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Schedule IV - Reinsurance

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract]

Schedule IV - Reinsurance

($ in thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Property and Liability *
Premiums earned	$	772,968		$	755,623		$	568,629
Premiums ceded	(101,510		)	(68,879		)	(41,514		)
Premiums assumed	22,691			12,987			804
Net premiums earned	$	694,149		$	699,731		$	527,919
Percentage of amount assumed to net	3.27%			1.86%			0.15%

* All of ProAssurance’s premiums are related to property and liability coverages.

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The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of reinsurance information. Reinsurance schedule includes, but is not limited to, the type of insurance, gross amount of premiums, premiums ceded to other entities, premiums assumed from other entities, net amount of premium revenue, and the percentage of the premiums assumed to net premium revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 235
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34713774&loc=d3e574992-122915

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-05.(c) Schedule IV)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879921&loc=d3e569147-122900

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