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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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 2015, 2014 and 2013:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	687,602			$	614,557			$	570,450
Less amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses			59,334				48,699				55,190
Net balance, beginning of period			628,268				565,858				515,260
Add incurred related to:
Current accident year			262,387				268,633				241,584
Prior accident years			(47,814	)			(23,717	)			(12,611	)
Total incurred			214,573				244,916				228,973
Less paid related to:
Current accident year			53,955				52,848				51,169
Prior accident years			135,711				129,658				127,206
Total paid			189,666				182,506				178,375
Net balance, end of period			653,175				628,268				565,858
Add amounts recoverable from reinsurers on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses			64,858				59,334				48,699
Balance, end of period		$	718,033			$	687,602			$	614,557

Summary Exposures to Various Asbestos Related Claims

The following table details our exposures to various asbestos related claims:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
		(in thousands)
Reserves for loss and LAE at beginning of year		$	819			$	219			$	167
Incurred losses and LAE during the current year			444				882				53
Loss and LAE payments			(305	)			(282	)			(1	)
Reserves for loss and LAE at end of year		$	958			$	819			$	219

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
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