive of approximately $19.1 million payable to the FHCF and the prepaid automatic premium reinstatement protection, was approximately $46.5 million.

The 2010-2011 private reinsurance companies and their respective A.M. Best rating are listed in the table as follows.

Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating

UNITED STATES
American Agricultural Insurance		A		(2)
Everest Reinsurance Company		A+		(2)
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.		A+		(2)
QBE Reinsurance Corporation		A		(2)

BERMUDA
ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd.		A+	*	(2)
Actua Re Limited		NR	*	(1)
Amlin Bermuda Limited		A		(2)
Ariel Reinsurance Company Limited		A-	*
DaVinci Reinsurance Limited		A	*	(2)
Flagstone Reinsurance Limited		A-
Montpelier Reinsurance Ltd.		A-		(2)
Nephila/ Allianz Risk Trnsfr Zurich (BDA)		NR-5	*	(2)
Renaissance Reinsurance Limited		A+	*	(2)
Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited		A-	*

UNITED KINGDOM
Antares Syndicate No. 1274 (AUL)		A		(2)
Broadgate Underwriting Limited Syndicate No. 1301 (BGT)		A		(2)
Arrow Syndicate No. 1910 (ARW)		A	*	(2)
Amlin Syndicate No. 2001 (AML)		A		(2)
Novae Syndicate No. 2007 (NVA)		A		(2)
Houson Casualty Co. (UK Branch)		A+		(2)

EUROPE
Lansforsakringar Sak Forsakringsaktiebolag		NR-5		(2)
Liberty Syndicates Paris/Syndicate 4472		A		(2)

* Reinstatement Premium Protection Program Participants

(1) Participant has funded a trust agreement for their exposure with approximately $3.8 million of cash and U.S. Government obligations of American institutions at fair market value.

(2) Standard & Poor's rated "A" or higher (investment grade - economic situation can affect finance)

For the 2012-2013 hurricane season, Federated National entered into a Reimbursement Contract and Addendum No. 1 thereto with SBA on February 28, 2012. This Reimbursement Contract will reimburse Federated National for covered property losses under its homeowners’ insurance policies resulting from hurricanes that cause damage in the State of Florida through May 31, 2013. Under this Reimbursement Contract, the FHCF will provide approximately $135.0 million of aggregate seasonal coverage for covered losses in excess of approximately $53.0 million, subject to a 10.0% Company participation. Federated National’s premium for the FHCF reinsurance coverage will be approximately $8.2 million payable in three installments between August 2012 and December 2012. The actual attachment point, total coverage and cost will not be finalized until December 31, 2012.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Pursuant to commutation provisions contained in the original 2005 FHCF agreement, on July 21, 2011 Federated National and the FHCF negotiated such a commutation agreement for the 2005 contract year. The terms of the agreement provide that Federated National release the FHCF from all its obligations under the original reinsurance agreement for a negotiated consideration as a final payment for all unpaid claims subject to the treaty. This negotiation resulted in a final commutation payment received by us for a total of $4.1 million, which is the maximum available under the treaty to pay loss and LAE including incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”) for the subject losses. The benefit of the FHCF treaty inures to the benefit of the private reinsurers participating in the treaty.

The FHCF reimbursement contract and addendums were all effective June 1, 2011, and the private excess of loss type treaties were all effective July 1, 2011; all treaties have a term of one year. Our reinsurance treaty with the FHCF has a significant credit risk, including the fact that the FHCF may not be able to raise sufficient money to pay its claims or be able to pay its claims in a timely manner. This could result in significant financial, legal and operational challenges to all companies, including ours. Additionally, the FHCF treaty contains an exclusion for “Losses in excess of the sum of the Balance of the Fund as of December 31 of the Contract Year and the amount the SBA is able to raise through the issuance of revenue bonds or by the use of other financing mechanisms, up to the limit pursuant to Section 215.555(4) (c), Florida Statutes.” This credit risk is mitigated by a fund cash buildup due to the absence of covered events in recent years.

To date, we have made no claims asserted against our reinsurers in connection with the 2011–2012 and 2010–2011 excess of loss and FHCF treaties.

As regards to the commercial multi-peril property program that began recording premium on August 28, 2009, we have secured an automatic facultative reinsurance agreement with Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (“Munich Re”) and Ascot Underwriting Limited (“Ascot”) for bound risks with total insured values not to exceed $10.0 million, with additional coverage in excess of $10.0 million available upon submission and subjected to underwriting guidelines. This coverage excludes catastrophic wind-storm risk. A.M. Best ratings for Munich Re and Ascot are A+ and A, respectively.

During 2010, the Company secured casualty reinsurance affording coverage totaling $4.0 million in excess of $1.0 million. This reinsurance also protects the Company against extra contractual obligations and losses in excess of policy limits. Any loss occurrence that involves liability exposure written by either Federated National or American Vehicle or a combination of both will be covered. The cost of this coverage totaled approximately $0.5 million.

In order to expand our commercial business, American Vehicle entered into various quota share reinsurance agreements whereby American Vehicle is the assuming reinsurer. On March 26, 2009, we announced that American Vehicle received approval from the Florida OIR to enter into a reinsurance relationship allowing the opportunity to market and underwrite commercial insurance through a company that has an "A" rating with A.M. Best. This agreement was designed to enable the deployment of commercial general liability and other commercial insurance products in most of the contiguous 48 states to policyholders who require their commercial insurance policy to come from an insurance company with an A- or better A.M. Best rating. Operations began during the quarter ended June 30, 2009. During 2011, the companies mutually agreed to suspend this treaty effective May 15, 2011.

