the following is a summary of key performance information and events : results of operations are summarized as follows for the periods indicated ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_6_th  income from continuing operations of $ 2.63 per share , diluted , for the year ended december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 1.27 per share , diluted , for the same period in 2016. o the company reduced amic 's deferred tax asset valuation allowance by $ 20.3 million at december 31 , 2017 primarily due to an increase in projected future income and associated utilization of federal net operating losses . no such adjustment was recorded for the years ended december 31 , 2016 or 2015. o income taxes for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and 2016 , include income tax benefits of $ 11.6 million and $ 3.9 million , respectively , on worthless stock deductions representing the company 's tax basis on its unrecovered investments in those subsidiaries . o as a result of the tax act , the company recorded a deferred income tax expense of $ 9.4 million due to the re-measurement of deferred tax assets , liabilities and related valuation allowance .  consolidated investment yields ( on an annualized basis ) of 3.2 % in 2017 compared to 2.7 % in 2016 ; and  book value of $ 28.98 per common share at december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 25.53 at december 31 , 2016. the following is a summary of key performance information by segment :  the specialty health segment reported $ 13.2 million of income before taxes for the year ended december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 7.2 million for the comparable period in 2016. o premiums earned increased 17.8 % or $ 27.5 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 over the comparable period in 2016. short term medical premiums increased $ 9.7 million , and fixed indemnity limited benefit premiums increased $ 36.7 million as a result of the growing demand for these products and new significant distribution relationships . premium increases in these lines were partially offset by reduced premium volume in occupational accident business following the sale of accident insurance services , inc. , our primary producer of occupational accident business , in 2016 , other lines in run-off , and dental business . o underwriting experience , as indicated by its u.s. gaap combined ratios , for the specialty health segment are as follows for the years indicated ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_7_th ( a ) loss ratio represents insurance benefits claims and reserves divided by premiums earned . ( b ) expense ratio represents net commissions , administrative fees , premium taxes and other underwriting expenses divided by premiums earned . ( c ) the combined ratio is equal to the sum of the loss ratio and the expenses ratio . o although the loss ratios in 2017 are lower than in the comparable periods in 2016 , the expense ratios are higher in 2017 because of changes in the mix of products within the specialty health segment and as a result of the reallocation of certain fixed costs from the medical stop-loss segment to the specialty health segment as the premium volume of one segment shrinks and the other one grows .  income before taxes from the group disability , life and dbl segment increased $ 0.4 million in 2017 compared to prior year results primarily due to lower claims in the short and long term disability and group term life lines , partially offset by lower income from the international line due to run-off of that line of business ;  the individual life , annuities and other segment reported losses before income taxes of $ 0.5 million in 2017 compared with losses of $ 2.5 million in 2016. the losses in 2016 were related to the accelerated amortization of deferred costs in connection with the assumption of certain ceded life and annuity policies for which there are no minimal amounts in 2017 ;  the medical stop-loss segment reported income before taxes of $ 2.8 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 as compared to income before taxes of $ 16.7 million for the year ended december 31 , 2016. the reduction in income in 2017 in the medical stop-loss segment is principally due to the sale of risk solutions and exit from the medical stop-loss business . premiums earned and amounts recorded for benefits , claims and reserves in the medical stop-loss segment represent the activity of the medical stop-loss business in run-off ;  loss before tax from the corporate segment for the year ended december 31 , 2017 decreased $ 0.7 million over the same period in 2016 primarily due to changes in share-based compensation , consulting , legal and accounting expenses ; and  premiums by principal product for the years indicated are as follows ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_8_th replace_table_token_9_th information pertaining to the company 's business segments is provided in note 18 of notes to consolidated financial statements included in item 8. critical accounting policies the accounting and reporting policies of the company conform to u.s. gaap . the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with u.s. gaap requires the company 's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes . actual results could differ from those estimates . a summary of the company 's significant accounting policies and practices is provided in note 1 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in item 8 of this report . management has identified the accounting policies described below as those that , due to the judgments , estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies , are critical to an understanding of the company 's consolidated financial statements and this management 's discussion and analysis . story_separator_special_tag in these instances , management will assess the quality of the data sources , the underlying assumptions and the reasonableness of the broker quotes based on the current market information available . to determine if an exception represents an error , management will often have to exercise judgment . procedures to resolve an exception vary depending on the significance of the security and its related class , the frequency of the exception , the risk of material misstatement , and the availability of information for the security . these procedures include , but are not limited to : ( i ) a price challenge process with the vendor ; ( ii ) pricing from a different vendor ; ( iii ) a reasonableness review ; and ( iv ) a change in price based on better information , such as an actual market trade , among other things . management considers all facts and relevant information obtained during the above procedures to determine the proper classification