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Statutory Financial Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract] |
Statutory Financial Information | Statutory Financial DataWright 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 $22.8 million at September 30, 2018 and $28.7 million as of December 31, 2017. For the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $4.3 million. For the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $4.8 million.

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