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Reinsurance (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items]  
Amount of reinsurance in force [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,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Premiums from short-duration contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
$
6,840

 
6,933

 
6,927

Assumed
—

 
—

 
—

Ceded
(804
)
 
(781
)
 
(828
)
Net premiums earned
6,036

 
6,152

 
6,099

Premiums from long-duration contracts:
 

 
 

 
 

Direct
184,721

 
193,778

 
194,147

Assumed
99

 
142

 
151

Ceded
(2,996
)
 
(2,352
)
 
(2,521
)
Net premiums earned
181,824

 
191,568

 
191,777

Total premiums earned
$
187,860

 
197,720

 
197,876

Claims and surrenders assumed
$
159

 
247

 
237

Claims and surrenders ceded
$
(705
)
 
(946
)
 
(877
)
Assumed and ceded life reinsurance activity as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 is summarized as follows:

 
At December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Aggregate assumed life insurance in force
$
5,202

 
5,564

Aggregate ceded life insurance in force
$
(490,295
)
 
(503,685
)
Net life insurance in force
$
4,350,538

 
4,469,735