of each security in the fair value hierarchy . declines in value of securities available-for-sale that are judged to be other-than-temporary are determined based on the specific identification method . the company reviews its investment securities regularly and determines whether other-than-temporary impairments have occurred . the factors considered by management in its regular review to identify and recognize other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturities include , but are not limited to : the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost ; the company 's intent to sell , or be required to sell , the debt security before the anticipated recovery of its remaining amortized cost basis ; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer ; adverse changes in ratings announced by one or more rating agencies ; subordinated credit support ; whether the issuer of a debt security has remained current on principal and interest payments ; current expected cash flows ; whether the decline in fair value appears to be issuer specific or , alternatively , a reflection of general market or industry conditions including the effect of changes in market interest rates . if the company intends to sell a debt security , or it is more likely than not that it would be required to sell a debt security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis , the entire difference between the security 's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date would be recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income . if a decline in fair value of a debt security is judged by management to be other-than-temporary and ; ( i ) the company does not intend to sell the security ; and ( ii ) it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of the security 's amortized cost , the company assesses whether the present value of the cash flows to be collected from the security is less than its amortized cost basis . to the extent that the present value of the cash flows generated by a debt security is less than the amortized cost basis , a credit loss exists . for any such security , the impairment is bifurcated into ( a ) the amount of the total impairment related to the credit loss , and ( b ) the amount of the total impairment related to all other factors . the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss is recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income , establishing a new cost basis for the security . the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment related to all other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income ( loss ) . it is reasonably possible that further declines in estimated fair values of such investments , or changes in assumptions or estimates of anticipated recoveries and or cash flows , may cause further other-than-temporary impairments in the near term , which could be significant . in assessing corporate debt securities for other-than-temporary impairment , the company evaluates the ability of the issuer to meet its debt obligations and the value of the company or specific collateral securing the debt position . for mortgage-backed securities where loan level data is not available , the company uses a cash flow model based on the collateral characteristics . assumptions about loss severity and defaults used in the model are primarily based on actual losses experienced and defaults in the collateral pool . prepayment speeds , both actual and estimated , are also considered . the cash flows generated by the collateral securing these securities are then determined with these default , loss severity and prepayment assumptions . these collateral cash flows are then utilized , along with consideration for the issue 's position in the overall structure , to determine the cash flows associated with the mortgage-backed security held by the company . in addition , the company evaluates other asset-backed securities for other-than-temporary impairment by examining similar characteristics referenced above for mortgage-backed securities . the company evaluates u.s. treasury securities and obligations of u.s. government corporations , u.s. government agencies , and obligations of states and political subdivisions for other-than-temporary impairment by examining the terms and collateral of the security . equity securities may experience other-than-temporary impairment in the future based on the prospects for full recovery in value in a reasonable period of time and the company 's ability and intent to hold the security to recovery . if a decline in fair value is judged by management to be other-than-temporary or management does not have the intent or ability to hold a security , a loss is recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income . for the purpose of other-than-temporary impairment evaluations ,

cash flows the company had $ 26.5 million and $ 22.0 million of cash and cash equivalents as of december 31 , 2017 and 2016 , respectively . operating activities provided $ 28.6 million of cash . investment activities provided $ 27.6 million of cash , primarily the result of sales of investment securities , partially offset by $ 12.3 million net cash outflow to acquire petpartners . financing activities utilized $ 51.7 million of cash , of which $ 46.4 million was utilized for treasury share purchases . the company repurchased 2,289,502 shares of its common stock . of that amount , 703,000 shares were repurchased in private transactions for an aggregate cost of $ 14.0 million ; 1,385,118 shares were repurchased for an aggregate cost of $ 27.7 million pursuant to the terms of a tender offer ; and the remaining shares were repurchased in the open market .. the tender offer was fully funded through corporate liquidity . at december 31 , 2017 , the company had $ 544.1 million of insurance liabilities that it expects to ultimately pay out of current assets and cash flows from future business . if necessary , the company could utilize the cash received from maturities and repayments of its fixed maturity investments if the timing of claim payments associated with the company 's insurance resources does not coincide with future cash flows . for the year ended december 31 , 2017 , cash received from the maturities and other repayments of fixed maturities was $ 28.4 million . the company believes it has sufficient cash to meet its currently anticipated business requirements over the next twelve months including working capital requirements and capital investments . balance sheet the company had receivables from reinsurers of $ 380.6 million at december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 440.3 million at december 31 , 2016. all of such reinsurance receivables are from highly rated companies or are adequately secured .


