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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Insurance [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Reserve Balances, Net of Related Amounts Recoverable from Reinsurers | The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserve balances, net of related amounts recoverable from reinsurers, for 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 614,557 |  |  | $ | 570,450 |  |  | $ | 538,214 |
Less amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses |  |  | 48,699 |  |  |  | 55,190 |  |  |  | 60,937 |
Net balance, beginning of period |  |  | 565,858 |  |  |  | 515,260 |  |  |  | 477,277 |
Add incurred related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current accident year |  |  | 268,633 |  |  |  | 241,584 |  |  |  | 222,393 |
Prior accident years |  |  | (23,717 | ) |  |  | (12,611 | ) |  |  | (2,490 | )
Total incurred |  |  | 244,916 |  |  |  | 228,973 |  |  |  | 219,903 |
Less paid related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current accident year |  |  | 52,848 |  |  |  | 51,169 |  |  |  | 50,423 |
Prior accident years |  |  | 129,658 |  |  |  | 127,206 |  |  |  | 131,497 |
Total paid |  |  | 182,506 |  |  |  | 178,375 |  |  |  | 181,920 |
Net balance, end of period |  |  | 628,268 |  |  |  | 565,858 |  |  |  | 515,260 |
Add amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses |  |  | 59,334 |  |  |  | 48,699 |  |  |  | 55,190 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 687,602 |  |  | $ | 614,557 |  |  | $ | 570,450 |
Summary Exposures to Various Asbestos Related Claims | The following table details our exposures to various asbestos related claims:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in thousands)
Reserves for loss and LAE at beginning of year |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | — |
Incurred losses and LAE during the current year |  |  | 882 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 168 |
Loss and LAE payments |  |  | (282 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Reserves for loss and LAE at end of year |  | $ | 819 |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 167 |

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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 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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