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Taxation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of income before taxes and income tax expense | Income before taxes and income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Income before income taxes – Domestic (Bermuda) |  | $ | 134,012 |  |  | $ | 117,780 |  |  | $ | 125,926 |
Loss before income taxes – Foreign (U.S. and others) |  | (7,690 | ) |  | (14,083 | ) |  | (21,207 | )
Total income before income taxes |  | $ | 126,322 |  |  | $ | 103,697 |  |  | $ | 104,719 |
Current tax expense – Domestic (Bermuda) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Current tax expense – Foreign (U.S. and others) |  | 780 |  |  | 945 |  |  | 873 |
Total current tax expense |  | 780 |  |  | 945 |  |  | 873 |
Deferred tax expense – Domestic (Bermuda) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Deferred tax expense – Foreign (U.S. and others) |  | 1,258 |  |  | 1,219 |  |  | 990 |
Total deferred tax expense |  | 1,258 |  |  | 1,219 |  |  | 990 |
Total income tax expense |  | $ | 2,038 |  |  | $ | 2,164 |  |  | $ | 1,863 |
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation | The following table is a reconciliation of the actual income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 to the amount computed by applying the effective tax rate of 0.0% under Bermuda law to income before income taxes:
For the Year Ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 126,322 |  |  | $ | 103,697 |  |  | $ | 104,719 |
Income tax expense |  | 2,038 |  |  | 2,164 |  |  | 1,863 |
Net income |  | $ | 124,284 |  |  | $ | 101,533 |  |  | $ | 102,856 |
Reconciliation of effective tax rate (% of income before income taxes) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bermuda tax rate |  | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
U.S. taxes at statutory rates |  | (2.2 | )% |  | (7.3 | )% |  | (8.7 | )%
Valuation allowance in respect of U.S. taxes |  | 3.2 | % |  | 8.5 | % |  | 9.8 | %
Other jurisdictions |  | 0.6 | % |  | 0.9 | % |  | 0.7 | %
Actual tax rate |  | 1.6 | % |  | 2.1 | % |  | 1.8 | %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | The significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |
Net operating losses |  | $ | 60,147 |  |  | $ | 54,524 |
Unearned premiums |  | 9,459 |  |  | 8,860 |
Discounting of net loss and LAE reserves |  | 11,756 |  |  | 12,250 |
Net unrealized losses on investments |  | 4,374 |  |  | — |
Accruals not currently deductible |  | 109 |  |  | 1,994 |
Amortization of intangibles |  | 2,796 |  |  | 3,021 |
OTTI |  | 1,198 |  |  | 827 |
Others |  | 543 |  |  | 1,043 |
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance |  | 90,382 |  |  | 82,519 |
Valuation allowance |  | 78,845 |  |  | 65,743 |
Deferred tax assets, net |  | 11,537 |  |  | 16,776 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred commission and other acquisition expenses |  | 10,664 |  |  | 10,119 |
Indefinite lived intangible |  | 1,750 |  |  | 2,870 |
Amortization of goodwill |  | 8,319 |  |  | 7,158 |
Net unrealized gains on investment |  | — |  |  | 4,831 |
Others |  | 866 |  |  | 1,789 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | 21,599 |  |  | 26,767 |
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | 10,062 |  |  | $ | 9,991 |

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