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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenue from Continuing Operations By Segment |
Revenue by Segment |  | Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial automobile |  | $ | 82,216 |  |  | 74,347 |
Workers compensation |  | 69,413 |  |  | 66,084 |
General liability |  | 108,818 |  |  | 97,703 |
Commercial property |  | 60,186 |  |  | 53,415 |
Businessowners’ policies |  | 20,869 |  |  | 18,540 |
Bonds |  | 4,756 |  |  | 4,764 |
Other |  | 3,183 |  |  | 2,992 |
Total Standard Commercial Lines |  | 349,441 |  |  | 317,845 |
Personal automobile |  | 38,226 |  |  | 38,393 |
Homeowners |  | 33,298 |  |  | 31,135 |
Other |  | 3,294 |  |  | 3,508 |
Total Standard Personal Lines |  | 74,818 |  |  | 73,036 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations net premiums earned |  | 424,259 |  |  | 390,881 |
Miscellaneous income |  | 9,819 |  |  | 2,720 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations revenue |  | 434,078 |  |  | 393,601 |
E&S Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned |  | 32,236 |  |  | 30,059 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 35,534 |  |  | 32,870 |
Net realized investment gains |  | 7,218 |  |  | 3,355 |
Total investment revenues |  | 42,752 |  |  | 36,225 |
Total all segments |  | 509,066 |  |  | 459,885 |
Other income |  | 5 |  |  | 64 |
Total revenues from continuing operations |  | $ | 509,071 |  |  | 459,949 |
Schedule of Segment Income |
Income from Continuing Operations before Federal Income Tax |  | Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Lines underwriting (loss) gain |  | $ | (3,630 | ) |  | 6,102 |
Personal Lines underwriting (loss) gain |  | (2,360 | ) |  | 5,973 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations underwriting (loss) gain, before federal income tax |  | (5,990 | ) |  | 12,075 |
GAAP combined ratio |  | 101.4 | % |  | 96.9 | %
Statutory combined ratio |  | 101.1 | % |  | 96.8 | %
E&S Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |
Underwriting gain |  | 975 |  |  | 86 |
GAAP combined ratio |  | 97.0 | % |  | 99.7 | %
Statutory combined ratio |  | 97.9 | % |  | 98.2 | %
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 35,534 |  |  | 32,870 |
Net realized investment gains |  | 7,218 |  |  | 3,355 |
Total investment income, before federal income tax |  | 42,752 |  |  | 36,225 |
Tax on investment income |  | 11,575 |  |  | 9,205 |
Total investment income, after federal income tax |  | 31,177 |  |  | 27,020 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Results to Income From Continuing Operations, Before Federal Income Tax |
Reconciliation of Segment Results to Income from Continuing Operations, before Federal Income Tax |  | Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations underwriting (loss) gain, before federal income tax |  | $ | (5,990 | ) |  | 12,075 |
E&S Insurance Operations underwriting gain, before federal income tax |  | 975 |  |  | 86 |
Investment income, before federal income tax |  | 42,752 |  |  | 36,225 |
Total all segments |  | 37,737 |  |  | 48,386 |
Interest expense |  | (5,561 | ) |  | (5,831 | )
General corporate and other expenses |  | (7,092 | ) |  | (13,687 | )
Income from continuing operations, before federal income tax |  | $ | 25,084 |  |  | 28,868 |

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