10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

or

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

For the transition period from                      to                    

Commission File Number: 1-14925

STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	93-1253576
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1100 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97204

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(971) 321-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NONE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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  x    No  ¨

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  x    No  ¨

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:

Large Accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of October 24, 2014, there were 42,040,030 shares of the registrant’s common stock, no par value, outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	3
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	4
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	5
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013	6
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013	7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	41
ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	79
ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	79
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	80
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	80
ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	83
ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	84
ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	84
ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	84
ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	84
SIGNATURES		85

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in millions—except per share data)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Revenues:
Premiums	$	507.3	$	524.4	$	1,536.6	$	1,595.7
Administrative fees		32.8		30.5		97.0		89.6
Net investment income		147.1		155.8		447.5		469.1
Net capital losses:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale		(0.3)		(0.4)		(0.4)		(1.0)
All other net capital losses		(4.9)		(8.3)		(6.4)		(11.9)
Total net capital losses		(5.2)		(8.7)		(6.8)		(12.9)
Total revenues		682.0		702.0		2,074.3		2,141.5
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		360.8		395.0		1,188.1		1,260.9
Interest credited		38.7		43.9		122.8		130.8
Operating expenses		119.9		114.8		348.3		324.3
Commissions and bonuses		53.2		51.9		154.7		156.5
Premium taxes		7.5		9.1		24.7		27.7
Interest expense		7.8		8.6		24.1		25.7
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”) and other intangible assets		(2.8)		(3.1)		(2.0)		(5.0)
Total benefits and expenses		585.1		620.2		1,860.7		1,920.9
Income before income taxes		96.9		81.8		213.6		220.6
Income taxes		25.8		22.8		50.5		57.1
Net income	$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	1.66	$	1.33	$	3.76	$	3.69
Diluted		1.65		1.32		3.73		3.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		42,777,337		44,271,160		43,324,269		44,307,863
Diluted		43,184,170		44,610,358		43,736,832		44,514,600

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In millions)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities—available-for-sale:
Net unrealized capital (losses) gains on securities—available-for-sale(1)		(37.0)		(7.8)		55.3		(176.0)
Reclassification adjustment for net capital (gains) losses included in net income(2)		(0.6)		0.3		(2.1)		(3.8)
Employee benefit plans:
Prior service credit and net losses arising during the period, net(3)		---		---		(0.4)		---
Reclassification adjustment for amortization to net periodic pension cost (credit), net(4)		0.4		1.9		1.2		(7.8)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(37.2)		(5.6)		54.0		(187.6)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	33.9	$	53.4	$	217.1	$	(24.1)

(1) Net of tax benefits of $20.0 million and $4.2 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax expense of $27.2 million and tax benefit of $95.9 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2) Net of tax benefit of $0.3 million and tax expense of $0.2 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax benefits of $1.1 million and $2.3 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(3) Net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for the first nine months of 2014.

(4) Net of tax expenses of $0.2 million and $1.1 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax expense of $0.7 million and tax benefit of $4.2 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
A S S E T S
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale (amortized cost of $7,268.4 and $6,811.9)	$	7,654.6	$	7,120.5
Commercial mortgage loans, net		5,342.6		5,405.1
Real estate, net		44.3		65.7
Other invested assets		284.8		196.5
Total investments		13,326.3		12,787.8
Cash and cash equivalents		263.3		379.3
Premiums and other receivables		132.0		118.2
Accrued investment income		108.1		106.8
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers		987.4		988.1
DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets, net		376.2		371.3
Goodwill		36.0		36.0
Property and equipment, net		82.6		84.7
Other assets		94.9		127.9
Separate account assets		7,031.9		6,393.2
Total assets	$	22,438.7	$	21,393.3
L I A B I L I T I E S  A N D  S H A R E H O L D E R S’  E Q U I T Y
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits and claims	$	5,818.0	$	5,846.9
Other policyholder funds		6,372.2		6,051.6
Deferred tax liabilities, net		91.5		64.7
Short-term debt		1.2		1.5
Long-term debt		503.7		551.9
Other liabilities		352.9		330.7
Separate account liabilities		7,031.9		6,393.2
Total liabilities		20,171.4		19,240.5
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		---		---
Common stock, no par, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 42,475,479 and 44,126,389 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		---		68.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income		188.7		134.7
Retained earnings		2,078.6		1,950.1
Total shareholders’ equity		2,267.3		2,152.8
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	22,438.7	$	21,393.3

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in millions—except per share data)

					Accumulated
					Other				Total
	Common Stock				Comprehensive		Retained		Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Income (Loss)		Earnings		Equity
Balance, January 1, 2013		44,419,448	$	89.6	$	309.3	$	1,770.1	$	2,169.0
Net income		---		---		---		228.5		228.5
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		---		---		(174.6)		---		(174.6)
Common stock:
Repurchased		(1,644,488)		(82.3)		---		---		(82.3)
Issued under share-based compensation plans, net		1,351,429		60.7		---		---		60.7
Dividends declared on common stock ($1.10 per share)		---		---		---		(48.5)		(48.5)
Balance, December 31, 2013		44,126,389		68.0		134.7		1,950.1		2,152.8
Net income		---		---		---		163.1		163.1
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		---		---		54.0		---		54.0
Common stock:
Repurchased		(1,936,976)		(84.5)		---		(34.6)		(119.1)
Issued under share-based compensation plans, net		286,066		16.5		---		---		16.5
Balance, September 30, 2014		42,475,479	$	---	$	188.7	$	2,078.6	$	2,267.3

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Operating:
Net income	$	163.1	$	163.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized capital losses		6.8		12.9
Depreciation and amortization		88.5		84.7
DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets, net		(58.9)		(57.9)
Deferred income taxes		(0.7)		8.1
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
Receivables and accrued income		(14.4)		(10.8)
Future policy benefits and claims		(30.1)		29.2
Other, net		63.7		22.9
Net cash provided by operating activities		218.0		252.6
Investing:
Proceeds from sale, maturity, or repayment of fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale		554.6		792.5
Proceeds from sale or repayment of commercial mortgage loans		982.2		776.1
Proceeds from sale of real estate		16.6		9.9
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets		14.9		0.2
Acquisition of fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale		(1,037.4)		(927.1)
Acquisition or origination of commercial mortgage loans		(930.3)		(1,037.4)
Acquisition of real estate		(0.8)		(0.6)
Acquisition of other invested assets		(87.4)		(53.7)
Acquisition of property and equipment, net		(12.7)		(8.7)
Net cash used in investing activities		(500.3)		(448.8)
Financing:
Policyholder fund deposits		2,233.3		1,516.8
Policyholder fund withdrawals		(1,912.7)		(1,102.8)
Repayment of debt		(47.1)		---
Issuance of common stock		12.2		37.5
Repurchases of common stock		(119.1)		(70.9)
Other, net		(0.3)		0.3
Net cash provided by financing activities		166.3		380.9
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(116.0)		184.7
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		379.3		160.7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	263.3	$	345.4
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	150.8	$	143.9
Income taxes		32.5		29.3
Non-cash transactions:
Real estate acquired through commercial mortgage loan foreclosure		4.4		6.1
Commercial mortgage loans originated on real estate sold		0.6		0.7

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms “StanCorp,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

1. ORGANIZATION, PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

StanCorp, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a holding company and conducts business through wholly-owned operating subsidiaries throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries, StanCorp has the authority to underwrite insurance products in all 50 states. The Company collectively views and operates its businesses as Insurance Services and Asset Management. Insurance Services contains two reportable product segments, Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. Asset Management is a separate reportable segment. See “Note 5—Segments.”

StanCorp has the following wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Standard Insurance Company (“Standard”), The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc. (“Standard Retirement Services”), StanCorp Equities, Inc. (“StanCorp Equities”), StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC (“StanCorp Mortgage Investors”), StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc. (“StanCorp Investment Advisers”), StanCorp Real Estate, LLC (“StanCorp Real Estate”), Standard Management, Inc. (“Standard Management”) and StanCap Insurance Company, Inc. (“StanCap Insurance Company”).

Standard, the Company’s largest subsidiary, underwrites group and individual disability insurance and annuity products, group life and accidental death and dismemberment (“AD&D”) insurance, and provides group dental and group vision insurance, absence management services and retirement plan products. Founded in 1906, Standard is domiciled in Oregon, licensed in all states except New York, and licensed in the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York was organized in 2000 and is licensed to provide group and individual disability insurance, group life and AD&D insurance and group dental and vision insurance in New York.

The Standard is a service mark of StanCorp and its subsidiaries and is used as a brand mark and marketing name by Standard and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York.

Standard Retirement Services administers and services StanCorp’s retirement plans group annuity contracts and trust products. Retirement plan products are offered in all 50 states through Standard or Standard Retirement Services.

StanCorp Equities is a limited broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. As a wholesaler, StanCorp Equities’ activities are limited to soliciting and supporting third-party broker-dealers and investment advisers that offer or advise their retirement plan clients on using an unregistered group annuity contract or a mutual fund trust platform.

StanCorp Mortgage Investors originates and services fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans for the investment portfolios of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. StanCorp Mortgage Investors also generates additional fee income from the origination and servicing of commercial mortgage loans participated to institutional investors.

StanCorp Investment Advisers is a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registered investment adviser providing performance analysis, fund selection support, model portfolios and other investment advisory, financial planning, and investment management services to its retirement plan clients, individual investors and subsidiaries of StanCorp.

StanCorp Real Estate is a property management company that owns and manages the Hillsboro, Oregon home office properties and other properties held for investment and held for sale. StanCorp Real Estate also manages the Portland, Oregon home office properties.

Standard Management manages certain real estate properties held for sale from time to time in conjunction with the Company’s real estate business.

StanCap Insurance Company is a pure captive insurance company domiciled in Oregon. Effective September 30, 2014, StanCap Insurance Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Standard to reinsure Standard’s group life and AD&D insurance business.

Standard holds interests in tax-advantaged investments. These interests are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of these interests was $262.1 million and $192.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of StanCorp and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conformance with the requirements of Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. As such, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on a consolidated basis. 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 disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition at September 30, 2014, and for the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2013 annual report on Form 10-K.

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2. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Net income per basic common share was calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Net income per diluted common share was calculated using the treasury stock method and reflects the dilutive effects of stock awards and potential exercises of dilutive outstanding stock options. Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding does not include stock options with an option exercise price greater than the average market price because they are antidilutive and inclusion would increase net income per diluted common share.

The following table sets forth the calculation of net income per basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income (In millions)	$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding		42,777,337		44,271,160		43,324,269		44,307,863
Stock options		362,634		273,338		372,615		146,247
Stock awards		44,199		65,860		39,948		60,490
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding		43,184,170		44,610,358		43,736,832		44,514,600
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	1.66	$	1.33	$	3.76	$	3.69
Diluted		1.65		1.32		3.73		3.67
Antidilutive shares not included in net income per diluted common share calculation		150,475		---		54,986		559,575

3. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has two active share-based compensation plans: the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (“2002 Plan”) and the 1999 Employee Share Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The 2002 Plan authorizes the Board of Directors to grant incentive or non-statutory stock options and stock awards to eligible employees and certain specified parties. The Company’s ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase StanCorp common stock at a discount. Of the 7,000,000 shares of common stock authorized for the 2002 Plan, 2,615,674 shares or options for shares remain available for grant at September 30, 2014. Of the 3,500,000 shares authorized for the ESPP, 1,378,369 shares remain available for issuance at September 30, 2014.

The following table sets forth the total compensation cost and related income tax benefit under the Company’s share-based compensation plans:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	1.8	$	3.2	$	4.9	$	5.9
Related income tax benefit		0.6		1.2		1.7		2.1

2002 Plan

The Company has provided two types of share-based compensation pursuant to the 2002 Plan: option grants and stock award grants.

Option Grants

Options are granted to officers and certain non-officer employees. Options are granted with an exercise price per share equal to the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date. Options typically vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the vesting reference date.

The Company granted options to purchase 111,810 and 164,367 shares of StanCorp common stock for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively, at a weighted-average per share exercise price of $63.69 and $38.65, respectively. The fair value of each option award granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 was $24.49 and $13.69, respectively.

The compensation cost of stock options is recognized over the vesting period, which is also the period over which the grantee must provide services to the Company. At September 30, 2014, the total compensation cost related to unvested option awards that had not yet been recognized in the financial statements was $5.9 million. This compensation cost will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 2.1 years.

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Stock Award Grants

The Company currently grants three types of stock awards: restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”), performance-based stock awards (“Performance Shares”) and non-employee director stock awards (“Director Stock Grants”). Under the 2002 Plan, the Company had 957,543 shares available for issuance as stock award grants at September 30, 2014.

RSUs

The Company grants annual RSUs to officers and senior officers of the Company. RSUs typically cliff vest three years from the grant date. The actual number of shares issued is based on continued employment with a portion of shares withheld to cover required tax withholding.

The Company granted 47,882 and 59,823 RSUs for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The fair value of the RSUs is determined based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date.

The compensation cost of RSUs is recognized over the vesting period, which is the period over which the grantee must provide services to the Company. At September 30, 2014, the total compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that had not yet been recognized in the financial statements was $3.3 million. This cost will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 1.7 years.

Performance Shares

The Company grants Performance Shares to designated senior officers as long term incentive compensation. The payout for these awards is based on the Company’s financial performance over a three-year period. Performance Share grants represent the maximum number of shares of StanCorp common stock issuable to the designated senior officers if specified criteria are met. The actual number of shares issued at the end of the performance period is based on continued employment and satisfaction of the Company’s financial performance conditions, with a portion of the shares withheld to cover required tax withholding.

The Company granted 77,634 and 117,172 Performance Shares for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company issued 8,846 of StanCorp common stock under previous performance share awards for the first nine months of 2014 and no shares for the first nine months of 2013.

The fair value of Performance Shares is based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date.

The compensation cost of Performance Shares is based on an estimate of the number of shares that will be earned and cost is recognized over the vesting period. The cost the Company will ultimately recognize as a result of these stock awards is dependent on the Company’s financial performance. Assuming that the maximum performance is achieved for each performance goal, $14.2 million in additional compensation cost would be recognized through 2016. Assuming that the maximum performance is achieved, this cost would be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years. The target payout is 50% of the maximum performance shares. Assuming that the target performance is achieved for each performance goal, $5.7 million in additional compensation cost would be recognized through 2016.

Director Stock Grants

Each non-employee director receives annual stock grants with a fair value equal to $100,000 based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the day of the annual shareholder meeting. The stock grants generally vest after one year.

The Company issued 15,697 and 20,099 shares of StanCorp common stock for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Employee Share Purchase Plan

The Company’s ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase StanCorp common stock at a 5% discount of the lesser of the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on either the commencement date or the final date of each six-month offering period. Under the terms of the plan, each eligible employee may elect to have the lesser of up to 5% of the employee’s gross total cash compensation or $5,000 per offering period withheld to purchase StanCorp common stock. No employee may purchase StanCorp common stock having a fair market value in excess of $25,000 in any calendar year.

The following table sets forth the compensation cost and related income tax benefit under the Company’s ESPP:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	---	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3
Related income tax benefit		---		---		0.1		0.1

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4. RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Pension Benefits

The Company has two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans: the employee pension plan and the agent pension plan. The employee pension plan is generally limited to eligible employees of the Company whose date of employment began before 2003 and a participant is entitled to a normal retirement benefit at age 65. The agent pension plan is for former field employees and agents. The defined benefit pension plans provide benefits based on years of service and final average pay. The employee pension plan is sponsored by StanCorp and the agent pension plan is sponsored by Standard. Both plans are administered by Standard Retirement Services and are closed to new participants.

The Company recognizes the funded status of the pension plans as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the projected benefit obligation as of the year-end balance sheet date.

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income for pension benefits:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost:
Service cost	$	2.2	$	2.6	$	6.6	$	7.7
Interest cost		4.8		4.1		14.4		12.4
Expected return on plan assets		(8.4)		(7.4)		(25.1)		(22.0)
Amortization of prior service cost		0.2		0.2		0.5		0.5
Amortization of net actuarial loss		0.1		2.3		0.3		7.0
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost		(1.1)		1.8		(3.3)		5.6
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized in other comprehensive income:
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.2)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(0.5)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		(0.1)		(2.3)		(0.3)		(7.0)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		(0.3)		(2.5)		(0.8)		(7.5)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other comprehensive income	$	(1.4)	$	(0.7)	$	(4.1)	$	(1.9)

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

Standard sponsors and administers a postretirement benefit plan that includes medical, prescription drug benefits and group term life insurance. Eligible retirees are required to contribute specified amounts for medical and prescription drug benefits that are determined periodically and are based on length of service and age at retirement. As of 2006, participation in the postretirement benefit plan was closed to new participants. An amendment announced in 2012 reduced future benefits for plan participants that did not retire by July 1, 2013.

The Company recognizes the funded status of the postretirement benefit plan as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the accumulated benefit obligation.

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The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for postretirement benefits:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
Service cost	$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1
Interest cost		0.2		0.3		0.6		0.7
Expected return on plan assets		(0.2)		(0.3)		(0.6)		(0.7)
Amortization of prior service cost		---		---		---		(26.4)
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss		---		---		(0.6)		5.8
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)		---		0.1		(0.6)		(20.5)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized in other comprehensive income:
Amortization of prior service cost		---		---		---		26.4
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)		---		---		0.6		(5.8)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		---		---		0.6		20.6
Total recognized in net periodic benefit credit and other comprehensive income	$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1

Deferred Compensation Plans

Eligible employees are covered by a qualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by Standard under which a portion of the employee contribution is matched. Employees not eligible for the employee pension plan are eligible for an additional non-elective employer contribution. Contributions to the plan were $2.6 million and $2.3 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $8.6 million and $7.9 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Eligible executive officers, directors, agents and group producers may participate in one of several non-qualified deferred compensation plans under which a portion of the deferred compensation for participating executive officers, agents and group producers is matched. The liability for these non-qualified plans was $12.4 million and $11.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Non-Qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan

Eligible executive officers are covered by a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan (“non-qualified plan”). Under the non-qualified plan, a participant is entitled to a normal retirement benefit once the participant reaches age 65. A participant can also receive a normal, unreduced retirement benefit once the sum of his or her age plus years of service is at least 90. The Company recognizes the unfunded status of the non-qualified plan in other liabilities on the balance sheet. The unfunded status was $31.8 million and $31.1 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Expenses were $1.0 million and $0.7 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively and $2.9 million and $2.3 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The net loss and prior service cost, net of tax, excluded from the net periodic benefit cost and reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income was $5.0 million and $5.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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5. SEGMENTS

The Company collectively views and operates its businesses as Insurance Services and Asset Management. Insurance Services contains two reportable product segments, Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. Insurance Services offers group and individual disability insurance, group life and AD&D insurance, group dental and group vision insurance, and absence management services. Asset Management is a separate reportable segment. Asset Management provides investment and asset management products and services. Asset Management offers full-service 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services. Asset Management also offers investment advisory and management services, financial planning services, origination and servicing of fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans, individual fixed-rate annuity products, group annuity contracts and retirement plan trust products. The Other category includes return on capital not allocated to the product segments, holding company expenses, operations of certain unallocated subsidiaries, interest on debt, unallocated expenses, net capital gains and losses primarily related to the impairment or the disposition of the Company’s invested assets and adjustments made in consolidation. Resources are allocated and performance is evaluated at the segment level.

Intersegment revenues are comprised of administrative fees charged by Asset Management to manage the fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale (“fixed maturity securities”) and commercial mortgage loan portfolios for the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. Intersegment fees are determined based on the level of assets in the insurance subsidiaries’ fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loan portfolios.

The following table sets forth intersegment revenues:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Intersegment administrative fees	$	4.9	$	4.7	$	14.5	$	14.0

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The following table sets forth premiums, administrative fees and net investment income by major product line or category within each of the Company’s segments:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Premiums:
Insurance Services:
Group life and AD&D	$	202.0	$	210.4	$	605.1	$	640.3
Group long term disability		187.1		191.3		565.7		589.6
Group short term disability		55.2		56.4		167.0		171.9
Group other		19.9		19.8		58.5		58.1
Experience rated refunds		(10.3)		(3.2)		(15.7)		(12.0)
Total Employee Benefits		453.9		474.7		1,380.6		1,447.9
Individual Disability		50.3		48.3		147.3		142.0
Total Insurance Services premiums		504.2		523.0		1,527.9		1,589.9
Asset Management:
Retirement plans		0.5		0.3		1.7		1.7
Individual annuities		2.6		1.1		7.0		4.1
Total Asset Management premiums		3.1		1.4		8.7		5.8
Total premiums	$	507.3	$	524.4	$	1,536.6	$	1,595.7
Administrative fees:
Insurance Services:
Employee Benefits	$	3.8	$	3.8	$	12.2	$	10.7
Individual Disability		---		0.1		0.1		0.2
Total Insurance Services administrative fees		3.8		3.9		12.3		10.9
Asset Management:
Retirement plans		25.5		23.5		74.2		69.3
Other financial services businesses		8.4		7.8		25.0		23.4
Total Asset Management administrative fees		33.9		31.3		99.2		92.7
Other administrative fees		(4.9)		(4.7)		(14.5)		(14.0)
Total administrative fees	$	32.8	$	30.5	$	97.0	$	89.6
Net investment income:
Insurance Services:
Employee Benefits	$	60.7	$	65.8	$	185.2	$	201.4
Individual Disability		13.0		13.2		39.1		39.5
Total Insurance Services net investment income		73.7		79.0		224.3		240.9
Asset Management:
Retirement plans		28.1		26.2		83.9		75.4
Individual annuities		37.2		43.4		116.9		131.6
Other financial services businesses		4.1		3.8		10.3		10.4
Total Asset Management net investment income		69.4		73.4		211.1		217.4
Other net investment income		4.0		3.4		12.1		10.8
Total net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

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The following tables set forth select segment information:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Employee Benefits		Individual Disability		Total Insurance Services		Asset Management		Other		Total
	(In millions)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	453.9	$	50.3	$	504.2	$	3.1	$	---	$	507.3
Administrative fees		3.8		---		3.8		33.9		(4.9)		32.8
Net investment income		60.7		13.0		73.7		69.4		4.0		147.1
Net capital losses		---		---		---		---		(5.2)		(5.2)
Total revenues		518.4		63.3		581.7		106.4		(6.1)		682.0
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		321.1		34.1		355.2		5.6		---		360.8
Interest credited		0.7		---		0.7		38.0		---		38.7
Operating expenses		82.2		7.1		89.3		31.3		(0.7)		119.9
Commissions and bonuses		30.5		12.9		43.4		9.8		---		53.2
Premium taxes		6.6		0.9		7.5		---		---		7.5
Interest expense		---		---		---		---		7.8		7.8
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		0.4		(4.1)		(3.7)		0.9		---		(2.8)
Total benefits and expenses		441.5		50.9		492.4		85.6		7.1		585.1
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	76.9	$	12.4	$	89.3	$	20.8	$	(13.2)	$	96.9

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Employee Benefits		Individual Disability		Total Insurance Services		Asset Management		Other		Total
	(In millions)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	474.7	$	48.3	$	523.0	$	1.4	$	---	$	524.4
Administrative fees		3.8		0.1		3.9		31.3		(4.7)		30.5
Net investment income		65.8		13.2		79.0		73.4		3.4		155.8
Net capital losses		---		---		---		---		(8.7)		(8.7)
Total revenues		544.3		61.6		605.9		106.1		(10.0)		702.0
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		356.0		35.2		391.2		3.8		---		395.0
Interest credited		0.6		---		0.6		43.3		---		43.9
Operating expenses		79.0		7.1		86.1		28.9		(0.2)		114.8
Commissions and bonuses		30.4		13.1		43.5		8.4		---		51.9
Premium taxes		8.1		1.0		9.1		---		---		9.1
Interest expense		---		---		---		---		8.6		8.6
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		1.6		(4.5)		(2.9)		(0.2)		---		(3.1)
Total benefits and expenses		475.7		51.9		527.6		84.2		8.4		620.2
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	68.6	$	9.7	$	78.3	$	21.9	$	(18.4)	$	81.8

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Employee Benefits		Individual Disability		Total Insurance Services		Asset Management		Other		Total
	(In millions)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	1,380.6	$	147.3	$	1,527.9	$	8.7	$	---	$	1,536.6
Administrative fees		12.2		0.1		12.3		99.2		(14.5)		97.0
Net investment income		185.2		39.1		224.3		211.1		12.1		447.5
Net capital losses		---		---		---		---		(6.8)		(6.8)
Total revenues		1,578.0		186.5		1,764.5		319.0		(9.2)		2,074.3
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		1,073.7		98.9		1,172.6		15.5		---		1,188.1
Interest credited		2.6		---		2.6		120.2		---		122.8
Operating expenses		238.3		20.7		259.0		91.3		(2.0)		348.3
Commissions and bonuses		93.5		35.6		129.1		25.6		---		154.7
Premium taxes		22.0		2.7		24.7		---		---		24.7
Interest expense		---		---		---		---		24.1		24.1
Net (increase) decrease in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		(0.3)		(8.9)		(9.2)		7.2		---		(2.0)
Total benefits and expenses		1,429.8		149.0		1,578.8		259.8		22.1		1,860.7
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	148.2	$	37.5	$	185.7	$	59.2	$	(31.3)	$	213.6
Total assets	$	5,740.0	$	2,349.8	$	8,089.8	$	13,775.6	$	573.3	$	22,438.7
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Employee Benefits		Individual Disability		Total Insurance Services		Asset Management		Other		Total
	(In millions)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	1,447.9	$	142.0	$	1,589.9	$	5.8	$	---	$	1,595.7
Administrative fees		10.7		0.2		10.9		92.7		(14.0)		89.6
Net investment income		201.4		39.5		240.9		217.4		10.8		469.1
Net capital losses		---		---		---		---		(12.9)		(12.9)
Total revenues		1,660.0		181.7		1,841.7		315.9		(16.1)		2,141.5
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		1,153.1		93.9		1,247.0		13.9		---		1,260.9
Interest credited		2.8		---		2.8		128.0		---		130.8
Operating expenses		232.8		19.7		252.5		85.9		(14.1)		324.3
Commissions and bonuses		96.5		35.4		131.9		24.6		---		156.5
Premium taxes		24.7		3.0		27.7		---		---		27.7
Interest expense		---		---		---		---		25.7		25.7
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		0.9		(9.6)		(8.7)		3.7		---		(5.0)
Total benefits and expenses		1,510.8		142.4		1,653.2		256.1		11.6		1,920.9
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	149.2	$	39.3	$	188.5	$	59.8	$	(27.7)	$	220.6
Total assets	$	5,805.0	$	2,369.5	$	8,174.5	$	12,224.7	$	527.1	$	20,926.3

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6. FAIR VALUE

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are disclosed using a three-level hierarchy. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market-derived or market-based information obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s estimates about market data.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 inputs are based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Level 3 inputs are generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

There are three types of valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities recorded at fair value:

• The market approach uses prices or other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

• The income approach uses the present value of cash flows or earnings.

• The cost approach, which uses replacement costs more readily adaptable for valuing physical assets.

The Company uses both the market and income approach in its fair value measurements. These measurements are discussed in more detail below.

The following tables set forth the carrying value and the estimated fair value of each financial instrument:

	September 30, 2014
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In millions)
Assets:
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds	$	7,149.9	$	7,149.9	$	---	$	7,068.4	$	81.5
U.S. government and agency bonds		303.2		303.2		---		303.2		---
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		136.5		136.5		---		136.5		---
Foreign government bonds		65.0		65.0		---		65.0		---
Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,654.6	$	7,654.6	$	---	$	7,573.1	$	81.5
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	$	5,822.3	$	---	$	---	$	5,822.3
S&P 500 Index options		12.8		12.8		---		---		12.8
Interest rate swaps		0.7		0.7		---		0.7		---
Policy loans		2.2		2.2		---		---		2.2
Separate account assets		7,031.9		7,031.9		6,907.0		124.9		---
Liabilities:
Total other policyholder funds, investment-type contracts	$	5,694.5	$	5,957.9	$	---	$	---	$	5,957.9
Index-based interest guarantees		69.4		69.4		---		---		69.4
Short-term debt		1.2		1.6		---		1.6		---
Long-term debt		503.7		537.2		---		537.2		---

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	December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
					(In millions)
Assets:
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds	$	6,545.7	$	6,545.7	$	---	$	6,429.7	$	116.0
U.S. government and agency bonds		353.2		353.2		---		353.2		---
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		140.3		140.3		---		140.3		---
Foreign government bonds		65.5		65.5		---		65.5		---
S&P 500 Index options		15.8		15.8		---		---		15.8
Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,120.5	$	7,120.5	$	---	$	6,988.7	$	131.8
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,405.1	$	5,769.6	$	---	$	---	$	5,769.6
Policy loans		2.5		2.5		---		---		2.5
Separate account assets		6,393.2		6,393.2		6,249.2		144.0		---
Liabilities:
Other policyholder funds, investment-type contracts	$	5,469.8	$	5,632.7	$	---	$	---	$	5,632.7
Index-based interest guarantees		67.6		67.6		---		---		67.6
Short-term debt		1.5		1.9		---		1.9		---
Long-term debt		551.9		553.6		---		553.6		---

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value

The Company did not elect to measure and record commercial mortgage loans, policy loans, other policyholders funds that are investment-type contracts, short-term debt, or long-term debt at fair value on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For disclosure purposes, the fair values of commercial mortgage loans were estimated using an option-adjusted discounted cash flow valuation. The valuation includes both observable market inputs and estimated model parameters.

Significant observable inputs to the valuation include:

• Indicative quarter-end pricing for a package of loans similar to those originated by the Company near quarter-end.

• U.S. Government treasury yields.

• Indicative yields from industrial bond issues.

• The contractual terms of nearly every mortgage subject to valuation.

Significant estimated parameters include:

• A liquidity premium that is estimated from historical loan sales and is applied over and above base yields.

• Adjustments in interest rate spread based on an aggregate portfolio loan-to-value ratio, estimated from historical differential yields with respect to loan-to-value ratios.

• Projected prepayment activity.

For policy loans, the carrying value represents historical cost but approximates fair value. While potentially financial instruments, policy loans are an integral component of the insurance contract and have no maturity date.

The fair value of other policyholder funds that are investment-type contracts was calculated using the income approach in conjunction with the cost of capital method. The parameters used for discounting in the calculation were estimated using the perspective of the principal market for the contracts under consideration. The principal market consists of other insurance carriers with similar contracts on their books.

The fair value for long-term debt was predominantly based on quoted market prices as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and trades occurring close to September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Financial Instruments Measured and Recorded at Fair Value

Fixed maturity securities, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index options (“S&P 500 Index options”), interest rate swaps and index-based interest guarantees embedded in indexed annuities (“index-based interest guarantees”) are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. In the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income for fixed maturity securities. In the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, the change in fair value for S&P 500 Index options is reported in net investment income. For interest rate swaps that are designated as a fair value hedge, the change in the fair values of the interest rate swap and the hedged item are reported in net capital gains and losses. The change in fair value for index-based interest guarantees is reported in interest credited.

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Separate account assets represent segregated funds held for the exclusive benefit of contract holders. The activities of the account primarily relate to participant-directed 401(k) contracts. Separate account assets are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value recorded to separate account liabilities. Separate account assets consist of mutual funds. The mutual funds’ fair value is determined through Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. The majority of the separate account assets are valued using quoted prices in an active market with the remainder of the assets valued using quoted prices from an independent pricing service. The Company reviews the values obtained from the pricing service for reasonableness through analytical procedures and performance reviews.

Fixed maturity securities are comprised of the following classes:

• Corporate bonds.

• U.S. government and agency bonds.

• U.S. state and political subdivision bonds.

• Foreign government bonds.

The fixed maturity securities are diversified across industries, issuers and maturities. The Company calculates fair values for all classes of fixed maturity securities using valuation techniques described below. They are placed into three levels depending on the valuation technique used to determine the fair value of the securities.

The Company uses an independent pricing service to assist management in determining the fair value of these assets. The pricing service incorporates a variety of information observable in the market in its valuation techniques, including:

• Reported trading prices.

• Benchmark yields.

• Broker-dealer quotes.

• Benchmark securities.

• Bids and offers.

• Credit ratings.

• Relative credit information.

• Other reference data.

The pricing service also takes into account perceived market movements and sector news, as well as a bond’s terms and conditions, including any features specific to that issue that may influence risk, and thus marketability. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of observable market inputs may change as some observable market inputs may not be relevant or additional inputs may be necessary. The Company generally obtains one value from its primary external pricing service. On a case-by-case basis, the Company may obtain further quotes or prices from additional parties as needed.

The pricing service provides quoted market prices when available. Quoted prices are not always available due to bond market inactivity. The pricing service obtains a broker quote when sufficient information, such as security structure or other market information, is not available to produce a valuation. Valuations and quotes obtained from third-party commercial pricing services are non-binding and do not represent quotes on which one may execute the disposition of the assets.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s bonds are valuations and quotes received from secondary pricing service, analytical reviews and broker quotes. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the pricing evaluation is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the methodologies.

The Company performs control procedures over the external valuations at least quarterly through a combination of procedures that include an evaluation of methodologies used by the pricing service, analytical reviews and performance analysis of the prices against statistics, trends and secondary pricing sources, back testing of sales activity and maintenance of a securities watch list. As necessary, the Company compares prices received from the pricing service to prices independently estimated by the Company utilizing discounted cash flow models or through performing independent valuations of inputs and assumptions similar to those used by the pricing service in order to ensure prices represent a reasonable estimate of fair value. Although the Company does identify differences from time to time as a result of these validation procedures, the Company did not make any significant adjustments as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

S&P 500 Index options and certain fixed maturity securities were valued using Level 3 inputs. The Level 3 fixed maturity securities were valued using matrix pricing, independent broker quotes and other standard market valuation methodologies. The fair value was determined using inputs that were not observable or could not be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. These inputs included assumptions regarding liquidity, estimated future cash flows and discount rates. Unobservable inputs to these valuations are based on management’s judgment or estimation obtained from the best sources available. The Company’s valuations maximize the use of observable inputs, which include an analysis of securities in similar sectors with comparable maturity dates and bond ratings. Broker quotes are validated by management for reasonableness in conjunction with information obtained from matrix pricing and other sources.

The Company calculates the fair value for its S&P 500 Index options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and parameters derived from market sources. The Company’s valuations maximize the use of observable inputs, which include direct price quotes from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) and values for on-the-run treasury securities and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as reported by Bloomberg. Unobservable inputs are estimated from the best sources available to the

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Company and include estimates of future gross dividends to be paid on the stocks underlying the S&P 500 Index, estimates of bid ask spreads, and estimates of implied volatilities on options. Valuation parameters are calibrated to replicate the actual end-of-day market quotes for options trading on the CBOE. The Company performs additional validation procedures such as the daily observation of market activity and conditions and the tracking and analyzing of actual quotes provided by banking counterparties each time the Company purchases options from them. Additionally, in order to help validate the values derived through the procedures noted above, the Company obtains indicators of value from representative investment banks.

The Company uses the discounted cash flow valuation model to determine the fair value of the interest rate swaps. The inputs used in the model are observable in the market. The interest rate swaps qualify as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy since their valuation is based off a model for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

The Company uses the income approach valuation technique to determine the fair value of index-based interest guarantees. The liability is the present value of future cash flows attributable to the projected index growth in excess of cash flows driven by fixed interest rate guarantees for the indexed annuity product. Level 3 assumptions for policyholder behavior and future index crediting rate declarations significantly influence the calculation. Index-based interest guarantees are included in the other policyholder funds line on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

While valuations for the S&P 500 Index options are sensitive to a number of variables, valuations for S&P 500 Index options purchased are most sensitive to changes in the estimates of bid ask spreads, or the S&P 500 Index value, and the implied volatilities of this index. Significant fluctuations in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, an increase or decrease used in the assumption for the implied volatilities and in the S&P 500 Index value would result in a directionally similar change in the fair value of the asset.

Valuations for the index-based interest guarantees are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to the S&P 500 Index value, the implied volatilities of this index and the interest rate environment. Generally, a significant increase or decrease used in the assumption for the implied volatilities and in the S&P 500 Index value would result in a directionally similar change, while an increase or decrease in interest rate environment would result in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the liability.

Valuations for commercial mortgage loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to net operating income and the applied capitalization rate. Generally, an increase or decrease resulting from a change in the stabilized net operating income from the collateralized property would result in a directionally similar change in the fair value of the asset. An increase or decrease in the assumption for the capitalization rate would result in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the asset.

Valuations for real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt through foreclosure or acceptance of deeds in lieu of foreclosure on commercial mortgage loans (“Real Estate Owned”) measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs are sensitive to a number of variables. Real Estate Owned is most sensitive to the reductions taken on appraisals obtained, which may result in a fair value and carrying value below the appraised value. Generally, an increase in the reductions taken on appraisals obtained would result in a reduction in the fair value of the asset.

The following table sets forth quantitative information regarding significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 valuations of assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value:

			September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Fair Value		Range of inputs		Fair Value		Range of inputs
	(Dollars in millions)
S&P 500 Index options	Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions	$	12.8		(a)	$	15.8		(a)
Index-based interest guarantees	Discounted cash flow	Expected future option purchase	$	69.4		1% -  3%	$	67.6		1% -  6%
		Various assumptions				(b)				(b)
	Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions				(a)				(a)
Commercial mortgage loans	Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	58.5		0% - 40%	$	68.7		0% - 13%
	Cash flows	Capitalization rate (c)				7% - 16%				7% - 16%
Real Estate Owned	Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	13.9		0% -  11%	$	35.2		0% - 53%

(a) Represents various assumptions derived from market data, which include estimates of bid ask spreads and the implied volatilities for the S&P 500 Index.

(b) Represents various actuarial assumptions which include combined lapse, mortality and withdrawal decrement rates which generally have a range of inputs from 5%-36% for both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

(c) Capitalization rates are used as an internal analysis in converting the underlying property income to an estimated property value.

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The following tables set forth the reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Assets										Liabilities
	U.S. Government and Agency Bonds		U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds		Corporate Bonds		S&P 500 Index Options		Total Assets		Index- Based Interest Guarantees
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	---	$	---	$	83.3	$	14.4	$	97.7	$	68.3
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
Included in net income		---		---		---		0.9		0.9		(0.5)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(1.8)		---		(1.8)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		3.4
Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
Settlements		---		---		---		(4.7)		(4.7)		(1.8)
Transfers into level 3		---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of level 3		---		---		---		---		---		---
Ending balance	$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Assets										Liabilities
	U.S. Government and Agency Bonds		U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds		Corporate Bonds		S&P 500 Index Options		Total Assets		Index- Based Interest Guarantees
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	---	$	---	$	51.9	$	13.7	$	65.6	$	62.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
Included in net income		---		---		---		2.5		2.5		1.6
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		12.3		---		12.3		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		1.4
Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
Settlements		---		---		---		(4.3)		(4.3)		(0.9)
Transfers into level 3		---		---		1.3		---		1.3		---
Transfers out of level 3		---		---		(0.3)		---		(0.3)		---
Ending balance	$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Assets										Liabilities
	U.S. Government and Agency Bonds		U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds		Corporate Bonds		S&P 500 Index Options		Total Assets		Index- Based Interest Guarantees
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	---	$	---	$	116.0	$	15.8	$	131.8	$	67.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
Included in net income		---		---		---		5.3		5.3		3.5
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(3.9)		---		(3.9)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		---		---		---		6.3		6.3		---
Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		5.2
Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
Settlements		---		---		---		(14.6)		(14.6)		(6.9)
Transfers into Level 3		---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of Level 3		---		---		(30.6)		---		(30.6)		---
Ending balance	$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Assets										Liabilities
	U.S. Government and Agency Bonds		U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds		Corporate Bonds		S&P 500 Index Options		Total Assets		Index- Based Interest Guarantees
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	1.1	$	1.7	$	80.4	$	11.3	$	94.5	$	57.4
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
Included in net income		---		---		---		9.7		9.7		6.1
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		7.2		---		7.2		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		---		---		---		6.8		6.8		---
Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		4.3
Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
Settlements		---		---		---		(13.7)		(13.7)		(3.1)
Transfers into Level 3		---		---		8.3		---		8.3		---
Transfers out of Level 3		(1.1)		(1.7)		(30.7)		---		(33.5)		---
Ending balance	$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

For all periods disclosed above, fixed maturity securities transferred into Level 3 from Level 2 are the result of the Company being unable to obtain observable assumptions for these investments in the market. Fixed maturity securities transferred out of Level 3 into Level 2 are the result of the Company being able to obtain observable assumptions for these investments in the market. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the third quarters and first nine months of 2014 and 2013.

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The following table sets forth the changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to Level 3 assets and liabilities that the Company continued to hold:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Assets:
S&P 500 Index options	$	0.7	$	0.3	$	3.3	$	4.5
Liabilities:
Index-based interest guarantees		(0.8)		(2.0)		(7.9)		(7.3)

Changes in the fair value of fixed maturity securities are recorded to other comprehensive income. Changes in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are recorded to net investment income. Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are recorded to interest credited and are sensitive to a number of variables and assumptions. As a result of the Company’s annual update of the key assumptions used to value index-based interest guarantees, a process known as “unlocking”, interest credited decreased $1.4 million and increased $1.3 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and decreased $2.7 million and increased $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 respectively.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific allowances for losses and Real Estate Owned. The impaired commercial mortgage loans and Real Estate Owned are valued using Level 3 measurements. These Level 3 inputs are reviewed for reasonableness by management and evaluated on a quarterly basis. The commercial mortgage loan measurements include valuation of the market value of the asset using general underwriting procedures and appraisals. Real Estate Owned is initially recorded at net realizable value, which includes an estimate for disposal costs. These amounts may be adjusted in a subsequent period as additional information is received.

The following table sets forth the assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2014 that the Company continued to hold:

	September 30, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans	$	58.5	$	---	$	---	$	58.5
Real Estate Owned		13.9		---		---		13.9
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	72.4	$	---	$	---	$	72.4

Commercial mortgage loans measured on a nonrecurring basis with a carrying amount of $77.3 million were written down to their fair value of $58.5 million, less selling costs, at September 30, 2014. The specific commercial mortgage loan loss allowance related to these commercial mortgage loans was $24.6 million at September 30, 2014. The Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2014, and still held at September 30, 2014 had net capital losses totaling $1.3 million for the first nine months of 2014. Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis represents newly acquired properties or properties whose value has been adjusted based on pending sale or other market information.

The following table sets forth the assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2013 that the Company continued to hold:

	December 31, 2013
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans	$	68.7	$	---	$	---	$	68.7
Real Estate Owned		35.2		---		---		35.2
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	103.9	$	---	$	---	$	103.9

Commercial mortgage loans measured on a nonrecurring basis with a carrying amount of $87.7 million were written down to their fair value of $68.7 million, less selling costs, at December 31, 2013. The specific commercial mortgage loan loss allowance related to these commercial mortgage loans was $25.9 million at December 31, 2013. The Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2013, and still held at December 31, 2013 had capital losses totaling $7.2 million for 2013. See “Note 7—Investments—Commercial Mortgage Loans” for further disclosures regarding the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance.

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7. INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables set forth amortized costs, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities:

	September 30, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Corporate bonds	$	6,815.7	$	368.2	$	(34.0)	$	7,149.9
U.S. government and agency bonds		267.6		35.8		(0.2)		303.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		126.6		10.1		(0.2)		136.5
Foreign government bonds		58.5		6.5		---		65.0
Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	420.6	$	(34.4)	$	7,654.6

	December 31, 2013
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Corporate bonds	$	6,282.1	$	339.6	$	(76.0)	$	6,545.7
U.S. government and agency bonds		320.8		32.8		(0.4)		353.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		134.3		6.8		(0.8)		140.3
Foreign government bonds		58.9		6.6		---		65.5
S&P 500 Index options		15.8		---		---		15.8
Total fixed maturity securities	$	6,811.9	$	385.8	$	(77.2)	$	7,120.5

The following table sets forth the amortized costs and fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity:

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	637.0	$	646.8	$	486.2	$	495.1
Due after one year through five years		3,150.7		3,326.4		2,974.5		3,168.9
Due after five years through ten years		2,633.1		2,702.3		2,497.5		2,524.6
Due after ten years		847.6		979.1		853.7		931.9
Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	7,654.6	$	6,811.9	$	7,120.5

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Callable bonds, excluding bonds with make-whole provisions and bonds with provisions that allow the borrower to prepay near maturity, represented 3.7%, or $280.1 million, of the Company’s fixed maturity securities portfolio at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, the Company did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in its fixed maturity securities portfolio.

