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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 520,943 |  |  | 453,768 |  |  | 1,504,429 |  |  | 1,324,705 |
Assumed |  | 17,976 |  |  | 22,575 |  |  | 44,712 |  |  | 29,765 |
Ceded |  | (88,401 | ) |  | (79,511 | ) |  | (252,888 | ) |  | (221,300 | )
Net |  | $ | 450,518 |  |  | 396,832 |  |  | 1,296,253 |  |  | 1,133,170 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 474,055 |  |  | 425,231 |  |  | 1,389,373 |  |  | 1,257,087 |
Assumed |  | 18,595 |  |  | 7,626 |  |  | 49,683 |  |  | 18,866 |
Ceded |  | (86,425 | ) |  | (73,894 | ) |  | (261,790 | ) |  | (210,067 | )
Net |  | $ | 406,225 |  |  | 358,963 |  |  | 1,177,266 |  |  | 1,065,886 |
Losses and loss expenses incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 327,883 |  |  | 638,219 |  |  | 881,537 |  |  | 1,204,586 |
Assumed |  | 13,970 |  |  | 5,977 |  |  | 35,039 |  |  | 13,549 |
Ceded |  | (69,602 | ) |  | (338,238 | ) |  | (103,516 | ) |  | (388,416 | )
Net |  | $ | 272,251 |  |  | 305,958 |  |  | 813,060 |  |  | 829,719 |
Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
National Flood Insurance Program |  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (58,923 | ) |  | (55,198 | ) |  | (171,172 | ) |  | (158,777 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (53,222 | ) |  | (50,256 | ) |  | (157,895 | ) |  | (147,111 | )
Ceded losses and loss expenses incurred |  | $ | (32,702 | ) |  | (301,725 | ) |  | (24,534 | ) |  | (331,604 | )

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