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Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums Receivable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Premiums Receivable [Abstract]

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

						Quarter ended June 30,												Six Months ended June 30,
($ in thousands)						2022						2021						2022						2021
Balance at beginning of period						$	14,300					$	21,000					$	13,600					$	21,000
Current period change for expected credit losses						1,169						733						2,085						1,541
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses						(918)						(3,526)						(1,438)						(4,400)
Recoveries						349						93						653						159
Allowance for credit losses, end of period						$	14,900					$	18,300					$	14,900					$	18,300

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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=124255953&loc=SL82919249-210447

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