Reinsurance (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Reinsurance activity

Other reinsurance activity is shown below.

Direct Business and Reinsurance:	Three Months Ended   March 31,
($ in millions)	2015			2014
Direct premiums	$	17.0		$	17.5
Premiums ceded to non-affiliates [1]	(14.0		)	(14.7		)
Premiums	$	3.0		$	2.8
Direct policy benefits incurred	$	121.3		$	37.9
Policy benefits assumed from non-affiliates	0.2			0.1
Policy benefits ceded to:
Affiliates	(14.9		)	—
Non-affiliates	(41.3		)	(19.3		)
Policy benefits ceded	(56.2		)	(19.3		)
Premiums paid to:
Affiliates	6.1			6.2
Non-affiliates	14.5			13.5
Premiums paid [2]	20.6			19.7
Policy benefits [3]	$	85.9		$	38.4

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[1] Primarily represents premiums ceded to reinsurers related to term insurance policies.

[2] For universal life and variable universal life contracts, premiums paid to reinsurers are reflected within policy benefits. See Note 3 to these interim unaudited financial statements for additional information regarding significant accounting policies.

[3] Policy benefit amounts above exclude changes in reserves, interest credited to policyholders and other items, which total $13.8 million and $33.7 million, net of reinsurance, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.