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REINSURANCE (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
REINSURANCE [Abstract] |
Breakdown of gross and net premiums written and earned [Table Text Block] |
Gross and net premiums written and earned were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
|  |  | Premiums |  | Premiums |  | Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  | Premiums |  | Premiums |
|  |  | written |  | earned |  | written |  |  | earned |  | written |  | earned |
| Gross |  | $ | 4,096,153 |  | $ | 3,973,956 |  | $ | 3,750,536 |  | $ | 3,632,177 |  | $ | 3,587,295 |  | $ | 3,540,298 |
| Ceded |  |  | (676,719) |  |  | (658,995) |  |  | (602,996) |  |  | (684,767) |  |  | (770,866) |  |  | (748,534) |
| Net |  | $ | 3,419,434 |  | $ | 3,314,961 |  | $ | 3,147,540 |  | $ | 2,947,410 |  | $ | 2,816,429 |  | $ | 2,791,764 |

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