Edgar Filing: FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



(Mark one)
[X]		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

		For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

or

[ ]		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

		For the transition period from____________________ to____________________

Commission File Number: 1-11917



(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa		42-1411715
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa		50266-5997
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(515) 225-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). [X] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)



Large accelerated filer [ ]	Accelerated filer [X]	Non-accelerated filer [ ]	Smaller reporting company [ ]	Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [X] No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Title of each class		Outstanding at October 30, 2018
Class A Common Stock, without par value		24,786,498
Class B Common Stock, without par value		11,413

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FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	34

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	55

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	56

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	56

Item 6.	Exhibits	57

SIGNATURES		58

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Assets
Investments:
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2018 - $6,925,616; 2017 - $6,757,250)	$	7,099,025	$	7,291,967
Equity securities at fair value (cost: 2018 - $99,882; 2017 - $96,715)	103,896		104,145
Mortgage loans	1,015,618		971,812
Real estate	1,543		1,543
Policy loans	195,723		191,398
Short-term investments	25,569		17,007
Other investments	48,636		42,371
Total investments	8,490,010		8,620,243

Cash and cash equivalents	14,425		52,696
Securities and indebtedness of related parties	59,546		47,823
Accrued investment income	81,199		76,468
Amounts receivable from affiliates	7,617		3,561
Reinsurance recoverable	104,550		108,948
Deferred acquisition costs	412,046		302,611
Value of insurance in force acquired	10,821		4,560
Current income taxes recoverable	1,454		6,764
Other assets	171,754		177,764
Assets held in separate accounts	651,797		651,963






Total assets	$	10,005,219	$	10,053,401

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands)



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits:
Interest sensitive products	$	5,451,535	$	5,299,961
Traditional life insurance and accident and health products	1,789,650		1,750,504
Other policy claims and benefits	51,820		44,475
Supplementary contracts without life contingencies	310,152		322,630
Advance premiums and other deposits	268,935		267,023
Amounts payable to affiliates	1,379		1,164
Long-term debt payable to non-affiliates	97,000		97,000
Deferred income taxes	77,958		130,425
Other liabilities	111,195		111,131
Liabilities related to separate accounts	651,797		651,963
Total liabilities	8,811,421		8,676,276

Stockholders’ equity:
FBL Financial Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, without par value, at liquidation value - authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 5,000,000 Series B shares	3,000		3,000
Class A common stock, without par value - authorized 88,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 24,806,796 shares in 2018 and 24,919,113 shares in 2017	153,160		153,589
Class B common stock, without par value - authorized 1,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding 11,413 shares in 2018 and 2017	72		72
Accumulated other comprehensive income	88,961		284,983
Retained earnings	948,530		935,423
Total FBL Financial Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,193,723		1,377,067
Noncontrolling interest	75		58
Total stockholders’ equity	1,193,798		1,377,125
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,005,219	$	10,053,401

See accompanying notes.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues:
Interest sensitive product charges	$	31,161		$	28,004		$	92,165		$	86,661
Traditional life insurance premiums	48,124			47,087			148,712			145,783
Net investment income	105,757			102,950			310,753			307,852
Net realized capital gains (losses)	(709		)	81			(1,615		)	599
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings	(50		)	(67		)	(1,090		)	(133		)
Other income	3,828			3,501			12,065			11,711
Total revenues	188,111			181,556			560,990			552,473

Benefits and expenses:
Interest sensitive product benefits	70,145			67,206			194,127			188,217
Traditional life insurance benefits	44,168			42,633			133,349			128,197
Policyholder dividends	2,480			2,487			7,591			7,597
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	30,834			27,535			107,621			98,229
Interest expense	1,212			1,213			3,638			3,638
Other expenses	5,061			4,971			16,281			13,862
Total benefits and expenses	153,900			146,045			462,607			439,740
	34,211			35,511			98,383			112,733
Income taxes	(4,818		)	(9,880		)	(14,462		)	(32,017		)
Equity income, net of related income taxes	1,642			487			3,441			2,629
Net income	31,035			26,118			87,362			83,345
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(25		)	9			16			(20		)
Net income attributable to FBL Financial Group, Inc.	$	31,010		$	26,127		$	87,378		$	83,325

Earnings per common share	$	1.24		$	1.04		$	3.50		$	3.32
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution	$	1.24		$	1.04		$	3.50		$	3.32

See accompanying notes.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017
Net income	$	31,035		$	26,118	$	87,362		$	83,345
Other comprehensive income (loss) (1)
Change in net unrealized investment gains/losses	(42,388		)	11,320		(191,339		)	73,751
Change in underfunded status of postretirement benefit plans	268			192		797			563
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(42,120		)	11,512		(190,542		)	74,314
Total comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(11,085		)	37,630		(103,180		)	157,659
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(25		)	9		16			(20		)
Total comprehensive income (loss) applicable to FBL Financial Group, Inc.	$	(11,110	)	$	37,639	$	(103,164	)	$	157,639


(1)	Other comprehensive income (loss) is recorded net of deferred income taxes and other adjustments for assumed changes in deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, unearned revenue reserve and policyholder liabilities.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	FBL Financial Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
	Series B Preferred Stock		Class A and Class B Common Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Retained Earnings			Non- controlling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	3,000	$	152,975		$	149,555		$	882,672		$	56		$	1,188,258
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for low income housing tax credit investments	—		—			—			(4,703		)	—			(4,703		)
Net income - nine months ended September 30, 2017	—		—			—			83,325			20			83,345
Other comprehensive income	—		—			74,314			—			—			74,314
Stock-based compensation	—		644			—			—			—			644
Dividends on preferred stock	—		—			—			(112		)	—			(112		)
Dividends on common stock	—		—			—			(70,280		)	—			(70,280		)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interest	—		—			—			—			(34		)	(34		)
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	3,000	$	153,619		$	223,869		$	890,902		$	42		$	1,271,432

Balance at January 1, 2018	$	3,000	$	153,661		$	284,983		$	935,423		$	58		$	1,377,125
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle related to net unrealized gains on equity securities	—		—			(5,480		)	5,480			—			—
Net income - nine months ended September 30, 2018	—		—			—			87,378			(16		)	87,362
Other comprehensive loss	—		—			(190,542		)	—			—			(190,542		)
Stock-based compensation	—		366			—			—			—			366
Purchase of common stock	—		(795		)	—			(8,054		)	—			(8,849		)
Dividends on preferred stock	—		—			—			(112		)	—			(112		)
Dividends on common stock	—		—			—			(71,585		)	—			(71,585		)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interest	—		—			—			—			33			33
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	3,000	$	153,232		$	88,961		$	948,530		$	75		$	1,193,798

See accompanying notes.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)



	Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Operating activities
Net income	$	87,362		$	83,345
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Interest credited to account balances	123,425			121,028
Charges for mortality, surrenders and administration	(89,958		)	(86,975		)
Net realized (gains) losses on investments	2,705			(466		)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(2,370		)	(5,450		)
Increase in liabilities for life insurance and other future policy benefits	61,112			67,802
Deferral of acquisition costs	(31,276		)	(31,819		)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of insurance in force	24,199			15,984
Change in reinsurance recoverable	2,370			(488		)
Provision for deferred income taxes	(1,816		)	3,005
Other	1,050			7,055
Net cash provided by operating activities	176,803			173,021

Investing activities
Sales, maturities or repayments:
Fixed maturities - available for sale	455,104			444,130
Equity securities - available for sale	—			9,168
Mortgage loans	51,680			39,880
Derivative instruments	13,203			9,054
Policy loans	28,416			27,092
Securities and indebtedness of related parties	4,945			6,245
Real estate	—			717
Other long-term investments	4,948			14
Acquisitions:
Fixed maturities - available for sale	(613,278		)	(457,988		)
Equity securities - available for sale	(2,799		)	(1,102		)
Mortgage loans	(95,336		)	(147,200		)
Derivative instruments	(10,480		)	(6,556		)
Policy loans	(32,741		)	(29,090		)
Securities and indebtedness of related parties	(15,922		)	(10,178		)
Other long-term investments	(6,611		)	—
Short-term investments, net change	(8,562		)	(9,051		)
Purchases and disposals of property and equipment, net	(8,483		)	(7,889		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(235,916		)	(132,754		)

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands)



	Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Financing activities
Contract holder account deposits	$	525,245		$	358,211
Contract holder account withdrawals	(423,714		)	(333,261		)
Dividends paid	(71,697		)	(70,392		)
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt	27,000			—
Repayments of short-term debt	(27,000		)	—
Issuance or repurchase of common stock, net	(9,025		)	305
Other financing activities	33			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	20,842			(45,137		)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(38,271		)	(4,870		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	52,696			33,583
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	14,425		$	28,713

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash (paid) received during the period for:
Interest	$	(3,656	)	$	(3,638	)
Income taxes	(2,027		)	(10,302		)

See accompanying notes.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

September 30, 2018

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of FBL Financial Group, Inc. (we or the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Our financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations.

Operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. We encourage you to refer to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for a complete description of our material accounting policies. Also included in the Form 10-K is a description of areas of judgments and estimates and other information necessary to understand our financial position and results of operations.

Accounting Policy Change

During the third quarter of 2018, we voluntarily changed our accounting policy for low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) investments from the equity method to the proportional amortization method. We believe the proportional amortization method is preferable because it better reflects the economics of an investment that is made for the primary purpose of receiving tax credits and other tax benefits and is consistent with the accounting method used by most life insurance companies that have disclosed their accounting policies for LIHTC investments. In addition to a change in the timing of the recognition of income or loss on LIHTC investments, there are also differences in how these investments are reported within our consolidated financial statements, as the unamortized cost of the LIHTC investments is now reflected in the "Other asset" line instead of the "Securities and indebtedness of related parties" line on the consolidated balance sheets and income/expense from LIHTC investments is now reflected in the "Income taxes" line instead of the "Equity income" line on the consolidated statements of operations. Changes to the consolidated statements of cash flows were immaterial and included moving additional funding and return of capital from LIHTC investments from the “Securities and indebtedness of related parties” lines under investing to the “Other” line under operating cash flows.

As a result of this accounting policy change, the opening balance as of January 1, 2017 of retained earnings was reduced by $4.7 million, as shown on the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity. In addition, the following presents the effect of the change on financial statement line items for prior periods that were retrospectively adjusted:



Consolidated Balance Sheet Impact
	December 31, 2017
	As Originally Reported		As Adjusted		Effect of Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Securities and indebtedness of related parties	$	130,240	$	47,823	$	(82,417	)
Current income taxes recoverable	3,269		6,764		3,495
Other assets	112,054		177,764		65,710
Total assets					$	(13,212	)

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Deferred income taxes	$	131,912	$	130,425	$	(1,487	)
Retained earnings	947,148		935,423		(11,725		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity					$	(13,212	)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations Impact
	Three months ended September 30, 2017									Nine months ended September 30, 2017
	As Originally Reported			As Adjusted			Effect of Change			As Originally Reported			As Adjusted			Effect of Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Income taxes	$	(11,220	)	$	(9,880	)	$	1,340		$	(35,844	)	$	(32,017	)	$	3,827
Equity income (loss), net of related income taxes	2,804			487			(2,317		)	8,959			2,629			(6,330		)
Net income (loss) attributable to FBL Financial Group, Inc.							$	(977	)							$	(2,503	)

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic and assuming dilution							$	(0.04	)							$	(0.10	)

Net income would have been $0.1 million higher ($0.01 per basic and diluted share) for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.2 million lower ($0.1 per basic and diluted share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 if the Company had continued to record LIHTC investments using the equity method.

New Accounting Pronouncements



Description	Date of adoption	Effect on our consolidated financial statements or other significant matters
Standards adopted:
Stockholders' equity In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance allowing a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from changes in the federal income tax rate due to enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on December 22, 2017 (Tax Act). Accounting guidance requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities, including those associated with components of AOCI, be remeasured during the period new tax laws are enacted, with any changes reflected as a component of income tax expense (benefit). Under the previous guidance, retained earnings would reflect the full amount of the change and AOCI would not be adjusted for the portion of the change related to its components, leaving the unadjusted change “stranded” in AOCI. The new guidance allows AOCI to be adjusted to reclassify these stranded tax effects to retained earnings.	October 1, 2017	The new guidance was effective for 2018, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the new guidance in 2017 by reporting the reclassification in our Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity. We consider the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities a provisional estimate, so any adjustments to this estimate associated with components of AOCI during 2018 would result in additional reclassification. There have been no such adjustments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Financial instruments - recognition and measurement In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that amended certain aspects of the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The new guidance primarily affected the accounting for equity securities, which are now carried at fair value with valuation changes recognized in the statement of operations rather than as other comprehensive income. The presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments and the methodology for assessing the need for a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities were also revised under the new guidance. The new standard required the use of a modified retrospective method at adoption.	January 1, 2018	Upon adoption, we reclassified $5.5 million of net unrealized investment gains, net of adjustments to deferred acquisition costs, interest sensitive policy reserves and income taxes, on our equity securities from AOCI to retained earnings as a cumulative effect adjustment. Adoption resulted in a decrease to net income of $2.4 million ($0.10 per basic and diluted earnings per share) during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.5 million ($0.02 per basic and diluted earnings per share) during the third quarter of 2018.

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Revenue recognition In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that outlined a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Insurance contract and investment related revenue, which make up the majority of our earnings, were specifically excluded from the scope of this guidance. The new guidance was based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to reflect the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also required disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. We had the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach for the adoption of the new standard.	January 1, 2018	Our revenues that fall under the scope of the new guidance primarily consist of the net commissions on insurance and investment products we broker for others. We have evaluated those contracts and concluded that there was no change in timing or measurement of revenues, as the historical accounting is consistent with the new guidance. Accordingly, there was no impact from adoption.
Standards not yet adopted:
Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued a new lease accounting standard, which, for most lessees, will result in a gross-up of the balance sheet. Under the new standard, lessees will recognize the leased assets on the balance sheet and will recognize a corresponding liability for the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The new standard requires the application of judgment and estimates. Also, there are accounting policy elections that may be taken both at transition and for the accounting post-transition, including whether to adopt a short-term lease recognition exemption.	January 1, 2019	We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements, but do not believe it will be material. Our most significant lease is for our home office building. See Note 10 of Item 8 of our 2017 Form 10-K for a further description of this lease, including future commitments. Our other leases are primarily shorter term in nature, relating to equipment. This standard may be applied using the modified retrospective approach or prospectively, recognizing a cumulative effect adjustment.
Financial instruments - credit impairment In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance amending the accounting for the credit impairment of financial instruments. Under the new guidance, impairment losses are required to be estimated using an expected loss model under which a valuation allowance is established and adjusted over time. The valuation allowance will be based on the probability of loss over the life of the instrument, considering historical, current and forecasted information. The new guidance differs significantly from the incurred loss model used today, and will result in the earlier recognition of impairment losses. The new guidance may also increase the volatility of earnings to the extent actual results differ from the assumptions used in the establishment of the valuation allowance. The financial instruments for which we will be required to use the new model include but are not limited to, mortgage loans, lease receivables and reinsurance recoverables. Our available-for-sale fixed maturities will continue to apply the incurred loss model. However, rather than impairment losses resulting in a permanent reduction of carrying value as they do today, such losses will be in the form of a valuation allowance, which can be increased in the case of future credit losses or decreased should conditions improve.	January 1, 2020	We are currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements. We believe the most significant impact upon adoption will be the establishment of an additional valuation allowance for our mortgage loan investments. This guidance will be applied using a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption.
Targeted improvements: long-duration contracts In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance that will change the accounting for long-duration insurance contracts. The new guidance impacts several facets of the accounting for such contracts including the accounting for future policy benefits associated with traditional non-participating and limited payment insurance contracts as well as for guaranteed minimum benefits and the amortization model used for deferred acquisition costs. Disclosures as well as presentation of financial results will also change under the new guidance.	January 1, 2021	We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements, but expect the impact to the timing of profit emergence for the impacted insurance contracts to be significant. Adoption of certain portions of the guidance may be applied on a modified retrospective basis and others on a full retrospective basis. Early adoption is allowed.

