UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from _________________ to ________________ | ||
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Commission File Number: 000-25273 |
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC | ||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
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Florida |
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59-3422536 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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801 94th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida |
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33702 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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(727) 803-2040 | ||
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Registrants 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 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.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:
Class: Common Stock, $.01 par value |
Outstanding as of May 10, 2003: 12,246,063 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The statements contained in this report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are 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, including statements regarding the Companys expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things: (i) the ability to retain material customers; (ii) the Companys intention to consummate the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 9, 2003, among the Company, Fiserv Inc. and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries; (iii) trends affecting the Companys financial condition or results of operations; (iv) the Companys operating strategies; (v) changes in the business and/or financial condition of the Companys clients; (vi) the ability of Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. (including its subsidiaries, BIG) to pay outstanding amounts owed the Company; (vii) potential increases in the Companys costs; (viii) the impact of general economic conditions on the demand for the Companys services; (ix) changes in existing service agreements; (x) the ability to obtain new customers and retain existing customers; (xi) the outcome of certain litigation involving the Company; (xii) the outcome of certain administrative proceedings involving BIG; and (xiii) the ability to implement expense reductions. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Prospective investors should also consult the risks described from time to time in the Companys Reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K and Annual Reports to Shareholders.
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INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
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December 31, |
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March 31, |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
13,109,540 |
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18,155,923 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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1,015,450 |
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1,595,864 |
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Due from affiliates |
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4,892,216 |
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5,751,867 |
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Note and interest receivable affiliate |
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6,660,259 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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893,444 |
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665,098 |
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Income taxes recoverable |
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1,473,895 |
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2,229,740 |
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Total current assets |
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28,044,804 |
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28,398,492 |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net |
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2,277,716 |
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1,859,497 |
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OTHER ASSETS |
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Goodwill |
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2,250,409 |
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2,250,409 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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478,714 |
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272,114 |
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Capitalized software costs, net |
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125,896 |
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88,601 |
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Other, net |
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1,813,883 |
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1,683,611 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
34,991,422 |
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$ |
34,552,724 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable, trade |
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$ |
625,863 |
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$ |
589,752 |
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Employee related accrued expenses |
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1,125,545 |
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1,290,871 |
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Other accrued expenses |
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1,840,267 |
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2,200,315 |
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Total current liabilities |
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3,591,675 |
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4,080,938 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Preferred Stock. $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding |
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Common Stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 12,246,063 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively |
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122,460 |
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122,460 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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26,407,405 |
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26,407,405 |
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Retained earnings |
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4,869,882 |
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3,941,921 |
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Total shareholders equity |
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31,399,747 |
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30,471,786 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
34,991,422 |
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$ |
34,552,724 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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2003 |
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REVENUES |
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Outsourcing services affiliated |
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$ |
7,090,233 |
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843,615 |
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Outsourcing services |
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1,377,779 |
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3,973,258 |
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Total revenues |
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8,468,012 |
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4,816,873 |
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EXPENSES |
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Cost of outsourcing services |
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7,650,792 |
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4,226,747 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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1,739,671 |
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1,740,890 |
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Management services from Parent |
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122,846 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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648,964 |
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594,695 |
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Total expenses |
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10,162,273 |
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6,562,332 |
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OPERATING INCOME/(LOSS) |
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(1,694,261 |
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(1,745,459 |
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OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE): |
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Interest income |
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144,416 |
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260,398 |
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Total other income/(expense) |
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144,416 |
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260,398 |
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INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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(1,549,845 |
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(1,485,061 |
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PROVISION/(BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES |
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(578,800 |
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(557,100 |
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NET INCOME/(LOSS) |
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$ |
(971,045 |
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(927,961 |
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NET INCOME/(LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
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12,276,063 |
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12,246,063 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
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Additional |
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Retained |
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Total |
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Balance at December 31, 2001 |
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$ |
122,760 |
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$ |
26,394,438 |
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$ |
7,892,381 |
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$ |
34,409,579 |
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Compensation expense related to stock options issued to non-employees |
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110,167 |
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110,167 |
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Purchase and retirement of 30,000 shares of Common Stock |
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(300 |
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(97,200 |
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(97,500 |
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Net Loss |
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(3,022,499 |
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(3,022,499 |
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Balance at December 31, 2002 |
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$ |
122,460 |
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$ |
26,407,405 |
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$ |
4,869,882 |
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31,399,747 |
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Net Loss (unaudited) |
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(927,961 |
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(927,961 |
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Balance at March 31, 2003 (unaudited) |
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$ |
122,460 |
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$ |
26,407,405 |
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$ |
3,941,921 |
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$ |
30,471,786 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income/(loss) |
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$ |
(971,045 |
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$ |
(927,961 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
648,963 |
594,695 |
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Compensation expense related to non-employee stock options |
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45,000 |
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Deferred income taxes, net |
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(2,300 |
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206,600 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable, trade |
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189,070 |
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(580,414 |
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Accounts receivable, trade--affiliate |
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836,282 |
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(859,651 |
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Income taxes recoverable |
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(538,759 |
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(755,845 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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(186,344 |
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228,346 |
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Accounts payable, trade |
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(363,886 |
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(36,111 |
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Employee related accrued expenses |
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199,541 |
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165,326 |
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Other accrued expenses |
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(388,618 |
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360,048 |
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Income taxes payable |
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(1,418,415 |
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Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities |
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(1,950,511 |
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(1,604,967 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(161,328 |
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(8,909 |
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Payment of notes receivable affiliated |
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6,660,259 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(161,328 |
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6,651,350 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
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(2,111,839 |
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5,046,383 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period |
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20,095,808 |
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13,109,540 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period |
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$ |
17,983,969 |
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$ |
18,155,923 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company) is a holding company that was incorporated in the State of Florida in December 1996 by its parent, Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. (BIG). Historically, the Company has operated in two principal business segments: providing outsourcing services to the property and casualty insurance industry, with an emphasis on flood insurance; and providing flood zone determinations primarily to insurance companies and financial institutions. The Companys outsourcing services, which are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Insurance Management Solutions, Inc. (IMS) and Colonial Claims Corporation (Colonial), include for IMS: policy and claims administration (policy issuance, billing and collection) and information technology (IT) services; and for Colonial: claims adjusting and processing. The Companys flood zone determination services had been provided by Geotrac of America, Inc. (Geotrac), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, until December 28, 2001, when it was sold.
In 2002 and prior years, the Company was substantially dependent on the business of its affiliated insurance companies under the common control of BIG, as the Company derived a substantial portion of its revenue from outsourcing services provided to these affiliated companies and BIG.
The Company amended its existing Administration Services Agreement, effective October 1, 2001, with BIG (the BIG Service Agreement), such that, as of July 1, 2002, the Company no longer provides policy administration or claims processing services for BIGs personal (i.e., automobile and homeowners) insurance lines of business or claims processing for BIGs commercial insurance lines of business. The Company, pursuant to the BIG Service Agreement, continues to provide BIG with IT hosting and support services for a fixed monthly fee and also provides various other back-office support services, including cash office processing, records management, policy assembly, and print and mail distribution services, in connection with all of BIGs personal and commercial insurance lines of business. Effective August 12, 2002, the Company further amended the BIG Service Agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company provides additional IT support services to BIG.
On August 15, 2002 the Company agreed to loan BIG and/or Bankers Underwriters, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BIG (BUI), up to $7.0 million under a revolving line of credit (the Line of Credit), secured by the insurance flood book of BUI. The Line of Credit was established in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 15, 2002, by and among the Company and BIG, which Agreement and Plan of Merger was terminated as of November 21, 2002. All amounts outstanding under the Line of Credit (approximately $6.7 million) were paid in full, and the Line of Credit was terminated, on January 3, 2003.
