10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) FO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-34257

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UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Iowa	45-2302834
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

118 Second Avenue, S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (319) 399-5700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES R NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES R NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO R

As of May 2, 2016, 25,349,251 shares of common stock were outstanding.

United Fire Group, Inc.

Index to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

March 31, 2016

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Forward-Looking Information	1
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015	2
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	3
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016	4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	5
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	31
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	45
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	45
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	46
Item 1A. Risk Factors	46
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	46
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	46
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	46
Item 5. Other Information	46
Item 6. Exhibits	47
Signatures	48

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report may contain forward-looking statements about our operations, anticipated performance and other similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), for forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expected and/or projected. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about United Fire Group, Inc. ("UFG," the "Registrant," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our"), the industry in which we operate, and beliefs and assumptions made by management. Words such as "expect(s)," "anticipate(s)," "intend(s)," "plan(s)," "believe(s)," "continue(s)," "seek(s)," "estimate(s)," "goal(s)," "target(s)," "forecast(s)," "project(s)," "predict(s)," "should," "could," "may," "will continue," "might," "hope," "can" and other words and terms of similar meaning or expression in connection with a discussion of future operations, financial performance or financial condition, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. See Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this report for more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Risks and uncertainties that may affect the actual financial condition and results of the Company include, but are not limited, to the following:

• The frequency and severity of claims, including those related to catastrophe losses and the impact those claims have on our loss reserve adequacy; the occurrence of catastrophic events, including international events, significant severe weather conditions, climate change, acts of terrorism, acts of war and pandemics;

• The adequacy of our reserves for property and casualty insurance losses and loss settlement expenses and our life insurance reserve for future policy benefits;

• Geographic concentration risk in both property and casualty insurance and life insurance segments;

• The potential disruption of our operations and reputation due to unauthorized data access, cyber-attacks or cyber-terrorism and other security breaches;

• Developments in general economic conditions, domestic and global financial markets, interest rates and other-than-temporary impairment losses that could affect the performance of our investment portfolio;

• Our ability to effectively underwrite and adequately price insured risks;

• Changes in industry trends, an increase in competition and significant industry developments;

• Litigation or regulatory actions that could require us to pay significant damages, fines or penalties or change the way we do business;

• Lowering of one or more of the financial strength ratings of our operating subsidiaries or our issuer credit ratings and the adverse impact such action may have on our premium writings, policy retention, profitability and liquidity;

• Governmental actions, policies and regulations, including, but not limited to, domestic health care reform, financial services regulatory reform, corporate governance, new laws or regulations or court decisions interpreting existing laws and regulations or policy provisions; laws, regulations and stock exchange requirements relating to corporate governance and the cost of compliance;

• Our relationship with and the financial strength of our reinsurers; and

• Competitive, legal, regulatory or tax changes that affect the distribution cost or demand for our products through our independent agent/agency distribution network.

These are representative of the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from what is expressed in forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

United Fire Group, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Investments
Fixed maturities
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value $667 in 2016 and $675 in 2015)	$	664	$	672
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost $2,770,718 in 2016 and $2,793,069 in 2015)	2,855,166		2,824,961
Trading securities, at fair value (amortized cost $11,537 in 2016 and $11,475 in 2015)	13,000		12,622
Equity securities
Available-for-sale, at fair value (cost $68,724 in 2016 and $68,514 in 2015)	237,816		236,247
Trading securities, at fair value (cost $4,443 in 2016 and $4,443 in 2015)	4,446		4,353
Mortgage loans	3,899		3,961
Policy loans	5,348		5,618
Other long-term investments	51,815		54,151
Short-term investments	175		175
	3,172,329		3,142,760
Cash and cash equivalents	143,981		106,449
Accrued investment income	26,825		25,136
Premiums receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,039 in 2016 and $867 in 2015)	302,762		276,517
Deferred policy acquisition costs	160,158		168,264
Property and equipment (primarily land and buildings, at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $47,393 in 2016 and $46,590 in 2015)	52,340		53,241
Reinsurance receivables and recoverables	71,745		73,527
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	4,112		3,790
Goodwill and intangible assets	25,317		25,509
Other assets	16,423		15,183
TOTAL ASSETS	$	3,975,992	$	3,890,376
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses
Property and casualty insurance	$	1,016,082	$	1,003,895
Life insurance	1,367,327		1,372,358
Unearned premiums	436,058		415,057
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	192,023		200,599
Income taxes payable	5,645		4,917
Deferred income taxes	29,688		14,653
TOTAL LIABILITIES	$	3,046,823	$	3,011,479
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; 25,324,068 and 25,151,428 shares issued and outstanding in 2016 and 2015, respectively	$	25	$	25
Additional paid-in capital	212,484		207,426
Retained earnings	607,883		591,009
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	108,777		80,437
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	929,169	$	878,897
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	3,975,992	$	3,890,376

The Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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United Fire Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	2016			2015
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	241,298		$	213,171
Investment income, net of investment expenses	22,224			24,363
Net realized investment gains (includes reclassifications for net unrealized investment gains on available-for-sale securities of $1,646 in 2016 and $1,895 in 2015; previously included in accumulated other comprehensive income)	2,055			887
Other income	108			63
Total revenues	$	265,685		$	238,484
Benefits, Losses and Expenses
Losses and loss settlement expenses	$	142,128		$	126,409
Increase in liability for future policy benefits	12,552			7,623
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	50,231			42,472
Other underwriting expenses (includes reclassifications for employee benefit costs of $1,371 in 2016 and $1,867 in 2015; previously included in accumulated other comprehensive income)	26,753			23,534
Interest on policyholders’ accounts	5,247			6,615
Total benefits, losses and expenses	$	236,911		$	206,653
Income before income taxes	$	28,774		$	31,831
Federal income tax expense (includes reclassifications of ($96) in 2016 and ($10) in 2015; previously included in accumulated other comprehensive income)	6,347			8,152
Net income	$	22,427		$	23,679
Other comprehensive income
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments	$	43,876		$	13,114
Change in liability for underfunded employee benefit plans	—			—
Other comprehensive income, before tax and reclassification adjustments	$	43,876		$	13,114
Income tax effect	(15,357		)	(4,590		)
Other comprehensive income, after tax, before reclassification adjustments	$	28,519		$	8,524
Reclassification adjustment for net realized investment gains included in income	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,895	)
Reclassification adjustment for employee benefit costs included in expense	1,371			1,867
Total reclassification adjustments, before tax	$	(275	)	$	(28	)
Income tax effect	96			10
Total reclassification adjustments, after tax	$	(179	)	$	(18	)
Comprehensive income	$	50,767		$	32,185
Weighted average common shares outstanding	25,209,888			24,990,470
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.89		$	0.95
Diluted earnings per common share	0.88			0.94

The Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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United Fire Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Common stock
Balance, beginning of year	$	25
Shares issued for stock-based awards (180,026 shares)	—
Balance, end of period	$	25
Additional paid-in capital
Balance, beginning of year	$	207,426
Compensation expense and related tax benefit for stock-based award grants	313
Shares issued for stock-based awards	4,745
Balance, end of period	$	212,484
Retained earnings
Balance, beginning of year	$	591,009
Net income	22,427
Dividends on common stock ($0.22 per share)	(5,553		)
Balance, end of period	$	607,883
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
Balance, beginning of year	$	80,437
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation(1)	27,449
Change in liability for underfunded employee benefit plans(2)	891
Balance, end of period	$	108,777
Summary of changes
Balance, beginning of year	$	878,897
Net income	22,427
All other changes in stockholders’ equity accounts	27,845
Balance, end of period	$	929,169

(1) The change in net unrealized appreciation is net of reclassification adjustments and income taxes.

(2) The change in liability for underfunded employee benefit plans is net of reclassification adjustments and income taxes.

The Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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United Fire Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2016			2015
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income	$	22,427		$	23,679
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Net accretion of bond premium	3,447			3,702
Depreciation and amortization	1,626			1,618
Stock-based compensation expense	977			553
Net realized investment gains	(2,055		)	(887		)
Net cash flows from trading investments	(129		)	510
Deferred income tax benefit	322			(1,519		)
Changes in:
Accrued investment income	(1,689		)	(1,020		)
Premiums receivable	(26,245		)	(19,926		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(3,579		)	(6,333		)
Reinsurance receivables	1,782			3,427
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	(322		)	(295		)
Other assets	(1,240		)	(697		)
Future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses	23,965			8,726
Unearned premiums	21,001			19,535
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(7,205		)	(20,919		)
Income taxes payable	728			3,790
Deferred income taxes	(548		)	(433		)
Other, net	2,063			342
Total adjustments	$	12,899		$	(9,826	)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	35,326		$	13,853
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	$	1,968		$	5,017
Proceeds from call and maturity of held-to-maturity investments	8			31
Proceeds from call and maturity of available-for-sale investments	142,629			172,825
Proceeds from short-term and other investments	789			3,450
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	(124,338		)	(133,920		)
Purchase of short-term and other investments	—			(1,560		)
Net purchases and sales of property and equipment	(569		)	(1,881		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	20,487		$	43,962
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Policyholders’ account balances
Deposits to investment and universal life contracts	$	25,145		$	36,099
Withdrawals from investment and universal life contracts	(41,954		)	(67,248		)
Payment of cash dividends	(5,553		)	(4,997		)
Repurchase of common stock	—			(1,083		)
Issuance of common stock	4,745			353
Tax impact from issuance of common stock	(664		)	(193		)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(18,281	)	$	(37,069	)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	37,532		$	20,746
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	106,449			90,574
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	143,981		$	111,320

The Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts or as otherwise noted)

NOTE 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

United Fire Group, Inc. ("UFG,", the "Registrant," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates are engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. We report our operations in two business segments: property and casualty insurance and life insurance. Our insurance company subsidiaries are licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 46 states and the District of Columbia, and as a life insurer in 37 states.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. Certain financial information that is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including certain financial statement footnote disclosures, are not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting and have been condensed or omitted.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statement categories that are most dependent on management estimates and assumptions include: investments; deferred policy acquisition costs; reinsurance receivables and recoverables; future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses; and pension and postretirement benefit obligations.

In the preparation of the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, we have evaluated all material subsequent events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Management of UFG believes the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results reported for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The review report of Ernst & Young LLP as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 accompanies the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements."

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash, money market accounts, and non-negotiable certificates of deposit with original maturities of three months or less.

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we made payments for income taxes totaling $6,509 and $6,508, respectively. We did not receive a tax refund during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we made no interest payments (excluding interest credited to policyholders’ accounts).

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs ("DAC")

Certain costs associated with underwriting new business (primarily commissions, premium taxes and variable underwriting and policy issue expenses associated with successful acquisition efforts) are deferred. The following table is a summary of the components of DAC, including the related amortization recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

	Property & Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Recorded asset at beginning of period	$	90,547		$	77,717		$	168,264
Underwriting costs deferred	52,540			1,270			53,810
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,412		)	(1,819		)	(50,231		)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	$	94,675		$	77,168		$	171,843
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	—			(11,685		)	(11,685		)
Recorded asset at March 31, 2016	$	94,675		$	65,483		$	160,158

Property and casualty insurance policy acquisition costs deferred are amortized as premium revenue is recognized. The method followed in computing DAC limits the amount of such deferred costs to their estimated realizable value. This takes into account the premium to be earned, losses and loss settlement expenses expected to be incurred and certain other costs expected to be incurred as the premium is earned.

For traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized to income over the premium-paying period in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual premium revenue to the expected total premium revenue. Expected premium revenue and gross profits are based on the same mortality and withdrawal assumptions used in determining future policy benefits. These assumptions are not revised after policy issuance unless the recorded DAC asset is deemed to be unrecoverable from future expected profits.

For non-traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized over the anticipated terms in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual gross profits to the total expected gross profits. Changes in the amount or timing of expected gross profits result in adjustments to the cumulative amortization of these costs. The effect on amortization of DAC for revisions to estimated gross profits is reported in earnings in the period the estimated gross profits are revised.

The effect on DAC that results from the assumed realization of unrealized gains (losses) on investments allocated to non-traditional life insurance business is recognized with an offset to net unrealized investment appreciation as of the balance sheet date. The impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities decreased the DAC asset by $13,688 and $2,003 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established based on differences between the financial statement bases of assets and liabilities and the tax bases of those same assets and liabilities, using the currently enacted statutory tax rates. Deferred income tax expense is measured by the year-to-year change in the net deferred tax asset or liability, except for certain changes in deferred tax amounts that affect stockholders' equity and do not impact federal income tax expense.

We reported a federal income tax expense of $6,347 and $8,152 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our effective tax rate is different than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent due principally to the effect of tax-exempt municipal bond interest income and non-taxable dividend income.

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The Company performs a quarterly review of its tax position and makes a determination of whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If based on review, it appears not more likely than not that the position will be sustained, the Company will calculate any unrecognized tax benefits and, if necessary, calculate and accrue any related interest and penalties. We did not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. In addition, we have not accrued for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. However, if interest and penalties would need to be accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits, such amounts would be recognized as a component of federal income tax expense.

We file a consolidated federal income tax return. We also file income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to federal or state income tax examination for years before 2009. The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a routine examination of our income tax return for the 2011 tax year.

Subsequent Events

In the preparation of the accompanying financial statements, the Company has evaluated all material subsequent events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the Company's financial statements. The Company concluded there are no material subsequent events or transactions that have occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2016

Short-Duration Contracts

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance on disclosure requirements for short-duration contracts. The new guidance requires additional disclosures about the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and requires disclosure of any information about significant changes in methodologies and assumptions used to calculate the liability. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods beginning the following year. The Company will include the new annual disclosures beginning with the December 31, 2016 annual financial statements. The adoption of the new guidance will change disclosures regarding short- duration contracts, but management currently does not expect the adoption of the new guidance to have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Other Internal Use Software

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance which clarifies customers' accounting for fees paid for cloud computing arrangements. The new standard provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license or whether the arrangement is considered a service contract. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of debt issuance costs. The new guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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Consolidation

In February 2015, the FASB issued amendments to the consolidation analysis that a reporting entity performs to determine whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. Specifically, the new guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIE"), eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that have VIE's, particularly those with fee arrangements and related party relationships. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the disclosure of uncertainties about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The new guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern and, if so, to disclose the fact and what the entity's plans are to alleviate that doubt. The guidance is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Share-Based Payments

In June 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The new guidance requires a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the service period, be treated as a performance condition. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The amendments can be applied prospectively or retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Pending Adoption of Accounting Standards

Share-Based Payments

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments. The new guidance was issued to simplify the accounting of share-based payment, specifically in the areas of income taxes, classification on the balance sheets as liabilities or equity and classification in the cash flow statement. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for leases. The new guidance requires lessees to place most leases on their balance sheets with expenses recognized on the income statement in a similar manner as previous methods. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2019 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance updating certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendments in this update supersede the guidance to classify equity securities with readily determinable fair values into different categories (for example, trading or available-for-sale)

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and require equity securities to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income. The new guidance also simplifies the impairment process for equity investments without readily determinable fair values. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Income Taxes

In December 2015, the FASB issued guidance on the balance sheet classification of deferred taxes. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to split deferred tax liabilities and assets between current and non-current in a classified balance sheet. The new guidance allows deferred tax liabilities and assets to be included in non-current accounts.The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017, the adoption will have no impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued comprehensive new guidance on revenue recognition which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new guidance requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard creates a five-step model that requires companies to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contract(s) and all relevant facts and circumstances. Insurance contracts are not within the scope of this new guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will adopt the guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations and considering which portions of the guidance, if any, applies to the Company.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

Fair Value of Investments

A reconciliation of the amortized cost (cost for equity securities) to fair value of investments in held-to-maturity and available-for-sale fixed maturity and equity securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, is as follows:

March 31, 2016
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	2	$	—	$	452
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	64		1		—		65
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	664	$	3	$	—	$	667
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	23,783	$	303	$	3	$	24,083
U.S. government agency	176,116		3,728		28		179,816
States, municipalities and political subdivisions

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General obligations:
Midwest	160,686		5,464		14		166,136
Northeast	61,333		2,594		—		63,927
South	119,448		3,971		—		123,419
West	106,544		3,949		49		110,444
Special revenue:
Midwest	156,902		6,186		—		163,088
Northeast	29,203		1,143		4		30,342
South	160,498		5,779		7		166,270
West	80,862		3,796		2		84,656
Foreign bonds	80,115		2,555		1,925		80,745
Public utilities	215,122		7,624		826		221,920
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,341		1,763		3,422		114,682
Industrials	239,448		7,950		3,276		244,122
Consumer goods and services	176,258		7,529		3		183,784
Health care	87,699		3,870		43		91,526
Technology, media and telecommunications	141,213		4,394		1,070		144,537
Financial services	252,289		8,961		228		261,022
Mortgage-backed securities	15,352		464		17		15,799
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	123,776		3,716		403		127,089
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	134,375		5,285		149		139,511
Federal national mortgage association	108,566		4,994		127		113,433
Asset-backed securities	4,789		238		212		4,815
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,770,718	$	96,256	$	11,808	$	2,855,166
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	14,893	$	181	$	21,943
Energy	6,514		6,409		158		12,765
Industrials	13,252		32,722		232		45,742
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,978		5		24,274
Health care	7,763		19,108		—		26,871
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		8,550		57		14,424
Financial services	17,289		74,132		93		91,328
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	443		26		—		469
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,724	$	169,818	$	726	$	237,816
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,839,442	$	266,074	$	12,534	$	3,092,982

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December 31, 2015
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	1	$	—	$	451
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	72		2		—		74
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	672	$	3	$	—	$	675
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,587	$	100	$	38	$	21,649
U.S. government agency	232,808		2,622		2,400		233,030
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations:
Midwest	160,484		4,990		18		165,456
Northeast	56,449		1,996		—		58,445
South	125,565		3,358		134		128,789
West	103,721		3,160		67		106,814
Special revenue:
Midwest	152,780		4,956		30		157,706
Northeast	23,892		919		212		24,599
South	144,183		4,281		27		148,437
West	78,935		3,150		44		82,041
Foreign bonds	82,580		2,405		2,457		82,528
Public utilities	213,233		3,701		1,251		215,683
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,800		1,032		4,713		113,119
Industrials	227,589		3,329		6,663		224,255
Consumer goods and services	172,529		2,844		776		174,597
Health care	92,132		2,168		791		93,509
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,431		1,972		2,003		142,400
Financial services	259,382		5,246		1,143		263,485
Mortgage-backed securities	16,413		376		51		16,738
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	120,220		1,391		1,985		119,626
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	137,874		2,377		1,342		138,909
Federal national mortgage association	106,021		2,400		941		107,480
Asset-backed securities	5,461		221		16		5,666

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Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,793,069	$	58,994	$	27,102	$	2,824,961
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	12,022	$	193	$	19,060
Energy	6,103		5,374		266		11,211
Industrials	13,251		31,872		313		44,810
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,017		3		23,315
Health care	7,763		20,454		—		28,217
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		7,538		105		13,364
Financial services	17,392		78,411		109		95,694
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	542		34		—		576
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,514	$	168,722	$	989	$	236,247
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,861,583	$	227,716	$	28,091	$	3,061,208

Maturities

The amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and trading fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations may be subject to prepayment risk and are therefore not categorized by contractual maturity.

	Held-To-Maturity				Available-For-Sale				Trading
March 31, 2016	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—	$	88,221	$	88,799	$	1,614	$	2,178
Due after one year through five years	600		602		841,686		865,457		7,701		8,401
Due after five years through 10 years	—		—		934,933		964,495		375		488
Due after 10 years	—		—		519,020		535,768		1,847		1,933
Asset-backed securities	—		—		4,789		4,815		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities	64		65		15,352		15,799		—		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		—		366,717		380,033		—		—
	$	664	$	667	$	2,770,718	$	2,855,166	$	11,537	$	13,000

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Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses

Net realized gains on disposition of investments are computed using the specific identification method and are included in the computation of net income. A summary of the components of net realized investment gains (losses) is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Fixed maturities:
Available-for-sale	$	516	$	991
Trading securities
Change in fair value	273		(201		)
Sales	—		516
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale	984		904
Trading securities
Change in fair value	93		(56		)
Sales	—		46
Other long-term investments	43		(1,313		)
Cash equivalents	146		—
Total net realized investment gains	$	2,055	$	887

The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) on the sale of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Proceeds from sales	$	1,968	$	5,017
Gross realized gains	921		973
Gross realized losses	—		—

There were no sales of held-to-maturity securities during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Our investment portfolio includes trading securities with embedded derivatives. These securities are primarily convertible securities which are recorded at fair value. Income or loss, including the change in the fair value of these trading securities, is recognized currently in earnings as a component of net realized investment gains. Our portfolio of trading securities had a fair value of $17,446 and $16,975 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Funding Commitment

Pursuant to an agreement with one of our limited liability partnership investments, we are contractually committed through December 31, 2023 to make capital contributions upon request of the partnership. Our remaining potential contractual obligation was $10,307 at March 31, 2016.

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Unrealized Appreciation

A summary of the changes in net unrealized investment appreciation during the reporting period is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation
Available-for-sale fixed maturities	$	52,556		$	21,008
Available-for-sale equity securities	1,359			(2,879		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,685		)	(6,911		)
Income tax effect	(14,781		)	(3,926		)
Total change in net unrealized investment appreciation, net of tax	$	27,449		$	7,292

We continually monitor the difference between our cost basis and the estimated fair value of our investments. Our accounting policy for impairment recognition requires other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") charges to be recorded when we determine that it is more likely than not that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the fixed maturity security or that the anticipated recovery in fair value of the equity security will not occur in a reasonable amount of time. Impairment charges on investments are recorded based on the fair value of the investments at the measurement date or based on the value calculated using a discounted cash flow model. Credit-related impairments on fixed maturity securities that we do not plan to sell, and for which we are not more likely than not to be required to sell, are recognized in net income. Any non-credit related impairment is recognized as a component of other comprehensive income. Factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary include: the length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than cost; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; our intention to hold the investment; and the likelihood that we will be required to sell the investment.

