UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File Number:  001-05270

AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 355-4141

Not Applicable

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

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 [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§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 [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of "accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [   ]               Accelerated filer [  ]

       Non-accelerated filer [ X ]             Smaller reporting company [   ]

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

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

Explanatory Note

American Independence Corp. (“AMIC”) was acquired in a series of transactions by Independence Holding Company (“IHC”) beginning in 2002 with a 19.9% equity investment and culminating in its current ownership of 90%.   In March 2010, as a result of share purchases of AMIC in the open market, IHC increased its ownership of AMIC to over 50%.   In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), IHC established a new basis for AMIC's assets and liabilities in IHC's consolidated financial statements based on the fair value of AMIC's identifiable assets and liabilities assumed at the time it increased its ownership to over 50%. IHC then made a series of acquisitions of AMIC stock and by January of 2013, IHC’s ownership had increased to over 80%.  At the time of the acquisition, AMIC continued to account for its assets and liabilities at historical cost in its separate financial statements.  During the second quarter of 2014, the Stock Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2002, that (among other things) placed certain restrictions on IHC’s ability to acquire additional shares of AMIC stock, was terminated and, pursuant to the applicable provisions of AMIC’s certificate of incorporation, AMIC’s Board of Directors granted approval for IHC and its subsidiaries, at any point in the future, to increase their aggregate ownership of AMIC’s outstanding shares of common stock without obtaining prior approval.   Due to the lifting of these restrictions and requirements, AMIC has elected to reflect IHC’s basis in the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Company’s separate financial statements.  As a result of the accounting change, those assets and liabilities as remeasured at their fair value as of the date of IHC’s acquisition of the Company has been “pushed down” to the financial statements of the Company beginning with January 1, 2013.

The consolidated financial statements and financial information of AMIC reported prior to this Form 10-Q are not directly comparable to the financial statements and financial information of AMIC included in this report as a result of the above-mentioned change in accounting principle. The differences relate to basis differences in goodwill, intangible assets and related amortization, other assets, other investments, non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, taxes and related tax provisions, net income, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings and total shareholders' equity. See Note 1(B) of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the impact of this adoption on AMIC's condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income at and for the periods ended December 31, 2013, and June 30, 2013.

Copies of the Company’s SEC filings can be found on its website at www.americanindependencecorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report on Form 10−Q contains certain “forward−looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those laws. We have based our forward−looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Our forward−looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our operations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or incorporated by reference in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future, including such things as the growth of our business and operations, our business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, plans, future capital expenditures and references to future successes may be considered forward−looking statements. Also, when we use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “probably” or similar expressions, we are making forward−looking statements.

Numerous risks and uncertainties may impact the matters addressed by our forward−looking statements, any of which could negatively and materially affect our future financial results and performance.  We describe some of these risks and uncertainties in greater detail in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of AMIC’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward−looking statements are reasonable, any of these assumptions, and, therefore, also the forward−looking statements based on these assumptions, could themselves prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward−looking statements that are included in this report, our inclusion of this information is not a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Our forward−looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we will not update these forward−looking statements unless the securities laws require us to do so. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, any forward−looking event discussed in this report may not occur.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

See the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

See the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

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See the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes In Stockholders’ Equity

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American Independence Corp. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.

Significant Accounting Policies and Practices

(A)

Business and Organization

American Independence Corp. is a Delaware corporation (NASDAQ: AMIC).  We are a holding company principally engaged in the insurance and reinsurance business through: a) our wholly owned insurance company, Independence American Insurance Company ("Independence American"); b) our full service direct writer of medical stop-loss insurance for self-insured employer groups, IHC Risk Solutions, LLC (“Risk Solutions”); c) our 23% investment in Majestic Underwriters LLC ("Majestic"); d) our 51% ownership in HealthInsurance.org, LLC (“HIO”), a lead generation agency; e) our wholly owned sales and marketing  company, IHC Specialty Benefits, Inc. (“Specialty Benefits”); f) our 40% ownership in Global Accident Facilities, LLC (“GAF”), a holding company for a managing general underwriting agency for non-subscriber occupational accident business; g) our 90% ownership in IPA Family, LLC (“IPA Family”), a consumer direct sales agency; and h) our 92% ownership in IPA Direct, LLC (“IPAD”), a consumer direct sales call center.  

