Related Party (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Pruco Reinsurance and Prudential Insurance Living Benefits [Text Block]

			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
					2012			2011			2012			2011
			(in thousands)
Pruco Reinsurance
	Effective August 24, 2009
		Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus ("HD6 Plus")	$	12,436		$	11,759		$	36,885		$	35,160
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus ("SHD6")		5,368			5,060			15,948			15,025
	Effective June 30, 2009
		Highest Daily Lifetime 7 Plus ("HD7 Plus")		13,259			12,577			39,228			37,521
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 7 Plus ("SHD7 Plus")		7,023			6,599			20,717			19,661
	Effective March 17, 2008
		Highest Daily Lifetime 7 ("HD7")		7,427			7,337			22,206			21,961
		Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 7 ("SHD7")		2,276			2,257			6,812			6,722
		Guaranteed Return Option Plus ("GRO Plus" & "GRO Plus II") (1)		2,130			2,261			6,446			6,596
		Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option ("HD GRO") (1)		824			850			2,503			2,591
		Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option ("HD GRO II") (1)		840			837			2,530			2,468
	Effective Since 2006
		Highest Daily Lifetime Five ("HDLT5")		3,284			3,441			9,951			10,574
		Spousal Lifetime Five ("SLT5")		2,638			2,688			7,959			8,427
	Effective Since 2005
		Lifetime Five ("LT5") (2)		8,580			8,817			25,992			27,865
		Guaranteed Return Option ("GRO")		514			909			1,621			3,362
Total Fees Ceded to Pruco Reinsurance			$	66,599		$	65,392		$	198,798		$	197,933
Prudential Insurance
	Effective Since 2004
		Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit ("GMWB")		348			442			1,097			1,499
Total Fees Ceded to Prudential Insurance			$	348		$	442		$	1,097		$	1,499
Total Fees Ceded			$	66,947		$	65,834		$	199,895		$	199,432

• 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.