Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Reported in Financial Position

The detail of derivative instruments is shown below (in thousands, except number of instruments):



		December 31,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	2019					2018
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments		Number of Instruments	Notional Amounts		Estimated Fair Value		Number of Instruments	Notional Amounts		Estimated Fair Value
Equity-indexed options	Other invested assets	473	$	2,654,600	$	256,005	493	$	2,391,000	$	148,006
Equity-indexed embedded derivative	Policyholders’ account balances	101,950	2,527,205		731,552		90,440	2,327,769		596,075

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Reported in Statements of Operations



		Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	Years ended December 31,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018			2017
Equity-indexed options	Net investment income	$	144,980		$	(54,951	)	$	91,055
Equity-indexed embedded derivative	Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(162,011		)	17,862			(98,351		)

Schedule of Information Regarding Company's Exposure to Credit Loss on the Options Holds

Information regarding the Company’s exposure to credit loss on the options it holds is presented below (in thousands):



		December 31, 2019
Counterparty	Moody/S&P Rating	Options Fair Value		Collateral Held in Cash		Collateral Held in Invested Assets		Total Collateral Held		Collateral Amounts used to Offset Exposure		Excess Collateral		Exposure Net of Collateral
Barclays	Baa3/BBB	$	54,583	$	27,343	$	28,000	$	55,343	$	54,583	$	760	$	—
Credit Suisse	Baa2/BBB+	7,117		7,390		—		7,390		7,009		381		108
Goldman-Sachs	A3/BBB+	1,053		930		—		930		930		—		123
ING	Baa1/A-	30,330		14,940		16,000		30,940		30,330		610		—
Morgan Stanley	A3/BBB+	34,988		25,926		9,000		34,926		34,926		—		62
NATIXIS*	A1/A+	29,918		30,200		—		30,200		29,918		282		—
SunTrust	A3/A-	60,360		41,720		17,000		58,720		58,645		75		1,715
Wells Fargo	A2/A-	37,656		24,110		15,000		39,110		37,656		1,454		—
Total		$	256,005	$	172,559	$	85,000	$	257,559	$	253,997	$	3,562	$	2,008



		December 31, 2018
Counterparty	Moody/S&P Rating	Options Fair Value		Collateral Held in Cash		Collateral Held in Invested Assets		Total Collateral Held		Collateral Amounts used to Offset Exposure		Excess Collateral		Exposure Net of Collateral
Barclays	Baa3/BBB	$	38,905	$	11,063	$	28,041	$	39,104	$	38,905	$	199	$	—
Goldman-Sachs	A3/BBB+	615		670		—		670		615		55		—
ING	Baa1/A-	24,183		7,960		16,023		23,983		23,983		—		200
Morgan Stanley	A3/BBB+	11,649		2,046		9,013		11,059		11,059		—		590
NATIXIS*	A1/A+	26,786		27,610		—		27,610		26,786		824		—
SunTrust	Baa1/BBB+	23,488		6,520		17,025		23,545		23,464		81		24
Wells Fargo	A2/A-	22,380		7,030		15,022		22,052		22,052		—		328
Total		$	148,006	$	62,899	$	85,124	$	148,023	$	146,864	$	1,159	$	1,142



*	Includes collateral restrictions

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of credit derivatives which includes information by sellers of credit derivatives, about each credit derivative, or each group of similar credit derivatives, including (a) the nature of the credit derivative - its term, how it arose, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative; (c) the current fair value of the credit derivative; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the credit derivative, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties. A credit derivative is a derivative instrument (1) in which one or more of its underlyings are related to the credit risk of a specified entity (or a group of entities) or an index based on the credit risk of a group of entities and (2) that exposes the seller to potential loss from credit-risk-related events specified in the contract. Examples of credit derivatives within the scope of this paragraph include, but are not limited to, credit default swaps, credit spread options, and credit index products; also includes a hybrid instrument that has an embedded credit derivative (for example, but not limited to, a credit-linked note).

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