Other Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

8. Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

		Three Months   Ended   March 31,
		2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Compensation		$	2,879		$	2,426
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs		—			210
Commissions		6,301			3,932
Volume-related costs		1,006			1,166
Affiliated expenses on ceded reinsurance		4,523			2,404
Capitalization of DAC		(2,192		)	(1,061		)
Premium taxes, licenses and fees		348			1,199
Professional services		1,080			320
Rent and related expenses		143			276
Other		4,134			4,468
Total other expenses		$	18,222		$	15,340

Affiliated Expenses

Commissions and capitalization of DAC include the impact of affiliated reinsurance transactions. See Note 10 for a discussion of affiliated expenses included in the table above.