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Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Reinsurance Claims Recoverables	$ 256.0	$ 233.7
Claims Recoverable From Retrocessionaires Past Due	$ 4.9	$ 2.0
AM Best, A- Rating [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Ceded Credit Risk, Disclosure	“A- (excellent)”	“A- (excellent)”

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- Definition

Represents the amount of claims paid by the company and recoverable from retrocessionaires which is contractually past due in excess of 90 days.

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The known and estimated amount recoverable as of the balance sheet date from reinsurers for claims paid or incurred by the ceding insurer and associated claims settlement expenses, including estimated amounts for claims incurred but not reported, and policy benefits, net of any related valuation allowance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Description of ceding entity's credit risk concentration associated with reinsurance receivables and prepaid reinsurance premiums. Includes, but is not limited to, concentration of activity, region, or economic characteristics.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 825
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28088331&loc=SL29635902-196195

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 21
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13537-108611

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 20
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13531-108611

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