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Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Reinsurance [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Reinsurance Activity | A summary of reinsurance activity is as follows:
(In millions) | For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Net assumed written premiums | $ | 40.6 |  |  | $ | 45.0 |  |  | $ | 48.3 |
Net premiums earned | 43.0 |  |  | 48.2 |  |  | 52.3 |
Provision for claims | 26.0 |  |  | 33.2 |  |  | 40.0 |
Amortization of capitalized acquisition costs | 1.1 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.3 |
Schedule Of Trust Assets And Reinsurance Liabilities | The trust assets and related reinsurance liabilities are as follows:
(In millions) |  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  | Balance Sheet location |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Trust assets |  | Restricted cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.8 |
Trust assets |  | Restricted securities available for sale |  | 45.3 |  |  | 48.3 |
Unearned premium |  | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 32.8 |  |  | 35.2 |
Claims reserve (1) |  | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.2 |
(1) | The claims reserve represents our liability for incurred-but-not-reported claims and is estimated based on historical claims experience.
Cumulative Incurred Claims |
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Cumulative Incurred Claims |  | As of December 31, 2016
Incident Year |  | As of December 31, |  | Claims Reserve |  | Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
| 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |
2012 |  | $ | 34.7 |  |  | $ | 34.8 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 35,990 |
2013 |  |  |  | 40.6 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,210 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  | 39.8 |  |  | 39.9 |  |  | 39.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,940 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.1 |  |  | 33.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,150 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.7 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 25,420 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 174.7 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | 175,710 |
Cumulative Paid Claims |
(In millions) |  | Cumulative Paid Claims
|  | As of December 31,
Incident Year |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016
2012 |  | $ | 33.3 |  |  | $ | 34.8 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |
2013 |  |  |  | 38.9 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | 40.8 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  | 38.3 |  |  | 39.9 |  |  | 39.9 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.9 |  |  | 33.4 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.7 |
Total |  | $ | 173.7 |
Percentage Payout Of Incurred Claims |
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age
Claim Age (Years) |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |  | 4 |  | 5
Payout Percentage |  | 95.6 | % |  | 4.3 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | — | % |  | — | %

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