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Note 8 - Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Reinsurance, Premiums Written And Earned [Table Text Block] | The effect of reinsurance on net premiums written and earned is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net premiums written-insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 261,301 |  |  | $ | 268,886 |  |  | $ | 729,261 |  |  | $ | 784,180 |
Assumed | (217 | ) |  | (126 | ) |  | 406 |  |  | (10,729 | )
Ceded | (16,832 | ) |  | (17,918 | ) |  | (49,342 | ) |  | (64,195 | )
Net premiums written-insurance | $ | 244,252 |  |  | $ | 250,842 |  |  | $ | 680,325 |  |  | $ | 709,256 |
Net premiums earned-insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 244,160 |  |  | $ | 228,162 |  |  | $ | 696,323 |  |  | $ | 660,687 |
Assumed | 2,062 |  |  | 1,943 |  |  | 6,141 |  |  | 10,573 |
Ceded | (19,066 | ) |  | (18,121 | ) |  | (55,529 | ) |  | (53,564 | )
Net premiums earned-insurance | $ | 227,156 |  |  | $ | 211,984 |  |  | $ | 646,935 |  |  | $ | 617,696 |
Reinsurance Transaction Details [Table Text Block] | The following tables show the amounts related to the QSR Reinsurance Transactions for the periods indicated:
| Initial QSR Transaction
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ceded premiums written | $ | 4,668 |  |  | $ | 5,551 |  |  | $ | 15,018 |  |  | $ | 17,573 |
Ceded premiums earned | 6,578 |  |  | 7,216 |  |  | 20,188 |  |  | 22,711 |
Ceding commissions written | 1,166 |  |  | 1,388 |  |  | 3,754 |  |  | 4,393 |
| Second QSR Transaction
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ceded premiums written | $ | 9,082 |  |  | $ | 8,233 |  |  | $ | 24,447 |  |  | $ | 32,253 |
Ceded premiums earned | 7,699 |  |  | 5,099 |  |  | 21,481 |  |  | 12,220 |
Ceding commissions written | 3,179 |  |  | 2,882 |  |  | 8,557 |  |  | 11,289 |

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