Statutory Requirements and Dividend Restrictions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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 Specialty		Maiden LF
Statutory Capital and Surplus
December 31, 2014	$	1,289,155	$	288,065		$	51,883	$	8,530
December 31, 2013	1,106,096		269,598			48,940		9,235

Statutory Net Income (Loss)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014	$	60,016	$	16,614		$	3,006	$	1,436
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013	109,326		(1,305		)	2,899		340
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012	79,714		(19,156		)	1,227		464

- 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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