STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Management fee received	$ 418,897	$ 389,346
Administrative services reimbursements received	150,422
Service agreement fee received	7,145	7,258
Net investment income received	8,951	7,553
Limited partnership distributions	426	643
Decrease in reimbursements collected from affiliates		(11,066)
Commissions paid to agents	(192,803)	(182,652)
Agents bonuses paid	(122,607)	(111,275)
Salaries and wages paid	(54,668)	(47,442)
Pension contribution and employee benefits paid	(49,199)	(26,557)
General operating expenses paid	(59,033)	(61,000)
Administrative services expenses paid	(146,935)
Income taxes (paid) recovered	(276)	234
Interest paid	(550)	(164)
Net cash used in operating activities	(40,230)	(35,122)
Purchase of investments:
Available-for-sale securities	(77,263)
Available-for-sale securities		(65,521)
Equity securities	(1,035)
Limited partnerships	(31)	(111)
Proceeds from investments:
Available-for-sale securities sales	57,717
Available-for-sale securities sales		16,633
Available-for-sale securities maturities/calls	28,473	43,460
Equity securities	1,055
Limited partnerships	910	3,396
Net purchase of fixed assets	(8,691)	(3,551)
Net distributions on agent loans	(17,874)	(1,387)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,739)	(7,081)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(39,116)	(36,441)
Net costs from long-term borrowings	(9)	(10)
Net cash used in financing activities	(39,125)	(36,451)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(96,094)	(78,654)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	215,721	189,072
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 119,627	$ 110,418