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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations | The following table presents the Company’s current and deferred incomes taxes for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current tax expense | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 6,025 |  |  | $ | 2,824 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit) | 659 |  |  | (10,035 | ) |  | 9,152 |
| $ | 713 |  |  | $ | (4,010 | ) |  | $ | 11,976 |
For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded income tax expense (benefit), as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Income tax expense (benefit) related to U.S. and U.K. subsidiaries | $ | 713 |  |  | $ | (10,035 | ) |  | $ | 9,248 |
Change in uncertain tax positions | — |  |  | (300 | ) |  | 155 |
Withholding taxes on certain investment transactions | — |  |  | 6,325 |  |  | 2,573 |
| $ | 713 |  |  | $ | (4,010 | ) |  | $ | 11,976 |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | The following is a summary of the Company’s income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Bermuda | $ | 197,973 |  |  | $ | (273,697 | ) |  | $ | 266,497 |
United States | 3,245 |  |  | (47,771 | ) |  | 27,172 |
United Kingdom | 114 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 78 |
| $ | 201,332 |  |  | $ | (321,479 | ) |  | $ | 293,747 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The following table presents a reconciliation of expected income taxes to income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Bermuda (expected tax expense at 0%) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign taxes at local expected rates: |  |  |  |  |
United States | 681 |  |  | (10,032 | ) |  | 9,510 |
United Kingdom | 22 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 15 |
Withholding taxes related to dividend and interest income | — |  |  | 6,325 |  |  | 2,573 |
Uncertain tax positions | — |  |  | (300 | ) |  | 155 |
Non-deductible expenses and other | 10 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (277 | )
| $ | 713 |  |  | $ | (4,010 | ) |  | $ | 11,976 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The following table presents the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Discounting of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | 534 |  |  | $ | 330 |
Unearned premiums | 1,774 |  |  | 1,567 |  |  | 1,634 |
Temporary differences in recognition of expenses | 1,208 |  |  | 1,247 |  |  | 138 |
Net operating loss carryforward | 9,282 |  |  | 6,798 |  |  | 7,048 |
Total deferred tax assets | 13,050 |  |  | 10,146 |  |  | 9,150 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred acquisition costs | 1,379 |  |  | 1,490 |  |  | 7,798 |
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 3,366 |  |  | (405 | ) |  | 2,435 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 4,745 |  |  | 1,085 |  |  | 10,233 |
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | 8,305 |  |  | $ | 9,061 |  |  | $ | (1,083 | )

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