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Gross Unrealized Losses

The following tables set forth the gross unrealized losses and fair value of investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

	September 30, 2014
	Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
	(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
Corporate bonds		964	$	34.0		632	$	12.2		332	$	21.8
U.S. government and agency bonds		7		0.2		2		0.1		5		0.1
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		4		0.2		---		---		4		0.2
Total		975	$	34.4		634	$	12.3		341	$	22.1
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
Corporate bonds		964	$	1,734.8		632	$	1,118.2		332	$	616.6
U.S. government and agency bonds		7		12.1		2		5.5		5		6.6
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		4		6.8		---		---		4		6.8
Total		975	$	1,753.7		634	$	1,123.7		341	$	630.0

	December 31, 2013
	Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
	Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
	(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
Corporate bonds		908	$	76.0		848	$	66.3		60	$	9.7
U.S. government and agency bonds		9		0.4		9		0.4		---		---
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		10		0.8		10		0.8		---		---
Total		927	$	77.2		867	$	67.5		60	$	9.7
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
Corporate bonds		908	$	1,663.8		848	$	1,557.7		60	$	106.1
U.S. government and agency bonds		9		16.9		9		16.9		---		---
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		10		15.4		10		15.4		---		---
Total		927	$	1,696.1		867	$	1,590.0		60	$	106.1

The unrealized losses on the fixed maturity securities set forth above were partly due to increases in market interest rates subsequent to their purchase by the Company and have also been affected by overall economic factors. The Company expects the fair value of these fixed maturity securities to recover as the fixed maturity securities approach their maturity dates or sooner if market yields for such fixed maturity securities decline. The Company does not believe that any of the fixed maturity securities are impaired due to credit quality or due to any company or industry specific event. Based on management’s evaluation of the securities and the Company’s intent to hold the securities, and as it is unlikely that the Company will be required to sell the securities, none of the unrealized losses summarized in this table are considered other-than-temporary.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

The Company underwrites mortgage loans on commercial property throughout the United States. In addition to real estate collateral, the Company requires either partial or full recourse on most loans. At September 30, 2014, the Company did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in its commercial mortgage loan portfolio.

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The following table sets forth the commercial mortgage loan portfolio by property type, by geographic region within the U.S. and by U.S. state:

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
Property type:
Retail	$	2,645.0		49.5 %	$	2,629.2		48.6 %
Industrial		1,005.9		18.8		1,008.7		18.7
Office		997.9		18.7		982.4		18.2
Apartment and other		302.0		5.6		289.9		5.4
Hotel/motel		175.1		3.3		276.3		5.1
Commercial		216.7		4.1		218.6		4.0
Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6		100.0 %	$	5,405.1		100.0  %
Geographic region*:
Pacific	$	1,915.6		35.9 %	$	1,910.1		35.3 %
South Atlantic		1,063.2		19.9		1,090.0		20.2
West South Central		674.0		12.6		672.8		12.4
Mountain		599.1		11.2		611.4		11.3
East North Central		474.8		8.9		473.8		8.8
Middle Atlantic		223.4		4.2		223.0		4.1
West North Central		149.8		2.8		186.9		3.5
East South Central		184.6		3.4		166.6		3.1
New England		58.1		1.1		70.5		1.3
Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6		100.0 %	$	5,405.1		100.0  %
U.S. state:
California	$	1,443.1		27.0 %	$	1,455.5		26.9 %
Texas		620.2		11.6		618.8		11.5
Florida		315.4		5.9		331.6		6.1
Georgia		308.1		5.8		310.7		5.8
Other states		2,655.8		49.7		2,688.5		49.7
Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6		100.0 %	$	5,405.1		100.0  %

* Geographic regions obtained from the American Council of Life Insurers Mortgage Loan Portfolio Profile.

Due to the concentration of commercial mortgage loans in California, the Company could be exposed to potential losses as a result of an economic downturn in California as well as certain catastrophes, such as earthquakes and fires, which may affect the region.

The carrying value of commercial mortgage loans represents the outstanding principal balance less a loan loss allowance for probable uncollectible amounts. The commercial mortgage loan loss allowance is estimated based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio and consists of a general and a specific loan loss allowance.

Impairment Evaluation

The Company monitors its commercial mortgage loan portfolio for potential impairment by evaluating the portfolio and individual loans. Key factors that are monitored include:

• Loan loss experience.

• Delinquency history.

• Debt coverage ratio.

• Loan to value ratio.

• Refinancing and restructuring history.

• Request for payment forbearance history.

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If the analysis above indicates a loan might be impaired, it is further analyzed through the consideration of the following additional factors:

• Delinquency status.

• Foreclosure status.

• Restructuring status.

• Borrower history.

If it is determined a loan is impaired, a specific loan loss allowance is recorded.

General Loan Loss Allowance

The general loan loss allowance is based on the Company’s analysis of factors including changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, debt coverage ratios, loan to value ratios, actual loan loss experience and individual loan analysis.

Specific Loan Loss Allowance

An impaired commercial mortgage loan is a loan where the Company does not expect to receive contractual principal and interest in accordance with the terms of the original loan agreement. A specific allowance for losses is recorded when a loan is considered to be impaired and it is probable that all amounts due will not be collected based on the terms of the original note. The Company also holds specific loan loss allowances on certain performing commercial mortgage loans that it continues to monitor and evaluate. Impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific allowances for losses are those for which the Company has determined that it remains probable that all amounts due will be collected although the timing or nature may be outside the original contractual terms. In addition, for impaired commercial mortgage loans, the Company evaluates the cost to dispose of the underlying collateral, any significant out of pocket expenses the loan may incur and other quantitative information management has concerning the loan. Portions of loans that are deemed uncollectible are written off against the allowance, and recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The following table sets forth changes in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:
Beginning balance	$	44.4	$	46.8	$	43.6	$	46.6
Provision		5.9		3.8		8.1		12.8
Charge-offs		(8.8)		(4.0)		(10.2)		(12.8)
Ending balance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6
Specific loan loss allowance	$	24.6	$	28.2	$	24.6	$	28.2
General loan loss allowance		16.9		18.4		16.9		18.4
Total commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6

The decrease in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance at September 30, 2014 compared to September 30, 2013 was primarily due to fewer commercial mortgage loans with a specific loan loss allowance. The increase in charge-offs for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to higher losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosures and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loan portfolio. The decrease in charge-offs for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosure and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loan portfolio.

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The following table sets forth the recorded investment in commercial mortgage loans:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	5,285.5	$	5,334.4
Commercial mortgage loans individually evaluated for impairment		98.6		114.3
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance		(41.5)		(43.6)
Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	$	5,405.1

The Company assesses the credit quality of its commercial mortgage loan portfolio quarterly by reviewing the performance of its portfolio, which includes evaluating its performing and nonperforming commercial mortgage loans. Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans include all commercial mortgage loans that are 60 days or more past due and commercial mortgage loans that are not 60 days past due but are not substantially performing to other original contractual terms.

The following tables set forth performing and nonperforming commercial mortgage loans by property type:

	September 30, 2014
							Apartment		Hotel/
	Retail		Industrial		Office		and Other		Motel		Commercial		Total
	(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans	$	2,639.8	$	1,005.1	$	995.4	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,334.1
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans		5.2		0.8		2.5		---		---		---		8.5
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,645.0	$	1,005.9	$	997.9	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,342.6

	December 31, 2013
	Retail		Industrial		Office		Apartment and Other		Hotel/ Motel		Commercial		Total
	(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans	$	2,624.2	$	1,004.6	$	979.6	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,393.2
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans		5.0		4.1		2.8		---		---		---		11.9
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,629.2	$	1,008.7	$	982.4	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,405.1

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The following tables set forth impaired commercial mortgage loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance:

	September 30, 2014
	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Amount on Nonaccrual Status
	(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
Without specific loan loss allowances:
Retail	$	12.8	$	12.8	$	---	$	1.8
Office		3.0		3.0		---		1.5
Industrial		0.9		0.9		---		---
Commercial		1.8		1.8		---		---
Apartment and other		2.8		2.8		---		---
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific loan loss allowances		21.3		21.3		---		3.3
With specific loan loss allowances:
Retail		54.5		54.5		13.2		6.1
Office		9.6		9.6		3.2		1.0
Industrial		5.0		5.0		2.4		0.1
Commercial		7.9		7.9		5.8		1.0
Apartment and other		0.3		0.3		---		---
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific loan loss allowances		77.3		77.3		24.6		8.2
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	98.6	$	98.6	$	24.6	$	11.5

	December 31, 2013
	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Amount on Nonaccrual Status
	(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
Without specific loan loss allowances:
Retail	$	16.1	$	16.1	$	---	$	7.6
Office		3.9		3.9		---		1.5
Industrial		1.0		1.0		---		---
Commercial		1.8		1.8		---		---
Apartment and other		3.8		3.8		---		---
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific loan loss allowances		26.6		26.6		---		9.1
With specific loan loss allowances:
Retail		58.5		58.5		16.1		21.6
Office		9.7		9.7		3.8		0.9
Industrial		12.6		12.6		2.4		1.4
Commercial		6.0		6.0		3.6		2.5
Apartment and other		0.9		0.9		---		---
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific loan loss allowances		87.7		87.7		25.9		26.4
Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	114.3	$	114.3	$	25.9	$	35.5

The decrease in the carrying value of impaired commercial mortgage loans at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in commercial mortgage loans with a specific allowance in the Company’s industrial and retail segments for the first nine months of 2014 associated with a small number of borrowers. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not have any commercial mortgage loans greater than 90 days delinquent that were accruing interest.

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A modification is considered to be a troubled debt restructuring when the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and the restructured terms constitute a concession. Granting payment forbearance is not a modification of the loan if the payment forbearance is considered to be an insignificant timing difference associated with the borrowing. The Company evaluates all restructured commercial mortgage loans for indications of troubled debt restructurings and the potential losses related to these restructurings. If a loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring, the Company impairs the loan and records a specific allowance for estimated losses. In some cases, the recorded investment in the loan may increase post-restructuring. The Company assessed all restructurings that occurred during the period to determine if they were troubled debt restructurings. The Company did not identify any troubled debt restructurings that were not already considered impaired.

The following tables set forth information related to the troubled debt restructurings of financing receivables:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Number of Loans		Pre- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Post- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Number of Loans		Pre- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Post- Restructuring Recorded Investment
	(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
Retail		33	$	27.5	$	24.9		34	$	28.3	$	25.6
Office		1		0.7		0.7		1		0.7		0.7
Industrial		1		0.4		0.4		3		2.1		2.3
Commercial		---		---		---		1		2.7		2.7
Total troubled debt restructurings		35	$	28.6	$	26.0		39	$	33.8	$	31.3

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Loans		Pre- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Post- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Number of Loans		Pre- Restructuring Recorded Investment		Post- Restructuring Recorded Investment
	(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
Retail		10	$	15.5	$	13.2		16	$	20.0	$	20.8
Office		---		---		---		3		1.6		1.6
Industrial		2		2.2		2.3		2		2.2		2.3
Commercial		---		---		---		1		0.9		0.9
Total troubled debt restructurings		12	$	17.7	$	15.5		22	$	24.7	$	25.6

There were no troubled debt restructurings identified in the previous 12 months that subsequently defaulted during the first nine months of 2014.

The following table sets forth the average recorded investment in impaired commercial mortgage loans before specific loan loss allowances:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Average recorded investment	$	100.5	$	127.5	$	105.5	$	113.2

Interest Income

The Company records interest income in net investment income and continues to recognize interest income on delinquent commercial mortgage loans until the loans are more than 90 days delinquent. Interest income and accrued interest receivable are reversed when a loan is more than 90 days delinquent. For loans that are less than 90 days delinquent, management may reverse interest income and the accrued interest receivable if there is a question on the collectability of the interest. Interest income on loans in the 90-day delinquent category is recognized in the period the cash is collected. The Company resumes the recognition of interest income when the loan becomes less than 90 days delinquent and management determines it is probable that the loan will remain performing.

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The amount of interest income recognized on impaired commercial mortgage loans was $0.9 million for both the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, and was $3.1 million and $3.3 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The cash received by the Company in payment of interest on impaired commercial mortgage loans was $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and was $2.6 million and $3.0 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following tables set forth the aging of commercial mortgage loans by property type:

	September 30, 2014
	30 Days Past Due		60 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Allowance Related to Past Due		Current, Net		Total Commercial Mortgage Loans
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
Retail	$	1.1	$	---	$	6.7	$	7.8	$	(1.5)	$	2,638.7	$	2,645.0
Industrial		---		---		1.1		1.1		(0.2)		1,005.0		1,005.9
Office		---		---		2.8		2.8		(0.4)		995.5		997.9
Apartment and other		---		---		---		---		---		302.0		302.0
Hotel/motel		---		---		---		---		---		175.1		175.1
Commercial		---		---		---		---		---		216.7		216.7
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	1.1	$	---	$	10.6	$	11.7	$	(2.1)	$	5,333.0	$	5,342.6

	December 31, 2013
	30 Days Past Due		60 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Allowance Related to Past Due		Current, Net		Total Commercial Mortgage Loans
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
Retail	$	2.8	$	0.3	$	6.1	$	9.2	$	(1.5)	$	2,621.5	$	2,629.2
Industrial		---		3.3		1.8		5.1		(0.9)		1,004.5		1,008.7
Office		1.3		---		3.7		5.0		(0.9)		978.3		982.4
Apartment and other		---		---		---		---		---		289.9		289.9
Hotel/motel		6.3		---		---		6.3		---		270.0		276.3
Commercial		---		---		---		---		---		218.6		218.6
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	10.4	$	3.6	$	11.6	$	25.6	$	(3.3)	$	5,382.8	$	5,405.1

The Company closely monitors all past due commercial mortgage loans. Additional attention is given to those loans at least 60 days past due. Commercial mortgage loans that were at least 60 days past due totaled $10.6 million and $15.2 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Commercial mortgage loans at least 60 days past due were 0.19% and 0.28% of the commercial mortgage loan portfolio at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Commercial mortgage loans that have been granted payment forbearance are not considered to be past due and totaled $8.6 million and $40.1 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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Net Investment Income

The following table sets forth net investment income summarized by investment type:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	73.4	$	75.8	$	221.0	$	228.5
Commercial mortgage loans		83.1		84.9		250.1		252.2
Real estate		0.5		(0.3)		0.7		(0.9)
S&P 500 Index options		0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Other		---		2.2		4.4		7.0
Gross investment income		157.9		165.1		481.5		496.5
Investment expenses		(4.5)		(5.9)		(17.9)		(17.2)
Tax-advantaged investment operating losses		(6.3)		(3.4)		(16.1)		(10.2)
Net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

Realized Gross Capital Gains and Losses

The following table sets forth gross capital gains and losses by investment type:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Gains:
Fixed maturity securities	$	1.4	$	0.6	$	4.8	$	8.2
Commercial mortgage loans		0.8		0.8		1.8		1.8
Real Estate		0.8		0.4		1.9		0.7
Other		0.2		---		0.2		0.2
Gross capital gains		3.2		1.8		8.7		10.9
Losses:
Fixed maturity securities		(0.4)		(1.1)		(1.5)		(2.1)
Provision for commercial mortgage loan losses		(5.9)		(3.8)		(8.1)		(12.8)
Real Estate		(1.7)		(5.6)		(3.4)		(7.0)
Other		(0.4)		---		(2.5)		(1.9)
Gross capital losses		(8.4)		(10.5)		(15.5)		(23.8)
Net capital losses	$	(5.2)	$	(8.7)	$	(6.8)	$	(12.9)

Securities Deposited as Collateral

Securities deposited for the benefit of policyholders in various states, in accordance with state regulations, amounted to $7.3 million at September 30, 2014 and $7.4 million at December 31, 2013.

Standard is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“FHLB of Seattle”). Standard issues collateralized funding agreements to the FHLB of Seattle and invests the cash received from advances to support various spread-based businesses and enhance its asset-liability management. Membership also provides an additional funding source and access to financial services that can be used as an alternative source of liquidity. At September 30, 2014, Standard had $102.1 million outstanding under funding agreements with the FHLB of Seattle and pledged $135.7 million of commercial mortgage loans as collateral for its outstanding advances. Standard had no outstanding funding agreements or pledged collateral with the FHLB of Seattle at December 31, 2013.

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8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate business risks including interest rate risk exposure. The Company has the following derivatives on its consolidated balance sheets: interest rate swaps, index-based guarantees and S&P 500 Index options.

Interest Rate Swaps

In the second quarter of 2014, the Company began more extensive use of interest rate swaps to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, to manage interest rate exposures arising from asset and liability mismatches, and to protect the value of investments held on the balance sheet. The interest rate swaps used by the Company are designed to qualify for hedge accounting. Therefore, recognized changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps and the gain or loss on the hedged items attributable to the hedged risk, are offset in capital gains and losses. Valuations for interest rate swaps are sensitive to changes in the interest rate environment.

Interest income, interest expense and fees related to interest rate swaps are recorded as a component of net investment income.

Interest rate swaps are recognized as either other invested assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and are reported at fair value. To qualify for hedge accounting, the Company formally documents the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedging transaction and the designation of the hedge as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge at the inception of the hedging transaction. Included in this documentation is how the interest rate swap is expected to hedge the designated risk related to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet as well as a description of the method that will be used to retrospectively and prospectively assess the hedge effectiveness and the method that will be used to measure ineffectiveness and how this ineffectiveness will be accounted for.

A derivative instrument designated as part of a hedging relationship must be assessed as being highly effective in offsetting the designated risk of the hedged item. Hedge effectiveness is formally assessed at inception and periodically throughout the life of the designated hedging relationship, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative methods include comparison of critical terms of the derivative to the hedged item. Quantitative methods include regression or other statistical analysis of changes in the fair value or cash flows associated with the hedge relationship.

In the event a hedged item is disposed, the Company will terminate the related interest rate swap and recognize the gain or loss on termination in the consolidated statements of income.

Cash settlement activity of derivative contracts is reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows as a component of proceeds from or acquisition of other invested assets.

In the consolidated balance sheets, the Company offsets fair value amounts recognized for interest rate swaps.

Index-based Interest Guarantees

The Company sells indexed annuities, which permit the holder to elect a fixed interest rate return or an indexed return, where interest credited to the contracts is based on the performance of the S&P 500 Index, subject to an upper limit or cap and minimum guarantees. The index-based interest guarantees do not qualify for hedge accounting. Policyholders may elect to rebalance between interest crediting options at renewal dates annually. At each renewal date, the Company has the opportunity to re-price the indexed component by changing the cap, subject to minimum guarantees. The Company estimates the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees for the current period and for all future reset periods until contract maturity. Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are recorded to interest credited. The liability represents an estimate of the cost of the options to be purchased in the future to manage the risk related to the index-based interest guarantees. The liability for index-based interest guarantees is the present value of future cash flows attributable to the projected index growth that is in excess of cash flows attributable to fixed interest rates guarantees. The excess cash flows are discounted back to the date of the balance sheet using current market indicators for future interest rates and option costs. Cash flows depend on actuarial estimates for policyholder lapse behavior and management’s discretion in setting renewal index-based interest guarantees.

S&P 500 Index Options

The Company purchases S&P 500 Index options for its interest crediting strategy used in its indexed annuity product. The S&P 500 Index options do not qualify for hedge accounting. The S&P 500 Index options are purchased from investment banks and are selected in a manner that supports the amount of interest that is expected to be credited in the current year to annuity policyholder accounts that are dependent on the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The purchase of S&P 500 Index options is a pivotal part of the Company’s risk management strategy for indexed annuity products. The S&P 500 Index options are exclusively used for risk management. While valuations of the S&P 500 Index options are sensitive to a number of variables, valuations for S&P 500 Index options purchased are most sensitive to changes in the S&P 500 Index value and the implied volatilities of this index. Changes in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are recorded to net investment income. The Company generally purchases two S&P 500 Index option contracts per month, which have expiry dates of one year from the date of purchase.

Option premiums paid for the Company’s index option contracts were $2.2 million for both the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, and $6.3 million and $6.8 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company received $4.7 million and $4.3 million for options exercised for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $14.6 million and $13.7 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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The following table sets forth the notional amount and the fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities:

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments	Notional Amount			Fair Value		Notional Amount			Fair Value
	(In millions)
Assets:
Other invested assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	350.0		$	0.7	$	---		$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Assets:
Other invested assets:
S&P 500 Index options		375.4			12.8		350.5			15.8
Liabilities:
Other policyholder funds:
Index-based interest guarantees		---	(1)		69.4		---	(1)		67.6

⁽¹⁾  The underlying factors for index-based guarantees vary by contract and other criteria, such as floors and ceilings on rates and future payouts.

The following table sets forth the gross amounts of derivative instruments recorded on the balance sheet and the collateral pledged related to the derivative instruments:

Offsetting of Interest Rate Swaps	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	$	(0.6)	$	---
Interest rate swaps, assets		1.3		---
Net interest rate swaps		0.7		---
Accrued interest payable		(1.8)		---
Collateral pledged		6.2		---
Net amount	$	5.1	$	---

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The following table sets forth the amount of gains or losses recognized in the consolidated statements of income from the change in fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Net capital gains:
Interest rate swaps	$	2.3	$	---	$	0.7	$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Net investment income:
S&P 500 Index options		0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Interest credited:
Index-based interest guarantees		0.5		(1.6)		(3.5)		(6.1)
Net gains	$	3.7	$	0.9	$	2.5	$	3.6

Fluctuations in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are driven by changes in the interest rate environment. Fluctuations in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are related to the volatility of the S&P 500 Index. Changes in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to changes in the interest rate environment.

As a result of the Company’s annual update of the key assumptions used to value index-based interest guarantees, a process known as “unlocking”, interest credited decreased $1.4 million and increased $1.3 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and decreased $2.7 million and increased $2.7 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting was not material to the results of operations of the Company for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013 and for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013.

Counterparty Credit Risk

Interest rate swaps

As the Company uses a central counterparty (“CCP”) to clear all of its interest rate swaps, the Company is only exposed to the default of the CCP. Transactions with the CCP require the Company to pledge initial and variation margin collateral. At September 30, 2014, the Company pledged $6.2 million of cash and cash equivalents on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as collateral to the CCP.

S&P 500 Index options

The Company is exposed to the credit worthiness of the institutions from which it purchases its S&P 500 Index options and these institutions’ continued abilities to perform according to the terms of the contracts. The current values for the credit exposure have been affected by fluctuations in the S&P 500 Index. The Company’s maximum credit exposure would require an increase of 6.0% in the value of the S&P 500 Index. The maximum credit risk is calculated using the cap strike price of the Company’s S&P 500 Index options less the floor price, multiplied by the notional amount of the S&P 500 Index options.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s S&P 500 Index options and its maximum credit risk exposure related to these instruments:

	September 30, 2014
	Assets at Fair Value		Maximum Credit Risk
	(In millions)
Counterparty:
The Bank of New York Mellon	$	6.7	$	9.0
Goldman Sachs		4.6		6.4
Merrill Lynch International		1.5		3.1
Total	$	12.8	$	18.5

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9. DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS (“DAC”), VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED (“VOBA”) AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

DAC, VOBA and other acquisition related intangible assets are generally originated through the issuance of new business or the purchase of existing business, either by purchasing blocks of insurance policies from other insurers or by the outright purchase of other companies. The Company’s other intangible assets are subject to impairment tests on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate that carrying values may not be recoverable.

The following table sets forth activity for DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets:

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014		Year Ended December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Carrying value at beginning of period, net:
DAC	$	319.1	$	284.9
VOBA		20.1		23.4
Other intangible assets		32.1		38.2
Total balance at beginning of period, net		371.3		346.5
Deferred or acquired during period:
DAC		58.9		76.9
Total deferred or acquired during period		58.9		76.9
Amortized during period:
DAC		(48.0)		(42.7)
VOBA		(1.6)		(3.3)
Other intangible assets		(4.4)		(6.1)
Total amortized during period		(54.0)		(52.1)
Carrying value at end of period, net:
DAC		330.0		319.1
VOBA		18.5		20.1
Other intangible assets		27.7		32.1
Total carrying value at end of period, net	$	376.2	$	371.3

The Company defers certain acquisition costs that vary with and are directly related to the origination of new business. Certain costs related to obtaining new business and acquiring business through reinsurance agreements have been deferred and will be amortized to accomplish matching against related future premiums or gross profits as appropriate. The Company normally defers certain acquisition-related commissions and incentive payments, certain costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain printing costs. Assumptions used in developing DAC and amortization amounts each period include the amount of business in-force, expected future persistency, withdrawals, interest rates and profitability. These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Additional amortization of DAC is charged to current earnings, to the extent it is determined that future premiums or gross profits are not adequate to cover the remaining amounts deferred. Changes in actual persistency are reflected in the calculated DAC balance. Costs that are not directly associated with the acquisition of new business are not deferred as DAC and are charged to expense as incurred. Generally, annual commissions are considered expenses and are not deferred.

DAC for group and individual disability insurance products and group life insurance products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to future premiums. The Company amortizes DAC for group disability and life insurance products over the initial premium rate guarantee period, which averages 2.5 years. DAC for individual disability insurance products is amortized in proportion to future premiums over the life of the contract, averaging 20 to 25 years with approximately 50% and 75% expected to be amortized by years 10 and 15, respectively.

The Company’s individual deferred annuities and group annuity products are classified as investment contracts. DAC related to these products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to expected gross profits. For the Company’s individual deferred annuities, DAC is generally amortized over 30 years with approximately 55% and 95% expected to be amortized by years 5 and 15, respectively. DAC for group annuity products is amortized over 10 years with approximately 80% expected to be amortized by year five.

VOBA primarily represents the discounted future profits of business assumed through reinsurance agreements. The Company has established VOBA for a block of individual disability business assumed from Minnesota Life Insurance Company (“Minnesota Life”) and a block of group disability and group life business assumed from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). VOBA is generally amortized in proportion to future premiums for group and individual disability insurance products and

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group life products. However, the VOBA related to the TIAA transaction associated with an in-force block of group long term disability claims for which no ongoing premium is received is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits. If actual premiums or future profitability are inconsistent with the Company’s assumptions, the Company could be required to make adjustments to VOBA and related amortization. The VOBA associated with the TIAA transaction is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits with an amortization period of up to 20 years. For the VOBA associated with the Minnesota Life block of business assumed, the amortization period is up to 30 years and is amortized in proportion to future premiums. The accumulated amortization of VOBA was $70.3 million and $68.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the amount of DAC and VOBA balances amortized in proportion to expected gross profits and the percentage of the total balance of DAC and VOBA amortized in proportion to expected gross profits:

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
DAC	$	79.2		24.0 %	$	80.1		25.1 %
VOBA		3.9		21.1		4.3		21.4

Key assumptions, which will affect the determination of expected gross profits for determining DAC and VOBA balances, are:

• Persistency.

• Interest rates, which affect both investment income and interest credited.

• Stock market performance.

• Capital gains and losses.

• Claim termination rates.

• Amount of business in-force.

These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Although a change in a single assumption may have an impact on the calculated amortization of DAC or VOBA for balances associated with investment contracts, it is the relationship of that change to the changes in other key assumptions that determines the ultimate impact on DAC or VOBA amortization. Because actual results and trends related to these assumptions vary from those assumed, the Company revises these assumptions annually to reflect its current best estimate of expected gross profits. As a result of this process, known as “unlocking”, the cumulative balances of DAC and VOBA are adjusted with an offsetting benefit or charge to income to reflect changes in the period of the revision. An unlocking event generally occurs as a result of actual experience or future expectations differing from previous estimates. As a result of unlocking, the amortization schedule for future periods is also adjusted.

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The following table sets forth the impact of unlocking on DAC and VOBA balances:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
		(In millions)
(Decrease) increase to DAC and VOBA	$	(1.1)	$	0.3	$	(1.9)	$	(0.9)

Significant, unanticipated changes in key assumptions, which affect the determination of expected gross profits, may result in a large unlocking event that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, future changes in DAC and VOBA balances due to changes in underlying assumptions are not expected to be material.

The Company’s other intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist of certain customer lists from Asset Management business acquired and an individual disability marketing agreement. Customer lists have a combined estimated weighted-average remaining life of 6.5 years. The marketing agreement that accompanied the Minnesota Life transaction provides access to Minnesota Life agents, some of whom now market Standard’s individual disability insurance products. The Minnesota Life marketing agreement will be fully amortized by the end of 2023. The accumulated amortization of other intangible assets was $47.0 million and $42.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the estimated net amortization of VOBA and other intangible assets for the remainder of 2014 and for each of the next five years:

	Amount
	(In millions)
2014	$	1.9
2015		6.9
2016		5.6
2017		4.2
2018		4.2
2019		4.0

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various legal actions and other state and federal proceedings. A number of actions or proceedings were pending at September 30, 2014. In some instances, lawsuits include claims for punitive damages and similar types of relief in unspecified or substantial amounts, in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or other compensatory damages. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability, if any, arising from the actions or proceedings is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (“Facility”) Contingencies

The Company maintains a $250 million Facility. Upon the request of StanCorp and with the consent of the lenders under the Facility, the Facility can be increased to $350 million. The termination date of the Facility is June 22, 2018. The Company expects to use the Facility for working capital, general corporate purposes and for the issuance of letters of credit.

Under the agreement, the Company is subject to two financial covenants, which are based on the Company’s ratio of total debt to total capitalization and consolidated net worth. The Company is also subject to covenants that limit subsidiary indebtedness. The Facility is subject to pricing levels based upon the Company’s publicly announced debt ratings and includes an interest rate option at the election of the borrower of a base rate plus the applicable margin or LIBOR plus the applicable margin, plus facility and utilization fees. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Facility and had no outstanding balance on the Facility.

Other Financing Obligations

The Company has $250 million of 5.00% 10-year senior notes (“Senior Notes’’), which mature on August 15, 2022. Interest is paid semi-annually on February 15 and August 15.

The Company has $252.9 million of 6.90% junior subordinated debentures (“Subordinated Debt”), which matures on June 1, 2067 and is non-callable prior to June 1, 2017. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased $47.1 million in principal amount of Subordinated Debt. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 until June 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.51%. StanCorp has the option to defer interest payments for up to five years. The declaration and payment of dividends to shareholders would be restricted if the Company elected to defer interest payments on its Subordinated Debt. If elected, the restriction would be in place during the interest deferral period. The Company is currently not deferring interest on the Subordinated Debt.

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At September 30, 2014, the Company had $43.4 million of unfunded commitments to fund tax-advantaged investment partnerships. These commitments are recorded as other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding recognition to other invested assets.

In the normal course of business, the Company commits to fund commercial mortgage loans generally up to 90 days in advance. At September 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans totaling $143.9 million, with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.00% to 6.00%. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates. A small percentage of commitments expire due to the borrower failing to deliver the required items by the expiration date. In these cases, the Company will retain the commitment fee and good faith deposit. Alternatively, if the Company terminates a commitment due to the disapproval of a commitment requirement, the commitment fee and good faith deposit may be refunded to the borrower, less an administrative fee.

11. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-01, Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-01, Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. The main objective of ASU No. 2014-01 is to provide guidance on accounting for investments in affordable housing projects that qualify for low income housing tax credits. Under this guidance, entities could make a policy election to account for qualified affordable housing projects under the proportionate amortization method (“PAM”) of accounting. Under PAM, the cost of low income housing tax credit investments is amortized in each period as a proportion of the tax credits and benefits of tax losses received in that period and allows the benefits from tax losses on the asset, the losses that reduce the asset balance of the investment and the tax credits to be recorded in the income tax expense line on the consolidated statements of income.

ASU No. 2014-01 is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The Company currently invests in affordable housing projects that qualify for low income housing tax credits and is assessing the impact of accounting for these investments under PAM.

ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The main objective of ASU No. 2014-09 is to provide a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This ASU does not apply to insurance contracts, financial instruments, and various other topics within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company’s revenue is primarily from insurance contracts and financial instruments; therefore, the Company does not expect this ASU to have a material effect on its results of operations.

12. INCOME TAXES

Income taxes may differ from the amount computed by applying the federal corporate tax rate of 35% to pre-tax income because of the net results of permanent differences between book and taxable income, tax credits and the inclusion of state and local income taxes, net of the federal tax benefit.

The following table sets forth the combined federal and state effective income tax rates:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Combined federal and state effective income tax rates		26.6 %		27.9 %		23.6 %		25.9 %

The decreases in the effective tax rates for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 compared to the same periods of 2013 were primarily due to a higher utilization of tax credits during the first nine months of 2014 due to purchases of tax-advantaged investments.

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13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component:

	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed  Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale		Employee Benefit Plans		Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2013	$	383.0	$	(73.7)	$	309.3
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax before reclassification adjustment(1)		(205.3)		41.2		(164.1)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax(2)		(4.5)		(6.0)		(10.5)
Net other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(209.8)		35.2		(174.6)
Balance, December 31, 2013		173.2		(38.5)		134.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax before reclassification adjustment(3)		55.3		(0.4)		54.9
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(4)		(2.1)		1.2		(0.9)
Net other comprehensive income, net of tax		53.2		0.8		54.0
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	226.4	$	(37.7)	$	188.7

⁽¹⁾  Net of tax benefit of $111.1 million for net unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $22.2 million for employee benefits.

⁽²⁾  Net of tax benefits of $3.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and $3.2 million for employee benefits, respectively.

⁽³⁾  Net of tax expense of $27.2 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for employee benefits.

⁽⁴⁾  Net of tax benefit of $1.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $0.7 million for employee benefits.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms “StanCorp,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. The following analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of StanCorp should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. See Item 1, “Financial Statements.”

Our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) include our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements and amendments to those reports. Access to all filed reports is available free of charge on our investor relations website at www.stancorpfinancial.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

The following management assessment of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in our 2013 Form 10-K. Those consolidated financial statements and certain disclosures made in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. The estimates most susceptible to material changes due to significant judgment are identified as critical accounting policies. The results of these estimates are critical because they affect our profitability and may affect key indicators used to measure our performance. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”

Financial measures that exclude after-tax net capital gains and losses and accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) are non-GAAP measures. To provide investors with a broader understanding of earnings, we provide net income per diluted share excluding after tax net capital gains and losses, along with the GAAP measure of net income per diluted share, because capital gains and losses are not likely to occur in a stable pattern.

Management believes that measuring net income return on average equity excluding after-tax net capital gains and losses from net income and AOCI from equity is important to investors because the low turnover of our portfolio of fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale (“fixed maturity securities”) may not be such that unrealized gains and losses reflected in AOCI are ultimately realized. Furthermore, management believes exclusion of AOCI provides investors with a better measure of return.

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contain forward-looking statements. See “Forward-looking Statements.”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The Standard — Standard Insurance Company (“Standard”), The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc. (“Standard Retirement Services”), StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC (“StanCorp Mortgage Investors”), StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., StanCorp Real Estate, LLC and StanCorp Equities, Inc. (“StanCorp Equities”) — is a leading provider of financial products and services. StanCorp’s subsidiaries offer group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (“AD&D”), group dental and group vision insurance, absence management services, retirement plans products and services, individual annuities, origination and servicing of fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans and investment advice.

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Financial Results Overview

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial results:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Dollars in millions—except share data)
Net income	$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
After-tax net capital losses		(3.4)		(5.5)		(4.4)		(8.1)
Net income excluding after-tax net capital losses	$	74.5	$	64.5	$	167.5	$	171.6
Net capital losses	$	(5.2)	$	(8.7)	$	(6.8)	$	(12.9)
Tax benefit on net capital losses		(1.8)		(3.2)		(2.4)		(4.8)
After-tax net capital losses	$	(3.4)	$	(5.5)	$	(4.4)	$	(8.1)
Net income per diluted common share:
Net income	$	1.65	$	1.32	$	3.73	$	3.67
After-tax net capital losses		(0.08)		(0.13)		(0.10)		(0.18)
Net income excluding after-tax net capital losses	$	1.73	$	1.45	$	3.83	$	3.85
Shareholders’ equity	$	2,267.3	$	2,117.2	$	2,267.3	$	2,117.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income		188.7		121.7		188.7		121.7
Shareholders’ equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income	$	2,078.6	$	1,995.5	$	2,078.6	$	1,995.5
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding		43,184,170		44,610,358		43,736,832		44,514,600

Net income excluding after-tax net capital losses was $1.73 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $1.45 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2013. The increase in net income per diluted share was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability for the third quarter of 2014, partially offset by lower net investment income.

Net income excluding after-tax net capital losses was $3.83 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $3.85 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease in net income per diluted share was primarily due to lower operating expenses for the first nine months of 2013, which included savings due to an amendment of the postretirement medical plan of $20.6 million or $0.30 per diluted share, in the first half of 2013 that did not recur in 2014.

Primary Drivers of Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2014 results

Employee Benefits premiums decreased 4.4% to $453.9 million for the third quarter of 2014 from $474.7 million for the third quarter of 2013. Employee Benefits premiums decreased 4.6% to $1.38 billion for the first nine months of 2014 from $1.45 billion for the first nine months of 2013. The decreases in premiums for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014 were primarily due to higher experience rated refunds (“ERRs”) and lower Employee Benefits sales in the first half of 2014 compared to prior periods. ERRs decreased premiums by $10.3 million and $3.2 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Excluding the effects of ERRs, premiums decreased 2.9% for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013. Employee Benefits annualized new sales were $52.8 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $29.7 million for the third quarter of 2013. Employee Benefits annualized new sales were $136.3 million for the first nine months of 2014 compared to $152.5 million for the first nine months of 2013. The increase in sales for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 reflected increased proposal activity, which we believe was partially due to employers being less distracted by economic and federal health care reform issues. The benefit ratio for Employee Benefits was 70.9% for the third quarter of 2014, compared to 75.1% for the third quarter of 2013. The benefit ratio for Employee Benefits was 78.0% for the first nine months of 2014, compared to 79.8% for the first nine months of 2013.The decrease in the benefit ratio for the third quarter of 2014 and first nine months of 2014 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience for our group life and group disability businesses. Contributing to the decrease in the benefit ratio was a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate for the third quarter of 2014 and first nine months of 2014 compared to the prior periods. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services”.

Individual Disability premiums were $50.3 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $48.3 million for the third quarter of 2013 and were $147.3 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $142.0 million for the first nine months of 2013. The Individual Disability benefit ratio was 67.8% for the third quarter of 2014, compared to 72.9% for the third quarter of 2013 and was 67.1% for the first nine months of 2014, compared to 66.1% for the first nine months of 2013. Due to the relatively small size of the Individual Disability business, the benefit ratio generally fluctuates more on a quarterly basis and tends to be more stable when measured on an annual basis.

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Asset Management reported income before income taxes of $20.8 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $21.9 million for the third quarter of 2013 and $59.2 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $59.8 million for the first nine months of 2013.

We deployed approximately $166 million of capital through the repurchase of shares and debt for the first nine months of 2014, while maintaining a strong balance sheet and growing book value per share, excluding AOCI, by 7.9% over the past 12 months.

For a discussion of our consolidated results of operations and business segment results, see “Consolidated Results of Operations”.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements and certain disclosures made in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The estimates most susceptible to material changes due to significant judgment (identified as the “critical accounting policies”) are those used in determining investment valuations, the reserves for future policy benefits and claims, deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”) and other intangible assets, pension and postretirement benefit plans and the provision for income taxes. The results of these estimates are critical because they affect our profitability and may affect key indicators used to measure our performance. These estimates have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Investment Valuations

Fixed Maturity Securities

Capital gains and losses for fixed maturity securities are recognized using the specific identification method. If a fixed maturity security’s fair value declines below its amortized cost, we assess whether the decline is other than temporary.

In our quarterly impairment analysis, we evaluate whether a decline in value of the fixed maturity security is other than temporary by considering the following factors:

• The nature of the fixed maturity security.

• The duration until maturity.

• The duration and extent the fair value has been below amortized cost.

• The financial quality of the issuer.

• Estimates regarding the issuer’s ability to make the scheduled payments associated with the fixed maturity security.

• Our intent to sell or whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell a fixed maturity security before recovery of the security’s cost basis through the evaluation of facts and circumstances including, but not limited to, decisions to rebalance our portfolio, current cash flow needs and sales of securities to capitalize on favorable pricing.

If we determine an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) exists, we separate the OTTI for fixed maturity securities into a credit loss and a noncredit loss. The OTTI related to credit loss represents the portion of losses equal to the difference between the present value of expected cash flows, discounted using the pre-impairment yields, and the amortized cost basis. All other changes in value represent the OTTI related to noncredit loss. The OTTI related to credit loss is recognized in earnings in the current period, while the OTTI related to noncredit loss is deemed recoverable and is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). The cost basis of the fixed maturity security is permanently adjusted to reflect the credit loss. Once an impairment charge has been recorded, we continue to review the OTTI securities for further potential impairment.

We maintain an internally identified list of fixed maturity securities with characteristics that could indicate potential impairment (“watch list”). At September 30, 2014, our fixed maturity securities watch list totaled $6.6 million at both fair value and amortized cost after OTTI. We recorded $0.3 million and $0.4 million of OTTI related to credit loss for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared to credit losses of $0.4 million and $1.0 million of OTTI for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013, respectively. We recorded no OTTI related to noncredit loss for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014 and 2013. See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 7—Investments” for further disclosures.

We will continue to evaluate our holdings; however, we currently expect the fair values of our investments to recover either prior to their maturity dates or upon maturity. Should the credit quality of our fixed maturity securities significantly decline, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In conjunction with determining the extent of credit losses associated with debt securities, we utilize certain information in order to determine the present value of expected cash flows discounted using pre-impairment yields. The information includes, but is not limited to, original scheduled contractual cash flows, current market spread information, risk-free rates, fundamentals of the industry and sector in which the issuer operates, and general market information.

Fixed maturity securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 6—Fair Value” for a detailed explanation of the valuation methods we use to calculate the fair value of our financial instruments. Valuation adjustments for fixed maturity securities not accounted for as OTTI are reported as net increases or decreases to other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

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Commercial Mortgage Loans

The carrying value of commercial mortgage loans represents the outstanding principal balance less a loan loss allowance for probable uncollectible amounts. The commercial mortgage loan loss allowance is estimated based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio and consists of a general loan loss allowance and a specific loan loss allowance. The general loan loss allowance is based on our analysis of factors including changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, debt coverage ratios, loan to value ratios, actual loan loss experience and individual loan analysis. An impaired commercial mortgage loan is a loan where we do not expect to receive contractual principal and interest in accordance with the terms of the original loan agreement. A specific allowance for losses is recorded when a loan is considered to be impaired. We also hold specific allowances for losses on certain performing loans that we continue to monitor and evaluate. Impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific allowances for losses are those for which we have determined that it remains probable that we will collect all amounts due. In addition, for impaired commercial mortgage loans, we evaluate the loss to dispose of the underlying collateral, any significant out of pocket expenses the loan may incur, the loan-to-value ratio and other quantitative information we have concerning the loan. Negotiated reductions of principal are generally written off against the allowance, and recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investing Cash Flows—Commercial Mortgage Loans.”

Real Estate

Real estate is comprised of two components: real estate investments and real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt through foreclosure or the acceptance of deeds in lieu of foreclosure on commercial mortgage loans (“Real Estate Owned”).

Our real estate investments are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Generally, we depreciate this real estate using the straight-line depreciation method with property lives varying from 30 to 40 years.

We record impairments when it is determined that the decline in fair value of an investment below its carrying value is other than temporary. The impairment loss is charged to net capital losses, and the cost basis of the investment is permanently adjusted to reflect the impairment.

Real Estate Owned is initially recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value, which includes an estimate for disposal costs. This amount may be adjusted in a subsequent period as additional information is received. Our Real Estate Owned is initially considered an investment held for sale and is expected to be sold within one year from acquisition. For any real estate expected to be sold, an impairment charge is recorded if we do not expect the investment to recover its carrying value prior to the expected date of sale. Once an impairment charge has been recorded, we continue to review the investment for further potential impairment.

Total real estate was $44.3 million at September 30, 2014, compared to $65.7 million at December 31, 2013. The $21.4 million decrease in total real estate for the first nine months of 2014 was primarily due to the sale of Real Estate Owned.

Other Invested Assets

Other invested assets include tax-advantaged investments, derivative instruments, policy loans and common stock. Valuation adjustments for these investments are recognized using the specific identification method.

Tax-advantaged Investments

Tax-advantaged investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These investments are structured as limited partnerships for the purpose of investing in the construction and rehabilitation of low-income housing and projects that benefit low income communities, and to provide favorable returns to investors. We have purchased tax-advantaged investments opportunistically due to the higher risk-adjusted returns. The primary sources of investment return are tax credits and the tax benefits derived from operating losses, both of which may exhibit variability over the life of the investment. Tax credits received from these investments are reported in our consolidated statements of income as either a reduction of state premium taxes, or a reduction of income taxes based on the nature of the credit. Our share of the operating losses of the limited partnerships decreases the carrying value of the investments and is reported as a component of net investment income. If the net present value of expected future cash flows of the tax-advantaged investments is less than the current book value of the investments, we evaluate whether a decline in value is other than temporary. If it is determined an OTTI exists, the investment is written down to the net present value of expected future cash flows and the OTTI is recognized as a capital loss.

Derivative Instruments

Interest rate swaps are recognized as either other invested assets or other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets and are reported at fair value. The accounting for an interest rate swap depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and on the type of hedging relationship. To qualify for hedge accounting, we formally document the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedging transaction and the designation of the hedge as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge at the inception of the hedging transaction. Included in this documentation is how the interest rate swap is expected to hedge the designated risk related to specific assets or liabilities on our balance sheets as well as a description of the method that will be used to retrospectively and prospectively assess the hedge effectiveness, the method that will be used to measure ineffectiveness and how this ineffectiveness will be accounted for.

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An interest rate swap designated as part of a hedging relationship must be assessed as being highly effective in offsetting the designated risk of the hedged item. Hedge effectiveness is formally assessed at inception and periodically throughout the life of the designated hedging relationship, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative methods include comparison of critical terms of the interest rate swap to the hedged item. Quantitative methods include regression or other statistical analysis of changes in the fair value or cash flows associated with the hedge relationship.

