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Reinsurance | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Insurance [Abstract] |
Reinsurance | 4. Reinsurance The Company seeks to reduce its risk of loss by reinsuring certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers, generally as of the beginning of the hurricane season on June 1 of each year. The Company’s reinsurance program consists of excess of loss, quota share and catastrophe reinsurance, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements. The Company is responsible for insured losses related to catastrophes and other events in excess of coverage provided by its reinsurance program. The Company also remains responsible for the settlement of insured losses in the event of the failure of any of its reinsurers to make payments otherwise due to the Company. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the reinsurance contracts. Reinsurance premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) are accounted for on a basis consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Deferred ceding commissions are netted against policy acquisition costs and amortized over the effective period of the related insurance policies. In order to reduce credit risk for amounts due from reinsurers, the Insurance Entities seek to do business with financially sound reinsurance companies and regularly evaluate the financial strength of all reinsurers used. The following table presents ratings from rating agencies and the unsecured amounts due from the Company’s reinsurers whose aggregate balance exceeded 3% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity as of the dates presented (in thousands):
|  | Ratings as of March 31, 2014 |  |  | Due from as of |
Reinsurer |  | AM Best Company |  |  | Standard and Poor’s Rating Services |  |  | Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. |  |  | March 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Everest Reinsurance Company |  |  | A+ |  |  |  | A+ |  |  |  | A1 |  |  | $ | 79,920 |  |  | $ | 87,789 |
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | 13,480 |  |  |  | 33,593 |
Odyssey Reinsurance Company |  |  | A |  |  |  | A- |  |  |  | A3 |  |  |  | 138,013 |  |  |  | 142,190 |
Total (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 231,413 |  |  | $ | 263,572 |
(1) | Amounts represent prepaid reinsurance premiums, reinsurance receivables, and net recoverables for paid and unpaid losses, including incurred but not reported reserves, loss adjustment expenses, and offsetting reinsurance payables.
n/a—No rating available The Company’s reinsurance arrangements had the following effect on certain items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods presented (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 |
|  | Premiums Written |  |  | Premiums Earned |  |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
Direct |  | $ | 191,917 |  |  | $ | 190,644 |  |  | $ | 50,722 |
Ceded |  |  | (121,649 | ) |  |  | (126,837 | ) |  |  | (23,897 | )
Net |  | $ | 70,268 |  |  | $ | 63,807 |  |  | $ | 26,825 |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 |
|  | Premiums Written |  |  | Premiums Earned |  |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses |
Direct |  | $ | 204,139 |  |  | $ | 194,168 |  |  | $ | 50,596 |
Ceded |  |  | (141,317 | ) |  |  | (128,759 | ) |  |  | (24,113 | )
Net |  | $ | 62,822 |  |  | $ | 65,409 |  |  | $ | 26,483 |
The following prepaid reinsurance premiums and reinsurance recoverable and receivable are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates presented (in thousands):
|  | As of March 31, 2014 |  |  | As of December 31, 2013 |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums |  | $ | 236,026 |  |  | $ | 241,214 |
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE |  | $ | 64,109 |  |  | $ | 68,584 |
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses |  |  | 11,988 |  |  |  | 39,263 |
Reinsurance receivable, net |  |  | 7,004 |  |  |  | 203 |
Reinsurance recoverable and receivable |  | $ | 83,101 |  |  | $ | 108,050 |

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