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Reinsurance
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Insurance [Abstract]  
Reinsurance

NOTE 12· Reinsurance

The Company protects itself from claims related losses by reinsuring all claims related risk exposure. The only line of insurance the Company writes is flood insurance associated with the Wright acquisition, with all exposure reinsured with the FEMA for basic admitted policies conforming to the NFIP. For excess flood insurance policies, all exposure is reinsured with a reinsurance carrier. Reinsurance does not legally discharge the ceding insurer from the primary liability for the full amount due under the reinsured policies. Reinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursement and related reserves related to ceded business are accounted for on a basis consistent with the accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of reinsurance contracts. Premiums earned and losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred are reported net of reinsurance amounts. Other underwriting expenses are shown net of earned ceding commission income. The liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums are reported gross of ceded reinsurance recoverable.

Balances due from reinsurers on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, including an estimate of such recoverables related to reserves for incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) losses, are reported as assets and are included in reinsurance recoverable even though amounts due on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense are not recoverable from the reinsurer until such losses are paid. The Company does not believe it is exposed to any material credit risk through its reinsurance as the reinsurer is the FEMA for basic admitted flood policies and a national reinsurance carrier for excess flood policies, which is rated A+ from AM Best. Historically, no amounts due from reinsurance have been written off as uncollectible.