Value of Business Acquired (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Value of Business Acquired and Changes in the Balance

VOBA at December 31 and the changes in the balance for the years then ended are as follows:

	2017			2016		2015
Balance, beginning of year	$	—		—		—
Interest	64			127		210
Amortization	(1,857		)	(1,619	)	(2,950	)
Change in shadow VOBA	1,793			1,492		2,740
Balance, end of year	$	—		—		—

Net Amortization of Value of Business Acquired

The net amortization of the VOBA in each of the next five years is expected to be as follows:

2018	$	1,923
2019	785
2020 and beyond	—
Total	$	2,708