The quota share retrocessionaire reinsurance agreements require American Vehicle to securitize credit, regulatory and business risk. As of December 31, 2010, irrevocable letters of credit fully collateralized by American Vehicle and further guaranteed by the parent company, 21st Century, were replaced by fully funded trust agreements. Fully funded trust agreements totaled $4.8 million and $4.7 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

We are selective in choosing reinsurers and consider numerous factors, the most important of which are the financial stability of the reinsurer, their history of responding to claims and their overall reputation. In an effort to minimize our exposure to the insolvency of a reinsurer, we evaluate the acceptability and review the financial condition of the reinsurer at least annually.

(8)	Stock Compensation Plans

We implemented a stock option plan in September 1998, which expired in September 2008, and provided for the granting of stock options to officers, key employees and consultants. The objectives of this plan included attracting and retaining the best personnel, providing for additional performance incentives, and promoting our success by providing employees the opportunity to acquire common stock. Options outstanding under this plan were granted at prices either equal to or above the market value of the stock on the date of grant, typically vest over a four-year or five-year period and expire six or ten years after the grant date. Under this plan, we were authorized to grant options to purchase up to 900,000 common shares, and, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had outstanding exercisable options to purchase 88,500 and 89,750 shares, respectively.

In 2001, we implemented a franchisee stock option plan that was terminated during September 2008, and provided for the granting of stock options to individuals purchasing Company owned agencies that were then converted to franchised agencies. The purpose of the plan was to advance our interests by providing an additional incentive to encourage managers of Company owned agencies to purchase the agencies and convert them to franchises. Options outstanding under the plan were granted at prices, which were above the market value of the stock on the date of grant, vested over a ten-year period, and expired ten years after the grant date. Under this plan, we were authorized to grant options to purchase up to 988,500 common shares, and, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had no outstanding exercisable options to purchase shares.

In 2002, we implemented the 2002 Stock Option Plan. The purpose of this plan is to advance our interests by providing an additional incentive to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified and competent persons who are key to the Company, including employees, consultants, independent contractors, officers and directors. Our success is largely dependent upon their efforts and judgment; therefore, by authorizing the grant of options to purchase common stock, we encourage stock ownership. Options outstanding under the plan were granted at prices either equal to or above the market value of the stock on the date of grant, expire six or ten years after the grant date and have vesting periods determined by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. Under this plan, we are authorized to grant options to purchase up to 1,800,000 common shares, and, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had outstanding exercisable options to purchase 623,500 and 624,700 shares, respectively.

FASB issued guidance requires that when valuing an employee stock option under the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value be based on the option’s expected term and expected volatility rather than the contractual term. The estimate of the fair value on the grant date should reflect the assumptions marketplace participants now use on the date of the measurement (i.e. grant date). During 2011, management changed the expected term in the Black –Scholes option pricing model from four years to two years for new options granted. Management believes that share price volatility over the last two years is more indicative of future share price volatility. The change has had an immaterial impact on the financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Activity in our stock option plans for the period from January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012 is summarized below.

	1998 Plan					2002 Plan
	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Option Exercise Price		Number of Shares			Weighted Average Option Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2010		124,599		$	15.88		736,951		$	12.03
Granted		-		$	-		109,500		$	3.59
Exercised		-		$	-		-		$	-
Cancelled		(34,849	)	$	23.74		(271,651	)	$	14.78
Outstanding at January 1, 2011		89,750		$	12.83		574,800		$	9.12
Granted		-		$	-		179,000		$	2.45
Exercised		-		$	-		-		$	-
Cancelled		-		$	-		(129,100	)	$	14.29
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		89,750		$	12.83		624,700		$	6.15
Granted		-		$	-		-		$	-
Exercised		-		$	-		-		$	-
Cancelled		(1,250	)	$	6.67		(1,200	)	$	2.59
Outstanding at March 31, 2012		88,500		$	12.92		623,500		$	6.15

Options outstanding as of March 31, 2012 are exercisable as follows.

	1998 Plan				2002 Plan
Options Exercisable at:	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Option Exercise Price		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Option Exercise Price

March 31, 2012		70,100	$	12.92		307,700	$	6.15
December 31, 2012		17,700	$	12.92		94,564	$	6.15
December 31, 2013		700	$	12.92		110,380	$	6.15
December 31, 2014		-	$	-		91,056	$	6.15
December 31, 2015		-	$	-		19,800	$	6.15
December 31, 2016		-	$	-		-	$	-
Thereafter		-	$	-		-	$	-
Total options exercisable		88,500				623,500

Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for the plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by the APB and related Interpretation, as permitted by FASB issued guidance. Under these provisions, no stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in the Statement of Operations as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to or less than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

Upon the exercise of options, the Company issues authorized shares.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FASB issued guidance, and

Compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair-value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FASB issued guidance. Results for prior periods have not been restated, as they are not required to be by the pronouncement.

As a result of adopting FASB issued guidance on January 1, 2006, the Company’s income from continuing operations before provision for income tax expense and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are lower by approximately $58,000 and $36,000, respectively, than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB guidance.

As a result of adopting FASB issued guidance on January 1, 2006, the Company’s income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are lower by approximately $62,000 and $39,000, respectively, than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB guidance.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 would have remained unchanged at $0.13, if the Company had not adopted FASB issued guidance, compared with reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.13.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 would have been ($0.25), if the Company had not adopted FASB issued guidance, compared with the unchanged reported basic and diluted earnings per share of ($0.25).

Because the change in income taxes receivable includes the effect of excess tax benefits, those excess tax benefits also must be shown as a separate operating cash outflow so that operating cash flows exclude the effect of excess tax benefits. FASB issued guidance requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows.

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2012 or 2011, respectively.

The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions.

	March 31, 2012	March 31, 2011
Dividend yield	N/A	N/A
Expected volatility	N/A	N/A
Risk-free interest rate	N/A	N/A
Expected life (in years)	N/A	N/A

Summary information about the Company’s stock options outstanding at March 31, 2012 as follows.

