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Property And Liability Insurance Earned Premiums

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property And Liability Insurance Earned Premiums [Abstract]

Property And Liability Insurance Earned Premiums

MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

REINSURANCE

THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

Property and Liability Insurance Earned Premiums

		2011				2010				2009
		(Amounts in thousands)
Direct amounts		$	2,569,661			$	2,569,942			$	2,628,507
Ceded to other companies			(4,134	)			(4,468	)			(4,214	)
Assumed			530				1,211				840
Net amounts		$	2,566,057			$	2,566,685			$	2,625,133

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- Definition

The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of information for an entity who has a consolidated property-casualty insurance underwriter, unconsolidated property-casualty subsidiary or fifty percent-or-less owned property-casualty equity investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 18

-Article 12



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 235

-Section S99

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-18)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6588446&loc=d3e575016-122915

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