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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 706,408 |  |  | 665,862 |  |  | 1,390,228 |  |  | 1,312,140 |
Assumed |  | 6,488 |  |  | 7,788 |  |  | 12,179 |  |  | 14,108 |
Ceded |  | (99,082 | ) |  | (95,510 | ) |  | (189,889 | ) |  | (182,749 | )
Net |  | $ | 613,814 |  |  | 578,140 |  |  | 1,212,518 |  |  | 1,143,499 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 654,588 |  |  | 612,406 |  |  | 1,301,316 |  |  | 1,219,067 |
Assumed |  | 6,063 |  |  | 7,171 |  |  | 11,842 |  |  | 13,441 |
Ceded |  | (92,621 | ) |  | (87,645 | ) |  | (184,274 | ) |  | (178,118 | )
Net |  | $ | 568,030 |  |  | 531,932 |  |  | 1,128,884 |  |  | 1,054,390 |
Loss and loss expense incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 389,550 |  |  | 362,064 |  |  | 731,672 |  |  | 723,703 |
Assumed |  | 7,766 |  |  | 6,140 |  |  | 12,203 |  |  | 12,495 |
Ceded |  | (55,757 | ) |  | (69,725 | ) |  | (84,844 | ) |  | (140,575 | )
Net |  | $ | 341,559 |  |  | 298,479 |  |  | 659,031 |  |  | 595,623 |
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) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (63,808 | ) |  | (63,906 | ) |  | (120,142 | ) |  | (117,154 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (57,655 | ) |  | (56,667 | ) |  | (114,932 | ) |  | (113,481 | )
Ceded loss and loss expense incurred |  | (15,140 | ) |  | (24,261 | ) |  | (21,681 | ) |  | (64,979 | )

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