Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-01,

Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU

2016-01”). ASU 2016-01 provides guidance to improve certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and

disclosure of financial instruments. Specifically the guidance: (i) requires equity securities held in our investment portfolio to

be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings; (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity

investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; (iii)

eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to

be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost; (iv) requires the use of the exit price notion when measuring

the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; and (v) clarifies that the need for a valuation allowance on a

deferred tax asset related to an available-for-sale ("AFS") security should be evaluated with other deferred tax assets.

We adopted ASU 2016-01 in the first quarter of 2018 and recognized a $30.7 million cumulative-effect adjustment to the

opening balances of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") and retained earnings, which represents the after-tax

net unrealized gain on our equity portfolio as of December 31, 2017. Additionally, beginning in the first quarter of 2018,

changes in unrealized gains or losses on this portfolio are no longer recorded to AOCI, but are instead recognized in income

through "Net unrealized losses on equity securities" on our Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 5. "Investments" below for information regarding unrealized equity losses recognized in income for 2018.

There were two accounting updates that we adopted with a retrospective transition in the first quarter of 2018 that related to our

statements of cash flows. These accounting updates impacted our categorization of distributions from equity method investees

(ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments ("ASU 2016-15")) and

the presentation of restricted cash (ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash ("ASU 2016-18")). These ASUs

are discussed below and the discussions are followed with a table presenting the impact of the prior period restatements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15. As mentioned above, this ASU adds guidance on the categorization of

distributions from equity method investees within the statement of cash flows. In accordance with this guidance, we made an

accounting policy election to classify these distributions using the cumulative earnings approach. This election resulted in a

restatement to operating and investing cash flows as outlined in the table below. ASU 2016-15 also added or clarified guidance

on the cash flow classification of certain cash receipts and payments, including, but not limited to: (i) debt prepayment or debt

extinguishment costs; (ii) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life

insurance policies; and (iii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The updated

guidance for these topics did not result in any restatements to our statement of cash flows.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18. ASU 2016-18 requires restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be

included with cash and cash equivalents in the reconciliation of beginning and ending cash on the statements of cash flows.

This update also requires a reconciliation of the statement of the cash flows to the balance sheet if the balance sheet includes

more than one line item containing cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. We have restricted cash related to our

participation in the NFIP, which we had previously reported as part of "Other assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2018, we are reporting restricted cash in its own line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets

to aid in the reconciliation of the amounts presented on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We have also restated

prior year balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to conform to the current year presentation.

The adoption of this guidance resulted in a restatement of operating cash flows in 2017 and 2016 to remove the impact of

the change in restricted cash from operating activities and include the restricted cash balance in the reconciliation of beginning

and ending cash balances on the Statements of Cash Flows. In addition, we have included the required reconciliation in Note 4.

"Statements of Cash Flows" below.

ASU 2016-15 and ASU 2016-18 resulted in the following line item restatements within operating and investing cash flows on

the Statements of Cash Flows:



	December 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
($ in thousands)	Prior to Adoption			After Adoption		Prior to Adoption			After Adoption
Undistributed (gains) losses of equity method investments	$	(6,393	)	(5,362	)	$	(2,316	)	318
Distributions in excess of current year income of equity method investments	—			552		—			—
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(9,872		)	(2,643	)	(30,071		)	(4,979	)
Net cash provided by operating activities	370,733			379,545		301,783			329,509

Distributions from other investments	23,426			21,843		26,837			24,202
Net cash used in investing activities	(331,075		)	(332,658	)	(318,101		)	(320,736	)

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill

Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 eliminates the second step of the two part goodwill impairment test, which

required entities to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure the goodwill

impairment. Under the new guidance, a goodwill impairment is calculated as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying

value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. An entity still has the option to perform the

qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The amendments in this

update are to be applied on a prospective basis for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates

after January 1, 2017. We adopted ASU 2017-04 in the first quarter of 2018 and it had no impact on us.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost ("ASU 2017-07"). ASU 2017-07 requires that an employer report a pension plan's service cost in the same line item or line items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by pertinent employees during the period. ASU 2017-07 also requires that other components of net benefit cost be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component. If a separate line item or items are not used, the line item or items used in the income statement to present the other components of net benefit cost must be disclosed. ASU 2017-07 was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted at the beginning of an annual period. We adopted ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018, but it had no impact on us as our pension plan was frozen as of March 2016 and we have therefore ceased accruing additional service fee costs since that time.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2018-02").