Changes in the fair value of an interest rate swap designated as a fair value hedge, including amounts measured as ineffective, and changes in the fair value of the hedged item, are recognized in the consolidated statements of income as a component of net capital gains and losses. The gain or loss on the termination of a fair value hedge is recognized in the consolidated statements of income as a component of net capital gains and losses during the period in which the termination occurs. When interest rate swaps are used in hedge accounting relationships, periodic settlements are recorded in net investment income.

The gain or loss on the termination of an ineffective fair value hedge is reported in the consolidated statements of income as a component of net capital gains or losses. Additionally, when a hedged item is disposed, we will terminate the related derivative instrument and recognize the gain or loss on termination in the consolidated statements of income as a component of net capital gains or losses.

Index-based guarantees embedded in indexed annuities (“index-based interest guarantees”) and Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index options (“S&P 500 Index options”) do not qualify for hedge accounting. We sell indexed annuities, which permit the holder to elect a fixed interest rate return or an indexed return, where interest credited to the contracts is based on the performance of the S&P 500 Index, subject to an upper limit or cap and minimum guarantees. Policyholders may elect to rebalance between interest crediting options at renewal dates annually. At each renewal date, we have the opportunity to re-price the indexed component by changing the cap, subject to minimum guarantees. We estimate the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees for the current period and for all future reset periods until contract maturity. Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are recorded in interest credited.

We purchase S&P 500 Index options for our interest crediting strategy used in our indexed annuity product. The S&P 500 Index options are purchased from investment banks and are selected in a manner that supports the amount of interest that is expected to be credited in the current year to annuity policyholder accounts that are dependent on the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The purchase of S&P 500 Index options is a pivotal part of our risk management strategy for indexed annuity products. The S&P 500 Index options are exclusively used for risk management. Changes in the fair value of S&P 500 Index options are recorded in net investment income.

Cash settlement activity of derivative contracts is reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows as a component of proceeds from or acquisition of other invested assets.

In the consolidated balance sheets, we offset fair value amounts recognized for interest rate swaps. See Item 1— “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 8—Derivative Financial Instruments.”

Policy Loans

Policy loans are stated at their aggregate unpaid principal balances and are secured by policy cash values.

Common Stock

In 2013, Standard became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“FHLB of Seattle”) and purchased the required common stock for membership. Standard’s investment in common stock of FHLB of Seattle, relates to Standard’s membership and activity in the FHLB of Seattle, is carried at par value and accounted for under the cost method. We periodically evaluate FHLB of Seattle common stock for OTTI. Our determination of whether this investment is impaired is based on our assessment of the ultimate recoverability of cost rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value.

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Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims

Reserves include policy reserve liabilities and claim reserve liabilities and represent amounts to pay future benefits and claims. Claim reserve liabilities are for claims that have been incurred or are estimated to have been incurred but not yet reported to us. Policy reserve liabilities reflect our best estimate of assumptions at the time of policy issuance including adjustments for adverse deviations in actual experience.

The following table sets forth total reserve balances by reserve type:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Reserves:
Policy reserves	$	1,072.9	$	1,073.3
Claim reserves		4,745.1		4,773.6
Total reserves	$	5,818.0	$	5,846.9

Developing the estimates for reserves, and thus the resulting impact on earnings, requires varying degrees of subjectivity and judgment, depending upon the nature of the reserve. For most of our reserves, the reserve calculation methodology is prescribed by various accounting and actuarial standards, although judgment is required in the determination of assumptions used in the calculation. We also hold reserves that lack a prescribed methodology but instead are determined by a formula that we have developed based on our own experience. Because this type of reserve requires a higher level of subjective judgment, we closely monitor its adequacy. These reserves are primarily incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) claim reserves associated with our disability products. Finally, a small amount of reserves is held based entirely upon subjective judgment. These reserves are generally set up as a result of unique circumstances that are not expected to continue far into the future and are released according to pre-established conditions and timelines.

The following table sets forth total reserve balances by calculation methodology:

	September 30, 2014		Percent of Total		December 31, 2013		Percent of Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Reserves:
Reserves determined through prescribed methodology	$	5,170.4		88.9 %	$	5,180.9		88.6 %
Reserves determined by internally-developed formulas		633.8		10.9		650.5		11.1
Reserves based on subjective judgment		13.8		0.2		15.5		0.3
Total reserves	$	5,818.0		100.0%	$	5,846.9		100.0 %

Policy Reserves

Policy reserves include reserves established for individual disability insurance, individual and group immediate annuity businesses and individual life insurance. Policy reserves are calculated using our best estimates of assumptions and considerations at the time the policy was issued, which includes an adjustment for the effect of adverse deviations in actual experience. These assumptions may need to be subsequently modified if policy reserves are projected to be inadequate. We maintain a policy reserve for as long as a policy is in-force, even after a separate claim reserve is established.

The following table sets forth policy reserves by block of business:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Policy reserves:
Individual disability insurance	$	262.3	$	249.7
Individual and group immediate annuity businesses		218.6		220.0
Individual life insurance		592.0		603.6
Total policy reserves	$	1,072.9	$	1,073.3

Individual disability insurance 

Policy reserves for our individual disability block of business are established at the time of policy issuance using the net level premium method as prescribed by GAAP and represent the current value of projected future benefits including expenses less projected future premium. Assumptions used to calculate individual disability policy reserves may vary by the age, gender and occupation class of the insured, the year of policy issue and specific contract provisions and limitations.

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Individual disability policy reserves are sensitive to assumptions and considerations regarding:

• Claim incidence rates.

• Claim termination rates.

• Discount rates used to value expected future claim payments and premiums.

• Persistency rates.

• The amount of monthly benefit paid to the insured less reinsurance recoveries and other offsets.

• Expense rates including inflation.

Individual and group immediate annuity businesses 

Policy reserves for our individual and group immediate annuity blocks of business are established when a policy is issued and represent the present value of future payments due under the annuity contracts. The contracts are single premium contracts, and, therefore, there is no projected future premium. Assumptions used to calculate immediate annuity policy reserves may vary by the age and gender of the annuitant and year of policy issue.

Immediate annuity policy reserves are sensitive to assumptions and considerations regarding:

• Annuitant mortality rates.

• Discount rates used to value expected future annuity payments.

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Individual life insurance 

Effective January 1, 2001, substantially all of our individual life policies and the associated reserves were ceded to Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective Life”) under a reinsurance agreement. If Protective Life were to become unable to meet its obligations, Standard would retain the reinsured liabilities. Therefore, the associated reserves remain on Standard’s consolidated balance sheets and an equal amount is recorded as a recoverable from the reinsurer. We also retain a small number of individual policies arising out of individual conversions from our group life policies.

Claim Reserves

Claim reserves are established when a claim is incurred or is estimated to have been incurred but not yet reported to us and, as prescribed by GAAP, equal our best estimate of the present value of the liability of future unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. Reserves for IBNR claims are determined using our experience and historical incidence rates, claim-reporting patterns and the average cost of claims. The IBNR claim reserves are calculated using a company derived formula based primarily upon premiums, which is validated through an examination of reserve run-out experience. The claim reserves are related to group and individual disability insurance and group life insurance products offered within Employee Benefits and Individual Disability.

Claim reserves are subject to revision based on credible changes in claim experience and expectations of future factors that may influence claim experience. During each quarter, we monitor our emerging claim experience to ensure that the claim reserves remain appropriate. We make adjustments to our assumptions based on emerging trends that are credible and are expected to persist, and expectations of future factors that may influence our claim experience. Assumptions used to calculate claim reserves may vary by the age, gender and occupation class of the claimant, the year the claim was incurred, time elapsed since disablement, and specific contract provisions and limitations.

The following table sets forth total claim reserves by block of business:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Claim reserves:
Group disability insurance	$	3,196.8	$	3,234.7
Individual disability insurance		818.3		787.2
Group life insurance		730.0		751.7
Total claim reserves	$	4,745.1	$	4,773.6

Group and individual disability insurance 

Claim reserves for our disability products are sensitive to assumptions and considerations regarding:

• Claim incidence rates for IBNR claim reserves.

• Claim termination rates.

• Discount rates used to value expected future claim payments.

• The amount of monthly benefit paid to the insured less reinsurance recoveries and other offsets.

• Expense rates including inflation.

• Historical delay in reporting of claims incurred.

Certain of these factors could be materially affected by changes in social perceptions about work ethics, emerging medical perceptions and legal interpretations regarding physiological or psychological causes of disability, emerging or changing health issues and changes in industry regulation. If there are changes in one or more of these factors or if actual claims experience is materially inconsistent with our assumptions, we could be required to change our reserves.

Group life insurance

Claim reserves for our group life insurance products are established for death claims reported but not yet paid, IBNR for death and waiver claims and waiver of premium benefits. The death claim reserve is based on the actual amount to be paid. The IBNR claim reserves are calculated using historical information, and the waiver of premium benefit is calculated using a tabular reserve method that takes into account company experience and published industry tables.

Trends in Key Assumptions

Key assumptions affecting our reserve calculations include:

• The discount rate.

• The claim termination rate.

• The claim incidence rate for policy reserves and IBNR claim reserves.

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The discount rate used for newly incurred long term disability claim reserves and life waiver reserves was 4.00%, 3.75% and 3.75% at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

Reserve discount rates for newly incurred claims are reviewed quarterly and, if necessary, are adjusted to reflect our current and expected new investment yields. The discount rate is based on the average rate we received on newly invested assets during the previous 12 months, less a margin. We also consider our average investment yield and average discount rate on our entire block of claims when deciding whether to increase or decrease the discount rate. A 25 basis point change in the discount rate for newly established long term disability claims reserves results in a corresponding change in quarterly pre-tax income of approximately $2 million. We do not adjust Employee Benefits premium rates based on short term fluctuations in investment yields. Any offsetting adjustments of Employee Benefits premium rates due to sustained changes in investment yields can take from one to three years given that most contracts have rate guarantees in place.

Claim termination rates can vary widely from quarter to quarter. The claim termination assumptions used in determining our reserves represent our expectation for claim terminations over the life of our block of business and will vary from actual experience in any one quarter. While we have experienced some variation in our claim termination experience, we did not see any prolonged or systemic change in the third quarter of 2014 that would indicate a sustained underlying trend that would affect the claim termination rates used in the calculation of reserves.

As a result of studies of our long term trends compared to reserving assumptions for our group long term disability insurance, we did not adjust our IBNR claims reserves for both the third quarter of 2014 and 2013.

We evaluate the claim termination rate assumptions for the reserves on a small Minnesota Life Insurance Company (“Minnesota Life”) block of individual disability claims annually. These assumptions were refined in the third quarter of 2014, resulting in an increase in reserves of $2.6 million. Our block of business is relatively small, and as a result, we view a blend of established industry tables and our own experience as a more appropriate method for establishing reserve levels compared solely to our own experience. We will continue to monitor the credibility of our developing experience and the use of available industry tables, and if necessary, will adjust reserves accordingly. We also refined our reserve calculation for certain other individual disability reserves in the third quarter of 2014, which resulted in a decrease in our individual disability reserves of $0.9 million. The combination of these adjustments resulted in an overall net increase to individual disability reserves of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2014. Reserve adjustments made in the third quarter of 2013 resulted in an overall net increase in reserves of $3.6 million.

We monitor the adequacy of our reserves relative to our key assumptions. In our estimation, scenarios based on reasonably possible variations in claim termination assumptions could produce a percentage change in reserves for our Employee Benefits lines of business of approximately +/- 0.2% or $8 million. However, given that claims experience can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter, significant unanticipated changes in claim termination rates over time could produce a change in reserves for our Employee Benefits lines outside of this range.

DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

DAC, VOBA and other acquisition related intangible assets are generally originated through the issuance of new business or the purchase of existing business, either by purchasing blocks of insurance policies from other insurers or by the outright purchase of other companies. Our intangible assets are subject to impairment tests on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate that carrying values may not be recoverable.

The following table sets forth the balances of DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets:

	September 30,		December 31,		Percent
	2014		2013		Change
	(Dollars in millions)
DAC	$	330.0	$	319.1		3.4 %
VOBA		18.5		20.1		(8.0)
Other intangible assets		27.7		32.1		(13.7)
Total DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets	$	376.2	$	371.3		1.3

We defer certain acquisition costs that vary with and are directly related to the origination of new business and placing that business in-force. Certain costs related to obtaining new business and acquiring business through reinsurance agreements have been deferred and will be amortized to match related future premiums or gross profits as appropriate. We normally defer certain acquisition-related commissions and incentive payments, certain costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain printing costs. Assumptions used in developing DAC and amortization amounts each period include the amount of business in-force, expected future persistency, withdrawals, interest rates and profitability. These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Additional amortization of DAC is charged to current earnings to the extent it is determined that future premiums or gross profits are not adequate to cover the remaining amounts deferred. Changes in actual persistency are reflected in the calculated DAC balance. Costs that are not directly associated with the acquisition of new business are not deferred as DAC and are charged to expense as incurred. Generally, annual commissions are considered expenses and are not deferred.

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DAC for group and individual disability insurance products and group life insurance products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to future premiums. We amortize DAC for group disability and life insurance products over the initial premium rate guarantee period, which averages 2.5 years. DAC for individual disability insurance products is amortized in proportion to future premiums over the life of the contract, averaging 20 to 25 years with approximately 50% and 75% expected to be amortized by years 10 and 15, respectively.

Our individual deferred annuities and group annuity products are classified as investment contracts. DAC related to these products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to expected gross profits. For our individual deferred annuities, DAC is generally amortized over 30 years with approximately 55% and 95% expected to be amortized by years 5 and 15, respectively. DAC for group annuity products is amortized over 10 years with approximately 80% expected to be amortized by year five.

VOBA primarily represents the discounted future profits of business assumed through reinsurance agreements. We have established VOBA for a block of individual disability business assumed from Minnesota Life and a block of group disability and group life business assumed from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). VOBA is generally amortized in proportion to future premiums for group and individual disability insurance products and group life products. However, the VOBA related to the TIAA transaction associated with an in-force block of group long term disability claims for which no ongoing premium is received is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits. If actual premiums or future profitability are inconsistent with our assumptions, we could be required to make adjustments to VOBA and related amortization. The VOBA associated with the TIAA transaction is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits with an amortization period of up to 20 years. For the VOBA associated with the Minnesota Life block of business assumed, the amortization period is up to 30 years and is amortized in proportion to future premiums. The accumulated amortization of VOBA was $70.3 million and $68.7 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the amount of DAC and VOBA balances amortized in proportion to expected gross profits and the percentage of the total balance of DAC and VOBA amortized in proportion to expected gross profits:

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
DAC	$	79.2		24.0 %	$	80.1		25.1 %
VOBA		3.9		21.1		4.3		21.4

Key assumptions, which will affect the determination of expected gross profits for determining DAC and VOBA balances, include:

• Persistency.

• Interest rates, which affect both investment income and interest credited.

• Stock market performance.

• Capital gains and losses.

• Claim termination rates.

• Amount of business in-force.

These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Although a change in a single assumption may have an impact on the calculated amortization of DAC or VOBA for balances associated with investment contracts, it is the relationship of that change to the changes in other key assumptions that determines the ultimate impact on DAC or VOBA amortization. Because actual results and trends related to these assumptions vary from those assumed, we review and, if necessary, revise these assumptions annually to reflect our current best estimate of expected gross profits. As a result of this process, known as “unlocking,” the cumulative balances of DAC and VOBA are adjusted with an offsetting benefit or charge to income to reflect changes in the period of the revision. An unlocking event generally occurs as a result of actual experience or future expectations differing from previous estimates. As a result of unlocking in prior periods, the amortization schedule for future periods is also adjusted.

The impact of unlocking in prior periods on DAC and VOBA balances was a decrease of $1.1 million and an increase of $0.3 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The impact of unlocking in prior periods on DAC and VOBA balances was a decrease of $1.9 million and $0.9 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Significant, unanticipated changes in key assumptions, which affect the determination of expected gross profits, may result in a large unlocking event that could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, future changes in DAC and VOBA balances due to changes in underlying assumptions are not expected to be material.

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Our other intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist of certain customer lists from Asset Management business acquired and an individual disability marketing agreement. Customer lists have a combined estimated weighted-average remaining life of approximately 6.5 years. The marketing agreement accompanied with the Minnesota Life transaction provides access to Minnesota Life agents, some of whom now market Standard’s individual disability insurance products. The Minnesota Life marketing agreement will be fully amortized by the end of 2023. The accumulated amortization of other intangible assets was $47.0 million and $42.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans

We have two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans: the employee pension plan and the agent pension plan. The employee pension plan is for all eligible employees and the agent pension plan is for former field employees and agents. The defined benefit pension plans provide benefits based on years of service and final average pay. Participation in the defined benefit pension plans is generally limited to eligible employees whose date of employment began before 2003. The employee pension plan is sponsored by StanCorp and the agent pension plan is sponsored by Standard. Both plans are administered by Standard Retirement Services and are closed for new participants. In addition, eligible executive officers are covered by a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan.

We also have a postretirement benefit plan that includes medical, prescription drug benefits and group term life insurance. Eligible retirees are required to contribute specified amounts for medical and prescription drug benefits that are determined periodically and are based on retirees’ length of service and age at retirement. As of 2006, participation in the postretirement benefit plan was closed to new participants. This plan is sponsored and administered by Standard. An amendment announced in 2012 reduced future benefits for plan participants that did not retire by July 1, 2013.

We are required to recognize the funded status of our pension and postretirement benefit plans as an asset or liability on our balance sheet. For pension plans, this is measured as the difference between the plan assets at fair value and the projected benefit obligation as of the year-end balance sheet date. For our postretirement plan, this is measured as the difference between the plan assets at fair value and the accumulated benefit obligation as of the year-end balance sheet date. Unrecognized actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition assets are amortized, net of tax, out of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss as components of net periodic benefit cost.

In accordance with the accounting principles related to our pension and other postretirement plans, we are required to make a significant number of assumptions to calculate the related liabilities and expenses each period. The major assumptions that affect net periodic benefit cost and the funded status of the plans include the weighted-average discount rate, the expected return on plan assets, and the rate of compensation increase.

The weighted-average discount rate is an interest assumption used to convert the benefit payment stream to present value. The discount rate is selected based on the yield of a portfolio of high quality corporate bonds with durations that are similar to the expected distributions from the employee benefit plan.

The expected return on plan assets assumption is the best long term estimate of the average annual return that will be produced from the pension trust assets until current benefits are paid. Our expectations for the future investment returns of the asset categories are based on a combination of historical and projected market performance. The expected return for the total portfolio is calculated based on each plan’s strategic asset allocation.

The long term rate of return for the employee pension plan portfolio is derived by calculating the average return for the portfolio monthly, from 1971 to the present, using the average mutual fund manager returns in each asset category, weighted by the target allocation to each category.

The rate of compensation increase is a long term assumption that is based on an estimated inflation rate in addition to merit and promotion-related compensation increase components.

For the postretirement benefit plan, the expected long term rate of return on assets was developed by considering the historical returns and the future expectations for returns, as well as the target asset allocation. In addition, the assumption for the health care cost trend rates also affect expenses and liabilities for the postretirement benefit plan. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

	1% Point		1% Point
	Increase		Decrease
	(In millions)
Effect on total of service and interest cost	$	0.1	$	(0.1)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation		1.5		(1.3)

Our discount rate assumption is reviewed annually, and we use a December 31 measurement date for each of our plans. For more information concerning our pension and postretirement plans, See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 4—Retirement Benefits.”

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Income Taxes

We file a U.S. consolidated income tax return that includes all subsidiaries. Our U.S. income tax is calculated using regular corporate income tax rates on a tax base determined by laws and regulations administered by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). We also file corporate income tax returns in various states. The provision for income taxes includes amounts currently payable and deferred amounts that result from temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply when the temporary differences are expected to reverse.

GAAP requires management to use a more likely than not standard to evaluate whether, based on available evidence, each deferred tax asset will be realized. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to the amount expected to be realized. We have recorded a deferred tax asset for loss carryforwards. Realization is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the loss carryforwards. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset for federal loss carryforwards will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable; however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced. Management has established a valuation allowance on some state and local loss carryforwards, which it believes are not likely to be realized.

Income taxes may differ from the amount computed by applying the federal corporate tax rate of 35% to pre-tax income because of the net results of permanent differences between book and taxable income, tax credits and the inclusion of state and local income taxes, net of the federal tax benefit. In addition, tax credits received due to the purchases of tax-advantaged investments can also impact our federal tax rate. See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12—Income Taxes.”

Management is required to determine whether tax return positions are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by taxing authorities. Tax benefits of uncertain tax positions, as determined and measured by this interpretation, cannot be recognized in our financial statements.

We record interest paid on income tax liabilities as interest expense. Income tax penalties incurred are recorded as an operating expense. Currently, the years 2011 through 2013 are open for audit by the IRS.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Revenues

Revenues consist of premiums, administrative fees, net investment income and net capital gains and losses. Historically, premium growth in Insurance Services and administrative fee and net investment income growth in Asset Management have been the primary drivers of consolidated revenue growth.

Premiums

Premiums for Insurance Services are the primary driver of consolidated premiums and are affected by sales, persistency, organic growth in Employee Benefits and ERRs. Organic growth in Employee Benefits is derived from existing policyholders’ employment and wage growth. ERRs represent cost sharing arrangements with certain group contract holders that provide refunds to the contract holders when claims experience is more favorable than contractual benchmarks, and provide for additional premiums to be paid when claims experience is less favorable than contractual benchmarks. ERRs can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter depending on the underlying experience of specific contracts.

Premiums for Asset Management are generated from sales of life-contingent annuities, which are a single-premium product. Due to the competitive nature of single-premium products, premiums received by Asset Management can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter due to low sales volume of life-contingent annuities and the varying size of single premiums. Increases or decreases in premiums for life-contingent annuities generally correlate with corresponding increases or decreases in benefits to policyholders.

Administrative Fees

Administrative fees for Asset Management include asset-based and plan-based fees related to our retirement plans and private client wealth management businesses and fees related to the origination and servicing of commercial mortgage loans. The primary driver for administrative fees is the level of assets under administration for retirement plans, which is driven by equity and debt market performance and net customer deposits. Assets under administration that produce administrative fees include retirement plan group annuity and separate account products, retirement plan trust products, private client wealth management and commercial mortgage loans under administration for other investors.

Administrative fees for Insurance Services are primarily derived from insurance products for which we provide only administrative services and absence management services.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income is primarily affected by changes in levels of invested assets, portfolio yields, fluctuations in the change in fair value of our S&P 500 Index options related to our equity indexed annuity product, commercial mortgage loan prepayment fee revenues, bond call premiums on fixed maturity securities and operating losses related to our tax-advantaged investments.

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Net Capital Gains and Losses

Net capital gains and losses are reported in the Other category and are not likely to occur in a stable pattern. Net capital gains and losses primarily occur as a result of sales of our assets for more or less than carrying value, OTTI of assets in our bond portfolio, provisions to our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance, losses recognized due to impairment of real estate and impairments of other invested assets.

Benefits and Expenses

Benefits and expenses are amounts we pay to or on behalf of policyholders, interest credited to policyholders, commissions and bonuses, and other expenses.

Benefits to Policyholders

Benefits to policyholders for Insurance Services are primarily affected by the following factors:

• Reserves that are established in part based on premium levels.

• Claims experience – the predominant factors affecting claims experience are claims incidence, measured by the number of claims, and claims severity, measured by the magnitude of the claim and the length of time a disability claim is paid.

• Reserve assumptions – the assumptions used to establish the related reserves reflect expected incidence and severity, and the discount rate. The discount rate is affected by new money investment rates and the overall portfolio yield. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims.”

Benefits to policyholders for Asset Management primarily represent current benefits and the change in reserves for future benefits on life-contingent annuities. Changes in the level of benefits to policyholders will generally correlate to changes in premium levels because these annuities are primarily single-premium life-contingent annuity products with a significant portion of all premium payments established as reserves.

Benefit Ratio

The benefit ratio for Employee Benefits is calculated as benefits to policyholders and interest credited as a percentage of premiums and is used to provide a measurement of claims normalized for growth in our in-force block. The benefit ratio for Employee Benefits can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter and has historically been higher in the first half of the year. The benefit ratio for Individual Disability is calculated as benefits to policyholders as a percentage of premiums. Due to the relatively small size of the Individual Disability business, the benefit ratio for Individual Disability generally fluctuates more on a quarterly basis and tends to be more stable when measured on an annual basis. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims” for more information.

Discount Rate

The discount rate for newly established claim reserves is reviewed quarterly and, if necessary, is adjusted to reflect our current and expected new investment yields. The discount rate is based on the average rate we received on newly invested assets during the previous 12 months, less a margin. We also consider our average investment yield and average discount rate on our entire block of claims when deciding whether to increase or decrease the discount rate. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims—Claim Reserves.”

Interest Credited

Interest credited represents interest paid to policyholders on retirement plan general account assets, individual fixed-rate annuity deposits and index-based interest guarantees in Asset Management and interest paid on life insurance proceeds on deposit in Insurance Services. Interest credited is primarily affected by the following factors:

• Changes in general account assets under administration.

• Changes in new investment interest rates and overall portfolio yield, which influence our interest-crediting rate for our customers.

• Persistency.

• Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees. The changes may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to changes in interest rates and equity market volatility.

Commissions and Bonuses

Commissions and bonuses primarily represent sales-based compensation, which can vary depending on the product, the structure of the commission program and other factors such as customer retention, sales, in-force premium, growth in assets under administration and the profitability of business in each of our segments.

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Net Change in DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

We normally defer certain acquisition-related commissions and incentive payments, certain costs of policy issuance and underwriting. These costs are then amortized into expenses over a period not to exceed the life of the related policies, which for Employee Benefits contracts is the initial premium rate guarantee period and averages 2.5 years. VOBA primarily represents the discounted future profits of business assumed through reinsurance agreements. A portion of VOBA is amortized each year to achieve matching against expected gross profits. Our other intangible assets, consisting of customer lists and marketing agreements, are also subject to amortization. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets.”

Income Taxes

Income taxes may differ from the amount computed by applying the federal corporate tax rate of 35% to pre-tax income because of the net result of permanent differences between book and taxable income, tax credits and the inclusion of state and local income taxes, net of the federal tax benefit.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations and key indicators:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014		2013		Change		2014		2013		Change
	(Dollars in millions—except per share data)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	507.3	$	524.4		(3.3)%	$	1,536.6	$	1,595.7		(3.7)%
Administrative fees		32.8		30.5		7.5		97.0		89.6		8.3
Net investment income		147.1		155.8		(5.6)		447.5		469.1		(4.6)
Net capital losses:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale		(0.3)		(0.4)		(25.0)		(0.4)		(1.0)		(60.0)
All other net capital losses		(4.9)		(8.3)		(41.0)		(6.4)		(11.9)		(46.2)
Total net capital losses		(5.2)		(8.7)		(40.2)		(6.8)		(12.9)		(47.3)
Total revenues		682.0		702.0		(2.8)		2,074.3		2,141.5		(3.1)
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		360.8		395.0		(8.7)		1,188.1		1,260.9		(5.8)
Interest credited		38.7		43.9		(11.8)		122.8		130.8		(6.1)
Operating expenses		119.9		114.8		4.4		348.3		324.3		7.4
Commissions and bonuses		53.2		51.9		2.5		154.7		156.5		(1.2)
Premium taxes		7.5		9.1		(17.6)		24.7		27.7		(10.8)
Interest expense		7.8		8.6		(9.3)		24.1		25.7		(6.2)
Net increase in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		(2.8)		(3.1)		(9.7)		(2.0)		(5.0)		(60.0)
Total benefits and expenses		585.1		620.2		(5.7)		1,860.7		1,920.9		(3.1)
Income before income taxes		96.9		81.8		18.5		213.6		220.6		(3.2)
Income taxes		25.8		22.8		13.2		50.5		57.1		(11.6)
Net income	$	71.1	$	59.0		20.5	$	163.1	$	163.5		(0.2)
Net Income per common share:
Basic	$	1.66	$	1.33	$	0.33	$	3.76	$	3.69	$	0.07
Diluted		1.65		1.32		0.33		3.73		3.67		0.06
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		42,777,337		44,271,160		(3.4)%		43,324,269		44,307,863		(2.2)%
Diluted		43,184,170		44,610,358		(3.2)		43,736,832		44,514,600		(1.7)
Key indicators:
Benefit ratio (% of premiums):
Employee Benefits (including interest credited)		70.9 %		75.1 %				78.0 %		79.8 %
Individual Disability		67.8		72.9				67.1		66.1
Total assets under administration	$	25,974.0	$	23,788.1		9.2 %	$	25,974.0	$	23,788.1		9.2 %
Consolidated portfolio yields:
Fixed maturity securities		4.03 %		4.45 %				4.03 %		4.45 %
Commercial mortgage loans		5.66		5.89				5.66		5.89
Combined federal and state effective income tax rate		26.6		27.9				23.6		25.9

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Third Quarter of 2014 Compared to Third Quarter of 2013

Net income was $71.1 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $59.0 million for the third quarter of 2013. The increase in net income was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability, partially offset by lower net investment income.

Revenues

The decrease in revenues for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums and lower net investment income. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in Individual Disability premiums, an increase in Asset Management administrative fees and a decrease in net capital losses. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services”, “Business Segments—Asset Management” and “Business Segments—Other.”

Premiums

The decrease in premiums for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums as a result of higher ERRs and lower Employee Benefits sales in the first nine months of 2014 when compared to prior periods. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services”.

Administrative Fees

The increase in administrative fees for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the increase in administrative fees from Asset Management as a result of an increase in assets under administration. The increase in assets under administration was primarily related to higher equity values and positive cash flows for retirement plan assets under administration. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in portfolio yields for both fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans, and an increase in operating losses on tax-advantaged investments. Operating losses on tax-advantaged investments reduced net investment income by $6.3 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $3.4 million for the third quarter of 2013. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services” and “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Net Capital Losses

The decrease in net capital losses for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in capital losses associated with the sales of Real Estate and higher net capital gains related to the sale of certain fixed maturity securities. This was partially offset by a higher provision to our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance. See “Business Segments—Other.”

Benefits to Policyholders

The decrease in benefits to policyholders for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. The decrease in benefits to policyholders for Employee Benefits for the third quarter of 2014 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in the group life and group disability businesses. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services.”

Interest Credited

The decrease in interest credited for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in the average interest-crediting rate for our annuity products and the change in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees, which decreased interest credited by $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to an increase of $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest credited due to an increase in our retirement plan general account assets under administration. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in headcount and other compensation related costs. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services” and “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Commissions and Bonuses

The increase in commissions and bonuses for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in individual annuity sales during the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

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Premium taxes

The decrease in premium taxes for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the utilization of state tax credits during the third quarter of 2014.

Net Change in DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

The net decrease in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in DAC amortization for individual annuities related to unlocking. This was partially offset by an increase in deferrals for individual annuities, which was primarily due to an increase in individual annuity sales. See “Business segments—Asset Management.”

Income Taxes

The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to higher utilization of tax credits during the third quarter of 2014 due to the purchases of tax-advantaged investments. See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12—Income Taxes” for more information.

First Nine Months of 2014 Compared to First Nine Months of 2013

Net income was $163.1 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $163.5 million for the first nine months of 2013. Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2013 included savings due to an amendment of our postretirement medical plan of $20.6 million that did not recur for the first nine months of 2014.

Revenues

The decrease in revenues for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums and lower net investment income. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in Asset Management administrative fees, an increase in Individual Disability premiums and a decrease in net capital losses. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services,” “Business Segments—Asset Management” and “Business Segments—Other.”

Premiums

The decrease in premiums for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums as a result of higher ERRs and lower Employee Benefits sales for the first nine months of 2014 compared to prior periods. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services.”

Administrative Fees

The increase in administrative fees for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the increase in administrative fees from Asset Management as a result of an increase in assets under administration. The increase in assets under administration was primarily related to higher equity values and positive cash flows for retirement plan assets under administration. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in portfolio yields for both fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans and an increase in operating losses on tax-advantaged investments. Operating losses on tax-advantaged investments were $16.1 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $10.2 million for the first nine months of 2013. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services” and “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Net Capital Losses

The decrease in net capital losses for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower capital losses associated with the sales of Real Estate and a decrease in the provision to our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance. This was partially offset by lower net capital gains related to the sale of certain fixed maturity securities. See “Business Segments—Other.”

Benefits to Policyholders

The decrease in benefits to policyholders for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits which was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in the group life and group disability businesses. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services.”

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Interest Credited

The decrease in interest credited for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013, was primarily due to a decrease in the average interest-crediting rate for our annuity products and the change in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees, which increased interest credited by $3.5 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to an increase of $6.1 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest credited due to an increase in our retirement plan general account assets under administration. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to expense management actions taken in the first half 2013, which included savings due to an amendment of our postretirement medical plan of $20.6 million for the first half 2013 that did not reoccur in 2014. See “Business Segments—Other.”

Commissions and Bonuses

The decrease in commissions and bonuses for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums and sales. See “Business Segments—Insurance Services.”

Premium taxes

The decrease in premium taxes for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the utilization of state tax credits during the first nine months of 2014.

Net Change in DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

The net decrease in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in the margin between net investment income and interest credited for our fixed deferred annuity products and an increase in DAC amortization for individual annuities related to unlocking. This was partially offset by a decrease in deferrals for individual annuities, which was primarily due to lower individual annuity sales. See “Business Segments—Asset Management.”

Income Taxes

The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to higher utilization of tax credits during the first nine months of 2014 from the purchases of tax-advantaged investments. See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12—Income Taxes” for more information.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We collectively view and operate our businesses as Insurance Services and Asset Management, which both deliver distinct value to customers and shareholders. Insurance Services contains two reportable product segments, Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. Asset Management is reported as a separate reportable segment. Insurance Services include our traditional risk acceptance businesses that reflect the application of our specialized expertise in the development, underwriting and administration of insurance products and services. Insurance Services offers group and individual disability insurance, group life and AD&D insurance, group dental and group vision insurance, and absence management services. Asset Management provides investment and asset management products and services and offers full-service 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services. Asset Management also offers investment advisory and management services, financial planning services, origination and servicing of fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans and individual fixed-rate annuity products. The Other category includes return on capital not allocated to the product segments, holding company expenses, operations of certain unallocated subsidiaries, interest on debt, unallocated expenses, net capital gains and losses and adjustments made in consolidation. Resources are allocated and performance is evaluated at the segment level.

The following table sets forth segment revenues measured as a percentage of total revenues, excluding revenues from the Other category:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Employee Benefits		75.3 %		76.4 %		75.7 %		77.0 %
Individual Disability		9.2		8.7		9.0		8.4
Total Insurance Services		84.5		85.1		84.7		85.4
Asset Management		15.5		14.9		15.3		14.6
Total		100.0 %		100.0 %		100.0 %		100.0 %

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Insurance Services

Insurance Services is comprised of our Employee Benefits and Individual Disability segments.

The following tables set forth our Insurance Services results of operations and key indicators:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Percent Change		2014		2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues:
Premiums:
Group life and AD&D	$	202.0	$	210.4		(4.0)%	$	605.1	$	640.3		(5.5)%
Group long term disability		187.1		191.3		(2.2)		565.7		589.6		(4.1)
Group short term disability		55.2		56.4		(2.1)		167.0		171.9		(2.9)
Group other		19.9		19.8		0.5		58.5		58.1		0.7
Experience rated refunds		(10.3)		(3.2)		221.9		(15.7)		(12.0)		30.8
Total Employee Benefits		453.9		474.7		(4.4)		1,380.6		1,447.9		(4.6)
Individual Disability		50.3		48.3		4.1		147.3		142.0		3.7
Total premiums		504.2		523.0		(3.6)		1,527.9		1,589.9		(3.9)
Administrative fees:
Employee Benefits		3.8		3.8		---		12.2		10.7		14.0
Individual Disability		---		0.1		(100.0)		0.1		0.2		(50.0)
Total administrative fees		3.8		3.9		(2.6)		12.3		10.9		12.8
Net investment income:
Employee Benefits		60.7		65.8		(7.8)		185.2		201.4		(8.0)
Individual Disability		13.0		13.2		(1.5)		39.1		39.5		(1.0)
Total net investment income		73.7		79.0		(6.7)		224.3		240.9		(6.9)
Total revenues		581.7		605.9		(4.0)		1,764.5		1,841.7		(4.2)
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders:
Employee Benefits		321.1		356.0		(9.8)		1,073.7		1,153.1		(6.9)
Individual Disability		34.1		35.2		(3.1)		98.9		93.9		5.3
Total benefits to policyholders		355.2		391.2		(9.2)		1,172.6		1,247.0		(6.0)
Interest credited:
Employee Benefits		0.7		0.6		16.7		2.6		2.8		(7.1)
Total interest credited		0.7		0.6		16.7		2.6		2.8		(7.1)
Operating expenses:
Employee Benefits		82.2		79.0		4.1		238.3		232.8		2.4
Individual Disability		7.1		7.1		---		20.7		19.7		5.1
Total operating expenses		89.3		86.1		3.7		259.0		252.5		2.6
Commissions and bonuses:
Employee Benefits		30.5		30.4		0.3		93.5		96.5		(3.1)
Individual Disability		12.9		13.1		(1.5)		35.6		35.4		0.6
Total commissions and bonuses		43.4		43.5		(0.2)		129.1		131.9		(2.1)
Premium taxes:
Employee Benefits		6.6		8.1		(18.5)		22.0		24.7		(10.9)
Individual Disability		0.9		1.0		(10.0)		2.7		3.0		(10.0)
Total premium taxes		7.5		9.1		(17.6)		24.7		27.7		(10.8)
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets:
Employee Benefits		0.4		1.6		(75.0)		(0.3)		0.9		(133.3)
Individual Disability		(4.1)		(4.5)		(8.9)		(8.9)		(9.6)		(7.3)
Total net increase in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		(3.7)		(2.9)		27.6		(9.2)		(8.7)		5.7
Total benefits and expenses		492.4		527.6		(6.7)		1,578.8		1,653.2		(4.5)
Income before income taxes	$	89.3	$	78.3		14.0	$	185.7	$	188.5		(1.5)

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	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Percent Change		2014		2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Key indicators:
Annualized new sales:
Employee Benefits	$	52.8	$	29.7		77.8 %	$	136.3	$	152.5		(10.6)%
Individual Disability		7.3		6.8		7.4		16.7		16.1		3.7
Benefit ratio (% of premiums):
Employee Benefits (including interest credited)		70.9 %		75.1 %				78.0  %		79.8  %
Individual Disability		67.8		72.9				67.1		66.1
Operating expense ratio (% of premiums):
Employee Benefits		18.1		16.6				17.3		16.1
Individual Disability		14.1		14.7				14.1		13.9
Discount rate		4.00		3.75				4.00		3.75

Third Quarter of 2014 Compared to Third Quarter of 2013

Income before income taxes was $89.3 million for the third quarter of 2014 for Insurance Services, compared to $78.3 million for the third quarter of 2013. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability, partially offset by lower Employee Benefits premiums and lower net investment income for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013.

Premiums

The decrease in premiums for Employee Benefits for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to higher ERRs and lower Employee Benefits sales for the first nine months of 2014 compared to prior periods. ERRs decreased premiums by $10.3 million and $3.2 million for the third quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in annualized new sales reflected increased proposal activity, which we believe was partially due to employers being less distracted by economic and federal health care reform issues. See “Basis of Presentation—Premiums.”

The increase in premiums for Individual Disability for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to sales of new policies.

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for Insurance Services for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in portfolio yields for both fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans.

Benefits to Policyholders (including interest credited)

The decrease in benefits to policyholders (including interest credited) for Insurance Services for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. The decrease in benefits to policyholders for Employee Benefits was primarily due to favorable claims experience in the group life and group disability businesses. Long term disability claims incidence levels decreased 6.4% for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013. In addition, death claim closures for long term disability increased 10.3% for the third quarter of 2014 compared to third quarter of 2013.

Contributing to the decrease in the Employee Benefits benefit ratio was an increase of 25 basis points in the discount rate used for newly established long term disability claims reserves for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013. A 25 basis point increase or decrease in the discount rate for newly established claim reserves results in a corresponding increase or decrease in quarterly pre-tax income of approximately $2 million. The increase in the discount rate was primarily due to the mix and timing of new investments we acquired and the yields on these new investments. The benefit ratio can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter and tends to be more stable when measured over a longer period of time. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy Benefit and Claims” for more information.

The favorable claims experience for the third quarter of 2014 did not result in a significant change in our underlying assumptions or methods used to determine the estimated reserves, primarily due to the long-term nature of our group long term disability insurance business and the materiality of other factors, including the potential impact of economic uncertainty. We carefully monitor trends in reserve assumptions over several quarters and when these trends become credible and are expected to persist, we incorporate these factors into our reserves to ensure the best estimates are established.

The benefit ratio for Individual Disability was 67.8% for the third quarter of 2014, compared to 72.9% for the third quarter of 2013. Due to the relatively small size of the Individual Disability business, the benefit ratio generally fluctuates more on a quarterly basis and tends to be more stable when measured on an annual basis. For further discussion of our reserve methodology, see “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims—Claim Reserves” for more information.

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Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for Insurance Services for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in compensation related costs and continued investment in the products we offer.

Premium taxes

The decrease in premium taxes for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the utilization of state tax credits during the third quarter of 2014.

First Nine Months of 2014 Compared to First Nine Months of 2013

Income before income taxes was $185.7 million for the first nine months of 2014 for Insurance Services, compared to $188.5 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease in income before income taxes was primarily due to a decrease in Employee Benefits premiums and lower net investment income for the first nine months of 2014.

Premiums

The decrease in premiums for Employee Benefits for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to higher ERRs and lower Employee Benefits sales for the first nine months of 2014 compared to prior periods. ERRs decreased premiums by $15.7 million and $12.0 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The decline in sales for the first nine months of 2014 reflected our pricing discipline in a very price sensitive group insurance market. See “Basis of Presentation—Premiums.”

The increase in premiums for Individual Disability for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to sales of new policies.

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for Insurance Services for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in portfolio yields for both fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans.

Benefits to Policyholders (including interest credited)

The decrease in benefits to policyholders (including interest credited) for Insurance Services for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits. The decrease in benefits to policyholders for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to favorable claims experience in the group life and group disability businesses. Long term disability claims incidence levels decreased 2.1% for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013.

Contributing to the decrease in the Employee Benefits benefit ratio was an increase of 25 basis points in the discount rate used for newly established long term disability claims reserves for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013. A 25 basis point increase or decrease in the discount rate for newly established claim reserves results in a corresponding increase or decrease in quarterly pre-tax income of approximately $2 million. The increase in the discount rate was primarily due to the mix and timing of new investments we acquired and the yields on these new investments. The benefit ratio can fluctuate widely from quarter to quarter and tends to be more stable when measured over a longer period of time. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Basis of Presentation” for more information.

The favorable claims experience for the first nine months of 2014 did not result in a significant change in our underlying assumptions or methods used to determine the estimated reserves, primarily due to the long-term nature of our group long term disability insurance business and the materiality of other factors, including the potential impact of economic uncertainty. We carefully monitor trends in reserve assumptions over several quarters and when these trends become credible and are expected to persist, we incorporate these factors into our reserves to ensure the best estimates are established.

The benefit ratio for Individual Disability was 67.1% for the first nine months of 2014, compared to 66.1% for first nine months of 2013. Due to the relatively small size of the Individual Disability business, the benefit ratio generally fluctuates more on a quarterly basis and tends to be more stable when measured on an annual basis. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Reserves for Future Policy and Claims—Claim Reserves” for more information.

Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for Insurance Services for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in compensation related costs and continued investments in the products we offer.

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Commissions and bonuses

The decrease in commissions and bonuses for Insurance Services for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower Employee Benefits premiums and sales.

Premium taxes

The decrease in premium taxes for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the utilization of state tax credits during the first nine months of 2014.

