Retirement Benefit Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Disclosure - Retirement Benefit Arrangements [Abstract]

Funded status of Zurich plan

		2013		2012
Funded status
Unfunded pension obligation at beginning of year	$	32,262	$	25,162
Change in pension obligation
Service cost		6,934		6,474
Interest cost		2,314		2,976
Plan participants’ contributions		1,938		1,998
Actuarial (gain) loss		(8,408)		7,046
Plan amendments		0		(707)
Benefits paid		(216)		(8,582)
Foreign currency adjustments		2,901		4,349
Settlements		(13,783)		0
Change in pension obligation		(8,320)		13,554
Change in fair value of plan assets
Actual return on plan assets		3,119		3,782
Employer contributions		5,922		5,941
Plan participants’ contributions		1,938		1,998
Benefits paid		(216)		(8,582)
Foreign currency adjustments		2,348		3,315
Settlements		(13,783)		0
Change in fair value of plan assets		(672)		6,454
Funded status
Unfunded pension obligation at end of year	$	24,614	$	32,262
Additional information:
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	$	126,390	$	134,710
Accumulated pension obligation at end of year		123,524		129,492
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		101,776		102,448

Assumptions used

	2013					2012					2011
		Pension		Net periodic			Pension		Net periodic			Pension		Net periodic
		obligation		benefit cost			obligation		benefit cost			obligation		benefit cost
Discount rate		2.25	%	1.75	%		1.75	%	2.5	%		2.5	%	2.75	%
Expected return on plan assets		0		1.75			0		2.5			0		3.0
Rate of compensation increase		2.5		2.5			2.5		3.5			3.5		3.5

Expected future benefit payments

Year		Amount
2014	$	4,417
2015		4,807
2016		5,046
2017		4,925
2018		4,722
2019 to 2023		28,714