Also, on January 3, 2003, BIG consummated the sale of First Community Insurance Company, a subsidiary of BIG and a fifty-state licensed insurance carrier (FCIC), and certain assets of BIG, including the rights to issue new and renewal flood insurance policies underwritten by BIG and its subsidiaries, Bankers Insurance Company (BIC), Bankers Security Insurance Company (BSIC) and FCIC, to Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF). FNF, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest title insurance and diversified real estate related services company in the United States, with total revenue of nearly $3.9 billion in 2001. The transaction involved more than 360,000 flood insurance policies originated through a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 independent agents in conjunction with the National Flood Insurance Plan.
Effective as of the consummation of the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF, the Company entered into a new Flood Insurance Full Service Vendor Agreement, dated January 3, 2003 (the FCIC Service Agreement), with FCIC, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, pursuant to which the Company continues to provide policy administration, claims administration, data processing and other related services to FCIC in connection with FCICs
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Write Your Own (WYO) Flood Insurance Program. As of the date of this Report, FCICs WYO Program consists solely of the flood insurance book of business previously administered by the Company on behalf of BIG. Given, among other factors, FNFs substantial size and financial strength relative to BIG, the Company believes that FCICs prospects for both retention and growth of the existing flood insurance book of business are favorable. No assurances can be given, however, as to whether FCIC will be able to retain or grow the existing flood insurance book of business, or as to whether the acquisition of FCIC and certain related assets by FNF from BIG will have a positive impact on the Companys business, financial condition or results of operations.
The FCIC Service Agreement expressly removed FCIC as a party from the BIG Service Agreement. Pursuant to the BIG Service Agreement, however, the Company continues to provide BIG, including its BIC and BSIC subsidiaries, with IT hosting and support services, as well as various other back-office support services, including cash office processing, records management, policy assembly, and print and mail distribution services, in connection with all of BIGs personal and commercial insurance lines of business, with no changes in the existing fee structure. Nevertheless, as a result of the consummation of the sale of FCIC and related assets by BIG to FNF, the Companys reliance on its affiliated customers is expected to diminish significantly on a going-forward basis.
On April 9, 2003, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Fiserv, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (Fiserv), Fiserv Solutions, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv (Fiserv Solutions), and Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv Solutions (Fiserv Merger Sub), providing for, among other things, the merger of Fiserv Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the Merger). See Note 4. Subsequent Events.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2003. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that should be expected for a full fiscal year.
Goodwill
Effective as of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 142, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, and 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets. In connection with the adoption of SFAS 142, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, the Company retained an independent third-party investment banking firm to conduct an analysis of its goodwill valuation at January 1, 2002. However, the valuation determined that no impairment of the Companys goodwill existed as of January 1, 2002 at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, managements assessment of the Companys January 1, 2002 valuation is that no impairment exists.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for its employee stock compensation plans using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 with pro forma disclosures of net earnings and earnings per share, as if the fair value based method of accounting defined in SFAS 123 had been applied. The Company amortizes compensation costs related to the pro forma disclosure using the straight-line method over the vesting period of the employees common stock options.
Had compensation cost for the Companys stock option plan been determined on the fair value at the grant dates for stock-based employee compensation arrangements consistent with the method required by SFAS 123, the Companys net loss and net loss per common share would have been the pro forma amounts indicated below.
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Three Months Ended March |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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Net loss, as reported |
$ |
(971,045 |
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$ |
(927,961 |
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Less: stock-based employee compensation cost under the fair value based method, net of related tax effects |
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(33,500 |
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Pro forma net loss |
$ |
(1,004,545 |
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$ |
(927,961 |
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Net loss per common share-basic and diluted: |
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as reported |
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$ |
(.08 |
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$ |
(.08 |
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Pro forma net loss |
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$ |
(.08 |
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$ |
(.08 |
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During 2002 and 2001, there were no stock options granted and, as of March 31, 2003 there were no options that were exercisable. The per-share weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during 2000 was $1.16 using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; risk-free interest rate of 5.75%; expected volatility of 65%; and an expected life of 5 years.
General
Effective August 20, 2002, each of the Companys Directors and Executive Officers entered into a separate Option Termination Agreement whereby the Directors and Executive Officers agreed to the cancellation of all options granted under the Companys 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 1999 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan and/or Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan. Additionally, all other stock options granted under the 1999 Incentive Plan were cancelled effective January 2003, subject to an Option Termination Agreement signed by each of the Companys current employees who held options under any of these plans. Consequently, no options remain outstanding under the aforementioned plans and no further options may be granted thereunder.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 148). SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity that voluntarily changes to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and to require prominent disclosures about the effects on reported net income of an entitys accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation. SFAS 148 also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require disclosures about those effects in interim financial information. The Company currently accounts for its stock-based compensation awards to employees and directors under the accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and provides the disclosures required by SFAS No. 123. The Company currently intends to continue to account for its stock-based compensation awards to employees and directors under the accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board No. 25. The Company has adopted the additional disclosure provisions of SFAS 148.
In December 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation 45 (FIN 45), Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. For a guarantee subject to FASB Interpretation 45, a guarantor is required to:
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measure and recognize the fair value of the guarantee at inception (for many guarantees, fair value will be determined using a present value method); and |
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provide new disclosures regarding the nature of any guarantees, the maximum potential amount of future guarantee payments, the current carrying amount of the guarantee liability, and the nature of any recourse provisions or assets held as collateral that could be liquidated and allow the guarantor to recover all or a portion of its payments in the event guarantee payments are required. |
The disclosure requirement of this Interpretation is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002 and did not have a material effect on the Companys financial statements. The initial recognition and measurement provision are effective prospectively for guarantees issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003. FIN 45 had no material effect on the Companys financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2003.
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Net Income/(Loss) Per Common Share
Net income/(loss) per common share, which represents both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) since no dilutive securities were outstanding for all periods presented, is computed by dividing net income/(loss) by the weighted average common shares outstanding. The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator of the basic and dilutive EPS computation:
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2002 |
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2003 |
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Numerator |
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Net income/(loss) |
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$ |
(971,045 |
) |
$ |
(927,961 |
) |
Denominator |
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Weighted average number of Common Shares used in basic EPS |
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12,276,063 |
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12,246,063 |
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Diluted stock options |
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Weighted average number of Common Shares and diluted potential Common Shares used in diluted EPS |
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12,276,063 |
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12,246,063 |
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As of March 31, 2002, options to purchase 472,250 shares of Common Stock were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, as the inclusion of such shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. There were no options to purchase shares of Common Stock outstanding at March 31, 2003.
NOTE 3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On September 28, 2000, October 25, 2000 and October 30, 2000, three alleged shareholders of the Company filed three nearly identical lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, each on behalf of a putative class of all persons who purchased shares of the Companys Common Stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement for the Companys IPO in February 1999. The lawsuits were consolidated on December 1, 2000, and the consolidated action is proceeding under Case No. 8:00-CV-2013-T-26MAP (the IPO Litigation). The plaintiffs Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint, filed February 7, 2001, names as defendant the following parties: the Company; BIG, Venture Capital Corporation, a selling shareholder in the IPO; the five inside directors of the Company at the time of the IPO; and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., the underwriters for the IPO. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by making certain false and misleading statements in the roadshow presentations, registration statement and prospectus relating to the IPO. More specifically, the complaint alleges that, in connection with the IPO, the defendants made various material misrepresentations and/or omissions relating to: (i) the Companys ability to integrate Geotracs flood zone determination business with the Companys own flood zone determination business and with its insurance outsourcing services business; (ii) actual and anticipated synergies between the Companys flood zone determination and outsourcing services business lines; and (iii) the Companys use of the IPO proceeds. The complaint seeks unspecified damages, including interest, and equitable relief, including a rescission remedy. On March 26, 2001, the Company, BIG and the five inside director defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs complaint for, among other things, failure to allege material misstatements and/or omissions in the roadshow presentations, registration statement and/or prospectus relating to the IPO. On July 11, 2001, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara denied all of the defendants motions to dismiss the complaint.
