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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
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 three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
| Three months ended March 31, |  | Six months ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| Insurance Premiums |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Policy Reserves |  | Insurance Premiums |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Policy Reserves |  | Insurance Premiums |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Policy Reserves |  | Insurance Premiums |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Policy Reserves
Direct | $ | 64.1 |  |  | $ | 249.9 |  |  | $ | 67.0 |  |  | $ | 256.4 |  |  | $ | 127.3 |  |  | $ | 554.1 |  |  | $ | 134.7 |  |  | $ | 552.8 |
Assumed | 8.6 |  |  | 19.1 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | 9.9 |  |  | 17.4 |  |  | 29.1 |  |  | 18.8 |  |  | 15.3 |
Ceded | (58.2 | ) |  | (73.8 | ) |  | (61.7 | ) |  | (69.8 | ) |  | (118.5 | ) |  | (146.5 | ) |  | (124.8 | ) |  | (136.9 | )
Net | $ | 14.5 |  |  | $ | 195.2 |  |  | $ | 14.8 |  |  | $ | 196.5 |  |  | $ | 26.2 |  |  | $ | 436.7 |  |  | $ | 28.7 |  |  | $ | 431.2 |

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