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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 570,849 |  |  | 520,943 |  |  | 1,650,855 |  |  | 1,504,429 |
Assumed |  | 22,053 |  |  | 17,976 |  |  | 34,913 |  |  | 44,712 |
Ceded |  | (100,154 | ) |  | (88,401 | ) |  | (280,719 | ) |  | (252,888 | )
Net |  | $ | 492,748 |  |  | 450,518 |  |  | 1,405,049 |  |  | 1,296,253 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 518,307 |  |  | 474,055 |  |  | 1,516,454 |  |  | 1,389,373 |
Assumed |  | 11,066 |  |  | 18,595 |  |  | 32,480 |  |  | 49,683 |
Ceded |  | (91,805 | ) |  | (86,425 | ) |  | (264,174 | ) |  | (261,790 | )
Net |  | $ | 437,568 |  |  | 406,225 |  |  | 1,284,760 |  |  | 1,177,266 |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 350,648 |  |  | 327,883 |  |  | 1,055,248 |  |  | 881,537 |
Assumed |  | 7,264 |  |  | 13,970 |  |  | 22,758 |  |  | 35,039 |
Ceded |  | (74,595 | ) |  | (69,602 | ) |  | (245,246 | ) |  | (103,516 | )
Net |  | $ | 283,317 |  |  | 272,251 |  |  | 832,760 |  |  | 813,060 |
Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
NFIP |  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (64,196 | ) |  | (58,923 | ) |  | (183,364 | ) |  | (171,172 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (57,920 | ) |  | (53,222 | ) |  | (169,697 | ) |  | (157,895 | )
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (34,879 | ) |  | (32,702 | ) |  | (162,780 | ) |  | (24,534 | )

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