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Reclassifications

In addition to the LIHTC reclassifications discussed above, in 2018 we began reporting our holdings of Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) common stock, which we are required to hold as a member of the FHLB system, as other investments rather than equity securities as the stock is restricted in nature. The 2017 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation.

2. Investment Operations

Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities



Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturity Securities by Investment Category
	September 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Non-credit losses on other-than-temporary impairments (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturities:
Corporate	$	3,226,039	$	148,003	$	(60,509	)	$	3,313,533	$	—
Residential mortgage-backed	592,376		28,761		(13,668		)	607,469		3,026
Commercial mortgage-backed	883,023		14,063		(32,412		)	864,674		—
Other asset-backed	748,415		16,410		(4,700		)	760,125		1,364
United States Government and agencies	19,712		816		(295		)	20,233		—
States and political subdivisions	1,456,051		87,208		(10,268		)	1,532,991		—
Total fixed maturities	$	6,925,616	$	295,261	$	(121,852	)	$	7,099,025	$	4,390



Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities by Investment Category
	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Non-credit losses on other-than-temporary impairments (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturities:
Corporate	$	3,374,927	$	329,299	$	(15,955	)	$	3,688,271	$	(504	)
Residential mortgage-backed	483,671		35,890		(3,280		)	516,281		339
Commercial mortgage-backed	674,076		34,464		(3,233		)	705,307		—
Other asset-backed	818,071		18,645		(3,214		)	833,502		845
United States Government and agencies	23,378		1,606		(79		)	24,905		—
States and political subdivisions	1,383,127		141,813		(1,239		)	1,523,701		—
Total fixed maturities	$	6,757,250	$	561,717	$	(27,000	)	$	7,291,967	$	680

Equity securities:
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	$	92,951	$	7,146	$	(265	)	$	99,832
Common stocks	3,764		549		—			4,313
Total equity securities	$	96,715	$	7,695	$	(265	)	$	104,145

(1)

Non-credit losses subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date on other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses are included in the gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses columns above. The non-credit loss component of OTTI losses for residential mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were in an unrealized gain position due to increases in estimated fair value subsequent to initial recognition of non-credit losses on such securities.

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Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities by Maturity Date
	September 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	116,178	$	118,398
Due after one year through five years	545,151		562,662
Due after five years through ten years	699,717		708,989
Due after ten years	3,340,756		3,476,708
	4,701,802		4,866,757
Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed	2,223,814		2,232,268
Total fixed maturities	$	6,925,616	$	7,099,025

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Fixed maturities not due at a single maturity date have been included in the above table in the year of final contractual maturity.



Net Unrealized Gains on Investments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net unrealized appreciation on:
Fixed maturities - available for sale	$	173,409		$	534,718
Equity securities - available for sale	—			7,430
	173,409			542,148
Adjustments for assumed changes in amortization pattern of:
Deferred acquisition costs	(46,865		)	(147,173		)
Value of insurance in force acquired	(6,980		)	(14,870		)
Unearned revenue reserve	5,673			12,705
Adjustments for assumed changes in policyholder liabilities	(64		)	(18,499		)
Provision for deferred income taxes	(26,286		)	(78,605		)
Net unrealized investment gains	$	98,887		$	295,706

Net unrealized investment gains and losses are recorded net of deferred income taxes and other adjustments for assumed changes in deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, unearned revenue reserve and policyholder liabilities. Subsequent changes in the fair value of securities for which a previous non-credit OTTI loss was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, are reported along with changes in fair value for which no OTTI losses were previously recognized.



Fixed Maturity Securities with Unrealized Losses by Length of Time
	September 30, 2018
	Less than one year					One year or more					Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturities:
Corporate	$	1,008,619	$	(41,103	)	$	179,151	$	(19,406	)	$	1,187,770	$	(60,509	)	49.7	%
Residential mortgage-backed	321,318		(11,240		)	44,511		(2,428		)	365,829		(13,668		)	11.2
Commercial mortgage-backed	492,258		(22,110		)	97,859		(10,302		)	590,117		(32,412		)	26.6
Other asset-backed	301,551		(2,819		)	93,174		(1,881		)	394,725		(4,700		)	3.9
United States Government and agencies	3,889		(221		)	2,423		(74		)	6,312		(295		)	0.2
States and political subdivisions	218,383		(7,995		)	16,697		(2,273		)	235,080		(10,268		)	8.4
Total fixed maturities	$	2,346,018	$	(85,488	)	$	433,815	$	(36,364	)	$	2,779,833	$	(121,852	)	100.0	%

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Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities with Unrealized Losses by Length of Time
	December 31, 2017
	Less than one year					One year or more					Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturities:
Corporate	$	85,019	$	(1,261	)	$	183,820	$	(14,694	)	$	268,839	$	(15,955	)	59.1	%
Residential mortgage-backed	76,393		(1,757		)	31,779		(1,523		)	108,172		(3,280		)	12.1
Commercial mortgage-backed	151,158		(2,078		)	16,398		(1,155		)	167,556		(3,233		)	12.0
Other asset-backed	159,111		(2,006		)	71,064		(1,208		)	230,175		(3,214		)	11.9
United States Government and agencies	5,698		(47		)	1,864		(32		)	7,562		(79		)	0.3
States and political subdivisions	5,904		(96		)	20,505		(1,143		)	26,409		(1,239		)	4.6
Total fixed maturities	$	483,283	$	(7,245	)	$	325,430	$	(19,755	)	$	808,713	$	(27,000	)	100.0	%

Equity securities:
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	$	2,819	$	(71	)	$	4,807	$	(194	)	$	7,626	$	(265	)
Total equity securities	$	2,819	$	(71	)	$	4,807	$	(194	)	$	7,626	$	(265	)

Fixed maturities in the above tables include 763 securities from 473 issuers at September 30, 2018 and 247 securities from 154 issuers at December 31, 2017.

Unrealized losses increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to higher market interest rates. We do not consider securities to be OTTI when the market decline is attributable to factors such as interest rate movements, market volatility, liquidity, spread widening and credit quality when recovery of all amounts due under the contractual terms of the security is anticipated. Based on our intent not to sell or our belief that we will not be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, we do not consider these investments to be OTTI at September 30, 2018. We will continue to monitor the investment portfolio for future changes in issuer facts and circumstances that could result in future impairments beyond those currently identified.

As described more fully in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, we perform a regular evaluation of all investment classes for impairment in order to evaluate whether such investments are OTTI.



Credit Loss Component of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments on Fixed Maturities
	Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	(12,392	)	$	(14,500	)
Reductions due to investments sold or paid down	3,648			1,154
Reduction for credit loss that no longer has a portion of the OTTI loss recognized in other comprehensive income	2,529			587
Balance at end of period	$	(6,215	)	$	(12,759	)

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The table above sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments on fixed maturities held by the Company as of the dates indicated for which the non-credit portion of the OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income and corresponding changes in such amounts. Credit loss impairments with no portion of the loss recognized in other comprehensive income, such as securities for which OTTI was measured at fair value, are excluded from the table.



Realized Gains (Losses) - Recorded in Income
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Realized gains (losses) on sales of investments
Fixed maturities:
Gross gains	$	25		$	221		$	1,821		$	1,426
Gross losses	(1		)	(140		)	(2		)	(1,082		)
Equity securities	—			—			—			(90		)
Other long-term investments	(1		)	—			(19		)	40
Real estate	—			—			—			305
	23			81			1,800			599
Net unrealized losses recognized during the period on equity securities held at the end of the period (1)	(732		)	—			(3,415		)	—
Net realized gains (losses)	(709		)	81			(1,615		)	599

Impairment losses recognized in earnings:
Other credit-related (2)	(50		)	(67		)	(1,090		)	(133		)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments recorded in income	$	(759	)	$	14		$	(2,705	)	$	466


(1)	See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of change in accounting policy for equity securities during 2018.


(2)	Amount represents credit-related losses for fixed maturities written down to fair value through income and impairment losses related to investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, which are included in securities and indebtedness of related parties within our consolidated balance sheets.

Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities totaled $59.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $57.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on the basis of specific identification.

Mortgage Loans

Our mortgage loan portfolio consists of commercial mortgage loans that we have originated. Our lending policies require that the loans be collateralized by the value of the related property, establish limits on the amount that can be loaned to one borrower and require diversification by geographic location and collateral type. We originate loans with an initial loan-to-value ratio that provides sufficient collateral to absorb losses should we be required to foreclose and take possession of the collateral. In order to identify impairment losses, management maintains and regularly reviews a watch list of mortgage loans that have heightened risk. These loans may include those with borrowers delinquent on contractual payments, borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, increases in rental real estate vacancies and significant declines in collateral value. We evaluate each of our mortgage loans individually and establish an estimated loss, if needed, for each impaired loan identified. An estimated loss is needed for loans for which we do not believe we will collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the respective loan agreements.

Any loan delinquent on contractual payments is considered non-performing. Mortgage loans are placed on non-accrual status if we have concerns regarding the collectability of future payments. Interest income on non-performing loans is generally recognized on a cash basis. Once mortgage loans are classified as non-accrual loans, the resumption of the interest accrual would commence only after all past due interest has been collected or the mortgage loan has been restructured such that the collection of interest is considered likely. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no non-performing loans over 90 days past due on contractual payments. At September 30, 2018, we had committed to provide additional funding for

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mortgage loans totaling $21.1 million. These commitments arose in the normal course of business at terms that are comparable to similar investments.



Mortgage Loans by Collateral Type
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Collateral Type	Carrying Value		Percent of Total		Carrying Value		Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Office	$	425,459	41.9	%	$	410,090	42.2	%
Retail	306,614		30.2		292,257		30.1
Industrial	211,585		20.8		207,180		21.3
Other	71,960		7.1		62,285		6.4
Total	$	1,015,618	100.0	%	$	971,812	100.0	%



Mortgage Loans by Geographic Location within the United States
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Region of the United States	Carrying Value		Percent of Total		Carrying Value		Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
South Atlantic	$	294,262	29.0	%	$	296,947	30.5	%
Pacific	164,405		16.2		146,320		15.0
West North Central	122,743		12.1		127,096		13.1
East North Central	105,982		10.4		91,971		9.5
Mountain	102,339		10.1		105,627		10.9
West South Central	91,402		9.0		85,566		8.8
East South Central	65,459		6.4		67,228		6.9
Middle Atlantic	35,123		3.5		16,052		1.7
New England	33,903		3.3		35,005		3.6
Total	$	1,015,618	100.0	%	$	971,812	100.0	%



Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value Ratio
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Loan-to-Value Ratio	Carrying Value		Percent of Total		Carrying Value		Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
0% - 50%	$	404,171	39.8	%	$	334,037	34.4	%
51% - 60%	283,036		27.9		258,359		26.6
61% - 70%	288,808		28.4		297,404		30.6
71% - 80%	21,076		2.1		63,116		6.5
81% - 90%	18,527		1.8		18,896		1.9
Total	$	1,015,618	100.0	%	$	971,812	100.0	%

The loan-to-value ratio is determined using the most recent appraised value. Appraisals are updated periodically when there is indication of a possible significant collateral decline or there are loan modifications or refinance requests.

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Mortgage Loans by Year of Origination
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Year of Origination	Carrying Value		Percent of Total		Carrying Value		Percent of Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
2018	$	93,611	9.2	%	$	—	—	%
2017	209,307		20.6		214,365		22.1
2016	150,686		14.8		154,359		15.9
2015	134,529		13.3		144,890		14.9
2014	75,598		7.4		77,866		8.0
2013 and prior	351,887		34.7		380,332		39.1
Total	$	1,015,618	100.0	%	$	971,812	100.0	%



Impaired Mortgage Loans
	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unpaid principal balance	$	18,724		$	19,027
Less:
Related allowance	(346		)	(497		)
Carrying value of impaired mortgage loans	$	18,378		$	18,530



Allowance on Mortgage Loans
	Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	497		$	713
Recoveries	(151		)	(147		)
Balance at end of period	$	346		$	566

Mortgage Loan Modifications

Our commercial mortgage loan portfolio can include loans that have been modified. We assess loan modifications on a loan-by-loan basis to evaluate whether a troubled debt restructuring has occurred. Generally, the types of concessions include: reduction of the contractual interest rate to a below-market rate, extension of the maturity date and/or a reduction of accrued interest. The amount, timing and extent of the concession granted is considered in determining if an impairment loss is needed for the restructuring. There were no loan modifications during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or September 30, 2017.

Variable Interest Entities

We evaluate our variable interest entity (VIE) investees to determine whether the level of our direct ownership interest, our rights to manage operations, or our obligation to provide ongoing financial support are such that we are the primary beneficiary of the entity, and would therefore be required to consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. After determining that we have a variable interest, we review our involvement in the VIE to determine whether we have both the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and the obligation to absorb losses or the rights to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE. This analysis includes a review of the purpose and design of the VIE as well as the role that we played in the formation of the entity and how that role could impact our ability to control the VIE. We also review the activities and decisions considered significant to the economic performance of the VIE and assess what power we have in directing those activities and decisions. Finally, we review the agreements in place to determine if there are any guarantees that would affect our maximum exposure to loss.

We have reviewed the circumstances surrounding our investments in VIEs, which consist of (i) limited partnerships or limited liability companies accounted for under the equity method included in securities and indebtedness of related parties and (ii) non-guaranteed federal LIHTC investments included in other assets. LIHTC investments take the form of limited partnerships, which in turn invest in a number of low income housing projects. We use the proportional amortization method of accounting

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for these investments. The proportional amortization method amortizes the cost of the investment over the period in which the investor expects to receive tax credits and other tax benefits, and the resulting amortization is recognized along with the tax benefits as a component of federal income tax expense on our consolidated statements of operations. The net benefits reflected in federal income tax expense related to LIHTC investments were $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2018 and $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2017 and $3.8 million at for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The carrying value of our LIHTC investments totaled $56.7 million at September 30, 2018 and $65.7 million at December 31, 2017. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of a change in accounting method applied to these investments.

