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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Revenue from Continuing Operations By Segment |
Revenue by Segment |  | Years ended December 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Standard Commercial Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial automobile |  | $ | 615,181 |  |  | 554,256 |  |  | 493,093 |
Workers compensation |  | 278,062 |  |  | 311,370 |  |  | 317,616 |
General liability |  | 694,019 |  |  | 669,895 |  |  | 616,187 |
Commercial property |  | 388,120 |  |  | 353,834 |  |  | 329,660 |
Businessowners’ policies |  | 110,210 |  |  | 105,252 |  |  | 103,412 |
Bonds |  | 36,742 |  |  | 35,726 |  |  | 33,991 |
Other |  | 20,850 |  |  | 19,281 |  |  | 18,263 |
Miscellaneous income |  | 15,512 |  |  | 10,889 |  |  | 8,180 |
Total Standard Commercial Lines revenue |  | 2,158,696 |  |  | 2,060,503 |  |  | 1,920,402 |
Standard Personal Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal automobile |  | 165,020 |  |  | 172,606 |  |  | 168,250 |
Homeowners |  | 125,405 |  |  | 127,543 |  |  | 128,961 |
Other |  | 8,715 |  |  | 7,590 |  |  | 7,230 |
Miscellaneous income |  | 2,058 |  |  | 1,466 |  |  | 1,257 |
Total Standard Personal Lines revenue |  | 301,198 |  |  | 309,205 |  |  | 305,698 |
E&S Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty lines |  | 174,408 |  |  | 182,864 |  |  | 164,313 |
Property lines |  | 65,082 |  |  | 56,954 |  |  | 55,253 |
Miscellaneous income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total E&S Lines revenue |  | 239,490 |  |  | 239,818 |  |  | 219,567 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 227,107 |  |  | 222,543 |  |  | 195,336 |
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains |  | (4,217) |  |  | 14,422 |  |  | (54,923) |
Total Investments revenues |  | 222,890 |  |  | 236,965 |  |  | 140,413 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 2,922,274 |  |  | 2,846,491 |  |  | 2,586,080 |
Schedule of Income from Continuing Operations before and after Federal Income Tax |
Income Before and After Federal Income Tax |  | Years ended December 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Standard Commercial Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting gain, before federal income tax |  | $ | 151,731 |  |  | 145,990 |  |  | 109,104 |
Underwriting gain, after federal income tax |  | 119,867 |  |  | 115,332 |  |  | 86,192 |
Combined ratio |  | 92.9 | % |  | 92.9 | % |  | 94.3 | %
ROE contribution |  | 5.1 | % |  | 5.8 |  |  | 4.9 |
Standard Personal Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting (loss) gain, before federal income tax |  | (15,508) |  |  | 8,260 |  |  | 12,764 |
Underwriting (loss) gain, after federal income tax |  | (12,251) |  |  | 6,525 |  |  | 10,084 |
Combined ratio |  | 105.2 | % |  | 97.3 | % |  | 95.8 | %
ROE contribution |  | (0.5) | % |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.6 |
E&S Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting gain (loss), before federal income tax |  | 126 |  |  | 9,743 |  |  | (695) |
Underwriting gain (loss), after federal income tax |  | 100 |  |  | 7,697 |  |  | (549) |
Combined ratio |  | 99.9 | % |  | 95.9 | % |  | 100.3 | %
ROE contribution |  | — | % |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | $ | 227,107 |  |  | 222,543 |  |  | 195,336 |
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains |  | (4,217) |  |  | 14,422 |  |  | (54,923) |
Total investment segment income, before federal income tax |  | 222,890 |  |  | 236,965 |  |  | 140,413 |
Tax on investment segment income |  | 41,609 |  |  | 45,301 |  |  | 19,560 |
Total investment segment income, after federal income tax |  | $ | 181,281 |  |  | 191,664 |  |  | 120,853 |
ROE contribution of after-tax net investment income |  | 7.8 | % |  | 9.6 |  |  | 6.9 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Results to Income From Continuing Operations, Before Federal Income Tax |
Reconciliation of Segment Results to Income Before Federal Income Tax |  | Years ended December 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Underwriting gain (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |
Standard Commercial Lines |  | $ | 151,731 |  |  | 145,990 |  |  | 109,104 |
Standard Personal Lines |  | (15,508) |  |  | 8,260 |  |  | 12,764 |
E&S Lines |  | 126 |  |  | 9,743 |  |  | (695) |
Investment income |  | 222,890 |  |  | 236,965 |  |  | 140,413 |
Total all segments |  | 359,239 |  |  | 400,958 |  |  | 261,586 |
Interest expense |  | (30,839) |  |  | (33,668) |  |  | (24,419) |
Corporate expenses |  | (25,412) |  |  | (30,900) |  |  | (25,446) |
Income, before federal income tax |  | $ | 302,988 |  |  | 336,390 |  |  | 211,721 |

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