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Ceded Reinsurance (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Ceded Reinsurance 
Effect Of Reinsurance And Retrocessional Activity On Premiums Written And Earned And On Net Claims And Claim Expenses
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Three months ended September 30,

   2011     2010  
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)             

Premiums written

    

Direct

   $ 6,423      $ 1,466   

Assumed

     133,515        110,077   

Ceded

     (36,928     (29,236
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net premiums written

   $ 103,010      $ 82,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premiums earned

    

Direct

   $ 5,262      $ 1,696   

Assumed

     342,019        294,567   

Ceded

     (118,057     (83,908
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net premiums earned

   $ 229,224      $ 212,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Claims and claim expenses

    

Gross claims and claim expenses incurred

   $ 179,664      $ 95,312   

Claims and claim expenses recovered

     (101,834     (17,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

   $ 77,830      $ 77,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
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Nine months ended September 30,

   2011     2010  
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)             

Premiums written

    

Direct

   $ 21,984      $ 5,545   

Assumed

     1,370,022        1,128,549   

Ceded

     (408,426     (315,294
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net premiums written

   $ 983,580      $ 818,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premiums earned

    

Direct

   $ 11,777      $ 3,416   

Assumed

     1,043,311        909,806   

Ceded

     (303,148     (238,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net premiums earned

   $ 751,940      $ 675,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Claims and claim expenses

    

Gross claims and claim expenses incurred

   $ 1,207,657      $ 201,691   

Claims and claim expenses recovered

     (350,029     (45,218
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

   $ 857,628      $ 156,473