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Taxation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The following is a summary of the Company’s (loss) income before taxes allocated between domestic and foreign operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
Domestic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bermuda
$
(262,827
)
 
$
652,758

 
$
511,114

 
 
Foreign
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.K.
(41,656
)
 
(24,278
)
 
(22,712
)
 
 
Singapore
(12,421
)
 
2,180

 
(4,737
)
 
 
U.S.
(11,897
)
 
(1,236
)
 
12,523

 
 
Ireland
617

 
964

 
188

 
 
(Loss) income before taxes
$
(328,184
)
 
$
630,388

 
$
496,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
Income tax (expense) benefit is comprised as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2017
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(844
)
 
$
(25,643
)
 
$
(26,487
)
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(2,090
)
 
$
1,750

 
$
(340
)
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
$
(3,471
)
 
$
49,337

 
$
45,866

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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,
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
Expected income tax benefit
$
14,216

 
$
4,856

 
$
1,011

 
 
Tax exempt income
3,794

 
4,487

 
4,939

 
 
Non-taxable foreign exchange gains (losses)
2,574

 
(1,126
)
 
(1,897
)
 
 
Transaction costs

 
(131
)
 
3,654

 
 
Withholding tax
(216
)
 
(2,578
)
 
(3,036
)
 
 
Change in valuation allowance
(11,718
)
 
(924
)
 
43,808

 
 
Effect of change in tax rate
(38,083
)
 

 

 
 
Other
2,946

 
(4,924
)
 
(2,613
)
 
 
Income tax (expense) benefit
$
(26,487
)
 
$
(340
)
 
$
45,866

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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,
2017
 
2016
 
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
 
Tax loss and credit carryforwards
$
62,643

 
$
51,620

 
 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses
13,992

 
26,265

 
 
Deferred interest expense
11,320

 
18,408

 
 
Unearned premiums
9,436

 
7,496

 
 
Deferred underwriting results
3,407

 

 
 
Investments

 
3,269

 
 
Accrued expenses
2,641

 
9,386

 
 
 
103,439

 
116,444

 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred acquisition expenses
(12,343
)
 
(7,485
)
 
 
Amortization and depreciation
(3,340
)
 
(7,097
)
 
 
Investments
(1,047
)
 

 
 
Deferred underwriting results

 
(2,964
)
 
 
 
(16,730
)
 
(17,546
)
 
 
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance
86,709

 
98,898

 
 
Valuation allowance
(30,016
)
 
(18,776
)
 
 
Net deferred tax asset
$
56,693

 
$
80,122