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Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Effect of reinsurance agreement | The effect of all of our reinsurance agreements on premiums earned and losses incurred is shown in table 4.1 below.
Reinsurance
Table | 4.1 |  |  |  |
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 289,868 |  |  | $ | 279,613 |
Assumed |  | 2,609 |  |  | 872 |
Ceded |  | (31,576 | ) |  | (30,724 | )
Net premiums earned |  | $ | 260,901 |  |  | $ | 249,761 |
Losses incurred: |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 66,562 |  |  | $ | 40,804 |
Assumed |  | 166 |  |  | (67 | )
Ceded |  | (5,772 | ) |  | (1,674 | )
Losses incurred, net |  | $ | 60,956 |  |  | $ | 39,063 |
Effect of quota share reinsurance agreements on premiums earned and losses incurred | Table 4.2 below provides a summary of our quota share reinsurance agreements, excluding captive agreements, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.
Quota Share Reinsurance
Table | 4.2 |  |  |  |
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Ceded premiums written and earned, net of profit commission (1) |  | $ | 26,846 |  |  | $ | 28,164 |
Ceded losses incurred |  | 5,804 |  |  | 1,676 |
Ceding commissions (2) |  | 11,365 |  |  | 13,409 |
Profit commission |  | 29,979 |  |  | 38,881 |
(1) | Under our QSR Transactions, premiums are ceded on an earned and received basis as defined in the agreements.
(2) | Ceding commissions are reported within Other underwriting and operating expenses, net on the consolidated statements of operations.
Schedule of coverages and retention | Table 4.3 provides a summary of our excess of loss reinsurance agreements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Excess of Loss Reinsurance |  |  |
Table | 4.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Home Re Entity (Issue Date) |  | Policy Inforce Dates |  | Termination Option Date (1) |  | Remaining First Layer Retention | Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverages |  | Remaining First Layer Retention | Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverages
Home Re 2018-1 Ltd. (Oct. - 2018) |  | July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017 |  | October 25, 2025 |  | $ | 167,328 |  | $ | 233,626 |  |  | $ | 167,779 |  | $ | 260,957 |
Home Re 2019-1 Ltd. (May - 2019) |  | January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 |  | May 25, 2026 |  | 185,297 |  | 229,649 |  |  | 185,636 |  | 271,021 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 352,625 |  | $ | 463,275 |  |  | $ | 353,415 |  | $ | 531,978 |
(1) We have the right to terminate the excess-of-loss reinsurance agreements under certain circumstances and on any payment date on or after the respective termination option date.
Schedule of total assets of Home Re | Table 4.4 presents the total assets of the Home Re Entities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Home Re total assets
Table | 4.4 |  |
(In thousands) |  |
Home Re Entity (Issue date) |  | Total VIE Assets
March 31, 2020 |  |
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd. (Oct - 2018) |  | $ | 245,314 |
Home Re 2019-01 Ltd. (May - 2019) |  | 247,276 |
December 31, 2019 |  |
Home Re 2018-01 Ltd. (Oct - 2018) |  | $ | 269,451 |
Home Re 2019-01 Ltd. (May - 2019) |  | 283,150 |

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