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Reinsurance Reinsurance Recoverable Credit Ratings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator, Date Updated | Mar. 31, 2020 |  |
Reinsurance recoverable | $ 565,036 | $ 577,635 |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,502) | (4,400) | [1]
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance for credit losses | 563,534 | $ 573,235 |
AM Best, A++ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 20,835 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 20,835 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 0 |  |
AM Best, A+ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 431,583 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 428,354 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 3,229 |  |
AM Best, A Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 25,915 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 25,915 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 0 |  |
AM Best, A- Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 508 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 508 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 0 |  |
AM Best, B++ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 410 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 316 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 94 |  |
AM Best, B+ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 21 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 21 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 0 |  |
AM Best Rated Reinsurer [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 479,272 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 475,949 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 3,323 |  |
Total federal and state pools [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 80,305 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 80,245 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 60 |  |
Other Federal And State Pools [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 5,459 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 5,459 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 0 |  |
Total Non Rated Reinsurer [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 85,764 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 85,704 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 60 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable for Paid and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustments, Gross [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 561,653 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | 3,383 |  |
Reinsurance recoverable not past due [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,502) |  |
Reinsurance recoverable past due [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss | 0 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable for Paid and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustments [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Current | 560,151 |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Past Due | $ 3,383 |  |
[1] | See Note 2. "Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements" for additional information regarding our adoption of ASU 2016-13.

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