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Statutory Financial Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract] |
Statutory Financial Information | Statutory Financial Data Wright Flood maintains capital in excess of the minimum statutory amount of $7.5 million as required by regulatory authorities. The unaudited statutory capital and surplus of Wright Flood was $24.3 million at March 31, 2017 and $23.5 million as of December 31, 2016. For the period from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $0.7 million. For the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $8.2 million.

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