Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

Information regarding the liability for unpaid claims is shown below (in thousands): 

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2019			2018
Unpaid claims balance, beginning	$	1,305,396		$	1,218,652
Less reinsurance recoverables	254,466			241,301
Net beginning balance	1,050,930			977,351
Incurred related to
Current	917,048			897,901
Prior years	(47,048		)	(11,101		)
Total incurred claims	870,000			886,800
Paid claims related to
Current	482,729			481,199
Prior years	370,807			338,946
Total paid claims	853,536			820,145
Net balance	1,067,394			1,044,005
Plus reinsurance recoverables	247,174			266,780
Unpaid claims balance, ending	$	1,314,568		$	1,310,785