The case had been set for trial during the trial term commencing May 5, 2003. On August 6, 2002, the plaintiff offered to accept, in full settlement of the IPO Litigation as to all defendants, payment of $2.1 million to the putative plaintiff class. On August 14, 2002, the Companys Board of Directors voted to accept this offer, and the
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issuer of the Companys applicable Directors and Officers and Company Reimbursement insurance policy has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the plaintiff class. The settlement was also approved by BIG and by the other defendants represented by Company counsel. On April 18, 2003, the parties filed various pleadings seeking court approval of the settlement terms. On April 22, 2003, Judge Lazzara entered an order scheduling a July 18, 2003 hearing to determine whether the proposed settlement terms are fair, reasonable and adequate, and whether those terms should be approved by the court. Judge Lazzaras order also sets a June 27, 2003 deadline for class members to request exclusion from the settlement, and for class members to file and serve any comments and/or objections to the settlement. The Company believes that the material allegations of the complaint are without merit, but has elected to settle the IPO Litigation to avoid the time, expense and risks associated with continuing the IPO Litigation. No assurances can be given, if the settlement is not consummated, with respect to the outcome of the IPO Litigation, and an adverse result could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the Company has been informed by the underwriters for the IPO that the underwriters will be seeking indemnification from the Company, BIG and/or Venture Capital Corporation for the underwriters legal fees and expenses incurred in the IPO Litigation, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement between the Company, BIG, Venture Capital Corporation and the underwriters. The Companys insurer has taken the position that it is not responsible for the payment of such monies. On October 18, 2002, the underwriters informed the Company that their legal fees and expenses in the IPO Litigation to date were approximately $110,000.
Following the announcement in August 2002 of the Companys intention to commence a cash tender offer for all presently outstanding publicly-held shares of its Common Stock (the Going-Private Transaction), three alleged shareholders of the Company, each on behalf of a putative class consisting of the Companys current public shareholders (the Public Shareholders), filed lawsuits against, among others, the Company and the Companys current directors, challenging, among other things, the proposed Going-Private Transaction. The lawsuits were styled Pennapacker v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6636 CI-011 and Karcich v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6712 CI-008 (collectively, the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation), and Short v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6964 CI-013 (the Short Litigation). Each lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida.
On November 4, 2002, the Pennapacker and Karcich cases were consolidated. On November 21, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of a Special Committee thereof, had withdrawn its approval of, and the Company had terminated its intent to commence, the Going-Private Transaction. On December 6, 2002, a First Amended and Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the Amended Complaint) was filed in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation. The Amended Complaint names as defendants the Company, BIG and seven current or former directors of the Company. The pending complaint in the Short Litigation, filed August 30, 2002, names as defendants the Company and seven current or former directors of the Company.
In the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation, the plaintiffs allege that each defendant has breached its or his fiduciary duties to the Public Shareholders in connection with the Companys operations, the Going-Private Transaction, and the Companys discussions with a third party potentially interested in acquiring the Company or its business. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that each defendant either has violated its or his fiduciary duties (including its or his duties of loyalty, care, good faith, candor and independence), or is aiding and abetting other defendants breaches of their fiduciary duties, by, among other things, allegedly: (i) attempting to usurp through the Going-Private Transaction various funds obtained by the Company through its IPO and by its subsequent sale of the stock of the Companys former Geotrac subsidiary; (ii) negotiating a transaction with an unnamed bidder for an undisclosed price for the Company or its business which plaintiffs believe will be inadequate; (iii) attempting to discourage other offers for the Company or its assets; (iv) falsely conditioning the Public Shareholders to believe that the Companys value is impaired by a purported foreseeable decline in demand by BIG for the Companys products and services, for the sole purpose of reducing the perceived value of the Company; (v) issuing a false and misleading registration statement in connection with the Companys IPO; (vi) improperly brokering assets back and forth between the Company and BIG, based on non-arms length negotiations; (vii) allowing BIG to usurp critical Company assets and then allowing BIG to extend the deadline for repayment, without any consideration for the Company; (viii) misleading the Public Shareholders as to the true nature of the Companys relationship with BIG and the true foreseeable dependence of BIG on the Company; (ix) managing the Company to dismal operating results and a low stock price; (x) failing to fill vacancies on the Companys board of directors; (xi) asking the same financial advisor who reviewed the Going-Private Transaction to review the terms of the potential sale of the Company or its business; and (xii) attempting to usurp benefits of the Company for themselves as a result of the potential sale of the Company or its business.
The Amended Complaint in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation seeks as relief: (i) unspecified damages (including costs, attorneys fees and expert witness fees); (ii) equitable relief directing the individual defendants to exercise their fiduciary duties to properly negotiate a fair transaction with BIG or with any other acquirer, which properly and adequately compensates the Public Shareholders for their shares, or any other transaction which is in
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the best interests of the Public Shareholders; and (iii) equitable relief rescinding any impediments that would prevent additional offers by qualified third parties for the Company or its business.
In the Short Litigation, the plaintiff alleged that in connection with the Going-Private Transaction, the defendants to the Short Litigation would fail to supply the Public Shareholders with sufficient information to enable them to make informed decisions with regard to the Going-Private Transaction, including material non-public information concerning the value of the Companys assets, the full extent of the Companys future earnings potential, and the Companys expected increase in profitability. The plaintiff also alleged that the defendants have engaged in self-dealing, are not acting in good faith toward the Public Shareholders, and have breached their fiduciary duties to the Public Shareholders. Specifically, the plaintiff alleges, among other things, that: (i) the Company timed the Going-Private Transaction such that BIG and its affiliates would capture the Companys future potential and value for their own ends without paying the Public Shareholders an adequate or fair value for their shares of Company Common Stock; (ii) the Companys directors structured the Going-Private Transaction to benefit BIG and its affiliates at a substantially unfair price to the Company and its Public Shareholders, with the effect that BIG and its affiliates would acquire the Companys assets and benefits at little or no cost by using the Companys resources to fund the Going-Private Transaction and to provide substantial funding to BIG and its affiliates; (iii) the defendants valuation of the Company for purposes of the Going-Private Transaction inadequately evaluated the Companys assets and total worth; (iv) certain of the individual defendants did not adequately take into consideration purported material conflicts of interest on the Companys board of directors; and (vi) the Companys acceptance of the terms of the Going-Private Transaction amounted to a rejection of a preferable prior offer made by BIG and its affiliates for the shares of Company Common Stock held by the Public Shareholders.
The plaintiffs complaint in the Short Litigation seeks as relief: (i) a declaration that the defendants have breached their fiduciary and other duties to the Public Shareholders; (ii) orders enjoining the defendants from proceeding with, consummating, or closing, the Going-Private Transaction; and (iii) in the event that the Going-Private Transaction is consummated, an order rescinding the transaction, or, in the alternative, awarding compensatory damages against the defendants, together with prejudgment interest, costs, attorneys fees and expert witness fees.
On September 25, 2002, the Company and three other defendants to the Short Litigation removed the Short litigation to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. On November 26, 2002, the Short Litigation was remanded to the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida. On April 8, 2003, the judge assigned to both the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation and the Short Litigation entered an order denying the objection of the plaintiff in the Short Litigation to the consolidation of that litigation with the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation, and consolidating the two lawsuits. The plaintiffs counsel in the two lawsuits has informed the Companys counsel that they intend to seek leave to file a new consolidated amended complaint, combining and amending the initial allegations contained in the lawsuits; however, the consolidated amended complaint has not yet been filed. Pending such action, there has been no recent activity in either case.
