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Losses and LAE | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract] |
Losses and LAE | Losses and LAE Our reserve for losses and LAE, at the end of each period indicated, consisted of the following.
Reserve for losses and LAE
(In thousands) |  | June 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Primary case |  | $ | 562,436 |  |  | $ | 790,380 |
Primary IBNR and LAE |  | 16,571 |  |  | 22,745 |
Pool and other |  | 9,940 |  |  | 10,011 |
Mortgage insurance |  | 588,947 |  |  | 823,136 |
Title insurance |  | 5,861 |  |  | 5,506 |
Total reserve for losses and LAE |  | $ | 594,808 |  |  | $ | 828,642 |
For the periods indicated, the following table presents information relating to our mortgage insurance reserve for losses, including our IBNR reserve and LAE.
Rollforward of mortgage insurance reserve for losses
|  | Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands) |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 823,136 |  |  | $ | 844,107 |
Less: Reinsurance recoverables (1) |  | 66,676 |  |  | 71,769 |
Balance at beginning of period, net of reinsurance recoverables |  | 756,460 |  |  | 772,338 |
Add: Losses and LAE incurred in respect of default notices reported and unreported in: |  |  |  |
Current year (2) |  | 75,931 |  |  | 85,807 |
Prior years |  | (274,397) |  |  | (36,695) |
Total incurred |  | (198,466) |  |  | 49,112 |
Deduct: Paid claims and LAE related to: |  |  |  |
Current year (2) |  | 165 |  |  | 246 |
Prior years |  | 7,836 |  |  | 14,447 |
Total paid |  | 8,001 |  |  | 14,693 |
Balance at end of period, net of reinsurance recoverables |  | 549,993 |  |  | 806,757 |
Add: Reinsurance recoverables (1) |  | 38,954 |  |  | 74,006 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 588,947 |  |  | $ | 880,763 |
(1)Related to ceded losses recoverable, if any, on reinsurance transactions. See Note 8 for additional information. (2)Related to underlying defaulted loans with a most recent default notice dated in the year indicated. For example, if a loan had defaulted in a prior year, but then subsequently cured and later re-defaulted in the current year, that default would be considered a current year default. Reserve Activity Incurred Losses Total incurred losses are driven by: (i) case reserves established for new default notices, which are primarily impacted by the number of new primary default notices received in the period and our related gross Default to Claim Rate assumption applied to those new defaults and (ii) reserve developments on prior period defaults, which are primarily impacted by changes to our prior Default to Claim Rate assumptions. New primary default notices totaled 17,402 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 19,996 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, representing a decrease of 13%. Our gross Default to Claim Rate assumption applied to new defaults was 8.0% as of both June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2021. As a result, the decrease in new default notices was the primary driver of the decrease in losses incurred related to current year defaults for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Our provision for losses during both the first six months of 2022 and 2021 was positively impacted by favorable reserve development on prior year defaults, primarily as a result of more favorable trends in Cures than originally estimated due to favorable outcomes resulting from mortgage forbearance programs implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as positive trends in home price appreciation. These favorable observed trends resulted in reductions in our Default to Claim Rate assumptions for prior year default notices, particularly for those defaults first reported in 2020 following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Claims Paid Total claims paid decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease in claims paid is primarily attributable to a reduction in payments made to settle certain previously disclosed legal proceedings. For additional information about our Reserve for Losses and LAE, including our accounting policies, see Notes 2 and 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2021 Form 10-K.

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