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Catastrophe Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Reinsurance Retention Policy | Coverage on individual catastrophes provided under the excess of loss reinsurance contracts effective January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 is provided in various layers as presented below.
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | Catastrophe Losses and LAE |  | Percentage of Coverage
In Excess of |  | Up to |
Retained |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50.0 |  |  | — | %
1st Layer of Coverage |  | 50.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 95.0 |
2nd Layer of Coverage (Tranche A) |  | 150.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 31.7 |
2nd Layer of Coverage (Tranche B) |  | 150.0 |  |  | 350.0 |  |  | 63.3 |
Coverage on individual catastrophes provided under the excess of loss reinsurance contracts effective January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 is provided in various layers as presented below.
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | Catastrophe Losses and LAE |  | Percentage of Coverage
In Excess of |  | Up to |
Retained |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50.0 |  |  | — | %
1st Layer of Coverage |  | 50.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 95.0 |
2nd Layer of Coverage |  | 150.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 95.0 |
3rd Layer of Coverage |  | 250.0 |  |  | 275.0 |  |  | 95.0 |
Coverage on individual catastrophes provided under the excess of loss reinsurance contracts effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is provided in various layers as presented below.
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | Catastrophe Losses and LAE |  | Percentage of Coverage
In Excess of |  | Up to |
Retained |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50.0 |  |  | — | %
1st Layer of Coverage |  | 50.0 |  |  | 150.0 |  |  | 95.0 |
2nd Layer of Coverage (Tranche A) |  | 150.0 |  |  | 250.0 |  |  | 63.3 |
2nd Layer of Coverage (Tranche B) |  | 150.0 |  |  | 350.0 |  |  | 31.7 |
Coverage provided under the 2019 aggregate property catastrophe reinsurance contract is summarized below.
|  | Aggregate Catastrophe Losses and LAE
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | In Excess of |  | Up to
Retained |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60.0 |
Coverage |  | 60.0 |  |  | 110.0 |
Coverage provided under the 2018 aggregate property catastrophe reinsurance contract is summarized below.
|  | Aggregate Catastrophe Losses and LAE
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | In Excess of |  | Up to
Retained |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60.0 |
Coverage |  | 60.0 |  |  | 110.0 |
Catastrophe Reinsurance Premiums | Reinsurance premiums for the Company’s catastrophe reinsurance programs and the FHCF Program reduced earned premiums for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 by the following:
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |
Preferred Property & Casualty Insurance |  | 20.2 |  |  | 17.8 |  |  | 10.8 |
Life & Health Insurance |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Ceded Catastrophe Reinsurance Premiums |  | $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 11.0 |
Catastrophe Losses and LAE, Net Reinsurance Recoveries | Catastrophe losses and LAE (including reserve development), net of reinsurance recoveries, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 by business segment are presented below.
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 5.2 |
Preferred Property & Casualty Insurance |  | 44.6 |  |  | 79.1 |  |  | 168.8 |
Life & Health Insurance |  | 3.9 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  | 6.4 |
Total Catastrophe Losses and LAE |  | $ | 60.1 |  |  | $ | 87.6 |  |  | $ | 180.4 |

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