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Reserve for Loss and Loss Expense (Reserve Loss Development) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development | $ (12,970) | $ (14,063)
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development | (13,000) | (14,100)
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development |  | (20,000)
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | Property Insurance [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development |  | 5,900
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | Workers' Compensation Insurance [Member] | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development | (10,000) | (10,000)
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | E&S Lines | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development | (5,000) |
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | Personal Automobile [Member] | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development | $ 2,000 |
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | General Liability [Member] | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development |  | (5,000)
Change in Historical Claim Rate Experience [Member] | Surety Lines | Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member] |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |
Prior year development |  | $ (5,000)

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- Definition Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense (reversal of expense) for claims incurred in prior reporting periods and related claims settlement costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116884095&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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