Although management of the Company believes that the material allegations of the complaints in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation and the Short Litigation are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the litigation, no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of the litigation. Moreover, such litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operation and could adversely affect the Companys ability to consummate any transaction.
As of December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, the Company has recorded a liability for a settlement accrual of $800,000 relating to an unaffiliated third-party customer contract with a former customer that was terminated in 2000 and for which no settlement has yet been reached with this former customer. No discussions between the Company and this customer have taken place since October 2000. On November 6, 2002, the Company received a letter from the Deputy Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on behalf of the former customer. This letter notified the Company that the liquidator for this former customer disavows and terminates the Insurance Administration Services Agreement between IMS and this former customer. However, if this matter is re-opened, an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
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NOTE 4. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
As previously reported, on April 9, 2003, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Fiserv, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (Fiserv), Fiserv Solutions, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv (Fiserv Solutions), and Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv Solutions (Fiserv Merger Sub), providing for, among other things, the merger of Fiserv Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the Merger).
The Merger Agreement contemplates that, pursuant to the Merger, (i) subject to applicable dissenters rights available under Florida law, each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock, $.01 par value (Company Common Stock), of the Company (other than the 8,354,884 shares (the BIG Shares) of Company Common Stock owned beneficially and of record by Bankers Insurance Company, a Florida corporation (BIC), Bankers Security Insurance Company, a Florida corporation (BSIC), Bonded Builders Service Corp., a Florida corporation (BBSC), and BIG, a Florida corporation and the direct or indirect parent corporation of each of BIC, BSIC and BBSC (BIG and, collectively with BIC, BSIC and BBSC, the Principal Shareholders) would be converted into the right to receive $3.30 in cash, without interest, and (ii) each BIG Share would be converted into the right to receive $3.26 in cash, without interest. As of the date of this Report, the BIG Shares constitute approximately 68.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.
The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not be consummated unless certain conditions typical for this type of transaction are either satisfied or waived prior to closing. These conditions include, among other things, that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are approved (i) by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Florida law and the Companys Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and (ii) by at least 50.01% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock not owned or controlled by the Principal Shareholders. In connection with the Merger Agreement, each of the Principal Shareholders entered into an Agreement to Facilitate Merger with Fiserv, Fiserv Solutions and Fiserv Merger Sub (the Agreement to Facilitate Merger), pursuant to which, among other things, the Principal Shareholders have agreed to (i) vote the BIG Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) accept $3.26 per BIG Share, in cash, pursuant to the Merger.
The Board of Directors of the Company has called a Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 3:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Companys offices at 801 94th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, for the sole purpose of voting upon a proposal to approve the Merger and the Merger Agreement. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2003, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
NOTE 5. OPERATIONAL MATTERS
During the quarter-ended March 31, 2003, the Company experienced an after-tax loss of ($927,961) and consequently, did not have a positive cash flow from operations during such period. Also during the first quarter of 2003 and at the time of consummation of the sale by BIG of FCIC and certain other assets to FNF, the Company received payment in full of all amounts due and owing (approximately $6.7 million) from BIG under the Line of Credit.
As of March 31, 2003, BIG owed the Company an aggregate of approximately $5.8 million under the BIG Service Agreement (substantially all of which was overdue), including approximately $450,000 in late payment fees. The Company has made written demand on BIG for payment in full of all past due amounts owning under the BIG Service Agreement, and the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors continues to consider various alternatives for collecting such past due amounts. If such past due amounts are not paid in full and BIG does not thereafter continue to pay amounts due under the BIG Service Agreement on a timely basis, it could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
Management of the Company believes cash and cash equivalents of approximately $18.2 million at March 31, 2003 are adequate to support operating cash needs for the foreseeable future as such.
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NOTE 6. SEGMENT INFORMATION
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Outsourcing |
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Outsourcing |
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Intercompany |
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Consolidated |
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MARCH 31, 2002 |
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Operating revenues-affiliated |
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$ |
7,096,983 |
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$ |
(6,750 |
) |
$ |
7,090,233 |
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Operating revenues-unaffiliated |
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$ |
1,123,525 |
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$ |
254,254 |
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$ |
1,377,799 |
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Operating income/(loss) |
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$ |
(1,454,979 |
) |
$ |
(239,282 |
) |
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$ |
(1,694,261 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
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$ |
638,359 |
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$ |
10,605 |
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|
$ |
648,964 |
|
Identifiable assets |
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$ |
38,188,330 |
|
$ |
5,525,287 |
(1) |
$ |
(5,611,560 |
) |
$ |
38,102,057 |
|
MARCH 31, 2003 |
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Operating revenues-affiliated |
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$ |
843,615 |
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$ |
843,615 |
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Operating revenues-unaffiliated |
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$ |
3,424,127 |
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$ |
549,131 |
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|
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$ |
3,973,258 |
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Operating income/(loss) |
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$ |
(1,709,035 |
) |
$ |
(36,424 |
) |
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$ |
(1,745,459 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
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$ |
587,244 |
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$ |
7,451 |
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$ |
594,695 |
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Identifiable assets |
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$ |
37,475,739 |
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$ |
5,607,683 |
(1) |
$ |
(8,530,698 |
) |
$ |
34,552,724 |
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(1) Includes Goodwill of $2,250,409.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain selected operating results of the Company as a percentage of total revenues:
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2003 |
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REVENUES |
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Outsourcing services |
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100.0 |
% |
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100.0 |
% |
Total revenues |
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100.0 |
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100.0 |
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EXPENSES |
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Cost of outsourcing services |
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90.3 |
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87.8 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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20.5 |
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36.2 |
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Management services from Parent |
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1.5 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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7.7 |
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12.3 |
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Total expenses |
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120.0 |
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136.3 |
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Operating income/(loss) |
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(20.0 |
) |
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(36.3 |
) |
Interest income, net |
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1.7 |
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5.4 |
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Income before income taxes |
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(18.3 |
) |
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(30.9 |
) |
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes |
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(6.8 |
) |
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(11.6 |
) |
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Net income/(loss) |
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(11.5 |
)% |
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(19.3 |
)% |
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The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Companys consolidated financial statements (unaudited) and the notes thereto included in Item 1. Financial Statements above.
OVERVIEW
Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company) is a holding company that was incorporated in the State of Florida in December 1996 by Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, BIG), which contributed to the Company two of its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Insurance Management Solutions, Inc. (IMS) and Bankers Hazard Determination Services, Inc. (BHDS) that were previously formed in August 1991 and June 1988, respectively. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, IMS and Colonial Claims Corporation (Colonial Claims), provides comprehensive policy and claims outsourcing services to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, with an emphasis on providing these services to the flood insurance market.
On January 3, 2003, BIG consummated the sale of First Community Insurance Company, a subsidiary of BIG and a fifty-state licensed insurance carrier (FCIC), and certain assets of BIG, including the rights to issue new and renewal flood insurance policies underwritten by BIG and its subsidiaries, Bankers Insurance Company (BIC), Bankers Security Insurance Company (BSIC) and FCIC, to Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF). FNF, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest title insurance and diversified real estate related services company in the United States, with total revenue of nearly $3.9 billion in 2001. The transaction involved more than 360,000 flood insurance policies originated through a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 independent agents in conjunction with the National Flood Insurance Plan.