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     ```cash flows the company had $ 26.5 million and $ 22.0 million of cash and cash equivalents as of december 31 , 2017 and 2016 , respectively . operating activities provided $ 28.6 million of cash . investment activities provided $ 27.6 million of cash , primarily the result of sales of investment securities , partially offset by $ 12.3 million net cash outflow to acquire petpartners . financing activities utilized $ 51.7 million of cash , of which $ 46.4 million was utilized for treasury share purchases . the company repurchased 2,289,502 shares of its common stock . of that amount , 703,000 shares were repurchased in private transactions for an aggregate cost of $ 14.0 million ; 1,385,118 shares were repurchased for an aggregate cost of $ 27.7 million pursuant to the terms of a tender offer ; and the remaining shares were repurchased in the open market .. the tender offer was fully funded through corporate liquidity . at december 31 , 2017 , the company had $ 544.1 million of insurance liabilities that it expects to ultimately pay out of current assets and cash flows from future business . if necessary , the company could utilize the cash received from maturities and repayments of its fixed maturity investments if the timing of claim payments associated with the company 's insurance resources does not coincide with future cash flows . for the year ended december 31 , 2017 , cash received from the maturities and other repayments of fixed maturities was $ 28.4 million . the company believes it has sufficient cash to meet its currently anticipated business requirements over the next twelve months including working capital requirements and capital investments . balance sheet the company had receivables from reinsurers of $ 380.6 million at december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 440.3 million at december 31 , 2016. all of such reinsurance receivables are from highly rated companies or are adequately secured .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : the following is a summary of key performance information and events : results of operations are summarized as follows for the periods indicated ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_6_th  income from continuing operations of $ 2.63 per share , diluted , for the year ended december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 1.27 per share , diluted , for the same period in 2016. o the company reduced amic 's deferred tax asset valuation allowance by $ 20.3 million at december 31 , 2017 primarily due to an increase in projected future income and associated utilization of federal net operating losses . no such adjustment was recorded for the years ended december 31 , 2016 or 2015. o income taxes for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and 2016 , include income tax benefits of $ 11.6 million and $ 3.9 million , respectively , on worthless stock deductions representing the company 's tax basis on its unrecovered investments in those subsidiaries . o as a result of the tax act , the company recorded a deferred income tax expense of $ 9.4 million due to the re-measurement of deferred tax assets , liabilities and related valuation allowance .  consolidated investment yields ( on an annualized basis ) of 3.2 % in 2017 compared to 2.7 % in 2016 ; and  book value of $ 28.98 per common share at december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 25.53 at december 31 , 2016. the following is a summary of key performance information by segment :  the specialty health segment reported $ 13.2 million of income before taxes for the year ended december 31 , 2017 compared to $ 7.2 million for the comparable period in 2016. o premiums earned increased 17.8 % or $ 27.5 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 over the comparable period in 2016. short term medical premiums increased $ 9.7 million , and fixed indemnity limited benefit premiums increased $ 36.7 million as a result of the growing demand for these products and new significant distribution relationships . premium increases in these lines were partially offset by reduced premium volume in occupational accident business following the sale of accident insurance services , inc. , our primary producer of occupational accident business , in 2016 , other lines in run-off , and dental business . o underwriting experience , as indicated by its u.s. gaap combined ratios , for the specialty health segment are as follows for the years indicated ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_7_th ( a ) loss ratio represents insurance benefits claims and reserves divided by premiums earned . ( b ) expense ratio represents net commissions , administrative fees , premium taxes and other underwriting expenses divided by premiums earned . ( c ) the combined ratio is equal to the sum of the loss ratio and the expenses ratio . o although the loss ratios in 2017 are lower than in the comparable periods in 2016 , the expense ratios are higher in 2017 because of changes in the mix of products within the specialty health segment and as a result of the reallocation of certain fixed costs from the medical stop-loss segment to the specialty health segment as the premium volume of one segment shrinks and the other one grows .  income before taxes from the group disability , life and dbl segment increased $ 0.4 million in 2017 compared to prior year results primarily due to lower claims in the short and long term disability and group term life lines , partially offset by lower income from the international line due to run-off of that line of business ;  the individual life , annuities and other segment reported losses before income taxes of $ 0.5 million in 2017 compared with losses of $ 2.5 million in 2016. the losses in 2016 were related to the accelerated amortization of deferred costs in connection with the assumption of certain ceded life and annuity policies for which there are no minimal amounts in 2017 ;  the medical stop-loss segment reported income before taxes of $ 2.8 million for the year ended december 31 , 2017 as compared to income before taxes of $ 16.7 million for the year ended december 31 , 2016. the reduction in income in 2017 in the medical stop-loss segment is principally due to the sale of risk solutions and exit from the medical stop-loss business . premiums earned and amounts recorded for benefits , claims and reserves in the medical stop-loss segment represent the activity of the medical stop-loss business in run-off ;  loss before tax from the corporate segment for the year ended december 31 , 2017 decreased $ 0.7 million over the same period in 2016 primarily due to changes in share-based compensation , consulting , legal and accounting expenses ; and  premiums by principal product for the years indicated are as follows ( in