At September 30, 2018, we had committed to provide additional funds for limited partnerships and limited liability companies in which we invest. The amounts of these unfunded commitments totaled $56.4 million, including $1.6 million for LIHTC investment commitments, which are summarized by year in the following table.



LIHTC Investment Commitments by Year
	September 30, 2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
2018	$	341
2019	248
2020-2025	996
Total	$	1,585

In addition, we have reviewed the ownership interests in our VIEs and determined that we do not hold direct majority ownership or have other contractual rights (such as kick out rights) that give us effective control over these entities resulting in us having both the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE. The maximum loss exposure relative to our VIEs is limited to the carrying value and any unfunded commitments that exist for each particular VIE. We also have not provided additional support or other guarantees that was not previously contractually required (financial or otherwise) to any of the VIEs as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. Based on this analysis, none of our VIEs were required to be consolidated for any reporting periods presented in this Form 10-Q.



VIE Investments by Category
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value		Maximum Exposure to Loss		Carrying Value		Maximum Exposure to Loss
	(Dollars in thousands)
LIHTC investments	$	56,715	$	58,300	$	65,710	$	67,396
Investment companies	37,388		82,167		25,335		62,372
Real estate limited partnerships	9,694		19,522		8,589		20,590
Other	455		649		1,182		1,488
Total	$	104,252	$	160,638	$	100,816	$	151,846

In addition, we make passive investments in the normal course of business in structured securities issued by VIEs for which we are not the investment manager. These structured securities include all of the residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities included in our fixed maturities. Our maximum exposure to loss on these securities is limited to our carrying value of the investment. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these structured securities because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance.

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Derivative Instruments

Our primary derivative exposure relates to purchased call options, which provide an economic hedge against the embedded derivatives in our indexed annuity and universal life insurance products. We also have embedded derivatives within our modified coinsurance agreements as well as an interest-only fixed maturity investment. We do not apply hedge accounting to any of our derivative positions, and they are held at fair value.



Derivatives Instruments by Type
	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Freestanding derivatives:
Call options (reported in other investments)	$	19,140	$	14,824
Embedded derivatives:
Modified coinsurance assumed (reported in reinsurance recoverable)	98		2,125
Modified coinsurance ceded (reported in reinsurance recoverable)	20		—
Interest-only security (reported in fixed maturities)	1,422		2,096
Total assets	$	20,680	$	19,045

Liabilities
Embedded derivatives:
Indexed annuity and universal life products (reported in liability for future policy benefits)	$	42,017	$	27,774
Modified coinsurance agreements (reported in other liabilities)	288		268
Total liabilities	$	42,305	$	28,042



Derivative Income (Loss)
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Change in fair value of free standing derivatives:
Call options	$	5,999		$	2,482		$	7,039		$	6,247
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives:
Modified coinsurance agreements	(1,209		)	(86		)	(2,027		)	(1,508		)
Interest-only security	(1		)	28			(79		)	(167		)
Indexed annuity and universal life products	(5,509		)	560			(2,563		)	878
Total income (loss) from derivatives	$	(720	)	$	2,984		$	2,370		$	5,450

Derivative income is reported in net investment income except for the change in fair value of the embedded derivatives on our indexed annuity and universal life products, which is reported in interest sensitive product benefits.

We are exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance of the derivative counterparties. This credit risk is minimized by purchasing such agreements from financial institutions with high credit ratings (currently rated A or better by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations). We have also entered into credit support agreements with the counterparties requiring them to post collateral when net exposures exceed pre-determined thresholds that vary by counterparty. The net amount of such exposure is essentially the market value less collateral held for such agreements with each counterparty. The call options are supported by securities collateral received of $14.3 million at September 30, 2018, which is held in a separate custodial account. Subject to certain constraints, we are permitted to sell or re-pledge this collateral, but do not have legal rights to the collateral; accordingly, it has not been recorded on our balance sheet. At September 30, 2018, none of the collateral had been sold or re-pledged. As of September 30, 2018, our net derivative exposure was $5.1 million.

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3. Fair Values

Fair value is based on an exit price, which is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As not all financial instruments are actively traded, various valuation methods may be used to estimate fair value. These methods rely on observable market data, or, if observable market data is not available, the best information available. Significant judgment may be required to interpret the data and select the assumptions used in the valuation estimates, particularly when observable market data is not available.

In the discussion that follows, we have ranked our financial instruments by the level of judgment used in the determination of the fair values presented above. The levels are defined as follows:


•	Level 1 - Fair values are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2 - Fair values are based on inputs, other than quoted prices from active markets, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.


•	Level 3 - Fair values are based on significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, a financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument. From time to time there may be movements between levels as inputs become more or less observable, which may depend on several factors including the activity of the market for the specific security, the activity of the market for similar securities, the level of risk spreads and the source from which we obtain the information. Transfers into or out of any level are measured as of the beginning of the period.

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Fixed maturities:

Level 1 fixed maturities consist of U.S. Treasury issues that are actively traded, allowing us to use current market prices as an estimate of their fair value.

Level 2 fixed maturities consist of corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed, United States Government agencies, state and political subdivisions and private placement corporate securities with observable market data, and in some circumstances recent trade activity. When quoted prices of identical assets in active markets are not available, our first priority is to obtain prices from third party pricing vendors. We have regular interaction with these vendors to ensure we understand their pricing methodologies and to confirm they are utilizing observable market information. Their methodologies vary by asset class and include inputs such as estimated cash flows, benchmark yields, reported trades, credit quality, industry events and economic events. Fixed maturities with validated prices from pricing services, which includes the majority of our public fixed maturities in all asset classes, are generally reflected in Level 2.

Also included in Level 2 are private placement corporate bonds with no quoted market prices available, for which an internal model using substantially all observable inputs or a matrix pricing valuation approach is used. In the matrix approach, securities are grouped into pricing categories that vary by sector, rating and average life. Each pricing category is assigned a risk spread based on studies of observable public market data. The expected cash flows of the security are then discounted back at the current Treasury curve plus the appropriate risk spread.

Level 3 fixed maturities include corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed and private placement corporate securities for which there is little or no current market data available. We use external pricing sources, or if prices are not available we will estimate fair value internally. Fair values of private corporate investments in Level 3 are determined by reference to the public market, private transactions or valuations for comparable companies or assets in the relevant asset class when such amounts are available. For other securities for which an exit price based on relevant observable inputs is not obtained, the fair value is determined using a matrix calculation. Fair values estimated through the use of matrix pricing methods rely on an estimate of credit spreads to a risk-free U.S. Treasury yield. Selecting the credit spread requires judgment based on an understanding of the security and may include a market liquidity premium. Our selection of comparable companies as well as the level of spread

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requires significant judgment. Increases in spreads used in our matrix models, or those used to value comparable companies, will result in a decrease in discounted cash flows used, and accordingly in the estimated fair value of the security.

We obtain fixed maturity fair values from a variety of external independent pricing services, including brokers, with access to observable data including recent trade information, if available. In certain circumstances in which an external price is not available for a Level 3 security, we will internally estimate its fair value. Our process for evaluation and selection of the fair values includes:

•

We follow a “pricing waterfall” policy, which establishes the pricing source preference for a particular security or security type. The order of preference is based on our evaluation of the valuation methods used, the source’s knowledge of the instrument and the reliability of the prices we have received from the source in the past. Our valuation policy dictates that fair values are initially sought from third party pricing services. If our review of the prices received from our preferred source indicates an inaccurate price, we will use an alternative source within the waterfall and document the decision. In the event that fair values are not available from one of our external pricing services or upon review of the fair values provided it is determined that they may not be reflective of market conditions, those securities are submitted to brokers familiar with the security to obtain non-binding price quotes. Broker quotes tend to be used in limited circumstances such as for newly issued, private placement corporate bonds and other instruments that are not widely traded. For those securities for which an externally provided fair value is not available, we use cash flow modeling techniques to estimate fair value.


•	We evaluate third party pricing source estimation methodologies to assess whether they will provide a fair value that approximates a market exit price.


•	We perform an overall analysis of portfolio fair value movement against general movements in interest rates and spreads.


•	We compare period-to-period price trends to detect unexpected price fluctuation based on our knowledge of the market and the particular instrument. As fluctuations are noted, we will perform further research that may include discussions with the original pricing source or other external sources to ensure we are in agreement with the valuation.


•	We compare prices between different pricing sources for unusual disparity.


•	We meet at least quarterly with our Investment Committee, the group that oversees our valuation process, to discuss valuation practices and observations during the pricing process.

Equity securities:

Level 1 equity securities consist of mutual funds that are actively traded, allowing us to use current market prices as an estimate of their fair value.

Level 2 equity securities consist of non-redeemable preferred stock. Estimated fair value for the non-redeemable preferred stock is obtained from external pricing sources using a matrix pricing approach.

Level 3 equity securities consist of non-redeemable preferred stock for which fair value estimates are based on the value of comparable securities that are actively traded. Increases in spreads used to value comparable companies, will result in a decrease in discounted cash flows used, and accordingly in the estimated fair value of the security.

In the case that external pricing services are used for certain Level 1 and Level 2 equity securities, our review process is consistent with the process used to determine the fair value of fixed maturities discussed above.

Other investments:

Level 2 other investments measured at fair value include call options with fair values based on counterparty market prices adjusted for a credit component of the counterparty, net of collateral received.

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Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

Level 1 cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are highly liquid instruments for which historical cost approximates fair value.

Reinsurance recoverable:

Level 2 reinsurance recoverable includes embedded derivatives in our modified coinsurance contracts under which we cede or assume business. Fair values of these embedded derivatives are based on the difference between the fair value and the cost basis of the underlying fixed maturities, which are valued consistent with the discussion of fixed maturities above.

Assets held in separate accounts:

Level 1 assets held in separate accounts consist of mutual funds that are actively traded, allowing us to use current market prices as an estimate of their fair value.

Future policy benefits-indexed product embedded derivatives:

Certain index product contracts include embedded derivatives that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These embedded derivatives are a Level 3 measurement. The fair value of the embedded derivatives is based on the discounted excess of projected account values (including a risk margin) over projected guaranteed account values. The key unobservable inputs required in the projection of future values that require management judgment include the risk margin as well as the credit risk of our company. Should the risk margin increase or the credit risk decrease, the discounted cash flows and the estimated fair value of the obligation will increase.

Other liabilities:

Level 2 other liabilities include the embedded derivatives in our modified coinsurance contracts under which we cede business. Fair values for the embedded derivatives are based on the difference between the fair value and the cost basis of the underlying fixed maturities.

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Valuation of our Financial Instruments Measured on a Recurring Basis by Hierarchy Levels
	September 30, 2018
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Fixed maturities:
Corporate securities	$	—	$	3,290,359	$	23,174	$	3,313,533
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		603,591		3,878		607,469
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		788,162		76,512		864,674
Other asset-backed securities	—		747,771		12,354		760,125
United States Government and agencies	7,927		12,306		—		20,233
States and political subdivisions	—		1,532,991		—		1,532,991
Total fixed maturities	7,927		6,975,180		115,918		7,099,025
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	—		89,328		7,210		96,538
Common stocks (1)	5,622		—		—		5,622
Other investments	—		19,140		—		19,140
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	39,994		—		—		39,994
Reinsurance recoverable	—		118		—		118
Assets held in separate accounts	651,797		—		—		651,797
Total assets	$	705,340	$	7,083,766	$	123,128	$	7,912,234

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	42,017	$	42,017
Other liabilities	—		288		—		288
Total liabilities	$	—	$	288	$	42,017	$	42,305

(1)

A private equity fund with a fair value estimate of $1.7 million using net asset value per share as a practical expedient, has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy above per fair value reporting guidance. This fund invests in senior secured middle market loans and has unfunded commitments totaling $8.3 million at September 30, 2018. The investment is not currently eligible for redemption.

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Valuation of our Financial Instruments Measured on a Recurring Basis by Hierarchy Levels
	December 31, 2017
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Fixed maturities:
Corporate securities	$	—	$	3,654,671	$	33,600	$	3,688,271
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		507,157		9,124		516,281
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		619,606		85,701		705,307
Other asset-backed securities	—		780,022		53,480		833,502
United States Government and agencies	9,078		15,827		—		24,905
States and political subdivisions	—		1,523,701		—		1,523,701
Total fixed maturities	9,078		7,100,984		181,905		7,291,967
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	—		92,425		7,407		99,832
Common stocks	4,313		—		—		4,313
Other investments	—		14,824		—		14,824
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	69,703		—		—		69,703
Reinsurance recoverable	—		2,125		—		2,125
Assets held in separate accounts	651,963		—		—		651,963
Total assets	$	735,057	$	7,210,358	$	189,312	$	8,134,727

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	27,774	$	27,774
Other liabilities	—		268		—		268
Total liabilities	$	—	$	268	$	27,774	$	28,042



Level 3 Assets by Valuation Source - Recurring Basis
	September 30, 2018
	Third-party vendors			Priced internally			Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	2,128		$	21,046		$	23,174
Residential mortgage-backed securities	3,878			—			3,878
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	67,243			9,269			76,512
Other asset-backed securities	12,354			—			12,354
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	—			7,210			7,210
Total assets	$	85,603		$	37,525		$	123,128
Percent of total	69.5		%	30.5		%	100.0		%



	December 31, 2017
	Third-party vendors			Priced internally			Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	4,555		$	29,045		$	33,600
Residential mortgage-backed securities	9,124			—			9,124
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	85,701			—			85,701
Other asset-backed securities	47,080			6,400			53,480
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	—			7,407			7,407
Total assets	$	146,460		$	42,852		$	189,312
Percent of total	77.4		%	22.6		%	100.0		%

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Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis
	September 30, 2018
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Corporate securities	$	19,848	Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	0.92% - 5.75% (3.22%)
Commercial mortgage-backed	70,052		Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	1.08% - 3.51% (2.18%)
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	7,210		Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	3.05% (3.05%)
Total assets	$	97,110

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	42,017	Discounted cash flow	Credit risk Risk margin	0.45% - 1.60% (1.05%) 0.15% - 0.40% (0.25%)



	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Corporate securities	$	27,682	Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	0.91% - 6.20% (4.17%)
Commercial mortgage-backed	72,224		Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	1.40% - 4.10% (2.50%)
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	7,407		Discounted cash flow	Credit spread	2.94% (2.94%)
Total assets	$	107,313

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	27,774	Discounted cash flow	Credit risk Risk margin	0.40% - 1.60% (0.90%) 0.15% - 0.40% (0.25%)

The tables above exclude certain securities with the fair value based on non-binding broker quotes for which we could not reasonably obtain the quantitative unobservable inputs.