Effective as of the consummation of the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF, the Company entered into a new Flood Insurance Full Service Vendor Agreement, dated January 3, 2003 (the FCIC Service Agreement), with FCIC, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, pursuant to which the Company continues to provide policy administration, claims administration, claims administration, data processing and other related services to FCIC in connection with FCICs Write Your Own (WYO) Flood Insurance Program. As of the date of this Report, FCICs WYO Program consists soley of the flood insurance book of business previously administered by the Company on behalf of BIG. Given, among other factors, FNFs substantial size and financial strength relative to BIG, the Company believes that FCICs prospects for both retention and growth of the existing flood insurance book of business are favorable. No assurances can be given, however, as to whether the acquisition of FCIC and certain related assets by FNF from BIG will have a positive impact on the Companys business, financial condition or results of operations.
The FCIC Service Agreement expressly removed FCIC as a party from the BIG Service Agreement. Pursuant to the BIG Service Agreement, however, the Company continues to provide BIG, including its BIC and BSIC subsidiaries, with IT hosting and support services, including cash office processing, records management, policy assembly, and print and mail distribution services, in connection with all of BIGs personal and commercial insurance lines of business, with no changes in the existing fee structure. The Company is a 68.1%-owned subsidiary of BIG, which was the Companys principal customer, representing 66.1% of outsourcing revenues, in 2002. Nevertheless, as a result of the consummation of the sale of FCIC and related assets by BIG to FNF, the Companys reliance on BIG is expected to diminish significantly on a going-forward basis.
IMSG has experienced a significant decline in its volume of outsourcing business over the past year due primarily to changes in the amounts and lines of insurance business serviced on behalf of BIG. Management of the Company believes that it will be difficult to further reduce costs in the short term to mitigate the losses in revenue resulting therefrom.
ESTIMATES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of the Companys consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the respective period-ended for such statements. The determination of estimates requires the use of judgment since future events and their affect on the Companys operations cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Actual results typically differ from these estimates in some fashion, and at times, these variances may be material to the Companys financial statements. Management continually evaluates its estimates and assumptions, which are based on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under these circumstances, but these estimates and the Companys actual results are subject to certain risk factors. Nevertheless, management of the Company believes the following items involve a higher degree of complexity and judgment, and therefore, has commented on these items below.
(1) Valuation of Accounts Receivable and Due from Affiliate at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively.
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The Companys allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $179,000 and $178,000 at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively, is based on managements estimates of the credit worthiness of its customers, current economic conditions and historical information. In the opinion of management, the Companys allowance for doubtful accounts is believed to be an amount sufficient to respond to normal business conditions. Historically the level of recorded bad debt expense and write-offs has not been material to the Companys financial statements. Should business conditions deteriorate or any customer, including BIG, default on its obligations to the Company, this allowance may need to be significantly increased, which would have a negative impact upon the Companys financial condition and results of operations.
As of December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively, BIG owed the Company an aggregate of approximately $4.9 million and $5.8 million (substantially all of which was overdue) under the BIG Service Agreement, including approximately $310,000 and $450,000 in late payment fees. The Company has made written demand on BIG for payment in full of all past due amounts owing under the BIG Service Agreement, and the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors continues to consider various alternatives for collecting such past due amounts. The Audit Committee and management of the Company believe that no valuation allowance for such past due fees should be recorded at March 31, 2003 based on discussions with management of BIG and an analysis of BIGs ability to make payment for such past due amounts.
(2) Impairment Valuations
On a quarterly basis, management assesses the composition of the Companys assets and liabilities, as well as the events that have occurred and the circumstances that have changed since the most recent fair value determination. If events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the related asset or liability below its carrying amount, the related asset or liability would be tested for impairment.
Goodwill
Under SFAS 142, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, the Company retained an independent third-party investment banking firm to conduct an analysis of its goodwill valuation at January 1, 2002. The valuation determined that no impairment of the Companys goodwill existed as of January 1, 2002. The Companys internal assessment during 2002 and 2003 concluded that no impairment existed at December 31, 2002 and at March 31, 2003.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets (principally property and equipment and intangible service contract) whenever circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Factors considered include current operating results, trends, and anticipated undiscounted future cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent the sum of discounted (using the Companys incremental borrowing rate) estimated future cash flows (over a period ranging from generally four to ten years) expected to result from the use of the asset is less than the carrying value. Management of the Company believes no impairment exists for any of the periods presented.
Service Contract
In conjunction with the sale of Geotrac of America, Inc. (Geotrac), the Companys former flood zone determination subsidiary, on December 28, 2001, the Company obtained a favorable long-term service contract with Geotrac for flood zone determinations, which was recorded at its estimated fair value of $2,189,090 at December 27, 2001. Accumulated amortization was $387,807 and $518,079 at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively. The unamortized balance is classified in Other Assets in the Companys consolidated balance sheet. This contract is amortized over the 10-year contract period using a method that approximates the projected annual requirements of flood zone determinations. The Companys internal assessment during 2002 and 2003 concluded that no impairment existed at December 31, 2002 or March 31, 2003.
(3) Estimated Liabilities
The Company makes a number of estimates in the ordinary course of business. Historically, past changes to these estimates have not had a material impact on the Companys financial condition. However, circumstances could change which would alter future financial information based upon a change in estimated-vs.-actual results.
The Company is subject to various matters of litigation in the ordinary course of business. As the outcome of any litigation is unknown, management estimates the potential amount of liability, if any, in excess of any applicable insurance coverage, based on historical experience and/or the best estimate of the matter at hand. As the outcome of litigation is difficult to predict and significant estimates are made with regard to future events, significant changes in estimated amounts could occur. To date, the Company has not had to pay any legal settlements in excess of existing insurance coverage.
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As of December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003, the Company has recorded a liability for a settlement accrual of $800,000 relating to an unaffiliated third-party customer contract with a former customer that was terminated in 2000 and for which no settlement has yet been reached with this former customer. No discussions between the Company and this customer have taken place since October 2000. On November 6, 2002, the Company received a letter from the Deputy Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on behalf of the former customer. This letter notified the Company that the liquidator for this former customer disavows and terminates the Insurance Administration Services Agreement between IMS and this former customer. However, if this matter is re-opened, an adverse outcome could have a material effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
COMPARISON OF THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 AND 2003
Outsourcing Services Revenues. Outsourcing services revenues decreased $3.7 million, or 43.1%, to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from $8.5 million for the corresponding period in 2002. This decrease primarily relates to decreases in the Company s affiliated outsourcing revenues resulting from the implementation of changes to the BIG Service Agreement effective July 1, 2002. This resulted in significant changes in the amounts and lines of business that the Company processes for BIG, resulting in reduced homeowner and automobile outsourcing services revenue when compared with the corresponding period of the prior year. Also, as described above, in January 2003 the affiliated flood business serviced by the Company was sold to FNF by BIG. See --Overview. As a result of this transaction, affiliated outsourcing services revenues decreased 88.1% from the prior year to approximately $844,000 and, correspondingly, unaffiliated outsourcing services revenues increased 188.4% from the prior year to approximately $4.0 million.
Cost of Outsourcing Services. Cost of outsourcing services decreased $3.4 million, or 44.8%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from approximately $7.6 million for the corresponding period in 2002. As a percentage of outsourcing services revenues, cost of outsourcing services decreased to 87.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from 90.3% for the corresponding period in 2002. This $3.4 million decrease was due primarily to payroll and other staff-related expense decreases from 2002 as a result of the changes to the BIG Service Agreement effective July 1, 2002, whereby the Company ceased processing BIGs personal insurance lines of business. In addition to the direct staff-related expense decreases, other indirect costs also decreased from the prior period, including leased office space expense, telephone, postage and printing costs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses remained relatively unchanged at approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as compared to the corresponding period of 2002. These expenses primarily consist of administrative operating expenses such as professional fees, insurance expense and other administrative expenses, including Special Committee-associated expenses for professional services which were also incurred during the first three months of 2002.