The tables on the following pages summarize our fixed maturity and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The securities are presented by the length of time they have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. It is possible that we could recognize OTTI charges in future periods on securities held at March 31, 2016, if future events or information cause us to determine that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary.

We have evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers of our fixed maturity securities in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss, and unless otherwise noted, these losses did not warrant the recognition of an OTTI charge at March 31, 2016 or at March 31, 2015. We believe the unrealized depreciation in value of other securities in our fixed maturity portfolio is primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates and not the credit quality of the issuer. We have no intent to sell, and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell, these securities until the fair value recovers to at least equal to our cost basis or the securities mature.

We have evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers of our equity securities in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss, and unless otherwise noted, these losses do not warrant the recognition of an OTTI charge at March 31, 2016. Our largest unrealized loss greater than 12 months on an individual equity security at March 31, 2016 was $189. We have no intention to sell any of these securities prior to a recovery in value, but will continue to monitor the fair value reported for these securities as part of our overall process to evaluate investments for OTTI recognition.

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March 31, 2016	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	1,637	$	3	$	1,637	$	3
U.S. government agency	7	18,173		25		1	2,995		3		21,168		28
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	3	9,619		14		—	—		—		9,619		14
West	1	3,136		37		2	2,301		12		5,437		49
Special revenue
Northeast	1	1,037		4		—	—		—		1,037		4
South	3	4,149		7		—	—		—		4,149		7
West	—	—		—		1	719		2		719		2
Foreign bonds	7	11,277		534		2	3,804		1,391		15,081		1,925
Public utilities	4	8,231		394		6	5,997		432		14,228		826
Corporate bonds
Energy	20	44,540		2,328		5	10,764		1,094		55,304		3,422
Industrials	8	16,891		618		8	15,276		2,658		32,167		3,276
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		4	2,486		3		2,486		3
Health care	—	—		—		2	2,732		43		2,732		43
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	26,290		365		4	15,132		705		41,422		1,070
Financial services	8	17,662		160		3	6,130		68		23,792		228
Mortgage-backed securities	—	—		—		4	1,379		17		1,379		17
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	5	7,888		22		12	26,988		381		34,876		403
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	1	6,970		18		5	12,692		131		19,662		149
Federal national mortgage association	4	5,503		22		4	5,165		105		10,668		127
Asset-backed securities	1	2,574		212		—	—		—		2,574		212
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	82	$	183,940	$	4,760	65	$	116,197	$	7,048	$	300,137	$	11,808
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	127	$	181	$	127	$	181
Energy	8	1,935		158		—	—		—		1,935		158
Industrials	2	1		1		5	231		231		232		232
Consumer goods and services	2	32		1		2	13		4		45		5
Technology, media and telecommunications	7	488		40		5	31		17		519		57
Financial services	6	408		29		2	150		64		558		93
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	25	$	2,864	$	229	17	$	552	$	497	$	3,416	$	726
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	107	$	186,804	$	4,989	82	$	116,749	$	7,545	$	303,553	$	12,534

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December 31, 2015	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	6	$	6,408	$	26	2	$	1,634	$	12	$	8,042	$	38
U.S. government agency	38	104,621		1,771		6	18,821		629		123,442		2,400
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	4	2,417		12		1	528		6		2,945		18
South	3	4,805		55		8	3,743		79		8,548		134
West	4	8,927		23		2	2,274		44		11,201		67
Special revenue
Midwest	—	—		—		1	2,494		30		2,494		30
Northeast	1	4,755		212		—	—		—		4,755		212
South	4	7,445		26		2	1,851		1		9,296		27
West	4	6,851		44		—	—		—		6,851		44
Foreign bonds	9	16,991		1,289		2	4,036		1,168		21,027		2,457
Public utilities	35	72,680		880		5	2,840		371		75,520		1,251
Corporate bonds
Energy	29	61,496		3,286		4	7,991		1,427		69,487		4,713
Industrials	38	78,588		3,631		3	6,649		3,032		85,237		6,663
Consumer goods and services	24	64,661		770		4	2,491		6		67,152		776
Health care	18	43,992		652		2	3,737		139		47,729		791
Technology, media and telecommunications	22	59,503		1,478		2	8,940		525		68,443		2,003
Financial services	49	92,814		1,143		—	—		—		92,814		1,143
Mortgage-backed securities	9	7,423		43		4	183		8		7,606		51
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	17	29,769		437		14	40,027		1,548		69,796		1,985
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	20	35,343		644		6	19,887		698		55,230		1,342
Federal national mortgage association	15	32,800		524		11	11,962		417		44,762		941
Asset-backed securities	1	985		16		—	—		—		985		16
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	350	$	743,274	$	16,962	79	$	140,088	$	10,140	$	883,362	$	27,102
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	115	$	193	$	115	$	193
Energy	10	2,868		266		—	—		—		2,868		266
Industrials	3	177		44		5	193		269		370		313
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		2	14		3		14		3
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	438		91		2	12		14		450		105
Financial services	6	326		51		1	136		58		462		109

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Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	28	$	3,809	$	452	13	$	470	$	537	$	4,279	$	989
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	378	$	747,083	$	17,414	92	$	140,558	$	10,677	$	887,641	$	28,091

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NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Current accounting guidance on fair value measurements includes the application of a fair value hierarchy that requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Our financial instruments that are recorded at fair value are categorized into a three-level hierarchy, which is based upon the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (i.e., Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (i.e., Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the financial instrument.

Financial instruments recorded at fair value are categorized in the fair value hierarchy as follows:

• Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial instruments that we have the ability to access.

• Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar financial instruments, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, in markets that are not active or on inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for the full term of the financial instrument.

• Level 3: Valuations are based on pricing or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the financial instrument. Such inputs may reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the financial instrument.

We review our fair value hierarchy categorizations on a quarterly basis at which time the classification of certain financial instruments may change if the input observations have changed. Transfers between levels, if any, are recorded as of the beginning of the reporting period.

To determine the fair value of the majority of our investments, we utilize prices obtained from independent, nationally recognized pricing services. We obtain one price for each security. When the pricing services cannot provide a determination of fair value for a specific security, we obtain non-binding price quotes from broker-dealers with whom we have had several years experience and who have demonstrated knowledge of the subject security. We request and utilize one broker quote per security.

In order to determine the proper classification in the fair value hierarchy for each security where the price is obtained from an independent pricing service, we obtain and evaluate the vendors' pricing procedures and inputs used to price the security, which include unadjusted quoted market prices for identical securities, such as a New York Stock Exchange closing price, and quoted prices for identical securities in markets that are not active. For fixed maturity securities, an evaluation of interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatility, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates may also be performed. We have determined that these processes and inputs result in fair values and classifications consistent with the applicable accounting guidance on fair value measurements.

We estimate the fair value of our financial instruments based on relevant market information or by discounting estimated future cash flows at estimated current market discount rates appropriate to the specific asset or liability.

When possible, we use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of fixed maturities, equity securities, trading securities and short-term investments. When quoted market prices do not exist, we base estimates of fair value on market information obtained from independent pricing services and brokers or on valuation techniques that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the financial instrument. Such inputs may reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the financial instrument. Our valuation techniques are discussed in more detail throughout this section.

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The fair value of our mortgage loans is determined by modeling performed by us based on the stated principal and coupon payments provided for in the loan agreements. These cash flows are then discounted using an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate to determine the security's fair value, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement.

The fair value of our policy loans is equivalent to carrying value, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value and is classified as Level 2. We do not make policy loans for amounts in excess of the cash surrender value of the related policy. In all instances, the policy loans are fully collateralized by the related liability for future policy benefits for traditional insurance policies or by the policyholders' account balance for non-traditional policies.

Our other long-term investments consist primarily of our interests in limited liability partnerships that are recorded on the equity method of accounting. The fair value of the partnerships is obtained from the fund managers, which is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held in the partnerships. In management's opinion, these values represent a reasonable estimate of fair value. We have not adjusted the net asset value provided by the fund managers.

For cash and cash equivalents and accrued investment income, carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

Policy reserves are developed and recorded for deferred annuities, which is an interest-sensitive product, and income annuities. The fair value of the reserve liability for these annuity products is based upon an estimate of the discounted pretax cash flows that are forecast for the underlying business, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement. We base the discount rate on the current U.S. Treasury spot yield curve, which is then risk-adjusted for nonperformance risk and, for interest-sensitive business, market risk factors. The risk-adjusted discount rate is developed using interest rates that are available in the market and representative of the risks applicable to the underlying business.

A summary of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:

	March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities:
Held-to-maturity securities	$	667	$	664	$	675	$	672
Available-for-sale securities	2,855,166		2,855,166		2,824,961		2,824,961
Trading securities	13,000		13,000		12,622		12,622
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale securities	237,816		237,816		236,247		236,247
Trading securities	4,446		4,446		4,353		4,353
Mortgage loans	4,197		3,899		4,237		3,961
Policy loans	5,348		5,348		5,618		5,618
Other long-term investments	51,815		51,815		54,151		54,151
Short-term investments	175		175		175		175
Cash and cash equivalents	143,981		143,981		106,449		106,449
Corporate-owned life insurance	2,160		2,160		1,716		1,716
Liabilities
Policy reserves
Annuity (accumulations) (1)	$	727,595	$	728,089	$	707,190	$	744,931
Annuity (benefit payments)	137,810		94,659		131,899		95,467

(1) Annuity accumulations represent deferred annuity contracts that are currently earning interest.

The following tables present the categorization for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

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March 31, 2016			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	24,083	$	—	$	24,083	$	—
U.S. government agency	179,816		—		179,816		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	166,136		—		166,136		—
Northeast	63,927		—		63,927		—
South	123,419		—		123,419		—
West	110,444		—		110,444		—
Special revenue
Midwest	163,088		—		162,744		344
Northeast	30,342		—		30,342		—
South	166,270		—		166,270		—
West	84,656		—		84,656		—
Foreign bonds	80,745		—		80,745		—
Public utilities	221,920		—		221,920		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	114,682		—		114,682		—
Industrials	244,122		—		244,122		—
Consumer goods and services	183,784		—		182,570		1,214
Health care	91,526		—		91,526		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	144,537		—		144,537		—
Financial services	261,022		—		251,520		9,502
Mortgage-backed securities	15,799		—		15,799		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	127,089		—		127,089		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	139,511		—		139,511		—
Federal national mortgage association	113,433		—		113,433		—
Asset-backed securities	4,815		—		3,890		925
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,855,166	$	—	$	2,843,181	$	11,985
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	21,943	$	21,943	$	—	$	—
Energy	12,765		12,765		—		—
Industrials	45,742		45,742		—		—
Consumer goods and services	24,274		24,274		—		—
Health care	26,871		26,871		—		—

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Technology, media and telecommunications	14,424		14,424		—		—
Financial services	91,328		87,336		—		3,992
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	469		469		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	237,816	$	233,824	$	—	$	3,992
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,092,982	$	233,824	$	2,843,181	$	15,977
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,644	$	—	$	3,644	$	—
Consumer goods and services	272		—		272		—
Health care	1,930		—		1,930		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	338		—		338		—
Financial services	4,069		—		4,069		—
Asset-backed securities	—		—		—		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,747		2,747		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	293		293		—		—
Industrials	1,027		1,027		—		—
Consumer goods and services	899		899		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	235		235		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,688		1,688		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	17,446	$	7,193	$	10,253	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	63,567	$	63,567	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	2,160	$	—	$	2,160	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,176,330	$	304,759	$	2,855,594	$	15,977

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December 31, 2015			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,649	$	—	$	21,649	$	—
U.S. government agency	233,030		—		233,030		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	165,456		—		165,456		—
Northeast	58,445		—		58,445		—
South	128,789		—		128,789		—
West	106,814		—		106,814		—
Special revenue
Midwest	157,706		—		157,363		343
Northeast	24,599		—		24,599		—
South	148,437		—		148,437		—
West	82,041		—		82,041		—
Foreign bonds	82,528		—		82,528		—
Public utilities	215,683		—		215,683		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	113,119		—		113,119		—
Industrials	224,255		—		224,255		—
Consumer goods and services	174,597		—		173,364		1,233
Health care	93,509		—		93,509		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,400		—		142,400		—
Financial services	263,485		—		253,823		9,662
Mortgage-backed securities	16,738		—		16,738		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	119,626		—		119,626		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	138,909		—		138,909		—
Federal national mortgage association	107,480		—		107,480		—
Asset-backed securities	5,666		—		4,630		1,036
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,824,961	$	—	$	2,812,687	$	12,274
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	19,060	$	19,060	$	—	$	—
Energy	11,211		11,211		—		—
Industrials	44,810		44,810		—		—
Consumer goods and services	23,315		23,315		—		—
Health care	28,217		28,217		—		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	13,364		13,364		—		—
Financial services	95,694		91,588		128		3,978

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Nonredeemable preferred stocks	576		576		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	236,247	$	232,141	$	128	$	3,978
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,061,208	$	232,141	$	2,812,815	$	16,252
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,558	$	—	$	3,558	$	—
Consumer goods and services	118		—		118		—
Health care	2,032		—		2,032		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	335		—		335		—
Financial services	4,094		—		4,094		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,485		2,485		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	267		267		—		—
Industrials	986		986		—		—
Consumer goods and services	942		942		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	229		229		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,625		1,625		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	16,975	$	6,838	$	10,137	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	20,805	$	20,805	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	1,716	$	—	$	1,716	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,100,879	$	259,959	$	2,824,668	$	16,252

The fair value of securities that are categorized as Level 1 is based on quoted market prices that are readily and regularly available.

We use a market-based approach for valuing all of our Level 2 securities except for our mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, and submit them primarily to a third-party valuation service provider. Any of these securities not valued by this service provider are submitted to another third-party valuation service provider. Both service providers use a market approach to find pricing of similar financial instruments. The market inputs our service providers normally seek to value our securities include the following, listed in approximate order of priority: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data including market research publications. The method and inputs for these securities classified as Level 2 are the same regardless of industry category, credit quality, duration, geographical concentration or economic characteristics. For our mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, our service providers use additional market inputs to value these securities, including the following: new issue data, periodic payment information, monthly payment information, collateral performance and real estate analysis from third parties. Our service providers prioritize inputs based on market conditions, and not all inputs listed are available for use in the valuation process for each security on any given day.

At least annually, we review the methodologies and assumptions used by our valuation service providers and verify that they are reasonable and representative of the fair value of the underlying securities held in the investment portfolio. We validate the prices obtained from independent pricing services and brokers prior to their use for

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reporting purposes by evaluating their reasonableness on a monthly basis. Our validation process includes a review for unusual fluctuations. In our opinion, the pricing obtained at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was reasonable. Unusual fluctuations outside of our expectations are independently corroborated with additional third-party sources that use similar valuation techniques as discussed above. In addition, we also randomly select securities and independently corroborate the valuations obtained from our third-party valuation service providers.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the change in our available-for-sale securities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 is the result of investment purchases that were made using funds held in our money market accounts, disposals and the change in unrealized gains on both fixed maturities and equity securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, there were no securities transferred between Level 1 and Level 2.

Securities categorized as Level 3 include holdings in certain private placement fixed maturity and equity securities for which an active market does not currently exist. The fair value of our Level 3 private placement securities is determined by management relying on pricing received from our independent pricing services and brokers consistent with the process to estimate fair value for Level 2 securities. However, securities are categorized as Level 3 if these quotes cannot be corroborated by other market observable data due to the unobservable nature of the brokers’ valuation processes. If pricing cannot be obtained from these sources, which occurs on a limited basis, management will perform a discounted cash flow analysis, using an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate, on the underlying security to estimate fair value. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, there were no securities transferred in or out of Level 3.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value of our Level 3 securities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

	States, municipalities and political subdivisions		Corporate bonds			Asset-backed securities			Equities			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	343	$	10,895		$	1,036		$	3,978		$	16,252
Net unrealized gains (losses)(1)	1		137			35			—			173
Purchases	—		—			—			132			132
Disposals	—		(316		)	(146		)	(118		)	(580		)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	344	$	10,716		$	925		$	3,992		$	15,977

(1) Unrealized gains (losses) are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.

The fixed maturities reported as disposals relate to the receipt of principal on calls or sinking fund bonds, in accordance with the indentures.

Corporate-Owned Life Insurance

The Company formed a rabbi trust in 2014 to fund obligations under the United Fire & Casualty Company Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan and United Fire Group Supplemental Executive Retirement and Deferral Plan (collectively the "Executive Retirement Plans"). Within the rabbi trust, corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI") policies are utilized as an investment vehicle and source of funding for the Company's Executive Retirement Plans. The COLI policies invest in mutual funds, which are priced daily by independent sources. As of March 31, 2016, the cash surrender value of the COLI policies was $2,160, which is equal to the fair value measured using Level 2 inputs, based on the underlying assets of the COLI policies, and is included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NOTE 4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for our pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended March 31,	2016			2015			2016		2015
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	1,623		$	1,669		$	932	$	1,305
Interest cost	1,663			1,500			754		713
Expected return on plan assets	(1,988		)	(1,950		)	—		—
Amortization of net loss	992			1,136			379		731
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,290		$	2,355		$	2,065	$	2,749

Employer Contributions

We previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 that we expected to contribute $6,384 to the pension plan in 2016. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, we contributed $1,595 to the pension plan. We anticipate that the total contribution in 2016 will not vary significantly from our expected contribution.

NOTE 5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Non-qualified Employee Stock Award Plan

The United Fire Group, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan (the "2008 Stock Plan") authorized the issuance of restricted and unrestricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options for up to 1,900,000 shares of UFG common stock to employees. In May 2014, the Registrant's shareholders approved an additional 1,500,000 shares of United Fire common stock issuable at any time and from time to time pursuant to the 2008 Stock Plan, among other amendments, and renamed such plan as the United Fire Group, Inc. Stock Plan, (as amended, the "Stock Plan"). At March 31, 2016, there were 1,246,178 authorized shares remaining available for future issuance. The Stock Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, which determines those employees who will receive awards, when awards will be granted, and the terms and conditions of the awards. The Board of Directors may also take any action it deems necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Stock Plan. Pursuant to the Stock Plan, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, grant awards to our employees who are in positions of substantial responsibility with United Fire.

Options granted pursuant to the Stock Plan are granted to buy shares of United Fire's common stock at the market value of the stock on the date of grant. All outstanding option awards vest and are exercisable in installments of 20.0 percent of the number of shares covered by the option award each year from the grant date, unless the Board of Directors authorizes the acceleration of vesting. To the extent not exercised, vested option awards accumulate and are exercisable by the awardee, in whole or in part, in any subsequent year included in the option period, but not later than 10 years from the grant date. Restricted and unrestricted stock awards granted pursuant to the Stock Plan are granted at the market value of our common stock on the date of the grant. Restricted stock units fully vest after 3 years or 5 years from the date of issuance, unless accelerated upon the approval of the Board of Directors, at which time United Fire common stock will be issued to the awardee.

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The activity in the Stock Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	1,394,578		1,900,000
Additional shares authorized	—		1,500,000
Number of awards granted	(249,000	)	(2,611,928	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	100,600		458,106
Ending balance	1,246,178		1,246,178
Number of option awards exercised	138,389		788,908
Number of unrestricted stock awards granted	870		7,215
Number of restricted stock awards vested	18,394		36,970

Non-qualified Non-employee Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

The United Fire Group, Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the "Director Plan") authorizes the issuance of restricted stock awards and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of United Fire's common stock to non-employee directors. At March 31, 2016, we had 87,938 authorized shares available for future issuance.

The Board of Directors has the authority to determine which non-employee directors receive awards, when options and restricted stock shall be granted, the option price, the option expiration date, the date of grant, the vesting schedule of options or whether the options shall be immediately vested, the terms and conditions of options and restricted stock (other than those terms and conditions set forth in the plan) and the number of shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to an option agreement or restricted stock agreement (subject to limits set forth in the plan). The Board of Directors may also take any action it deems necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Director Plan.

The activity in the Director Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	69,938	300,000
Number of awards granted	—	(236,065	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	18,000	24,003
Ending balance	87,938	87,938
Number of option awards exercised	14,987	29,794
Number of restricted stock awards vested	—	20,171

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $976 and $553, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the stock options.

As of March 31, 2016, we had $9,154 in stock-based compensation expense that has yet to be recognized through our results of operations. We expect this compensation to be recognized over the remainder of 2016 and subsequent years according to the following table, except with respect to awards that are accelerated by the Board of Directors, in which case we will recognize any remaining compensation expense in the period in which the awards are accelerated.

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2016	$	2,214
2017	2,775
2018	2,260
2019	1,193
2020	640
2021	72
Total	$	9,154

NOTE 6. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We have two reportable business segments in our operations: property and casualty insurance and life insurance. The property and casualty insurance segment has seven domestic locations from which it conducts its business. The life insurance segment operates from our home office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because all of our insurance is sold domestically, we have no revenues from foreign operations.

We evaluate the two segments on the basis of both statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by our states of domicile and GAAP. We analyze results based on profitability (i.e., loss ratios), expenses, and return on equity. The basis we use to determine and analyze segments and to measure segment profit or loss have not changed from that reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

We have reconciled the amounts in the following table for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 to the amounts reported in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, adjusting for intersegment eliminations.

	Property and Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Net premiums earned	$	220,225		$	21,073		$	241,298
Investment income, net of investment expenses	9,409			12,852			22,261
Net realized investment gains	1,737			318			2,055
Other income	—			108			108
Total reportable segment	$	231,371		$	34,351		$	265,722
Intersegment eliminations	(37		)	—			(37		)
Total revenues	$	231,334		$	34,351		$	265,685
Net income	$	22,020		$	407		$	22,427
Assets	$	2,344,686		$	1,631,306		$	3,975,992
Invested assets	$	1,675,088		$	1,497,241		$	3,172,329
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Net premiums earned	$	200,137		$	13,228		$	213,365
Investment income, net of investment expenses	10,730			13,616			24,346
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(239		)	1,126			887
Other income	—			63			63
Total reportable segment	$	210,628		$	28,033		$	238,661
Intersegment eliminations	17			(194		)	(177		)
Total revenues	$	210,645		$	27,839		$	238,484
Net income	$	23,103		$	576		$	23,679
Assets	$	2,166,432		$	1,697,819		$	3,864,251
Invested assets	$	1,562,710		$	1,576,868		$	3,139,578

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NOTE 7. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The dilutive shares we consider in our diluted earnings per share calculation relate to our outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards.