					Weighted Average		Weighted
	Range of		Outstanding at		Contractual		Average		Exercisable at
	Exercise Price		March 31, 2012		Periods in Years		Exercise Price		March 31, 2012
1998 Plan	$	6.67 - $16.59		88,500		1.47	$	12.92		70,100
2002 Plan	$	2.45 - $18.21		623,500		5.18	$	6.15		307,700

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(9)	Stockholders’ Equity

Capital Stock

The Company’s authorized capital consists of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2012, there were no preferred shares issued or outstanding and there were 7,946,384 shares of common stock outstanding.

(10)	Subsequent Events

The Company is currently reviewing the recently received Florida OIR Report of Examination of Federated National Insurance Company (formerly known as American Vehicle Insurance Company) for the five year period ended December 31, 2010.

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

General information about 21st Century Holding Company can be found at www.21stcenturyholding.com; however, the information that can be accessed through our web site is not part of our report. We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 available free of charge on our web site, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with the SEC.

Item 2

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

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and information included under this Item 2 and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2012 (“Form 10-K”). Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this Form 10-Q, the terms “21st Century” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our,” refers to 21st Century Holding Company and its subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (“Form 10-Q”) or in documents that are incorporated by reference that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those discussed herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” or “continue” or the negative other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, uncertainties related to estimates, assumptions and projections relating to unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and other accounting policies, losses from the nine hurricanes that occurred in fiscal years 2005 and 2004 and in other estimates, assumptions and projections contained in this Form 10-Q; inflation and other changes in economic conditions (including changes in interest rates and financial markets); the impact of new regulations adopted in Florida which affect the property and casualty insurance market; the costs of reinsurance, assessments charged by various governmental agencies; pricing competition and other initiatives by competitors; our ability to obtain regulatory approval for requested rate changes and the timing thereof; legislative and regulatory developments; the outcome of various litigation matters pending against us, including the terms of any settlements; risks related to the nature of our business; dependence on investment income and the composition of our investment portfolio; the adequacy of our liability for loss and loss adjustment expense; insurance agents; claims experience; ratings by industry services; catastrophe losses; reliance on key personnel; weather conditions (including the severity and frequency of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and hail); changes in driving patterns and loss trends; acts of war and terrorist activities; court decisions and trends in litigation and health care and auto repair costs; and other matters described from time to time by us in this report, and in our other filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K.

You are cautioned not to place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are valid only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise. In addition, readers should be aware that Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) prescribes when a company may reserve for particular risks, including litigation exposures. Accordingly, results for a given reporting period could be significantly affected when a reserve is established for a major contingency. Reported results may therefore appear to be volatile in certain accounting periods.

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

Overview

Our executive offices are located at 14050 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 180, Sunrise, Florida 33323 and our telephone number is (954) 581-9993.

Merger of Federated National and American Vehicle

In January 2011, we merged Federated National and our other wholly owned insurance subsidiary, American Vehicle, with Federated National continuing the operations of both entities. As part of its approval of the merger between Federated National and American Vehicle, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Florida OIR”), the Company, Federated National and American Vehicle entered into a consent order with the Florida OIR dated January 25, 2011 (the “Consent Order”) pursuant to which the Company and the resulting company in the merger (the “Merged Company”) have agreed to the following:

The Merged Company will not write commercial multi peril policy premium without prior approval from the Florida OIR. The Merged Company has no commercial multi peril policy premium in force.

The Merged Company surrendered its surety license. The Merged Company has no surety policy premium in force.

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

Our Subsidiaries

We are focusing our marketing efforts on continuing to expand our distribution network and market our products and services throughout Florida and in other states by establishing relationships with additional independent agents and general agents. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to obtain the required regulatory approvals to offer additional insurance products or expand into other states.

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

Insurance Markets in Which We Operate

We operate in highly competitive markets and face competition from national, regional and residual market insurance companies in the homeowners’, commercial general liability, and automobile markets. Our competitors include companies that market their products through agents, as well as companies that sell insurance directly to their customers. Large national writers may have certain competitive advantages over agency writers, including increased name recognition, increased loyalty of their customer base and reduced policy acquisition costs. We compete based on underwriting criteria, our distribution network and superior service to our agents and insureds. Although our pricing is inevitably influenced to some degree by that of our competitors, we believe that it is generally not in our best interest to compete solely on price.

In Florida, more than 200 companies are authorized to underwrite homeowners’ insurance. Several of our competitors include Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”), Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company and St. Johns Insurance Company. In Florida, more than one dozen companies compete with us in the commercial general liability insurance market.

Significant competition also emerged because of fundamental changes in 2007 made to the property and casualty insurance business in Florida, which resulted in a multi-pronged approach to address the cost of residential property insurance in Florida. First, the law increased the capacity of reinsurance that stabilized the reinsurance market to the benefit of the insurance companies writing properties lines in Florida. Secondly, the law provided for rate relief to all policyholders. The law also authorized the state-owned insurance company, Citizens, which is free of many of the restraints on private carriers such as surplus, ratios, income taxes and reinsurance expense, to reduce its premium rates and begin competing against private insurers in the residential property insurance market and expands the authority of Citizens to write commercial insurance.

Critical Accounting Policies

See Note 3, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

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

Analysis of Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2012 Compared with December 31, 2011

Total Investments

FASB issued guidance addresses accounting and reporting for (a) investments in equity securities that have readily determinable fair values and (b) all investments in debt securities. FASB issued guidance requires that these securities be classified into one of three categories: (i) held-to-maturity, (ii) trading securities or (iii) available-for-sale.