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Level 3 Financial Instruments Changes in Fair Value - Recurring Basis
	September 30, 2018
								Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net
	Balance, December 31, 2017		Purchases		Disposals				Included in net income		Included in other compre-hensive income			Transfers into Level 3 (1)		Transfers out of Level 3 (1)			Amort-ization included in net income			Balance, September 30, 2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Corporate securities	$	33,600	$	—	$	(8,373	)		$	—	$	(878	)	$	7,082	$	(8,530	)	$	273		$	23,174
Residential mortgage-backed securities	9,124		27,818		—				—		—			—		(33,064		)	—			3,878
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	85,701		36,008		(659		)		—		(4,522		)	—		(39,990		)	(26		)	76,512
Other asset-backed securities	53,480		28,855		(2,622		)		—		(12		)	—		(67,347		)	—			12,354
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	7,407		—		—				—		(197		)	—		—			—			7,210
Total assets	$	189,312	$	92,681	$	(11,654	)		$	—	$	(5,609	)	$	7,082	$	(148,931	)	$	247		$	123,128

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	27,774	$	7,920	$	(3,919	)		$	10,242	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	42,017



	September 30, 2017
								Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net
	Balance, December 31, 2016		Purchases		Disposals				Included in net income		Included in other compre-hensive income			Transfers into Level 3 (1)		Transfers out of Level 3 (1)			Amort-ization included in net income			Balance, September 30, 2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Corporate securities	$	59,119	$	3,000	$	(11,251	)		$	84	$	(1,015	)	$	13,440	$	(22,877	)	$	(30	)	$	40,470
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		23,331		—				—		(1		)	—		(21,326		)	1			2,005
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	81,434		12,114		(613		)		—		6,850			—		(20,267		)	(63		)	79,455
Other asset-backed securities	54,368		81,867		(8,286		)		—		614			13,353		(48,392		)	(21		)	93,503
Non-redeemable preferred stocks	7,411		—		—				—		243			—		—			—			7,654
Total assets	$	202,332	$	120,312	$	(20,150	)		$	84	$	6,691		$	26,793	$	(112,862	)	$	(113	)	$	223,087

Liabilities
Future policy benefits - indexed product embedded derivatives	$	15,778	$	4,893	$	(1,405	)		$	4,808	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	24,074

(1)

Transfers into Level 3 represent assets previously priced using an external pricing service with access to observable inputs no longer available and therefore, were priced using non-binding broker quotes. Transfers out of Level 3 include those assets that we are now able to obtain pricing from a third party pricing vendor that uses observable inputs. The fair values of newly issued securities often require additional estimation until a market is created, which is generally within a few months after issuance. Once a market is created, as was the case for the majority of the security transfers out of the Level 3 category above, Level 2 valuation sources become available. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the periods presented above.

The Company has other financial assets and financial liabilities that are not carried at fair value but for which fair value disclosure is required. The following table presents the carrying value, fair value and fair value hierarchy level of these financial assets and financial liabilities.

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Valuation of our Financial Instruments Not Reported at Fair Value by Hierarchy Levels
	September 30, 2018
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Mortgage loans	$	—	$	—	$	1,005,598	$	1,005,598	$	1,015,618
Policy loans	—		—		229,408		229,408		195,723
Other investments	—		—		30,468		30,468		29,496
Total assets	$	—	$	—	$	1,265,474	$	1,265,474	$	1,240,837

Liabilities
Future policy benefits	$	—	$	—	$	4,005,338	$	4,005,338	$	4,276,325
Supplementary contracts without life contingencies	—		—		303,856		303,856		310,152
Advance premiums and other deposits	—		—		260,888		260,888		260,888
Long-term debt	—		—		71,761		71,761		97,000
Liabilities related to separate accounts	—		—		650,063		650,063		651,797
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	5,291,906	$	5,291,906	$	5,596,162



	December 31, 2017
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Mortgage loans	$	—	$	—	$	989,503	$	989,503	$	971,812
Policy loans	—		—		236,223		236,223		191,398
Other investments	—		—		28,619		28,619		27,547
Total assets	$	—	$	—	$	1,254,345	$	1,254,345	$	1,190,757

Liabilities
Future policy benefits	$	—	$	—	$	4,119,880	$	4,119,880	$	4,164,593
Supplementary contracts without life contingencies	—		—		327,151		327,151		322,630
Advance premiums and other deposits	—		—		259,099		259,099		259,099
Long-term debt	—		—		78,628		78,628		97,000
Liabilities related to separate accounts	—		—		649,610		649,610		651,963
Total liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	5,434,368	$	5,434,368	$	5,495,285

Level 3 Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, generally mortgage loans or real estate that have been deemed to be impaired during the reporting period. There were no mortgage loans or real estate impaired to fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or September 30, 2017.

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4. Defined Benefit Plan

We participate with affiliates and an unaffiliated organization in defined benefit pension plans, including a multiemployer plan. Our share of net periodic pension cost for the plans is recorded as expense in our consolidated statements of operations.



Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost for FBL and Affiliates Combined - Multiemployer Plan
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	1,494		$	1,388		$	4,480		$	4,164
Interest cost	3,411			3,531			10,232			10,593
Expected return on assets	(5,562		)	(4,796		)	(16,686		)	(14,388		)
Amortization of prior service cost	11			32			34			98
Amortization of actuarial loss	3,126			2,531			9,380			7,591
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,480		$	2,686		$	7,440		$	8,058

FBL Financial Group, Inc. share of net periodic pension costs	$	760		$	851		$	2,280		$	2,553



Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost for FBL and Affiliates Combined - Other Plans
	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	135	$	109	$	404	$	327
Interest cost	240		250		719		752
Amortization of actuarial loss	338		293		1,015		879
Net periodic pension cost	$	713	$	652	$	2,138	$	1,958

FBL Financial Group, Inc. share of net periodic pension costs	$	418	$	388	$	1,253	$	1,164

5. Income Taxes

The Tax Act made broad changes to the U.S. tax code impacting our companies, including reducing the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and numerous base-broadening provisions. We recorded a provisional estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on our income tax provisions and deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, some guidance regarding the Tax Act has been issued, though a number of the Tax Act’s provisions still contain some level of uncertainty.

Our income tax provisions and deferred income taxes at September 30, 2018 reflect the lower corporate tax rate and the other provisions of the Tax Act, based on our current understanding of the legislation. Provisional estimates used in the determination of income tax provisions and deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 have been updated as of September 30, 2018 to reflect amounts reported in our 2017 income tax return. The impact of the change in the corporate tax rate on these updated estimates resulted in an increase to net income of approximately $0.6 million for the first nine months of 2018.

See Note 1 for discussion of the accounting policy change from the equity method to the proportional method for our LIHTC investments, the effects of which are now reported on the income tax line in the consolidated statements of operations.

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6. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, we may be involved in litigation in which damages are alleged that are substantially in excess of contractual policy benefits or certain other agreements. In recent years, companies in the life insurance and annuity business have faced litigation, including class action lawsuits, alleging improper product design, improper sales practices and similar claims. We are not aware of any claims threatened or pending against FBL Financial Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries for which a material loss is reasonably possible.

7. Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

We periodically repurchase our Class A common stock under programs approved by our Board of Directors. These repurchase programs authorize us to make repurchases in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, with the timing and terms of the purchases to be determined by management based on market conditions. Under these programs, we repurchased 129,011 shares for $8.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. No repurchases were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Completion of the current program is dependent on market conditions and other factors. There is no guarantee as to the exact timing of any repurchases or the number of shares that we will repurchase. The share repurchase program may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. At September 30, 2018, $48.0 million remains available for repurchase under the active repurchase program.



Dividends
	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Class A and B common stock:
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.46	$	0.44	$	1.38	$	1.32
Special cash dividend per common share	—		—		1.50		1.50
Total common stock dividends per share	$	0.46	$	0.44	$	2.88	$	2.82

Series B preferred stock dividends per share	$	0.0075	$	0.0075	$	0.0225	$	0.0225

In March 2018, the Board of Directors approved a special $1.50 per share cash dividend payable to Class A and Class B common shareholders totaling $37.3 million. In March 2017, the Board of Directors approved a special $1.50 per share cash dividend payable to Class A and Class B common shareholders totaling $37.4 million.



Reconciliation of Outstanding Common Stock
	Class A					Class B			Total
	Shares		Dollars			Shares	Dollars		Shares		Dollars
	(Dollars in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2017	24,882,542		$	152,903		11,413	$	72	24,893,955		$	152,975
Stock-based compensation	39,555		644			—	—		39,555		644
Outstanding at September 30, 2017	24,922,097		$	153,547		11,413	$	72	24,933,510		$	153,619

Outstanding at January 1, 2018	24,919,113		$	153,589		11,413	$	72	24,930,526		$	153,661
Stock-based compensation	16,694		366			—	—		16,694		366
Purchase of common stock	(129,011	)	(795		)	—	—		(129,011	)	(795		)
Outstanding at September 30, 2018	24,806,796		$	153,160		11,413	$	72	24,818,209		$	153,232

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax and Other Offsets
	Unrealized Net Investment Gains (Losses) on Available For Sale Securities (1)			Accumulated Non-Credit Impairment Losses (1)		Underfunded Status of Postretirement Benefit Plans			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	156,963		$	311	$	(7,719	)	$	149,555
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	72,293			1,520		—			73,813
Reclassification adjustments	(61		)	—		562			501
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	229,195		$	1,831	$	(7,157	)	$	223,869

Balance at January 1, 2018	$	295,169		$	537	$	(10,723	)	$	284,983
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle related to net unrealized gains on equity securities (2)	(5,480		)	—		—			(5,480		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(192,832		)	2,932		—			(189,900		)
Reclassification adjustments	(1,439		)	—		797			(642		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	95,418		$	3,469	$	(9,926	)	$	88,961


(1)	Includes the impact of taxes, deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, unearned revenue reserves and policyholder liabilities. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.


(2)	See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion on this one-time adjustment related to an accounting change.



Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustments
	Nine months ended September 30, 2018
	Unrealized Net Investment Gains (Losses) on Available For Sale Securities (1)			Accumulated Non-Credit Impairment Losses (1)		Underfunded Status of Postretirement Benefit Plans			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Realized capital gains on sales of investments	$	(1,819	)	$	—	$	—		$	(1,819	)
Adjustments for assumed changes in deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, unearned revenue reserve and policyholder liabilities	(3		)	—		—			(3		)
Other expenses - change in unrecognized postretirement items:
Net actuarial loss	—			—		1,009			1,009
Reclassifications before income taxes	(1,822		)	—		1,009			(813		)
Income taxes	383			—		(212		)	171
Reclassification adjustments	$	(1,439	)	$	—	$	797		$	(642	)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustments
	Nine months ended September 30, 2017
	Unrealized Net Investment Gains (Losses) on Available For Sale Securities (1)			Accumulated Non-Credit Impairment Losses (1)		Underfunded Status of Postretirement Benefit Plans			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Realized capital losses on sales of investments	$	(254	)	$	—	$	—		$	(254	)
Adjustments for assumed changes in deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, unearned revenue reserve and policyholder liabilities	160			—		—			160
Other expenses - change in unrecognized postretirement items:
Net actuarial loss	—			—		865			865
Reclassifications before income taxes	(94		)	—		865			771
Income taxes	33			—		(303		)	(270		)
Reclassification adjustments	$	(61	)	$	—	$	562		$	501


(1)	See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

8. Earnings per Share

Computation of Earnings per Common Share



	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to FBL Financial Group, Inc.	$	31,010	$	26,127	$	87,378	$	83,325
Less: Dividends on Series B preferred stock	37		37		112		112
Income available to common stockholders	$	30,973	$	26,090	$	87,266	$	83,213

Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic	24,918,725		25,037,020		24,946,752		25,036,258
Effect of dilutive securities - stock-based compensation	11,076		17,530		13,317		19,703
Weighted average shares - diluted	24,929,801		25,054,550		24,960,069		25,055,961

Earnings per common share	$	1.24	$	1.04	$	3.50	$	3.32
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution:	$	1.24	$	1.04	$	3.50	$	3.32

There were no antidilutive stock options outstanding in any of the periods presented.

9. Segment Information

We analyze operations by reviewing financial information regarding our primary products that are aggregated into the Annuity and Life Insurance product segments. In addition, our Corporate and Other segment includes various support operations, corporate capital and other product lines that are not currently underwritten by the Company.

We use non-GAAP operating income (a measure of earnings not recognized under GAAP), in addition to net income, to measure our performance. Non-GAAP operating income, for the periods presented, consists of net income adjusted to exclude the initial impact of changes in federal statutory income tax rates and tax laws, realized gains and losses on investments, and the change in net unrealized gains and losses on derivatives and equity securities, which can fluctuate greatly from period to period. These fluctuations make it difficult to analyze core operating trends. In addition, for derivatives not designated as hedges, there

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is a mismatch between the valuation of the asset and liability when deriving net income (loss). Specifically, call options relating to our indexed business are one-year assets while the embedded derivatives in the indexed contracts represent the rights of the contract holder to receive index credits over the entire period the indexed products are expected to be in force.

Non-GAAP operating income is not a measure used in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, but is a common life insurance industry measure of performance. We use non-GAAP operating income for goal setting, determining short-term incentive compensation and evaluating performance on a basis comparable to that used by many in the investment community.

We analyze our segment results based on pre-tax non-GAAP operating income. Accordingly, income taxes are not allocated to the segments. In addition, non-GAAP operating results are reported net of transactions between the segments. Adjustments to net income are net of amortization of unearned revenue reserves, deferred acquisition costs and value of insurance in force acquired, as well as changes in interest sensitive product reserves and income taxes attributable to these items. While not applicable for the periods reported herein, our non-GAAP operating income policy also calls for adjustments to net income relating to the following:


•	settlements or judgments arising from lawsuits, net of any recoveries from third parties,


•	the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and


•	discontinued operations.



Reconciliation Between Net Income and Non-GAAP Operating Income

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net income attributable to FBL Financial Group, Inc. (1)	$	31,010		$	26,127		$	87,378		$	83,325
Net income adjustments:
Initial impact of the Tax Act (2)	(617		)	—			(617		)	—
Net realized gains/losses on investments (3) (4)	603			38			2,132			(196		)
Change in net unrealized gains/losses on derivatives (3)	876			(1,389		)	1,191			(2,074		)
Non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	31,872		$	24,776		$	90,084		$	81,055


(1)	Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the accounting change for LIHTC investments. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(2)	Amount represents a change in the provisional estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(3)	Amounts are net of adjustments, as applicable, to amortization of unearned revenue reserves, deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, interest sensitive policy reserves and income taxes attributable to these items.


