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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 592,858 |  |  | 570,849 |  |  | 1,723,063 |  |  | 1,650,855 |
Assumed |  | 5,780 |  |  | 22,053 |  |  | 19,467 |  |  | 34,913 |
Ceded |  | (103,517 | ) |  | (100,154 | ) |  | (290,836 | ) |  | (280,719 | )
Net |  | $ | 495,121 |  |  | 492,748 |  |  | 1,451,694 |  |  | 1,405,049 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 548,734 |  |  | 518,307 |  |  | 1,630,347 |  |  | 1,516,454 |
Assumed |  | 6,789 |  |  | 11,066 |  |  | 27,359 |  |  | 32,480 |
Ceded |  | (92,884 | ) |  | (91,805 | ) |  | (274,947 | ) |  | (264,174 | )
Net |  | $ | 462,639 |  |  | 437,568 |  |  | 1,382,759 |  |  | 1,284,760 |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 304,525 |  |  | 350,648 |  |  | 995,581 |  |  | 1,055,248 |
Assumed |  | 5,362 |  |  | 7,264 |  |  | 20,218 |  |  | 22,758 |
Ceded |  | (38,955 | ) |  | (74,595 | ) |  | (126,526 | ) |  | (245,246 | )
Net |  | $ | 270,932 |  |  | 283,317 |  |  | 889,273 |  |  | 832,760 |
Schedule of Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
Ceded to NFIP |  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (69,922 | ) |  | (64,196 | ) |  | (193,000 | ) |  | (183,364 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (60,761 | ) |  | (57,920 | ) |  | (178,260 | ) |  | (169,697 | )
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (14,008 | ) |  | (34,879 | ) |  | (48,099 | ) |  | (162,780 | )

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