Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

Financial information for the quarters presented was prepared on a consolidated basis.

	Quarter ended			Quarter ended			Quarter ended			Quarter ended
	March 31, 2019			June 30, 2019			September 30, 2019			December 31, 2019
	(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
Direct premiums	$	677,286		$	687,262		$	692,258		$	697,060
Ceded premiums		(389,795	)		(400,588	)		(388,982	)		(390,364	)
Net premiums		287,491			286,674			303,276			306,696
Commissions and fees		167,315			178,468			179,719			188,302
Net investment income		24,111			24,868			22,675			22,418
Realized investment gains (losses), including    OTTI		2,847			1,067			285			766
Other, net		13,223			13,825			14,698			13,778
Total revenues		494,987			504,902			520,653			531,960
Total benefits and expenses		392,619			377,442			395,514			409,815
Income before income taxes		102,368			127,460			125,139			122,145
Income taxes		23,203			30,014			28,916			28,588
Net income	$	79,165		$	97,446		$	96,223		$	93,557
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	1.84		$	2.28		$	2.28		$	2.25
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.83		$	2.28		$	2.28		$	2.24

	Quarter ended			Quarter ended			Quarter ended			Quarter ended
	March 31, 2018			June 30, 2018			September 30, 2018			December 31, 2018
	(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
Direct premiums	$	656,087		$	667,191		$	670,222		$	673,605
Ceded premiums		(394,249	)		(403,449	)		(391,175	)		(392,290	)
Net premiums		261,838			263,742			279,047			281,315
Commissions and fees		166,827			167,940			170,879			171,960
Net investment income		19,017			20,030			20,622			21,760
Realized investment gains (losses), including    OTTI		(1,656	)		1,313			(126	)		(1,651	)
Other, net		13,897			14,790			14,359			13,941
Total revenues		459,923			467,815			484,781			487,325
Total benefits and expenses		376,960			354,050			373,346			379,403
Income before income taxes		82,963			113,765			111,435			107,922
Income taxes		17,248			27,065			26,296			21,381
Net income	$	65,715		$	86,700		$	85,139		$	86,541
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	1.46		$	1.96		$	1.95		$	1.99
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.46		$	1.95		$	1.94		$	1.99

Quarterly amounts may not agree in total to the corresponding annual amounts due to rounding.