Supplemental Consolidated Cash and Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Consolidated Cash and Cash Flow Information

($ in thousands)	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Cash	$	64,778	$	25,206
Restricted cash	697		302
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	$	65,475	$	25,508

($ in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Cash paid during the nine months for:
Interest	$	9,258	$	6,948
Income taxes	18,456		12,696

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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.