We determine the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options using the "treasury stock" method. Under this method, we assume the exercise of all of the outstanding stock options whose exercise price is less than the weighted-average market value of our common stock during the reporting period. This method also assumes that the proceeds from the hypothetical stock option exercises are used to repurchase shares of our common stock at the weighted-average market value of the stock during the reporting period. The net of the assumed stock options exercised and assumed common shares repurchased represents the number of dilutive common shares, which we add to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands Except Share Data)	2016				2015
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income	$	22,427	$	22,427	$	23,679	$	23,679
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	25,209,888		25,209,888		24,990,470		24,990,470
Add dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—		154,742		—		114,313
Add dilutive effect of stock options	—		231,807		—		—
Weighted-average common shares	25,209,888		25,596,437		24,990,470		25,104,783
Earnings per common share	$	0.89	$	0.88	$	0.95	$	0.94
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation(1)	—		180,912		—		697,950

(1) Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 8. CREDIT FACILITY

On February 2, 2016, the Company, as borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement (the "New Credit Agreement") by and among the Company, with the lenders from time to time party thereto and KeyBank National Association ("Key Bank"), as administrative agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer. The New Credit Agreement provides for a $50,000four-year unsecured revolving credit facility that includes a $20,000 letter of credit subfacility and a swingline subfacility in the amount up to $5,000. The New Credit Agreement allows the Company to increase the aggregate amount of the commitments thereunder by up to $100,000, provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing and certain other conditions are satisfied.

The New Credit Agreement is available for the Company's general corporate purposes, including liquidity, acquisitions and working capital. All unpaid principal and accrued interest under the New Credit Agreement is due and payable in full at maturity on February 2, 2020. Based on the type of loan, advances under the New Credit Agreement would bear interest on either the London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") or a base rate plus, in each case, a calculated margin amount.

The unused commitments under the New Credit Agreement will be subject to a commitment fee that will be calculated at a per annum rate. The applicable margins for borrowings under the New Credit Agreement and the commitment fee thereunder will be determined by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s issuer credit rating by A.M. Best Company, Inc.

The New Credit Agreement contains customary representations, conditions to borrowing, covenants and events of default, including certain covenants that limit or restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Company

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and its subsidiaries to sell or transfer assets, enter into a merger or consolidate with another company, create liens, impose restrictions on subsidiary dividends, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make investments or acquisitions, enter into certain reinsurance agreements, pay dividends during any period of default, enter into transactions with affiliates, change the nature of its business, or incur indebtedness. The New Credit Agreement also includes financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, (ii) maintain a minimum consolidated statutory surplus and (iii) not exceed a 0.35 to 1.0 debt to total capitalization ratio.

Prior to December 22, 2015, the Company had a credit agreement (the "Previous Credit Agreement") with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders. KeyBank National Association was the administrative agent, lead arranger, sole book runner, swingline lender, and letter of credit issuer, and Bankers Trust Company was the syndication agent . The Previous Credit Agreement provided for a $100,000 unsecured revolving credit facility that included a $20,000 letter of credit subfacility and a swingline subfacility of up to $5,000. The Previous Credit Agreement terminated by expiration on its stated termination date of December 22, 2015.

There was no outstanding balance on either the New Credit Agreement or Previous Credit Agreement at March 31, 2016 and 2015. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not incur any interest expense related to either credit facility. We were in compliance with all covenants of the New Credit Agreement at March 31, 2016.

NOTE 9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table shows the changes in the components of our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

				Liability for
	Net unrealized			underfunded
	appreciation			employee
	on investments			benefit costs(1)			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	128,369		$	(47,932	)	$	80,437
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519			—			28,519
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,070		)	891			(179		)
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	155,818		$	(47,041	)	$	108,777

(1) Estimates and Assumptions: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make various estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of net periodic benefit cost, plan assets and plan obligations for each plan at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. One significant estimate relates to the calculation of the benefit obligation for each plan. We annually establish the discount rate, which is an estimate of the interest rate at which these benefits could be effectively settled, that is used to determine the present value of the respective plan's benefit obligations as of December 31.

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Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders

United Fire Group, Inc.

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of United Fire Group, Inc. (the "Company") as of March 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of United Fire Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated February 26, 2016. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of United Fire Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP  

Ernst & Young LLP 

Des Moines, Iowa

May 4, 2016

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements."

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are representative of significant judgments and uncertainties and that potentially may result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We base our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition on the amounts reported in our Consolidated Financial Statements, which we have prepared in accordance with GAAP. As we prepare these Consolidated Financial Statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our critical accounting policies are more fully described in our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies from December 31, 2015.

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Management's Discussion and Analysis is to provide an understanding of our results of operations and consolidated financial position. Our Management's Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes, including those in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of GAAP. We also prepare financial statements for each of our insurance company subsidiaries based on statutory accounting principles and file them with insurance regulatory authorities in the states where they do business.

When we provide information on a statutory basis, we label it as such, otherwise, all other data is presented in accordance with GAAP.

OUR BUSINESS

Founded in 1946 as United Fire & Casualty Company, United Fire Group, Inc. ("UFG," the "Registrant," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") and its consolidated insurance subsidiaries provide insurance protection for individuals and businesses through several regional offices. Our property and casualty insurance company subsidiaries are licensed in 46states plus the District of Columbia and are represented by approximately 1,200 independent agencies. Our life insurance subsidiary is licensed in 37 states and is represented by approximately 1,250 independent agencies.

Segments

We operate two business segments, each with a wide range of products:

• property and casualty insurance, which includes commercial lines insurance, personal lines insurance, surety bonds and assumed reinsurance; and

• life insurance, which includes deferred and immediate annuities, universal life products and traditional life (primarily single premium whole life) insurance products.

We manage these business segments separately, as they generally do not share the same customer base, and each has different products, pricing, and expense structures.

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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, property and casualty insurance business accounted for approximately 91.3 percent of our net premiums earned, of which 92.3 percent was generated from commercial lines. Life insurance business accounted for approximately 8.7 percent of our net premiums earned, of which 77.9 percent was generated from traditional life insurance products.

Pooling Arrangement

All of our property and casualty insurance subsidiaries are members of an intercompany reinsurance pooling arrangement. The Company's pooling arrangement permits the participating companies to rely on the capacity of the entire pool's capital and surplus, rather than being limited to policy exposures of a size commensurate with each participant’s own surplus level.

Geographic Concentration

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, approximately 48.7 percent of our property and casualty premiums were written in Texas, Iowa, California, Missouri and New Jersey; approximately 58.8 percent of our life insurance premiums were written in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Colorado.

Segment Revenue and Expense

We evaluate segment profit or loss based upon operating and investment results. Segment profit or loss described in the following sections of this Management's Discussion and Analysis is reported on a pre-tax basis. Additional segment information is presented in Part I, Item 1, Note 6 "Segment Information" to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our primary sources of revenue are premiums and investment income. Major categories of expenses include losses and loss settlement expenses, future policy benefits, underwriting and other operating expenses and interest on policyholders' accounts.

Profit Factors

Our profitability is influenced by many factors, including price, competition, economic conditions, investment returns, interest rates, catastrophic events and other natural disasters, man-made disasters, state regulations, court decisions, and changes in the law. To manage these risks and uncertainties, we seek to achieve consistent profitability through strong agency relationships, exceptional customer service, fair and prompt claims handling, disciplined underwriting, superior loss control services, prudent management of our investments, appropriate matching of assets and liabilities, effective use of ceded reinsurance and effective and efficient use of technology.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2016		2015		%
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	241,298	$	213,171	13.2	%
Investment income, net of investment expenses	22,224		24,363		(8.8	)
Net realized investment gains	2,055		887		131.7
Other income	108		63		71.4
Total revenues	$	265,685	$	238,484	11.4	%
Benefits, Losses and Expenses
Losses and loss settlement expenses	$	142,128	$	126,409	12.4	%
Increase in liability for future policy benefits	12,552		7,623		64.7
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	50,231		42,472		18.3
Other underwriting expenses	26,753		23,534		13.7
Interest on policyholders' accounts	5,247		6,615		(20.7	)
Total benefits, losses and expenses	$	236,911	$	206,653	14.6	%
Income before income taxes	$	28,774	$	31,831	(9.6	)%
Federal income tax expense	6,347		8,152		(22.1	)
Net income	$	22,427	$	23,679	(5.3	)%

The following is a summary of our financial performance for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

Consolidated Results of Operations

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, net income was $22.4 million compared to $23.7 million for the same period of 2015. The decrease in net income was driven by an increase in losses and loss settlement expenses from higher catastrophe losses, partially offset by an increase in net premiums earned from organic growth. Consolidated net premiums earned increased to $241.3 million compared to $213.2 million for the same period of 2015.

Losses and loss settlement expenses increased by $15.7 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The net loss ratio increased by 0.9 percentage points during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The increase in the net loss ratio is primarily due to higher catastrophe losses and an increase in claim frequency in our property and casualty segment on commercial auto and commercial property lines of business. Pre-tax catastrophe losses were $4.3 million compared to $0.2 million in the same period of 2015, when catastrophe losses were exceptionally low.

Investment income decreased by $2.1 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The decrease in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to the change in value of our investments in limited liability partnerships and from the low interest rate environment.

Consolidated Financial Condition

At March 31, 2016, the book value per share of our common stock was $36.69. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. Under our share repurchase program, which is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016, we are authorized to repurchase an additional 1,528,886 shares of our common stock as of March 31, 2016.

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Net unrealized investment gains totaled $155.8 million as of March 31, 2016, an increase of $27.4 million, net of tax, or 21.4 percent, since December 31, 2015. The increase in the net unrealized investment gains is due to changes in the fair value of our fixed maturity investment portfolio from declining interest rates at March 31, 2016.

Our stockholders' equity increased to $929.2 million at March 31, 2016, from $878.9 million at December 31, 2015. The increase was attributable to net income of $22.4 million and an increase in net unrealized investment gains of $27.4 million, net of tax, partially offset by shareholder dividends of $5.6 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Property and Casualty Insurance Segment Results

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands Except Ratios)	2016			2015
Net premiums written	$	240,909		$	219,378
Net premiums earned	$	220,225		$	200,137
Losses and loss settlement expenses	(133,137		)	(119,338		)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,413		)	(40,809		)
Other underwriting expenses	(21,619		)	(19,404		)
Underwriting gain	$	17,056		$	20,586
Investment income, net of investment expenses	9,372			10,747
Net realized investment gains (losses)	1,737			(239		)
Income before income taxes	$	28,165		$	31,094
GAAP Ratios:
Net loss ratio (without catastrophes)	58.5		%	59.5		%
Catastrophes - effect on net loss ratio	2.0			0.1
Net loss ratio(1)	60.5		%	59.6		%
Expense ratio(2)	31.8			30.1
Combined ratio(3)	92.3		%	89.7		%

(1) The net loss ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of losses and loss settlement expenses by net premiums earned. We use the net loss ratio as a measure of the overall underwriting profitability of the insurance business we write and to assess the adequacy of our pricing. Our net loss ratio is meaningful in evaluating our financial results as reported in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2) The expense ratio is calculated by dividing nondeferred underwriting expenses and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs by net premiums earned. The expense ratio measures a company's operational efficiency in producing, underwriting and administering its insurance business.

(3) The combined ratio is a commonly used financial measure of property and casualty underwriting performance. A combined ratio below 100.0 percent generally indicates a profitable book of business. The combined ratio is the sum of the net loss ratio and the underwriting expense ratio.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, our property and casualty segment reported income before taxes of $28.2 million, a decrease of $2.9 million compared to the same period of 2015. The decrease in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was driven by an increase in losses and loss settlement expenses from higher catastrophe losses and an increase in claim frequency on commercial auto and commercial property lines of business partially offset by an increase in net premiums earned from organic growth.

Net premiums earned increased 10.0 percent to $220.2 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to $200.1 million in the same period of 2015. These increases are a result of organic growth from a combination of new business writings and geographic expansion.

The combined ratio increased 2.6 percentage points to 92.3 percent, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to 89.7 percent for the same period of 2015. The increase in the combined ratio in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period of 2015, was primarily attributable to an increase in

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the net loss ratio from higher catastrophe losses and an increase in the expense ratio from an increase in employee-related profit sharing expenses and accruals.

The net loss ratio, a component of the combined ratio, increased by 0.9 percentage points to 60.5 percent in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period of 2015 primarily due to higher catastrophe losses. Pre-tax catastrophe losses totaled $4.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, as compared to exceptionally low losses of $0.2 million in the same periods of 2015.

The expense ratio, a component of the combined ratio, was 31.8 percent for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, an increase of 1.7 percentage points as compared with the same periods of 2015. The change was primarily due to several non-recurring employee-related expenses and accruals, along with an increase in deferred acquisition cost amortization from continued organic growth, both partially offset by a decrease in post-retirement benefit expenses.

For a detailed discussion of our consolidated investment results, refer to the "Investment Portfolio" section below.

Reserve Development

For many liability claims, significant periods of time, ranging up to several years, and for certain construction defect claims, more than a decade, may elapse between the occurrence of the loss, the reporting of the loss to us and the settlement or other disposition of the claim. As a result, loss experience in the more recent accident years for the long-tail liability coverages has limited statistical credibility in our reserving process because a relatively small proportion of losses in these accident years are reported claims and an even smaller proportion are paid losses. In addition, long-tail liability claims are more susceptible to litigation and can be significantly affected by changing contract interpretations and the legal environment. Consequently, the estimation of loss reserves for long-tail coverages is more complex and subject to a higher degree of variability. Reserves for these long-tail coverages represent a significant portion of our overall carried reserves.

When establishing reserves and monitoring reserve adequacy, we analyze historical data and consider the potential impact of various loss development factors and trends including historical loss experience, legislative enactments, judicial decisions, legal developments in imposition of damages, experience with alternative dispute resolution, results of our medical bill review process, the potential impact of salvage and subrogation and changes and trends in general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation. All of these factors influence our estimates of required reserves and for long-tail lines these factors can change over the course of the settlement of the claim. However, there is no precise method for evaluating the specific dollar impact of any individual factor on the development of reserves.

Our reserving philosophy is to reserve claims to their ultimate expected loss amount as soon as practicable after information about a claim becomes available. This approach tends to produce, on average, prudently conservative case reserves, which we expect to result in some level of favorable development over the course of settlement.

2016 Development

The property and casualty insurance segment experienced $23.9 million of favorable development in our net reserves for prior accident years for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. Two lines combined to provide the majority of the favorable development. The largest single contributor was commercial liability, with $19.8 million of favorable development, followed by workers' compensation with $5.4 million of favorable development. Both of these lines benefited from successful claims management and continued successful management of litigation expenses. The favorable development is also attributable to reductions in reserves for reported claims as well as reductions in required reserves for incurred but not reported claims. Loss reserve reductions were more than sufficient to offset claim payments. These lines were slightly offset by $6.9 million of adverse development in the commercial fire line of business which experienced an increase in paid claims.

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2015 Development

The property and casualty insurance segment experienced $16.7 million of favorable development in our net reserves for prior accident years for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. Four lines in aggregate accounted for $16.0 million of the total $16.7 million of favorable development. The largest single contributor was workers' compensation with $5.8 million of favorable development followed by long-tail liability with $4.9 million of favorable development, commercial auto liability which had $3.0 million of favorable development and auto physical damage with $2.3 million of favorable development. All four of these lines benefited from reductions in reserves for reported claims as well as reductions in required reserves for incurred but not reported claims primarily due to favorable results from subrogation recoveries and successful management of litigation expenses. These reserve decreases were more than sufficient to offset claim payments.

Development amounts can vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year depending on a number of factors, including the number of claims settled and the settlement terms, and are subject to reallocation between accident years and lines of business. At March 31, 2016, our total reserves were within our actuarial estimates.

The following tables display our net premiums earned, net losses and loss settlement expenses and net loss ratio by line of business:

Three Months Ended March 31,	2016							2015
			Net Losses							Net Losses
			and Loss							and Loss
	Net		Settlement			Net		Net		Settlement		Net
(In Thousands)	Premiums		Expenses			Loss		Premiums		Expenses		Loss
Unaudited	Earned		Incurred			Ratio		Earned		Incurred		Ratio
Commercial lines
Other liability	$	69,334	$	33,361		48.1	%	$	60,507	$	32,557	53.8	%
Fire and allied lines	52,040		33,979			65.3		48,111		28,702		59.7
Automobile	49,451		42,219			85.4		43,679		33,334		76.3
Workers' compensation	24,583		11,644			47.4		23,240		11,387		49.0
Fidelity and surety	5,194		(53		)	(1.0	)	4,755		1,731		36.4
Miscellaneous	389		205			52.7		674		1		0.1
Total commercial lines	$	200,991	$	121,355		60.4	%	$	180,966	$	107,712	59.5	%
Personal lines
Fire and allied lines	$	10,718	$	6,305		58.8	%	$	10,910	$	6,003	55.0	%
Automobile	6,084		4,209			69.2		5,831		3,197		54.8
Miscellaneous	261		183			70.1		246		211		85.8
Total personal lines	$	17,063	$	10,697		62.7	%	$	16,987	$	9,411	55.4	%
Reinsurance assumed	$	2,171	$	1,085		50.0	%	$	2,184	$	2,215	101.4	%
Total	$	220,225	$	133,137		60.5	%	$	200,137	$	119,338	59.6	%

• Other liability - The net loss ratio improved 5.7 percentage points in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The change was primarily due to successful management of loss adjustment expenses which resulted in a decrease in reserves during the first quarter of 2016, whereas loss adjustment expense reserves increased during the first quarter of 2015.

• Commercial fire and allied lines - The net loss ratio deteriorated 5.6 percentage points in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The change is primarily attributable to an increase in severity, lower favorable development and reductions in prior year unpaid loss reserves, for both reported claim reserves as well as incurred but not reported claims during the first quarter of 2016, which were not as large as the reductions that occurred during the first quarter of 2015.

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• Commercial automobile - The net loss ratio deteriorated 9.1 percentage points in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The change was due to two contributing factors. First, there were increases in loss reserves for incurred but not reported claims during the first quarter of 2016, compared to minimal reserve changes during the first quarter of 2015. The second contributor is paid loss adjustment expense, which was higher then the favorable development on prior accident years.

• Fidelity and surety - The net loss ratio improved 37.4 percentage points in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The change was primarily due to a single large claim in the first quarter of 2015. The negative net loss ratio in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 is due to the timing of salvage and subrogation recoveries which were greater than losses incurred.

• Personal automobile - The net loss ratio deteriorated 14.4 percentage points in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. The change is primarily attributable to overall favorable reserve changes that occurred during the first quarter of 2015 which did not occur during the first quarter of 2016. An additional contributing factor was paid loss adjustment expense which was higher in the first quarter of 2016 than in the first quarter of 2015.

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Life Insurance Segment Results

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2016		2015
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	21,073	$	13,034
Investment income, net of investment expenses	12,852		13,616
Net realized investment gains	318		1,126
Other income	108		63
Total revenues	$	34,351	$	27,839
Benefits, Losses and Expenses
Losses and loss settlement expenses	$	8,991	$	7,071
Increase in liability for future policy benefits	12,552		7,623
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	1,818		1,663
Other underwriting expenses	5,134		4,130
Interest on policyholders' accounts	5,247		6,615
Total benefits, losses and expenses	$	33,742	$	27,102
Income before income taxes	$	609	$	737

Income before income taxes decreased $0.1 million, in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period of 2015. The decrease in net income is due to a decrease in investment income, an increase in losses and loss settlement expenses and an increase in the increase in liability for future policy benefits, all partially offset by an increase in net premiums earned from higher sales of single premium whole life policies ("SPWL") and a decrease in interest on policyholders' accounts due to a decline in the amount of expense associated with the payment of interest to policyholders on annuity accounts.

Net premiums earned increased 61.7 percent to $21.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to $13.0 million in the same period of 2015. The increase in net premiums earned was primarily due to an increase in sales of SPWL policies.

Net investment income decreased 5.6 percent to $12.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to $13.6 million for the same period of 2015. The decrease is primarily due to lower invested assets from declining annuity deposits and from the low interest rate environment.

The increase in liability for future policy benefits increased in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to the same periods of 2015 due to an increase in sales SPWL policies.

Deferred annuity deposits decreased 37.6 percent for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. We continue to execute our strategy to maintain profitability rather than market share, as spreads increased 32 basis points as compared to the same period of 2015.

Net cash outflow related to our annuity business was $19.7 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to a net cash outflow of $35.0 million in the same period of 2015. We attribute this to our strategy to maintain profitability on annuity products as previously described.

For a detailed discussion of our consolidated investment results, refer to the "Investment Portfolio" section of this item.

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Investment Portfolio

Our invested assets totaled $3.2 billion at March 31, 2016, compared to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2015, an increase of $29.6 million. At March 31, 2016, fixed maturity securities and equity securities made up 90.4 percent and 7.6 percent of the value of our investment portfolio, respectively. Because the primary purpose of our investment portfolio is to fund future claims payments, we use a conservative investment philosophy, investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, intermediate-term taxable corporate bonds, taxable U.S. government bonds and tax-exempt U.S. municipal bonds. Our overall investment strategy is to keep our cash on hand low in the current interest rate environment. If additional cash is needed, we can borrow funds available under our revolving credit facility.

Composition

We develop our investment strategies based on a number of factors, including estimated duration of reserve liabilities, short- and long-term liquidity needs, projected tax status, general economic conditions, expected rates of inflation, regulatory requirements, interest rates and credit quality of assets. We administer our investment portfolio based on investment guidelines approved by management and the investment committee of our Board of Directors that comply with applicable statutory regulations.

