Policyholders' Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Liability for Future Policy Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Policyholders' Account Balances

Policyholders’ account balances at December 31 were as follows: 

	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Interest-sensitive life contracts	$	14,593,376	$	13,344,332
Individual annuities	2,861,882		2,549,289
Guaranteed interest accounts	310,321		363,332
Other	1,129,314		947,871
Total policyholders’ account balances	$	18,894,893	$	17,204,824

Future policy benefits at December 31 were as follows:

	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Life insurance – domestic	$	9,643,227	$	8,277,233
Life insurance – Taiwan	1,240,353		1,163,999
Individual and group annuities and supplementary contracts	548,064		519,462
Other contract liabilities	5,071,616		5,238,061
Total future policy benefits	$	16,503,260	$	15,198,755