Management Services from Parent. Management Services from Parent decreased $123,000, or 100%, for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from the corresponding period in 2002. The decrease was fully related to reduced office lease expense, as the Company no longer leases its office space from Bankers Financial Corporation. Office lease costs are now reported under the caption Cost of Outsourcing Services above.
Interest Income. Interest Income increased 80.6% to $260,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 from $144,000 in 2002. The increase reflects interest earned on the remaining net cash proceeds from the sale of Geotrac in late December 2001, coupled with interest earned on the Companys line of credit and service fees with BIG. See Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
Provision/(Benefit) for Income Taxes. The Companys effective income tax/(benefit) rates were (37.5%) and (37.3%) for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
For additional information on the reconciliation of the Companys effective income tax rate to the federal statutory income tax rate, see Note 8 - Income Taxes, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002, included in the Companys Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2003.
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 148). SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity that voluntarily changes to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and to require prominent disclosures about the effects on reported net income of an entitys accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation. SFAS 148 also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require disclosures about those effects in interim financial information. The Company currently accounts for its stock-based compensation awards to employees and directors under the accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and provides the disclosures required by SFAS No. 123. The Company currently intends to continue to account for its stock-based compensation awards to employees and directors under the accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board No. 25. The Company has adopted the additional disclosure provisions of SFAS 148.
In December 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation 45 (FIN 45), Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. For a guarantee subject to FASB Interpretation 45, a guarantor is required to:
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The disclosure requirement of this Interpretation is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002 and did not have a material effect on the Companys financial statements. The initial recognition and measurement provision are effective prospectively for guarantees issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003. FIN 45 had no material effect on the Companys financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2003.
See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Companys principal sources of liquidity consist of cash on-hand and cash proceeds from the sale of the Companys Geotrac subsidiary in late December 2001. The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $19 million as a result of the sale of its Geotrac subsidiary in late December 2001.
During the quarter-ended March 31, 2003, the Company experienced an after-tax loss of ($927,961), and consequently, did not have a positive cash flow from operations during such period. Also during the first quarter of 2003 and at the time of consummation of the sale by BIG of FCIC and certain other assets to FNF, the Company received payment in full of all amounts due and owing (approximately $6.7 million) from BIG under the Line
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of Credit. At March 31, 2003, cash and cash equivalents of approximately $18.2 million.
As of March 31, 2003, BIG owed the Company an aggregate of approximately $5.8 million under the BIG Service Agreement (substantially all of which was overdue), including approximately $450,000 in late payment fees. The Company has made written demand on BIG for payment in full of all past due amounts owing under the BIG Service Agreement, and the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors continues to consider various alternatives for collecting such past due amounts. If such past due amounts are not paid in full and BIG does not thereafter continue to pay amounts due under the BIG Service Agreement on a timely basis, it could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
Based upon and subject to the aforementioned, the Company expects cash on hand to be adequate to support its operating cash needs for the foreseeable future, although no assurances can be given in this regard.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company has not entered into any transactions using derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments and believes that its exposure to market risk associated with other financial instruments (such as variable rate debt) is not material.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Within the 90-day period prior to the filing of this Report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No significant changes were made in the Companys internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
On September 28, 2000, October 25, 2000 and October 30, 2000, three alleged shareholders of the Company filed three nearly identical lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, each on behalf of a putative class of all persons who purchased shares of the Companys Common Stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement for the Companys IPO in February 1999. The lawsuits were consolidated on December 1, 2000, and the consolidated action is proceeding under Case No. 8:00-CV-2013-T-26MAP (the IPO Litigation). The plaintiffs Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint, filed February 7, 2001, names as defendant the following parties: the Company; BIG, Venture Capital Corporation, a selling shareholder in the IPO; the five inside directors of the Company at the time of the IPO; and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Keefe,
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Bruyette & Woods, Inc., the underwriters for the IPO. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by making certain false and misleading statements in the roadshow presentations, registration statement and prospectus relating to the IPO. More specifically, the complaint alleges that, in connection with the IPO, the defendants made various material misrepresentations and/or omissions relating to: (i) the Companys ability to integrate Geotracs flood zone determination business with the Companys own flood zone determination business and with its insurance outsourcing services business; (ii) actual and anticipated synergies between the Companys flood zone determination and outsourcing services business lines; and (iii) the Companys use of the IPO proceeds. The complaint seeks unspecified damages, including interest, and equitable relief, including a rescission remedy. On March 26, 2001, the Company, BIG and the five inside director defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs complaint for, among other things, failure to allege material misstatements and/or omissions in the roadshow presentations, registration statement and/or prospectus relating to the IPO. On July 11, 2001, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara denied all of the defendants motions to dismiss the complaint.
The case had been set for trial during the trial term commencing May 5, 2003. On August 6, 2002, the plaintiff offered to accept, in full settlement of the IPO Litigation as to all defendants, payment of $2.1 million to the putative plaintiff class. On August 14, 2002, the Companys Board of Directors voted to accept this offer, and the issuer of the Companys applicable Directors and Officers and Company Reimbursement insurance policy has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the plaintiff class. The settlement was also approved by BIG and by the other defendants represented by Company counsel. On April 18, 2003, the parties filed various pleadings seeking court approval of the settlement terms. On April 22, 2003, Judge Lazzara entered an order scheduling a July 18, 2003 hearing to determine whether the proposed settlement terms are fair, reasonable and adequate, and whether those terms should be approved by the court. Judge Lazzaras order also sets a June 27, 2003 deadline for class members to request exclusion from the settlement, and for class members to file and serve any comments and/or objections to the settlement. The Company believes that the material allegations of the complaint are without merit, but has elected to settle the IPO Litigation to avoid the time, expense and risks associated with continuing the IPO Litigation. No assurances can be given, if the settlement is not consummated, with respect to the outcome of the IPO Litigation, and an adverse result could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the Company has been informed by the underwriters for the IPO that the underwriters will be seeking indemnification from the Company, BIG and/or Venture Capital Corporation for the underwriters legal fees and expenses incurred in the IPO Litigation, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement between the Company, BIG, Venture Capital Corporation and the underwriters. The Companys insurer has taken the position that it is not responsible for the payment of such monies. On October 18, 2002, the underwriters informed the Company that their legal fees and expenses in the IPO Litigation to date were approximately $110,000.
Following the announcement in August 2002 of the Companys intention to commence a cash tender offer for all presently outstanding publicly-held shares of its Common Stock (the Going-Private Transaction), three alleged shareholders of the Company, each on behalf of a putative class consisting of the Companys current public shareholders (the Public Shareholders), filed lawsuits against, among others, the Company and the Companys current directors, challenging, among other things, the proposed Going-Private Transaction. The lawsuits were styled Pennapacker v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6636 CI-011 and Karcich v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6712 CI-008 (collectively, the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation), and Short v. Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-6964 CI-013 (the Short Litigation). Each lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida.
On November 4, 2002, the Pennapacker and Karcich cases were consolidated. On November 21, 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of a Special Committee thereof, had withdrawn its approval of, and the Company had terminated its intent to commence, the Going-Private Transaction. On December 6, 2002, a First Amended and Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the Amended Complaint) was filed in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation. The Amended Complaint names as defendants the Company, BIG and seven current or former directors of the Company. The pending complaint in the Short Litigation, filed August 30, 2002, names as defendants the Company and seven current or former directors of the Company.