Investments classified as held-to-maturity include debt securities wherein the Company’s intent and ability are to hold the investment until maturity. The accounting treatment for held-to-maturity investments is to carry them at amortized cost without consideration to unrealized gains or losses. Investments classified as trading securities include debt and equity securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term. The accounting treatment for trading securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in current period operations. Investments classified as available-for-sale include debt and equity securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity or as trading security investments. The accounting treatment for available-for-sale securities is to carry them at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, namely “Other Comprehensive Income”.

Total investments increased $2.3 million, or 1.8%, to $131.8 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $129.5 million as of December 31, 2011.

The debt and equity securities that are available-for-sale and carried at fair value represent 95% and 94% of total investments as of March 31, 2012 and of December 31, 2011, respectively.

We did not hold any trading investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Below is a summary of net unrealized gains and losses as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, by category.

	Unrealized Gains and (Losses)
	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	272		$	659
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		124			138
Corporate		1,970			1,543
International		(1	)		5
		2,365			2,345
Equity securities:
Common stocks		924			(939	)

Total debt and equity securities	$	3,289		$	1,406

The net unrealized gain of $3.3 million is inclusive of $1.6 million of unrealized losses. The $1.6 million of unrealized losses is inclusive of $0.9 million unrealized losses from equity securities and $0.7 million unrealized losses from debt securities.

The $0.9 million of unrealized losses from equity securities is from common stocks and mutual funds held in diverse industries as of March 31, 2012. The Company evaluated the near-term prospects in relation to the severity and duration of the impairment. Based on this evaluation and the Company’s ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for a forecasted recovery of fair value, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012.

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The $0.7 million of unrealized losses from debt securities is related to both corporate and US government bonds. The Company does not expect to settle at prices less than the amortized cost basis. The Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2012 because we neither currently intend to sell these investments nor consider it likely that we will be required to sell these investments before recovery of the amortized cost basis.

rating downgrade or other credit event (e.g., failure to pay interest when due);

length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost;

prospects for the issuer’s industry segment;

intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery in market value;

historical volatility of the fair value of the security.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, all of our securities are in good standing and not impaired as defined by FASB issued guidance, except as noted above.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, we did not re-classify any of our bond portfolio between available-for-sale and held-to-maturity.

The following table summarizes, by type, our investments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Percent			Carrying		Percent
	Amount		of Total			Amount		of Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities, at market:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	32,639		24.75	%	$	37,217		28.75	%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		2,288		1.74	%		2,303		1.77	%
Corporate		68,935		52.28	%		63,268		48.87	%
International		2,422		1.84	%		1,523		1.18	%
		106,284		80.61	%		104,311		80.57	%
Debt securities, at amortized cost:
Corporate		1,062		0.81	%		962		0.74	%
United States government obligations and authorities		6,109		4.63	%		6,166		4.76	%
		7,171		5.44	%		7,128		5.50	%
Total debt securities		113,455		86.05	%		111,439		86.07	%

Equity securities, at market:		18,394		13.95	%		18,028		13.93	%
Total investments	$	131,849		100.00	%	$	129,467		100.00	%

Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments, which include cash, certificates of deposits, and money market accounts, increased $0.3 million, or 1.8%, to $15.5 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $15.2 million as of December 31, 2011.

Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums

Prepaid reinsurance premiums decreased $3.2 million, or 38.6%, to $5.1 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $8.3 million as of December 31, 2011. The change is due to $6.6 million of ceded premiums, net of payments to reinsurers, reduced by $9.8 million amortization of prepaid reinsurance premiums associated with our reinsurance programs. We believe concentrations of credit risk associated with our prepaid reinsurance premiums are not significant.

Premiums Receivable, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses

Premiums receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, increased $1.7 million, or 30.9%, to $7.3 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $5.6 million as of December 31, 2011.

Our homeowners’ insurance premiums receivable increased $1.6 million, or 44.3%, to $5.4 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $3.7 million as of December 31, 2011.

Our commercial general liability insurance premiums receivable decreased $0.2 million, or 13.6%, to $1.0 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $1.2 million as of December 31, 2011.

Premiums receivable in connection with our automobile line of business increased $0.2 million, or 32.1%, to $1.0 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $0.8 million as of December 31, 2011.

Our allowance for credit losses remained unchanged at $0.1 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $0.1 million as of December 31, 2011.

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Reinsurance Recoverable, Net

Reinsurance recoverable, net, decreased $0.3 million, or 14.7%, to $1.8 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $2.1 million as of December 31, 2011. The change is due to the payment patterns by our reinsurers, as influenced by the diminishing catastrophe related claims. All amounts are current and deemed collectable. We believe concentrations of credit risk associated with our reinsurance recoverables, net, are not significant.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (“DPAC”)

DPAC increased $0.9 million, or 11.3%, to $8.6 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $7.7 million as of December 31, 2011. The change is due to the deferral of the actual policy acquisition costs, including commissions, payroll and premium taxes, less commissions earned on reinsurance ceded and policy fees earned.

Deferred Income Taxes, Net

Deferred income taxes, net, decreased $1.2 million, or 14.1%, to $7.4 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $8.6 million as of December 31, 2011. Deferred income taxes, net, is comprised of approximately $10.6 million and $12.1 million of deferred tax assets, net of approximately $2.0 million and $3.5 million of deferred tax liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The change in the net deferred tax asset is primarily due to the decrease in the deferred tax assets related to the decreases in the net operating loss carry forward and available-for-sale portfolio, offset by the increase in discounted unearned premiums.

Other Assets

Other assets increased $2.9 million, or 136.2%, to $4.9 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $2.1 million as of December 31, 2011. Major components of other assets are shown in the following table; the accrued interest income receivable is primarily investment related. The receivable for investments sold is primarily related to common stock sold and not settled at the end of the quarter.

