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Premiums Receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Insurance [Abstract] |
Premiums Receivable |
3. | Premiums Receivable
Premiums receivable consist primarily of premium-related balances due from policyholders. The balance is shown net of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The components of premiums receivable are shown below:
|  | December 31, |
| 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Premiums receivable |  | $ | 177,037 |  |  | $ | 148,374 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (5,458) |  |  |  | (6,424) |
Premiums receivable, net |  | $ | 171,579 |  |  | $ | 141,950 |
The following summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 6,424 |  |  | $ | 5,573 |  |  | $ | 5,104 |
Provision for bad debts (1) |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 2,230 |  |  |  | 1,209 |
Write-offs |  |  | (1,018) |  |  |  | (1,379) |  |  |  | (740) |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 5,458 |  |  | $ | 6,424 |  |  | $ | 5,573 |
| (1) | Includes a one-time adjustment of $1.7 million in 2013 as a result of a change in accounting estimate of uncollectible accounts based on historical experience.
Included in premiums receivable at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is the Company’s estimate for EBUB premium of $4.3 million, $3.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

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