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Premiums Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Insurance [Abstract] |
Components of Premiums Receivable | The components of premiums receivable are shown below:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Premiums receivable |  | $ | 161,551 |  |  | $ | 163,065 |
Allowance for credit losses |  |  | (4,791 | ) |  |  | (5,112 | )
Premiums receivable, net |  | $ | 156,760 |  |  | $ | 157,953 |
Summary of Activity in Allowance for Credit Losses | The following summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 5,112 |  |  | $ | 5,390 |
Provision for credit loss expense |  |  | 1,278 |  |  |  | 723 |
Write-offs |  |  | (1,599 | ) |  |  | (1,001 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 4,791 |  |  | $ | 5,112 |

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