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Asset Management

The following table sets forth our Asset Management results of operations and key indicators:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Percent Change		2014		2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues:
Premiums:
Retirement plans	$	0.5	$	0.3		66.7 %	$	1.7	$	1.7		--- %
Individual annuities		2.6		1.1		136.4		7.0		4.1		70.7
Total premiums		3.1		1.4		121.4		8.7		5.8		50.0
Administrative fees:
Retirement plans		25.5		23.5		8.5		74.2		69.3		7.1
Other financial services businesses		8.4		7.8		7.7		25.0		23.4		6.8
Total administrative fees		33.9		31.3		8.3		99.2		92.7		7.0
Net investment income:
Retirement plans		28.1		26.2		7.3		83.9		75.4		11.3
Individual annuities		37.2		43.4		(14.3)		116.9		131.6		(11.2)
Other financial services businesses		4.1		3.8		7.9		10.3		10.4		(1.0)
Total net investment income		69.4		73.4		(5.4)		211.1		217.4		(2.9)
Total revenues		106.4		106.1		0.3		319.0		315.9		1.0
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders		5.6		3.8		47.4		15.5		13.9		11.5
Interest credited		38.0		43.3		(12.2)		120.2		128.0		(6.1)
Operating expenses		31.3		28.9		8.3		91.3		85.9		6.3
Commissions and bonuses		9.8		8.4		16.7		25.6		24.6		4.1
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets		0.9		(0.2)		550.0		7.2		3.7		94.6
Total benefits and expenses		85.6		84.2		1.7		259.8		256.1		1.4
Income before income taxes	$	20.8	$	21.9		(5.0)	$	59.2	$	59.8		(1.0)

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	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Percent Change		2014		2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Key indicators:
Interest credited (% of net investment income):
Retirement plans		58.7%		55.0%				57.9 %		54.5 %
Individual annuities		56.7		66.6				60.9		66.0
Retirement plans annualized operating expenses (% of average assets under administration)		0.47 %		0.51 %				0.48 %		0.52 %
Commercial mortgage loans originated	$	303.5	$	414.1		(26.7)%	$	920.6	$	1,051.9		(12.5)%
Individual annuity sales		124.0		118.3		4.8		258.7		306.3		(15.5)
							September 30,
							2014		2013		Percent Change
							(Dollars in millions)
Assets under administration:
Retirement plans general account							$	2,663.0	$	2,229.7		19.4 %
Retirement plans separate account								7,031.9		6,010.0		17.0
Total retirement plans insurance products								9,694.9		8,239.7		17.7
Retirement plans trust products								8,838.5		8,277.1		6.8
Individual annuities								3,290.8		3,390.1		(2.9)
Commercial mortgage loans for other investors								3,255.0		2,983.4		9.1
Private client wealth management								894.8		897.8		(0.3)
Total assets under administration							$	25,974.0	$	23,788.1		9.2

Third Quarter of 2014 Compared to Third Quarter of 2013

Income before income taxes was $20.8 million for the third quarter of 2014 for Asset Management, compared to $21.9 million for the third quarter of 2013.

Administrative Fees

The increase in administrative fees for Asset Management for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in assets under administration, primarily related to higher equity values and positive cash flow for retirement plan assets under administration. Assets under administration increased 9.2% to $25.97 billion at September 30, 2014, compared to $23.79 billion at September 30, 2013.

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for Asset Management for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to lower portfolio yields for both fixed-maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans, partially offset by an increase in retirement plans general account assets under administration.

Benefits to Policyholders

The increase in benefits to policyholders for Asset Management for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in premiums for single-premium life-contingent annuity products. See “Basis of Presentation—Premiums.”

Interest Credited

The decrease in interest credited for Asset Management for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in the average interest-crediting rate for our annuity products and the change in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees, which decreased interest credited by $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to an increase of $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest credited due to an increase in our retirement plan general account assets under administration.

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Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for Asset Management for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily to support business growth, consistent with growth in assets under administration.

Commissions and Bonuses

The increase in commissions and bonuses for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in individual annuity sales during the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013.

Net Change in DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

The net decrease in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in DAC amortization for individual annuities related to unlocking. This was partially offset by an increase in deferrals for individual annuities, which was primarily due to an increase in individual annuity sales. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets” for more information.

First Nine Months of 2014 Compared to First Nine Months of 2013

Income before income taxes was $59.2 million for the first nine months of 2014 for Asset Management, compared to $59.8 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease was primarily due to higher operating expenses and the change in fair value of the hedging assets and liabilities related to our equity indexed annuity product. This was partially offset by an increase in administrative fees due to an increase in assets under administration.

Administrative Fees

The increase in administrative fees for Asset Management for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in assets under administration, primarily reflecting higher equity values and positive cash flows for retirement plan assets under administration. Assets under administration increased 9.2% to $25.97 billion at September 30, 2014, compared to $23.79 billion at September 30, 2013.

Net Investment Income

The decrease in net investment income for Asset Management for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower portfolio yields for both fixed security maturities and commercial mortgage loans and lower contributions from the change in fair value of the S&P 500 Index options related to our equity indexed annuity product. The change in fair value of the S&P 500 Index options increased net investment income by $5.3 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to an increase of $9.7 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease was partially offset by bond call premiums and commercial mortgage loan prepayment fee revenue of $8.4 million for the first nine months of 2014 compared to $5.1 million for the first nine months of 2013.

Benefits to Policyholders

The decrease in benefits to policyholders for Asset Management for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to favorable mortality experience in the individual annuity business. See “Basis of Presentation—Premiums.”

Interest Credited

The decrease in interest credited for Asset Management for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in the average interest-crediting rate for our annuity products and the change in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees, which increased interest credited by $3.5 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to an increase of $6.1 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in interest credited due to an increase in our retirement plan general account assets under administration.

Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for Asset Management for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily to support business growth, consistent with growth in assets under administration.

Net Change in DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets

The net decrease in DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to an increase in the margin between net investment income and interest credited for our fixed deferred annuity products and an increase in DAC amortization for individual annuities related to unlocking. This was partially offset by a decrease in deferrals for individual annuities, which was primarily due to lower individual annuity sales. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—DAC, VOBA and Other Intangible Assets” for more information.

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Other

We report our holding company and corporate activities in the Other category. This category includes return on capital not allocated to the product segments, operations of certain unallocated subsidiaries, holding company expenses, interest on debt, unallocated expenses, net capital gains and losses and adjustments made in consolidation.

The following table sets forth results and key indicators for the Other category:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Dollar Change		2014		2013		Dollar Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues:
Administrative fees	$	(4.9)	$	(4.7)	$	(0.2)	$	(14.5)	$	(14.0)	$	(0.5)
Net investment income		4.0		3.4		0.6		12.1		10.8		1.3
Net capital losses:
OTTI on fixed maturity securities		(0.3)		(0.4)		0.1		(0.4)		(1.0)		0.6
All other net capital losses		(4.9)		(8.3)		3.4		(6.4)		(11.9)		5.5
Total net capital losses		(5.2)		(8.7)		3.5		(6.8)		(12.9)		6.1
Total revenues		(6.1)		(10.0)		3.9		(9.2)		(16.1)		6.9
Benefits and expenses:
Operating expenses		(0.7)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(2.0)		(14.1)		12.1
Interest expense		7.8		8.6		(0.8)		24.1		25.7		(1.6)
Total benefits and expenses		7.1		8.4		(1.3)		22.1		11.6		10.5
Loss before income taxes	$	(13.2)	$	(18.4)	$	5.2	$	(31.3)	$	(27.7)	$	(3.6)
Key indicators:
Net capital gains (losses):
Fixed maturity securities	$	1.0	$	(0.5)	$	1.5	$	3.3	$	6.1	$	(2.8)
Commercial mortgage loans		(5.1)		(3.0)		(2.1)		(6.3)		(11.0)		4.7
Real Estate		(0.9)		(5.2)		4.3		(1.5)		(6.3)		4.8
Other		(0.2)		---		(0.2)		(2.3)		(1.7)		(0.6)
Total net capital losses	$	(5.2)	$	(8.7)	$	3.5	$	(6.8)	$	(12.9)	$	6.1
Provision to our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$	(5.9)	$	(3.8)	$	(2.1)	$	(8.1)	$	(12.8)	$	4.7

Third Quarter of 2014 Compared to Third Quarter of 2013

The Other category reported a loss before income taxes of $13.2 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to a loss before income taxes of $18.4 million for the third quarter of 2013. Net capital losses were $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $8.7 million for the third quarter of 2013. The loss before income taxes excluding net capital losses was $8.0 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $9.7 million for the third quarter of 2013.

Net Investment Income

The increase in net investment income for the Other category for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the timing and mix of investments allocated to the Other category.

Net Capital Losses

The decrease in net capital losses for the Other category for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in capital losses associated with the sales of Real Estate and higher net capital gains related to the sale of certain fixed maturity securities. This was partially offset by a higher provision to our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance.

Interest Expense

The decrease in interest expense for the Other category for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to the $47.1 million repurchase of junior subordinated debentures (“Subordinated Debt”) in the first quarter of 2014. We had $252.9 million of Subordinated Debt outstanding at September 30, 2014, compared to $300.0 million outstanding at September 30, 2013. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Cash Flows.”

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First Nine Months of 2014 Compared to First Nine Months of 2013

The Other category reported a loss before income taxes of $31.3 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to a loss before income taxes of $27.7 million for the first nine months of 2013. Net capital losses were $6.8 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $12.9 million for the first nine months of 2013. The loss before income taxes excluding net capital losses was $24.5 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $14.8 million for the first nine months of 2013.

Net Investment Income

The increase in net investment income for the Other category for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to a larger amount of invested assets allocated to the Other category.

Net Capital Losses

The decrease in net capital losses for the Other category for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower capital losses associated with the sales of Real Estate and a decrease in the provision in our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance. These lower capital losses were partially offset by a decrease in net capital gains related to the sale of certain fixed maturity securities.

Operating Expenses

The increase in operating expenses for the Other category for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the result of expense management actions taken in the first half of 2013. Operating expenses were reduced by $20.6 million for the first half of 2013 due to an amendment of our postretirement medical plan that did not recur in 2014. This reduction was partially offset by approximately $4 million of severance costs as a result of other expense management actions recorded in the first half of 2013.

Interest Expense

The decrease in interest expense for Other for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the $47.1 million repurchase of Subordinated Debt in the first quarter of 2014. We had $252.9 million of Subordinated Debt outstanding at September 30, 2014 compared to $300.0 million outstanding at September 30, 2013. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Cash Flows.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Asset-Liability Matching and Interest Rate Risk Management

Asset-liability management is a part of our risk management structure. The risks we assume related to asset-liability mismatches vary with economic conditions. The primary sources of economic risk are interest rate related and include changes in interest rate term risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. It is generally management’s objective to align the characteristics of assets and liabilities so that our financial obligations can be met under a wide variety of economic conditions. From time to time, management may choose to liquidate certain investments and reinvest in different investments to increase the likelihood of meeting our financial obligations. See “—Investing Cash Flows.”

Interest rate risk management, along with asset-liability analysis, informs us of an appropriate allocation of invested assets to mitigate our interest rate risk exposure. We also use interest rate swaps, whereby we agree with another party to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating rate interest amounts as calculated by reference to an agreed notional amount, in fair value hedging relationships to reduce interest rate exposure arising from asset and liability duration mismatches. In accordance with presently accepted actuarial standards, we have made adequate provisions for the anticipated cash flows required to meet contractual obligations and related expenses through the use of statutory reserves and related items in light of the assets held at September 30, 2014.

Our interest rate risk analysis reflects the influence of call and prepayment rights present in our fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans. The majority of these investments have contractual provisions that require the borrower to compensate us in part or in full for reinvestment losses if the security or loan is retired before maturity. Callable bonds, excluding bonds with make-whole provisions and bonds with provisions that allow the borrower to prepay near maturity, represented 3.7%, or $280.1 million, of our fixed maturity securities portfolio at September 30, 2014. We also originate commercial mortgage loans containing a make-whole prepayment provision requiring the borrower to pay a prepayment fee. As interest rates decrease, potential prepayment fees increase. These larger prepayment fees deter borrowers from refinancing during a low interest rate environment. Approximately 97% of the commercial mortgage loan portfolio contains this type of prepayment provision. In addition, approximately 1% of the commercial mortgage loan portfolio contains fixed percentage prepayment fees that mitigate prepayments but may not fully protect our expected cash flows in the event of prepayment.

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Operating Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for non-cash items and accruals, and was $218.0 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared to $252.6 million for the first nine months of 2013. The decrease in operating cash flows for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in future policy benefits and claims due to changes in reserve requirements. This was partially offset by an increase in other assets and liabilities, mainly attributable to timing differences. We typically generate positive cash flows from operating activities, as premiums collected from our insurance products and income received from our investments exceed policy acquisition costs, benefits paid, redemptions and operating expenses. These positive cash flows are then invested to support the obligations of our insurance products and required capital supporting these products. Our cash flows from operating activities are affected by the timing of premiums, fees, and investment income received and expenses paid.

Investing Cash Flows

We maintain a diversified investment portfolio primarily consisting of fixed maturity securities and fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans. Investing cash inflows primarily consist of the proceeds from the sale, maturity or repayment of investments. Investing cash outflows primarily consist of payments for investments acquired or originated.

Net cash used in investing activities was $500.3 million and $448.8 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in net cash used in investing activities for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower proceeds from fixed maturity securities and acquisition of other invested assets, partially offset by proceeds from commercial mortgage loans for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013. The increase in cash used was partially offset by lower acquisitions and originations of commercial mortgage loans for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013.

Our target investment portfolio allocation is approximately 60% fixed maturity securities and 40% commercial mortgage loans with a maximum allocation of 45% to commercial mortgage loans. At September 30, 2014, total cash and investments consisted of 56.4% fixed maturity securities, 39.3% commercial mortgage loans, 2.4% of other invested assets and real estate and 1.9% cash and cash equivalents.

Fixed Maturity Securities

We maintain prudent diversification across industries, issuers and maturities. Our corporate bond industry diversification targets are based on the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Master Index, which we believe reasonably reflects the mix of issuers broadly available in the market. Our fixed maturity securities rated below investment grade are primarily managed by a third party.

Our fixed maturity securities portfolio generates unrealized gains or losses resulting from market interest rates that are lower or higher relative to our book yield at the reporting date. In addition, changes in the spread between the risk-free rate and market rates for any given issuer can fluctuate based on the demand for the instrument, the near term prospects of the issuer and the overall economic climate.

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The following tables set forth the composition of our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category with the associated unrealized gains and losses:

	September 30, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds:
Basic industry	$	449.2	$	20.3	$	(2.9)	$	466.6
Capital goods		899.0		40.4		(4.8)		934.6
Communications		334.0		19.4		(2.0)		351.4
Consumer cyclical		553.5		24.3		(3.0)		574.8
Consumer non cyclical		958.5		68.0		(3.4)		1,023.1
Energy		572.2		29.6		(4.8)		597.0
Finance		1,838.8		79.2		(7.7)		1,910.3
Utilities		922.9		71.6		(4.5)		990.0
Transportation and other		287.6		15.4		(0.9)		302.1
Total corporate bonds		6,815.7		368.2		(34.0)		7,149.9
U.S. government and agency bonds		267.6		35.8		(0.2)		303.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		126.6		10.1		(0.2)		136.5
Foreign government bonds		58.5		6.5		---		65.0
Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	420.6	$	(34.4)	$	7,654.6

	December 31, 2013
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds:
Basic industry	$	406.4	$	18.4	$	(7.9)	$	416.9
Capital goods		797.6		38.9		(12.3)		824.2
Communications		335.3		18.6		(4.0)		349.9
Consumer cyclical		511.9		22.9		(5.9)		528.9
Consumer non cyclical		880.2		63.0		(5.8)		937.4
Energy		482.5		30.4		(7.1)		505.8
Finance		1,670.3		75.4		(20.1)		1,725.6
Utilities		900.9		58.1		(10.3)		948.7
Transportation and other		297.0		13.9		(2.6)		308.3
Total corporate bonds		6,282.1		339.6		(76.0)		6,545.7
U.S. government and agency bonds		320.8		32.8		(0.4)		353.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds		134.3		6.8		(0.8)		140.3
Foreign government bonds		58.9		6.6		---		65.5
S&P 500 Index Options		15.8		---		---		15.8
Total fixed maturity securities	$	6,811.9	$	385.8	$	(77.2)	$	7,120.5

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The following table sets forth key indicators of our fixed maturity securities portfolio:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	7,654.6	$	7,120.5		7.5 %
Weighted-average credit quality of our fixed maturity securities portfolio (S&P)		A-		A-
Fixed maturity securities below investment grade:
As a percent of total fixed maturity securities		5.7 %		5.6 %
Managed by a third party	$	380.3	$	362.4		4.9 %
Fixed maturity securities on our watch list:
Fair value	$	6.6	$	2.4	$	4.2
Amortized cost after OTTI		6.6		2.4		4.2
Gross unrealized capital gains in our fixed maturity securities portfolio	$	420.6	$	385.8	$	34.8
Gross unrealized capital losses in our fixed maturity securities portfolio		(34.4)		(77.2)		42.8

We recorded OTTI of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.0 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Investment Valuations—Fixed Maturity Securities.” We did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in our fixed maturity securities portfolio at September 30, 2014.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC originates and services fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans for the investment portfolios of our insurance subsidiaries and generates additional fee income from the origination and servicing of commercial mortgage loans participated to institutional investors. StanCorp Mortgage Investors originated $303.5 million and $414.1 million of commercial mortgage loans for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $920.6 million and $1.05 billion for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The level of commercial mortgage loan originations in any period is influenced by market conditions as we respond to changes in interest rates, available spreads and borrower demand.

The following table sets forth commercial mortgage loan servicing data:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Commercial mortgage loans serviced:
For subsidiaries of StanCorp	$	5,342.6	$	5,404.4		(1.1)%
For other institutional investors		3,255.0		3,056.0		6.5
Capitalized commercial mortgage loan servicing rights associated with commercial mortgage loans serviced for other institutional investors	$	9.3	$	8.5		9.4 %

The estimated average loan to value ratio for the overall portfolio was less than 70% at September 30, 2014. The average loan balance of our commercial mortgage loan portfolio was approximately $0.8 million at September 30, 2014. We have the contractual ability to pursue personal recourse on approximately 74% of our loans and partial personal recourse on a majority of the remaining loans. The weighted-average capitalization rate for the portfolio at September 30, 2014 was approximately 9%. Capitalization rates, which vary by property type and geographic region, are used as part of our annual internal analysis of the commercial mortgage loan portfolio. The rate is used in converting the property’s income to an estimated property value.

At September 30, 2014, we did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in our commercial mortgage loan portfolio. When we undertake mortgage risk, we do so directly through loans that we originate ourselves rather than in packaged products such as commercial mortgage-backed securities. Given that we service the vast majority of loans in our portfolios, we are prepared to deal with them promptly and proactively. Should the delinquency rate or loss performance of our commercial mortgage loan portfolio increase significantly, the increase could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Our largest concentration of commercial mortgage loan property type was retail properties, which primarily consisted of convenience related properties in strip malls, convenience stores and restaurants. Our exposure to retail properties is diversified among various borrowers, properties and geographic regions. In addition, retail commercial lending represents an area of experience and expertise, where careful underwriting and consistent surveillance mitigate risks surrounding our commercial mortgage lending in this area.

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At September 30, 2014, our ten largest borrowers represented less than 7% of our total commercial mortgage loan portfolio balance. Our largest borrower concentrations within our commercial mortgage loan portfolio consisted of one borrower that comprised less than 2% of our total commercial mortgage loan portfolio balance. The second largest borrower comprised less than 1% of our total commercial mortgage loan portfolio balance.

Due to the concentration of commercial mortgage loans in California, we could be exposed to potential losses as a result of an economic downturn or natural catastrophes in California. See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”

Under the laws of certain states, environmental contamination of a property may result in a lien on the property to secure recovery of the costs of cleanup. In some states, such a lien has priority over the lien of an existing mortgage against such property. As a commercial mortgage lender, we customarily conduct environmental assessments before making commercial mortgage loans secured by real estate and before taking title through foreclosure on real estate collateralizing delinquent commercial mortgage loans held by us. Based on our environmental assessments, we believe that any compliance costs associated with environmental laws and regulations or any remediation of affected properties would not have a material effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, we cannot provide assurance that material compliance costs will not be incurred by us.

In the normal course of business, we commit to fund commercial mortgage loans generally up to 90 days in advance. At September 30, 2014, we had outstanding commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans totaling $143.9 million, with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.00% to 6.00%. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates. A small percentage of commitments expire due to the borrower’s failure to deliver the requirements of the commitment by the expiration date. In these cases, we will retain the commitment fee and good faith deposit. Alternatively, if we terminate a commitment due to the disapproval of a commitment requirement, the commitment fee and good faith deposit may be refunded to the borrower, less an administrative fee.

The following table sets forth key commercial mortgage loan statistics:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		Percent Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Commercial mortgage loans sixty-day delinquencies:
Book value	$	10.6	$	15.2		(30.3)%
Delinquency rate		0.19 %		0.28 %
In process of foreclosure	$	1.4	$	7.4		(81.1)
Restructured commercial mortgage loans		97.6		100.8		(3.2)

The performance of our commercial mortgage loan portfolio may fluctuate in the future. However, based on our business approach of diligently underwriting high-quality loans, we believe our delinquency rate will remain low. The decrease in restructured commercial mortgage loans of $3.2 million for the first nine months of 2014 was primarily due to the net activity associated with restructured loans, including loans that paid off, became delinquent or were restructured during the period.

The following table sets forth details of our commercial mortgage loans foreclosed or accepted as deeds in lieu of foreclosure:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014		2013		Change		2014		2013		Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Number of loans foreclosed		3		2		1		6		20		(14)
Book value of loans foreclosed	$	1.7	$	1.5	$	0.2	$	5.2	$	10.8	$	(5.6)
Number of properties foreclosed and transferred to Real Estate Owned		3		1		2		6		17		(11)
Real estate acquired	$	1.3	$	0.5	$	0.8	$	4.4	$	6.1	$	(1.7)

Commercial mortgage loan foreclosures may result in the sale of the property to a third party at the time of foreclosure, resulting in fewer properties transferred to Real Estate Owned than the number of loans foreclosed during the period. Commercial mortgage loans may have multiple properties as collateral, resulting in more properties transferred to Real Estate Owned than the number of loans foreclosed during the period. Real Estate Owned is initially recorded at estimated net realizable value, which includes an estimate for disposal costs. These amounts may be adjusted in a subsequent period as additional market information regarding fair value is received, however, these adjustments would not result in a carrying value greater than the initial recorded amount. The increase in the book value of real estate acquired for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to more properties being foreclosed. The decrease in the book value of real estate acquired for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to fewer properties being foreclosed. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Investment Valuations—Commercial Mortgage Loans” for our commercial mortgage loan loss allowance policy.

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The following table sets forth changes in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		Dollar Change		2014		2013		Dollar Change
	(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:
Beginning balance	$	44.4	$	46.8	$	(2.4)	$	43.6	$	46.6	$	(3.0)
Provision		5.9		3.8		2.1		8.1		12.8		(4.7)
Charge-offs		(8.8)		(4.0)		(4.8)		(10.2)		(12.8)		2.6
Ending balance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	(5.1)	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	(5.1)
Specific loan loss allowance	$	24.6	$	28.2	$	(3.6)	$	24.6	$	28.2	$	(3.6)
General loan loss allowance		16.9		18.4		(1.5)		16.9		18.4		(1.5)
Total commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	(5.1)	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	(5.1)

The decrease in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance at September 30, 2014, compared to September 30, 2013 was primarily due to fewer commercial mortgage loans with a specific loan loss allowance. The increase in charge-offs for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to higher losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosure and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loan portfolio. The decrease in charge-offs for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to lower losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosure and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loan portfolio.

The following table sets forth impaired commercial mortgage loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		Dollar Change
	(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific allowances for losses	$	77.3	$	87.7	$	(10.4)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific allowances for losses		21.3		26.6		(5.3)
Specific allowance for losses on impaired commercial mortgage loans, end of the period		(24.6)		(25.9)		1.3
Net carrying value of impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	74.0	$	88.4	$	(14.4)

A commercial mortgage loan is impaired when we do not expect to receive contractual principal and interest in accordance with the terms of the original loan agreement. A specific allowance for losses is recorded when a loan is considered to be impaired and it is probable that all amounts due will not be collected based on the terms of the original note. We also hold specific loan loss allowances on certain performing commercial mortgage loans that we continue to monitor and evaluate. Impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific allowances for losses are those for which we have determined that it remains probable that all amounts due will be collected although the timing or nature may be outside the original contractual terms. The decrease to the net carrying value of impaired commercial mortgage loans at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in impaired commercial mortgage loans with a specific allowance in our industrial and retail segments for the first nine months of 2014 associated with a small number of borrowers.

See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 7—Investments—Commercial Mortgage Loans” for policies regarding interest income for delinquent commercial mortgage loans.

Financing Cash Flows

Financing cash flows primarily consist of policyholder fund deposits and withdrawals, borrowings and repayments on the line of credit, borrowings and repayments on long-term debt, issuances and repurchases of common stock and dividends paid on common stock. Net cash provided by financing activities was $166.3 million and $380.9 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The $214.6 million decrease in funds provided by financing cash flows for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to a $93.4 million decrease in policyholder fund deposits, net of withdrawals, a $48.2 million increase in share repurchases and a $47.1 million repurchase of debt. See “Capital Management—Share Repurchases” for further discussion on share repurchases.

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We maintain a four-year, $250 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (“Facility”). Upon our request and with consent of the lenders under the Facility, the Facility can be increased to $350 million. In June 2014, the termination date of the Facility was extended by one year to June 22, 2018. We expect to use any borrowings under the Facility for working capital, general corporate purposes and for issuance of letters of credit.

Under the facility, we are subject to customary covenants that take into consideration the impact of material transactions, changes to the business, compliance with legal requirements and financial performance. Under the two financial covenants, we are required to maintain a total debt to total capitalization ratio that does not exceed 35% and a consolidated net worth that is equal to at least $1.45 billion. The financial covenants exclude the unrealized gains and losses related to fixed maturity securities that are held in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). At September 30, 2014, we had a total debt to total capitalization ratio of 19.8% and consolidated net worth of $2.04 billion as defined by the financial covenants. The Facility is subject to pricing levels based upon our publicly announced debt ratings and includes an interest rate option at the election of the borrower of a base rate plus the applicable margin or London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus the applicable margin, plus facility and utilization fees. At September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Facility and had no outstanding balance on the Facility. We believe we will continue to meet the financial covenants throughout the life of the Facility.

We have $250 million of 5.00%, 10-year senior notes (“Senior Notes”), which mature on August 15, 2022. Interest is paid semi-annually on February 15 and August 15.

We have $252.9 million of Subordinated Debt, which matures on June 1, 2067 and is non-callable prior to June 1, 2017. In the first quarter of 2014, we repurchased $47.1 million in principal amount of Subordinated Debt. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 until June 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.51%. We have the option to defer interest payments for up to five years. The declaration and payment of dividends to shareholders would be restricted if we elected to defer interest payments on our Subordinated Debt. If elected, the restriction would be in place during the interest deferral period. We are not currently deferring interest on the Subordinated Debt.

In 2013, we became a member of the FHLB of Seattle. We issue collateralized funding agreements to the FHLB of Seattle and invest the cash received from advances to support various spread-based businesses and enhance our asset/liability management. Membership also provides an additional funding source and access to financial services that can be used as an alternative source of liquidity. At September 30, 2014, we had $102.1 million outstanding under funding agreements with the FHLB of Seattle. At September 30, 2014, we pledged $135.7 million of commercial mortgage loans as collateral to the FHLB of Seattle for our outstanding advances. There were no assets pledged as collateral to the FHLB of Seattle at December 31, 2013.

Capital Management

State insurance departments require insurance enterprises to maintain minimum levels of capital and surplus. Our target for our statutory insurance subsidiaries is generally to maintain capital and surplus at 300% of the Company Action Level of Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) required by regulators, which is 600% of the Authorized Control Level RBC required by our states of domicile. The statutory insurance subsidiaries capital and surplus as a percentage of the Company Action Level RBC was estimated to be 435% at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, capital and surplus, adjusted to exclude asset valuation reserves, for our regulated statutory insurance subsidiaries totaled $1.32 billion.

Capital and surplus growth from our statutory insurance subsidiaries is generally a result of generated income, less a charge for business growth, measured by insurance premium growth, which includes individual annuity sales. The level of capital and surplus in excess of targeted RBC we generate varies inversely in relation to the level of our premium growth. As premium growth increases, capital and surplus is used to fund additional reserve requirements, meet increased regulatory capital requirements based on premium and cover certain acquisition costs associated with policy issuance, leaving less available capital beyond our target level. Higher levels of premium growth can result in increased utilization of capital and surplus beyond that which is generated by the business, and at very high levels of premium growth, we could generate the need for capital infusions. At lower levels of premium growth, additional capital and surplus produced by the business exceeds the capital and surplus utilized to meet these requirements, which can result in additional capital and surplus above our targeted RBC level. In assessing our capital and surplus position, we also consider cash and capital at the holding company and non-insurance subsidiaries.

In the third quarter of 2014, Standard transferred its group life reinsurance from an external party to StanCap Insurance Company, Inc. (“StanCap Insurance Company”), who also reinsures Standard’s AD&D insurance business. The result of this transaction increased the RBC ratio at our statutory insurance subsidiaries by approximately 25%.

Investments

The insurance laws of the states of domicile and other states in which the insurance subsidiaries conduct business regulate the investment portfolios of the insurance subsidiaries. Relevant laws and regulations generally limit the admissibility of investments to bonds and other fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage loans, common and preferred stock and real estate. Decisions to acquire and dispose of investments are made in accordance with guidelines adopted and modified from time to time by the Boards of Directors of our insurance subsidiaries. Each investment transaction requires the approval of one or more members of senior investment staff, with increasingly higher approval authorities required for transactions that are more significant. Transactions are reported quarterly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for Standard and to the Board of Directors for The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York.

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Dividends from Standard

Our ability to pay dividends to shareholders, repurchase shares and meet obligations substantially depends upon the receipt of distributions from Standard. Standard’s ability to pay dividends to StanCorp is affected by factors deemed relevant by Standard’s Board of Directors and by Oregon law, which limits Standard’s dividend payments and other distributions only from the earned surplus arising from its business. If the proposed dividend or other distribution exceeds certain statutory limitations, Standard must receive prior approval of the Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services—Insurance Division (“Oregon Insurance Division”). The current statutory dividend limitations are the greater of (a) 10% of Standard’s combined capital and surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year, or (b) the net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes and before realized capital gains or losses for the 12-month period ended on the preceding December 31. In each case, the limitation must be determined under statutory accounting practices. Oregon law gives the Oregon Insurance Division broad discretion to approve or decline requests for dividends and other distributions in excess of these limits. With the exception of StanCorp Equities, Inc., a limited broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, there are no regulatory restrictions on dividends from our non-insurance subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2013, Standard’s net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes and before capital gains or losses for the 12-month period then ended was $195.1 million and capital and surplus was $1.29 billion. Based upon Standard’s results for 2013, the amount of ordinary dividends and other distributions available in 2014, without prior approval from the Oregon Insurance Division is $195.1 million.

In August 2012, Standard paid an extraordinary cash distribution of $250.0 million to StanCorp from its paid-in and contributed surplus. Standard has a $250.0 million subordinated surplus note (“Surplus Note”), payable to StanCorp. In September 2014, the maturity date of the Surplus Note was extended 15 years from 2027 to 2042. The Surplus Note bears an interest rate of 5.25%, with interest payments due September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 of each year. Standard has the right to prepay the principal balance of the Surplus Note, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, without penalty. In accordance with the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”), the Surplus Note provides that no interest or principal payments may be made by Standard without the prior approval of the Oregon Insurance Division, interest will not be represented as an addition to the instrument, interest will not accrue additional interest and any payments with respect to the Surplus Note will be subordinate to Standard’s other obligations to policyholders, lenders and creditors. As a result of the extraordinary distribution in August 2012, dividends through August 14, 2013 were considered extraordinary.

In September 2014, Standard paid an extraordinary cash distribution of $240.0 million to StanCorp. Concurrently, with the distribution, StanCorp capitalized StanCap Insurance Company. Effective September 30, 2014, StanCap Insurance Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Standard to reinsure Standard’s group life and AD&D business. This reinsurance agreement between StanCap Insurance Company and Standard replaced the Yearly Renewable Term group life reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company, which was terminated effective September 30, 2014. As a result of the extraordinary distribution in September 2014, future dividends will require approval from the Oregon Insurance Division through September 2015 and will be considered extraordinary.

Dividends paid from Standard to StanCorp are based on levels of available capital and needs at the holding company, which are driven by the financial results of Standard and the Company as a whole. Standard paid a $240.0 million extraordinary cash distribution and a $30.0 million ordinary cash dividend to StanCorp for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Standard paid ordinary cash dividends to StanCorp of $80.0 million and $30.0 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Standard paid an extraordinary cash distribution of $240.0 million and extraordinary cash dividends of $60.0 million to StanCorp for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Dividends to Shareholders

The declaration and payment of dividends to shareholders in the future is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. We anticipate that an annual dividend to shareholders will be paid in December of each year depending on our financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements, future prospects, regulatory restrictions on dividends from the insurance subsidiaries, the ability of the insurance subsidiaries to maintain adequate capital and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. In addition, the declaration and payment of dividends would be restricted if we elect to defer interest payments on our Subordinated Debt issued May 7, 2007. If elected, the restriction would be in place during the interest deferral period, which cannot exceed five years. We have not deferred interest on the Subordinated Debt, and have paid dividends each year since our initial public offering in 1999. In December 2013, StanCorp paid an annual cash dividend of $1.10 per share, totaling $48.5 million.

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Share Repurchases

On November 13, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 3.0 million shares of StanCorp common stock through December 31, 2014. (“November 2012 Authorization”). On February 11, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 3.0 million additional shares of StanCorp common stock through December 31, 2015 (“February 2014 Authorization”). The February 2014 Authorization took effect upon the completion of the November 2012 Authorization, which occurred during the second quarter of 2014. Share repurchases are made in the open market or in negotiated transactions in compliance with the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Execution of the share repurchase program is based upon management’s assessment of market conditions for its common stock, capital levels, our assessment of the overall economy and other potential growth opportunities or priorities for capital use.

The following table sets forth share repurchases activity:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(Dollars in millions—except per share data)
Share repurchases:
Shares repurchased		530,898		818,478		1,936,976		1,450,767
Cost of share repurchases	$	33.2	$	44.1	$	119.1	$	70.9
Weighted-average price per common share		62.45		53.93		61.48		48.88
Shares remaining under repurchase authorizations		2,418,536		1,549,233		2,418,536		1,549,233

Financial Strength and Credit Ratings

Financial strength ratings are gauges of our claims paying ability and are an important factor in establishing the competitive position of insurance companies. In addition, ratings are important for maintaining public confidence in our Company and in our ability to market our products. Rating organizations regularly review the financial performance and condition of insurance companies. In addition, credit ratings on our Senior Notes and Subordinated Debt are tied to our financial strength ratings. A ratings downgrade could increase surrender levels for our annuity products, adversely affect our ability to market our products and increase costs of future debt issuances.

S&P, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) provide financial strength ratings on Standard.

The following table sets forth Standard’s financial strength ratings as of October 2014:

S&P	Moody’s	A.M. Best
A+ (Strong)	A2 (Good)	A (Excellent)(1)
5th of 20 ratings	6th of 21 ratings	3rd of 13 ratings
Outlook: Stable	Outlook: Stable	Outlook: Stable

⁽¹⁾  Also includes The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York

Debt ratings assess credit quality and the likelihood of issuer default. S&P, Moody’s and A.M. Best provide ratings on StanCorp’s Senior Notes and Subordinated Debt. S&P and A.M. Best also provide issuer credit ratings for both Standard and StanCorp.

The following table sets forth our debt ratings and issuer credit ratings as of October 2014:

	S&P	Moody’s	A.M. Best
StanCorp debt ratings:
Senior Notes	BBB+	Baa2	bbb
Subordinated Debt	BBB-	Baa3	bb+
Issuer credit ratings:
Standard	A+	---	a(1)
StanCorp	BBB+	---	bbb
Outlook	Stable	Stable	Stable(1)

⁽¹⁾  Also includes The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York

We believe our well-managed underwriting and claims operations, high-quality invested asset portfolios, enterprise risk management processes and strong capital position will continue to support our ability to meet policyholder obligations. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Asset-Liability Matching and Interest Rate Risk Management,” and “Capital Management.” In addition, we remain well within our line of credit financial covenants. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Cash Flows.”

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Contingencies and Litigation

See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 10—Commitments and Contingencies.”

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

See discussion of loan commitments in “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investing Cash Flows—Commercial Mortgage Loans.”

Insolvency Assessments

Insolvency regulations exist in many of the jurisdictions where our subsidiaries do business. Such regulations may require insurance companies operating within the jurisdiction to participate in guaranty associations. The associations levy assessments against their members to pay benefits to policyholders of impaired or insolvent insurance companies. Association assessments levied against us were $0.6 million and $1.5 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. At September 30, 2014, we maintained a reserve of $0.5 million for future assessments with respect to currently impaired, insolvent or failed insurers.

Statutory Financial Accounting

Standard and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York prepare their statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by their states of domicile. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include state laws, regulations and general administrative rules, as well as the Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles set forth in publications of the NAIC.

Statutory accounting practices differ in some respects from GAAP. The principal statutory practices that differ from GAAP are:

• Bonds and commercial mortgage loans are reported principally at amortized cost and adjusted carrying value, respectively.

• Asset valuation and the interest maintenance reserves are provided as prescribed by the NAIC.

• Certain assets designated as non-admitted, principally deferred tax assets, furniture, equipment, and unsecured receivables, are not recognized as assets, resulting in a charge to statutory surplus.

• Annuity considerations with life contingencies, or purchase rate guarantees, are recognized as revenue when received.

• Reserves for life and disability policies and contracts are reported net of ceded reinsurance and calculated based on statutory requirements, including required discount rates.

• Commissions, including initial commissions and expense allowance paid for reinsurance assumed, and other policy acquisition expenses are expensed as incurred.

• Initial commissions and expense allowance received for a block of reinsurance ceded net of taxes are reported as deferred gains in surplus and recognized as income in subsequent periods.

• Federal income tax expense includes current income taxes defined as current year estimates of federal income taxes and tax contingencies for current and prior years and amounts incurred or received during the year relating to prior periods, to the extent not previously provided.

• Deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, are included in the regulatory financial statements but are limited to those deferred tax assets that will be realized within three years.

• Annuity reserves follow the commissioner’s annuity reserve valuation methodology rather than GAAP guidance for investment contracts.

• Surplus notes are classified as a component of surplus for statutory reporting and are classified as a liability for GAAP reporting.

The following table sets forth the difference between the statutory net gains from operations before federal income taxes and net realized capital gains and losses (“Statutory Results”) and GAAP income before income taxes excluding net capital gains and losses (“Adjusted GAAP Results”):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
					Dollar						Dollar
	2014		2013		Change		2014		2013		Change
	(In millions)
Statutory Results	$	108.9	$	87.0	$	21.9	$	207.8	$	182.3	$	25.5
Adjusted GAAP Results		102.1		90.5		11.6		220.4		233.5		(13.1)
Difference	$	6.8	$	(3.5)	$	10.3	$	(12.6)	$	(51.2)	$	38.6

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The increase in Statutory Results for the third quarter of 2014 compared to third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. The increase in Statutory Results for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to more favorable claims experience in Employee Benefits and an increase in the discount rate used on a statutory basis for newly established long term disability claims reserves during the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013. The statutory discount rate was 3.50% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, compared to 3.00% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013.

The fluctuations in the difference between the Statutory Results and Adjusted GAAP Results for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to statutory reserve adjustments. The fluctuations in the difference between the Statutory Results and Adjusted GAAP Results for the first nine months of 2014 compared to the first nine months of 2013 was primarily due to the reduction in GAAP operating expenses related to the amendment of the postretirement medical plan of $20.6 million for the first nine months of 2013, which was included in the Adjusted GAAP Results and not recorded in the Statutory Results.

The following table sets forth statutory capital and surplus and the associated asset valuation reserve:

	September 30,		December 31,		Percent
	2014		2013		Change
	(Dollars in millions)
Statutory capital and surplus adjusted to exclude asset valuation reserve	$	1,320.5	$	1,486.5		(11.2)%
Asset valuation reserve		131.7		127.5		3.3

Accounting Pronouncements

See Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 11—Accounting Pronouncements.”

Forward-looking Statements

Some of the statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q, including guidance, estimates, projections, statements related to business plans, strategies, objectives and expected operating results and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements also include, without limitation, any statement that includes words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions that are predictive in nature or that depend on or refer to future events or conditions. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve uncertainties that are difficult to predict. They involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

As a provider of financial products and services, our actual results of operations may vary significantly in response to economic trends, interest rates, investment performance, claims experience, operating expenses and pricing. Given these uncertainties or circumstances, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future results. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The following factors could cause our results to differ materially from management expectations suggested by forward-looking statements:

• Growth of sales, premiums, annuity deposits, cash flows, assets under administration including performance of equity investments in the separate account, gross profits and profitability.

• Availability of capital required to support business growth and the effective use of capital, including the ability to achieve financing through debt or equity.

• Changes in liquidity needs and the liquidity of assets in our investment portfolios, including the ability to pledge collateral as required.

• Performance of business acquired through reinsurance or acquisition.

• Changes in financial strength and credit ratings.

• Changes in the regulatory environment at the state or federal level.

• Changes in accounting standards, practices or policies.

• Findings in litigation or other legal proceedings.

• Intent and ability to hold investments consistent with our investment strategy.

• Receipt of dividends from, or contributions to, our subsidiaries.

• Adequacy of the diversification of risk by product offerings and customer industry, geography and size, including concentration of risk, especially inherent in group life products.

• Adequacy of asset-liability management.

• Events of terrorism, natural disasters or other catastrophic events, including losses from a disease pandemic.

• Benefit ratios, including changes in claims incidence, severity and recovery.

• Levels of customer persistency.

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• Adequacy of reserves established for future policy benefits.

• The effect of changes in interest rates on reserves, policyholder funds, investment income, bond call premiums and commercial mortgage loan prepayment fees.

• Levels of employment and wage growth and the impact of rising benefit costs on employer budgets for employee benefits.

• Competition from other insurers and financial services companies, including the ability to competitively price our products.

• Ability of reinsurers to meet their obligations.

• Availability, adequacy and pricing of reinsurance and catastrophe reinsurance coverage and potential charges incurred.

• Achievement of anticipated levels of operating expenses.

• Adequacy of diversification of risk within our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industries, issuers and maturities.

• Adequacy of diversification of risk within our commercial mortgage loan portfolio by borrower, property type and geographic region.

• Credit quality of the holdings in our investment portfolios.

• The condition of the economy and expectations for interest rate changes.

• The effect of changing levels of bond call premiums, commercial mortgage loan prepayment fees and commercial mortgage loan participation levels on cash flows.

• Experience in delinquency rates or loss experience in our commercial mortgage loan portfolio.

• Adequacy of commercial mortgage loan loss allowance.

• Concentration of commercial mortgage loan assets collateralized in certain states such as California.

• Environmental liability exposure resulting from commercial mortgage loan and real estate investments.

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in market risks faced by StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. since those reported in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at September 30, 2014, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect materially, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Part 1, Item 1, “Financial Statements—Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 10—Commitments and Contingencies.”

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

Risk factors that may affect our business are as follows:

• Our reserves for future policy benefits and claims related to our current and future business may prove to be inadequate—For certain of our product lines, we establish and carry, as a liability, actuarially determined reserves to meet our obligations for future policy benefits and claims. These reserves do not represent an exact calculation of our future benefit liabilities but instead are estimates based on assumptions, which can be materially affected by changes in the economy, changes in social perceptions about work ethics, emerging medical perceptions regarding physiological or psychological causes of disability, emerging or changing health issues and changes in industry regulation. Claims experience on our products can fluctuate widely from period to period. If actual events vary materially from our assumptions used when establishing the reserves to meet our obligations for future policy benefits and claims, we may be required to increase our reserves, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• Differences between actual claims experience and underwriting and reserving assumptions may adversely affect our financial results—Our long term disability products provide coverage for claims incurred during the policy period. Generally, group policies offer rate guarantees for periods from one to three years. While we can prospectively re-price and re-underwrite coverages at the end of these guarantee periods, we must pay benefits with respect to claims incurred during these periods without being able to increase guaranteed premium rates during these periods. Longer duration claims, in addition to a higher volume of claims than we expect, expose us to the possibility that we may pay benefits in excess of the amount that we anticipated when the policy was underwritten. The profitability of our long term disability products is thus subject to volatility resulting from the difference between our actual claims experience and our assumptions at the time of underwriting.

• We are exposed to concentration risk on our group life insurance business—Due to the nature of group life insurance coverage, we are subject to geographical concentration risk from the occurrence of a catastrophe.

• We may be exposed to disintermediation risk during periods of increasing interest rates—In periods of increasing interest rates, withdrawals of group and individual annuity contracts may increase as policyholders seek investments with higher perceived returns. This process, referred to as disintermediation, may lead to net cash outflows. These outflows may require investment assets to be sold at a time when the prices of those assets are adversely affected by the increase in interest rates, which may result in realized investment losses. A significant portion of our investment portfolio consists of commercial mortgage loans, which are relatively illiquid, thus increasing our liquidity risk in the event of disintermediation during a period of rising interest rates.

• Our profitability may be adversely affected by declining or low interest rates—During periods of declining or low interest rates, annuity products may be relatively more attractive investments, resulting in increases in the percentage of policies remaining in-force from year to year during a period when our new investments carry lower returns. During these periods, actual returns on our investments could prove inadequate for us to meet contractually guaranteed minimum payments to holders of our annuity products. In addition, the profitability of our life and disability insurance products can be affected by declining or low interest rates. A factor in pricing our insurance products is prevailing interest rates. Longer duration claims and premium rate guarantees can expose us to interest rate risk when portfolio yields are less than those assumed when pricing these products. Mortgages and bonds in our investment portfolio are more likely to be prepaid or redeemed as borrowers seek to borrow at lower interest rates, and we may be required to reinvest those funds in lower interest-bearing investments.

