Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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,
	2015			2014
Unpaid claims balance, beginning	$	1,132,394		$	1,096,299
Less reinsurance recoverables		245,906			215,161
Net beginning balance		886,488			881,138
Incurred related to
Current		705,988			706,824
Prior years		(7,835	)		(29,044	)
Total incurred claims		698,153			677,780
Paid claims related to
Current		414,287			410,077
Prior years		284,732			252,082
Total paid claims		699,019			662,159
Net balance		885,622			896,759
Plus reinsurance recoverables		215,464			235,485
Unpaid claims balance, ending	$	1,101,086		$	1,132,244