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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Reinsurance [Abstract] |
Effects of reinsurance on premiums and benefits |
|  | Gross Amount |  |  | Ceded to Other Companies |  |  | Assumed from Other Companies |  |  | Net Amount |
Three months ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  | $ | 291,732 |  |  | $ | 7,407 |  |  | $ | 881 |  |  | $ | 285,206 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 174,372 |  |  |  | 7,410 |  |  |  | 942 |  |  |  | 167,904 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 108,680 |  |  |  | 3,585 |  |  |  | 956 |  |  |  | 106,051 |
Three months ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  | $ | 305,476 |  |  | $ | 7,484 |  |  | $ | 918 |  |  | $ | 298,910 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 173,537 |  |  |  | 7,480 |  |  |  | 978 |  |  |  | 167,035 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 127,524 |  |  |  | 4,278 |  |  |  | 1,166 |  |  |  | 124,412 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  | $ | 808,147 |  |  | $ | 22,175 |  |  | $ | 2,276 |  |  | $ | 788,248 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 519,928 |  |  |  | 22,541 |  |  |  | 2,356 |  |  |  | 499,743 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 353,029 |  |  |  | 10,365 |  |  |  | 2,249 |  |  |  | 344,913 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  | $ | 823,557 |  |  | $ | 23,698 |  |  | $ | 2,477 |  |  | $ | 802,336 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 522,207 |  |  |  | 24,702 |  |  |  | 2,561 |  |  |  | 500,066 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 413,909 |  |  |  | 17,478 |  |  |  | 2,391 |  |  |  | 398,822 |

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