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Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables on Unpaid Losses, Gross | $ 601,668 | $ 589,269 |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss | (1,600) | (1,777) | $ (4,400)
Reinsurance Recoverables, net of allowance for credit losses | 600,068 | 587,492 |
Reinsurance Recoverable for Paid and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustments, Gross [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 598,317 | 585,408 |
Reinsurance Recoverable for Paid and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustments, Gross [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 3,351 | 3,861 |
Total federal and state pools [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 116,378 | 82,575 |
Total federal and state pools [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 116,378 | 82,575 |
Total federal and state pools [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 0 |
Other Federal And State Pools [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 5,047 | 3,244 |
Other Federal And State Pools [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 4,597 | 2,676 |
Other Federal And State Pools [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 450 | 568 |
Total Non Rated Reinsurer [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 121,425 | 85,819 |
Total Non Rated Reinsurer [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 120,975 | 85,251 |
Total Non Rated Reinsurer [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 450 | 568 |
AM Best, A++ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 38,610 | 37,566 |
AM Best, A++ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 38,601 | 37,464 |
AM Best, A++ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 9 | 102 |
AM Best, A+ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 341,377 | 357,298 |
AM Best, A+ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 339,857 | 354,846 |
AM Best, A+ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 1,520 | 2,452 |
AM Best, A Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 96,902 | 106,067 |
AM Best, A Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 95,675 | 105,652 |
AM Best, A Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 1,227 | 415 |
AM Best, A- Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 3,354 | 2,139 |
AM Best, A- Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 3,209 | 2,139 |
AM Best, A- Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 145 | 0 |
AM Best, B++ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 380 |
AM Best, B++ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 56 |
AM Best, B++ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 324 |
AM Best, B+ Rating [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 0 |
AM Best, B+ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 0 |
AM Best, B+ Rating [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 0 | 0 |
AM Best Rated Reinsurer [Member] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 480,243 | 503,450 |
AM Best Rated Reinsurer [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | 477,342 | 500,157 |
AM Best Rated Reinsurer [Member] | Financial Asset, Past Due |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinsurance Recoverables, Gross | $ 2,901 | $ 3,293 |

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