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Stewart Information Services Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/27/20, at 12:08pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 94344-20-6 · File #: 1-02658

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/27/20  Stewart Information Services Corp 10-K       12/31/19  133:13M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report -- stewart201910-k                    HTML   1.66M 
 2: EX-4.4      Exhibit 4.4 Desc of Securities                      HTML     47K 
 8: EX-10.10    Exhibit 10.10 Lessack Rsu Agreement                 HTML     52K 
 9: EX-10.11    Exhibit 10.11 Eppinger Option Agreement             HTML     60K 
10: EX-10.12    Exhibit 10.12 Hisey Option Agreement                HTML     60K 
11: EX-10.13    Exhibit 10.13 Killea Option Agreement               HTML     60K 
12: EX-10.14    Exhibit 10.14 Lessack Option Agreement              HTML     60K 
 3: EX-10.5     Exhibit 10.5 Magness Separation Agreement           HTML     86K 
 4: EX-10.6     Exhibit 10.6 Morris Separation Agreement            HTML     72K 
 5: EX-10.7     Exhibit 10.7 Eppinger Rsu Agreement                 HTML     52K 
 6: EX-10.8     Exhibit 10.8 Hisey Rsu Agreement                    HTML     52K 
 7: EX-10.9     Exhibit 10.9 Killea Rsu Agreement                   HTML     52K 
13: EX-21.1     Exhibit 21.1 Subsidiaries                           HTML     54K 
14: EX-23.1     Exhibit 23.1 Kpmg Consent2019                       HTML     36K 
15: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 CEO Section 302                        HTML     43K 
16: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 CFO Section 302                        HTML     42K 
17: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 CEO Section 906                        HTML     37K 
18: EX-32.2     Exhibit 32.2 CFO Section 906                        HTML     37K 
52: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     99K 
122: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income and               HTML    142K  
                Comprehensive Income                                             
82: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    162K 
38: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     49K 
51: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    171K 
120: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML     92K  
80: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     37K 
35: R8          General                                             HTML     82K 
54: R9          Restrictions on cash and investments                HTML     40K 
118: R10         Statutory surplus and dividend restrictions         HTML     42K  
83: R11         Investments in debt and equity securities           HTML    185K 
34: R12         Fair value measurements                             HTML     88K 
53: R13         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML    185K 
                gains                                                            
119: R14         Income taxes                                        HTML    127K  
84: R15         Goodwill and other intangibles                      HTML     53K 
37: R16         Equity investees                                    HTML     56K 
55: R17         Notes payable                                       HTML     54K 
121: R18         Estimated title losses                              HTML     67K  
81: R19         Share-based payments                                HTML     64K 
32: R20         Earnings per share                                  HTML     58K 
75: R21         Reinsurance                                         HTML     38K 
113: R22         Leases                                              HTML    122K  
102: R23         Contingent liabilities and commitments              HTML     41K  
33: R24         Regulatory and legal developments                   HTML     39K 
76: R25         Revenues                                            HTML     52K 
115: R26         Segment information                                 HTML     75K  
103: R27         Other comprehensive income (Loss)                   HTML     74K  
31: R28         Quarterly financial information (Unaudited)         HTML     66K 
77: R29         Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML    212K 
                Registrant (Parent Company)                                      
59: R30         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     85K 
41: R31         General (Policies)                                  HTML    118K 
79: R32         Investments in debt and equity securities (Tables)  HTML    164K 
117: R33         Fair value measurements (Tables)                    HTML     83K  
57: R34         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML    100K 
                gains (Tables)                                                   
39: R35         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    125K 
78: R36         Goodwill and other intangibles (Tables)             HTML     48K 
116: R37         Equity investees (Tables)                           HTML     51K  
56: R38         Notes payable (Tables)                              HTML     43K 
42: R39         Estimated title losses (Tables)                     HTML     69K 
70: R40         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML     56K 
25: R41         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML     57K 
101: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    101K  
111: R43         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML     52K  
69: R44         Segment information (Tables)                        HTML     77K 
24: R45         Other comprehensive income (Loss) (Tables)          HTML     74K 
100: R46         Quarterly financial information (Unaudited)         HTML     66K  
                (Tables)                                                         
110: R47         General - General (Details)                         HTML     36K  
68: R48         General - Title Losses and Related Claims           HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
26: R49         General - Investments in Debt and Equity            HTML     38K 
                Securities (Details)                                             
45: R50         General - Property and Equipment (Details)          HTML     44K 
60: R51         General - Impairment of Long-lived Assets           HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
132: R52         General - Goodwill (Details)                        HTML     36K  
91: R53         General - Other Intangibles (Details)               HTML     39K 
46: R54         General - Recently Adopted Accounting               HTML     43K 
                Pronouncements (Details)                                         
61: R55         General - Merger Agreement Termination (Details)    HTML     37K 
133: R56         Restrictions on cash and investments (Details)      HTML     41K  
92: R57         Statutory surplus and dividend restrictions         HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
44: R58         Investments in debt and equity securities -         HTML     41K 
                Investments in Debt and Equity Securities                        
                (Details)                                                        
63: R59         Investments in debt and equity securities -         HTML     53K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
105: R60         Investments in debt and equity securities -         HTML     51K  
                Amortized Costs and Fair Values (Details)                        
