Revenue and Income - Total revenues increased by 1,687,000,or2.181,188,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from 79,501,000forthecomparableperiodin2023[283].−Insurancepremiumsandotherconsiderationsincreasedby1,885,000, or 6.7%, to 29,852,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,from27,967,000 for the comparable period in 2023[285]. - Net investment income increased by 2,172,000,or12.219,947,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from 17,775,000forthecomparableperiodin2023[286].−Gainsoninvestmentsandotherassetsincreasedby1,558,000, or 1401.9%, to 1,669,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,from111,000 for the comparable period in 2023[288]. - Mortuary revenues increased by 4% to 3,414,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,from3,275,000 for the comparable period in 2023[276]. - Cemetery revenues increased by 11% to 3,534,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,from3,196,000 for the comparable period in 2023[276]. - SecurityNational Mortgage originated 1,486 loans totaling 465,605,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,comparedto1,702loanstotaling531,868,000 for the comparable period in 2023[280]. - Mortgage fee income decreased by 4,157,000,or16.021,832,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from 25,989,000forthecomparableperiodin2023[284].ExpensesandBenefits−Totalbenefitsandexpenseswere71,569,000, or 88.2% of total revenues, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, compared to 77,916,000,or98.06,279,000, or 14.1%, to 38,248,000forthethree−monthperiodendedMarch31,2024,comparedto44,527,000 for the same period in 2023[293]. - Interest expense decreased by 426,000,or29.31,027,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from 1,453,000forthecomparableperiodin2023[294].EarningsandCashFlow−Earningsbeforeincometaxesincreasedby1328,530,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from 3,684,000forthecomparableperiodin2023[273].−TheCompany′soperationsprovidedcashofapproximately25,077,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, compared to cash used of approximately 16,074,000inthesameperiodof2023[296].CapitalizationandEquity−Thetotalcapitalizationofstockholders′equity,bank,andotherloanspayablewas424,439,000 as of March 31, 2024, an increase from 418,450,000asofDecember31,2023[301].−ThecombinedstatutorycapitalandsurplusoftheCompany′slifeinsurancesubsidiarieswas110,239,000 as of March 31, 2024, compared to 107,385,000asofDecember31,2023[303].−Stockholders′equityasapercentoftotalcapitalizationincreasedto75.46,963,000 in outstanding advances on the Warehouse Line of Credit that has not provided a covenant waiver[295]. - Bonds owned by the insurance subsidiaries amounted to $360,314,000 at estimated fair value as of March 31, 2024, representing 38.5% of the total investments of the Company[299]. - The Company continues to negotiate other warehouse lines of credit with other lenders to ensure sufficient funding for its business model[295].