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Reinsurance (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Reinsurance Recoverable, Credit Quality Indicator [Table Text Block]

						March 31, 2022
($ in thousands)						Current						Past Due						Total Reinsurance Recoverables
Financial strength rating of rated reinsurers
A++						$	42,025					$	(3)					$	42,022
A+						349,963						735						350,698
A						97,115						926						98,041
A-						3,230						79						3,309
B++						—						—						—
B+						—						—						—
Total rated reinsurers						$	492,333					$	1,737					$	494,070
Non-rated reinsurers
Federal and state pools						$	79,980					$	—					$	79,980
Other than federal and state pools						4,744						165						4,909
Total non-rated reinsurers						$	84,724					$	165					$	84,889
Total reinsurance recoverable, gross						$	577,057					$	1,902					$	578,959
Less: allowance for credit losses																		(1,600)
Total reinsurance recoverable, net																		$	577,359

						December 31, 2021
($ in thousands)						Current						Past Due						Total Reinsurance Recoverables
Financial strength rating of rated reinsurers
A++						$	38,601					$	9					$	38,610
A+						339,857						1,520						341,377
A						95,675						1,227						96,902
A-						3,209						145						3,354
B++						—						—						—
B+						—						—						—
Total rated reinsurers						$	477,342					$	2,901					$	480,243
Non-rated reinsurers
Federal and state pools						$	116,378					$	—					$	116,378
Other than federal and state pools						4,597						450						5,047
Total non-rated reinsurers						$	120,975					$	450					$	121,425
Total reinsurance recoverable, gross						$	598,317					$	3,351					$	601,668
Less: allowance for credit losses																		(1,600)
Total reinsurance recoverable, net																		$	600,068

Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)						Quarter ended March 31,
						2022						2021
Balance at beginning of period						$	1,600					1,777
Current period change for expected credit losses						—						63
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses						—						—
Recoveries						—						—
Allowance for credit losses, end of period						$	1,600					1,840

Schedule of List Of Direct, Assumed, And Ceded Reinsurance Amounts

						Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands)						2022						2021
Premiums written:
Direct						$	1,001,049					908,774
Assumed						5,314						5,533
Ceded						(116,565)						(116,129)
Net						$	889,798					798,178
Premiums earned:
Direct						$	931,376					837,369
Assumed						5,528						5,676
Ceded						(124,621)						(118,085)
Net						$	812,283					724,960
Loss and loss expenses incurred:
Direct						$	528,588					441,507
Assumed						4,278						3,447
Ceded						(38,630)						(31,553)
Net						$	494,236					413,401

Schedule of Ceded Premiums and Losses Related to Flood Operations

Ceded to NFIP						Quarter ended March 31,
($ in thousands)						2022						2021
Ceded premiums written						$	(60,889)					(65,742)
Ceded premiums earned						(69,268)						(67,519)
Ceded loss and loss expenses incurred						(2,417)						(2,207)

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Tabular disclosure of allowance for credit loss on reinsurance recoverable.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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