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Supplemental Reinsurance Premiums | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Supplementary Insurance Information [Abstract] |
Supplemental Reinsurance Premiums |
SCHEDULE IV MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES REINSURANCE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, Property and Liability Insurance Earned Premiums
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Amounts in thousands)
Direct amounts | $ | 3,221,493 |  |  | $ | 3,146,864 |  |  | $ | 2,970,424 |
Ceded to other companies | (26,881 | ) |  | (15,846 | ) |  | (12,964 | )
Assumed | 825 |  |  | 755 |  |  | 437 |
Net amounts | $ | 3,195,437 |  |  | $ | 3,131,773 |  |  | $ | 2,957,897 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of reinsurance information. Reinsurance schedule includes, but is not limited to, the type of insurance, gross amount of premiums, premiums ceded to other entities, premiums assumed from other entities, net amount of premium revenue, and the percentage of the premiums assumed to net premium revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 235 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34713774&loc=d3e574992-122915 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-05.(c) Schedule IV) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879921&loc=d3e569147-122900 + Details
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