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Subsidiary Dividend Restrictions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Dividend Restrictions [Line Items]
Subsidiary Dividend Restrictions	Under the insurance regulations of Texas, where Wright Flood is incorporated, the maximum amount of ordinary dividends that Wright Flood can pay to shareholders in a rolling 12-month period is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory adjusted capital and surplus as shown on Wright Flood’s last annual statement on file with the superintendent of the Texas Department of Insurance or 100% of adjusted net income. There was no dividend payout in 2018 and the maximum dividend payout that may be made in 2019 without prior approval is $4.5 million.

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The entire disclosure of statutory restrictions on the payment of dividends as prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or state regulatory authorities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 505
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=4738323

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