Deposits with Regulatory Authorities Deposit with Regulatory Authorities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deposit with Regulatory Authorities [Abstract]

Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure

The table below provides the Company’s net gain from operations, net income, unassigned surplus (retained earnings) and capital and surplus (stockholders' equity), on the statutory basis used to report to regulatory authorities for the years ended December 31.

	2012		2011	2010
	(In thousands)
Net gain from operations before Federal and foreign income taxes	$	130,644	78,283	106,966
Net income	84,473		53,901	76,954
Unassigned surplus	961,054		859,074	821,097
Capital and surplus	1,004,766		922,522	878,451

The following assets were on deposit with state and other regulatory authorities as required by law, at the end of each year.

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Debt securities held to maturity	$	15,399	14,913
Debt securities available for sale	823		1,304
Short-term investments	475		475
Totals	$	16,697	16,692