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Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Premiums Receiveable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | $ 18,000 | $ 6,400 |
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption |  |  | 1,435 |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |
Premiums Receiveable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption |  |  | 1,435 | $ 0
Premiums Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Premiums Receiveable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 18,000 | 7,458 |
Current period provision for expected credit losses |  | 11,195 |  |
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (653) |  |
Recoveries |  | 0 |  |
Allowance for credit losses, net of write-offs |  | $ 10,500 |  |
Premiums Receivable [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] |  |  |  |
Premiums Receiveable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | [1] |  | 6,400 |
Premiums Receivable [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |
Premiums Receiveable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption | [1] |  | $ 1,058 |
[1] | See Note 2. "Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements" above for additional information regarding our adoption of ASU 2016-13.

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