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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducements [Abstract] |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs | Policy acquisition costs deferred and amortized are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 1,709,799 |  |  | $ | 1,683,857 |  |  | $ | 1,747,760 |
Costs deferred during the year: |  |  |  |  |
Commissions | 420,378 |  |  | 399,001 |  |  | 463,889 |
Policy issue costs | 5,422 |  |  | 4,410 |  |  | 14,945 |
Amortization | (365,468 | ) |  | (164,919 | ) |  | (143,478 | )
Effect of net unrealized gains/losses | 656,521 |  |  | (212,550 | ) |  | (399,259 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 2,426,652 |  |  | $ | 1,709,799 |  |  | $ | 1,683,857 |
Deferred Sales Inducements | Sales inducements deferred and amortized are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 1,292,341 |  |  | $ | 1,242,787 |  |  | $ | 1,227,328 |
Costs deferred during the year | 337,787 |  |  | 306,659 |  |  | 385,123 |
Amortization | (253,113 | ) |  | (87,157 | ) |  | (71,781 | )
Effect of net unrealized gains/losses | 498,865 |  |  | (169,948 | ) |  | (297,883 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 1,875,880 |  |  | $ | 1,292,341 |  |  | $ | 1,242,787 |

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