STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Management fee received	$ 1,309,769	$ 1,225,966
Administrative services reimbursements received	428,071
Service agreement fee received	21,297	21,781
Net investment income received	26,625	23,593
Limited partnership distributions	6,008	2,993
Decrease in reimbursements collected from affiliates		(7,335)
Commissions paid to agents	(639,574)	(597,700)
Agents bonuses paid	(130,657)	(118,862)
Salaries and wages paid	(136,868)	(128,071)
Pension contribution and employee benefits paid	(106,718)	(62,837)
General operating expenses paid	(144,759)	(167,985)
Administrative services expenses paid	(427,852)
Income taxes paid	(29,208)	(70,504)
Interest paid	(1,820)	(705)
Net cash provided by operating activities	174,314	120,334
Purchase of investments:
Available-for-sale securities	(194,773)
Available-for-sale securities		(292,702)
Equity securities	(4,087)
Limited partnerships	(217)	(330)
Proceeds from investments:
Available-for-sale securities sales	125,913
Available-for-sale securities sales		120,418
Available-for-sale securities maturities/calls	98,922	146,434
Equity securities	4,159
Limited partnerships	3,046	7,986
Net purchase of fixed assets	(48,667)	(18,036)
Net distributions on agent loans	(37,271)	(4,185)
Net cash used in investing activities	(52,975)	(40,415)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(117,355)	(109,324)
Net proceeds from long-term borrowings	24,983	24,961
Net cash used in financing activities	(92,372)	(84,363)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	28,967	(4,444)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	215,721	189,072
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 244,688	$ 184,628