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Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract] |
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves | Note 4 - Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves Property and Casualty Insurance Reserve activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was:
|  | Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Sep 30, 2010
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Gross of Reinsurance at Beginning of Year |  | $ | 1,118.7 |  |  | $ | 1,211.3 |
Less Reinsurance Recoverables at Beginning of Year |  | 78.1 |  |  | 77.4 |
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Net of Reinsurance at Beginning of Year |  | 1,040.6 |  |  | 1,133.9 |
Incurred Losses and LAE Related to: |  |  |  |
Current Year - Continuing Operations |  | 1,038.4 |  |  | 983.7 |
Prior Years: |  |  |  |
Continuing Operations |  | (30.1 | ) |  | (19.5 | )
Discontinued Operations |  | 1.9 |  |  | 0.4 |
Total Incurred Losses and LAE Related to Prior Years |  | (28.2 | ) |  | (19.1 | )
Total Incurred Losses and LAE |  | 1,010.2 |  |  | 964.6 |
Paid Losses and LAE Related to: |  |  |  |
Current Year - Continuing Operations |  | 636.7 |  |  | 579.0 |
Prior Years: |  |  |  |
Continuing Operations |  | 399.9 |  |  | 425.3 |
Discontinued Operations |  | 22.1 |  |  | 32.5 |
Total Paid Losses and LAE Related to Prior Years |  | 422.0 |  |  | 457.8 |
Total Paid Losses and LAE |  | 1,058.7 |  |  | 1,036.8 |
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Net of Reinsurance at End of Period |  | 992.1 |  |  | 1,061.7 |
Plus Reinsurance Recoverable at End of Period |  | 71.5 |  |  | 69.7 |
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Gross of Reinsurance at End of Period |  | $ | 1,063.6 |  |  | $ | 1,131.4 |
Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves are estimated based on historical experience patterns and current economic trends. Actual loss experience and loss trends are likely to differ from these historical experience patterns and economic conditions. Loss experience and loss trends emerge over several years from the dates of loss inception. The Company monitors such emerging loss trends on a quarterly basis. Changes in such estimates are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the period of change. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company reduced its property and casualty insurance reserves by $28.2 million to recognize favorable development of losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) from prior accident years. Personal lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed favorably by $27.6 million and commercial lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed favorably by $0.6 million. The personal lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed favorably due primarily to the emergence of more favorable loss trends than expected for the 2010, 2009 and 2008 accident years. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company reduced its property and casualty insurance reserves by $19.1 million to recognize favorable development of losses and LAE from prior accident years. Personal lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed favorably by $19.2 million and commercial lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed unfavorably by $0.1 million. The personal lines insurance losses and LAE reserves developed favorably due primarily to the emergence of more favorable loss trends than expected for the 2009, 2007 and 2006 accident years. The Company cannot predict whether losses and LAE will develop favorably or unfavorably from the amounts reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company believes that any such development will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated shareholders’ equity, but could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results for a given period.

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- Definition Disclosure of accounting policy for the various components of the reserve for future policy benefits and guaranteed minimum benefits, and for claims and claims adjustment expenses; the significant assumptions for estimating claims losses; causes of significant variances from prior periods (such as catastrophes, asbestos and environmental claims reserve losses); and reconciliations of beginning to ending reserve balances. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14764-158437 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482852&loc=d3e14931-158439 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 7 -Section 03 -Paragraph 13 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14754-158437 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 60 -Paragraph 60 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 94-5 -Paragraph 11 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.13(a)(1),(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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