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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Revenue from Continuing Operations By Segment |
Revenue from Continuing Operations by Segment |  | Quarter ended |  | Nine Months ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial automobile | $ | 70,174 |  | 73,440 |  | 209,042 |  | 220,932
Workers compensation |  | 63,497 |  | 63,165 |  | 189,878 |  | 189,875
General liability |  | 87,479 |  | 83,250 |  | 255,717 |  | 252,438
Commercial property |  | 48,051 |  | 49,558 |  | 144,121 |  | 150,188
Business owners' policies |  | 16,663 |  | 16,400 |  | 49,555 |  | 48,838
Bonds |  | 4,727 |  | 4,884 |  | 14,219 |  | 14,315
Other |  | 1,772 |  | 2,528 |  | 6,889 |  | 7,548
Total commercial lines |  | 292,363 |  | 293,225 |  | 869,421 |  | 884,134
Personal automobile |  | 37,371 |  | 35,927 |  | 111,522 |  | 105,490
Homeowners |  | 25,923 |  | 22,544 |  | 75,538 |  | 64,163
Other |  | 3,306 |  | 3,013 |  | 9,405 |  | 9,314
Total personal lines |  | 66,600 |  | 61,484 |  | 196,465 |  | 178,967
Total net premiums earned |  | 358,963 |  | 354,709 |  | 1,065,886 |  | 1,063,101
Other income |  | 1,255 |  | 1,916 |  | 6,413 |  | 6,413
Total Insurance Operations revenues |  | 360,218 |  | 356,625 |  | 1,072,299 |  | 1,069,514
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 35,786 |  | 32,986 |  | 118,604 |  | 104,237
Net realized (loss) gain on investments |  | (2,045) |  | 57 |  | 5,861 |  | (3,271)
Total investment revenues |  | 33,741 |  | 33,043 |  | 124,465 |  | 100,966
Total all segments |  | 393,959 |  | 389,668 |  | 1,196,764 |  | 1,170,480
Other income |  | 110 |  | 34 |  | 331 |  | 52
Total revenues from continuing operations | $ | 394,069 |  | 389,702 |  | 1,197,095 |  | 1,170,532
Income From Continuing Operations, Before Federal Income Tax |
Income from Continuing Operations, Before Federal Income Tax |  | Quarter ended |  | Nine Months ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial lines underwriting | $ | (39,332) |  | (26) |  | (66,497) |  | (7,693)
Personal lines underwriting |  | (28,792) |  | (3,907) |  | (45,393) |  | (14,006)
Underwriting loss, before federal income tax |  | (68,124) |  | (3,933) |  | (111,890) |  | (21,699)
GAAP combined ratio |  | 119.0 | % | 101.1 |  | 110.5 | % | 102.0
Statutory combined ratio |  | 116.4 | % | 100.3 |  | 109.6 | % | 101.4
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ | 35,786 |  | 32,986 |  | 118,604 |  | 104,237
Net realized (loss) gain on investments |  | (2,045) |  | 57 |  | 5,861 |  | (3,271)
Total investment income, before federal income tax |  | 33,741 |  | 33,043 |  | 124,465 |  | 100,966
Total all segments |  | (34,383) |  | 29,110 |  | 12,575 |  | 79,267
Interest expense |  | (4,559) |  | (4,559) |  | (13,675) |  | (14,056)
General corporate and other expenses |  | (1,886) |  | (2,491) |  | (10,735) |  | (12,656)
(Loss) income from continuing operations, before federal income tax | $ | (40,828) |  | 22,060 |  | (11,835) |  | 52,555

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