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Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Effect of Reinsurance on Premiums Earned, Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes | The effect of reinsurance on premiums earned, benefits incurred and reserve changes for the year ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | Year Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |  |  | Net Premiums Earned |  |  | Net Benefits Incurred and Reserve Changes |
Direct |  | $ | 297,964 |  |  | $ | 1,033,336 |  |  | $ | 157,772 |  |  | $ | 392,073 |
Assumed |  |  | 47,179 |  |  |  | 34,940 |  |  |  | 22,858 |  |  |  | 19,571 |
Ceded |  |  | (289,846 | ) |  |  | (290,904 | ) |  |  | (141,628 | ) |  |  | (164,012 | )
Net |  | $ | 55,297 |  |  | $ | 777,372 |  |  | $ | 39,002 |  |  | $ | 247,632 |

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