Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Adoption of Revenue Recognition Guidance

Effects of Reinsurance on Premiums and Other Considerations and Policy and Contract Benefits (Table)

	For the year ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in millions)
Premiums and other considerations:
Direct	$	6,928.3	$	6,699.3	$	5,753.8
Assumed		1.7		1.9		1.7
Ceded		(520.4)		(483.8)		(456.4)
Net premiums and other considerations	$	6,409.6	$	6,217.4	$	5,299.1
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses:
Direct	$	8,667.7	$	8,216.3	$	7,202.5
Assumed		24.9		27.7		28.1
Ceded		(500.1)		(421.4)		(317.4)
Net benefits, claims and settlement expenses	$	8,192.5	$	7,822.6	$	6,913.2

ASU 2014-09 - Revenue recognition

Adoption of Revenue Recognition Guidance

Impacts to Consolidated Statements of Financial Position from Adoption of Guidance (Table)

	December 31, 2018
					Impact of adopting
					revenue recognition
	As reported		As adjusted (1)		accounting guidance
	(in millions)
Assets
Deferred acquisition costs (2)	$	3,693.5	$	3,887.2	$	(193.7)
Other assets (3)		1,378.9		1,241.3		137.6
Liabilities
Deferred income taxes		958.4		979.2		(20.8)
Stockholders' equity
Total stockholders' equity		11,456.0		11,491.3		(35.3)

(1) Excludes the impact of adopting revenue recognition accounting guidance.

(2) Certain costs to obtain a contract previously recorded as DAC are now recorded as a contract cost asset or are no longer deferrable under revenue recognition guidance.

(3) Includes the contract cost asset.