(4)	Beginning in 2018, amounts include the change in net unrealized gains/losses on equity securities due to a change in accounting guidance. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Financial Information Concerning our Operating Segments

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income:
Annuity	$	18,179		$	17,015		$	50,759		$	51,610
Life Insurance	11,958			12,620			39,236			44,000
Corporate and Other (1)	7,999			4,556			16,966			17,656
Total pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	38,136			34,191			106,961			113,266
Income taxes on non-GAAP operating income (1)	(6,264		)	(9,415		)	(16,877		)	(32,211		)
Non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	31,872		$	24,776		$	90,084		$	81,055

Non-GAAP operating revenues:
Annuity	$	55,424		$	54,993		$	169,274		$	166,877
Life Insurance	106,546			102,627			323,854			313,838
Corporate and Other	22,779			22,701			70,759			70,471
	184,749			180,321			563,887			551,186
Net realized gains/losses on investments (2) (3)	(758		)	(123		)	(2,885		)	190
Change in net unrealized gains/losses on derivatives (2)	4,120			1,358			(12		)	1,097
Consolidated revenues	$	188,111		$	181,556		$	560,990		$	552,473


(1)	Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the accounting change for LIHTC investments. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(2)	Amounts are net of adjustments, as applicable, to amortization of unearned revenue reserves, deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, interest sensitive policy reserves and income taxes attributable to these items.


(3)	Beginning in 2018, amounts include the change in net unrealized gains/losses on equity securities due to a change in accounting guidance. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Interest expense is attributable to the Corporate and Other segment. Expenditures for long-lived assets were not significant during the periods presented above. Goodwill at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was allocated among the segments as follows: Annuity ($3.9 million) and Life Insurance ($6.1 million).

Equity income or loss related to securities and indebtedness of related parties is attributable to the Life Insurance and Corporate and Other segments. LIHTC investments are no longer included in pre-tax non-GAAP operating income. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information. The following chart provides the related equity income by segment.



Equity Income by Operating Segment
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Pre-tax equity income:
Life Insurance	$	860		$	548		$	2,847		$	3,003
Corporate and Other	1,217			201			1,508			1,041
	2,077			749			4,355			4,044

Income taxes	(435		)	(262		)	(914		)	(1,415		)
Equity income, net of related income taxes	$	1,642		$	487		$	3,441		$	2,629

Premiums collected, which is not a measure used in financial statements prepared according to GAAP, includes premiums received on life insurance policies and deposits on annuities and universal life-type products. Premiums collected is a common life insurance industry measure of agent productivity. Net premiums collected totaled $141.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and $141.6 million for the same period in 2017. Net premiums collected totaled $482.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $477.4 million for the same period in 2017.

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Under GAAP, premiums on whole life and term life policies are recognized as revenues over the premium-paying period and reported in the Life Insurance segment. The following chart provides a reconciliation of life insurance premiums collected to those reported in the GAAP financial statements.



Reconciliation of Traditional Life Insurance Premiums, Net of Reinsurance

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Traditional and universal life insurance premiums collected	$	73,867		$	71,214		$	228,030		$	219,949
Premiums collected on interest sensitive products	(25,507		)	(24,142		)	(79,938		)	(75,021		)
Traditional life insurance premiums collected	48,360			47,072			148,092			144,928
Change in due premiums and other	(236		)	15			620			855
Traditional life insurance premiums as included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	$	48,124		$	47,087		$	148,712		$	145,783

There is no comparable GAAP financial measure for premiums collected on annuities and universal life-type products. GAAP revenues for those interest sensitive and variable products consist of various policy charges and fees assessed on those contracts, as summarized in the chart below.



Interest Sensitive Product Charges by Segment
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Annuity
Surrender charges and other	$	1,280		$	1,115		$	3,699	$	3,452

Life Insurance
Administration charges	$	4,100		$	3,740		$	12,340	$	11,504
Cost of insurance charges	13,160			12,638			38,378		37,042
Surrender charges	497			499			1,746		1,493
Amortization of policy initiation fees	1,629			(382		)	3,384		902
Total	$	19,386		$	16,495		$	55,848	$	50,941

Corporate and Other
Administration charges	$	1,185		$	1,272		$	3,826	$	4,074
Cost of insurance charges	7,698			7,431			22,033		22,025
Surrender charges	15			52			58		131
Separate account charges	2,155			2,071			6,465		6,100
Amortization of policy initiation fees	(558		)	(432		)	236		(62		)
Total	$	10,495		$	10,394		$	32,618	$	32,268

Interest sensitive product charges as included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	$	31,161		$	28,004		$	92,165	$	86,661

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This section includes a summary of FBL Financial Group, Inc.’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition and where appropriate, factors that management believes may affect future performance. Unless noted otherwise, all references to FBL Financial Group, Inc. (we or the Company) include all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including insurance subsidiaries Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (Farm Bureau Life) and Greenfields Life Insurance Company (Greenfields Life). Please read this discussion in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes. In addition, we encourage you to refer to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for a complete description of our significant accounting policies and estimates. Familiarity with this information is important in understanding our financial position and results of operations.

This Form 10-Q includes statements relating to anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new products and similar matters. These statements and others, which include words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend” and other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of factors could cause our actual results and experiences to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. See Part 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 for additional information on the risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of our business.

Overview

We operate predominantly in the life insurance industry through our principal subsidiary, Farm Bureau Life. Farm Bureau Life markets individual life insurance policies and annuity contracts to Farm Bureau members and other individuals and businesses in the Midwestern and Western sections of the United States through an exclusive agency force. Several subsidiaries support various functional areas of Farm Bureau Life and other affiliates by providing investment advisory, marketing and distribution, and leasing services. In addition, we manage two Farm Bureau-affiliated property-casualty companies.

We analyze operations by reviewing financial information regarding our primary products that are aggregated in Annuity and Life Insurance product segments. In addition, our Corporate and Other segment includes various support operations, corporate capital and other product lines that are not currently underwritten by the Company. We analyze our segment results based on pre-tax non-GAAP operating income, which excludes the impact of certain items that are included in net income. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information regarding how we define our segments and non-GAAP operating income.

We also include within our analysis “premiums collected,” which is not a measure used in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, but is a common life insurance industry measure of agent productivity. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information regarding this measure and its relationship to GAAP revenues.

Impact of Recent Business Environment

Our business generally benefits from moderate to strong economic expansion. Conversely, a lackluster economy characterized by higher unemployment, lower family income, lower consumer spending, muted corporate earnings growth and lower business investment could adversely impact the demand for our products in the future. We also may experience a higher incidence of claims, lapses or surrenders of policies during such times. We cannot predict whether or when such actions may occur, or what impact, if any, such actions could have on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

Economic and other environmental factors that may impact our business include, but are not limited to, the following:


•	Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of 3.5% during the third quarter of 2018 based on recent estimates.


•	U.S. unemployment was estimated to be 3.7% at the end of the third quarter of 2018.


•	U.S. net farm income is forecast to decrease 13.0% and farm real estate value is estimated to increase 1.8% during 2018 according to recent U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.


•	The impact to our business from tariffs recently imposed as well as proposed on the general U.S. and farm economies is uncertain.

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•	The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield increased during 2018 to 3.05% at September 30, 2018 from 2.40% at December 31, 2017.


•	The impact of the enactment of the Tax Act during December 2017 on the general U.S. economy, business initiatives and consumer demand for our insurance products is uncertain.

The interest rate environment continues to impact our investment yields as well as the interest we credit on our interest sensitive products. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield continued to trend higher in the third quarter and finished at 3.05%, approximately 65 basis points higher than year-end 2017. Conversely, average corporate credit spreads tightened by approximately 18 basis points. Yields remain historically low. Low crediting rates pose challenges to maintaining attractive annuity and universal life products, although our rates are comparable to other insurance companies, allowing us to maintain our competitive position within the market. We experienced a decrease in the fair value of our fixed maturity security portfolio during the third quarter of 2018 primarily due to an increase in market yields. See the segment discussion and “Financial Condition” section that follows for additional information regarding the impact of low market interest rates on our business.

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Results of Operations for the Periods Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017



	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			Change		2018			2017			Change
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net income attributable to FBL Financial Group, Inc. (1)	$	31,010		$	26,127		19	%	$	87,378		$	83,325		5	%
Adjustments to net income:
Initial impact of the Tax Act (2)	(617		)	—			N/A		(617		)	—			N/A
Realized gains/losses on investments (3)(4)	603			38			1,487	%	2,132			(196		)	(1,188	)%
Change in net unrealized gains/losses on derivatives (3)	876			(1,389		)	(163	)%	1,191			(2,074		)	(157	)%
Non-GAAP operating income (1) (5)	$	31,872		$	24,776		29	%	$	90,084		$	81,055		11	%

Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income:
Annuity segment	$	18,179		$	17,015		7	%	$	50,759		$	51,610		(2	)%
Life Insurance segment	11,958			12,620			(5	)%	39,236			44,000			(11	)%
Corporate and Other segment (1)	7,999			4,556			76	%	16,966			17,656			(4	)%
Total pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	38,136			34,191			12	%	106,961			113,266			(6	)%
Income taxes on non-GAAP operating income (1)	(6,264		)	(9,415		)	(33	)%	(16,877		)	(32,211		)	(48	)%
Non-GAAP operating income (1) (5)	$	31,872		$	24,776		29	%	$	90,084		$	81,055		11	%

Earnings per common share - assuming dilution (1)	$	1.24		$	1.04		19	%	$	3.50		$	3.32		5	%
Non-GAAP operating income per common share - assuming dilution (1) (5)	1.28			0.99			29	%	3.60			3.23			11	%
Effective tax rate on non-GAAP operating income (1)	16		%	28		%			16		%	28		%
Average invested assets, at amortized cost (1) (6)									$	8,252,013		$	7,932,953		4	%
Annualized yield on average invested assets (1) (6)									5.16		%	5.30		%
Impact on non-GAAP operating income of unlocking deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements, unearned revenue reserve and interest sensitive product reserves, net of tax (5)	$	(227	)	$	682		(133	)%	$	(227	)	$	682		(133	)%


(1)	Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the accounting change for LIHTC investments. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(2)	Amount represents a change in the provisional estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(3)	Amounts are net of adjustments, as applicable, to amortization of unearned revenue reserves, deferred acquisition costs and value of insurance in force acquired, as well as changes in interest sensitive product reserves and income taxes attributable to these items.


(4)	Beginning in 2018, amount includes changes in net unrealized gains/losses on equity securities.


(5)	See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on non-GAAP operating income.


(6)	Average invested assets and annualized yield, including investments held as securities and indebtedness of related parties.

Net income and non-GAAP operating income were positively impacted in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, by reduced income tax rates related to changes under the Tax Act, increased earnings from an increase in the volume of business in force and reductions in future policy benefit liabilities associated with guaranteed withdrawal benefits, partially offset by the impact of unlocking. The nine month period, compared to the prior year period, was also impacted by increases in death benefits, expenses and amortization of deferred acquisition

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costs from the impact of market performance on our variable business. Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to prior year periods was also negatively impacted by net realized losses from investments and decreases in net unrealized gains on derivatives. See the discussion that follows for details regarding non-GAAP operating income by segment.

We periodically revise key assumptions used in the calculation of the amortization of deferred acquisition costs, value of insurance in force acquired, deferred sales inducements, unearned revenue reserve for participating life insurance and interest sensitive products, as well as certain reserves on interest sensitive products, as applicable, through an “unlocking” process. These assumptions typically consist of withdrawal and lapse rates, earned spreads and mortality with revisions based on historical results and our best estimate of future experience. The impact of unlocking is recorded in the current period as an increase or decrease to amortization of the respective balances. While the unlocking process can take place at any time, as needs dictate, the process typically takes place annually. See the discussion that follows for further details of the unlocking impact to our operating segments.



Annuity Segment
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2018		2017		Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP operating revenues:
Interest sensitive product charges	$	1,280	$	1,115	15	%	$	3,699	$	3,452	7	%
Net investment income	54,144		53,878		—	%	165,575		163,425		1	%
Total non-GAAP operating revenues	55,424		54,993		1	%	169,274		166,877		1	%

Non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses:
Interest sensitive product benefits	29,037		31,385		(7	)%	91,716		91,128		1	%
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses:
Commissions net of deferrals	374		537		(30	)%	1,396		1,551		(10	)%
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	2,319		505		359	%	8,454		5,816		45	%
Amortization of value of insurance in force	165		169		(2	)%	509		509		—	%
Other underwriting expenses	5,350		5,382		(1	)%	16,440		16,263		1	%
Total underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	8,208		6,593		24	%	26,799		24,139		11	%
Total non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses	37,245		37,978		(2	)%	118,515		115,267		3	%
Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	18,179	$	17,015	7	%	$	50,759	$	51,610	(2	)%



Other data
Annuity premiums collected, direct (2)	$	56,333	$	58,133	(3	)%	$	214,981		$	216,135		(1	)%
Policy liabilities and accruals, end of period							4,441,277			4,243,232			5	%
Average invested assets, at amortized cost							4,533,009			4,336,465			5	%
Other investment-related income included in net investment income (3)	854		953		(10	)%	4,744			4,068			17	%
Average individual annuity account value							3,124,364			3,020,747			3	%

Earned spread on individual annuity products:
Weighted average yield on cash and invested assets							4.91		%	5.15		%
Weighted average crediting rate							2.50		%	2.62		%
Spread							2.41		%	2.53		%

Individual annuity withdrawal rate							5.3		%	4.1		%


(1)	See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on non-GAAP operating income.

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(2)	Premiums collected is a non-GAAP measure of sales production, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.


(3)	Includes prepayment fee income and adjustments to the amortization of premium or discounts from changes in our payment speed assumptions.

Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income for the Annuity segment increased in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the impact from an increase in the volume of business in force and a reduction in future policy benefit liabilities associated with guaranteed living withdrawal benefits, partially offset by the impact of unlocking. Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in amortization of deferred acquisition costs and the impact of unlocking, partially offset by a benefit from a reduction in future policy benefit liabilities associated with guaranteed living withdrawal benefits.

The average aggregate account value for individual annuity contracts in force increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, due to continued sales, advances on our funding agreements with FHLB and the crediting of interest. Continued growth in our business in force contributes to increases in revenues, benefits and expenses. Premiums collected were lower in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, due to decreased sales of fixed rate deferred annuity products, partially offset by increased sales of indexed annuity products. Individual fixed rate deferred annuity collected premiums were $26.0 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $103.4 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $27.7 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $131.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Indexed annuity collected premiums were $29.2 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $104.3 in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $28.1 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $80.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Outstanding funding agreements with FHLB totaled $457.5 million at September 30, 2018 and $393.2 million at September 30, 2017. During the third quarter of 2018, outstanding funding agreements with FHLB decreased $6.2 million and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, outstanding funding agreements increased $42.4 million.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs changed during the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, due to changes in actual and expected profits on the underlying business. Amortization, as well as reserves held on certain interest sensitive products, also changed due to the impact of unlocking. Unlocking generally reflects changes in our projected earned spreads, policy lapses and mortality assumptions. The impact of unlocking on pre-tax operating income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:



Impact of Unlocking on Pre-tax Non-GAAP Operating Income

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017			2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amortization of deferred sales inducements reported in interest sensitive product benefits	$	13	$	10		$	13	$	10
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	236		1,743			236		1,743
Changes in reserves reported in interest sensitive product benefits	—		(228		)	—		(228		)
Increase to pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	249	$	1,525		$	249	$	1,525


(1)	Pre-tax operating income is a non-GAAP measure of earnings, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

The reserve for guaranteed living withdrawal benefits decreased as a result of strong performance of the S&P index, as well as changes in the estimation of gross profits and option costs used in the calculation of this reserve.

