Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 1,167,125	$ 1,110,920	$ 2,312,409	$ 2,206,010
Net investment income		285,636	261,244	568,214	518,349
Realized gains (losses)		(12,589)	(45,843)	(24,388)	(76,770)
Other income		74	85	150	135
Total revenue		1,440,246	1,326,406	2,856,385	2,647,724
Benefits and expenses:
Total policyholder benefits		735,694	717,510	1,467,487	1,425,437
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		101,915	94,080	201,393	186,402
Commissions, premium taxes, and non-deferred acquisition costs		149,802	138,459	297,912	276,256
Other operating expense		99,108	86,033	192,322	170,204
Interest expense		31,404	25,818	60,025	50,685
Total benefits and expenses		1,117,923	1,061,900	2,219,139	2,108,984
Income before income taxes		322,323	264,506	637,246	538,740
Income tax benefit (expense)		(63,968)	(49,246)	(124,674)	(99,870)
Net income		$ 258,355	$ 215,260	$ 512,572	$ 438,870
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.83	$ 2.26	$ 5.53	$ 4.58
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.83	$ 2.24	$ 5.51	$ 4.52
Life premium
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 815,482	$ 781,733	$ 1,619,747	$ 1,554,330
Benefits and expenses:
Total policyholder benefits	[1]	518,792	512,664	1,038,663	1,020,641
Health premium
Revenue:
Revenue		351,643	329,187	692,662	651,680
Benefits and expenses:
Total policyholder benefits	[2]	205,423	195,924	407,750	386,886
Other premium
Revenue:
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Benefits and expenses:
Total policyholder benefits		$ 11,479	$ 8,922	$ 21,074	$ 17,910

[1] Net of a remeasurement gain of $12.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and a remeasurement gain of $2.4 million for the same period in 2023. Net of a remeasurement gain of $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and a remeasurement gain of $5.1 million for the same period in 2023.

[2] Net of remeasurement gain of $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and a remeasurement gain of $2.6 million for the same period in 2023. Net of a remeasurement gain of $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and a remeasurement gain of $532 thousand for the same period in 2023.