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Allowance for Credit Losses on Premiums Receivable | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Premiums Receivable Disclosure [Abstract] |
Allowance for Credit Losses on Premiums Receivable | Allowance for Credit Losses on Premiums Receivable The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses on our premiums receivable balance for the indicated periods:
|  | Quarter ended March 31, |  |
($ in thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 18,900 |  |  | 16,100 |  |  |  |  |
Current period change for expected credit losses |  | 1,784 |  |  | 1,910 |  |  |  |  |
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses |  | (1,056) |  |  | (1,164) |  |  |  |  |
Recoveries |  | 372 |  |  | 254 |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, end of period |  | $ | 20,000 |  |  | 17,100 |  |  |  |  |
For a discussion of the methodology used to evaluate our estimate of expected credit losses on premiums receivable, refer to Note 2. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." of our 2023 Annual Report.

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