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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Financial information for White Mountains' segments | Significant intercompany transactions among White Mountains’s segments have been eliminated herein. Financial information for White Mountains’s segments follows:
|  | HG Global/BAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Millions |  | HG Global |  | BAM(1) |  | MediaAlpha |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | .6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.4 |
Net investment income |  | 1.0 |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | 12.2 |
Net investment income (loss) - BAM Surplus Note interest |  | 4.8 |  |  | (4.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net realized and unrealized investment gains |  | .1 |  |  | .7 |  |  | — |  |  | 31.7 |  |  | 32.5 |
Advertising and commission revenues |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37.9 |  |  | .9 |  |  | 38.8 |
Other revenue |  | — |  |  | .2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 1.6 |
Total revenues |  | 7.7 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 37.9 |  |  | 42.9 |  |  | 87.5 |
Insurance acquisition expenses |  | .4 |  |  | .5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .9 |
Other underwriting expenses |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .1 |
Cost of sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32.2 |  |  | .9 |  |  | 33.1 |
General and administrative expenses |  | .3 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 27.4 |  |  | 44.1 |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | .8 |  |  | .9 |
Total expenses |  | .7 |  |  | 10.9 |  |  | 38.4 |  |  | 29.1 |  |  | 79.1 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | (11.9 | ) |  | $ | (.5 | ) |  | $ | 13.8 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |
(1) BAM manages its affairs on a statutory accounting basis. BAM’s statutory surplus includes surplus notes and is not reduced by accruals of interest expense on the surplus notes. BAM’s statutory surplus is reduced only after a payment of principal or interest has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services.
|  | HG Global/BAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Millions |  | HG Global |  | BAM(1) |  | MediaAlpha |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 7.6 |
Net investment income |  | 2.4 |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 30.8 |  |  | 39.7 |
Net investment income (loss) - BAM Surplus Note interest |  | 14.3 |  |  | (14.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net realized and unrealized investment gains |  | .4 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 99.3 |  |  | 102.5 |
Advertising and commission revenues |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 101.2 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 103.9 |
Other revenue |  | — |  |  | .8 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 6.1 |
Total revenues |  | 22.1 |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  | 101.2 |  |  | 139.1 |  |  | 259.8 |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.1 |
Insurance acquisition expenses |  | 1.0 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | 3.1 |
Other underwriting expenses |  | — |  |  | .3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .3 |
Cost of sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 86.0 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 88.7 |
General and administrative expenses |  | .8 |  |  | 30.7 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 112.8 |  |  | 162.2 |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .6 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.8 |
Total expenses |  | 1.8 |  |  | 33.0 |  |  | 104.5 |  |  | 117.9 |  |  | 257.2 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | $ | 20.3 |  |  | $ | (35.6 | ) |  | $ | (3.3 | ) |  | $ | 21.2 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |
(1) BAM manages its affairs on a statutory accounting basis. BAM’s statutory surplus includes surplus notes and is not reduced by accruals of interest expense on the surplus notes. BAM’s statutory surplus is reduced only after a payment of principal or interest has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services.
|  | HG Global/BAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Millions |  | HG Global |  | BAM(1) |  | MediaAlpha |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | .3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 3.4 |
Net investment income |  | .6 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | 9.6 |
Net investment income (loss) - BAM Surplus Note interest |  | 4.5 |  |  | (4.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains |  | (.3 | ) |  | (1.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | 10.9 |
Advertising and commission revenues |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27.6 |  |  | .6 |  |  | 28.2 |
Other revenue |  | — |  |  | .4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 4.7 |
Total revenues |  | 6.0 |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  | 27.6 |  |  | 26.9 |  |  | 56.8 |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2.2 |
Insurance acquisition expenses |  | .2 |  |  | .6 |  |  | — |  |  | .5 |  |  | 1.3 |
Other underwriting expenses |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | .2 |
Cost of sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 24.0 |
General and administrative expenses |  | .6 |  |  | 9.3 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 26.8 |  |  | 42.4 |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .2 |  |  | .3 |  |  | .5 |
Total expenses |  | .8 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 28.9 |  |  | 30.9 |  |  | 70.6 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | (13.7 | ) |  | $ | (1.3 | ) |  | $ | (4.0 | ) |  | $ | (13.8 | )
(1) BAM manages its affairs on a statutory accounting basis. BAM’s statutory surplus includes surplus notes and is not reduced by accruals of interest expense on the surplus notes. BAM’s statutory surplus is reduced only after a payment of principal or interest has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services.
|  | HG Global/BAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Millions |  | HG Global |  | BAM(1) |  | MediaAlpha |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums |  | $ | 3.1 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.1 |  |  | $ | 10.2 |
Net investment income |  | 1.6 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 11.5 |  |  | 18.2 |
Net investment income (loss) - BAM Surplus Note interest |  | 13.4 |  |  | (13.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net realized and unrealized investment gains |  | 2.3 |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 18.4 |  |  | 27.2 |
Advertising and commission revenues |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 88.4 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 89.6 |
Other revenue |  | — |  |  | .8 |  |  | — |  |  | 17.2 |  |  | 18.0 |
Total revenues |  | 20.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 88.4 |  |  | 54.4 |  |  | 163.2 |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.8 |  |  | 6.8 |
Insurance acquisition expenses |  | .6 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 4.4 |
Other underwriting expenses |  | — |  |  | .3 |  |  | — |  |  | .1 |  |  | .4 |
Cost of sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74.0 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 76.9 |
General and administrative expenses |  | 1.4 |  |  | 28.1 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 99.1 |  |  | 144.9 |
Interest expense |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | .7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 2.6 |
Total expenses |  | 2.0 |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 91.0 |  |  | 112.7 |  |  | 236.0 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | $ | 18.4 |  |  | $ | (30.3 | ) |  | $ | (2.6 | ) |  | $ | (58.3 | ) |  | $ | (72.8 | )
(1) BAM manages its affairs on a statutory accounting basis. BAM’s statutory surplus includes surplus notes and is not reduced by accruals of interest expense on the surplus notes. BAM’s statutory surplus is reduced only after a payment of principal or interest has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services.

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