• Our investment portfolio is subject to risks of market value fluctuations, defaults, delinquencies and liquidity—Our general account investments primarily consist of fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale (“fixed maturity securities”), commercial mortgage loans and real estate. The fair values of our investments vary with changing economic and market conditions and interest rates. In addition, we are subject to default risk on our fixed maturity securities portfolio and its corresponding impact on credit spreads. Our commercial mortgage loan portfolio is subject to delinquency, default and borrower concentration risks. Related declines in market activity due to overall declining values of fixed maturity securities may result in our fixed maturity securities portfolio becoming less liquid. In addition, our commercial mortgage loans are relatively illiquid and the demand for our real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt through foreclosure or acceptance of deeds in lieu of foreclosure on commercial mortgage loans (“Real Estate Owned”) may remain low due to macroeconomic conditions. We may have difficulty selling our fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage loans and Real Estate Owned at attractive prices, in a timely manner, or both if we require significant amounts of cash on short notice, which includes our ability to pledge collateral as required.

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• Our business is subject to significant competition—Each of our business segments faces competition from other insurers and financial services companies, such as banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, and managed care providers for employer groups, individual consumers and distributors. Since many of our competitors have greater financial resources, offer a broader array of products and, with respect to other insurers, may have higher financial strength ratings than we do, the possibility exists that any one of our business segments could be adversely affected by competition, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• A downgrade in our financial strength ratings may negatively affect our business—Financial strength ratings, which are an indicator of our claims paying ability, are an important factor in establishing the competitive position of insurance companies. Ratings are important to maintaining public confidence in our company and in our ability to market our products. Rating organizations regularly review the financial performance and condition of insurance companies, including our company. A ratings downgrade could increase our surrender levels for our annuity products, could adversely affect our ability to market our products, could increase costs of future debt issuances, and could thereby have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• Our profitability may be affected by changes in state and federal regulation—Our business is subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision throughout the United States including rules and regulations relating to income taxes and accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. While we cannot predict the impact of potential or future state or federal legislation or regulation on our business, future laws and regulations, or the interpretation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• Our deferred tax assets include net operating losses, which depend on future taxable income to be realized and may be limited or impaired by future ownership changes—Our deferred tax assets include federal, state and local net operating losses. Certain of our subsidiaries as a group have generated losses in recent years. Net operating losses can be available to reduce income taxes that might otherwise be incurred on future taxable income. There can be no assurance that we will generate the future taxable income necessary to utilize our net operating losses. Furthermore, the availability of these losses to be utilized in the future can become limited if certain changes in company structure or income levels occur. In such a circumstance, we may be unable to utilize the losses even if the Company generates future taxable income.

• Our business is subject to litigation risk—In the normal course of business, we are a plaintiff or defendant in actions arising out of our insurance business and investment operations. We are from time to time involved in various governmental and administrative proceedings. While the outcome of any pending or future litigation cannot be predicted, as of the date hereof, we do not believe that any pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. However, no assurances can be given that such litigation would not materially and adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• We may be exposed to environmental liability from our commercial mortgage loan and real estate investments—As a commercial mortgage lender, we customarily conduct environmental assessments prior to originating commercial mortgage loans secured by real estate and before taking title through foreclosure or deeds in lieu of foreclosure to real estate collateralizing delinquent commercial mortgage loans held by us. Compliance costs associated with environmental laws and regulations or any remediation of affected properties could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

• Certain concentrations in our commercial mortgage loan portfolio may subject us to losses—Concentration of borrowers and tenants in our commercial mortgage loan portfolio may expose us to potential losses resulting from a downturn in the economy, business performance of tenants, or adverse changes in a borrower’s financial condition. Although we diversify our commercial mortgage loan portfolio by location, type of property, borrower and tenants, such diversification may not eliminate the risk of such losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• The concentration of our investments in California may subject us to losses resulting from an economic downturn—Our commercial mortgage loans are concentrated in the western region of the U.S., particularly in California. Currently, our California exposure is primarily in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County and the Bay Area Counties. We have a smaller concentration of commercial mortgage loans in the Inland Empire and the San Joaquin Valley where there has historically been greater economic decline. A decline in economic conditions in California could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• The concentration of our investments in the western region of the U.S. may subject us to losses resulting from certain natural catastrophes in this area—Due to our commercial mortgage loan concentration in the western region of the U.S., particularly in California, we are exposed to potential losses resulting from certain natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes and fires, which may affect the region. Although we require borrowers to maintain fire insurance, consider the potential for earthquake loss based upon specific information to each property and diversify our commercial mortgage loan portfolio within the western region by both location and type of property in an effort to reduce earthquake exposure, such diversification may not eliminate the risk of such losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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• Catastrophe losses from a disease pandemic could have an adverse effect on us—Our life insurance operations are exposed to the risk of loss from an occurrence of catastrophic mortality caused by a disease pandemic, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

• Catastrophe losses from terrorism or other factors could have an adverse effect on us—An occurrence of a significant catastrophic event, including terrorism, natural or other disasters, or a change in the nature and availability of or continuation of existing reinsurance and catastrophe reinsurance, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, cash flows or capital levels.

• As a holding company, we depend on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in sufficient amounts to pay dividends to shareholders, make payments on debt securities and meet our other obligations—We are a holding company for our insurance and asset management subsidiaries as well as for the subsidiaries that comprise our Other category and do not have any significant operations of our own. Dividends and permitted payments from our subsidiaries are our principal source of cash to pay dividends to shareholders, make payments on debt securities and meet our other obligations. As a result, our ability to pay dividends to shareholders and interest payments on debt securities will primarily depend upon the receipt of dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries.

    Many of our subsidiaries are non-insurance businesses and have no regulatory restrictions on dividends. Our insurance subsidiaries, however, are regulated by insurance laws and regulations that limit the maximum amount of dividends, distributions and other payments that they could declare and pay to us without prior approval of the states in which the subsidiaries are domiciled. Under Oregon law, Standard Insurance Company may pay dividends only from the earned surplus arising from its business. Oregon law gives the Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services—Insurance Division (“Oregon Insurance Division”) broad discretion regarding the approval of dividends in excess of certain statutory limitations. Oregon law requires us to receive the prior approval of the Oregon Insurance Division to pay such a dividend. See Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Management—Dividends from Standard.”

• Our ability to refinance debt and raise capital in future years depends not only on contributions from our subsidiaries but also on market conditions and availability of credit in the market— We do not have any significant debt maturities in the near term. Our 10-year senior notes of $250 million will mature in August 2022, and our junior subordinated debentures (“Subordinated Debt”) of $252.9 million will mature in 2067 with a call option in 2017. We maintain a $250 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (“Facility”) for general corporate purposes. Upon our request and with consent of the lenders under the Facility, the Facility can be increased to $350 million. The termination date of the Facility is June 22, 2018. We had no outstanding balance on the Facility at September 30, 2014. The Facility is composed of a syndication of seven banks. Commitments from the banks toward the available line of credit range from $15.0 million to $60.0 million per bank. Should a bank from this syndication default, the available line of credit would be reduced by that bank’s commitment toward the line.

• Our portfolio of investments, including U.S. government and agency bonds and U.S. state and political subdivision bonds could be negatively impacted by U.S. credit and financial market conditions—A potential ratings downgrade of U.S. government securities could lead to future deterioration in the U.S. and global credit and financial markets. As a result, these events may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

• Our profitability may be adversely affected by a decline in equity and debt markets—U.S. and global equity markets heavily influence the value of our retirement plan assets under administration, which are a significant component from which our administrative fee revenues are derived. A decline in equity and debt markets could result in decreases in the value of the assets under administration in our retirement plans, which could reduce our ability to earn administrative fee revenues derived from the value of those assets.

• A decline in equity and debt markets and low interest rates could affect the funding status of Company sponsored pension plans—Our estimates of liabilities and expenses for pension and other postretirement benefits incorporate significant assumptions including the rate used to discount the estimated future liability, the long term rate of return on plan assets, inflation rates, mortality rates, and the employee workforce. Changes in the discount rate, inflation rates, mortality rates, or the rate of return on plan assets resulting from economic downturns could increase our required cash contributions or pension-related expenses in future periods. The funding status of the Company’s pension plans is evaluated annually during the fourth quarter.

• Our ability to conduct business may be compromised if we are unable to maintain the availability of our systems and safeguard the security of our data in the event of a disaster or other unanticipated events—We use computer systems to store, retrieve, evaluate and utilize customer and company data and information. Our business is highly dependent on our ability to access these systems to perform necessary business functions. System failures, system outages, outsourcing risk or the failure or unwillingness of a service provider to perform could compromise our ability to perform these functions in a timely manner and could hurt our relationships with our business partners and customers. In the event of a disaster such as a natural catastrophe, fire, a blackout, a computer virus, a terrorist attack or war, these systems may be inaccessible to our employees, customers or business partners for an extended period of time. These systems could also be subject to physical and electronic break-ins and subject to similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering. This may impede or interrupt our business operations and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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• Ongoing weakness and financial market uncertainty could continue to adversely affect us in the near term—Economic downturns and disruptions in the global financial market present risks and uncertainties. During an economic downturn, we face the following risks:

• Declines in revenues or profitability as a result of lost wages or lower levels of insured employees by our customers due to reductions in workforce. Additionally, revenues and profitability could decline as a result of lower levels of assets under administration.

• Increases in pricing pressure and competition resulting in a loss of customers or new business as customers seek to reduce benefit costs and competitors seek to protect market share.

• A declining or a continued low interest rate environment and its effect on product pricing and the reserves we must carry.

• Increases in commercial mortgage loan foreclosures.

• Increases in holdings of Real Estate Owned properties due to a decline in demand for these properties and the decline in value of these properties during our holding period.

• Continued pressure on budgets for public institutions could impact the employment and wage levels of our customer groups in this sector, which represents a significant customer group for our employee benefits business, which may have an adverse effect on our premium levels for our group businesses and revenues for our retirement plans business.

• Increases in corporate tax rates to finance government-spending programs.

• Reductions in the number of our potential lenders or to our committed credit availability due to combinations or failures of financial institutions.

• Loss of employer groups due to business acquisitions, bankruptcy or failure.

• Declines in the financial health of reinsurers.

• Reduction in the value of our general account investment portfolio.

• Declines in revenues and profitability as a result of lower levels of assets under administration.

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

The following table sets forth share repurchase information for the periods indicated:

	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Period:
July 1-31, 2014		185,514	$	60.73		185,514		2,763,920
August 1-31, 2014		65,284		60.36		65,284		2,698,636
September 1-30, 2014		280,100		64.08		280,100		2,418,536
Total third quarter		530,898		62.45		530,898		2,418,536

On February 11, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 3.0 million shares of StanCorp common stock. The authorization expires December 31, 2015. Share repurchases are made in the open market or in negotiated transactions in compliance with the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Execution of the share repurchase program is based upon management’s assessment of market conditions for its common stock, capital levels, our assessment of the direction of the overall economy and other potential growth opportunities or priorities for capital use.

The following table sets forth share repurchase activity:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in millions except—per share data)
Share repurchases:
Shares repurchased		530,898		818,478
Cost of share repurchases	$	33.2	$	44.1
Weighted-average price per common share		62.45		53.93
Shares remaining under repurchase authorizations		2,418,536		1,549,233

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The declaration and payment of dividends would be restricted if we elect to defer interest payments on our Subordinated Debt. If we elect to defer interest payments, the dividend restriction would be in place during the interest deferral period, which cannot exceed five years. See Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations—Capital Management—Dividends to Shareholders.”

ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

The list of exhibits in the Exhibit Index to this quarterly report is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

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

Date: November 5, 2014	By:	/S/    FLOYD F. CHADEE
		Floyd F. Chadee Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBITS INDEX

Number	Name	Method of Filing
3.1	Articles of Incorporation of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., As Amended	Filed as Exhibit 3.1 on Registrant’s Form 10-Q dated August 6, 2014 and incorporated herein by this reference
3.2	Bylaws of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., as Amended	Filed herewith
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Filed herewith
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Filed herewith
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith

EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

BYLAWS

OF

STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(as amended as of August 12, 2014)

ARTICLE 1.

SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS AND VOTING

1.1    Annual Meeting.

1.1.1.    The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held at such date and time fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.

1.1.2.    To be properly brought before the meeting, business must be either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before a meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive office of the Corporation, not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 65 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made, whichever first occurs.

1.1.3.    A shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (a) one or more matters appropriate for shareholder action that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (b) a brief description of the matters desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (c) the name and record address of the shareholder, (d) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which shareholder owns or is entitled to vote, and (e) any material interest of the shareholder in such matters.

1.1.4.    Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Section 1.1; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 1.1 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any shareholder of any business properly brought before the annual meeting.

1.1.5.    The presiding officer shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.1, and if the presiding officer should so determine, the presiding officer shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

1.2    Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the Chairman, the President or the Board of Directors and shall be called by the Chairman or the President upon the written demand of the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the meeting. The demand shall describe the purposes for which the meeting is to be held and shall be signed, dated and delivered to the Secretary.

1.3    Place of Meetings. Meetings of the shareholders shall be held at any place in or out of Oregon designated by the Board of Directors. If a meeting place is not designated by the Board of Directors, the meeting shall be held at the Corporation’s principal office.

1.4    Notice of Meetings. Written or printed notice stating the date, time and place of the shareholders meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or a meeting for which special notice is required by law, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered by the Corporation to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting and, if required by law, to any other shareholders entitled to receive notice, not earlier than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the meeting date. If mailed, the notice shall be deemed delivered when it is mailed to the shareholder with postage prepaid at the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s record of shareholders.

1.5    Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may at any time waive any notice required by law, these Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation. The waiver shall be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes for filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting waives objection to (i) lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, and (ii) consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

1.6    Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a future date as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting, demand a special meeting, vote, take any other action or receive payment of any share or cash dividend or other distribution. This date shall not be earlier than 70 days or, in the case of a meeting, later than 10 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. The record date for any meeting, vote or other action of the shareholders shall be the same for all voting groups. If not otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date to determine shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at an annual or special shareholders meeting is the close of business on the day before the notice is first mailed or otherwise transmitted to shareholders. If not otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date to determine shareholders entitled to receive payment of any share or cash dividend or other distribution is the close of business on the day the Board of Directors authorizes the share or cash dividend or other distribution.

1.7    Shareholders List for Meeting. After a record date for a meeting is fixed, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of all shareholders entitled to notice of the shareholders meeting. The list shall be arranged by voting group and, within each voting group, by class or series of shares, and it shall show the address of and number of shares held by each

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shareholder. The shareholders list shall be available for inspection by any shareholder, upon proper demand as may be required by law, beginning two business days after notice of the meeting is given and continuing through the meeting, at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. The Corporation shall make the shareholders list available at the meeting, and any shareholder or the shareholder’s agent or attorney shall be entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.

1.8    Quorum; Adjournment.

1.8.1.    Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. A majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

1.8.2.    A majority of votes represented at the meeting, although less than a quorum, may adjourn the meeting from time to time to a different time and place without further notice to any shareholder of any adjournment, except that notice is required if a new record date is or must be set for the adjourned meeting. At an adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting originally held.

1.8.3.    Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it shall be present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for the adjourned meeting. A new record date must be set if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.

1.9    Voting Requirements; Action Without Meeting.

1.9.1.    If a quorum exists, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes is required by law or the Articles of Incorporation. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

1.9.2.    Action required or permitted by law to be taken at a shareholders meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action and delivered to the Secretary for inclusion in the minutes for filing with the corporate records. Shareholder action taken by written consent is effective when the last shareholder signs the consent, unless the consent specifies an earlier or later effective date.

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1.10    Proxies. A shareholder may vote shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy by signing an appointment form either personally or by the shareholder’s attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer of the Corporation authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for 11 months unless a different period is provided in the appointment form. An appointment is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest that has not been extinguished.

1.11    Meeting by Telephone Conference. Shareholders may participate in an annual or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through, use of any means of communications by which all shareholders participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting, except that no meeting for which a written notice is sent to shareholders may be conducted by this means unless the notice states that participation in this manner is permitted and describes how any shareholder desiring to participate in this manner may notify the Corporation. Participation in a meeting by this means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

ARTICLE 2.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2.1    Duties of Board of Directors. All corporate powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of its Board of Directors; the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.

2.2    Number, Term and Qualification. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less than nine (9) nor more than twenty-one (21), and within such limits the exact number shall be fixed and increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Until the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2015, the directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, with directors in each class elected to serve three-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified, so that the term of one class of directors will expire each year. At the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2015 and in each year thereafter, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected to serve one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be residents of the State of Oregon or shareholders of the Corporation.

2.3    Shareholder Nomination of Directors.

2.3.1.    Not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the date of any annual meeting of shareholders, any shareholder who intends to make a nomination at the annual meeting shall deliver a notice to the Secretary of the Corporation setting forth (a) as to each nominee whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the nominee and (iv) any other information concerning the nominee that would be required, under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee; and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of the shareholder and (ii)

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the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the shareholder; provided, however, that in the event that less than 65 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made, whichever first occurs. Such notice shall include a signed consent to serve as a director of the Corporation, if elected, of each such nominee. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

2.3.2.    Any shareholder who intends to make a nomination at any special meeting of shareholder who intends to make a nomination at any special meeting of shareholders held for the purpose of electing directors shall deliver a timely notice to the Secretary of the corporation setting for (a) as to each nominee whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation that are beneficially owned by the nominee and (iv) any other information concerning the nominee that would be required, under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee; and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of the shareholder and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation that are beneficially owned by the shareholder. To be timely for these purposes, such notice must be given (a) if given by the shareholder (or any of the shareholders) who or that made a demand for a meeting pursuant to which such meeting is to be held concurrently with the delivery of such demand, and (b) otherwise, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which the notice of the special meeting was mailed. Such notice shall include a signed consent to serve as a director of the corporation, if elected, of each such nominee. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

2.4    Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice other than this Bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings in or out of Oregon without notice other than the resolution.

2.5    Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any three directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place in or out of Oregon as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them.

2.6    Notice. Notice of the date, time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by notice communicated in person, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, other form of wire or wireless communication, mail or private

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carrier. If written, notice shall be effective at the earliest of (a) when received, (b) three days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed, or (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee. Notice by all other means shall be deemed effective when received by or on behalf of the director. Notice of any regular or special meeting need not describe the purposes of the meeting unless required by law or the Articles of Incorporation.

2.7    Waiver of Notice. A director may at any time waive any notice required by law, these Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation. Except as set forth below, the waiver must be in writing, be signed by the director entitled to the notice, specify the meeting for which notice is waived and be filed with the minutes or corporate records. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to the director of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon the director’s arrival, objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

2.8    Quorum. A majority of the number of directors fixed in accordance with Section 2.2 of these Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors. If less than a quorum is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

2.9    Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless a different number is provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

2.10    Meeting by Telephone Conference; Action Without Meeting.

2.10.1.    Directors may participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through, use of any means of communications by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by this means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

2.10.2.    Any action that is required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if one or more written consents describing the action taken are signed by all of the directors entitled to vote on the matter and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. The action shall be effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies an earlier or later effective date.

2.11    Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the Board of Directors, the remaining directors if less than a quorum (by the vote of a majority thereof) or by a sole remaining director. If the vacancy is not so filled, it shall be filled by the shareholders at the next annual meeting of shareholders. A vacancy that will occur at a specified later date, by reason of a resignation or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs, but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

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2.12    Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid reasonable compensation for services as directors and their expenses of attending meetings of the Board of Directors.

2.13    Presumption of Assent. A director who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to have assented to the action taken at the meeting unless (a) the director’s dissent or abstention from the action is entered in the minutes of the meeting, (b) the director delivers a written notice of dissent or abstention to the action to the presiding officer of the meeting before any adjournment or to the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting or (c) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon the director’s arrival to the holding of the meeting or transacting business at the meeting. The right to dissent or abstain is not available to a director who voted in favor of the action.

2.14    Removal. The shareholders may remove one or more directors only for cause at a meeting called expressly for that purpose.

2.15    Resignation. Any director may resign by delivering written notice to the Board of Directors, its chairperson or the Corporation. Unless the notice specifies a later effective date, a resignation notice shall be effective upon the earlier of (a) receipt, (b) five days after its deposit in the United States mails, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed, or (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by addressee. Once delivered, a resignation notice is irrevocable unless revocation is permitted by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 3.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

3.1    Committees. The Board of Directors may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on them. Each committee shall have two or more members. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by a majority of all directors in office when the action is taken. Subject to any limitation imposed by the Board of Directors or by law, each committee may exercise all the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the Corporation. A committee may not take any action that a committee is prohibited from taking by the Oregon Business Corporation Act.

3.2    Changes of Size and Function. Subject to the provisions of law, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the number of committee members, fill committee vacancies, change any committee members and change the functions and terminate the existence of a committee.

3.3    Conduct of Meetings. Each committee shall conduct its meetings in accordance with the applicable provisions of these Bylaws relating to meetings and action without meetings of the Board of Directors. Each committee shall adopt any further rules regarding its conduct, keep minutes and other records and appoint subcommittees and assistants as it deems appropriate.

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3.4    Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, committee members may be paid reasonable compensation for services on committees and their expenses of attending committee meetings.

ARTICLE 4.

OFFICERS

4.1    Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, Secretary and a Treasurer. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

4.2    Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at the meeting, it shall be held as soon thereafter as is convenient. Each officer shall hold office until a successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until the officer’s death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.

4.3    President. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.7 of these Bylaws, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for the general operation of the Corporation. The President shall vote all shares of stock in other corporations owned by the Corporation, and shall be empowered to execute proxies, waivers of notice, consents and other instruments in the name of the Corporation with respect to such stock. The President shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Board of Directors.

4.4    Vice Presidents. In the absence of the President or in the event of the President’s death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice President (or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. Any Vice President shall perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Chairman, the President or by the Board of Directors.

4.5    Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the directors and shareholders, and shall have custody of the minute books and other records pertaining to the corporate business. The Secretary shall countersign all stock certificates and other instruments requiring the seal of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Board of Directors.

4.6    Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors may designate a Chairman of the Board from within its membership. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chairman, or in the event of the Chairman’s death, inability or refusal to act, the duties of the Chairman shall be performed by the chief executive officer or by such other officer as is designated by the Board of Directors, who, when so acting, shall have all the powers and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chairman.

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4.7    Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, and a chief financial officer. The chief executive officer, if one is designated, shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. The chief operating officer, if one is designated, shall have such general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation as shall be delegated to the chief operating officer by the chief executive officer or by the Board of Directors. The chief financial officer, if one is designated, shall be the principal financial accounting officer of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may require.

4.8    Compensation. The Corporation may pay its officers reasonable compensation for their services as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

4.9    Removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights.

4.10    Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.

ARTICLE 5.

INDEMNIFICATION

The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, any current or former director or officer of the Corporation who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (including an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or a fiduciary within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or serves or served at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent, or as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan, of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The Corporation shall pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by any such current or former director or officer in any such proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding if the person sets forth in writing (i) the person’s good faith belief that the person is entitled to indemnification under this Article and (ii) the person’s agreement to repay all advances if it is ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to indemnification under this Article. No amendment to these Bylaws that limits the Corporation’s obligation to indemnify any person shall have any effect on

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such obligation for any act or omission that occurs prior to the later to occur of the effective date of the amendment or the date notice of the amendment is given to the person. This Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other provisions for indemnification or advancement of expenses of directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries that may be included in the Articles of Incorporation or any statute, bylaw, agreement, general or specific action of the Board of Directors, vote of shareholders or other document or arrangement.

ARTICLE 6.

ISSUANCE OF SHARES

6.1    Adequacy of Consideration. Before the Corporation issues shares, the Board of Directors shall determine that the consideration received or to be received for the shares to be issued is adequate. The authorization by the Board of Directors of the issuance of shares for stated consideration shall evidence a determination by the Board that such consideration is adequate.

6.2    Certificates for Shares.

6.2.1.    Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall be in any form determined by the Board of Directors consistent with the requirements of the Oregon Business Corporation Act and these Bylaws. The certificates shall be signed, either manually or in facsimile, by two officers of the Corporation, at least one of whom shall be the President or a Vice President, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation, if any, or a facsimile thereof. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The signatures of officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or any assistant transfer agent or registered by a registrar, other than the Corporation itself or an employee of the Corporation.

6.2.2.    Every certificate for shares of stock that are subject to any restriction on transfer or registration of transfer pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, securities laws, a shareholders agreement or any agreement to which the Corporation is a party shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of the restriction and that the Corporation retains a copy of the full text. Every certificate issued when the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class or series within a class of shares shall set forth on its face or back either (a) a summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class and the variations in rights, preferences and limitations for each series authorized to be issued and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series or (b) a statement of the existence of those designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations and a statement that the Corporation will furnish a copy thereof to the holder of the certificate upon written request and without charge.

6.2.3.    All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled. The Corporation shall not issue a new certificate for previously issued shares until the former certificate or certificates for those shares are surrendered and canceled; except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new certificate may be issued on terms prescribed by the Board of Directors.

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6.3    Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars for the shares of the Corporation, with powers and duties determined by the Board of Directors.

6.4    Officer Ceasing to Act. If the person who signed a share certificate, either manually or in facsimile, no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nevertheless valid.

ARTICLE 7.

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

7.1    Contracts. Except as otherwise provided by law, any officers may execute and deliver, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, any contract or instrument (including but not limited to notes, bonds, stocks or other securities standing in or registered in the name of the Corporation and all transfers and conveyances of real estate, assignments of mortgages, extensions of mortgages, release of mortgages, powers of attorney to satisfy mortgage of record, leases and assignments of leases and generally all instruments touching or affecting the title to real estate held or owned by the Corporation); provided however, that the Board of Directors may at any time limit the authority of any officer to execute and deliver any contract or instrument or any type of contract or instrument.

7.2    Loans. The Corporation shall not borrow money and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the Board of Directors. This authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

7.3    Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money and notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed in the manner and by the officers or agents of the Corporation designated by the Board of Directors.

7.4    Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited to the credit of the Corporation in those banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors or officers of the Corporation designated by the Board of Directors select, or be invested as authorized by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 8.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

8.1    Corporate Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be an escutcheon identical to that of the State of Oregon, with the following legend surrounding it: “StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., Corporate Seal.”

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8.2    Severability. A determination that any provision of these Bylaws is for any reason inapplicable, invalid, illegal or otherwise ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these Bylaws.

8.3    Amendments. Both the Board of Directors and the shareholders shall have the power to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any repeal or change of the Bylaws by the shareholders shall require the affirmative vote of not less than 70 percent of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, J. Greg Ness, certify that:

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

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 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(s) 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 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(s) 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.

Dated: November 5, 2014

/S/    J. GREG NESS

J. Greg Ness

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Floyd F. Chadee, certify that:

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

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 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(s) 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 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(s) 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.

Dated: November 5, 2014

/S/    FLOYD F. CHADEE

Floyd F. Chadee

Senior Vice President and 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 StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, J. Greg Ness, Chairman, President and 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 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.

Dated: November 5, 2014

/S/    J. GREG NESS

J. Greg Ness

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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 StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Floyd F. Chadee, Senior Vice President and 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 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.

Dated: November 5, 2014

/S/    FLOYD F. CHADEE

Floyd F. Chadee

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Less than 12 months, Number	0	10
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Less than 12 months, Amount	0	15.4
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, 12 or more months, Number	4	0
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, 12 or more months, Amount	6.8	0
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Unrealized losses, Number	964	908
Unrealized losses	34.0	76.0
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months, Number	632	848
Unrealized losses, Less than 12 months	12.2	66.3
Unrealized losses, 12 or more months, Number	332	60
Unrealized losses, 12 or more months	21.8	9.7
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Number	964	908
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Amount	1,734.8	1,663.8
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Less than 12 months, Number	632	848
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, Less than 12 months, Amount	1,118.2	1,557.7
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, 12 or more months, Number	332	60
Fair market value of securities with unrealized losses, 12 or more months, Amount	$ 616.6	$ 106.1

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Income Taxes (Combined Effective Tax Rate) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Combined Federal And State Effective Income Tax Rates	26.60%	27.90%	23.60%	25.90%

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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Owned [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Real Estate Owned [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Impact on interest credited during the period due to changes in Level 3 actuarial assumptions	$ (1,400,000)	$ 1,300,000	$ (2,700,000)	$ 2,700,000
Capital losses recorded during the period on real estate owned measured on a nonrecurring basis and still held						1,300,000	7,200,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	77,300,000		77,300,000		87,700,000
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	72,400,000		72,400,000		103,900,000	13,900,000	35,200,000	58,500,000	68,700,000
Related Allowance	$ 24,600,000	$ 28,200,000	$ 24,600,000	$ 28,200,000	$ 25,900,000

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Organization, Principles Of Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Principles Of Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]
Total investment in tax advantaged investments	$ 262.1	$ 192.4

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance			$ 134,700,000		$ 309,300,000	$ 309,300,000
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax			54,900,000	[1]		(164,100,000)	[2]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			(900,000)	[3]		(10,500,000)	[4]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(37,200,000)	(5,600,000)	54,000,000		(187,600,000)	(174,600,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	188,700,000		188,700,000			134,700,000
Unrealized Gains (losses) on Available For Sale Securities [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance			173,200,000		383,000,000	383,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax			55,300,000	[1]		(205,300,000)	[2]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			2,100,000	[3]		(4,500,000)	[4]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax			53,200,000			(209,800,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	226,400,000		226,400,000			173,200,000
Employee Benefit Plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Beginning Balance			(38,500,000)		(73,700,000)	(73,700,000)
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax			(400,000)	[1]		41,200,000	[2]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			(1,200,000)	[3]		(6,000,000)	[4]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax			800,000			35,200,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Ending Balance	$ (37,700,000)		$ (37,700,000)			$ (38,500,000)

[1] Net of tax expense of $27.2 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for employee benefits.

[2] Net of tax benefit of $111.1 million for net unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $22.2 million for employee benefits.

[3] Net of tax benefit of $1.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $0.7 million for employee benefits.

[4] Net of tax benefits of $3.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and $3.2 million for employee benefits, respectively.

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Amount For DAC, VOBA Balances And Percentage To The Expected Gross Profit) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Acquisition Costs, Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets Disclosures [Abstract]
DAC	$ 79.2	$ 80.1
VOBA	$ 3.9	$ 4.3
DAC, percent	24.00%	25.10%
VOBA, percent	21.10%	21.40%

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Investments (Changes In Commercial Mortgage Loan Loss Allowance) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 44.4	$ 46.8	$ 43.6	$ 46.6
Provision	5.9	3.8	8.1	12.8
Charge-offs, net	(8.8)	(4.0)	(10.2)	(12.8)
Ending balance	41.5	46.6	41.5	46.6
Specific loan loss allowance	24.6	28.2	24.6	28.2	25.9
General loan loss allowance	16.9	18.4	16.9	18.4
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$ 41.5	$ 46.6	$ 41.5	$ 46.6

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 NumberOfContractExtentions NumberOfDebtCovenants	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description	The Company maintains a $250 million Facility. Upon the request of StanCorp and with the consent of the lenders under the Facility, the Facility can be increased to $350 million.
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 250.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	350.0
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Jun. 22, 2018
Line of credit facility, number of one year extension periods	0
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms	Under the agreement, the Company is subject to two financial covenants, which are based on the Company's ratio of total debt to total capitalization and consolidated net worth. The Company is also subject to covenants that limit subsidiary indebtedness.
Repayment of senior debt	47.1	0
Line of credit facility, financial covenants, number	2
Committed capital for tax advanage assets	43.4
Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Total outstanding commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans	143.9
Maximum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate on commercial mortgage loan commitments	6.00%
Minimum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate on commercial mortgage loan commitments	4.00%
Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	252.9
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.90%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jun. 01, 2067
Debt instrument, call date, earliest	Jun. 01, 2017
Debt instrument, floating rate, LIBOR rate plus	2.51%
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR
Debt instrument, option to defer interest payments, years	5 years 0 months 0 days
Debt Instrument Repurchased Face Amount	47.1
Debt Instrument Repurchase Date	Mar. 20, 2014
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 250.0
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Aug. 15, 2022

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Incom Taxes (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal corporate tax rate	35.00%

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Value of Business Acquired [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Value of Business Acquired [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Intangible Assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists [Member] Weighted Average	Sep. 30, 2014 Minnesota Life [Member] Value of Business Acquired [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 TIAA [Member] Value of Business Acquired [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Group Insurance [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Weighted Average	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Disability Insurance Policies [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Disability Insurance Policies [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Disability Insurance Policies [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Year Ten [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Disability Insurance Policies [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Year Fifteen [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Group Annuities [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Weighted Average	Sep. 30, 2014 Group Annuities [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Year Five [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Annuities [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Weighted Average	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Annuities [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Year Five [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Individual Annuities [Member] Deferred Acquisition Costs [Member] Year Fifteen [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life						6 years 6 months 0 days	30 years 0 months 0 days	20 years 0 months 0 days	2 years 6 months 0 days	25 years 0 months 0 days	20 years 0 months 0 days			10 years 0 months 0 days		30 years 0 months 0 days
Intangible Asset Percent Amortized												50.00%	75.00%		80.00%		55.00%	95.00%
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization		$ 70.3	$ 68.7	$ 47.0	$ 42.6
Intangible Assets Arising from Insurance Contracts Acquired in Business Combination, Impairment Write-down	$ 0

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Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Componets of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income for Pension Benefits.

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost:
		Service cost				$	2.2	$	2.6	$	6.6	$	7.7
		Interest cost					4.8		4.1		14.4		12.4
		Expected return on plan assets					(8.4)		(7.4)		(25.1)		(22.0)
		Amortization of prior service cost					0.2		0.2		0.5		0.5
		Amortization of net actuarial loss					0.1		2.3		0.3		7.0
			Net periodic benefit (credit) cost				(1.1)		1.8		(3.3)		5.6
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized
	in other comprehensive income:
		Amortization of prior service cost					(0.2)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(0.5)
		Amortization of net actuarial loss					(0.1)		(2.3)		(0.3)		(7.0)
			Total recognized in other comprehensive income				(0.3)		(2.5)		(0.8)		(7.5)
				Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and
					other comprehensive income	$	(1.4)	$	(0.7)	$	(4.1)	$	(1.9)

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Benefit) and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income for Postretirement Benefits

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
		Service cost				$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1
		Interest cost					0.2		0.3		0.6		0.7
		Expected return on plan assets					(0.2)		(0.3)		(0.6)		(0.7)
		Amortization of prior service cost					---		---		---		(26.4)
		Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss					---		---		(0.6)		5.8
			Net periodic benefit cost (credit)				---		0.1		(0.6)		(20.5)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized in
	other comprehensive income:
		Amortization of prior service cost					---		---		---		26.4
		Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)					---		---		0.6		(5.8)
			Total recognized in other comprehensive income				---		---		0.6		20.6
				Total recognized in net periodic benefit credit
					and other comprehensive income	$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1

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Fair Value (Changes In Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Net Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to asset positions still held	$ 0.7	$ 0.3	$ 3.3	$ 4.5
Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to liability positions still held	$ (0.8)	$ (2.0)	$ (7.9)	$ (7.3)

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Segments (Intersegment Administrative Fee Revenues) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Administrative fees	$ 32.8	$ 30.5	$ 97.0	$ 89.6
IntersegmentEliminationMember
Administrative fees	$ 4.9	$ 4.7	$ 14.5	$ 14.0

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Net Amortization Of VOBA For Next Five Years) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Acquisition Costs, Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets Disclosures [Abstract]
2014	$ 1.9
2015	6.9
2016	5.6
2017	4.2
2018	4.2
2019	$ 4.0

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Share-Based Compensation (Narratvie-ESPP) (Details) (Amended Employee Stock Purchase 1999 Plan [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Amended Employee Stock Purchase 1999 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Discount rate for employee stock purchase plan	5.00%
Employee share purchase plan offering period, months	0 years 6 months 0 days
Maximum employee gross compensation withheld to purchase common stock	5.00%
Maximum fair value of common stock purchased by employee each calendar year	$ 25,000
Maxium dollar contribution to ESPP	$ 5,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	3,500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	1,378,369

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Callable bonds without a make-whole provision of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities, percentage			3.70%
Callable bonds without a make-whole provision of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities, amount			$ 280.1
Securities deposited for the benefit of policyholders in accordance with state regulations	7.3		7.3		7.4
Interest income recognized on impaired commercial mortgage loans	0.9	0.9	3.1	3.3
Cash received by the company as interest on impaired commercial mortgage loans	0.8	1.0	2.6	3.0
Commercial mortgage loans that were at least 60 days past due	10.6		10.6		15.2
60 day delinquency proportion of commercial mortgage loan portfolio	0.19%		0.19%		0.28%
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,654.6		7,654.6		7,120.5
Amount of Commercial Mortgage Loans Granted Forbearance	8.6		8.6		40.1
Amount of funding agreements from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB).	102.1		102.1
Amount of the collateral pledged in support of federal home loan bank funding agreements outstanding.	$ 135.7		$ 135.7

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of The Company's Derivative Assets And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 12,800,000
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Other Investments [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	12,800,000		15,800,000
DerivativeNotionalAmount	375,400,000		350,500,000
Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member] | Other Policyholder Funds [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Liabilities	69,400,000		67,600,000
DerivativeNotionalAmount	0	[1]	0	[1]
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Positions	700,000
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
DerivativeNotionalAmount			0
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Other Investments [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
DerivativeNotionalAmount	700,000
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
DerivativeNotionalAmount	$ 350,000,000		$ 0

[1] The underlying factors for index-based guarantees vary by contract and other criteria, such as floors and ceilings on rates and future payouts.

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Investments (Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 NumberOfLoans	Sep. 30, 2013 NumberOfLoans	Sep. 30, 2014 NumberOfLoans	Sep. 30, 2013 NumberOfLoans
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	35	12	39	22
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	$ 28,600,000	$ 17,700,000	$ 33,800,000	$ 24,700,000
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	26,000,000	15,500,000	31,300,000	25,600,000
Retail [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	33	10	34	16
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	27,500,000	15,500,000	28,300,000	20,000,000
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	24,900,000	13,200,000	25,600,000	20,800,000
Office [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1	0	1	3
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	700,000	0	700,000	1,600,000
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	700,000	0	700,000	1,600,000
Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1	2	3	2
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	400,000	2,200,000	2,100,000	2,200,000
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	400,000	2,300,000	2,300,000	2,300,000
Hotels and Motels [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	0	0	0	0
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	0	0	0	0
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	0	0	0	0
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	0	0	1	1
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	0	0	2,700,000	900,000
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	0	0	2,700,000	900,000
Apartment and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans	0	0	0	0
Pre-Restructuring Recorded Investment	0	0	0	0
Post-Restructuring Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value (Estimated Fair Value And The Carrying Value Of Each Financial Instrument Categorized by Fair Value Hierarchy) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	$ 7,654,600,000	$ 7,120,500,000
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,342,600,000	5,405,100,000
Separate account assets	7,031,900,000	6,393,200,000
Other policyholder funds	6,372,200,000	6,051,600,000
Short-term debt	1,200,000	1,500,000
Long-term debt	503,700,000	551,900,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,654,600,000	7,120,500,000
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,342,600,000	5,405,100,000
S and P Five Hundred Index Options	12,800,000
Interest Rate Swaps	(700,000)	0
Policy loans	2,200,000	2,500,000
Separate account assets	7,031,900,000	6,393,200,000
Short-term debt	1,200,000	1,500,000
Long-term debt	503,700,000	551,900,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,149,900,000	6,545,700,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	303,200,000	353,200,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	136,500,000	140,300,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	65,000,000	65,500,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		15,800,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member]
Index-based interest guarantees	69,400,000	67,600,000
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Investment Type Contracts [Member]
Other policyholder funds	5,694,500,000	5,469,800,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,654,600,000	7,120,500,000
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,822,300,000	5,769,600,000
S and P Five Hundred Index Options	12,800,000
Interest Rate Swaps	(700,000)	0
Policy loans	2,200,000	2,500,000
Separate account assets	7,031,900,000	6,393,200,000
Short-term debt	1,600,000	1,900,000
Long-term debt	537,200,000	553,600,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Commercial mortgage loans, net	0	0
S and P Five Hundred Index Options	0
Interest Rate Swaps	0	0
Policy loans	0	0
Separate account assets	6,907,000,000	6,249,200,000
Short-term debt	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,573,100,000	6,988,700,000
Commercial mortgage loans, net	0	0
S and P Five Hundred Index Options	0
Interest Rate Swaps	(700,000)	0
Policy loans	0	0
Separate account assets	124,900,000	144,000,000
Short-term debt	1,600,000	1,900,000
Long-term debt	537,200,000	553,600,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	81,500,000	131,800,000
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,822,300,000	5,769,600,000
S and P Five Hundred Index Options	12,800,000
Interest Rate Swaps	0	0
Policy loans	2,200,000	2,500,000
Separate account assets	0	0
Short-term debt	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,149,900,000	6,545,700,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,068,400,000	6,429,700,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	81,500,000	116,000,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	303,200,000	353,200,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	303,200,000	353,200,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	136,500,000	140,300,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	136,500,000	140,300,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	65,000,000	65,500,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	65,000,000	65,500,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		15,800,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		15,800,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member]
Index-based interest guarantees	69,400,000	67,600,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Index-based interest guarantees	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Index-based interest guarantees	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Index-based interest guarantees	69,400,000	67,600,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Investment Type Contracts [Member]
Other policyholder funds	5,957,900,000	5,632,700,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Investment Type Contracts [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Other policyholder funds	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Investment Type Contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Other policyholder funds	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Investment Type Contracts [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Other policyholder funds	$ 5,957,900,000	$ 5,632,700,000

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating:
Net income	$ 163,100,000	$ 163,500,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized capital losses	6,800,000	12,900,000
Depreciation and amortization	88,500,000	84,700,000
Deferral of acquisition costs, value of business acquired and other intangible assets, net	(58,900,000)	(57,900,000)
Deferred income taxes	(700,000)	8,100,000
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
Receivables and accrued income	(14,400,000)	(10,800,000)
Future policy benefits and claims	(30,100,000)	29,200,000
Other, net	63,700,000	22,900,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	218,000,000	252,600,000
Investing:
Proceeds from sale, maturity, or repayment of fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	554,600,000	792,500,000
Proceeds from sale or repayment of commercial mortgage loans	982,200,000	776,100,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate	16,600,000	9,900,000
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets	14,900,000	200,000
Acquisition of fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	(1,037,400,000)	(927,100,000)
Acquisition or origination of commercial mortgage loans	(930,300,000)	(1,037,400,000)
Acquisition of real estate	(800,000)	(600,000)
Acquisition of other invested assets	(87,400,000)	(53,700,000)
Acquisition of property and equipment, net	(12,700,000)	(8,700,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(500,300,000)	(448,800,000)
Financing:
Policyholder fund deposits	2,233,300,000	1,516,800,000
Policyholder fund withdrawals	(1,912,700,000)	(1,102,800,000)
Repayment of debt	(47,100,000)	0
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	0	0
Issuance of common stock	12,200,000	37,500,000
Repurchases of common stock	(119,100,000)	(70,900,000)
Other financing activity, net	(300,000)	300,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	166,300,000	380,900,000
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(116,000,000)	184,700,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	379,300,000	160,700,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	263,300,000	345,400,000
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest	150,800,000	143,900,000
Income taxes	32,500,000	29,300,000
Non-cash transactions:
Real estate acquired through commercial mortgage loan foreclosure	4,400,000	6,100,000
Commercial mortgage loans originated on real estate sold	$ 600,000	$ 700,000

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Investments (Average Recorded Investment In Impaired Commercial Mortgage Loans Before Specific Allowances For Losses) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Investments [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	$ 100.5	$ 127.5	$ 105.5	$ 113.2

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Segments (Premiums, Administrative Fees And Net Investment Income By Major Product Line Or Category) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Premiums	$ 507.3	$ 524.4	$ 1,536.6	$ 1,595.7
Administrative fees	32.8	30.5	97.0	89.6
Net investment income	147.1	155.8	447.5	469.1
Insurance Services [Member]
Premiums	504.2	523.0	1,527.9	1,589.9
Administrative fees	3.8	3.9	12.3	10.9
Net investment income	73.7	79.0	224.3	240.9
Employee Benefits [Member]
Premiums	453.9	474.7	1,380.6	1,447.9
Administrative fees	3.8	3.8	12.2	10.7
Net investment income	60.7	65.8	185.2	201.4
Employee Benefits [Member] | Group Insurance [Member]
Premiums	453.9	474.7	1,380.6	1,447.9
Employee Benefits [Member] | Group Life And ADD [Member]
Premiums	202.0	210.4	605.1	640.3
Employee Benefits [Member] | Group Long Term Disability [Member]
Premiums	187.1	191.3	565.7	589.6
Employee Benefits [Member] | Group Short Term Disability [Member]
Premiums	55.2	56.4	167.0	171.9
Employee Benefits [Member] | Group Other [Member]
Premiums	19.9	19.8	58.5	58.1
Employee Benefits [Member] | Experience Rated Refunds [Member]
Premiums	(10.3)	(3.2)	(15.7)	(12.0)
Individual Disability [Member]
Premiums	50.3	48.3	147.3	142.0
Administrative fees	0	0.1	0.1	0.2
Net investment income	13.0	13.2	39.1	39.5
Individual Disability [Member] | Individual Disability Insurance Policies [Member]
Premiums	50.3	48.3	147.3	142.0
Asset Management Segment [Member]
Premiums	3.1	1.4	8.7	5.8
Administrative fees	33.9	31.3	99.2	92.7
Net investment income	69.4	73.4	211.1	217.4
Asset Management Segment [Member] | Retirement Plans [Member]
Premiums	0.5	0.3	1.7	1.7
Administrative fees	25.5	23.5	74.2	69.3
Net investment income	28.1	26.2	83.9	75.4
Asset Management Segment [Member] | Individual Annuities [Member]
Premiums	2.6	1.1	7.0	4.1
Net investment income	37.2	43.4	116.9	131.6
Asset Management Segment [Member] | Other Financial Services Businesses [Member]
Administrative fees	8.4	7.8	25.0	23.4
Net investment income	4.1	3.8	10.3	10.4
Other Category [Member]
Premiums	0	0	0	0
Administrative fees	(4.9)	(4.7)	(14.5)	(14.0)
Net investment income	$ 4.0	$ 3.4	$ 12.1	$ 10.8