The weighted average yield on cash and invested assets for individual annuities decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to lower yields on new investment acquisitions from premium receipts and reinvestment of the proceeds from maturing investments, compared with the average existing portfolio yield. See the “Financial Condition” section for additional information regarding the yields obtained on investment acquisitions. Weighted average crediting rates on our individual annuity products decreased due to crediting rate actions taken in 2017 and 2018 in response to the declining portfolio yield and a change in the underlying product mix.

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Life Insurance Segment
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2018		2017		Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP operating revenues:
Interest sensitive product charges and other income	$	18,768	$	16,545	13	%	$	55,474	$	50,855	9	%
Traditional life insurance premiums	48,124		47,087		2	%	148,712		145,783		2	%
Net investment income	39,654		38,995		2	%	119,668		117,200		2	%
Total non-GAAP operating revenues	106,546		102,627		4	%	323,854		313,838		3	%

Non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses:
Interest sensitive product benefits:
Interest and index credits	8,697		8,289		5	%	26,183		24,941		5	%
Death benefits and other	18,475		16,569		12	%	48,425		43,981		10	%
Total interest sensitive product benefits	27,172		24,858		9	%	74,608		68,922		8	%
Traditional life insurance benefits:
Death benefits	21,888		21,530		2	%	64,920		63,194		3	%
Surrender and other benefits	8,110		7,409		9	%	28,646		26,774		7	%
Increase in traditional life future policy benefits	14,170		13,694		3	%	39,770		38,231		4	%
Total traditional life insurance benefits	44,168		42,633		4	%	133,336		128,199		4	%
Distributions to participating policyholders	2,480		2,487		—	%	7,591		7,597		—	%
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses:
Commission expense, net of deferrals	4,200		4,544		(8	)%	13,838		14,321		(3	)%
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	2,148		1,122		91	%	11,082		9,552		16	%
Amortization of value of insurance in force	373		375		(1	)%	1,119		1,125		(1	)%
Other underwriting expenses	14,907		14,536		3	%	45,891		43,125		6	%
Total underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	21,628		20,577		5	%	71,930		68,123		6	%
Total non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses	95,448		90,555		5	%	287,465		272,841		5	%
	11,098		12,072		(8	)%	36,389		40,997		(11	)%
Equity income, before tax	860		548		57	%	2,847		3,003		(5	)%
Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	11,958	$	12,620	(5	)%	$	39,236	$	44,000	(11	)%

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Life Insurance Segment - continued
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		Change		2018			2017			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Other data
Life premiums collected, net of reinsurance (2)	$	73,867	$	71,214	4	%	$	228,030		$	219,949		4	%
Policy liabilities and accruals, end of period							2,975,533			2,863,901			4	%
Life insurance in force, end of period							59,373,168			57,559,618			3	%
Average invested assets, at amortized cost (3)							3,016,565			2,916,544			3	%
Other investment-related income included in net investment income (4)	353		167		111	%	2,225			1,051			112	%
Average interest sensitive life account value							850,390			826,589			3	%

Interest sensitive life insurance spread:
Weighted average yield on cash and invested assets (3)							5.36		%	5.54		%
Weighted average crediting rate							3.63		%	3.80		%
Spread							1.73		%	1.74		%

Life insurance lapse and surrender rates							4.5		%	4.7		%
Death benefits, net of reinsurance and reserves released	24,050		21,193		13	%	$	72,913		$	65,466		11	%


(1)	See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on non-GAAP operating income.


(2)	Premiums collected is a non-GAAP measure of sales production, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.


(3)	Average invested assets and weighted average yield including investments held as securities and indebtedness of related parties.


(4)	Includes prepayment fee income and adjustments to the amortization of premium or discounts from changes in our payment speed assumptions.

Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income for the Life Insurance segment decreased in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to increases in death benefits, net of reinsurance and reserves released, and other underwriting expenses, partially offset by the impact of an increase in the volume of business in force and increases in investment-related income.

Continued growth in our business in force contributes to the increase in revenues, benefits and expenses. The increase in other underwriting expenses included increased expenses associated with salaries, including a one-time employee bonus in the first quarter of 2018 related to the enactment of the Tax Act, and additional expenses associated with system enhancements.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs changed during the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, due to changes in actual and expected profits on the underlying business. Amortization, as well as reserves held on certain interest sensitive products, also changed due to the impact of unlocking. Unlocking generally reflects changes in our projected earned spreads, policy lapses, premium persistency and mortality assumptions. The impact of unlocking on pre-tax operating income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

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Impact of Unlocking on Pre-tax Non-GAAP Operating Income

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amortization of unearned revenue reserve reported in interest sensitive product charges and other income	$	420		$	(1,166	)	$	420		$	(1,166	)
Amortization of deferred sales inducements reported in interest sensitive product benefits	(209		)	422			(209		)	422
Amortization of deferred sales inducements reported in traditional life insurance benefits	65			55			65			55
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	2,152			3,873			2,152			3,873
Changes in reserves reported in interest sensitive product benefits	(4,755		)	(5,574		)	(4,755		)	(5,574		)
Decrease to pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	(2,327	)	$	(2,390	)	$	(2,327	)	$	(2,390	)


(1)	Pre-tax operating income is a non-GAAP measure of earnings, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

Death benefits, net of reinsurance and reserves released, increased in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to an increase in the average claim amount, net of reinsurance and reserves released. Surrenders and other benefits increased in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to an increase in the average size of policies surrendered. The increase in surrenders and other benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, was also impacted by an increase in matured endowment benefits.

We assign a portion of our investments held in securities and indebtedness of related parties to the Life Insurance segment. These investments include equity interests in limited liability partnerships and corporations, accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity income, before tax, consists of our proportionate share of gains and losses attributable to our relative ownership interest in these investments. See the Equity Income discussion that follows, and Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements, for additional information regarding these investments.

The weighted average yield on cash and invested assets for interest sensitive life insurance products decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, due to lower yields on new investment acquisitions from premium receipts and reinvestment of the proceeds from maturing investments. See the “Financial Condition” section for additional information regarding the yields obtained on investment acquisitions. Weighted average crediting rates on our interest sensitive life insurance products decreased due to crediting rate actions taken in 2017 and 2018 in response to the declining portfolio yield.

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Corporate and Other Segment
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			Change		2018		2017			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Non-GAAP operating revenues:
Interest sensitive product charges	$	10,494		$	10,393		1	%	$	32,617	$	32,265		1	%
Net investment income	8,349			8,719			(4	)%	25,537		26,130			(2	)%
Other income	3,936			3,589			10	%	12,605		12,076			4	%
Total non-GAAP operating revenues	22,779			22,701			—	%	70,759		70,471			—	%

Non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses:
Interest sensitive product benefits	8,465			11,697			(28	)%	25,521		29,650			(14	)%
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses:
Commission expense, net of deferrals	684			705			(3	)%	2,031		2,238			(9	)%
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	(1,148		)	(2,276		)	(50	)%	3,240		(416		)	(879	)%
Other underwriting expenses	1,698			2,045			(17	)%	4,606		4,864			(5	)%
Total underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	1,234			474			160	%	9,877		6,686			48	%
Interest expense	1,212			1,213			—	%	3,638		3,638			—	%
Other expenses	5,061			4,971			2	%	16,281		13,862			17	%
Total non-GAAP operating benefits and expenses	15,972			18,355			(13	)%	55,317		53,836			3	%
	6,807			4,346			57	%	15,442		16,635			(7	)%
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(25		)	9			(378	)%	16		(20		)	(180	)%
Equity income, before tax (1)	1,217			201			505	%	1,508		1,041			45	%
Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1) (2)	$	7,999		$	4,556		76	%	$	16,966	$	17,656		(4	)%



Other data
Average invested assets, at amortized cost (1) (3)							$	702,439		$	679,943	3	%
Other investment-related income included in net investment income (4)	$	101	$	408	(75	)%	387			875		(56	)%
Average interest sensitive life account value							361,598			362,439		—	%
Death benefits, net of reinsurance and reserves released	5,290		7,760		(32	)%	15,550			19,324		(20	)%
Estimated impact on pre-tax non-GAAP operating income from separate account performance on amortization of deferred acquisition costs (2)	300		370		(19	)%	(815		)	1,631		(150	)%


(1)	Prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the accounting change for LIHTC investments. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(2)	See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on non-GAAP operating income.


(3)	Average invested assets including investments held as securities and indebtedness of related parties.


(4)	Includes prepayment fee income and adjustments to the amortization of premium or discounts from changes in our payment speed assumptions.

Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income increased for the Corporate and Other segment in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to decreases in death benefits and increases in pre-tax income on equity method investments. Pre-tax non-GAAP operating income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increases in amortization of deferred acquisition costs from the impact of market performance on our variable business and expenses, partially offset by decreases in death benefits.

Death benefits, net of reinsurance and reserves released, decreased in the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to a decrease in the number of claims reported.

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Amortization of deferred acquisition costs changed during the third quarter of 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, due to the impact of unlocking and market performance on our variable business. Unlocking generally reflects changes in projected earned spreads, separate account performance and withdrawal and mortality assumptions. The impact of unlocking on pre-tax operating income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:



Impact of Unlocking on Pre-tax Non-GAAP Operating Income

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amortization of unearned revenue reserve reported in interest sensitive product charges	$	(667	)	$	(579	)	$	(667	)	$	(579	)
Amortization of deferred sales inducements reported in interest sensitive product benefits	76			98			76			98
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	2,382			3,194			2,382			3,194
Changes in reserves reported in interest sensitive products benefits	—			(799		)	—			(799		)
Increase to pre-tax non-GAAP operating income (1)	$	1,791		$	1,914		$	1,791		$	1,914


(1)	Pre-tax operating income is a non-GAAP measure of earnings, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

Other income and other expenses includes fees and expenses from sales of brokered products and operating results of our non-insurance subsidiaries, which include management, advisory, marketing and distribution services and leasing activities.

Increases in other expenses, compared to the prior year periods, included $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2018 and $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 in expenses associated with expanding our wealth management offerings.

We assign a portion of our investments held in securities and indebtedness of related parties to the Corporate and Other segment. These investments include equity interests in limited liability partnerships and corporations, accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity income, before tax, consists of our proportionate share of gains and losses attributable to our relative ownership interest in these investments. Equity income increased in the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the prior year periods, due to income earned on equity investments in two real-estate partnerships that realized gains from the sale of parcels of real-estate. See the Equity Income discussion that follows and Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding these investments.

Equity Income

Equity income includes our proportionate share of gains and losses attributable to our ownership interest in partnerships, joint ventures and certain companies over which we exhibit some control but have a minority ownership interest. We consistently use the most recent financial information available, generally for periods not to exceed three months prior to the ending date of the period for which we are reporting, to account for equity income. Several of these entities are investment companies whose operating results are derived primarily from unrealized and realized gains and losses generated by their investment portfolios. As is normal with these types of entities, the level of these gains and losses is subject to fluctuation from period to period depending on the prevailing economic environment, changes in prices of bond and equity securities held by the investment partnerships, the timing and success of initial public offerings or exit strategies, and the timing of the sale of investments held by the partnerships and joint ventures. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Results from our LIHTC investments are no longer included in equity income. See Note 1 for further discussion on this accounting change. Equity income, net of related taxes, was $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared with $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2017 and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared with $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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Income Taxes on Non-GAAP Operating Income

The effective tax rate on non-GAAP operating income was 16.4% for the third quarter of 2018 and 15.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 27.5% for the third quarter of 2017 and 28.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The 2018 effective tax rate differs from the 2017 rate due to the decrease in the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% under the Tax Act, effective for 2018. As discussed earlier, any impact related to the initial enactment of the Tax Act is excluded from non-GAAP operating income. The effective tax rates differ from the federal statutory rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017 primarily due to the impact of LIHTC investments and tax-exempt investment income.

As discussed in Note 1, the entire impact of LIHTC investments is now included in income tax and prior periods have been adjusted to reflect this change.



Income taxes
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Income tax benefit (expense)	$	(4,818	)	$	(9,880	)	$	(14,462	)	$	(32,017	)
Tax on equity income	(435		)	(262		)	(914		)	(1,415		)
Net income adjustments:
Impact of change in federal tax rate (1)	(617		)	—			(617		)	—
Income tax offset on net income adjustments	(394		)	727			(884		)	1,221
Income taxes on non-GAAP operating income	$	(6,264	)	(9,415		)	$	(16,877	)	$	(32,211	)

Income taxes on non-GAAP operating income before benefits of LIHTC investments	$	(7,148	)	(10,755		)	$	(19,614	)	$	(36,038	)
Amounts related to LIHTC investments	884			1,340			2,737			3,827
Income taxes on non-GAAP operating income	$	(6,264	)	(9,415		)	$	(16,877	)	$	(32,211	)


(1)	Amount represents a change in the provisional estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.



Impact of Adjustments to Net Income Attributable to FBL

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Initial impact of the Tax Act (1)	$	617		$	—		$	617		$	—
Realized gains (losses) on investments and change in net unrealized gains/losses on equity securities and derivatives	(2,658		)	1,911			(5,296		)	2,421
Offsets: (2)
Change in amortization	725			(20		)	837			455
Reserve change on interest sensitive products	60			187			252			615
Income tax	394			(727		)	884			(1,221		)
Net impact of adjustments to net income	$	(862	)	$	1,351		$	(2,706	)	$	2,270
Net impact per common share - basic	$	(0.04	)	$	0.05		$	(0.10	)	$	0.09
Net impact per common share - assuming dilution	$	(0.04	)	$	0.05		$	(0.10	)	$	0.09


(1)	Amount represents a change in the provisional estimate of the impact of the Tax Act on our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.


(2)	The items excluded from non-GAAP operating income impact the amortization of deferred acquisition costs, value of business acquired and unearned revenue reserve. Certain interest sensitive reserves as well as income taxes are also impacted.

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Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Realized gains (losses) on investments:
Realized gains on sales	$	25		$	221		$	1,821		$	1,770
Realized losses on sales	(2		)	(140		)	(21		)	(1,171		)
Change in unrealized gains/losses on equity securities	(732		)	—			(3,415		)	—
Total other-than-temporary impairment charges	(50		)	(67		)	(1,090		)	(133		)
Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(759	)	$	14		$	(2,705	)	$	466

The level of realized gains (losses) is subject to fluctuation from period to period due to movements in credit spreads and prevailing interest rates, changes in the economic environment, the timing of the sales of the investments generating the realized gains and losses, as well as the timing of other than temporary impairment charges and unrealized gains and losses on equity securities. See “Financial Condition - Investments” and Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for details regarding our unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.



Investment Credit Impairment Losses Recognized in Net Income
	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate securities:
Financial	$	—	$	—	$	26	$	—
Energy	—		—		1,014		—
Residential mortgage-backed	—		17		—		83
Securities and indebtedness of related parties	50		50		50		50
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses reported in net income	$	50	$	67	$	1,090	$	133

Other-than-temporary credit impairment losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a previously impaired energy sector bond due to the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.

