CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Benefit and settlement expenses, reinsurance ceded	$ 350,114	$ 257,677	$ 319,390	$ 509,351
Other operating expenses, insurance ceded	$ 58,926	$ 56,340	$ 118,537	$ 108,874

Amount of reduction of provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for policies ceded.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99397103&loc=d3e6811-158387

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