Supplementary Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplementary Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information

($ in thousands)	Years Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cash	$	25,206	$	11,906	$	7,627
Restricted cash	302		—		—
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	25,508	$	11,906	$	7,627
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	$	14,104	$	12,532	$	11,555
Income taxes	22,946		8,679		16,259

Non-cash investing activities include $2.1 billion of investments transferred to a reinsurer as consideration paid during the second quarter of 2019 in connection with the Company's reinsurance of a $2.9 billion block of in force fixed and variable annuity business. See Note 6 for further information.

Non-cash investing activities in respect to modifications or exchanges of fixed maturity securities as well as paid-in-kind activity for policy loans were insignificant for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.