Financial Condition

Investments

Our investment portfolio decreased 1.5% to $8,490.0 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $8,620.2 million at December 31, 2017. The portfolio decrease is due to a decline of $361.3 million of net unrealized appreciation of fixed maturities, partially offset by positive cash flows from operating activities during 2018. Additional details regarding securities in an unrealized gain or loss position at September 30, 2018 are included in the discussion that follows and in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Details regarding investment impairments are discussed above in the “Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments” section under “Results of Operations.”

We manage the investment portfolio to optimize risk-adjusted yield within the context of prudent asset-liability management. We evaluate multiple cash flow testing scenarios as part of this process. The Company’s investment policy calls for investing primarily in high quality fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans.

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Fixed Maturity Acquisitions Selected Information
	Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cost of acquisitions:
Corporate	$	102,235		$	116,985
Mortgage- and asset-backed	424,531			319,545
United States Government and agencies	—			748
Tax-exempt municipals	91,741			17,566
Taxable municipals	—			17,144
Total	$	618,507		$	471,988
Effective annual yield	4.06		%	3.97		%
Credit quality
NAIC 1 designation	84.7		%	70.8		%
NAIC 2 designation	15.3		%	29.2		%
Weighted-average life in years	14.0			13.0

The table above summarizes selected information for fixed maturity purchases. The effective annual yield shown is the yield calculated to the “worst-call date.” For non-callable bonds, the worst-call date is always the maturity date. For callable bonds, the worst-call date is the call or maturity date that produces the lowest yield. The weighted-average life is calculated using scheduled pay-downs and expected prepayments for amortizing securities. For non-amortizing securities, the weighted-average life is equal to the stated maturity date.

A portion of the securities acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 were obtained with the proceeds from advances on our funding agreements with the FHLB. The securities acquired to support these funding agreements often carry a lower average yield than securities acquired to support our other insurance products, due to the shorter maturity and relatively low interest rate paid on those advances. In addition, certain municipal securities acquired are exempt from federal income taxes, and accordingly have a higher actual return than reflected in the yields stated above. The average yield of the securities acquired, excluding the securities supporting the funding agreements and using a tax-adjusted yield for the municipal securities, was 4.16% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and was 3.99% during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.



Investment Portfolio Summary
	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value		Percent		Carrying Value		Percent
	(Dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturities - available for sale:
Public	$	5,382,863	63.4	%	$	5,510,658	63.9	%
144A private placement	1,521,719		17.9		1,547,097		18.0
Private placement	194,443		2.3		234,212		2.7
Total fixed maturities - available for sale	7,099,025		83.6		7,291,967		84.6
Equity securities	103,896		1.2		104,145		1.2
Mortgage loans	1,015,618		12.0		971,812		11.3
Real estate	1,543		—		1,543		—
Policy loans	195,723		2.3		191,398		2.2
Short-term investments	25,569		0.3		17,007		0.5
Other investments	48,636		0.6		42,371		0.2
Total investments	$	8,490,010	100.0	%	$	8,620,243	100.0	%

As of September 30, 2018, 97.2% (based on carrying value) of the available-for-sale fixed maturities were investment grade debt securities, defined as being in the highest two National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) designations. Non-investment grade debt securities generally provide higher yields and involve greater risks than investment grade debt securities because their issuers typically are more highly leveraged and more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions than investment grade issuers. In addition, the trading market for these securities is usually more limited than for investment grade debt securities. We regularly review the percentage of our portfolio that is invested in non-investment grade debt securities

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(NAIC designations 3 through 6). As of September 30, 2018, no single non-investment grade holding exceeded 0.2% of total investments.



Credit Quality by NAIC Designation and Equivalent Rating
		September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
NAIC Designation	Equivalent Rating (1)	Carrying Value		Percent		Carrying Value		Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
1	AAA, AA, A	$	4,826,709	68.0	%	$	4,771,407	65.4	%
2	BBB	2,072,159		29.2		2,267,892		31.1
	Total investment grade	6,898,868		97.2		7,039,299		96.5
3	BB	131,637		1.8		174,660		2.4
4	B	58,151		0.8		57,970		0.8
5	CCC	6,376		0.1		13,111		0.2
6	In or near default	3,993		0.1		6,927		0.1
	Total below investment grade	200,157		2.8		252,668		3.5
	Total fixed maturities - available for sale	$	7,099,025	100.0	%	$	7,291,967	100.0	%


(1)	Equivalent ratings are based on those provided by nationally recognized rating agencies with some exceptions for certain residential mortgage, commercial mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are based on the expected loss of the security rather than the probability of default. This may result in a final designation being higher or lower than the equivalent credit rating.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a summary of fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity date.



Gross Unrealized Gains and Gross Unrealized Losses by Internal Industry Classification
	September 30, 2018
	Total Carrying Value		Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Gains		Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate securities:
Basic industrial	$	324,920	$	217,342	$	12,140	$	107,578	$	(5,171	)
Capital goods	250,172		124,235		7,118		125,937		(5,070		)
Communications	129,948		77,290		5,697		52,658		(3,783		)
Consumer cyclical	107,384		75,084		3,622		32,300		(1,397		)
Consumer non-cyclical	495,749		218,532		13,062		277,217		(18,869		)
Energy	400,194		255,985		15,422		144,209		(9,005		)
Finance	620,325		415,337		22,339		204,988		(8,251		)
Transportation	94,210		64,340		3,006		29,870		(1,166		)
Utilities	730,065		557,937		60,308		172,128		(6,525		)
Other	160,566		119,681		5,289		40,885		(1,272		)
Total corporate securities	3,313,533		2,125,763		148,003		1,187,770		(60,509		)
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	2,232,268		881,597		59,234		1,350,671		(50,780		)
United States Government and agencies	20,233		13,921		816		6,312		(295		)
States and political subdivisions	1,532,991		1,297,911		87,208		235,080		(10,268		)
Total	$	7,099,025	$	4,319,192	$	295,261	$	2,779,833	$	(121,852	)

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Gross Unrealized Gains and Gross Unrealized Losses by Internal Industry Classification

	December 31, 2017
	Total Carrying Value		Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Gains		Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate securities:
Basic industrial	$	353,351	$	336,293	$	29,849	$	17,058	$	(479	)
Capital goods	279,281		271,346		21,624		7,935		(139		)
Communications	151,763		133,263		12,364		18,500		(862		)
Consumer cyclical	128,618		117,370		9,118		11,248		(516		)
Consumer non-cyclical	521,128		461,205		41,221		59,923		(4,684		)
Energy	462,437		409,768		34,028		52,669		(5,950		)
Finance	695,604		633,513		50,908		62,091		(1,143		)
Transportation	103,049		93,921		7,978		9,128		(141		)
Utilities	814,238		796,782		108,914		17,456		(1,909		)
Other	178,802		165,971		13,295		12,831		(132		)
Total corporate securities	3,688,271		3,419,432		329,299		268,839		(15,955		)
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	2,055,090		1,549,187		88,999		505,903		(9,727		)
United States Government and agencies	24,905		17,343		1,606		7,562		(79		)
States and political subdivisions	1,523,701		1,497,292		141,813		26,409		(1,239		)
Total	$	7,291,967	$	6,483,254	$	561,717	$	808,713	$	(27,000	)

At September 30, 2018, our largest unrealized loss is in the consumer non-cyclical sector. Within this sector two companies represent 14.3% of the unrealized loss. One company is a grocery store chain representing $1.5 million of the unrealized loss while the other company is a consumer products company representing $1.2 million of the unrealized loss.



Credit Quality of Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities with Unrealized Losses
		September 30, 2018
NAIC Designation	Equivalent Rating	Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Percent of Total		Gross Unrealized Losses			Percent of Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
1	AAA, AA, A	$	1,803,514	64.9	%	$	(69,701	)	57.2	%
2	BBB	851,956		30.6		(39,690		)	32.6
	Total investment grade	2,655,470		95.5		(109,391		)	89.8
3	BB	91,215		3.3		(6,023		)	4.9
4	B	31,201		1.1		(6,410		)	5.3
5	CCC	1,938		0.1		(28		)	—
6	In or near default	9		—		—			—
	Total below investment grade	124,363		4.5		(12,461		)	10.2
	Total	$	2,779,833	100.0	%	$	(121,852	)	100.0	%

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Credit Quality of Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities with Unrealized Losses
		December 31, 2017
NAIC Designation	Equivalent Rating	Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Percent of Total		Gross Unrealized Losses			Percent of Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
1	AAA, AA, A	$	518,748	64.1	%	$	(8,638	)	32.0	%
2	BBB	199,529		24.7		(6,927		)	25.6
	Total investment grade	718,277		88.8		(15,565		)	57.6
3	BB	41,488		5.1		(819		)	3.0
4	B	37,944		4.7		(8,125		)	30.1
5	CCC	4,109		0.5		(1,314		)	4.9
6	In or near default	6,895		0.9		(1,177		)	4.4
	Total below investment grade	90,436		11.2		(11,435		)	42.4
	Total	$	808,713	100.0	%	$	(27,000	)	100.0	%



Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities with Unrealized Losses by Length of Time
	September 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost				Gross Unrealized Losses
	Fair Value is Less than 75% of Cost		Fair Value is 75% or Greater than Cost		Fair Value is Less than 75% of Cost			Fair Value is 75% or Greater than Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Three months or less	$	—	$	721,821	$	—		$	(10,047	)
Greater than three months to six months	—		609,165		—			(18,103		)
Greater than six months to nine months	—		878,428		—			(46,131		)
Greater than nine months to twelve months	—		222,092		—			(11,207		)
Greater than twelve months	9,878		460,301		(2,532		)	(33,832		)
Total	$	9,878	$	2,891,807	$	(2,532	)	$	(119,320	)



	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost				Gross Unrealized Losses
	Fair Value is Less than 75% of Cost		Fair Value is 75% or Greater than Cost		Fair Value is Less than 75% of Cost			Fair Value is 75% or Greater than Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Three months or less	$	—	$	292,187	$	—		$	(3,974	)
Greater than three months to six months	—		164,170		—			(2,331		)
Greater than six months to nine months	—		24,821		—			(579		)
Greater than nine months to twelve months	—		9,350		—			(361		)
Greater than twelve months	16,747		328,438		(4,798		)	(14,957		)
Total	$	16,747	$	818,966	$	(4,798	)	$	(22,202	)

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Available-For-Sale Fixed Maturities with Unrealized Losses by Maturity Date
	September 30, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Gross Unrealized Losses			Carrying Value of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—		$	872	$	(2	)
Due after one year through five years	74,697		(2,046		)	25,857		(1,052		)
Due after five years through ten years	297,037		(11,856		)	107,198		(3,657		)
Due after ten years	1,057,428		(57,170		)	168,883		(12,562		)
	1,429,162		(71,072		)	302,810		(17,273		)
Mortgage- and asset-backed	1,350,671		(50,780		)	505,903		(9,727		)
Total	$	2,779,833	$	(121,852	)	$	808,713	$	(27,000	)

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional analysis of these unrealized losses.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities

Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are purchased when we believe these types of investments provide superior risk-adjusted returns compared to returns of more conventional investments such as corporate bonds and mortgage loans. These securities are diversified as to collateral types, cash flow characteristics and maturity.

The repayment pattern on mortgage and other asset-backed securities is more variable than that of more traditional fixed maturity securities because the repayment terms are tied to underlying debt obligations that are subject to prepayments. The prepayment speeds (e.g., the rate of individuals refinancing their home mortgages) can vary based on a number of economic factors that cannot be predicted with certainty. These factors include the prevailing interest rate environment and general status of the economy.

At each balance sheet date, we review and update our expectation of future prepayment speeds and the book value of the mortgage and other asset-backed securities purchased at a premium or discount is reset, if needed. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for more detail on accounting for the amortization of premium and accrual of discount on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

Our direct exposure to the Alt-A home equity and subprime first-lien sectors is limited to investments in structured securities collateralized by senior tranches of residential mortgage loans. We also have a partnership interest in one fund at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, that owns securities backed by Alt-A home equity, subprime first-lien and adjustable rate mortgage collateral. The fund is reported as securities and indebtedness of related parties in our consolidated balance sheets with a fair value of $2.3 million at September 30, 2018 and $3.0 million at December 31, 2017. We do not own any direct investments in subprime lenders.



Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities by Collateral Type
	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Percent of Fixed Maturities		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Percent of Fixed Maturities
	(Dollars in thousands)
Government agency	$	230,347	$	228,713	3.2	%	$	220,385	$	230,792	3.2	%
Prime	282,386		286,824		4.0		181,397		194,081		2.7
Alt-A	85,406		101,201		1.4		98,100		111,993		1.5
Subprime	143,705		154,802		2.2		139,826		149,469		2.0
Commercial mortgage	883,023		864,674		12.2		674,076		705,307		9.7
Non-mortgage	598,947		596,054		8.4		662,034		663,448		9.1
Total	$	2,223,814	$	2,232,268	31.4	%	$	1,975,818	$	2,055,090	28.2	%

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The mortgage- and asset-backed securities can be summarized into three broad categories: residential, commercial and other asset-backed securities.

The residential mortgage-backed portfolio includes government agency pass-through and collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) securities. With a government agency pass-through security, we receive a pro rata share of principal payments as payments are made on the underlying mortgage loans. CMOs consist of pools of mortgages divided into sections or “tranches” with varying stated maturities that provide sequential retirement of the bonds. While each tranche receives monthly interest payments, a subsequent tranche is not entitled to receive payment of principal until the entire principal of the preceding tranche is paid off. We primarily invest in sequential tranches, which allow us to manage cash flow stability and prepayment risk by the level of tranche in which we invest. In addition, to provide call protection and more stable average lives, we invest in CMOs such as planned amortization class (PAC) and targeted amortization class (TAC) securities. PAC bonds provide more predictable cash flows within a range of prepayment speeds and provide some protection against prepayment risk. TAC bonds provide protection from a rise in the prepayment rate due to falling interest rates. We generally do not purchase certain types of CMOs that we believe would subject the investment portfolio to excessive prepayment risk.



Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities by NAIC Designation and Origination Year
	September 30, 2018
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	76,151	$	78,215	$	74,172	$	94,817	$	432,847	$	422,471	$	583,170	$	595,503
3	—		—		613		609		—		—		613		609
4	393		402		8,191		10,946		—		—		8,584		11,348
6	9		9		—		—		—		—		9		9
Total	$	76,553	$	78,626	$	82,976	$	106,372	$	432,847	$	422,471	$	592,376	$	607,469



	December 31, 2017
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	88,773	$	91,424	$	79,358	$	101,123	$	303,659	$	311,883	$	471,790	$	504,430
2	—		—		876		877		—		—		876		877
3	—		—		1,697		1,634		—		—		1,697		1,634
4	584		592		8,713		8,738		—		—		9,297		9,330
6	11		10		—		—		—		—		11		10
Total	$	89,368	$	92,026	$	90,644	$	112,372	$	303,659	$	311,883	$	483,671	$	516,281

The commercial mortgage-backed securities are primarily sequential securities. Commercial mortgage-backed securities typically have cash flows that are less subject to refinance risk than residential mortgage-backed securities principally due to prepayment restrictions on many of the underlying commercial mortgage loans.



Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities by NAIC Designation and Origination Year
	September 30, 2018
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	8,541	$	8,997	$	114,256	$	123,391	$	724,296	$	696,549	$	847,093	$	828,937
2	—		—		35,930		35,737		—		—		35,930		35,737
Total (1)	$	8,541	$	8,997	$	150,186	$	159,128	$	724,296	$	696,549	$	883,023	$	864,674

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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities by NAIC Designation and Origination Year
	December 31, 2017
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	8,878	$	9,661	$	114,230	$	128,907	$	515,654	$	529,192	$	638,762	$	667,760
2	—		—		35,314		37,547		—		—		35,314		37,547
Total (1)	$	8,878	$	9,661	$	149,544	$	166,454	$	515,654	$	529,192	$	674,076	$	705,307

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The commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) portfolio included government agency-backed securities with a carrying value of $681.5 million at September 30, 2018 and $515.7 million at December 31, 2017. Also included in the CMBS are military housing bonds totaling $154.7 million at September 30, 2018 and $161.1 million at December 31, 2017. These bonds are used to fund the construction of multi-family homes on United States military bases. The bonds are backed by a first mortgage lien on residential military housing projects.

The other asset-backed securities are backed by both residential and non-residential collateral. The collateral for residential asset-backed securities primarily consists of second lien fixed-rate home equity loans. The cash flows of these securities are less subject to prepayment risk than residential mortgage-backed securities as the borrowers are less likely to refinance than those with only a first lien mortgage. The collateral for non-residential asset-backed securities primarily includes securities backed by credit card receivables, auto dealer receivables, auto installment loans, aircraft leases, middle market and syndicated business loans, timeshare receivables and trade and account receivables. The majority of these securities are high quality, short-duration assets with limited cash flow variability.



Other Asset-Backed Securities by NAIC Designation and Origination Year
	September 30, 2018
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	9,612	$	9,349	$	142,530	$	157,112	$	462,332	$	459,976	$	614,474	$	626,437
2	1,618		1,708		1,975		2,017		104,068		104,055		107,661		107,780
3	—		—		344		336		21,975		21,620		22,319		21,956
4	182		173		—		—		—		—		182		173
5	—		—		—		—		3,779		3,779		3,779		3,779
Total	$	11,412	$	11,230	$	144,849	$	159,465	$	592,154	$	589,430	$	748,415	$	760,125



	December 31, 2017
	2004 & Prior				2005 to 2008				2009 & After				Total
NAIC Designation	Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value		Amortized Cost		Carrying Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
1	$	10,606	$	10,367	$	151,775	$	166,223	$	512,548	$	513,792	$	674,929	$	690,382
2	1,745		1,846		2,612		2,557		97,549		98,811		101,906		103,214
3	—		—		—		—		26,586		26,444		26,586		26,444
4	189		178		—		—		—		—		189		178
5	—		—		—		—		6,400		6,400		6,400		6,400
6	—		—		8,061		6,884		—		—		8,061		6,884
Total	$	12,540	$	12,391	$	162,448	$	175,664	$	643,083	$	645,447	$	818,071	$	833,502

State and Political Subdivision Securities

State and political subdivision securities totaled $1,533.0 million, or 21.6% of total fixed maturities, at September 30, 2018, and $1,523.7 million, or 20.9% of total fixed maturities at December 31, 2017 and include investments in general obligation, revenue and municipal housing bonds. Our investment strategy is to utilize municipal bonds in addition to corporate bonds, as we believe they provide additional diversification and have historically low default rates compared with similarly rated corporate bonds. We evaluate the credit strength of the underlying issues on both a quantitative and qualitative basis, excluding insurance, prior to acquisition. The majority of the municipal bonds we hold are investment grade credits without consideration

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of insurance. Our municipal bonds are well diversified by type and geography with the top exposure being water and sewer revenue bonds. We do not hold any Puerto Rico-related bonds. Exposure to the state of Illinois and municipalities within the state accounted for 1.5% of our total fixed maturities at September 30, 2018. As of September 30, 2018, our Illinois-related portfolio holdings were rated investment grade, and were trading at 107.0% of amortized cost. Our municipal bond exposure had an average rating of Aa2/AA and our holdings were trading at 105.3% of amortized cost at September 30, 2018.

Equity Securities

Equity securities totaled $103.9 million at September 30, 2018 and $104.1 million at December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, gross unrealized gains totaled $7.7 million and gross unrealized losses totaled $0.3 million on these securities. The unrealized losses were attributable to non-redeemable perpetual preferred securities from issuers in the financial sector.

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans totaled $1,015.6 million at September 30, 2018 and $971.8 million at December 31, 2017. Our mortgage loans are diversified as to property type, location and loan size, and are collateralized by the related properties. The total number of commercial mortgage loans outstanding was 202 at September 30, 2018 and 190 at December 31, 2017. In the first nine months of 2018, new loans ranged from $1.4 million to $10.5 million in size, with an average loan size of $5.0 million, an average loan term of 16 years and an average net yield of 4.73%. Our mortgage lending policies establish limits on the amount that can be loaned to one borrower and require diversification by geographic location and collateral type. The majority of our mortgage loans amortize principal, with 1.3% that are interest-only loans as of September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2018, the average loan-to-value of the current outstanding principal balance using the most recent appraised value was 53.4% and the weighted average debt service coverage ratio was 1.7 based on the results of our 2017 annual study. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding our mortgage loans.

Other Assets and Liabilities

Deferred acquisition costs increased 36.2% to $412.0 million at September 30, 2018, compared to December 31, 2017, primarily due to a $100.3 million decrease in the impact of the change in net unrealized appreciation on fixed maturity securities during the period. Securities and indebtedness of related parties increased 24.5% to $60.0 million due to acquisitions. Cash and cash equivalents decreased 72.6% to $14.4 million primarily due to normal fluctuations in timing of payments made and received.

Future policy benefits increased 2.7% to $7,241.2 million at September 30, 2018, compared to December 31, 2017, primarily due to an increase in the volume of annuity and life business in force. Deferred income taxes decreased 40.2% to $78.0 million primarily due to the tax impact of the change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.

Stockholders’ Equity

As discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements, stockholders’ equity was impacted by capital deployment actions during the first quarter of 2018, which included a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share on Class A and Class B common stock and an increase in our regular quarterly dividend by 4.5% to $0.46 per share.

Our stockholders’ equity decreased 13.3% to $1,193.7 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $1,377.1 million at December 31, 2017, primarily due to the change in unrealized appreciation of fixed maturity securities during the period and dividends paid, partially offset by net income.

At September 30, 2018, our common stockholders’ equity was $1,190.7 million, or $47.98 per share, compared to $1,374.1 million, or $55.12 per share, at December 31, 2017. Included in stockholders’ equity per common share is $3.59 at September 30, 2018 and $11.44 at December 31, 2017 attributable to accumulated other comprehensive income.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows

During the first nine months of 2018, our operating activities generated cash flows totaling $176.8 million, consisting of net income of $87.4 million adjusted for non-cash operating revenues and expenses netting to $89.4 million. We used cash of $235.9 million in our investing activities during the 2018 period. The primary uses were $777.2 million of investment acquisitions, mostly in fixed maturity securities, partially offset by $558.3 million in sales, maturities and repayments of investments. Our financing activities provided cash of $20.8 million during the 2018 period. The primary financing source was $525.2 million in receipts from interest sensitive products credited to policyholder account balances, which was partially offset by $423.7 million for return of policyholder account balances on interest sensitive products and $71.7 million for dividends paid to stockholders.

Sources and Uses of Capital Resources

Parent company cash inflows from operations consist primarily of fees that it charges various subsidiaries and affiliates for management of their operations, expense reimbursements and tax settlements from subsidiaries and affiliates, proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options, investment income and dividends from subsidiaries, if declared and paid. Revenue sources for the parent company during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included management fees from subsidiaries and affiliates totaling $6.2 million and dividends of $79.5 million. Cash outflows are principally for salaries, taxes and other expenses related to providing management services, dividends on outstanding stock, stock repurchases and interest on our parent company debt.

We paid regular cash dividends on our common and preferred stock during the nine-month period ended September 30 totaling $34.4 million in 2018 and $33.0 million in 2017. In addition, we paid a special $1.50 per common share cash dividend in March 2018 totaling $37.3 million and a $1.50 per common share cash dividend in March 2017 totaling $37.4 million. It is anticipated that quarterly cash dividend requirements for 2018 will be $0.0075 per Series B preferred share and $0.46 per common share. The level of common stock dividends are analyzed quarterly and are dependent upon our capital and liquidity positions. In addition, alternative uses of excess capital may impact future dividend levels. Assuming these quarterly dividend rates, the common and preferred dividends would total approximately $11.5 million for the remainder of 2018. The parent company expects to have sufficient resources and cash flows to meet its interest and dividend payments throughout 2018. The parent company had available cash and investments totaling $50.3 million at September 30, 2018. The parent company expects to rely on available cash resources, dividends from Farm Bureau Life and management fee income to make dividend payments to its stockholders and interest payments on its debt. In addition, our parent company and Farm Bureau Life have entered into a reciprocal line of credit arrangement, which provides additional liquidity for either entity up to $20.0 million. We had no material commitments for capital expenditures as of September 30, 2018.

As discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements, we have periodically taken advantage of opportunities to repurchase our outstanding Class A common stock through Class A common stock repurchase programs approved by our Board of Directors. At September 30, 2018, $48.0 million remains available for repurchase under the Class A common stock repurchase program. Under these programs, we repurchased 129,011 shares for $8.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Completion of this program is dependent on market conditions and other factors. There is no guarantee as to the exact timing of any repurchases or the number of shares that we will repurchase. The share repurchase program may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Interest payments on our debt totaled $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. Interest payments on our debt outstanding at September 30, 2018 are estimated to be $1.2 million for the remainder of 2018.

Farm Bureau Life’s cash inflows primarily consist of premiums; deposits to policyholder account balances; income from investments; sales, maturities and calls of investments; and repayments of investment principal. Farm Bureau Life’s cash outflows are primarily related to withdrawals of policyholder account balances, investment purchases, payment of policy acquisition costs, policyholder benefits, income taxes, current operating expenses and dividends. Life insurance companies generally produce a positive cash flow that may be measured by the degree to which cash inflows are adequate to meet benefit obligations to policyholders and normal operating expenses as they are incurred. The remaining cash flow is generally used to increase the asset base to provide funds to meet the need for future policy benefit payments and for writing new business. Continuing operations and financing activities from Farm Bureau Life relating to interest sensitive products provided funds totaling $283.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $191.8 million for the prior year period.

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Farm Bureau Life’s ability to pay dividends to the parent company is limited by law to earned profits (statutory unassigned surplus) as of the date the dividend is paid, as determined in accordance with accounting practices prescribed by insurance regulatory authorities of the State of Iowa. At December 31, 2017, Farm Bureau Life’s statutory unassigned surplus was $482.5 million. There are certain additional limits on the amount of dividends that may be paid within a year without approval of the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce of the State of Iowa as discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our 2017 Form 10-K. During the remainder of 2018, the maximum amount legally available for distribution to the parent company without further regulatory approval is $31.1 million.

We manage the amount of capital held by our insurance subsidiaries to ensure they meet regulatory requirements. State laws specify regulatory actions if an insurer’s risk-based capital (RBC) ratio, a measure of solvency, falls below certain levels. The NAIC has a standard formula for annually assessing RBC based on the various risk factors related to an insurance company’s capital and surplus, including insurance, business, asset and interest rate risks. The insurance regulators monitor the level of RBC against a statutory “authorized control level” RBC at which point regulators have the option to assume control of the insurance company. The company action level RBC is 200% of the authorized control level and is the first point at which any action would be triggered. Our adjusted capital and RBC is reported to our insurance regulators annually based on formulas that may be revised throughout the year. We estimate our adjusted capital and RBC quarterly and have included the impact of the NAIC’s recently approved change to the RBC formula factors due to the Tax Act. These estimates may differ from actual results. As of September 30, 2018, Farm Bureau Life’s statutory total adjusted capital is estimated at $699.2 million, resulting in a RBC ratio of 554%, based on company action level capital of $126.2 million.

On a consolidated basis, we anticipate that funds to meet our short-term and long-term capital expenditures, cash dividends to stockholders and operating cash needs will come from existing capital and internally-generated funds. However, there can be no assurance that future experience regarding benefits and surrenders will be similar to historic experience since benefits and surrender levels are influenced by such factors as the interest rate environment, our financial strength ratings, the economy and other factors that impact policyholder behavior. Farm Bureau Life is a member of the FHLB, which provides a source for additional liquidity, if needed. This membership allows us to utilize fixed or floating rate advances offered by the FHLB and secured by qualifying collateral. Our total capacity to utilize such advances is impacted by multiple factors including the market value of eligible collateral, our level of statutory admitted assets and excess reserves and our willingness or capacity to hold activity-based FHLB common stock.

Contractual Obligations

In the normal course of business, we enter into insurance contracts, financing transactions, lease agreements or other commitments that are necessary or beneficial to our operations. These commitments may obligate us to certain cash flows during future periods. There have been no material changes to our total contractual obligations since December 31, 2017.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risks of Financial Instruments

There have been no material changes in the market risks from the information provided in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

At the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and

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communicated to the issuer’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our internal control over financial reporting changes from time-to-time as we modify and enhance our systems and processes to meet our dynamic needs. Changes are also made as we strive to be more efficient in how we conduct our business. While changes have taken place in our internal controls during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, there have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The performance of our company is subject to a variety of risks that you should review. Occurrence of these risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, cause the trading price of our common stock to decline materially or cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Please refer to Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We had no issuer repurchases of equity securities for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. We have $48.0 million available under the repurchase program announced on March 1, 2018, which will expire March 31, 2022. The program authorizes us to make repurchases of Class A common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, with the timing and terms of the purchases to be determined by management based on market conditions. Completion of the program is dependent on market conditions and other factors. There is no guarantee as to the exact timing of any repurchases or the number of shares, if any, that we will repurchase. The share repurchase program may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits:



18.1+	Ernst & Young, LLP Preferability Letter
31.1+	Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2+	Certification Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32+	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101+#	Interactive Data Files formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) from FBL Financial Group, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018 as follows: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Financial Statements

+	Filed or furnished herewith
*	Exhibit relates to a compensatory plan for management or directors.
#	In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in this report shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 1, 2018



	FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.


	By	/s/ James P. Brannen
		James P. Brannen
		Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

	By	/s/ Donald J. Seibel
		Donald J. Seibel
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

	By	/s/ Anthony J. Aldridge
		Anthony J. Aldridge
		Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)