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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Revenue From Continuing Operations By Segment |
Revenue by Segment |  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial automobile |  | $ | 83,536 |  |  | 79,138 |  |  | 249,224 |  |  | 230,191 |
Workers compensation |  | 66,732 |  |  | 66,510 |  |  | 205,137 |  |  | 197,449 |
General liability |  | 110,894 |  |  | 100,925 |  |  | 331,303 |  |  | 298,394 |
Commercial property |  | 61,304 |  |  | 57,004 |  |  | 182,716 |  |  | 165,356 |
Businessowners’ policies |  | 21,649 |  |  | 19,629 |  |  | 63,797 |  |  | 56,794 |
Bonds |  | 4,791 |  |  | 4,705 |  |  | 14,281 |  |  | 14,244 |
Other |  | 3,237 |  |  | 3,051 |  |  | 9,633 |  |  | 9,036 |
Total Standard Commercial Lines |  | 352,143 |  |  | 330,962 |  |  | 1,056,091 |  |  | 971,464 |
Personal automobile |  | 37,695 |  |  | 38,513 |  |  | 113,943 |  |  | 115,432 |
Homeowners |  | 33,957 |  |  | 32,374 |  |  | 100,831 |  |  | 95,211 |
Other |  | 2,725 |  |  | 3,827 |  |  | 8,965 |  |  | 10,655 |
Total Standard Personal Lines |  | 74,377 |  |  | 74,714 |  |  | 223,739 |  |  | 221,298 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations net premiums earned |  | 426,520 |  |  | 405,676 |  |  | 1,279,830 |  |  | 1,192,762 |
Miscellaneous income |  | 3,196 |  |  | 3,342 |  |  | 14,923 |  |  | 9,590 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations revenue |  | 429,716 |  |  | 409,018 |  |  | 1,294,753 |  |  | 1,202,352 |
E&S Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned |  | 36,119 |  |  | 31,892 |  |  | 102,929 |  |  | 91,998 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 34,292 |  |  | 32,457 |  |  | 106,600 |  |  | 99,330 |
Net realized investment gains |  | 15,231 |  |  | 13,431 |  |  | 26,988 |  |  | 21,940 |
Total investment revenues |  | 49,523 |  |  | 45,888 |  |  | 133,588 |  |  | 121,270 |
Total all segments |  | 515,358 |  |  | 486,798 |  |  | 1,531,270 |  |  | 1,415,620 |
Other income |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 87 |
Total revenues from continuing operations |  | $ | 515,358 |  |  | 486,813 |  |  | 1,531,278 |  |  | 1,415,707 |
Schedule of Income from Continuing Operations Before Federal Income Tax |
Income from Continuing Operations before Federal Income Tax |  | Quarter ended September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Lines underwriting gain |  | $ | 27,771 |  |  | 8,776 |  |  | $ | 39,844 |  |  | 24,621 |
Personal Lines underwriting gain |  | 8,037 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 4,360 |
Total Standard Insurance Operations underwriting gain, before federal income tax |  | 35,808 |  |  | 10,138 |  |  | 39,939 |  |  | 28,981 |
GAAP combined ratio |  | 91.6 | % |  | 97.5 |  |  | 96.9 | % |  | 97.6 |
Statutory combined ratio |  | 90.5 | % |  | 96.0 |  |  | 96.3 | % |  | 96.6 |
E&S Insurance Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting (loss) gain |  | (1,371 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (433 | ) |  | (2,186 | )
GAAP combined ratio |  | 103.8 | % |  | 100.0 |  |  | 100.4 | % |  | 102.4 |
Statutory combined ratio |  | 102.9 | % |  | 100.5 |  |  | 100.3 | % |  | 101.9 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 34,292 |  |  | 32,457 |  |  | 106,600 |  |  | 99,330 |
Net realized investment gains |  | 15,231 |  |  | 13,431 |  |  | 26,988 |  |  | 21,940 |
Total investment income, before federal income tax |  | 49,523 |  |  | 45,888 |  |  | 133,588 |  |  | 121,270 |
Tax on investment income |  | 13,858 |  |  | 12,648 |  |  | 36,374 |  |  | 31,960 |
Total investment income, after federal income tax |  | 35,665 |  |  | 33,240 |  |  | 97,214 |  |  | 89,310 |
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 September 30, |  | Nine Months ended September 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Standard Insurance Operations underwriting gain, before federal income tax |  | $ | 35,808 |  |  | 10,138 |  |  | $ | 39,939 |  |  | 28,981 |
E&S Insurance Operations underwriting (loss) gain, before federal income tax |  | (1,371 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (433 | ) |  | (2,186 | )
Investment income, before federal income tax |  | 49,523 |  |  | 45,888 |  |  | 133,588 |  |  | 121,270 |
Total all segments |  | 83,960 |  |  | 56,039 |  |  | 173,094 |  |  | 148,065 |
Interest expense |  | (5,558 | ) |  | (5,570 | ) |  | (16,544 | ) |  | (16,971 | )
General corporate and other expenses |  | (3,076 | ) |  | (5,984 | ) |  | (16,619 | ) |  | (21,540 | )
Income from continuing operations, before federal income tax |  | $ | 75,326 |  |  | 44,485 |  |  | $ | 139,931 |  |  | 109,554 |

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