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Federal Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Income Tax on Income at the Corporate Rate to the Effective Tax Rate |
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Tax at statutory rate of 35% |  | $ | 91,689 |  |  | 76,984 |  |  | 81,442 |
Tax-advantaged interest |  | (11,510 | ) |  | (12,126 | ) |  | (13,164 | )
Dividends received deduction |  | (1,961 | ) |  | (1,114 | ) |  | (1,817 | )
Stock based compensation |  | (4,281 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax reform rate change |  | 20,205 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other |  | (1,000 | ) |  | (2,284 | ) |  | 370 |
Federal income tax expense from continuing operations |  | $ | 93,142 |  |  | 61,460 |  |  | 66,831 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss reserve discounting |  | $ | 38,771 |  |  | 70,065 |
Net unearned premiums |  | 50,267 |  |  | 78,201 |
Employee benefits |  | 8,606 |  |  | 17,881 |
Long-term incentive compensation plans |  | 12,221 |  |  | 17,750 |
Temporary investment write-downs |  | 1,044 |  |  | 2,475 |
Other investment related items, net |  | — |  |  | 1,484 |
Net operating loss |  | 54 |  |  | 771 |
Other |  | 5,784 |  |  | 8,344 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 116,747 |  |  | 196,971 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs |  | 47,484 |  |  | 75,310 |
Unrealized gains on investment securities |  | 26,183 |  |  | 22,681 |
Other investment-related items, net |  | 2,500 |  |  | — |
Accelerated depreciation and amortization |  | 8,590 |  |  | 14,140 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | 84,757 |  |  | 112,131 |
Net deferred federal income tax asset |  | $ | 31,990 |  |  | 84,840 |

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