$AIZ
ASSURANT, INC. Stock $aiz

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2017 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000162828017010870 Filed on November 03, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
Revenue	$1.677B	$1.586B	$1.834B
YoY Change	-4.33%	-13.51%	-27.62%
Cost Of Revenue		$682.2M	$435.2M
YoY Change		56.76%	-65.3%
Gross Profit		$904.2M	$1.399B
YoY Change		-35.36%	9.29%
Gross Profit Margin		57.0%	76.27%
Selling, General & Admin	$745.7M	$667.1M	$833.7M
YoY Change	-16.02%	-19.98%	-12.88%
% of Gross Profit		73.78%	59.6%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$1.506B	$667.1M	$833.7M
YoY Change	-9.32%	-19.98%	-12.88%
Operating Profit		$237.1M	$565.2M
YoY Change		-58.05%	75.0%
Interest Expense	-$12.30M	$12.20M	$14.00M
YoY Change	-11.51%	-12.86%	1.6%
% of Operating Profit		5.15%	2.48%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$158.3M	-$107.6M	$220.9M
YoY Change	189.93%	-148.71%	-784.94%
Income Tax	$22.40M	-$50.30M	$76.50M
% Of Pretax Income	14.15%		34.63%
Net Earnings	$312.9M	-$57.30M	$144.4M
YoY Change	899.68%	-139.68%	-2156.39%
Net Earnings / Revenue	18.66%	-3.61%	7.87%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$5.79	-$1.05	$2.40
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.76	-$1.05	$2.37
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	53.81M shares	54.52M shares	60.26M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		54.52M shares	60.83M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$996.8M	$992.8M	$1.117B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$347.6M	$358.4M	$337.1M
YoY Change	1.16%	6.32%	17.56%
Goodwill	$917.7M	$916.0M	$839.7M
YoY Change	10.45%	9.09%	-0.18%
Intangibles	$288.6M	$306.6M	$263.3M
YoY Change	20.1%	16.45%	-12.47%
Long-Term Investments	$12.30B	$11.64B	$11.99B
YoY Change	7.51%	-2.94%	-10.87%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$31.84B	$32.41B	$30.28B
YoY Change	7.18%	7.0%	-0.99%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.046B	$2.363B	$2.009B
YoY Change	3.02%	17.62%	-8.22%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.193B	$7.535B	$5.846B
YoY Change	9.15%	28.89%	-12.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.068B	$1.068B	$1.166B
YoY Change	0.09%	-8.4%	-0.43%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$702.0M	$149.0M	$318.0M
YoY Change	202.59%	-53.14%	123.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.770B	$1.217B	$1.484B
YoY Change	36.26%	-17.99%	13.02%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.193B	$7.535B	$5.846B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.770B	$1.217B	$1.484B
Total Liabilities	$27.56B	$28.27B	$25.78B
YoY Change	7.62%	9.65%	-0.48%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$5.697B	$5.415B	$5.296B
YoY Change	7.56%	2.25%	9.77%
Common Stock	$3.199B	$3.188B	$3.170B
YoY Change	0.69%	0.58%	0.94%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$4.860B	$4.721B	$4.289B
YoY Change	8.71%	10.08%	21.6%
Treasury Stock Shares	97.97M shares	96.58M shares	91.95M shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.271B	$4.138B	$4.505B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$31.84B	$32.41B	$30.28B
YoY Change	7.18%	7.0%	-0.99%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$312.9M	-$57.30M	$144.4M
YoY Change	899.68%	-139.68%	-2156.39%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$164.0M	$366.7M	$258.6M
YoY Change	8.11%	41.8%	-25.43%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$18.70M	-$12.30M	-$19.10M
YoY Change	1.63%	-35.6%	-29.52%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$280.5M	-$233.4M	-$95.30M
YoY Change	-348.89%	144.91%	-327.99%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$299.2M	-$245.7M	-$114.3M
YoY Change	-417.29%	114.96%	-882.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	143.0M	22.60M	-257.3M
YoY Change	-144.69%	-108.78%	171.13%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	164.0M	366.7M	258.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-299.2M	-245.7M	-114.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	143.0M	22.60M	-257.3M
Net Change In Cash	7.800M	143.6M	-113.0M
YoY Change	-110.54%	-227.08%	-142.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$164.0M	$366.7M	$258.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$18.70M	-$12.30M	-$19.10M
Free Cash Flow	$182.7M	$379.0M	$277.7M
YoY Change	7.41%	36.48%	-25.73%

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	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	2554600000	USD
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	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	4985400000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	206700000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	534100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	206700000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	534100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	5779400000	USD
	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	1379800000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs And Present Value Of Future Profits Amortization1 DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1	1007300000	USD
	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	2554600000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	43700000	USD
	us-gaap	Benefits Losses And Expenses BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	4985400000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	794000000.0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	259900000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	534100000	USD
CY2017Q3	aiz	Numberof Individual States With Exposure Exceeding Overall Portfolio Threshold NumberofIndividualStatesWithExposureExceedingOverallPortfolioThreshold	0	state
CY2017Q3	aiz	Maximum Individual State Exposure MaximumIndividualStateExposure	0.005
CY2017Q3	aiz	Advance Refunded Or Escrowed To Maturity Securities AdvanceRefundedOrEscrowedToMaturitySecurities	186700000	USD
CY2016Q4	aiz	Advance Refunded Or Escrowed To Maturity Securities AdvanceRefundedOrEscrowedToMaturitySecurities	215300000	USD
CY2017Q3	aiz	Percentage Of Revenue Securities PercentageOfRevenueSecurities	0.49
CY2016Q4	aiz	Percentage Of Revenue Securities PercentageOfRevenueSecurities	0.46
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	243800000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	246400000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	1709400000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue	1768000000.0	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	1847200000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	1933400000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	3797700000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue	4460400000	USD
CY2017Q3	aiz	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Contractual Maturity Total AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesContractualMaturityTotal	7598100000	USD
