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Policyholder Liabilities (Schedule of Reinsured Market Risk Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Fixed Rate Annuities |  |
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 18,391 | $ 10,656
Issuances | 0 | 0
Interest accrual | 274 | 775
Attributed fees collected | 7 | 67
Benefits payments | 0 | 0
Effect of changes in interest rates | (634) | 1,407
Effect of changes in equity markets | 0 | 0
Effect of changes in equity index volatility | 0 | 0
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | 218 | (128)
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | 0 | 5,614
Balance, end of period | 18,256 | 18,391
Net amount at risk (a) | $ 75,941 | $ 75,281
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) | 70 years | 70 years
Fixed Index Annuities |  |
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 640,826 | $ 593,959
Issuances | 57 | 146,898
Interest accrual | 9,527 | 33,503
Attributed fees collected | 10,276 | 32,036
Benefits payments | 0 | 0
Effect of changes in interest rates | (42,876) | 14,700
Effect of changes in equity markets | (21,174) | (22,775)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility | 6,817 | (18,656)
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | 6,113 | 5,855
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | 0 | (144,694)
Balance, end of period | 609,566 | 640,826
Net amount at risk (a) | $ 2,877,855 | $ 2,853,318
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) | 70 years | 70 years

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