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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Reinsurance [Abstract] |
Impact of catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance treaties on premiums written and earned | The impact of the catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance treaties on premiums written and earned is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Premiums Written |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 83,669 |  |  |  | 54,838 |  |  |  | 121,842 |  |  |  | 69,961 |
Assumed |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  | (157 | ) |  |  | (1,620 | ) |  |  | (2,351 | )
Gross written |  |  | 83,327 |  |  |  | 54,681 |  |  |  | 120,222 |  |  |  | 67,610 |
Ceded |  |  | (17,497 | ) |  |  | (14,174 | ) |  |  | (31,826 | ) |  |  | (28,396 | )
Net premiums written |  | $ | 65,830 |  |  |  | 40,507 |  |  |  | 88,396 |  |  |  | 39,214 |
Premiums Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct |  | $ | 39,873 |  |  |  | 29,160 |  |  |  | 73,171 |  |  |  | 57,147 |
Assumed |  |  | 13,899 |  |  |  | 2,058 |  |  |  | 35,299 |  |  |  | 4,967 |
Gross earned |  |  | 53,772 |  |  |  | 31,218 |  |  |  | 108,470 |  |  |  | 62,114 |
Ceded |  |  | (17,497 | ) |  |  | (14,174 | ) |  |  | (31,826 | ) |  |  | (28,396 | )
Net premiums earned |  | $ | 36,275 |  |  |  | 17,044 |  |  |  | 76,644 |  |  |  | 33,718 |

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