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Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses [Abstract] |
Underwriting Acquisition Insurance Restructuring And Other Expenses Disclosure | Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses The following table summarizes the components of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Amounts in Thousands) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Policy acquisition expenses | $ | 108,427 |  |  | $ | 76,944 |  |  | $ | 279,476 |  |  | $ | 180,260 |
Salaries and benefits | 32,557 |  |  | 27,418 |  |  | 109,174 |  |  | 87,309 |
Other insurance general and administrative expenses | 2,752 |  |  | 8,908 |  |  | 8,824 |  |  | 16,515 |
| $ | 143,736 |  |  | $ | 113,270 |  |  | $ | 397,474 |  |  | $ | 284,084 |

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