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of the Company's Derivative Assets and Liabilities

			September 30,				December 31,
			2014				2013
			Notional		Fair		Notional		Fair
			Amount		Value		Amount		Value
			(In millions)
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments
Assets:
	Other invested assets:
		Interest rate swaps	$	350.0	$	0.7	$	---	$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Assets:
	Other invested assets:
		S&P 500 Index options		375.4		12.8		350.5		15.8
Liabilities:
	Other policyholder funds:
		Index-based interest guarantees		---(1)		69.4		---(1)		67.6

Derivative Offsetting and Collateral

			September 30,		December 31,
			2014		2013
			(In millions)
Offsetting of Interest Rate Swaps
Interest rate swaps, liabilities			$	(0.6)	$	---
Interest rate swaps, assets				1.3		---
	Net interest rate swaps			0.7		---
	Accrued interest payable			(1.8)		---
	Collateral pledged			6.2		---
		Net amount	$	5.1	$	---

Gain or Loss Recognized in Earnings from the Change in Fair Value of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(In millions)
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments
Net capital gains:
	Interest rate swaps		$	2.3	$	---	$	0.7	$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Net investment income:
	S&P 500 Index options			0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Interest credited:
	Index-based interest guarantees			0.5		(1.6)		(3.5)		(6.1)
		Net gains	$	3.7	$	0.9	$	2.5	$	3.6

Fair Value of Derivative Assets and Maximum Credit Risk Exposure

			September 30, 2014
			Assets at		Maximum
			Fair Value		Credit Risk
			(In millions)
Counterparty:
	The Bank of New York Mellon		$	6.7	$	9.0
	Goldman Sachs			4.6		6.4
	Merrill Lynch International			1.5		3.1
		Total	$	12.8	$	18.5

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Investment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments [Abstract]

Amortized Costs and Fair Values of Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale

		September 30, 2014
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
		Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
		(In millions)
Corporate bonds		$	6,815.7	$	368.2	$	(34.0)	$	7,149.9
U.S. government and agency bonds			267.6		35.8		(0.2)		303.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			126.6		10.1		(0.2)		136.5
Foreign government bonds			58.5		6.5		---		65.0
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	420.6	$	(34.4)	$	7,654.6

		December 31, 2013
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
		Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
		(In millions)
Corporate bonds		$	6,282.1	$	339.6	$	(76.0)	$	6,545.7
U.S. government and agency bonds			320.8		32.8		(0.4)		353.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			134.3		6.8		(0.8)		140.3
Foreign government bonds			58.9		6.6		---		65.5
S&P 500 Index options			15.8		---		---		15.8
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	6,811.9	$	385.8	$	(77.2)	$	7,120.5

Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale

		September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
		Cost		Value		Cost		Value
		(In millions)
Due in one year or less		$	637.0	$	646.8	$	486.2	$	495.1
Due after one year through five years			3,150.7		3,326.4		2,974.5		3,168.9
Due after five years through ten years			2,633.1		2,702.3		2,497.5		2,524.6
Due after ten years			847.6		979.1		853.7		931.9
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	7,654.6	$	6,811.9	$	7,120.5

Schedule of Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value of Investments

			September 30, 2014
			Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
			Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
			(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			964	$	34.0		632	$	12.2		332	$	21.8
	U.S. government and agency bonds			7		0.2		2		0.1		5		0.1
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			4		0.2		---		---		4		0.2
		Total		975	$	34.4		634	$	12.3		341	$	22.1
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			964	$	1,734.8		632	$	1,118.2		332	$	616.6
	U.S. government and agency bonds			7		12.1		2		5.5		5		6.6
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			4		6.8		---		---		4		6.8
		Total		975	$	1,753.7		634	$	1,123.7		341	$	630.0

			December 31, 2013
			Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
			Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
			(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			908	$	76.0		848	$	66.3		60	$	9.7
	U.S. government and agency bonds			9		0.4		9		0.4		---		---
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			10		0.8		10		0.8		---		---
		Total		927	$	77.2		867	$	67.5		60	$	9.7
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			908	$	1,663.8		848	$	1,557.7		60	$	106.1
	U.S. government and agency bonds			9		16.9		9		16.9		---		---
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			10		15.4		10		15.4		---		---
		Total		927	$	1,696.1		867	$	1,590.0		60	$	106.1

Commercial Mortgage Loan Portfolio by Property Type, by Geographic Region within the U.S. and by U.S. State

			September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
			(Dollars in millions)
Property type:
	Retail		$	2,645.0	49.5	%	$	2,629.2	48.6	%
	Industrial			1,005.9	18.8			1,008.7	18.7
	Office			997.9	18.7			982.4	18.2
	Apartment and other			302.0	5.6			289.9	5.4
	Hotel/motel			175.1	3.3			276.3	5.1
	Commercial			216.7	4.1			218.6	4.0
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%
Geographic region*:
	Pacific		$	1,915.6	35.9	%	$	1,910.1	35.3	%
	South Atlantic			1,063.2	19.9			1,090.0	20.2
	West South Central			674.0	12.6			672.8	12.4
	Mountain			599.1	11.2			611.4	11.3
	East North Central			474.8	8.9			473.8	8.8
	Middle Atlantic			223.4	4.2			223.0	4.1
	West North Central			149.8	2.8			186.9	3.5
	East South Central			184.6	3.4			166.6	3.1
	New England			58.1	1.1			70.5	1.3
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%
U.S. state:
	California		$	1,443.1	27.0	%	$	1,455.5	26.9	%
	Texas			620.2	11.6			618.8	11.5
	Florida			315.4	5.9			331.6	6.1
	Georgia			308.1	5.8			310.7	5.8
	Other states			2,655.8	49.7			2,688.5	49.7
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%

Changes in Commercial Mortgage Loan Loss Allowance

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
				2014		2013		2014		2013
				(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:
	Beginning balance			$	44.4	$	46.8	$	43.6	$	46.6
		Provision			5.9		3.8		8.1		12.8
		Charge-offs			(8.8)		(4.0)		(10.2)		(12.8)
			Ending balance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6
	Specific loan loss allowance			$	24.6	$	28.2	$	24.6	$	28.2
	General loan loss allowance				16.9		18.4		16.9		18.4
			Total commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6

Schedule of Recorded Investment in Commercial Mortgage Loans

		September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans collectively evaluated for impairment		$	5,285.5	$	5,334.4
Commercial mortgage loans individually evaluated for impairment			98.6		114.3
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance			(41.5)		(43.6)
	Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	$	5,405.1

Performing and Nonperforming Commercial Mortgage Loans by Property Type

		September 30, 2014
								Apartment		Hotel/
		Retail		Industrial		Office		and Other		Motel		Commercial		Total
		(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans		$	2,639.8	$	1,005.1	$	995.4	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,334.1
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans			5.2		0.8		2.5		---		---		---		8.5
	Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,645.0	$	1,005.9	$	997.9	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,342.6

		December 31, 2013
								Apartment		Hotel/
		Retail		Industrial		Office		and Other		Motel		Commercial		Total
		(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans		$	2,624.2	$	1,004.6	$	979.6	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,393.2
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans			5.0		4.1		2.8		---		---		---		11.9
	Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,629.2	$	1,008.7	$	982.4	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,405.1

Impaired Commercial Mortgage Loans Identified in Management's Specific Review of Probable Loan Losses and the Related Allowance

The following tables set forth impaired commercial mortgage loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance:

						September 30, 2014
								Unpaid				Amount on
						Recorded		Principal		Related		Nonaccrual
						Investment		Balance		Allowance		Status
						(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
	Without specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail				$	12.8	$	12.8	$	---	$	1.8
		Office					3.0		3.0		---		1.5
		Industrial					0.9		0.9		---		---
		Commercial					1.8		1.8		---		---
		Apartment and other					2.8		2.8		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific
				loan loss allowances			21.3		21.3		---		3.3
	With specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail					54.5		54.5		13.2		6.1
		Office					9.6		9.6		3.2		1.0
		Industrial					5.0		5.0		2.4		0.1
		Commercial					7.9		7.9		5.8		1.0
		Apartment and other					0.3		0.3		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific
				loan loss allowances			77.3		77.3		24.6		8.2
					Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	98.6	$	98.6	$	24.6	$	11.5

						December 31, 2013
								Unpaid				Amount on
						Recorded		Principal		Related		Nonaccrual
						Investment		Balance		Allowance		Status
						(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
	Without specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail				$	16.1	$	16.1	$	---	$	7.6
		Office					3.9		3.9		---		1.5
		Industrial					1.0		1.0		---		---
		Commercial					1.8		1.8		---		---
		Apartment and other					3.8		3.8		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific
				loan loss allowances			26.6		26.6		---		9.1
	With specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail					58.5		58.5		16.1		21.6
		Office					9.7		9.7		3.8		0.9
		Industrial					12.6		12.6		2.4		1.4
		Commercial					6.0		6.0		3.6		2.5
		Apartment and other					0.9		0.9		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific
				loan loss allowances			87.7		87.7		25.9		26.4
					Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	114.3	$	114.3	$	25.9	$	35.5

Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2014						September 30, 2014
					Pre-		Post-				Pre-		Post-
					Restructuring		Restructuring				Restructuring		Restructuring
			Number		Recorded		Recorded		Number		Recorded		Recorded
			of Loans		Investment		Investment		of Loans		Investment		Investment
			(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
	Retail			33	$	27.5	$	24.9		34	$	28.3	$	25.6
	Office			1		0.7		0.7		1		0.7		0.7
	Industrial			1		0.4		0.4		3		2.1		2.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		1		2.7		2.7
		Total troubled debt restructurings		35	$	28.6	$	26.0		39	$	33.8	$	31.3

			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2013						September 30, 2013
					Pre-		Post-				Pre-		Post-
					Restructuring		Restructuring				Restructuring		Restructuring
			Number		Recorded		Recorded		Number		Recorded		Recorded
			of Loans		Investment		Investment		of Loans		Investment		Investment
			(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
	Retail			10	$	15.5	$	13.2		16	$	20.0	$	20.8
	Office			---		---		---		3		1.6		1.6
	Industrial			2		2.2		2.3		2		2.2		2.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		1		0.9		0.9
		Total troubled debt restructurings		12	$	17.7	$	15.5		22	$	24.7	$	25.6

Average Recorded Investment in Impaired Commercial Mortgage Loans before Specific Allowances for Losses

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Average recorded investment	$	100.5	$	127.5	$	105.5	$	113.2

Aging of Commercial Mortgage Loans by Property Type

			September 30, 2014
															Total
							Greater Than				Allowance				Commercial
			30 Days		60 Days		90 Days		Total		Related		Current,		Mortgage
			Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		to Past Due		Net		Loans
			(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
	Retail		$	1.1	$	---	$	6.7	$	7.8	$	(1.5)	$	2,638.7	$	2,645.0
	Industrial			---		---		1.1		1.1		(0.2)		1,005.0		1,005.9
	Office			---		---		2.8		2.8		(0.4)		995.5		997.9
	Apartment and other			---		---		---		---		---		302.0		302.0
	Hotel/motel			---		---		---		---		---		175.1		175.1
	Commercial			---		---		---		---		---		216.7		216.7
		Total commercial mortgage loans	$	1.1	$	---	$	10.6	$	11.7	$	(2.1)	$	5,333.0	$	5,342.6

			December 31, 2013
															Total
							Greater Than				Allowance				Commercial
			30 Days		60 Days		90 Days		Total		Related		Current,		Mortgage
			Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		to Past Due		Net		Loans
			(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
	Retail		$	2.8	$	0.3	$	6.1	$	9.2	$	(1.5)	$	2,621.5	$	2,629.2
	Industrial			---		3.3		1.8		5.1		(0.9)		1,004.5		1,008.7
	Office			1.3		---		3.7		5.0		(0.9)		978.3		982.4
	Apartment and other			---		---		---		---		---		289.9		289.9
	Hotel/motel			6.3		---		---		6.3		---		270.0		276.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		---		---		218.6		218.6
		Total commercial mortgage loans	$	10.4	$	3.6	$	11.6	$	25.6	$	(3.3)	$	5,382.8	$	5,405.1

Net Investment Income Summarized by Investment Type

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities			$	73.4	$	75.8	$	221.0	$	228.5
Commercial mortgage loans				83.1		84.9		250.1		252.2
Real estate				0.5		(0.3)		0.7		(0.9)
S&P 500 Index options				0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Other				---		2.2		4.4		7.0
	Gross investment income			157.9		165.1		481.5		496.5
Investment expenses				(4.5)		(5.9)		(17.9)		(17.2)
Tax-advantaged investment operating losses				(6.3)		(3.4)		(16.1)		(10.2)
		Net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

Schedule of Gross Capital Gains and Losses by Investment Type

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
				2014		2013		2014		2013
				(In millions)
Gains:
	Fixed maturity securities			$	1.4	$	0.6	$	4.8	$	8.2
	Commercial mortgage loans				0.8		0.8		1.8		1.8
	Real Estate				0.8		0.4		1.9		0.7
	Other				0.2		---		0.2		0.2
		Gross capital gains			3.2		1.8		8.7		10.9
Losses:
	Fixed maturity securities				(0.4)		(1.1)		(1.5)		(2.1)
	Provision for commercial mortgage loan losses				(5.9)		(3.8)		(8.1)		(12.8)
	Real Estate				(1.7)		(5.6)		(3.4)		(7.0)
	Other				(0.4)		---		(2.5)		(1.9)
		Gross capital losses			(8.4)		(10.5)		(15.5)		(23.8)
			Net capital losses	$	(5.2)	$	(8.7)	$	(6.8)	$	(12.9)

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Investments (Commercial Mortgage Loan Portfolio By Property Type, By Geographic Region Within The U.S. And By U.S. State) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$ 5,342.6	$ 5,405.1
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
California [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,443.1	1,455.5
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	27.00%	26.90%
Texas [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	620.2	618.8
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	11.60%	11.50%
Georgia [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	308.1	310.7
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	5.80%	5.80%
Florida [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	315.4	331.6
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	5.90%	6.10%
Other States [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	2,655.8	2,688.5
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	49.70%	49.70%
Pacific [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,915.6	1,910.1
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	35.90%	35.30%
South Atlantic [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,063.2	1,090.0
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	19.90%	20.20%
Mountain [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	599.1	611.4
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	11.20%	11.30%
West South Central [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	674.0	672.8
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	12.60%	12.40%
East North Central [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	474.8	473.8
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	8.90%	8.80%
Middle Atlantic [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	223.4	223.0
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	4.20%	4.10%
West North Central [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	149.8	186.9
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	2.80%	3.50%
East South Central [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	184.6	166.6
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	3.40%	3.10%
New England [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	58.1	70.5
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	1.10%	1.30%
Retail [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	2,645.0	2,629.2
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	49.50%	48.60%
Office [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	997.9	982.4
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	18.70%	18.20%
Industrial [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,005.9	1,008.7
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	18.80%	18.70%
Hotels and Motels [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	175.1	276.3
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	3.30%	5.10%
Commercial [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	216.7	218.6
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	4.10%	4.00%
Apartment and Other [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$ 302.0	$ 289.9
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	5.60%	5.40%

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Segments (PTOI and Assets Additional Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 96.9	$ 81.8	$ 213.6	$ 220.6
Total Assets	22,438.7	20,926.3	22,438.7	20,926.3	21,393.3
Insurance Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	89.3	78.3	185.7	188.5
Total Assets	8,089.8	8,174.5	8,089.8	8,174.5
Asset Management Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	20.8	21.9	59.2	59.8
Total Assets	13,775.6	12,224.7	13,775.6	12,224.7
Other Category [Member]
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(13.2)	(18.4)	(31.3)	(27.7)
Total Assets	$ 573.3	$ 527.1	$ 573.3	$ 527.1

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Deferred Acquisition Costs, Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule Of Activity For DAC, VOBA And Other Intangible Assets

			Nine Months Ended		Year Ended
			September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
			(In millions)
Carrying value at beginning of period, net:
	DAC		$	319.1	$	284.9
	VOBA			20.1		23.4
	Other intangible assets			32.1		38.2
		Total balance at beginning of period, net		371.3		346.5
Deferred or acquired during period:
	DAC			58.9		76.9
		Total deferred or acquired during period		58.9		76.9
Amortized during period:
	DAC			(48.0)		(42.7)
	VOBA			(1.6)		(3.3)
	Other intangible assets			(4.4)		(6.1)
		Total amortized during period		(54.0)		(52.1)
Carrying value at end of period, net:
	DAC			330.0		319.1
	VOBA			18.5		20.1
	Other intangible assets			27.7		32.1
		Total carrying value at end of period, net	$	376.2	$	371.3

Schedule Of DAC And VOBA Balances Amortized In Proportion To Expected Gross Profits And The Percentage Of The Total Balance Of DAC And VOBA Amortized In Proportion To Expected Gross Profits

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
DAC	$	79.2	24.0	%	$	80.1	25.1	%
VOBA		3.9	21.1			4.3	21.4

Impact Of Unlocking On DAC And VOBA Balances

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
(Decrease) increase to DAC and VOBA	$	(1.1)	$	0.3	$	(1.9)	$	(0.9)

Schedule Of The Estimated Net Amortization Of Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets For The Next Five Years

	Amount
	(In millions)
2014	$	1.9
2015		6.9
2016		5.6
2017		4.2
2018		4.2
2019		4.0

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Combined Federal And State Effective Income Tax Rates Table Textblock

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Combined federal and state effective income tax rates	26.6	%	27.9	%	23.6	%	25.9	%

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity (Parentheticals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity
Common stock dividends per share cash paid	$ 1.1

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

AOCI, net of tax [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

			Net Unrealized				Total
			Gains (Losses) on				Accumulated
			Fixed Maturity		Employee		Other
			Securities		Benefit		Comprehensive
			Available-for-Sale		Plans		Income (Loss)
			(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2013			$	383.0	$	(73.7)	$	309.3
	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
		before reclassification adjustment(1)		(205.3)		41.2		(164.1)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated
		other comprehensive income, net of tax(2)		(4.5)		(6.0)		(10.5)
Net other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax				(209.8)		35.2		(174.6)
Balance, December 31, 2013				173.2		(38.5)		134.7
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
		before reclassification adjustment(3)		55.3		(0.4)		54.9
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated
		other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(4)		(2.1)		1.2		(0.9)
Net other comprehensive income, net of tax				53.2		0.8		54.0
Balance, September 30, 2014			$	226.4	$	(37.7)	$	188.7

⁽¹⁾ Net of tax benefit of $111.1million for net unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $22.2million for employee benefits.

⁽²⁾Net of tax benefits of $3.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and $3.2 million for employee benefits, respectively.

⁽³⁾Net of tax expense of $27.2million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securitiesand net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for employee benefits.

⁽⁴⁾Net of tax benefit of $1.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $0.7 million for employee benefits.

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Retirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating expenses	$ 119.9	$ 114.8	$ 348.3	$ 324.3
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Expenses towards non-qualified supplemental retirement plan	1.0	0.7	2.9	2.3
Other liabilities for non-qualified plan	31.8		31.8		31.1
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]
Employer contributions to the deferred compensation plans	2.6	2.3	8.6	7.9
Liability for the plans	12.4		12.4		11.6
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of tax	$ 5.0		$ 5.0		$ 5.7

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Investments (Amortized Costs And Fair Values Of Fixed Maturity Securities Available-For-Sale) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	$ 7,268,400,000	$ 6,811,900,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains	420,600,000	385,800,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses	(34,400,000)	(77,200,000)
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,654,600,000	7,120,500,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,654,600,000	7,120,500,000
U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	267,600,000	320,800,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains	35,800,000	32,800,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses	(200,000)	(400,000)
U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	303,200,000	353,200,000
U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	126,600,000	134,300,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains	10,100,000	6,800,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses	(200,000)	(800,000)
U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	136,500,000	140,300,000
Foreign Government Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	58,500,000	58,900,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains	6,500,000	6,600,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses	0	0
Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	65,000,000	65,500,000
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	6,815,700,000	6,282,100,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains	368,200,000	339,600,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses	(34,000,000)	(76,000,000)
Corporate Bonds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	7,149,900,000	6,545,700,000
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Amortized Cost		15,800,000
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized Gains		0
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale, Unrealized losses		0
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale		$ 15,800,000

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Activity For DAC, VOBA And Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Carrying value at beginning of period, DAC	$ 319,100,000	$ 284,900,000
Carrying value at beginning of period, VOBA	20,100,000	23,400,000
Carrying value at beginning of period, Other intangible assets	32,100,000	38,200,000
Total balance at beginning of period	371,300,000	346,500,000
Deferred or acquired, DAC	58,900,000	76,900,000
Total deferred or acquired	58,900,000	76,900,000
Amortized during period, DAC	48,000,000	42,700,000
Amortized during period, VOBA	1,600,000	3,300,000
Other intangible assets	4,400,000	6,100,000
Total amortized during period	54,000,000	52,100,000
Carrying value at end of period, net DAC	330,000,000	319,100,000
Carrying value at end of period, net VOBA	18,500,000	20,100,000
Carrying value at end of period, Other intangible assets	27,700,000	32,100,000
Total carrying value at end of period	$ 376,200,000	$ 371,300,000

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenues:
Premiums	$ 507.3	$ 524.4	$ 1,536.6	$ 1,595.7
Administrative fees	32.8	30.5	97.0	89.6
Net investment income	147.1	155.8	447.5	469.1
Net capital gains (losses):
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.4)	(1.0)
All other net capital gains (losses)	(4.9)	(8.3)	(6.4)	(11.9)
Total net capital gains (losses)	(5.2)	(8.7)	(6.8)	(12.9)
Total revenues	682.0	702.0	2,074.3	2,141.5
Benefits and expenses:
Benefits to policyholders	360.8	395.0	1,188.1	1,260.9
Interest credited	38.7	43.9	122.8	130.8
Operating expenses	119.9	114.8	348.3	324.3
Commissions and bonuses	53.2	51.9	154.7	156.5
Premium taxes	7.5	9.1	24.7	27.7
Interest expense	7.8	8.6	24.1	25.7
Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA, and other intangibles	(2.8)	(3.1)	(2.0)	(5.0)
Total benefits and expenses	585.1	620.2	1,860.7	1,920.9
Income before income taxes	96.9	81.8	213.6	220.6
Income taxes	25.8	22.8	50.5	57.1
Net income	$ 71.1	$ 59.0	$ 163.1	$ 163.5
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 1.66	$ 1.33	$ 3.76	$ 3.69
Diluted	$ 1.65	$ 1.32	$ 3.73	$ 3.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	42,777,337	44,271,160	43,324,269	44,307,863
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	43,184,170	44,610,358	43,736,832	44,514,600

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Segments (Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Premiums	$ 507.3	$ 524.4	$ 1,536.6	$ 1,595.7
Administrative fees	32.8	30.5	97.0	89.6
Net investment income	147.1	155.8	447.5	469.1
Net capital gains (losses)	(5.2)	(8.7)	(6.8)	(12.9)
Total revenues	682.0	702.0	2,074.3	2,141.5
Benefits to policyholders	360.8	395.0	1,188.1	1,260.9
Interest credited	38.7	43.9	122.8	130.8
Operating expenses	119.9	114.8	348.3	324.3
Commissions and bonuses	53.2	51.9	154.7	156.5
Premium taxes	7.5	9.1	24.7	27.7
Interest expense	7.8	8.6	24.1	25.7
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets	(2.8)	(3.1)	(2.0)	(5.0)
Total benefits and expenses	585.1	620.2	1,860.7	1,920.9
Income (loss) before income taxes	96.9	81.8	213.6	220.6
Total Assets	22,438.7	20,926.3	22,438.7	20,926.3	21,393.3
Insurance Services [Member]
Premiums	504.2	523.0	1,527.9	1,589.9
Administrative fees	3.8	3.9	12.3	10.9
Net investment income	73.7	79.0	224.3	240.9
Net capital gains (losses)		0	0	0
Total revenues	581.7	605.9	1,764.5	1,841.7
Benefits to policyholders	355.2	391.2	1,172.6	1,247.0
Interest credited	0.7	0.6	2.6	2.8
Operating expenses	89.3	86.1	259.0	252.5
Commissions and bonuses	43.4	43.5	129.1	131.9
Premium taxes	7.5	9.1	24.7	27.7
Interest expense	0	0	0
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets	(3.7)	(2.9)	(9.2)	(8.7)
Total benefits and expenses	492.4	527.6	1,578.8	1,653.2
Income (loss) before income taxes	89.3	78.3	185.7	188.5
Total Assets	8,089.8	8,174.5	8,089.8	8,174.5
Employee Benefits [Member]
Premiums	453.9	474.7	1,380.6	1,447.9
Administrative fees	3.8	3.8	12.2	10.7
Net investment income	60.7	65.8	185.2	201.4
Net capital gains (losses)		0	0	0
Total revenues	518.4	544.3	1,578.0	1,660.0
Benefits to policyholders	321.1	356.0	1,073.7	1,153.1
Interest credited	0.7	0.6	2.6	2.8
Operating expenses	82.2	79.0	238.3	232.8
Commissions and bonuses	30.5	30.4	93.5	96.5
Premium taxes	6.6	8.1	22.0	24.7
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets	0.4	1.6	(0.3)	0.9
Total benefits and expenses	441.5	475.7	1,429.8	1,510.8
Income (loss) before income taxes	76.9	68.6	148.2	149.2
Total Assets	5,740.0	5,805.0	5,740.0	5,805.0
Individual Disability [Member]
Premiums	50.3	48.3	147.3	142.0
Administrative fees	0	0.1	0.1	0.2
Net investment income	13.0	13.2	39.1	39.5
Net capital gains (losses)		0	0	0
Total revenues	63.3	61.6	186.5	181.7
Benefits to policyholders	34.1	35.2	98.9	93.9
Interest credited	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses	7.1	7.1	20.7	19.7
Commissions and bonuses	12.9	13.1	35.6	35.4
Premium taxes	0.9	1.0	2.7	3.0
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets	(4.1)	(4.5)	(8.9)	(9.6)
Total benefits and expenses	50.9	51.9	149.0	142.4
Income (loss) before income taxes	12.4	9.7	37.5	39.3
Total Assets	2,349.8	2,369.5	2,349.8	2,369.5
Asset Management Segment [Member]
Premiums	3.1	1.4	8.7	5.8
Administrative fees	33.9	31.3	99.2	92.7
Net investment income	69.4	73.4	211.1	217.4
Net capital gains (losses)		0	0	0
Total revenues	106.4	106.1	319.0	315.9
Benefits to policyholders	5.6	3.8	15.5	13.9
Interest credited	38.0	43.3	120.2	128.0
Operating expenses	31.3	28.9	91.3	85.9
Commissions and bonuses	9.8	8.4	25.6	24.6
Premium taxes	0	0	0	0
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets	0.9	(0.2)	7.2	3.7
Total benefits and expenses	85.6	84.2	259.8	256.1
Income (loss) before income taxes	20.8	21.9	59.2	59.8
Total Assets	13,775.6	12,224.7	13,775.6	12,224.7
Other Category [Member]
Premiums	0	0	0	0
Administrative fees	(4.9)	(4.7)	(14.5)	(14.0)
Net investment income	4.0	3.4	12.1	10.8
Net capital gains (losses)	(5.2)	(8.7)	(6.8)	(12.9)
Total revenues	(6.1)	(10.0)	(9.2)	(16.1)
Benefits to policyholders		0
Interest credited		0
Operating expenses	(0.7)	(0.2)	(2.0)	(14.1)
Commissions and bonuses		0
Premium taxes		0
Interest expense	7.8	8.6	24.1	25.7
Net increase in deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and intangible assets		0
Total benefits and expenses	7.1	8.4	22.1	11.6
Income (loss) before income taxes	(13.2)	(18.4)	(31.3)	(27.7)
Total Assets	$ 573.3	$ 527.1	$ 573.3	$ 527.1

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) [Abstract]
Amortized cost of fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	$ 7,268,400,000	$ 6,811,900,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	42,475,479	44,126,389
Common Stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0

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Investments (Performing And Nonperforming Commercial Mortgage Loans By Property Type) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$ 5,342.6	$ 5,405.1
Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,334.1	5,393.2
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	8.5	11.9
Retail [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	2,645.0	2,629.2
Retail [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	2,639.8	2,624.2
Retail [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5.2	5.0
Office [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	997.9	982.4
Office [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	995.4	979.6
Office [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	2.5	2.8
Industrial [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,005.9	1,008.7
Industrial [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	1,005.1	1,004.6
Industrial [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	0.8	4.1
Hotels and Motels [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	175.1	276.3
Hotels and Motels [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	175.1	276.3
Hotels and Motels [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	0	0
Commercial [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	216.7	218.6
Commercial [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	216.7	218.6
Commercial [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	0	0
Apartment and Other [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	302.0	289.9
Apartment and Other [Member] | Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	302.0	289.9
Apartment and Other [Member] | Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, net	$ 0	$ 0

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Share-Based Compensation (Narrative-Options) (Details) (Stock Incentive 2002 Plan [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock authorized for share based compensation arrangements	7,000,000
Number of shares of common stock available for grant	2,615,674
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years 0 months 0 days
Compensation cost related to unvested option, not recognized	$ 5.9
Weighted average recognition period of unrecognized compensation cost for stock options	2 years 1 month 6 days
Stock option awards granted in period	111,810	164,367
Weighted average exercise price of stock option awards granted in period	$ 63.69	$ 38.65
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock option awards granted in period	$ 24.49	$ 13.69

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Investments (Schedule Of Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type [Line Items]
Gross capital gains	$ 3.2	$ 1.8	$ 8.7	$ 10.9
Gross capital losses	(8.4)	(10.5)	(15.5)	(23.8)
Total net capital gains (losses)	(5.2)	(8.7)	(6.8)	(12.9)
Total Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type [Line Items]
Gross capital gains	1.4	0.6	4.8	8.2
Gross capital losses	(0.4)	(1.1)	(1.5)	(2.1)
Real Estate Owned [Member]
Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type [Line Items]
Gross capital gains	0.8	0.4	1.9	0.7
Gross capital losses	(1.7)	(5.6)	(3.4)	(7.0)
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type [Line Items]
Gross capital gains	0.8	0.8	1.8	1.8
Gross capital losses	(5.9)	(3.8)	(8.1)	(12.8)
Other Investment Classification [Member]
Gross Capital Gains And Losses By Investment Type [Line Items]
Gross capital gains	0.2	0	0.2	0.2
Gross capital losses	$ (0.4)	$ 0	$ (2.5)	$ (1.9)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

AOCI, net of tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Text Block]

13.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component:

			Net Unrealized				Total
			Gains (Losses) on				Accumulated
			Fixed Maturity		Employee		Other
			Securities		Benefit		Comprehensive
			Available-for-Sale		Plans		Income (Loss)
			(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2013			$	383.0	$	(73.7)	$	309.3
	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
		before reclassification adjustment(1)		(205.3)		41.2		(164.1)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated
		other comprehensive income, net of tax(2)		(4.5)		(6.0)		(10.5)
Net other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax				(209.8)		35.2		(174.6)
Balance, December 31, 2013				173.2		(38.5)		134.7
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
		before reclassification adjustment(3)		55.3		(0.4)		54.9
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated
		other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(4)		(2.1)		1.2		(0.9)
Net other comprehensive income, net of tax				53.2		0.8		54.0
Balance, September 30, 2014			$	226.4	$	(37.7)	$	188.7

⁽¹⁾ Net of tax benefit of $111.1million for net unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $22.2million for employee benefits.

⁽²⁾Net of tax benefits of $3.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and $3.2 million for employee benefits, respectively.

⁽³⁾Net of tax expense of $27.2million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securitiesand net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for employee benefits.

⁽⁴⁾Net of tax benefit of $1.1 million for net unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities and net of tax expense of $0.7 million for employee benefits.

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Share-Based Compensation (Narrative-Stock Awards) (Details) (Stock Incentive 2002 Plan [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock authorized for share based compensation arrangements	7,000,000
Number of shares of common stock available for grant	2,615,674
Stock Award Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock authorized for share based compensation arrangements	1,400,000
Number of shares of common stock available for grant	957,543
RSUs Member
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 3,300,000
Award vesting period	3 years 0 months 0 days
Stock awards granted during period	47,882	59,823
Weighted average recognition period of additional compensation cost assuming a target payout, years	1 year 8 months 12 days
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years 0 months 0 days
Stock awards granted during period	77,634	117,172
Issued under share-based compensation plans net, shares	8,846	0
Additional compensation cost assuming maximum payout of outstanding performance-based stock awards	14,200,000
Additional compensation cost assuming a target payout of outstanding performance-based stock awards	5,700,000
Weighted average recognition period of additional compensation cost assuming a target payout, years	1 year 1 month 6 days
Director Stock Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	1 year 0 months 0 days
Issued under share-based compensation plans net, shares	15,697	20,099
Non-employee director annual compensation in common stock, fair value	$ 100,000

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Share Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Share-Based Compensation

Schedule of Compensation Cost and Related Income Tax Benefit under Share-Based Compensation Plans

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	1.8	$	3.2	$	4.9	$	5.9
Related income tax benefit		0.6		1.2		1.7		2.1

Schedule of Compensation Cost and Related Income Tax Benefit under Employee Stock Purchase Plans

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	---	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3
Related income tax benefit		---		---		0.1		0.1

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Derivative Balance Sheet Offsetting (Details) (Interest Rate Swaps [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	$ (600,000)	$ 0
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	1,300,000	0
Net interest rate swaps	700,000
Accrued interest payable	(1,800,000)	0
Collateral	6,200,000	0
Net Amount	$ 5,100,000	$ 0

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Changes In Shareholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Parent [Member]	Common Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Retained Earnings
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 2,169,000,000		$ 89,600,000	$ 309,300,000	$ 1,770,100,000
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012			44,419,448
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Net income	228,500,000				228,500,000
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	(174,600,000)			(174,600,000)
Common stock:
Repurchased	(82,300,000)		(82,300,000)
Shares repurchased			(1,644,488)
Issued under share-based compensation plans, net	60,700,000		60,700,000
Issued under share-based compensation plans net, shares			1,351,429
Dividends declared on common stock ($1.10 per share)	(48,500,000)				(48,500,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	2,152,800,000		68,000,000	134,700,000	1,950,100,000
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013			44,126,389
Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Net income	163,100,000				163,100,000
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	54,000,000			54,000,000
Common stock:
Repurchased	(119,100,000)		(84,500,000)		(34,600,000)
Shares repurchased			(1,936,976)
Issued under share-based compensation plans, net	16,500,000		16,500,000
Issued under share-based compensation plans net, shares			286,066
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 2,267,300,000	$ 2,267,300,000	$ 0	$ 188,700,000	$ 2,078,600,000
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2014			42,475,479

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 71,100,000		$ 59,000,000		$ 163,100,000		$ 163,500,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net unrealized capital gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale	(37,000,000)	[1]	(7,800,000)	[1]	55,300,000	[1]	(176,000,000)	[1]
Reclassification adjustment for net capital gains included in net income	(600,000)	[2]	300,000	[2]	(2,100,000)	[2]	(3,800,000)	[2]
Employee benefit plans:
Prior service credit and net losses arising during the period, net	0	[3]	0	[3]	(400,000)	[3]	0	[3]
Reclassification adjustment for amortization to net periodic pension cost (credit), net	400,000	[4]	1,900,000	[4]	1,200,000	[4]	(7,800,000)	[4]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(37,200,000)		(5,600,000)		54,000,000		(187,600,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 33,900,000		$ 53,400,000		$ 217,100,000		$ (24,100,000)

[1] Net of tax benefits of $20.0 million and $4.2 million for the third quartersof 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax expense of $27.2million andtax benefit of $95.9 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Net of tax benefit of $0.3 million and tax expense of $0.2 million for thethird quartersof 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax benefits of $1.1million and $2.3 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[3] Net of tax benefit of $0.3 million for the first nine months of2014.

[4] Net of taxexpenses of $0.2 million and$1.1 million for the third quartersof 2014 and 2013, respectively, and tax expenseof $0.7 million andtax benefit of $4.2 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate business risks including interest rate risk exposure. The Company has the following derivatives on its consolidated balance sheets: interest rate swaps, index-based guarantees and S&P 500 Index options.

Interest Rate Swaps

In the second quarter of 2014, the Company began more extensive use of interest rate swaps to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, to manage interest rate exposures arising from asset and liability mismatches, and to protect the value of investments held on the balance sheet. The interest rate swaps used by the Company are designed to qualify for hedge accounting. Therefore, recognized changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps and the gain or loss on the hedged items attributable to the hedged risk, areoffset in capital gains and losses. Valuations for interest rate swaps are sensitive to changes in the interest rate environment.

Interest income, interest expense and fees related to interest rate swaps are recorded as a component of net investment income.

Interest rate swaps are recognized as either other invested assets or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and are reported at fair value. To qualify for hedge accounting, the Company formally documents the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedging transaction and the designation of the hedge as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedgeat the inception of the hedging transaction. Included in this documentation is how the interest rate swap is expected to hedge the designated risk related to specific assets or liabilities on the balance sheet as well as a description of the method that will be used to retrospectively and prospectively assess the hedge effectiveness and the method that will be used to measure ineffectiveness and how this ineffectiveness will be accounted for.

A derivative instrument designated as part of a hedging relationship must be assessed as being highly effective in offsetting the designated risk of the hedged item. Hedge effectiveness is formally assessed at inception and periodically throughout the life of the designated hedging relationship, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative methods include comparison of critical terms of the derivative to the hedged item. Quantitative methods include regression or other statistical analysis of changes in the fair value or cash flows associated with the hedge relationship.

In the event a hedged item is disposed, the Company will terminate the related interest rate swap and recognize the gain or loss on termination in the consolidated statements of income.

Cash settlement activity of derivative contracts is reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows as a component of proceeds from or acquisition of other invested assets.

In the consolidated balance sheets, the Company offsets fair value amounts recognized for interest rate swaps.

Index-based Interest Guarantees

The Company sells indexed annuities, which permit the holder to elect a fixed interest rate return or an indexed return, where interest credited to the contracts is based on the performance of the S&P 500 Index, subject to an upper limit or cap and minimum guarantees. The index-based interest guarantees do not qualify for hedge accounting. Policyholders may elect to rebalance between interest crediting options at renewal dates annually. At each renewal date, the Company has the opportunity to re-price the indexed component by changing the cap, subject to minimum guarantees. The Company estimates the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees for the current period and for all future reset periods until contract maturity. Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are recorded to interest credited. The liability represents an estimate of the cost of the options to be purchased in the future to manage the risk related to the index-based interest guarantees. The liability for index-based interest guarantees is the present value of future cash flows attributable to the projected index growth that is in excess of cash flows attributable to fixed interest rates guarantees. The excess cash flows are discounted back to the date of the balance sheet using current market indicators for future interest rates and option costs. Cash flows depend on actuarial estimates for policyholder lapse behavior and management’s discretion in setting renewal index-based interest guarantees.

S&P 500 Index Options

The Company purchases S&P 500 Index options for its interest crediting strategy used in its indexed annuity product. The S&P 500 Index options do not qualify for hedge accounting. The S&P 500 Index options are purchased from investment banks and are selected in a manner that supports the amount of interest that is expected to be credited in the current year to annuity policyholder accounts that are dependent on the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The purchase of S&P 500 Index options is a pivotal part of the Company’s risk management strategy for indexed annuity products. The S&P 500 Index options are exclusively used for risk management. While valuations of the S&P 500 Index options are sensitive to a number of variables, valuations for S&P 500 Index options purchased are most sensitive to changes in the S&P 500 Index value and the implied volatilities of this index. Changes in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are recorded to net investment income. The Company generally purchases two S&P 500 Index option contracts per month, which have expiry dates of one year from the date of purchase.

Option premiums paid for the Company’s index option contracts were $2.2 million for both the third quarters of2014 and 2013, and $6.3 million and $6.8million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company received $4.7 million and $4.3 million for options exercised for the third quarters of2014 and 2013, respectively, and $14.6 million and $13.7 millionfor the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the notional amount and the fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities:

			September 30,				December 31,
			2014				2013
			Notional		Fair		Notional		Fair
			Amount		Value		Amount		Value
			(In millions)
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments
Assets:
	Other invested assets:
		Interest rate swaps	$	350.0	$	0.7	$	---	$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Assets:
	Other invested assets:
		S&P 500 Index options		375.4		12.8		350.5		15.8
Liabilities:
	Other policyholder funds:
		Index-based interest guarantees		---(1)		69.4		---(1)		67.6

The underlying factors for index-based guarantees vary by contract and other criteria, such as floors and ceilings on rates and future payouts.

The following table sets forth the gross amounts of derivative instruments recorded on the balance sheet and the collateral pledged related to the derivative instruments:

			September 30,		December 31,
			2014		2013
			(In millions)
Offsetting of Interest Rate Swaps
Interest rate swaps, liabilities			$	(0.6)	$	---
Interest rate swaps, assets				1.3		---
	Net interest rate swaps			0.7		---
	Accrued interest payable			(1.8)		---
	Collateral pledged			6.2		---
		Net amount	$	5.1	$	---

The following table sets forth the amount of gains or losses recognized in the consolidated statements of income from the change in fair value of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities:

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(In millions)
Qualifying Fair Value Hedging Instruments
Net capital gains:
	Interest rate swaps		$	2.3	$	---	$	0.7	$	---
Non-Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Net investment income:
	S&P 500 Index options			0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Interest credited:
	Index-based interest guarantees			0.5		(1.6)		(3.5)		(6.1)
		Net gains	$	3.7	$	0.9	$	2.5	$	3.6

Fluctuations in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are driven by changes in the interest rate environment. Fluctuations in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are related to the volatility of the S&P 500 Index. Changes in fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to changes in the interest rate environment.

As a result of the Company’s annual update of the key assumptions used to value index-based interest guarantees, a process known as “unlocking”, interest credited decreased $1.4 million and increased $1.3 million for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and decreased $2.7 million and increased $2.7 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

The ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting was not material to the results of operations of the Company for the third quarters of2014 and 2013 and for the first nine months of2014 and 2013.

Counterparty Credit Risk

Interest rate swaps

As the Company uses a central counterparty (“CCP”) to clear all of its interest rate swaps, the Company is only exposed to the default of the CCP. Transactions with the CCP require the Company to pledge initial and variation margin collateral. At September 30, 2014, the Company pledged $6.2 million of cash and cash equivalents on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as collateral to the CCP.

S&P 500 Index options

The Company is exposed to the credit worthiness of the institutions from which it purchases its S&P 500 Index options and these institutions’ continued abilities to perform according to the terms of the contracts. The current values for the credit exposure have been affected by fluctuations in the S&P 500 Index. The Company’s maximum credit exposure would require an increase of 6.0% in the value of the S&P 500 Index. The maximum credit risk is calculated using the cap strike price of the Company’s S&P 500 Index options less the floor price, multiplied by the notional amount of the S&P 500 Index options.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s S&P 500 Index options and its maximum credit risk exposure related to these instruments:

			September 30, 2014
			Assets at		Maximum
			Fair Value		Credit Risk
			(In millions)
Counterparty:
	The Bank of New York Mellon		$	6.7	$	9.0
	Goldman Sachs			4.6		6.4
	Merrill Lynch International			1.5		3.1
		Total	$	12.8	$	18.5

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	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 24, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001079577
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,040,030
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Deferred Acquisition Costs, Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets Disclosures [Abstract]

Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets

9. DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS (“DAC”), VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED (“VOBA”) AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

DAC, VOBA and other acquisition related intangible assets are generally originated through the issuance of new business or the purchase of existing business, either by purchasing blocks of insurance policies from other insurers or by the outright purchase of other companies. The Company’s other intangible assets are subject to impairment tests on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate that carrying values may not be recoverable.

The following table sets forth activity for DAC, VOBA and other intangible assets:

			Nine Months Ended		Year Ended
			September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
			(In millions)
Carrying value at beginning of period, net:
	DAC		$	319.1	$	284.9
	VOBA			20.1		23.4
	Other intangible assets			32.1		38.2
		Total balance at beginning of period, net		371.3		346.5
Deferred or acquired during period:
	DAC			58.9		76.9
		Total deferred or acquired during period		58.9		76.9
Amortized during period:
	DAC			(48.0)		(42.7)
	VOBA			(1.6)		(3.3)
	Other intangible assets			(4.4)		(6.1)
		Total amortized during period		(54.0)		(52.1)
Carrying value at end of period, net:
	DAC			330.0		319.1
	VOBA			18.5		20.1
	Other intangible assets			27.7		32.1
		Total carrying value at end of period, net	$	376.2	$	371.3

The Company defers certain acquisition costs that vary with and are directly related to the origination of new business. Certain costs related to obtaining new business and acquiring business through reinsurance agreements have been deferred and will be amortized to accomplish matching against related future premiums or gross profits as appropriate. The Company normally defers certain acquisition-related commissions and incentive payments, certain costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain printing costs. Assumptions used in developing DAC and amortization amounts each period include the amount of business in-force, expected future persistency, withdrawals, interest rates and profitability. These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Additional amortization of DAC is charged to current earnings, to the extent it is determined that future premiums or gross profits are not adequate to cover the remaining amounts deferred. Changes in actual persistency are reflected in the calculated DAC balance. Costs that are not directly associated with the acquisition of new business are not deferred as DAC and are charged to expense as incurred. Generally, annual commissions are considered expenses and are not deferred.

