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Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract] |  |
Incurred claims and claim adjustment expenses | $ 10,118 | $ 3,910
Favorable prior year development | 61,005 | 62,990
Reserve for losses and LAE, for prior years | $ 164,900 | $ 134,900

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- Definition Liability, as of the balance sheet date, for amounts representing estimated cost of settling unpaid claims for prior years under the terms of the underlying insurance policies, less estimated reinsurance recoveries on such claims. This includes an estimate for claims which have been incurred but not reported. Claim adjustment expenses represent the costs estimated to be incurred in the settlement of unpaid claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of payments to settle claims incurred in prior periods and related claims settlement costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480046/944-40-55-7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-3 + Details
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- Definition Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense (reversal of expense) for claims incurred in prior reporting periods and related claims settlement costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480046/944-40-55-7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-3 + Details
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