As used in this report, unless otherwise required by the context, AMIC and its subsidiaries are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Company" or "AMIC", or are implicit in the terms "we", "us" and "our".  Risk Solutions, Specialty Benefits, HIO, IPAD and IPA Family are collectively referred to as “our Agencies”.

Since November 2002, AMIC has been affiliated with Independence Holding Company ("IHC").  In October 2013, IHC purchased 762,640 shares of AMIC stock for $10.00 per share in connection with a tender offer for such shares and, as a result, IHC and its subsidiaries further increased its ownership of AMIC to 90%.  The senior management of IHC provides direction to the Company through a service agreement between the Company and IHC.  IHC has also entered into reinsurance treaties through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York (“Standard Security Life”) and Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. (“Madison National Life”), whereby the Company assumes reinsurance premiums from the following lines of business: medical stop-loss, New York statutory disability (“DBL”), short-term medical, long-term disability (“LTD”) and group major medical.

(B)

Basis of Presentation

AMIC was acquired in a series of transactions by IHC beginning in 2002 with a 19.9% equity investment and culminating in its current ownership of 90%.  In March 2010, as a result of share purchases of AMIC in the open market, IHC increased its ownership of AMIC to over 50%.   In accordance with GAAP, IHC established a new basis for AMIC's assets and liabilities in IHC's consolidated financial statements based on the fair value of AMIC's identifiable assets and liabilities assumed at the time it increased its ownership to over 50%. IHC then made a series of acquisitions of AMIC stock, and by January of 2013 IHC’s ownership had increased to over 80%.  At the time of the acquisition, AMIC continued to account for its assets and liabilities at historical cost in its separate financial statements.  During the second quarter of 2014, the Stock Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2002, that (among other things) placed certain restrictions on IHC’s ability to acquire additional shares of AMIC stock, was terminated and, pursuant to the applicable provisions of AMIC’s certificate of incorporation, AMIC’s Board of Directors granted approval for IHC and its subsidiaries, at any point in the future, to increase their aggregate ownership of AMIC’s outstanding shares of common stock without obtaining prior approval.   Due to the lifting of these restrictions and requirements, AMIC has elected to reflect IHC’s basis in the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Company’s separate financial statements.  As a result of the accounting change, those assets and liabilities as remeasured at their fair value as of the date of IHC’s acquisition of the Company has been “pushed down” to the financial statements of the Company beginning with January 1, 2013.

The consolidated financial statements and financial information of AMIC reported prior to this Form 10-Q are not directly comparable to the financial statements and financial information of AMIC included in this report as a result of the above-mentioned change in accounting principle. The differences relate to basis differences in goodwill, intangible assets and related amortization, other assets, other investments, non-controlling interests in subsidiaries, taxes and related tax provisions, net income, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings and total shareholders' equity.  The impact of this adoption on AMIC's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the period ended December 31, 2013 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 is presented below (in thousands).

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of AMIC and its consolidated subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect:  (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities; (ii) the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements; and (iii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. AMIC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.  

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) that are necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods have been included. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 is not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the entire year.

(C)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued guidance for the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits to better reflect the manner in which an entity would settle, at the reporting date, any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. The adoption of this guidance, effective January 1, 2014, did not have an effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2011, the FASB issued guidance specifying that the liability for the fees paid to the Federal Government by health insurers as a result of recent healthcare reform legislation should be estimated and recorded in full once the entity provides qualifying health insurance in the applicable calendar year in which the fee is payable with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense using a straight-line method of allocation unless another method better allocates the fee over the calendar year that it is payable. The amendments in this Update became effective January 1, 2014. The liability for the mandated fees payable to the Federal

Government is immaterial for the Company.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2014, the FASB issued explicit guidance for entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award include a performance target that affects vesting and could be achieved after the requisite service period.  This guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The guidance may be applied either prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued revenue recognition guidance for entities that either enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enter into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards such as insurance contracts or lease contracts. The amendment provides specific steps that an entity should apply in order to achieve its main objective which is recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. For public entities, this guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires one of two specified retrospective methods of application. Early application is prohibited. Management has not yet determined the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB issued guidance: (i) improving the definition of discontinued operations by limiting the reporting of discontinued operations to disposals of components that represent strategic shifts that have (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results; and (ii) requiring expanded disclosures for discontinued operations. Public entities are required to apply this guidance to: (i) all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) of components of the entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years; and (ii) to all businesses that, on acquisition, are classified as held for sale that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in previously issued financial statements. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

(D)

Segment Reporting

The Company manages and reports the business as a single segment in accordance with FASB guidance, which views certain qualitative and quantitative criteria for determining whether different lines of business should be aggregated for financial reporting purposes.  FASB guidance requires the use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company.

