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Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Reinsurance [Abstract] |
Schedule of the effect of reinsurance on premiums written and earned |
|  | 2012 Premiums |  |  | 2011 Premiums |  |  | 2010 Premiums |
|  | Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Written |  |  | Earned |
|  | (In thousands) |
Gross |  | $ | 328,823 |  |  | $ | 306,994 |  |  | $ | 272,101 |  |  | $ | 264,896 |  |  | $ | 228,424 |  |  | $ | 239,430 |
Ceded |  |  | (16,305 | ) |  |  | (16,305 | ) |  |  | (13,881 | ) |  |  | (13,881 | ) |  |  | (20,549 | ) |  |  | (20,549 | )
Net premiums |  | $ | 312,518 |  |  | $ | 290,689 |  |  | $ | 258,220 |  |  | $ | 251,015 |  |  | $ | 207,875 |  |  | $ | 218,881 |
Schedule of the amounts recoverable from reinsurers |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Unpaid losses recoverable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case basis |  | $ | 31,105 |  |  | $ | 35,069 |
Incurred but not reported |  |  | 24,085 |  |  |  | 25,868 |
Paid losses recoverable |  |  | 746 |  |  |  | 764 |
Experience-rated commissions recoverable |  |  | 45,416 |  |  |  | 34,511 |
Total |  | $ | 101,352 |  |  | $ | 96,212 |
Schedule of unsecured reinsurance recoverables from reinsurers |
Hannover Reinsurance (Ireland) Limited (A+) |  | $ | 31,904 |
Aspen Insurance (Bermuda) Limited (A) |  |  | 14,191 |
Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation (A) |  |  | 12,426 |
Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (NR) |  |  | 8,641 |
Clearwater Insurance Company (B+) |  |  | 5,769 |
Finial Reinsurance Company (A-) |  |  | 4,975 |
SCOR Reinsurance Company (A) |  |  | 4,904 |
Other reinsurers |  |  | 18,542 |
Total reinsurance recoverables |  |  | 101,352 |
Letters of credit and funds held |  |  | (58,993 | )
Total unsecured reinsurance recoverables |  | $ | 42,359 |

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