The composition of our investment portfolio at March 31, 2016 is presented at carrying value in the following table:

	Property & Casualty Insurance Segment				Life Insurance Segment				Total
			Percent				Percent				Percent
(In Thousands)			of Total				of Total				of Total
Fixed maturities (1)
Held-to-maturity	$	600	—	%	$	64	—	%	$	664	—	%
Available-for-sale	1,403,452		83.8		1,451,714		96.9		2,855,166		90.0
Trading securities	13,000		0.8		—		—		13,000		0.4
Equity securities
Available-for-sale	216,705		12.9		21,111		1.4		237,816		7.5
Trading securities	4,446		0.3		—		—		4,446		0.1
Mortgage loans	—		—		3,899		0.3		3,899		0.1
Policy loans	—		—		5,348		0.4		5,348		0.2
Other long-term investments	36,710		2.2		15,105		1.0		51,815		1.7
Short-term investments	175		—		—		—		175		—
Total	$	1,675,088	100.0	%	$	1,497,241	100.0	%	$	3,172,329	100.0	%

(1) Available-for-sale securities and trading fixed maturities are carried at fair value. Held-to-maturity fixed maturities are carried at amortized cost.

At March 31, 2016, we classified $2.9 billion, or 99.5 percent, of our fixed maturities portfolio as available-for-sale, compared to $2.8 billion, or 99.5 percent, at December 31, 2015. We classify our remaining fixed maturities as held-to-maturity or trading. We record held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost. We record available-for-sale securities at fair value, with any changes in fair value recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. We record trading securities, primarily convertible redeemable preferred debt securities, at fair value, with any changes in fair value recognized in earnings.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we did not have direct exposure to investments in subprime mortgages or other credit enhancement vehicles.

Credit Quality

The following table shows the composition of fixed maturity securities held in our available-for-sale, held-to-maturity and trading security portfolios, by credit rating at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Information contained in the table is generally based upon the issued credit ratings provided by Moody's, unless the rating is unavailable, in which case we obtain credit ratings from Standard & Poor's.

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(In Thousands)	March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
Rating	Carrying Value		% of Total		Carrying Value		% of Total
AAA	$	792,557	27.6	%	$	838,318	29.6	%
AA	771,724		26.9		724,023		25.5
A	670,279		23.4		670,098		23.6
Baa/BBB	560,344		19.5		556,667		19.6
Other/Not Rated	73,926		2.6		49,149		1.7
	$	2,868,830	100.0	%	$	2,838,255	100.0	%

Duration

Our investment portfolio is invested primarily in fixed maturity securities whose fair value is susceptible to market risk, specifically interest rate changes. Duration is a measurement used to quantify our inherent interest rate risk and analyze our ability to match our invested assets to our reserve liabilities. If our invested assets and reserve liabilities have similar durations, then any change in interest rates will have an equal effect on these accounts. The primary purpose for matching invested assets and reserve liabilities is liquidity. With appropriate matching, our investments will mature when cash is needed, preventing the need to liquidate other assets prematurely. Mismatches in the duration of assets and liabilities can cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations.

Investment Results

We invest the premiums received from our policyholders and annuitants in order to generate investment income, which is an important component of our revenues and profitability. The amount of investment income that we are able to generate is affected by many factors, some of which are beyond our control. Some of these factors are volatility in the financial markets, economic growth, inflation, interest rates, world political conditions, terrorist attacks or threats of terrorism, adverse events affecting other companies in our industry or the industries in which we invest and other unpredictable national or world events. Our net investment income decreased by 8.8 percent in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared with the same period of 2015. The decrease in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was primarily due to the change in value of our investments in limited liability partnerships as compared to the same period in 2015. We are maintaining our investment philosophy of purchasing fixed income investments rated investment grade or better.

We hold certain investments in limited liability partnerships that are recorded on the equity method of accounting, with changes in value of these investments recorded in investment income. In the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the change in value of our investments in limited liability partnerships resulted in a decrease of $1.9 million to investment income as compared to a decrease of $0.3 million to investment income in the same period of 2015.

Our net realized investment gains were $2.1 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, as compared with $0.9 million in the same period of 2015.

We regularly monitor the difference between our cost basis and the estimated fair value of our investments. Our accounting policy for impairment recognition requires other-than-temporary impairment charges to be recorded when we determine that it is more likely than not that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the fixed maturity security or that the anticipated recovery in fair value of the equity security will not occur in a reasonable amount of time. Impairment charges on investments are recorded based on the fair value of the investments at the measurement date. Factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary include: the length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than cost; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; our intention to hold the investment; and the likelihood that we will be required to sell the investment.

Changes in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities do not affect net income and earnings per share but do impact comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and book value per share. We believe that any unrealized losses on our available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2016 are temporary based upon our current analysis of the issuers of the securities that we hold and current market conditions. It is possible that we could

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recognize impairment charges in future periods on securities that we own at March 31, 2016 if future events and information cause us to determine that a decline in value is other-than-temporary. However, we endeavor to invest in high quality assets to provide protection from future credit quality issues and corresponding other-than-temporary impairment write-downs. In the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, there were no other-than-temporary impairment write-downs.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity measures our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet our short- and long-term cash obligations. Our cash inflows are primarily a result of the receipt of premiums, annuity deposits, reinsurance recoveries, sales or maturities of investments, and investment income. Cash provided from these sources is used to fund the payment of losses and loss settlement expenses, policyholder benefits under life insurance contracts, annuity withdrawals, the purchase of investments, operating expenses, dividends, pension plan contributions, and in recent years, common stock repurchases.

We monitor our capital adequacy to support our business on a regular basis. The future capital requirements of our business will depend on many factors, including our ability to write new business successfully and to establish premium rates and reserves at levels sufficient to cover losses. Our ability to underwrite is largely dependent upon the quality of our claims paying and financial strength ratings as evaluated by independent rating agencies. In particular, we require (1) sufficient capital to maintain our financial strength ratings, as issued by various rating agencies, at a level considered necessary by management to enable our insurance company subsidiaries to compete and (2) sufficient capital to enable our insurance company subsidiaries to meet the capital adequacy tests performed by regulatory agencies in the United States.

Cash outflows may be variable because of the uncertainty regarding settlement dates for losses. In addition, the timing and amount of individual catastrophe losses are inherently unpredictable and could increase our liquidity requirements. The timing and amount of reinsurance recoveries may be affected by reinsurer solvency and reinsurance coverage disputes.

Historically, we have generated substantial cash inflows from operations. It is our policy to invest the cash generated from operations in securities with maturities that, in the aggregate, correlate to the anticipated timing of payments for losses and loss settlement expenses and future policyholder benefits of the underlying insurance policies, and annuity withdrawals. The majority of our assets are invested in available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.

The following table displays a summary of cash sources and uses in 2016 and 2015.

Cash Flow Summary	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2016			2015
Cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities	$	35,326		$	13,853
Investing activities	20,487			43,962
Financing activities	(18,281		)	(37,069		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	37,532		$	20,746

Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities totaled $35.3 million and $13.9 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in operating cash flows in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 reflects the change in the timing of the settlement of future policy benefits, claims and loss payments. Our cash flows from operations were sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

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Investing Activities

Cash in excess of operating requirements is generally invested in fixed maturity securities and equity securities. Fixed maturities provide regular interest payments and allow us to match the duration of our liabilities. Equity securities provide dividend income, potential dividend income growth and potential appreciation. For further discussion of our investments, including our philosophy and our strategy for our portfolio, see the "Investment Portfolio" section of this item.

In addition to investment income, possible sales of investments and proceeds from calls or maturities of fixed maturity securities also can provide liquidity. During the next five years, $0.9 billion, or 31.1 percent, of our fixed maturity portfolio will mature.

We invest funds required for short-term cash needs primarily in money market accounts, which are classified as cash equivalents. At March 31, 2016, our cash and cash equivalents included $63.6 million related to these money market accounts, compared to $20.8 million at December 31, 2015.

Net cash flows provided by investing activities were $20.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 compared to $44.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we had cash inflows from scheduled and unscheduled investment maturities, redemptions, prepayments, and sales of investments of $145.4 million and $181.3 million, respectively.

Our cash outflows for investment purchaseswere $124.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to $135.5 million for the same period of 2015.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $18.3 million and $37.1 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The decrease reflects a lower level of net annuity withdrawals and the increase in the issuance of common stock in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, compared to the same period of 2015.

Credit Facilities

On February 2, 2016, the Company, as borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement (the "New Credit Agreement") by and among the Company, with the lenders from time to time party thereto and KeyBank National Association ("Key Bank"), as administrative agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer. As of March 31, 2016, there were no balances outstanding under this credit agreement. For further discussion of our credit agreement, refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 8 "Credit Facility" to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Dividends

Dividends paid to shareholders totaled $5.6 million and $5.0 million in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our practice has been to pay quarterly cash dividends, which we have paid every quarter since March 1968.

Payments of any future dividends and the amounts of such dividends, however, will depend upon factors such as net income, financial condition, capital requirements, and general business conditions. We will only pay dividends if declared by our Board of Directors out of legally available funds.

As a holding company with no independent operations of its own, United Fire Group, Inc. relies on dividends received from its insurance company subsidiaries in order to pay dividends to its common shareholders. Dividends payable by our insurance subsidiaries are governed by the laws in the states in which they are domiciled, and if applicable, commercially domiciled. In all cases, these state laws permit the payment of dividends only from earned surplus arising from business operations. For example, under Iowa law, the maximum dividend or distribution that may be paid within a 12-month period without prior approval of the Iowa Insurance Commissioner is generally restricted to the greater of 10 percent of statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or net income of the

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preceding calendar year on a statutory basis, not greater than earned statutory surplus. Other states in which our insurance company subsidiaries are domiciled may impose similar restrictions on dividends and distributions. Based on these restrictions, at March 31, 2016, United Fire Group Inc.'s sole direct insurance company subsidiary, United Fire & Casualty Company, is able to make a maximum of $67.6 million in dividend payments without prior regulatory approval. These restrictions will not have a material impact in meeting our cash obligations.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' equity increased 5.7 percent to $929.2 million at March 31, 2016, from $878.9 million at December 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to net income of $22.4 million and an increase in net unrealized investment gains of $27.4 million, net of tax, during the first three months of 2016, partially offset by shareholder dividends of $5.6 million. At March 31, 2016, the book value per share of our common stock was $36.69compared to $34.94 at December 31, 2015.

Funding Commitments

Pursuant to an agreement with one of our limited liability partnership investments, we are contractually committed through December 31, 2023, to make capital contributions upon request of the partnership. Our remaining potential contractual obligation was $10.3 million at March 31, 2016.

MEASUREMENT OF RESULTS

Management evaluates our operations by monitoring key measures of growth and profitability. We believe that disclosure of certain non-GAAP financial measures enhances investor understanding of our financial performance. The following section provides further explanation of the key measures management uses to evaluate our results.

Catastrophe losses is a commonly used non-GAAP financial measure that uses the designations of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and are reported with losses and loss settlement expense amounts net of reinsurance recoverables, unless specified otherwise. According to the ISO, a catastrophe loss is defined as a single unpredictable incident or series of closely related incidents that result in $25.0 million or more in U.S. industry-wide direct insured losses to property and that affect a significant number of insureds and insurers ("ISO catastrophe"). In addition to ISO catastrophes, we also include as catastrophes those events ("non-ISO catastrophes"), which may include U.S. or international losses that we believe are, or will be, material to our operations, either in amount or in number of claims made. Management, at times, may determine for comparison purposes that it is more meaningful to exclude extraordinary catastrophe losses and resulting litigation. The frequency and severity of catastrophic losses we experience in any year affect our results of operations and financial position. In analyzing the underwriting performance of our property and casualty insurance segment, we evaluate performance both including and excluding catastrophe losses. Portions of our catastrophe losses may be recoverable under our catastrophe reinsurance agreements. We include a discussion of the impact of catastrophes because we believe it is meaningful for investors to understand the variability in our periodic earnings.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)	2016		2015
ISO catastrophes	$	3,938	$	211
Non-ISO catastrophes (1)	405		—
Total catastrophes	$	4,343	$	211

(1) This number includes international assumed losses.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We have exposure to market risk arising from potential losses in our investment portfolio due to adverse changes in interest rates and market prices. However, we have the ability to hold fixed maturity investments to maturity. Our investment guidelines define the overall framework for managing our market and other investment risks, including accountability and controls. In addition, each of our subsidiaries has specific investment policies that delineate the investment limits and strategies that are appropriate given each entity's liquidity, surplus, product, and regulatory requirements. We respond to market risk by managing the character of investment purchases.

It is our philosophy that we do not utilize financial hedges or derivative financial instruments to manage risks, nor do we enter into any swap, forward or option contracts, but attempt to mitigate our exposure through active portfolio management. In addition, we place the majority of our investments in high-quality, liquid securities and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. At March 31, 2016, we did not have direct exposure to investments in sub-prime mortgages or other credit-enhancement exposures.

While our primary market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates, we do have limited exposure to changes in equity prices and limited exposure to foreign currency exchange rates.

There have been no material changes in our market risk or market risk factors from what we reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, were designed and functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this evaluation, no such change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the normal course of its business, the Company is a party to a variety of legal proceedings. While the final outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes all of the proceedings pending as of March 31, 2016 to be ordinary and routine and does not expect these legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to a number of risks, including those identified in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016, that could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and/or liquidity and that could cause our operating results to vary significantly from period to period. The risks described in the above mentioned report are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Under our share repurchase program, first announced in August 2007, we may purchase UFG common stock from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The amount and timing of any purchases will be at our discretion and will depend upon a number of factors, including the share price, general economic and market conditions, and corporate and regulatory requirements.

The following table provides information with respect to purchases of shares of common stock made by or on our behalf or by any "affiliated purchaser," as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

				Total Number of Shares	Maximum Number of
	Total			Purchased as a Part of	Shares that may yet be
	Number of	Average Price		Publicly Announced	Purchased Under the
Period	Shares Purchased	Paid per Share		Plans or Programs	Plans or Programs(1)
1/1/2016 - 1/31/2016	—	$	—	—	1,528,886
2/1/2016 - 2/29/2016	—	—		—	1,528,886
3/1/2016 - 3/31/2016	—	—		—	1,528,886
Total	—	$	—	—

(1) Our share repurchase program was originally announced in August 2007. In August 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock through the end of August 2016. This is in addition to the 818,601 shares of common stock remaining under its previous authorization in August 2012.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit number	Exhibit description	Filed herewith
10.1	Credit Agreement dated as of February 2, 2016, by and among United Fire Group, Inc., as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer, filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K on February 5, 2016.
10.2	First Amendment to Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Plan, approved by the United Fire Group, Inc. Board of Directors on February 19, 2016.	X
31.1	Certification of Randy A. Ramlo pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
31.2	Certification of Dawn M. Jaffray pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
32.1	Certification of Randy A. Ramlo pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
32.2	Certification of Dawn M. Jaffray pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
101.1	The following financial information from United Fire Group, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2016; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; and (v) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as a block of text.	X

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
/s/ Randy A. Ramlo	/s/ Dawn M. Jaffray
Randy A. Ramlo	Dawn M. Jaffray
President, Chief Executive Officer,	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Director and Principal Executive Officer	Principal Accounting Officer
May 4, 2016	May 4, 2016
(Date)	(Date)

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EX-10.2

UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC.

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

This FIRST AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the AMENDED AND RESTATED ANNUAL

INCENTIVE PLAN adopted February 24, 2012 (the “Plan”) of United Fire Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is effective as of February 19, 2016.

1.DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. After the date hereof, all references in the Plan to the “Plan” or any similar references in any ancillary agreements or documents shall be deemed to be references to the Plan, as amended by and including this Amendment.

2. AMENDMENTS.

a. Section 2.9 of the Plan is deleted and replaced with the following:

2.9    “Participant” means an employee of the Company who received Eligible Salary for the Plan Year.

b. Section 2.16 of the Plan is deleted.

3.ADOPTION. This Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on February 19, 2016.

{02020699.DOCX}

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Randy A. Ramlo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Fire Group, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the Consolidated Financial Statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 4, 2016
		/s/ Randy A. Ramlo
		Randy A. Ramlo
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dawn M. Jaffray, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Fire Group, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the Consolidated Financial Statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 4, 2016
		/s/ Dawn M. Jaffray
		Dawn M. Jaffray
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of United Fire Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Randy A. Ramlo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 4, 2016
		/s/ Randy A. Ramlo
		Randy A. Ramlo
		Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to United Fire Group, Inc. and will be retained by United Fire Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of United Fire Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dawn M. Jaffray, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 4, 2016
		/s/ Dawn M. Jaffray
		Dawn M. Jaffray
		Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to United Fire Group, Inc. and will be retained by United Fire Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost $2,770,718 in 2016 and $2,793,069 in 2015)	2,855,166	2,824,961
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Equity securities
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Cash and cash equivalents	143,981	106,449
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Property and equipment (primarily land and buildings, at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $47,393 in 2016 and $46,590 in 2015)	52,340	53,241
Reinsurance receivables and recoverables	71,745	73,527
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Goodwill and intangible assets	25,317	25,509
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Future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses
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Life insurance	1,367,327	1,372,358
Unearned premiums	436,058	415,057
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Income taxes payable	5,645	4,917
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TOTAL LIABILITIES	3,046,823	3,011,479
Stockholders’ Equity
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Income tax effect	(15,357)	(4,590)
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Reclassifications adjustments - tax	$ 96	$ 10

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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2016 - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax [Member]
Balance, beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 878,897	$ 25	$ 207,426	$ 591,009	$ 80,437
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Compensation expense and related tax benefit for stock-based award grants				313
Shares issued for stock-based awards			0	4,745
Net income		22,427			22,427
Dividends on common stock ($0.22 per share)					(5,553)
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation	[1]					27,449
Change in liability for underfunded employee benefit plans	[2]					891
All other changes in stockholders’ equity accounts		27,845
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2016		$ 929,169	$ 25	$ 212,484	$ 607,883	$ 108,777

[1] The change in net unrealized appreciation is net of reclassification adjustments and income taxes.

[2] The change in liability for underfunded employee benefit plans is net of reclassification adjustments and income taxes.

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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares issued for stock-based awards (in shares) | shares	180,026
Dividends on common stock, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.22

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income	$ 22,427	$ 23,679
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Net accretion of bond premium	3,447	3,702
Depreciation and amortization	1,626	1,618
Stock-based compensation expense	977	553
Net realized investment gains	(2,055)	(887)
Net cash flows from trading investments	(129)	510
Deferred income tax benefit	322	(1,519)
Changes in:
Accrued investment income	(1,689)	(1,020)
Premiums receivable	(26,245)	(19,926)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(3,579)	(6,333)
Reinsurance receivables	1,782	3,427
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	(322)	(295)
Other assets	(1,240)	(697)
Future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses	23,965	8,726
Unearned premiums	21,001	19,535
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(7,205)	(20,919)
Income taxes payable	728	3,790
Deferred income taxes	(548)	(433)
Other, net	2,063	342
Total adjustments	12,899	(9,826)
Net cash provided by operating activities	35,326	13,853
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	1,968	5,017
Proceeds from call and maturity of held-to-maturity investments	8	31
Proceeds from call and maturity of available-for-sale investments	142,629	172,825
Proceeds from short-term and other investments	789	3,450
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	(124,338)	(133,920)
Purchase of short-term and other investments	0	(1,560)
Net purchases and sales of property and equipment	(569)	(1,881)
Net cash provided by investing activities	20,487	43,962
Policyholders’ account balances
Deposits to investment and universal life contracts	25,145	36,099
Withdrawals from investment and universal life contracts	(41,954)	(67,248)
Payment of cash dividends	(5,553)	(4,997)
Repurchase of common stock	0	(1,083)
Issuance of common stock	4,745	353
Tax impact from issuance of common stock	(664)	(193)
Net cash used in financing activities	(18,281)	(37,069)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	37,532	20,746
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	106,449	90,574
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 143,981	$ 111,320

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

United Fire Group, Inc. ("UFG,", the "Registrant," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") and its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates are engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. We report our operations in two business segments: property and casualty insurance and life insurance. Our insurance company subsidiaries are licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 46 states and the District of Columbia, and as a life insurer in 37 states.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. Certain financial information that is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including certain financial statement footnote disclosures, are not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting and have been condensed or omitted.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statement categories that are most dependent on management estimates and assumptions include: investments; deferred policy acquisition costs; reinsurance receivables and recoverables; future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses; and pension and postretirement benefit obligations.

In the preparation of the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, we have evaluated all material subsequent events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Management of UFG believes the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results reported for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The review report of Ernst & Young LLP as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 accompanies the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements."

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash, money market accounts, and non-negotiable certificates of deposit with original maturities of three months or less.

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we made payments for income taxes totaling $6,509 and $6,508, respectively. We did not receive a tax refund during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we made no interest payments (excluding interest credited to policyholders’ accounts).

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs ("DAC")

Certain costs associated with underwriting new business (primarily commissions, premium taxes and variable underwriting and policy issue expenses associated with successful acquisition efforts) are deferred. The following table is a summary of the components of DAC, including the related amortization recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

	Property & Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Recorded asset at beginning of period	$	90,547		$	77,717		$	168,264
Underwriting costs deferred	52,540			1,270			53,810
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,412		)	(1,819		)	(50,231		)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	$	94,675		$	77,168		$	171,843
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	—			(11,685		)	(11,685		)
Recorded asset at March 31, 2016	$	94,675		$	65,483		$	160,158

Property and casualty insurance policy acquisition costs deferred are amortized as premium revenue is recognized. The method followed in computing DAC limits the amount of such deferred costs to their estimated realizable value. This takes into account the premium to be earned, losses and loss settlement expenses expected to be incurred and certain other costs expected to be incurred as the premium is earned.

For traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized to income over the premium-paying period in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual premium revenue to the expected total premium revenue. Expected premium revenue and gross profits are based on the same mortality and withdrawal assumptions used in determining future policy benefits. These assumptions are not revised after policy issuance unless the recorded DAC asset is deemed to be unrecoverable from future expected profits.

