Statutory Requirements and Dividend Restrictions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Statutory Financial Information [Abstract]

Statutory and U.S. GAAP equity and net income of insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries

The combined statutory capital and combined statutory net income (loss) of our principal operating subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions were as follows:



	Maiden Bermuda		Maiden US			Maiden LF
Statutory Capital and Surplus
December 31, 2015	$	1,813,766	$	294,338		$	7,601
December 31, 2014	1,289,155		289,224			8,705

Statutory Net Income (Loss)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015	$	146,027	$	17,439		$	(737	)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014	60,016		16,614			651
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013	109,326		(1,305		)	340

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of how the entity's reporting under GAAP as of the balance sheet date differs from the results based on prescribed and permitted accounting practices of the state or country of domicile in which a relevant statutory filing is made, or differences in results based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) prescribed practices, or a combination thereof. Describes the accounting practices used and the related monetary effect on statutory surplus, net income, and risk-based capital. If an insurance enterprise's risk-based capital would have triggered a regulatory event had it not used a permitted practice, that fact is disclosed in the financial statements. Permitted statutory accounting practices include practices not prescribed but allowed by the domiciliary state insurance department regulatory authority.

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