1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (“THG” or the “Company”), include the accounts of The Hanover Insurance Company (“Hanover Insurance”) and Citizens Insurance Company of America (“Citizens”), THG’s principal property and casualty companies; and other insurance and non-insurance subsidiaries. These legal entities conduct their operations through several business segments discussed in Note 12 – “Segment Information.” The consolidated financial statements also include the Company’s discontinued operations, consisting primarily of the Company’s former accident and health and life insurance businesses and our former Chaucer operations.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of the Company’s management these financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations.
B. Investments
Fixed maturities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The amortized cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity.
Equity securities are carried at fair value. Increases and decreases in fair value are reported in net income.
Other investments consist primarily of mortgage participations and limited partnerships. Mortgage participations represent interests in commercial mortgage loans originated and serviced by a third-party of which the Company shares, on a pro-rata basis, in all related cash flows of the underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage participations are stated at unpaid principal balances adjusted for deferred fees or expenses, net of an allowance for credit losses. Investments in limited partnerships include interests in private equity and real estate funds. Investments in limited partnership interests purchased prior to January 1, 2018, where the Company’s interest is so minor that it exercises virtually no influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for at fair value utilizing the net asset value (“NAV”) as a practical expedient to determine fair value. All other limited partnerships are accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting.
The Company excludes accrued interest receivable from both the estimated fair value and the amortized cost basis of its investment securities, and reports such amounts separately on the consolidated balance sheets as accrued investment income. When an accrued interest receivable is deemed uncollectible it is written off as a charge to investment income, rather than recorded through an allowance.
Net investment income includes interest, dividends and income from limited partnership interests. Interest income is recognized based on the effective yield method, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. The effective yield used to determine the amortization for fixed maturities subject to prepayment risk, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, is recalculated and adjusted periodically based upon actual historical and projected future cash flows. The adjustment to yields for highly rated prepayable fixed maturities is accounted for using the retrospective method. The adjustment to yields for all other pr
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