[Line Items] for Reinsurance [Table]

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Percent Placed

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Amount, after valuation allowance, recoverable under reinsurance contracts including premium paid under reinsurance contracts. Examples include, but are not limited to, settled and unsettled claims, incurred but not reported losses, loss adjustment expense, premium paid, policy benefits and policy reserves.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(6))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99404803&loc=d3e21409-158489

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Amount per policy of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99397103&loc=d3e6811-158387

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Percentage of risk undertaken originally by insurer ceded to reinsurer.

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Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables	$ 24,160	$ 15,016
Reinsurance retention policy, reinsured risk, percentage	45.90%	112.20%
Casualty Excess and Property Excess \| Maximum
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables			$ 22,500
Property and casualty business \| Casualty Excess and Property Excess
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance retention policy, reinsured risk, percentage		7.02%	637.00%
Property and casualty business \| Casualty Excess and Property Excess \| Minimum
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Retention amount		$ 58,500	$ 58,500
Property and casualty business \| Casualty Excess and Property Excess \| Maximum
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables		30,000	30,000
Retention amount		$ 71,500	$ 71,500
Percent of program placed		65.00%	75.00%