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Reinsurance (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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,
(In thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Premiums from short-duration contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
$
6,804

 
6,840

 
6,933

Assumed
—

 
—

 
—

Ceded
(808
)
 
(804
)
 
(781
)
Net premiums earned
5,996

 
6,036

 
6,152

Premiums from long-duration contracts:
 

 
 

 
 

Direct
180,205

 
184,721

 
193,778

Assumed
99

 
99

 
142

Ceded
(1,953
)
 
(2,996
)
 
(2,352
)
Net premiums earned
178,351

 
181,824

 
191,568

Total premiums earned
$
184,347

 
187,860

 
197,720

Claims and surrenders assumed
$
141

 
159

 
247

Claims and surrenders ceded
$
(940
)
 
(705
)
 
(946
)
Assumed and ceded life reinsurance activity as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

December 31,
(In thousands)
2019
 
2018
Aggregate assumed life insurance in force
$
4,892

 
5,202

Aggregate ceded life insurance in force
$
486,937

 
490,295

Net life insurance in force
$
4,246,781

 
4,350,538