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Reinsurance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract] |
Reinsurance | REINSURANCE The Company purchases reinsurance and other protection to manage its risk portfolio and to reduce its exposure to large losses. The Company currently has in place contracts that provide for recovery of a portion of certain claims and claim expenses, generally in excess of various retentions or on a proportional basis. In addition to loss recoveries, certain of the Company’s ceded reinsurance contracts provide for recoveries of additional premiums, for reinstatement premiums and for lost no-claims bonuses, which are incurred when losses are ceded to other reinsurance contracts. The Company remains liable to the extent that any reinsurance company fails to meet its obligations. 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:
| Year ended December 31, | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
| Premiums written |  |  |  |  |  |
| Direct | $ | 130,681 |  |  | $ | 76,511 |  |  | $ | 54,334 |  |
| Assumed | 1,880,629 |  |  | 1,474,061 |  |  | 1,551,078 |  |
| Ceded | (595,127 | ) |  | (482,336 | ) |  | (401,465 | ) |
| Net premiums written | $ | 1,416,183 |  |  | $ | 1,068,236 |  |  | $ | 1,203,947 |  |
| Premiums earned |  |  |  |  |  |
| Direct | $ | 98,182 |  |  | $ | 66,027 |  |  | $ | 44,530 |  |
| Assumed | 1,769,088 |  |  | 1,450,047 |  |  | 1,482,511 |  |
| Ceded | (466,719 | ) |  | (453,658 | ) |  | (412,415 | ) |
| Net premiums earned | $ | 1,400,551 |  |  | $ | 1,062,416 |  |  | $ | 1,114,626 |  |
| Claims and claim expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross claims and claim expenses incurred | $ | 544,972 |  |  | $ | 228,581 |  |  | $ | 185,139 |  |
| Claims and claim expenses recovered | (96,734 | ) |  | (30,634 | ) |  | (13,852 | ) |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | $ | 448,238 |  |  | $ | 197,947 |  |  | $ | 171,287 |  |
The reinsurers with the three largest balances accounted for 21.5%, 13.8% and 13.1%, respectively, of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2015 (2014 - 35.4%, 14.9% and 7.0%, respectively). The valuation allowance recorded against reinsurance recoverable was $1.6 million at December 31, 2015 (2014 - $1.0 million). The three largest company-specific components of the valuation allowance represented 22.7%, 8.3% and 3.2%, respectively, of the Company’s total valuation allowance at December 31, 2015 (2014 - 17.9%, 4.0% and 2.9%, respectively).

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