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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 665,862 |  |  | 621,408 |  |  | $ | 1,312,140 |  |  | 1,220,191 |
Assumed |  | 7,788 |  |  | 4,960 |  |  | 14,108 |  |  | 11,041 |
Ceded |  | (95,510 | ) |  | (94,235 | ) |  | (182,749 | ) |  | (181,011 | )
Net |  | $ | 578,140 |  |  | 532,133 |  |  | $ | 1,143,499 |  |  | 1,050,221 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 612,406 |  |  | 576,107 |  |  | $ | 1,219,067 |  |  | 1,138,149 |
Assumed |  | 7,171 |  |  | 5,093 |  |  | 13,441 |  |  | 11,001 |
Ceded |  | (87,645 | ) |  | (90,891 | ) |  | (178,118 | ) |  | (182,718 | )
Net |  | $ | 531,932 |  |  | 490,309 |  |  | $ | 1,054,390 |  |  | 966,432 |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 362,064 |  |  | 316,648 |  |  | $ | 723,703 |  |  | 628,894 |
Assumed |  | 6,140 |  |  | 4,228 |  |  | 12,495 |  |  | 8,890 |
Ceded |  | (69,725 | ) |  | (29,315 | ) |  | (140,575 | ) |  | (61,224 | )
Net |  | $ | 298,479 |  |  | 291,561 |  |  | $ | 595,623 |  |  | 576,560 |
Schedule of Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations | Ceded premiums and losses related to our participation in the NFIP, under which 100% of our flood premiums, losses, and loss expenses are ceded to the NFIP, are as follows:
Ceded to NFIP |  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (63,906 | ) |  | (62,479 | ) |  | $ | (117,154 | ) |  | (116,321 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (56,667 | ) |  | (58,781 | ) |  | (113,481 | ) |  | (117,779 | )
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (24,261 | ) |  | (14,684 | ) |  | (64,979 | ) |  | (20,933 | )

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