ASU 2018-02 allows a one-time reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for the stranded tax assets that were created in

AOCI from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Reform"). We adopted ASU 2018-02 in the first quarter

of 2018 and recognized a $5.7 million cumulative-effect adjustment for the deferred tax charge to income in the fourth quarter

of 2017 that was associated with net unrealized gains on our investment portfolio and pension plan resulting from the

enactment of Tax Reform.

Pronouncements to be effective in the future

The FASB has issued new leasing guidance through ASU 2016-02, Leases, which was issued in February 2016, as well as

additional implementation guidance that was issued in 2018 (collectively referred to as "ASU 2016-02"). ASU 2016-02

requires all lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on their balance sheets for the rights and obligations created by leases with

terms longer than 12 months. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, an accounting policy election is allowed to recognize

lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Under the new lease guidance, we expect an increase in assets and

liabilities as we will recognize operating leases for office space, fleet vehicles, and equipment on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for the first time. ASU 2016-02 allows for certain practical expedients, accounting policy elections, and a transition method election. We currently plan to adopt practical expedients related to reassessing: (i) whether our existing contracts are, or contain, leases; (ii) lease classification for existing leases; and (iii) initial direct costs for existing leases. Additionally, we plan to adopt accounting policy elections to: (i) aggregate lease and non-lease components of a contract into a single lease component; and (ii) expense short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We will be adopting ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019 with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of that date. We do not anticipate the impact of this guidance to be material to our financial condition or results of operations, as operating lease right-of-use assets are expected to be approximately $21 million at transition with related lease liabilities of approximately $20 million. The differential of $1 million will be recognized, on an after-tax basis, as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of 2019 retained earnings. Financing lease right-of-use assets and the related lease liabilities are expected to be approximately $1 million as of January 1, 2019.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 will change the way entities recognize impairment of financial assets by requiring immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets, including, among others, HTM debt securities, trade receivables, and reinsurance recoverables. This ASU will not impact the impairment accounting model for AFS debt securities. ASU 2016-13 requires a valuation allowance to be calculated on these financial assets and that they be presented on the financial statements net of the valuation allowance. The valuation allowance is a measurement of expected losses that is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. This methodology is referred to as the current expected credit loss model. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial condition and results of operations.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to

Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2018-07"). The amendments in ASU 2018-07 expand the scope of

Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. ASU 2018-07 is

effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is

permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure

Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value

measurements. The modifications removed the following disclosure requirements: (i) the amount of, and reasons for, transfers

between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and (iii) the

valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. This ASU added the following disclosure requirements: (i) the

changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income ("OCI") for recurring Level 3

fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period; and (ii) the range and weighted average of significant

observable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. This update is effective for annual and interim periods

beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. As the requirements of this literature are disclosure only,

ASU 2018-13 will not impact our financial condition or results of operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General:

Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans (“ASU 2018-14”). ASU 2018-14

modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. These

modifications include: (i) removing the requirement to disclose the amount in AOCI expected to be recognized as components

of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year; and (ii) adding the requirement to disclose an explanation of the reasons

for significant gains or losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period. This update is effective for fiscal years

ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. As the requirements of this literature are disclosure only, ASU

2018-14 will not impact our financial condition or results of operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software: Customer’s

Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (“ASU

2018-15”). ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that

is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use

software. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption

permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial condition or results of operations.