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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(12) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following is a summary of the related party transactions entered into by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013.
 
The Company entered into catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance agreements with TransRe. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, the Company ceded premiums related to these agreements totaling $4.1 million, $1.2 million, and $0, respectively. There have not been any ceded losses relating to these agreements.
 
The Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors is a partner at a law firm that handles certain litigation claims for FNHC. Fees paid to the law firm amounted to $26,151, $6,538 and $36,400 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, the Company paid investment fees to Crosswinds AUM, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crosswinds, totaling $0.2 million, $0 and $0, respectively.
 
Refer to note 7 for information relating to the debt owed to TransRe.