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Statutory Financial Information | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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 $20.0 million at March 31, 2019 and $19.4 million as of December 31, 2018. For the period from January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $0.2 million. For the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $4.5 million.

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