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Note 7 - Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
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) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Net premiums written-insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 261,456 |  |  | $ | 253,262 |  |  | $ | 748,110 |  |  | $ | 766,708 |
Assumed | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Ceded (1) | (20,457 | ) |  | (11,101 | ) |  | (248,448 | ) |  | (31,612 | )
Net premiums written-insurance | $ | 240,999 |  |  | $ | 242,168 |  |  | $ | 499,662 |  |  | $ | 735,158 |
Net premiums earned-insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 258,074 |  |  | $ | 242,260 |  |  | $ | 747,342 |  |  | $ | 734,221 |
Assumed | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 33 |
Ceded (1) | (19,934 | ) |  | (14,837 | ) |  | (59,185 | ) |  | (44,789 | )
Net premiums earned-insurance | $ | 238,149 |  |  | $ | 227,433 |  |  | $ | 688,184 |  |  | $ | 689,465 |
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(1) | Net of profit commission.
Reinsurance Transaction Details [Table Text Block] | The following tables show the amounts related to the QSR Transactions and the Single Premium QSR Transaction for the periods indicated:
| QSR Transactions
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Ceded premiums written (1) | $ | 6,730 |  |  | $ | 8,466 |  |  | $ | 22,048 |  |  | $ | 23,279 |
Ceded premiums earned (1) | 10,597 |  |  | 12,203 |  |  | 33,094 |  |  | 36,452 |
Ceding commissions written | 1,922 |  |  | 2,743 |  |  | 6,291 |  |  | 8,890 |
Ceding commissions earned (2) | 3,974 |  |  | 2,463 |  |  | 12,199 |  |  | 10,987 |
| Single Premium QSR Transaction
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2016
Ceded premiums written (1) | $ | 13,004 |  |  | $ | 222,085 |
Ceded premiums earned (1) | 8,608 |  |  | 21,748 |
Ceding commissions written | 5,482 |  |  | 61,258 |
Ceding commissions earned (2) | 4,382 |  |  | 11,173 |
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(1) | Net of profit commission.
(2) | Includes amounts reported in policy acquisition costs and other operating expenses.

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