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Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 528,816 |  |  | 475,966 |
Assumed |  | 8,482 |  |  | 21,989 |
Ceded |  | (87,174 | ) |  | (77,783 | )
Net |  | $ | 450,124 |  |  | 420,172 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 494,066 |  |  | 451,988 |
Assumed |  | 12,463 |  |  | 15,049 |
Ceded |  | (85,589 | ) |  | (88,208 | )
Net |  | $ | 420,940 |  |  | 378,829 |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 365,646 |  |  | 252,203 |
Assumed |  | 9,074 |  |  | 10,599 |
Ceded |  | (104,871 | ) |  | (9,896 | )
Net |  | $ | 269,849 |  |  | 252,906 |
Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
NFIP |  | Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (56,707 | ) |  | (51,724 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (55,327 | ) |  | (51,905 | )
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (76,176 | ) |  | 14,922 |

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