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Note 16 - Statutory Information Statutory Information (Details) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) state
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Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |
Number Of States That Have A Statutory Or Regulatory Risk Based Capital Requirement | state | 16
Risk To Capital Ratio, Regulatory Maximum | 25
Non RBC States | Minimum |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy | $ 1
Non RBC States | Maximum |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy | 5
Consolidated insurance subsidiaries |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |
Restricted Net Assets Held by Consolidated Subsidiaries | $ 3,900

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- Definition This concept represents the maximum ratio of net risk in force (net of risk ceded through reinsurance contracts and risk in force on defaulted loans) to statutory capital (defined as the sum of statutory policyholders' surplus plus statutory contingency reserves) allowed in those states which have statutory risk-based capital requirements. + References No definition available. + Details
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