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Deposit contract with Unified Life Insurance Company.

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The amount represents the earnings from deposit type contracts investment.

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Deposit contracts received.

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The amount represents the deposit type contracts withdrawals.

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Deposit contract with Ironbound.

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Deposit contract with US alliance.

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The amount of policy charges relating to deposit type contracts.

No definition available.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Carrying amount of liabilities as of the balance sheet date pertaining to amounts received by the insurer or reinsurer from the insured (including a ceding company) under insurance or reinsurance contracts for which insurance risk is not transferred.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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