thousands ) : replace_table_token_8_th replace_table_token_9_th information pertaining to the company 's business segments is provided in note 18 of notes to consolidated financial statements included in item 8. critical accounting policies the accounting and reporting policies of the company conform to u.s. gaap . the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with u.s. gaap requires the company 's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes . actual results could differ from those estimates . a summary of the company 's significant accounting policies and practices is provided in note 1 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in item 8 of this report . management has identified the accounting policies described below as those that , due to the judgments , estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies , are critical to an understanding of the company 's consolidated financial statements and this management 's discussion and analysis . story_separator_special_tag in these instances , management will assess the quality of the data sources , the underlying assumptions and the reasonableness of the broker quotes based on the current market information available . to determine if an exception represents an error , management will often have to exercise judgment . procedures to resolve an exception vary depending on the significance of the security and its related class , the frequency of the exception , the risk of material misstatement , and the availability of information for the security . these procedures include , but are not limited to : ( i ) a price challenge process with the vendor ; ( ii ) pricing from a different vendor ; ( iii ) a reasonableness review ; and ( iv ) a change in price based on better information , such as an actual market trade , among other things . management considers all facts and relevant information obtained during the above procedures to determine the proper classification of each security in the fair value hierarchy . declines in value of securities available-for-sale that are judged to be other-than-temporary are determined based on the specific identification method . the company reviews its investment securities regularly and determines whether other-than-temporary impairments have occurred . the factors considered by management in its regular review to identify and recognize other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturities include , but are not limited to : the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost ; the company 's intent to sell , or be required to sell , the debt security before the anticipated recovery of its remaining amortized cost basis ; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer ; adverse changes in ratings announced by one or more rating agencies ; subordinated credit support ; whether the issuer of a debt security has remained current on principal and interest payments ; current expected cash flows ; whether the decline in fair value appears to be issuer specific or , alternatively , a reflection of general market or industry conditions including the effect of changes in market interest rates . if the company intends to sell a debt security , or it is more likely than not that it would be required to sell a debt security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis , the entire difference between the security 's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date would be recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income . if a decline in fair value of a debt security is judged by management to be other-than-temporary and ; ( i ) the company does not intend to sell the security ; and ( ii ) it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of the security 's amortized cost , the company assesses whether the present value of the cash flows to be collected from the security is less than its amortized cost basis . to the extent that the present value of the cash flows generated by a debt security is less than the amortized cost basis , a credit loss exists . for any such security , the impairment is bifurcated into ( a ) the amount of the total impairment related to the credit loss , and ( b ) the amount of the total impairment related to all other factors . the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss is recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income , establishing a new cost basis for the security . the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment related to all other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income ( loss ) . it is reasonably possible that further declines in estimated fair values of such investments , or changes in assumptions or estimates of anticipated recoveries and or cash flows , may cause further other-than-temporary impairments in the near term , which could be significant . in assessing corporate debt securities for other-than-temporary impairment , the company evaluates the ability of the issuer to meet its debt obligations and the value of the company or specific collateral securing the debt position . for mortgage-backed securities where loan level data is not available , the company uses a cash flow model based on the collateral characteristics . assumptions about loss severity and defaults used in the model are primarily based on actual losses experienced and defaults in the collateral pool . prepayment speeds , both actual and estimated , are also considered . the cash flows generated by the collateral securing these securities are then determined with these default , loss severity and prepayment assumptions . these collateral cash flows are then utilized , along with consideration for the issue 's position in the overall structure , to determine the cash flows associated with the mortgage-backed security held by the company . in addition , the company evaluates other asset-backed securities for other-than-temporary impairment by examining similar characteristics referenced above for mortgage-backed securities . the company evaluates u.s. treasury securities and obligations of u.s. government corporations , u.s. government agencies , and obligations of states and political subdivisions for other-than-temporary impairment by examining the terms and collateral of the security . equity securities may experience other-than-temporary impairment in the future based on the prospects for full recovery in value in a reasonable period of time and the company 's ability and intent to hold the security to recovery . if a decline in fair value is judged by management to be other-than-temporary or management does not have the intent or ability to hold a security , a loss is recognized by a charge to total other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income . for the purpose of other-than-temporary impairment evaluations ,

