Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2019		2018
	(dollars in thousands)
Prepaid expenses	$	9,957	$	11,989
Reinsurance business receivables (b)	14,688		18,167
Tax receivables	8,464		7,029
Interest and dividends receivable	1,944		2,413
Deferred acquisition costs (b)	4,808		4,696
The Military Mutual loan (a)	27,459		21,504
Other (c)	16,838		13,216
	$	84,158	$	79,014

(a) The terms of the loan were revised as of December 31, 2019 to a maturity date of December 2029 and interest rate of 3%, related to the Company's commercial reinsurance activities.

(b) Balances relate to the Company's reinsurance business entered into during 2016 (See Note 17).

(c) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the balance includes prepaid expenses, receivables and other assets used for reinsurance activities of $7.5 million and$4.9 million, respectively.