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Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended March 31, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 598,783 |  |  | 557,891 |  |
Assumed |  | 6,081 |  |  | 7,850 |  |
Ceded |  | (86,776 | ) |  | (88,991 | ) |
Net |  | $ | 518,088 |  |  | 476,750 |  |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 562,042 |  |  | 536,700 |  |
Assumed |  | 5,908 |  |  | 10,185 |  |
Ceded |  | (91,827 | ) |  | (90,390 | ) |
Net |  | $ | 476,123 |  |  | 456,495 |  |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 312,246 |  |  | 358,349 |  |
Assumed |  | 4,662 |  |  | 7,479 |  |
Ceded |  | (31,909 | ) |  | (45,282 | ) |
Net |  | $ | 284,999 |  |  | 320,546 |  |
Schedule of Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
Ceded to NFIP |  | Quarter ended March 31, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (53,842 | ) |  | (57,303 | ) |
Ceded premiums earned |  | (58,998 | ) |  | (58,286 | ) |
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (6,249 | ) |  | (7,379 | ) |

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