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Investment in Life Settlements (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Investment in Life Settlements | The following table describes the Company’s investment in life settlements as of September 30, 2012:
(Amounts in Thousands, except number of Life Settlement Contracts) Expected Maturity Term in Years | Number of Life Settlement Contracts |  | Fair Value (1) |  | Face Value
0-1 | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
1-2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
2-3 | 3 |  |  | 12,266 |  |  | 20,000 |
3-4 | 1 |  |  | 2,932 |  |  | 5,000 |
4-5 | 3 |  |  | 13,133 |  |  | 30,000 |
Thereafter | 249 |  |  | 143,145 |  |  | 1,616,013 |
Total | 256 |  |  | $ | 171,476 |  |  | $ | 1,671,013 |
(1) | The Company determined this fair value based on 166 policies out of the 256 policies as of September 30, 2012, as the Company assigned no value to 90 of the policies as of September 30, 2012.
Premiums to be Paid for Each of Five Succeeding Fiscal Years to keep Life Insurance Policies in Force | Premiums to be paid for each of the five succeeding fiscal years to keep the life insurance policies in force as of September 30, 2012, are as follows:
(Amounts in Thousands) | Premiums Due on Life Settlement Contracts |  | Premiums Due on Premium Finance Loans |  | Total
2012 | $ | 26,967 |  |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | 27,469 |
2013 | 28,316 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 28,794 |
2014 | 30,156 |  |  | 613 |  |  | 30,769 |
2015 | 33,015 |  |  | 1,131 |  |  | 34,146 |
2016 | 44,570 |  |  | 1,022 |  |  | 45,592 |
Thereafter | 473,533 |  |  | 15,905 |  |  | 489,438 |
Total | $ | 636,557 |  |  | $ | 19,651 |  |  | $ | 656,208 |

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