Related Party (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Pruco Reinsurance and Prudential Insurance Living Benefits [Text Block]

			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
					2012			2011			2012			2011
			(in thousands)
Pruco Reinsurance
	Effective August 24, 2009
		Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus ("HD6 Plus")	$	12,253		$	12,403		$	24,449		$	23,402
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus ("SHD6")		5,296			5,284			10,579			9,965
	Effective June 30, 2009
		Highest Daily Lifetime 7 Plus ("HD7 Plus")		12,961			12,868			25,970			24,944
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 7 Plus ("SHD7 Plus")		6,857			6,776			13,695			13,062
	Effective March 17, 2008
		Highest Daily Lifetime 7 ("HD7")		7,346			7,347			14,778			14,624
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 7 ("SHD7")		2,262			2,241			4,536			4,465
		Guaranteed Return Option Plus ("GRO Plus" & "GRO Plus II") (1)		2,144			2,339			4,316			4,334
		Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option ("HD GRO") (1)		832			874			1,679			1,741
		Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option ("HD GRO II") (1)		845			850			1,691			1,631
	Effective Since 2006
		Highest Daily Lifetime Five ("HDLT5")		3,314			3,548			6,666			7,133
		Spousal Lifetime Five ("SLT5")		2,647			2,882			5,321			5,739
	Effective Since 2005
		Lifetime Five ("LT5") (2)		8,653			9,547			17,412			19,048
		Guaranteed Return Option ("GRO")		546			1,223			1,107			2,454
Total Fees Ceded to Pruco Reinsurance			$	65,956		$	68,182		$	132,199		$	132,542
Prudential Insurance
	Effective Since 2004
		Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit ("GMWB")		364			513			750			1,056
Total Fees Ceded to Prudential Insurance			$	364		$	513		$	750		$	1,056
Total Fees Ceded			$	66,320		$	68,695		$	132,949		$	133,598

• GRO Plus and HD GRO were amended effective January 1, 2010 to include an amended version of the GRO Plus and HD GRO benefit features (GRO Plus II and HD GRO II).
• Effective August 1, 2007, the Company amended this coinsurance agreement to include the reinsurance of business sold prior to May 6, 2005 that was previously reinsured to Prudential Insurance.