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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts |
|  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Premiums written: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 807,367 |  |  | 753,363 |  |  | $ | 1,573,761 |  |  | 1,467,597 |
Assumed |  | 5,333 |  |  | 6,536 |  |  | 11,888 |  |  | 12,807 |
Ceded |  | (111,303 | ) |  | (104,651 | ) |  | (211,305 | ) |  | (200,596 | )
Net |  | $ | 701,397 |  |  | 655,248 |  |  | $ | 1,374,344 |  |  | 1,279,808 |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 740,348 |  |  | 696,723 |  |  | $ | 1,468,385 |  |  | 1,380,456 |
Assumed |  | 5,742 |  |  | 6,612 |  |  | 12,304 |  |  | 12,736 |
Ceded |  | (103,471 | ) |  | (98,499 | ) |  | (205,497 | ) |  | (196,528 | )
Net |  | $ | 642,619 |  |  | 604,836 |  |  | $ | 1,275,192 |  |  | 1,196,664 |
Loss and loss expenses incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 435,700 |  |  | 391,014 |  |  | $ | 860,357 |  |  | 811,930 |
Assumed |  | 4,348 |  |  | 2,364 |  |  | 9,613 |  |  | 10,368 |
Ceded |  | (59,064 | ) |  | (27,050 | ) |  | (102,407 | ) |  | (71,029 | )
Net |  | $ | 380,984 |  |  | 366,328 |  |  | $ | 767,563 |  |  | 751,269 |
Schedule of Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations |
Ceded to NFIP |  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Ceded premiums written |  | $ | (71,574 | ) |  | (66,341 | ) |  | $ | (131,587 | ) |  | (123,010 | )
Ceded premiums earned |  | (63,804 | ) |  | (60,143 | ) |  | (126,067 | ) |  | (119,134 | )
Ceded loss and loss expenses incurred |  | (21,063 | ) |  | (10,261 | ) |  | (34,749 | ) |  | (25,980 | )

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