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Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Abstract] |
Schedule of major categories of the deferred policy acquisition costs |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  |  |  |  | (As Adjusted) |
|  | (In thousands) |
Agents’ commissions |  | $ | 13,418 |  |  | $ | 11,745 |
Premium taxes |  |  | 3,814 |  |  |  | 3,569 |
Deferred underwriting expenses |  |  | 1,187 |  |  |  | 1,264 |
Total deferred policy acquisition costs |  | $ | 18,419 |  |  | $ | 16,578 |
Schedule of the activity in the deferred policy acquisition costs |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  |  |  |  | (As Adjusted) |  |  | (As Adjusted) |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 16,578 |  |  | $ | 15,137 |  |  | $ | 15,997 |
Policy acquisition costs deferred |  |  | 40,961 |  |  |  | 36,064 |  |  |  | 28,223 |
Amortization expense during the year |  |  | (39,120 | ) |  |  | (34,623 | ) |  |  | (29,083 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 18,419 |  |  | $ | 16,578 |  |  | $ | 15,137 |

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