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Note 7 - Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
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 June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net premiums written—insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 260,647 |  |  | $ | 252,728 |  |  | $ | 500,292 |  |  | $ | 486,654 |
Ceded (1) | (19,340 | ) |  | (20,375 | ) |  | (34,320 | ) |  | (227,991 | )
Net premiums written—insurance | $ | 241,307 |  |  | $ | 232,353 |  |  | $ | 465,972 |  |  | $ | 258,663 |
Net premiums earned—insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct | $ | 243,229 |  |  | $ | 248,938 |  |  | $ | 479,291 |  |  | $ | 489,268 |
Assumed | 7 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 18 |
Ceded (1) | (14,140 | ) |  | (19,862 | ) |  | (28,409 | ) |  | (39,251 | )
Net premiums earned—insurance | $ | 229,096 |  |  | $ | 229,085 |  |  | $ | 450,896 |  |  | $ | 450,035 |
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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 June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Ceded premiums written (1) | $ | 5,059 |  |  | $ | 7,356 |  |  | $ | 10,516 |  |  | $ | 15,318 |
Ceded premiums earned (1) | 7,404 |  |  | 11,172 |  |  | 15,238 |  |  | 22,497 |
Ceding commissions written | 1,446 |  |  | 2,099 |  |  | 3,005 |  |  | 4,369 |
Ceding commissions earned (2) | 3,379 |  |  | 3,779 |  |  | 7,273 |  |  | 8,225 |
Ceded losses, net | (310 | ) |  | 223 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 764 |
| Single Premium QSR Transaction |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Ceded premiums written (1) | $ | 13,856 |  |  | $ | 11,488 |  |  | $ | 22,816 |  |  | $ | 209,081 |  | (3)
Ceded premiums earned (1) | 6,311 |  |  | 7,146 |  |  | 12,170 |  |  | 13,140 |  |
Ceding commissions written | 5,134 |  |  | 4,844 |  |  | 8,846 |  |  | 55,776 |  |
Ceding commissions earned (2) | 3,248 |  |  | 3,759 |  |  | 6,185 |  |  | 6,791 |  |
Ceded losses | 464 |  |  | 380 |  |  | 1,037 |  |  | 916 |  |
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(1) | Net of profit commission.
(2) | Includes amounts reported in policy acquisition costs and other operating expenses.
(3) | Includes ceded premiums for policies written in prior periods. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2016 Form 10-K.

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