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Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums Receivable (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Premiums Receivable [Abstract] |
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block] |
|  | Quarter ended June 30, |  | Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 21,000 |  |  | $ | 18,000 |  |  | $ | 21,000 |  |  | $ | 6,400 |
Cumulative effect adjustment 1 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,058 |
Balance at beginning of period, as adjusted |  | $ | 21,000 |  |  | $ | 18,000 |  |  | $ | 21,000 |  |  | $ | 7,458 |
Current period provision for expected credit losses |  | 733 |  |  | 4,597 |  |  | 1,541 |  |  | 15,792 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses |  | (3,526) |  |  | (1,597) |  |  | (4,400) |  |  | (2,250) |
Recoveries |  | 93 |  |  | — |  |  | 159 |  |  | — |
Allowance for credit losses, end of period |  | $ | 18,300 |  |  | $ | 21,000 |  |  | $ | 18,300 |  |  | $ | 21,000 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of allowance for credit loss on premium receivable. + References 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 + Details
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