Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues
Net earned premiums	$ 1,202,224,000		$ 2,138,258,000	$ 2,617,462,000		$ 4,297,820,000
Fees and other income	328,305,000		323,609,000	685,995,000		603,171,000
Net investment income	119,820,000		167,786,000	255,527,000		320,059,000
Net realized gains on investments, excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses	21,679,000		11,999,000	184,045,000	[1]	18,524,000
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses	(53,000)		0	(364,000)		(3,208,000)
Portion of net (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes	0		0	(337,000)		638,000
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings	(53,000)		0	(701,000)		(2,570,000)
Amortization of deferred gain on disposal of businesses	125,818,000	[2]	3,242,000	173,414,000	[3]	6,500,000
Gain on pension plan curtailment	0		0	29,578,000		0
Total revenues	1,797,793,000		2,644,894,000	3,945,320,000		5,243,504,000
Benefits, losses and expenses
Policyholder benefits	400,814,000		1,267,714,000	944,630,000		2,478,441,000
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired	342,640,000		353,883,000	676,982,000		722,886,000
Underwriting, general and administrative expenses	803,595,000		969,494,000	1,720,954,000		1,891,403,000
Interest expense	15,232,000		13,778,000	29,735,000		27,556,000
Total benefits, losses and expenses	1,562,281,000		2,604,869,000	3,372,301,000		5,120,286,000
Income before provision for income taxes	235,512,000		40,025,000	573,019,000		123,218,000
Provision for income taxes	66,163,000		7,236,000	183,352,000		40,385,000
Net income	$ 169,349,000		$ 32,789,000	$ 389,667,000		$ 82,833,000
Earnings Per Share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72		$ 0.48	$ 6.12		$ 1.20
Diluted (in dollars per share)	2.70		0.47	6.06		1.18
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.5		$ 0.3	$ 1.00		$ 0.57
Share Data
Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic per share calculations (in shares)	62,244,778		68,558,472	63,665,856		69,161,001
Plus: Dilutive securities (in shares)	478,514		685,927	608,153		785,363
Weighted average shares used in diluted per share calculations (in shares)	62,723,292		69,244,399	64,274,009		69,946,364

[1] Six months ended June 30, 2016 net gains includes $146,727 related to the sale of Assurant Employee Benefits as described in Note 5.

[2] Includes $122,835 related to the additional deferred gain related to the Assurant Employee Benefits sale on March 1, 2016.

[3] Includes $167,428 related to the additional deferred gain related to the Assurant Employee Benefits sale on March 1, 2016.