Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Taxes

Schedule of Company's current and deferred federal tax expense

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Current expense	$	31,688	$	2,693	$	23,415
Deferred expense	3,311		27,384		17,877
Total income tax expense	$	34,999	$	30,077	$	41,292

Schedule of reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate

	December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Federal income tax rate:	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Reconciling items:
Dividends-received deduction	(2.6	)	(2.5	)	(1.7	)
Tax exempt interest	(0.4	)	(0.3	)	(0.2	)
Change in liability for prior years’ taxes	(0.3	)	0.2		(2.1	)
Permanent nondeductible expenses	0.3		0.3		0.3
Nondeductible health insurer fee	1.9		0.0		0.0
Other	(0.3	)	(0.3	)	0.3
Effective income tax rate	33.6	%	32.4	%	31.6	%

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	(382	)	$	(776	)	$	(2,187	)
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	0			(92		)	0
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year	21			10			42
Additions for tax positions of prior years	(703		)	(381		)	(1,585		)
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	131			857			2,043
Settlements	858			0			911
Balance at end of year	$	(75	)	$	(382	)	$	(776	)

Schedule of significant deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

	December 31,
	2014			2013
Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred gain on disposal of businesses	$	23,672		$	21,883
Investments, net	45,270			48,551
Deferred acquisition costs	11,687			13,466
Compensation related	1,150			1,598
Employee and post-retirement benefits	3,553			1,642
Total deferred tax asset	85,332			87,140
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Net unrealized appreciation on securities	(154,852		)	(99,002		)
Policyholder and separate account reserves	(4,848		)	(2,058		)
Accrued liabilities	(1,938		)	(1,934		)
Other	(5,147		)	(6,388		)
Total deferred tax liability	(166,785		)	(109,382		)
Net deferred income tax liability	$	(81,453	)	$	(22,242	)