DAC for group and individual disability insurance products and group life insurance products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to future premiums. The Company amortizes DAC for group disability and life insurance products over the initial premium rate guarantee period, which averages 2.5 years. DAC for individual disability insurance products is amortized in proportion to future premiums over the life of the contract, averaging 20 to 25 years with approximately 50% and 75% expected to be amortized by years 10 and 15, respectively.

The Company’s individual deferred annuities and group annuity products are classified as investment contracts. DAC related to these products is amortized over the life of related policies in proportion to expected gross profits. For the Company’s individual deferred annuities, DAC is generally amortized over 30 years with approximately 55% and 95% expected to be amortized by years 5 and 15, respectively. DAC for group annuity products is amortized over 10 years with approximately 80% expected to be amortized by year five.

VOBA primarily represents the discounted future profits of business assumed through reinsurance agreements. The Company has established VOBA for a block of individual disability business assumed from Minnesota Life Insurance Company (“Minnesota Life”) and a block of group disability and group life business assumed from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). VOBA is generally amortized in proportion to future premiums for group and individual disability insurance products and group life products. However, the VOBA related to the TIAA transaction associated with an in-force block of group long term disability claims for which no ongoing premium is received is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits. If actual premiums or future profitability are inconsistent with the Company’s assumptions, the Company could be required to make adjustments to VOBA and related amortization.The VOBA associated with the TIAA transaction is amortized in proportion to expected gross profits with an amortization period of up to 20 years. For the VOBA associated with the Minnesota Life block of business assumed, the amortization period is up to 30 years and is amortized in proportion to future premiums. The accumulated amortization of VOBA was $70.3million and $68.7 million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the amount of DAC and VOBA balances amortized in proportion to expected gross profits and the percentage of the total balance of DAC and VOBA amortized in proportion to expected gross profits:

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in millions)
DAC	$	79.2	24.0	%	$	80.1	25.1	%
VOBA		3.9	21.1			4.3	21.4

Key assumptions, which will affect the determination of expected gross profits for determining DAC and VOBA balances, are:

• Persistency.
• Interest rates, which affect both investment income and interest credited.
• Stock market performance.
• Capital gains and losses.
• Claim termination rates.
• Amount of business in-force.

These assumptions are modified to reflect actual experience when appropriate. Although a change in a single assumption may have an impact on the calculated amortization of DAC or VOBA for balances associated with investment contracts, it is the relationship of that change to the changes in other key assumptions that determines the ultimate impact on DAC or VOBA amortization. Because actual results and trends related to these assumptions vary from those assumed, the Company revises these assumptions annually to reflect its current best estimate of expected gross profits. As a result of this process, known as “unlocking”, the cumulative balances of DAC and VOBA are adjusted with an offsetting benefit or charge to income to reflect changes in the period of the revision. An unlocking event generally occurs as a result of actual experience or future expectations differing from previous estimates. As a result of unlocking, the amortization schedule for future periods is also adjusted.

The following table sets forth the impact of unlocking on DAC and VOBA balances:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
(Decrease) increase to DAC and VOBA	$	(1.1)	$	0.3	$	(1.9)	$	(0.9)

Significant, unanticipated changes in key assumptions, which affect the determination of expected gross profits, may result in a large unlocking event that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, future changes in DAC and VOBA balances due to changes in underlying assumptions are not expected to be material.

The Company’s other intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist of certain customer lists from Asset Management business acquired and an individual disability marketing agreement. Customer lists have a combined estimated weighted-average remaining life of 6.5years. The marketing agreement that accompanied the Minnesota Life transaction provides access to Minnesota Life agents, some of whom now market Standard’s individual disability insurance products. The Minnesota Life marketing agreement will be fully amortized by the end of 2023. The accumulated amortization of other intangible assets was $47.0 million and $42.6 million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following table sets forth the estimated net amortization of VOBA and other intangible assets for the remainder of 2014 and for each of the next five years:

	Amount
	(In millions)
2014	$	1.9
2015		6.9
2016		5.6
2017		4.2
2018		4.2
2019		4.0

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Parenthenticals) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Unrealized Gains (losses) on Available For Sale Securities [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax effect on other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	$ 27,200,000	$ 111,100,000
Tax effect of reclassification from other comprehensive income	1,100,000	3,100,000
Employee Benefit Plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax effect on other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	300,000	22,200,000
Tax effect of reclassification from other comprehensive income	$ 700,000	$ 3,200,000

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Available-for-sale securities other comprehensive income, tax effect:
Tax effect on unrealized capital gains (losses) on securities-available-for-sale	$ (20.0)	$ (4.2)	$ 27.2	$ (95.9)
Reclassification adjustment for net capital gains included in net income, tax effect	(0.3)	0.2	(0.2)	(2.3)
Employee benefit plans, tax effect:
Prior service credit and net losses arising during the period, tax effect	0	0	0.3	0
Reclassification adjustment for amortization to net periodic pension cost, tax effect	$ 0.2	$ 1.1	$ 0.7	$ (4.2)

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Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

3. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has two active share-based compensation plans: the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (“2002 Plan”) and the 1999 Employee Share Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The 2002 Plan authorizes the Board of Directors to grant incentive or non-statutory stock options and stock awards to eligible employees and certain specified parties. The Company’s ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase StanCorp common stock at a discount. Of the7,000,000shares of common stock authorized for the 2002 Plan, 2,615,674shares or options for shares remain available for grant at September 30,2014. Of the 3,500,000shares authorized for the ESPP, 1,378,369shares remain available for issuance at September 30,2014.

The following table sets forth the total compensation cost and related income tax benefit under the Company’s share-based compensation plans:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	1.8	$	3.2	$	4.9	$	5.9
Related income tax benefit		0.6		1.2		1.7		2.1

2002 Plan

The Company has provided two types of share-based compensation pursuant to the 2002 Plan: option grants and stock award grants.

Option Grants

Options are granted to officers and certain non-officer employees. Options are granted with an exercise price per share equal to the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date. Options typically vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the vesting reference date.

The Company granted options to purchase111,810and 164,367shares of StanCorp common stockfor the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively, at a weighted-average per share exercise price of $63.69 and $38.65, respectively. The fair value of each option award granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options grantedfor the first nine months of2014 and 2013 was $24.49and $13.69, respectively.

The compensation cost of stock options is recognized over the vesting period, which is also the period over which the grantee must provide services to the Company. At September 30,2014, the total compensation cost related to unvested option awards that had not yet been recognized in the financial statements was $5.9 million. This compensation cost will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 2.1 years.

Stock Award Grants

The Company currently grants three types of stock awards: restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”), performance-based stock awards (“Performance Shares”) and non-employee director stock awards (“Director Stock Grants”). Under the 2002 Plan, the Company had957,543 shares available for issuance as stock award grants at September 30,2014.

RSUs

The Company grants annual RSUs to officers and senior officers of the Company. RSUs typically cliff vest three years from the grant date. The actual number of shares issued is based on continued employment with a portion of shares withheld to cover required tax withholding.

The Company granted 47,882 and 59,823 RSUs for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively. The fair value of the RSUs is determined based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date.

The compensation cost of RSUs is recognized over the vesting period, which is the period over which the grantee must provide services to the Company. At September 30,2014, the total compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that had not yet been recognized in the financial statements was $3.3 million. This cost will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 1.7 years.

Performance Shares

The Company grants Performance Shares to designated senior officers as longterm incentive compensation. The payout for these awards is based on the Company’s financial performance over a three-year period. Performance Share grants represent the maximum number of shares of StanCorp common stock issuable to the designated senior officers if specified criteria are met. The actual number of shares issued at the end of the performance period is based on continued employment and satisfaction of the Company’s financial performance conditions, with a portion of the shares withheld to cover required tax withholding.

The Company granted 77,634 and 117,172Performance Shares for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company issued8,846 of StanCorp common stock under previous performance share awards for the first nine months of2014 and no shares for the first nine months of2013.

The fair value of Performance Shares is based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the grant date.

The compensation cost of Performance Shares is based on an estimate of the number of shares that will be earned and cost is recognized over the vesting period. The cost the Company will ultimately recognize as a result of these stock awards is dependent on the Company’s financial performance. Assuming that the maximum performance is achieved for each performance goal, $14.2 million in additional compensation cost would be recognized through 2016. Assuming that the maximum performance is achieved, this cost would be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1years. The target payout is 50% of the maximum performance shares. Assuming that the target performance is achieved for each performance goal, $5.7 million in additional compensation cost would be recognized through 2016.

Director Stock Grants

Each non-employee director receives annual stock grants with a fair value equal to $100,000 based on the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on the day of the annual shareholder meeting. The stock grants generally vest after one year.

The Company issued15,697 and 20,099shares of StanCorp common stockfor the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

Employee Share Purchase Plan

The Company’s ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase StanCorp common stock at a 5% discount of the lesser of the closing market price of StanCorp common stock on either the commencement date or the final date of each six-month offering period. Under the terms of the plan, each eligible employee may elect to have the lesser of up to 5% of the employee’s gross total cash compensation or $5,000 per offering period withheld to purchase StanCorp common stock. No employee may purchase StanCorp common stock having a fair market value in excess of $25,000 in any calendar year.

The following table sets forth the compensation cost and related income tax benefit under the Company’s ESPP:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Compensation cost	$	---	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	0.3
Related income tax benefit		---		---		0.1		0.1

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Net Income Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Common Share

2. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Net income per basic common share was calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding. Net income per diluted common share was calculated using the treasury stock method and reflects the dilutive effects of stock awards and potential exercises of dilutive outstanding stock options. Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding does not include stock options with an option exercise price greater than the average market price because they are antidilutive and inclusion would increase net income per diluted common share.

The following table sets forth the calculation of net income per basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income (In millions)		$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding			42,777,337		44,271,160		43,324,269		44,307,863
Stock options			362,634		273,338		372,615		146,247
Stock awards			44,199		65,860		39,948		60,490
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding			43,184,170		44,610,358		43,736,832		44,514,600
Net income per common share:
	Basic	$	1.66	$	1.33	$	3.76	$	3.69
	Diluted		1.65		1.32		3.73		3.67
Antidilutive shares not included in net income per diluted common
	share calculation		150,475		---		54,986		559,575

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Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]

Calculation Of Net Income Per Basic And Diluted Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income (In millions)		$	71.1	$	59.0	$	163.1	$	163.5
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding			42,777,337		44,271,160		43,324,269		44,307,863
Stock options			362,634		273,338		372,615		146,247
Stock awards			44,199		65,860		39,948		60,490
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding			43,184,170		44,610,358		43,736,832		44,514,600
Net income per common share:
	Basic	$	1.66	$	1.33	$	3.76	$	3.69
	Diluted		1.65		1.32		3.73		3.67
Antidilutive shares not included in net income per diluted common
	share calculation		150,475		---		54,986		559,575

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Commitments And Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various legal actions and other state and federal proceedings. A number of actions or proceedings were pending at September 30,2014. In some instances, lawsuits include claims for punitive damages and similar types of relief in unspecified or substantial amounts, in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or other compensatory damages. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability, if any, arising from the actions or proceedings is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (“Facility”) Contingencies

The Company maintains a$250 million Facility. Upon the request of StanCorp and with the consent of the lenders under the Facility, the Facility canbe increased to $350 million. The termination date of the Facility is June 22, 2018.The Company expects to use the Facility for working capital, general corporate purposes and for the issuance of letters of credit.

Under the agreement, the Company is subject to two financial covenants,which are based on the Company's ratio of total debt to total capitalization andconsolidated net worth.The Company is also subject to covenants that limit subsidiary indebtedness.The Facility is subject to pricing levels based upon the Company's publicly announced debt ratings and includes an interest rate option at the election of the borrower of a base rate plus the applicable margin or LIBOR plus the applicable margin, plus facility and utilization fees. At September 30,2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Facility and had no outstanding balance on the Facility.

Other Financing Obligations

The Company has $250 million of 5.00%10-year senior notes (“Senior Notes’’), which mature on August 15, 2022. Interest is paid semi-annually on February 15 and August 15.

The Company has $252.9 million of 6.90% junior subordinated debentures (“Subordinated Debt”), which matures on June 1, 2067andis non-callable prior to June 1, 2017. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased $47.1 million in principal amount of Subordinated Debt. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1untilJune 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 2.51%. StanCorp has the option to defer interest payments for up to five years. The declaration and payment of dividends to shareholders would be restricted if the Company elected to defer interest payments on its Subordinated Debt. If elected, the restriction would be in place during the interest deferral period. The Company is currently not deferring interest on the Subordinated Debt.

At September 30,2014, the Company had $43.4 million of unfunded commitments to fund tax-advantaged investment partnerships. These commitments are recorded as other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding recognition to other invested assets.

In the normal course of business, the Company commits to fund commercial mortgage loans generally up to 90 days in advance. At September 30,2014, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans totaling $143.9 million, with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.00% to 6.00%. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates. A small percentage of commitments expire due to the borrower failing to deliver the required items by the expiration date. In these cases, the Company will retain the commitment fee and good faith deposit. Alternatively, if the Company terminates a commitment due to the disapproval of a commitment requirement, the commitment fee and good faith deposit may be refunded to the borrower, less an administrative fee.

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Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Abstract

Fair Value

6. FAIR VALUE

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are disclosed using a three-level hierarchy. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market-derived or market-based information obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s estimates about market data.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 inputs are based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Level 3 inputs are generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

There are three types of valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities recorded at fair value:

• The market approach uses prices or other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
• The income approach uses the present value of cash flows or earnings.
• The cost approach, which uses replacement costs more readily adaptable for valuing physical assets.

The Company uses both the market and income approach in its fair value measurements. These measurements are discussed in more detail below.

The following tables set forth the carrying value and the estimated fair valueof each financial instrument:

				September 30, 2014
				Carrying		Fair
				Value		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
				(In millions)
Assets:
	Fixed maturity securities:
		Corporate bonds		$	7,149.9	$	7,149.9	$	---	$	7,068.4	$	81.5
		U.S. government and agency bonds			303.2		303.2		---		303.2		---
		U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			136.5		136.5		---		136.5		---
		Foreign government bonds			65.0		65.0		---		65.0		---
			Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,654.6	$	7,654.6	$	---	$	7,573.1	$	81.5
	Commercial mortgage loans, net			$	5,342.6	$	5,822.3	$	---	$	---	$	5,822.3
	S&P 500 Index options				12.8		12.8		---		---		12.8
	Interest rate swaps				0.7		0.7		---		0.7		---
	Policy loans				2.2		2.2		---		---		2.2
	Separate account assets				7,031.9		7,031.9		6,907.0		124.9		---
Liabilities:
	Total other policyholder funds,
		investment-type contracts		$	5,694.5	$	5,957.9	$	---	$	---	$	5,957.9
	Index-based interest guarantees				69.4		69.4		---		---		69.4
	Short-term debt				1.2		1.6		---		1.6		---
	Long-term debt				503.7		537.2		---		537.2		---

				December 31, 2013
				Carrying		Fair
				Value		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
				(In millions)
Assets:
	Fixed maturity securities:
		Corporate bonds		$	6,545.7	$	6,545.7	$	---	$	6,429.7	$	116.0
		U.S. government and agency bonds			353.2		353.2		---		353.2		---
		U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			140.3		140.3		---		140.3		---
		Foreign government bonds			65.5		65.5		---		65.5		---
		S&P 500 Index options			15.8		15.8		---		---		15.8
			Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,120.5	$	7,120.5	$	---	$	6,988.7	$	131.8
	Commercial mortgage loans, net			$	5,405.1	$	5,769.6	$	---	$	---	$	5,769.6
	Policy loans				2.5		2.5		---		---		2.5
	Separate account assets				6,393.2		6,393.2		6,249.2		144.0		---
Liabilities:
	Other policyholder funds,
		investment-type contracts		$	5,469.8	$	5,632.7	$	---	$	---	$	5,632.7
	Index-based interest guarantees				67.6		67.6		---		---		67.6
	Short-term debt				1.5		1.9		---		1.9		---
	Long-term debt				551.9		553.6		---		553.6		---

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value

The Company did not elect to measure and record commercial mortgage loans, policy loans, other policyholders funds that are investment-type contracts, short-term debt, or long-term debt at fair value on theunaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For disclosure purposes, the fair values of commercial mortgage loans were estimated using an option-adjusted discounted cash flow valuation. The valuation includes both observable market inputs and estimated model parameters.

Significant observable inputs to the valuation include:

• Indicative quarter-end pricing for a package of loans similar to those originated by the Company near quarter-end.
• U.S. Government treasury yields.
• Indicative yields from industrial bond issues.
• The contractual terms of nearly every mortgage subject to valuation.

Significant estimated parameters include:

• A liquidity premium that is estimated from historical loan sales and is applied over and above base yields.
• Adjustments in interest rate spread based on an aggregate portfolio loan-to-value ratio, estimated from historical differential yields with respect to loan-to-value ratios.
• Projected prepayment activity.

For policy loans, the carrying value represents historical cost but approximates fair value. While potentially financial instruments, policy loans are an integral component of the insurance contract and have no maturity date.

The fair value of other policyholder funds that are investment-type contracts was calculated using the income approach in conjunction with the cost of capital method. The parameters used for discounting in the calculation were estimated using the perspective of the principal market for the contracts under consideration. The principal market consists of other insurance carriers with similar contracts on their books.

The fair value for long-term debt was predominantly based on quoted market prices as of September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, and trades occurring close to September 30,2014 and December 31,2013.

Financial Instruments Measured and Recorded at Fair Value

Fixed maturity securities, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index options (“S&P 500 Index options”), interest rate swaps and index-based interest guarantees embedded in indexed annuities (“index-based interest guarantees”) are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. In the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income for fixed maturity securities. In the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, the change in fair value for S&P 500 Index options is reported in net investment income. For interest rate swaps that are designated as a fair value hedge, the change in the fair values of the interest rate swap and the hedged item are reported in net capital gains and losses. The change in fair value for index-based interest guarantees is reported in interest credited.

Separate account assets represent segregated funds held for the exclusive benefit of contract holders. The activities of the account primarily relate to participant-directed 401(k) contracts. Separate account assets are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value recorded to separate account liabilities. Separate account assets consist of mutual funds. The mutual funds’ fair value is determined through Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. The majority of the separate account assets are valued using quoted prices in an active market with the remainder of the assets valued using quoted prices from an independent pricing service. The Company reviews the values obtained from the pricing service for reasonableness through analytical procedures and performance reviews.

Fixed maturity securities are comprised of the following classes:

• Corporate bonds.
• U.S. government and agency bonds.
• U.S. state and political subdivision bonds.
• Foreign government bonds.

The fixed maturity securities are diversified across industries, issuers and maturities. The Company calculates fair values for all classes of fixed maturity securities using valuation techniques described below. They are placed into three levels depending on the valuation technique used to determine the fair value of the securities.

The Company uses an independent pricing service to assist management in determining the fair value of these assets. The pricing service incorporates a variety of information observable in the market in its valuation techniques, including:

• Reported trading prices.
• Benchmark yields.
• Broker-dealer quotes.
• Benchmark securities.
• Bids and offers.
• Credit ratings.
• Relative credit information.
• Other reference data.

The pricing service also takes into account perceived market movements and sector news, as well as a bond’s terms and conditions, including any features specific to that issue that may influence risk, and thus marketability. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of observable market inputs may change as some observable market inputs may not be relevant or additional inputs may be necessary. The Company generally obtains one value from its primary external pricing service. On a case-by-case basis, the Company may obtain further quotes or prices from additional parties as needed.

The pricing service provides quoted market prices when available. Quoted prices are not always available due to bond market inactivity. The pricing service obtains a broker quote when sufficient information, such as security structure or other market information, is not available to produce a valuation. Valuations and quotes obtained from third-party commercial pricing services are non-binding and do not represent quotes on which one may execute the disposition of the assets.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s bonds are valuations and quotes received from secondary pricing service, analytical reviews and broker quotes. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the pricing evaluation is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the methodologies.

The Company performs control procedures over the external valuations at least quarterly through a combination of procedures that include an evaluation of methodologies used by the pricing service, analytical reviews and performance analysis of the prices against statistics, trendsand secondary pricing sources, back testing of sales activity and maintenance of a securities watch list. As necessary, the Company compares prices received from the pricing service to prices independently estimated by the Company utilizing discounted cash flow models or through performing independent valuations of inputs and assumptions similar to those used by the pricing service in order to ensure prices represent a reasonable estimate of fair value. Although the Company does identify differences from time to time as a result of these validation procedures, the Company did not make any significant adjustments as of September 30,2014 or December 31, 2013.

S&P 500 Index options and certain fixed maturity securities were valued using Level 3 inputs. The Level 3 fixed maturity securities were valued using matrix pricing, independent broker quotes and other standard market valuation methodologies. The fair value was determined using inputs that were not observable or could not be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. These inputs included assumptions regarding liquidity, estimated future cash flows and discount rates. Unobservable inputs to these valuations are based on management’s judgment or estimation obtained from the best sources available. The Company’s valuations maximize the use of observable inputs, which include an analysis of securities in similar sectors with comparable maturity dates and bond ratings. Broker quotes are validated by management for reasonableness in conjunction with information obtained from matrix pricing and other sources.

The Company calculates the fair value for its S&P 500 Index options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and parameters derived from market sources. The Company’s valuations maximize the use of observable inputs, which include direct price quotes from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) and values for on-the-run treasury securities and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as reported by Bloomberg. Unobservable inputs are estimated from the best sources available to the Company and include estimates of future gross dividends to be paid on the stocks underlying the S&P 500 Index, estimates of bid ask spreads, and estimates of implied volatilities on options. Valuation parameters are calibrated to replicate the actual end-of-day market quotes for options trading on the CBOE. The Company performs additional validation procedures such as the daily observation of market activity and conditions and the tracking and analyzing of actual quotes provided by banking counterparties each time the Company purchases options from them. Additionally, in order to help validate the values derived through the procedures noted above, the Company obtains indicators of value from representative investment banks.

The Company uses the discounted cash flow valuation model to determine the fair value of the interest rate swaps. The inputs used in the model are observable in the market. The interest rate swaps qualify as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy since their valuation is based off a model for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

The Company uses the income approach valuation technique to determine the fair value of index-based interest guarantees. The liability is the present value of future cash flows attributable to the projected index growth in excess of cash flows driven by fixed interest rate guarantees for the indexed annuity product. Level 3 assumptions for policyholder behavior and future index crediting rate declarations significantly influence the calculation. Index-based interest guarantees are included in the other policyholder funds line on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

While valuations for the S&P 500 Index options are sensitive to a number of variables, valuations for S&P 500 Index options purchased are most sensitive to changes in the estimates of bid ask spreads, or the S&P 500 Index value, and the implied volatilities of this index. Significant fluctuations in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. Generally, an increase or decrease used in the assumption for the implied volatilities and in the S&P 500 Index value would result in a directionally similar change in the fair value of the asset.

Valuations for the index-based interest guarantees are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to the S&P 500 Index value, the implied volatilities of this index and the interest rate environment. Generally, a significant increase or decrease used in the assumption for the implied volatilities and in the S&P 500 Index value would result in a directionally similar change, while an increase or decrease in interest rate environment would result in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the liability.

Valuations for commercial mortgage loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs are sensitive to a number of variables, but are most sensitive to net operating income and the applied capitalization rate. Generally, an increase or decrease resulting from a change in the stabilized net operating income from the collateralized property would result in a directionally similar change in the fair value of the asset. An increase or decrease in the assumption for the capitalization rate would result in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the asset.

Valuations for real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt through foreclosure or acceptance of deeds in lieu of foreclosure on commercial mortgage loans (“Real Estate Owned”) measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs are sensitive to a number of variables. Real Estate Owned is most sensitive to the reductions taken on appraisals obtained, which may result in a fair value and carrying value below the appraised value. Generally, an increase in the reductions taken on appraisals obtained would result in a reduction in the fair value of the asset.

The following table sets forth quantitative information regarding significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 valuations of assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value:

				September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
				Fair		Range	Fair		Range
		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Value		of inputs	Value		of inputs
		(Dollars in millions)
S&P 500 Index options		Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions	$	12.8	(a)	$	15.8	(a)
Index-based interest		Discounted cash	Expected future	$	69.4	1% - 3%	$	67.6	1% - 6%
	guarantees	flow	option purchase
			Various assumptions			(b)			(b)
		Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions			(a)			(a)
Commercial mortgage loans		Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	58.5	0% - 40%	$	68.7	0% - 13%
		Cash flows	Capitalization rate (c)			7% - 16%			7% - 16%
Real Estate Owned		Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	13.9	0% - 11%	$	35.2	0% - 53%

• Represents various assumptions derived from market data, which include estimates of bid ask spreads and the implied volatilities for the S&P 500 Index.
• Represents various actuarial assumptions which include combined lapse, mortality and withdrawal decrement rates which generally have a range of inputs from 5%-36% for both September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013.
• Capitalization rates are used as an internal analysis in converting the underlying property income to an estimated property value.

The following tables set forth the reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable Level 3 inputs:

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	83.3	$	14.4	$	97.7	$	68.3
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		0.9		0.9		(0.5)
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(1.8)		---		(1.8)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		3.4
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(4.7)		(4.7)		(1.8)
Transfers into level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	51.9	$	13.7	$	65.6	$	62.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		2.5		2.5		1.6
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		12.3		---		12.3		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		1.4
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(4.3)		(4.3)		(0.9)
Transfers into level 3			---		---		1.3		---		1.3		---
Transfers out of level 3			---		---		(0.3)		---		(0.3)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	116.0	$	15.8	$	131.8	$	67.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		5.3		5.3		3.5
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(3.9)		---		(3.9)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		6.3		6.3		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		5.2
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(14.6)		(14.6)		(6.9)
Transfers into Level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of Level 3			---		---		(30.6)		---		(30.6)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	1.1	$	1.7	$	80.4	$	11.3	$	94.5	$	57.4
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		9.7		9.7		6.1
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		7.2		---		7.2		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		6.8		6.8		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		4.3
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(13.7)		(13.7)		(3.1)
Transfers into Level 3			---		---		8.3		---		8.3		---
Transfers out of Level 3			(1.1)		(1.7)		(30.7)		---		(33.5)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

For all periods disclosed above, fixed maturity securities transferred into Level 3 from Level 2 are the result of the Company being unable to obtain observable assumptions for these investments in the market. Fixed maturity securities transferred out of Level 3 into Level 2 are the result of the Company being able to obtain observable assumptions for these investments in the market. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2for the third quarters and first nine months of2014 and 2013.

The following table sets forth the changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to Level 3 assets and liabilities that the Company continued to hold:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(In millions)
Assets:
	S&P 500 Index options	$	0.7	$	0.3	$	3.3	$	4.5
Liabilities:
	Index-based interest guarantees		(0.8)		(2.0)		(7.9)		(7.3)

Changes in the fair value of fixed maturity securities are recorded to other comprehensive income. Changes in the fair value of the S&P 500 Index options are recorded to net investment income.Changes in the fair value of the index-based interest guarantees are recorded to interest credited and are sensitive to a number of variables and assumptions. As a result of the Company’s annual update of the key assumptions used to value index-based interest guarantees, a process known as “unlocking”, interest credited decreased $1.4 million and increased $1.3 million for the third quarters of2014 and 2013, respectively, and decreased $2.7 million and increased $2.7 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013 respectively.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific allowances for losses and Real Estate Owned. The impaired commercial mortgage loans and Real Estate Owned are valued using Level 3 measurements. These Level 3 inputs are reviewed for reasonableness by management and evaluated on a quarterly basis. The commercial mortgage loan measurements include valuation of the market value of the asset using general underwriting procedures and appraisals. Real Estate Owned is initially recorded at net realizable value, which includes an estimate for disposal costs. These amounts may be adjusted in a subsequent period as additional information is received.

The following table sets forth the assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30,2014 that the Company continued to hold:

		September 30, 2014
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans		$	58.5	$	---	$	---	$	58.5
Real Estate Owned			13.9		---		---		13.9
	Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	72.4	$	---	$	---	$	72.4

Commercial mortgage loans measured on a nonrecurring basis with a carrying amount of $77.3 million were written down to their fair value of $58.5million, less selling costs, at September 30,2014. The specific commercial mortgage loan loss allowance related to these commercial mortgage loans was $24.6 million at September 30,2014. The Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30,2014, and still held at September 30,2014 had net capital losses totaling $1.3 million for the first nine months of2014. Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis represents newly acquired properties or properties whose value has been adjusted based on pending sale or other market information.

The following table sets forth the assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2013 that the Company continued to hold:

		December 31, 2013
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans		$	68.7	$	---	$	---	$	68.7
Real Estate Owned			35.2		---		---		35.2
	Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	103.9	$	---	$	---	$	103.9

Commercial mortgage loans measured on a nonrecurring basis with a carrying amount of $87.7million were written down to their fair value of $68.7million, less selling costs, at December 31,2013. The specific commercial mortgage loan loss allowance related to these commercial mortgage loans was $25.9million at December 31, 2013. The Real Estate Owned measured on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2013, and still held at December 31,2013 had capital losses totaling $7.2million for 2013. See “Note 7—Investments—Commercial Mortgage Loans” for further disclosures regarding the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance.

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Investments (Impaired Commercial Mortgage Loans Identified In Management's Specific Review Of Probable Loan Losses And The Related Allowance) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	$ 21,300,000	$ 26,600,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	77,300,000	87,700,000
Total impaired recorded investment	98,600,000	114,300,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	21,300,000	26,600,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	77,300,000	87,700,000
Total impaired unpaid principal balance	98,600,000	114,300,000
Related Allowance	24,600,000	25,900,000	28,200,000
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	3,300,000	9,100,000
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	8,200,000	26,400,000
Total impaired recorded investment amount on Nonaccrual Status	11,500,000	35,500,000
Retail [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	12,800,000	16,100,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	54,500,000	58,500,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	12,800,000	16,100,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	54,500,000	58,500,000
Related Allowance	13,200,000	16,100,000
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	1,800,000	7,600,000
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	6,100,000	21,600,000
Office [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	3,000,000	3,900,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	9,600,000	9,700,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	3,000,000	3,900,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	9,600,000	9,700,000
Related Allowance	3,200,000	3,800,000
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	1,500,000	1,500,000
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	1,000,000	900,000
Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	900,000	1,000,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	5,000,000	12,600,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	900,000	1,000,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	5,000,000	12,600,000
Related Allowance	2,400,000	2,400,000
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	0	0
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	100,000	1,400,000
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	1,800,000	1,800,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	7,900,000	6,000,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	1,800,000	1,800,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	7,900,000	6,000,000
Related Allowance	5,800,000	3,600,000
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	0	0
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	1,000,000	2,500,000
Apartment and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired recorded investment, with no related allowance	2,800,000	3,800,000
Impaired recorded investment, with related allowance	300,000	900,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	2,800,000	3,800,000
Impaired unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	300,000	900,000
Related Allowance	0	0
Impaired recorded investment with no related allowance on nonaccrual status	0	0
Impaired recorded investment with related allowance on nonaccrual status	$ 0	$ 0

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Retirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Benefits

4. RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Pension Benefits

The Company has two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans: the employee pension plan and the agent pension plan. The employee pension plan is generally limited to eligible employees of the Company whose date of employment began before 2003 and a participant is entitled to a normal retirement benefit at age 65. The agent pension plan is for former field employees and agents. The defined benefit pension plans provide benefits based on years of service and final average pay. The employee pension plan is sponsored by StanCorp and the agent pension plan is sponsored by Standard. Both plans are administered by Standard Retirement Services and are closed to new participants.

The Company recognizes the funded status of the pension plans as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the projected benefit obligation as of the year-end balance sheet date.

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income for pension benefits:

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit (credit) cost:
		Service cost				$	2.2	$	2.6	$	6.6	$	7.7
		Interest cost					4.8		4.1		14.4		12.4
		Expected return on plan assets					(8.4)		(7.4)		(25.1)		(22.0)
		Amortization of prior service cost					0.2		0.2		0.5		0.5
		Amortization of net actuarial loss					0.1		2.3		0.3		7.0
			Net periodic benefit (credit) cost				(1.1)		1.8		(3.3)		5.6
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized
	in other comprehensive income:
		Amortization of prior service cost					(0.2)		(0.2)		(0.5)		(0.5)
		Amortization of net actuarial loss					(0.1)		(2.3)		(0.3)		(7.0)
			Total recognized in other comprehensive income				(0.3)		(2.5)		(0.8)		(7.5)
				Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and
					other comprehensive income	$	(1.4)	$	(0.7)	$	(4.1)	$	(1.9)

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

Standard sponsors and administers a postretirement benefit plan that includes medical, prescription drug benefits and group term life insurance. Eligible retirees are required to contribute specified amounts for medical and prescription drug benefits that are determined periodically and are based on length of service and age at retirement. As of 2006, participation in the postretirement benefit plan was closed to new participants. An amendment announcedin 2012 reduced future benefits for plan participants that did not retire by July 1, 2013.

The Company recognizes the funded status of the postretirement benefit plan as an asset or liability on the balance sheet. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the accumulated benefit obligation.

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for postretirement benefits:

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit):
		Service cost				$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1
		Interest cost					0.2		0.3		0.6		0.7
		Expected return on plan assets					(0.2)		(0.3)		(0.6)		(0.7)
		Amortization of prior service cost					---		---		---		(26.4)
		Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss					---		---		(0.6)		5.8
			Net periodic benefit cost (credit)				---		0.1		(0.6)		(20.5)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligation recognized in
	other comprehensive income:
		Amortization of prior service cost					---		---		---		26.4
		Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)					---		---		0.6		(5.8)
			Total recognized in other comprehensive income				---		---		0.6		20.6
				Total recognized in net periodic benefit credit
					and other comprehensive income	$	---	$	0.1	$	---	$	0.1

Deferred Compensation Plans

Eligible employees are covered by a qualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by Standard under which a portion of the employee contribution is matched. Employees not eligible for the employee pension plan are eligible for an additional non-elective employer contribution. Contributions to the plan were $2.6 million and $2.3 million for the third quarters of2014 and 2013, respectively,and $8.6 million and $7.9 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

Eligible executive officers, directors, agents and group producers may participate in one of several non-qualified deferred compensation plans under which a portion of the deferred compensation for participating executive officers, agents and group producers is matched. The liability for these non-qualified plans was $12.4 millionand $11.6 million at September 30,2014and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Non-Qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan

Eligible executive officers are covered by a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan (“non-qualified plan”). Under the non-qualified plan, a participant is entitled to a normal retirement benefit once the participant reaches age 65. A participant can also receive a normal, unreduced retirement benefit once the sum of his or her age plus years of service is at least 90. The Company recognizes the unfunded status of the non-qualified plan in other liabilities on the balance sheet. The unfunded status was $31.8million and $31.1million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Expenses were $1.0million and $0.7million for the third quarters of2014 and 2013, respectivelyand $2.9 million and $2.3 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively. The net loss and prior service cost, net of tax, excluded from the net periodic benefit cost and reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive incomewas $5.0million and $5.7million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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Sep. 30, 2014

Segments [Abstract]

Segments

5. SEGMENTS

The Company collectively views and operates its businesses as Insurance Services and Asset Management. Insurance Services contains two reportable product segments, Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. Insurance Services offers group and individual disability insurance, group life and AD&D insurance, group dental and group vision insurance, and absence management services. Asset Management is a separate reportable segment. Asset Management provides investment and asset management products and services. Asset Management offers full-service 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services. Asset Management also offers investment advisory and management services, financial planning services, origination and servicing of fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans, individual fixed-rate annuity products, group annuity contracts and retirement plan trust products. The Other category includes return on capital not allocated to the product segments, holding company expenses, operations of certain unallocated subsidiaries, interest on debt, unallocated expenses, net capital gains and losses primarily related to the impairment or the disposition of the Company’s invested assets and adjustments made in consolidation. Resources are allocated and performance is evaluated at the segment level.

Intersegment revenues are comprised of administrative fees charged by Asset Management to manage the fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale (“fixed maturity securities”) and commercial mortgage loan portfolios for the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. Intersegment fees are determined based on the level of assets in the insurance subsidiaries’ fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loan portfolios.

The following table sets forth intersegment revenues:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Intersegment administrative fees	$	4.9	$	4.7	$	14.5	$	14.0

The following table sets forth premiums, administrative fees and net investment income by major product line or category within each of the Company’s segments:

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Premiums:
	Insurance Services:
		Group life and AD&D				$	202.0	$	210.4	$	605.1	$	640.3
		Group long term disability					187.1		191.3		565.7		589.6
		Group short term disability					55.2		56.4		167.0		171.9
		Group other					19.9		19.8		58.5		58.1
		Experience rated refunds					(10.3)		(3.2)		(15.7)		(12.0)
			Total Employee Benefits				453.9		474.7		1,380.6		1,447.9
			Individual Disability				50.3		48.3		147.3		142.0
				Total Insurance Services premiums			504.2		523.0		1,527.9		1,589.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				0.5		0.3		1.7		1.7
			Individual annuities				2.6		1.1		7.0		4.1
				Total Asset Management premiums			3.1		1.4		8.7		5.8
					Total premiums	$	507.3	$	524.4	$	1,536.6	$	1,595.7
Administrative fees:
	Insurance Services:
			Employee Benefits			$	3.8	$	3.8	$	12.2	$	10.7
			Individual Disability				---		0.1		0.1		0.2
				Total Insurance Services administrative fees			3.8		3.9		12.3		10.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				25.5		23.5		74.2		69.3
			Other financial services businesses				8.4		7.8		25.0		23.4
				Total Asset Management administrative fees			33.9		31.3		99.2		92.7
	Other administrative fees						(4.9)		(4.7)		(14.5)		(14.0)
					Total administrative fees	$	32.8	$	30.5	$	97.0	$	89.6
Net investment income:
	Insurance Services:
			Employee Benefits			$	60.7	$	65.8	$	185.2	$	201.4
			Individual Disability				13.0		13.2		39.1		39.5
				Total Insurance Services net investment income			73.7		79.0		224.3		240.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				28.1		26.2		83.9		75.4
			Individual annuities				37.2		43.4		116.9		131.6
			Other financial services businesses				4.1		3.8		10.3		10.4
				Total Asset Management net investment income			69.4		73.4		211.1		217.4
	Other net investment income						4.0		3.4		12.1		10.8
					Total net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

The following tables set forth select segment information:

				Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	453.9	$	50.3	$	504.2	$	3.1	$	---	$	507.3
	Administrative fees				3.8		---		3.8		33.9		(4.9)		32.8
	Net investment income				60.7		13.0		73.7		69.4		4.0		147.1
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(5.2)		(5.2)
			Total revenues		518.4		63.3		581.7		106.4		(6.1)		682.0
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				321.1		34.1		355.2		5.6		---		360.8
	Interest credited				0.7		---		0.7		38.0		---		38.7
	Operating expenses				82.2		7.1		89.3		31.3		(0.7)		119.9
	Commissions and bonuses				30.5		12.9		43.4		9.8		---		53.2
	Premium taxes				6.6		0.9		7.5		---		---		7.5
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		7.8		7.8
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			0.4		(4.1)		(3.7)		0.9		---		(2.8)
			Total benefits and expenses		441.5		50.9		492.4		85.6		7.1		585.1
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	76.9	$	12.4	$	89.3	$	20.8	$	(13.2)	$	96.9

				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	474.7	$	48.3	$	523.0	$	1.4	$	---	$	524.4
	Administrative fees				3.8		0.1		3.9		31.3		(4.7)		30.5
	Net investment income				65.8		13.2		79.0		73.4		3.4		155.8
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(8.7)		(8.7)
			Total revenues		544.3		61.6		605.9		106.1		(10.0)		702.0
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				356.0		35.2		391.2		3.8		---		395.0
	Interest credited				0.6		---		0.6		43.3		---		43.9
	Operating expenses				79.0		7.1		86.1		28.9		(0.2)		114.8
	Commissions and bonuses				30.4		13.1		43.5		8.4		---		51.9
	Premium taxes				8.1		1.0		9.1		---		---		9.1
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		8.6		8.6
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			1.6		(4.5)		(2.9)		(0.2)		---		(3.1)
			Total benefits and expenses		475.7		51.9		527.6		84.2		8.4		620.2
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	68.6	$	9.7	$	78.3	$	21.9	$	(18.4)	$	81.8

				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	1,380.6	$	147.3	$	1,527.9	$	8.7	$	---	$	1,536.6
	Administrative fees				12.2		0.1		12.3		99.2		(14.5)		97.0
	Net investment income				185.2		39.1		224.3		211.1		12.1		447.5
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(6.8)		(6.8)
			Total revenues		1,578.0		186.5		1,764.5		319.0		(9.2)		2,074.3
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				1,073.7		98.9		1,172.6		15.5		---		1,188.1
	Interest credited				2.6		---		2.6		120.2		---		122.8
	Operating expenses				238.3		20.7		259.0		91.3		(2.0)		348.3
	Commissions and bonuses				93.5		35.6		129.1		25.6		---		154.7
	Premium taxes				22.0		2.7		24.7		---		---		24.7
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		24.1		24.1
	Net (increase) decrease in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			(0.3)		(8.9)		(9.2)		7.2		---		(2.0)
			Total benefits and expenses		1,429.8		149.0		1,578.8		259.8		22.1		1,860.7
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	148.2	$	37.5	$	185.7	$	59.2	$	(31.3)	$	213.6
Total assets				$	5,740.0	$	2,349.8	$	8,089.8	$	13,775.6	$	573.3	$	22,438.7

				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	1,447.9	$	142.0	$	1,589.9	$	5.8	$	---	$	1,595.7
	Administrative fees				10.7		0.2		10.9		92.7		(14.0)		89.6
	Net investment income				201.4		39.5		240.9		217.4		10.8		469.1
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(12.9)		(12.9)
			Total revenues		1,660.0		181.7		1,841.7		315.9		(16.1)		2,141.5
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				1,153.1		93.9		1,247.0		13.9		---		1,260.9
	Interest credited				2.8		---		2.8		128.0		---		130.8
	Operating expenses				232.8		19.7		252.5		85.9		(14.1)		324.3
	Commissions and bonuses				96.5		35.4		131.9		24.6		---		156.5
	Premium taxes				24.7		3.0		27.7		---		---		27.7
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		25.7		25.7
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			0.9		(9.6)		(8.7)		3.7		---		(5.0)
			Total benefits and expenses		1,510.8		142.4		1,653.2		256.1		11.6		1,920.9
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	149.2	$	39.3	$	188.5	$	59.8	$	(27.7)	$	220.6
Total assets				$	5,805.0	$	2,369.5	$	8,174.5	$	12,224.7	$	527.1	$	20,926.3

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Sep. 30, 2014

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

7. INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables set forth amortized costs, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities:

		September 30, 2014
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
		Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
		(In millions)
Corporate bonds		$	6,815.7	$	368.2	$	(34.0)	$	7,149.9
U.S. government and agency bonds			267.6		35.8		(0.2)		303.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			126.6		10.1		(0.2)		136.5
Foreign government bonds			58.5		6.5		---		65.0
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	420.6	$	(34.4)	$	7,654.6

		December 31, 2013
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
		Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
		(In millions)
Corporate bonds		$	6,282.1	$	339.6	$	(76.0)	$	6,545.7
U.S. government and agency bonds			320.8		32.8		(0.4)		353.2
U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			134.3		6.8		(0.8)		140.3
Foreign government bonds			58.9		6.6		---		65.5
S&P 500 Index options			15.8		---		---		15.8
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	6,811.9	$	385.8	$	(77.2)	$	7,120.5

The following table sets forth the amortized costs and fair values of the Company’s fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity:

		September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
		Cost		Value		Cost		Value
		(In millions)
Due in one year or less		$	637.0	$	646.8	$	486.2	$	495.1
Due after one year through five years			3,150.7		3,326.4		2,974.5		3,168.9
Due after five years through ten years			2,633.1		2,702.3		2,497.5		2,524.6
Due after ten years			847.6		979.1		853.7		931.9
	Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,268.4	$	7,654.6	$	6,811.9	$	7,120.5

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Callable bonds, excluding bonds with make-whole provisions and bonds with provisions that allow the borrower to prepay near maturity, represented 3.7%, or $280.1 million, of the Company’s fixed maturity securities portfolio at September 30,2014. At September 30,2014, the Company did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in its fixed maturity securities portfolio.

