UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549  
 

FORM 8-K  
 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2017  
 

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Indiana
 
0-5534
 
35-0160330
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 

111 Congressional Boulevard, Carmel IN
 
46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code   317-636-9800

Not Applicable
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)  
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information, including the Exhibit to this Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition of Form 8-K. This information is not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On November 8, 2017, Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of its operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  The Company also posted the press release, with additional financial and operating information for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, to its website.  A copy of the press release, including such additional financial and operating information, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.

Throughout its press release and in the conference call to discuss the results of its operations for the third quarter of 2017, the Company presents and will present its results and operations in the manner it believes will be the most meaningful, which includes some measures that are not based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP).
The Company's management uses the term operating income , a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as income   excluding pre-tax investment gains and losses .  This financial measure is used to evaluate the Company's performance because the recognition of investment gains and losses in any given period is largely discretionary as to timing and could distort the analysis of trends. The Company believes that the defined term is used commonly in the property/casualty insurance industry and that equity analysts exclude gains and losses on investments in their analysis of the Company's results for the same reason.
The combined ratios and the components thereof, as presented herein, are commonly used in the property/casualty insurance industry and are applied to the Company's GAAP underwriting results.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1  Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. press release dated November 8, 2017.



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 hereunto duly authorized.


BALDWIN & LYONS, INC.



November 8, 2017   by: /s/ W. Randall Birchfield
                                     W. Randall Birchfield,
                                      Chief Executive Officer & President


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