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Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense (Reserve Loss Development) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Favorable or adverse loss development	$ 50,289	$ 29,863	$ 39,192
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	(50,300)	(29,900)	(39,200)
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	(61,000)	(41,500)
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Property Insurance [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	10,700	11,600
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | General Liability [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	(5,000)	(9,500)	(48,300)
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Commercial Automobile [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	700	36,700	35,600
Casualty Development		37,500	36,000
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Workers Compensation [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	(68,000)	(83,000)	(52,300)
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Business Owners' Policies [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	1,900	(1,500)	1,900
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Commercial Property [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	5,100	7,500	8,700
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Homeowners [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	7,500	9,800	400
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Personal Automobile [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	4,400	3,000	6,700
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | E&S Casualty Lines [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	2,000	12,000	10,000
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | E&S Property Lines [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	1,000	(4,800)	100
Favorable or unfavorable loss development [Member] | Insurance, Other [Member]
Favorable or adverse loss development	$ 100	$ (100)	$ (2,000)

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense (reversal of expense) for claims incurred in prior reporting periods and related claims settlement costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116884095&loc=d3e14764-158437

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