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Note 7 - Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
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 March 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014
Net premiums written-insurance: |  |  |
Direct | $ | 255,248 |  |  | $ | 229,322 |
Assumed | 47 |  |  | 473 |
Ceded | (13,387 | ) |  | (16,089 | )
Net premiums written-insurance | $ | 241,908 |  |  | $ | 213,706 |
Net premiums earned-insurance: |  |  |
Direct | $ | 242,164 |  |  | $ | 215,876 |
Assumed | 13 |  |  | 12 |
Ceded | (17,582 | ) |  | (17,126 | )
Net premiums earned-insurance | $ | 224,595 |  |  | $ | 198,762 |
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 March 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014
Ceded premiums written | $ | 4,067 |  |  | $ | 5,304 |
Ceded premiums earned | 6,018 |  |  | 6,807 |
Ceding commissions written | 880 |  |  | 1,326 |
| Second QSR Transaction
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014
Ceded premiums written | $ | 6,529 |  |  | $ | 7,293 |
Ceded premiums earned | 8,768 |  |  | 6,585 |
Ceding commissions written | 2,285 |  |  | 2,553 |

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