STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Management fee received	$ 486,040	$ 453,635
Administrative services reimbursements received	157,692	140,300
Service agreement fee received	6,079	6,662
Net investment income received	9,873	9,618
Commissions paid to agents	(219,346)	(215,999)
Agents bonuses paid	(111,099)	(97,085)
Salaries and wages paid	(68,373)	(49,520)
Employee benefits paid	(8,152)	(9,738)
General operating expenses paid	(56,456)	(68,491)
Administrative services expenses paid	(161,731)	(149,666)
Income taxes (paid) recovered	(1)	375
Interest paid	(1,044)	(14)
Net cash provided by operating activities	33,482	20,077
Purchase of investments:
Available-for-sale securities	(75,183)	(137,442)
Equity securities	(18,819)	(18,089)
Other investments	(349)	(13)
Proceeds from investments:
Available-for-sale securities sales	31,238	44,562
Available-for-sale securities maturities/calls	45,145	35,405
Equity securities	16,326	13,446
Other investments	819	328
Purchase of fixed assets	(11,146)	(21,086)
Loans to agents	(997)	(1,803)
Collections on agent loans	2,138	1,943
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,828)	(82,749)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(48,200)	(44,940)
Net payments on long-term borrowings	(502)	(481)
Net cash used in financing activities	(48,702)	(45,421)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(26,048)	(108,093)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	161,240	336,739
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	135,192	228,646
Supplemental disclosure of noncash transactions
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	68	1,333
Liability incurred to purchase fixed assets	$ 17,098	$ 767