Supplemental Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information

($ in thousands)	June 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Cash	$	81,709	$	25,206
Restricted cash	681		302
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	82,390	$	25,508

($ in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019
Cash paid (recovered) during the six months for:
Interest	$	8,247		$	6,440
Income taxes	(617		)	78

Non-cash investing activities include $2.1 billion of investments transferred to a reinsurer as consideration paid during the second quarter of 2019 in connection with the Company's reinsurance of a $2.9 billion block of in force fixed and variable annuity business. See Note 5 for further information.

Non-cash investing activities in respect to modifications or exchanges of fixed maturity securities as well as paid-in-kind activity for policy loans were insignificant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.