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Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract] |
Effect Of Reinsurance And Retrocessional Activity On Premiums Written And Earned And On Net Claims And Claim Expenses Incurred | The following table sets forth the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional activity on premiums written and earned and on net claims and claim expenses incurred:
|  | Three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
| Premiums written |  |  |  |
| Direct | $ | 13,855 |  |  | $ | 10,317 |  |
| Assumed | 691,405 |  |  | 625,101 |  |
| Ceded | (254,913 | ) |  | (198,605 | ) |
| Net premiums written | $ | 450,347 |  |  | $ | 436,813 |  |
| Premiums earned |  |  |  |
| Direct | $ | 14,229 |  |  | $ | 9,873 |  |
| Assumed | 385,598 |  |  | 366,853 |  |
| Ceded | (113,293 | ) |  | (105,471 | ) |
| Net premiums earned | $ | 286,534 |  |  | $ | 271,255 |  |
| Claims and claim expenses |  |  |  |
| Gross claims and claim expenses incurred | $ | 68,150 |  |  | $ | 33,998 |  |
| Claims and claim expenses recovered | (9,235 | ) |  | (6,747 | ) |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | $ | 58,915 |  |  | $ | 27,251 |  |

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