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Liability For Unpaid Claims (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Liability For Unpaid Claims [Abstract] |
Changes In Liability For Unpaid Claims |
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﻿ | For the Six |
﻿ | Months Ended |
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﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 2,222 |  | $ | 2,242 |
﻿Reinsurance recoverable |  | 57 |  |  | 69 |
﻿Net balance as of beginning-of-year |  | 2,165 |  |  | 2,173 |
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﻿Business acquired (1) |  | 2,836 |  |  | - |
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﻿Incurred related to: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current year |  | 986 |  |  | 686 |
﻿Prior years |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Interest |  | 50 |  |  | 37 |
﻿All other incurred |  | (87 | ) |  | (45 | )
﻿Total incurred |  | 949 |  |  | 678 |
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﻿Paid related to: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current year |  | (393 | ) |  | (343 | )
﻿Prior years |  | (517 | ) |  | (356 | )
﻿Total paid |  | (910 | ) |  | (699 | )
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﻿Net balance as of end-of-period |  | 5,040 |  |  | 2,152 |
﻿Reinsurance recoverable |  | 136 |  |  | 70 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 5,176 |  | $ | 2,222 |
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| (1) |  | Represents Liberty group life and disability reserves, net, as of May 1, 2018, subject to finalization of acquisition date fair values. See Note 3 for additional information.
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Schedule Of Reconciliation |
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﻿ | As of June 30, |
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Future contract benefits | $ | 33,718 |  | $ | 22,293 |
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﻿Less: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Life and annuity reserves and claims due |  | 26,975 |  |  | 18,411 |
﻿Accident and health active life reserves |  | 1,567 |  |  | 1,660 |
﻿Liability for unpaid claims | $ | 5,176 |  | $ | 2,222 |
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity in the reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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