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Reserve For Losses, LAE And Future Policy Benefit Reserve (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Reserve For Losses LAE And Future Policy Benefit Reserve [Abstract] |
Summary Of Activity In The Reserve For Losses And LAE |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
(Dollars in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Gross reserves at January 1 |  | $ | 13,119,090 |  |  | $ | 11,884,321 |
Less reinsurance recoverables |  |  | (1,619,641 | ) |  |  | (1,212,649 | )
Net reserves at January 1 |  |  | 11,499,449 |  |  |  | 10,671,672 |
Incurred related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | 1,050,116 |  |  |  | 5,264,327 |
Prior years |  |  | (1,566 | ) |  |  | 387,076 |
Total incurred losses and LAE |  |  | 1,048,550 |  |  |  | 5,651,403 |
Paid related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | 103,688 |  |  |  | 1,700,765 |
Prior years |  |  | 817,006 |  |  |  | 3,011,175 |
Total paid losses and LAE |  |  | 920,694 |  |  |  | 4,711,940 |
Foreign exchange/translation adjustment |  |  | (1,496 | ) |  |  | (111,686 | )
Net reserves at December 31 |  |  | 11,625,810 |  |  |  | 11,499,449 |
Plus reinsurance recoverables |  |  | 1,621,292 |  |  |  | 1,619,641 |
Gross reserves at December 31 |  | $ | 13,247,102 |  |  | $ | 13,119,090 |
(Some amounts may not reconcile due to rounding.) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity in the reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99382578&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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