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Reinsurance Agreement, Optional Call Feature, Right To Terminate, Percent Of Reinsurance Coverage Threshold

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Debt Issued To Cover Insurance, Term

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverages

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Amount per life of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479838/944-20-50-3

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Reinsurance - Excess of Loss Reinsurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands												3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2026	Jan. 01, 2026	Dec. 01, 2025	Jun. 01, 2025	Mar. 01, 2025	Apr. 01, 2024	Oct. 23, 2023	Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 26, 2022	Apr. 01, 2022	Aug. 03, 2021	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
2026 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity		10 years
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage		$ 184,000
2025 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity				10 years
Initial First Layer Retention				$ 95,966
Remaining First Layer Retention												$ 95,966	$ 95,966
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage				$ 151,851								151,851	151,851
2024 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity						10 years
Initial First Layer Retention						$ 125,016
Remaining First Layer Retention												123,596	124,458
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage						$ 187,220						178,796	187,220
2023 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity								10 years
Initial First Layer Retention								$ 70,578
Remaining First Layer Retention												68,299	69,060
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage								$ 96,942				59,066	64,217
2022 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity										10 years
Initial First Layer Retention										$ 82,523
Remaining First Layer Retention												76,952	78,023
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage										$ 142,642		97,362	100,274
2021 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity			10 years
Initial First Layer Retention			$ 142,291
Remaining First Layer Retention												142,291	142,291
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage			$ 250,000									250,000	250,000
2020 Traditional XOL
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity					10 years
Initial First Layer Retention					$ 68,343
Remaining First Layer Retention												68,288	68,288
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage					$ 250,592							$ 250,592	250,592
Excess of Loss Reinsurance Transactions, Home Re Transactions
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Percent of reinsurance coverage threshold, option to terminate (as a percent)												10.00%
Home Re 2026-1, Ltd.
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity	10 years
Initial First Layer Retention	$ 231,769
Remaining First Layer Retention												$ 231,750
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage	$ 323,504											$ 322,204
Funding Percentage	100.00%											100.00%
Home Re 2023-1, Ltd.
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity							10 years
Initial First Layer Retention							$ 272,961
Remaining First Layer Retention												$ 263,855	266,371
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage							$ 330,277					$ 214,444	231,708
Funding Percentage							97.00%					95.00%
Home Re 2022-1, Ltd.
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity									12 years 6 months
Initial First Layer Retention									$ 325,589
Remaining First Layer Retention												$ 317,741	318,906
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage									$ 473,575			$ 188,763	207,641
Funding Percentage									100.00%			100.00%
Home Re 2021-2, Ltd.
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Legal Maturity											12 years 6 months
Initial First Layer Retention											$ 190,159
Remaining First Layer Retention												$ 186,537	187,030
Initial and Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage											$ 398,429	$ 68,267	$ 84,376
Funding Percentage											100.00%	100.00%