In the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation, the plaintiffs allege that each defendant has breached its or his fiduciary duties to the Public Shareholders in connection with the Companys operations, the Going-Private Transaction, and the Companys discussions with a third party potentially interested in acquiring the Company or its business. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that each defendant either has violated its or his fiduciary duties (including its or his duties of loyalty, care, good faith, candor and independence), or is aiding and abetting other defendants breaches of their fiduciary duties, by, among other things, allegedly: (i) attempting to usurp through the Going-Private Transaction various funds obtained by the Company through its IPO and by its subsequent sale of the stock of the Companys former Geotrac subsidiary; (ii) negotiating a transaction with an unnamed bidder for an undisclosed price for the Company or its business which plaintiffs believe will be inadequate; (iii) attempting to discourage other offers
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for the Company or its assets; (iv) falsely conditioning the Public Shareholders to believe that the Companys value is impaired by a purported foreseeable decline in demand by BIG for the Companys products and services, for the sole purpose of reducing the perceived value of the Company; (v) issuing a false and misleading registration statement in connection with the Companys IPO; (vi) improperly brokering assets back and forth between the Company and BIG, based on non-arms length negotiations; (vii) allowing BIG to usurp critical Company assets and then allowing BIG to extend the deadline for repayment, without any consideration for the Company; (viii) misleading the Public Shareholders as to the true nature of the Companys relationship with BIG and the true foreseeable dependence of BIG on the Company; (ix) managing the Company to dismal operating results and a low stock price; (x) failing to fill vacancies on the Companys board of directors; (xi) asking the same financial advisor who reviewed the Going-Private Transaction to review the terms of the potential sale of the Company or its business; and (xii) attempting to usurp benefits of the Company for themselves as a result of the potential sale of the Company or its business.
The Amended Complaint in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation seeks as relief: (i) unspecified damages (including costs, attorneys fees and expert witness fees); (ii) equitable relief directing the individual defendants to exercise their fiduciary duties to properly negotiate a fair transaction with BIG or with any other acquirer, which properly and adequately compensates the Public Shareholders for their shares, or any other transaction which is in the best interests of the Public Shareholders; and (iii) equitable relief rescinding any impediments that would prevent additional offers by qualified third parties for the Company or its business.
In the Short Litigation, the plaintiff alleged that in connection with the Going-Private Transaction, the defendants to the Short Litigation would fail to supply the Public Shareholders with sufficient information to enable them to make informed decisions with regard to the Going-Private Transaction, including material non-public information concerning the value of the Companys assets, the full extent of the Companys future earnings potential, and the Companys expected increase in profitability. The plaintiff also alleged that the defendants have engaged in self-dealing, are not acting in good faith toward the Public Shareholders, and have breached their fiduciary duties to the Public Shareholders. Specifically, the plaintiff alleges, among other things, that: (i) the Company timed the Going-Private Transaction such that BIG and its affiliates would capture the Companys future potential and value for their own ends without paying the Public Shareholders an adequate or fair value for their shares of Company Common Stock; (ii) the Companys directors structured the Going-Private Transaction to benefit BIG and its affiliates at a substantially unfair price to the Company and its Public Shareholders, with the effect that BIG and its affiliates would acquire the Companys assets and benefits at little or no cost by using the Companys resources to fund the Going-Private Transaction and to provide substantial funding to BIG and its affiliates; (iii) the defendants valuation of the Company for purposes of the Going-Private Transaction inadequately evaluated the Companys assets and total worth; (iv) certain of the individual defendants did not adequately take into consideration purported material conflicts of interest on the Companys board of directors; and (vi) the Companys acceptance of the terms of the Going-Private Transaction amounted to a rejection of a preferable prior offer made by BIG and its affiliates for the shares of Company Common Stock held by the Public Shareholders.
The plaintiffs complaint in the Short Litigation seeks as relief: (i) a declaration that the defendants have breached their fiduciary and other duties to the Public Shareholders; (ii) orders enjoining the defendants from proceeding with, consummating, or closing, the Going-Private Transaction; and (iii) in the event that the Going-Private Transaction is consummated, an order rescinding the transaction, or, in the alternative, awarding compensatory damages against the defendants, together with prejudgment interest, costs, attorneys fees and expert witness fees.
On September 25, 2002, the Company and three other defendants to the Short Litigation removed the Short litigation to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. On November 26, 2002, the Short Litigation was remanded to the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida. On April 8, 2003, the judge assigned to both the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation and the Short Litigation entered an order denying the objection of the plaintiff in the Short Litigation to the consolidation of that litigation with the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation, and consolidating the two lawsuits. The plaintiffs counsel in the two lawsuits has informed the Companys counsel that they intend to seek leave to file a new consolidated amended complaint, combining and amending the initial allegations contained in the lawsuits; however, the consolidated amended complaint has not yet been filed. Pending such action, there has been no recent activity in either case.
Although management of the Company believes that the material allegations of the complaints in the Pennapacker/Karcich Litigation and the Short Litigation are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the litigation, no assurances can be given with respect to the outcome of the litigation. Moreover, such litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operation and could adversely affect the Companys ability to consummate any transaction.
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As previously reported on January 3, 2003, Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. (including its subsidiaries, BIG) consummated the sale of First Community Insurance Company, a subsidiary of BIG and a fifty-state licensed insurance carrier (FCIC), and certain assets of BIG, including the rights to issue new and renewal flood insurance policies underwritten by BIG and its subsidiaries, Bankers Insurance Company (BIC), Bankers Security Insurance Company (BSIC) and FCIC, to Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF). (As of the date of this Report, BIG beneficially owns approximately 68.1% of the outstanding common stock of the Company.) FNF, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest title insurance and diversified real estate related services company in the United States, with total revenue of nearly $3.9 billion in 2001. The transaction involved more than 360,000 flood insurance policies originated through a nationwide network of approximately 10,000 independent agents in conjunction with the National Flood Insurance Program.
At the time of consummation of the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF, the Company received payment in full of all amounts due and owing (approximately $6.7 million) from BIG under the revolving line of credit of up to $7.0 million (the Line of Credit) established by the Company in favor of BIG and Bankers Underwriters, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BIG, in August 2002. The Line of Credit was secured by a first priority lien security interest in the book of flood insurance business sold by BIG to FNF. This security interest, as well as all loan documentation relating to the Line of Credit, was terminated upon receipt by the Company of all amounts due under the Line of Credit.
Effective as of the consummation of the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF, the Company entered into a new Flood Insurance Full Service Vendor Agreement, dated January 3, 2003 (the FCIC Service Agreement),
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with FCIC, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, pursuant to which the Company will continue to provide policy administration, claims administration, data processing and other related services to FCIC in connection with FCICs Write Your Own (WYO) Flood Insurance Program. As of the date of this Report, FCICs WYO Program consists solely of the flood insurance book of business previously administered by the Company on behalf of BIG. Given, among other factors, FNFs substantial size and financial strength relative to BIG, the Company believes that FCICs prospects for both retention and growth of the existing flood insurance book of business are favorable. No assurances can be given, however, as to whether FCIC will be able to retain or grow the existing flood insurance book of business, or as to whether the acquisition of FCIC and certain related assets by FNF from BIG will have a positive impact on the Companys business, financial condition or results of operations.
For the services provided by the Company under the FCIC Service Agreement, FCIC currently pays the Company: (i) for policy administration and other related services (other than claims administration services) a monthly fee equal to a fixed percentage (which percentage is higher for manual policies than for internet policies) of FCICs monthly gross written flood insurance premium (GWP) as measured on the effective date of each policy (commencing as of January 3, 2005, the applicable rates for Internet policies and manual policies will each be reduced by 0.5%); and (ii) for claims administration services a monthly fee equal to a fixed percentage of incurred losses. The percentage rates initially applicable to FCIC under the FCIC Agreement are identical to those percentage rates which were applicable to BIG for flood insurance administration services immediately prior to the transaction between BIG and FNF.
