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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of beginning and ending reserve balances, net of related amounts recoverable from reinsurers |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Reserves for loss and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) |  | $ | 538,214 |  |  | $ | 532,204 |  |  | $ | 534,655 |
Less amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and LAE |  |  | 60,937 |  |  |  | 65,536 |  |  |  | 60,435 |
Reserves for loss and LAE, net of related amounts recoverable from reinsurers, at beginning of year |  |  | 477,277 |  |  |  | 466,668 |  |  |  | 474,220 |
Add: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for loss and LAE for claims occurring in the current year, net of reinsurance |  |  | 222,393 |  |  |  | 196,269 |  |  |  | 179,022 |
Change in estimated loss and LAE for claims occurring in prior years, net of reinsurance |  |  | (2,490 | ) |  |  | (6,563 | ) |  |  | (21,634 | )
Incurred losses during the current year, net of reinsurance |  |  | 219,903 |  |  |  | 189,706 |  |  |  | 157,388 |
Less loss and LAE payments for claims, net of reinsurance, occurring during: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year |  |  | 50,423 |  |  |  | 53,213 |  |  |  | 47,385 |
Prior years |  |  | 131,497 |  |  |  | 125,884 |  |  |  | 117,555 |
|  |  | 181,920 |  |  |  | 179,097 |  |  |  | 164,940 |
Reserves for loss and LAE, net of related amounts recoverable from reinsurers, at end of year |  |  | 515,260 |  |  |  | 477,277 |  |  |  | 466,668 |
Add amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and LAE |  |  | 55,190 |  |  |  | 60,937 |  |  |  | 65,536 |
Reserves for loss and LAE |  | $ | 570,450 |  |  | $ | 538,214 |  |  | $ | 532,204 |
Summary exposures to various asbestos related claims |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
| 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Reserves for loss and LAE at beginning of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Incurred losses and LAE during the current year |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Less loss and LAE payments for claims occurring during the current year |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Reserves for loss and LAE at end of year |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity in the asbestos related reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity in the reserve for settling insured claims and expenses incurred in the claims settlement process for the period. The estimated liability includes the amount of money that will be required for future payments of (a) claims that have been reported to the insurer, (b) claims related to insured events that have occurred but that have not been reported to the insurer as of the date the liability is estimated, and (c) claim adjustment expenses. Claim adjustment expenses include costs incurred in the claim settlement process such as legal fees; outside adjuster fees; and costs to record, process, and adjust claims. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Statement of Position (SOP) -Number 94-5 -Paragraph 11 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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