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Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Premiums Receivable [Abstract]

Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]

						Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands)						2021						2020
Balance at beginning of period						$	21,000					$	6,400
Cumulative effect adjustment1						—						1,058
Balance at beginning of period, as adjusted						$	21,000					$	7,458
Current period provision for expected credit losses						808						11,195
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses						(874)						(653)
Recoveries						66						—
Allowance for credit losses, end of period						$	21,000					$	18,000

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Premiums Receivable [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of allowance for credit loss on premium receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919249-210447

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