Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Direct premiums	$ 798,666	$ 762,227
Ceded premiums	(399,885)	(395,973)
Net premiums	398,781	366,254
Commissions and fees	251,800	234,044
Investment income net of investment expenses	34,420	35,198
Interest expense on surplus note	(15,515)	(15,146)
Net investment income	18,905	20,052
Realized investment gains (losses)	577	622
Other investment gains (losses)	174	1,144
Investment gains (losses)	751	1,766
Other, net	20,989	15,595
Revenues	691,226	637,711
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits and claims	187,069	183,789
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	86,063	66,105
Sales commissions	133,924	121,894
Insurance expenses	59,509	48,766
Insurance commissions	7,721	8,740
Contract acquisition costs	20,649
Interest expense	6,853	7,145
Other operating expenses	86,435	72,963
Total benefits and expenses	588,223	509,402
Income before income taxes	103,003	128,309
Income taxes	24,239	30,437
Net income (loss)	78,764	97,872
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,655)
Net income (loss) attributable to Primerica, Inc.	$ 81,419	$ 97,872
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.07	$ 2.47
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.06	$ 2.46
Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic	39,221	39,456
Diluted	39,332	39,581