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Dividends
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dividends [Abstract]  
Dividends Dividends
The following table presents shareholder dividends paid:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Total paid$70,326 $70,322 $105,482 
Per share paid$1.2700 $1.2700 $1.9050 

The Insurance Companies are subject to the financial capacity guidelines established by their domiciliary states. The payment of dividends from statutory unassigned surplus of the Insurance Companies is restricted, subject to certain statutory limitations. As of December 31, 2024, the insurance subsidiaries of the Company are permitted to pay approximately $252 million in dividends in 2025 to Mercury General without the prior approval of the DOI of domiciliary states. The above statutory regulations may have the effect of indirectly limiting the ability of the Company to pay shareholder dividends. During 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Insurance Companies paid Mercury General ordinary dividends of $100 million, $0, and $0, respectively.

On February 7, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a $0.3175 quarterly dividend payable on March 27, 2025 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2025.