Supplemental Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Supplemental Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Information

		Six months ended June 30,				Three months ended June 30,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
Income taxes paid		$	86,185	$	70,413	$	57,259	$	70,891
Interest paid			14,022		14,984		11,861		13,445
Proceeds from sales of available for sale fixed maturity
	securities		398,848		286,843		231,642		167,832
Proceeds from sales of equity securities			71,970		170,182		5,558		26,107
Dividends declared but not paid at end of period			28,172		22,493