CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 177,535	$ 168,558
Policyholder benefits paid	(116,941)	(112,404)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(71,024)	(73,560)
Investment income collected	82,586	82,486
Interest expense paid	(57)	(165)
Other	5,027	2,387
Net cash provided by operating activities	77,126	67,302
Fixed maturities
Purchases	(317,878)	(284,293)
Sales	82,090	81,320
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	241,233	166,847
Purchase of other invested assets	(10,260)	(12,472)
Net cash used in short-term and other investments	(41,403)	(32,073)
Net cash used in investing activities	(46,218)	(80,671)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(11,114)	(10,676)
Acquisition of treasury stock	(14,466)	(716)
Exercise of stock options	1,727	884
Annuity contracts: variable, fixed and FHLB funding agreements
Deposits	112,564	141,962
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(85,411)	(91,449)
Life policy accounts
Deposits	489	122
Withdrawals and surrenders	(926)	(1,044)
Change in bank overdrafts	1,174	6,542
Net cash provided by financing activities	4,037	45,625
Net increase in cash	34,945	32,256
Cash at beginning of period	15,509	11,675
Cash at end of period	$ 50,454	$ 43,931