$STC
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP Stock $stc

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000009434419000021 Filed on November 07, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$509.9M	$559.5M	$507.6M
YoY Change	8.51%	10.22%	1.21%
Cost Of Revenue		$21.06M	$21.50M
YoY Change		-2.06%	-15.44%
Gross Profit		$538.4M	$486.1M
YoY Change		10.76%	2.1%
Gross Profit Margin		96.24%	95.76%
Selling, General & Admin	$154.2M	$143.8M	$138.3M
YoY Change	10.86%	3.98%	-1.28%
% of Gross Profit		26.71%	28.45%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$5.000M	$5.700M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-20.63%	-8.06%	-6.06%
% of Gross Profit		1.06%	1.28%
Operating Expenses	$505.2M	$467.4M	$481.8M
YoY Change	12.49%	-2.99%	-0.04%
Operating Profit		$71.05M	$4.337M
YoY Change		1538.21%	-174.02%
Interest Expense	-$1.000M	$1.080M	$1.076M
YoY Change	-16.67%	0.37%	11.73%
% of Operating Profit		1.52%	24.81%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$3.800M	$91.06M	$24.78M
YoY Change	-80.71%	267.55%	33.22%
Income Tax	$700.0K	$21.39M	$4.371M
% Of Pretax Income	18.42%	23.49%	17.64%
Net Earnings	-$31.00K	$66.11M	$17.55M
YoY Change	-100.27%	276.6%	60.4%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-0.01%	11.82%	3.46%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$2.80	$0.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.00	$2.78	$0.74
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	23.71M shares	23.62M shares	23.56M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		23.77M shares	23.70M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$330.6M	$321.0M	$149.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$50.46M	$55.86M	$64.47M
YoY Change	-17.0%	-13.35%	-6.6%
Goodwill	$248.9M	$248.9M	$247.2M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.69%	6.81%
Intangibles	$4.623M	$6.303M	$10.84M
YoY Change	-52.47%	-41.87%	1.59%
Long-Term Investments	$6.169M	$5.965M	$8.360M
YoY Change	-28.18%	-28.65%	-10.13%
Other Assets	$4.400M	$4.600M	$4.200M
YoY Change	-4.35%	9.52%	7.69%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$1.593B	$1.559B	$1.370B
YoY Change	16.01%	13.77%	-2.32%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$126.8M	$103.9M	$97.20M
YoY Change	16.01%	6.89%	1.99%
Accrued Expenses	$113.8M	$112.3M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$240.6M	$216.2M	$97.20M
YoY Change	120.13%	122.43%	1.99%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$110.6M	$105.4M	$106.4M
YoY Change	2.41%	-0.94%	-23.23%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$110.6M	$105.4M	$106.4M
YoY Change	2.41%	-0.94%	-23.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$240.6M	$216.2M	$97.20M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$110.6M	$105.4M	$106.4M
Total Liabilities	$839.0M	$799.3M	$693.7M
YoY Change	21.06%	15.22%	-5.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$564.4M	$571.4M	$510.1M
YoY Change	9.75%	12.02%	5.42%
Common Stock	$188.3M
YoY Change	0.84%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.666M	$2.666M	$2.666M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	352.2K shares	352.2K shares	352.2K shares
Shareholders Equity	$747.3M	$753.6M	$670.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.593B	$1.559B	$1.370B
YoY Change	16.01%	13.77%	-2.32%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$31.00K	$66.11M	$17.55M
YoY Change	-100.27%	276.6%	60.4%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$5.000M	$5.700M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-20.63%	-8.06%	-6.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$59.10M	$115.7M	$36.30M
YoY Change	45.93%	218.73%	15.24%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$5.100M	-$4.100M	-$2.800M
YoY Change	131.82%	46.43%	-9.68%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$41.20M	$19.10M	$5.800M
YoY Change	-362.42%	229.31%	-129.59%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$46.40M	$15.10M	$3.000M
YoY Change	-443.7%	403.33%	-113.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.800M	-10.20M	-11.20M
YoY Change	-46.67%	-8.93%	-200.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	59.10M	115.7M	36.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-46.40M	15.10M	3.000M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.800M	-10.20M	-11.20M
Net Change In Cash	7.900M	120.6M	28.10M
YoY Change	-82.44%	329.18%	41.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$59.10M	$115.7M	$36.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$5.100M	-$4.100M	-$2.800M
Free Cash Flow	$64.20M	$119.8M	$39.10M
YoY Change	50.35%	206.39%	13.01%

Facts In Submission

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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	10446000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	459781000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	37207000	USD
CY2019Q3	stc	Investments In Debt And Equity Securities InvestmentsInDebtAndEquitySecurities	599193000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	33997000	USD
CY2018Q4	stc	Investments In Debt And Equity Securities InvestmentsInDebtAndEquitySecurities	636017000	USD
CY2019Q3	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Gain RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentGain	50237000	USD
CY2018Q3	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Gain RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentGain	1597000	USD
	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Gain RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentGain	51190000	USD
	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Gain RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentGain	2763000	USD
CY2019Q3	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Loss RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentLoss	3038000	USD
CY2018Q3	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Loss RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentLoss	151000	USD
	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Loss RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentLoss	3402000	USD
	stc	Realized And Unrealized Investment Loss RealizedAndUnrealizedInvestmentLoss	220000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	-294000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	2177000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	2942000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	1802000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Gains Losses OtherNonoperatingGainsLosses	46905000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Gains Losses OtherNonoperatingGainsLosses	3623000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Gains Losses OtherNonoperatingGainsLosses	50730000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Gains Losses OtherNonoperatingGainsLosses	4345000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Contract Termination GainLossOnContractTermination	50000000.0	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	2700000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGain	1200000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	-171000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	2775000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	3222000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	2161000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Realized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss	123000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Realized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss	598000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Realized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss	280000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Realized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss	359000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	-294000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	2177000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	2942000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	1802000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	10227000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	6326000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	19279000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	27475000	USD
CY2019Q3	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Equity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfEquitySecurities	720000	USD
CY2018Q3	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Equity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfEquitySecurities	452000	USD
	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Equity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfEquitySecurities	1620000	USD
	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Equity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfEquitySecurities	5025000	USD
CY2019Q3	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentSecurities	10947000	USD
CY2018Q3	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentSecurities	6778000	USD
	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentSecurities	20899000	USD
	stc	Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfInvestmentSecurities	32500000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">A summary of estimated title losses for the nine months ended September 30 is as follows:</span><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:96.29629629629629%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="6"/></tr><tr><td style="width:73%;"/><td style="width:12%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:12%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">2019</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;">($000 omitted)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Balances at January 1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>461,560</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>480,990</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Provisions:</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>54,670</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>62,592</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Previous policy years</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>863</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(3,410</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:44px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Total provisions</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>55,533</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>59,182</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Payments, net of recoveries:</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(11,424</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(9,466</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Previous policy years</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(55,375</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(50,822</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:44px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Total payments, net of recoveries</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(66,799</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(60,288</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,067</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>(3,014</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Balances at September 30</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>452,361</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>476,870</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Loss ratios as a percentage of title operating revenues:</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Current year provisions</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>4.1</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">%</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>4.5</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">%</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Total provisions</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>4.2</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">%</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span>4.3</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">%</span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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