The Company is managed with a focus on its overall insurance and reinsurance capabilities as opposed to any one line of business.  Our Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief decision maker, evaluates financial information for our business as a single segment in allocating resources and assessing performance.  The integrated nature of our insurance lines of business with our Agencies is sufficiently commingled to permit their aggregation as a single reporting segment.

2.

Income Per Common Share

Income per common share calculations are based on the weighted-average of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding during the year.  Common stock options are considered to be common share equivalents and are used to calculate income per common share except when they are anti-dilutive.  Included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 are approximately 25,000 and 25,000 shares, respectively, from the assumed exercise of options using the treasury stock method.  Included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for three months and six months ended June 30, 2013 are approximately 3,000 and 300 shares, respectively, from the assumed exercise of options using the treasury stock method.  Net income does not change as a result of the assumed dilution of options.  

3.

Fee and Agency Income

The Company records fee income as corresponding policy premiums are earned.  Risk Solutions is compensated in two ways.  Risk Solutions earns fee income based on the volume of business produced for marketing, underwriting and administrative services that they provide for their carriers (“fee income–administration”), and earns profit-sharing commissions if such business

exceeds certain profitability benchmarks (“fee income–profit commissions”). Profit-sharing commissions are accounted for beginning in the period in which the Company believes they are reasonably estimable, which is typically at the point that claims have developed to a level where recent claim development history (“Claim Development Patterns”) can be applied to generate reasonably reliable estimates of ultimate claim levels. Profit-sharing commissions are a function of Risk Solutions attaining certain profitability thresholds and could vary greatly from quarter to quarter.  Agency income consists of commissions, fees and lead revenue earned by our Agencies.  

Fee and Agency income consisted of the following (in thousands):

4.

Investments

The cost (amortized cost with respect to certain fixed maturities), gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value of long-term investment securities are as follows (in thousands):

Government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) are private enterprises established and chartered by the Federal Government, or its various insurance and lease programs that carry the full faith and credit obligation of the US Government.

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities at June 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, are shown below.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.  CMOs and MBSs are shown separately, as they are not due at a single maturity.

The following tables summarize, for all securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time, those securities that have continuously been in an unrealized loss position (in thousands):

Substantially all of the unrealized losses on fixed maturities at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were attributable to changes in market interest rates.  Because the Company does not intend to sell, nor is it more likely than not that the Company will have to sell, such investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2014.

The following table summarizes the Company’s net investment income for three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

Net realized investment gains for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded realized gross gains of $198,000 and $305,000, respectively, and gross losses of $60,000 and $112,000, respectively, on available-for-sale securities.  For the three months and six month ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded realized gross gains of $409,000 and $928,000, respectively, and gross losses of $48,000 and $73,000, respectively, on available-for-sale securities.  

We recognize an other-than-temporary impairment loss in earnings in the period that we determine: 1) we intend to sell the security; 2) it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or 3) the security has a credit loss. Any non-credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive

income (loss).  For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, there were no other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings.

Cumulative credit losses for other-than-temporary impairments recorded on securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) were $288,000 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

5.

Fair Value Measurements

For all financial and non-financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company utilizes valuation techniques based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market expectations. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

The following section describes the valuation methodologies we use to measure different financial instruments at fair value.

Investments in fixed maturities and equity securities

Available-for-sale securities included in Level 1 are equity securities with quoted market prices.  Level 2 is primarily comprised of our portfolio of corporate fixed income securities, government agency mortgage-backed securities, government sponsored enterprises, certain CMO securities, municipals and certain preferred stocks that were priced with observable market inputs.  Level 3 securities consist of CMO securities backed by Alt-A mortgages.  For these securities, we use industry-standard pricing methodologies, including discounted cash flow models, whose inputs are based on management’s assumptions and available market information. Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of CMO’s are prepayment rates, probability of default, and loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates.  Further we retain independent pricing vendors to assist in valuing certain instruments.

Trading securities

Trading securities included in Level 1 are equity securities with quoted market prices.

The following tables present our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):