For non-traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized over the anticipated terms in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual gross profits to the total expected gross profits. Changes in the amount or timing of expected gross profits result in adjustments to the cumulative amortization of these costs. The effect on amortization of DAC for revisions to estimated gross profits is reported in earnings in the period the estimated gross profits are revised.

The effect on DAC that results from the assumed realization of unrealized gains (losses) on investments allocated to non-traditional life insurance business is recognized with an offset to net unrealized investment appreciation as of the balance sheet date. The impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities decreased the DAC asset by $13,688 and $2,003 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established based on differences between the financial statement bases of assets and liabilities and the tax bases of those same assets and liabilities, using the currently enacted statutory tax rates. Deferred income tax expense is measured by the year-to-year change in the net deferred tax asset or liability, except for certain changes in deferred tax amounts that affect stockholders' equity and do not impact federal income tax expense.

We reported a federal income tax expense of $6,347 and $8,152 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our effective tax rate is different than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent due principally to the effect of tax-exempt municipal bond interest income and non-taxable dividend income.

The Company performs a quarterly review of its tax position and makes a determination of whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If based on review, it appears not more likely than not that the position will be sustained, the Company will calculate any unrecognized tax benefits and, if necessary, calculate and accrue any related interest and penalties. We did not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. In addition, we have not accrued for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. However, if interest and penalties would need to be accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits, such amounts would be recognized as a component of federal income tax expense.

We file a consolidated federal income tax return. We also file income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to federal or state income tax examination for years before 2009. The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a routine examination of our income tax return for the 2011 tax year.

Subsequent Events

In the preparation of the accompanying financial statements, the Company has evaluated all material subsequent events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the Company's financial statements. The Company concluded there are no material subsequent events or transactions that have occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2016

Short-Duration Contracts

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance on disclosure requirements for short-duration contracts. The new guidance requires additional disclosures about the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and requires disclosure of any information about significant changes in methodologies and assumptions used to calculate the liability. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods beginning the following year. The Company will include the new annual disclosures beginning with the December 31, 2016 annual financial statements. The adoption of the new guidance will change disclosures regarding short- duration contracts, but management currently does not expect the adoption of the new guidance to have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Other Internal Use Software

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance which clarifies customers' accounting for fees paid for cloud computing arrangements. The new standard provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license or whether the arrangement is considered a service contract. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of debt issuance costs. The new guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Consolidation

In February 2015, the FASB issued amendments to the consolidation analysis that a reporting entity performs to determine whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. Specifically, the new guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIE"), eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that have VIE's, particularly those with fee arrangements and related party relationships. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the disclosure of uncertainties about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The new guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern and, if so, to disclose the fact and what the entity's plans are to alleviate that doubt. The guidance is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Share-Based Payments

In June 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The new guidance requires a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the service period, be treated as a performance condition. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The amendments can be applied prospectively or retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Pending Adoption of Accounting Standards

Share-Based Payments

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments. The new guidance was issued to simplify the accounting of share-based payment, specifically in the areas of income taxes, classification on the balance sheets as liabilities or equity and classification in the cash flow statement. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for leases. The new guidance requires lessees to place most leases on their balance sheets with expenses recognized on the income statement in a similar manner as previous methods. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2019 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance updating certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendments in this update supersede the guidance to classify equity securities with readily determinable fair values into different categories (for example, trading or available-for-sale) and require equity securities to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income. The new guidance also simplifies the impairment process for equity investments without readily determinable fair values. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Income Taxes

In December 2015, the FASB issued guidance on the balance sheet classification of deferred taxes. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to split deferred tax liabilities and assets between current and non-current in a classified balance sheet. The new guidance allows deferred tax liabilities and assets to be included in non-current accounts.The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017, the adoption will have no impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued comprehensive new guidance on revenue recognition which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new guidance requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard creates a five-step model that requires companies to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contract(s) and all relevant facts and circumstances. Insurance contracts are not within the scope of this new guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will adopt the guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations and considering which portions of the guidance, if any, applies to the Company.

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Summary of Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Investments

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

Fair Value of Investments

A reconciliation of the amortized cost (cost for equity securities) to fair value of investments in held-to-maturity and available-for-sale fixed maturity and equity securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, is as follows:

March 31, 2016
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	2	$	—	$	452
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	64		1		—		65
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	664	$	3	$	—	$	667
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	23,783	$	303	$	3	$	24,083
U.S. government agency	176,116		3,728		28		179,816
States, municipalities and political subdivisions

General obligations:
Midwest	160,686		5,464		14		166,136
Northeast	61,333		2,594		—		63,927
South	119,448		3,971		—		123,419
West	106,544		3,949		49		110,444
Special revenue:
Midwest	156,902		6,186		—		163,088
Northeast	29,203		1,143		4		30,342
South	160,498		5,779		7		166,270
West	80,862		3,796		2		84,656
Foreign bonds	80,115		2,555		1,925		80,745
Public utilities	215,122		7,624		826		221,920
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,341		1,763		3,422		114,682
Industrials	239,448		7,950		3,276		244,122
Consumer goods and services	176,258		7,529		3		183,784
Health care	87,699		3,870		43		91,526
Technology, media and telecommunications	141,213		4,394		1,070		144,537
Financial services	252,289		8,961		228		261,022
Mortgage-backed securities	15,352		464		17		15,799
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	123,776		3,716		403		127,089
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	134,375		5,285		149		139,511
Federal national mortgage association	108,566		4,994		127		113,433
Asset-backed securities	4,789		238		212		4,815
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,770,718	$	96,256	$	11,808	$	2,855,166
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	14,893	$	181	$	21,943
Energy	6,514		6,409		158		12,765
Industrials	13,252		32,722		232		45,742
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,978		5		24,274
Health care	7,763		19,108		—		26,871
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		8,550		57		14,424
Financial services	17,289		74,132		93		91,328
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	443		26		—		469
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,724	$	169,818	$	726	$	237,816
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,839,442	$	266,074	$	12,534	$	3,092,982

December 31, 2015
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	1	$	—	$	451
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	72		2		—		74
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	672	$	3	$	—	$	675
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,587	$	100	$	38	$	21,649
U.S. government agency	232,808		2,622		2,400		233,030
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations:
Midwest	160,484		4,990		18		165,456
Northeast	56,449		1,996		—		58,445
South	125,565		3,358		134		128,789
West	103,721		3,160		67		106,814
Special revenue:
Midwest	152,780		4,956		30		157,706
Northeast	23,892		919		212		24,599
South	144,183		4,281		27		148,437
West	78,935		3,150		44		82,041
Foreign bonds	82,580		2,405		2,457		82,528
Public utilities	213,233		3,701		1,251		215,683
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,800		1,032		4,713		113,119
Industrials	227,589		3,329		6,663		224,255
Consumer goods and services	172,529		2,844		776		174,597
Health care	92,132		2,168		791		93,509
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,431		1,972		2,003		142,400
Financial services	259,382		5,246		1,143		263,485
Mortgage-backed securities	16,413		376		51		16,738
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	120,220		1,391		1,985		119,626
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	137,874		2,377		1,342		138,909
Federal national mortgage association	106,021		2,400		941		107,480
Asset-backed securities	5,461		221		16		5,666

Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,793,069	$	58,994	$	27,102	$	2,824,961
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	12,022	$	193	$	19,060
Energy	6,103		5,374		266		11,211
Industrials	13,251		31,872		313		44,810
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,017		3		23,315
Health care	7,763		20,454		—		28,217
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		7,538		105		13,364
Financial services	17,392		78,411		109		95,694
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	542		34		—		576
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,514	$	168,722	$	989	$	236,247
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,861,583	$	227,716	$	28,091	$	3,061,208

Maturities

The amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and trading fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations may be subject to prepayment risk and are therefore not categorized by contractual maturity.

	Held-To-Maturity				Available-For-Sale				Trading
March 31, 2016	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—	$	88,221	$	88,799	$	1,614	$	2,178
Due after one year through five years	600		602		841,686		865,457		7,701		8,401
Due after five years through 10 years	—		—		934,933		964,495		375		488
Due after 10 years	—		—		519,020		535,768		1,847		1,933
Asset-backed securities	—		—		4,789		4,815		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities	64		65		15,352		15,799		—		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		—		366,717		380,033		—		—
	$	664	$	667	$	2,770,718	$	2,855,166	$	11,537	$	13,000

Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses

Net realized gains on disposition of investments are computed using the specific identification method and are included in the computation of net income. A summary of the components of net realized investment gains (losses) is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Fixed maturities:
Available-for-sale	$	516	$	991
Trading securities
Change in fair value	273		(201		)
Sales	—		516
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale	984		904
Trading securities
Change in fair value	93		(56		)
Sales	—		46
Other long-term investments	43		(1,313		)
Cash equivalents	146		—
Total net realized investment gains	$	2,055	$	887

The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) on the sale of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Proceeds from sales	$	1,968	$	5,017
Gross realized gains	921		973
Gross realized losses	—		—

There were no sales of held-to-maturity securities during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Our investment portfolio includes trading securities with embedded derivatives. These securities are primarily convertible securities which are recorded at fair value. Income or loss, including the change in the fair value of these trading securities, is recognized currently in earnings as a component of net realized investment gains. Our portfolio of trading securities had a fair value of $17,446 and $16,975 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Funding Commitment

Pursuant to an agreement with one of our limited liability partnership investments, we are contractually committed through December 31, 2023 to make capital contributions upon request of the partnership. Our remaining potential contractual obligation was $10,307 at March 31, 2016.

Unrealized Appreciation

A summary of the changes in net unrealized investment appreciation during the reporting period is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation
Available-for-sale fixed maturities	$	52,556		$	21,008
Available-for-sale equity securities	1,359			(2,879		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,685		)	(6,911		)
Income tax effect	(14,781		)	(3,926		)
Total change in net unrealized investment appreciation, net of tax	$	27,449		$	7,292

We continually monitor the difference between our cost basis and the estimated fair value of our investments. Our accounting policy for impairment recognition requires other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") charges to be recorded when we determine that it is more likely than not that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the fixed maturity security or that the anticipated recovery in fair value of the equity security will not occur in a reasonable amount of time. Impairment charges on investments are recorded based on the fair value of the investments at the measurement date or based on the value calculated using a discounted cash flow model. Credit-related impairments on fixed maturity securities that we do not plan to sell, and for which we are not more likely than not to be required to sell, are recognized in net income. Any non-credit related impairment is recognized as a component of other comprehensive income. Factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary include: the length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than cost; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; our intention to hold the investment; and the likelihood that we will be required to sell the investment.

The tables on the following pages summarize our fixed maturity and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The securities are presented by the length of time they have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. It is possible that we could recognize OTTI charges in future periods on securities held at March 31, 2016, if future events or information cause us to determine that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary.

We have evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers of our fixed maturity securities in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss, and unless otherwise noted, these losses did not warrant the recognition of an OTTI charge at March 31, 2016 or at March 31, 2015. We believe the unrealized depreciation in value of other securities in our fixed maturity portfolio is primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates and not the credit quality of the issuer. We have no intent to sell, and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell, these securities until the fair value recovers to at least equal to our cost basis or the securities mature.

We have evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers of our equity securities in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss, and unless otherwise noted, these losses do not warrant the recognition of an OTTI charge at March 31, 2016. Our largest unrealized loss greater than 12 months on an individual equity security at March 31, 2016 was $189. We have no intention to sell any of these securities prior to a recovery in value, but will continue to monitor the fair value reported for these securities as part of our overall process to evaluate investments for OTTI recognition.

March 31, 2016	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	1,637	$	3	$	1,637	$	3
U.S. government agency	7	18,173		25		1	2,995		3		21,168		28
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	3	9,619		14		—	—		—		9,619		14
West	1	3,136		37		2	2,301		12		5,437		49
Special revenue
Northeast	1	1,037		4		—	—		—		1,037		4
South	3	4,149		7		—	—		—		4,149		7
West	—	—		—		1	719		2		719		2
Foreign bonds	7	11,277		534		2	3,804		1,391		15,081		1,925
Public utilities	4	8,231		394		6	5,997		432		14,228		826
Corporate bonds
Energy	20	44,540		2,328		5	10,764		1,094		55,304		3,422
Industrials	8	16,891		618		8	15,276		2,658		32,167		3,276
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		4	2,486		3		2,486		3
Health care	—	—		—		2	2,732		43		2,732		43
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	26,290		365		4	15,132		705		41,422		1,070
Financial services	8	17,662		160		3	6,130		68		23,792		228
Mortgage-backed securities	—	—		—		4	1,379		17		1,379		17
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	5	7,888		22		12	26,988		381		34,876		403
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	1	6,970		18		5	12,692		131		19,662		149
Federal national mortgage association	4	5,503		22		4	5,165		105		10,668		127
Asset-backed securities	1	2,574		212		—	—		—		2,574		212
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	82	$	183,940	$	4,760	65	$	116,197	$	7,048	$	300,137	$	11,808
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	127	$	181	$	127	$	181
Energy	8	1,935		158		—	—		—		1,935		158
Industrials	2	1		1		5	231		231		232		232
Consumer goods and services	2	32		1		2	13		4		45		5
Technology, media and telecommunications	7	488		40		5	31		17		519		57
Financial services	6	408		29		2	150		64		558		93
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	25	$	2,864	$	229	17	$	552	$	497	$	3,416	$	726
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	107	$	186,804	$	4,989	82	$	116,749	$	7,545	$	303,553	$	12,534

December 31, 2015	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	6	$	6,408	$	26	2	$	1,634	$	12	$	8,042	$	38
U.S. government agency	38	104,621		1,771		6	18,821		629		123,442		2,400
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	4	2,417		12		1	528		6		2,945		18
South	3	4,805		55		8	3,743		79		8,548		134
West	4	8,927		23		2	2,274		44		11,201		67
Special revenue
Midwest	—	—		—		1	2,494		30		2,494		30
Northeast	1	4,755		212		—	—		—		4,755		212
South	4	7,445		26		2	1,851		1		9,296		27
West	4	6,851		44		—	—		—		6,851		44
Foreign bonds	9	16,991		1,289		2	4,036		1,168		21,027		2,457
Public utilities	35	72,680		880		5	2,840		371		75,520		1,251
Corporate bonds
Energy	29	61,496		3,286		4	7,991		1,427		69,487		4,713
Industrials	38	78,588		3,631		3	6,649		3,032		85,237		6,663
Consumer goods and services	24	64,661		770		4	2,491		6		67,152		776
Health care	18	43,992		652		2	3,737		139		47,729		791
Technology, media and telecommunications	22	59,503		1,478		2	8,940		525		68,443		2,003
Financial services	49	92,814		1,143		—	—		—		92,814		1,143
Mortgage-backed securities	9	7,423		43		4	183		8		7,606		51
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	17	29,769		437		14	40,027		1,548		69,796		1,985
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	20	35,343		644		6	19,887		698		55,230		1,342
Federal national mortgage association	15	32,800		524		11	11,962		417		44,762		941
Asset-backed securities	1	985		16		—	—		—		985		16
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	350	$	743,274	$	16,962	79	$	140,088	$	10,140	$	883,362	$	27,102
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	115	$	193	$	115	$	193
Energy	10	2,868		266		—	—		—		2,868		266
Industrials	3	177		44		5	193		269		370		313
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		2	14		3		14		3
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	438		91		2	12		14		450		105
Financial services	6	326		51		1	136		58		462		109

Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	28	$	3,809	$	452	13	$	470	$	537	$	4,279	$	989
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	378	$	747,083	$	17,414	92	$	140,558	$	10,677	$	887,641	$	28,091

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Current accounting guidance on fair value measurements includes the application of a fair value hierarchy that requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Our financial instruments that are recorded at fair value are categorized into a three-level hierarchy, which is based upon the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (i.e., Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (i.e., Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the financial instrument.

Financial instruments recorded at fair value are categorized in the fair value hierarchy as follows:

• Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical financial instruments that we have the ability to access.

• Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar financial instruments, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, in markets that are not active or on inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for the full term of the financial instrument.

• Level 3: Valuations are based on pricing or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the financial instrument. Such inputs may reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the financial instrument.

We review our fair value hierarchy categorizations on a quarterly basis at which time the classification of certain financial instruments may change if the input observations have changed. Transfers between levels, if any, are recorded as of the beginning of the reporting period.

To determine the fair value of the majority of our investments, we utilize prices obtained from independent, nationally recognized pricing services. We obtain one price for each security. When the pricing services cannot provide a determination of fair value for a specific security, we obtain non-binding price quotes from broker-dealers with whom we have had several years experience and who have demonstrated knowledge of the subject security. We request and utilize one broker quote per security.

In order to determine the proper classification in the fair value hierarchy for each security where the price is obtained from an independent pricing service, we obtain and evaluate the vendors' pricing procedures and inputs used to price the security, which include unadjusted quoted market prices for identical securities, such as a New York Stock Exchange closing price, and quoted prices for identical securities in markets that are not active. For fixed maturity securities, an evaluation of interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatility, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates may also be performed. We have determined that these processes and inputs result in fair values and classifications consistent with the applicable accounting guidance on fair value measurements.

We estimate the fair value of our financial instruments based on relevant market information or by discounting estimated future cash flows at estimated current market discount rates appropriate to the specific asset or liability.

When possible, we use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of fixed maturities, equity securities, trading securities and short-term investments. When quoted market prices do not exist, we base estimates of fair value on market information obtained from independent pricing services and brokers or on valuation techniques that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the financial instrument. Such inputs may reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the financial instrument. Our valuation techniques are discussed in more detail throughout this section.

The fair value of our mortgage loans is determined by modeling performed by us based on the stated principal and coupon payments provided for in the loan agreements. These cash flows are then discounted using an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate to determine the security's fair value, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement.

The fair value of our policy loans is equivalent to carrying value, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value and is classified as Level 2. We do not make policy loans for amounts in excess of the cash surrender value of the related policy. In all instances, the policy loans are fully collateralized by the related liability for future policy benefits for traditional insurance policies or by the policyholders' account balance for non-traditional policies.

Our other long-term investments consist primarily of our interests in limited liability partnerships that are recorded on the equity method of accounting. The fair value of the partnerships is obtained from the fund managers, which is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held in the partnerships. In management's opinion, these values represent a reasonable estimate of fair value. We have not adjusted the net asset value provided by the fund managers.

For cash and cash equivalents and accrued investment income, carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

Policy reserves are developed and recorded for deferred annuities, which is an interest-sensitive product, and income annuities. The fair value of the reserve liability for these annuity products is based upon an estimate of the discounted pretax cash flows that are forecast for the underlying business, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement. We base the discount rate on the current U.S. Treasury spot yield curve, which is then risk-adjusted for nonperformance risk and, for interest-sensitive business, market risk factors. The risk-adjusted discount rate is developed using interest rates that are available in the market and representative of the risks applicable to the underlying business.

A summary of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:

	March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities:
Held-to-maturity securities	$	667	$	664	$	675	$	672
Available-for-sale securities	2,855,166		2,855,166		2,824,961		2,824,961
Trading securities	13,000		13,000		12,622		12,622
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale securities	237,816		237,816		236,247		236,247
Trading securities	4,446		4,446		4,353		4,353
Mortgage loans	4,197		3,899		4,237		3,961
Policy loans	5,348		5,348		5,618		5,618
Other long-term investments	51,815		51,815		54,151		54,151
Short-term investments	175		175		175		175
Cash and cash equivalents	143,981		143,981		106,449		106,449
Corporate-owned life insurance	2,160		2,160		1,716		1,716
Liabilities
Policy reserves
Annuity (accumulations) (1)	$	727,595	$	728,089	$	707,190	$	744,931
Annuity (benefit payments)	137,810		94,659		131,899		95,467

(1) Annuity accumulations represent deferred annuity contracts that are currently earning interest.

The following tables present the categorization for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

March 31, 2016			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	24,083	$	—	$	24,083	$	—
U.S. government agency	179,816		—		179,816		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	166,136		—		166,136		—
Northeast	63,927		—		63,927		—
South	123,419		—		123,419		—
West	110,444		—		110,444		—
Special revenue
Midwest	163,088		—		162,744		344
Northeast	30,342		—		30,342		—
South	166,270		—		166,270		—
West	84,656		—		84,656		—
Foreign bonds	80,745		—		80,745		—
Public utilities	221,920		—		221,920		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	114,682		—		114,682		—
Industrials	244,122		—		244,122		—
Consumer goods and services	183,784		—		182,570		1,214
Health care	91,526		—		91,526		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	144,537		—		144,537		—
Financial services	261,022		—		251,520		9,502
Mortgage-backed securities	15,799		—		15,799		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	127,089		—		127,089		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	139,511		—		139,511		—
Federal national mortgage association	113,433		—		113,433		—
Asset-backed securities	4,815		—		3,890		925
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,855,166	$	—	$	2,843,181	$	11,985
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	21,943	$	21,943	$	—	$	—
Energy	12,765		12,765		—		—
Industrials	45,742		45,742		—		—
Consumer goods and services	24,274		24,274		—		—
Health care	26,871		26,871		—		—

Technology, media and telecommunications	14,424		14,424		—		—
Financial services	91,328		87,336		—		3,992
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	469		469		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	237,816	$	233,824	$	—	$	3,992
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,092,982	$	233,824	$	2,843,181	$	15,977
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,644	$	—	$	3,644	$	—
Consumer goods and services	272		—		272		—
Health care	1,930		—		1,930		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	338		—		338		—
Financial services	4,069		—		4,069		—
Asset-backed securities	—		—		—		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,747		2,747		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	293		293		—		—
Industrials	1,027		1,027		—		—
Consumer goods and services	899		899		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	235		235		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,688		1,688		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	17,446	$	7,193	$	10,253	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	63,567	$	63,567	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	2,160	$	—	$	2,160	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,176,330	$	304,759	$	2,855,594	$	15,977

December 31, 2015			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,649	$	—	$	21,649	$	—
U.S. government agency	233,030		—		233,030		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	165,456		—		165,456		—
Northeast	58,445		—		58,445		—
South	128,789		—		128,789		—
West	106,814		—		106,814		—
Special revenue
Midwest	157,706		—		157,363		343
Northeast	24,599		—		24,599		—
South	148,437		—		148,437		—
West	82,041		—		82,041		—
Foreign bonds	82,528		—		82,528		—
Public utilities	215,683		—		215,683		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	113,119		—		113,119		—
Industrials	224,255		—		224,255		—
Consumer goods and services	174,597		—		173,364		1,233
Health care	93,509		—		93,509		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,400		—		142,400		—
Financial services	263,485		—		253,823		9,662
Mortgage-backed securities	16,738		—		16,738		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	119,626		—		119,626		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	138,909		—		138,909		—
Federal national mortgage association	107,480		—		107,480		—
Asset-backed securities	5,666		—		4,630		1,036
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,824,961	$	—	$	2,812,687	$	12,274
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	19,060	$	19,060	$	—	$	—
Energy	11,211		11,211		—		—
Industrials	44,810		44,810		—		—
Consumer goods and services	23,315		23,315		—		—
Health care	28,217		28,217		—		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	13,364		13,364		—		—
Financial services	95,694		91,588		128		3,978

Nonredeemable preferred stocks	576		576		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	236,247	$	232,141	$	128	$	3,978
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,061,208	$	232,141	$	2,812,815	$	16,252
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,558	$	—	$	3,558	$	—
Consumer goods and services	118		—		118		—
Health care	2,032		—		2,032		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	335		—		335		—
Financial services	4,094		—		4,094		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,485		2,485		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	267		267		—		—
Industrials	986		986		—		—
Consumer goods and services	942		942		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	229		229		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,625		1,625		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	16,975	$	6,838	$	10,137	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	20,805	$	20,805	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	1,716	$	—	$	1,716	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,100,879	$	259,959	$	2,824,668	$	16,252

The fair value of securities that are categorized as Level 1 is based on quoted market prices that are readily and regularly available.

