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Net Investment Income | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Net Investment Income [Abstract] |
Net Investment Income | Net Investment Income Net investment income consisted of the following:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
(In thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Investment income earned on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, including cash and cash equivalents and loans receivable | $ | 101,284 |  |  | $ | 94,677 |  |  |  |  |
Investment funds | 52,012 |  |  | 38,935 |  |  |  |  |
Arbitrage trading account | 9,187 |  |  | 19,074 |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities | 10,856 |  |  | 6,180 |  |  |  |  |
Real estate | 2,146 |  |  | 1,161 |  |  |  |  |
Gross investment income | 175,485 |  |  | 160,027 |  |  |  |  |
Investment expense | (1,973) |  |  | (1,450) |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ | 173,512 |  |  | $ | 158,577 |  |  |  |  |

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