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Accrued interest income receivable	$	1,006	$	1,130
Deposits		67		185
Prepaid expenses		389		432
Receivable for investments sold		3,321		-
Other		165		347
Total	$	4,948	$	2,094

Unpaid Losses and LAE

Unpaid losses and LAE decreased $4.7 million, or 7.8%, to $55.3 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $60.0 million as of December 31, 2011. The composition of unpaid losses and LAE by product line is as follows.

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Case		Bulk		Total		Case		Bulk		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)						(Dollars in Thousands)

Homeowners'	$	8,088	$	7,888	$	15,976	$	8,795	$	10,652	$	19,447
Commercial General Liability		4,530		26,250		30,780		4,225		27,717		31,942
Automobile		3,670		4,882		8,552		3,533		5,061		8,594
Total	$	16,288	$	39,020	$	55,308	$	16,553	$	43,430	$	59,983

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

Please See “Results of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 - Losses and LAE” for a description of the factors that affect unpaid losses and LAE and management’s revised processes to its estimates based on the results of its analysis of the Company’s claim and loss history and expectations.

Unearned Premium

Unearned premiums increased $6.8 million, or 14.1%, to $54.7 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $47.9 million as of December 31, 2011. The change was due to a $6.8 million increase in unearned homeowners’ insurance premiums, a less than $0.1 million decrease in unearned flood insurance premiums, a less than $0.1 million increase in unearned commercial general liability premiums, and a $0.1 million decrease in unearned automobile insurance premiums. Generally, as is in this case, an increase in unearned premium directly relates to an increase in written premium on a rolling twelve-month basis. Competition could negatively affect our unearned premium.

Premium Deposits and Customer Credit Balances

Premium deposits and customer credit balances increased $0.4 million, or 12.8%, to $3.2 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $2.8 million as of December 31, 2011. Premium deposits are monies received on policies not yet in-force as of March 31, 2012.

Income Taxes Payable

Income taxes payable remained unchanged at $0.1 million, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Bank Overdraft

Bank overdraft decreased $0.7 million, or 8.9 %, to $7.2 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $7.9 million as of December 31, 2011. The bank overdraft relates primarily to losses and LAE disbursements paid but not presented for payment by the policyholder or vendor. The change relates to the timing of presentation of claims checks to the issuing bank.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $0.7 million, or 23.8%, to $2.4 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with $3.1 million as of December 31, 2011. The change from prior year includes decreases of $0.2 million for premium taxes payable, $0.2 million for accrued expenses and $0.3 million from the impact of the timing of payments with our trade vendors.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

Effective January 26, 2011, Federated National merged with and into American Vehicle, and the resulting entity changed its name to “Federated National Insurance Company”.

Gross Premiums Written

Gross premiums written increased $4.2 million, or 15.2%, to $31.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $27.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The following table denotes gross premiums written by major product line.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012					2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Amount		Percentage			Amount		Percentage

Homeowners'	$	27,086		86.61	%	$	22,394		82.50	%
Commercial General Liability		2,420		7.74	%		2,796		10.30	%
Federal Flood		1,079		3.45	%		985		3.63	%
Automobile		689		2.20	%		969		3.57	%
Gross written premiums	$	31,274		100.00	%	$	27,144		100.00	%

We continue to offer premium discounts for wind mitigation efforts by policyholders, as required by Florida law. These discounts have had a significant effect on both written and earned premium. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the change to the cumulative wind mitigation credits afforded our policyholders totaled $6.7 million and ($1.8) million, respectively. As of March 31, 2012, 65.6% of our in-force homeowners’ policyholders were receiving wind mitigation credits totaling approximately $38.2 million (a 31.2% reduction of in-force premium), while 59.5% of our in-force homeowners’ policyholders were receiving wind mitigation credits totaling approximately $25.6 million, (a 25.1 % reduction of in-force premium), as of March 31, 2011.

The Company’s increase in the sale of homeowners’ policies by $4.7 million, or 21.0%, to $27.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $22.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, is gross of reinsurance costs and net of Florida’s mandated homeowners’ wind mitigation discounts. Our number of in-force homeowners’ policies increased by approximately 3,700, or 8.4%, to approximately 47,500 as of March 31, 2012, as compared with approximately 43,800 as of December 31, 2011.

We are required to report write-your-own flood premiums on a direct and 100% ceded basis.

We are currently rated by Demotech, Inc. (“Demotech”) as "A" ("Exceptional"), which is the third of seven ratings, and defined as “Regardless of the severity of a general economic downturn or deterioration in the insurance cycle, insurers earning a Financial Stability Rating (“FSR”) of “A” possess “Exceptional” financial stability related to maintaining surplus as regards to policyholders”. Demotech’s ratings are based upon factors of concern to agents, reinsurers and policyholders and are not primarily directed toward the protection of investors. Our Demotech rating could be jeopardized by factors including adverse development and various surplus related ratio exceptions.

The withdrawal of our ratings could limit or prevent us from writing or renewing desirable insurance policies, from competing with insurers who have higher ratings, from obtaining adequate reinsurance, or from borrowing on a line of credit. The withdrawal of our ratings could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial position because the Company’s insurance products might no longer be acceptable to the secondary marketplace and mortgage lenders. Furthermore, a withdrawal of our ratings could prevent independent agents from selling and servicing our insurance products.

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The Company’s sale of commercial general liability policies decreased by $0.4 million, or 13.4%, to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The primary factor for this decrease has been the slowdown in the economy, which had a dramatic impact on the artisan contractor portfolio written by Federated National. Additional factors include improvements to our underwriting standards and our decision to restrict underwriting authority within specific commercial general liability classes and geographic areas.