Gross Unrealized Losses

The following tables set forth the gross unrealized losses and fair value of investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

			September 30, 2014
			Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
			Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
			(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			964	$	34.0		632	$	12.2		332	$	21.8
	U.S. government and agency bonds			7		0.2		2		0.1		5		0.1
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			4		0.2		---		---		4		0.2
		Total		975	$	34.4		634	$	12.3		341	$	22.1
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			964	$	1,734.8		632	$	1,118.2		332	$	616.6
	U.S. government and agency bonds			7		12.1		2		5.5		5		6.6
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			4		6.8		---		---		4		6.8
		Total		975	$	1,753.7		634	$	1,123.7		341	$	630.0

			December 31, 2013
			Total				Less than 12 months				12 or more months
			Number		Amount		Number		Amount		Number		Amount
			(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			908	$	76.0		848	$	66.3		60	$	9.7
	U.S. government and agency bonds			9		0.4		9		0.4		---		---
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			10		0.8		10		0.8		---		---
		Total		927	$	77.2		867	$	67.5		60	$	9.7
Fair value of securities with unrealized losses:
	Corporate bonds			908	$	1,663.8		848	$	1,557.7		60	$	106.1
	U.S. government and agency bonds			9		16.9		9		16.9		---		---
	U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			10		15.4		10		15.4		---		---
		Total		927	$	1,696.1		867	$	1,590.0		60	$	106.1

The unrealized losses on the fixed maturity securities set forth above were partly due to increases in market interest ratessubsequent to their purchase by the Company and have also been affected by overall economic factors. The Company expects the fair value of these fixed maturity securities to recover as the fixed maturity securities approach their maturity dates or sooner if market yields for such fixed maturity securities decline. The Company does not believe that any of the fixed maturity securities are impaired due to credit quality or due to any company or industry specific event. Based on management’s evaluation of the securities and the Company’s intent to hold the securities, and as it is unlikely that the Company will be required to sell the securities, none of the unrealized losses summarized in this table are considered other-than-temporary.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

The Company underwrites mortgage loans on commercial property throughout the United States. In addition to real estate collateral, the Company requires either partial or full recourse on most loans. At September 30,2014, the Company did not have any direct exposure to sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages in its commercial mortgage loan portfolio.

The following table sets forth the commercial mortgage loan portfolio by property type, by geographic region within the U.S. and by U.S. state:

			September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
			(Dollars in millions)
Property type:
	Retail		$	2,645.0	49.5	%	$	2,629.2	48.6	%
	Industrial			1,005.9	18.8			1,008.7	18.7
	Office			997.9	18.7			982.4	18.2
	Apartment and other			302.0	5.6			289.9	5.4
	Hotel/motel			175.1	3.3			276.3	5.1
	Commercial			216.7	4.1			218.6	4.0
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%
Geographic region*:
	Pacific		$	1,915.6	35.9	%	$	1,910.1	35.3	%
	South Atlantic			1,063.2	19.9			1,090.0	20.2
	West South Central			674.0	12.6			672.8	12.4
	Mountain			599.1	11.2			611.4	11.3
	East North Central			474.8	8.9			473.8	8.8
	Middle Atlantic			223.4	4.2			223.0	4.1
	West North Central			149.8	2.8			186.9	3.5
	East South Central			184.6	3.4			166.6	3.1
	New England			58.1	1.1			70.5	1.3
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%
U.S. state:
	California		$	1,443.1	27.0	%	$	1,455.5	26.9	%
	Texas			620.2	11.6			618.8	11.5
	Florida			315.4	5.9			331.6	6.1
	Georgia			308.1	5.8			310.7	5.8
	Other states			2,655.8	49.7			2,688.5	49.7
		Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	100.0	%	$	5,405.1	100.0	%

* Geographic regions obtained from the American Council of Life Insurers Mortgage Loan Portfolio Profile.

Due to the concentration of commercial mortgage loans in California, the Company could be exposed to potential losses as a result of an economic downturn in California as well as certain catastrophes, such as earthquakes and fires, which may affect the region.

The carrying value of commercial mortgage loans represents the outstanding principal balance less a loan loss allowance for probable uncollectible amounts. The commercial mortgage loan loss allowance is estimated based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio and consists of a general and a specific loan loss allowance.

Impairment Evaluation

The Company monitors its commercial mortgage loan portfolio for potential impairment by evaluating the portfolio and individual loans. Key factors that are monitored include:

• Loan loss experience.
• Delinquency history.
• Debt coverage ratio.
• Loan to value ratio.
• Refinancing and restructuring history.
• Request for payment forbearance history.

If the analysis above indicates a loan might be impaired, it is further analyzed through the consideration of the following additional factors:

• Delinquency status.
• Foreclosure status.
• Restructuring status.
• Borrower history.

If it is determined a loan is impaired, a specific loan loss allowance is recorded.

General Loan Loss Allowance

The general loan loss allowance is based on the Company’s analysis of factors including changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, debt coverage ratios, loan to value ratios, actual loan loss experience and individual loan analysis.

Specific Loan Loss Allowance

An impaired commercial mortgage loan is a loanwhere the Company does not expect to receive contractual principal and interest in accordance with the terms of the original loan agreement. A specific allowance for losses is recorded when a loan is considered to be impaired and it is probable that all amounts due will not be collected based on the terms of the original note. The Company also holds specific loan loss allowances on certain performing commercial mortgage loans that it continues to monitor and evaluate. Impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific allowances for losses are those for which the Company has determined that it remains probable that all amounts due will be collected although the timing or nature may be outside the original contractual terms. In addition, for impaired commercial mortgage loans, the Company evaluates the cost to dispose of the underlying collateral, any significant out of pocket expenses the loan may incur and other quantitative information management has concerning the loan. Portions of loans that are deemed uncollectible are written off against the allowance, and recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The following table sets forth changes in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
				2014		2013		2014		2013
				(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance:
	Beginning balance			$	44.4	$	46.8	$	43.6	$	46.6
		Provision			5.9		3.8		8.1		12.8
		Charge-offs			(8.8)		(4.0)		(10.2)		(12.8)
			Ending balance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6
	Specific loan loss allowance			$	24.6	$	28.2	$	24.6	$	28.2
	General loan loss allowance				16.9		18.4		16.9		18.4
			Total commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	$	41.5	$	46.6	$	41.5	$	46.6

The decrease in the commercial mortgage loan loss allowance atSeptember 30,2014 compared to September 30,2013 was primarily due to fewer commercial mortgage loans with a specific loan loss allowance. Theincrease in charge-offs for the third quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013was primarily due tohigher losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosures and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loan portfolio. The decrease in charge-offs for the first nine months of2014 compared to the first nine months of2013 was primarily due to lower losses related to foreclosures, accepted deeds in lieu of foreclosure and other related charges associated with the commercial mortgage loanportfolio.

The following table sets forth the recorded investment in commercial mortgage loans:

		September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans collectively evaluated for impairment		$	5,285.5	$	5,334.4
Commercial mortgage loans individually evaluated for impairment			98.6		114.3
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance			(41.5)		(43.6)
	Total commercial mortgage loans, net	$	5,342.6	$	5,405.1

The Company assesses the credit quality of its commercial mortgage loan portfolio quarterly by reviewing the performance of its portfolio, which includes evaluating its performing and nonperforming commercial mortgage loans. Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans include all commercial mortgage loans that are 60 days or more past due and commercial mortgage loans that are not 60 days past due but are not substantially performing to other original contractual terms.

The following tables set forth performing and nonperforming commercial mortgage loans by property type:

		September 30, 2014
								Apartment		Hotel/
		Retail		Industrial		Office		and Other		Motel		Commercial		Total
		(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans		$	2,639.8	$	1,005.1	$	995.4	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,334.1
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans			5.2		0.8		2.5		---		---		---		8.5
	Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,645.0	$	1,005.9	$	997.9	$	302.0	$	175.1	$	216.7	$	5,342.6

		December 31, 2013
								Apartment		Hotel/
		Retail		Industrial		Office		and Other		Motel		Commercial		Total
		(In millions)
Performing commercial mortgage loans		$	2,624.2	$	1,004.6	$	979.6	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,393.2
Nonperforming commercial mortgage loans			5.0		4.1		2.8		---		---		---		11.9
	Total commercial mortgage loans	$	2,629.2	$	1,008.7	$	982.4	$	289.9	$	276.3	$	218.6	$	5,405.1

The following tables set forth impaired commercial mortgage loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance:

						September 30, 2014
								Unpaid				Amount on
						Recorded		Principal		Related		Nonaccrual
						Investment		Balance		Allowance		Status
						(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
	Without specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail				$	12.8	$	12.8	$	---	$	1.8
		Office					3.0		3.0		---		1.5
		Industrial					0.9		0.9		---		---
		Commercial					1.8		1.8		---		---
		Apartment and other					2.8		2.8		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific
				loan loss allowances			21.3		21.3		---		3.3
	With specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail					54.5		54.5		13.2		6.1
		Office					9.6		9.6		3.2		1.0
		Industrial					5.0		5.0		2.4		0.1
		Commercial					7.9		7.9		5.8		1.0
		Apartment and other					0.3		0.3		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific
				loan loss allowances			77.3		77.3		24.6		8.2
					Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	98.6	$	98.6	$	24.6	$	11.5

						December 31, 2013
								Unpaid				Amount on
						Recorded		Principal		Related		Nonaccrual
						Investment		Balance		Allowance		Status
						(In millions)
Impaired commercial mortgage loans:
	Without specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail				$	16.1	$	16.1	$	---	$	7.6
		Office					3.9		3.9		---		1.5
		Industrial					1.0		1.0		---		---
		Commercial					1.8		1.8		---		---
		Apartment and other					3.8		3.8		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans without specific
				loan loss allowances			26.6		26.6		---		9.1
	With specific loan loss allowances:
		Retail					58.5		58.5		16.1		21.6
		Office					9.7		9.7		3.8		0.9
		Industrial					12.6		12.6		2.4		1.4
		Commercial					6.0		6.0		3.6		2.5
		Apartment and other					0.9		0.9		---		---
			Total impaired commercial mortgage loans with specific
				loan loss allowances			87.7		87.7		25.9		26.4
					Total impaired commercial mortgage loans	$	114.3	$	114.3	$	25.9	$	35.5

The decrease in the carrying value of impaired commercial mortgage loans at September 30,2014 compared to December 31, 2013 was primarily due to adecrease in commercial mortgage loans with a specific allowance in the Company’s industrial and retail segments for the first nine months of2014 associated with a small number of borrowers. AtSeptember 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not have any commercial mortgage loans greater than 90 days delinquent that were accruing interest.

A modification is considered to be a troubled debt restructuring when the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and the restructured terms constitute a concession. Granting payment forbearance is not a modification of the loan if the payment forbearance is considered to be an insignificant timing difference associated with the borrowing. The Company evaluates all restructured commercial mortgage loans for indications of troubled debt restructurings and the potential losses related to these restructurings. If a loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring, the Company impairs the loan and records a specific allowance for estimated losses. In some cases, the recorded investment in the loan may increase post-restructuring. The Company assessed all restructurings that occurred during the period to determine if they were troubled debt restructurings. The Company did not identify any troubled debt restructurings that were not already considered impaired.

The following tables set forth information related to the troubled debt restructurings of financing receivables:

			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2014						September 30, 2014
					Pre-		Post-				Pre-		Post-
					Restructuring		Restructuring				Restructuring		Restructuring
			Number		Recorded		Recorded		Number		Recorded		Recorded
			of Loans		Investment		Investment		of Loans		Investment		Investment
			(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
	Retail			33	$	27.5	$	24.9		34	$	28.3	$	25.6
	Office			1		0.7		0.7		1		0.7		0.7
	Industrial			1		0.4		0.4		3		2.1		2.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		1		2.7		2.7
		Total troubled debt restructurings		35	$	28.6	$	26.0		39	$	33.8	$	31.3

			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2013						September 30, 2013
					Pre-		Post-				Pre-		Post-
					Restructuring		Restructuring				Restructuring		Restructuring
			Number		Recorded		Recorded		Number		Recorded		Recorded
			of Loans		Investment		Investment		of Loans		Investment		Investment
			(Dollars in millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
	Retail			10	$	15.5	$	13.2		16	$	20.0	$	20.8
	Office			---		---		---		3		1.6		1.6
	Industrial			2		2.2		2.3		2		2.2		2.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		1		0.9		0.9
		Total troubled debt restructurings		12	$	17.7	$	15.5		22	$	24.7	$	25.6

There were no troubled debt restructurings identified in the previous 12 months that subsequently defaulted during the first nine months of2014.

The following table sets forth the average recorded investment in impaired commercial mortgage loans before specific loan loss allowances:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Average recorded investment	$	100.5	$	127.5	$	105.5	$	113.2

Interest Income

The Company records interest income in net investment income and continues to recognize interest income on delinquent commercial mortgage loans until the loans are more than 90 days delinquent. Interest income and accrued interest receivable are reversed when a loan is more than 90 days delinquent. For loans that are less than 90 days delinquent, management may reverse interest income and the accrued interest receivable if there is a question on the collectability of the interest. Interest income on loans in the 90-day delinquent category is recognized in the period the cash is collected. The Company resumes the recognition of interest income when the loan becomes less than 90 days delinquent and management determines it is probable that the loan will remain performing.

The amount of interest income recognized on impaired commercial mortgage loans was $0.9 million for both the third quarters of2014 and 2013, and was $3.1 million and $3.3 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.The cash received by the Company in payment of interest on impaired commercial mortgage loans was $0.8 million and $1.0 million forthe third quarters of2014 and 2013, respectively, and was $2.6 million and $3.0 million for the first nine months of2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following tables set forth the aging of commercial mortgage loans by property type:

			September 30, 2014
															Total
							Greater Than				Allowance				Commercial
			30 Days		60 Days		90 Days		Total		Related		Current,		Mortgage
			Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		to Past Due		Net		Loans
			(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
	Retail		$	1.1	$	---	$	6.7	$	7.8	$	(1.5)	$	2,638.7	$	2,645.0
	Industrial			---		---		1.1		1.1		(0.2)		1,005.0		1,005.9
	Office			---		---		2.8		2.8		(0.4)		995.5		997.9
	Apartment and other			---		---		---		---		---		302.0		302.0
	Hotel/motel			---		---		---		---		---		175.1		175.1
	Commercial			---		---		---		---		---		216.7		216.7
		Total commercial mortgage loans	$	1.1	$	---	$	10.6	$	11.7	$	(2.1)	$	5,333.0	$	5,342.6

			December 31, 2013
															Total
							Greater Than				Allowance				Commercial
			30 Days		60 Days		90 Days		Total		Related		Current,		Mortgage
			Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		to Past Due		Net		Loans
			(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans:
	Retail		$	2.8	$	0.3	$	6.1	$	9.2	$	(1.5)	$	2,621.5	$	2,629.2
	Industrial			---		3.3		1.8		5.1		(0.9)		1,004.5		1,008.7
	Office			1.3		---		3.7		5.0		(0.9)		978.3		982.4
	Apartment and other			---		---		---		---		---		289.9		289.9
	Hotel/motel			6.3		---		---		6.3		---		270.0		276.3
	Commercial			---		---		---		---		---		218.6		218.6
		Total commercial mortgage loans	$	10.4	$	3.6	$	11.6	$	25.6	$	(3.3)	$	5,382.8	$	5,405.1

The Company closely monitors all past due commercial mortgage loans. Additional attention is given to those loans at least 60 days past due. Commercial mortgage loans that were at least 60 days past due totaled $10.6 million and $15.2 million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Commercial mortgage loans at least 60 days past due were 0.19% and 0.28% of the commercial mortgage loan portfolio at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Commercial mortgage loans that have been granted payment forbearance are not considered to be past dueand totaled $8.6 million and $40.1 million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Net Investment Income

The following table sets forth net investment income summarized by investment type:

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
			(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities			$	73.4	$	75.8	$	221.0	$	228.5
Commercial mortgage loans				83.1		84.9		250.1		252.2
Real estate				0.5		(0.3)		0.7		(0.9)
S&P 500 Index options				0.9		2.5		5.3		9.7
Other				---		2.2		4.4		7.0
	Gross investment income			157.9		165.1		481.5		496.5
Investment expenses				(4.5)		(5.9)		(17.9)		(17.2)
Tax-advantaged investment operating losses				(6.3)		(3.4)		(16.1)		(10.2)
		Net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

Realized Gross Capital Gains and Losses

The following table sets forth gross capital gains and losses by investment type:

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
				2014		2013		2014		2013
				(In millions)
Gains:
	Fixed maturity securities			$	1.4	$	0.6	$	4.8	$	8.2
	Commercial mortgage loans				0.8		0.8		1.8		1.8
	Real Estate				0.8		0.4		1.9		0.7
	Other				0.2		---		0.2		0.2
		Gross capital gains			3.2		1.8		8.7		10.9
Losses:
	Fixed maturity securities				(0.4)		(1.1)		(1.5)		(2.1)
	Provision for commercial mortgage loan losses				(5.9)		(3.8)		(8.1)		(12.8)
	Real Estate				(1.7)		(5.6)		(3.4)		(7.0)
	Other				(0.4)		---		(2.5)		(1.9)
		Gross capital losses			(8.4)		(10.5)		(15.5)		(23.8)
			Net capital losses	$	(5.2)	$	(8.7)	$	(6.8)	$	(12.9)

Securities Deposited as Collateral

Securities deposited for the benefit of policyholders in various states, in accordance with state regulations, amounted to $7.3 million at September 30,2014 and $7.4 million at December 31, 2013.

Standard is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“FHLB of Seattle”). Standard issues collateralized funding agreements to the FHLB of Seattle and invests the cash received from advances to support various spread-based businesses and enhance its asset-liability management. Membership also provides an additional funding source and access to financial services that can be used as an alternative source of liquidity. At September 30,2014, Standard had $102.1 million outstanding under funding agreements with the FHLB of Seattle and pledged $135.7 million of commercial mortgage loans as collateral for its outstanding advances. Standard had no outstanding funding agreements or pledged collateral with the FHLB of Seattle at December 31, 2013.

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Investments (Net Investment Income Summarized By Investment Type) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 157.9	$ 165.1	$ 481.5	$ 496.5
Investment expenses	(4.5)	(5.9)	(17.9)	(17.2)
Tax-advantaged investment operating losses	(6.3)	(3.4)	(16.1)	(10.2)
Net investment income	147.1	155.8	447.5	469.1
Bonds [Member]
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	73.4	75.8	221.0	228.5
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	0.9	2.5	5.3	9.7
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	83.1	84.9	250.1	252.2
Total Real Estate [Member]
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	0.5	(0.3)	0.7	(0.9)
Other Investment Classification [Member]
Summary Of Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 0	$ 2.2	$ 4.4	$ 7.0

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 NumberOfDerivativeContracts	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
S & P 500 index options purchased per month			2
Expiry date of S & P 500 index options purchased, years			1 year 0 months 0 days
Derivative Option premiums paid	$ 2.2	$ 2.2	$ 6.3	$ 6.8
Amount received for derivative options exercised	4.7	4.3	14.6	13.7
Maximum credit exposure required increase in S&P 500 index, percentage			6.00%
Impact On Interest Credited Changes In Actuarial Assumptions	$ (1.4)	$ 1.3	$ (2.7)	$ 2.7

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Investments (Aging Of Commercial Mortgage Loans By Property Type) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	$ 1.1	$ 10.4
60 Days Past Due	0	3.6
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	10.6	11.6
Total Past Due	11.7	25.6
Past Due	(2.1)	(3.3)
Current	5,333.0	5,382.8
Total commercial mortgage loans	5,342.6	5,405.1
Retail [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	1.1	2.8
60 Days Past Due	0	0.3
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	6.7	6.1
Total Past Due	7.8	9.2
Past Due	(1.5)	(1.5)
Current	2,638.7	2,621.5
Total commercial mortgage loans	2,645.0	2,629.2
Office [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	0	1.3
60 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	2.8	3.7
Total Past Due	2.8	5.0
Past Due	(0.4)	(0.9)
Current	995.5	978.3
Total commercial mortgage loans	997.9	982.4
Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	0	0
60 Days Past Due	0	3.3
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	1.1	1.8
Total Past Due	1.1	5.1
Past Due	(0.2)	(0.9)
Current	1,005.0	1,004.5
Total commercial mortgage loans	1,005.9	1,008.7
Hotels and Motels [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	0	6.3
60 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	6.3
Past Due	0	0
Current	175.1	270.0
Total commercial mortgage loans	175.1	276.3
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	0	0
60 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Past Due	0	0
Current	216.7	218.6
Total commercial mortgage loans	216.7	218.6
Apartment and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 Days Past Due	0	0
60 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater Than 90 Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Past Due	0	0
Current	302.0	289.9
Total commercial mortgage loans	$ 302.0	$ 289.9

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Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 71.1	$ 59.0	$ 163.1	$ 163.5	$ 228.5
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding	42,777,337	44,271,160	43,324,269	44,307,863
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	43,184,170	44,610,358	43,736,832	44,514,600
Net income per basic common share	$ 1.66	$ 1.33	$ 3.76	$ 3.69
Net income per diluted common share	$ 1.65	$ 1.32	$ 3.73	$ 3.67
Antidilutive shares not included in net income per diluted common share calculation	150,475	0	54,986	559,575
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dilutive shares from share based compensation	362,634	273,338	372,615	146,247
Stock Award Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dilutive shares from share based compensation	44,199	65,860	39,948	60,490

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Fair Value (Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Nonrecurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	$ 72.4	$ 103.9
Level 1 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	72.4	103.9
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	58.5	68.7
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	58.5	68.7
Real Estate Owned [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	13.9	35.2
Real Estate Owned [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Real Estate Owned [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	0	0
Real Estate Owned [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period and still held as of the balance sheet date	$ 13.9	$ 35.2

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

12.INCOME TAXES

Income taxes may differ from the amount computed by applying the federal corporate tax rate of 35% to pre-tax income because of the net results of permanent differences between book and taxable income, tax credits and the inclusion of state and local income taxes, net of the federal tax benefit.

The following table sets forth the combined federal and state effective income tax rates:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Combined federal and state effective income tax rates	26.6	%	27.9	%	23.6	%	25.9	%

The decreases in the effective tax rates for the third quarter and first nine months of2014 compared to the same periods of 2013 were primarily due to a higher utilization of tax credits during the first nine months of2014 due to purchases of tax-advantaged investments.

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Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segments [Abstract]

Intersegment Administrative Fee Revenues

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Intersegment administrative fees	$	4.9	$	4.7	$	14.5	$	14.0

Premiums, Administrative Fees and Net Investment Income by Major Product Line or Category

						Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
						September 30,				September 30,
						2014		2013		2014		2013
						(In millions)
Premiums:
	Insurance Services:
		Group life and AD&D				$	202.0	$	210.4	$	605.1	$	640.3
		Group long term disability					187.1		191.3		565.7		589.6
		Group short term disability					55.2		56.4		167.0		171.9
		Group other					19.9		19.8		58.5		58.1
		Experience rated refunds					(10.3)		(3.2)		(15.7)		(12.0)
			Total Employee Benefits				453.9		474.7		1,380.6		1,447.9
			Individual Disability				50.3		48.3		147.3		142.0
				Total Insurance Services premiums			504.2		523.0		1,527.9		1,589.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				0.5		0.3		1.7		1.7
			Individual annuities				2.6		1.1		7.0		4.1
				Total Asset Management premiums			3.1		1.4		8.7		5.8
					Total premiums	$	507.3	$	524.4	$	1,536.6	$	1,595.7
Administrative fees:
	Insurance Services:
			Employee Benefits			$	3.8	$	3.8	$	12.2	$	10.7
			Individual Disability				---		0.1		0.1		0.2
				Total Insurance Services administrative fees			3.8		3.9		12.3		10.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				25.5		23.5		74.2		69.3
			Other financial services businesses				8.4		7.8		25.0		23.4
				Total Asset Management administrative fees			33.9		31.3		99.2		92.7
	Other administrative fees						(4.9)		(4.7)		(14.5)		(14.0)
					Total administrative fees	$	32.8	$	30.5	$	97.0	$	89.6
Net investment income:
	Insurance Services:
			Employee Benefits			$	60.7	$	65.8	$	185.2	$	201.4
			Individual Disability				13.0		13.2		39.1		39.5
				Total Insurance Services net investment income			73.7		79.0		224.3		240.9
	Asset Management:
			Retirement plans				28.1		26.2		83.9		75.4
			Individual annuities				37.2		43.4		116.9		131.6
			Other financial services businesses				4.1		3.8		10.3		10.4
				Total Asset Management net investment income			69.4		73.4		211.1		217.4
	Other net investment income						4.0		3.4		12.1		10.8
					Total net investment income	$	147.1	$	155.8	$	447.5	$	469.1

Segment Information

				Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	453.9	$	50.3	$	504.2	$	3.1	$	---	$	507.3
	Administrative fees				3.8		---		3.8		33.9		(4.9)		32.8
	Net investment income				60.7		13.0		73.7		69.4		4.0		147.1
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(5.2)		(5.2)
			Total revenues		518.4		63.3		581.7		106.4		(6.1)		682.0
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				321.1		34.1		355.2		5.6		---		360.8
	Interest credited				0.7		---		0.7		38.0		---		38.7
	Operating expenses				82.2		7.1		89.3		31.3		(0.7)		119.9
	Commissions and bonuses				30.5		12.9		43.4		9.8		---		53.2
	Premium taxes				6.6		0.9		7.5		---		---		7.5
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		7.8		7.8
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			0.4		(4.1)		(3.7)		0.9		---		(2.8)
			Total benefits and expenses		441.5		50.9		492.4		85.6		7.1		585.1
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	76.9	$	12.4	$	89.3	$	20.8	$	(13.2)	$	96.9

				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	474.7	$	48.3	$	523.0	$	1.4	$	---	$	524.4
	Administrative fees				3.8		0.1		3.9		31.3		(4.7)		30.5
	Net investment income				65.8		13.2		79.0		73.4		3.4		155.8
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(8.7)		(8.7)
			Total revenues		544.3		61.6		605.9		106.1		(10.0)		702.0
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				356.0		35.2		391.2		3.8		---		395.0
	Interest credited				0.6		---		0.6		43.3		---		43.9
	Operating expenses				79.0		7.1		86.1		28.9		(0.2)		114.8
	Commissions and bonuses				30.4		13.1		43.5		8.4		---		51.9
	Premium taxes				8.1		1.0		9.1		---		---		9.1
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		8.6		8.6
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			1.6		(4.5)		(2.9)		(0.2)		---		(3.1)
			Total benefits and expenses		475.7		51.9		527.6		84.2		8.4		620.2
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	68.6	$	9.7	$	78.3	$	21.9	$	(18.4)	$	81.8

				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	1,380.6	$	147.3	$	1,527.9	$	8.7	$	---	$	1,536.6
	Administrative fees				12.2		0.1		12.3		99.2		(14.5)		97.0
	Net investment income				185.2		39.1		224.3		211.1		12.1		447.5
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(6.8)		(6.8)
			Total revenues		1,578.0		186.5		1,764.5		319.0		(9.2)		2,074.3
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				1,073.7		98.9		1,172.6		15.5		---		1,188.1
	Interest credited				2.6		---		2.6		120.2		---		122.8
	Operating expenses				238.3		20.7		259.0		91.3		(2.0)		348.3
	Commissions and bonuses				93.5		35.6		129.1		25.6		---		154.7
	Premium taxes				22.0		2.7		24.7		---		---		24.7
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		24.1		24.1
	Net (increase) decrease in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			(0.3)		(8.9)		(9.2)		7.2		---		(2.0)
			Total benefits and expenses		1,429.8		149.0		1,578.8		259.8		22.1		1,860.7
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	148.2	$	37.5	$	185.7	$	59.2	$	(31.3)	$	213.6
Total assets				$	5,740.0	$	2,349.8	$	8,089.8	$	13,775.6	$	573.3	$	22,438.7

				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
								Total
				Employee		Individual		Insurance		Asset
				Benefits		Disability		Services		Management		Other		Total
				(In millions)
Revenues:
	Premiums			$	1,447.9	$	142.0	$	1,589.9	$	5.8	$	---	$	1,595.7
	Administrative fees				10.7		0.2		10.9		92.7		(14.0)		89.6
	Net investment income				201.4		39.5		240.9		217.4		10.8		469.1
	Net capital losses				---		---		---		---		(12.9)		(12.9)
			Total revenues		1,660.0		181.7		1,841.7		315.9		(16.1)		2,141.5
Benefits and expenses:
	Benefits to policyholders				1,153.1		93.9		1,247.0		13.9		---		1,260.9
	Interest credited				2.8		---		2.8		128.0		---		130.8
	Operating expenses				232.8		19.7		252.5		85.9		(14.1)		324.3
	Commissions and bonuses				96.5		35.4		131.9		24.6		---		156.5
	Premium taxes				24.7		3.0		27.7		---		---		27.7
	Interest expense				---		---		---		---		25.7		25.7
	Net decrease (increase) in DAC, VOBA
		and other intangible assets			0.9		(9.6)		(8.7)		3.7		---		(5.0)
			Total benefits and expenses		1,510.8		142.4		1,653.2		256.1		11.6		1,920.9
Income (loss) before income taxes				$	149.2	$	39.3	$	188.5	$	59.8	$	(27.7)	$	220.6
Total assets				$	5,805.0	$	2,369.5	$	8,174.5	$	12,224.7	$	527.1	$	20,926.3

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Fair Value (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Level 3 Inputs) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Beginning Asset	$ 97.7	$ 65.6	$ 131.8	$ 94.5
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) included in Net Income	0.9	2.5	5.3	9.7
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(1.8)	12.3	(3.9)	7.2
Purchases	2.2	2.2	6.3	6.8
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(4.7)	(4.3)	(14.6)	(13.7)
Transfers into Level 3	0	1.3	0	8.3
Transfers out of Level 3	0	(0.3)	(30.6)	(33.5)
Ending Asset	94.3	79.3	94.3	79.3
U.S. Government and Agency Bonds [Member]
Beginning Asset	0	0	0	1.1
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) included in Net Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Purchases	0	0	0	0
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	0	0	0	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	(1.1)
Ending Asset	0	0	0	0
U.S. State and Political Subdivision Bonds [Member]
Beginning Asset	0	0	0	1.7
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) included in Net Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Purchases	0	0	0	0
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	0	0	0	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	(1.7)
Ending Asset	0	0	0	0
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Beginning Asset	83.3	51.9	116.0	80.4
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) included in Net Income	0	0	0	0
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(1.8)	12.3	(3.9)	7.2
Purchases	0	0	0	0
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	0	0	0	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	1.3	0	8.3
Transfers out of Level 3	0	(0.3)	(30.6)	(30.7)
Ending Asset	81.5	65.2	81.5	65.2
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member]
Beginning Asset	14.4	13.7	15.8	11.3
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) included in Net Income	0.9	2.5	5.3	9.7
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Purchases	2.2	2.2	6.3	6.8
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(4.7)	(4.3)	(14.6)	(13.7)
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Ending Asset	12.8	14.1	12.8	14.1
Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member]
Beginning Liability	68.3	62.6	67.6	57.4
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Income	(0.5)	1.6	3.5	6.1
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Purchases	0	0	0	0
Issuance	3.4	1.4	5.2	4.3
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(1.8)	(0.9)	(6.9)	(3.1)
Transfers in to Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Ending Liability	$ 69.4	$ 64.7	$ 69.4	$ 64.7

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Retirement Benefits (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost And Other Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income For Pension Benefits) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Service cost	$ 2.2	$ 2.6	$ 6.6	$ 7.7
Interest cost	4.8	4.1	14.4	12.4
Expected return on plan assets	(8.4)	(7.4)	(25.1)	(22.0)
Amortization of prior service cost	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)	0.1	2.3	0.3	7.0
Net periodic benefit cost	(1.1)	1.8	(3.3)	5.6
Amortization of prior service cost	(0.2)	(0.2)	(0.5)	(0.5)
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)	(0.1)	(2.3)	(0.3)	(7.0)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	(0.3)	(2.5)	(0.8)	(7.5)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income (loss)	(1.4)	(0.7)	(4.1)	(1.9)
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Defined Benefit [Member]
Service cost	0	0.1	0	0.1
Interest cost	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.7
Expected return on plan assets	(0.2)	(0.3)	(0.6)	(0.7)
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	(26.4)
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)	0	0	(0.6)	5.8
Net periodic benefit cost	0	0.1	(0.6)	(20.5)
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	26.4
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss)	0	0	0.6	(5.8)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	0	0	0.6	20.6
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 0	$ 0.1	$ 0	$ 0.1

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Fixed maturity securities-available-for-sale (amortized cost of $7,268.4 and $6,811.9)	$ 7,654.6	$ 7,120.5
Commercial mortgage loans, net	5,342.6	5,405.1
Real estate, net	44.3	65.7
Other invested assets	284.8	196.5
Total investments	13,326.3	12,787.8
Cash and cash equivalents	263.3	379.3	160.7
Premiums and other receivables	132.0	118.2
Accrued investment income	108.1	106.8
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers	987.4	988.1
Deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and other intangible assets, net	376.2	371.3	346.5
Goodwill	36.0	36.0
Property and equipment, net	82.6	84.7
Other assets	94.9	127.9
Separate account assets	7,031.9	6,393.2
Total assets	22,438.7	21,393.3
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits and claims	5,818.0	5,846.9
Other policyholder funds	6,372.2	6,051.6
Deferred tax liabilities, net	91.5	64.7
Short-term debt	1.2	1.5
Long-term debt	503.7	551.9
Other liabilities	352.9	330.7
Separate account liabilities	7,031.9	6,393.2
Total liabilities	20,171.4	19,240.5
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 42,475,479 and 44,126,389 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	0	68.0	89.6
Accumulated other comprehensive income	188.7	134.7	309.3
Retained earnings	2,078.6	1,950.1	1,770.1
Total shareholders' equity	2,267.3	2,152.8	2,169.0
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 22,438.7	$ 21,393.3

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Organization, Principles Of Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Organization, Principles Of Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization, Principles Of Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms “StanCorp,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

1. ORGANIZATION, PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

StanCorp, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a holding company and conducts business through wholly-owned operating subsidiaries throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries, StanCorp has the authority to underwrite insurance products in all 50 states. The Company collectively views and operates its businesses as Insurance Services and Asset Management. Insurance Services contains two reportable product segments, Employee Benefits and Individual Disability. Asset Management is a separate reportable segment. See “Note 5—Segments.”

StanCorp has the following wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Standard Insurance Company (“Standard”), The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc. (“Standard Retirement Services”), StanCorp Equities, Inc. (“StanCorp Equities”), StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC (“StanCorp Mortgage Investors”), StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc. (“StanCorp Investment Advisers”), StanCorp Real Estate, LLC (“StanCorp Real Estate”), Standard Management, Inc. (“Standard Management”) and StanCap Insurance Company, Inc. (“StanCap Insurance Company”).

Standard, the Company’s largest subsidiary, underwrites group and individual disability insurance and annuity products, group life and accidental death and dismemberment (“AD&D”) insurance, and provides group dental and group vision insurance, absence management services and retirement plan products. Founded in 1906, Standard is domiciled in Oregon, licensed in all states except New York, and licensed in the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York was organized in 2000 and is licensed to provide group and individual disability insurance, group life and AD&D insurance and group dental and vision insurance in New York.

The Standard is a service mark of StanCorp and its subsidiaries and is used as a brand mark and marketing name by Standard and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York.

Standard Retirement Services administers and services StanCorp’s retirement plans group annuity contracts and trust products. Retirement plan products are offered in all 50 states through Standard or Standard Retirement Services.

StanCorp Equities is a limited broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. As a wholesaler, StanCorp Equities’ activities are limited to soliciting and supporting third-party broker-dealers and investment advisers that offer or advise their retirement plan clients on using an unregistered group annuity contract or a mutual fund trust platform.

StanCorp Mortgage Investors originates and services fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans for the investment portfolios of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. StanCorp Mortgage Investors also generates additional fee income from the origination and servicing of commercial mortgage loans participated to institutional investors.

StanCorp Investment Advisers is a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registered investment adviser providing performance analysis, fund selection support, model portfolios and other investment advisory, financial planning, and investment management services to its retirement plan clients, individual investors and subsidiaries of StanCorp.

StanCorp Real Estate is a property management company that owns and manages the Hillsboro, Oregon home office properties and other properties held for investment and held for sale. StanCorp Real Estate also manages the Portland, Oregon home office properties.

Standard Management manages certain real estate properties held for sale from time to time in conjunction with the Company’s real estate business.

StanCap Insurance Company is a pure captive insurance company domiciled in Oregon. Effective September 30, 2014, StanCap Insurance Companyentered into a reinsurance agreement with Standard to reinsure Standard’s group life and AD&D insurance business.

Standard holds interests in tax-advantaged investments. These interests are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of these interests was $262.1 million and $192.4 million at September 30,2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of StanCorp and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conformance with the requirements of Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. As such, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on a consolidated basis. 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 disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition at September 30,2014, and for the results of operations for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30,2014 and 2013, and cash flows for the nine months endedSeptember 30,2014 and 2013. Interim results for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30,2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31,2014. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2013 annual report on Form 10-K.

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Investments (Schedule Of Recorded Investment In Commercial Mortgage Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments [Abstract]
Commercial mortgage loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 5,285.5		$ 5,334.4
Commercial mortgage loans individually evaluated for impairment	98.6		114.3
Commercial mortgage loan loss allowance	(41.5)	(44.4)	(43.6)	(46.6)	(46.8)	(46.6)
Total commercial mortgage loans	$ 5,342.6		$ 5,405.1

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Gain Or Loss Recognized In Earnings From The Change in Fair Value of Derivative Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
All other net capital gains (losses)	$ (4.9)	$ (8.3)	$ (6.4)	$ (11.9)
Net investment income	147.1	155.8	447.5	469.1
Interest credited	(38.7)	(43.9)	(122.8)	(130.8)
Net gain (loss)	3.7	0.9	2.5	3.6
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
All other net capital gains (losses)	2.3	0	0.7	0
S and P Five Hundred Index Options [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0.9	2.5	5.3	9.7
Index Based Interest Guarantees [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Interest credited	$ 0.5	$ (1.6)	$ (3.5)	$ (6.1)

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Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Abstract

Estimated Fair Value and the Carrying Value of Each Financial Instrument Categorized by Fair Value Hierarcy

				September 30, 2014
				Carrying		Fair
				Value		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
				(In millions)
Assets:
	Fixed maturity securities:
		Corporate bonds		$	7,149.9	$	7,149.9	$	---	$	7,068.4	$	81.5
		U.S. government and agency bonds			303.2		303.2		---		303.2		---
		U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			136.5		136.5		---		136.5		---
		Foreign government bonds			65.0		65.0		---		65.0		---
			Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,654.6	$	7,654.6	$	---	$	7,573.1	$	81.5
	Commercial mortgage loans, net			$	5,342.6	$	5,822.3	$	---	$	---	$	5,822.3
	S&P 500 Index options				12.8		12.8		---		---		12.8
	Interest rate swaps				0.7		0.7		---		0.7		---
	Policy loans				2.2		2.2		---		---		2.2
	Separate account assets				7,031.9		7,031.9		6,907.0		124.9		---
Liabilities:
	Total other policyholder funds,
		investment-type contracts		$	5,694.5	$	5,957.9	$	---	$	---	$	5,957.9
	Index-based interest guarantees				69.4		69.4		---		---		69.4
	Short-term debt				1.2		1.6		---		1.6		---
	Long-term debt				503.7		537.2		---		537.2		---

				December 31, 2013
				Carrying		Fair
				Value		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
				(In millions)
Assets:
	Fixed maturity securities:
		Corporate bonds		$	6,545.7	$	6,545.7	$	---	$	6,429.7	$	116.0
		U.S. government and agency bonds			353.2		353.2		---		353.2		---
		U.S. state and political subdivision bonds			140.3		140.3		---		140.3		---
		Foreign government bonds			65.5		65.5		---		65.5		---
		S&P 500 Index options			15.8		15.8		---		---		15.8
			Total fixed maturity securities	$	7,120.5	$	7,120.5	$	---	$	6,988.7	$	131.8
	Commercial mortgage loans, net			$	5,405.1	$	5,769.6	$	---	$	---	$	5,769.6
	Policy loans				2.5		2.5		---		---		2.5
	Separate account assets				6,393.2		6,393.2		6,249.2		144.0		---
Liabilities:
	Other policyholder funds,
		investment-type contracts		$	5,469.8	$	5,632.7	$	---	$	---	$	5,632.7
	Index-based interest guarantees				67.6		67.6		---		---		67.6
	Short-term debt				1.5		1.9		---		1.9		---
	Long-term debt				551.9		553.6		---		553.6		---

Valuation Techniques Fair Values Of Assets And Liabilities Measured And Recorded At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

				September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
				Fair		Range	Fair		Range
		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Value		of inputs	Value		of inputs
		(Dollars in millions)
S&P 500 Index options		Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions	$	12.8	(a)	$	15.8	(a)
Index-based interest		Discounted cash	Expected future	$	69.4	1% - 3%	$	67.6	1% - 6%
	guarantees	flow	option purchase
			Various assumptions			(b)			(b)
		Black-Scholes option pricing model	Various assumptions			(a)			(a)
Commercial mortgage loans		Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	58.5	0% - 40%	$	68.7	0% - 13%
		Cash flows	Capitalization rate (c)			7% - 16%			7% - 16%
Real Estate Owned		Appraisals	Reduction on appraisal	$	13.9	0% - 11%	$	35.2	0% - 53%

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Level 3 Inputs

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	83.3	$	14.4	$	97.7	$	68.3
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		0.9		0.9		(0.5)
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(1.8)		---		(1.8)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		3.4
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(4.7)		(4.7)		(1.8)
Transfers into level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	51.9	$	13.7	$	65.6	$	62.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		2.5		2.5		1.6
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		12.3		---		12.3		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		2.2		2.2		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		1.4
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(4.3)		(4.3)		(0.9)
Transfers into level 3			---		---		1.3		---		1.3		---
Transfers out of level 3			---		---		(0.3)		---		(0.3)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	---	$	---	$	116.0	$	15.8	$	131.8	$	67.6
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		5.3		5.3		3.5
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		(3.9)		---		(3.9)		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		6.3		6.3		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		5.2
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(14.6)		(14.6)		(6.9)
Transfers into Level 3			---		---		---		---		---		---
Transfers out of Level 3			---		---		(30.6)		---		(30.6)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	81.5	$	12.8	$	94.3	$	69.4

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Assets										Liabilities
		U.S.		U.S. State								Index-
		Government		and Political				S&P 500				Based
		and Agency		Subdivision		Corporate		Index		Total		Interest
		Bonds		Bonds		Bonds		Options		Assets		Guarantees
		(In millions)
Beginning balance		$	1.1	$	1.7	$	80.4	$	11.3	$	94.5	$	57.4
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses):
	Included in net income		---		---		---		9.7		9.7		6.1
	Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		---		---		7.2		---		7.2		---
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
	Purchases		---		---		---		6.8		6.8		---
	Issuances		---		---		---		---		---		4.3
	Sales		---		---		---		---		---		---
	Settlements		---		---		---		(13.7)		(13.7)		(3.1)
Transfers into Level 3			---		---		8.3		---		8.3		---
Transfers out of Level 3			(1.1)		(1.7)		(30.7)		---		(33.5)		---
Ending balance		$	---	$	---	$	65.2	$	14.1	$	79.3	$	64.7

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to positions still held

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(In millions)
Assets:
	S&P 500 Index options	$	0.7	$	0.3	$	3.3	$	4.5
Liabilities:
	Index-based interest guarantees		(0.8)		(2.0)		(7.9)		(7.3)

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held as of the balance sheet date

		September 30, 2014
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans		$	58.5	$	---	$	---	$	58.5
Real Estate Owned			13.9		---		---		13.9
	Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	72.4	$	---	$	---	$	72.4

		December 31, 2013
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
		(In millions)
Commercial mortgage loans		$	68.7	$	---	$	---	$	68.7
Real Estate Owned			35.2		---		---		35.2
	Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	103.9	$	---	$	---	$	103.9

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Deferred Acquisition Costs ("DAC"), Value Of Business Acquired ("VOBA") And Other Intangible Assets (Balances Of Unlocking On DAC And VOBA) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Deferred Acquisition Costs, Value Of Business Acquired And Other Intangible Assets Disclosures [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) to DAC and VOBA as a result of unlocking	$ (1.1)	$ 0.3	$ (1.9)	$ (0.9)

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Share-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Compensation Cost And Related Income Tax Benefit Under Share-Based Compensation Plans) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-Based Compensation
Compensation cost	$ 1.8	$ 3.2	$ 4.9	$ 5.9
Related income tax benefit	$ 0.6	$ 1.2	$ 1.7	$ 2.1

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Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Accounting Pronouncements

11. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-01, Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-01, Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. The main objective of ASU No. 2014-01 is to provide guidance on accounting for investments in affordable housing projects that qualify for low income housing tax credits. Under this guidance, entities could make a policy election to account for qualified affordable housing projects under the proportionate amortization method (“PAM”) of accounting. Under PAM, the cost of low income housing tax credit investments is amortized in each period as a proportion of the tax credits and benefits of tax losses received in that period and allows the benefits from tax losses on the asset, the losses that reduce the asset balance of the investment and the tax credits to be recorded in the income tax expense line on the consolidated statements of income.

ASU No. 2014-01 is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The Company currently invests in affordable housing projects that qualify for low income housing tax credits and is assessing the impact of accounting for these investments under PAM.

ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The main objective of ASU No. 2014-09 is to provide a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This ASU does not apply to insurance contracts, financial instruments, and various other topics within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company’s revenue is primarily from insurance contracts and financial instruments; therefore, the Company does not expect this ASU to have a material effect on its results of operations.