We use a market-based approach for valuing all of our Level 2 securities except for our mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, and submit them primarily to a third-party valuation service provider. Any of these securities not valued by this service provider are submitted to another third-party valuation service provider. Both service providers use a market approach to find pricing of similar financial instruments. The market inputs our service providers normally seek to value our securities include the following, listed in approximate order of priority: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data including market research publications. The method and inputs for these securities classified as Level 2 are the same regardless of industry category, credit quality, duration, geographical concentration or economic characteristics. For our mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, our service providers use additional market inputs to value these securities, including the following: new issue data, periodic payment information, monthly payment information, collateral performance and real estate analysis from third parties. Our service providers prioritize inputs based on market conditions, and not all inputs listed are available for use in the valuation process for each security on any given day.

At least annually, we review the methodologies and assumptions used by our valuation service providers and verify that they are reasonable and representative of the fair value of the underlying securities held in the investment portfolio. We validate the prices obtained from independent pricing services and brokers prior to their use for reporting purposes by evaluating their reasonableness on a monthly basis. Our validation process includes a review for unusual fluctuations. In our opinion, the pricing obtained at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was reasonable. Unusual fluctuations outside of our expectations are independently corroborated with additional third-party sources that use similar valuation techniques as discussed above. In addition, we also randomly select securities and independently corroborate the valuations obtained from our third-party valuation service providers.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the change in our available-for-sale securities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 is the result of investment purchases that were made using funds held in our money market accounts, disposals and the change in unrealized gains on both fixed maturities and equity securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, there were no securities transferred between Level 1 and Level 2.

Securities categorized as Level 3 include holdings in certain private placement fixed maturity and equity securities for which an active market does not currently exist. The fair value of our Level 3 private placement securities is determined by management relying on pricing received from our independent pricing services and brokers consistent with the process to estimate fair value for Level 2 securities. However, securities are categorized as Level 3 if these quotes cannot be corroborated by other market observable data due to the unobservable nature of the brokers’ valuation processes. If pricing cannot be obtained from these sources, which occurs on a limited basis, management will perform a discounted cash flow analysis, using an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate, on the underlying security to estimate fair value. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, there were no securities transferred in or out of Level 3.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value of our Level 3 securities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

	States, municipalities and political subdivisions		Corporate bonds			Asset-backed securities			Equities			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	343	$	10,895		$	1,036		$	3,978		$	16,252
Net unrealized gains (losses)(1)	1		137			35			—			173
Purchases	—		—			—			132			132
Disposals	—		(316		)	(146		)	(118		)	(580		)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	344	$	10,716		$	925		$	3,992		$	15,977

(1) Unrealized gains (losses) are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.

The fixed maturities reported as disposals relate to the receipt of principal on calls or sinking fund bonds, in accordance with the indentures.

Corporate-Owned Life Insurance

The Company formed a rabbi trust in 2014 to fund obligations under the United Fire & Casualty Company Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan and United Fire Group Supplemental Executive Retirement and Deferral Plan (collectively the "Executive Retirement Plans"). Within the rabbi trust, corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI") policies are utilized as an investment vehicle and source of funding for the Company's Executive Retirement Plans. The COLI policies invest in mutual funds, which are priced daily by independent sources. As of March 31, 2016, the cash surrender value of the COLI policies was $2,160, which is equal to the fair value measured using Level 2 inputs, based on the underlying assets of the COLI policies, and is included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefits

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for our pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended March 31,	2016			2015			2016		2015
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	1,623		$	1,669		$	932	$	1,305
Interest cost	1,663			1,500			754		713
Expected return on plan assets	(1,988		)	(1,950		)	—		—
Amortization of net loss	992			1,136			379		731
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,290		$	2,355		$	2,065	$	2,749

Employer Contributions

We previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 that we expected to contribute $6,384 to the pension plan in 2016. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, we contributed $1,595 to the pension plan. We anticipate that the total contribution in 2016 will not vary significantly from our expected contribution.

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Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Non-qualified Employee Stock Award Plan

The United Fire Group, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan (the "2008 Stock Plan") authorized the issuance of restricted and unrestricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options for up to 1,900,000 shares of UFG common stock to employees. In May 2014, the Registrant's shareholders approved an additional 1,500,000 shares of United Fire common stock issuable at any time and from time to time pursuant to the 2008 Stock Plan, among other amendments, and renamed such plan as the United Fire Group, Inc. Stock Plan, (as amended, the "Stock Plan"). At March 31, 2016, there were 1,246,178 authorized shares remaining available for future issuance. The Stock Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, which determines those employees who will receive awards, when awards will be granted, and the terms and conditions of the awards. The Board of Directors may also take any action it deems necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Stock Plan. Pursuant to the Stock Plan, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, grant awards to our employees who are in positions of substantial responsibility with United Fire.

Options granted pursuant to the Stock Plan are granted to buy shares of United Fire's common stock at the market value of the stock on the date of grant. All outstanding option awards vest and are exercisable in installments of 20.0 percent of the number of shares covered by the option award each year from the grant date, unless the Board of Directors authorizes the acceleration of vesting. To the extent not exercised, vested option awards accumulate and are exercisable by the awardee, in whole or in part, in any subsequent year included in the option period, but not later than 10 years from the grant date. Restricted and unrestricted stock awards granted pursuant to the Stock Plan are granted at the market value of our common stock on the date of the grant. Restricted stock units fully vest after 3 years or 5 years from the date of issuance, unless accelerated upon the approval of the Board of Directors, at which time United Fire common stock will be issued to the awardee.

The activity in the Stock Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	1,394,578		1,900,000
Additional shares authorized	—		1,500,000
Number of awards granted	(249,000	)	(2,611,928	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	100,600		458,106
Ending balance	1,246,178		1,246,178
Number of option awards exercised	138,389		788,908
Number of unrestricted stock awards granted	870		7,215
Number of restricted stock awards vested	18,394		36,970

Non-qualified Non-employee Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan

The United Fire Group, Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the "Director Plan") authorizes the issuance of restricted stock awards and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of United Fire's common stock to non-employee directors. At March 31, 2016, we had 87,938 authorized shares available for future issuance.

The Board of Directors has the authority to determine which non-employee directors receive awards, when options and restricted stock shall be granted, the option price, the option expiration date, the date of grant, the vesting schedule of options or whether the options shall be immediately vested, the terms and conditions of options and restricted stock (other than those terms and conditions set forth in the plan) and the number of shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to an option agreement or restricted stock agreement (subject to limits set forth in the plan). The Board of Directors may also take any action it deems necessary and appropriate for the administration of the Director Plan.

The activity in the Director Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	69,938	300,000
Number of awards granted	—	(236,065	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	18,000	24,003
Ending balance	87,938	87,938
Number of option awards exercised	14,987	29,794
Number of restricted stock awards vested	—	20,171

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $976 and $553, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the stock options.

As of March 31, 2016, we had $9,154 in stock-based compensation expense that has yet to be recognized through our results of operations. We expect this compensation to be recognized over the remainder of 2016 and subsequent years according to the following table, except with respect to awards that are accelerated by the Board of Directors, in which case we will recognize any remaining compensation expense in the period in which the awards are accelerated.

2016	$	2,214
2017	2,775
2018	2,260
2019	1,193
2020	640
2021	72
Total	$	9,154

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION

We have two reportable business segments in our operations: property and casualty insurance and life insurance. The property and casualty insurance segment has seven domestic locations from which it conducts its business. The life insurance segment operates from our home office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because all of our insurance is sold domestically, we have no revenues from foreign operations.

We evaluate the two segments on the basis of both statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by our states of domicile and GAAP. We analyze results based on profitability (i.e., loss ratios), expenses, and return on equity. The basis we use to determine and analyze segments and to measure segment profit or loss have not changed from that reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

We have reconciled the amounts in the following table for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 to the amounts reported in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, adjusting for intersegment eliminations.

	Property and Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Net premiums earned	$	220,225		$	21,073		$	241,298
Investment income, net of investment expenses	9,409			12,852			22,261
Net realized investment gains	1,737			318			2,055
Other income	—			108			108
Total reportable segment	$	231,371		$	34,351		$	265,722
Intersegment eliminations	(37		)	—			(37		)
Total revenues	$	231,334		$	34,351		$	265,685
Net income	$	22,020		$	407		$	22,427
Assets	$	2,344,686		$	1,631,306		$	3,975,992
Invested assets	$	1,675,088		$	1,497,241		$	3,172,329
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Net premiums earned	$	200,137		$	13,228		$	213,365
Investment income, net of investment expenses	10,730			13,616			24,346
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(239		)	1,126			887
Other income	—			63			63
Total reportable segment	$	210,628		$	28,033		$	238,661
Intersegment eliminations	17			(194		)	(177		)
Total revenues	$	210,645		$	27,839		$	238,484
Net income	$	23,103		$	576		$	23,679
Assets	$	2,166,432		$	1,697,819		$	3,864,251
Invested assets	$	1,562,710		$	1,576,868		$	3,139,578

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Earnings Per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The dilutive shares we consider in our diluted earnings per share calculation relate to our outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards.

We determine the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options using the "treasury stock" method. Under this method, we assume the exercise of all of the outstanding stock options whose exercise price is less than the weighted-average market value of our common stock during the reporting period. This method also assumes that the proceeds from the hypothetical stock option exercises are used to repurchase shares of our common stock at the weighted-average market value of the stock during the reporting period. The net of the assumed stock options exercised and assumed common shares repurchased represents the number of dilutive common shares, which we add to the denominator of the earnings per share calculation.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands Except Share Data)	2016				2015
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income	$	22,427	$	22,427	$	23,679	$	23,679
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	25,209,888		25,209,888		24,990,470		24,990,470
Add dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—		154,742		—		114,313
Add dilutive effect of stock options	—		231,807		—		—
Weighted-average common shares	25,209,888		25,596,437		24,990,470		25,104,783
Earnings per common share	$	0.89	$	0.88	$	0.95	$	0.94
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation(1)	—		180,912		—		697,950

(1) Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.

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Credit Facility

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit Facility

CREDIT FACILITY

On February 2, 2016, the Company, as borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement (the "New Credit Agreement") by and among the Company, with the lenders from time to time party thereto and KeyBank National Association ("Key Bank"), as administrative agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer. The New Credit Agreement provides for a $50,000four-year unsecured revolving credit facility that includes a $20,000 letter of credit subfacility and a swingline subfacility in the amount up to $5,000. The New Credit Agreement allows the Company to increase the aggregate amount of the commitments thereunder by up to $100,000, provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing and certain other conditions are satisfied.

The New Credit Agreement is available for the Company's general corporate purposes, including liquidity, acquisitions and working capital. All unpaid principal and accrued interest under the New Credit Agreement is due and payable in full at maturity on February 2, 2020. Based on the type of loan, advances under the New Credit Agreement would bear interest on either the London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") or a base rate plus, in each case, a calculated margin amount.

The unused commitments under the New Credit Agreement will be subject to a commitment fee that will be calculated at a per annum rate. The applicable margins for borrowings under the New Credit Agreement and the commitment fee thereunder will be determined by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s issuer credit rating by A.M. Best Company, Inc.

The New Credit Agreement contains customary representations, conditions to borrowing, covenants and events of default, including certain covenants that limit or restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to sell or transfer assets, enter into a merger or consolidate with another company, create liens, impose restrictions on subsidiary dividends, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make investments or acquisitions, enter into certain reinsurance agreements, pay dividends during any period of default, enter into transactions with affiliates, change the nature of its business, or incur indebtedness. The New Credit Agreement also includes financial covenants that require the Company to (i) maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, (ii) maintain a minimum consolidated statutory surplus and (iii) not exceed a 0.35 to 1.0 debt to total capitalization ratio.

Prior to December 22, 2015, the Company had a credit agreement (the "Previous Credit Agreement") with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders. KeyBank National Association was the administrative agent, lead arranger, sole book runner, swingline lender, and letter of credit issuer, and Bankers Trust Company was the syndication agent . The Previous Credit Agreement provided for a $100,000 unsecured revolving credit facility that included a $20,000 letter of credit subfacility and a swingline subfacility of up to $5,000. The Previous Credit Agreement terminated by expiration on its stated termination date of December 22, 2015.

There was no outstanding balance on either the New Credit Agreement or Previous Credit Agreement at March 31, 2016 and 2015. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not incur any interest expense related to either credit facility. We were in compliance with all covenants of the New Credit Agreement at March 31, 2016.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table shows the changes in the components of our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

				Liability for
	Net unrealized			underfunded
	appreciation			employee
	on investments			benefit costs(1)			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	128,369		$	(47,932	)	$	80,437
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519			—			28,519
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,070		)	891			(179		)
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	155,818		$	(47,041	)	$	108,777

(1) Estimates and Assumptions: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make various estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of net periodic benefit cost, plan assets and plan obligations for each plan at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. One significant estimate relates to the calculation of the benefit obligation for each plan. We annually establish the discount rate, which is an estimate of the interest rate at which these benefits could be effectively settled, that is used to determine the present value of the respective plan's benefit obligations as of December 31.

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. Certain financial information that is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including certain financial statement footnote disclosures, are not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting and have been condensed or omitted.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statement categories that are most dependent on management estimates and assumptions include: investments; deferred policy acquisition costs; reinsurance receivables and recoverables; future policy benefits and losses, claims and loss settlement expenses; and pension and postretirement benefit obligations.

Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash, money market accounts, and non-negotiable certificates of deposit with original maturities of three months or less.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (DAC)

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs ("DAC")

Certain costs associated with underwriting new business (primarily commissions, premium taxes and variable underwriting and policy issue expenses associated with successful acquisition efforts) are deferred. The following table is a summary of the components of DAC, including the related amortization recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

	Property & Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Recorded asset at beginning of period	$	90,547		$	77,717		$	168,264
Underwriting costs deferred	52,540			1,270			53,810
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,412		)	(1,819		)	(50,231		)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	$	94,675		$	77,168		$	171,843
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	—			(11,685		)	(11,685		)
Recorded asset at March 31, 2016	$	94,675		$	65,483		$	160,158

Property and casualty insurance policy acquisition costs deferred are amortized as premium revenue is recognized. The method followed in computing DAC limits the amount of such deferred costs to their estimated realizable value. This takes into account the premium to be earned, losses and loss settlement expenses expected to be incurred and certain other costs expected to be incurred as the premium is earned.

For traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized to income over the premium-paying period in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual premium revenue to the expected total premium revenue. Expected premium revenue and gross profits are based on the same mortality and withdrawal assumptions used in determining future policy benefits. These assumptions are not revised after policy issuance unless the recorded DAC asset is deemed to be unrecoverable from future expected profits.

For non-traditional life insurance policies, DAC is amortized over the anticipated terms in proportion to the ratio of the expected annual gross profits to the total expected gross profits. Changes in the amount or timing of expected gross profits result in adjustments to the cumulative amortization of these costs. The effect on amortization of DAC for revisions to estimated gross profits is reported in earnings in the period the estimated gross profits are revised.

The effect on DAC that results from the assumed realization of unrealized gains (losses) on investments allocated to non-traditional life insurance business is recognized with an offset to net unrealized investment appreciation as of the balance sheet date.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established based on differences between the financial statement bases of assets and liabilities and the tax bases of those same assets and liabilities, using the currently enacted statutory tax rates. Deferred income tax expense is measured by the year-to-year change in the net deferred tax asset or liability, except for certain changes in deferred tax amounts that affect stockholders' equity and do not impact federal income tax expense.

We reported a federal income tax expense of $6,347 and $8,152 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our effective tax rate is different than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent due principally to the effect of tax-exempt municipal bond interest income and non-taxable dividend income.

The Company performs a quarterly review of its tax position and makes a determination of whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If based on review, it appears not more likely than not that the position will be sustained, the Company will calculate any unrecognized tax benefits and, if necessary, calculate and accrue any related interest and penalties. We did not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. In addition, we have not accrued for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. However, if interest and penalties would need to be accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits, such amounts would be recognized as a component of federal income tax expense.

We file a consolidated federal income tax return. We also file income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to federal or state income tax examination for years before 2009. The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a routine examination of our income tax return for the 2011 tax year.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

In the preparation of the accompanying financial statements, the Company has evaluated all material subsequent events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date on which the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the Company's financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2016

Short-Duration Contracts

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance on disclosure requirements for short-duration contracts. The new guidance requires additional disclosures about the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and requires disclosure of any information about significant changes in methodologies and assumptions used to calculate the liability. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods beginning the following year. The Company will include the new annual disclosures beginning with the December 31, 2016 annual financial statements. The adoption of the new guidance will change disclosures regarding short- duration contracts, but management currently does not expect the adoption of the new guidance to have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Other Internal Use Software

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance which clarifies customers' accounting for fees paid for cloud computing arrangements. The new standard provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license or whether the arrangement is considered a service contract. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of debt issuance costs. The new guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the new guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Consolidation

In February 2015, the FASB issued amendments to the consolidation analysis that a reporting entity performs to determine whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. Specifically, the new guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities ("VIE"), eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that have VIE's, particularly those with fee arrangements and related party relationships. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the disclosure of uncertainties about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The new guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern and, if so, to disclose the fact and what the entity's plans are to alleviate that doubt. The guidance is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Share-Based Payments

In June 2014, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The new guidance requires a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the service period, be treated as a performance condition. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The amendments can be applied prospectively or retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

Pending Adoption of Accounting Standards

Share-Based Payments

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for share-based payments. The new guidance was issued to simplify the accounting of share-based payment, specifically in the areas of income taxes, classification on the balance sheets as liabilities or equity and classification in the cash flow statement. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for leases. The new guidance requires lessees to place most leases on their balance sheets with expenses recognized on the income statement in a similar manner as previous methods. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2019 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance updating certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendments in this update supersede the guidance to classify equity securities with readily determinable fair values into different categories (for example, trading or available-for-sale) and require equity securities to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income. The new guidance also simplifies the impairment process for equity investments without readily determinable fair values. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Income Taxes

In December 2015, the FASB issued guidance on the balance sheet classification of deferred taxes. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to split deferred tax liabilities and assets between current and non-current in a classified balance sheet. The new guidance allows deferred tax liabilities and assets to be included in non-current accounts.The Company will adopt the new guidance as of January 1, 2017, the adoption will have no impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued comprehensive new guidance on revenue recognition which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new guidance requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard creates a five-step model that requires companies to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contract(s) and all relevant facts and circumstances. Insurance contracts are not within the scope of this new guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will adopt the guidance as of January 1, 2018 and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations and considering which portions of the guidance, if any, applies to the Company.