The following table sets forth the amounts and percentages of our gross premiums written in connection with our commercial general liability program by state.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012					2011
	Amount		Percentage			Amount		Percentage
	(Dollars in Thousands)
State
Alabama	$	7		0.30	%	$	11		0.41	%
California		-		0.00	%		6		0.20	%
Florida		2,275		94.00	%		2,429		86.87	%
Louisiana		45		1.86	%		233		8.34	%
Oklahoma		-		0.00	%		3		0.10	%
Texas		93		3.84	%		114		4.08	%
Total	$	2,420		100.00	%	$	2,796		100.00	%

The Company’s sale of auto insurance policies decreased $0.3 million, or 28.9%, to $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Gross Premiums Ceded

Gross premiums ceded increased $0.4 million, or 23.4%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Gross premiums ceded relating to our homeowners’, write-your-own flood, commercial general liability and automobile programs totaled nothing, $1.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, respectively. Gross premiums ceded relating to our homeowners’, write-your-own flood and automobile programs totaled $0.1 million, $1.0 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, respectively.

Decrease in Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums

The decrease in prepaid reinsurance premiums was $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with an $11.5 million decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decreased charge to written premium is associated with the timing of our reinsurance payments measured against the term of the underlying reinsurance policies.

Increase in Unearned Premiums

The increase in unearned premiums was $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with a $3.0 million increase for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increased charge to written premium was due to a $6.8 million increase in unearned homeowners’ insurance premiums, a less than $0.1 million decrease in unearned flood premiums, a less than $0.1 million increase in unearned commercial general liability premiums, and a $0.1 million decrease in unearned automobile premiums during the three months ended March 31, 2012. These changes are a result of differences in written premium volume during this period as compared with the same period last year. See “Gross Premiums Written” above.

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Net Premiums Earned

Net premiums earned increased $1.7 million, or 15.0%, to $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The following table denotes net premiums earned by product line.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012					2011
	Amount		Percentage			Amount		Percentage
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Homeowners'	$	10,301		80.36	%	$	7,991		71.71	%
Commercial General Liability		2,344		18.29	%		2,750		24.68	%
Automobile		173		1.35	%		403		3.61	%
Net premiums earned	$	12,818		100.00	%	$	11,144		100.00	%

The $2.3 million increase in homeowners’ net premiums earned is due to a $4.7 million increase in gross written premium as discussed, a $0.1 million decrease in gross premiums ceded and a $2.5 million increase in the net change to prepaid reinsurance premiums and unearned premium.

The $0.4 million decrease in commercial general liability net premiums earned is a result of a $0.4 million decrease in gross written premium, reflecting the impact our decision to restrict underwriting authority within specific commercial general liability classes and geographic areas. The change is also a result of a $0.1 million increase in gross premiums ceded and a $0.1 million decrease in the net change to unearned premium.

The $0.2 million decrease in automobile net premiums earned is a result of a $0.3 million decrease in gross written premium as discussed, a $0.3 million increase in gross premiums ceded and a $0.2 million decrease in the net change to prepaid reinsurance premiums and unearned premium.

Commission Income

Commission income remained unchanged at $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The primary sources of our commission income are our managing general agent services, write-your-own flood premiums and our independent insurance agency, Insure-Link.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income remained unchanged at $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Our investment yields, net and gross of investment expenses, excluding equities and including cash, were 2.7% and 2.9%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Our investment yields, net and gross of investment expenses, excluding equities and including cash, were 2.9% and 3.1%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Our investment yield, net and gross of investment expenses measured against debt securities, excluding equities and cash, were 2.8% and 3.1%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Our investment yield, net and gross of investment expenses measured against debt securities, excluding equities and cash, were 3.1% and 3.4%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

See also “Analysis of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2012 Compared with December 31, 2011 – Investments” for a further discussion on our investment portfolio.

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Net Realized Investment Losses

Net realized investment losses were nearly zero for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

FASB has issued guidance regarding when an investment is considered impaired, whether that impairment is other-than temporary, and the measurement of an impairment loss. Management periodically reviews the individual investments that comprise our portfolio in order to determine whether a decline in fair value below our cost is either other-than temporarily or permanently impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to guidelines prescribed in FASB issued guidance, we have charged to operations realized investment losses of approximately $44,000, while during the same period in 2011 we did not mark any investments to market value pursuant to guidelines prescribed in FASB issued guidance.

The table below depicts the net realized investment losses by investment category during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Realized gains:
Debt securities	$	233		$	225
Equity securities		516			319
Total realized gains		749			544

Realized losses:
Debt securities		(206	)		(432	)
Equity securities		(553	)		(215	)
Total realized losses		(759	)		(647	)
Net realized losses on investments	$	(10	)	$	(103	)

Losses and LAE

Losses and LAE, our most significant expense, represent actual payments made and changes in estimated future payments to be made to or on behalf of our policyholders, including expenses required to settle claims and losses. We revise our estimates based on the results of analysis of estimated future payments to be made. This process assumes that experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, is an appropriate basis for predicting future events.

Losses and LAE decreased by $2.7 million, or 32.2%, to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The overall change includes a $1.0 million decrease in our homeowners’ program due to favorable experience based in part on enhanced underwriting and claim processing techniques. The overall change also includes a $1.3 million decrease in our commercial general liability program and a $0.4 million decrease in connection with our automobile program.

We continue to revise our estimates of the ultimate financial impact of claims made resulting from past storms. The revisions to our estimates are based on our analysis of subsequent information that we receive regarding various factors, including: (i) per claim information; (ii) Company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) legislative enactments, judicial decisions, legal developments in the awarding of damages, and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation.

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The composition of unpaid losses and LAE by product line is as follows.

