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Reinsurance (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 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 were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | December 30, 2012 |  |  | January 1, 2012 |
|  | Insurance Premiums |  |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Insurance Policy Reserves |  |  | Insurance Premiums |  |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Insurance Policy Reserves |
Direct |  | $ | 72.4 |  |  | $ | 139.6 |  |  | $ | 76.2 |  |  | $ | 237.7 |
Assumed |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 12.2 |  |  |  | 8.5 |
Ceded |  |  | (70.7 | ) |  |  | (62.5 | ) |  |  | (71.6 | ) |  |  | (69.3 | )
Net |  | $ | 13.8 |  |  | $ | 83.6 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |  |  | $ | 176.9 |

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