Financial Statements

2024 INCOME STATEMENT

STATEMENT OF INCOME

   2024  2023
 Premiums earned  88,836,254 76,563,575
 Loss and loss adjustment 49,822,922  39,592,098
 Underwriting expense 35,060,569  29,806,437
 Net underwriting gain (loss) 3,952,763  7,165,039
     
 Net investment income 8,009,559  6,580,080
 Net realized capital gains (losses) less tax 1,832,720  3,350,333
 Net investment gain (loss)
9,842,279  9,930,413
     
 Other income 469,463  477,796
     
 Net income before federal income tax 14,264,505 17,573,248
 Less: federal income tax 3,411,815 3,736,353
 Net income 10,852,690 13,836,895
     
Combined ratio 90.8% 87.7%
Direct and assumed written premium 117,386,031 94,550,609

2024 BALANCE SHEET

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

  2024 2023
Cash and short-term investments 20,430,369 8,736,632
Bonds 226,404,849 210,686,818
Stocks 39,035,607 35,018,238
Real estate 1,266,754 1,186,256
Premiums in the course of collection 16,243,609 13,294,329
Interest due and accrued 1,636,537 1,557,127
All other assets 30,939,092 27,918,327
Total admitted assets 335,956,817 298,397,727
     
Liabilities    
Unearned premium 60,917,639 48,884,854
Reserve for losses 27,297,377 20,864,974
Reserve for loss adjustment expense 5,708,924 5,092,105
All other liabilities 15,347,018 12,565,455
     
Total liabilities 109,270,958 87,407,389
     
Surplus accounts    
Special contingent surplus 900,000 900,000
Unassigned surplus 225,785,859 210,090,338
     
Policyholders surplus 226,685,859 210,990,338
     
Total liability and surplus  335,956,817 298,397,727

RATED “A” (EXCELLENT) BY A.M. BEST COMPANY

The results are Sterling Insurance Company and Sterling Insurance Cooperative, Inc. combined