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Case		Bulk		Total		Case		Bulk		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)						(Dollars in Thousands)

Homeowners'	$	8,088	$	7,888	$	15,976	$	8,795	$	10,652	$	19,447
Commercial General Liability		4,530		26,250		30,780		4,225		27,717		31,942
Automobile		3,670		4,882		8,552		3,533		5,061		8,594
Total	$	16,288	$	39,020	$	55,308	$	16,553	$	43,430	$	59,983

Factors that affect unpaid losses and LAE include the estimates made on a claim-by-claim basis known as “case reserves” coupled with bulk estimates known as IBNR. Periodic estimates by management of the ultimate costs required to settle all claim files are based on the Company’s analysis of historical data and estimations of the impact of numerous factors such as (i) per claim information; (ii) Company and industry historical loss experience; (iii) legislative enactments, judicial decisions, legal developments in the awarding of damages, and changes in political attitudes; and (iv) trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation.

Management revises its estimates based on the results of its analysis. This process assumes that experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, is an appropriate basis for estimating the ultimate settlement of all claims. There is no precise method for subsequently evaluating the impact of any specific factor on the adequacy of the reserves, because the eventual redundancy or deficiency is affected by multiple factors. Because of our process, reserves were decreased by approximately $4.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012. This overall change includes a $3.5 million decrease in reserves for our homeowners’ program, a $1.2 million decrease in reserves for our commercial general liability program and a less than $0.1 million decrease in reserves for our automobile program. Decreases for unpaid loss and LAE reserves are primarily attributable to our payment patterns in connection with the settlement of claims for loss and LAE. Other factors influencing the unpaid loss and LAE balance include our claim severity for both the property and liability lines that do not appear to be materializing as planned, as well as improved underwriting processes and claim settling techniques.

In accordance with GAAP and as discussed above, our loss ratio is computed as losses and LAE divided by net premiums earned. A lower loss ratio generally results in higher operating income. Our loss ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 44.7% compared with 75.8% for the same period in 2011. The favorable decrease to our loss ratio is due to the $2.7 million decrease in losses and LAE measured against the $1.7 million increase in net premium earned during the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared with the same period in 2010.

The table below reflects the loss ratios by product line.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Homeowners'		42.58	%		67.80	%
Commercial General Liability		45.28	%		84.06	%
Automobile		162.43	%		178.06	%
All lines		44.69	%		75.80	%

Operating and Underwriting Expenses

Operating and underwriting expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 11.1%, to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change includes a temporary $0.2 million decrease in rent expense and a $0.1 million decrease in consulting fees.

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Salaries and Wages

Salaries and wages remained unchanged at $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The charge to operations for stock-based compensation, in accordance with FASB guidance, was approximately $58,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared with approximately $62,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Policy Acquisition Costs - Amortization

Policy acquisition costs - amortization, decreased $0.2 million, or 6.5%, to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Policy acquisition costs - amortization, consists of the actual policy acquisition costs, including commissions, payroll and premium taxes, less commissions earned on reinsurance ceded and policy fees earned.

Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The provision for income tax expense was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with a $1.2 million provision for income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The effective rate for income taxes was 34.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with 36.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the foregoing, the Company’s net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $1.1 million compared with a $2.0 million net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, our primary sources of capital included proceeds from the sale of investment securities, increased unearned premiums, decreased prepaid reinsurance premiums, decreased deferred income tax expense, increased premium deposits and customer credit balances, amortization of investment premium discount, net, decreased reinsurance recoverable, net and increased income taxes payable. Additional sources of capital included depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation, a tax benefit related to non-cash compensation, net realized investment losses and a provision for credit losses.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, operations provided net operating cash flow of $1.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, operations generated $12.7 million of gross cash flow, due to a $6.7 million increase in unearned premiums, a $3.2 million decrease in prepaid reinsurance premiums, a $0.5 million decrease in deferred income tax expense, a $0.4 million increase in premium deposits and customer credit balances and $0.3 million of amortization of investment premium. Additional sources of cash included a $0.3 million decrease in reinsurance recoverable, net, a less than $0.1 million increase in income tax payable and less than $0.1 million depreciation and amortization, all in conjunction with a $1.1 million net income.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, operations used $11.6 million of gross cash flow, due to a $4.7 million decrease in unpaid losses and LAE, a $2.9 million increase in other assets and a $1.7 million increase in premiums receivable. Additional uses of cash included a $0.8 million increase in policy acquisition costs, net of amortization, a $0.8 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and a $0.7 million decrease in bank overdraft.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, net cash used by investing activities was $0.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Our available-for-sale investment portfolio is highly liquid as it consists entirely of readily marketable securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, investing activities generated $18.3 million and used $19.2 million.

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

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, net financing activities provided less than $0.1 million, respectively. In 2012, the source of cash in connection with financing activities was a less than $0.1 million tax benefit related to non-cash compensation.

We offer direct billing in connection with our homeowners’, commercial general liability and automobile programs. Direct billing is an agreement in which the insurance company accepts from the insured, as a receivable, a promise to pay the premium, as opposed to requiring the full amount of the policy at policy inception, either directly from the insured or from a premium finance company. The advantage of direct billing a policyholder by the insurance company is that we are not reliant on a credit facility, but remain able to charge and collect interest from the policyholder.

We believe that our current capital resources will be sufficient to meet currently anticipated working capital requirements. There can be no assurances, however, that such will be the case.

As of March 31, 2012, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as “structured finance” or “special purpose” entities, which were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance-sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, management believes that we currently are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risks that could arise if we had engaged in transactions of that type requiring disclosure herein.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The consolidated financial statements and related data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Our primary assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or with the same magnitude as the inflationary effect on the cost of paying losses and LAE.

Insurance premiums are established before we know the amount of losses and LAE and the extent to which inflation may affect such expenses. Consequently, we attempt to anticipate the future impact of inflation when establishing rate levels. While we attempt to charge adequate premiums, we may be limited in raising premium levels for competitive and regulatory reasons. Inflation also affects the market value of our investment portfolio and the investment rate of return. Any future economic changes that result in prolonged and increasing levels of inflation could cause increases in the dollar amount of incurred losses and LAE and thereby materially adversely affect future liability requirements.

