Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information for these segments

Summarized financial information for these segments is as follows: 

($ in thousands)	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Insurance premiums and contract charges earned
Property and Casualty	$	665,734		$	648,263		$	620,514
Retirement	31,269			28,003			24,937
Life	120,330			118,437			113,695
Total	$	817,333		$	794,703		$	759,146
Net investment income
Property and Casualty	$	40,104		$	36,178		$	38,998
Retirement	262,634			261,994			249,410
Life	74,399			76,195			73,567
Corporate and Other	142			78			66
Intersegment eliminations	(772		)	(815		)	(855		)
Total	$	376,507		$	373,630		$	361,186
Net income (loss)
Property and Casualty	$	(14,243	)	$	17,790		$	25,644
Retirement	41,736			88,473			50,674
Life	18,754			77,595			16,559
Corporate and Other	(27,904		)	(14,399		)	(9,112		)
Total	$	18,343		$	169,459		$	83,765

Additional significant financial information for these segments

($ in thousands)	December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Assets
Property and Casualty	$	1,236,362		$	1,217,394		$	1,110,958
Retirement	7,866,969			8,063,912			7,449,777
Life	1,821,351			1,815,732			1,912,771
Corporate and Other	149,014			143,784			140,104
Intersegment eliminations	(41,800		)	(42,482		)	(36,786		)
Total	$	11,031,896		$	11,198,340		$	10,576,824

Additional significant financial information for these segments is as follows:

($ in thousands)	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
DAC amortization expense
Property and Casualty	$	79,073		$	76,967		$	74,950
Retirement	23,186			17,759			14,635
Life	7,630			7,459			7,147
Total	$	109,889		$	102,185		$	96,732
Income tax expense (benefit)
Property and Casualty	$	(6,622	)	$	(3,279	)	$	4,627
Retirement	10,000			(19,498		)	20,334
Life	4,979			(51,876		)	9,775
Corporate and Other	(7,163		)	(6,119		)	(4,269		)
Total	$	1,194		$	(80,772	)	$	30,467