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Reinsurance Receivables (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Effects of Reinsurance [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the effect of reinsurance on premiums written and earned by Fortegra for the following period:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
Premiums | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| Written |  | Earned |  | Written |  | Earned |  | Written |  | Earned |  | Written |  | Earned
Direct and assumed | $ | 181,411 |  |  | $ | 174,297 |  |  | $ | 190,747 |  |  | $ | 155,481 |  |  | $ | 540,247 |  |  | $ | 517,313 |  |  | $ | 502,118 |  |  | $ | 433,117 |
Ceded | (125,399 | ) |  | (126,688 | ) |  | (137,242 | ) |  | (111,597 | ) |  | (387,871 | ) |  | (378,797 | ) |  | (370,415 | ) |  | (312,173 | )
Net | $ | 56,012 |  |  | $ | 47,609 |  |  | $ | 53,505 |  |  | $ | 43,884 |  |  | $ | 152,376 |  |  | $ | 138,516 |  |  | $ | 131,703 |  |  | $ | 120,944 |
The following table presents the effect of reinsurance on losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred by Fortegra for the following period:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Direct and assumed | $ | 76,894 |  |  | $ | 46,872 |  |  | $ | 208,804 |  |  | $ | 126,914 |
Ceded | (56,980 | ) |  | (31,924 | ) |  | (153,702 | ) |  | (86,590 | )
Net losses and loss adjustment expense | $ | 19,914 |  |  | $ | 14,948 |  |  | $ | 55,102 |  |  | $ | 40,324 |
The following table presents the components of the reinsurance receivables:
| As of
| September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Prepaid reinsurance premiums: |  |  |
Life (1) | $ | 63,948 |  |  | $ | 61,919 |
Accident and health (1) | 53,880 |  |  | 54,357 |
Property | 186,659 |  |  | 180,236 |
Total | 304,487 |  |  | 296,512 |
Ceded claim reserves: |  |  |
Life | 2,899 |  |  | 2,664 |
Accident and health | 9,987 |  |  | 8,889 |
Property | 47,476 |  |  | 30,911 |
Total ceded claim reserves recoverable | 60,362 |  |  | 42,464 |
Other reinsurance settlements recoverable | 16,314 |  |  | 13,950 |
Reinsurance receivables | $ | 381,163 |  |  | $ | 352,926 |
(1) | Including policyholder account balances ceded.
Components of Reinsurance Receivable [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the aggregate amount included in reinsurance receivables that is comprised of the three largest receivable balances from unrelated reinsurers:
| As of
| September 30, 2016
Total of the three largest receivable balances from unrelated reinsurers | $ | 167,472 |

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