97: R61         Investments in debt and equity securities - Gross   HTML     50K 
                Unrealized Gains and Losses (Details)                            
28: R62         Investments in debt and equity securities - Debt    HTML     68K 
                Securities According Contractual Terms (Details)                 
72: R63         Investments in debt and equity securities - Gross   HTML     72K 
                Unrealized Losses on Investments and Fair Values                 
                of Related Securities (Details)                                  
106: R64         Fair value measurements (Details)                   HTML     72K  
98: R65         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML     52K 
                gains - Income from Investments and Net Realized                 
                and Unrealized Gains (Details)                                   
29: R66         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML     56K 
                gains - Additional Information (Details)                         
73: R67         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML     42K 
                gains - Net Gains (Losses) on Investments in                     
                Equity Securities Still Held (Details)                           
109: R68         Investment income and net realized and unrealized   HTML     47K  
                gains - Proceeds from Sale of Investment (Details)               
95: R69         Income taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     62K 
87: R70         Income taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
127: R71         Income taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax         HTML     70K  
                Expenses Computed at Federal Statutory Rate with                 
                Income Tax Expense (Details)                                     
66: R72         Income taxes - Reconciliation of Income Tax         HTML     40K 
                Expenses Computed at Federal Statutory Rate with                 
                Income Tax Expense (Additional Information)                      
                (Details)                                                        
49: R73         Income taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     94K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R74         Goodwill and other intangibles - Summary of         HTML     49K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
126: R75         Goodwill and other intangibles - Additional         HTML     76K  
                Information (Details)                                            
65: R76         Equity investees - Summarized Aggregate Financial   HTML     55K 
                Information for Equity Investees (Details)                       
48: R77         Equity investees - Additional Information           HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R78         Notes payable - Summary of Notes Payable (Details)  HTML     47K 
123: R79         Notes payable - Additional Information (Details)    HTML     99K  
88: R80         Estimated title losses - Estimated Title Losses     HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
129: R81         Estimated title losses - Additional Information     HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
67: R82         Share-based payments - Additional Information       HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R83         Share-based payments - Summary of the Restricted    HTML     71K 
                Common Stock Award/Unit Activity (Details)                       
85: R84         Earnings per share (Details)                        HTML     65K 
125: R85         Reinsurance (Details)                               HTML     41K  
64: R86         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     43K 
47: R87         Leases - Classification of Leases (Details)         HTML     47K 
90: R88         Leases - Other Information Related to Leases        HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
124: R89         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     75K  
104: R90         Leases - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments   HTML     55K  
                of Operating Leases (Details)                                    
96: R91         Contingent liabilities and commitments (Details)    HTML     43K 
27: R92         Revenues (Details)                                  HTML     49K 
71: R93         Segment information - Additional Information        HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
107: R94         Segment information - Selected Statement of         HTML     58K  
                Operations and Income (Loss) Information Related                 
                to Segments (Details)                                            
99: R95         Segment information - Revenues Generated in         HTML     47K 
                Domestic and Foreign Country (Details)                           
30: R96         Other comprehensive income (Loss) (Details)         HTML     73K 
74: R97         Quarterly financial information (Unaudited)         HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
108: R98         Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML    105K  
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Statements of Income               
                and Retained Earnings (Details)                                  
94: R99         Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML     40K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Statements of Income               
                and Retained Earnings, Additional Information                    
                (Details)                                                        
130: R100        Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML    135K  
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Balance Sheets                     
                (Details)                                                        
93: R101        Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML     51K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Balance Sheets                     
                (Additional Information) (Details)                               
43: R102        Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML    139K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Statements of Cash                 
                Flows (Details)                                                  
62: R103        Schedule I - Financial Information of the           HTML     63K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) - Additional                         
                Information (Details)                                            
131: R104        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     51K  
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3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/21  Stewart Information Svcs Corp.    10-K       12/31/20  118:11M
 8/14/20  Stewart Information Svcs Corp.    424B5                  1:1.6M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/11/20  Stewart Information Svcs Corp.    424B5                  1:1.6M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA

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Filing Submission 0000094344-20-000006 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Stewart Information Services Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/27/20, at 12:08pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 94344-20-6 · File #: 1-02658

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — stc-20191231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents