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Reinsurance (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Nine months ended June 30,
| 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 | $ | 68.2 |  |  | $ | 144.1 |  |  | $ | 65.6 |  |  | $ | 324.0 |  |  | $ | 195.5 |  |  | $ | 698.2 |  |  | $ | 200.3 |  |  | $ | 876.8 |
Assumed | — |  |  | (43.9 | ) |  | 8.8 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 17.4 |  |  | (14.8 | ) |  | 27.6 |  |  | 27.3 |
Ceded | (50.4 | ) |  | (43.9 | ) |  | (61.1 | ) |  | (70.9 | ) |  | (168.9 | ) |  | (190.4 | ) |  | (185.9 | ) |  | (207.8 | )
Net | $ | 17.8 |  |  | $ | 56.3 |  |  | $ | 13.3 |  |  | $ | 265.1 |  |  | $ | 44.0 |  |  | $ | 493.0 |  |  | $ | 42.0 |  |  | $ | 696.3 |

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