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Premiums Receivable (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Insurance [Abstract]  
Components of Premiums Receivable

The components of premiums receivable are shown below:

 

    December 31,  
    2015     2014  
    (in thousands)  

Premiums receivable

   $ 190,216      $ 184,128   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (4,852 )      (5,211 ) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

  

Premiums receivable, net

   $      185,364      $      178,917   
 

 

 

    

 

 

  
Summarizes the Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The following summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts:

 

    December 31,  
    2015     2014     2013  
    (in thousands)  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 5,211      $ 5,458      $ 6,424   

Provision for bad debts (1)

     806        673        52   

Write-offs

     (1,165 )      (920 )      (1,018 ) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Balance, end of year

   $     4,852      $     5,211      $     5,458   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

  (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.