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Reinsurance (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies, by Product Segment [Line Items]  
Amount of reinsurance in force [Table Text Block]
Assumed and ceded life reinsurance activity as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 is summarized as follows:

 
At December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In thousands)
Aggregate assumed life insurance in force
$
22,915

 
36,766

Aggregate ceded life insurance in force
$
(522,821
)
 
(516,933
)
Net life insurance in force
$
4,497,735

 
4,478,202
Reinsurance [Table Text Block]
Premiums, claims and surrenders assumed and ceded for all lines of business for these years are summarized as follows:

 
Years ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Premiums from short-duration contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
$
6,927

 
7,223

 
7,209

Assumed
—

 
—

 
—

Ceded
(828
)
 
(873
)
 
(967
)
Net premiums earned
6,099

 
6,350

 
6,242

Premiums from long-duration contracts:
 

 
 

 
 

Direct
194,147

 
190,114

 
184,229

Assumed
151

 
353

 
421

Ceded
(2,521
)
 
(2,337
)
 
(2,360
)
Net premiums earned
191,777

 
188,130

 
182,290

Total premiums earned
$
197,876

 
194,480

 
188,532

Claims and surrenders assumed
$
237

 
414

 
466

Claims and surrenders ceded
$
(877
)
 
(1,013
)
 
(1,108
)