The FCIC Service Agreement is for a six-year term, subject to early termination by either party under certain circumstances. FCIC, for example, may terminate the FCIC Service Agreement in the event of, among other things, (i) a material breach by the Company of any material representation, warranty or covenant contained therein (subject to certain limited cure rights) or (ii) the lapse, termination, or cancellation of the fidelity, errors and omissions insurance coverages required to be maintained by the Company under the FCIC Service Agreement.
Pursuant to the FCIC Service Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify FCIC and its directors, officers, representatives, agents and employees from losses and expenses (including losses and expenses relating to lost business or profits and special, consequential or punitive damages, but only to the extent they arise out of the Companys gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) resulting from any act or omission of the Company or its agents in violation or breach of, outside the scope of, or otherwise in contravention of the terms of the FCIC Service Agreement.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the FCIC Service Agreement on December 26, 2002.
The FCIC Service Agreement expressly removed FCIC as a party from the existing Administrative Services Agreement, effective October 1, 2001, as amended, between the Company and each of BIG, BIC, BSIC and FCIC (the BIG Service Agreement). Pursuant to the BIG Service Agreement, however, the Company continues to provide BIG, including its BIC and BSIC subsidiaries, with IT hosting and support services, as well as various other back-office support services, including cash office processing, records management, policy assembly, and print and mail distribution services, in connection with all of BIGs personal and commercial insurance lines of business, with no changes in the existing fee structure. Nevertheless, as a result of the consummation of the sale of FCIC and related assets by BIG to FNF, the Companys reliance on its affiliated customers is expected to diminish significantly on a going-forward basis. If the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF had occurred effective January 1, 2002, BIG, which accounted for approximately 66% of the Companys total revenue on an actual basis for the year ended December 31, 2002, would have accounted for only approximately 31% of the Companys total revenue during such year, and FCIC would have accounted for 35% of the Companys total revenue during such year.
Effective January 7, 2003, William D. Hussey resigned as a director of the Company for health-related reasons. As a result of Mr. Husseys resignation (and the earlier resignations of Mr. Alejandro M. Sanchez and Mr. Robert G. Menke), the Companys Board of Directors presently consists of six (6) members.
On February 17, 2003, the Company entered into a one-year agreement with the Texas Fair Plan Association (TFPA) to provide full business processing, including policy processing, accounting, document packaging and claim services. The Company was approved as one of three service vendors providing this service to Texas-based insurance agents placing homeowners insurance business through the TFPA. Revenues from this agreement are derived as a percentage of premiums produced by agents and on a per claim fee for claim administration. The Company has no assurances and/or guarantees of the level of revenue this agreement will provide during the next twelve months.
Also as previously reported, on April 9, 2003, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Fiserv, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (Fiserv), Fiserv Solutions, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv (Fiserv Solutions), and Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv Solutions (Fiserv Merger Sub), providing for, among other things, the merger of Fiserv Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the Merger).
The Merger Agreement contemplates that, pursuant to the Merger, (i) subject to applicable dissenters rights available under Florida law, each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock, $.01 par value (Company Common Stock), of the Company (other than the 8,354,884 shares (the BIG Shares) of Company Common Stock owned beneficially and of record by Bankers Insurance Company, a Florida corporation (BIC), Bankers Security Insurance Company, a Florida corporation (BSIC), Bonded Builders Service Corp., a Florida corporation (BBSC), and BIG, a Florida corporation and the direct or indirect parent corporation of each of BIC, BSIC and BBSC (BIG and, collectively with BIC, BSIC and BBSC, the Principal Shareholders) would be converted into the right to receive $3.30 in cash, without interest, and (ii) each BIG Share would be converted into the right to receive $3.26 in cash, without interest. As of the date of this Report, the BIG Shares constitute approximately 68.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.
The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not be consummated unless certain conditions typical for this type of transaction are either satisfied or waived prior to closing. These conditions include, among other things, that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are approved (i) by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Florida law and the Companys Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and (ii) by at least 50.01% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock not owned or controlled by the Principal Shareholders. In connection with the Merger Agreement, each of the Principal Shareholders entered into an Agreement to Facilitate Merger with Fiserv, Fiserv Solutions and Fiserv Merger Sub (the Agreement to Facilitate Merger), pursuant to which, among other things, the Principal Shareholders have agreed to (i) vote the BIG Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) accept $3.26 per BIG Share, in cash, pursuant to the Merger.
The Board of Directors of the Company has called a Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 3:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Companys offices at 801 94th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida, for the sole purpose of voting upon a proposal to approve the Merger and the Merger Agreement. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2003, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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Flood Insurance Full Service Vendor Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between First Community Insurance Company and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (1) |
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Release of Security Interests, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., Bankers Underwriters, Inc. and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (2) |
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Termination Agreement (relating to Technical Support Agreement), dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between Insurance Management Solutions, Inc., Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., and First Community Insurance Company. (3) |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 9, 2003, among Fiserv, Inc., Fiserv Solutions, Inc., Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc. and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (excluding the exhibits and schedules thereto). (4) |
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Agreement to Facilitate Merger, dated as of April 9, 2003, by and among Fiserv, Inc., Fiserv Solutions, Inc., Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc., Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., Bankers Insurance Company, Bankers Security Insurance Company and Bonded Builders Service Corp. (excluding the schedules thereto). (5) |
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The Company filed two current reports on Form 8-K from January 1, 2003 and through the date of this report: |
(i) The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K on January 3, 2003 to announce that: (A) on January 3, 2003, BIG consummated the sale of FCIC, a subsidiary of BIG and a fifty-state licensed insurance carrier, and certain assets of BIG, including the rights to issue new and renewal flood insurance policies underwritten by BIG and its subsidiaries, BIC, BSIC and FCIC, to FNF; and (B) at the time of consummation of the foregoing transaction between BIG and FNF, the Company received payment in full of all amounts due and owing (approximately $6.7 million) from BIG under the Line of Credit of up to $7.0 million established by the Company in favor of BIG and BUI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BIG, in August 2002.
(ii) The Company also filed a current report on Form 8-K on April 9, 2003 to announce that, on April 9, 2003, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with Fiserv, Fiserv Solutions and Fiserv Merger Sub, providing for, among other things, the merger of Fiserv Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 15, 2003 |
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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc.; | ||
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Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; | ||
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; | ||
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The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: | ||
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and |
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presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||
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all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and |
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: May 15, 2003 |
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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc.; | ||
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Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; | ||
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; | ||
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The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: | ||
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and |
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presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | ||
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all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and |
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and |
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The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: May 15, 2003 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Flood Insurance Full Service Vendor Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between First Community Insurance Company and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc.* |
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Release of Security Interests, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., Bankers Underwriters, Inc. and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc.* |
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Termination Agreement (relating to Technical Support Agreement), dated as of January 3, 2003, by and between Insurance Management Solutions, Inc., Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., and First Community Insurance Company.* |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 9, 2003, among Fiserv, Inc., Fiserv Solutions, Inc., Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc. and Insurance Management Solutions Group, Inc. (excluding the exhibits and schedules thereto).* |
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Agreement to Facilitate Merger, dated as of April 9, 2003, by and among Fiserv, Inc., Fiserv Solutions, Inc., Fiserv Merger Sub, Inc., Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., Bankers Insurance Company, Bankers Security Insurance Company and Bonded Builders Service Corp. (excluding the schedules thereto).* |
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Claims Service Agreement, dated February 17, 2003, among Texas Fair Plan Association, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Insurance Management Solutions, Inc. | |
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Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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Written Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350. |
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document incorporated herein by reference.
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