CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 674,170	$ 598,443
Policyholder benefits paid	(404,086)	(419,736)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(253,101)	(218,464)
Income taxes paid	(12,696)	(8,719)
Investment income collected	204,186	277,178
Interest expense paid	(6,948)	(6,537)
Other	5,711	(4,691)
Net cash provided by operating activities	207,236	217,474
Fixed maturity securities
Purchases	(845,967)	(1,044,002)
Sales	651,058	360,246
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	645,946	577,425
Equity securities
Purchases	(10,510)	(8,578)
Sales and repayments	20,989	8,493
Limited partnership interests
Purchases	(42,388)	(84,444)
Sales	36,108	11,754
Change in short-term and other investments, net	(99,702)	(4,700)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(421,174)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(65,640)	(183,806)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(35,477)	(35,016)
Principal borrowings on Bank Credit Facility	135,000	0
Acquisition of treasury stock	0	(86)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,105	3,191
Withholding tax payments on RSUs tendered	(3,560)	(2,190)
Annuity contracts: variable, fixed and FHLB funding agreements
Deposits	519,636	326,003
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(313,653)	(333,473)
Principal repayment on FHLB funding agreements	(275,000)	0
Life policy accounts
Deposits	7,143	5,618
Withdrawals and surrenders	(2,682)	(3,766)
Change in deposit asset on reinsurance, net	(130,740)	0
Change in book overdrafts	(15,925)	4,855
Net cash used in financing activities	(114,153)	(34,864)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	27,443	(1,196)
Cash at beginning of period	11,906	7,627
Cash at end of period	$ 39,349	$ 6,431