CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 172,588	$ 177,535
Policyholder benefits paid	(127,823)	(116,941)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(74,763)	(71,024)
Federal income taxes recovered	11	0
Investment income collected	91,840	82,586
Interest expense paid	(63)	(57)
Other	11,008	8,258
Net cash provided by operating activities	72,798	80,357
Fixed maturities
Purchases	(318,629)	(317,878)
Sales	110,872	82,090
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	190,068	241,233
Purchase of other invested assets	(24,177)	(10,260)
Net cash provided by (used in) short-term and other investments	(42,419)	(41,403)
Net cash used in investing activities	(84,285)	(46,218)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(11,518)	(11,114)
Acquisition of treasury stock	0	(14,466)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	723	1,727
Withholding tax payments on RSUs tendered	(2,532)	(3,231)
Annuity contracts: variable, fixed and FHLB funding agreements
Deposits	117,311	112,564
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(99,757)	(85,411)
Life policy accounts
Deposits	1,183	489
Withdrawals and surrenders	(1,066)	(926)
Change in bank overdrafts	(2,934)	1,174
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,410	806
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(10,077)	34,945
Cash at beginning of period	16,670	15,509
Cash at end of period	$ 6,593	$ 50,454