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Reinsurance | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
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 1st of each year. The Company’s current reinsurance program consists of catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreements. The Company is responsible for deductible amounts before reinsurance attaches and insured losses related to catastrophes and other events in excess of coverage provided by its reinsurance program. The Company remains responsible for the settlement of insured losses irrespective of whether any of its reinsurers to make payments otherwise due to the Company. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the terms of 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. 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, 2018 |  | Due from as of |
|  |  |  | Standard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | and Poor's |  | Moody's |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | AM Best |  | Rating |  | Investors |  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
Reinsurer |  | Company |  | Services |  | Service, Inc. |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Allianz Risk Transfer |  | A+ |  | AA- |  | n/a |  | $ | 39,007 |  |  | $ | 105,573 |
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (1) |  | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a |  |  | 20,822 |  |  |  | 52,054 |
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd |  | A+ |  | AA- |  | A1 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,545 |
Total (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 59,829 |  |  | $ | 180,172 |
(1) | No rating is available, because the fund is not rated.
(2) | Amounts represent prepaid reinsurance premiums, reinsurance receivables, net recoverables for paid and unpaid losses, including incurred but not reported reserves, loss adjustment expenses, and offsetting reinsurance payables.
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, |
| 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Losses and Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Losses and Loss |
| Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Premiums |  |  | Adjustment |
| Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |  |  | Written |  |  | Earned |  |  | Expenses |
Direct | $ | 269,984 |  |  | $ | 262,261 |  |  | $ | 76,639 |  |  | $ | 245,415 |  |  | $ | 236,375 |  |  | $ | 70,783 |
Ceded |  | — |  |  |  | (79,684 | ) |  |  | (713 | ) |  |  | (186 | ) |  |  | (74,816 | ) |  |  | (213 | )
Net | $ | 269,984 |  |  | $ | 182,577 |  |  | $ | 75,926 |  |  | $ | 245,229 |  |  | $ | 161,559 |  |  | $ | 70,570 |
The following prepaid reinsurance premiums and reinsurance recoverable (payable) and receivable are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates presented (in thousands):
| March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
| 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | $ | 53,123 |  |  | $ | 132,806 |
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE | $ | 72,641 |  |  | $ | 182,405 |
Reinsurance receivable, net |  | 492 |  |  |  | — |
Reinsurance recoverable (payable) and receivable | $ | 73,133 |  |  | $ | 182,405 |

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