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Components of Deferred Acquisition Costs

The following table is a summary of the components of DAC, including the related amortization recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

	Property & Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Recorded asset at beginning of period	$	90,547		$	77,717		$	168,264
Underwriting costs deferred	52,540			1,270			53,810
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,412		)	(1,819		)	(50,231		)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	$	94,675		$	77,168		$	171,843
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	—			(11,685		)	(11,685		)
Recorded asset at March 31, 2016	$	94,675		$	65,483		$	160,158

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Summary of Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Investments

A reconciliation of the amortized cost (cost for equity securities) to fair value of investments in held-to-maturity and available-for-sale fixed maturity and equity securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, is as follows:

March 31, 2016
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	2	$	—	$	452
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	64		1		—		65
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	664	$	3	$	—	$	667
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	23,783	$	303	$	3	$	24,083
U.S. government agency	176,116		3,728		28		179,816
States, municipalities and political subdivisions

General obligations:
Midwest	160,686		5,464		14		166,136
Northeast	61,333		2,594		—		63,927
South	119,448		3,971		—		123,419
West	106,544		3,949		49		110,444
Special revenue:
Midwest	156,902		6,186		—		163,088
Northeast	29,203		1,143		4		30,342
South	160,498		5,779		7		166,270
West	80,862		3,796		2		84,656
Foreign bonds	80,115		2,555		1,925		80,745
Public utilities	215,122		7,624		826		221,920
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,341		1,763		3,422		114,682
Industrials	239,448		7,950		3,276		244,122
Consumer goods and services	176,258		7,529		3		183,784
Health care	87,699		3,870		43		91,526
Technology, media and telecommunications	141,213		4,394		1,070		144,537
Financial services	252,289		8,961		228		261,022
Mortgage-backed securities	15,352		464		17		15,799
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	123,776		3,716		403		127,089
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	134,375		5,285		149		139,511
Federal national mortgage association	108,566		4,994		127		113,433
Asset-backed securities	4,789		238		212		4,815
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,770,718	$	96,256	$	11,808	$	2,855,166
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	14,893	$	181	$	21,943
Energy	6,514		6,409		158		12,765
Industrials	13,252		32,722		232		45,742
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,978		5		24,274
Health care	7,763		19,108		—		26,871
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		8,550		57		14,424
Financial services	17,289		74,132		93		91,328
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	443		26		—		469
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,724	$	169,818	$	726	$	237,816
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,839,442	$	266,074	$	12,534	$	3,092,982

December 31, 2015
Type of Investment	Cost or Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Appreciation		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Technology, media and telecommunications	$	450	$	1	$	—	$	451
Financial services	150		—		—		150
Mortgage-backed securities	72		2		—		74
Total Held-to-Maturity Fixed Maturities	$	672	$	3	$	—	$	675
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,587	$	100	$	38	$	21,649
U.S. government agency	232,808		2,622		2,400		233,030
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations:
Midwest	160,484		4,990		18		165,456
Northeast	56,449		1,996		—		58,445
South	125,565		3,358		134		128,789
West	103,721		3,160		67		106,814
Special revenue:
Midwest	152,780		4,956		30		157,706
Northeast	23,892		919		212		24,599
South	144,183		4,281		27		148,437
West	78,935		3,150		44		82,041
Foreign bonds	82,580		2,405		2,457		82,528
Public utilities	213,233		3,701		1,251		215,683
Corporate bonds
Energy	116,800		1,032		4,713		113,119
Industrials	227,589		3,329		6,663		224,255
Consumer goods and services	172,529		2,844		776		174,597
Health care	92,132		2,168		791		93,509
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,431		1,972		2,003		142,400
Financial services	259,382		5,246		1,143		263,485
Mortgage-backed securities	16,413		376		51		16,738
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	120,220		1,391		1,985		119,626
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	137,874		2,377		1,342		138,909
Federal national mortgage association	106,021		2,400		941		107,480
Asset-backed securities	5,461		221		16		5,666

Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,793,069	$	58,994	$	27,102	$	2,824,961
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	7,231	$	12,022	$	193	$	19,060
Energy	6,103		5,374		266		11,211
Industrials	13,251		31,872		313		44,810
Consumer goods and services	10,301		13,017		3		23,315
Health care	7,763		20,454		—		28,217
Technology, media and telecommunications	5,931		7,538		105		13,364
Financial services	17,392		78,411		109		95,694
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	542		34		—		576
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	68,514	$	168,722	$	989	$	236,247
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	2,861,583	$	227,716	$	28,091	$	3,061,208

Maturities

The amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and trading fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations may be subject to prepayment risk and are therefore not categorized by contractual maturity.

	Held-To-Maturity				Available-For-Sale				Trading
March 31, 2016	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—	$	88,221	$	88,799	$	1,614	$	2,178
Due after one year through five years	600		602		841,686		865,457		7,701		8,401
Due after five years through 10 years	—		—		934,933		964,495		375		488
Due after 10 years	—		—		519,020		535,768		1,847		1,933
Asset-backed securities	—		—		4,789		4,815		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities	64		65		15,352		15,799		—		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations	—		—		366,717		380,033		—		—
	$	664	$	667	$	2,770,718	$	2,855,166	$	11,537	$	13,000

Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses

A summary of the components of net realized investment gains (losses) is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Net realized investment gains (losses)
Fixed maturities:
Available-for-sale	$	516	$	991
Trading securities
Change in fair value	273		(201		)
Sales	—		516
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale	984		904
Trading securities
Change in fair value	93		(56		)
Sales	—		46
Other long-term investments	43		(1,313		)
Cash equivalents	146		—
Total net realized investment gains	$	2,055	$	887

Proceeds and Gross Realized Gains and Losses

The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) on the sale of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Proceeds from sales	$	1,968	$	5,017
Gross realized gains	921		973
Gross realized losses	—		—

Unrealized Appreciation

A summary of the changes in net unrealized investment appreciation during the reporting period is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation
Available-for-sale fixed maturities	$	52,556		$	21,008
Available-for-sale equity securities	1,359			(2,879		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,685		)	(6,911		)
Income tax effect	(14,781		)	(3,926		)
Total change in net unrealized investment appreciation, net of tax	$	27,449		$	7,292

Investments in Unrealized Loss Position

March 31, 2016	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	1,637	$	3	$	1,637	$	3
U.S. government agency	7	18,173		25		1	2,995		3		21,168		28
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	3	9,619		14		—	—		—		9,619		14
West	1	3,136		37		2	2,301		12		5,437		49
Special revenue
Northeast	1	1,037		4		—	—		—		1,037		4
South	3	4,149		7		—	—		—		4,149		7
West	—	—		—		1	719		2		719		2
Foreign bonds	7	11,277		534		2	3,804		1,391		15,081		1,925
Public utilities	4	8,231		394		6	5,997		432		14,228		826
Corporate bonds
Energy	20	44,540		2,328		5	10,764		1,094		55,304		3,422
Industrials	8	16,891		618		8	15,276		2,658		32,167		3,276
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		4	2,486		3		2,486		3
Health care	—	—		—		2	2,732		43		2,732		43
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	26,290		365		4	15,132		705		41,422		1,070
Financial services	8	17,662		160		3	6,130		68		23,792		228
Mortgage-backed securities	—	—		—		4	1,379		17		1,379		17
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	5	7,888		22		12	26,988		381		34,876		403
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	1	6,970		18		5	12,692		131		19,662		149
Federal national mortgage association	4	5,503		22		4	5,165		105		10,668		127
Asset-backed securities	1	2,574		212		—	—		—		2,574		212
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	82	$	183,940	$	4,760	65	$	116,197	$	7,048	$	300,137	$	11,808
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	127	$	181	$	127	$	181
Energy	8	1,935		158		—	—		—		1,935		158
Industrials	2	1		1		5	231		231		232		232
Consumer goods and services	2	32		1		2	13		4		45		5
Technology, media and telecommunications	7	488		40		5	31		17		519		57
Financial services	6	408		29		2	150		64		558		93
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	25	$	2,864	$	229	17	$	552	$	497	$	3,416	$	726
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	107	$	186,804	$	4,989	82	$	116,749	$	7,545	$	303,553	$	12,534

December 31, 2015	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Type of Investment	Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Number of Issues	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Depreciation
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	6	$	6,408	$	26	2	$	1,634	$	12	$	8,042	$	38
U.S. government agency	38	104,621		1,771		6	18,821		629		123,442		2,400
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	4	2,417		12		1	528		6		2,945		18
South	3	4,805		55		8	3,743		79		8,548		134
West	4	8,927		23		2	2,274		44		11,201		67
Special revenue
Midwest	—	—		—		1	2,494		30		2,494		30
Northeast	1	4,755		212		—	—		—		4,755		212
South	4	7,445		26		2	1,851		1		9,296		27
West	4	6,851		44		—	—		—		6,851		44
Foreign bonds	9	16,991		1,289		2	4,036		1,168		21,027		2,457
Public utilities	35	72,680		880		5	2,840		371		75,520		1,251
Corporate bonds
Energy	29	61,496		3,286		4	7,991		1,427		69,487		4,713
Industrials	38	78,588		3,631		3	6,649		3,032		85,237		6,663
Consumer goods and services	24	64,661		770		4	2,491		6		67,152		776
Health care	18	43,992		652		2	3,737		139		47,729		791
Technology, media and telecommunications	22	59,503		1,478		2	8,940		525		68,443		2,003
Financial services	49	92,814		1,143		—	—		—		92,814		1,143
Mortgage-backed securities	9	7,423		43		4	183		8		7,606		51
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	17	29,769		437		14	40,027		1,548		69,796		1,985
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	20	35,343		644		6	19,887		698		55,230		1,342
Federal national mortgage association	15	32,800		524		11	11,962		417		44,762		941
Asset-backed securities	1	985		16		—	—		—		985		16
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	350	$	743,274	$	16,962	79	$	140,088	$	10,140	$	883,362	$	27,102
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	115	$	193	$	115	$	193
Energy	10	2,868		266		—	—		—		2,868		266
Industrials	3	177		44		5	193		269		370		313
Consumer goods and services	—	—		—		2	14		3		14		3
Technology, media and telecommunications	9	438		91		2	12		14		450		105
Financial services	6	326		51		1	136		58		462		109

Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	28	$	3,809	$	452	13	$	470	$	537	$	4,279	$	989
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	378	$	747,083	$	17,414	92	$	140,558	$	10,677	$	887,641	$	28,091

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

A summary of the carrying value and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:

	March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Assets
Investments
Fixed maturities:
Held-to-maturity securities	$	667	$	664	$	675	$	672
Available-for-sale securities	2,855,166		2,855,166		2,824,961		2,824,961
Trading securities	13,000		13,000		12,622		12,622
Equity securities:
Available-for-sale securities	237,816		237,816		236,247		236,247
Trading securities	4,446		4,446		4,353		4,353
Mortgage loans	4,197		3,899		4,237		3,961
Policy loans	5,348		5,348		5,618		5,618
Other long-term investments	51,815		51,815		54,151		54,151
Short-term investments	175		175		175		175
Cash and cash equivalents	143,981		143,981		106,449		106,449
Corporate-owned life insurance	2,160		2,160		1,716		1,716
Liabilities
Policy reserves
Annuity (accumulations) (1)	$	727,595	$	728,089	$	707,190	$	744,931
Annuity (benefit payments)	137,810		94,659		131,899		95,467

(1) Annuity accumulations represent deferred annuity contracts that are currently earning interest.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables present the categorization for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

March 31, 2016			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	24,083	$	—	$	24,083	$	—
U.S. government agency	179,816		—		179,816		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	166,136		—		166,136		—
Northeast	63,927		—		63,927		—
South	123,419		—		123,419		—
West	110,444		—		110,444		—
Special revenue
Midwest	163,088		—		162,744		344
Northeast	30,342		—		30,342		—
South	166,270		—		166,270		—
West	84,656		—		84,656		—
Foreign bonds	80,745		—		80,745		—
Public utilities	221,920		—		221,920		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	114,682		—		114,682		—
Industrials	244,122		—		244,122		—
Consumer goods and services	183,784		—		182,570		1,214
Health care	91,526		—		91,526		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	144,537		—		144,537		—
Financial services	261,022		—		251,520		9,502
Mortgage-backed securities	15,799		—		15,799		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	127,089		—		127,089		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	139,511		—		139,511		—
Federal national mortgage association	113,433		—		113,433		—
Asset-backed securities	4,815		—		3,890		925
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,855,166	$	—	$	2,843,181	$	11,985
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	21,943	$	21,943	$	—	$	—
Energy	12,765		12,765		—		—
Industrials	45,742		45,742		—		—
Consumer goods and services	24,274		24,274		—		—
Health care	26,871		26,871		—		—

Technology, media and telecommunications	14,424		14,424		—		—
Financial services	91,328		87,336		—		3,992
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	469		469		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	237,816	$	233,824	$	—	$	3,992
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,092,982	$	233,824	$	2,843,181	$	15,977
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,644	$	—	$	3,644	$	—
Consumer goods and services	272		—		272		—
Health care	1,930		—		1,930		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	338		—		338		—
Financial services	4,069		—		4,069		—
Asset-backed securities	—		—		—		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,747		2,747		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	293		293		—		—
Industrials	1,027		1,027		—		—
Consumer goods and services	899		899		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	235		235		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,688		1,688		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	17,446	$	7,193	$	10,253	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	63,567	$	63,567	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	2,160	$	—	$	2,160	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,176,330	$	304,759	$	2,855,594	$	15,977

December 31, 2015			Fair Value Measurements
Description	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
U.S. Treasury	$	21,649	$	—	$	21,649	$	—
U.S. government agency	233,030		—		233,030		—
States, municipalities and political subdivisions
General obligations
Midwest	165,456		—		165,456		—
Northeast	58,445		—		58,445		—
South	128,789		—		128,789		—
West	106,814		—		106,814		—
Special revenue
Midwest	157,706		—		157,363		343
Northeast	24,599		—		24,599		—
South	148,437		—		148,437		—
West	82,041		—		82,041		—
Foreign bonds	82,528		—		82,528		—
Public utilities	215,683		—		215,683		—
Corporate bonds
Energy	113,119		—		113,119		—
Industrials	224,255		—		224,255		—
Consumer goods and services	174,597		—		173,364		1,233
Health care	93,509		—		93,509		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	142,400		—		142,400		—
Financial services	263,485		—		253,823		9,662
Mortgage-backed securities	16,738		—		16,738		—
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Government national mortgage association	119,626		—		119,626		—
Federal home loan mortgage corporation	138,909		—		138,909		—
Federal national mortgage association	107,480		—		107,480		—
Asset-backed securities	5,666		—		4,630		1,036
Total Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities	$	2,824,961	$	—	$	2,812,687	$	12,274
Equity securities:
Common stocks
Public utilities	$	19,060	$	19,060	$	—	$	—
Energy	11,211		11,211		—		—
Industrials	44,810		44,810		—		—
Consumer goods and services	23,315		23,315		—		—
Health care	28,217		28,217		—		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	13,364		13,364		—		—
Financial services	95,694		91,588		128		3,978

Nonredeemable preferred stocks	576		576		—		—
Total Available-for-Sale Equity Securities	$	236,247	$	232,141	$	128	$	3,978
Total Available-for-Sale Securities	$	3,061,208	$	232,141	$	2,812,815	$	16,252
TRADING
Fixed maturities:
Bonds
Corporate bonds
Industrials	$	3,558	$	—	$	3,558	$	—
Consumer goods and services	118		—		118		—
Health care	2,032		—		2,032		—
Technology, media and telecommunications	335		—		335		—
Financial services	4,094		—		4,094		—
Redeemable preferred stocks	2,485		2,485		—		—
Equity securities:
Energy	267		267		—		—
Industrials	986		986		—		—
Consumer goods and services	942		942		—		—
Health care	304		304		—		—
Financial services	229		229		—		—
Nonredeemable preferred stocks	1,625		1,625		—		—
Total Trading Securities	$	16,975	$	6,838	$	10,137	$	—
Short-Term Investments	$	175	$	175	$	—	$	—
Money Market Accounts	$	20,805	$	20,805	$	—	$	—
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	$	1,716	$	—	$	1,716	$	—
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	$	3,100,879	$	259,959	$	2,824,668	$	16,252

Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Securities

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value of our Level 3 securities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

	States, municipalities and political subdivisions		Corporate bonds			Asset-backed securities			Equities			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	343	$	10,895		$	1,036		$	3,978		$	16,252
Net unrealized gains (losses)(1)	1		137			35			—			173
Purchases	—		—			—			132			132
Disposals	—		(316		)	(146		)	(118		)	(580		)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	344	$	10,716		$	925		$	3,992		$	15,977

(1) Unrealized gains (losses) are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.

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Employee Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the net periodic benefit cost for our pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended March 31,	2016			2015			2016		2015
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	1,623		$	1,669		$	932	$	1,305
Interest cost	1,663			1,500			754		713
Expected return on plan assets	(1,988		)	(1,950		)	—		—
Amortization of net loss	992			1,136			379		731
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,290		$	2,355		$	2,065	$	2,749

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Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Activity in Stock Award Plans

The activity in the Stock Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	1,394,578		1,900,000
Additional shares authorized	—		1,500,000
Number of awards granted	(249,000	)	(2,611,928	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	100,600		458,106
Ending balance	1,246,178		1,246,178
Number of option awards exercised	138,389		788,908
Number of unrestricted stock awards granted	870		7,215
Number of restricted stock awards vested	18,394		36,970

The activity in the Director Plan is displayed in the following table:

Authorized Shares Available for Future Award Grants	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	From Inception to March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	69,938	300,000
Number of awards granted	—	(236,065	)
Number of awards forfeited or expired	18,000	24,003
Ending balance	87,938	87,938
Number of option awards exercised	14,987	29,794
Number of restricted stock awards vested	—	20,171

Remaining Stock-Based Compensation Expense

We expect this compensation to be recognized over the remainder of 2016 and subsequent years according to the following table, except with respect to awards that are accelerated by the Board of Directors, in which case we will recognize any remaining compensation expense in the period in which the awards are accelerated.

2016	$	2,214
2017	2,775
2018	2,260
2019	1,193
2020	640
2021	72
Total	$	9,154

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

We have reconciled the amounts in the following table for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 to the amounts reported in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, adjusting for intersegment eliminations.

	Property and Casualty Insurance			Life Insurance			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Net premiums earned	$	220,225		$	21,073		$	241,298
Investment income, net of investment expenses	9,409			12,852			22,261
Net realized investment gains	1,737			318			2,055
Other income	—			108			108
Total reportable segment	$	231,371		$	34,351		$	265,722
Intersegment eliminations	(37		)	—			(37		)
Total revenues	$	231,334		$	34,351		$	265,685
Net income	$	22,020		$	407		$	22,427
Assets	$	2,344,686		$	1,631,306		$	3,975,992
Invested assets	$	1,675,088		$	1,497,241		$	3,172,329
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Net premiums earned	$	200,137		$	13,228		$	213,365
Investment income, net of investment expenses	10,730			13,616			24,346
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(239		)	1,126			887
Other income	—			63			63
Total reportable segment	$	210,628		$	28,033		$	238,661
Intersegment eliminations	17			(194		)	(177		)
Total revenues	$	210,645		$	27,839		$	238,484
Net income	$	23,103		$	576		$	23,679
Assets	$	2,166,432		$	1,697,819		$	3,864,251
Invested assets	$	1,562,710		$	1,576,868		$	3,139,578

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Components of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands Except Share Data)	2016				2015
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income	$	22,427	$	22,427	$	23,679	$	23,679
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	25,209,888		25,209,888		24,990,470		24,990,470
Add dilutive effect of restricted stock awards	—		154,742		—		114,313
Add dilutive effect of stock options	—		231,807		—		—
Weighted-average common shares	25,209,888		25,596,437		24,990,470		25,104,783
Earnings per common share	$	0.89	$	0.88	$	0.95	$	0.94
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation(1)	—		180,912		—		697,950

(1) Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table shows the changes in the components of our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

				Liability for
	Net unrealized			underfunded
	appreciation			employee
	on investments			benefit costs(1)			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	128,369		$	(47,932	)	$	80,437
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519			—			28,519
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,070		)	891			(179		)
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	155,818		$	(47,041	)	$	108,777

(1) Estimates and Assumptions: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make various estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of net periodic benefit cost, plan assets and plan obligations for each plan at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. One significant estimate relates to the calculation of the benefit obligation for each plan. We annually establish the discount rate, which is an estimate of the interest rate at which these benefits could be effectively settled, that is used to determine the present value of the respective plan's benefit obligations as of December 31.

