STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Management fee received	$ 453,635	$ 433,735
Administrative services reimbursements received	140,300	148,308
Service agreement fee received	6,662	6,692
Net investment income received	9,364	9,112
Limited partnership distributions	254	1,225
Commissions paid to agents	(215,999)	(204,633)
Agents bonuses paid	(97,085)	(104,689)
Salaries and wages paid	(49,520)	(50,840)
Employee benefits paid	(9,738)	(10,875)
General operating expenses paid	(68,491)	(60,439)
Administrative services expenses paid	(149,666)	(143,046)
Income taxes recovered	375	138
Interest paid	(14)	(448)
Net cash provided by operating activities	20,077	24,240
Purchase of investments:
Available-for-sale securities	(137,442)	(220,811)
Equity securities	(18,089)	0
Limited partnerships	(13)	(9)
Proceeds from investments:
Available-for-sale securities sales	44,562	149,155
Available-for-sale securities maturities/calls	35,405	154,343
Equity securities	13,446	0
Limited partnerships	328	2,411
Purchase of fixed assets	(21,086)	(17,411)
Loans to agents	(1,803)	(6,233)
Collections on agent loans	1,943	2,313
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(82,749)	63,758
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(44,940)	(41,910)
Net payments on long-term borrowings	(481)	(460)
Net cash used in financing activities	(45,421)	(42,370)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(108,093)	45,628
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	336,739	266,417
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	228,646	312,045
Supplemental disclosure of noncash transactions
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	1,333	32,515
Liability incurred to purchase fixed assets	$ 767	$ 0