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Reinsurance and Catastrophes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Reinsurance and Catastrophes and Statutory Surplus and Subsidiary Dividend Restrictions [Abstract] |
Summary of reinsurance recoverable on unpaid insurance reserves | The total amounts of reinsurance recoverable on unpaid insurance reserves classified as assets and reported in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Reinsurance recoverables on reserves and unpaid claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance companies |  | $ | 10,152 |  | $ | 10,419 |
State insurance facilities |  |  | 3,955 |  |  | 3,286 |
Life and health |  |  | 10,395 |  |  | 10,344 |
Total |  | $ | 24,502 |  | $ | 24,049 |
Effects of reinsurance on premiums and benefits | The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and contract deposits; premiums and contract charges earned; and benefits, claims and settlement expenses were as follows:
|  |  |  | Ceded to |  | Assumed |  |  |
|  | Gross |  | Other |  | from Other |  | Net |
|  | Amount |  | Companies |  | Companies |  | Amount |
Year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  | $ | 1,120,852 |  | $ | 30,115 |  | $ | 3,456 |  | $ | 1,094,193 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 717,494 |  |  | 29,990 |  |  | 3,434 |  |  | 690,938 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 455,298 |  |  | 10,018 |  |  | 3,037 |  |  | 448,317 |
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  |  | 1,093,937 |  |  | 29,691 |  |  | 3,481 |  |  | 1,067,727 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 696,721 |  |  | 29,634 |  |  | 3,440 |  |  | 670,527 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 457,332 |  |  | 12,177 |  |  | 3,095 |  |  | 448,250 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums written and contract deposits |  |  | 1,106,012 |  |  | 31,271 |  |  | 3,708 |  |  | 1,078,449 |
Premiums and contract charges earned |  |  | 695,264 |  |  | 31,940 |  |  | 3,796 |  |  | 667,120 |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses |  |  | 519,935 |  |  | 20,767 |  |  | 3,266 |  |  | 502,434 |

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