Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Insurance [Abstract]

Changes in Insurance Subsidiaries' Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Changes in our insurance subsidiaries’ deferred policy acquisition costs are as follows:

	2018			2017			2016
Balance, January 1	$	60,289,860		$	56,309,196		$	52,108,388
Acquisition costs deferred		121,289,267			119,045,664			112,076,808
Amortization charged to earnings		(120,964,000	)		(115,065,000	)		(107,876,000	)
Balance, December 31	$	60,615,127		$	60,289,860		$	56,309,196