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Reinsurance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reinsurance/Insurance Operations [Abstract]

Reinsurance arrangements


		Three Months Ended September 30, 2012												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
		Premiums Written				Premiums Earned				Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses				Premiums Written				Premiums Earned				Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Direct		$	192,986			$	191,225			$	68,286			$	605,557			$	556,685			$	177,425
Ceded			(132,776	)			(131,713	)			(31,985	)			(398,643	)			(392,839	)			(85,513	)

Net		$	60,210			$	59,512			$	36,301			$	206,914			$	163,846			$	91,912


		Three Months Ended September 30, 2011												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
		Premiums Written				Premiums Earned				Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses				Premiums Written				Premiums Earned				Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Direct		$	171,370			$	175,858			$	59,789			$	558,024			$	510,579			$	166,280
Ceded			(123,984	)			(126,224	)			(30,446	)			(393,673	)			(363,417	)			(84,900	)

Net		$	47,386			$	49,634			$	29,343			$	164,351			$	147,162			$	81,380

Prepaid reinsurance premiums and reinsurance recoverables


		As of September 30, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		$	248,899			$	243,095


Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE		$	74,160			$	88,002
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses			6,640				(2,296	)
Reinsurance receivables, net			30,528				55,205

Reinsurance recoverables and receivables		$	111,328			$	140,911