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Narratives) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment state	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business segments | segment	2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payment for income taxes	$ 6,509,000	$ 6,508,000
Federal tax refund received	0	0
Interest payments	0	0
Decrease in DAC asset related to assumed realization of unrealized gains (losses)	13,688,000		$ 2,003,000
Federal income tax expense	$ 6,347,000	$ 8,152,000
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states in which we are licensed as insurer | state	46
Life Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states in which we are licensed as insurer | state	37

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Recorded asset at beginning of period	$ 168,264
Underwriting costs deferred	53,810
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(50,231)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	171,843
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	(11,685)	$ (6,911)
Recorded asset at end of period	160,158
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Recorded asset at beginning of period	90,547
Underwriting costs deferred	52,540
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(48,412)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	94,675
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	0
Recorded asset at end of period	94,675
Life Insurance [Member]
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Recorded asset at beginning of period	77,717
Underwriting costs deferred	1,270
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(1,819)
Ending unamortized deferred policy acquisition costs	77,168
Impact of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities	(11,685)
Recorded asset at end of period	$ 65,483

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Summary of Investments (Fair Value of Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Cost or Amortized Cost	$ 664	$ 672
Fair Value	667	675
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	2,839,442	2,861,583
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	266,074	227,716
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	12,534	28,091
Fair Value	3,092,982	3,061,208
Fixed Maturities [Member]
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Cost or Amortized Cost	664	672
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3	3
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	667	675
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	2,770,718	2,793,069
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	96,256	58,994
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	11,808	27,102
Fair Value	2,855,166	2,824,961
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	160,686	160,484
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	5,464	4,990
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	14	18
Fair Value	166,136	165,456
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	61,333	56,449
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	2,594	1,996
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	63,927	58,445
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	119,448	125,565
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,971	3,358
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	134
Fair Value	123,419	128,789
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	106,544	103,721
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,949	3,160
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	49	67
Fair Value	110,444	106,814
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	156,902	152,780
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	6,186	4,956
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	30
Fair Value	163,088	157,706
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	29,203	23,892
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	1,143	919
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	4	212
Fair Value	30,342	24,599
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	160,498	144,183
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	5,779	4,281
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	7	27
Fair Value	166,270	148,437
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	80,862	78,935
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,796	3,150
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	2	44
Fair Value	84,656	82,041
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	116,341	116,800
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	1,763	1,032
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3,422	4,713
Fair Value	114,682	113,119
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	239,448	227,589
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	7,950	3,329
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3,276	6,663
Fair Value	244,122	224,255
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	176,258	172,529
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	7,529	2,844
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3	776
Fair Value	183,784	174,597
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	87,699	92,132
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,870	2,168
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	43	791
Fair Value	91,526	93,509
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Cost or Amortized Cost	450	450
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	2	1
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	452	451
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	141,213	142,431
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	4,394	1,972
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	1,070	2,003
Fair Value	144,537	142,400
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Cost or Amortized Cost	150	150
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	0	0
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	150	150
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	252,289	259,382
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	8,961	5,246
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	228	1,143
Fair Value	261,022	263,485
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
HELD-TO-MATURITY
Cost or Amortized Cost	64	72
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	1	2
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	65	74
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	15,352	16,413
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	464	376
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	17	51
Fair Value	15,799	16,738
U.S. Treasury [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	23,783	21,587
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	303	100
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3	38
Fair Value	24,083	21,649
U.S. Government Agency [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	176,116	232,808
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,728	2,622
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	28	2,400
Fair Value	179,816	233,030
Foreign Bonds [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	80,115	82,580
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	2,555	2,405
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	1,925	2,457
Fair Value	80,745	82,528
Public Utilities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	215,122	213,233
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	7,624	3,701
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	826	1,251
Fair Value	221,920	215,683
Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	123,776	120,220
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	3,716	1,391
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	403	1,985
Fair Value	127,089	119,626
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	134,375	137,874
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	5,285	2,377
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	149	1,342
Fair Value	139,511	138,909
Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	108,566	106,021
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	4,994	2,400
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	127	941
Fair Value	113,433	107,480
Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	4,789	5,461
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	238	221
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	212	16
Fair Value	4,815	5,666
Equity Securities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	68,724	68,514
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	169,818	168,722
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	726	989
Fair Value	237,816	236,247
Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	7,231	7,231
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	14,893	12,022
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	181	193
Fair Value	21,943	19,060
Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	6,514	6,103
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	6,409	5,374
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	158	266
Fair Value	12,765	11,211
Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	13,252	13,251
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	32,722	31,872
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	232	313
Fair Value	45,742	44,810
Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	10,301	10,301
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	13,978	13,017
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	5	3
Fair Value	24,274	23,315
Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	7,763	7,763
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	19,108	20,454
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	26,871	28,217
Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	5,931	5,931
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	8,550	7,538
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	57	105
Fair Value	14,424	13,364
Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	17,289	17,392
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	74,132	78,411
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	93	109
Fair Value	91,328	95,694
Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Cost or Amortized Cost	443	542
Gross Unrealized Appreciation	26	34
Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Fair Value	$ 469	$ 576

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Summary of Investments (Maturities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Held-To-Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	$ 0
Due after one year through five years	600
Due after five years through 10 years	0
Due after 10 years	0
Amortized Cost	664	$ 672
Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year through five years	602
Due after five years through 10 years	0
Due after 10 years	0
Fair Value	667	675
Available-For-Sale, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	88,221
Due after one year through five years	841,686
Due after five years through 10 years	934,933
Due after 10 years	519,020
Amortized Cost	2,839,442	2,861,583
Available-For-Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	88,799
Due after one year through five years	865,457
Due after five years through 10 years	964,495
Due after 10 years	535,768
Fair Value	3,092,982	3,061,208
Trading, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	1,614
Due after one year through five years	7,701
Due after five years through 10 years	375
Due after 10 years	1,847
Amortized Cost	11,537	11,475
Trading, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	2,178
Due after one year through five years	8,401
Due after five years through 10 years	488
Due after 10 years	1,933
Fair Value	13,000	12,622
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity, Amortized Cost
Amortized Cost	664	672
Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value
Fair Value	667	675
Available-For-Sale, Amortized Cost
Amortized Cost	2,770,718	2,793,069
Available-For-Sale, Fair Value
Fair Value	2,855,166	2,824,961
Trading, Amortized Cost
Amortized Cost	11,537
Trading, Fair Value
Fair Value	13,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	0
Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	0
Available-For-Sale, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	4,789
Amortized Cost	4,789	5,461
Available-For-Sale, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	4,815
Fair Value	4,815	5,666
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	64
Amortized Cost	64	72
Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	65
Fair Value	65	74
Available-For-Sale, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	15,352
Amortized Cost	15,352	16,413
Available-For-Sale, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	15,799
Fair Value	15,799	$ 16,738
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Held-To-Maturity, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	0
Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	0
Available-For-Sale, Amortized Cost
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	366,717
Available-For-Sale, Fair Value
Securities not categorized by contractual maturity	$ 380,033

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Summary of Investments (Net Realized Investment Gains and Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	$ 2,055	$ 887
Available-for-sale Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales	1,968	5,017
Gross realized gains	921	973
Gross realized losses	0	0
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Available-for-sale [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	516	991
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Trading Securities, Change in Fair Value [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	273	(201)
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Trading Securities, Sales [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	0	516
Equity Securities [Member] | Available-for-sale [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	984	904
Equity Securities [Member] | Trading Securities, Change in Fair Value [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	93	(56)
Equity Securities [Member] | Trading Securities, Sales [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	0	46
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	43	(1,313)
Cash Equivalents [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Net realized investment gains (losses)	$ 146	$ 0

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Summary of Investments (Unrealized Appreciation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Change in net unrealized investment appreciation
Available-for-sale fixed maturities	$ 52,556	$ 21,008
Available-for-sale equity securities	1,359	(2,879)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,685)	(6,911)
Income tax effect	(14,781)	(3,926)
Total change in net unrealized investment appreciation, net of tax	$ 27,449	$ 7,292

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Summary of Investments (Investments in Unrealized Loss Position) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) issue	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) issue
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	107	378
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 186,804	$ 747,083
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 4,989	$ 17,414
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	82	92
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 116,749	$ 140,558
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	7,545	10,677
Total, Fair Value	303,553	887,641
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 12,534	$ 28,091
Fixed Maturities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	82	350
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 183,940	$ 743,274
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 4,760	$ 16,962
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	65	79
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 116,197	$ 140,088
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	7,048	10,140
Total, Fair Value	300,137	883,362
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 11,808	$ 27,102
U.S. Treasury [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	6
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 6,408
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 26
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 1,637	$ 1,634
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3	12
Total, Fair Value	1,637	8,042
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 3	$ 38
U.S. Government Agency [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	7	38
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 18,173	$ 104,621
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 25	$ 1,771
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	1	6
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 2,995	$ 18,821
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3	629
Total, Fair Value	21,168	123,442
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 28	$ 2,400
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	3	4
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 9,619	$ 2,417
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 14	$ 12
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	0	1
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 528
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	6
Total, Fair Value	9,619	2,945
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 14	$ 18
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue		3
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		$ 4,805
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		$ 55
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue		8
12 months or longer, Fair Value		$ 3,743
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		79
Total, Fair Value		8,548
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		$ 134
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	1	4
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 3,136	$ 8,927
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 37	$ 23
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 2,301	$ 2,274
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	12	44
Total, Fair Value	5,437	11,201
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 49	$ 67
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue		0
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		$ 0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		$ 0
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue		1
12 months or longer, Fair Value		$ 2,494
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		30
Total, Fair Value		2,494
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation		$ 30
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	1	1
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 1,037	$ 4,755
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 4	$ 212
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	0	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Total, Fair Value	1,037	4,755
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 4	$ 212
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	3	4
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 4,149	$ 7,445
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 7	$ 26
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	0	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 1,851
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	1
Total, Fair Value	4,149	9,296
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 7	$ 27
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	4
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 6,851
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 44
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	1	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 719	$ 0
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	2	0
Total, Fair Value	719	6,851
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 2	$ 44
Foreign Bonds [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	7	9
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 11,277	$ 16,991
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 534	$ 1,289
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 3,804	$ 4,036
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	1,391	1,168
Total, Fair Value	15,081	21,027
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 1,925	$ 2,457
Public Utilities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	4	35
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 8,231	$ 72,680
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 394	$ 880
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	6	5
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 5,997	$ 2,840
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	432	371
Total, Fair Value	14,228	75,520
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 826	$ 1,251
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	20	29
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 44,540	$ 61,496
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 2,328	$ 3,286
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	5	4
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 10,764	$ 7,991
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	1,094	1,427
Total, Fair Value	55,304	69,487
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 3,422	$ 4,713
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	8	38
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 16,891	$ 78,588
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 618	$ 3,631
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	8	3
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 15,276	$ 6,649
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	2,658	3,032
Total, Fair Value	32,167	85,237
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 3,276	$ 6,663
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	24
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 64,661
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 770
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	4	4
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 2,486	$ 2,491
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	3	6
Total, Fair Value	2,486	67,152
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 3	$ 776
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	18
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 43,992
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 652
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 2,732	$ 3,737
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	43	139
Total, Fair Value	2,732	47,729
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 43	$ 791
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	9	22
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 26,290	$ 59,503
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 365	$ 1,478
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	4	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 15,132	$ 8,940
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	705	525
Total, Fair Value	41,422	68,443
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 1,070	$ 2,003
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	8	49
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 17,662	$ 92,814
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 160	$ 1,143
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	3	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 6,130	$ 0
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	68	0
Total, Fair Value	23,792	92,814
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 228	$ 1,143
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	9
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 7,423
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 43
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	4	4
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 1,379	$ 183
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	17	8
Total, Fair Value	1,379	7,606
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 17	$ 51
Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	5	17
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 7,888	$ 29,769
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 22	$ 437
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	12	14
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 26,988	$ 40,027
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	381	1,548
Total, Fair Value	34,876	69,796
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 403	$ 1,985
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	1	20
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 6,970	$ 35,343
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 18	$ 644
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	5	6
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 12,692	$ 19,887
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	131	698
Total, Fair Value	19,662	55,230
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 149	$ 1,342
Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	4	15
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 5,503	$ 32,800
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 22	$ 524
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	4	11
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 5,165	$ 11,962
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	105	417
Total, Fair Value	10,668	44,762
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 127	$ 941
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	1	1
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 2,574	$ 985
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 212	$ 16
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	0	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Total, Fair Value	2,574	985
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 212	$ 16
Equity Securities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	25	28
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 2,864	$ 3,809
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 229	$ 452
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	17	13
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 552	$ 470
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	497	537
Total, Fair Value	3,416	4,279
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 726	$ 989
Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	0	0
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 0	$ 0
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	3	3
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 127	$ 115
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	181	193
Total, Fair Value	127	115
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 181	$ 193
Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	8	10
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 1,935	$ 2,868
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 158	$ 266
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	0	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	0	0
Total, Fair Value	1,935	2,868
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 158	$ 266
Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	2	3
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 1	$ 177
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 1	$ 44
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	5	5
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 231	$ 193
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	231	269
Total, Fair Value	232	370
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 232	$ 313
Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	2	0
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 32	$ 0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 1	$ 0
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 13	$ 14
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	4	3
Total, Fair Value	45	14
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 5	$ 3
Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	7	9
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 488	$ 438
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 40	$ 91
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	5	2
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 31	$ 12
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	17	14
Total, Fair Value	519	450
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 57	$ 105
Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
Less than 12 months, Number of Issues | issue	6	6
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 408	$ 326
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 29	$ 51
12 months or longer, Number of Issues | issue	2	1
12 months or longer, Fair Value	$ 150	$ 136
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	64	58
Total, Fair Value	558	462
Total, Gross Unrealized Depreciation	$ 93	$ 109

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Summary of Investments (Narratives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments [Abstract]
Trading securities	$ 17,446	$ 16,975
Remaining potential contractual obligation	10,307
Maximum [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Largest unrealized loss greater than 12 months on an individual security	$ 189

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments
Held-to-maturity securities		$ 667	$ 675
Available-for-sale securities		3,092,982	3,061,208
Trading securities		17,446	16,975
Fair Value [Member]
Investments
Mortgage loans		4,197	4,237
Policy loans		5,348	5,618
Other long-term investments		51,815	54,151
Short-term investments		175	175
Cash and cash equivalents		143,981	106,449
Corporate-owned life insurance		2,160	1,716
Policy reserves
Annuity (accumulations)	[1]	727,595	707,190
Annuity (benefit payments)		137,810	131,899
Fair Value [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Investments
Held-to-maturity securities		667	675
Available-for-sale securities		2,855,166	2,824,961
Trading securities		13,000	12,622
Fair Value [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Investments
Available-for-sale securities		237,816	236,247
Trading securities		4,446	4,353
Carrying Value [Member]
Investments
Mortgage loans		3,899	3,961
Policy loans		5,348	5,618
Other long-term investments		51,815	54,151
Short-term investments		175	175
Cash and cash equivalents		143,981	106,449
Corporate-owned life insurance		2,160	1,716
Policy reserves
Annuity (accumulations)	[1]	728,089	744,931
Annuity (benefit payments)		94,659	95,467
Carrying Value [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Investments
Held-to-maturity securities		664	672
Available-for-sale securities		2,855,166	2,824,961
Trading securities		13,000	12,622
Carrying Value [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Investments
Available-for-sale securities		237,816	236,247
Trading securities		$ 4,446	$ 4,353

[1] Annuity accumulations represent deferred annuity contracts that are currently earning interest.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	$ 3,092,982	$ 3,061,208
Trading Securities	$ 17,446	16,975
Number of securities transferred between Level 1 and 2 | security	0
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	$ 2,855,166	2,824,961
U.S. Treasury [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,083	21,649
U.S. Government Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	179,816	233,030
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,136	165,456
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	63,927	58,445
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	123,419	128,789
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	110,444	106,814
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	163,088	157,706
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	30,342	24,599
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,270	148,437
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	84,656	82,041
Foreign Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	80,745	82,528
Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	221,920	215,683
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	114,682	113,119
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	244,122	224,255
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	183,784	174,597
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	91,526	93,509
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	144,537	142,400
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	261,022	263,485
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	15,799	16,738
Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	127,089	119,626
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	139,511	138,909
Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	113,433	107,480
Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	4,815	5,666
Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	237,816	236,247
Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	21,943	19,060
Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	12,765	11,211
Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	45,742	44,810
Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,274	23,315
Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	26,871	28,217
Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	14,424	13,364
Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	91,328	95,694
Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	469	576
Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	3,092,982	3,061,208
Trading Securities	17,446	16,975
Short-Term Investments	175	175
Money Market Accounts	63,567	20,805
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	2,160	1,716
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	3,176,330	3,100,879
Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	2,855,166	2,824,961
Recurring [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,083	21,649
Recurring [Member] | U.S. Government Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	179,816	233,030
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,136	165,456
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	63,927	58,445
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	123,419	128,789
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	110,444	106,814
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	163,088	157,706
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	30,342	24,599
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,270	148,437
Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	84,656	82,041
Recurring [Member] | Foreign Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	80,745	82,528
Recurring [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	221,920	215,683
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	114,682	113,119
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	244,122	224,255
Trading Securities	3,644	3,558
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	183,784	174,597
Trading Securities	272	118
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	91,526	93,509
Trading Securities	1,930	2,032
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	144,537	142,400
Trading Securities	338	335
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	261,022	263,485
Trading Securities	4,069	4,094
Recurring [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	15,799	16,738
Recurring [Member] | Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	127,089	119,626
Recurring [Member] | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	139,511	138,909
Recurring [Member] | Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	113,433	107,480
Recurring [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	4,815	5,666
Trading Securities	0
Recurring [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	2,747	2,485
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	237,816	236,247
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	293	267
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	1,027	986
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	899	942
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	304	304
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	235	229
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	21,943	19,060
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	12,765	11,211
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	45,742	44,810
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,274	23,315
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	26,871	28,217
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	14,424	13,364
Recurring [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	91,328	95,694
Recurring [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	469	576
Trading Securities	1,688	1,625
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	233,824	232,141
Trading Securities	7,193	6,838
Short-Term Investments	175	175
Money Market Accounts	63,567	20,805
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	0	0
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	304,759	259,959
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	2,747	2,485
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	233,824	232,141
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	293	267
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	1,027	986
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	899	942
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	304	304
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	235	229
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	21,943	19,060
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	12,765	11,211
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	45,742	44,810
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,274	23,315
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	26,871	28,217
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	14,424	13,364
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	87,336	91,588
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	469	576
Trading Securities	1,688	1,625
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	2,843,181	2,812,815
Trading Securities	10,253	10,137
Short-Term Investments	0	0
Money Market Accounts	0	0
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	2,160	1,716
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	2,855,594	2,824,668
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	2,843,181	2,812,687
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	24,083	21,649
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Government Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	179,816	233,030
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,136	165,456
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	63,927	58,445
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	123,419	128,789
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	110,444	106,814
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	162,744	157,363
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	30,342	24,599
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	166,270	148,437
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	84,656	82,041
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	80,745	82,528
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	221,920	215,683
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	114,682	113,119
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	244,122	224,255
Trading Securities	3,644	3,558
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	182,570	173,364
Trading Securities	272	118
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	91,526	93,509
Trading Securities	1,930	2,032
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	144,537	142,400
Trading Securities	338	335
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	251,520	253,823
Trading Securities	4,069	4,094
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	15,799	16,738
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	127,089	119,626
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	139,511	138,909
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	113,433	107,480
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	3,890	4,630
Trading Securities	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	128
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	128
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	15,977	16,252
Trading Securities	0	0
Short-Term Investments	0	0
Money Market Accounts	0	0
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance	0	0
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value	15,977	16,252
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	11,985	12,274
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Treasury [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | General Obligations [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	344	343
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | South [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Special Revenue [Member] | West [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	1,214	1,233
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Technology, Media and Telecommunications [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	9,502	9,662
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	925	1,036
Trading Securities	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	3,992	3,978
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Consumer Goods and Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Energy [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Industrials [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Health Care [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common Stocks [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	3,992	3,978
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale Securities	0	0
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Level 3 Securities) (Details) - Recurring [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 16,252
Net unrealized gains (losses)	173	[1]
Purchases	132
Disposals	(580)
Ending Balance	15,977
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	343
Net unrealized gains (losses)	1	[1]
Purchases	0
Disposals	0
Ending Balance	344
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	10,895
Net unrealized gains (losses)	137	[1]
Purchases	0
Disposals	(316)
Ending Balance	10,716
Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	1,036
Net unrealized gains (losses)	35	[1]
Purchases	0
Disposals	(146)
Ending Balance	925
Equities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	3,978
Net unrealized gains (losses)	0	[1]
Purchases	132
Disposals	(118)
Ending Balance	$ 3,992

[1] Unrealized gains (losses) are recorded as a component of comprehensive income.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Corporate-Owned Life Insurance) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Rabbi Trust [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash surrender value	$ 2,160

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Employee Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Pension Plan [Member]
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$ 1,623	$ 1,669
Interest cost	1,663	1,500
Expected return on plan assets	(1,988)	(1,950)
Amortization of net loss	992	1,136
Net periodic benefit cost	2,290	2,355
Estimated 2015 pension plan contribution, disclosed in prior year 10K			$ 6,384
Contribution by employer	1,595
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	932	1,305
Interest cost	754	713
Expected return on plan assets	0	0
Amortization of net loss	379	731
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 2,065	$ 2,749

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Stock-based Compensation (Activity in the Stock Plan) (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	87 Months Ended	135 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of option awards vest and exercisable in installments		20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)		1,394,578	1,900,000
Additional shares authorized (in shares)	1,500,000	0	1,500,000
Number of awards granted (in shares)		(249,000)	(2,611,928)
Number of awards forfeited or expired (in shares)		100,600	458,106
Ending balance (in shares)		1,246,178	1,246,178	1,246,178
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member] | Options Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period		10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of option awards exercised (in shares)		138,389	788,908
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member] | Unrestricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of awards granted (in shares)		(870)	(7,215)
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member] | Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of restricted stock awards vested (in shares)		18,394	36,970
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member] | Restricted Stock Awards [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 [Member] | Restricted Stock Awards [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		5 years
Director Plan - 2005 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)		69,938		300,000
Number of awards granted (in shares)		0		(236,065)
Number of awards forfeited or expired (in shares)		18,000		24,003
Ending balance (in shares)		87,938	87,938	87,938
Director Plan - 2005 [Member] | Options Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of option awards exercised (in shares)		14,987		29,794
Number of restricted stock awards vested (in shares)		0		20,171

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Stock-based Compensation (Stock-based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 976	$ 553
2016	2,214
2017	2,775
2018	2,260
2019	1,193
2020	640
2021	72
Total	$ 9,154

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment location	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments | segment	2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net premiums earned	$ 241,298	$ 213,171
Investment income, net of investment expenses	22,224	24,363
Net realized investment gains (losses)	2,055	887
Other income	108	63
Total revenues	265,685	238,484
Net income	22,427	23,679
Assets	3,975,992	3,864,251	$ 3,890,376
Invested assets	$ 3,172,329	3,139,578	$ 3,142,760
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of domestic locations | location	7
Total revenues	$ 231,334	210,645
Net income	22,020	23,103
Assets	2,344,686	2,166,432
Invested assets	1,675,088	1,562,710
Life Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	34,351	27,839
Net income	407	576
Assets	1,631,306	1,697,819
Invested assets	1,497,241	1,576,868
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net premiums earned	241,298	213,365
Investment income, net of investment expenses	22,261	24,346
Net realized investment gains (losses)	2,055	887
Other income	108	63
Total revenues	265,722	238,661
Operating Segments [Member] | Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net premiums earned	220,225	200,137
Investment income, net of investment expenses	9,409	10,730
Net realized investment gains (losses)	1,737	(239)
Other income	0	0
Total revenues	231,371	210,628
Operating Segments [Member] | Life Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net premiums earned	21,073	13,228
Investment income, net of investment expenses	12,852	13,616
Net realized investment gains (losses)	318	1,126
Other income	108	63
Total revenues	34,351	28,033
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(37)	(177)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(37)	17
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Life Insurance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 0	$ (194)

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Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share [Line Items]
Net income		$ 22,427	$ 23,679
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)		25,209,888	24,990,470
Weighted-average common share for EPS calculation (in shares)		25,596,437	25,104,783
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.89	$ 0.95
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.88	$ 0.94
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation (in shares)	[1]	180,912	697,950
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share [Line Items]
Add dilutive effect of share-based awards outstanding (in shares)		154,742	114,313
Stock Options [Member]
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share [Line Items]
Add dilutive effect of share-based awards outstanding (in shares)		231,807	0

[1] Outstanding awards that are not "in-the-money" are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive.

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Credit Facility (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Debt covenant, maximum debt to total capitalization ratio	0.35
Outstanding balance on credit facility		$ 0	$ 0
Interest expense incurred		$ 0	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Credit agreement term	4 years
Current borrowing capacity				$ 100,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000,000			20,000,000
Swing Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000			$ 5,000,000

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 878,897
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519	$ 8,524
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(179)	$ (18)
Balance, end of period	929,169
Net unrealized appreciation on investments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	128,369
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,070)
Balance, end of period	155,818
Liability for underfunded employee benefit costs [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	(47,932)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	0
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	891
Balance, end of period	(47,041)
Total [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	80,437
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications	28,519
Reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(179)
Balance, end of period	$ 108,777