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Reinsurance (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Insurance [Abstract] |
Current Ratings from Rating Agencies and Unsecured Net Amounts Due from Reinsurers Whose Aggregate Balance Exceeded 3% of Stockholders' Equity | 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 June 30, 2015 |  | Due from as of |
|  |  |  | Standard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | and Poor's |  | Moody's |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | AM Best |  | Rating |  | Investors |  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
Reinsurer |  | Company |  | Services |  | Service, Inc. |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Everest Reinsurance Company |  | A+ |  | A+ |  | A1 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 16,780 |
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31,870 |
Odyssey Reinsurance Company |  | A |  | A- |  | A3 |  |  | 29,639 |  |  |  | 136,339 |
Total (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 29,639 |  |  | $ | 184,989 |
(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, because entity is not rated.
Summary of Effects of Reinsurance Arrangements | 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 June 30, |
| 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |
| Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |
| Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |  |  | Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |
Direct | $ | 249,971 |  |  | $ | 204,771 |  |  | $ | 49,701 |  |  | $ | 220,009 |  |  | $ | 192,061 |  |  | $ | 46,970 |
Ceded |  | (7,933 | ) |  |  | (91,883 | ) |  |  | (9,997 | ) |  |  | (76,483 | ) |  |  | (118,699 | ) |  |  | (19,291 | )
Net | $ | 242,038 |  |  | $ | 112,888 |  |  | $ | 39,704 |  |  | $ | 143,526 |  |  | $ | 73,362 |  |  | $ | 27,679 |
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
| 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |
| Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |
| Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |  |  | Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |
Direct | $ | 461,576 |  |  | $ | 401,442 |  |  | $ | 98,991 |  |  | $ | 411,926 |  |  | $ | 382,705 |  |  | $ | 97,692 |
Ceded |  | (114,430 | ) |  |  | (194,194 | ) |  |  | (25,697 | ) |  |  | (198,132 | ) |  |  | (245,536 | ) |  |  | (43,188 | )
Net | $ | 347,146 |  |  | $ | 207,248 |  |  | $ | 73,294 |  |  | $ | 213,794 |  |  | $ | 137,169 |  |  | $ | 54,504 |
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums and Reinsurance Recoverable and Receivable | 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):
| June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
| 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | $ | 110,739 |  |  | $ | 190,505 |
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE | $ | 31,777 |  |  | $ | 47,350 |
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses |  | 6,380 |  |  |  | 7,837 |
Reinsurance receivable, net |  | 716 |  |  |  | 7,468 |
Reinsurance recoverable and receivable | $ | 38,873 |  |  | $ | 62,655 |

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