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General General (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Allowance for Credit Losses on Premium Receivable | The following table presents a summary of changes in allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  | (Amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance |  | $ | 1,445 |  |  | $ | 1,458 |
Cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-13 for premiums receivable |  | 1,855 |  |  | — |
Beginning balance, as adjusted |  | 3,300 |  |  | 1,458 |
Provision during the period for expected credit losses (1) |  | 8,169 |  |  | 1,563 |
Write-off amounts during the period |  | (1,658 | ) |  | (1,870 | )
Recoveries during the period of amounts previously written off |  | 189 |  |  | 170 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 10,000 |  |  | $ | 1,321 |
__________ (1) The provision during the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased significantly due to the adverse impact of worsening economic conditions following the COVID-19 pandemic on the estimate of uncollectible premiums receivable based on reasonable and supportable forecasts.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Reinsurance Recoverables | The following table presents a summary of changes in allowance for credit losses on reinsurance recoverables:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  | (Amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-13 for reinsurance recoverables |  | 159 |  |  | — |
Beginning balance, as adjusted |  | 159 |  |  | — |
Provision during the period for expected credit losses |  | (11 | ) |  | — |
Write-off amounts during the period |  | — |  |  | — |
Recoveries during the period of amounts previously written off |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | — |

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