CY2017Q3	aiz	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Contractual Maturity Fair Value Total AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesContractualMaturityFairValueTotal	8408200000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	8888900000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	9732400000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	8900000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	10700000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	26000000.0	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	194700000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	400000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	0	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	900000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	700000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	8500000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	10700000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	25100000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	194000000.0	USD
CY2017Q3	aiz	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesPercentage	0.02
CY2017Q3	aiz	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLossesPercentage	0.90
CY2016Q4	aiz	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLossesPercentage	0.89
CY2017Q3	aiz	Number Of Available For Sale Securities Comprising Gross Unrealized Loss NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesComprisingGrossUnrealizedLoss	593	investment
CY2016Q4	aiz	Number Of Available For Sale Securities Comprising Gross Unrealized Loss NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesComprisingGrossUnrealizedLoss	796	investment
	aiz	Approximate Percentage Outstanding Principal Balance Of Commercial Mortgage Loans ApproximatePercentageOutstandingPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoans	0.37
CY2017Q1	aiz	Variable Interest Entity Number Of Entities VariableInterestEntityNumberOfEntities	2	Entity
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Assets VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets	349700000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	279700000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Recurring AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring	13371500000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Recurring LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring	1897000000.0	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Recurring AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring	12783700000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Recurring LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring	1770100000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables Allowance ReinsuranceRecoverablesAllowance	5300000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables Allowance ReinsuranceRecoverablesAllowance	300000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	The following table provides a roll forward of the Company’s beginning and ending claims and benefits payable balances. Claims and benefits payable is the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and is comprised of case and incurred but not reported ("IBNR") reserves.<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Since unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses are estimates, the Company’s actual losses incurred may be more or less than the Company’s previously developed estimates, which is referred to as either unfavorable or favorable development, respectively.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The best estimate of ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense is generally selected from a blend of methods that are applied consistently each period. There have been no significant changes in the methodologies and assumptions utilized in estimating the liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for any of the periods presented.</span></div><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8"/></tr><tr><td style="width:69%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">For the Nine Months Ended September 30,</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2017</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Claims and benefits payable, at beginning of period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,301.2</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,896.7</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Less: Reinsurance ceded and other</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(2,718.2</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(1,496.5</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Net claims and benefits payable, at beginning of period</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>583.0</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,400.2</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,539.4</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,561.4</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Prior year's interest</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>—</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>9.9</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Prior years</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(54.3</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(176.3</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,485.1</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,395.0</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>954.5</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,151.7</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Prior years</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>327.8</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,028.9</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,282.3</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,180.6</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Net claims and benefits payable, at end of period</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>785.8</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>614.6</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Plus: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,008.4</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,782.8</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Claims and benefits payable, at end of period (1)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,794.2</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,397.4</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div>
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	3896700000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverable For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustments ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustments	2718200000	USD
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	2400200000	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	4794200000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	3397400000	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	19500000	USD
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CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	30100000	USD
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	17200000	USD
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