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Taxation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The following is a summary of the Company’s income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes allocated between domestic and foreign operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Domestic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bermuda
$
511,114

 
$
701,476

 
$
873,103

 
 
Foreign
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom
(22,712
)
 
(3,166
)
 
(12,678
)
 
 
U.S.
12,523

 
(10,977
)
 
(20,019
)
 
 
Ireland
188

 
1,549

 
1,855

 
 
Singapore
(4,737
)
 
(2,018
)
 
(1,223
)
 
 
Income from continuing operations before taxes
$
496,376

 
$
686,864

 
$
841,038

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
Income tax (expense) benefit is comprised as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(3,471
)
 
$
49,337

 
$
45,866

 
 
Year ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(699
)
 
$
91

 
$
(608
)
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(2,005
)
 
$
313

 
$
(1,692
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the difference between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Expected income tax benefit
$
1,011

 
$
4,725

 
$
9,930

 
 
Change in valuation allowance
43,808

 
(5,554
)
 
(8,574
)
 
 
Tax exempt income
4,939

 
671

 
129

 
 
Transaction costs
3,654

 

 

 
 
Non-taxable foreign exchange (losses) gains
(1,897
)
 
885

 
(88
)
 
 
Withholding tax
(3,036
)
 
(327
)
 
(1,717
)
 
 
Other
(2,613
)
 
(1,008
)
 
(1,372
)
 
 
Income tax benefit (expense)
$
45,866

 
$
(608
)
 
$
(1,692
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At December 31,
2015
 
2014
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards
$
40,512

 
$
37,933

 
 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses
29,833

 
301

 
 
Deferred interest expense
18,901

 
17,066

 
 
Accrued expenses
15,730

 
3,680

 
 
Unearned premiums
8,946

 
892

 
 
Deferred underwriting results
421

 
1,586

 
 
Amortization and depreciation

 
1,686

 
 
Investments

 
290

 
 
 
114,343

 
63,434

 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred acquisition expenses
(10,741
)
 
(1,460
)
 
 
Amortization and depreciation
(5,899
)
 
(54
)
 
 
Investments
(1,479
)
 

 
 
 
(18,119
)
 
(1,514
)
 
 
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance
96,224

 
61,920

 
 
Valuation allowance
(17,852
)
 
(61,660
)
 
 
Net deferred tax asset
$
78,372

 
$
260