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Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our investment objective is to maximize total rate of return after federal income taxes while maintaining liquidity and minimizing risk. Our current investment policy limits investment in non-investment-grade debt securities (including high-yield bonds), and limits total investments in preferred stock, common stock and mortgage notes receivable. We also comply with applicable laws and regulations that further restrict the type, quality and concentration of our investments. In general, these laws and regulations permit investments, within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common equity securities and real estate mortgages.

Our investment policy is established by our Board’s Investment Committee and is reviewed on a regular basis. Pursuant to this investment policy, as of March 31, 2012, approximately 88% of investments were in debt securities and cash and cash equivalents, which are considered to be either held until maturity or available for sale, based upon our estimates of required liquidity. Approximately 94% of the debt securities are considered available for sale and are marked to market. We may in the future consider additional debt securities to be held to maturity and carried at amortized cost. We do not use any swaps, options, futures or forward contracts to hedge or enhance our investment portfolio.

The following table summarizes, by type, our investments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Percent			Carrying		Percent
	Amount		of Total			Amount		of Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities, at market:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	32,639		24.75	%	$	37,217		28.75	%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		2,288		1.74	%		2,303		1.77	%
Corporate		68,935		52.28	%		63,268		48.87	%
International		2,422		1.84	%		1,523		1.18	%
		106,284		80.61	%		104,311		80.57	%
Debt securities, at amortized cost:
Corporate		1,062		0.81	%		962		0.74	%
United States government obligations and authorities		6,109		4.63	%		6,166		4.76	%
		7,171		5.44	%		7,128		5.50	%
Total debt securities		113,455		86.05	%		111,439		86.07	%

Equity securities, at market:		18,394		13.95	%		18,028		13.93	%
Total investments	$	131,849		100.00	%	$	129,467		100.00	%

Available-for-sale debt securities are carried on the balance sheet at market and held-to-maturity debt securities are carried on the balance sheet at amortized cost. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, debt securities had the following quality ratings by S&P or, if not rated by S&P, by Moody’s or Fitch.

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Percent			Carrying		Percent
	Amount		of Total			Amount		of Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)

AAA	$	46,094		40.62	%	$	48,686		43.69	%
AA		6,511		5.74	%		6,712		6.02	%
A		35,248		31.07	%		31,960		28.68	%
BBB		25,601		22.57	%		22,193		19.92	%
Not rated		-		0.00	%		1,888		1.69	%
	$	113,454		100.00	%	$	111,439		100.00	%

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The following table summarizes, by maturity, the debt securities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Carrying		Percent			Carrying		Percent
	Amount		of Total			Amount		of Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Matures In:
One year or less	$	10,388		9.16	%	$	8,328		7.47	%
One year to five years		50,087		44.14	%		48,176		43.24	%
Five years to 10 years		38,423		33.87	%		37,380		33.54	%
More than 10 years		14,556		12.83	%		17,555		15.75	%
Total debt securities	$	113,454		100.00	%	$	111,439		100.00	%

At March 31, 2012, the weighted average maturity of the debt portfolio was approximately 6.7 years.

The following table provides information about the financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents principal cash flows and the related weighted average interest rate by expected maturity date based upon par values.

																									Carrying
	2012			2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			Thereafter			Total			Amount

Principal amount by expected maturity:
United States government obligations and authorities	$	2,000		$	1,793		$	863		$	1,425		$	-		$	-		$	9,720		$	15,801		$	17,118
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		300			350			-			-			-			-			1,505			2,155			2,288
Corporate securities		4,493			2,718			6,567			4,520			6,822			5,382			28,723			59,225			65,874
International securities		-			0			295			-			1,097			-			897			2,289			2,422
Collateralized mortgage obligations		131			950			8,514			9,586			3,333			1,450			0			23,964			25,753
Equity securities, at market		-			-			-			-			-			-			-			-			18,394
All investments	$	6,924		$	5,811		$	16,239		$	15,531		$	11,252		$	6,832		$	40,845		$	103,434		$	131,849

Weighted average interest rate by expected maturity:
United States government obligations and authorities		4.38	%		3.31	%		1.21	%		1.78	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.51	%		3.32	%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		5.50	%		2.04	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.87	%		4.50	%
Corporate securities		3.50	%		3.84	%		5.47	%		4.12	%		3.75	%		5.11	%		5.97	%		5.15	%
International securities		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.75	%		0.00	%		3.24	%		0.00	%		4.67	%		3.61	%
Collateralized mortgage obligations		4.50	%		4.77	%		4.96	%		4.74	%		4.83	%		3.50	%		0.00	%		4.76	%
Equity securities, at market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
All investments		3.86	%		3.72	%		4.91	%		4.29	%		4.02	%		4.77	%		5.32	%		4.73	%

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Item 4

Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of March 31, 2012. Based upon their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of March 31, 2012, were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes during the first three months of 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

See Item 1 of Part I, “Financial Statements – Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies.”

Item 1A

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1, Risk Factors, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Additional Risk Factors

The risks described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) None

(b) None

Item 3

Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 5

Other Information

(a) None

(b) None

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Item 6

Exhibits

	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *

	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *

	32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *

	32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. *

	101.INS-XBRL	Instance Document. **

	101.SCH-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. **

	101.CAL-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. **

	101.LAB-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. **

	101.PRE-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. **

* filed herewith

** In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part of any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	21st CENTURY HOLDING COMPANY

	By:	/s/ Michael H. Braun
		Michael H. Braun, Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

		/s/ Peter J. Prygelski, III
		Peter J. Prygelski, III, Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: May 15, 2012

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EXHIBIT INDEX

	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

	32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

	32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

	101.INS-XBRL	Instance Document. **

	101.SCH-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. **

	101.CAL-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. **

	101.LAB-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. **

	101.PRE-XBRL	Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. **

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